The weather in northwest Shanxi is getting colder and colder.
Ten days later.
On the edge of the Independence Regiment's base, a group of Eighth Route Army soldiers was marching on a winding mountain road. This group of Eighth Route Army soldiers consisted of about 20 people.
Judging from their attire, this group of Eighth Route Army soldiers wore gray cotton-padded clothes and trousers, cloth shoes, leggings, and bolt-action rifles on their backs.
One look at this outfit will tell people that this is an out-and-out main force of the Eighth Route Army.
But this is the territory of the independent group, and this look is outdated.
Today's main soldiers of the independent regiment are equipped with brand-new cotton-padded jackets, gray cotton military caps, and short-tube rubber-soled shoes. On their chests are either American submachine guns or American semi-automatic rifles. On their waists are either magazines or bullet bags. The soldier carries five grenades and a gray rucksack on his back. A steel helmet is hung on the backpack. There are gas masks and other items in the backpack. For long-distance operations, he wears a marching backpack and carries a quilt.
Equipment is uniform and neat.
Of course, in terms of equipment and clothing, the militiamen are inferior.
Suddenly, a man jumped out from the roadside. This group of Eighth Route Army soldiers was startled, and they all raised their guns and prepared to shoot.
This Eighth Route Army is the advance team trained by Yamamoto Kazuki's special agent team.
In line with the principle of not putting eggs in one basket, Yamamoto's special agent team divided each advancing team into five combat groups and penetrated into the base areas of the Eighth Route Army's Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment from small roads.
The group of Japanese soldiers in front of them was one of the combat groups that had infiltrated the base area of the Independence Regiment.
"Muto-kun, don't shoot, it's me."
The man who came out said in a deep voice.
Seeing who was coming, the leader of the Japanese put away his rifle and quickly saluted with a military salute: "Instructor!"
It turned out that the Japanese who escaped was Ichiro Kuwahara, the captain of the second combat team of Yamamoto's special agent team.
"Don't salute casually here."
Kuwahara Ichiro scolded.
Muto responded in a low voice: "Yes!"
Kuwahara Ichiro whispered: "I have found out the path into the base of the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment. You follow me."
Muto Yiichi: "Yes!"
Then, Kuwahara waved, and another agent jumped down from an inconspicuous little bumper with a Type 97 sniper rifle.
"open circuit!"
Kuwahara Ichiro waved his hand, and the Japs holding the Type 97 sniper rifle took the lead, pretending to be members of the Japs Advance of the Eighth Route Army, and followed quickly toward the base of the Independence Regiment.
After half an hour, Captain Kuwahara Ichiro waved his hand and the team immediately stopped advancing.
Kuwahara Ichiro looked at Muto Yuichi and said in Chinese: "Muto-kun, the territory of the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment is ahead. We can only send you here."
Although not every advancing team member can speak Chinese, every advancing team is followed by at least one soldier who speaks Chinese fluently.
For real agents, Chinese is a compulsory course.
Just like the special forces of the Eighth Route Army, Japanese is a compulsory course.
The infiltration route of the advancing team this time was reconnoitred by the special forces for the advancing team in order to avoid the open and hidden sentries of the Eighth Route Army and enter the base area quietly.
"Thank you, instructor." Muto said gratefully.
Kuwahara Ichiro's expression was cold: "It is now three o'clock in the afternoon. At this time three days from now, Shinagawa-kun and I will be waiting for you where we were on the street. I wish you good luck."
Shinagawa Yaji is the Japanese sniper just now.
"yes!"
The two of them gave each other a military salute.
Afterwards, Muto Yiyi led the advancing team towards the direction of the independent regiment.
The Japanese agents were not looking for a big road or even a small road for the advance team. Instead, they were preparing to climb over the mountain in front and enter the base of the independent regiment.
Each advancing team member carried a marching bag on his back and a sack on his waist. In addition to some food, the sack contained a hundred-type submachine gun and ammunition.
There are 100% clear and hidden sentries of the Eighth Route Army on the main roads and small roads. Roads are needed to cross the roads.
Without a trail you will definitely be discovered.
However, as long as you enter the base area, you can do whatever you want.
This time the advance team penetrated into the base area, in addition to causing murders and damaging the military-civilian relationship between the Eighth Route Army and the people.
It is also necessary to find out the locations of the headquarters of the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment of the Eighth Route Army.
Once the locations of the Eighth Route Army's Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment's headquarters are found out, the special agent team will personally go out and carry out the beheading operation.
However, the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment had already received the information and set up a large number of hidden sentries on the hills at the edge of the base area.
As soon as the Japanese climbed over the top of the mountain, they were discovered by the secret sentry of the Independent Regiment on the top of the mountain. The secret sentry then used a walkie-talkie to transmit the situation to the contact point 10 kilometers away, and the contact point immediately reported it to the regiment headquarters.
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"Report to the leader, there are traces of Japs found in Luya Mountain, about twenty people."
"This group of devils is heading towards Xigou Village."
At the headquarters of the Independent Regiment, the telegraph operator received the information from the contact point and immediately reported this information to Kong Jie.
The combat staff next to him immediately marked the location of the Japanese infiltration team and the direction of advancement on the map, and drew arrows.
Kong Jie looked at the map, snorted coldly, and asked, "Which army is in that area?"
"It's the Second Battalion." The chief of staff on the side replied, "The Second Battalion is closest to there."
"Pass my order to the people of Xigou Village to evacuate immediately, and then order Shen Quan to lead the main force of the Second Battalion to surround Xigou Village. No Japanese will be spared."
This is already the third group of Japs discovered by the independent regiment's secret sentry.
As long as the two remaining Japs who have not yet been discovered enter the base of the Independent Regiment, it will only be a matter of time before they are discovered.
This highlights the importance of intelligence. The independent regiment receives the intelligence in advance, so it can be airtight.
Of course, it would only work if the Japanese dressed up as the Eighth Route Army and infiltrated into the base area without taking the main roads and byways.
If the Japanese army wanted to infiltrate like this, it would not be feasible, because the Japanese army would be discovered by the intelligence personnel of the Eighth Route Army before it could get close to the base area.
Although sending the main force of a battalion to encircle and suppress Japs No. 20 is a bit fussy, just like swatting mosquitoes with cannons.
But this Japs No. 20 is worth 100 tons of weapons and ammunition!
Moreover, the brigade commander said that any weapons and ammunition earned in the future, except for cannons and tanks, do not need to be handed over.
As the main brigade of the 129th Division, today's 386th Brigade is also quite wealthy, with a main force of 40,000 to 50,000 people, excellent weapons, sufficient ammunition, and several regiment-level artillery units.
There is no shortage of weapons and ammunition. The only thing missing is cannons with a caliber above 150 mm and tanks like the New Regiment.
This means that if the Japanese who infiltrated into the independent group's base area can be killed, the independent group will be able to obtain 500 tons of weapons and ammunition.
In this way, all the 15,000 people in the independent regiment, including the militiamen, can be replaced with foreign-made equipment.
The eliminated Japanese equipment can be used to recruit more militia reserves.
In the future, even if the main force suffers heavy casualties, new soldiers can be quickly replenished from the militia reserves.
"yes!"
The operator immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and called the contact point.
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at the same time.
Shenjiagou, the headquarters of the Second Battalion of the Independent Regiment.
Second Battalion Commander Shen Quan is at the shooting range, supervising the live-fire shooting training of the new recruits.
After the Battle of Northwest Shanxi, the Independent Regiment also began recruiting troops.
At present, the weapons and ammunition reimbursed by Boss Chen and the weapons and ammunition provided by Li Yunlong have been transported.
Today, the main force of the independent regiment has exceeded 10,000 people, but half of them are recruits selected from the militia.
Each recruit has 200 rounds of training ammunition to shoot, which can be reimbursed by Li Yunlong, but the training ammunition is limited, not unlimited.
A communications soldier ran up to Shen Quan, gave a military salute and said: "Report to the battalion commander, there are about 20 Japs wearing our military uniforms and moving towards Xigou Village. The regiment headquarters ordered our second battalion to go and exterminate them." Got rid of this devil."
When Chen Quan heard this, his eyes narrowed slightly: "Damn it, it's finally here."
As the second battalion commander of the independent regiment, Shen Quan naturally knew that Japanese soldiers would infiltrate into the base area and cause destruction.
Of course, only the battalion commander level knows this information.
After all, it is a business of 500 tons of weapons and ammunition. If you miss it because of intelligence leaks, it will be great fun, and the several battalion commanders of the independent regiment are absolutely reliable.
"Correspondent!" Shen Quan shouted loudly: "Send my order, the fifth and sixth companies must assemble immediately!"
Several battalions of the independent regiment have a four-by-four system, that is, one battalion has four companies, one company has four platoons, and one platoon has four squads.
"yes!"
The correspondent immediately conveyed the order, and then Shen Quan led the elites of the two companies of the Second Battalion and rushed towards Xigou Village.
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Although the Japanese advancing members all wore the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army.
But they were still very cautious and did not attack immediately. Instead, after entering the base area, they found a hill to hide in, preparing to take a look at the situation before taking action.
You only have three days to enter the base area for the first time, and you will retreat immediately as soon as the three days are up.
Each squad of each advancing team had to bloodbath three villages, one village a day.
It would be even better if we could catch the Eighth Route Army's tongue, take them back, torture them, and interrogate them about the location of the independent regiment's headquarters.
In a cave on a mountain five kilometers away from Xigou Village.
Muto looked at the watch on his hand and said to the two team members beside him: "You two, wait until dark and go to the village in front to scout to see if there is a main force of the Eighth Route Army nearby. If there is no main force of the Eighth Route Army nearby, we will start at night. , starting from this village!”
Although these team members are all the elite among the elite, and are all equipped with submachine guns, they are too few in number, only 20 people.
The militia units of the Eighth Route Army were completely defeated, but if they encountered the main force of the Eighth Route Army, they would only be annihilated.
After confirming that there was no main force of the Eighth Route Army in the village, Muto ordered the massacre of the village.
At that time, a few people will be deliberately left alive to make the people mistakenly think that the Eighth Route Army did it.
"Hi!" The two team members lowered their heads in unison.
One of the team members speaks Chinese fluently, so there is no problem in getting information.
After assigning the task, Muto leaned against the stone wall of the cave and closed his eyes to rest.
boom!
A sudden gunshot broke the silence in the mountains and fields.
Muto Yuichi and a group of Japanese soldiers who had closed their eyes to relax suddenly opened their eyes, and there was a loud clatter of gun bolts.
Immediately afterwards, gunshots suddenly rang out.
"Captain, we are surrounded, and there are people all over the place outside!"
The guard in charge ran into the cave covering his arm. The wound on his arm was bleeding profusely and he couldn't cover it with his hands.
However, this Japs was an elite after all, and there was not much panic in his expression.
"How many people are there on Eighth Road?"
Muto Yiichi's face darkened, and he had a very strong bad feeling in his heart. Could it be that his whereabouts were leaked?
"There are at least a few hundred people, and I also saw mortars." The wounded Japanese soldier endured the pain and replied.
Hundreds of people?
Muto Yi's face became more and more ugly. He was sure that he was not being followed.
The time and route to enter the base area of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army were determined by Kazuki Yamamoto himself. The Eighth Route Army surrounded them so quickly, and their goal was clear.
Then there is only one possibility...
"Baga!" Muto yelled angrily, "We were betrayed by Yamamoto Kazuki!"
"Nani?" The faces of all the Japs team members became extremely ugly. Is Major General Yamamoto actually a traitor?
But there is no other reasonable explanation now.
"Shout to the Eighth Route Army and ask them to stop attacking. We are also the Eighth Route Army."
"Ready to fight."
The gunshots were getting closer. The guards outside were fighting with the Eighth Route Army. Muto ordered with a stern look on his face.
As Muto Yiichi's order was issued, the Japanese took out their hundred-type submachine guns from their pockets one after another.
The Japs who spoke Chinese fluently came to the entrance of the cave and shouted to the outside:
"Don't shoot, we are also on the Eighth Route Army!"
"Don't shoot, we are one of our own, and we are also members of the Eighth Route Army!"
"We are from the New Regiment of the Eighth Route Army. Which part are you from?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the voice of Shen Quan, commander of the Second Battalion of the Independent Regiment, came from the bottom of the mountain: "You have been surrounded. Surrender. Do not make unnecessary resistance. You have been betrayed by Major General Yamamoto Kazuki. Surrender is your only way out!" "
Chen Quan hid behind a stone and shouted with a homemade tin trumpet at the entrance of the cave where the Japanese were hiding.
After hearing this, Muto became more and more certain that Kazuki Yamamoto must have betrayed them.
The training of the advancing team was carried out in top secret, and only a few people in the First Army Headquarters knew about it.
Even during training, they, the advance team members, didn't know what tasks they were going to perform.
In fact, the North China Front Army Company's defeat was also spread among the grassroots Japanese officers and soldiers. There were senior agents of the Eighth Route Army at the top of the North China Front Army Headquarters and the First Army Headquarters.
The case was solved, and the senior agent was Major General Kazuki Yamamoto.
Muto snorted coldly and whispered: "One of us must rush out and report this to Commander Iwamatsu."
After finishing speaking, Muto rushed out with a hundred-type submachine gun, firing while rushing out.
The Japs behind quickly followed.
Da da da……
Boom boom boom...
Bullets and shells fell at the entrance of the cave. The Japanese who rushed out of the cave immediately fell into a pool of blood, and the remaining Japanese were pushed back into the cave.
"If you don't drink a toast, you'll have to drink wine as a penalty." Shen Quan snorted coldly: "Continue to suppress the fire. Come up with the fire-breathing soldiers and roast the Japanese into roasted pigs."
He was also planning to catch a few alive and deliberately put one back in order to create a plot to alienate them.
This group of devils wanted to die, and Shen Quan was ready to kill him.
Mortars and light and heavy machine guns continued to pour fire towards the entrance of the cave. Under the cover of the infantry, the flamethrowers reached the entrance of the cave with their flamethrowers on their backs.
As a fire dragon spurted out and extended into the cave entrance, a miserable Japanese scream suddenly came from the cave entrance.
