Brigade Commander Chen has been sitting in the room of the communications platoon since the early hours of the morning and has hardly ever left. His eyes were glued to the radio, waiting for a battle report from ahead.

For this operation, he was still full of worries, although the devil did not have heavy weapons, and the strength was inferior to the second and third regiments, but the devil's combat effectiveness should not be underestimated.

Brigade Commander Chen smoked cigarette after cigarette. It was about 8:00 a.m. He finally received the message he wanted to see.

But the content of the message gave him mixed feelings. The good news is that the second and third regiments successfully completed the mission, rescued Zhou Min and others, and annihilated the Fujiwara United. The worry is that this operation encountered the blow of the devil's madness, and due to the devil's air raid, the loss was relatively large.

The two regiments lost 1,000 men, with more than 300 lightly wounded and more than 50 seriously wounded. And the medical forces in the hands of the 2nd and 3rd regiments are simply not enough to treat these people. The second and third commanders are now calling for support. The telegram said that it was a request for support, but in fact, the two of them really didn't know what to do, or they were going to listen to the brigade commander's orders.

Just as Brigade Commander Chen was smoking a cigarette and thinking about how to solve the problem, Wang Lei ran over and said, "Report to the brigade commander, the devils under the mountain have withdrawn." ”

When Brigade Commander Chen heard this, he muttered in a low voice and withdrew. Then he asked Wang Lei: "In which direction did they go?"

"It looks like it's in the direction of Mao'er Mountain. ”

Brigade Commander Chen frowned, he couldn't understand why the devil suddenly withdrew?

He looked at the telegram in his hand, his mind was spinning, and he suddenly understood the devil's thoughts. The devil must have known that the person who rescued Zhou Min was his 386 Brigade, and now he wanted to intercept and kill him halfway. After gaining insight into the devil's thoughts, Brigade Commander Chen smiled and said, "Continue to monitor the devil." ”

Then he went to Commissar Wang and told him what he thought. Political Commissar Wang said with a smile: "This time the devil has suffered a big loss, and he will definitely not be able to swallow this breath." I think what you said is very reasonable, Lao Chen, this devil army is very likely to want to intercept and kill the second and third regiments to avenge this arrow. ”

"Lao Wang, the second and third regiments are seriously injured, and there are many wounded, besides, the devil army under the mountain has heavy weapons. When a regiment was attacking last night, we also roughly figured out his fire deployment, heavy machine guns, grenadiers, and mortars were all available, and we would not take advantage of this if we encountered it. ”

"Hey, Lao Chen, I don't think the same as you, if they just want to intercept and kill the second and third regiments, they can't go fast with these heavy weapons. As the saying goes, the military situation is urgent, and I think the best thing for the devils is for the infantry to move quickly, and the artillery will arrive later. That way we'll have a chance to steal him from behind. ”

"Lao Wang, I didn't expect you to become so cunning now, but I still have a hidden worry in my heart, that is, we are the traitors in the team and have not yet been found, this is a time bomb that will explode. ”

"That's right, Lao Chen, in such a big action yesterday, this traitor did not appear. Most likely, he didn't know. If he now knows the truth and spreads the news of the lack of troops in the base area, then what you have to worry about is not the second and third regiments, but your headquarters. ”

Brigade Commander Chen said with a smile: "Lao Wang, don't worry about this, the troops have been arranged around here, and now even a fly doesn't want to fly down the mountain, let alone pass on the news." ”

"Lao Chen, what are you going to do? Do you let the second and third regiments wait for support on the spot, or let them take a detour back to the base area. ？”

"I have no intention of returning them to the base area, because there are many wounded now, and it will be detrimental to them if they are forced to return to the base area. My plan is to lead one regiment to follow behind the devils, and then ask the second and third regiments to attack this is the devil's troops, how can I let go of the fat on my lips?"

Political Commissar Wang thought for a while and put forward his own opinion: "Lao Chen, just like you said, the devil has light and heavy weapons, even if the three of you regiments combined, they are not necessarily his opponents. Although I said that I could sneak up on them from behind, if the sneak attack fails, you will be attacking head-on. If it really becomes a positional battle, the victory or defeat is five or five. ”

Brigade Commander Chen suddenly laughed, and smiled a little treacherously.

"Lao Wang won't tell you, devils have heavy weapons, and I have them too. ”

"I know you have, didn't the regiment use two cannons last night? But your two cannons are a lot worse than the devil's equipment. ”

Brigade Commander Chen smiled proudly: "Whoever told you that I have two cannons." ”

Political Commissar Wang looked at him in surprise and said, "Could it be that you still have an artillery company?"

"The artillery company doesn't have it, but adding up this miscellaneous firepower also has a fight with the devil. To tell you the truth, there are 10 mortars on this base. Plus 20 grenadiers and 4 heavy machine guns. ”

Wang Zhengwei was so shocked that his jaw was about to drop, he patted Brigade Commander Chen on the shoulder and said, "Old Chen, you can do it, you are rich enough." ”

Brigade Commander Chen said proudly: "These are my treasures, all my net worth, if I can eat the devil's team again, then I can show my face." ”

"That's not it, your 386 Brigade defeated the two wings of the devils at once, and it is estimated that Yan'an will issue you medals. ”

"During the period when Lao Wang asked me to lead a group to leave, my base depends on you. ”

"Lao Chen, don't worry, your home will definitely help you keep it, but before you leave, we must find out that traitor. ”

Just when the two of them were discussing how to find the traitor, Chen Yunzhang, Zhou Min, Zhou Lei, plus the second head Wei Bo and the third head Lu Long, they were also discussing this matter.

Lu Long, the commander of the third regiment, said to Chen Yunzhang and Zhou Min: "Don't hide it from the two of you, before coming, the brigade commander told us to ensure the safety of Major Zhou, and the brigade commander suspected that Major Zhou's whereabouts were deliberately leaked, and this traitor may be by our side." ”

Chen Yunzhang also said: "I also think that Minmin's whereabouts were deliberately leaked, otherwise the devil would not be so targeted and chased so closely." Although our strength is superior to that of the devils, if the devils forcibly break through the siege, there is still a slight possibility of surviving, and there is no need to do such a desperate thing, but the devils do not distinguish between the enemy and our own killing, and it is very likely that the target is Min Min. ”

Zhou Min didn't say a word, she always felt that she had burdened everyone and caused so many people to lose their lives. The most hateful thing is that the devil's spy actually knows his whereabouts so clearly, and this person must be solved.

Zhou Min raised his head and said to everyone: "I plan to lure the snake out of the hole, if there is really a traitor, it must be lured out, let me talk about my plan: Commander Wei, Commander Lu, you contact Brigade Commander Chen, and say that I am seriously injured, and now I am unconscious, and I must undergo surgery immediately." Ask Brigade Commander Chen to send a medical team to support and make an appointment to meet at a location. I will go separately from the army, and after receiving emergency treatment, I will return to Henan immediately and go to the big hospital for treatment. If there is really a traitor who is coming for me, he will definitely not give up this opportunity, and he will definitely ask Brigade Commander Chen to join the medical team. In this way, we can lock down this mole, and after the mole appears in the medical team, we will definitely be able to find this person if we do a careful screening. ”