"Ladies and gentlemen, before the meeting, I would like to announce to you an order that was sent to me by the brigade headquarters last night." The co-captain was the first to speak.

Then he got up from his seat: "Order, after the third and fourth brigades of the independent mixed brigade enter the combat area, all the local garrisons in the original second defense area will be under my command, and if there is anyone who does not obey the order, military law will be carried out." ”

Sitting first on the right-hand side is Nakasa, the commander of the second defense zone appointed by Nakata Yama Lang and the captain of the garrison brigade of the Toyota Town stronghold.

Immediately stood up and perverted: "Sir, rest assured, our garrison will definitely obey the command." ”

The co-captain sat down satisfied, and continued: "Very good. ”

"I believe that with the cooperation of the local garrison, we will definitely be able to win the victory, play the prestige of a mixed brigade, and kill the Eighth Route Army here in the shortest possible time."

"Kawakami-kun, you are the former commander of the Second Defense Zone. I'm sure I'm very familiar with the situation here, so you can tell us all about it before you decide where to fight. ”

"Hey!"

Zhong Zuo hurriedly replied: "Sir, after investigation, it has been determined that a total of one main battalion of the garrison regiment has been active in the second defense area, with a total strength of more than seven hundred. ”

"Together with their so-called local troops, the guerrillas, the total strength should be fifteen hundred."

"It is divided into three areas, which are active in these three areas, with these three villages as the center."

"The lowly position has been marked on the map."

"These three villages were the first to be taken by them after the guerrillas appeared in the defense area, and many Chinese participated in the guerrillas against the imperial army, which should be regarded as fortress villages controlled by the garrison regiment."

The wing commander suddenly interrupted: "How many local garrisons should there be in the entire second defense zone?" ”

Nakasa hurriedly replied: "There are more than 600 people in the imperial army, divided into one garrison brigade and three garrison squadrons. ”

"The Imperial Allied Army has 1,500 people, divided into one regiment and four battalions."

The wing commander immediately said: "With the three thousand main forces I brought, that is five thousand, and the total strength is three times more than that of the Eighth Route Army." ”

"What's more. Our troops can go straight to the battlefield and are well equipped. ”

"And the opponent only has half of the soldiers that can fight, and the remaining half of the troops are guerrillas and local troops. In this way, our advantage is even more obvious. ”

"In addition, we have the advantage of artillery fire, and we also have aircraft reinforcements."

"In particular, the independent mountain artillery brigade that cooperated with our operations had a large caliber, a long range, and great power, and could participate in the battle both day and night."

"No matter how much the Eighth Route Army is equipped with, it is impossible for them to be their opponents."

"Since the advantages are on our side, I don't think we should have any concerns, but to launch a direct attack on the Eighth Route Army with overwhelming momentum."

"The two infantry brigades of the main force are divided into four, and each attacking force has two infantry squadrons under the main force, a mortar squadron, a heavy machine gun poisoning, plus a certain number of mountain artillery and infantry guns, and several heavy mortars."

"In addition, there is a squadron of local garrison troops, and a battalion of the Imperial Allied Army to cooperate in the operation."

"They are familiar with the terrain and can be used to deal with the local troops and guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army.

"Three of the attacking troops directly attacked the three villages, and the remaining attacking troops stayed in the rear as a reserve to participate in the battle at any time."

At the battalion headquarters of the third battalion, the leader of the communications squad rushed in like the wind.

Because of the continuous travel, I was very tired, my whole face was swollen red, and my mouth was constantly panting.

Seeing Huang Sheng, he didn't care about resting, and reported directly: "Battalion commander, the devil has been killed." ”

"The soldiers are divided into three routes, with more than 800 devils and more than 300 puppet troops on each road, and they are killing in our activity area at the same time, and the speed is very fast. The Seventh Company has already exchanged fire with them. ”

Huang Sheng's brows quickly twisted, and he came back with a serious face: "The devil is menacing, this is a posture that intends to wipe us out in one attack." ”

"Order the troops to act according to the original plan, slow down the Japanese march with guerrilla warfare, consume them, and take them around the guerrilla zone. Strive to drag the devil fat and thin, and drag the thin to death. ”

"But there's one thing, it's not a last resort. It must not be glued by devils. ”

"Local troops, guerrillas, cooperate with the main force to fight and clear the villages and towns within the combat area in advance, so that the devils will not be able to hurt a single of our people, and they will not be able to catch a single ordinary person to take them hostage."

"Dada...... Bang bang ......"

The familiar sound of gunfire rang out again on the hills on either side of the line, dense and short.

Two imperial soldiers fell in response, one dead and one wounded.

The entire exchange of fire took place 30 meters in front of the captain of the Japanese army, and it was clearly visible to the naked eye alone.

The captain couldn't remember how many times he had been attacked, anyway, every time he sneaked up, one or two imperial soldiers were killed or wounded, and he was used to it.

However, as a good and arrogant officer, he would never watch his troops be beaten so passively all the time.

He had already taken countermeasures in his heart, but the time to use them had not yet come.

"Sir, we're at a fork in the road!" The Striker Squad Leader ran over and reported.

"It......'s finally here," the captain's face, which was still calm just now, suddenly turned hideous.

Then he ordered with a murderous face: "Immediately form three mixed commandos." ”

"Each assault team includes a squad of the main force, a combat detachment of the garrison, a platoon of the Imperial Allied Army, a mortar detachment reinforced by a detachment, and a heavy machine gun detachment."

"Immediately after arriving at the fork in the road, under the cover of aircraft. The rapid march slaughtered three nearby villages. ”

"According to the aviation report, perhaps because the three villages are too far from the road for us to pass, the Eighth Route Army did not transfer the civilians there. I asked the three-way commando team to arrest all the Chinese in the village and use them to force the main force of the garrison to appear. ”

"If the main force of the garrison regiment does not come out, I will kill people and directly pinch the weakness of the Eighth Route Army."

"Don't they claim to be close to the common people?"

"When the time comes, I will let them use actions to prove whether this sentence is true or false, there are two choices: either they are like a family and take the initiative to stand up and fight us, and we will let those ordinary people go."

"Either continue to hide as a shrunken turtle, regardless of the lives of these people, then we will not hesitate to kill."

"It's decided, I'll arrange it right away."

The squadron leader was also annoyed by this kind of sneak attack.

Although the captain's method was a little ruthless, he didn't care.

Invaded China for such a long time, even if there are not fifty Chinese who died in his hands, there must be twenty or thirty, and I don't care how many more.

Immediately received the order: "The chief is wise, and the humble post will be arranged now." ”