Twenty miles away on the road, more than 1,000 days of puppet troops were slaughtering the guerrillas-controlled fortress village.

After marching to a slightly flat, hilly area, the troops came to an abrupt halt.

"The commander ordered the troops to stop advancing and camp on the spot......"

The herald rode back and forth on the highway on his war horse, conveying the military order that Commander Shaozo had just issued.

"Why didn't you leave so early...... "One of the lieutenant squadron leaders in the forward said to himself, frowning.

The deputy captain also looked puzzled: "There is still an hour and a half before dark, and the rapid march can still be at least seven kilometers, so it would be a waste of time to stop now." ”

The squadron leader decided to go to the captain to ask for an explanation, and immediately ordered: "You organize the troops to camp on the spot, and I will go and ask." ”

"I know the commander's fighting style very well, and he must know what it means to be a soldier and a soldier. There must be a reason for the stoppage that we don't know. ”

When he hurriedly found the group leader, several other squadron leaders arrived, surrounding the group leader with different expressions.

There are doubts, there are excitement, and there are incomprehensions.

"Good news for everyone!" The captain knew very well what was going on in their stomachs, and said straight to the point.

"Half an hour ago, we sent out a three-way commando, one of which severely damaged a unit of the Eighth Route Army, and on the battlefield, there were nearly a hundred corpses that the Eighth Route Army alone had no time to take away."

"They were well armed, with an Imperial-made rifle, light and heavy machine guns, and grenadiers, all of which we captured."

"To be sure, this is the main force of the Eighth Route Army."

Several subordinates seemed to have discussed it, and at the same time complimented: "The chief is wise......"

Seeing that his subordinates were still ready to continue, Shao Zuo decisively interrupted: "Although some troops have won the battle, there are also troops who have lost the battle. ”

"The assault troops were heavily besieged by the Eighth Route Army during the attack, and all the others were eaten except for a few guard posts that broke through."

"The warning post that broke through the encirclement reported that this Eighth Route Army was not only equipped with mountain artillery and mortars, but also with flying thunder cannons and heavy mortars, and its firepower was powerful."

"In my judgment, these Eighth Route Army are the opponents we want to eliminate."

"The Third Road Commando Team lived up to expectations and successfully captured more than 200 civilians."

"Now that our opponent has appeared, and the hostages we want, plus the terrain here is flat, it is not suitable for hiding soldiers. So I decided to stop and use hostages to force this Eighth Route Army to come out, fight us here, and kill them. ”

"The Imperial Association Army immediately draws a platoon of soldiers out, and must speak loudly enough, disperse out, and shout into the surrounding woods."

"The common people we arrested are all Diao people who support the Eighth Route Army against the imperial army, and the imperial army wants to make them pay."

"From now on, we will execute fifteen civilians every hour until we have killed them all."

"The Imperial Army wants to make an example of chickens and monkeys, and warn other ordinary people in the occupied areas that they must stay away from the Eighth Route Army."

"Cooperate with the imperial army, and if you are a good citizen, you will be able to live, and we will build a ***** and live a good life."

"If you go against the Imperial Army, then be prepared to lose your life at any time."

"Other units are on alert and ready to fight."

"There must be a lot of scouts and guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army lurking around us, and they can hear the shouts of the Imperial Army."

"The common people are the root of the Eighth Route Army, and without the support of the common people, the Eighth Route Army will never survive under the heavy sweep of the imperial army."

"So they will definitely not watch more than 200 people being killed by us, and after dark, they will send troops to rescue them."

"All we have to do is surround them when they come to their rescue and then eat them."

The Seventh Company was temporarily stationed, and the reconnaissance squad leader returned.

Riding a fast horse all the way to the station, he turned over and jumped down without waiting for the war horse to stop completely, and then rushed to the company headquarters in a hurry.

"Company commander, something really happened this time."

"The devils started to kill, so ruthless that they killed even unarmed old men."

"What's going on? Make it clear? The company commander and the instructor all gathered around and asked anxiously.

"More than an hour ago, the devils sent a puppet army to shout into the surrounding woods, and the people they just arrested will all be executed because they support our Eighth Route Army, killing chickens and monkeys, and killing fifteen people every hour."

"Then he pulled fifteen old men out and shot them outside the station."

"There are fifteen lives, and they are all old people who can't threaten them, and if they say it's gone, it's gone."

The company commander's eyes immediately turned red, as if he was about to erupt into flames.

He replied in a deep voice: "Instructor, the purpose of the little devil couldn't be more obvious. ”

"Kill a group of people in an hour, and send people to shout around to make it clear that there are people around us, and then force us to send troops to rescue those villagers."

"And you have to go early, if it's late, the villagers will also lose a lot."

The instructor's face was also very ugly, and he stared at the reconnaissance squad leader and asked, "What is the situation of the devil now." ”

"Stop and camp near Zhangzhuang!" The reconnaissance squad leader hurriedly reported.

"The vigilance is very high, and the perimeter guard posts are all double posts, and they are a combination of light and dark, and they are directly arranged to a kilometer around the stronghold."

"It's not very clear from inside the station, but one thing can be confirmed."

"After camping, the devils didn't really rest, just like when they were marching, they kept their guns with their guns and gathered together in small teams."

The instructor's face was even more ugly: "Company commander, this is a very obvious thing. ”

"The devil used more than 200 villagers as bait to force us to show up. They themselves laid a net in the station, and as long as we passed, it would be a sheep in the mouth of the tiger, and they would eat it all. ”

The company commander replied with a calm face: "I know what you said. ”

"But that's more than 200 lives."

"If they die because we are afraid of being wiped out by the devils, and let them be poisoned by the devils, the people in the guerrilla areas will definitely be afraid of the devils again. Listen to them and avoid us. ”

"If our Eighth Route Army wants to develop, it is inseparable from the support of the people."

"Therefore, the people's hearts must not be lost, even if our Seventh Company is annihilated by the whole army."

"I decided, we don't want to fight this battle, we have to fight, knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, and we prefer to go to the tiger mountains."

The instructor also knew that this fact could not be changed, and was silent for a long time before replying: "I agree to fight this battle, but we must plan it." ”

"This battle will definitely be a tough battle, a bloody battle, and strive to minimize losses!"

"Also, I suggest that this matter be reported to the battalion commander and ask for reinforcements from the nearest troops."

"The disparity between the strength of the enemy and us is too great, and with our own strength alone, if we don't do it, we will lose our wife and lose our troops."

The company commander immediately stood up: "I'll contact the battalion commander now and ask for reinforcements." ”

"But we also have to act on our own."

"The second platoon, the guard squad, set off immediately, move around the devil's station, tell the devil, we are coming, let them kill a few fewer people."

"But you must pay attention to the anti-artillery, the devil is becoming more and more cunning now, and when he hears the gunshot, he covers it with artillery fire."

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