Speaking of this, Lao Wu suddenly stood up and slowly walked in front of Zhao Shixun.

Looking down at each other, Lao Wu said earnestly:

"Most of the old comrades in your column came from the northwest of Shanxi, and due to historical reasons, they have always been suspicious of the national army. And you are different, you are from the national army, and you have no emotional resistance to them. It is precisely with this in mind that Riesling and Political Commissar Jiang have assigned this important task to your independent detachment, and I hope you can understand. ”

……

Early in the morning, it is located on an unnamed mountain beam in the northwest of Lishan Town.

Kneeling on the rocky snow blown by the northwest wind, Zhao Shixun sniffed his numb nose, then raised his binoculars to take a closer look at the village below the mountain, and after a few minutes, he took out the map and compass he carried with him to confirm the location.

"It shouldn't be wrong, the village below is Xujiagou."

Confirming that he had not gone to the wrong place, Zhao Shixun handed the map to Zhou Yu, then looked at the person behind him and said:

"Heiwa, you bring a dozen people, and immediately follow me down to the village to find out the situation. Lao Zhou, you take the rest of the people to stay here, you must pay attention to the surrounding enemy situation, and if you find any suspicious people approaching the village, you will immediately fire a warning shot. ”

"Okay, Lao Zhao, be careful, if you can't find the commissioner, come out quickly."

Hearing this, he nodded, Zhao Shixun did not delay any longer, quickly picked up his horse pistol, and he was the first to run down the hill quickly.

……

Two days ago, Zhao Shixun and Zhou Yu, after receiving a warrant, held a temporary combat meeting of the independent detachment in the Zhou family compound overnight.

In order to achieve the goal of tempering the combat effectiveness of the troops while successfully completing the tasks assigned by the column. After consideration, Zhao Shixun transferred an infantry platoon with the strongest combat effectiveness from each of the two companies of the independent detachment, and then temporarily formed a crack squad of about 100 people.

In terms of officers, in addition to Zhao Shixun himself and Zhou Yu going to carry out the mission together, the first company commander Heiwa and the first platoon elder ghost of the first company, Zhang Dapeng, the deputy company commander of the second company, and the first platoon elder of the second company, and Qi Baoshan, the platoon commander of the second company and the third platoon of the second company, also accompanied him.

As for the rest, they will follow the old immortal who stayed behind in Shenquan Village and continue to strengthen their training in the coming days.

Although Zhao Shixun didn't bring many people this time, he was very powerful in terms of firepower.

Not to mention two crooked handles and one Czech, they also specially brought two grenadiers and twelve grenades!

Not only that, but each soldier also carried as much ammunition as possible, basically reaching the ammunition capacity of 40 rounds for rifles and 300 rounds for machine guns.

You must know that according to the configuration of the original vanguard regiment, one soldier in a blocking battle is ten bullets per man. Compared with the independent detachment, they may not even have as much ammunition as Zhao Shixun's squad carried by a battalion.

Therefore, while looking at the small number of people in this small detachment, the actual combat effectiveness is not inferior to an ordinary infantry battalion of the Eighth Route Army.

……

After entering the coldest stage of winter, when all agricultural activities basically stopped, most of the villagers in Xujiagou chose to stay in the village, except for some bold young people who went out to the city to find work.

Especially after the arrival of the 21st Regiment, this generation has become more and more unpeaceful. This also made many villagers even more reluctant to go out of the door, for fear of being caught by the passing army.

From a distance, I saw more than a dozen gray figures coming down from the mountain, and the only villagers in the village who went out for a few activities also disappeared completely, and all of them hid in their own houses.

Approaching the village with his weapon, Zhao Shixun didn't bother to pay attention to the frightened behavior of the villagers. After signaling everyone to disperse, everyone began to search for the code left by the commissioner in the village.

Ten minutes later, a soldier finally found the mark left by the commissioner.

Soon, Zhao Shixun and the others followed the mark to the door of a quiet farmhouse courtyard.

Looking at the mark on the door, Zhao Shixun walked to the door with his weapon and knocked lightly on the door a few times.

"Who?"

"I'm from the old eight families, and I'm looking for relatives today!"

As soon as Zhao Shixun's words fell, the closed door was quickly opened from the inside:

"Are they comrades of the separate detachment?"

"Hmm...... I'm the detachment leader Zhao Shixun, has the commissioner arrived? ”

"It's here, it's been there yesterday. There are a lot of people outside, comrades, come in. ”

Soon, Zhao Shixun and the others entered the courtyard one by one.

After instructing Heiwa to pay attention to the vigilance outside, Zhao Shixun followed the man and walked quickly to the house.

As soon as he entered the door, a familiar figure immediately entered Zhao Shixun's line of sight.

"Staff Officer Xue?"

"Comrade Zhao Shixun."

It turned out that the person standing in the room was none other than Xue Liqun, the staff officer of the former Pioneer Regiment who had not been seen for a long time since the division of troops and the breakout.

"Huh...... Company Commander Zhao, the forehead is not ...... It's Captain Zhao, let's finally meet again! ”

Enthusiastically stepped forward and shook hands with Zhao Shixun, and Xue Liqun immediately pulled Zhao Shixun to sit down.

"I always thought that the commissioner was not from our column, but I really didn't expect it to be Staff Officer Xue."

Looking at Zhao Shixun, who was slightly surprised, Xue Liqun smiled slightly, and then poured a cup of hot water for Zhao Shixun.

"In the last autumn anti-sweep, I was injured in an air raid and went to the rear to recuperate and study. This time, I originally planned to return directly to the column to report on my work, but after I heard about the 21st Regiment by chance at the division headquarters before I set out, I recommended myself to come over. It's also a coincidence, I originally thought it would be Shen Cunzhi and them, but I didn't expect the commander and the political commissar to send you over. ”

Hearing this, he nodded, but Zhao Shixun didn't say anything.

"By the way, Commissioner, when are we going to the 21st Regiment?"

Hearing Zhao Shixun's inquiry, Xue Liqun hesitated for a moment, and then asked rhetorically:

"I don't know how many people Captain Zhao has brought? Did the doctor bring it? ”

"I've brought about a hundred people, and so have the doctors."

"A hundred ......."

Hearing that Zhao Shixun had only brought less than 100 people, Xue Liqun's face changed slightly, and then he stood up and paced back and forth in the room for a while.

After pondering for a while, Xue Liqun suddenly turned to look at Zhao Shixun and said:

"Okay...... a hundred people will be a hundred people, let's set off immediately, let's go to Lishan Town to meet with the twenty-first regiment!"

After leaving Xujiagou, Xue Liqun led the independent detachment all the way south, and it took less than three hours to reach the periphery of Lishan Town.

……

Lishan Town is a small town located in the southeast of the county, because it is located at the intersection of Wangwu Mountain and Zhongtiao Mountain, so it is basically surrounded by mountains.

Originally, a company of the puppet army was stationed here, but after the 21st Regiment was anyway, the puppet army stronghold stationed here was attacked by the 21st Regiment.

After being half annihilated, most of the remaining puppet army fled.

And He Zhendong, the temporary commander of the 21st Regiment, was wounded in this battle.

Soon, when the independent detachment approached the stronghold occupied by the 21st Regiment outside Lishan Town, the 21st Regiment sentries stationed on the stronghold's turret also discovered Zhao Shixun and them.

……

At about three o'clock in the afternoon, standing on a ridge a mile away, Zhao Shixun raised his binoculars and observed the town opposite for a while, and then frowned.

"Are these twenty-one regiments looking for death? Outside of the sentry post on the gun tower of the stronghold, there was not a single guard post on the periphery. We've all swaggered here, and they've just found us. ”

Hearing Zhao Shixun's words, Xue Liqun also took the telescope and looked at it.

"Hmm...... It seems that something is wrong with the command system of this regiment. Otherwise, it would never have been possible to despise the guard post so much.

By the way, Captain Zhao, how should we contact them? ”

Hearing this, he glanced at Xue Liqun, and after Zhao Shixun pondered for a moment, he turned around and shouted at Heiwa:

"Tell the correspondent and ask him to flag the other side to identify us!"

"Yes!"

Soon, as a young warrior walked up the ridge, two small red and white flags began to dance in the wind.

After hitting the flag five times in a row, the other side finally responded.

"Report to the detachment leader, and the other side said let's stay where we are for the time being, and wait for their reply!"

Hearing the signal soldier's answer, Xue Liqun's face darkened, and then he said loudly:

"Tell them to hurry up, just talk about the medical staff we brought."

"Yes!"

Half an hour later, just when Xue Liqun's patience was about to run out, a team of more than ten people finally appeared on the outskirts of the town, and then walked quickly towards Zhao Shixun and them.

……

After the two sides met, one of the people who came was a man wearing the uniform of a captain of the national army and immediately stepped out of the crowd and walked up with a kind face.

"Which one is the commander of the Eighth Route Army, the contempt is Yang Yuanhua, the commander of the third battalion of the 21st Regiment, on behalf of all the officers and soldiers of the 21st Regiment of the newly formed 5th Brigade of the Jinnan Loyal and Righteous National Salvation Army, thank you for coming!"

Seeing that the other party had reported to his home, without waiting for Zhao Shixun to speak, Xue Liqun was the first to step forward and hold the other party's hand.

"Hello Battalion Commander Yang, I am Xue Liqun, chief of staff of the First Column of the Jinnan Advance of the Eighth Route Army, and I am the person in charge of this task."

"Oops...... It turned out to be Chief of Staff Xue! Disrespectful, disrespectful! ”

After a few polite words with the other party, Xue Liqun immediately turned around and pointed at Zhao Shixun and Zhou Yu.

"Battalion Commander Yang, this is Captain Zhao of the independent detachment under the jurisdiction of our first column, and this is Instructor Zhou."

Hearing Xue Liqun's introduction, Battalion Commander Yang hurriedly walked over and shook hands with Zhao Shixun and Zhou Yu.

At the same time, the eyes of this Yang battalion commander also looked at the soldiers behind Zhao Shixun.

"Huh...... Sure enough, it is better to be famous than to see it, and the strong military posture of your army is really well deserved. ”

Looking at the nearly 100 soldiers of the independent detachment with a full set of Japanese-style equipment in front of him, Yang Yuanhua was also really shocked.

"Good fellow...... These people actually have a devil steel helmet in their hands! ”

When Battalion Commander Yang saw that there were actually two soldiers carrying grenadiers, the last bit of contempt in his heart became gone. When observing on the turret just now, Yang Yuanhua saw that the other party had only less than 100 people, and he once scoffed at the arrival of this group of Eighth Route Army. In his opinion, a team of less than 100 people was not enough to help the 21st regiment in its current situation.

(End of chapter)