Li Ziyuan's idea, Qian Peng shook his head and said: "It is precisely because Lao Zhou is familiar with that person that I am worried that he will be deceived by someone with ulterior motives because of his past friendship." Lao Zhou is a very emotional person, which is his advantage, but it is also a big disadvantage in many aspects. ”

"Once the people who have been in contact with him take advantage of the old relationship in the past to get close to him with ulterior motives, he basically will not defend himself. His artillery company is our treasure again, and if someone has ulterior motives, it will be enough to reimburse the entire company for all the ammunition without one more*. An artillery without shells is inferior to an ordinary infantryman. ”

"I think so, I still tell their instructor to let him monitor this person for a while. This man I met when I was talking to the captives, and he was the only one of all the captured puppet officers who came to us. And it does look like Lao Zhou said, very honest and loyal. ”

"But I always felt that something was wrong with him, that his eyes weren't as loyal as they appeared to be. So when this person offered to join us, I thought about it and politely declined. I didn't expect that this guy would actually move Lao Zhou and bring him to the army without asking for instructions. ”

"Although Lao Zhou's background is also very complicated, he has always been quite strict in terms of discipline since he joined the army. As far as I know, there has never been such a breach of discipline. This person who seems to be loyal on the outside, can actually say that Lao Zhou, who never violates discipline, hides it for him and intercedes for him, at least it seems that he is not so loyal on the surface. ”

"The composition of our troops is a bit complicated, and the prisoners of the puppet army and the prisoners of that side now occupy a considerable number. I'm worried about whether this guy has ulterior motives and consciously took this opportunity to use Lao Zhou's heavy feelings to blend into our troops. Lao Li, I think it's better for us to be cautious. ”

Looking at Qian Peng, who was a little dignified on his face, Li Ziyuan hesitated for a moment and said, "Are you a little worried, this person has now become a Japanese spy?" Or are the agents of the military command taking the opportunity to infiltrate our troops, preparing to spy on our intelligence, or taking the opportunity to sabotage? ”

In response to Li Ziyuan's rhetorical question, Qian Peng shook his head and said: "The Japanese spies are not big, I am worried that this guy is an intelligence officer in the Second World War Zone." You know, the intelligence system of the Jin Suijun has always been self-contained, and they have their own intelligence department. Even if they cooperate with the military commanders, they also distrust each other. ”

"This person has been in the Jin Sui Army for so many years, and he may not still be a second lieutenant platoon commander now. Even if he has no background and can't befriend the commander, if he is really capable, at least he will not be just a second lieutenant for so many years. Any army, even if it is engaged in nepotism, is an army after all, and it still needs people who can fight. ”

"If only people who climb up by nepotism will be used, then how can the Jin Sui army survive the warlord melee? After the Central Plains War, there was no complete collapse like the Northwest Army, the Northeast Army, and some small miscellaneous cards? This shows that people who are truly capable can develop wherever they go. ”

"I estimate that when he was in the Jin Sui Army, he had already become a spy over there, responsible for the secret surveillance force. His rank of second lieutenant platoon commander is estimated to be only a superficial phenomenon. This guy can't do it, at least a lieutenant colonel over there. ”

"The Jin Sui Army has been reduced to a great extent since the Central Plains War and before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War. From a few hundred thousand to more than 100,000, it is normal for a second lieutenant platoon commander to not be promoted for a long time. But since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the old foundation of the Jin Sui Army has almost run out, and he is still a platoon commander, and he was kicked from the regular army to the security regiment, which is a bit incredible. ”

"When he went to the security team, he wasn't necessarily demoted there. Most likely, it was his commander who sent him to monitor these security forces. After these security groups surrendered to the enemy, he probably followed them to monitor these people. Lao Li, none of the troops of the Jin Sui army surrendered to the enemy just to be traitors, and the water in this is quite mixed. ”

"Over there, the more this kind of miscellaneous troops, the stronger the inner cohesion. Since the rise of the Jin Sui Army, there have been almost countless defeats, large and small, but they have never completely collapsed like the Northwest Army and the Northeast Army, which is absolutely impossible without a certain internal cohesion. ”

"Also, don't underestimate these local security corps. The commander of the Second World War Zone had the same tight control over these security regiments. Because many of them were adapted from the regular army when the Jin Sui Army was laid off after the Central Plains War. Dude, I've been working as an enemy worker for so long, and if I don't understand this thing, then I'll be in vain all these years. ”

After Qian Peng said this, Li Ziyuan immediately knew that he had indeed handled it too hastily this time. Thinking of this, Li Ziyuan said to Qian Peng: "In this way, you are an expert in this aspect of old money, and you have full authority to deal with this matter." If Zhou Tong has any different opinions, you let him come to me. ”

Li Ziyuan's voice fell, and he didn't wait for Qian Peng to answer him. Liu Lianming suddenly ran over and reported to Li Ziyuan: "Regiment commander, Changzhi has dispatched more than 300 Japanese troops and more than 200 puppet troops, carrying two mountain cannons and rushing towards our marching sequence. The Japanese puppet army in the direction of Huguan also suddenly accelerated the speed of action. ”

After listening to Liu Lianming's report, Li Ziyuan pondered for a while, and then said to Liu Lianming: "The Japanese puppet army in Hubei, how is the current movement, have they turned around and returned to reinforce Hubei County?" If I am not wrong, the last batch of Japanese puppet troops who left Hubei County should have just passed Qiaokou by now. ”

Li Ziyuan's question, Liu Lianming shook his head and directly reported the Japanese puppet army that entered the mountainous area in the eastern part of Hubei, and there was no action to return yet. After listening to Liu Lianming's answer, Li Ziyuan didn't think about asking Liu Lianming to expand the reconnaissance range of the periphery to the outside. In particular, the two Japanese armies in Changzhi and Hubei must find out their movements.

After Liu Lianming turned around and left, Li Ziyuan immediately opened the map and said to Qian Peng beside him: "The situation is a little wrong, and the surrounding situation is a little too calm now." Except for the enemies of Changzhi and Huguan, the Japanese puppet army in the rest of the directions actually did not make any moves. Given the speed of the Japanese army's reaction, this is definitely a bit abnormal. ”

Without waiting for Qian Peng to answer him, Li Ziyuan lowered his head and looked at the map carefully. He got up again, climbed onto the roof of a house by the side of the road, and raised his binoculars to look around. He watched it for more than ten minutes, until it was already dark. Turning to He Sanliang, he said, "All of you immediately stop moving forward and immediately turn around and return to Hubei County." ”

Li Ziyuan's order made He Sanliang and Qian Peng stunned. After getting off the roof, Li Ziyuan opened the map and said, "We succeeded in a sneak attack and captured Hubei County." Even if we do it neatly, the Japanese army must know it now. With the usual reaction speed of the Japanese army, it is somewhat unlikely that only one Japanese army has been sent all the way so far. ”

"I'm worried about nothing else, it's that the Japanese army is secretly moving towards our location. In order to avoid our scouts, the Japanese army will certainly use a variety of means. Even using the Japanese puppet army to dress up as Chinese and avoid our eyeliner is possible. Now that we are returning to Hubei County, we are taking a means of mobilization and confusion. ”

"Draw the attention of the Japanese army back to Hubei County and guide them to make mistakes in judgment. In this way, we have a chance to achieve greater results. If we follow the current route and intersperse the past, we may not be able to enter the ambush circle of the devils. ”

Speaking of this, Li Ziyuan pointed to the mountainous area in front of him, which was already less than Sanhuali: "This area, it's quiet now, something is not quite right. According to the reason, the first thing the devil did when we hit Hubei County was to mobilize troops and block the various passages back to the mountain, as well as the route to the south. ”

"But now nothing is happening, which is a little unusual, and it doesn't look like the way devils always do. The devil's ability to maneuver is stronger than ours, and there has been no movement for a whole afternoon, which in itself speaks to a certain problem. Now we can retreat wherever we want, but we can't go into the mountains. ”

Li Ziyuan turned his head to He Sanliang and said: "Old He, tell the troops that the rear team will become the front team, and the first battalion and one company that originally served as the guard will be changed to the front guard, and give me a battle formation." There is one important point to explain to the company commander, as long as the devils do not find them, no one is allowed to shoot. ”

"Tell the troops that from now on, no one is allowed to smoke, no talk, no flashlight. Lao Qian took the guard company and contained the stragglers in the back, especially those recruits, and they must be shown to me. The rest of the crew prepared me for battle, and as soon as the guns rang out, the whole regiment would attack. ”

After Li Ziyuan gave the order, He Sanning nodded and conveyed it. After He Sanliang left, Li Ziyuan carefully looked at the map again, and pointed to a small village in the east of Hubei County, close to the road, before raising his head and saying to Qian Peng: "The troops must arrive here tonight, and they will rest here during the day tomorrow." ”

"Old Qian, you asked Liu Lianming to send someone to inform the troops who attacked the Japanese airfield, and after completing the task, they will meet us here before midnight tomorrow. Tell Liu Lianming that he must do whatever it takes, and he must thoroughly understand the surrounding enemy situation for me, especially the routes leading to the various mountain passages. ”

After Li Ziyuan's order was issued, the troops immediately made a 180-degree U-turn in accordance with Li Ziyuan's deployment. The whole group walked towards Hubei County, which left at noon, and quickly interspersed along the way. Unlike when they left slowly, this time the whole group marched all the way. Before midnight, he had already returned to Hubei County.

At this time, the entire Hubei County was unusually calm inside and outside, and there was not a single Japanese puppet army outside the county. Only the dismissed captives were still wandering around the city and outside, as if no one had gathered them. And the villages outside the city seem unusually calm. The only difference was that not a single dog bark was heard. Neither inside nor outside the city were heard dogs barking.

The strange tranquility of Hubei County, Li Ziyuan frowned, but he commanded the troops to bypass Hubei County more carefully. Coming to the predetermined rest and seclusion village, the whole group quickly entered the village with the sound of dogs. Hearing the dog barking in this village only three miles away from the road, Li Ziyuan nodded slightly.

This is the movement that a normal village should have, and the tranquility in Hubei County is definitely not a normal tranquility. Last night, when the troops moved towards the county seat of Hubei, they avoided all the villages. The entire march route was all through crop fields. When approaching the county seat of Hubei, this also caused a reaction from the dogs in the city.