To be a relatively free warrior and be able to act relatively flexibly is Shen Chen's condition, or requirement.

Lone ranger?! Shen Chen felt unlikely. When he was in Shanghai, he gradually had to train helpers, such as Chu Jiao, Zhao Youcai, Zhang Chengfu, etc.

The helper doesn't have to be very powerful, the main thing is to play a cooperative role. Things like harassment, containment, and distraction from the enemy's attention were all very beneficial to Shen Chen's actions.

After consideration, Shen Chen decided to be the captain of a team, and Zhao Tie also agreed to let him choose the team members.

Because Shen Chen often acts alone, the task of this team to respond and cooperate is the main one, and a deputy captain is also needed to take command.

After such a few days of observation, Shen Chen has a lot of understanding of the team members, and he is also optimistic about the potential of several people.

Back in Chen Village, Shen Chen brought in the team members he was optimistic about and had a long conversation. He mainly explained his habitual style of play, as well as what equipment the players should carry, and how to cooperate with him.

It is obviously unrealistic for the guerrillas to operate entirely around themselves. For the time being, this was possible because of the small number of partisans.

Zhao Tie may also be out of this consideration, and Shen Chen also feels that there will be a lot of inconvenience after there are too many people. For example, coordinated actions are almost impossible in the absence of communication equipment.

With a dozen people, there is no need to deal with too complicated liaison issues, and tactical operations tend to be independent and simple.

Of course, the results will not be great. Knocking kraft candy-like actions and accumulating small victories into big victories is also a more realistic approach.

"Prepare things today and leave tomorrow morning." After Shen Chen finished explaining, he made a simple plan, "Go around Zuwang and take the road as the main target for reconnaissance." Set up two or three campsites so you don't have to toss around on the road. ”

Cao Xiaobao was appointed as the deputy squad leader, mainly because he had a flexible mind. In the past few days with Shen Chen, he has also performed very well.

Although he couldn't write, "charcoal, dry food, pot......" Cao Xiaobao had a good memory and retold what Shen Chen had explained.

"Well, that's all, nothing is missing." Shen Chen nodded and said, "Let's go and prepare separately, I'll go and look at the map and see if I can draw a copy." ”

Among the seizures of Chen Village, there is a military map, which is the nearby area.

Shen Chen saw it and felt very frightened, surprised that the devil was planning to invade China, and the map drawn in an unknown area was very detailed.

After sending away the team members, Shen Chen came to the command room, and it happened that Lao Zhou and Zhao Tie were there, so he borrowed the map, studied it carefully, and simply drew it on paper.

The map is quite detailed, but it doesn't mean that you remember that you are familiar with the terrain. This is also the reason why commanders will try their best to personally survey the battlefield in order to know in their hearts.

No matter how good the map is, it is also a reference, and it is impossible to be too specific. For example, within a radius of several miles, where there are ditches, where there are hills, where there are trees, where is open land, it is absolutely impossible to see on the map.

Shen Chen looked at it seriously and drew carefully, and it wasn't until it was completed that Zhao Tie and Lao Zhou felt that they could talk and would not disturb him.

"Tomorrow you lead the team to set off, and the main task is still reconnaissance. If it's not necessary, don't fight with the enemy! ”

Lao Zhou felt that it was necessary to emphasize it again. Last time, I was also a reconnaissance, but I got into trouble with the enemy halfway through. At that time, there were still three people, and this time there were more people, is this girl bolder?

Zhao Tie glanced at Shen Chen and said nothing. I think this guy has the right idea, and Lao Zhou's reminder is not very useful. But there is one thing he believes in Shen Chen, that is, he will not let others take risks easily, and he is bold.

Shen Chen's reminders to Lao Zhou and Zhao Tie have always been quick and good, but doing things is another matter, and he has his own judgment.

Lao Zhou nodded happily when he saw Shen Chen, but it was not good to talk endlessly. After a pause, he spoke again: "I made a request to Secretary Shi today to add two more female team members. Chunling, I was originally with you as a companion, but now I see that she can't be busy with treatment alone, and you are used to acting alone when you are fighting, and you can only be together when you rest at night. ”

Shen Chen blinked his eyes and asked suspiciously, "Do you want to equip me with a teammate who can fight side by side?" Isn't this a bit too demanding for a woman? ”

Zhao Tie chuckled lightly and said, "You can do it, why can't others?" Let's add in first, see the results of their training, and their performance in battle. If you can meet your standards, you will be assigned to your squad. ”

My standards?! Shen Chen smiled, feeling that this matter was not a word, and he couldn't scream.

"Look, when this girl smiles, I think it's enough." Lao Zhou stretched out his finger a little helplessly and said, "Okay, even if you can't fight, it's good to treat the wounded and mend the seams." As long as you are in good health, you can run and bump, and you don't add a burden. ”

Women have an advantage over male health care workers. After all, people have vanity, especially men, and it is very humiliating to moan and cry in pain in front of women.

As for sewing and washing, women are more suitable. Some of the clothes of the Imperial Association Army that were seized in succession were taken from the dead bodies, with bullet holes and blood stains, and they had to be cleaned up before they could continue to be worn.

Although there are also male team members who can do this fine work, they are not professional in the end, and they are busy with training and combat, and sometimes they really can't take care of it.

"There's good news." Zhao Tie tapped his fingers twice on the table, and said with a smile: "After the idea of mine warfare was proposed, the district committee looked for skilled craftsmen among the masses. Coincidentally, there was a master who had worked in our arsenal, but because he was old and in poor health, he returned to his hometown to recuperate. The district committee has been mobilized, and the master with a little apprentice will soon come to help us make mines. ”

"This master will turn the sand method, and the problem of casting the mine shell will be solved." Lao Zhou was also in a good mood, and added with a smile.

Sand casting is a simple means of metal processing, but it is also a kind of "handiwork" that relies heavily on hand. The arsenal of the Eighth Route Army widely used this technology to manufacture hand grenades.

One person, mastering this technology, is equivalent to a small arsenal. With a small sand box, you can make four grenades at once, which is still very efficient.

Of course, the armament engineers who did not go through uniform standards could create grenades of different shapes. For example, frozen pear type, hammer type, and so on.

Shen Chen had never seen that kind of "shoddy" type grenade, and he didn't know much about sand casting, but he felt that since he was a master, he must have good craftsmanship.

Isn't it just an iron shell, it's better to have it, and if you don't have it, you can replace it with something else.

"If we want to make a mine, let's try it first." Shen Chen made a request, thinking that the mine he had created would be very powerful.

Lao Zhou and Zhao Tie agreed, and asked about tomorrow's plan of action, and felt that there was no big problem, so they let Shen Chen leave.

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Early the next morning, Shen Chen got up and opened the door, and there were snow flakes in the cold wind hitting his face. The snow didn't fall hesitantly, which made Shen Chen hesitate for a moment, but he didn't change his plan.

After breakfast, Shen Chen gathered the team members, checked the equipment, and went north out of the village, heading in the direction of Zuwang.

Because the bridge was broken, Shen Chen and the others could only take a detour, and a few hours later, they came to the vicinity of the main road where Zuwang and the merchants gathered.

Shen Chen and the others first went around the periphery to reconnoiter and found two relatively good campsites.

When it was nearly dusk, he stopped for a moment in a glade to rest and recuperate. There are trees around to keep out the cold wind, and there is no smoke when the charcoal is lit, which is both warm and good for concealment.

"In this way, I will go close to reconnoitre, and you will set it up here." Shen Chen asked Yu Baogen, and with the direction and distance he judged, he determined that Zu Wang was only three or four miles away.

"I'll follow you." Yu Baogen said: "I have walked here and promised not to get lost. ”

Shen Chen nodded, it is still very useful to have a guide. He turned to Cao Xiaobao, pointed around, and explained how to arrange it clearly.

When laying mines in the woods, you don't need to dig holes, and it is enough to use more tripping hair. Shen Chen was also just in case, worried that he would be discovered by approaching the reconnaissance and being pursued by the enemy.

After explaining clearly, Shen Chen packed up his rope, and Yu Baogen got out of the woods and sneaked towards Zuwang. The two of them mostly chose the remote road to avoid being discovered.

After walking for a while, I got closer to Zuwang. Shen Chen suddenly raised his hand and quickly hidden.

After a while, the sound of horses' hooves sounded, and several horses galloped along the road with their riders. These people didn't notice Shen Chen and Yu Baogen, who were hidden on the side of the road, and galloped past.

The direction is from Zuwang, but it doesn't look like a Japanese devil, let alone an imperial army. Shen Chenhu was suspicious, explained to Yu Baogen, and moved forward more carefully.

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Inside Zuwang's stronghold, the devil advisor is thundering. He got closer to the hole again, and the cold wind blew in with barely visible snow and dust, blowing his short hair, his eyes narrowed, and he gritted his teeth viciously.

Just now, several riders suddenly appeared outside the stronghold, and the Japanese advisers still remembered a banner they were holding, on which was written "Resist Japan and protect the family", and these four words had been deeply rooted in his heart.

Just as he was wondering, the riders stopped about a kilometer or so from the stronghold, nailed two sticks to the ground, and then stuck two things in the top of the sticks, and put their hats on them.

After all this, the gang whistled and laughed uncontrollably and walked away.

The devil advisor raised his binoculars to look out, and his hands suddenly began to tremble with anger.

That's right, it's the head of the Imperial Army's soldiers, with two human heads facing the turret, with dead fish-like eyes and a breath of death.

"Yaga Yaru!" The devil's advisor's binoculars were lowered, and his hideous expression seemed to be about to choose someone to devour.

Although it is not known where the Imperial Army is, this act is absolutely unforgivable, killing the Imperial Army and openly challenging the dignity of the Imperial Army.

This gang of evil bandits, they will face the thunderous and bloody revenge of the imperial army. To break them into ten thousand pieces can wash away this great shame.

The angry Japanese adviser still had some sense, and he suspected that it was a trap, so he did not act immediately, but first watched and waited.

It was also at this time that Shen Chen and Yu Baogen came to the vicinity of the stronghold. Six or seven hundred meters away, Shen Chen asked Yu Baogen to hide, and he continued to sneak closer to the stronghold, observing the situation with a telescope from time to time.

A long time passed, and the Japanese advisers couldn't bear it anymore and ordered the Imperial Allied Army to go out and get back the heads of the Imperial Army.

Several Imperial Concordant troops ran out of the turret and came to the drawbridge in front of the trench.

At this time, Shen Chen, dressed in a white camouflage suit, was already lurking less than five hundred meters away from the stronghold. He withdrew his warm hands from his lips, put on thin gloves, and was not ready to snipe.

At this moment, he suddenly saw that there was an additional person on the top of the turret, and hurriedly shifted the target to observe carefully.

"Look for death! This little devil. After Shen Chen saw it clearly, he thought about it for a little and then had a cruel smile on the corner of his mouth.

He aimed his gun at the devil advisor standing on the top of the turret, and under my gun, there was no safe place for you brutes.

Wait, wait, Shen Chen waited patiently.

When the three Imperial Association troops shrank their heads and ran to the place where the heads were erected, Shen Chen gently pulled the plate machine, and with the crisp sound of gunfire, the bullets whistled out.

The devil advisor's ears moved, and before he could react, the bullet had already shot into his chest. He collapsed to the roof of the turret as if he had been punched, blood spurting hot from his mouth and nose as he breathed.

The sound of gunfire startled the three Imperial Allied troops who were approaching the target, and they looked around in panic. They didn't know if it was their companions on the turret who spotted a suspicious target and opened fire, or if an enemy was hiding near them.

snapped, another gunshot rang out, and an imperial army shook his body, opened his mouth wide, and fell to the ground with a thud, his face plunged into the snow, and he couldn't survive.

Yes...... The two Imperial Concordants let out a terrible scream, turned around and ran towards the drawbridge of the stronghold.

Stupid, don't you know how to hide in place? Shen Chen pushed the bullet and loaded it, aimed at the guy who ran better, and pulled the plate machine.

Ouch, the latter Imperial Allied Army was tripped by the corpse of a companion who suddenly fell in front, stained with blood on his hand, and his feet were frightened, and he continued to flee for his life.

A bullet tracked down, ending his fears and turning his world into darkness.

Da Da Da ...... The machine guns on the turret were firing wildly, and the rifles were firing with their firing ports out, but they seemed aimless, and the effect of courage was better than that of attacking.

Shen Chen slowly moved his position and quietly lay on the ground without moving.

The Imperial Cooperative Army in the turret fired indiscriminately and slowly stopped.

Because Shen Chen was well camouflaged, it was close to dusk, and there was a limited field of vision to observe the outside through the shooting hole, they did not find the location of the attacker, but they were afraid that someone would take the opportunity to grab the suspension bridge, and the bullets were mostly concentrated inside and outside the suspension bridge.

Of course, they could not estimate that someone would be able to hit the target from four or five hundred meters away, so naturally they would not search for it from a distance.