Chapter 145: Progressing Gradually as Planned

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The celebration banquet dispersed very late, and Xiao Dongxue ordered the brothers who had rested to get up later the next day. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info It wasn't until the sun came out high that the brothers did the whole team do their morning exercises. Ihara looked at the soldiers who had regained their morale and were like a tiger, and admired Xiao Dongxue's rigorous management of the army. Of course, Xiao Dongxue got up relatively early, and she had a lot of things to do.

The brothers finished their morning exercise and began to eat. It seems that today is another two meals, which is a common thing in the army, mainly to save food, and the treatment of the Manchurian army is generally not high, and it cannot be compared with the Japanese army at all.

After eating, Xiao Dongxue ordered all the captured loot to be loaded into the car and sent to the rear headquarters, and specially instructed Xiaoqiu Taijun to get some rare things found in the bandits' lair. Near the water, Ihara and the two Japanese instructors also dealt with it, of course they were very happy, and praised Xiao Dongxue for being 'big'. These Japanese aggressors turned a blind eye to the overt or covert robbery of officers and soldiers, and few of them were punished for this, and they even adopted an indulgent attitude toward the blatant rape of Chinese women, with the result that the Japanese soldiers burned, killed, destroyed, raped and looted everywhere they went, causing serious disasters to the common people. In addition to the blatant plundering of coal, ore, steel, timber. In addition to grain and other strategic industrial and agricultural materials, there are countless gold, silver, and jewels that officers and soldiers have secretly looted.

Just as the convoy to transfer the booty to the headquarters was ready, and was about to set off, we suddenly received a report from the scouts that the 'Manchurian Volunteers' had appeared about 200 miles northwest and were slowly approaching us.

After Xiao Dongxue heard the report, she hurriedly went to Ihara and the two Japanese instructors for instructions.

"Yours, go and destroy it! Great credit. ”

"We don't know their specific situation yet, and a rash attack will not only fail to destroy them, but may also disturb them and make it more difficult to eliminate them in the future. This gang of bandits is no better than the three bandits of Dashatuozi, their combat effectiveness and ability to attack in concealment are first-class, otherwise the Xing'an army, which is good at riding on the grassland, would not have been defeated by them and suffered a big loss. Go after them now, and before we get there, they may disappear without a trace, and our base camp may be attacked by them. I suspect that the 'Manchurian Volunteers' that appear to the northwest of us may be trying to attract our attention, or lure us into attack, and that there may be a larger conspiracy behind it, and that luring the enemy deeper is their usual trick. ”

"Shaw's, cunning and cunning. Yours is here, mine, go back to the headquarters with the convoy and ask Xiaoqiu Shaozuo, yours, and then send someone to escort us. ”

This Ihara is going to slip away, and it seems that Japanese devils are not all afraid of death. Especially these people who have been engaged in intelligence for a long time prefer to rely on vicious strategies to kill people, and do not want to go to death senselessly.

"I also set off and slowly approached the headquarters, I am alone here, and the terrain is not conducive to defense, so as to prevent a big loss."

"Yours, don't move. Defend here and wait for the orders of the Imperial Army! ”

Ihara left with the convoy, and Xiao Dongxue sent another fifty people to protect it. Before leaving, Ihara didn't forget to praise Xiao Dongxue, and Xiao Dongxue also sent it far away, expressing his respect for the three of Ihara.

"I wish Ihara Taijun and the two instructors Taijun a safe journey! Rest assured, your team of nearly 100 people is also a very strong team in the sparsely populated prairie, not to mention that the soldiers I sent to you are all elite soldiers, Taijun rest assured! ”

"Xiao's, the prairie became famous in the first battle, and the mighty grassland! The strategy is big, the courage is big! According to the order of the imperial army, destroy the 'Manxi Volunteer Army'! ”

Seeing Jing Yuan and the convoy gradually moving away, Xiao Dongxue hurriedly returned on horseback, and she wanted to inquire in detail about the situation on Commander Fang Tianzhu and Li Zhongjiang's side.

Liaison Officer Ye was already waiting at Xiao Dongxue's headquarters, and he knew that Commander Xiao must be anxious to inquire about the situation on Commander Fang's side.

"Commander Fang has been here for more than a month, and he has brought fifty brothers with him. According to the plan, he quickly got in touch with Commander Li Zhongjiang and Battalion Commander Jiang, and the three teams continued to attack the local bureaucrats, nobles, herdsmen, garrisons, policemen, and devils' border material transfer stations and war readiness facilities in a coordinated manner, so as to effectively harass and strike at the enemy. Most of the three teams are active in the Hulun Lake area, and sometimes they also go to the border area to try and harass them. According to Commander Xiao's instructions, he has only recently moved closer to our area, in order to attract us to pursue, and then to approach the border area. ”

"At present, there are more than 200 people in the three teams, and a small number of poor herdsmen have been recruited into the team in previous battles. Now the closest to us is Battalion Commander Jiang's team, which has nearly sixty people, and he wants to see Commander Xiao and Commander Fang Zhenzhong, so he sends him to the front to approach us. Commander Fang led a team of 60 people to coordinate in the middle, and Commander Li Zhongjiang led the team to swim near Hulun Lake and wait. The three teams are about two or three days apart, but they keep in touch at all times. ”

"More than 30 remnants of the Shahaizi bandit gang who were beaten away have already gone to Battalion Commander Jiang and them, and Battalion Commander Jiang is ready to take them in for the time being, which may be useful in the future. This group of bandits has no food or shelter, and they do not have enough weapons and ammunition, and they are willing to take shelter in the Jiang battalion commander and them temporarily, and they will not make any moths for the time being. Battalion Commander Jiang asked me to convey to you any instructions as soon as possible, and he can take advantage of the shahaizi bandits' unclear relationship with the upper echelons of the steppe and the Japanese to lure the enemy into taking the bait. ”

"Commander Fang reminds us that the closer we get to the dawn, the more cautious we must be, the devil's cunning and viciousness must always be on guard! What he meant was that we should wait for Commander Wang and Commander Fang Zhenzhong's team to approach, and we would pursue and feint between us, and slowly move closer to the border in a roundabout way, and find the opportunity to cross the border together. Although this is very difficult, and it is not easy to do both pursuit and counter-pursuit without causing casualties, as long as we plan carefully, it is not easy to arouse the suspicion of the devils. Now we must convince the devils that we are really bandits, and it is easy to kill a few devils in the army, but if the border guards of the devils come to intercept us, we will have great trouble crossing the border. After Commander Fang arrived here, he was in contact with the Soviet and Russian sides, and their promise to allow us to cross the border remained unchanged, but only reminded us not to cause a fierce clash between the border guards of the two sides when crossing the border. Now Xiang Dabing has arrived on the other side, is coordinating and communicating with the Soviet and Russian sides, and is also maintaining contact with the commander of the party. Commander Fang hopes that you will come up with a detailed plan of action as soon as possible, and he will do his best to cooperate well and strive to realize the commander-in-chief's strategic intention in a relatively short period of time. ”

Liaison Officer Ye reported in detail, Xiao Dongxue couldn't stop nodding, but he didn't interject. She was thinking nervously, judging the current situation, and thinking of a more secure way to realize the strategic intent of the commander-in-chief.

"There is a material transfer station of devils in the east of us, and there are only six devils and more than 20 Xing'an troops guarding it in normal times. You are ready to set off now, tell Jiang Dazhu, let him go and uproot the material transfer station, and when we go to relieve the siege, lead us to the place where the commander-in-chief once led them to ambush to pursue. Let Jiang Dazhu try to tell the Shahaizi bandits the news that they were going to attack the material transfer station, and let the bandits report it. When we go in pursuit, we must not run too far, and we can continue to make noise along the way, as long as it is not revealed that we are deliberately leading us to the border. Don't be too direct in the choice of route, you can go back and forth, giving people the illusion that they want to get rid of us. ”

Xiao Dongxue stood up, looked at Liaison Officer Ye with a firm gaze, and issued an order. Liaison Officer Ye thought about it and looked up at Commander Xiao with a slight hesitation.

"Is the burden on Camp Commander Jiang a little heavy? Can you ask Commander Fang and them to send some more people to assist Battalion Commander Jiang? Also, we were too close to the transfer station, two hours away, and I was afraid that they might encounter us before they left. Are you thinking about getting them away from us to make a fuss? ”

"Jiang Dazhu can be civil and martial, and he has followed Premier Yang's side for many years, so he can stand alone and will not make mistakes. Commander Fang and Li Zhongjiang have more important tasks that cannot be involved. After you left, I withdrew the team back two hundred miles away, approached the main army, and forced the hill to take command and move with us. ”

"Alright, I'll get ready and go. Is there anything else Commander Xiao has to explain? ”

"When Jiang Dazhu's side is ready, you will go to Commander Fang. Tell Commander Fang to let him and Li Zhongjiang get together, bring everything with them, look for a suitable opportunity, make a big fuss, and then go around the area of Wild Wolf Gully, the purpose is to set up an ambush there and hit us hard. When we arrived, we took Jiang Dazhu with us, approached the Mongolian border, and chose the right time to suddenly plunge along the Mongolian border to the intersection of the Manchurian, Mongolian, and Soviet borders, and from there crossed the border to Soviet Russia! ”

Xiao Dongxue was full of confidence, and her tone was sonorous and powerful. Liaison Officer Ye was also in high spirits and solemnly stood up and saluted.

"Don't worry, resolutely complete the task assigned by the commander!"

"Take two more brethren with you. This is not more than the place where we have been active for a long time, there are not so many eyeliners and contact points, pay attention to safety! Be more careful not to be stalked and followed. ”

Seeing off Liaison Officer Ye and the other three, Xiao Dongxue gathered the team and slowly evacuated in the direction of the southeast army. It took three days for the team to withdraw more than 200 li, firstly for fear of running into the convoy that had previously gone to the headquarters to deliver the loot, and secondly, to reserve sufficient time for Jiang Dazhu to plan his actions.

After the team settled down, Xiao Dongxue arranged the defense and ordered the team to be vigilant against the enemy. Two days later, Xiao Dongxue sent someone to the headquarters to report his current location to Xiaoqiu and ask for instructions.

Only a day later, an urgent order was received from the hillock.

"Report, Xiaoqiu ordered us to quickly go to the Dasumu Material Transfer Station to assist in the defense, saying that there is intelligence that the 'Manxi Volunteer Army' is going to attack the material transfer station." The two brothers who had been sent to escort Ihara were ordered to hurry back to deliver the order.

"Don't worry, tell me about your going over there." Xiao Dongxue asked people to pour water for the two brothers to quench their thirst.

"When we delivered the things, the hill looked happy and complimented us. After resting for two days, he set out with a large army to approach us, and now we were more than a hundred miles away. Early this morning, he ordered us to come back and give us an order, saying that we should act immediately! ”

"Commander Wang told us that Commander Xiao had wiped out the three bandits in one day, and the Japanese and Xiaoqiu were helpless and had to praise us for doing a good job. In particular, our meticulous strategy, unexpected speed, and combat effectiveness beyond their imagination made the Japanese and Kokyo both worried and surprised, and their vigilance was even more serious. However, through this battle, the Japanese do not seem to doubt our sincerity in coming to the grassland to suppress bandits, and they dare not underestimate our strength, which may be a good thing. Now Xiaoqiu's idea is to eliminate the grassland bandits as soon as possible, especially the 'Manxi Volunteers', this cunning and happy fellow, at this time is already full of ambition, as soon as he heard the news of the 'Manchurian Volunteers', he immediately ordered us to send reinforcements, and instructed us to eliminate them as much as possible. Commander Wang warned us to be careful everywhere, because the Japanese's conspiracy to consume our strength, especially to strangle Commander Xiao by the hands of the 'Manchurian Volunteers', has not changed. Commander Wang said to be careful, no action can make Xiaoqiu see the flaw and arouse his suspicion. He tries to urge the hillocks to get the big troops closer to you and cooperate with your movements. Now that the large army is very close to us, Xiaoqiu says that he will be able to reach Sumu tomorrow. Our brother who went to escort Ihara and the loot is already on his way, and it is estimated that he will be back here in two hours. ”

"Very good, you two go to rest first, and when the brothers you went with come back, you will act with the logistics support team!" Xiao Dongxue sent the two brothers away, and began to arrange for the team to eat, and prepared to set off.

"You two go first, tell Jiang Dazhu that our team will arrive at Dasumu at two o'clock tomorrow. Be careful when connecting, so as not to let Sha Haizi's bandits find out. Let's go! Xiao Dongxue ordered the two shrewd brothers to set off first.

As soon as the sun set, Xiao Dongxue ordered the team to set off. Treading on the flat grassland, the team marched at a high speed. In the long dark night, the whole team was silent, and there was a tense atmosphere before the war.

"Report, we may be lost. At the speed of our travel, we should have reached Dasumu by now, but we have not found any trace of Dasumu yet. "The brother in charge of scouting the pathfinder has returned to report.

"It's normal to act in a hurry and go the wrong way, continue to explore the way! Let the brothers dismount and rest first. Xiao Dongxue ordered.

After two o'clock before dawn, Xiao Dongxue led the team to the Dasumu material transfer station. But this place is already a mess, the smoke of gunpowder after the fierce battle has not dissipated, and all the devils and Xing'an troops stationed in the garrison are not known except for nearly half of the battle. Xiao Dongxue ordered to find the defenders who might still be alive, and at the same time sent people to track and reconnoiter the escape direction of the 'Manxi Volunteers'. It seems that Jiang Dazhu and the others just made a fierce assault and retreated after snatching some food and supplies. Xiao Dongxue felt that the fire was just right, not only hurting the enemy, but also retreating all over, creating conditions for the next step of pursuit.

The empty sky is still full of stars, and the cool breeze is still very pleasant. Xiao Dongxue is now thinking about how to deal with Xiaoqiu tomorrow, how to hold Xiaoqiu's nose, and smoothly implement the next plan.