After receiving a telegram from the Pingyao garrison, the encirclement and suppression troops that had just entered the territory of Qi County could only hurriedly enter Pingyao again. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info For such a pursuit, many Japanese puppet soldiers who participated in the encirclement and suppression of the troops felt miserable.

Anyone who knows the Eighth Route Army knows that the Eighth Route Army was famous for its 'iron feet' during the Red Army period. At present, they want to catch up with these Eighth Route Army, who are deliberately avoiding their large army, but they are afraid that there is little chance of successful roundup.

After all, this group of Eighth Route Army is small in number but is composed of elites, unless they are willing to take the initiative to expose it. Otherwise, even if a large army gathers in Pingyao, it will not be easy to find the hiding place of this group of Eighth Route Army in Ruoda County.

In fact, when the Japanese army was frantically pursuing Zhao Tiehu and his entourage, the underground transportation stations in Qixian, Taigu, Pingyao and other places also received orders from their superiors, that is, to contact Zhao Tiehu and his party as soon as possible and let them transfer back to the station as soon as possible.

Thanks to Zhao Tiehu's sabotage operations in Qixian and Taigu, the Japanese army in the southwest of Shanxi Province was heavily assembled to sweep the large force, and finally had to end the encirclement and suppression operation in a hurry due to the loss of the best encirclement and suppression fighters.

Compared with the number of anti-Japanese troops they eliminated in this sweeping campaign, the Japanese puppet army troops responsible for encirclement and suppression also suffered a lot of losses. In the face of the failure of this sweeping operation, Mei Mijiro also hated Zhao Tiehu and his party who robbed the military column.

Around the territory of Pingyao, Mei Xian Mijiro ordered the Japanese troops stationed in Wuxiang and other places to sweep troops and pay close attention to this group of wandering Eighth Route Army. Once this group of Eighth Route Army is discovered, wipe it out at all costs.

Wang Jinghe, the commander of the 772nd Regiment, who received this information, said very worriedly: "The sword hanging over our heads now can be regarded as temporarily put down. But now, Tiehu's kid is in trouble. ”

The chief of staff, who was standing on the side, looked at the map hanging in the war room, and said thoughtfully: "Regiment commander, I think it shouldn't be so easy for the little devils to catch the Iron Tiger and them." This kid has a lot of experience with the enemy, and he should be able to save the day.

According to the information forwarded by the brigade headquarters, this kid damaged the railway from Taigu to Qi County very seriously. If the little devil wants to repair this section of the railway, it is estimated that it will take a long time. This means that the little devils cannot quickly transfer troops.

Even if they are currently around us, they still have a large number of troops in their vicinity. However, these troops are all facing a problem, that is, the ammunition reserves are insufficient. With the firepower of the Hutou Mountain Brigade, the squadron is not afraid of encountering a little devil.

In this case, if the little devil wants to block the Iron Tiger and return to the station, it is estimated that it will not be so easy. They can't arrange an infantry brigade to check and intercept every day on some roads, right? It's hard to make that kid suffer! ”

But he is now in Pingyao, and there is still a long way to go from Pingyao to us. This way down, it is estimated that it is also dangerous, and if you are not careful, you will be planted in the encirclement of little devils. If you want to break through at that time, it's difficult! ’

'It's okay! Although this sweep of the little devils has caused a lot of losses in the strength of our regiment. But in fact, it also gave us a lot of opportunities to exercise. Together with the weapons and equipment captured by the battalions, the combat effectiveness of our regiment has actually increased.

I have to say that the kid is right, if a recruit wants to grow up, he must go through the test of blood and fire. And some time ago, the weapons and equipment he seized really helped us a lot and made us suffer less.

As long as they can return to Yushe, the little devil really dares to surround them with heavy troops, could it be that we are eating dry rice? It's a big deal, if you have a big battle with the little devils, you have to take them back anyway.

After these battles, Tiehu is not only famous among the brigade commanders, but even the division commanders know him. In order to welcome them back, it is worth it for us to die with the little devils. You tell me? ’

Listening to Chief of Staff Sun's words, Wang Jinghe thought for a while and said, "Indeed! This kid is a good hand at fighting, and the seized supplies are also at stake. Our three main battalions fought well in this anti-encirclement campaign, so the little devils didn't get any bargains.

If you really want to talk about it, in this encirclement and suppression campaign, the real losses were the Zhong Yan Army and the Jin Sui Army. These guys, at first, wanted to watch the show. didn't think about it, the little devil came to beat the rabbits, and he didn't let them go.

Judging from the overall operational situation, our base areas behind enemy lines have not shrunk, but have become larger than before. Now that the little devils have withdrawn, there are a lot more young people who have signed up for our Eighth Route Army than before.

As long as we are given a little more time, it is estimated that the number of our troops will increase a lot compared to before. Forget it, it's useless for us to be in a hurry now, inform the battalions and guerrillas to pay close attention to the movements of the little devils.

Once Zhao Tiehu and them are found to be back, let them return to the station immediately and let them report in the regiment. For this Hutou Mountain brigade, we must pay attention to it in the future. This army is used well, and it will help us a lot! ”

'Yes! Earlier, when I heard what the brigade commander meant, it seemed that I wanted to transfer him to the brigade. If we really let this kid go, we'll really lose a lot. If the brigade commander really transferred him away, this Hutou Mountain Brigade would still have to be retained.

Earlier, I heard the commander of the first battalion tell the commander of the third company that the combat skills of those soldiers sent by the first battalion to Hutou Mountain have been greatly improved. Such a military backbone is also urgently needed by our regiment.

At that time, even if the brigade commander wants to transfer him away, we will keep these military backbones. As long as these backbones are retained, I believe that the Hutou Mountain Brigade will be a howling army even if there is no iron tiger like him in the future. ’

When Wang Jinghe and the chief of staff began to fight the idea of the soldiers of the troops under Zhao Tiehu. Zhao Tiehu, who went out all the way day and night, avoided the checkpoints set up by the Japanese army on the highway and traffic arteries, and finally arrived in Wuxiang after a long detour.

After arriving in Wuxiang, Zhao Tiehu seemed relieved. Compared with the earlier in Pingyao, the number of Japanese troops stationed there is very large. Now in Wuxiang, the number of anti-Japanese troops of the Eighth Route Army is also quite large.

According to what Zhao Tiehu learned in the army in his later generations, this small Wuxiang has become the location of the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army many times. Perhaps because of this reason, the Eighth Route Army, which is now operating in Wuxiang, has very good combat strength.

This time, the Japanese army gathered heavy troops and launched sweeping operations in Wuxiang and Yushe. The Eighth Route Army's anti-sweeping campaign was fought very well. As long as he listened to the information fed back by the scouts, Zhao Tiehu knew that Wuxiang was safer than Pingyao.

After arriving in Wuxiang, Zhao Tiehu let the somewhat tired troops rest for a while. At least judging from the current situation, it is estimated that it is unlikely that the little devils want to catch up with them.

If the little devil sends a large army into Wuxiang again, it is estimated that this battle will get bigger and bigger. For the Shanxi Dispatch Army, which is already understaffed, I am afraid that it is not the situation they want to see.

Just as Zhao Tiehu and his entourage were preparing to stay in the mountains and forests for the night, the sentries who were stationed on the periphery suddenly saw a group of armed men dressed in people's clothes appear outside the valley. Faced with this situation, the sentry notified Zhao Tiehu in time.

As soon as he heard that a group of armed men had come from outside the mountain, most of them were wearing ordinary people's clothes, Zhao Tiehu quickly said: "Lao Liu, let's go, let's go and have a look." There are a lot of guerrillas in this place, but don't fight your own family. ”

Although it feels like such a remote place, the little devil should be unlikely. However, when Zhao Tiehu went to inspect the situation, he still ordered the troops to prepare for battle. It's just that no one is allowed to shoot without his orders.

When Zhao Tiehu came to the mountain beam, he looked at the armed men who were cautiously planning to touch the mountain, and looked at Liu Chengdao beside him: "Old Liu, who do you think these people will be?" ”

'Not so clear! However, looking at their clothing and weapons and equipment, I don't think they are yellow-skinned. Oh no, it's really our local guerrillas. Earlier, I heard Company Commander Zhu say that the people here in Wuxiang are very enthusiastic about the war of resistance. ’

After listening to Liu Cheng's answer, Zhao Tiehu also nodded and said, "It is estimated that we entered the valley earlier, and we must have leaked the news." These people are probably here to find out the situation. But anyway, take them down first.

Sun Jie, you take people to the left side to ambush, remember, you are not allowed to shoot without my order. If they were really our guerrillas, bring them over and ask them, and probably they would know everything.

Let you remind you like this, I know that we can't stay in Wuxiang for long. If it's okay, we'll start returning to our base tomorrow. This place can't provoke too many little devils to come! ”

'Captain, why?' ’

Liu Cheng, who looked curious, seemed to be very puzzled why Zhao Tiehu was very taboo about Wuxiang. When Zhao Tiehu whispered two words in his ear, Liu Cheng said with surprise on his face: "Really? Chief, are they really here? ”

'Quite possibly! For the sake of safety, we had better leave as soon as possible, and we couldn't lure the little devils here. If we really want to provoke the little devils and let them know the situation here, then we will really get into trouble. ’

'Yes, I know, then we'll rest here for the night and leave early tomorrow morning!' ’

Although I don't know how Zhao Tiehu knew, the current Wuxiang is very likely to be the location of the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army. But for Liu Cheng, he naturally knows the importance of headquarters. If you really provoke the little devils, it will be very unfavorable to the head of the headquarters.

The combat detachments lying in ambush on both sides of the mountain beams watched these gunmen dressed in civilian costumes carefully touch the halfway up the mountain. Zhao Tiehu, who was lying on the mountain beam, suddenly said: "Don't move!" You are surrounded, please explain your intentions! ”

With Zhao Tiehu's words 'don't move', the soldiers who were ambushed on both sides of the mountain beam quickly stood up from their hiding places. The guns were pointed at the people who touched the mountain, and the people who were caught off guard were equally startled.

Fortunately, to Zhao Tiehu's relief, although the group was a little panicked, they didn't shoot. Maybe they know that if they really want to resist, the end will not be too good. Therefore, the first person also signaled to the people around him not to shoot indiscriminately!