Compared with the Eighth Route Army, which only formed a guerrilla force in Qi County, the military presence of the Eighth Route Army in Taigu was much stronger than that of Qi County. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info But even so, in the face of the Japanese army stationed in Taigu, the strength of the Eighth Route Army still seemed a little weak.

Zhao Tiehu and his entourage, who had traveled through the mountains for nearly two days, finally successfully arrived in Taigu. After arriving in Taigu, Zhao Tiehu also did not rush to attack, and sent the reconnaissance troops out first as usual.

According to the information gathered when he came, Zhao Tiehu knew that the military presence of the Eighth Route Army in Taigu was much stronger than that of Qi County. The anti-Japanese guerrilla detachment established earlier in Taigu also made the Japanese troops stationed in Taigu miserable.

It's just that as the Japanese army began to continue to clear and sweep, most of the troops of the Eighth Route Army currently in Taigu are active on the west side of the railway. On the other side of the railway line, it was tightly controlled by the Japanese army.

In order to curb the armed activities of the Eighth Route Army behind enemy lines, the Japanese army also built a number of carved forts along the railway line in Taigu. In addition to protecting the safety of the railway, it can also curb the military activities of the Eighth Route Army in Taigu.

As the seat of the anti-Japanese government in Taigu, Qixian, Pingyao, Jiexiu, Yuci and Xugou counties, Taigu is undoubtedly also a key area for the development of the Eighth Route Army. In order to ensure the safety of this area, the Japanese army also deployed many troops to garrison Taigu.

The guerrilla detachment formed earlier in Taigu and rapidly expanding was also transferred to the front line as the 129th Division advanced into Hebei to fight. At present, the Eighth Route Army is in Taigu, and only one independent battalion is active.

Considering that he would be active in Taigu next, Zhao Tiehu also thought about getting in touch with the local Eighth Route Army. It's just that in view of the fact that the two sides are currently a little far apart, Zhao Tiehu finally gave up this plan.

After resting in the mountains for the night, the scouts also brought back the reconnaissance information one after another. As Zhao Tiehu guessed, their battle in Dongguan in Qi County did arouse the vigilance of the Japanese army in Taigu.

At least along the railway lines, the Japanese arranged more patrols than before. Such a strict vigilance also made the anti-Japanese war forces in Taigu dare not easily approach the railway line.

Looking at the reconnaissance map brought by the scout, Zhao Tiehu looked at it carefully, then pointed to a Japanese stronghold on the map and said, "How far is this from us?" How many troops are there here? ”

'Report to the captain, this stronghold is less than ten miles away from us. When we were scouting before, we also inquired with the nearby villagers, and there were more than 30 little devils and dozens of puppet soldiers.

Every day from morning to night, these little devils will come out to patrol from time to time. According to the information provided by those fellow villagers, the devils stationed in this stronghold often went to the countryside to sweep and scooped up, causing a lot of harm to the surrounding villagers.

Every time a train comes, these little devils will deploy a defense along the railway line, prohibiting anyone from approaching the railway. Earlier, many fellow villagers were beaten to death on the railway line by these little devils because they didn't know. ’

Listening to the situation reported by the scout, Zhao Tiehu nodded and said, "Okay, our first battle next is to deal with the little devils in this stronghold." Let's find out the situation first, and figure out the situation of the little devils in this stronghold, changing posts and patrols every day.

If as expected, at this time, the little devils in Qi County should hurry up to repair the railway that was blown up by us a few more times. If they build it faster, it is estimated that the railway will be repaired tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and there will definitely be a military train coming over by then.

What we have to do is to find out when the little devil army arrived in Taigu. If it were possible, we would rob this military train and give it a pot of weapons and ammunition brought by the little devils! ”

'Good! Captain, I'll take more people to observe over there for a day, and try to find out the patrol route and patrol rules of the little devils. If we can grab a train, then we will really make a lot of money this time. ’

'Hmmm! Be careful, though! In addition, I sent someone to the city to inquire about the news and see if I could get in touch with the comrades at the local transportation station. Once the battle plan is decided, we will also need the cooperation of the local troops to fight the attack. ’

'Yes! ’

Considering the possibility of robbing the military columns, there is also the action of the Japanese army after the time comes. Zhao Tiehu felt that this plan needed to be perfected. After all, if a military train is robbed, the surrounding little devils are bound to fight back wildly.

At that time, it will take a certain amount of time to safely transport the seized weapons and ammunition. In this case, it is also very necessary to find the armed cooperation of the Eighth Route Army in the local area.

Bringing in Liu Cheng and several other team leaders, including Wu Zhongyi, Zhao Tiehu pointed to the nearest stronghold to them on the map and said: "The Wangzhuang stronghold, which is less than ten miles away from us, is a Japanese stronghold built at the intersection of railways and highways.

When the scout came back earlier, he had already reported the reconnaissance, and I thought that the next task for us would be to knock out this stronghold of the little devil and occupy this stronghold for one to two days until the army of the little devil came.

This location is relatively close to the mountain, as long as we can stop the army of the little devils and annihilate the little devils who are responsible for escorting, then we can transport the weapons, ammunition and materials we have grabbed into the mountains in the shortest possible time.

As long as the materials are transported into the mountain, we will be able to distribute these weapons to the anti-Japanese war troops in Taigu one after another. I believe that with such a batch of weapons and ammunition, our strength here will also grow exponentially.

It's just that if we want to complete this battle plan, we really need to plan it well. I decided that I would personally lead people to the Wangzhuang stronghold to reconnoitre. The rest of the troops continued to rest in the mountains and stood by.

I have sent to contact our troops on the ground, and according to what we have learned earlier, we have a separate battalion here with numerous guerrilla units. If we can contact them, maybe we can fight a big counterattack against the little devils in Taigu. ”

Listening to Zhao Tiehu's assumption, Liu Cheng quickly said: "Company commander, how many troops are there in this stronghold?" ”

'A squad or so of Japanese troops, another company or so of puppet troops. In terms of troops, with our current capabilities, it is not a big problem to solve them. Just to not alarm the nearby Japanese troops, we need to solve the battle in the shortest possible time.

If possible, we still need to adopt the method of night raids, and strive to deal with the little devils in the stronghold without using guns. As for those puppet soldiers, as long as the little devils are solved, the puppet army should not be a problem. ’

Accompanied by Zhao Tiehu explaining the situation of the stronghold, Sun Jie of the first detachment thought for a while and said: "There are about two hundred Japanese puppet troops, if you want to solve them without using guns, I'm afraid that there will be some difficulties, right?" ”

I mean, try to do it, and I don't say you can't use your gun. However, there is one thing that must be paid attention to, that is, before the attack, you must cut the phone line of the little devils, so that they cannot ask for help from the outside world.

Later, I will go out to reconnoiter with the comrades of the reconnaissance platoon and try to find out the situation near the stronghold. If I get the chance, I'm going to do it tonight. So, wait a minute, you can also sort out your weapons and ammunition, and wait for my notification at any time. ’

'Yes, Company Commander! ’

Wu Zhongyi, who was also called to the meeting, hurriedly said when he heard this: "Company Commander Zhao, what can we do?" ”

'Captain Wu, your job is also very heavy, that is, to find a suitable place to store supplies in the mountains. Once the supplies are transferred into the mountains, we need to store them in the mountains temporarily.

Even if you guerrillas are not stationed here in the future. I believe that if there is a quantity of supplies stored here, we can also send one of our local guerrillas to be stationed there. And even here, a nail is laid.

This place is very close to the railway line of the little devils, and even if the little devils are heavily surrounded and suppressed in the future, the guerrillas stationed here can also escape into the mountains and break out from other places. As long as the supplies are hidden, the guerrillas can return at any time.

At least it is impossible for the little devils to stay in the mountains for a long time, and once they encircle and suppress, the guerrillas can avoid them and not confront them head-on. After they left, the guerrillas could come back and continue to build the guerrilla base area.

You can also experiment with this kind of combat method in Jiugou Mountain in the future. But you have to remember not to let too much know about where to store supplies. In doing so, it is also to avoid the stored materials being seized by the little devils. ’

'Okay, then I'll take someone around the nearby mountains.' If I look at the mountains here, I should be able to find a few good places to hide things. It's just that if there is a battle at night, I hope that Company Commander Zhao can give us a chance to participate in the battle. ’

'Yes! However, tonight's battle should be a sneak attack, and you can just watch the battle then. As for participating in the battle, it is estimated that there is little hope. At least I don't want the sneak attack to turn into a storm, because that's going to leak the news! ’

only watched the battle and did not participate in the war, Wu Zhongyi somewhat regretted the promise given by Zhao Tiehu. But he understands that this kind of battle is really not what they are good at, and if they interfere rashly, it may cause chaos and bad things!