In order to ensure the safety of the supply convoy, the Japanese puppet army successively transferred from Taiyuan also launched a series of rural inspection and sweeping tasks after being stationed in Qi County. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info has only one purpose in doing this, which is to force the local anti-Japanese forces to leave.

In addition, another function of these Japanese patrol squads was to deter the local people who sympathized with or supported the anti-Japanese forces. Warn the local people not to contact the anti-war troops, otherwise the consequences will be very serious.

For these Japanese squads that went to the countryside to carry out sweeping patrols, the people in the surrounding villages were undoubtedly full of complaints. Compared with ordinary people, the landlords and squires who had already defected to the Japanese army expressed a very positive attitude.

Some of the really powerful and powerful gentry and landlords moved their families to relatively safe provinces long before the Japanese invasion of Shanxi. Some even simply find connections to leave the country and go abroad to escape the war.

Among them, the most typical is undoubtedly the Qiao family in Qi County. This Jin merchant family, which was very influential in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China, had to abandon their homes and move their families after the Japanese army invaded China in order to escape the flames of war that had burned to Shanxi.

Zhao Tiehu and his entourage, who came down from the mountains, even if they changed into Japanese military uniforms, still chose to march in a low-key manner. During this time, the Japanese army sent patrol squads to nearby villages from time to time, and these patrol squads were the targets of Zhao Tiehu's attacks.

Following the scout to Zhangbei Village, which is not far from the mountain, the scout also gave a detailed introduction: "Captain, according to the earlier reconnaissance, the Japanese patrol team is very likely to come to Zhangbei Village today for inspection.

And our comrades at the underground transportation station also informed that there is a big traitor in Zhangbei Village, who has been acting as a lackey for the little devil to ventilate the news. Many local guerrillas were arrested by the Japanese puppet army for informing, and finally their families were ruined. ”

Listening to the scout's report, Zhao Tiehu nodded and said, "Okay, find a place to prepare an ambush, and let the reconnaissance team go out to explore the wind and see if the little devil's patrol team will really come here."

If the patrol of the little devils does not come, we will go into the village again in the evening. If the patrol of the little devils comes, then we will deal with these little devils first, and then pretend to be these little devils and kill this dog traitor.

In addition, let the scouts get in touch with the local guerrillas as soon as possible. Once our side succeeded, all the excess supplies were handed over to the guerrillas for safekeeping. If you can, let them be handed over to our troops on the ground. ”

With Zhao Tiehu's order issued, the soldiers who served as reconnaissance missions also temporarily left the team and began to go out to find out the news. Even if the soldiers are new to this place, they are not familiar with the situation here, but as long as they are careful, nothing will go wrong.

The most important thing is that before coming to Qi County, Zhao Tiehu helped through the regiment and got the contact information of the underground transportation station in Qi County from the division headquarters, so that in terms of intelligence, Zhao Tiehu would not be in the dark.

According to what has been learned so far, although there are anti-Japanese war forces of the Eighth Route Army in Qi County. But the regular troops did not, and most of the real main forces were stationed in the Luliang Mountain area, not far from Qi County.

On the side of Qi County, there was only one guerrilla brigade under the leadership of the Eighth Route Army. It's just that, according to the information fed back by the underground traffic station, this so-called guerrilla brigade does not have many personnel, and even less weapons and ammunition.

But even so, in Zhao Tiehu's opinion, he also needs to contact them as soon as possible. With the help of these guerrilla comrades who are familiar with the terrain, Zhao Tiehu's next activities here can also avoid any accidents due to unfamiliar terrain.

After all, there are quite a few Japanese puppet troops stationed around Qi County today. Since Qi County was occupied by the little devils, considering the safety of the Tongpu Railway, the little devils have also built a number of strongholds and turrets along the railway.

Some transportation arteries were guarded, making it difficult for the anti-Japanese troops to have a chance to survive and develop in this place. But from another perspective, the strategic location of Qi County is also very important, and it is also a strategic access to Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi.

Compared to previous travels, the fighters of the combat detachment carried only weapons. When he went out this time, Zhao Tiehu deliberately spent money and asked someone to help create some tools that need to be used when using soldiers to carry and fight.

At present, in order to ambush the Japanese squad that may come to patrol Zhangbei Village, the soldiers also began to use the sapper shovels they carried to build hidden fortifications. This is also done in order to wait for the ambush to be able to deal with the little devil in the shortest possible time.

A combat detachment ambushing a combat squad of little devils, in Zhao Tiehu's opinion, the odds of winning are quite big. In terms of weapon configuration alone, Zhao Tiehu felt that their weapon configuration was more complete.

As far as individual combat capability is concerned, it may still be slightly insufficient. However, most of the fighters who are qualified to come out with the team have rich combat experience. Coupled with the advantage of ambushes, the odds of winning are quite big to deal with the same number of little devils.

Just when Zhao Tiehu and others hurried to build hidden fortifications, the Japanese squad responsible for patrolling outside the town during this time set off from the town as usual. And this time, the village they went to inspect was Zhangbei Village, which was a little far away from the town.

The Japanese military squads that were tasked with patrolling and alerting were undoubtedly very active in this kind of patrol mission. In the eyes of many little devils, they stay in the town and stand guard and patrol. This kind of outing is undoubtedly more exciting for them.

Every time they visit the countryside below, they always get some benefit. Even if most of the benefits are embezzled by the squad leader, ordinary Japanese soldiers still have the opportunity to have a good meal.

Even if the food supply of the Japanese army was not bad, compared with the invitation to go to the countryside, these little devils still felt that the banquet prepared by the rich landlords and squires in the countryside was more worthy of their expectations.

Looking at the squad leader riding on a war horse, many little devils who walked forward also said with some joy: "Today it is finally our team's turn to go out of the town to inspect!" I don't know what delicious things we can eat in Zhangbei Village! ”

In the past few days, the Japanese army patrol team stationed in the town, every time they go back to the town to report, there are always some little devils who brag about the delicious food they have eaten in the countryside. Even the soldiers who did not go out of the mission were looking forward to such an opportunity.

The captain of the Japanese squad who is also looking forward to going to Zhangbei Village next and what he will gain will be. Naturally, I am very pleased with this kind of task that is nominally patrolling, but in fact gives them the opportunity to make extra money.

For these squad leaders, if they want to be promoted in the future, in addition to their combat achievements, they also need to be appreciated by their superiors. And the appreciation of the boss comes from there, in addition to their performance, it is naturally filial piety.

Along the way, although the Japanese squad leader warned the troops to be cautious and observe the surrounding environment of the march. But for the little devils who were in a hurry to go to Zhangbei Village for a big meal, they felt that there should be no danger along the way.

If there is really the main activity of the anti-Japanese war forces in this vicinity, it is estimated that the team in charge of patrolling a few days earlier will not find anything. Therefore, many little devils don't take it seriously at all for the so-called cautious progress.

It's just that for Zhao Tiehu and the others, who have been waiting for them for a long time, everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they received the information fed back by the scouts. In the eyes of these combat members, after such a long journey, they can finally start a 'meat'!

The soldiers who had already built the hidden fortifications were lying in the trenches where they were hiding, watching the little devils who were not moving forward slowly, gradually entering the ambush circle they had set up, and their fingers were slowly pressed on the trigger, ready to shoot these little devils at any time.

And Zhao Tiehu, who was also ready to shoot, looked at the little devil lieutenant who was riding on the war horse, and said to Sun Jie beside him: "How is it?" Do you have the confidence to kill this little devil on horseback with one shot? ”

'Yes! Just wait, I'll shoot the first shot? ’

'Nice! Give you a chance to behave, wait a minute, I'll be in charge of the machine gun, and you'll be in charge of shooting the commander of this little devil. If you can take out the opponent with a single shot, the rest of the battle will be much easier to solve. ’

'Rest assured, captain, I promise to complete the mission!' ’

'Alright, you now start preparing to aim.' Once the imp steps into the ambush circle, it's up to you to decide when to shoot. We'll take care of the rest. Is there a problem? ’

'Nope! ’

'Then let's get ready!' ’

As Sun Jie, who felt some pressure, began to raise his gun to lock on the little devil lieutenant who was riding on the horse. Sun Jie, whose eyes were also fixed on the little devil in the march, was also in no hurry to shoot.

After all, according to Zhao Tiehu's previous confession, the sound of gunfire was the signal of the general attack. This location is some distance from the town and Zhangbei Village. Even if there is some movement at that time, I believe it will not cause too much panic and vigilance.

'Smack! ’

When all the Japanese squads entered the ambush circle, Sun Jie, who raised his gun and aimed, opened fire decisively. To his relief, almost the moment he heard the gunshot, the little devil lieutenant on his horse fell headlong from his horse.

Seeing this scene, Sun Jie also secretly rejoiced in his heart: "It's hit!" Fortunately, there is no shame! ”

And this gunshot officially announced Zhao Tiehu and his entourage, kicking off the beginning of their journey of sabotage behind enemy lines with unknown risks. So next, how much damage will Zhao Tiehu cause to the little devil?