Two months passed quickly, and now it is the end of the year, and rows of earthen barracks built according to trees have appeared in the originally peaceful and natural woods, and the green smoke will float out of the barracks at night, and the far side of the camp is also Zhang Dali They have dug a lot of hidden traps in a regular manner, which are used to catch blind prey on weekdays, but can become a good fortification against the enemy in wartime.

Liao Peng's mapping work has also been completed early, and then with the help of Fu Zhiyong and several soldiers who are familiar with the operation on the map, the sand table was quickly made, and the location distribution and behavior changes of the various forces are clear at a glance on the sand table, but due to their limited scope of activities, the distribution of the forces in the farther areas are some of the situations that were known before the war, but this is also irrelevant to Fu Zhiyong and them, after all, they are not yet involved in those distant places, The right and wrong variation of the sandbox marker is less important.

In addition to the previous month, Lu Fengying's recruitment work was relatively smooth, and the subsequent progress encountered difficulties, and now on average, only eight to ten people can be recruited a week to join, and most of them are emaciated refugees, although the age meets the requirements for being a soldier, but the quality is much worse than those hunters recruited before, and it is difficult to form combat effectiveness in a short period of time.

The Japanese army was not idle during this period of time, and after they occupied the Nanjing area, in order to open up the Tianjin-Pudong Railway and connect the battlefields in North China and Central China, they specially formulated a strategic policy of advancing north and south to attack Xuzhou, and the Japanese army dispatched about 80,000 Japanese troops from Zhenjiang, Nanjing, and Wuhu to cross the river and march northward along the Tianjin-Pudong Railway, and the Battle of Xuzhou immediately kicked off.

In order to establish a solid rear in Central China for a long time, the Japanese troops left behind in the Nanjing area established a huge occupation and control area based on Nanjing, Yangzhou, Changzhou, Suzhou, Shanghai, and other places, and forcibly requisitioned villagers in the villages around their counties to build numerous artillery towers, pillboxes, and trench barbed wire fences to strengthen the defense of this occupied area.

"Liao Peng, how is the training of the troops now?" On this day, Fu Zhiyong called Liao Peng over, and asked bluntly after meeting.

"After two months of intensive training, the troops have formed a preliminary combat effectiveness, my first company and Zhang Weidong's second company have absolutely no problem, as for the third company under the temporary command of Lu Fengying, because it is a newly formed reserve company, it still lacks training, and there is a lot of gap in soldiers, if there is action now, the main force we can put into operation is about more than 200 people, does the battalion commander want to ......" Liao Peng sat down and drank a big sip of water and said with certainty to Fu Zhiyong.

After this period of heavy recruitment, now Fu Zhiyong's subordinates have pulled up a force of more than 300 people, with a new military uniform and excellent weapons, almost pulling up a battalion with full combat effectiveness, and most of them are hunters who hunt in the mountains all year round, and their bodies and skills are very good. Techniques such as setting traps and transmitting information, etc., the two sides learn from each other, and the strength naturally grows much faster.

Lu Fengying was hit hard by the Japanese army's cruel retaliation because of the black gun, and her personality is no longer as lively as before, and now Lu Fengying is bent on improving her military ability to kill many Japanese devils, so she pesters Fu Zhiyong to teach this and that all day long, Fu Zhiyong found that this little girl's ability is not bad, so he simply asked her to bring a company to try, although many old subordinates are a little incomprehensible to deal with Zhiyong's decision, but after all, the soldiers are recruited by Lu Fengying, and they don't want to say anything more, And so it was settled.

"Well, now that the troops are almost ready, and the Spring Festival is approaching, we should also make the Japanese devils lively." Fu Zhiyong nodded and said with his fingers rhythmically flicking the table.

"Are we really going to act? Then I'll immediately notify Zhang Weidong that they will come over and study the plan of action......" As soon as Liao Peng heard that there was going to be action, he immediately couldn't sit still anymore, and he was about to turn around and walk out after saying a word.

"I said Liao Peng, don't worry about it first, convene everyone to have a meeting tomorrow morning before deciding, remember, do things before acting, don't fight uncertain battles." Fu Zhiyong hurriedly called Liao Peng, who was in a hurry to leave, and instructed.

"I see." Liao Peng didn't stop at his feet, and walked out after saying a casual word.

"Liao Peng, this kid is usually quite calm, but when it comes to fighting, he is an impatient ......" Fu Zhiyong chuckled and shook his head and said, then his eyes were again on the map in front of him and studied it carefully......

Early the next morning, everyone hurried to the wooden building to prepare for the meeting, and all the people had little rest this night.

"Ahh I said why didn't I see a few of you when I had breakfast, it turned out that I came here early, did everyone have breakfast? Fu Zhiyong was late with his teeth after breakfast, and as soon as he entered the door, he was startled by the scene in the room, and looked at the people sitting on both sides of the long table with a smile and asked.

"When is this still about having breakfast...... Lu Fengying glanced at Fu Zhiyong and said complainingly.

"Yes, battalion commander, what do you say we should do today?" "My hand has been itching for a long time......" Everyone echoed when they saw Fu Zhiyong coming in.

"According to the information report that came back a few days ago, the Japanese army is frequently mobilizing materials and food in order to quell the riots, and is preparing to spend the first Spring Festival in our capital Nanjing. Fu Zhiyong walked to the table and nodded at the location marked in red on the map.

"Attacking a grain convoy?" Liao Peng frowned and said in surprise.

"Yes, the current city of Nanjing is being rebuilt, at this time there is a shortage of grain and grass in the city, and the grain transportation team attacking the devil is an excellent opportunity at the moment, how could the devil never have thought that a national army would suddenly appear under the nose of Nanjing to attack them, and this battle is nine out of ten." Fu Zhiyong nodded and said affirmatively.

"But will we be slaughtered and retaliated by the Japanese army for such a large-scale attack, in case we ...... because of our " Lu Fengying said with some concern, the matter of slaughtering the village has been bothering Lu Fengying during this time, as if it was a nightmare, so that she had the intention to kill the enemy but had many scruples.

"Don't worry, the Japanese army will never slaughter the village again, remember the maintenance club they formed? That is a measure taken to prevent the people from fleeing or defecting to us, knowing that even if the devil gets more land, if there is no human population to cultivate it, it will be a dead land. Fu Zhiyong waved his hand at Lu Fengying and explained.

"I understand, since this is the way I can let it go, I must shoot them all to avenge the villagers." Lu Fengying was relieved when she heard Fu Zhiyong's explanation, and then took out a pistol and slammed it on the table, and said in a deep voice.

"Now the devil has temporarily hoarded all the food and materials in Jurong County, and it is estimated that he will leave for Nanjing in the next two days, and we will intercept him halfway, and take away as much as possible what can be taken away, and what cannot be taken away...... Just burn them all, you remember, intercepting grain and grass is the second, killing the enemy is the first, you must give a heavy blow to the devil, if I don't move, everyone doesn't know, if I move the world will be shocked. Fu Zhiyong looked at everyone and said word by word.

"Yes!" Liao Peng and the others immediately stood up and replied loudly......

"I ordered all companies to set up an ambush in the area north of Kongjiaqiao to wait for the enemy, and Lu Fengying's newly formed three companies were responsible for the main attack." Fu Zhiyong picked up the pen on the table, marked a location on the map, and said to Lu Fengying.

"Our third company is responsible for the main attack? Got it! Lu Fengying was stunned for a moment, but then reacted and said excitedly.

"Zhang Weidong, your second company is in ambush on both sides of the road, as long as Lu Fengying attracts the firepower of the devils in front, you will immediately lead the troops to attack left and right to launch a feint, you must not let the devils gather and wait for reinforcements, remember to break up their formation, don't go up and die." Fu Zhiyong continued to Zhang Weidong without waiting for others to raise objections.

"Understood." Zhang Weidong immediately nodded and replied.

"Liao Peng, your company is responsible for ambushing at Kongjia Bridge, and when the devils and Lu Fengying get into fire, you will blow up the bridge immediately, and you must not let the devil ironclad brigade in Jurong County rush to support......" Fu Zhiyong then ordered Liao Peng.

"Blowing up the bridge? My first company is the most combat-effective company here, battalion commander, you only let me blow up the bridge after it breaks? Liao Peng was dumbfounded when he heard Fu Zhiyong's order, and quickly stood up and asked reluctantly.

"Liao Peng, you sit down first, I haven't finished my words yet, the devils are marching in the hinterland of the occupied area by themselves, and the troops escorted along the way should not be too much, as soon as the second and third companies start fighting in front, the devils will definitely retreat in the direction of Jurong County, and when the time comes, you must block them for me in the back and annihilate them all." Fu Zhiyong asked Liao Peng to calm down for a while, and then continued.

"So...... I understand the battalion commander, you can rest assured, I promise that not a single devil will be able to run back. Liao Peng heard that it was the rat pulling the wooden shovel behind him for a long time, so he nodded contentedly.

"In addition, if there are a large number of devils or a positional war, then the third company must leave a platoon behind the palace, and the remaining troops will be copied from the back of the devils to support and form an encirclement and annihilation, and the entire operation must be completed within half an hour from the beginning to the end, as long as the time comes, no matter what the battle looks like, you must immediately withdraw from the battle, and you must not fall in love with the battle, do you understand?" Fu Zhiyong then drew a big circle on the map and said in a deep voice.

This book was first published in Reading Books