It was already close to noon when the wind and rain stopped.

At this time, the various units of the bandit battalion had already assembled on a hill in the north of Erlang Mountain.

After a short rest and a count of the casualties of the troops, a total of 47 brothers were killed, 28 were seriously wounded, and more than 50 were slightly wounded. Among them, Feng Zhongliang's company suffered the largest casualties, and those who withdrew from the battlefield, plus the wounded, were only about 40 people.

After the first battle, there were more than 100 casualties, accounting for nearly one-sixth of the total number of bandit battalions. If we exclude the logistics brigades that did not participate in the battle, the casualty ratio of combat units alone is as high as 30 percent.

Of course, the price paid by little Japan is not low.

In addition to the more than 60 people who were killed and wounded by the surprise attack at the beginning, in the battle of Eagle's Beak Cliff, the Japanese army of more than 100 people who supported Takahashi Shin was almost killed and wounded, and only more than 40 people left the battlefield alive, and they all carried battle wounds of varying severity. The two squads of Japanese troops who held on to the eagle's beak cliff only came down with more than a dozen people.

Coupled with the casualties of the Imperial Allied Army, Takahashi Nobu lost a little more troops than the bandit battalion.

Neither side was able to afford to fight again.

Takahashi Nobu was shocked, packed up the remnants of the army, and evacuated Erlang Mountain in a panic, and the turtle retreated back to the strongholds on the east and west sides.

The bandit camp returned to the secret cave and continued to rest.

Fortunately, the bandit camp had relatively rich material reserves, and there was no need for food and clothing for three months, so he had no intention of entanglement with Takahashi Shin anymore, and only cared about conditioning the wounded and training the team.

It's just that this balance lasted only three days.

The first thing that broke this balance was Liu Dali, the former squadron leader of the Imperial Allied Army, who gave Little Japan a knife in the back in Lanling County, and then let Ye Tufei and others enter the city.

After the battle at Eagle's Beak Cliff, in order to prevent Takahashi from organizing another surprise attack, Ye Tufei extended the observation post more than 200 meters in the direction of the stronghold, so that he could observe the movements of Little Japan more clearly.

On the first night, Liu Dali and three other brothers were on duty.

After a peaceful night, the next day, the four brothers, who were supposed to have withdrawn from the pre-dawn darkness, fell asleep at the most critical moment because they were so tired from the first day.

By the time I woke up, it was already dark.

When the four brothers were about to make a detour and retreat to the valley, Liu Dali accidentally saw one of his own brothers at the gate of the stronghold.

After coming back, Liu Dali immediately reported to Ye Tufei.

Ye Tufei didn't care about it at first, thinking that even if he could develop Liu Dali's own brother into his own eyeliner, it would not make much sense, but Liu Dali insisted that his own brother and his nature were the same, and they were not people who were willing to work hard for Little Japan, and maybe they could win him over.

Ye Tufei saw that Liu Dali looked confident, and thought that as long as he was more careful, he would not lose anything, so he agreed with Liu Dali to give it a try.

The next day, Liu Dali disguised himself as a local farmer, went to deliver some vegetables to the stronghold, and at the gate of the stronghold, asked the brothers of the Imperial Association Army who were on duty: "This soldier, is it okay to inquire with you?" My brother's name is Liu Kui, I saw him yesterday. ”

The brother on duty happened to be Liu Kui's subordinate, so he immediately smiled and replied, "Oh, it's the squadron leader's brother!" You wait, I'll call the squadron leader for you. ”

When Liu Kui arrived at the door of the stronghold, he saw Liu Dali, hurriedly dragged Liu Dali aside, and asked, "Why are you here?" ”

Liu Dali angrily pouted in the direction of Erlang Mountain, and said, "I'm over there, it's close, I saw you yesterday, so I wanted to come over and have a look." ”

Liu Kui was startled, and hurriedly reached out to cover Liu Dali's mouth, and said, "You be quiet, don't let little Japan over there hear it." ”

After Liu Kui let go of his hand, Liu Dali said: "Brother, are you okay with Little Japan?" ”

Liu Kui spat and said angrily: "Is it okay?" That is, to eat with a mouthful, so when did little Japan treat us as human beings? By the way, brother, haven't you been in Lanling County, why did you come to this Erlang Mountain? ”

Liu Dali said with a smile: "I'm tired of being a dog in Little Japan, so I want to change my life with Ye Liuye." ”

Liu Kui heard Liu Dali mention Ye Tufei, and couldn't help but praise: "Ye Liuye is enough to plant, the day before yesterday, if it weren't for God helping that Takahashi Xin, hehe, we are also Ye Liuye raising his noble hand, so we can stand and speak." ”

Liu Dali smiled again and said, "Gao Qiao believes that this dog will die at the hands of Ye Liuye sooner or later, do you believe it or not?" This stronghold will take up to three days, and the sixth master will be pulled out, do you believe it or not? Okay, I won't talk to you much, I have to go back quickly, there will be no meat to eat when it's late! ”

Liu Dali said, turned around and was about to leave, but Liu Kui grabbed him behind him and said, "Brother, I believe what you say, brother, you have to save your brother!" ”

Liu Dali turned around and said, "You just know, just find an excuse, don't you stay in this stronghold?" ”

Liu Kui looked bitter and said, "How easy is it!" Little Japan's casualties this time are not light, there are only about 40 people left in a squadron, Takahashi Shin's dog day is like a mad dog, let us brothers do everything, where can I find an excuse! ”

Liu Dali shook his head and said, "What should I do then?" I heard the sixth master over there say that at most three days, he will launch an attack on your stronghold, and ah, the sixth master said that there will be reinforcements in the next two days, brother, you don't know, our sixth master is close to the eighth road, this time the reinforcements are said to be the eight roads on the Yimeng side, and they are very fierce! ”

Liu Kui was really anxious at this time, pulled Liu Dali's arm, and said, "Brother, you can save me, if I die, my father will be broken." ”

Liu Dali shook his head and said: "I can't help it, the temper of the sixth master, I don't like to keep a living mouth, if I hadn't been active in the first place, I would have been lying in the grave a long time ago." ”

Liu Kui hesitated for a moment and said, "Or, I also rebelled against Little Japan's water?" ”

Liu Dali snorted angrily in the direction of the stronghold and said, "How many guns do you have?" How many little Japanese are in it? There's also a goblin Takahashi Shin, can you do the opposite? ”

Liu Kui hurriedly said: "That dog day Takahashi Shin has gone back to Xuzhou City to treat his injuries, and there are forty small Japan in the stronghold, our captain was shot the day before yesterday, and now I am acting as his place, brother, I will assure you, as long as Ye Liuye's gun goes off, our brothers will keep the water against Little Japan." Just beg my brother to say good things to Ye Liuye, please, brother! ”

Liu Dali's face was embarrassed, but he still agreed, and said: "Then you have to pay attention to our side, if there are three puffs of black smoke on the mountain pass, it means that the sixth master is willing to accept you." Kuizi, you can't go back on this matter, otherwise if you make the sixth master angry, you will kill your whole family! ”

Liu Kui hurriedly nodded and said, "Don't worry, brother, the men of our old Liu family have always been talking and counting." ”

Liu Dali told again: "I'll go back and ask for a favor for you and the sixth master, you look long, look at the mountain pass, don't make a mistake." ”

Liu Kui nodded again and again, and responded: "Don't worry, brother, I don't even blink my eyelids." ”

Liu Dali packed up the vegetable basket, went around, returned to Erlang Mountain, and told Ye Tufei about the process of meeting Liu Kui. When Ye Tufei heard this, he became interested.

Yan Xiwen poured cold water on Ye Tufei at this time, and analyzed Ye Tufei: "Brother Ye, even if you pull out this stronghold in the west, how meaningful can it be?" Isn't there another one on the east side? Besides, we have experienced the battle the day before yesterday, and we really need to rest and recuperate, and we will fight again and again, and the soldiers are too tired, and the troops will increase casualties. ”

In the last battle, Zhang Luohui's task was to lure the Japanese army who were tracking in the direction of the cave, but he never wanted to lead the Japanese army astray, and this lost way actually got lost near the eagle's beak cliff, which made Ye Tufei's such a brilliant plan fall short.

Therefore, Zhang Luohui was annoyed, and as soon as he heard that there was an opportunity to pull out the stronghold of Little Japan, he immediately came to his senses: "I will fight this battle, Sixth Master, as long as the strong brothers can fight back, I only need to bring fifty brothers to take that stronghold." ”

Yan Xiwen got angry and shouted, "Shut up!" Didn't you hear Liu Dali say that Takahashi Shin was no longer in that stronghold? Just start fighting so rashly, what if Liu Kui doesn't have the guts to fight back? In addition to more than 40 small Japanese troops in the stronghold, there are more than 100 puppet armies! Have you ever counted how many brothers you have to suffer from casualties? Let me ask you, is it worth it? ”

Yan Xiwen scolded Zhang Luohui in the heart, but secretly every word was said to Ye Tufei.

Ye Tufei remained silent.

In terms of the choice of whether to fight or not, Ye Tufei turned out to be five or five, he couldn't withstand the temptation that Liu Dali said that Liu Kui would turn against the water, and at the same time thought that Yan Xiwen's worries were not unreasonable.

Contradictions beget arguments, and arguments eventually lead to silence.

Ye Tufei didn't say anything, Yan Xiwen and Zhang Luohui didn't argue anymore, and everyone remained silent.

It was Peng Youming who broke the silence.

Peng Youming did not participate in this controversy, and his behavior has been very mysterious these days, and he has been tinkering with a thing called a transmitter with a few brothers all day long.

Just when the big guy was silently dealing with the contradictions, Peng Youming broke in.

"Brother Ye, Brother Ye, there's a new situation! I just received a telegram from Lao Lu over there in Yimeng" Peng Youming suddenly felt that the atmosphere in the room was wrong, stopped his words, and asked in surprise: "What's wrong with you guys?" ”

Ye Tufei smiled and replied, "It's nothing, Secretary Peng, you said your business." ”

Peng Youming looked around, didn't pursue it, and then said his own business: "Lao Lu in the Yimeng base area, I was ordered to set up a new base in the area of Lingbi Mountain in the west of us, and Lao Lu just sent a telegram, saying that he wanted to use the passage of the Erlang Mountain valley. ”

Ye Tufei couldn't help frowning, and said, "Borrowing the valley passage?" Secretary Peng, didn't you tell him that the valley passage had been blocked by Little Japan? ”

Peng Youming smiled: "Of course I told him." ”

Ye Tufei asked again, "Then what did Commander Lu say?" ”

Peng Youming replied: "Just two words: pull it out!" ”

Ye Tufei suddenly slapped the table and said decisively: "Then pull it out!" Secretary Peng, you can contact Commander Lu again and explain the situation, well, they will pull out the stronghold in the east, we will kill the stronghold in the west, and then go to support Commander Lu after we succeed. ”