At the station of the Independent Brigade in Houshan Village, Luo Zhengkuan and Deputy Brigade Leader Xiao Yongjie were studying the enemy situation around the map.

A few days ago, I went to Lihuaping to carry out a mission, but I didn't expect that when I was about to arrive at Lihuaping, countless devils suddenly came out of the woods on the side of the mountain road, all of these devils were wearing white cloaks, lying in ambush on the side of the mountain road, covered by snow, and the surrounding scenery was the same.

A company was caught off guard by the sudden attack of the devils, fortunately, the first company was originally adapted from the old Red Army into the eighth road, and the soldiers were all iron-blooded soldiers who came from the sea of corpses and blood, and after finding out that they were ambushed by the devils, the commander of the first company immediately ordered a platoon to seize the advantageous terrain, block the attack of the devils, and cover the retreat of the second and third platoons.

When the platoon commander received the order, he immediately ordered the platoon and three squads to seize a small hill on the side of the road desperately and start a bloody battle with the devils who rushed out of the mountain forest.

The second and third platoons quickly retreated back, and after breaking out of the ambush circle of the devils, they immediately formed positions to cover the retreat of the first platoon.

Fortunately, there was only one squad of devils who participated in the ambush, and the rest were all Imperial Cooperative Army, and under the heroic resistance of the first platoon, the main force of the first company was safely evacuated, and then, the first platoon retreated with all its strength under the cover of the second and third platoons.

By the time the first company broke away from the enemy, the platoon suffered two-thirds of the casualties, and the entire company suffered thirty-two casualties.

A company was beaten to the ground, and the plan to attack the devil's transport line had to be canceled.

However, the chain reaction of this post-war came, and the devils began to build fortifications in Xiaozhugou below Huangshi Village despite the bitter cold.

It's a pity that the third company is on the side of the merchant fort and can't be used at all.

Luo Zhengkuan and Xiao Yongjie felt a lot of pressure when they saw that they were trapped in the base area by devils, and that various materials were also in short supply.

No, after receiving the news sent back by Geng Tianlong, knowing that Liu Tianshu had really snatched more than 20 boxes of Western medicine from the devil's field hospital, he asked Li Shu to personally take the second company and a platoon and the guard squad to follow Geng Tianlong back to Niutouling to pick up Liu Tianshu.

Seeing that it was getting late, Luo Zhengkuan looked at Xiao Yongjie and said, "Yongjie, did you say that Company Commander Li and Xiaoliu would meet?" ”

When Xiao Yongjie heard this, he took out the pocket watch in his pocket and glanced at it, "Captain, Company Commander Li, they should have three more hours to arrive." The mountains are covered with snow and are very difficult to walk. ”

"Well, Yongjie, don't really say it, Xiaoyanagi, a college student, really has some skills. With these Western medicines, the wounded soldiers have medicine to treat. Luo Zhengkuan said thoughtfully.

Just then, a warrior rushed in.

"Report to the captain, there is a group of Imperial Cooperative troops suddenly advancing in the direction of Shipan Village."

The warrior entered the house, raised his hand in salute, and said hurriedly.

"What? The Imperial Allied Army attacked Shipan Village? Luo Zhengkuan couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this.

"How many people? Where is it now? Don't panic, you speak slowly. Seeing this, Xiao Yongjie hurriedly comforted the soldier.

After listening to the soldier's words, Luo Zhengkuan and Xiao Yongjie were stunned.

It turned out that when it was almost dark, the eyeliner arranged on the periphery of Qingyan Town sent the situation, and more than two hundred imperial troops suddenly came out of the north gate of the town.

Xu Cheng, the commander of the second platoon of the second company who stayed in Huangshi Village, immediately sent people to monitor after receiving the information, and found that the Imperial Allied Army was advancing in the direction of Shipan Village, and immediately sent soldiers to report to the brigade, and at the same time took the second platoon and hurriedly advanced in the direction of Shipan Village.

Shipan Village is located in the northeast of Huangshi Village, five miles away from Huangshi Village, with a mountain beam in between.

After the devils burned Huangshi Village, the second platoon of the second company stationed in Huangshi Village was mainly tasked with preventing the devils from attacking Houshan Village through Huangshi Village, and at the same time, once something happened in Shipan Village, the second platoon was responsible for nearby reinforcements.

Of course, Shipan Village has also established a militia arm, and at the same time, according to Liu Tianshu's original arrangement, it has also made a plan for the villagers to evacuate immediately once the devils attack.

"Captain, what do you say the devil wants to do, it's a cold day, he suddenly attacked Shipan Village, and he chose to do it when it was almost dark." Xiao Yongjie frowned and looked at Luo Zhengkuan.

"If something goes wrong, it's a demon. Yongjie, the enemies who attacked Shipan Village turned out to be all the Imperial Army, and there were no devils, don't you think it's strange? Luo Zhengkuan was also puzzled in his heart.

"I also think it's strange, but with so many Imperial Allies suddenly dispatched, I'm afraid that just the second company and the second platoon will not be able to withstand it, or let the first and third platoons rush over?" Xiao Yongjie thought for a while and said.

Luo Zhengkuan thought for a while, shook his head and said: "No, you can't move for a while, the real purpose of the enemy is not clear for the time being, this day is about to get dark, I don't believe that these imperial alliance troops really dare to attack Shipan Village overnight." Besides, with the cover of night, I believe Xu Cheng should be able to deal with it. In this way, the company was ordered to prepare for battle, and at the same time strengthen the alert in the direction of Huangshi Village. ”

Night battles have always been the forte of the Eighth Route Army, and this is what the devil and the Imperial Association Army are most afraid of, although they can't figure out the true intentions of the devil for the time being, Luo Zhengkuan still raised the alert level of the base area.

Liu Tianshu, Li Shu and others carried the medicine box and talked and laughed, and under the leadership of Geng Tianlong and several other locals, they quickly left the cave of Niutouling, bypassed from the back of the ridge, and then ran quickly in the direction of Houshan Village.

The soldiers in the platoon felt full of strength when they thought that the medicine on their shoulders could save the lives of many comrades.

By dawn, the group had walked into the mountains and forests less than five miles away from Yexigou.

Seeing that the soldiers were a little tired, Liu Tianshu ordered to rest on the spot for fifteen minutes, and of course, Li Shu immediately arranged for four soldiers to be on guard before and after.

"Chief of Staff Liu, in a few hours, we can return to the base area." Li Shu looked at the east mountain, a round of red sun slowly emerged, looked at Liu Tianshu and said with emotion.

"Yes, the soldiers have been walking all night, and everyone is tired, but everyone has to persevere, although this is far from the stronghold of the devils, we can't take it lightly." Liu Tianshu stared at the mountain in the distance, and his expression revealed a trace of tiredness.

The road they chose was twenty miles away from the devil's highway, and the devil's strongholds were all distributed along the highway line, and it was unlikely that they would encounter the enemy under normal circumstances.

"Chief of Staff Liu, don't worry, I will let the soldiers be careful, besides, on such a cold day, the devils are all huddled in the turret, and they will not come out at all." Li Shu said nonchalantly.

Then, Liu Tianshu and a platoon of soldiers began to set off again.

After crossing a mountain pass, Liu Tianshu saw the faint mountain road, extending into the valley in front. He made a visual inspection, and the distance from this pass to the opposite pass was two miles.

Seeing that this valley was like a twist and turn, like a sheep's intestine, Liu Tianshu couldn't help frowning.

"Tianlong, what is this valley called? We don't think we've been through here? ”

"Captain, this is Yexi Ditch, there used to be bandits robbing pedestrians in the ditch, but after the bandit leader Cao Shangfei was captured and beheaded by the government, there have been no more pedestrians robbed here." Geng Tianlong looked at Yexigou and introduced with a smile.

"From the county seat to Qingyan Town, don't you take the Shuangfeng Ridge? How can a pedestrian be robbed? Liu Tianshu asked puzzled.

When they went to the county seat, they went east from Houshan Village to the north through Shiquan Town, and they didn't go to Yexigou at that time.

"Captain, you don't know, taking the Shuangfeng Ridge is an official road, and you have to take a long detour, and taking this road, although it is much closer, the road is very difficult to walk. However, as long as you cross Yexigou and walk five miles further south, the road is much easier. Geng Tianlong explained.

After hearing this, Liu Tianshu carefully looked at the valley in front of him, and found that the entire valley was very quiet, so he didn't care, and followed the team towards the ditch.

Because of the topography of Yexigou, the road in the ditch is almost covered with snow, and it is the footprints left by Li Shu passing here with a row yesterday, and if you don't look carefully, it is not easy to find it on the snow.

After walking into the ditch for five minutes, Liu Tianshu saw a soldier's feet slip and his body fell to the side, so he immediately took a step forward and reached out to grab the medicine box that the soldier was carrying.

The soldier felt his shoulders loosen, and when he stood up and saw Liu Tianshu beside him, he couldn't help but smile.

Liu Tianshu patted the warrior's shoulder, said to be careful of his feet, then raised his head, raised his hand and wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead.

Suddenly, the corner of his eye was stabbed by a bright light that flashed from nowhere, and his heart suddenly tightened, his movements stopped, and he looked carefully at the place where the bright light flashed, but the bright light disappeared all at once.

Liu Tianshu visually measured the location of the bright light just now, which should be about four hundred meters away from him, in the small mountain forest on the side of the mountain road in front.

The mountain forest was next to the avenue, and there were sparse trees, but by this time the leaves of the trees had long since fallen off, and only a few bare branches pointed to the sky.

Is it a hallucination? Liu Tianshu searched carefully, but there was no bright light, and he was a little suspicious in his heart.

However, when he saw that the soldiers in front of him were less than three hundred meters away from the mountain forest, his heart tightened, and he shouted to Li Shu: "Company Commander Li, let everyone rest in place." ”

Whether it is an illusion or not, Liu Tianshu thinks it is better to be careful.

Although the soldiers of the second company were a little puzzled by Liu Tianshu's order, when they heard this, they still stopped their pace of advancement, and the soldiers who walked in front held guns in both hands and watched the surroundings vigilantly.

After Liu Tianshu sat down on the spot, he talked to Li Shu while carefully looking at the mountains and forests in front of him.

The mountain forest was covered with snow, and it didn't seem to be anything unusual, but Liu Tianshu was still not at ease.

His eyes searched the mountain forest inch by inch, and when his gaze condensed again to the location where the bright light came from, at this moment, a gust of mountain wind blew, and a piece of something fluttered inadvertently in Liu Tianshu's eyes.

"It's a piece of cloth." Liu Tianshu's eyes tightened, and although the white thing immediately stopped fluttering, he had confirmed that it was a white cloth-like thing.

There is an ambush of devils on the hill ahead. A thought came to his mind, and Liu Tianshu's scalp suddenly went numb. (To be continued.) )