"Captain, it's not good, a large army of devils has come to Qingyan Town." The one who ran in from outside the door was Lin Hua, who was left around the town by the guard squad to be in charge of surveillance.

Hearing this, Liu Tianshu and Tang Jiyuan stood up in shock.

"What do you say? A large army of devils? You see, how many devils are there? Liu Tianshu looked at Lin Hua and hurriedly asked.

"I don't know how many there are, Xie Fei and I counted them, there are forty-two devil cars alone, and the devil team on the highway is two miles long. By the way, captain, the devil also brought a lot of cannons. Lin Hua thought for a while and said.

The team of devils on foot was two miles long, and there were dozens of cars, Liu Tianshu silently calculated in his heart, and said to Tang Jiyuan with a solemn face: "Ji Yuan, listen to Lin Hua's words, this is at least a ghost in the wing, how could so many devils suddenly come to Qingyan Town?" ”

Qingyan Town is just a town located in the mountains, although it is considered large within a radius of dozens of miles, but the devil does not need to send a wing to rush here.

Could it be that this devil is just passing by?

Thinking of this, Liu Tianshu hurriedly walked to the wall, looked at the simple map on the wall, and kept searching around Qingyan Town.

The major towns in the east of Qingyan Town have all fallen into the hands of devils, that is, Huyangkou, which is also heavily guarded by devils. The county seat of Wuyang in the north is also in the hands of the devils, and the direction of Niangziguan in the south is now also occupied by the devils.

Could it be that the devil's target is Fu County in the west? Liu Tianshu's eyes were fixed on the county seat of Fuxian, which was sixty kilometers away from Qingyan Town.

Fu County is located in the depths of the Taihang Mountains, which is the territory of Shanxi Province. As far as he knows, there is a regiment of the Jin Sui Army guarding it, and in addition, around Fuxian, there is also a main regiment of the Eighth Route Army active.

Because Fu County is relatively remote. At present, the devils are concentrating their forces to attack Taiyuan, and they have not sent troops to occupy a small remote county like Fuxian, which is not on the main transportation route.

There is a road from Qingyan Town to Fu County, but it seems that cars cannot pass through.

In addition to Fuxian, Liu Tianshu couldn't think of any other goals around him that were worth fighting for.

However, so many devils came to Qingyan Town. Definitely not a good sign.

"Ji Yuan, this information is very important, you immediately rush to Houshan Village and report the situation to Secretary Tang, and I will arrange for someone to closely monitor the movements of the devils. Guidong, notify the merchant immediately and come to me. After Liu Tianshu finished speaking, he turned his head and asked Lu Guidong to call the merchant and he.

Tang Jiyuan knew that the situation was serious, and immediately ran out of the house towards Houshan Village.

"Captain, you call me?" The merchant and sweaty ran in.

"Home and. The devil suddenly increased his heavy troops in Qingyan Town, I am worried about the safety of the merchant fort, you immediately rush to the merchant fort, report the situation to the old man Shang, and let him prepare the villagers no matter what, once the devil heavy troops come to attack, try to evacuate the merchant fort. Liu Tianshu said anxiously.

"The devil is coming?" When the merchant heard this, he was anxious.

"Yes. There was about a wing, the specific motive is unknown. However, we should not take it lightly. Liu Tianshu said solemnly.

The terrain of the merchant fort, Liu Tianshu specially went to see it, the whole village is on a big mountain, and there is only a hidden path behind the mountain that can lead to Yuling. It's just that not many people know about this path.

"Okay, I'll go back to Fort Merchant." The merchant saluted Liu Tianshu. Turned around and ran out of the ruined temple.

Sitting in the broken temple and thinking for a while, Liu Tianshu asked Lu Guidong to notify the squad leader to come to the meeting.

Looking at the guerrilla squad platoon leader sitting in front of him, Liu Tianshu said with a solemn expression: "Comrades, I just received a report that the devil has sent additional troops to Qingyan Town. The preliminary estimate is the size of a wing, and the purpose of this gang of devils to Qingyan Town is still unclear. Although it should not be used against us, we should not take it lightly. With so many devils arriving in Qingyan Town, if the devils sweep the base area, we won't be able to prepare in advance, and we will suffer a big loss. ”

Hearing that the devil suddenly sent additional troops in Qingyan Town, the face of the squad platoon leader present immediately turned grim.

You must know that it is the hundreds of Devil Emperor Cooperative Army in Qingyan Town, which is enough to give them a headache. Thousands of devils came at once, and with the strength of the guerrillas, it was not enough to stuff people's teeth.

"Captain, it's a big deal to fight with the devil, fight one is enough, fight two to earn one." Xu Cheng saw that the atmosphere in the whole room was depressed, and couldn't help but look at Liu Tianshu and shouted.

"What do you fight? Do you know how to fight? You're a platoon leader now. When Li Shu heard Xu Cheng's words, he couldn't help but stare and shouted.

Li Shu is Xu Cheng's old leader, he criticized Xu Cheng, how dare Xu Cheng talk back?

"Yes, Platoon Commander Li is reasonable, it is definitely not possible to fight hard, besides, even if we fight hard, how many devils can we fight? We've all spelled it out, what are the folks? Liu Tianshu answered on the side.

"Captain, what do you say?" Xu Cheng said in a low voice.

"In this way, Platoon Commander Li, you immediately send someone to inform Shipan Village and Huangshi Village to prepare to enter the mountain according to the plan, and the rest of the personnel are ready for battle, and I will take the guard squad to reconnoiter the situation around the town again." Liu Tianshu thought about it and quickly made a decision.

When so many devils arrive in Qingyan Town, they will not all live in the town, and they will definitely choose a place to be stationed outside the town.

According to Lin Hua's report, this group of devils only drove from the direction of Shuangfeng Ridge in the afternoon, even if the devils wanted to attack themselves, it should be tomorrow.

Liu Tianshu took Shi Qiang, Shang Wei, Geng Tianlong, and Lin Hua to a small hill north of the town, and saw Xie Fei lying there, staring intently at the movement outside the town. Not far from Xie Fei's hiding, a team member hid in the grass, observing the movements around him.

Seeing Liu Tianshu and a few people coming, the team member beckoned in the grass, Shi Qiang made a gesture to continue monitoring, and the team member didn't get up to come over.

The four of them came to Xie Fei's side, and Liu Tianshu asked in a low voice, "Xie Fei, what did you find?" ”

"Captain, in the afternoon, a squad of devils suddenly ran towards that hill, and we had to retreat there, but in this way, we can't see what the devils are doing." Xie Fei said embarrassedly.

"You did the right thing, only by keeping yourself safe can you better fight the enemy. By the way, can you see the devil's movement in several other directions? Liu Tianshu asked unrelentingly.

Cheongam Town is surrounded by high mountains, but the town is built on a flat dam in the middle of the mountains, which is not small. Said to be a flat dam, there are naturally many small hills during this period, Xie Fei and that team member were the first to lurk on the small hill in front, but unfortunately the devil suddenly set a guard on that hill, forcing them to retreat.

Xie Fei still didn't give up after withdrawing from the hill, and quietly took the team members to the side, and finally found that the devils had set up guard posts on the surrounding hills, and the two of them died.

"Captain, I've gone to see it, and all of them are on the alert of devils."

Seeing that the devils had set up a cordon around and had also built temporary fortifications, Liu Tianshu immediately guessed that this group of devils should be from the elite troops.

After taking a look around the town and finding that the devils were very well defended, Liu Tianshu simply ordered Xie Fei and the others to retreat to the mountains below Huangshi Village.

As soon as I arrived at the mountain, I saw a few people coming along the path from the mountain forest.

"Secretary Tang, why are you here?" Seeing that it was Tang Qing who was walking in front with a worried face, Liu Tianshu greeted him and asked.

"Tianshu, I got the news that it was the Hengshan Wing of the 39th Brigade of the 20th Division of the Japanese Army that rushed to Qingyan Town, and its target was very likely to be Fuxian. If necessary, we can abandon this place and retreat into Yuling Mountain. Tang Qing's expression was solemn.

"Secretary Tang, the villagers of Huangshi Village, Houshan Village and Shipan Village are easy to handle, I am worried about the merchant fort, if the devil attacks the merchant fort, there will be a big problem." Liu Tianshu said worriedly.

Anyway, Houshan Village is surrounded by mountains, and after the villagers of Huangshi Village, Houshan Village, and Shipan Village retreat to Houshan Village, they can completely hide in the mountains, although there are two or three thousand devils, it is impossible to surround the mountains without leakage.

"I also thought of the situation you said, didn't the merchant go back to the merchant fort? I believe that the old man Shang knows that the situation is serious and will withdraw from the merchant fort according to the plan. Tang Qing pondered for a moment and said.

"I hope so." After Liu Tianshu said a word, he told Tang Qing about the reconnaissance situation.

When the two returned to Huangshi Village, they heard a report from the village chief Ling that most of the people in the village had hidden their valuables and food, and were ready to withdraw into the mountains at any time, but the livestock in the villagers' homes was not easy to handle.

"Village Chief Ling, I think so, let the villagers first drive the pigs, cattle and sheep to Houshan Village in advance, otherwise once the devils attack, I'm afraid they will have to give up." Liu Tianshu thought for a while and said.

The pigs, sheep and chickens that the villagers have managed to feed with great difficulty, if they are not hidden in advance, once the devils sweep away, the loss will be great.

"Okay, I'll arrange it." Village Chief Ling also knew that the situation was serious, and after hearing Liu Tianshu's words, he immediately went out of the broken temple.

In the evening, Liu Tianshu and Tang Qing were discussing the matter of organizing the evacuation of the villagers, when they saw Geng Tianlong running in in a hurry.

"Good news, Captain, our large army is here." As soon as he entered the room, Geng Tianlong's face was full of excitement, and behind him, a man in the Eighth Route Military uniform walked in with a steady step.

Tang Qing raised his head when he heard the sound and saw the man, his eyes couldn't help but light up, and he shouted excitedly: "Captain Du, why are you here?" ”

"Hehe, Comrade Tang Qing, what's the matter, I'm not welcome to come?" Head Du smiled slightly and said jokingly.

"How so? Head Du, I can rest assured that you are here. Come on, let me introduce you, Liu Tianshu, this is Du Xun and the head of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, Commander Du, this is Comrade Liu Tianshu, the leader of the Qingyan guerrillas. Tang Qing introduced.

"Hello Captain Du." Liu Tianshu raised his hand and saluted.

"You are Liu Tianshu?" Head Du stared at Liu Tianshu. (To be continued.) )