The captured puppet army, after some ideological mobilization to Shuyu and Zhu Aiguo, still left 12 people to join the Eighth Route Army, and the rest, originally according to Zhu Aiguo's intentions, was released home after he made a promise that he would no longer work for the devil. However, Liu Tianshu believed that these prisoners already knew about the situation in the base area, and if they were let back, they would probably report the situation in the base area to the devils, and they would eventually be left in Yaping Village for a one-month labor reform.

If they go back in a month, even if they reveal the situation to the devil, I am afraid that they will be suspicious of the devil.

Besides, Yaping Village is the center of the base area, and the necessary fortifications have to be built, of course, these fortifications are built in important locations, and some secret passages have also been built.

Of course, all these captives could do was to carry heavy work such as carrying stones and wood, but as for the specific construction, they were not allowed to participate.

After seeing that the three infantry companies were carrying out military training in an orderly manner under the organization of Yang Donghu, and that Xiang Shuyu's recruitment work had also achieved certain results, Liu Tianshu began to think about how to find trouble with devils and solve the ammunition problem for the troops.

Shi Qiang's reconnaissance squad had long been sent around to reconnoiter the enemy's situation, and at the same time, the original local underground intelligence network had also begun to operate at a high speed.

Just when Liu Tianshu was ******** thinking about how to fight the devil's idea, Watanabe, the commander of the Japanese army stationed in Fuchang City, had already figured out the reason for the devil's squad's collective jade shattering.

Although Liu Tianshu commanded the third company in Shigou Village, wiped out the devils and the puppet army, and then buried all the bodies of the devils on the spot, the devil's plainclothes detective team was not completely vegetarian. With the assistance of the local traitors, the devil learned that an unknown number of regular troops of the Eighth Route Army had come to Fuya Mountain, and most of these Eighth Route Army had accents from Shanxi and Hebei, which should be the old Eighth Route Army from Taihang Mountain.

After annihilating a team of his own sweepers in the mountains in just one battle, Watanabe looked at the report on the table, his face becoming more and more gloomy.

His 19th Wing was placed in Fuchang County to protect the transportation line from Jinan to Qingdao, which made him very dissatisfied, you must know that his 19th Wing was originally an elite main wing, and it was supposed to fight bloody battles for the emperor on the battlefield, and this kind of work of protecting the transportation line and maintaining law and order in the occupied area should be handed over to those security divisions.

However, three months after he arrived in Fuchang County, he began to like this leisurely and comfortable life.

In addition to one brigade scattered in various strongholds, his own troops also have two mobile brigades in their hands, which can always maintain a thunderous blow against all the surrounding Chinese troops who dare to defy the dignity of the empire.

It can be said that because of the abundant troops in his hands, the transportation line he was responsible for has not been attacked, and because of the location of Fuchang County and his good governance, the division finally decided to build a very large-scale material transfer station next to the railway in Fuchang County.

There was no trouble under the rule, and those traitors who took refuge and some flattering wealthy businessmen also sent him some antiques and the like from time to time, this kind of comfortable life gave him more time, but he tasted the wind and snow.

It's just that now a squad of Japanese troops was suddenly wiped out, so he had to take it seriously.

"Uehara-kun, the main force of the Eighth Route Army has arrived at Fuya Mountain, such an important situation, your gendarmerie didn't notice it beforehand, what's going on?" Putting down the report in his hand, Watanabe's cold eyes shone through the cold light behind his glasses.

"Report to the commander, we received the information forwarded by the Mei organ, and after learning that the CCP sent troops from Taihang Mountain to Shandong, we immediately increased the collection of intelligence, but unfortunately, we could not find any traces of the Eighth Route sending troops to Fuya Mountain in advance. As the captain of the gendarmerie, this is my dereliction of duty, please punish the commander. The captain of the gendarmerie, Yoshio Uehara, bowed with his feet together.

"Uehara-kun, the Tuba Road active in Fuya Mountain is not a problem, but the old Eighth Road of Taihang Mountain is coming, and the situation is different, but I didn't expect these old Eighth Roads to come to Fuchang County. You immediately send someone to find out the situation on the eighth road of Fuya Mountain. Watanabe looked at Uehara, who was pleading, and did not blame much, but said contemplatively.

Yoshio Uehara, the captain of the gendarmerie, was quite competent, and the Kuomintang underground intelligence network operating in Fuchang County was severely damaged, which was his handiwork, but unfortunately the Communist Party lurking in Fuchang County was very cunning, and for a while, the plainclothes detective team under Yoshio Uehara had not yet obtained any clues. However, in the area around Fuya Mountain, the plainclothes detective team still arranged a lot of eyeliner.

Just when Uehara racked his brains to find out the situation of Fuya Mountain's Eighth Road, Liu Tianshu's eyes were fixed on Songkan Town, which was thirty kilometers away from Fuya Mountain.

Songkan Town is a large town in the northern part of Fuchang County, and it can also be said to be the throat road leading to Fuya Mountain. The devils not only built a strong turret here, but also stationed a squad of Japanese soldiers and more than a hundred puppet soldiers.

In addition, in the town of Songkan, there is also a pseudo-police station.

Songkan Town is 30 kilometers away from Fuchang County, connected by road, and between the two places, there is also a devil's Maotang stronghold.

Songkan Town and Pingyuan Town are the two locks that lock Fuya Mountain, the two towns are connected by roads, and there is also a Qinglong stronghold with thirteen devils and twenty-four puppet troops stationed in the middle.

As for the north side of Fuya Mountain, it is the boundary of Xinhe County, and the Japanese army has also built a stronghold at the key crossing.

Watching the reconnaissance squad find out about the situation in Songkan Town, Liu Tianshu personally drew a defense map of the devils in Songkan Town on a blank piece of paper, as well as the surrounding situation.

When everything was done, he began to stare at the sketches on the table, and his mind began to deduce how to take out the Songkan stronghold.

Zeng Wei learned that Liu Tianshu was preparing to attack Songkan Town, and hurriedly walked in.

"Battalion commander, are you going to attack the devil's Songkan stronghold?" As soon as he entered the room, Zeng Wei asked uneasily.

"What, what do you think?" Liu Tianshu heard the sound, looked back at Zeng Wei and said with a smile.

In any case, Zeng Wei led the guerrillas to operate in Fuya Mountain for more than half a year, and he knew the situation in this area well, and listening to his opinions would be beneficial and harmless to himself.

"Battalion commander, the enemy not only has a squad of troops and a company of puppet troops in Songkan Town, but also has strong fortifications, especially the devil's turret, which is built on the four corners of Songkan Town, surrounded by open land, and cannot be approached at all. Moreover, in order to prevent our people from entering the town, the devils also grabbed a trench around the town and sealed off the whole town, leaving only four gates for people to enter and exit. With this amount of troops, it is very difficult to destroy the enemy in Songkan Town. Zeng Wei looked at Liu Tianshu and said worriedly.

The independent battalion only has four grenadiers and three crooked handles, and the rest are rifles such as 38 big covers, and there are no heavy weapons at all.

"Well, you're right, the devil's defense is indeed very tight, but I don't think it's seamless, you see, these four turrets are located in the four corners of the town, and the distance between the turrets and the turrets is at least five hundred meters. Far more than a kilometer. Then look at the devils digging trenches along the town, and at the same time laying barbed wire outside the town, and arranging patrols to conduct regular inspections. If we ambush the devil's patrol in this position, as long as the action is clean and clean, if we don't shoot, the devil on the turret will not be able to detect it at all, and then our people disguise themselves as a patrol of devils, and along the patrol route, after arriving at this position, they can destroy the enemy inside, and then pretend to be a patrol and approach this turret. Liu Tianshu's fingers kept moving on the sketch on the table.

"You mean to use the method of surprise attack, disguise yourself as an enemy patrol, and then infiltrate the turret?" Zeng Wei looked at Liu Tianshu and asked in surprise.

"yes." Liu Tianshu said with a smile.

"No, battalion commander, the devil's patrol, as far as I know, is generally composed of two devils and eight puppet soldiers, and they all have passwords, and the devils will answer. Even if we disguise ourselves as devils, we can't pass this level? ”

"Hehe, this question, I think about it like this, the comrades in the reconnaissance squad speak Japanese, and there should be no problem with the general promise, besides, as for the devil's password, although it is a little difficult. However, this turret in the east is all garrisoned by puppet troops, and our people are disguised as devils and walk in front, even if they can't answer the order, those puppet soldiers don't dare to shoot, as long as our people are close to the turret, the rest will be easy to do. It's just that once the battle starts, we must fight quickly, and the reinforcements of the county devils will arrive within an hour. In order to ensure the smooth operation of the battle, we also had to deploy troops in this position to block the attack. Liu Tianshu pointed to a place called Riding Dragon Pass and said.

Hearing Liu Tianshu's words, Zeng Wei thought carefully in his mind, nodded and said: "Battalion commander, there are our people in the town, I think we can send a little people to the town in advance, and then we can meet the outside world and have a better grasp." ”

After the two agreed on the draft plan, they immediately asked the three company commanders and the reconnaissance squad leader Shi Qiang to go to the battalion headquarters for a meeting.

At the meeting, after Liu Tianshu talked about the combat intentions, he began to arrange tasks, the reconnaissance squad was responsible for ambushing the devil patrol to take the east turret, the first company ambushed in advance opposite the east turret in Songkan Town, and when the reconnaissance squad succeeded, it immediately entered the town from the east, and the second company built a blocking fortification in the riding dragon pass to block the enemy who came to reinforce Fuchang County, and the third company drew out capable personnel to form a small detachment, mixed into the town in advance, and waited for the battle to start, attacked the devil command post in the town to create chaos, three companies and two platoons, arranged in the north and south of the town, The enemy who blocked the north and south turrets reinforced the east gate.

The goal of this battle is not to completely take Songkan Town, but to destroy the East Gate Turret and destroy the barbed wire fence built by the devils outside the town.

After Liu Tianshu assigned the combat mission, Zhu Aiguo, as an instructor, immediately carried out combat mobilization.

As soon as it was dark on the third day, the independent battalion of the Eighth Route Army in Fuyashan quietly left the base area and moved outside Songkan Town.

Originally, Liu Tianshu was going to personally lead the reconnaissance squad to ambush the patrol, but was persuaded by Shi Qiang, Zhu Aiguo, Zeng Wei and Xiang Shuyu. (To be continued.) )