It was just dawning, and the morning was foggy due to the high humidity and high temperature. The fog was so thick that nothing could be seen within a few meters. In the past two years, Li Dabao has led a naval special combat team and has been operating along both sides of the river from Nanjing to Jiangyin, so they are very familiar with the terrain here. The middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River Plain, with its dense water network and lush vegetation, was not the best retreat route for the Japanese army, but Li Dabao concluded that the Japanese army would not flee to the north. The troops marched north, sweat soaking the soldiers' uniforms, and the cheeks under the steel helmets formed road marks.

"Captain, it's still 5 miles away from Xinji Town!" A subordinate reported. "Stop moving forward, rest for a while, everyone eat!" Li Dabao gave the order. The team members sat on the floor and took out dry food, jerky and other food from their satchels to fill their stomachs. "Captain, there is a battalion of national troops searching in the vicinity of Xinji Town, will the Japanese army pass by here? What if the Japanese army chooses another route! "Xinji Town and Xizhen are located between Yizheng and Yangzhou, and the Japanese army can only pass between Yizheng and Yangzhou when they flee eastward."

Li Dabao continued: "If the Japanese army chooses to flee from the north of Yangzhou, it will have to travel at least twice as long. Time is more important to the Japanese army than anything else! Moreover, the vegetation in this area is lush, which makes it easy to march in concealment. "This morning's fog will definitely take the opportunity for this Japanese army to cross the blockade line, and I hope that the brothers of the national army will show some courage." "I heard that Shanghai has made a move, and the national army has invested two elite divisions and more than 20,000 horses, so there should be no problem in dealing with thousands of devils!" A detachment leader changed the subject.

"I don't think so? The national army seems to be strong, but its combat effectiveness and command and combat ability are not reassuring! "Street fighting is not easy to fight, and the national army troops rarely practice street fighting." "The fighting spirit of the little devil is indeed admirable. In attacking the Jiangyin fortress, our strength was equal to that of the devils, and the firepower was far superior to that of the devils, but we still paid nearly a third of the price. I heard that the devil in Shanghai is a second-rate army, what his field division looks like, you can imagine! "Several squad leaders were talking.

"Comrades, we fought a tough battle with the imp in the Jiangyin fortress. We have learned the tenacity of the little devils. Now I truly appreciate the foresight of Chief of General Staff Ouyang, and our daily military training is aimed at the Japanese army. Taking advantage of this topic, several detachment leaders began to clamor again, unanimously believing that under the leadership of Chief of General Staff Ouyang, they would definitely be able to crush the Japanese attack. While everyone was discussing hotly, a dense burst of gunfire and grenade explosions suddenly came from the northwest.

"Captain, the northwest direction is Da Liu Zhuang, listening to the movement of the Type 92 heavy machine gun, it must be a devil!" A detachment leader judged accurately. "All listen to my command, run forward in battle formation, and target Da Liu Zhuang!" After Li Dabao's password was given, the team members were already running. At this time, the fog began to subside, and the dense visibility could be seen at a distance of 100 meters. Armed cross-country training was a common occurrence for the special combat team, and the team members walked like a fly, and the troops quickly disappeared into the smog.

When the commander of the Linchen Regiment learned that the Eighth Route Army's naval special combat team had set off, the regiment commander did not dare to slack off, and immediately ordered the three battalions located between Yangzhou and Yizheng to move. At dawn, the scouts of a battalion of men and horses searching in the vicinity of Xinji Town discovered the traces of this Japanese army. It was judged that the Japanese army passed by Daliuzhuang. The battalion commander was eager to make meritorious contributions, so he led the whole battalion to set up an ambush in Daliuzhuang. Sure enough, the Japanese army appeared, and the Japanese army marched forward in three columns. As the fog is receding, it can be seen clearly for 100 meters. As soon as the Japanese army came up, the soldiers of the national army could not bear it and began to shoot.

Under the heavy rain of bullets, several Japanese soldiers in front were knocked down, and the soldiers of the Japanese soldiers in the back reacted very quickly, and the queue quickly dispersed. Tens of seconds later, the Japanese heavy machine guns began to strafe. Two squadrons of Japanese troops were troops retreating from Nanjing. When they arrived at Yizheng by boat, they received an order from Shanghai that the Jiangyin fortress was blocked, and they were ordered to go ashore and retreat from the road. The supreme commander of these two Japanese squadrons was named Takahashi, and the rank was deputy captain. When Takahashi received a telegram from Shanghai, he decided to abandon the ship and go ashore in Jiangbei.

Gao Qiao carefully analyzed it and decided that the distance between Yangzhou and Yizheng was the shortest, and it would be safe as long as he passed through Xinji Town. Retreating north into the hilly terrain, although the safety factor is large, but the road is long, and no food or drink is equivalent to death. The food they brought with them was only enough to eat for three days. As long as you cross the Jiangyin fortress and hijack another ship, you can return to Shanghai safely. It should be said that there is no problem with Takahashi's plan. The battle broke out in an instant, and the situation of the Japanese army was unknown, so they did not dare to attack rashly.

"Your Excellency, on the opposite side is the National Army, judging by the firepower, about a battalion of troops." A squadron leader reports. "Order the grenadiers to immediately take out the enemy's machine-gun positions!" Soon there was a sound of breaking the air, and the smoke of the explosion was seen rising from the machine gun position of the national army, and the Japanese soldiers seized the opportunity to attack. Without machine gun cover, and with the constant bullets and deaths of the defending soldiers, the timid soldiers began to flee, and soon a battalion of the Nationalist army collapsed. In order to retreat in a hurry, the Japanese army did not love war at all.

The fleeing Nationalist soldiers spontaneously fled to both sides, making way for the Japanese army. The Japanese soldiers rushed quickly, but only 300 meters before they encountered the Eighth Route Army's naval special combat team. Facing the head-on attack, accompanied by a dense rain of bullets, the Japanese soldiers in front were instantly knocked down. Takahashi thought that it was the national army that had fled just now that it was intercepting, and ordered a quick assault. However, Takahashi was taken aback by what happened next, only to see the light machine guns on the opposite side begin to strafe and form crossfire.

The Japanese troops in front were shot one after another, and the Japanese soldiers quickly fell down and returned fire. Takahashi held up the binoculars to observe, and found that the number of national troops on the opposite side was not large, but there were more than ten light machine guns, and the combat quality of individual soldiers was obviously a large block higher than that of the talented national army troops. Takahashi quickly judged that he had encountered a special operations unit of the National Army. At this time, a rocket accurately concentrated the heavy machine-gun position. Takahashi realized that it was not good, and immediately ordered the formation of a ring position to defend, and he knew in his heart that he would not be able to escape.

At this time, two more rockets hit the grenadiers, and with a violent explosion, several grenadiers fell in pools of blood. The remaining grenadiers, quickly dispersed to hide, and one of the grenadiers, was accurately hit in the head by a bullet. "There are snipers on the other side, pay attention to concealment!" Takahashi lay on the ground and shouted loudly. At this time, another heavy machine gun was hit by rockets, and two machine gun shooters were killed. Takahashi suddenly realizes that he has made a mistake and should choose to escape.

The opportunity is missed, and the regret is late. The national army that fled to both sides also outflanked them when they knew that reinforcements were coming. At this time, the commander of the battalion of the national army on the south side was almost stupid when he observed the battle scene in the telescope. "The battalion commander, the regiment commander said that there is a special combat team of the Eighth Route Army, which has strong combat effectiveness. I don't know if I don't look at it. It is said that the special combat team of the Eighth Route Army is a devil's army, which is true. Especially the weapons they use, which are enviable. One of his subordinates sighed, with an envious expression on his face.

"The Eighth Route Army is so rich that it naturally has the money to buy weapons and equipment, compared to which we are called Hanako. The little devil couldn't escape, so he told the brothers who wanted to pretend to be a bad seed again, and shot him on the spot. "The commander of the battalion of the national army came to the spirit, and his tone naturally became majestic." There are snipers in the special operations team of the Eighth Route Army, and look at a devil officer, who was shot in the head. "Another devil officer was shot in the head." The soldiers beside him shouted excitedly, and the morale of the national army was greatly boosted. Half an hour later. There were only fifty or sixty Japanese soldiers left.

"Battalion commander, the devil is no longer good. We can't always watch the excitement, now is the right time to attack! Seeing this, one of his subordinates took the opportunity to make a noise. The battalion commander of the national army suddenly realized that this was the time to make meritorious contributions. At the sound of an order, the soldiers of the national army bravely attacked. When the national army on the north side saw the charge on the south side, they also shouted and attacked. "Stop shooting!" Seeing this scene, Li Dabao decisively gave an order to avoid accidental injury. "Damn, the commander of the national army has water in his head, and this is going to be a big loss!" One of the squad leaders said angrily.

Sure enough, the Japanese quickly threw grenades, and then jumped up to start the White Ninja Battle. The national soldiers' stabbing skills were far behind, and more than 20 national soldiers fell in a few rounds. Such a terrifying and bloody scene, the soldiers of the national army quickly retreated in fear. At this time, the special combat team members had already come up with guns, and suddenly the Japanese soldiers were exposed to the muzzle of the guns, and with accurate shooting, the Japanese soldiers were knocked to the ground one after another. At this time, there were 6 Japanese soldiers surrounding Takahashi, making a final dying struggle.

Li Dabao ordered to stop shooting, and the team members approached the Japanese position, quickly pulled out their pistols, and unceremoniously named the wounded Japanese soldiers, which was a must. Takahashi closed his eyes painfully at this scene, knowing that the last moment had come. The team members carefully inspected the fallen Japanese soldiers and confirmed that there was no problem before entering the Japanese position. "Captain One, it's your turn!" Li Dabao said decisively. I saw the captain of the first detachment wave his hand and six members of the team, and they picked up Japanese rifles on the ground. Li Dabao's intention was very obvious, and at this time he had to defeat the Japanese army's spirit.

The battle scene was brief, the captain of the first detachment picked the Japanese soldiers in front of him under the gun in only one round, and the other 5 soldiers also undoubtedly let the Japanese soldiers fall under the bayonets. Seeing this scene, Takahashi hurriedly aimed the muzzle of the gun at his head, and at this moment, Li Dabao raised his hand and fired a gun, and the bullet accurately hit Takahashi's palm, and the pistol fell to the ground. Li Dabao took advantage of the situation to shoot again, and the bullet hit Takahashi's other palm, and the command knife also fell to the ground. It is impossible for Takahashi to be loyal to the emperor.

After the battle, the battalion commander of the national army was grateful. Li Dabao gave all the captured weapons and ammunition to the battalion commander of the national army to make up for the losses of the brothers in the national army. During the battle, hundreds of soldiers of the national army suffered casualties. Soon, Ouyang Jian called back and handed over the captured Gao Qiao to the Nationalist troops, and the special combat team continued to advance in the direction of Nanjing.