After a short period of wind and rain, the sun showed a smiling face in the clouds. The temperature is starting to rise, and the vegetation on the ground seems to be growing more and more alive with rain. A unit of Japanese cavalry appeared on the green field, and they galloped down the road. A small town appears ahead, and the horse team begins to slow down. "Chief, the front is Baoying Town, do you want to scout first before entering the town!" A Japanese officer with the rank of captain said: "You can't delay time, go straight to the town!" ”

It turned out that this group of Japanese cavalry was an impostor, and the officer who was dressed as the captain of the Japanese army was Xiao Ke, the commander of the independent column in the Shandong base area, and his subordinates were a special operations detachment sent by the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army to escort him, with a number of 30 people. After Su Yu's army crossed the river north, the Japanese army suddenly accelerated the speed of its retreat to the north. Nowadays, there are a small number of military police units of the Japanese army in the larger towns, and they are gradually retreating northward, and the general towns are only guarded by puppet troops, and they are in panic all day.

In response to this situation, Xiao Ke decided to disguise himself as a retreating Japanese army, taking advantage of the chaos of the Japanese army and striving to reach the Shandong base quickly. A battalion of puppet troops was stationed in Baoying Town, and because the Eighth Route Army crossed the river and went north, the Japanese army had no time to take care of the puppet army. Nowadays, this battalion of puppet soldiers has become a motherless child, and they have lost contact with Shangfeng. The news of the Eighth Route Army crossing the river and going north was spreading everywhere, and the puppet army was like a frightened bird.

Xiao Ke and they marched north along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and the town of Baoying was located on the edge of the canal, where a battalion of puppet soldiers was stationed in this town because there was a canal checkpoint. When the battalion headquarters was thinking about what to do in the future, the sentry standing guard at the entrance of the town reported that a Japanese cavalry unit had come to the south. Hearing this, Tang Biao hurriedly came to the entrance of the town to greet him, "Welcome Taijun here, Taijun has been fortunate along the way!" Tang Biao nodded and bowed, looking like a servile.

The team leader said something in Japanese, but Xiao Ke didn't understand it at all. The special operations team was good at Japanese, and the leader of the detachment asked, "Yours, what are you doing?" "The Japanese cavalry that appeared in front of him, everyone was carrying a sniper rifle, and they were all fierce and mighty, Tang Biao would not doubt the Taijun in front of him at all." Back to Taijun, his subordinate is the commander of the canal anti-private battalion in Baoying Town, stationed here, please Taijun into the town of Missy! "Yaxi, this of yours!" The detachment leader gave a thumbs up.

The captain of the detachment translated it with the Japanese army Iliwala, and Xiao Ke didn't understand a word, but he could understand what Tang Biao said. The captain of the detachment performed vividly, and Xiao Ke smiled and nodded in his heart. "Get out of the way!" , the captain of the detachment has a lot of trouble. The crowd marched into the town. Walking into the courtyard of the puppet military camp department, Tang Biao hurriedly arranged wine and food to wash the dust for Taijun. Xiao Ke and the squad leader were welcomed into the living room and tea was served. "Chief, shall we eat here or leave immediately?" "The host is so gracious, how can there be any reason to refuse! Eat and drink enough before leaving. ”

In another room, a subordinate said to Tang Biao: "Battalion commander, this group of Japanese soldiers is not an ordinary unit, they all carry sniper rifles, and everyone is murderous. Such Japanese troops fled to the north, indicating that the Eighth Route Army Brigade was advancing north. Battalion commander, when the Eighth Route Army comes, you and I are ghosts under the sword, and we must find a way out. "What's your idea?" "My cousin is in Zaozhuang and serves as the commander of the 15th Division of the Imperial Cooperative Army."

"Some time ago, I wrote to me to defect, battalion commander, I usually treat my brothers well, why not take a battalion of people to defect." Seeing Tang Biao's hesitation, this subordinate understood Tang Biao's meaning and continued: "I know you're worried about being unsafe along the way. We have accumulated a lot of money here in the past few years, and we are worried that it will be taken away by others. Two days ago, we passed by several Japanese troops here, and they took them by force. But this Japanese army seemed to be different. If we retreat with them and take care of each other, others will not dare to hit our attention. ”

"But can Taijun agree?" "Battalion commander, I can't help the wolf if I can't bear the child, there is no one in the world who doesn't love money. If we go to my cousin with guns and others, we can still eat and drink spicy food. I heard from my cousin that they were going to follow the Japanese army to the northeast. What kind of place is the Tohoku area, which is the old cave of the Japanese. My cousin said that the Northeast is impregnable, and the Japanese must be determined to hold on to the Northeast. At present, we have enough money in our hands to live happily in the Northeast. ”

Tang Biao's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said, "Brother, I listen to you." After the wine and food were served, Tang Biao couldn't stop persuading him to drink. Seeing that the heat was almost over, Tang Biao took out 10 gold bars and put them on the table. Shock's eyes showed a "greedy" color, "What do you mean?" The squad leader asked. Taijun has been fortunate along the way, please accept it after passing through your land! "Yaxi, this is yours!" The detachment leader held out his thumb again.

Xiao Ke knew that the guy in front of him would not stammer for no reason, and he must have asked for something. Xiao Ke was silent and motioned to the detachment leader with his eyes, and the detachment leader asked knowingly: "Your friend of the imperial army, Da Hao, you need our help?" "Taijun, the villain has a relative who serves as the commander of the 15th Division of the Imperial Association Army in Zaozhuang, and I want to go to the army to continue to serve the imperial army. Please take us with us and take care of each other. The team leader translated it in Japanese, and to the surprise of the breakup captain, Xiao Ke actually nodded.

"Battalion Commander Tang, Captain Matsui is greatly satisfied with your loyalty, he agrees to go together, you are ready immediately, we will leave in the afternoon! Got it! "Thank you, Taijun! Thank you, Taijun! Tang Biao was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly left Xi Zhang Luo. Chief, I don't understand why you brought them? "The squad leader is confused. Xiao Ke said with a smile: "Tang Biao, as the head of the anti-government, must be familiar with people, so that we will be safer on the road." In addition, they are very poor in the seizure of private enterprises, and they must have looted a large amount of money. ”

"Chief, I understand, you want to take them to the base area!" "The looted money doesn't belong to them, and besides, the base area is very poor, even if I give it a meeting gift to the base area!" In the afternoon, this strange team hit the road, and the puppet army troops were wrapped in small bags. Tang Biao set up two carriages, and his wife sat on the carriage, which was full of packages. After everyone went on the road, a company of puppet troops opened the way in front, the horse team was in the middle, and two companies of puppet troops were behind.

Sure enough, as Xiao Ke expected, Tang Biao was familiar with this guy, and he passed all the way unimpeded. When everyone arrived in Huai'an, they avoided the canal and went straight to Yancheng in the southeast of Shandong through Muyang. There were no Japanese troops in Yancheng, and it was understood that a wing of the Japanese army was currently stationed in Linyi. The crowd continued on the road from Yancheng to the mid-levels. On this day, there were still dozens of kilometers away from Cangshan County, and Xiao Ke announced his rest. The puppet army was not good at marching, and when they heard that they were resting, the puppet soldiers immediately fell east and west on the side of the road.

Xiao Ke instructed the detachment leader to send a report and get in touch with the base area, and then gave another command in the detachment leader's ear. After sending the report, the detachment leader walked up to Tang Biao and said: "Battalion Commander Tang, just now our department got in touch with the Zaozhuang garrison and learned that the 15th Division of the Imperial Association Army is currently stationed in Fei County. The task of our department is to enter the Yimeng Mountains to carry out special tasks, and Captain Matsui has a good impression of you and asks you if you are going to Zaozhuang or Feixian. ”

"If you go to Zaozhuang, we will break up in Cangshan County, if we go to Fei County, we can't stop in Cangshan County, but bypass Cangshan County and go straight to Fei County. You understand! "Taijun, I understand, let's go to Fei County." When you arrive at someone else's one-third of an acre of land, there will be danger at any time, and I didn't think of directly accompanying Taijun to the destination, why not, Tang Biao couldn't ask for it. Xiao Ke judged that there must be Japanese troops stationed in Cangshan County, and according to intelligence, the Japanese 10th Army retreating from Wuhan was preparing to build a new defense line on the line of Xuzhou, Taierzhuang, and Zaozhuang, intending to hold Shandong.

Therefore, it was decided after class that in order to avoid encountering the Japanese troops not to enter Cangshan County, but to bypass them, so they fooled Tang Biao. The radio contact made Tang Biao not suspicious at all, and Taijun accepted 10 gold bars from himself, and he was in love to take care of it. The crowd marched along a dirt road on the west side of Cangshan County and marched continuously all night, stopping the march at dawn to rest. In the name of concealing the march and not revealing the target, Xiao Ke engaged in the puppet army very tired.

Immediately after stopping their advance, the puppet soldiers lay on the ground and fell asleep. Because the soldiers of the special operations detachment were on horses and could rest peacefully, they were still in good spirits. When the detachment leader saw that all the puppet soldiers were falling asleep, he immediately ordered the team members to collect the weapons of the puppet army. The sun rose a dry high, Tang Biao was pushed awake, and found that the muzzle of the black hole was aimed at him. Ichimu found that many puppet soldiers raised their hands high, and all their weapons were gathered together, apparently disarmed. Tang Biao stretched out his hand, and his pistol was gone.

"Taijun, why is that?" Tang Biao's face turned pale with fright. Xiao Ke walked over and said, "Battalion Commander Tang, I will now officially tell you that we are the special operations team of the Eighth Route Army, and you and your subordinates have been captured. A company commander was killed while trying to escape, you have to know the times. Tang Biao found that the special combat team members were holding a short gun with a silencer on the gun, and immediately grew their mouths in shock. Soon the weapons were issued to the puppet army again, but the bolt was removed.

That night, the special operations detachment escorted the puppet army to the western part of Fei County. Fei County is the last blockade line to the Yimeng Mountain Base Area, the northwest and southeast Fang River passes through Fei County, and the north-south Yi River converges in Linyi City. Therefore, the Fang River formed a natural barrier, and the Japanese army used the Fang River to form a blockade line. Although it is now the season of high water, the Fang River is a stream of water, and it can be waded through even during the high water season. The Japanese army pulled barbed wire on the left bank of the river and built artillery towers along the way to defend against the invasion of the Eighth Route Army in the Yimeng Mountains.

The stars shine brightly at night, and the ticking of the radio is clear. At this time, Shook was standing waiting, and suddenly the red light on the radio flashed. The operator said excitedly: "Chief, I have contacted the Fei County Independent Regiment. "Send a report immediately to clarify our location and where the independent regiment will pick up."