Liu Tianshu and the four of them walked around the outside of Qingyan Town, and after carefully observing the fortifications built by the devils at the four town gates, they found that the devils might have been attacked because of the outpost fortifications outside the north gate, so they built fire fortifications on the stone wall of the town gate.

At the same time, on the hill to the east of the town, troops were stationed to defend it.

It's just that the location of Dongshan is relatively special, the four of them can't get close, they can only see the figure of a devil from a distance, and at the same time, you can also see some people dressed as people, working on it.

Seeing that it was about to be time to meet with Village Chief Ling, Liu Tianshu took Shi Qiang and a few people and rushed to the big tree.

After a while, Village Chief Ling walked slowly along the road outside the town with a basket on his back.

Seeing that there was no one left and right, Village Chief Ling walked under the big tree, saw Liu Tianshu give him a look, and immediately followed him into the woods.

Long Hai and Cheng Zhiguo hid in the shadows to monitor the surrounding movements.

"How's it going, Uncle Ling." After Village Chief Ling took a breath, Liu Tianshu hurriedly asked.

"Captain Liu, I inquired in the town, this morning the devils came to two cars, loaded dozens of corpses and left, and now there are more than two hundred devils in the town, the commander of the devil is named Yoshino, and his command is located in the original town office. In addition, under the leadership of the captain Long Haisheng, the security brigade of Qingyan Town has taken refuge in the Japanese, and it seems that it has now changed its name, what is the plainclothes detective team. The mayor of the town, Long Quanfu, also seems to have taken refuge in the Japanese, helping the Japanese to ask for food and goods. Village Chief Ling said slowly.

"Did any of the survivors of the Self-Defense Forces fall into the hands of devils?" Liu Tianshu saw that Village Chief Ling stopped talking. Hurriedly asked.

"The specifics are unclear, and there are many opinions in the town on this issue at the moment. One thing is certain, though. Last night, at least ten or more team members were caught by devils and taken to the town office, and I heard that two people were hacked to death by that Yoshino with a knife last night. Speaking of this, Village Chief Ling's tone was full of anger.

Hearing that more than a dozen people from the Self-Defense Forces had fallen into the hands of devils, Liu Tianshu couldn't help but frown. These people are all men who follow the merchant treasure to fight against the Japanese, and they have to find a way to rescue these people no matter what.

"Uncle Ling, thank you. In this way, you go back first, and the specific situation will be discussed after we go back. Liu Tianshu saw Village Chief Ling looking at him. Immediately let him go back on his own first.

After Village Chief Ling went back, Liu Tianshu took Shi Qiang and observed the devil's defense again, as for the stone wall that surrounded the town. He saw it in detail.

Cheongam is an ancient town. There is a stone wall built outside the town at some point, this stone wall is more than five meters high, and the thickness is about two meters, and there are several places where there are some old trees next to the stone wall, and the branches of the old trees stretch out in all directions, and some go directly to the stone wall.

In the afternoon, Liu Tianshu took Shi Qiang and a few people. Returned to Yellowstone Village.

"Shi Qiang, Meng Xuan. According to the reconnaissance of the village chief Ling, it can be determined that the Japanese troops stationed in Qingyan Town should be a squadron. I calculated that in yesterday's battle, the casualties of the devils should be about fifty, and at this point, it is certain that the two military vehicles from the devils came to transport the corpses, in that case, the current strength of the devils in Qingyan Town should be about 200 people, plus the newly established plainclothes detective team, the total strength is about 230 people. The devil is stationed in the Dongshan position, and its strength is at most one team, and the outposts of the four city gates are defended, each of which is counted according to twelve people, and about 50 people are needed, and the Japanese army guarding the command post is at most one team, so that the devil's mobile force is less than one team. The stone walls of Cheongam Town, I took a closer look today, and there are several places where you can sneak in. I think that in order to better rescue those captured self-defense members, Shi Qiang and I sneaked into the town tonight to find out the specific situation first, and then formulate a rescue plan. If necessary, we can ask Captain Du and them to support us. Liu Tianshu explained the reconnaissance situation to the two in detail on the table, then looked at Shi Qiang and Hao Mengxuan and said.

Hao Mengxuan heard Liu Tianshu say that he would sneak into the town in person, and immediately shook his head and said: "Captain, just leave the matter of entering the town to scout to me and Qiangzi, you are the captain, and the matter of entering the town is too dangerous, you can't go." ”

When Liu Siyuan was about to leave Huangshi Village and rush to Shangbao, he specially told Hao Mengxuan to let him watch Liu Tianshu.

Liu Tianshu heard that Hao Mengxuan was not at ease with him, and his heart couldn't help but warm, and then said with a straight face: "Comrade Hao Mengxuan, who is the captain of the fourth squad?" ”

"Of course it's you." Hao Mengxuan touched his head embarrassedly.

"What is the first rule of guerrilla discipline?" Liu Tianshu asked with a straight face.

"Obey orders and listen to commands."

"Okay, in the name of the captain of the fourth squad, I order you to take the rest of the team to stay on standby in Huangshi Village, and you must strengthen your vigilance during this period and not take it lightly." Liu Tianshu said in a stern tone.

"Yes, guaranteed to complete the mission." Seeing Liu Tianshu put up the captain's shelf, Hao Meng said with a vent.

In the middle of the night, Liu Tianshu and Shi Qiang appeared in the small forest in the northwest corner of the town, the two stayed in the woods for about ten minutes, and after making sure that there was nothing unusual around, they carefully approached a big tree with a crooked neck outside the stone wall, the two grabbed the trunk and climbed up quickly, and then followed a diagonal branch, to the air of the stone wall, and listened quietly for a while, Liu Tianshu took out a long rope from his waist and put it on the branch, Shi Qiang grabbed the rope and contracted his body, Liu Tianshu grabbed his shoulder, pushed hard, Shi Qiang took advantage of the momentum to swing out, Crossing the stone wall below, and reaching the side of the town, and looking at an old tree near it, he stretched out his hand, grabbed the branch like an ape, and quickly climbed it, and immediately tied the rope.

Seeing Shi Qiang on the opposite side, Liu Tianshu grabbed the suspended rope and immediately slid towards the town, in less than a minute, he had fallen on the old tree, Shi Qiang waited until Liu Tianshu stood firm, immediately untied the rope, grabbed one end and pulled hard, the rope was withdrawn, the two climbed down the old tree, stood in the deserted garden under the tree and listened for a while, and then quietly walked to the town.

At this time, the entire Qingyan Town had already fallen into tranquility, except for the bright light in the direction of the town office, there were only a few compounds, and there were faint lights coming through.

The two quietly touched the alley opposite the town office, Liu Tianshu saw that the devil had built two barricade fortifications outside the gate of the town office, probably because the weather was getting colder, the devil lit a fire not far from the fortification, and there were a few devil soldiers holding guns on the side of the fire, and at the same time, there were bright lights flashing in the fortification from time to time.

The two stayed there for half an hour, and found that every ten minutes or so, there was a devil patrol from east to west, passing by outside the gate of the town office.

As for the inside of the town office, the lights are always on.

The two walked around the town office, and found that the high part of the wall of the town office was defended by devils, Liu Tianshu counted it, and the devils built three heavy machine gun bunkers on the high part of the town office, and the firepower was just enough to control the passage in and out of the town office.

It's a pity that the location of the town office is relatively high, and even if the two of them climb to the roof of the surrounding houses, they can't observe the situation in the town office, and as for where those self-defense forces are kept, the two can't see at all.

"Brother Tianshu, the devil's defense is very tight, and with our strength alone, we can't rescue those self-defense members." After reading the devil's defense, Shi Qiang said with some frustration.

The devils not only defended the gate of the town office tightly, that is, the high place of the town office, but also arranged firepower points, and at the same time, the patrol team of the devils kept patrolling around the town office in a ten-minute cycle.

"Well, that's a problem, but no matter how difficult it is, we'll have to figure out how not." Liu Tianshu stared at the devil opposite, and he was also very distressed.

He didn't expect to enter the town, but it was like this inside.

After walking around the town, Liu Tianshu and Shi Qiang had to sneak out of the town in disappointment and return to Huangshi Village.

The next morning, after Liu Tianshu got up, he had just practiced two sets of boxing in the broken temple when he heard Hao Mengxuan shouting excitedly: "Captain, instructor, they are here." ”

Liu Tianshu was overjoyed when he heard this, hurriedly picked up the clothes on the side and put them on, and was just about to move, when he saw several people walking into the gate of the broken temple, and it was Tang Qing in front.

"Instructor, why are you here?" Seeing that not only the instructor came, but she was also followed by the deputy captain Tang Jiyuan and the third squad leader Zhang Gouyu.

"What? Listen to you, you don't welcome us. Tang Qing saw Liu Tianshu and couldn't help but joke with a smile.

"How can I get there, the instructor is here, this is to make my temple shine, Ji Yuan, the dog is left, everyone please come in." Liu Tianshu said enthusiastically.

The members of the third squad were naturally taken aside by Hao Mengxuan and Shi Qiang to rest, while Liu Tianshu took Tang Qing, Tang Jiyuan and Zhang Gouyu into his temporary command post and residence.

After pouring cold boiled water for a few people, Liu Tianshu sat on the side in a regular manner, looked at Tang Qing and said, "Instructor, did you come this time, did something happen?" ”

Tang Qing rushed to Huangshi Village with Tang Jiyuan and the third team, and Liu Tianshu suddenly felt that something should happen.

Tang Qing and Tang Jiyuan glanced at each other, and then Tang Qing said with a solemn expression: "Comrade Tianshu, according to reliable information, Niangzi lost yesterday afternoon, and the Central Army and the Jin Sui Army defending Niangzi Pass have been evacuated. In accordance with the instructions of the higher authorities, our main task at present is to immediately switch to the stage of anti-Japanese guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines. For this reason, in order to strengthen the anti-Japanese forces in Wuyang County, the higher authorities sent a main battalion to Wuyang County. However, the county seat of Wuyang County also fell into the hands of the devils yesterday evening, and after the Wuyang County Security Corps was defeated by the devils, some of them had already taken refuge with the Japanese. In order to preserve our party's anti-Japanese strength, the Shiquan anti-Japanese guerrillas took the initiative to evacuate Shiquan Town, Captain Du led the first and second squads to carry out anti-Japanese activities in the vicinity of Longtian Town, and Comrade Tang Jiyuan and I led the third squad to join you and carry out the struggle against the enemy in the areas of Qingyan and Yuling. ”

Hearing that the Shiquan anti-Japanese guerrillas were divided into two and abandoned Shiquan Town, Liu Tianshu couldn't help but be dumbfounded. (To be continued.) )