Seeing Captain Du's sharp gaze sweeping towards him, Liu Tianshu couldn't help but feel a trace of displeasure in his heart, he smiled and said: "I am Liu Tianshu, why, Captain Du thinks I am a fake?" ”

Hearing Liu Tianshu's words, Du Xunhe found that he seemed to be a little rude, "How can it?" I was just curious, I didn't expect that the person who was extremely appreciated by Comrade Tang Qing would be so young. ”

"Hehe, Commander Du, I'm just a scholar who happened to meet at the right time, compared to a battle-hardened general like Commander Du, it was beyond reach, but it disappointed Commander Du." Liu Tianshu smiled.

"Liu Tianshu, as soon as Captain Du arrives, you will make some crepe words, and you are not afraid of sour big teeth?" Tang Qing answered on the side, and then warmly beckoned everyone to sit down.

"Commander Du, this is the situation, the real purpose of the little devil has yet to be ascertained, you are the leader, I don't know what instructions you have?" After Tang Qing reported the whole situation, he looked at Du Xun and said expectantly.

"Comrade Tang Qing, before leaving, the brigade commander made it clear that local affairs are still the responsibility of local comrades, and our independent regiment secretly went to Qingyan Town, once the devils in Qingyan Town launched an attack in the direction of Fuxian, our unit immediately launched an attack behind its flanks to destroy the logistics and transportation lines of the devils, so as to reduce the pressure in the direction of Fuxian. Therefore, before the true purpose of the devil is revealed, our independent group cannot be exposed in advance, and I hope you can cooperate with us in this regard. Du Xunhe looked at Tang Qing and Liu Tianshu and said.

Liu Tianshu understood what Du Xunhe meant, and couldn't help but look at him in disappointment and said, "Commander Du, in this way, once the devils attack Huangshi Village, you can't help us." ”

"In principle, this is so, Comrade Tianshu, without the consent of the superiors. Independent regiments cannot be engaged in battle, so as not to affect the overall deployment of the superiors. Du Xunhe nodded.

Seeing that Liu Tianshu was very discouraged, Tang Qing thought for a while and said, "Commander Du, your main force has its own combat mission, and we will not affect you, like this." I'll arrange for you to stay in Houshan Village for the time being. ”

After sending Du Xunhe and Tang Qing away, Liu Tianshu called Geng Tianlong and told him to let the members of the independent regiment who knew that they had arrived in Houshan Village pay attention to secrecy, while he stared at the terrain around Huangshi Village and began to nervously think about the countermeasures once the devils attacked.

In the morning, it was the Hengshan Wing of the 39th Brigade of the 20th Division of the Japanese Army that entered Qingyan Town. After the main force of the 20th Division launched an attack on Shanxi along the Zhengtai Road, it progressed very smoothly and took control of the key areas along the Zhengtai Road in eastern Jindong.

But. After the Jin Sui Army and the Eighth Route Army gave way to Zhengtai Road, they retreated to both sides of Zhengtai Road, especially the Eighth Route Army that gave way to the front, and from time to time launched elusive attacks on the Imperial Army of the Great Japanese Empire, which gave the Imperial Army a headache.

Now that Taiyuan City is just around the corner, in order to ensure the safety of Zhengtai Road, the North China Front Army Headquarters decided to clean both sides of Zhengtai Road.

No, Yokoyama Wing received a mission. Launched an attack from Shuangfengling, Qingyan Town, Longkou Town, and Xiangfu County, and attacked Fu County in conjunction with the Chunzhu United Army that went north from the south of Fu County. Strive to eliminate the Eighth Route Army and the Jin Sui Army operating in Fu County.

However, the section of the road from Shuangfengling to Qingyan Town, after the Aoki Brigade forcibly recruited migrant workers to repair it, cars have been able to pass, but the section of the road from Qingyan Town to Longkou Town and Longkou Town to Fuxian County can only be passed by large cars. Cars are impassable.

For this reason, Hengshan decided to temporarily set up a logistics base in Qingyan Town, and after the troops completed the task of capturing the county seat of Fuxian, they immediately organized laborers to rush to repair this section of the road.

After Yokoyama arrived at Cheongam Town. Instead of taking Aoki Nakasa's advice, the wing headquarters was located in the town, but in a place called Yakubaba.

The oil house dam is close to the northeast of Qingyan Town, less than one kilometer away from Qingyan Town, and there are low mountains on three sides in the southeast and west, holding the whole oil house dam in his arms.

After the Japanese army arrived at Qingyan Town, they immediately set up camp in the cornfield where the crops had just been harvested in Youfangba, and as for the scattered dozen or so families, they were all driven directly to the west of the town by the devils.

However, this time, the devil seems to have shown kindness to the dozen or so residents, and Long Quanfu's puppet government organized the villagers to help the dozen or so families move their homes according to Yoshino's request, and at the same time, the town compensated the grain and the ocean.

Xie Fei saw that after the devil's army arrived at the Youfang Dam, he hid on the hill north of the Youfang Dam to monitor, but he didn't expect that as soon as the devil arrived, he immediately sent troops to occupy the small high ground on three sides, and at the same time built fortifications, forcing Xie Fei to withdraw from the hill where the Youfang Dam could be seen.

As an elite division unit, the Hengshan Wing built tight fortifications around Youfangba in just one afternoon, and each brigade set up field tents in their respective areas in accordance with the requirements of the wing, while the troops directly under the logistics department also quickly set up camp in their respective positions.

After Yokoyama and his subordinates inspected the area around the oil house dam, when he returned to the headquarters, he saw that the field headquarters had been arranged. He motioned for Ichiro Matsumoto, who had come in, and Taro Isoya and Aoki sat down around the conference table.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the brigade commander ordered our unit to cooperate with the Chunzhu Wing to eliminate the Chinese army in Fu County, and in order to ensure the smooth operation of this battle, I have decided to build a logistics supply base in Qingyan Town. The Matsumoto Brigade was responsible for attacking Longkou Town, and after the capture of Longkou Town, the Isoya Brigade launched an attack from Longkou Town to the county seat of Fuxian, and the Aoki Brigade was responsible for the transportation safety from Shuangfeng Ridge to Qingyan Town. After the main force of the wing completed the task of capturing Fu County, the labor was organized to make every effort to build the road from Qingyan Town to Fu County to ensure that the imperial car could reach Fu County smoothly. Yokoyama glanced at several of his subordinates and slowly gave a brief introduction to the combat mission of the wing.

"Please rest assured, Your Excellency, that we will swear allegiance to the Emperor." Several officers stood up at the same time, shouting loudly with their heads on their heads.

"Yo Xi, Aoki-kun, Qingyan Town, as an important logistics base of the wing, its importance is not trivial, I heard that the communist guerrillas operating here are very rampant, in order to ensure the safety of Qingyan Town, tomorrow the Isoya Brigade will cooperate with your unit, and strive to eliminate the damned guerrillas in one fell swoop. This operation is under your command, and Isoya-kun cooperates with your troops, so don't let me down. Yokoyama looked up at Aoki and said unhurriedly.

"Hey!" Aoki was excited, stood up and nodded again.

Subsequently, Aoki discussed with Isoya for a long time at the brigade headquarters in Isoya......

Early the next morning, more than 700 devil puppet soldiers, under the leadership of Long Haisheng's plainclothes detective team, quietly left the oil house dam and took advantage of the fog in the mountains to rush towards Huangshi Village.

At the same time, about 500 devils and puppet troops rushed directly to the merchant fort.

As soon as the devil was dispatched, Lin Hua, who Liu Tianshu had left outside the town to monitor, immediately ran back to report.

Liu Tianshu listened to Lin Hua's words, his heart sank, and he turned to Zhang Gouyu and shouted: "Platoon Commander Zhang, immediately take your platoon to harass the devils in Xiaozhugou according to the predetermined plan, and delay for half an hour as much as possible." ”

In order to prevent the attack of devils, Liu Tianshu came to the mountain forest on the side of Xiaozhugou where the second platoon was located last night.

"The second platoon guarantees the completion of the mission." Zhang Gouyu knew that the situation was serious, raised his hand and saluted a military salute, and turned around to organize the troops.

"Xie Fei, you immediately rush back to Huangshi Village, inform the platoon to prepare to block the attack at Jute Ridge, and respond to the retreat of the platoon. Ordered the three platoons in front of Huangshi Village to prepare for battle, and ordered the guard squad to immediately rush to Xiaozhugou and inform Village Chief Ling to immediately organize the villagers to retreat to Houshan Village, and at the same time let Village Chief Ling inform the villagers of Shipan Village to immediately withdraw into the mountains. Liu Tianshu quickly gave the order.

After Liu Tianshu finished speaking, Xie Fei immediately turned around and ran towards Huangshi Village.

Liu Tianshu stood up, took out the shell gun on his waist and checked it carefully, then took out three more magazines to check it, and then inserted the shell gun back into his waist, and picked up the 38 big cover that was put aside.

Geng Tianlong and Lu Guidong saw the captain checking the equipment with a solemn expression, and naturally they were also nervously checking on the side.

After a while, the three of them walked out of the simple thatched hut in Xiaozhugou, walked through the bamboo forest, and came to the hill at the mouth of the ditch.

There is only one road from Qingyan Town to Huangshi Village. It is said that it is an avenue, but in fact it can only be barely passed by horse-drawn carriages. Fortunately, most of Huangshi Village is poor, and there are less than ten donkeys, and as for the carriage, there is not one.

This avenue passes through Xiaozhugou, Huangjugong and Dashibao to the old locust tree at the entrance of the village, during which Xiaozhugou, Huangjugong and Dashibao are all more dangerous areas.

As for the trail leading to Huangshi Village, it is extremely rugged, shuttling through the mountains and forests, and it is not suitable for large troops to pass through.

Liu Tianshu and the three of them walked to the top of the hill and saw that Zhang Gou's second platoon was lying in the trench that had been repaired in advance, and the soldiers of the three squads were ready for battle under the command of the squad leader.

"Captain, why are you here?" Seeing Liu Tianshu, Zhang Gouyu couldn't help but be stunned.

Just now, the captain gave an order to let himself drag the devil for half an hour, and he naturally thought that after the captain gave the task, he should immediately rush back to Huangshi Village.

Who would have thought that the captain would actually be on the battlefield.

"Platoon Commander Zhang, the devil is menacing this time, you tell the soldiers to be careful, you must not fight hard with the devil, our task is to drag the devil. In this way, you guard that side, and I am in charge of this side, and when I hear the signal to retreat, I immediately withdraw from the battle and retreat to Jute Ridge according to the predetermined route. Liu Tianshu took a closer look at the team members hiding in the trenches, pondered for a moment and said.

This was the first time that the guerrillas had fought a tough battle with devils since its establishment, and to be honest, he was very unsure in his heart.

"Okay, I'll go to the position of the first class." Zhang Gouyu was not polite, and ran towards the position of the first squad with a pistol.

The second row of three squads is placed on the left side of the small bamboo ditch in turn. Xiaozhugou is a ravine no more than 50 meters wide, and a large avenue passes through the bottom of the ditch, and the left slope of the avenue is covered with bamboo trees, while on the other side of the ditch, there is a cliff as high as 50 meters.

According to Liu Tianshu's plan, as long as the guerrillas set up a defensive position on the left slope of Xiaozhugou and blockade Xiaozhugou, the devils would not want to reach Huangshi Village easily.

For this reason, the guerrillas cut down all the bamboo trees in front of the blocking position 50 meters early.

It's just that the devil dispatched heavy troops this time, and in the face of absolute strength, even if he occupies the best position, he is vulnerable. (To be continued.) )