From the moment they broke out of the town, Seitaro Yamamura and Hitomi Shuzo knew that they would be much safer when they broke through with the support of planes during the day. But the night will be the most dangerous time for them.

They have relatively solid fortifications compared to when they were in small towns. Nowadays, when you come outside, tens of thousands of people camping is also a very cumbersome thing. What's more, they are in the control area of the Eighth Route Army, and their every move cannot escape the monitoring of the Eighth Route Army.

No one dared to guarantee that the place they chose would be suitable for the Eighth Route Army to launch a night attack. It's just that when they see Xiusan, they know very well that it is impossible for the troops to rush to Mengdong in one go. Along the way, they also need time to rest.

It is relatively safe during the day, but it is more suitable for them to travel. The night is relatively dangerous, and they can only choose to hold the ground. Even for the sake of safety, the breakthrough troops who arrived at Kongjiagou this time arranged their defenses very tightly.

Choosing the area where they camp is also a relatively suitable place for them to break out at night. In general, from the moment they came out of the town, they were ready to engage in battle at any time, and break through and retreat at any time.

On the first day of the breakout, the remaining troops of the tank brigade and the heavy artillery brigade were basically surrounded and annihilated by the Eighth Route Army on the side of the town. It's hard to say that this group of people only bought a day's time for the main force to break through.

If they continue to fight like this, they are afraid that it will be difficult for them to go to Mengdong when they see Xiusan. In response to this situation, when he began to rest at night, Hitomi Shuzo deliberately found Kiyotaro Yamamura again.

'Division commander, there is a suggestion from my post, I hope the general will consider it!' ’

In terms of land battle command, the level of Xiusan is undoubtedly good. Even if Kiyotaro Yamamura is a lieutenant general, but when people see Hidezo, a major general, he is also a veteran major general, and he is also an old man of the 12th Division.

'What advice do you have when you see you?' ’

'General, the current situation is very unfavorable for us. In this case, we had to do something to attract the attention of the Eighth Route Army. As far as I know, in order to encircle and annihilate us, the Eighth Route Army urgently evacuated many civilians.

My suggestion is to draw a part of the elite soldiers from the existing troops and form a small detachment to break through. The size of each squad does not need to be too much, and the squadron is used as a formation to search for the people transferred by the Eighth Route Army.

In such a short period of time, it was impossible for the Eighth Route Army to move the people too far. Then they must have a place to live in peace in their neighborhood. In those places, I believe that the guerrillas in charge of guarding should be the Eighth Route Army.

The combat effectiveness of those units is weak, and I think there is an infantry squadron against them, there should be a chance of victory. As long as one of these squadrons dispatched can successfully find the place where the Eighth Route Army is hiding the people, we will have hope of living.

Use those people of China as a threat to cover our main force to break through. Although this practice seems somewhat unethical. But the division commander should know that we must take the interests of the empire as the first rule! ’

From the information learned, it was seen that Xiusan knew that the Eighth Route Army had resolutely launched a winter offensive against the Japanese army in Taiyuan in order to avenge the people who died in the bombing. It can be said that it was that bombing that caused them to go south at this moment.

In the opinion of Renjian Xiusan, since the Eighth Route Army cares so much about the life and death of the people in the base area, it is undoubtedly the safest way to use these people as a threat and as a human shield to cover their breakthrough. Even if this practice is done, there will be a lot of condemnation!

However, they completely ignored the condemnation of the Japanese troops who insisted on going their own way. Don't you see, the Nanjing Massacre in the past has gradually been forgotten with the implementation of time?

History is written by the victors, and this sentence is also understood by people who see Xiusan!

Faced with Hitomi Shuizo's inquiry, Yamamura Kiyotaro said very calmly: "Hitomi-kun, now that you are the commander of the unit, if you have any battle plan, you can directly implement it." But around us, I'm afraid that there are a lot of troops of the Eighth Route Army, right? ”

'Yes, General! Many of these infantry squadrons scattered to break through and search for the people of China will definitely be surrounded and annihilated by the Eighth Route Army. However, as long as a small team succeeds, the chances of our life and death will be greatly increased.

Judging from the current situation, the large forces of the Eighth Route Army should be in the process of being mobilized. We have to find a way to distract them. These infantry squadrons scattered overnight to break out, and to some extent, they also made the main force a little safer. ’

The meaning of this statement is also very straightforward, those infantry squadrons sent are also outcasts in a sense. As long as these abandoned sons have an effect on the main force, in the eyes of Shuzo, it is also meaningful to sacrifice.

Not to mention these infantry squadrons, the commander of the chariot brigade who is the commander of the town in the town today, won't they also stay as outcasts? A major general has such fearless courage, do these ordinary soldiers have the courage to refuse?

After hearing the words of Seitaro Yamamura as a shopkeeper, Hitomi Shuizo didn't say much, summoned his infantry captain, and assigned this task. For this task, the infantry captain also did not refuse.

As a result, the Japanese garrison, which had already been encamped, was quickly divided into several infantry squadrons of hundreds of people. The reconnaissance detachment in charge of monitoring also quickly spotted the traces of these infantry squadrons.

'What are these little devils doing?' Could it be that they also scattered to break through? ’

'Whatever they want to do?' Hurry up and report the information! If we really let these little devils escape, our base will be dangerous. If they want to get away at night, we'll surround them at night.

Signal Corps, convey orders to all reconnaissance detachments. I have to keep an eye on these little devils who sneak out of the camp at night, and we must not let them slip out of the eyes. In addition, to the comrades of the cavalry division, also a hello.

Judging from the size of the camp of the little devils, most of them are mainly an infantry squadron. Such a small group of enemies, as long as they are well designed, it is not a problem to destroy them. Act fast! ’

The reconnaissance detachment that served as a guard soon reported the situation one after another. Not long after, the Japanese soldiers who were resting in Kongjiagou heard gunfire from outside the town. But in response to these gunfires, the resting Japanese troops were equally indifferent.

On the other hand, after receiving the news reported by the reconnaissance detachment, He Zhengdao frowned and said: "At this time, the little devil sent so many infantry squadrons to sneak out, what do you want to do?" Could it be that they really want to break through to pieces? ”

'Commander, isn't it more convenient for us to eat away at their strength little by little, little devils? ’

A staff officer quickly said this, but after listening to it, He Zhengdao still shook his head and said, "Don't underestimate the cunning of the little devil!" As the elite division of the Japanese army, their commander is not stupid. There must be some unknown intentions in this move.

This arrangement, it seems, is a failure, sending out the infantry in their hands for nothing for us to encircle and annihilate. But have you ever thought about it, there are many infantry squadrons that break through like this, what if one infantry squadron breaks out of the encirclement? ”

He Zhengdao, who said this, was stunned for a moment and immediately said, "I know!" ”

'Commander? Do you think of the little devil's intentions? ’

That's right! If my assumption is true, these Japanese infantry squadrons have really escaped from our encirclement. So who do you say is the most dangerous to wander outside our encirclement? ’

'The people of the base? ’

As operational staff officers of the independent column, these people are naturally not fools. He Zhengdao understood it like this, if they couldn't guess what the little devil had in mind, then it was not worth letting He Zhengdao transfer him to the column combat staff room.

'Nice! The little devil must know that every time we fight, we will transfer the people to ensure the safety of the people in these base areas. The more we care about something, the more the little devil has to find out.

At present, most of our main forces are participating in the battle of encircling and suppressing the little devils on the front line. Once an infantry squadron of little devils escapes from our encirclement, then it will be very dangerous for the people, who are only protected by the guerrillas.

Once these people are surrounded or even captured by the little devils, then we will inevitably find ourselves in a dilemma. These little devils are a bunch of outlaws, and they can do anything.

The most likely scenario is that when they break through, they will directly push these captured civilians to the front line of the army's attack. At that time, you think about what will happen? ’

Human shield! These are the two words that He Zhengdao thought of!

And he also knew that in the war of the Japanese invasion of China, such things were not uncommon. In the face of this move, the troops of the Eighth Route Army often could only resort to white-knuckle warfare to rescue the people. It can be said that this trick is very vicious!

Guessing the evil intentions of the little devil's move, He Zhengdao immediately said: "Order the Second Cavalry Division to implement cavalry alert in the Japanese encirclement." Once you find the wandering little devil, you will destroy it at all costs.

Inform the guerrilla brigades, as well as our garrisons, to strengthen the security of the civilian settlements. In the event of an enemy, the protection of the people must be the first priority. Order the heavy artillery battalion, prepare for the shelling.

Since the little devils are so vicious, Lao Tzu has to speed up the speed of eliminating them. If he wanted to harm the people in the base area, Lao Tzu sent them all to the ground first. Look what a scourge he has! “

In He Zhengdao's opinion, since he guessed the sinister intentions of the little devil, he couldn't sit idly by. With the infiltration of this small group of elite troops, even if a lot of troops were deployed on the periphery, He Zhengdao also did not dare to take chances.

If there is a real thing that the people's settlements are held hostage by the little devils, then it is really a big deal. Once a large-scale death of the hostages is caused, the little devils don't care, but their Eighth Route Army can't care less.

Therefore, even if you know that speeding up the clearance may increase the casualties of the troops. He Zhengdao still decided to speed up the liquidation of the 12th Division. As long as they are all wiped out, maybe he and the people in the base area can really feel at ease! (To be continued.) )