"Quick, Xiao Wang, find a stool for this brother, the brother is injured, you still let him stand, what do you say you are doing!" As he spoke, he turned his head and looked at the spy sitting in front of him with a smile.

"This brother, if you need your brother's help, just say it. When the time comes, after my brother is promoted and makes a fortune, he will never forget you. The battalion commander asked with a greedy face.

Seeing that the battalion commander in front of him had been completely hit by the olive branch he threw out, the corners of the agent's mouth couldn't help but show a smile. He took a sip of the hot tea handed over by the orderly and leaned back in his chair.

"Battalion commander, how many spare troops do you have?" The agent asked.

"I only have three companies and a total of 300 troops, what's wrong? Does this have anything to do with military strength? Is there going to be a war? "At the thought of fighting, the battalion commander's face immediately showed a cautious look.

"The battalion commander misunderstood, it's like this, I found a group of troops of the Eighth Route Army in the forest this morning, the number of people is about 600, and there are strange soldiers in it, I want the battalion commander to send troops..."

"No, I only have a team of 300 people in my hands, how can I fight with the 600 people of the Eighth Route Army, absolutely not." When he heard the number of 600 people, the battalion commander immediately became serious.

"Battalion commander, you are wrong, I didn't say that you should send troops to fight this Eighth Route Army unit, I just want you to send troops to monitor this army." Seeing that the battalion commander in front of him was frightened, the spy hurriedly explained.

"Well, is there anything different about this team? Do you want us to keep an eye on you...", the battalion commander asked suspiciously.

"Yes, the battalion commander is right, this team is different, according to my reconnaissance in the morning, I found that there are many Eighth Route Army troops equipped with pistols in this unit. Also, I found several radio stations in this Eighth Route Army unit, and guess what kind of unit would have so many radios and cadres armed with pistols? The agent asked rhetorically.

"Ah, I see, this unit must be the command organ of the Eighth Route Army, as for whether they are the command organ of the first division or the command organ of their general headquarters, I don't know?" The battalion commander reacted immediately.

"Yes, the battalion commander is right, if we find out the camp of this army, and then tell the news to the imperial army that is now staying in Zhouzhuang, and let them eliminate the command organ of the Eighth Route Army, how do you say the imperial army will reward us..."

"Brother, I know what to do. Messenger, quick, call the three company commanders over immediately, I have an important mission? The battalion commander shouted loudly outside the door.

"The first company commander, the second company commander, from now on, you have to obey the command of this brother, follow this brother, find the hiding place of the Eighth Route Army, and then monitor this Eighth Route Army, do you hear..."

"Yes—" The two replied lazily, not taking the matter seriously at all.

"Let's be serious, this matter is related to our future promotion and fortune, as long as this matter is done, I dare to guarantee that each of you can be promoted to battalion commander at that time...."The battalion commander was very dissatisfied with the answer just now, and scolded loudly.

"Really..."Hearing the battalion commander say that he would be promoted, the eyes of the three people immediately lit up.

"Of course it's true, I'll lie to a few of you...", the battalion commander said dissatisfiedly.

"Yes, battalion commander, we will definitely listen to this brother's command and handle this matter well..."

"Okay, I'm waiting for the good news of the two of you, the commander of the third company, quickly, gather your team immediately, and we will rush back to Zhouzhuang immediately..."

Knowing that this incident was related to their own future, several company commanders started their work very quickly, and in less than a few minutes, the huge village was empty. The battalion commander took a company of troops, non-stop, and quickly rushed over to Zhouzhuang, where the army was stationed. In this way, after walking for more than six hours, the group walked into the camp tiredly.

The battalion commander didn't bother to rest, hurriedly took a sip of water, and hurriedly ran towards the headquarters of the army. You know, this is the first time it's seen such a big commander! Seeing the heavily guarded headquarters of the Yue Army, the battalion commander couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat on his head.

"Who, this is the headquarters, it's forbidden to come and go casually." The battalion commander, who was hurrying forward, was suddenly blocked by two rifles with bayonets on them, sticking out from both sides.

"Ahh It's Taijun..."Seeing the two imperial soldiers looking at him with wary faces, the battalion commander replied cautiously.

"Yours, what's the matter, don't you know that this is High Command?" A soldier looked at the Chinese with his head bowed in front of him and asked.

"Report to Taijun, I have something important to report to His Excellency the brigade commander, and the two Taijun will help inform me..." The battalion commander said with a flattering face, completely forgetting that the two people in front of him could not understand Chinese.

"Baga. If you don't get out of here, if you don't get out, you're dead, you're dead..."Seeing the ugly face of the battalion commander, a soldier pointed a bayonet at the battalion commander and said disdainfully.

"Taijun, wait a minute...", a translator heard the commotion outside and ran out.

"Translator Wang, you can help me explain, I have something important to report to His Excellency the Brigade Commander, please let me in...", he took out a handful of silver dollars from his pocket and stuffed them into Wang Translator's pocket.

Pinching the silver dollar in his pocket, Wang Yiyi's face almost bloomed. Soon, he explained to the two men in front of him, and finally, the two soldiers agreed to the battalion commander to untie the guns and enter the headquarters.

Finally, the battalion commander successfully passed the sentry post and entered the heavily guarded headquarters, and under the leadership of Wang Yiyi, he soon met the supreme commander of the army, Major General Sakai.

"Report to Your Excellency the Brigade Commander, this is the battalion commander of the Fifth Battalion of the First Division of the Public Security Army, and I would like to report something important to His Excellency the Brigade Commander..."

Hearing the voice, the brigade commander raised his head and stole a puzzled look at Wang Yiyi.

"Your Excellency the Brigade Commander asks you, what's the situation, hurry up, the brigade commander has a lot of things..."Seeing the brigade commander's puzzled eyes, Wang Yi immediately understood, turned around and asked.

"That's right, Your Excellency Brigade Commander, I found a force of the Eighth Route Army in my defense area, and found that this Eighth Route Army is likely to be the headquarters of the First Army Division of the Eighth Route Army..."

After listening to the words of the battalion commander, even Wang Yi felt that it was very important, and translated it to the brigade commander in front of him word for word.

"Nani, is there any basis, tell me the specific situation you see, and there is no deception...."Translator Wang quickly translated the brigade commander's question.

"Yes, that's right, this morning, when I was on patrol, I suddenly found a group of more than 600 people of the Eighth Route Army, at that time I didn't dare to act rashly, so I quietly followed him, but the more I followed, the more I wondered. Because I found four radios in this Eighth Route Army, and nearly half of this team were ridden, and more importantly, many of the Eighth Route Army in this army were wearing those small pistols. I felt that the situation was important, so I ordered the two companies to continue to follow, and I took one company back to Zhouzhuang to report the situation to His Excellency the brigade commander. As he spoke, the battalion commander pointed to the armament of His Excellency the Brigade Commander on the table.

After listening to Wang's translation, the brigade commander fell into deep thought.

"Yours, go down first, if the situation is true, the imperial army will definitely not treat you badly. Translator Wang immediately called the chief of staff over. The brigade commander ordered.

After a while, the chief of staff hurriedly felt the command, and the brigade commander briefly briefed the chief of staff.

"Report to Your Excellency the Brigade Commander, if what the commander of the battalion of the Public Security Force said is true, then I can be sure that this must be the headquarters of the First Army Division of the Eighth Route Army..."

"Well, Chief of Staff, why are you so sure, tell me your reason?" The brigade commander asked.

"Yes, Your Excellency the Brigade Commander, we all know that the equipment of the Eighth Route Army is the worst in the entire [***] team, not to mention this kind of advanced radio, if an Eighth Route Army can casually take out four radio stations as bait, then is he still the Eighth Route Army? So, I'm sure." The chief of staff gave his reasons.

"Yo Xi, the chief of staff explained very well, but we also have to determine whether what the Chinese said is true. Order, the cavalry brigade, send a squadron of cavalry, and immediately go to reconnoiter according to the position provided by the battalion commander of the security army, and if the situation is true, we will go and destroy it...", the brigade commander ordered affirmatively.

"Hi...," the Chief of Staff replied with a nod and turned to leave the command.

Sure enough, less than four hours after the cavalry squadron was dispatched, the command headquarters received a telegram from the cavalry squadron confirming the situation of the battalion commander.

"Yo Xi, Chief of Staff, the time has come for us to make contributions this time, if we eliminate his command, it will be much better than eliminating a main force of the Eighth Route Army." The brigade commander sighed.

"Order, leave one squadron of the army to assist the security forces in guarding our heavy weapons, and the remaining four main brigades will all advance lightly, aiming at the divisional headquarters of the First Army of the Eighth Route Army...."The brigade commander ordered decisively.

Of course, the departure of the Yue army did not escape Liu Hua's eyes, and Bruce Lee, who was in charge of the task of luring the enemy, received a telegram from the Yue army surrounding him when the Yue army left the barracks. So, with the troops, he immediately continued to advance towards the hinterland of the base area, and the army always followed less than ten kilometers behind Bruce Lee.

With the departure of the main force of the army, there are now only four regiments of the security army, a squadron of the army and a large number of artillery and baggage troops in the whole Zhouzhuang, with a strength of about 4,500 people, of which less than 500 are left. Although the number of the army was very small, dozens of various mountain artillery and sufficient shells in the position of the army still made Liu Hua daunting...

(To be continued)