In the next two days, Liu Hua continued to receive telegrams from the cavalry battalion and the special operations brigade. After nearly two days of reconnaissance and statistics, the garrisons of several counties north of Jindong were clearly understood by Liu Hua. In particular, all the strongholds of the army along the highway from Yuanping County to Pingding County.

"Communicator, order the commanders of each regiment to assemble their troops at once and be on standby at any time." Liu Hua shouted an order to the communicator behind him.

"Commander, along the way from Yuanping to the base area, you have to pass through three county seats, each county has a brigade of troops, and there are four towns, each of which has a squadron of the army's stronghold, how do you plan to distribute the troops?" The political commissar looked at the pensive Liu Hua and asked.

"Political commissar, although the three main regiments suffered heavy casualties in the last battle and have not replenished their troops, their combat effectiveness is still there. When the time comes, the three main regiments will be able to encircle the three county towns, and the remaining three newly formed regiments will be responsible for encircling the large and small strongholds of the Yue army along the way, encircling but not fighting. Cavalry battalions and special operations brigades follow the cars and are responsible for escort and security tasks along the way. Liu Hua pointed to the map and said.

"Well, that's the only way, it's just that the three main forces have to be toughened again. Let the General Staff negotiate a battle plan according to this plan, and deliver it to me and the commander in an hour. The commissar nodded in agreement.

In this way, the six regiments that had been hastily assembled were asked to carry radio stations and all their heavy weapons to the assembly area requested by the headquarters in concealment and to wait for orders. At this time, the squad of his brigade led by Liu Xiaogang also began to act.

"Captain, we have made a clear reconnaissance, and the car of a baggage squad of the army will be parked in this small stronghold tonight to replenish fuel." One of the soldiers who had been sent out to reconnoiter the enemy said straight to a military stronghold on the map.

"How many people are there in the stronghold?" Liu Xiaogang asked.

"There is only the strength of a squad of the Yue Army, plus the strength of the baggage squad of the Yue Army, a total of less than a hundred troops."

Okay, let's do it tonight, remember, it's better not to put a gun, it's all with a dagger. The teams were ordered to assemble at once and arrange the combat mission for the evening. Soon, the leaders of each group came to Liu Xiaogang's tent.

"Tonight, we're going to make a move, and we're targeting this stronghold. And the mission is to quietly get the 12 devil cars in the stronghold into our camp. How's that, do you have faith? Liu Xiaogang asked.

"Captain, do you know the strength of the devil's stronghold, and is there a defense map of the devil's stronghold?" Still the squadron leader next to him kept his senses and asked.

"Yes, there are no more than 100 people in the devil's stronghold, and there are dozens of baggage soldiers. The so-called stronghold was the original [***] local militia station, surrounded by a two-meter-high earthen fence. A ring fortification was laid out with sandbags at the entrance of the courtyard, there was a light machine gun, and according to last night's reconnaissance, every night there were two sentries of the devils at the door. Captain Liu Xiaogang briefly introduced.

"Captain, if that's the case, we will definitely be able to quietly deal with this group of devil soldiers." One of the team leaders said excitedly.

"Alright, now let's assign combat missions." Liu Xiaogang ordered to several team leaders beside him.

"The sniper team, the sentinel in charge of the devil, requires the sniper to use the bow and crossbow to silently kill the devil's sentry before the fighters attack. Then, lie in ambush around the devil's stronghold and shoot all possible soldiers. Keep in mind that only crossbows are allowed and rifles are not used. "Yes, Captain, resolutely complete the mission."

The first action team and the second action team, led by the squadron leader, entered through the gate of the devil's stronghold and annihilated dozens of baggage soldiers in the tent in the front yard of the devil. The same requirement is that no fire is allowed and no live mouth is allowed. ”

"The third, fourth, and fifth action teams, led by me personally, after the snipers attacked, they directly climbed over the wall and entered the devil's backyard, the third team occupied the headquarters of the devil's stronghold, and cut off the connection between Guizi and the outside world in the first time, and the fourth and fifth teams gave me room by room to clean up the army inside, and there was no room to spare."

"Yes, Captain, resolutely complete the mission." Several people replied in unison.

"Okay, do you know your mission now? Tell the fighters to get ready, we set out at nine o'clock in the evening, move on time at twelve o'clock, and adjourn. Liu Xiaogang waved his hand. Watch the crowd leave.

At this time, it was already the middle of the night, and all the fighters of the special operations team gathered in the woods less than 500 meters away from the devil's stronghold, and several snipers who served as avant-garde were already dressed in various branch camouflage, holding their own crossbows, ready to act at any time.

"Okay, the time is up, each group will set off according to the predetermined plan." Liu Xiaogang looked at his watch and said.

Hearing the order, dozens of soldiers around Liu Xiaogang immediately disappeared into the dark night under the leadership of their group leader. The two snipers, holding the crossbow tightly in their hands, lurked 50 meters away from the devil sentry.

However, the distance of fifty meters is still very far for a crossbow, in order to be able to achieve a more accurate shot. The two snipers, with the help of the cover of the branches on their bodies, slowly crawled towards the devil sentry. Under the cover of darkness and tree branches, only the friction of clothes and the earth could be heard during the whole process, and this sound had no effect on the devil sentries dozens of meters away.

Finally, the two men climbed to a stop only 20 meters away from the sentry under the cover of night. A crossbow bolt was quietly taken out and slowly put into the arrow slot. Raising his crossbow, he aimed steadily at the devil sentry who was searching not far away.

After the two exchanged prepared gestures, they both pulled the trigger at the same time.

The two "whoosh" sounds that broke through the air caught the attention of the devil sentinel, just as the two turned to look this way. A cold crossbow bolt had been stuck in the necks of the two of them. The devil opened his mouth wide and wanted to shout, but the throat of the crossbow bolt could not make a sound.

Without a single movement, the two noble sentries fell under the sniper's crossbow arrows.

Seeing the two devil sentries staggering and falling to the ground, the first and second attack teams following the snipers immediately stood up and touched the door of the devil's stronghold.

By the time they reached the gate, the two sentinels had completely lost their breath, and the soldiers ignored the two corpses on the ground, jumped over the bunker built by the devils with sandbags, and entered the stronghold.

First of all, two rows of 12 large trucks were greeted by everyone, neatly parked on one side of the yard of the stronghold. On the other side of the courtyard, a dozen tents were neatly erected.

"Quick, time is limited, three people in a tent, all solved with daggers, the first group starts from the front, the second group starts from the rear, don't leave a living mouth, start moving." The squadron commander, who was in charge, immediately gave an order according to the situation.

Receiving the order, the warriors drew the daggers from their waists, put them in their mouths, and in groups of three they touched the tent of the devils. The squadron leader quietly opened the window of the tent and saw four devils lying inside, sleeping soundly. Seeing a rare opportunity, he immediately flashed into the tent, and the two warriors behind him flashed into the tent with the same agility, one for each of them.

Walking up to the devil's side, the squadron leader picked up the dagger in his mouth with his right hand. Immediately, his left hand suddenly covered the devil's mouth, and his right hand quickly slashed the devil's neck with a dagger, and in an instant, a stream of blood gushed out from the wound on the devil's neck. The devil who reacted could only open his eyes and look at the straight man holding the dagger in front of him, waiting for his blood to drain from his neck, and soon, the three devils were quickly solved by the three warriors. And the last devil was quickly dealt with by one of the fastest fighters.

"Go to the next tent!" The squadron leader commanded in a low voice.

The two fighters immediately wiped the blood stains on their daggers on the corpse of the devil and followed the squadron leader to another tent

As the captain of the attack on the devil's backyard, Liu Hua, at the same moment when the sniper attacked, took a human ladder, quickly climbed over the earthen fence, and gathered in the corner of the wall.

Maybe the devils think that they are in the rear, and they are very far away from the range of the Eighth Route Army, maybe because they believe in their stronghold, the entire devil's backyard, except for the two devil sentries who are chatting at the door, none of them are on patrol, and in this dark devil's backyard, only one house is lit up, and it seems to make a "ding" sound.

"You, you, you two touched the two sentries of the devil in the past, you you, follow me to occupy the devil's radio station, the headquarters, and cut them off from the outside world. The rest, under the leadership of their respective team leaders, cleaned up house by house for me, and did not leave a single living mouth. Let's go. Liu Xiaogang waved his hand, took two soldiers, and lurked in the only place where the lights were on in the devil's backyard Sure enough, the place where the lights were turned on was the devil's radio room, because Liu Xiaogang could clearly hear the sound of the radio receiving and receiving telegrams. Through the papier-mâché wooden window, Liu Xiaogang found that there were three devils in the radio room, two of whom were also wearing pistols, and one of the devils sitting at the table knew at a glance that he was the supreme commander of this stronghold, because he wore the rank of lieutenant.

Liu Xiaogang quietly retreated. "There are three devils in it, one of them is a lieutenant, and that one is mine, so don't rob me. You, after rushing in a while, deal with the guards of the devil lieutenant. You, deal with the devil radio soldiers, remember, you must move quickly, and you can't let the devils send a report for help," Liu Xiaogang ordered to the two soldiers beside him.

(To be continued)