"Damn, it turned out to be a false alarm" Looking at the information he had just received from Erhu Mountain, Zhao Zhi couldn't help but smile bitterly, those Eighth Route Army just now came from Hebei through Xinzhou, and they would know about the movements of the Japanese puppet army in Taiyuan, but they believed in them too much, so that they were confused. The guide sent by Erhushan to lead the way for the lurking mercenaries has returned, and at the same time brought back the latest information of the military commander in the city, the Japanese puppet army in Taiyuan City did not expect that the thunder that was making a lot of noise in the eastern Jin Dynasty was hitting Taiyuan's attention, and a large number of Japanese puppet army troops were still staying in the original defense area to watch the battle situation in Jinnan.

At the same time, at the same time that Zhao Zhi ordered the 200 mercenaries who had been assembled to start moving towards Taiyuan from Chang'an Township, a reinforced squadron of Japanese troops with almost double firepower was marching along the remote road, braving the dripping rain in the direction west of Taiyuan City. This group of Japanese troops is different from the general Japanese troops who are ordered to attack, this group of Japanese soldiers are all draped in grass branches for camouflage outside their raincoats, if you do not look closely, it is difficult to find that there are hundreds of Japanese troops on this mountain road are marching, and the direction of the march of these Japanese troops is directly aimed at Xiaolizhuang, which is less than 30 miles west of Taiyuan and less than 30 miles away from Hekou Town.

"Baga, it's really cold on this rainy day, it seems that water has entered my boots, and if I continue to walk like this, my feet will be soaked by water" Ono Jiro, the leader of the Japanese squadron who walked in the middle of the line, reached out and wrapped the raincoat he was wearing tightly, and couldn't help but complain. The rain that had been going on for half a day had made the ground muddy, and it seemed that every step he took required a lot of effort, and sometimes he even fell into the muddy water, and Ono Jiro's boots had already seeped water, and his feet were cold and cold.

Xiaolizhuang, a few miles away from the Ono squadron, because of the rain, the militia who were supposed to go out of the village to guard all shrank into their homes at this time, except for a few dogs in the village that kept barking and a few wisps of smoke wafting from the village, it is difficult to make people think that there are a large number of ordinary people living in this village. It is clear that the people of Xiao Li Zhuang will pay a heavy price for their carelessness in the next few hours.

"Your Excellency, Squadron Leader, why did the Squadron Leader order us to come out on a mission in such weather? Didn't he know that in such weather, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers could not be played at the level it should be? Besides, Hekou Town has already been wiped out by our troops within a radius of dozens of miles, will those dirt roads still hide here? An officer walking beside Ono echoed in a low voice.

"Hey, since we changed the captain, this Ghost Mountain Captain has been training us like crazy, I guess this is because he wants to try his training results!" Squadron Leader Jiro Ono replied weakly. God knows why the captain Ghost Mountain suddenly ordered himself to lead the team on this rainy day, he knew that this would be the case, and he should have pretended to be sick.

"Squadron leader, I heard that this time not only the captain of our brigade has been replaced, but many captains of the entire Shanxi garrison have been dismissed" A second lieutenant named Ogasawara saw that Ono Jiro was happy to chat with the officer, so he also came over.

"Oh, where did you get the news of such a big change of officers?" Jiro Ono immediately became interested, and turned his head to look at Ogasawara, who was not very good in combat in normal times.

"Hi, squadron leader, I heard from one of my fellow countrymen, I have a fellow countryman who works in the staff headquarters of the Taiyuan Headquarters, and I told him the last time I had a drink" The young lieutenant replied with a proud face, as if how proud he was to know about it.

"Well, there is such a thing, your information is very accurate, do you know why there is such a large-scale adjustment of the captains of various troops?" Squadron Leader Ono Jiro's interest was finally raised, but there was still a laziness in his tone.

"Squadron leader, listen to my fellow countryman, because in the battle of Jindong last month, the troops of Ding'an and Wuxiang lost their troops in succession, allowing the troops of the people of China to break through the Jinzhong defense line, just because of these few things, the headquarters of the dispatch army was very angry, saying that it was to adjust the tactics, and then a series of dismissals occurred" The young second lieutenant still showed off the gossip he knew to the squadron leader Ono Jiro in front of him.

"Well, in fact, this is not the fault of our imperial officers, these can only be blamed on the fact that the Shina army is too cunning, and the common people of Shina are too hateful" Squadron Leader Ono Jiro glanced at the second lieutenant next to him who was talking with disdain and said.

However, the young lieutenant did not seem to see the contempt of his captain, and after listening to the squadron leader's words, he continued to show off. "Your Excellency Squadron Leader, I heard from my fellow countryman that we are not the only ones who came out today to strengthen the squadron" The deputy captain once again threw out a tempting bait. Sure enough, hearing that a new topic was related to this operation, Squadron Leader Jiro Ono's attention was once again attracted.

"Huh? There were other troops, could it be that this was a big battle or a battle plan arranged by the commanders? Ono Jiro turned his head and asked, why didn't he know about it.

"Yes, Your Excellency Squadron Leader, my fellow villagers told me that this is an action plan carefully planned by the Taiyuan General Staff Headquarters. I heard that this plan was aimed at the guerrilla warfare of the Eighth Route Army in China, and after some actual combat exercises, we summed up a guerrilla war of our imperial army," the young lieutenant replied triumphantly.

"Guerrilla warfare? You mean guerrilla warfare like the one in the Eighth Route of China? Although Ono Jiro hated the young officer's broken mouth and nagging, he still couldn't suppress the curiosity in his heart and showed a puzzled look.

"Yes, it's guerrilla warfare, listen to my fellow countryman's introduction. It is to use the squadron of the Imperial Army, which has strengthened its firepower, to disperse and attack the various villages that may be hiding the Shina Army, and to leave after the quick battle, and I have heard that the intention of the General Staff Headquarters is to kill all the strong men in the villages we attack, so as to prevent them from joining the Shina Resistance Army and finally becoming the enemy of our Imperial Army."

"Well, kill all the strong men, the captain personally explained this matter to me, I know. Guerrilla warfare is really a good tactic against the Eighth Route Army, which can not only destroy the strength of the Chinese army, weaken their hidden strength, but also reduce the casualties of our imperial army. What a very good tactic! Ono Jiro said with heartfelt admiration.

"The squadron leader is very right, but I can't figure out why the commanders let us come out in such cold weather. Isn't it good to wait for the weather to clear? The young lieutenant complained with a depressed face.

"Hehe, this is also the focus of this tactic" After knowing that today's tactic is called guerrilla warfare, Ono Jiro's psychology couldn't help but feel refreshed, and many doubts were solved. "It's because of the rain, the people of China will also relax their vigilance, as long as the people of China relax their vigilance, I want to say, it is raining now, and it is so cold, will those patrols and spies of the China Army still go out? We can launch an attack on the village of the Shina people without knowing it, so that the possible Shina army will not be able to figure out our situation," Ono Jiro's tone was a little excited.

The tactics of guerrilla warfare are about hitting and running, and if we encounter the cavalry units of the Eighth Route Army, can we run? Don't forget that the Eighth Route Army has a very strong cavalry unit. Squadron Leader Jiro Ono explained with a smile.

"Yo Xi, Squadron Leader, you are really smart, your words will make my cottage open, thank you for the teachings of Your Excellency the Squadron Leader." The lieutenant young lieutenant officer slapped Jiro Ono again. "Yo Xi, Ogasawara-kun, you are also a very good imperial officer" Although Ono Jiro was modest in his mouth, he was still proud in his heart, and he forgot all about his contempt for Ogasawara's broken mouth, and the two began to discuss various topics enthusiastically.

"Your Excellency the Captain, turn over the mountain beam in front of you, and you will arrive at Xiaolizhuang, the target of our operation this time, please give the next combat order" Just when the two were chatting while walking, a military Cao who was the vanguard of the entire squadron came to the two of them and reported, gasping for breath in his mouth, and the whole person looked very tired.

"Yo Xi, it's here so soon, you've worked hard, order the troops to replenish their strength on the spot, and set off after resting for half an hour" Ono Jiro patted the shoulder of the military Cao in front of him and said. "Yo Sai, Ogasawara-kun, let's take a look at the terrain together! Study the battle plan for a while" Looking at the back of the spearhead soldier Cao leaving, Ono Jiro turned his head to the second lieutenant Ogasawara beside him and asked.

On the top of the mountain beam, Ono Jiro did not take out the telescope at the first time, but looked in the direction of Xiaolizhuang, which is located alone on the field, and less than a kilometer behind Xiaolizhuang is the majestic mountains. "Yo Xi, this is such a great place! You can attack, you can defend when you retreat" Ono Jiro looked at the scene in the rain in front of him, and couldn't help but admire, and then picked up the telescope hanging around his neck and began to carefully observe the terrain around Xiao Li Zhuang and whether there was a guard.

"Your Excellency Squadron Leader, the people of China did not arrange for anyone to be on guard, please let me lead the team to launch the first attack, as long as I give me a squad of troops, I will definitely be able to kill them by surprise" Second Lieutenant Ogasawara also saw the fighters in it, and excitedly asked himself to take the troops as the vanguard.

"Yo Xi, it's really not guarded, this is really a very good opportunity," Seeing that there was no movement in the village, Ono Jiro said excitedly. "Yo Nishi, Ogasawara, now go and call all the officers over, I'm going to arrange a combat mission" Ono Jiro put down the binoculars in his hand and ordered Ogasawara, who was bent on fighting, to summon the officers of the squadron to come over and wait for his orders.