Finally, after almost two days of rapid marching, the two armies finally collided. At this time, the two integrated divisions of the Jin Sui Army had penetrated deep into Shanxi Province, that is, the area controlled by the Reading Division for dozens of miles.

At this time, after a long day of continuous rapid marching. Whether it is a soldier walking on the road or an officer on a war horse, he is extremely tired.

Finally, in the midst of everyone's expectations, the sky slowly darkened, and at the same time, the sun also set from the west, and the howling cold wind began to blow on the faces of every soldier. The speed of the troops' march also slowed down unconsciously. In particular, the baggage units marching with the troops and the only artillery battalion in the whole division can almost be described as crawling.

"Commander, there is still an hour at most, and it will be dark. You see, did you order the troops to camp on the spot and rest here for the rest of the night. "Looking at the darkening night, looking at the troops around me who are also tired and marching more and more slowly. The chief of staff, who was riding a war horse and walking beside the division commander, suggested.

"Well, the brethren have been gone all day, and it is time to set up camp and eat. The division was ordered to belong to the reconnaissance battalion, reconnoiter the surrounding terrain, and set up a guard. Each unit is encamped in regiments and in accordance with the operational manual. However, all units must set up guard posts and guard troops. Now that we have penetrated into the defense area of the Eighth Route Army's Reading Division, you must know that the Eighth Route Army's best thing is night attacks, so we have to defend against it. The division commander nodded thoughtfully. At the same time, he ordered to the chief of staff in front of him.

"Yes, division commander, I'm going to give combat orders to the various commanders." Hearing that the troops could finally camp and rest, the chief of staff couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and immediately took the order.

After getting the order to set up camp. There were more than 10,000 soldiers in the entire unit, and on their faces, they could no longer see the tired look they had just seen. Instead, their faces were full of excitement, and the soldiers, under the command of commanders at all levels, began to camp quickly. At the same time, the division headquarters, also under the protection of the guard battalion, began to camp in an open field.

In less than half an hour, piles of bonfires were lit on top of this empty field. Soldiers with tired faces gathered around the campfire in groups of three or five, warming themselves and driving them all over their bodies after a day's rapid march.

As the commander of the entire army, Wang Jingguo sat in a warm tent, warming himself by the bonfire while looking at the map in front of him. Thinking about how to take Jiexiu County in the shortest possible time two days later, and open a channel for the march of the main army.

However, this Wang Jingguo is worthy of being a division commander who was single-handedly cultivated by Yan Xishan, and slowly rose up by relying on military merits in battle. Although he has an integrated division of more than 10,000 people in his hands, the vigilance of the troops when they are camped has not been relaxed at all. Around almost every main regiment, there was at least one company of guards. As for Wang Jingguo's division headquarters, it was guarded by the division headquarters guard battalion, which can be said to be very strict.

Similarly, just when the Jin Sui army began to set up camp, a reconnaissance detachment composed of dozens of members of the special combat brigade had quietly used various camouflage to ambush around the Jin Sui army's station. At the same time, several members of the team also began to shuttle back and forth around the station. Even, using a Jin Sui army uniform, mixed into the interior of the station, and conducted more detailed investigations.

"Alas, I didn't expect that the garrison of this Jinsui army division headquarters is so strong, and there is enough strength for one battalion. The leader of the reconnaissance detachment that infiltrated the garrison of the Jinsui army looked at the patrol troops around the enemy's division headquarters, constantly going back and forth. couldn't help frowning and said to himself.

"Yes, Captain. I really didn't expect that this Jin Sui Army division commander would be so cautious. A member of the team next to the captain said with the same frown.

"Well, don't talk about that yet. You two, find out as much as possible all the situation of the enemy's division headquarters and regimental headquarters, and after ten minutes, we will retreat, and we must not stay here for a long time, otherwise it will affect the actions of our special operations brigade at night. The captain interrupted the team members who wanted to continue, and ordered in a low voice.

"Yes, Captain" received the order, and a dozen or so team members immediately dispersed and began to disperse to complete their tasks.

In this way, ten minutes later, the captain took a squad of "Jin Sui Army" soldiers, full of the fruits of victory, left the Jin Sui Army's garrison and headed straight for the camp of the special operations brigade a few miles away.

"Report captain, Xu Ying, captain of the reconnaissance team, successfully completed the task and was ordered to come to report." Just when the captain Liu Xiaogang, with the leader of the first squadron, was discussing something in the headquarters. Xu Ying, the leader of the reconnaissance detachment who had just returned with the reconnaissance detachment, came to the temporary headquarters of the special operations brigade as soon as possible.

"Well, Captain Xu is back. Come in quickly and tell us about the specific layout of this Jinsui army camp and their guard strength" Seeing Xu Ying, the leader of the reconnaissance detachment, Liu Xiaogang, a smile immediately appeared on his face. looked at Xu Ying, who was standing at the door of the headquarters, and said with a smile.

"Yes, captain" Xu Ying took a few sketches drawn by the team members and walked into the command headquarters.

"How is it, Lao Xu, how is the situation in the enemy's military camp?" It was the first time Xu Ying sat down. Captain Liu Xiaogang asked with an anxious face.

"Captain, the situation is not optimistic. Next to the command of the enemy's division, there was at least one of the enemy's guard battalions in the handles. All regimental headquarters are also guarded by at least one company of guard units. In addition, next to the entire camp, according to our estimates, there was at least a regiment of 1500 people patrolling in platoon units. It can be said that their vigilance is no worse than that of little devils. Squad leader Xu Yingzhou frowned and said.

"Such a tight vigilance? Then our special operations brigade is not without a chance. After listening to the words of Xu Ying, the leader of the reconnaissance detachment, Wang Hong, the leader of the first squadron, first frowned and asked rhetorically to the two people in front of him.

"Captain Xu, is there any other situation? I think this Jin Sui army, although the vigilance is very tight. However, I believe that there must be a lot of loopholes in it. After all, no matter how high their combat effectiveness is, it is not as high as that of little devils. Otherwise, the hundreds of thousands of Jin Sui troops would not have fought only 100,000 people, and the whole of Shanxi would have been lost. Liu Xiaogang didn't have any tone and continued to ask.

"Yes, captain, although the vigilance of the Jin Sui army is very strict on the surface. However, from our reconnaissance detachment can easily shuttle back and forth within their barracks. One thing I can be sure of is that there are many recruits in these Jin Sui troops who have hardly gone through any battles. However, their guard unit is definitely some veterans of many battles, and we must pay attention to this. In addition, these drawings are the specific locations and troop deployments of all regimental command posts, brigade command posts and division command posts of the Jinsui Army. As for the number of enemy patrols, as well as the duration of patrols, they are all marked on it. While speaking, Xu Ying had already taken out more than a dozen pieces of manuscript paper and put them in front of Liu Xiaogang and squadron leader Wang Hong.

"Okay, I'll just say, no matter how strong the Jin Sui army's combat power is, it can't compare to the little devil. Even when the little devil set up the camp, there were a lot of loopholes, not to mention the Jin Sui Army. In this way, the communicator, immediately call all the squad leaders, immediately come to the command headquarters to hold an operational meeting, be quick. Receiving the telegram in Xu Ying's hand, Liu Xiaogang's heart was excited, and he ordered the correspondent guarding the door of the headquarters.

"Yes, Captain," the messenger commanded. At the same time, Liu Xiaogang, the captain of the brigade, and Wang Hong, the leader of the first squadron, began to discuss the specific plan of action for the evening according to the troop deployment drawings in front of them.

"Lao Wang, judging from the reconnaissance detachment's reconnaissance situation, the enemy has a total of nine regiment headquarters, three brigade headquarters, and one division headquarters. In addition to the guards of one battalion at the division headquarters, the remaining guards ranged from a platoon to a company. More importantly, the enemy's deployment was in such a way that the division headquarters was the center, the brigade headquarters was in the middle, and the regimental headquarters was arranged in the outermost form. Tell me, we only have 500 troops in our hands, what should we do? After reading the information detected by the reconnaissance detachment in his hand, Liu Xiaogang, the captain, asked Wang Hong, the leader of the first squadron beside him.

"Captain, aren't you testing me? However, in the face of so many enemy commands, and the distribution of forces is different. We also have only one way, and that is to adopt the same tactics as the enemy and continue to divide our forces. Wang Hong smiled and said.

"Well, there's only one way. When the time comes, we will divide our troops into 13 routes. At the time of unity, launch a raid together. Strive to capture all the enemy's commanders at and above the regimental level in the shortest possible time. At the same time, the six main regiments on our periphery were ordered to surround all the Jin Sui army after our action, and wait for our signal at any time. Liu Xiaogang nodded and said.

"Captain, no matter how the division is carried out. The enemy's division headquarters must be handed over to me. It's been a long time since our special operations brigade has received such a thrilling mission. This time, I must not miss it" As soon as Liu Xiaogang's words were finished, Wang Hong took the lead and said.

"Okay, you old Wang, you actually grabbed the task with me. But since you have already brought it up, then the enemy's division headquarters will be handed over to you. As for me, I had to grieve myself and clean up the enemy's brigade headquarters. You see, that's what I think. For the enemy's divisional headquarters, it is up to a squad of members to complete it. There is a headquarters of the strength of the guard company, and the remaining squad leader plus me will lead two combat teams to solve the problem. As for the remaining command of only one platoon of shocking forces, it was handed over to an operational group to solve. What do you think? Looking at Wang Hong, the leader of the first squadron with an eager face, Liu Xiaogang smiled wryly and said to him.

"Captain, you can rest assured, you will ensure that the task is completed." As he spoke, several squad leaders had already arrived at the temporary headquarters one after another under the notice of the communicator. In less than a few minutes, all five squad leaders had arrived. After almost half an hour of arrangement, all the tasks were assigned to each combat group.

"Comrades, this battle is a matter of whether our reading division can gain a firm foothold in Shanxi Province. Therefore, we must complete the task victoriously. My request was very simple, to arrive at the outskirts of the enemy garrison at eleven o'clock in the evening. Arrived at the site of the attack at 12 o'clock. At half past 12 o'clock in the evening, all the troops attacked at the same time. After capturing your intended target, you will fire a flare into the sky, is it all clear? Seeing the squad leaders who were gearing up, Liu Xiaogang finally said.

"Yes, Captain," a dozen people replied in unison.

"Good. From now on, after the meeting is adjourned, all units will make preparations before the battle, and we will set off on time in half an hour." More than a dozen squad leaders left the headquarters one after another. At the same time, Liu Xiaogang, the captain of the brigade, also picked up his equipment, walked out of the command headquarters, and came to the camp of the two combat groups led by him.

"Report to the captain, Wang Gang, leader of the third combat group of the third squadron of the first squadron, came to report" "Report to the captain, Li Kun, leader of the third combat group of the second squadron of the first squadron, came to report. Just when Liu Xiaogang and his personal guards came to the station, the leaders of the two combat teams led by himself hurriedly ran in front of Liu Xiaogang and reported loudly.

"Well, that's very good. Team Leader Wang, Team Leader Li, we are all from the old Red Army, so don't be so restrained. Let's sit down together, and you two will first briefly tell me about the specific situation of your two combat teams. Seeing the two old Red Army soldiers in front of him who followed him before the expansion of the special operations brigade, Liu Xiaogang said with a smile.

"Yes, Captain. Let me start with our group! After listening to Liu Xiaogang's words, Wang Gang immediately sat on the ground and began to introduce. Captain, now our combat team has a total of three squads, each squad has nine members and a squad leader. Among them was a heavy fireman, armed with a light machine gun, three snipers, three rifles. The remaining five were assaulters, armed with rifles, as well as barge guns. The entire combat team, including me, consisted of 31 people. ”

"Well, where is Team Leader Li?" Liu Xiaogang turned his head to look at Li Kun beside him.

"Report to the captain, our situation is the same as that of Team Leader Wang's group." Li Kun nodded and said.

"Okay, now I'll give you two half an hour. Half an hour later, we set off and gave the Jin Sui army a few miles away to smash the Yellow Dragon. Liu Xiaogang said confidently.

"Yes, captain," the two team leaders hurried back to their troops' station. With the sound of two whistles, sixty soldiers, under the command of their respective squad leaders, quickly assembled in front of the two team leaders. Organize your equipment, change your uniform, replenish your ammunition. Dozens of fighters, under the command of their respective team leaders, began to proceed in an orderly manner. In this way, in less than half an hour, 60 special combat team members, along with two team leaders, stood in front of Liu Xiaogang at the same time.

"Special Operations Brigade, let's go" Looking at the sixty-two team members in front of him who were full of energy and high morale, Liu Xiaogang ordered loudly. In an instant, dozens of team members wearing the uniforms of the Jin Sui Army followed closely behind the captain Liu Xiaogang, disappeared into the camp, and touched the military camp of the Jin Sui Army a few miles away.

A distance of several miles, these special combat soldiers arrived in less than half an hour. With the team members all lurking in the grass, Liu Xiaogang, Wang Gang, and Li Kun were three people. Holding his weapon, he quietly touched the position less than 100 meters from the camp and stopped.

Through the telescope, piles of bonfires had already been lit in a radius of several miles in front of him. Countless bonfires lit up the entire camp. As for the tents that only the commanders of the Jin Sui Army can enjoy, they are clearly displayed in the eyes of everyone in the middle of these camps.

At the same time, around the entire camp, from time to time there would be a group of soldiers about the size of a platoon, lined up in two rows, under the command of a commander, hardly any crystals, just symbolic surnames passing under the noses of three people. Of course, the size of these patrols is much smaller than when the reconnaissance detachments were scouting.

"Captain, the little devil's vigilance has relaxed a lot. Our target is just a kilometre away. Looking at the situation, the surrounding shocking forces seem to have only about two platoons left. And the lights in the tent were also dark, if nothing else, the enemy brigade commander must have rested. Wang Gang reminded Liu Xiaogang beside him.

"Well, when the time comes, we will divide our troops into two ways. One person led a combat team, disguised as a patrol of the Jin Sui army, and slowly approached the enemy's headquarters, and then the camera began to move. Liu Xiaogang nodded and ordered.

"Yes, Captain" Ten minutes later, as the time for the attack drew closer. The 62 team members immediately divided into two groups, under the leadership of their respective team leaders, holding loaded rifles one after another, taking advantage of the gap between the enemy patrols, without any accidents, into the military camp of the Jin Sui army. Although, when the soldiers passed by the Jin Sui soldiers, from time to time one or two Jin Sui soldiers woke up from their sleep and found this patrol. However, under the cover of the uniform and equipment of the Jin Sui Army, no one noticed any difference in this unit.

(To be continued)