Although it was the last quarter moon, the moonlight was bright, and the silver light hung down from the sky like a white line.

Lan Feng led the guard platoon to inspect the troops, trying to restrain the officers and soldiers who were scattered all over the mountains.

"Huh? Is that the Blue Wind Company Commander over there? ”

In the distance, in a low grove, a man walked out and waved to the blue wind.

For fear of being discovered by the Japanese army, no one lit torches in the entire mountain range. Lan Feng glanced at it several times, but he couldn't see who was on the other side, so he had to wave his hand and ask, "Who called my name?" ”

Walking closer, the silhouette of the man gradually became clearer, and Lan Feng was amused at a glance.

The person who came was Major Liu Zhenning, a staff officer of the 6th Regiment of the New 3rd Division.

Half a year ago, Liu Zhenning led more than 600 carefully selected officers and men of the New Third Division to infiltrate the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions together with Lanfeng's spy company.

Seeing his long-lost comrades-in-arms, Lan Feng was very happy, walked over and said with a smile: "Who should I be?" It turned out to be Liu Dabazi! I haven't heard from you for more than half a year, and I thought you were caught by a little devil! ”

"Bah, you kid is a crow's mouth! Even if you are brave and righteous, the devil will not be able to stand a single hair of me. I'm still waiting to drive the little devil out of China and go back to the celebration meeting held by the military seat! ”

Speaking of this, Liu Zhenning glanced at the group of officers and soldiers behind Lan Feng, and said a little sourly: "In this battlefield behind enemy lines, the guns of the little devils don't recognize the gold-lettered signboard of your spy company. I warn you, you can't play with your life like we do, you must protect yourselves...... You special forces are the lifeblood of the military seat, don't let the name of the king of soldiers be planted in this corner! ”

"Yo ho! Why is it so sour? Liu Dabazi, did you drink a whole bottle of Shanxi old vinegar? ”

Blue Wind joked with a smile.

The treatment of officers and men of the special service battalion of the New Second Army has always been the first, the weapons and equipment are the best, the personnel are selected from among the officers and men of the whole army, and the treatment of ordinary soldiers is about to catch up with that of officers at the company and platoon level.

However, although the officers and men of the whole army were envious, jealous and hateful, they did not have a problem with them, because the elite name of the special service battalion was not covered, it was fully proved on the training ground and on the battlefield.

"You spies don't even have a good thing, so I won't tell you."

Liu Zhenning muttered a few words, pointed to the soldiers behind Lan Feng, and asked with some surprise: "Lan Feng, these are your soldiers?" Why are there so many, I think there's almost a battalion...... You soldiers are really strong, look at those eyes, you must have been on the battlefield with blood, right? ”

Lan Feng smiled proudly, pointed to the woods where Liu Zhenning was originally hiding, and said complimentingly: "Your soldiers are not bad, there should be two thousand people in the woods over there, and your kid's expansion speed is really fast!" ”

"It's not comparable to you!"

Liu Zhenning patted Lan Feng's shoulder with a smile and asked in a low voice, "Tell me, how much has your army expanded in the past six months?" ”

Lan Feng didn't answer, stretched out a finger and shook it in front of Liu Zhenning's eyes.

"A battalion? No, it's definitely a regiment! Oh my God, it's incredible that you've expanded nine times in a row! Liu Zhenning was shocked.

"Our officers and soldiers were originally elite, and during the training of Mao Liangwu, they absorbed some outstanding veterans, and they could be officers at any time and independently command a unit...... It is not difficult for our spy company to expand into a regiment! Lan Feng said disappreciatively.

"I'm so convinced! The officers and soldiers of your spy company are all one as ten, and it is the same to recruit soldiers! Liu Zhenning patted Lan Feng's shoulder and sighed: "Let's go, there is a newly built shack halfway up the mountain, some company platoon commanders have arrived, let's go and have a look!" ”

The shack halfway up the mountainside is built on a flat dam built by hand, with an area of about twenty or thirty square meters, and the five bright horse lanterns in the east, west, north, south, and middle are illuminated brightly, and there are already more than 20 officers in the shed.

At this moment, they all looked dark and thin, but their eyes were unusually bright, and their spirits were good.

The entire contingent has now expanded by more than five times, with 3,500 elite officers and men alone, and if we add the non-staff militia and guerrillas, the total number has reached 7,000. It has to be said that the signboard of the New Second Army and the appeal of the victorious general Wu Ming have played a huge role.

The original squad leader Li Yong has now also jumped into a squadron leader, and when he saw the arrival of the two commanders, he immediately stepped forward to salute with the other officers.

Li Yong had already spread the map on the wooden table under the lantern in the center of the shed, Liu Zhenning and Lan Feng came to the table, Liu Zhenning looked around at everyone, and said loudly:

"Ladies and gentlemen, the order of the military seat has been conveyed through the Phoenix Radio Station, and now I will inform you that the commander of the special agent company, Lan Feng, has brought 700 people, Captain Li has brought 400 people, and Captain Chen has brought 300 people...... I know that you have all selected the elite of your respective troops, and even so, we have more than 3,000 troops on our side. ”

Listening to the reported figures, everyone's faces were beaming. The originally weak Beishang Brigade is now strong and strong, and its strength has increased greatly.

Lan Feng took Liu Zhenning's words and said: "In the past six months, we have gone deep behind enemy lines, launched guerrilla warfare in the vast area between Maoshan and Guzhu Mountain in Changxing, and developed and strengthened our troops. According to the order of the military seat, the battle of Wuhan is now in full swing, in order to reduce the pressure on the frontal battlefield, we must take the initiative to attack, destroy the enemy, and at the same time capture weapons and equipment to supplement the needs of the expansion of the army......"

Lieutenant Li Zhiqing, the commander of the Japanese special platoon, interrupted Lan Feng's words and pointed to the map on the table to report:

"Chief Liu, Chief Lan, our investigators have received a very important piece of news from Nanjing and Wuxi. According to the original plan of the military seat, we will launch a sabotage battle against the Beijing-Shanghai Railway and the Beijing-Wuhan Railway, where the Japanese army is entrenched. However, judging from the latest information, due to the frequent attacks and harassment of the railway line by our New Fourth Army and the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Anti-Japanese Mobilization Force, the Japanese army used warships to transport weapons, equipment, food, and other materials and arrived at the Wuhan front along the Yangtze River waterway. If we attack the railway, we may not be able to achieve much success! ”

The situation Li Zhiqing said was very important, and everyone began to bow their heads and think.

With the expansion of the troops, the equipment of officers and men began to become overstretched, and many companies had the situation of two people sharing one gun.

This time, Wu Ming issued an order to attack the Japanese army's railway line, under the banner of supporting the Wuhan front, in fact, he wanted to take the opportunity to solve the problem of shortage of weapons and equipment faced by the troops behind the enemy after they developed and expanded. However, the Japanese army suddenly played such a hand, even if the task force attacked and destroyed the railway line, first, it could not solve the practical difficulties of the various departments, and second, it could not create momentum and drag the back feet of the Japanese army in Wuhan, and the action would be meaningless.

"No, we're still going to destroy the railway line. As early as when we set out, the military seat specifically stated that the priority principle of our combat is to effectively mobilize the enemy and let the enemy follow our steps, so that we can lure them into the trap we have carefully set step by step. ”

Liu Zhenning stared at the map on the wooden table with his eyes and said his thoughts: "The weapons and equipment of the Japanese army are escorted by warships, and we can't start for a while, so we can only think of ways in other aspects. The Battle of Wuhan has reached a critical moment, our troops' weapons and equipment are facing a shortage, and the rear cannot be solved for a while, so we can only find a way from the Japanese puppet army——"

After listening to Liu Zhenning's words, Lan Feng suddenly realized something, but he couldn't grasp the core of the problem, so he quickly turned his head and asked, "Liu Dabazi, what do you want to express, why can't I understand it?" ”

"I mean it very simply, to storm railway lines with small forces, to loot passenger and freight trains, to destroy bridges, railroad tracks and roadbeds. In this way, the Japanese puppet army along the railway line will inevitably swarm out to encircle and suppress us, and at this time we can calmly set up a situation and eliminate the Japanese puppet army with superior forces. If we plan more carefully, after luring out the Japanese puppet army, we can send troops to attack the important strongholds of the Japanese army along the railways and highways at the same time, eradicate the Japanese and traitors, and create a greater momentum! ”

To put it simply, it is to lure the snake out of the hole, and then beat the snake out of the hole to death with a stick, and by the way, the snake hole is dug out.

"That's a good idea!"

Lan Feng couldn't help but applaud.

The Japanese army was densely packed with pillboxes and strongholds along the railway, and a large number of Japanese puppet troops were stationed. If the task force were to storm these strongholds, it would be tantamount to asking for their own death.

However, if the Japanese puppet army is transferred out of the stronghold, the situation will be very different, the task force has the support and help of the common people, and it has a great chance of winning with 3,000 troops to encircle and annihilate any of them.

"Come, let's take a good look at it and see how this battle is fought!" Liu Zhenning pulled the blue wind, and then beckoned everyone to consult the battle plan together.

After a night, everyone finally worked out a detailed plan.

Because this was the first time that the northbound brigade of the task force had gathered to carry out a large-scale operation, Liu Zhenning was not very relieved, and carefully studied every detail with everyone, until the sky was bright outside the shack, and then the plan was sent to the headquarters of the New Second Army.

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At eight o'clock in the morning, Wu Ming walked into the war room of the military headquarters and opened his mouth to ask: "Is there any news from Wuhan?" ”

Zhang Ying felt a little heavy: "Xinyang was lost at noon yesterday...... As early as four days ago, the main force of the 10th Division of the Japanese Army was pressing towards Xinyang along the Pinghan Road, and the 8th Brigade and the 3rd Division of the Japanese Army continued to attack Xinyang and Changtutai Pass. By 4 p.m. the day before yesterday, Xinyang was already surrounded by Japanese troops on three sides. Hu Zongnan, who commanded the battle on this line, ordered a regiment under his command to defend Xinyang City, and the main force withdrew to the area west of Xinyang to assemble. ”

"Early yesterday morning, the Japanese Eighth Brigade concentrated tank and artillery fire to storm Xinyang City, and the battle lasted until 1 o'clock at noon, when the defenders withdrew, and Xinyang City was occupied by the Japanese army. With the loss of Xinyang, the Japanese army cut off the Pinghan Road, and the front of the army was directed towards Guangshui and Xiaogan north of Hankou. The situation in Wuhan has taken a turn for the worse, and I estimate that it will not be long before the Military Council is ready to abandon the three towns of Wuhan. ”

Wu Ming was stunned for a moment, and then sighed: "It seems that our action is a little late......"

"Military seat, Liu Zhenning of the Task Force Northbound Brigade sent the latest operational plan, and judging from the preliminary battle chess deduction of the Operations Section, this plan is quite feasible."

Zhang Ying handed the telegram sent by the Task Force Northbound Brigade to Wu Ming.

"In that case, let's implement it as soon as possible...... They know better than us what they are facing behind enemy lines, and they have the power to make decisions on the fly! ”

Wu Ming glanced at it slightly, returned the telegram to Zhang Ying, and continued: "You tell them that the situation on the battlefield is complex and changeable, and the fighter plane is fleeting, so they don't have to worry too much, they must seize the opportunity to annihilate more devils and traitors." ”

"Yes!"