It was night, in Beidaran Village, Qingyuan County, Baoding City, a compound was brightly lit, but there was no light outside. Groups of soldiers with loaded guns and ammunition were standing solemnly in the compound, which was completely different from the quiet atmosphere outside. Interestingly, there are not only those who wear the uniforms of the national army, but also many people who wear the costumes of the Japanese puppet army, puppet policemen or ordinary people. At first glance, it's absolutely impossible to figure out what's going on.

A rough hand-drawn map is laid on a table in the lobby. A bespectacled young man who looked a bit like a teacher was giving an introduction. Everyone was attentive and listened to the goblins.

"The Japanese army has a brigade headquarters in Baoding City, numbered the 108th Infantry Brigade, and the brigade commander is Major General Ishii Kaho. The brigade consists of two infantry wings, the 139th Infantry Wing and the 140th Infantry Wing. Due to the need to defend a vast area from Zhuozhou to Dingxian, there were only the headquarters of the 139th Infantry Wing and the 1st Brigade in the city. The other two brigades of this wing were in Zhuozhou and Dingxian. As for the 140th Wing, it was simply transferred to Shijiazhuang by the division headquarters. ”

In addition, the 110th Engineer Wing, which belongs to the 110th Division, was also stationed in the city, and its barracks were on the west side of the Nandaguan Railway Station. I secretly visited the barracks, and there were about 1,500 people in this unit. The wing captain is Shinzaburo Fukuchi Shaosa. ”

A tall and thin man wearing a military uniform of the Japanese army interjected: "Mr. Li, it seems that the Japanese army cares a lot about this Nandaguan Railway Station!" ”

Mr. Li pushed his glasses with his hand and said with a smile: "Of course I care!" The commander of the Xie battalion may not be very clear. This railway station is not an ordinary platform, it is close to the Fuhe wharf in the north, the Japanese military airport in the southeast, the geographical location is very important, there are as many as 8 lanes alone, it is one of the most important water and land hubs in North China. The Japanese devils transported gasoline, ammunition and other supplies here, and then sent them to Baiyangdian by water. Sometimes, all kinds of materials looted from Baiyangdian are transported back by water, and then sent to various places by rail......"

Battalion Commander Xie asked again: "How many troops does the Japanese army have stationed at this railway station?" ”

Mr. Li raised his fingers and calculated: "There are four groups with a relatively large number of people, and there are more than 50 Japanese pseudo-policemen in the station; Behind the station is the military police headquarters of the Japanese army, with more than 200 little devils and two devils from the northeast; There is a squadron of devils stationed near Liu Shoumiao. more than 150 people; There are more than 50 devils and a team of two devils stationed at the west head of Donggaozhuang Village. Listening to the accent is the police team from the east of Ji. ”

After hearing this, the battalion commander nodded silently and did not make a sound.

Mr. Li asked with concern, "What, is there any difficulty?" We had a dozen comrades in the city, all with pistols. If you need to, you can always cooperate with your troops! ”

Battalion Commander Xie smiled slightly. "It doesn't have to be." I appreciate Mr. Li's kindness, but your task is more important and cannot be exposed. Then he asked, "Mr. Li." You just said that the southeast of the railway station is the Japanese military airport, so where is the airport located? ”

"Oh, everyone, look at it, the airport is right here!" Mr. Li quickly pointed it out on the map.

A young man dressed as an ordinary man said with a smile: "If you want to go to the airport, you can reconnoiter at the old uncle's house in Fanzhuang, and look north from the wall of the small courtyard, and the devils of the airport and the old artillery team can see it clearly." ”

The middle-aged man next to him hurriedly explained: "Fanzhuang is very close to the devil's airport, and Uncle Bao is our fortress there. ”

Battalion Commander Xie nodded abruptly, and after asking about the deployment of enemy troops near the airport, he then advised: "You must keep the information of the fortress household strictly confidential, and you must not be careless in matters where human lives are at stake. ”

The middle-aged man's face was confused, and he hurriedly responded: "Battalion Commander Xie is right in his criticism, because our work is not rigorous. Several others here were also busy promising not to spread the news.

Battalion Commander Xie waved his hand and said, "It's not a criticism, it's just that you are operating under the nose of the enemy, so you have to be more careful." ”

It turned out that these were the leaders of Qingyuan County's anti-Japanese strength. Qingyuan County during the Republic of China was a county attached to the county, that is, the same city as the prefecture and county. The later Qingyuan County was governed in Nandaran Village, not in the same location. Therefore, the anti-Japanese forces in Qingyuan County were actually in front of the Japanese army in Baoding, which was very dangerous. However, it is such a dangerous position that a large number of heroes and amazing miracles have emerged in the history of the Anti-Japanese War.

Mr. Teaching is the leader of the second intelligence group of the underground party in Qingyuan City, and his group has a certain amount of military support, and can perform a variety of tasks, such as espionage, assassination, liaison, punishment of rape, etc., which can be regarded as half an action group.

Wearing ordinary people's clothes are the backbone members of the Qingyuan County Brigade, the captain Wang Luoting, and the deputy captain Liu Quanzhang. The young man who spoke just now was Liu Yuanfang, the son of Liu Quanzhang and the squadron leader of the Second Squadron.

The predecessor of this unit was the 48 Villages Joint Armament Association of Qingyuan County, which belonged to the nature of mutual protection among villages. The original slogan was "No resistance against Japan, no surrender to Japan, prevention of bandits, protection of villages". It sounds tempting, but in fact, it is impossible to protect oneself by one's own strength alone, and only the military and the people in various localities can unite to resist Japan and have a way out.

After many struggles by Yu Quanshen, the commander of the Second Regiment of the People's Self-Defense Army, the leaders of the Joint Armament Association finally agreed to join the Eighth Route Army (Zheng Huzi had not yet arrived at that time) and reorganized the unit into the Qingyuan Detachment of the People's Self-Defense Army. After that, the military region was unified and reorganized, and the number was adjusted to the Qingyuan County Brigade of the Jizhong Military Region, which was under the dual leadership of the first sub-district and the Qingyuan County government.

As for the battalion commander Xie who wore the uniform of the Japanese army, there is no need to guess, it is naturally Xie Ruchuan, the commander of the Blue Eagle Force. They were ordered to reconnoiter the enemy's movements and wait for an opportunity to lure the enemy out of the city. In order to facilitate their movements, they all wore Japanese puppet army uniforms, ready to fish in troubled waters.

They were covered by the 2nd Division of the 1st Army. Now that the main forces are gradually regularized, and the local troops are also stained, they are all wearing regular army uniforms, which makes the comrades of the county brigade look at it with envy.

After the meeting ended, Park Hyo-san, deputy commander of the Blue Eagle Force, asked: "Pei Ran (the word Xie Ruchuan), the devil's strength in Nanguan is not weak!" It's still possible for us to sneak in and hit the enemy by surprise, but it's probably not realistic to lure the enemy's main force out of the city by attacking the station. Even if the enemy army goes out of the city to pursue. The main forces were also difficult to ambush. ”

Xie Ruchuan frowned slightly, and said, "Well, it's indeed more difficult than we imagined. However, our task is to lure the enemy out of the city, not to capture the station, and there is no need to hang himself from a tree. Nandaguan Station is not easy to fight, let's change places. ”

In fact, the Japanese army was not so strong in Nanguan before, in February 38, the first army division had occupied the station twice under the cover of anti-aircraft artillery, and once took advantage of the situation to enter Baoding City. It's just that there are too few troops. The foothold was not stable and was driven out by the Japanese puppet army. After this blow. The Japanese strengthened their defenses.

Park Hyo-sam was puzzled: "In addition to Nandaeguan Station, what other places must be reinforced by the Japanese army out of the city?" As soon as he finished speaking, he himself suddenly laughed and said, "I understand." Ruchuan-kun. Do you want to hit the airport? ”

Xie Ruchuan smiled: "Those who know me." Park Jun also! ”

Park Hyo-sam thought for a moment and said: "It is not difficult to sneak attack the airport in disguise according to our strength, the key is whether the main force can arrive on time." ”

Xie Ruchuan approvingly: "Not bad! Correspondent. Turn on the radio right away, and I'm going to get in touch with the general manager. ”

The next day, a small group of Japanese soldiers suddenly appeared in Huocun, and after going around for a while, they rushed to the airfield, and on the way, they did not know when they were replaced by several three-wheeled motorcycles.

Since there was only one flying group left in the North China Front, in order to prepare for a surprise attack by the Soviet army, most of the planes were concentrated in the north. Although there is an airport in Baoding, it has long been empty, and only one squad of ground support troops is still on duty in preparation for the flight team to take off and land temporarily. It is worth mentioning that there are also two armored vehicles on the airfield.

"Stop, get checked!" A Japanese sentry stood in front of a machine-gun bunker and waved.

The tuk-tuk came to a stop with a creak, and a lieutenant jumped down and impatiently handed over a document and urged: "Hurry up sergeant, don't delay our time!" ”

Within the Japanese army, the status of the aviation and cavalry was relatively high, because most of the participants in the cavalry were nobles, and the aviation had a great relationship with the cavalry. Moreover, compared with the infantry of the "soil buns", the aviation unit exudes a technical style everywhere, which is naturally high-end and high-grade, and it is reasonable to look down on the infantry.

This sergeant was no exception, although the rank was a big difference, he didn't look at the lieutenant at all, shook his head and said: "I'm sorry Your Excellency, according to the regulations of the Aviation Corps, any soldier entering the airport needs a warrant from the highest commander of the local garrison!" "This regulation was issued temporarily after the attack on Yangmingbao Airport, and because the specific operation is not very convenient, the airport is not strictly enforced.

"Yaga!" The lieutenant was furious, slapped him over, and ripped off his clothes and pointed at the scars on his body and angrily reprimanded: "You a sergeant dare to talk to me like this, you were still hugging a woman's thigh in a dance hall in Tokyo when I bled for the empire!" ”

The sergeant was beaten and spun around, dizzy, and immediately became a little overwhelmed. Several soldiers on duty with him also looked at each other. Several of them are new recruits who have not been in the army for a long time, and they are naturally a little timid in the face of veterans.

A young man suddenly jumped down from the three-wheeled motorcycle sidecar and scolded: "Hayakawa-kun, you have gone too far. The soldier is doing his duty, don't embarrass him. ”

He also said gently: "Sergeant, Hayakawa-kun has just retired from the front line, and his temper is a little short, please forgive me." I'm Toyozaburo Fujiwara, and this is my ID and a letter of introduction from His Excellency Ishii. ”

The sergeant covered his hot face and took it stupidly, only to see that Fujiwara Toyozaburo was written on the certificate, his military rank was Shaozuo, and his position was an important member of a certain unit of the North China Front, and there was a steel seal of the North China Front Army on the photo. There was no problem with the letter of introduction, and the commander of the 108th Brigade, Major General Kaho Ishii, asked the airport to actively cooperate and meet all their requests as much as possible. Of course, the identity of the corporal could not distinguish the handwriting of Major General Ishii, let alone call to confirm.

"Alright, Sergeant? Need to make another call? Shao Zuo frowned slightly and asked.

"No, Your Excellency Shaozuo, you are so polite!" The sergeant hurriedly ordered the two soldiers to move the barricade. Shao Zuo and the lieutenant returned to the car and sat down, and several three-wheeled motorcycles quickly started and drove straight towards the airport. Although there were still two roadblocks behind, the soldiers on duty had already checked them in front of them, and they only took a cursory look at them and let them go. Dozens of infantrymen also followed closely behind the motorcycles and swaggered in.

One of the sentries asked curiously, "Hey, what are you doing here?" ”

The military cao who led the team glared at him. Said coldly: "You'd better be able to control your mouth!" ”

The sentry muttered with some dissatisfaction, "Didn't you go to the front?" What's the big deal! I've killed the people of China too! ”

Several soldiers looked at him almost at the same time, and the vicious gaze made him shrink his neck in fright, but fortunately, Jun Cao only snorted and left with his subordinates.

The sentry felt a little puzzled, and said to his companions in confusion, "Hey, don't you think this group is too rude?" Their eyes are as fierce as they want to kill me. ”

His companions thought he was too cowardly, so they laughed and mocked him.

Bang! Suddenly a gunshot rang out from inside the airport, startling the sentries who were laughing. Soldiers at several sentry posts looked in the direction of the airport.

"Hey, why are there gunshots!"

"What happened?"

"What's going on, could it be that those guys did it just now?"

……

While the soldiers were still talking. An impatient captain had already put down the phone. "They said they were hunting birds, so let's not make a fuss." ”

"Bird hunting? Ha, is it a wild duck flying from the river? ”

"Shut up!" Wu Chang said angrily: "I always feel that something is wrong? Do you think we should check with the city? ”

Inside the airport, Xie Ruchuan glanced at the corpse on the ground regretfully. said: "Brother Hae-woon (Park Hyo-san's alias)." The sound of gunfire would have aroused the suspicion of the sentinels outside. You should go out and deal with it immediately, and you can't let the Japanese army in Baoding find out our truth and truth. ”

Park Hyo-sam nodded and said, "Okay." AEC, I'll go! ”

Xie Ruchuan picked up the intercom on the radio again and shouted, "Hey, hey!" I'm an eagle, the carrots are in hand, when will the tiger come? ”

A voice came from the other end of the intercom: "Eagle, the tiger is ready, we will go when the donkey comes!" ”

Xie Ruchuan was overjoyed and said, "Great! ”

As he spoke, there were suddenly several gunshots outside, but they quickly calmed down again.

The other end of the intercom hurriedly asked, "Blue Eagle, what's going on with you over there?" ”

Xie Ruchuan walked to the window and looked at it, and said with a smile: "It's nothing, there was mud on the carrot, and now it has been washed." ”

The other end of the intercom breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then don't rub it off, hurry up!" After hanging up the communicator, he complained to the person next to him: "Master, this Xie Ruchuan is really, when are you still in the mood to joke!" ”

The person next to him turned around, but it was Zhao Yunxiang, the commander of the 34th Division. The person who spoke to Xie Ruchuan just now was Fan Zixia, the chief of staff of the division. According to the previously formulated battle plan, after the Blue Eagle troops lured the enemy out of Baoding City, the 34th Division would take action. The Eagle refers to the Blue Eagle Unit, and the Tiger refers to the 34th Division, as well as other reinforcements such as the 33rd Division. The donkey refers to the Japanese army, and the carrot is the bait, which in this case refers specifically to the airport.

The 33rd Division previously won the honorary title of "Tiger Fighting Sheep Division", and the 33rd Regiment was even nicknamed the "Tiger Fighting Donkey Regiment". This 33rd Regiment is one of the predecessors of the current 34th Division, so their enemy annihilation is naturally the big stupid donkey of the Japanese army.

Master Zhao smiled and said, "If you don't have this heart, you can't take this job." Then he asked: "Chief of Staff, are all the regiments and battalions in place?" ”

Chief of Staff Fan hurriedly said: "Well, now wait for the Japanese army to leave the city." ”

In Baoding City, the headquarters of the 108th Brigade. Major General Kaho Ishii stood up and said in surprise, "Nani? Found the Shina army in the south of the city? ”

"Yes, Your Excellency, Brigade Commander!" An officer bowed his head and said, "It seems that the enemy forces are still trying to attack and occupy the airport, but fortunately the defenders have seen through it!" ”

"Yaga!" Major General Ishii angrily pulled out his saber, thrust it back again, and said angrily: "The people of China are really presumptuous! Tada-kun, how many of them came? ”

Tada replied ashamedly, "I'm sorry, Your Excellency, I'm sending someone to reconnoitre, it's not clear yet. ”

"Yaga! Incompetence, great incompetence! ”

"Haiyi, it was my dereliction of duty, please punish His Excellency the Brigade Commander!"

Ishii, who was on the fire, heard this, and raised his hand to slap twice. There were two snaps, and both of Tada's cheeks were swollen. Tada didn't dare to argue, after all, everyone was beaten under their noses, but they couldn't even figure out how many people there were on the other side, so it was really unreasonable.

Major General Ishii was about to curse two more words when the phone on the desk suddenly rang. Ishii picked up the phone angrily and said, "Moxi Moxi, I'm Kaho Ishii!" Nani? Railways were also attacked. Damn, order Nagata Nakasa (referring to the 139th Infantry Wing Commander Nagata Fumio Nakasa) to immediately lead his troops to punish the hateful Shina people, dead and dead! ”

As he spoke, he broke the phone with a thud, and scolded Tada: "The railway called just now, and the people of China are wreaking havoc again, and it is even possible that they will not be able to pass all day today." As the defense officer of the Baoding Office, Kiji Tada, what is your explanation? ”

Tada Kiji leaned his legs back, bowed his head and said, "Your Excellency Brigade Commander, please allow me to serve His Majesty the Emperor as a guilty person, and wash away my shame with the blood of the Shina people. ”

Ishii was slightly satisfied, his anger decreased slightly, and he said, "Yo Xi, I have ordered Nagata Nakasa to send troops out of the city to sweep away, and yours will rush over immediately!" Tada-kun, don't let me down again! ”

"Hello!" Kiji Tada glanced at Ishii gratefully, bowed solemnly, and hurried to the wing headquarters of the 139th Wing. By the time he arrived, a reinforced squadron of Japanese troops had already been assembled, and in addition, two brigades of guards were on standby outside the compound. The police defense team is a puppet army from eastern Hebei, and the North China Front Army is short of troops, so they are often transferred to various parts of North China to be used as cannon fodder.

"Your Excellency Nakasa!" Kiji Tada came to Fumio Nagata in embarrassment, bowed and said, "The brigade commander ordered me to come here to make meritorious service for my crimes, please take care of me." ”

Nagata Nakasa saw that Tada Kiji had an embarrassed look, patted him on the shoulder and comforted: "Tada-kun don't mind, the people of China will soon know the consequences of angering the imperial army." ”

Outside the city, with the cooperation of the Second District Team, the Qingyuan County Brigade and the Blue Eagle Force, another small group of Japanese troops died unexplained. Park Hyo-san put away the binoculars and said to Xie Ruchuan: "Pei Ran, the Japanese army is about to be dispatched!" ”

Xie Ruchuan nodded and said, "Well, inform the ministries that the donkey is coming to grab the carrots, let them get ready!" (To be continued......)