None of the people in the turret spoke Japanese well. Chen Wanchun barely understood the sentence "what sound", but she didn't dare to speak, otherwise the devil would definitely come over to check when she heard a woman's voice. By the time she whispered to Zhang Changgui and Zhang Changgui answered, it was too late.

Several Japanese soldiers asked twice in a row, but they did not hear an answer, so they came with their guns in hand. What's even more thrilling is that they just came in through the back door of the turret, and Zheng Weiguo and his party also rushed to the front door. Fortunately, the corpse of the puppet army was blocked by the stairs, otherwise it would have been exposed immediately.

The Japanese soldiers who walked in front couldn't help but be stunned when they saw Zheng Weiguo wearing a Shaozuo military uniform. Zheng Weiguo took the opportunity to scold: "You bastards are too lax, there are not even sentinels in front of the turret!" ”

The soldier was about to reply when he suddenly felt a huge pain in his back, and it was instantly pitch black in front of him. Several soldiers dressed in pseudo-police uniforms jumped out from behind them, and the first person was Zhang Changgui, the commander of the special service battalion. It turned out that there were ropes on the turret that could be used for emergency escape. Seeing the crisis of the situation, Zhang Changgui hurriedly led a few skilled soldiers to "parachute" behind the Japanese army from the second floor and succeeded in one blow.

After clearing the obstacles, the fighters began to pounce on the compound defended by the Japanese. According to intelligence, there were at least forty-five Japanese soldiers in there (there were very few guards like this, only twenty-four men per squadron). But when the soldiers rushed in, they found that the courtyard was empty, and there was not even a single figure.

The fighters began to search house by house, but after several consecutive searches of several rooms, no enemy was found, and even the squadron headquarters was empty. Walking to the backyard, the soldiers suddenly found a row of thirty or eighty large covers leaning against the outer wall of a room, about thirty or forty. Next to the rifles were crooked handles and grenadiers, four of each, neatly arranged in the corridor in front of the window. Next to the window there was a row of hooks from which a dozen pistols were hung.

Zhang Changgui motioned for everyone to be silent, and then commanded the soldiers to put away all their weapons.

Chen Wanchun, who was anxious, broke into the door with female soldiers, but she didn't expect to escape with a scream as soon as she entered, and the courtyard was suddenly in chaos.

Zhang Changgui was startled and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The female soldiers blushed one by one. Before they could speak, a dozen bare-bottomed soldiers suddenly burst out of the room. The guys howled "Flower Girl" one by one, and only when they rushed out did they realize that something was wrong. Both sides were stunned for a moment.

The Japanese love to take a bath, so the largest room was transformed into a large bathroom. Except for the outgoing squad and the soldiers on duty, the rest of the people were huddled in the bath.

Counting afterwards, no more, no less, exactly forty-five bare-bottomed captives. This is probably the most battle to catch devils alive since the Anti-Japanese War. Zhang Changgui asked: "Master, how to deal with so many burdens?" Do you want to ......?" he said, making a motion to wipe his neck.

Zheng Weiguo thought for a while and said: "Confirm with the nearby villagers, if there is rape or murder, all will be executed, and those who have no major evil deeds will be locked up first." ”

Zhang Changgui was a little unhappy and muttered: "That's so troublesome!" When the time comes, will you bring it back to the base area or will you let it go? ”

Zheng Weiguo explained: "After we take Taiyuan, the Eighth Route of Northwest Jin and Jinchaji will come to support, and then we will give it to them as a gift." ”

Zhang Changgui smiled: "Ha! Balu dreams of catching a few live devils, and he will definitely be happy when the time comes! ”

Zheng Weiguo also smiled and said, "You take people to guard here for a while, and when the people of the 342nd Regiment arrive, they will hand over this stronghold and the Qinxian Township Puppet Police Bureau to them to guard, and then we will go into the city before it gets dark!" ”

Zhang Changgui said happily: "Then dare to be kind, you can go to the city again!" ”

In the afternoon, Zheng Weiguo took more than 20 soldiers into the city in disguise to reconnoitre, and according to their different appearances, they were divided into four or five batches. Those who are a little richer are dressed as landlords, merchants, shopkeepers, and the like; At first glance, it is a bitter and bitter person, so he can only pretend to be a refugee and a coolie.

It is said that he is pretending to be something, but when he got to Zheng Weiguo, there was a problem. He has a fierce face and a beard, and he doesn't look like a master, a businessman, or a shopkeeper, but he can't pretend to be a refugee or a coolie, how can there be such a majestic refugee? Bandits are pretty much the same! In the end, I was forced to have no choice but to pretend to be a Japanese ronin. But there are also benefits to this identity - basically no one checks it.

They walked around the city a few times and confirmed all the information provided by Xu Jinyang. Zheng Weiguo focused on observing three places, one was the garrison headquarters, the second was the military police brigade, and the third was the prisoner of war camp. If you want to take Taiyuan, you must take these three places!

Zhang Changgui, who pretended to be a follower, whispered: "There are not many people in the garrison headquarters, and the defense is not tight, but the gendarmerie brigade is more troublesome!" "The garrison brigade is not even third-rate in the Japanese army, and a big city like Taiyuan will be better, but it still can't be compared with the elite military police.

Zheng Weiguo glanced around and said, "Don't talk yet, let's go to the prisoner of war camp to have a look!" ”

The prisoner of war camp is in the northeast corner of Taiyuan City, which was formerly the artillery barracks of the Jin Sui Army. Zheng Weiguo and the others searched all the way according to the information provided by Xu Jinyang, and finally saw the piece at the entrance of the North Lane of Xiaodong Street

The brand of "Taiyuan Engineering Team". This alley is the only access between the POW camp and the outside world.

Zheng Weiguo and Zhang Changgui walked not far inside before they were driven out by the Japanese soldiers guarding them. Fortunately, they pretended to be Japanese, otherwise they would have been arrested. Since the Japanese were heavily guarded, they could not see anything of value outside, so they had to turn around and walk back.

As soon as I walked to Xiaodong Street, I happened to meet the Japanese puppet army escorting the prisoners back to the camp. The captives looked very tired, and they should have finished their work before calling it a day. They were divided into five teams, each team of about 400 people, and most of them were dressed in the Central Army or the Jin Sui Army, which should have been captured in the Battle of Xinkou.

Zhang Changgui's eyes lit up when he looked at the ground, and said in a low voice: "Good guy, there are two thousand to say the least!" After tonight, it's all ours! ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled slightly and said, "Go back first, I'll be locked up in the city if it's late." ”

Back in Zhaojia Village, in addition to the men and horses of the original 33rd Division, there is also an additional friendly army. They were the 1st Route Column Advance Brigade of the Guerrilla General Association of War Movements, and the captain of the brigade was named Li Wenzhong. What is the call of advancing into the brigade, because they are operating near Taiyuan and are closest to the enemy. It is for this reason that they came first.

In view of the fact that this unit was very familiar with the Taiyuan area, after obtaining the consent of the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army and the brigade commander Li Wenzhong, Zheng Weiguo dispersed all of them to each battalion and company as a guide.

Chief of Staff Zhou said happily: "Originally, I was worried that those who were unfamiliar with the place would be easy to suffer. Well, every unit is equipped with a living map. ”

Zheng Weiguo said with a smile: "This is thanks to the comrades of the underground party!" It is not enough to rely on our own strength to fight Taiyuan. ”

Xu Jinyang hurriedly waved his hand and said, "It's all Chinese, say thank you." Division Commander Zheng, Chief of Staff Zhou, you can rest assured, this is just the first army, and at night, there will be more than ten more troops coming! ”

Chief of Staff Zhou smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed, and said, "Great, the more people, the better!" ”

Zheng Weiguo remembered the incident of the prisoner of war camp and said: "We went to the prisoner of war camp today, which was heavily guarded and could not be approached at all. Do you have more detailed information, or do you have any insiders in it? ”

Xu Jinyang thought for a while and said, "There really is one, but he lives far away, and he can't get there until midnight at the earliest." ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "That's no problem! As long as the prisoners of war can be rescued, it will be worth postponing the general attack. ”

In the evening, the guerrillas behind enemy lines near Taiyuan rushed over one after another. It is mainly a guerrilla unit under the General Association of War Movements, which is divided into five detachments, in addition to the special service brigade, the security brigade, the reconnaissance brigade, the first advance brigade, the second advance brigade, and the Qingtai guerrilla unit...... There are a total of more than a dozen numbers, more than hundreds, less than dozens, and a small 2,000 people.

However, although they have a large number of men and horses, they lack equipment and training, and they can be said to be useless except for their mental outlook and anti-Japanese will. Don't say anything about the main attack, if you really want to fight, I'm afraid you will have to send troops to protect them. For such a friendly army, Zheng Weiguo really couldn't be happy.

Xu Jinyang didn't think there was anything wrong. He looked at the growing team, smiled with joy, and said to Zheng Weiguo: "Senior Commander Zheng, what do you think of our soldiers? ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "Full of spirit, he is a good soldier!" However, we must not rely on this alone to fight a war, but also need to train more and improve our equipment. ”

Xu Jinyang said with a smile: "The soldiers train very hard, and the equipment can only be captured." Master Zheng, I see that you have a lot of equipment here, can you support some of it? ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded and said, "Of course it's no problem, but I have a request!" ”

Xu Jinyang hurriedly said: "Master Zheng, please speak!" ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "I hope that during the Taiyuan operation, all of them will be scattered into various units and mixed with the 33rd Division. ”

Xu Jinyang was stunned for a moment, hesitated for a moment and said, "Does Senior Commander Zheng want to incorporate these troops?" "Although the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army asked them to fully cooperate, cooperation and integration are completely two different concepts.

Zheng Weiguo said: "At least during the Taiyuan War, after which they are willing to go with us, of course I welcome it, and I will not force it if I don't want to." ”

Xu Jinyang said in embarrassment: "Senior Commander Zheng, you have to give me a reason, otherwise I will not be able to explain to my superiors." ”

Zheng Weiguo thought for a moment and said, "Do you know how the Red Eighth Army broke up?" ”

Xu Jinyang said: "I know a little bit, the main thing is that there are too many recruits and no experience. As soon as the words came out, he suddenly came to his senses and said, "Is Senior Commander Zheng worried that they are the same as the Red Eighth Legion?" ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded and said, "I just took a look at these troops, the morale is good, and the officers and soldiers can also work together, but most of them are students who have just put down their books and farmers who have just put down their hoes, and many soldiers have not even conducted live-fire training. In this way, the troops will not be able to undertake combat missions independently, and if they really want to fight, they may not be as good as the Red Eighth Army. ”

Xu Jinyang thought for a moment and said, "Okay! I support your decision. But you also have to talk to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army about this. ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled: "Don't worry, I won't embarrass you!" ”

The units then began to be mixed, and on the basis of the principle of one veteran leading one new recruit, the guerrillas were to be removed and dispersed. Zheng Weiguo was pleased that the officers of the guerrillas were very supportive of the mixed formation, and no one expressed dissatisfaction with the loss of military power. This is absolutely impossible in the national army, and it is difficult for even the troops of the Eighth Route Army to do it.

However, there will always be some differences in the war, their official name is called the Death Column, and officers and soldiers all sign up to join the army with a certain heart of death. Looking at their combat records, almost every battle has led the officers who led the team to die. How can such an officer, such an army, compete for power and profit?

Later, the Dongshan guerrillas belonging to the Northwest Military Region of Shanxi also arrived. According to Xu Jinyang, the guerrillas of the Jin-Cha-Ji 4th Army Division were coming from the direction of Yangquan, and a detachment of the 129th Division was also coming from the direction of Niangziguan.

Zheng Weiguo said with a smile: "Good guy, the people and horses of the three major base areas in North China are about to gather together!" ”

Xu Jinyang also smiled and said, "Even if you, Division Commander Zheng, have such a big face, the three divisions of the Eighth Route Army have never acted together. "The Jin-Cha-Ji Division is separated from the 115th Division, and the Northwest Military Region of Shanxi is the territory of the 120th Division, plus the 129th Division, the three divisions are complete. Although they are not the main force of the divisions, they are indeed very rare.

As he was talking, the comrades of the underground party came to report and said: "Li Dahu has arrived. ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "Who is Li Dahu?" ”

Xu Jinyang smiled: "He is the person I told you who is familiar with the inside of the prisoner of war camp. ”

Zheng Weiguo was overjoyed, and hurriedly handed over the work at hand to Chief of Staff Zhou and Duan Shuanghu, and he followed Xu Jinyang to meet the "informant" of the underground party.

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