The spy company commander stared at the female major of the military commander with a shocked expression, looking like a melon baby who was ignorant of the world; The chief of staff on the side coughed contrivedly, which made him wake up like a dream.

"Uh...... This one...... I was sent, just before I left the city, and I was afraid that my brothers would not know that the county town had been occupied by the Japanese, and they would recklessly break back. ”

Zhao Mutou stammered while licking his chapped lips, and his eyes turned smartly, looking at Qin Zhongxiao, Wang Suihua, and Chief of Staff Zhang Hong.

"And where do you let them go back?" Wang Suihua stared at Zhao Mutou and asked.

"I can only withdraw to the regiment headquarters here, I asked them not to find a guide, the old shopkeeper of the Xiguan beef and mutton shop, go back to the county seat first to listen to the letter."

Wang Suihua listened, did not make a sound, and continued to stare at the sand table in front of him attentively.

But Zhao Mutou's words reminded Qin Zhongxiao, and he suddenly turned his head and asked Zhang Hong: "Chief of Staff, have you sent someone to report to the Eighth Route Army?" ”

Zhang Hong slapped his thigh: "Oops, I'll forget it!" This will be sent immediately. ”

Qin Zhongxiao frowned unhappily, and the chief of staff hurriedly explained: I was busy directing the evacuation of the whole regiment just now, and I didn't care about it.

"We took the initiative to invite people to join forces to fight in the county, and now that the enemy situation has changed, how can we just take care of our own lives and not give news to others?" Qin Zhongxiao's face was already very ugly.

Zhang Hong didn't explain much, and called a staff officer and began to give instructions in a whisper.

In Qin Zhongxiao's mind, the image of Deputy Battalion Commander Wu of the Second Battalion of the Eighth Route Army Forest Division once again appeared.

"Commander Qin," Wang Suihua suddenly spoke, interrupting Qin Zhongxiao's thoughts: "After the special agent company brothers who went to Little Elm Mountain to find a guide come back, I want to see them, please arrange for Company Commander Zhao to assist me." ”

Qin Zhongxiao was stunned for a moment, not understanding the intention of the female spy of the military commander, but he still readily agreed. He thought that his lightning withdrawal of troops from Fengdian had delayed the other party's plan, and then this woman would fulfill her wish whatever she wanted.

"Mu, you send another group of subordinates to the county seat and the side of Little Elm Mountain to keep an eye on it, and see what the Japanese army that has come back is planning and what the reality is;" Qin Zhongxiao said to Zhao Mutou Zhengse: "My 391st regiment withdrew from Fengdian today, it is just an expedient measure, and I will definitely fight against this Japanese gang again in the future!" ”

The Japanese soldiers who came back looked decent in Fengdian County.

The Otsuka United, who had slaughtered the city in the past, had been warned by the commander in advance, and this time they were quite peaceful after entering the city, and at least on the surface, there was no sign of harm to the residents. The head of the Hagiwara Akira Brigade, accompanied by Kojima and Otsuka, briefly inspected the county seat. The chief of staff of the brigade, Hebian, soon led the brigade that had galloped over the division, including the 75 mountain artillery, and returned to the Xiaoyushu Mountain Pass.

By summoning the leaders of the county town maintenance association for questioning, and after the research and judgment of several Japanese chiefs, it was determined that the Chinese army that attacked and occupied the county seat was insufficient, so they did not dare to confront the imperial army head-on and chose to flee; Since they fled to Big Elm Mountain, it is also the situation of the 391st Regiment of the Central Army.

On the one hand, the comfort women were sent away, and on the other hand, Toyoden Castle was recovered, and Hagiwara Akira was satisfied. He and the head of the Kojima office had to return to Wencheng via Songjiagou as soon as possible: the campaign to recruit new comfort women had already been put on the agenda, and they were to meet with Hirai Temple in the comfort women's secret camp.

In view of the fact that the Shina Army had just retreated and was entrenched in the Great Elm Mountains to the east, Hagiwara Akira decided to temporarily leave Wing Commander Kosuke Otsuka and sit in the county town of Toyoden with Deputy Wing Commander Aso, and the remaining troops were also changed to the Nara Brigade, which currently has three squadrons in Toyodian and one squadron in Bunjo, and has been ordered to leave for it immediately. There are still more than 400 cavalry regiments of the Mongolian Xinjiang Army, which are reduced to two cavalry battalions, each with two cavalry companies, all of which are stationed in Fengdian to assist in the defense of the imperial army.

The Futian Brigade suffered serious losses in the battle and was reduced to two squadrons, with Deputy Brigade Commander Saburo Sakuragi temporarily taking over the post of captain and stationed in Little Elm Mountain, focusing on guarding the mountain passes on the east and west sides. The bodies of Fukudaoka and the fallen Imperial officers and soldiers were also found on the outskirts of the western part of the city, and it was clear that the Shina army had hastily buried them, and now they were to be cremated again, and this hatred and shame must also be snowed.

After the arrangements were completed, the brigade commanders Akira Hagiwara and Masao Kojima led the Iwata cavalry squadron back to Bunjo. Before leaving, Hagiwara told Kosuke Otsuka that within a day, he immediately began to draw up a battle plan to wipe out the remnants of the nearby Shina Army, including the Central Army and the Eighth Route Army, and submitted it to the brigade headquarters.

One of the important reasons why Hagiwara Akira was so anxious for Captain Otsuka to draw up a battle plan was that he had to return to the infantry brigade at the head of the Sena Division in a short period of time, and before returning, he wanted to use this new force to participate in the attack on the remnants of the Shina Army. Therefore, he asked his chief of staff, Kawabe Daisa, to personally command this brigade and stay on standby at the Xiaoyushu Mountain Pass.

That night, in the county government of Fengdian, Kosuke Otsuka and the deputy wing commander Aso Nakasa, the captain of the brigade Nara Shaosa, and the head of the cavalry regiment of the Mongolian Xinjiang Army, Du Dongqiang, began to discuss the battle plan.

They first analyzed the situation of the 391st Regiment of the Chinese Army, believing that the unit was hidden in the Great Elm Mountain, and its traces were not easy to capture; And up to now, the imperial army has not gone to the Great Elm Mountain to reconnoiter the terrain, and according to the people of Fengdian, the area of the Great Elm Mountain is more than twice as large as the small Elm Mountain in the west of the county. If you wave your troops into the mountains to suppress them, there are too many unknown factors, and I am afraid that you will not easily receive satisfactory results.

On the other hand, the situation of the Eighth Route Army at the western foot of Guanmen Mountain was easier to attack. Du Dongqiang recalled the topography of that area, which was basically a flat river at the foot of the mountain, and the village called Hekou Village was called unsafe; Although the cavalry of the Mongolian Xinjiang Army suffered a loss last time, it was mostly because they did not expect that there would be eight roads there and were raided. Moreover, in addition to being able to enter from the direction of Fengdian, from the direction of Nantongpu Road, troops can also be sent to press towards the western foot of Guanmen Mountain at the same time, forming a pincer offensive against the Eighth Route Army.

After several improvements, Kosuke Otsuka quickly completed the battle plan for the Eighth Route Army at the western foot of Guanmen Mountain and telegraphed to the brigade headquarters. Hagiwara Akira, who had just returned to the Bunjo Brigade Headquarters, carefully reviewed the plan and thought it was feasible, so he made some repairs and finally decided as follows-

The attacking force was divided into two groups. The first, two squadrons of the Nara Brigade led by Kosuke Otsuka, as well as all the cavalry regiments of the Mongolian Army, set out from Fengdian and went south to Hekou Village at the western foot of Guanmen Mountain to carry out a sweep; The second, led by the chief of staff of the riverside, returned to Wencheng with the Tyumen Brigade (the one supported by the commander of the Sena Division), and then set out from along the Nantongpu Road to carry out a sweep at Xiping Village at the western foot of Guanmen Mountain. The two forces coordinate time and act in sync.

The brigade commander called: show our saber and level the base of the Eighth Route Army!

Wu Zijian, who was at the foot of Guanmen Mountain, did not know that the situation in Fengdian had undergone a shocking reversal, let alone that the Japanese army had aimed its blade at his own defense area.

On the night he left Fengdian in a hurry, as soon as he returned to Hekou Village, he couldn't wait to find Li Tianlin, the commander of the 5th Company, and Xiao Junping, the captain of the enemy engineering team, to hold a meeting to convey the operational plan that had just been reached to jointly attack Xiaoyushu Mountain with the 391st Regiment of the Central Army.

Li Tianlinle's mouth couldn't be closed, because the deputy battalion commander said that the Central Army would take the initiative to lean towards the Eighth Route Army when distributing the spoils! He had already begun to imagine what kind of equipment the devils could have in that little elm mountain—they should be richer than the group of devils they had fought outside Fengdian South City a few days ago! At that time, a mortar, a 92 heavy machine, and two grenadiers were seized, but unfortunately they were all taken away by the battalion headquarters afterwards, and now I still feel pain when I think about it. This time, I will definitely make a hard deal of it.

When the 5th company commander had a sweet dream, Xiao Junping was very calm. From Wu Zijian's excited and abnormal mood, the captain of the enemy engineer saw that this battle was inevitable, and since it must be fought, then it was necessary to ensure that the intelligence was accurate. However, at present, it seems that neither the 391st Regiment of the Central Army nor the 2nd Battalion of the Lin Division have figured out the composition of the Japanese troops in Xiaoyushu Mountain, and they only analyze that there will not be many Japanese troops in the mountain after the national army occupied Fengdian County and the Japanese troops on the side of Xiaoyushu Mountain did not send heavy troops to seize it.

"The west pass of Little Elm Mountain leads directly to Wencheng on Tongpu Road," Xiao Junping took out the hand-drawn map, pointed to Wu Zijian and said, "It is said that Wencheng should be heavily garrisoned by the Japanese army." ”

Wu Zijian looked at the map carefully, he was willing to listen to his intelligence experts analyze and analyze more at the moment.

"The 391st Regiment has taken Fengdian, although we don't see the Japanese army coming to fight, but if we join forces with them to attack Little Elm Mountain, we must consider whether the Japanese army in Wencheng will come forward to support. After all, occupying Little Elm Mountain, they can covet the railway line outside the mountain and Wencheng, the Japanese army is now advancing south on Tongpu Road, Wencheng is its rear base camp, once they feel that the defense line of Little Elm Mountain is threatened, how can they sit idly by? ”

Xiao Junping talked eloquently, and Wu Zijian listened more and more attentively. Of course, he knew very well in his heart that in this battle, he would rather not be able to get the devil's equipment, and he would definitely not make the 5th Company that was pulled out suffer too many losses. Otherwise, the battalion headquarters in Xiping, the instructor would not spare them.

"As far as you can see, after the battle starts, if the devils of Wencheng send reinforcements to the battlefield of Little Elm Mountain, what will be the approximate scale?" Wu Zijian asked.

Xiao Junping shook his head with a deep groan, the reason why he had some scruples about this battle was because he did not know the specific deployment of the Japanese army in Wencheng at present. The members of the enemy engineering team sent there have not yet returned. The brigade headquarters of the 12th Brigade of the Jin Army was stationed in Wencheng in the past, and as the intelligence staff officer of the brigade headquarters at that time, Xiao Junping knew very well that in that railway line city with a population of more than 100,000, it was very difficult to figure out the size of the garrison.

However, Wu Zijian couldn't take too much care of it, and the battle plan with the friendly forces had been formed, and he had to send it. He sent people to Hongxingxia in Guanmen Mountain, and asked Lu Dajiang, commander of the 8th Company, to transfer two platoons to take over Hekou Village, and at the same time asked Li Tianlin to issue a combat mobilization, and the 5th Company was ready to go to the direction of Fengdian at any time.

In view of the fact that Chen Xuanzhu, the deputy captain of the enemy labor team, might still be wandering around the outskirts of Fengdian County, Wu Zijian asked Xiao Junping to send two more members of the team to Fengdian immediately, and take Wu Zijian's note to find the 391st Regiment, who had walked the path of Little Elm Mountain, and would help the special service company of the regiment enter Songjiagou in Little Elm Mountain from the west of Fengdian.

Watching the deputy battalion commander and the 5th company commander start to operate nervously, Xiao Junping always faintly felt that something was not quite right, but he couldn't say it clearly.

That was actually an intuition on the part of Xiao Junping, who was born as an intelligence staff officer, but unfortunately, this intuition was too vague and did not help him to foresee the great danger that was about to befall the Eighth Route Army base area.