"General, do you mean to take this opportunity to organize a separate attack on the Eighth Route Army in Guanmen Mountain by the Otsuka Wing?"

Masao Kojima asked cautiously, his expression filled with faint worry. Although the North China Front had just supplemented the Sena Division garrisoning Shanxi in terms of personnel and equipment, the commander of the Hagiwara Brigade still only had a squadron of the Otsuka Wing and the Divisional Cavalry Wing at hand, and they were scattered on the "three points and one line" of Wencheng, Xiaoyushushan, and Fengdian; In addition, the military police squadron of Hirai Siyi and a mountain artillery squad of the division were used to exclusively defend the Songjiagou secret camp, while the cavalry regiment of the Mongolian Xinjiang Army had long been proven to be ineffective.

Of course, the brigade commander Hagiwara Akira was also well aware of all this, and he looked at the head of the secret service standing opposite and understood the other party's worries.

"Kojima-kun, you have been serving in the local area all the year round, so you are inevitably a little rusty with the combat system of the army," Hagiwara Akira lit a cigarette, but did not bother to let Kojima Masao: "The quality and equipment of the Imperial Army are far from the same level as the Shina army, and it is not an exaggeration to evaluate that we can achieve one enemy three, or even one enemy five!" ”

The head of the secret service made a gesture and saluted Hagiwara with a shake of his jaw to show respect for the major general and agree with the other party's statement.

"The intelligence that your subordinates have just reconnoitred shows that the re-stationed Eighth Route Army in the two villages at the western foot of Guanmen Mountain is about four or five hundred people," Hagiwara Akira said, as he found a document on his large desk and scribbled through it with his left hand without a cigarette: "Obviously, they suffered heavy casualties in the last night attack, and against such a few hundred remnants, even if they are the most courageous forest division in the communist army, the Imperial Army only needs one squadron to solve it." ”

Kojima Masao didn't dare to say anything, and he didn't think so in his heart - the last night attack, at least from the report of Kosuke Otsuka Daisa, can draw the conclusion that the second battalion of the Eighth Route Army is fierce. Their comeback so quickly proves that their will to fight is still alive. The brigade commander despised them so much, probably because of the series of victories that Lieutenant General Sena was winning in Namtong-Poro; Including the commander of the Communist Forest Division, he was shot in the field.

Speaking of this, the commander of the Japanese brigade dropped the document and looked up at Kojima Masao again: "Of course, the last night attack of the Otsuka Wing also felt the bravery and tenacity of this Eighth Route Army, and their equipment was not weak, and there were even a small number of artillery and cavalry. This may make them look different from the rest of the Chinese army, but it is only different. ”

"General, with all due respect," the head of the secret service finally couldn't help but speak: "I completely agree with your opinion, but we are now shouldering the two major tasks of secretly recruiting comfort women and searching and rescuing prisoners of war Warrant Officer Takamatsu, which are all entrusted to us by the Front Army and even higher-ups. After all, there aren't many mobile forces available to you, the brigade commander, at your disposal. ”

Hagiwara laughed, a large part of the cigarette ash between his fingers fell on the desk, he simply stood up, paced in front of Kojima Masao, and patted the other party's shoulder meaningfully: "Kojima-kun, as a general of the Imperial Army, you have to be responsible." Not counting the Manchurian Empire, with the army divisions and regiments that I am currently coming to China, but there are only a dozen of them, but they have to fight at the north and south ends of China at the same time. The territory of China is vast, and fighting on such a vast land is not too much, even if all the divisions and regiments of the Japanese mainland are transferred, right? ”

Masao Kojima once again bowed his head in fear: the brigade commander said this, and it seemed that he had made up his mind to fight.

Sure enough, Hagiwara lowered his voice and said word by word: "I have decided to transfer two squadrons from the Nara Brigade of the Otsuka Wing to attack and suppress the Eighth Route Army at the western foot of Guanmen Mountain. ”

Kojima Masao knew that the Nara Infantry Brigade was currently the only mobile unit in the area, and it was stationed on the eastern outskirts of Bunjo, near the western pass of Little Elm Mountain. However, one of their squadrons has just been transferred to the southern outskirts of Wencheng to set up a barracks to support the "Wind Plan" that is about to be restarted.

"The Eighth Route Army at the western foot of Guanmen Mountain is stationed in two villages, which one does the general want to attack?" Masao Kojima asked, but in his heart he was praying that the brigade commander, Major General, would not include both villages in the offensive map.

Unexpectedly, his brigade commander, Major General, asked rhetorically: Which one is more appropriate? Masao Kojima pondered for a moment and suggested that Hagiwara choose Kawaguchi Village, on the grounds that the village was small in size and the Eighth Route Army garrisoned by the Eighth Route Army was correspondingly smaller; More importantly, the strike cleared the area, which could greatly reduce the pressure on the flank and rear of the team that carried out the "Wind Plan".

Hagiwara nodded happily, and he was very pleased that the head of the secret service was able to keenly link this attack with the execution of the "Wind Plan". From this point of view alone, Oshima Daisa's mind is far stronger than Otsuka's Daisa.

"General, Squadron Leader Hirai has arrived at that temporary stronghold south of Bunjo, did the operation he commanded to capture the women of Shina start before or after the attack?"

"Synchronized action! To start at the same time, to borrow the idiom of the Chinese people: strike while the iron is hot, fish in troubled waters! ”

Masao Kojima grinned, the brigade commander and Major General's use of these two idioms is really appropriate and appropriate. After laughing, he thought that the investigation and arrest of the elements of the Blue Coat Society in Wencheng organized by himself must also strike while the iron is hot. It is necessary to kill a few scapegoats to show the public, let the news out, and calm people's hearts on the one hand, and confuse the real culprit on the other.

At first, the female major did not notice the hidden dangers of the bicycle. After a few days of closing the door and making sure that there was no danger, she put Li Yan and the spy company commander Zhao Mutou back into the streets, and went to cautiously approach and probe Meng Longsheng and his special team.

However, when the comeback Li Yan rode a bicycle back on the night, Wang Suihua suddenly realized that something was wrong: the bicycle! Li Yan was riding a bicycle to No. 7 Luoguxiang that day, and if there was a spy who recalled Li Yan after his accomplice was killed by Li Yan, then the conspicuous bicycle under his crotch would undoubtedly be used as a clue warning to magnify it.

"You can't ride this car anymore!" Wang Suihua watched the elder of the radio station Liu close the door of the courtyard, and said to Li Yan in a stern tone.

The male lieutenant of the military commander was still in the dark, staring at the female boss in puzzlement, until the other party analyzed the reason, and then suddenly realized.

"If I don't ride, then let Company Commander Zhao ride them; It's a pity to spend a lot of money on a new car that you just bought and don't ride it at home! Li Yan muttered, unwilling.

But Wang Suihua has become more and more remorseful and frightened by this omission, and she forced Li Yan to carefully recall the places she has been to and the people she has seen when she went out today, and she must not omit a single bit. When Zhao Mutou, the commander of the spy company on foot, also returned, the female major of the military commander immediately issued an order to temporarily prohibit the use of bicycles to go out.

Zhao Mutou is a professional soldier who has fought in battles and engaged in reconnaissance behind enemy lines, and his vigilance and understanding are significantly higher than that of the male lieutenant of the military commander, who left home halfway; After Wang Suihua's combing, he was also aware of the danger.

The most tricky thing now is that it is not clear how many people in Wencheng know and see Li Yan riding a bicycle, and what is the probability that these people can be contacted and interrogated by Japanese puppet agents?

"The white shopkeeper, the white shopkeeper and the guys of Baoyuan Restaurant, they all saw that I rode to them." Li Yan was the first to think of this.

Wang Suihua couldn't help frowning: It's really not that the enemies don't get together, he has always been worried about this restaurant shopkeeper who is both black and white, but he has seen Li Yan riding a bicycle! Baoyuan Restaurant is mixed, the news is scattered, and what is even worse is that the head of the Japanese secret service and Meng Longsheng's special team also have a lot of intersection with the restaurant. Alas, I blame myself for being soft-hearted for a while, I should have killed that Bai Baoyuan a long time ago, that guy knows too much! It's too late to regret it.

However, to the surprise of the female major of the military commander, the commander of the spy company did not approve of getting rid of the shopkeeper of Baoyuan Restaurant, not only did he not approve of getting rid of it, but he even proposed that he and Li Yan would come forward together, and they would meet Bai Baoyuan for a while, warning and hinting at him not to meddle in his affairs and not to act for the tiger.

"You're - you're in danger!"

After carefully playing with Zhao Mutou's proposal for a long time, Wang Suihua finally came up with such a sentence. In fact, she had agreed in principle to Li Yan's plan to come forward and test the white shopkeeper of Baoyuan Restaurant, but it was only because Li Yan, who bought a bicycle, unexpectedly learned of Meng Longsheng's whereabouts and went to investigate, so it was temporarily shelved. And this bicycle and the cyclist are now very likely to become clues exposed to the hands of the Japanese puppet, and the white shopkeeper is one of the eyewitnesses to the clues.

"If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you get the tiger? Major Wang, Brother Li and I both feel that we are sure to settle the shopkeeper of the restaurant. Zhao Mutou responded to Wang Suihua in a calm tone, waiting for her approval.

"No, tomorrow, Li Yan will come forward to meet the white shopkeeper, and you will bring a brother from the spy company to pretend to be a diner and cover in secret. Once the two sides turn their faces, it is good to have an emergency response. Wang Suihua made up her mind.

They also carefully studied the timing of the meeting, the wording, and the evacuation plan in the event of an unforeseen eventuality. This is a risky fight to release the winner and loser, and if it fails, it means that the second intelligence group of the Shanxi Station of the military command will be completely exposed in Wencheng. For this reason, in addition to arranging for Zhao Mutou and the others to enter the restaurant to cover Li Yan at close range, the female major of the military commander decided to personally bring another soldier of the special service company and drive a Chevrolet car near the restaurant to respond.

A thrilling dragon and tiger meeting is imminent.