What the colonel of the Central Army admires most about the commander of the spy company is this fighting spirit that is high at all times.

Now that the whole regiment has been driven into the Great Elm Mountain by the Japanese, the morale has undoubtedly suffered a lot from top to bottom. The 391st Regiment rushed to Shanxi to participate in the battle in the autumn of last year, but it hardly won a battle in the true sense of the word, either being pressed and beaten by the Itagaki Division or being chased by the Sena Division. Of course, compared with the troops in the second theater of operations, the 391st Regiment and its subordinate divisions and brigades fought quite tenaciously, otherwise it would not have been possible to cripple the formation. But in any case, the hearts of the officers and men have been shrouded in the shadow of the difficulty of winning the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.

Qin Zhongxiao couldn't explain to his subordinates, he felt that any explanation would be pale. The current situation of the whole regiment is, first of all, to survive in the mountains, and then how to win a battle as soon as possible and regain the confidence of these depressed Qiu Ba.

Therefore, he asked Zhao Mutou to lead his subordinates to quickly find out the details of the Japanese troops stationed in Fengdian - this is the closest enemy army to the 391st Regiment, and to fight them, one does not have to work far, and the other can retaliate - this task is only the most competent task of the special service company commander.

As for this kid actually making the decision on his own, he sent a soldier from the special service company away halfway to escort his woman back to his hometown in Jinnan, which annoyed Qin Zhongxiao somewhat; However, hearing Zhao Mutou's account of the massacre of the Japanese Otsuka Wing in Fengdian and the tragic fate of Xia Baihe's family, the colonel of the Central Army was also silent: After all, it was the family that his regiment headquarters had borrowed! For Xia Lily's family, the old shopkeeper's family of the beef shop, and the people's homes in the county, the 391 regiment is all guilty!

"That's it, you can also be regarded as protecting the families of the Anti-Japanese War," Qin Zhongxiao opened the net to his subordinates: "Don't take it as an example!" At this time, it is the time to employ people, and there is no permission to leave the team without permission. ”

Zhao Mutou was very grateful to the regiment, and he returned to the regiment headquarters with the idea of being scolded or even punished. For the sake of his beloved woman, the spy company commander gave up everything.

Next, the spy company maintained the frequency of several soldiers entering and leaving Fengdian in disguise every day, and the movements of the county town were updated to the Xiaozhai regiment headquarters at any time. Considering all the plans, Qin Zhongxiao also sent spies to Wencheng and Junling respectively - the turtle was cowering in the mountains, and he had to grasp as much information as possible.

Unexpectedly, the situation changed abruptly.

A strangely dressed cavalry suddenly arrived outside the north city of Fengdian on this day, and was just watched by Zhao Mutou's men, and the spy company commander who received the quick report came quickly, but the cavalry had already entered the city. Zhao Mutou and his subordinates immediately followed up in the city, and after several twists and turns, they finally found out that this cavalry with a very strange uniform and full of Chinese dialect was a subordinate of the "King of Germany", known as the Mongolian Xinjiang Army, and the formation was a regiment.

"Mongolian Army?!" At the regimental headquarters of Xiaozhai Village in the Great Elm Mountain, Qin Zhongxiao looked at the spy company commander who came back to report in surprise: "That's the puppet King of Mondstadt's people, why did these traitors from Suiyuan come to the south of Jinzhong?" ”

It took a lot of effort for the colonel of the Central Army to explain to his subordinates, who knew little about politics, what was going on with King De and Mengjiang. In fact, during the battle in northern Jin last year, Qin Zhongxiao had heard that the puppet king of Mondstadt had sent several cavalry divisions to fight with the mixed brigade of the Japanese army from Suiyuan to Jin, and he could be regarded as a hard-working traitor. But it is unthinkable that this traitor prince's subordinates have extended their tentacles so far.

"A cavalry regiment," Qin Zhongxiao played with Zhao Mutou's intelligence: "Then there must be a thousand men and horses?" ”

"It's about the same," said the commander of the spy company angrily, "and by the time I rushed over, the group of grandsons had all entered the city and were scattered and stationed in various places, and I could not see their whole team clearly. ”

Qin Zhongxiao fell into deep thought.

"Tuanzuo, the devil has increased his troops, so can we still fight?" The chief of staff on the side asked worriedly.

Qin Zhongxiao didn't answer immediately, what he was thinking about now was not the question of whether or not to fight the current battle, but what was the intention of the Japanese army to transfer such a traitor cavalry regiment to Fengdian?

It is almost certain that the Japanese are running out of manpower. Soon after the Battle of Taiyuan, Qin Zhongxiao learned that the Japanese North China Front had transferred the elite of the Front Army, including the Itagaki Division, to Hebei and prepared to fight in Shandong. At that time, the colonel of the Central Army had a premonition that the Japanese army was so eager to expand the battlefield that it would probably face a situation in which the battle line would be too long and the other would be neglected in a short period of time.

What is also telling the problem is that after the capture of Fengdian, the main force of the Japanese Otsuka Wing quickly drove away, and an infantry brigade was left in the county seat, and now, this so-called Mongolian Xinjiang Army cavalry regiment is hurrying to come. Either they came to take over the Japanese garrison of the county seat, or they were ready to follow in the footsteps of the main force of the Otsuka Coalition and go somewhere to support the operation.

But no matter what the reason, there is no doubt about the fact that the Japanese army is now overstretched, otherwise, what bullshit Mengjiang army will not have traveled thousands of miles to Jinnan!

"Fight, of course you have to fight, the traitor is not a good bird, and he is also innocent!" Seeing that the head of the regiment was silent, Zhao Mutou was a little anxious.

Qin Zhongxiao laughed, he didn't answer the words of the chief of staff and the spy company commander, got up from the chair, and said with a smile as he walked: "This Mongolian army, let me tell you a story, in the twenty-fifth year of the Republic of China, that is, the year before last——, the Japanese picked up King De and a few big traitors under him, and sent troops to attack Fu Zuoyi......"

"Fu Zuoyi?" Zhao Mutou interjected in surprise: "Isn't that the commander of Yan Laoxi's subordinates?" "During the Battle of Taiyuan, Zhao Mutou heard of Fu Zuoyi's name.

"Well, that's right, Fu Zuoyi is now Yan Xishan's subordinate, but before the war in Shanxi, he was the chairman of Suiyuan Province, Suiyuan, which is now the territory of King De, and the traitor named Mengjiang. In the twenty-fifth year of the Republic of China, this gang of traitors calculated several ways to send troops to drive Fu Zuoyi's garrison out of Suiyuan. As a result, in less than a month, the puppet Mongolian army, known as tens of thousands of elite soldiers, was beaten by Fu Zuoyi's two brigades, and people turned over on their backs and lost their armor. ”

Hearing Qin Zhongxiao talk about this, Zhao Mutou also grinned: "It turns out that you can't help but fight, so why do you run so far to be embarrassed?" ”

"yes, it's just a rabble;" Qin Zhongxiao straightened his face: "Fu Zuoyi's 35th Army is still capable of fighting in the Jin Sui Army, but compared with my 391st Regiment, I am afraid that it is still a little behind." They can all defeat the traitor army without much effort, what can they do when they come to Lao Tzu? ”

Soon, the spies sent to Wencheng and Junling also ran back, and the news they brought made the colonel of the Central Army mixed: Wencheng was occupied by the Otsuka United, and the 12th Brigade of the Jin Army abandoned the city and fled; In Junling City, there are no more devils, and the original people and horses left behind by the Otsuka United do not know where to go. On the Tongpu Road, the small train was transporting troops day and night, and I heard that the main force of the Sena Division was going to continue south to attack Yan Xishan.

"Chief of Staff, do you see? It's not okay to sit in a well and watch the sky," Qin Zhongxiao brought a few chief officials to the sand table, and personally put flags on the sand table: "In the days when we hid in the mountains, the little devil was never idle; This Otsuka United, really arrogant, took down Fengdian, and then occupied Wencheng. ”

The chief of staff said lightly: "Wencheng is the territory of the 12th Brigade of the Du, and with them, they will definitely not be able to stop the mound." ”

The commander of the first battalion interjected angrily: "If the 570th Regiment hadn't escaped from the battle, Fengdian might not have been lost!" It's all the grandsons of the 12th Brigade of the Independence! His injuries have not healed yet, and he scolds Tian Mingda of the 570th Regiment every time he is in pain.

Qin Zhongxiao pointed to the sand table and began to analyze: "Junling is located on Tongpu Road, which was originally the forefront of the Japanese army's confrontation with me in Shanxi, but now Wencheng on Tongpu Road has fallen, and the front line of the Japanese army has moved forward, so there are no soldiers on duty there in Junling. Wencheng became a large barracks for them to go south. ”

The chief of staff stared at the sand table for a long time, and it was not until the battalion and company commanders discussed for a while that he slowly said to Qin Zhongxiao: "If the one who fought Wencheng is also the Otsuka United, then how did they fight it?" Walking Little Elm Mountain? There is not even a decent road from Little Elm Mountain to Wencheng, we all know these devils, how difficult it is to walk Little Elm Mountain with heavy artillery? ”

"Otherwise, they will return to Junling from Fengdian, and then go south along Tongpu Road from Junling." Zhao Mutou is familiar with Junling, so he said.

The chief of staff disdainfully pointed at the Junling, Fengdian and Wencheng on the sand table with the wooden pole in his hand: "Isn't that a blind toss?" Why didn't they send troops directly from Junling and go straight to Wencheng along Tongpu Road? ”

Everyone was asked, speechless for a moment.

"Flanking attack, for flanking attack;" In the end, it was the regiment commander who gave the answer: "They attacked Wencheng from two roads, and the frontal ones sent troops from Junling; On the side, from Fengdian through the small elm mountain and side attack Wencheng. ”

After listening attentively, the chief of staff couldn't help but nodded: "It makes sense, this looks very similar to last year's Battle of Taiyuan, where Seishiro Itagaki was attacking head-on, and Masaki Sena was killing from the side of Niangzi Pass." ”

"Taught by a master?! None of the routines have changed! However, it works. ”

The colonel of the Central Army shook his head and said. In his heart, he admired the strategy and tactics of the Japanese army. However, with the situation reported back by the spies of the comprehensive spy company, Qin Zhongxiao felt that the opportunity for revenge had come: it was obvious that the Sena Division was ready to continue to move south and completely annihilate the remnants of the Second Theater; And in this way, their rear will undoubtedly become empty - the Junling, which was originally heavily garrisoned, is no longer garrisoned by Japanese troops, and even the second-rate Mongolian Xinjiang army has been mobilized - it is a good opportunity to take the opportunity to return to Fengdian. Dry!

The spies sent by Qin Zhongxiao to Wencheng came and went in the direction of Junling, and then went to Wencheng on Tongpu Road, and no one took Little Elm Mountain, so no one found that the mountain passes at both ends of Little Elm Mountain leading to Wencheng had been blocked by Japanese soldiers. At the Songjiagou Station inside, the comfort women who had just been secretly transferred to it were facing the darkest and most humiliating page of their lives.