Crossing the Liuxi River from Liangkou, two kilometers to the north is a hilly area covered with shrubs and woods, the Japanese army did not wait for several brigades to assemble, the 219th Brigade was divided into three directions, directly pressing towards the area of Dagu Brain and Qipan Mountain.

The plan of the Japanese army was very simple, that is, to press from the outside in, if the guerrillas stuck to this kind of hill and fought them to the death, then they would like it very much, and if the guerrillas gave up, they could just occupy the commanding heights and drive the guerrillas north.

"Yaga!"

The hilly area has been barren for many years, and the road that bandits, guerrillas, or mountain people have stepped on is very narrow.

This is the area of the anti-Japanese armed forces, this kind of terrain is the favorite terrain of the anti-Japanese armed forces, defense, attack, etc., these armed forces will definitely do something, so the little devils drove the puppet army in front and let them withstand the attack from that side.

These two small dirt slopes used to be the strongholds of two small bandits, there were no more than a hundred bandits' dens in total, there were no good ones, a few dilapidated wooden houses, and the top of the hill was full of all kinds of excrement, the terrain here was not good, even if the bandits took the initiative to give up, Feng Ye didn't plan to come here to do something, it took too much effort to clean it up, and it didn't have much effect, the key is that the guerrillas didn't have the time and energy to do it recently.

"Pack up and build machine guns nearby to cover the fire point......"

The Devil officers were cautious, using this as the first point after entering the hills, relying on point after point, they could radiate an area of several kilometers around them, making it easy to replenish supplies and collect the bodies of casualties.

"The devil is not moving forward?"

In the distance, the brothers who were staring at the Japanese puppet army were very puzzled, this is not the style of the Japanese army that invaded China! When did they become so careful.

"Keep an eye on it, whether they can get out or not, they will know at night."

The platoon commander patted the squad leader on the shoulder and told him not to worry.

At yesterday's meeting above the company commanders, the content conveyed by the company commanders after they went back was very simple, and it was useless to convey the general direction of the arrangement, they just needed to know how to fight; The main content they conveyed was Feng Yi's analysis of the current situation.

"Since the Anti-Japanese War, the devils in China have not suffered much, especially the reason why the elite of the Central Army are now on the frontal battlefield, the Japanese puppet army here does not know how powerful we are, especially the poor performance of the Chongqing government guerrillas behind enemy lines, they will not take us seriously......

Feng Yi's words echoed in Ma Guang's ears, he had already received the news that the Japanese puppet army did not continue to advance after occupying Qipan Mountain and Brain Gu, and they actually began to build fortifications honestly.

"It seems that the commander is right, the devil is not a pig! Let the brethren hold back, and if you have the chance, you can shoot cold, but be careful about the route of retreat. ”

Ma Guang thought for a while, a company of brothers continued to monitor the Qipan Mountain and the surrounding of the brain Gu, this is the advantage of not having recruits, each group is three brothers, each group is not far apart, can support each other, this is their old tactic in Burma, familiar with the road, very suitable for this terrain operations.

"Your Excellency, the 1st Squadron of the 219th Brigade has established an advance position in Qipan Mountain and Brain Gu......"

Akira Kato, who was in Liangkou, relied on the radio to transmit messages very quickly, and after the advance position was established, the follow-up troops were escorted to the supplies, a field hospital and command post were established, and further increased troops continued to compress forward; This is also the usual measure of the devils to sweep the anti-Japanese armed base areas.

Throughout the afternoon, the guerrillas and the Japanese puppet army were in full battle, but both sides were very tacit, and there was no exchange of fire, just like two boxers, who put themselves in a posture with each other, preparing to launch a thunderous blow in the way they were best at.

"Ha ......"

The winter nights in northern Guangdong are very cold, especially in the field, even if there is a bonfire, the Japanese puppet army on the top of the mountain is a little unbearable, especially the puppet army standing guard at night outside.

"My stomach hurts, I have to go and squat a tuba, you guard first."

The puppet soldier holding the rifle muttered, and when he finished speaking, he shrank back.

"Phew! As soon as you get to the sentry, your stomach hurts, grandma, it's been so long, why haven't you died of pain. ”

The rest of the puppet army cursed quietly, but he had no choice, even if it was the same puppet army, the relationship with the officers was different, and their treatment was much worse.

"What the hell are you talking about?"

The puppet army, who knew that his stomach hurt, did not leave and came back.

"In his daughter's mouth, do you believe it or not, I'll let you go on a trip tomorrow?"

Squinting at the puppet army next to him, he didn't mutter, and returned to his post with a serious face, and then, at the edge of the firelight, a patrol team composed of several devils appeared at the edge of the firelight, and it turned out that the patrol of the devils had arrived.

When the devil's patrol left, the complaining puppet army took out a cigarette and handed it to the traitor who didn't squeak next to him, as if to comfort him, curled up and squatted by the campfire, and began to mutter:

"Don't be lazy tonight, I guess the Japanese patrol will always be there, the female horse, can't you hide inside? If you come out to drink the wind, it's really cheap! If you like to drink the wind, don't let us brothers come! ……”

The puppet army who failed to slip away was very dissatisfied, and kept muttering in his mouth, and the smell of inferior cigarettes permeated the mountain wind.

The Japanese puppet army was on alert against the mountain wind, and after the guerrillas left two groups nearby to watch, the rest of the people retreated to the camp, this time the battle had just begun, and the spirit and physical strength of the Japanese puppet army were still at their peak, and a night attack was not a good choice.

"The devils do not divide their troops, it is strictly forbidden to exchange fire, and when they get close to Zhu Zailiang, the squadron-scale battle, Zhang Dajiang is responsible for the blocking defense, forcing them to divide their troops ......"

Making timely adjustments according to the battlefield situation is something that a qualified commander should have, and it is not the goal pursued by Feng Ye to carry out the established strategy and conduct dogmatic combat.

"Commander, but we don't have much food left, Company Commander Liang cleaned it up today, we should be able to last for about ten days, of course, if we distribute it according to half the amount, we can last for half a month."

Luo Da whispered, as for why it was half a month instead of twenty days, because the wounded and the medical team never distributed food according to the ration system, according to Feng Yi, they could not be allowed to eat well, and they still had to be fed.

"The rations are the same, it's so cold in the field now, there is nothing in the stomach, how can you fight?"

Feng Yi shook his head, if the Japanese puppet army really fought with itself in this area of a few kilometers for more than ten days, don't look at the lack of supplies for the devils, then their mental and physical strength will decline, and then the guerrillas can attack at will, and the supply of the Japanese puppet army will become the supply of the guerrillas, and at that time, whoever has more perseverance will have the initiative.