"Will the little devil attack today?" Liu Chundao asked Ma Wanzhong.

"Then I have to ask the commander of the little devil, but when their baggage troops arrive, today will almost pass, but we can't be careless, after all, the Japanese army has the initiative, they say when they attack, they will attack when they want, they don't attack, we can only wait!" Ma Wanzhong said.

"I'll go back to the front line first, if you have anything, arrange for the soldiers to inform me, and I won't be here during the day!"

Although the direction of the first-line sky is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it cannot be taken lightly, once the little devil launches a full-scale attack, the pressure on the first-line sky is very huge.

Some of the recruits were curious and looked at the fortifications for more than an hour, as if they were looking at a strange animal, while the veterans were silently wiping their guns and didn't care how many Japanese troops there were.

When the Japanese army arranged the camp, there was still no movement, the patrol that should be patrolled, the sweep that should be swept away, and there was no desire to attack. The weather in the afternoon was not so hot, but the temperature was still very high, and the little devils who had no tasks were hiding in the shade to rest.

The sun is setting in the west again, and the afterglow is sprinkled on the most conspicuous peaks of Taihang Mountain, with the spring and stream murmuring, and the weeds and trees are verdant. A few people in the headquarters looked up at the sun that was about to set, and their hearts were more solemn.

"Do you want to arrange troops to attack the little devil's camp tonight?" Li Lingfei suggested.

Liao Fan shook his head gently: "The little devil is definitely waiting for us to take the initiative, there is no need to take risks now!" ”

"Chu Pengtian, let your soldiers send orders to all the troops in the front, keep their eyes open at night, and be careful of the little devils launching night attacks and scouts close to reconnaissance." Liao Fan said to Chu Pengtian.

The Japanese army had been busy all day under the scorching sun today, the sun had finally set, the hot weather began to get cooler, and their baggage troops had just arrived at their camp in the evening, and the Japanese began to arrange their artillery.

The commander of the little devil did not rush to order the troops to attack, not even a tentative attack, because as night fell, he launched a tentative attack now, and the Chinese army would inevitably readjust its deployment at night.

On this day, although the two armies had already met face to face, and there was a little friction, when the evening came, everyone became peaceful.

"Eat! People are iron and steel, and only when they are full can they have the strength to fight! These are the words of Lao Ning, the cooking class of the artillery battalion, Liao Fan said to the people in the headquarters.

Dinner was very ordinary, no different from the past, the soldiers of the cooking squad brought dinner to the headquarters, and several people in the headquarters ate in silence and did not say anything.

Chu Pengtian is always a person who is not willing to be lonely, even if no one talks to him in the days of confinement, he can find a topic to talk about.

"Brother Fan, does our spy platoon have a combat mission?"

Since coming to the 33rd Independent Division, Chu Pengtian has done the most ordinary tasks, except for the one in Yuxian, he seems to be using it as a herald, for Chu Pengtian, who is capable, this is almost a bit overkill, so he decided to recommend himself and want to go to the front, tonight will be his last chance to fight.

However, Liao Fan's words cut off Chu Pengtian's thoughts in his heart.

"There is a lack of communication troops in the headquarters, and the soldiers of your special service platoon are all equipped with war horses, and you are the best choice as a communication soldier!" The chopsticks in Liao Fan's hand did not stop, and he didn't have any appetite in the current environment, but he still stuffed steamed buns into his stomach.

Chu Pengtian pursed his lips, he was not happy in his heart, he had been in Taihang Mountain for so long, except for passing orders, he had not even been on the front line. In addition to the necessary training, his rifle did not shoot a single bullet. Now the spy platoon is the proudest, and the most majestic thing for him is the war horse, and now it is used as a tool for communication, Chu Pengtian blamed Liao Fan in his heart, "I don't think about the war horse."

Of course, Chu Pengtian could only think about these words, if he said them in front of Liao Fan, he wouldn't have to eat dinner, and he would definitely squirt Liao Fan's scolding blood.

"Platoon Commander Chu, the command headquarters really needs a communications soldier, and Brother Fan can trust you, so he will hand over the important information and orders in the command center to you!" Li Lingfei saw the unhappiness in Chu Pengtian's heart, and hurriedly comforted.

Liao Fan suddenly put down the chopsticks in his hand and looked at Chu Pengtian: "When the time comes, when the troops are insufficient, it is possible that the soldiers of the logistics department will also be arranged to the front-line position, this battle is not as easy as you think, be careful when you get to the battlefield." ”

Chu Pengtian looked at Liao Fan with a serious face, and suddenly felt warmth in his heart, as a person who often came in and out of this command headquarters, Chu Pengtian was the lowest-ranking officer who first came into contact with the intelligence of this Japanese attack, of course he understood that this battle was not ordinary, and it was likely that few people would survive, but Chu Pengtian still wanted to go to the forward position.

As Liao Fan finished speaking, the command fell silent again, and the sky was completely dark, Lu Liming lit the oil lamp very interestingly, and then put the oil lamp on the table.

"Li Lingfei and Chu Pengtian are on duty tonight, and tomorrow night they will replace me and Lu Liming!"

War is a very tiring job, not only consuming the physical strength of the soldiers, but also consuming the mental strength of the commander, so at this time it is necessary to take care of everyone's physical strength, otherwise the battle has not yet started, and everyone will be overwhelmed.

Night came again, and it was the best time for the 33rd Independent Division, which had no aircraft and lacked superiority in strength. Hu Guoshan and the three regiments finally survived the scorching heat of the day, and he began to arrange for the soldiers to go out to find water sources, and first solve the problem of drinking water for the soldiers.

"Lao Zhao, we can't stay here tonight, we have to find a safer place, and then start arranging for soldiers to scout the logistics supply line of the little devil!" Hu Guoshan looked at the night sky and said to Zhao Caizhu beside him.

Zhao Caizhu agreed with Hu Guoshan's opinion, they had discussed this matter before the operation, so they had already chosen the next hiding place, but the situation they were facing now was much more complicated, the Japanese army of 100,000 troops entered the mountains, this is not a small number, not to mention the scouts all over the mountains, the small sweeping troops sent by the little devils searched the villages everywhere, which obviously brought a lot of difficulties to their concealment.

"Regiment commander, should we arrange a company of soldiers to go to the gourd set to reconnoiter first." Zhao Caizhu felt that it was better to be careful.

Hu Guoshan nodded: "You can do this matter, but it can't be one company, two companies must be arranged, and after the results are obtained, we will act." ”

The sky seemed to be darkening all of a sudden, without any warning, and Zhao Caizhu began to arrange for soldiers to go to the gourd set to reconnoitre. This plan was arranged before the whole operation, Hulutao is a very inconspicuous small village in the Taihang Mountains, there are only a dozen households in the whole village, even the detailed map of the Japanese army does not mark this village, but for the independent 33rd Division operating in the Taihang Mountains, this village is familiar to many fighters.

One of the reasons why the gourd set is famous in the 33rd Independent Division is that more than a dozen families have more than 20 people serving as soldiers in the 33rd Independent Division.

And the terrain of Hulutao is just like his name, the whole village is located at the bottom of a high mountain, surrounded by mountains and primeval forests, it is a very secluded village. Even in such a hidden place, Hu Guoshan and Zhao Caizhu did not dare to be careless, after all, during the war years, no matter how careful they were, they arranged for soldiers to reconnoiter in advance.

"I also told the company commanders that there can be no deserters this time, and if there are deserters in anyone's company, shoot him directly!"

Hu Guoshan thought that the last time he retreated from the county town, two deserters appeared in their three regiments, almost causing the entire annihilation of one regiment, which made Hu Guoshan have to be vigilant, the spies hidden in their three regiments, once their whereabouts were exposed, it was not just a matter of not being able to go to the gourd set.

The little insects that died in spring and autumn were still screaming happily, attracting the attention of the opposite sex, obviously these insects who were only trying to reproduce their offspring did not know that an unprecedented battle was about to take place in Taihang Mountain. The birds and beasts in the deep mountains have long since rested, and occasionally a few young animals emerge from the protection of the mother beast and look at the dark night sky.

Everything in Taihang Mountain has become quiet, of course, this is only a superficial phenomenon, there will be a battle tomorrow, whether it is the Chinese army or the little devils, it is impossible to treat it as if it is nothing at this time, even if it is a spectator of this battle, they have to inquire about all kinds of information from Taihang Mountain.

Jin Sanshan and his troops are still wandering near the little devil's railway line, they have been out for a long time, Jin Sanshan has expected that it will be impossible to return on time, and now he has enough time to deal with the little devil, but he is now facing an important problem, that is, the dry food that the soldiers carry with them is only enough to eat for one day.

"Looks like we're going to have to find a place to add it first!" After Jin Sanshan sat on a stone and heard the report of the three company commanders, whether he wanted it or not, they had to act tonight.

"If we are on the periphery of the garrison, we can go to the artillery towers and strongholds of the puppet army to replenish supplies, but now the puppet army in our area does not buy the account of the independent 33rd Division at all." A company commander said.

"Why did the puppet army on the periphery of our station buy our account at the beginning, it was not that we thought that we had the strength to take them down at any time and threaten their lives, so we were willing to compromise and seek perfection, and now we can also deter the puppet army in the nearby stronghold, compared to their lives, they are also willing to take out some food to support us!"

Jin Sanshan knows that dealing with the puppet army depends on whether your fists are hard or not, as long as you are hard, these puppet soldiers will definitely be cowardly.