"It's Gaozhai!" Liu Hong said with great certainty.

Wu Feng lowered his head and glanced at the map seriously, nodded and said, "The terrain here is good, I think it's okay." ”

"That's good!" Liu Hong nodded and said, "Gather everyone over immediately, let's study the specific plan, and start acting tonight." ”

"Yes!" Wu Feng hurriedly answered, turned around and ordered a soldier to go and inform.

As Liu Hong expected, Watanabe's brigade rushed to the old city at about four o'clock in the afternoon of the same day.

In order to find the Eighth Route Army, the little devils searched village by village along the way, but they never found the main force of the Eighth Route Army, which made Watanabe Shaosa's mood more and more irritable.

Seeing the reports of the other troops, almost all of them had battles, but their brigade never encountered the formed Eighth Route Army troops, and seeing that other units had made meritorious contributions one after another, but they had gained nothing, how could Watanabe Shaozo not be anxious.

Watanabe Shaosa, who was riding on a horse, looked up at the looming village in front of him, and a turret was faintly visible.

Watanabe Shaosa frowned and asked, "It should be the old city ahead, right?" ”

"Hello!" A devil officer next to him hurriedly replied: "The old town is ahead, and which turret is the stronghold of the imperial army in the old town." ”

"Baga Ya Road!" Watanabe Shaozo couldn't help but scold, and said with a displeased face: "In this way, it is impossible for the old town to have the Eighth Route Army?" ”

"Hello!" The devil officer hurriedly replied: "According to the information I got before, there is indeed no trace of the Eighth Route Army found in the vicinity. ”

"Where are all these damn dirt roads, why can't we even touch a shadow!" Watanabe Shaosa frowned and scolded.

The devil officer hurriedly persuaded: "Your Excellency Shaozuo don't worry, now the encirclement of the imperial army is gradually shrinking, and these dirt roads are inescapable, unless they jump into the sea, otherwise they can only fight a decisive battle with the imperial army." Therefore, Your Excellency does not need to be in a hurry at all, these dirt roads will take the initiative to jump out sooner or later. ”

Watanabe Shaozo nodded noncommittally and didn't say much.

At this time, a little devil came galloping on a horse and said loudly: "Report to Your Excellency Shaozuo, Your Excellency the Wing Commander orders us to slow down and temporarily station in the old town, and wait for the rest of the troops to advance together and advance together." ”

Watanabe Shaozo waved his hand impatiently and said, "Got it." This is simply a waste of time, there is no shadow of the Dirt Eight Road on our side, so we should speed up and advance forward, disrupt the deployment of the Dirt Eight Road, and completely annihilate them. ”

At this time, a devil officer spoke: "Your Excellency, Wing Commander, should also be worried that we are advancing too fast, causing loopholes in the encirclement of the imperial army, in case we let these dirt eight roads run away, the consequences will be unimaginable!" ”

"Humph!" Watanabe Shaozo couldn't help but snort coldly, and then ordered: "Immediately pass the order, the main force of the brigade will camp in the old town tonight, and the search team will continue to strengthen the search of the surrounding area, and it is absolutely impossible to let a single Tubalu be caught." ”

"Hello!" Several of the surrounding devil officers responded in unison.

Watanabe kicked the horse's belly, continued to walk forward, and drove into the old town with his team.

That night, Watanabe Shaosa, who was sleeping with Masaka, was suddenly awakened by a rapid knock on the door.

Watanabe Shaozo frowned slightly, then got up and opened the door, only to see the adjutant say with an anxious face: "Your Excellency, Captain, I just received news from the search team that the imperial army has found traces of the Eighth Route Army near Gaozhai. ”

"Nani?" Watanabe Shaoza showed a hint of excitement on his face when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "How many people are there in this dirt road?" ”

"I don't know exactly, but there are at least a few hundred of them." The adjutant hurriedly replied.

"Hundreds?" Watanabe Shaoza couldn't help but light up in his eyes, and said with a smile: "The Tubachi Road in the vicinity has been heavily damaged by the imperial army, and in this situation, the Tubachi Road, which can still maintain the scale of a few hundred people, must be the main force of the Eighth Route Army." ”

"Hello! His Excellency Shao Zuo is wise. The devil adjutant hurriedly said.

Watanabe Shaoza then asked, "Is that Tubalu still in Gaozhai now?" ”

"Hello! According to the report of the imperial army scouts, this Tuba Road has just arrived in Gaozhai and is currently resting in the Gaozhai area. The adjutant hurriedly replied.

"Yo Xi! Amaterasu bless! It seems that these dirt roads are trying to take the opportunity to break out of our defense area, but unfortunately they ran into us, and they can only blame them for their bad luck. Immediately ordered the troops, urgently assembled, and immediately rushed to Gaozhai. Watanabe said with a sneer.

"Hello!" The adjutant hurriedly answered, turned around and left in a hurry.

Watanabe Shaozo also hurriedly returned to the room, and after putting on his military uniform, he picked up the command knife on the table and walked out proudly.

The Watanabe Brigade belongs to the 2nd Wing of the 27th Division, and it can be regarded as the elite unit of the Japanese army, and the efficiency is still quite high.

Subsequently, under the personal leadership of Watanabe Shaoza, the little devils of Watanabe's brigade left the old town and went straight to Gaozhai.

In a forest on the side of the road, a soldier of the Eighth Route Army lay in the grass, observing the devil soldiers who kept passing on the avenue.

The soldier of the Eighth Route Army observed for a while, nodded slightly, and then turned to the other soldier hiding behind the big tree and said: "Send a report to the headquarters immediately, just say that the Watanabe brigade has left the old town and is on the way to Gaozhai, the little devil is moving fast, and it is estimated that it will be able to reach Gaozhai in an hour at most." ”

The soldier nodded immediately, and then hurriedly sent the situation to the headquarters of the martial arts team in Gaozhai by radio.

In the headquarters, Liu Hong couldn't help yawning, took out a cigarette casually, lit it in his mouth.

Liu Honggang took a sip, and then a soldier ran over with a telegram, and hurriedly said, "Captain, the reconnaissance team has just sent a telegram. As he spoke, he handed the telegram in his hand to Liu Hong.

Liu Hong hurriedly took the telegram, read it carefully, and said with a smile: "The fish has been hooked." ”

Wu Feng said with a smile: "Great, now the troops are ready for battle according to the plan, just waiting for this little devil to take the initiative to send them to death." ”

"Hmm!" Liu Hong smiled and nodded, "Notify me immediately and prepare to fight." ”

(End of chapter)