A patrol team led by three little devils and followed by eight or nine puppet armies walked in the streets and alleys, and their action routes were all in important areas of the city where the enemy puppet army was heavily guarded.

From day to afternoon, the enemy puppet army patrolling the city, from time to time armed escort captured 'anti-Japanese elements', savagely sent to the Japanese barracks, this day is a very dark day in the city, but also a very terrifying day.

Ma Ming, who was following Lei Jian's side, really couldn't see the atrocities of the enemy puppet army, so he followed Lei Jian and whispered: "Commander Lei, have you seen it?" The enemy puppet army is arresting people all over the city, do we just stare at it like this, as if we didn't see it? I couldn't take it anymore. ”

"Yes, you can't stand these unbearable scenes in the city, why shouldn't I? But don't forget, what is our mission, we can't take the risk of taking a risk for a while, so that not only can we not save the suffering people, but also expose our goals, disrupt all my plans, only by capturing the county town, can we save more people living under the iron hooves of the enemy puppet army. ”

"Commander Lei, do you mean to attack the county seat?" Ma Ming asked excitedly.

Lei Jian said in a low voice: "This is what you said, then give me a good observation of the movements of the enemy and puppet army in the city, the deployment of troops and the situation in important areas." ”

When the soldiers heard that they were going to attack the county seat, they whispered excitedly: "My good man, there is another big battle, and I have never participated in the battle to attack the county seat, it must be very exciting." ”

"It's better to do it as soon as possible, I can't wait."

"I listened to the three battle examples told by Regiment Commander Lei, and the blood in my heart kept pouring up, but I couldn't calm down, and there was a battle now."

Lei Jian listened to it, and felt in his heart that the cadres and soldiers of the Independent Regiment were now holding back their strength, and they couldn't wait to have a good fight with the little devils, not to be a hero, but also to be a hero who killed the enemy.

The sun is about to set in the west, the mountain city under the sun's afterglow, the streets and alleys have been deserted, and those who dare to walk on the street are only the patrols of the enemy puppet army.

Lei Jian led the soldiers back to the broken courtyard, and took advantage of the dawn to lift the firewood pile against the root of the west wall, leaking out more than a dozen puppet soldiers who were not wearing military uniforms.

The soldiers loosened the ropes on the puppet army, more than a dozen puppet soldiers stood in a row, and the squad leader who took the lead saluted Lei Jian and said: "Report to Commander Lei, the dozen or so brothers I led, no matter how uncomfortable they are after you left, they don't dare to say a word, for fear of making a disturbance and ruining your big things, now your affairs should be done, tell me about our affairs, okay?" ”

Lei Jian didn't expect a day's work, this puppet army squad leader who was scared to pee his pants at that time, spoke so hard at this time.

Company Commander Ma Ming, who was standing on the side, scolded unaccustomedly: "Bastard, if you are pressed under the firewood, not only do you not think about how you are doing, but you are as hard as if you have been beaten with chicken blood, do you want to die?" ”

"This chief is wronged, after you left, my brothers thought carefully under the firewood, and felt that the bad things they had done, I was really sorry for my ancestors, which were all forced by the little devils, and then I always followed the little devils to do bad things, and slowly I got used to it, and what I did to myself was ......."

Ma Ming scolded fiercely: "Bastard calf, you don't think it's a problem to 'do what you do to yourself', right?" Bastard, if your parents and siblings are bullied and ruined by the little devils, can you still stop like this? ”

"No, no, no, this sir, after you listen to me, my dozen brothers can see it, follow the little devil to do bad things, sooner or later he will die, it used to be to eat enough, but now he has figured it out, if he is killed by the Eighth Route Army as a bastard who harms the people, it is better to follow the Eighth Route Army to fight the little devil, so that he will die on the battlefield, and he can also fight for his ancestors and not leave infamy."

The squad leader of the puppet army looked at Lei Jian and said: "Commander Lei, we have more than a dozen brothers, if you want to join your Eighth Route Army, I don't know if the Eighth Route Army can take us in." ”

Lei Jian has been frowning and thinking deeply since he began to listen to the puppet army squad leader, and he didn't say a word, and when he heard the puppet army squad leader 'Sun Monkey' say such things, he was happy in his heart.

He generously walked up to the puppet army squad leader 'Sun Monkey', held his hands and said: "Squad leader Sun, what you just said is very right, this is very educational for all the Imperial Cooperative Army who follow the little devils to do bad things, I promise you, the Independent Regiment of the Fifth Detachment of the Eighth Route Army Mountain Column welcomes you to lay down your arms, devote yourself to the ranks of the people, and participate in the Eighth Route Army to fight the little devils." ”

"Is this true? Captain Lei, this is great, we will take you out of the city, it will be safer. "The puppet army squad leader 'Sun Monkey', whose real name is Sun Hou Zai, said excitedly.

In order to successfully capture Yecheng, Lei Jian said with a whim: "Squad Leader Sun, you are several companies and platoons of the Imperial Association Army stationed in the county, where is the main patrol task in the county?" Your platoon and company, by doing secret underground work, how many people can come over anyway? ”

Sun Houzai frowned, he didn't know what Lei Jian meant by asking these questions, and with the encouragement of Lei Jian's earnest eyes, he boldly said: "Commander Lei, there are more than a dozen of us, and they are soldiers of the 19th Company and 6th Platoon of the 398th Battalion of the Yecheng Imperial Army......, and the main patrol range is in the northwest area of the city. ”

"That's enough, you do secret persuasion and education work, you must do this in private, don't expose it, once you are manipulated by people with bad intentions, not only your life is in danger, but it will also affect the combat mission of the Eighth Route Army, do you hear clearly?"

Hearing Lei Jian's words, more than a dozen puppet soldiers nodded solemnly one by one, and the puppet soldier who took the lead in scolding 'Sun Monkey' said: "Commander Lei, you can rest assured, as long as Squad Leader Sun leads us anyway, the work behind will definitely be done very secretively, and there will be no mistakes." ”

Lei Jian pulled the squad leader of the puppet army of Sun Houzai aside, made specific arrangements for him, and finally said to the puppet army: "You have changed your mind to join the Eighth Route Army, I welcome you on behalf of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, as long as you can walk with the anti-Japanese army and people, you are the backbone of the country, and no one will and dare not underestimate you." ”

He finally advised: "Time is pressing, we are about to withdraw from the county seat, I will leave the company commander Ma and a few soldiers in this broken courtyard, you must report to the company commander Ma in time within these three days, no matter what problems occur in the county, you must also pay attention to safety, during this period I will send someone to contact you, and wait for the specific siege time to wait for the order." ”

Sun Hou Tsai replied in a straight manner: "Please rest assured that more than a dozen of our brothers, even if they lose their lives, will protect the lives of Company Commander Ma, and will also transmit the information they have to Company Commander Ma in time." ”

After careful and serious discussion, Lei Jian said firmly: "It is only a matter of time before Yecheng is captured, but it will not be too far, during this period, we must make our own preparations, do not have unexpected situations, everyone take care, leave temporarily, we will meet soon." ”

Ma Ming watched the puppet army squad leader walk out of the broken courtyard with more than a dozen puppet soldiers, and he grabbed Lei Jian with concern and said, "Commander Lei, is it too risky for you to do this?" ”

"Why are you scared? Don't worry, I have a clear understanding of the details of their family, and I have beaten them again and again, and I think that their desire to be a new person is still quite strong anyway, and in the face of national crisis, uniting every force will be conducive to the War of Resistance and killing the enemy. ”

Ma Ming saw that Lei Jian was so confident, he couldn't help but sweat for Lei Jian's boldness, he sent Lei Jian and the soldiers away, and ordered the soldiers who stayed in the county town to prepare for battle, in case these dozen puppet soldiers broke their conscience and surrounded this courtyard with the enemy puppet army.

Lei Jian led the soldiers through the city, and from time to time he saw the patrols of the enemy puppet army, and almost met head-on several times, but they were all narrowly avoided.

When they were about to come to the east gate of the city, Lei Jian and several people who were hiding at the mouth of the alley were suddenly covered by several bright flashlights, only to hear the pull of the bolt, and several people shouted at the same time: "What are you doing?" Honestly raise your hands, whoever is not honest, you will all die and die. ”