Wang Xiaoliang found that this huge devil army, as well as the degree of weaponry and mechanization, was either a wing or a Japanese brigade in action.

He left four soldiers to continue to follow the devil's team, with the army to monitor, he ordered the four soldiers to reconnoiter in the direction of Aoshan, regardless of whether the devil's army was found in the east of Aoshan, immediately sent someone back to Fengwang Mountain to report.

After Wang Xiaoliang made all the arrangements, he led the two soldiers to avoid the enemy and returned to Fengwang Mountain as quickly as possible.

He wiped the sweat on his face and hurriedly reported: "Battalion Commander Lei, it's not good, four or five miles away from Aoshan, I found a Japanese army unit that should be a brigade, fully armed, and drove towards Fengwang Mountain. ”

"How much? A brigade? ”

"Yes, at least a brigade, obediently, and six artillery pieces, four armored vehicles, and a small squad of cavalry, arrogantly rushed towards us."

Wang Xiaoliang wiped his sweat again and said: "I'm afraid that there will be a large army of devils east of Aoshan, so I sent four soldiers to run east to reconnoitre, and it should not be long before I come back, Battalion Commander Lei, what do you think?" ”

Lei Jian was not in a hurry to make a judgment immediately, he sat on a large rock on the position that was not easy for the Japanese army to find at the bottom of the mountain, half-closed his eyes as if thinking about things, his motionless sitting posture similar to a statue was very incommensurate with his age.

More than two hours passed, and two soldiers ran to the top of the mountain from the southern slope of Fengwang Mountain, and reported before they could make up their minds: "Report to Battalion Commander Lei, Heliu Village in the east of Aoshan is occupied by a large number of little devils, and you can see that there are no six tanks. ”

Another soldier reported: "Report to Battalion Commander Lei, the devil is suspected of a brigade and is heading towards Fengwang Mountain." ”

"How far is it from here?" Lei Jian stood up and asked nervously.

"There are about twenty or thirty miles, and the speed of the march is not fast, but the Japanese army is very neat, and according to the marching speed of the devil troops, it should be within five or six hours, and they will come to the foot of Fengwang Mountain."

Lei Jian glanced at the people around him and shouted in a low voice, "Company Commander Zhang, prepare to send a report immediately." ”

At this time, the mountain column headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, less than an hour apart, received two telegrams, one from the 13th Regiment in the direction of Songzhuang, saying that a devil wing was marching in the direction of Songzhuang and asked for orders.

The other is a telegram sent by Lei Jian, the content of which is divided into two parts: First, the Japanese squadron has already approached the foot of Fengwang Mountain, a devil brigade is rapidly approaching Fengwang Mountain, and a devil wing is stationed in Heliu Village, Ao Dong, with a high degree of mechanization and heavy weapons.

Another part of the telegram suggested that the independent battalion move to Fengwang Mountain, and that the detachment send troops to take over the Fengwang Mountain position to block the enemy who invaded the base area; Lei Jian led the independent battalion deep into the enemy's rear, taking the opportunity to disrupt the overall deployment of the Japanese army's large forces attacking the base area, and cooperating with the frontal blocking of the Japanese army's campaign to clear the base area, thwarting the devil's clean-up operation.

Commander Wu took two telegrams, read them several times, and asked for the opinion of Political Commissar Gao: "Old Gao, a wing of devils has invaded the base area in the direction of Songzhuang, this can order the thirteenth regiment to drag the enemy, maneuver with the Japanese army in the deep mountains, lure the devils to chase and suppress, take the opportunity to destroy the enemy's small force, and cooperate with the battle of Fengwang Mountain, what do you think?" ”

The high political commissar said with a stern face: "The thirteenth regiment has combat experience, but a regiment of several hundred people, weapons can not be replenished in time, and the little devil wing armed to the teeth has to deal with, I am afraid that the chance of victory is not great, I agree with your opinion, tempt the enemy, adopt the combat plan of the enemy chasing me and retreating, the enemy is tired and I fight, and concentrate superior forces to destroy a small group of enemies, only in this way can we keep our thirteenth regiment." ”

Commander Wu nodded and continued: "The telegram sent by this kid Lei Jian, I have studied it carefully, his independent battalion has fought with the enemy many times and has rich combat experience, especially a witty, brave and decisive commander like Lei Jian, if he leads the independent battalion to block the enemy head-on in Fengwang Mountain, it should have combat effectiveness than other regiments." ”

"You're right, Lao Wu, this stinky boy of Lei Jian, don't look at his age, fight with the cunning little devil commander, and don't let the little devil at all."

Political Commissar Gao looked at Commander Wu and asked with a smile, "Your old Wu should agree with the battle plan in the Thunder Sword telegram, right?" Tell us what you think. ”

"The independent battalion I mentioned earlier by Lei Jian is the most ideal unit to block the enemy's main force in front of Fengwang Mountain, but once the independent battalion is bitten by the Japanese army of a brigade or a company of devils, I am afraid that the independent battalion will not be able to stop the Japanese army's invasion of the base area at all, and may even destroy the independent battalion in the end."

When Commander Wu said this, he said again with a solemn face: "Lei Jian, an independent battalion that is particularly capable of fighting, can't stop the Japanese army from frantically attacking the base area, the 13th Regiment is fighting with devils in the Songzhuang area, and the only way to pull the 14th Regiment and the 15th Regiment up, but the combat effectiveness of these two regiments is not as good as that of the independent battalion, and even fighting with a squadron of the enemy has little chance of winning." ”

Commissar Gao smiled and asked again: "It seems that you were persuaded by yourself, and you still agree with the battle plan of this stinky boy of Lei Jian, right?" ”

Commander Wu smiled and shook his head: "Old Wu, I really can't understand this little thunder sword, how can he think about the problem so profoundly, especially at the moment of the great enemy, he can see farther and more forward-looking than ordinary commanders." ”

"Don't blow him too high, but I understand this kid, it's really different from what ordinary commanders think."

"Hahaha, you used to always brag about this kid in front of me, but now it's my job, to be honest, Lei Jian's battle plan, it's not easy to understand at first glance, his independent battalion is very capable of fighting tough battles, but he wants to give up the frontal blocking battlefield and lead his independent battalion to the enemy's rear, this bold idea is easy to be misunderstood by others, but we have analyzed and studied, and we know that this stinky boy's plan is really far-reaching."

Commander Wu unconsciously praised Lei Jian's wit, and he continued: "Lei Jian knows in his heart that all the regiments of our five detachments have been invested in Fengwang Mountain to block the large number of invading Japanese troops, and it is impossible to block the pace of the devils to clear the base area, if according to Lei Jian's plan, send a capable force to the enemy's rear, hehe." ”

"It will disturb the enemy's tranquility, and the advance and retreat will be contained, so that the pressure on the five detachments of the Eighth Route Army to block the enemy head-on will be relieved, and the little devils will be forced to act slowly in the operation of clearing the base area, and our troops can take the opportunity to strike at the living forces of the Japanese army and keep the fruits of victory in the base area."

"Yes, Lao Gao, Lei Jian's stinky boy's battle plan is really admirable, I agree with Lei Jian's plan and implement the action immediately."

Political Commissar Gao nodded and said, "Commander Wu, you can give the order." ”

After Commander Wu gave the order, he led the 14th and 15th regiments to quickly move closer to Fengwang Mountain, and under the guidance of the receiving team sent by Lei Jian, he secretly climbed the position of Fengwang Mountain.

Lei Jianli reported: "Report to Commander Wu, according to the order of the detachment headquarters, the independent battalion has made a position move, and it can leave Fengwang Mountain immediately to carry out a new mission." ”

Commander Wu lovingly took Lei Jian's hand: "Lei Jian, you are still young, take the independent battalion deep into the enemy's rear, in the enemy-occupied area where there is no reinforcement to support the enemy's large army and its danger, you must pay attention to life safety, protect yourself, protect your soldiers, in order to eliminate the little devil, set off." ”

Under the leadership of Lei Jian, the independent battalion secretly descended from the south side of Fengwang Mountain, and in order not to be discovered by the devils of Kosaka Masao's squadron, they made a big circle and quickly marched eastward, and they wanted to kill into the enemy's war zone, and use the lives of a battalion of soldiers to maneuver with the enemy and disrupt the enemy's operational plan for attacking the base area, so as to ensure the safety of the people in the base area.

Wang Xiaoliang walked in front of the team with the reconnaissance squad, and after less than ten miles, he found a devil brigade camped under a mountain.

He quickly returned to the unit and reported to Lei Jian: "Report to Battalion Commander Lei, a temporary camp of devils was found at the foot of the mountain in front, with armored vehicles, artillery and war horses, and the Japanese troops were burying pots and cooking. ”

Lei Jian ordered his troops to stop advancing, and he sent four guards to guard the perimeter of the rest of the troops in case of a sneak attack.

He took Wang Xiaoliang close to the enemy's camp to reconnoiter again to determine whether to fight or bypass the enemy's camp and continue to advance eastward.

Approaching the enemy's camp, Lei Jian hid behind a tree and scanned the Japanese camp with a telescope, but because of the low terrain, there was no way to see the whole picture of the Japanese camp.