An extremely inconspicuous small county town, which may be difficult to find on the map, is now entrenched by more than 30,000 troops. The soldiers wore khaki uniforms but large-brimmed hats and looked nondescript.

This is the garrison of the Third Army of the Imperial Association Army under the jurisdiction of the devil, but in the mouths of the people, they are more often called traitors or puppet soldiers.

The Third Army used to follow Nanjiro to Anhui to assist Nanjiro in defending Anhui. They came all the way from Shandong, and within a few months of staying here, they were driven out by the overwhelming Independent Brigade and the combined forces of the New Fourth Army.

Zhang Yujun, the commander of the Third Army, sat silently in the only building in the county that still looked like a dot, looking at the telegram in his hand in a daze.

"Junzao, do the Japanese mean that we should fight to the death with the national army and the independent brigade?" Zhang Yujun's brother-in-law and his adjutant Bai Qing asked suspiciously: "The Japanese themselves were beaten into lost dogs, and Anhui and northern Jiangsu were lost. Now they are trapped in southern Jiangsu and can't get out, but they don't want to let go of such a good opportunity to hit the forces of both sides. That's why we want to borrow our strength to fight against the national army and the independent brigade, this trick is very good, not only do they not need to contribute a single force, but also consume the strength of both sides at the same time! ”

Zhang Yujun nodded and looked at his brother-in-law appreciatively. Although Bai Qing is only in his twenties, he has always been his brainchild. Bai Qing has been his adjutant since he was seventeen years old, and along the way, he has planned many strategies for him. Last time, Bai Qing also suggested that the troops be withdrawn in advance, so as not to confront the independent brigade head-on, which preserved the overall strength of the troops.

Zhang Yujun was originally just a division commander in the National-Army sequence, but because the troops were disabled by devils, he surrendered to the Japanese as a last resort.

The Japanese entrusted him with the task of making him commander of the Third Army, and the number of personnel increased to 34,000, and the armament was also strengthened. Before, his troops did not even have a single artillery, but now the Japanese have equipped him with sixty guns.

But Zhang Yujun is not Japanese after all, he knows that the Japanese use him so much, and the ultimate goal is not to use him. If you are not of my race, your heart will be different, Zhang Yujun is also a person who has gone to school, of course he understands the thoughts of the Japanese. One day in the future, when he is useless, that is, when the Japanese rabbit slaughters the dog and cooks it.

"So what do we do now? You can't disobey the army, right? We have betrayed Lao Chiang, and if we betray the Japanese now, there will be no way to live in the future. Zhang Yujun said worriedly: "But among these troops in southern Anhui, which one of them is easy to mess with." Although the Nationalist Army sent this time was not a central army, they were all ace troops who had fought against the Japanese for several years. Not to mention the independent brigade, they have eliminated more than 200,000 devils, this kind of terrifying strength, we are afraid that we will not even be able to plug their teeth enough. ”

Bai Qing smiled coldly: "The Japanese don't care about our life or death, they give us weapons and train our army, aren't they just waiting for this day to come, so that we can use our lives to consume our compatriots?" When we are all dead, the independent brigade and the national army will inevitably suffer heavy losses! To put it bluntly, it is all us Chinese who die, and it is always the Japanese who laugh to the end. ”

"So what do you say? It's not going forward, it's not going backward, what should I do? Zhang Yujun looked at his brother-in-law helplessly.

Bai Qing smiled slightly: "Actually, things are very easy to handle, the Japanese just let us attack both of them at the most appropriate time." Then, according to the will of the Japanese, we will drive our troops out and attack in the direction of southern Anhui. As for the changeable battlefield, no one can say what will change in the future. We have already marched in accordance with the wishes of the Japanese, and even if the situation of the war suddenly changes in the future and we temporarily retreat, the Japanese will not have any complaints. ”

Zhang Yujun's eyes suddenly lit up, he had always obeyed his brother-in-law's plan, and immediately stood up: "Okay, just do what you say!" Damn the Japanese, if you want to come to the bottom of the pot to draw salary, we will play a game with him. ”

"Tell Xiong Wenqing that he will leave at nine o'clock tomorrow morning, and let him get ready." This guy might let me be the first to be a bird. Zhang Yujun smiled comfortably, he thought everything had been arranged.

Bai Qing walked out of the room, and a person who looked like a guard outside the door was already waiting. Bai Qing stepped forward, led the guards to a secluded and uninhabited place, and lowered his voice and said, "Everything is going according to plan, our Third Army and Xiong Wenqing's Fifth Army will arrive at the location on time." Let them prepare, this time, not a single one will be missed. ”

There was a hint of appreciation in the eyes of the guard-like person: "If you do this, aren't you afraid that your brother-in-law will settle accounts after the autumn?" ”

Bai Qing smiled slightly and patted the guard on the shoulder: "This question should have been considered when you first found me, and now asking, doesn't it seem redundant?" ”

The guards also lowered their heads and smiled, looked at Bai Qing and said, "Be careful yourself, victory is not far from us, take care!" ”

On the thick snowy section, military vehicles suddenly rushed up a large amount of snow. More than 40 military vehicles were trained in a line and drove quickly towards the small county town in southern Anhui.

"Quick, quick, quick! How long will it take? Hu Xinghan sat on the first military vehicle and asked anxiously.

"Captain, the snow on the road has blocked the road, and it's really not easy to get through. We've been walking this road for two days, and it looks like we should be there in half a day! The driver said helplessly.

Along the way, many roads were impassable, and heavy weapons could not be transported. Hu Xinghan ordered his troops to clear the road, and then led one of his elite regiments to Jing County first, while the remaining heavily armed troops and the militia, which had just been reorganized into regular troops, advanced quickly.

Hu Xinghan was anxious, their independent brigade nominally belonged to the establishment of the New Fourth Army, and Ye Ting was their top boss. Now that more than 9,000 main forces of the New Fourth Army and General Ye Ting are trapped in Jing County, he can't help but be anxious.

"I don't care what method you use, you have to get me to the place within two hours! Saving people is like fighting fire, it's too late, I'm afraid that those brutes of the Kuomintang-Party have already killed all our people. Hu Xinghan yelled.

"Alright! I'll try! As soon as the driver stepped on the accelerator, the first military vehicle roared wildly, skidding left and right like a drunken reckless man on top of the snow. The military vehicles in the rear also increased their horsepower one after another, and they caught up with the military vehicles in front of them.

Hu Xinghan had already scolded these nationalist troops who took advantage of the fire to rob the sky, and when they were fighting the Japanese, these guys hid on the sidelines and watched, and when they finished fighting the Japanese, these guys began to jump out, and they also surrounded the main force of the New Fourth Army.

"The Japanese besieged Taihu Lake and took Deputy Commander Xiang Ying as a hostage. These national-army units have been defeated many times in fighting devils, but they are ruthless to their own people. They learned the tricks of the Japanese and did not deal with the little devils, but came to deal with our Chinese compatriots, what is the difference between these people and the traitors and puppet army? Hu Xinghan cursed indignantly.

Suddenly, a series of white smoke came out in front of the advancing military card, and there was a crackling sound.

"What's going on?" Hu Xinghan shouted in surprise.

"These trucks are all captured by us, and they can't be compared with the German goods that the captain drove to northern Jiangsu. Maybe we drove too long, the horsepower was too high, and the engine burned! The driver's face was helpless, and he was also full of contempt for the little devil's car. In the past, they didn't have equipment, but now they have German goods, and when you compare them to Japanese man-made things, everything in the Japanese is like garbage.

"I'm going to pull over, stop and get it overhauled!" After the driver finished speaking, he stepped on the brakes, Hu Xinghan wanted to curse in a hurry, is this the time to stop for maintenance? Even if it is broken, it must survive to Jing County.

Boom, boom, boom. Just as he was about to curse, the road ahead was suddenly blocked by an explosion. The sound of the sky-high fire was terrifying, and the shock wave directly shattered the glass of Hu Xinghan's military vehicle.

"Get off, get off, there's an ambush ahead!" Hu Xinghan was shocked into a cold sweat, and he didn't know if God blessed him or his life was too good. If there was no problem with the military truck just now, and he rushed all the way forward, his truck would have been blown up into the sky and turned into scrap metal at this moment.

All the trucks stopped urgently, Hu Xinghan jumped off the car in one step, and on the truck behind, the well-trained soldiers did not panic and left the truck in an orderly manner. After landing on the ground, he ran directly to both sides of the road and quickly looked for concealment.

Hu Xinghan lay on his stomach in a snowfield, staring closely at the road ahead.

The road was now blocked by artillery fire, and judging from the sound of shells whistling, it was all mortars. The national-army seems to be so poor that it doesn't even have a decent artillery.

"If we come to ambush, at least half of us will die!" The corners of Hu Xinghan's mouth showed disdain, now their independent brigade is rich, and the Japanese are afraid of them when they see them, not to mention these miscellaneous troops that only belong to the national army!

"They are hiding in the woods in front of them, a regimental commander, bring a battalion to rush over for me, and I will cover you from the flanks!" Hu Xinghan yelled.

"Yes!" Yang Fei, the commander of the first regiment, shouted loudly across the road: "First battalion, follow me." Hold your bodies down, don't let the bullets of those masters of the national army open their eyes on you! ”

Yang Fei is the tiger general of the independent brigade, and this time he deliberately stayed to assist Hu Xinghan in defending Anhui. At this moment, he led a battalion of more than 300 people, quickly bypassing the mortar fire, and rushed towards the woods 300 meters away.

Da-da-da-da. Just when they were two hundred meters away from the woods, a dense burst of gunfire suddenly rang out from the woods. At least six Czech light machine guns erupted at the same time, as well as the roar of two Maxim heavy machine guns tearing through the air. A dozen or so people from the first battalion rushed to the front were immediately beaten into a hornet's nest and fell on the road covered in blood.

"Hidden!" Yang Fei fell to the ground with a leap, and the bullet grazed his back. He stared at the woods in front of him, but in a small piece of wood, he had gathered at least two regiments of heavy firepower.