On a hill on the south side of the Liudaohezi Japanese Pioneer Group's station, Yang Zhen and Guo Bingxun, who had sent off Peng Dingjie and led the team to Liudaohezi, were lying in a bush and carefully observing the headquarters of the Japanese Liudaohezi Pioneer Group and the surrounding shapes with binoculars.

After a long time, Guo Bingxun, who put down the binoculars first, pointed to the bottom of the mountain and said: "Lao Yang, we have carefully observed the three streams, Daqingchuan, and this Liudaohezi development group all over the way. Among the three pioneer groups, this one is the largest and geographically the most southern. We can start from here, and we can quickly evacuate after a single blow. ”

"However, the biggest disadvantage here is that it is too close to the Japanese puppet military police, and the terrain is too flat. Not counting the Japanese puppet army that was still searching for us around Wudaoling, there were more than 100 members of the puppet forest police team in Liudaohezi alone, as well as more than 30 policemen from the Liudaohezi branch of the puppet police. ”

"The puppet Manchurian police of the Liudaohezi Police Station are just that, this forest police heard Lao Peng say that these forest policemen were set up by the Japanese army specifically to clear the anti-Japanese coalition operating in the mountains and forests. The combat effectiveness is very strong, and the equipment is also good, and it can even be compared with the elite of the puppet Manchurian army. Most of these forest policemen are familiar with jungle warfare, mountain warfare, and are extremely familiar with the terrain. ”

"If what Lao Peng said is true, we have to find a way to solve these people. As we are now. There is little chance of winning against them. And if we get entangled by them, it will be difficult for us to get out of the mountains. After all, people are the ones who are the head snakes here. ”

Regarding Guo Bingxun's worries, Yang Zhen smiled slightly and said: "Old Guo, you are from the regular army, and you are good at regular warfare, so this guerrilla fight is probably not your forte." By now, though, your mindset should have changed. ：

"You're right, the terrain here is relatively flat, and judging from the surrounding situation of the enemy and us, this place is not suitable for our current situation to have a hard-fought battle with the Japanese puppet army."

"But we have an advantage, that is, now we are in the dark, and the enemy is in the light. Although it is very close to the station of the pioneer group from the devil and the station of the puppet Manchurian police in Liudaohezi, it is only a few miles away. But on either side were fields of crops that had risen, and the hills in the middle were also full of corn. ”

"The height of these crops is now enough to conceal a force of more than 100 people. If we ambush the next unit between the Japanese puppet army garrison and the devil pioneer regiment, and wait for those policemen to come over and concentrate firepower, do you think we can achieve tactical suddenness? ”

"In this way, Lao Guo, we will attack at dusk. You took a hundred brethren to attack the devil's pioneer group. I took the rest of my brothers and lay in ambush in that field of crops, using the cover of the green gauze tent to help. ”

"I'll leave you two machine guns for fire support, while the other machine guns are under my command, and I'll use the dense fire to get their reinforcements in the shortest possible time. If we're lucky, being able to eat these forest cops will not only replenish some equipment, but also pave the way for our future activities. ”

Hearing Yang Zhen's thoughts, Guo Bingxun pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay, just do what you want." But I don't need these people here, and it's enough to leave me seventy. Didn't the person who had just interrogated him say that there were only more than 70 devils in the devil's pioneer group, and there were only more than 20 rifles and no heavy weapons. Other than that, are all the rest of the old and weak women and children? ”

"To deal with the regular Japanese puppet army, we may need to occupy the advantage of troops as much as possible, and to deal with these Japanese peasants, this hundred people is a bit much. In the case of equal troops, we can't beat the regular army that fights devils, and if we can't beat some Japanese peasants, we really don't have the face to face the world. ”

"Lao Guo, it's not that I trust the combat power of my brothers, nor do I distrust your ability. When Lao Peng left, he didn't say again and again that many of these devils' pioneer regiments were retired soldiers of the regular Japanese army, or the rest of them had also received a lot of military training on weekdays. It still has a certain combat effectiveness, and it must not be taken lightly. At the beginning, they did not suffer the losses of these Japanese peasants. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Zhen changed the topic and said, "Lao Guo, you take a hundred brothers and don't care about the other scattered households, and directly kill his headquarters." The reason why I used the dusk to attack was to take advantage of the fact that it was dusk when the devils were having dinner, and my guard should be very lax. It is conducive to our maximum concealment of the enemy. ”

"You take your brothers to use the backlight to get as close to the devil as possible. I've just observed, and although the little devils have built some fortifications in their headquarters, they haven't finished repairing them yet. As long as we can get as close as possible to their headquarters and launch a surprise attack, we should not cause too many casualties. ”

Seeing that Yang Zhen insisted on distributing troops equally, although he disagreed, Guo Bingxun, who was extremely obedient, did not say anything more. In fact, he knew that Yang Zhen was not willing to distribute the troops evenly in this way from the bottom of his heart.

But Peng Dingjie's repeated advice when he left made Yang Zhen hesitate somewhat. The reason why he did his best to draw troops to deal with the pioneer regiment, which did not have many weapons, was to solve the defense as quickly as possible. No matter what the situation of the war is in the reinforcements, it is a big deal to solve these pioneer groups as much as possible.

Yang Zhen didn't want to delay too long in this place, which was only 20 kilometers away from Zhuhe County and more than 10 kilometers away from the Binsui railway line. Because he knew that once the battle dragged on, even if he could completely annihilate the puppet Manchurian police force in Liudaohezi, the Japanese puppet army along the Zhuhe County and Binsui Railway would reinforce here as quickly as possible.

Returning to the temporary resting place, the young man who was about to go into the mountains from here to collect firewood and was arrested as a spy saw Yang Zhen and Guo Bingxun, and quickly stood up and asked cautiously: "Two chiefs, you inquire about the pioneer group, and you don't look like Japanese, so are you the Anti-Japanese Alliance?" ”

Hearing this young man who provided him with all the information of this generation of Japanese puppet army and the Japanese pioneer group in front of him ask, Yang Zhen glanced at him and hesitated a little before saying, "Yes, we are the Anti-Japanese Federation." ”

Yang Zhen's words fell, and a trace of joy flashed in the young man's eyes: "It's good that you are the Anti-Japanese Federation, then please give me a gun, and I will fight devils with you and kill these damn little devils." ”

"You don't know, two chiefs, these little devils have made the people in our area miserable. At the beginning of the year, the little devils, under the leadership of the county police, suddenly came to our Gada, saying that they wanted to buy our land. But they give ten yuan for one acre of land, which is not even 10% of the land price. ”

"The land of our Gada is all cooked land, and it is all good land. As long as God opens his face and doesn't make some drought or flood, our people here have a lot of surplus food in addition to eating for themselves. ”

"My family has six acres of irrigated land and twelve acres of hillside land, and before the devil came, he lived a very rich life. In addition to the usual food and drink, there is a lot of surplus in the year's harvest. But the little devil did some kind of pioneering group, and forcibly took away my family's land. ”

"They give ten yuan per acre of land, what is the difference between this money and grabbing it for nothing? My family's eighteen acres of land were given a total of 100 yuan. This land is the lifeblood of the harvesters, and without it we will starve to death. If they want to buy land, they still buy it at the same price as grabbing it for nothing, and we will do it there. ”

"It's not okay if you don't sell it, there are a few families in our Gada who insist on not selling, and let them pull them to Liudaohezi and pick them in public with bayonets. Even if we ordinary people know that this land is equivalent to giving it away for nothing, we still have to give it away. ”

"This little devil has taken our land, ransacked our houses, and forced us to work long hours for them. Those of us who have lost their land and cannot survive can only go to Tangyuan to dig coal or be driven further north to the deserted land to reclaim the land. Or you'll have to work long hours for them little devils. ”

"You can't go to dig coal, and I heard that the little devils over there don't even treat us as human beings. After we were taken away from the spring here, dozens of people went, and only a few came back in less than half a year, and the rest all died over there. You can't even go to the north, where it's all raw land, and only grass grows and no grain grows. In order to survive, I can only work long hours for them. ”

"My father was beaten at this age, because my grandfather was almost exhausted and the land he opened was bought by the devil for 180 yuan, and he was angry to death. My uncle and one of my brothers-in-law refused to sell the land, and he was picked to death with a bayonet. I hate these little devils, they took away my family's land, killed my father to death, forced me to make him a cow and a horse, and killed two of my relatives. ”

This young man's words made Yang Zhen carefully observe this young man who saw them inquiring about the Devil Pioneer Group, and thought that they were resisting the United Nations, not only took the initiative to provide information, but also asked to participate.

Yang Zhen observed very carefully, not only looking at the cocoon on his hand that was sharpened by the hoe, but also carefully looking at the way he walked before saying, "What is your name and how old is this year?" Who else is in the house? Do you think we're anti-union? ”

"My name is Liu Laogen, and I am eighteen years old this year. I lost my mother since I was a child, and I was brought up by several older sisters. My sisters have all been married now, and I will be left alone in the family after my father dies. ”

"The one who was killed by the devil was my eldest brother-in-law. Among the elder sisters, I am the closest to the eldest sister, and the eldest brother-in-law has always treated me as a younger brother, and I joined the Anti-Japanese Federation to avenge him. "Although you are wearing devil's skins, you can speak in Chinese. And the military uniforms on your bodies, it is impossible for the devil to wear such tattered. And you asked me about the pioneer group, this thing was arranged by the little devils, and they didn't know about it? Still need to ask? ”

"As for those officials in Manchukuo, except for patting the little devils on the back and asking for warmth, they will never inquire about anything with people like us. Not to mention asking in such detail. So I can see at a glance that you are not devils, nor are you from Manchukuo. ”

Hearing this young man say his name, Yang Zhen, who was drinking from the kettle, almost sprayed Guo Bingxun in the face with a mouthful of water. Liu Laogen? Why does the name sound so familiar? It seems to be the name of a very rubbish TV series starring a so-called comedy star that I watched in later generations.

However, although he thinks that this guy's name is funny, Yang Zhen appreciates the wit and eye strength of this young man.

It took a lot of effort to restrain his smile, Yang Zhen patted the young man on the shoulder and said, "I said Lao Gen, you are very familiar with this place, aren't you?" You're working as a long-term worker in the little devil's pioneering group again, so you must be familiar with them too? Can you take us as close as we can to get there? ”

"It's familiar. I've grown up here since I was a child, and everything here is very clear. I'm more familiar with the little devil's headquarters. Imps, I'm familiar with them. Their headquarters occupies a courtyard of the largest landlord here. The landlord is my uncle, I often go to play, and I know where there is a dog hole. ”

"The little devil just used a big car to transport six truckloads of grain and a batch of guns and ammunition in a big car the day before yesterday, saying that they were prepared for the new devils who came last autumn and the families of those who came before. There's a dog hole right next to the stack. This doghole little devil doesn't know, I can take you straight in from there. ”

Yang Zhen and Guo Bingxun glanced at each other when they heard this, and they both found that the joy in the other party's eyes could not be hidden. Six car food, at least about six tons. This food will cover the needs of the troops for at least one month. Not to mention that there is also a batch of guns and ammunition.

After receiving this extremely useful news, Yang Zhen did not hesitate at all, and immediately nodded: "Okay, Lao Gen, I have agreed to your application to join the army." After a while, when the sky gets dark, you will take this Chief Guo into the devil's headquarters. If you surrender a gun, you will be issued one. ”

Hearing that the commander in front of him agreed to join the army, Liu Laogen immediately stood up and said excitedly: "Okay, sir, don't worry." Where those little devils live, they usually move there, and I know what they're usually doing at that time. I promise to bring this chief and his brothers in without alarming the devils. ”

After making a plan, Yang Zhen saw that the time was almost up, so he divided his troops into two ways, one was led by Guo Bingxun to touch the pioneer group of the little devils. And he took a hundred brethren with him to the ambush site. It's just that when Yang Zhen chose the ambush location, he unexpectedly chose the ambush position on the other side of the mountain. On top of the mountain bag, only a light machine gun was placed as a control fire on the entire battlefield.

Of course, with the lesson learned in the Wudaoling Iron Mine, Yang Zhen did not forget to ask Li Mingrui to cut off the telephone line from the devil's headquarters to the outside before the final division of troops. Last time, he was careless and was taken advantage of by that damn cook, but this time Yang Zhen was very cautious.

As a minion, the puppet Manchurian police of Liudaohezi naturally attach great importance to the safety of their masters. After the first gunshot rang out at the headquarters of the Devil Pioneer Group, there was movement on the Liudaohezi side. Although the gunfire was not intensive, it was only sporadic and did not last long. However, the puppet Manchurian forest police of Liudaohezi and the puppet police of the police station still rushed to the station of the pioneer group.

Looking at the more than 100 puppet Manchurian policemen who were already in his ambush circle for fear that something would happen to his master, and were rushing towards the garrison of the pioneer regiment, Yang Zhen ordered to let go of the top soldiers and concentrate fire on his marching brigade.

When Yang Zhen was deployed, he repeatedly demanded that the first qiē action be called by the gunfire in his hand. If you don't shoot, you are absolutely not allowed to make any noise. Since the beginning of the breakout, after several days of joint fighting, although the tactical level of these brothers has not improved much due to time. But its obedience is not to be said. The cooperation with each other improved a little, too.

Yang Zhen didn't move, and all the people quietly held their guns, looking at the enemy who was marching less than fifty meters away from him, and no one disobeyed the order.

Seeing that he had completely entered the range of his firepower, Yang Zhen did not hesitate at all, and took the lead in firing the gun in his hand, knocking down an officer on a horse and dismounting.

As Yang Zhen's guns fired first, all the machine guns in the crops ambushed on both sides of the highway took advantage of the afterglow of dusk to pour a dense rain of bullets on the unsuspecting puppet Manchu military and police.

In particular, the machine guns that formed a cross, because of the training, were far less powerful than in the hands of devils. But so close, almost without aiming at the distance, still brought great casualties to those pseudo-policemen.

In order to solve the problem that the brothers were not familiar with the loading of the Taisho 11-year-style light machine gun of the devil and were easy to interrupt the firepower because of the replenishment of ammunition for the machine gun, Yang Zhen specially formed all the machine guns into a group of two machine guns and implemented alternate shooting, which temporarily barely solved the problem and made the machine gun continue to fire.

In order to avoid unnecessary casualties, Yang Zhen repeatedly ordered to solve the problem with only firepower before the battle. Until all the enemies have been hit, it is absolutely forbidden to charge without permission. Yang Zhen's order, at this time, the brothers who already regarded him as a celestial man naturally had no objection.

After all, lying on the ground and shooting is compared to fighting bayonets, I am afraid that everyone will choose to destroy the enemy with firepower rather than go head-to-head with the opponent. Although everyone lacked shooting accuracy, the good thing was that the distance was close enough that there was almost no need to aim.

The dense rain of bullets hit the puppet Manchurian policemen who were on the march and had not yet had time to prepare for battle. Many pseudo-cops were shot without even taking off their guns. By the time the ammunition carried by Yang Zhen and his party almost consumed the embers, there was no longer a standing pseudo-policeman on this small battlefield. The group of spearheads who were consciously let go by Yang Zhen were also knocked down by the firepower of the machine gun on the mountain bag at the first time.

Looking at the puppet Manchurian military police who were all defeated before they could react, Yang Zhen stood up and rushed to the battlefield with all his brothers.

After ordering the brothers to clean up the battlefield carefully and quickly, except for the higher-ranking captives for interrogation, the rest of the people were left alive, Yang Zhen, who was worried about Guo Bingxun's situation, rushed to the station of the Devil Pioneer Group.

Guo Bingxun, who had also ended the battle and was driving the more than 20 pioneers he had caught to a room, saw Yang Zhen rushing over, and immediately took Yang Zhen to the place where the devils were hoarding food, and said with some excitement: "Old Yang, all the devils here have been solved." Forty-three people were killed and twenty-four were taken prisoner. None of the devils here have run away. ”

"We seized six truckloads of food, a hundred rifles, 80 of which had not yet been unpacked, and 20,000 rounds of ammunition. There was also a batch of other supplies, of which 300 sets of brand-new quilts alone were seized. It seems that what Liu Laogen said is not wrong, the devils will immigrate here in large numbers before winter. It's a pity that we don't have the winter clothes we desperately need. ”

Yang Zhen nodded and said, "Yes, these things are enough for us to hold on for a while." As for winter clothes, we still have time. As long as the troops are trained well and combat effectiveness is formed, then we will have what the devils have. ”

When the loot was counted, Yang Zhen found a problem that gave him a headache. Something is seized a lot, and it can even be called a bumper harvest. But the key is how to avoid the Japanese puppet army and transport these materials to their intended resting place?

There is no shortage of means of transport, and the trucks used by the devils to transport grain have not yet left, and all of them have been seized. In addition to these six trucks, thirty sets of wagons and more than fifty horses were seized here, which was enough to transport all the supplies. Presumably, among these people, I am afraid that I am the only one who can drive.

And his own pioneer group to kill the devil this time is equivalent to poking another hornet's nest, and the Japanese puppet army that is looking for itself around me is afraid that it will be moved, and how to get rid of the Japanese puppet army that is likely to catch up with him as quickly as possible, this is the biggest problem in front of him.