Regarding Li Yanping's worries, Yang Zhen couldn't help but have a headache. Staring at the map and being silent for a while, Yang Zhen said: "Political commissar, the Japanese puppet army has mobilized so many troops to besiege this area, presumably the second army will already be aware of it." For the sake of their own safety, the Second Army should have been transferred at this time. After all, they have been fighting guerrillas here for many years, and they are much better at intelligence sources than we are. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Zhen pointed to the map and said, "Political commissar, can you draw the guerrilla zone of the Second Army." And now, can you roughly estimate the position of the Second Army? ”

Li Yanping shook his head and said: "The scope of activities of the various armies of the Anti-Japanese Alliance has always been only a general area. Even the headquarters of the various armies can only communicate with each other on a regular basis. The Second Army was established as the First Route Army, and before the Western Expedition, the Second Route Army had lost contact with the headquarters of the First Route Army. ”

"The guerrilla zone of the Second Army stretched from Jiaohe in the west to Tumen Street on the border with Korea in the east. From Ning'an in the north to Fusong and Changbai in the south, there are more than 10 counties in the entire activity area. Not to mention our Second Route Army, even the headquarters of the First Route Army is difficult to determine their location in a short period of time. ”

"The First Route Army is the largest area of activity in the Third Route Army of the Anti-Japanese Alliance. Its range of activities was the southernmost and once reached the Fengcheng area in eastern Liaodong. Now they still have a part of the main force to fight on the front line in Benxi and Huanren. ”

"The First Route Army is not like ours, and the scope of activities between the Second and Third Route Armies overlaps with each other. There are a lot more connections between them. Except for some of the guerrilla areas of the Second Army overlapping with the Fifth Army and having the experience of coordinated operations, the First Army can almost be said to be fighting alone in the south. ”

"It turns out that the scope of activities of the Fourth Army is some distance from that of the Second Army, and there is no direct contact, so we only know a rough idea of their activities, and as for the rest, it is not very clear. If you can find the troops of the Fifth Army, you may be able to find the Second Army. ”

"Then you mean that there is only a fifty percent chance that the Second Army is now operating within our intended target? However, after excluding the possibility of the Second Army withdrawing eastward, or going south, or even northward under the circumstances of the heavy concentration of Japanese puppet troops, perhaps the possibility of the activities of the Second Army within our predetermined range does not exceed 30 percent, or even lower. ”

After thinking carefully about Yang Zhen's analysis, Li Yanping nodded and said, "Almost, that's it." However, according to the habit of the Anti-Japanese Union to disperse guerrillas in order to solve the problem of supply, even if the main force of the Second Army retreats eastward, some troops will be left in Dunhua. What worries me the most is the part of the Second Army that may remain. And this force is most likely their fifth division. ”

"During the westward expedition, one of the goals of our westward expedition was to join up with the five divisions of the Second Army and one division of the Fifth Army operating in this area. It's just that before the fifth division can be found, the western expedition has already failed, and the troops have lost embers. ”

"If I am not miscalculated, according to the operational scope of the divisions of the Second Army that I know, the Fifth Division of the Second Army is active in the area at the junction of Dunhua and Ning'an. It's just that I don't know if their current location is in the southeast mountainous area of Ning'an, or in the area where Dunhua meets Jiaohe. And it is quite possible that part of the troops of the Fifth Army that broke through was also with them. ”

Speaking of this, Li Yanping sighed and said: "The means of contact with the Anti-Japanese Federation are too backward. If there were so many radio stations like us now, the Western Expedition would not have been so badly defeated. Nor did it take a whole month to plan a big operation, just gathering troops and finding scattered troops. ”

"As the commander once said, the troops are concentrated and the supply cannot be solved. The dispersion of activities has also dispersed the strength of the weak itself, resulting in a situation in which each department is fighting its own battle. It has also made it extremely difficult to communicate with each other. ”

Yang Zhen pondered for a moment, and after quickly calculating the strength of the Second Army that might be active in this range and the supplies he had at hand, he said: "In this way, if Li Mingrui encounters the troops of the Second Army during the operation, he will bring them back." If not, it means that they have moved somewhere else at this time. ”

"Dunhua, although the mountainous area north of the Mudanjiang River is vast and the mountains are high and densely forested, we have sent more than ten teams to find them, and there is great hope. If they are also in the blockade circle of the Japanese puppet army now. ”

"Commissar, I can understand your concern. But in order to protect this secret camp that can allow us to survive the harsh winter, it is also necessary to divert the attention of the Japanese puppet army from here. Since the devils are willing to spend so much money and mobilize so many troops to besiege us, it also shows that they attach importance to us. ”

"Once the location of the secret camp is revealed, the devils will not hesitate to mobilize troops to solve us. Even if they can't eat us, they will destroy the secret camp. It has achieved its intention to trap us to death, starve to death, and freeze to death in the deep mountains and forests. ”

"Therefore, the location of the secret camp must not be exposed, even if it loses some combat backbones, it will not hesitate. As for the troops of the Second Army, I will give special instructions to Li Mingrui and their attention. If you find any traces of them, bring them back to the secret camp. I think that according to the materials we have on hand, there should be no problem in more than 180 people. ”

"Moreover, it is now early winter, and the temperature has dropped significantly. The Japanese puppet army has now adopted the tactics of opposing the fortified wall and clearing the wilderness, and it must be difficult for the troops of the second army to raise supplies for the winter. Bringing them here will at least ease their immediate needs first. ”

After listening to Yang Zhen's words, he didn't expect Yang Zhen to be so generous, and was willing to take the anti-union troops back to the secret camp to rest. Li Yanping, who has been fighting in the Northeast for many years and knows very well that winter is difficult for perennial activities in the deep mountains and old forests to resist the United Nations, and it is already the top priority and the most headache for commanders at all levels of the Anti-Japanese Federation to raise enough winter materials to ensure that the troops do not lose their combat effectiveness in the cold of minus thirty or forty degrees. ”

For Li Yanping's gratitude, Yang Zhen shook his head: "Political commissar, we are all a family, and we all have the same goal. Comrades-in-arms should help each other, and there is no need to say any thanks. ”

After that, Yang Zhen paused and said to a few people around him: "Then it's decided." Lao Guo wants to settle down the personnel before dark today. In addition, I will train these selected personnel individually for two days, and at least teach them how to use a compass and how to discern directions in the mountains. Lao Guo, in the past two days, you have asked the patrol team to expand the patrol area outward. ”

"Although the weather is getting colder day by day, the days in the mountains are getting harder day by day. Agents may not be able to stay in the mountains and forests for long, but we must be prepared. In order for these people to survive, and even complete their mission, it is necessary to let them learn as much as possible, even if it is only useful for their survival. Lao Guo, I need time. Even if it's for two days. ”

After listening to Yang Zhen's words, Guo Bingxun was silent for a while, and although he did not answer, he nodded slightly.

Guo Bingxun moved quickly, and before it got dark, he had already selected sixty people who were suitable for the mission, at least in his opinion. Yang Zhen, who had just finished talking with Li Mingrui, Dong Ping, and Huang Dali, looked at the people selected by Guo Bingxuan, although he was somewhat distressed, but he still nodded slightly, which was considered recognition.

The people selected by Guo Bingxun have fought at least one battle. However, there were only six of them who originally served as squad leaders, and although most of the rest could be called combat backbones, most of them were wounded who had recently returned from their injuries. Although the next step of the troops' training will be affected, it will not hurt the troops.

Moreover, Guo Bingxun selected no more hunters than just six. According to the number of people and the size of each squad envisioned by Yang Zhen, this ratio can be said to be just right.

Not only personnel, but also in the allocation of weapons and equipment, Guo Bingxun was also very thoughtful. These squads are not going to fight face-to-face with the devils, they are facing the opponents of the Japanese puppet army's scouts and spies, and their equipment should be mainly short and concise.

Guo Bingxun thought of transferring a batch of Type 38 carbine guns from the troops, and on the premise of not affecting the combat and training of others, although the number of fast and slow machines was not large, he also transferred a sufficient number of barge guns as much as possible. Compared with the pistol and submachine gun ammunition, which are no longer abundant, the ammunition for barge guns in the puppet Manchurian military and police, which is still quite equipped, is still relatively sufficient.

Walking in front of these selected fighters, looking at the soldiers who were looking at him, Yang Zhen smiled slightly and said, "Comrades, the reason why I selected you this time. There is a task for you. ”

"The last few battles we fought in the mountains, first fought in Wei'an Mountain, and then fought in Weihe County, three battles and five constants. It can be described as three battles and three victories, eliminating thousands of Japanese puppet troops. Among them, the genuine Kwantung Army, which was only boasted by the little devils about why the flower of the imperial army, wiped out nearly a thousand. We've been beating the little devils in a few battles. ”

"The little devils were hurt by us, and they were scared, for fear that when we went out of the mountain again that day, we would become stronger and teach them a hard lesson. In order to eliminate us, they not only mobilized a large number of Japanese puppet troops to besiege us, but also sent a large number of Japanese puppet spies into the mountains to look for us. In vain, they tried to wipe us out in the deep mountains and old forests of this Guangcai Ridge. Do you think we can get them? ”

"No, absolutely not." Although the number of these more than 60 soldiers was not large, under the topic of Yang Zhen's continuous battles, their morale was very high, and they immediately gave Yang Zhen a positive answer.

Regarding the soldiers' reply, Yang Zhen looked very satisfied and said: "We are not even afraid of their bullshit Kwantung Army, naturally we are not afraid of those sneaky Japanese pseudo-spies." But we can't let them come to the door and block our door, can we? ”

"Therefore, I selected you this time in the hope that you can enter this mountain and find out those puppet Manchu agents and little devil agents who eat Chinese food and speak Chinese, but do not do Chinese affairs, and kill them. How about it, do you have any confidence that "these spies of the little devils are nothing to be afraid of, the yellow platoon commander of our reconnaissance platoon has eliminated many more spies of the little devils than them, and has also seized a lot of good guns." However, although these dog agents have no real skills, they are like a swarm of flies, always flying around us, which is very annoying. Only by eliminating them can we train with peace of mind and steadfastness, right? ”

"Therefore, I selected you this time in the hope that you can enter this mountain and find out those puppet Manchu spies who eat Chinese food and speak Chinese, but they do not do Chinese affairs, and those little devil spies who are like flies, and kill them. How's that, do you have any confidence? ”

"No, you can't. Commander, give the order, and we will go and get out of these ground mice hiding in the woods now. Now that Yang Zhen is almost a blind worshipper, the warrior will naturally not give Yang Zhen a negative answer.

Looking at the soldiers who were aroused by his high morale with a few simple words, Yang Zhen raised his hand and signaled everyone to be quiet, and said: "Chief of Staff Guo has found a way to provide everyone with the most suitable weapon for jungle warfare, and has also selected the most suitable partner for everyone to fight and survive in the jungle. ”

"However, we still need some special training in mountain warfare and jungle warfare. I'm going to spend two days with you and talk about that. However, time was of the essence, with only two days to go. I hope you can learn by heart. For I need each and every one of you to come back one by one. ”

Hearing that the commander was going to take two days out of his life to conduct special training for himself, the excitement of these selected soldiers was beyond words. The commander had been invincible in the special concentration camp of the devil before, and these people had heard the veterans who rushed out of there with the commander from the day they enlisted.

Yang Zhen didn't know that he was already like a god among these warriors. How could these selected soldiers not be excited to hear that this commander, who had always looked up to him and regarded him as a god, was going to conduct special training for himself, even though it was only two days?

Especially the few squad leaders who rushed out of the demon cave with Yang Zhen and had already seen Yang Zhen's skills, they even had a feeling of enthusiasm and impatience.

Looking at these soldiers who showed excited expressions after hearing that they were going to train them, Yang Zhen smiled but did not stop them from talking to each other next. After the scene was completely calmed down, Yang Zhen continued: "Since everyone has no opinion, then let's come to the first lesson tonight, when marching in a small team, how to rest at night." ”

Hearing that Yang Zhen's first class was actually resting at night, not only the selected fighters were a little confused, but even Guo Bingxun and Li Yanping, who were standing behind him, didn't understand what Yang Zhen was going to do. "Is it necessary to rest at night?"

Regarding the confusion on everyone's faces, Yang Zhen said clearly in his heart: "Everyone think about who we are going to face?" Maybe it's a spy, but it's also possible that it's a scout of the Japanese puppet army. If we want to attract them to the bait, we have to deliberately expose ourselves. ”

"But exposing yourself is exposed, but you must also take precautions against yourself. Do you know that the best source of information in battle, in addition to the use of various means of reconnaissance, capture, interrogation, and prisoners to obtain the confession they most want is an effective and most common means? The most suitable time to capture prisoners is at night. ”

"Because the darkness of the night can not only cover one's own actions, but also delay the opponent's pursuit. Therefore, when we rest at night, we must not only rest well and prepare for the next day's action, but also prevent our opponents from touching us at night. ”

"Although judging from the spies that have been discovered, most of them are conducting reconnaissance in groups of two, and a few are entering the mountain alone. However, we cannot help but prevent the Japanese puppet army from sending a large number of spies into the mountains at the same time, or sending small groups of troops into the mountains to search for us, or providing support to the spies entering the mountains in some specific places. ”

"Because there is no logistical support, going too far into the mountains is tantamount to looking for death by yourself. Even if you get information and can't send it quickly, then there is not much difference between getting it and not getting it. Therefore, we have to face not only the spies of the Japanese puppet army, but also their small troops. So resting at night to prevent ourselves from being caught by them is the first lesson we have to learn. ”