In the middle of the winter night, on the shady side of a hillside near a mountain road, the first battalion and artillery company of the independent regiment, which had been trekking for more than a day, stopped here, and after a short rest, Li Yunlong commanded all the soldiers to start digging bunkers.

This time, there is no requirement for firepower and firing boundaries, nor for solidity and bombardment.

The bunker has only one purpose.

Take cover.

It is necessary to hide under the noses of the devil highway patrol.

Fortunately, there is a lot of training in this area in the independent regiment, especially after the formation of the special squad, concealment and anti-concealment have become a regular training project for the soldiers of the whole regiment.

I saw that some soldiers took the squad as a unit, on the back slope of the hillside, relying on the natural ditch of the loess mountain in Shanxi, dug a foxhole suitable for hiding, and then inserted a layer of broken grass and branches at the entrance of the cave, and people wrapped in thick gray military coats and drilled inside, not close to within ten meters to observe carefully, don't think to see that there is a person hidden here.

Also comfortable and warm.

Even taking into account safety, the natural ditch can completely isolate the fire detection of the devil.

Some people directly find a haystack, and get into it after being tied with broken weeds, this concealment is even better, and the whole person is completely integrated into the haystack, some of which are hidden and good, and people can't detect when they step on it.

But the flaws are also obvious, this December Jindi, the cold wind howling at night can kill people, but now the independent regiment is equipped with good food, this is not a big problem, big cotton clothes and a full belly can effectively resist the cold wind.

As for the artillery company, because of the drag on the equipment, it could only find a sparse jungle on the back slope of the mountain, dig several bunkers and ammunition depots, and hide the entire company of men and artillery.

Half an hour before dawn, the 1st Battalion and the Artillery Company of the Independent Regiment, under the command of Li Yunlong, quietly hid their fangs in the shade of the hillside facing the highway.

The soldiers, who had been busy in the middle of the night, had just stopped and received a hot meal prepared by the cooking class.

The cooking squad had already prepared a hot meal while the soldiers were busy and hidden.

Although theoretically, the night is not suitable for cooking, but nothing is absolute.

The leader of the cooking squad of the independent regiment is also a veteran, and he has been carrying that marching pot for nearly three years, and for a three-year cooking squad leader, cooking at night could not be easier.

He first looked for the leeward place, and then dug a large earthen stove, which stretched dozens of crab-like vents underground, and these vents spread the smoke and flames, and dissipated without a trace, not to mention the enemy, even his own side was extremely difficult to find.

An elite cooking squad leader is the guarantee of a troop.

Chu Yunfei kept watching the movements of this group of people.

"Is this going to be an ambush here?"

"In this way, it looks like you are planning to set up an ambush for a long time, what are you waiting for?"

He was really surprised that he had been holding the mentality of watching the show.

He looked at the terrain around him, squinted his eyes and thought for a moment, and finally said to Fang Ligong:

"Bring me the map."

People's memory is limited, this place is dozens of kilometers away from Yang Village, Chu Yunfei can no longer judge the location information here with his memory, but fortunately, he has memorized the road all the way, and quickly located their current location on the map.

"What a daring!"

The specific location on the map made Chu Yunfei's heart skip a beat.

Their current position is at the three-way junction of a central mountain road of the Japanese army, only more than ten miles away from the stronghold of Huting, and it will not be long before the Japanese army's two-way attacking troops will launch an attack on the third line of defense of the Eighth Route Army from the road on both flanks here.

At that time, the flank of the Japanese army was only a few kilometers away from here.

Marched for more than 20 hours, dozens of kilometers away from the garrison, deep into the hinterland of the enemy's army and ambushed, with tens of thousands of devils on both flanks, what did he Li Yunlong want to do?

He knew that Li Yunlong was leading the team to the core area of the devil, but he didn't expect to dare to go so deep, and this was not just entering the enemy's pocket, this was simply sending himself to the devil's mouth and teeth.

He originally thought that Li Yunlong was planning to sneak attack the Japanese command post, or get some information, to attack the Japanese army's material distribution center, but this person actually lay in ambush under the noses of the Japanese army.

What is this trying to do?

He wouldn't have thought that one battalion could have any effect on tens of thousands of troops, would he?

A troop of this size, even if it is a baggage team, is at least a thousand-man brigade to defend, what can he do with this battalion?

And...

Here is a distance of tens of kilometers from the defensive positions of the Separate Regiment.

Away from the position so far, if it is a surprise attack and harassment, it is okay, this tactic is reasonable, after all, the offense is the best defense, and you can get out after the fact, but running here to ambush it, this is complete disobedience.

Li Yunlong is not afraid that his superiors will punish him?

Even if there is a gain from this trip, this is against the boss, are you not afraid of affecting your future?

"Brother Yunfei, come..."

At this time, Li Yunlong walked over and handed Chu Yunfei a hot meal, smiling.

After taking the hot food, Chu Yunfei looked at Li Yunlong and said in a solemn tone:

"Brother Yunlong, are you planning to set up an ambush here?"

"Hey, hey, hey..."

Li Yunlong smiled: "Brother Yunfei, don't be impatient, brother, I'm waiting for a big fish here, just wait to watch the show!" ”

"Big fish?"

Chu Yunfei thought for a moment.

What big fish can there be in this place?

In the devil army, the baggage team can be called fish.

However, not to mention that the baggage team will not take this road, the Japanese attacking troops are on both flanks of this road, and that is the path of the baggage troops.

In addition, this place is close to the stronghold of the Tiger Pavilion, and there are two waves of devils on both wings.

Who eats who doesn't have to say!

If he commanded the troops, no matter how big a fish was here, he would not come to eat it, wouldn't this be a food for the little devil?

"Yes, a big fat fish."

Li Yunlong's tone was mysterious, but his words were full of self-confidence.

Chu Yunfei looked at Li Yunlong, the corners of his eyes jumped slightly, he understood this conversation, before this so-called big fish came, this person would definitely not reveal the details.

"Brother Yunlong, you are disobedient."

Chu Yunfei's tone increased, but his heart relaxed.

No matter what this man wants to do, he can't run to his death.

Although this person is not afraid of death like himself and has a firm intention to sacrifice his life for the country, the more people who are not afraid of death, the less likely they will be to exchange their lives with devils, because they are confident that they can kill more devils in the future, so safety can be guaranteed.

"Hey, hey, hey..."

Li Yunlong replied with a smile: "Our brigade commander I know, as long as we can win the battle, no problem." ”

Chu Yunfei fell silent when he heard this.

This sentence reveals two meanings·····

First, the superiors are very relaxed and extremely protective of this person, as long as the outcome is not a serious problem, even a little mistake can be tolerated, and he is given great freedom to play.

That's right, this can greatly exert this person's combat effectiveness, but it also shows that the superior is very open-minded, thinking of this makes Chu Yunfei a little sad and envious.

Second, it seems that the big fish here can affect the battle situation?

However, what big fish can this army win and influence the situation of the war?

The Japanese army's corps headquarters this time was okay.

But it's impossible for the devil's command to come here, right? It was very close to the line of fire of the third defensive position, and it was absolutely impossible for such a corps-level command to come here in the case of the Japanese army's popularization of radio to the brigade.

This defies common sense.

Then the two chatted, and Li Yunlong went to inspect the position, leaving Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong here.

"Danza, it's too dangerous here, isn't it?"

Fang Ligong is also a person who is not afraid of death, but there are still some teeth chattering here.

It's not easy to stay under the nose of tens of thousands of devils, one was accidentally swallowed by the devil directly, and he didn't even have a chance to resist, this Li Yunlong was simply sending him to death, and he was called to the regiment.

I shouldn't have come if I knew I wouldn't have come.

Now it's okay, I can't go if I want to.

"It's dark under the lights."

"As long as you don't attract the attention of the devils, there really isn't much danger here."

Chu Yunfei didn't worry too much about safety, he looked at the almost perfect position around him, and his voice praised: "This group of people is a bit powerful, this hidden position, after we go back, our regiment will also strengthen training in this area." ”

"Well, it's subtle."

Fang Ligong was still worried about his safety, but he was also attracted by this hidden position.

He had to admit that at this point, the 358th Regiment was inferior to the Independent Regiment, and it could even be said that it was far inferior.

At this time, Li Yunlong had already inspected a circle of positions and corrected several points that were easily exposed.

"Come on, order the soldiers to stay honest with me during the day, no matter what happens, no sound is allowed, no bunker is allowed, and everything is solved for me at night."

Li Yunlong looked at the watch of the devil seized in his hand and said to the soldiers of the communication squad.

"Yes."

Soon, Li Yunlong's order spread throughout the entire position.

At this time, the dawn light on the edge of the sky was bright, and Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei were also lurking in a hidden position, the entire hillside was quiet, and even birds could be seen occasionally falling.

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Jiao County.

Sneer...

With the sound of steam, a military train escorted by armored vehicles slowly stopped at the Jiaoxian Railway Station, the door opened, and first a reinforced team of escorts got off the car and put on guard, posing in formation, and then the bald Miyano Michichi slowly walked down from the carriage under the support of a group of officers.

At this time, Jiaoxian County has been completely closed, all suspicious people have been cleared, no one is allowed to enter the county, and no one is allowed to approach the railway station.

Along with the bald chief of staff, there was also the big sa of the Japanese intelligence department.

"Your Excellency the Chief of Staff."

A wing commander of the Fifth Division, which was in charge of the defense of Jiaoxian, came to greet him, accompanied by the so-called county seat of Jiaoxian, the chairman of the maintenance association, high-ranking officials of devils, big businessmen, and so on.

However, those people in the back, especially the so-called county magistrate and maintenance president, could only watch from afar.

"Mountain Road Dazuo, farewell to Beiping, I haven't seen you for a long time."

Michiichi Miyano responded very politely.

After all, he was a wing commander of the Fifth Division, a senior officer of the permanent division, and an officer with real power, and he still responded politely to save face.

"I haven't seen His Excellency the Chief of Staff for more than a year."

Yamado Osa responded.

The two chatted a little and then quickly got to the point.

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, I have ordered someone to collect all the intelligence and information and prepare it and put it in the headquarters for you to consult at any time, including some of the captured equipment is also in the headquarters warehouse." Yamado Osa said.

He knew that the purpose of Miyano Michi's visit this time was because he had recently discovered that the Eighth Route Army and other guerrillas had a large number of weapons and ammunition, and the quality was extremely good, and he judged that they were supported by foreign countries.

Moreover, the other side also supported the Type 92 artillery shells, which had already begun to affect the situation in the occupied areas of North China to a certain extent, and also showed the ability of this mysterious volunteer. It is capable of providing heavy weapons, and this cannot help but arouse the attention of the North China Front.

It must not be allowed to continue.

Because of the railway, the materials obtained from the surrounding occupied areas were all transported to Jiaoxian, so some of the weapons and equipment obtained by Shou County in the process of fighting Li Yunlong were also placed here.

"Hmm."

Miyano nodded slightly, and his tone was satisfied.

When they arrived at the Jiao County Headquarters, only Michiichi Miyano and Yamado Osa, as well as Osa, from the Intelligence Section, entered, and the rest were all waiting outside.

Michiichi Miyano looked at the intelligence materials in the headquarters in silence and did not speak.

There is not much new in the information here, it is nothing more detailed than what he knows, after all, Jiaoxian is a nearby intelligence base camp, and the special high-tech department has a permanent location here, and the information collected is even more detailed than that of Taiyuan.

Then he picked up a 60 mortar shell.

This is a 60 mortar obtained by Shou County, the fuse of which has been removed and put aside.

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, this mortar shell uses a forged shell, and it is filled with black sokin explosives, which are about half as powerful as the yellow explosives and picric acid explosives commonly used in the Empire."

The intelligence Dazuo on the side spoke:

"However, the price of this explosive is extremely high, more than five times that of ordinary explosives, and the Empire does not have the ability to manufacture it on a large scale, and even the people in the Navy who embezzle the Empire's military funds cannot afford it."

Intelligence Dazuo hacked a wave of navy by the way.

"We must find out where this batch of weapons and ammunition came from."

Miyano Michiichi put down the mortar shell in his hand and sighed: "Sakata-kun died under this kind of shell, let's prepare, let's go and see the place where Sakata-kun was martyred tomorrow." ”

Sakata Osa belongs to his family, he is a subordinate he is optimistic about, and he has high expectations, but he didn't expect to be killed by the Eighth Route Army, and he didn't even find the body after his death.

He especially did not understand this, why did the guerrillas take away the body of Sakata Daisa?

The bodies of the other staff officers proved that Sakata's body had been taken away and not blown to pieces.

"Hey."

Yamado Osa said.

"That's right."

Miyano Daoyi looked at the intelligence officer on the side: "I heard that an officer under your command discovered the underground party stronghold of the Republic of China lurking in Jiaoxian County, and led people to wipe them out?" ”

This is the intelligence he just saw.

"Yes."

Intelligence Dazuo straightened his chest and said in a proud tone:

"Lieutenant Sawada of our intelligence department, he graduated from the University of Tokyo and is proficient in Chinese, he discovered the traces of the enemy lurking half a year ago, and sent spies to break into the enemy's underground organization, obtain the enemy's intelligence, and wipe it out."

"This time, we captured seventeen undergrounds, destroyed two strongholds, and obtained a lot of information, if Lieutenant Sawada is interrogating these captured undergrounds."

Although the actual situation is that the enemy has also run away a lot, but this kind of thing, Dazuo naturally will not say.

Who will take the initiative to say that they have made mistakes? Isn't that scolding?

"Very well, the great cause of the empire needs this kind of talent."

Michiichi Miyano nodded with satisfaction.

Then, he thought for a moment and said, "When you leave tomorrow, take him with you." ”

"Hey."

Intelligence Dazuo's tone was pleasantly surprised.

Judging by the tone of the chief of staff, he wants to reuse Lieutenant Sawada.

And Lieutenant Sawada can be regarded as his direct subordinate...