Shou County.

Half past two in the morning.

Now the 33rd Wing of the 26th Division of the Great Japanese Locust Army, the acting captain of the Paishou County Brigade, Ito Kotaro Shaoza, woke up and could no longer sleep.

Lying on the bed, his wide mung bean eyes were full of excitement.

Today!

It was the day of the attack on Li Yunlong's station.

It was the day when the battle to eliminate Li Yunlong began.

As soon as he thought that he was about to be promoted to Zhongzuo, and take off the two words of acting in front of him, and become the real captain of the Zhushou County Brigade, holding military power, the excitement in Ito Kotaro's heart was completely irrepressible, even if he only slept for two hours, he didn't feel sleepy.

Kotaro Ito, who was born poor, is thirty-eight years old this year.

Because he has no background, his own ability is not good, he has fought for so long, and he basically has no record of winning it, so last year, that is, during the cage operation, during Li Yunlong's siege of Shou County, Taiyuan promoted him to Shaozuo with enough qualifications in order to boost the morale of the Shou County garrison, although he was still a squadron leader.

This Shaozo originally couldn't be his turn, but the other two were killed by Li Yunlong, so he had no choice.

If it develops normally, he will not want to be promoted to Zhongzuo in his life, let alone be in charge of a brigade.

But Li Yunlong gave him another chance.

All the captains of the observation group died at the hands of Li Yunlong, resulting in a lack of grassroots officers in the North China Front.

However, after the military column was attacked, the Taiyuan side decided to eliminate Li Yunlong, so it gave the news that as long as Li Yunlong could be annihilated and the main force of his troops could be eliminated, he would be promoted to Zhongzuo and take charge of the Shou County Brigade.

"So, I really should thank Li Yunlong."

Kotaro Ito, who relied on Li Yunlong's review twice, said with heartfelt emotion.

At this moment, his mind was full of what he looked like as a Zhongzuo and in control of the Shou County Brigade.

Although there are few resources around Shou County and the real estate is barren, it is a county after all, with a large population, and as the captain of a county garrison, you can always get oil and water. In less than a year, you can save money that you can't spend for a lifetime, and send it to your home.

As for allegiance to the locusts and allegiance to the Great Japanese Empire, Kotaro Ito was not cold.

Loyal to the great cause of the Japanese Empire, loyal to the locusts, is there any money? What's the use of giving so little of an officer's salary? In my life, I can't even afford a better house.

This little money is trying to make me die? Don't even think about it.

After more than ten years of military service, Kotaro Ito, who has been promoted and discriminated against because he has no background, has long become an old fritter and disdains bushido brainwashing.

Fantasizing about a better future, Kotaro Ito couldn't hold back any longer, got up, put on his military uniform, and looked at the time, it was still only half past three in the morning, and it was still very early at half past seven when the army set off.

However, there are only three... It's been four hours...

"Someone."

He picked up his katana, called a staff officer on night duty, and said, "Take me to the warehouse, and I'll check the baggage and ordnance again, and this time, nothing can go wrong." ”

With Oshima Kan, he lost command of the army, but as the acting captain of the Shou County Brigade, he organized the transportation of grain, baggage, and the requisition of the people.

Didn't you just check it last night, a few hours ago······ The night staff officer was confused and confused, but the captain ordered, even if he was only the acting captain, he had to bow his head:

"Hey."

"Two... No, in an hour's time, let the folks come and prepare. ”

Kotaro Ito said.

When the army travels, there are many baggage, and in addition, it is a mountainous area, cars cannot enter, and the capacity of their own baggage transport team is not enough, so the little devil emphasizes the transportation of people and mules, horses and camels from the county town.

"Hey."

The staff officer continued to respond in a straight line, his tone unwavering.

······

Seven o'clock.

With excitement in his heart, Kotaro Ito walked into the headquarters.

At this time, the headquarters can be described as overcrowded.

The squadron commanders of the infantry brigade of the Fifth Division, several staff officers, the main personnel of the brigade headquarters, a junior officer, and an intelligence officer of the special high section, a total of 15 people, all stood at the forefront.

This group of people held their heads high one by one, their eyes were proud, and they occupied most of the space.

In the latter column, there are the captains and staff officers of the local brigade in Shou County, who are also fifteen people. These people bowed their heads, slightly hunched backs, huddled together, and their expressions were full of humility.

There is a clear gap between the two teams, and there is a clear gap in the middle. This made the already small headquarters even narrower.

Ignoring this obvious chain of contempt, Kotaro Ito leisurely walked into the back team, he stood in the front row of the back row, of course, in the same posture, bowing his head slightly, bowing his back slightly, full of humility.

In the Japanese army system, there is a significant difference in class, and the status of permanent divisions is much higher than that of second- and third-line garrison divisions. Not to mention that they were just a garrison brigade of the 26th Division.

Subsequently, some officers arrived one after another, and finally, in the not very spacious headquarters, the devil officers from the entire Shou County gathered.

"Gentlemen!"

Seeing all the officers arriving, Oshima Kan suddenly stood up, and his voice was high and fierce:

"Today, we will carry out an attack on the guerrilla garrison in the Shou County area, and the goal of this operation is to annihilate the main force of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and kill the commander of the Independent Regiment, Li Yunlong, to completely eliminate this force."

The sudden passionate tone made everyone collectively solemn, and their eyes looked at Oshima Kan in the front.

Oshima Kan glanced at the crowd, squinted his eyes, lowered his voice, and said in a solemn tone:

"I think you should all know something about Li Yunlong of the Independent Regiment."

Everyone in the headquarters fell silent.

Li Yunlong····

Although the top leaders of the North China Front tried their best to cover it up, coupled with all kinds of control of public opinion, there were few rumors about Li Yunlong's deeds outside, and even some imperial troops did not know, but everyone present.

In the front row was the infantry brigade of the Fifth Division, which was stationed in Jiaoxian not long ago, responsible for guarding the security of the chief of staff of Jiaoxian and the North China Front.

Because of this incident, Oshima Kan was slapped alive by the commander of the Fifth Division.

Can they not know about Li Yunlong's deeds?

After a little inquiry, I knew that from Sakata to the end of the military column, the series of achievements of Grand Master Li was like a series of big slaps in the face of the Imperial Japanese Army.

Otherwise, how could they come to this small and barren Shou County to deal with a small regiment of the Eighth Route Army? This is called killing chickens with a knife!

As for the back row, as an officer who has been stationed in Shou County for a long time and has experienced the troops led by Grand Master Li to block the county seat, and has experienced the hard days of fighting Li Yunlong in the past year, no one knows Li Yunlong better than them.

"The Kwantung Army squadron, the Taiyuan airfield, the military column, and His Excellency the Chief of Staff..."

"This man has a lot of bloodshed in the empire under his hands."

"In this battle, please do your best."

Oshima Kan bowed his head heavily, looking like he was begging to get rid of, but the tone of his voice was murderous.

"Hey."

Everyone in the headquarters also bowed their heads in unison, and their movements were uniform.

"After starting from Shou County, march at full speed, if you encounter harassment, try to avoid fighting, and be careful of mines during the process, so that you can let the baggage people open the way in front." Oshima finally reminded:

"Disbanded."

After everyone left, Oshima Kan called the young young officer who was in charge of training and was killed by Wang Gensheng and killed five devils:

"Taro Fukai."

"You take the first squadron to attack their ammunition depot, and I will drop a ninety-two gun from the artillery squadron to you."

"Hey."

Taro Fukai Shaozo bowed his head.