As the garrison commander of Ren Town, Commander Anbei had the most dealings with the guerrillas.
He was very clear about the strength of the nearby guerrillas. Half of the garrison could do whatever they wanted.
If the nearby guerillas had the strength to casually wipe out half of a third-line division, then he, as the captain of the garrison, would have died long ago.
"Very good. It seems that Mr. An Baijun is quite capable. He is still a graduate of the Imperial Military Academy.”
Shinozuka Yoshio seemed satisfied with his words. Then, his tone changed and became murderous." Tell me about your plan."”
"Regardless of whether this group of people is the regular army of the Eighth Route Army, we must eliminate them as soon as possible. Leave no one alive. This concerns the dignity of the First Army of the North China Front Army. How dare they attack our rear training base and kill our senior officers!”
"We must hang their heads at the city gate as a warning to others.”
"Let those guerillas see the consequences of resisting!”
"Ha Yi."
Colonel An Bei sorted out his thoughts and said," Although the Eighth Route Army is well-prepared and retreating quickly, they are still within the encirclement of the First Army. Their specific location should be within 50 kilometers from Shou County to Yangquan.”
"I've already ordered the cavalry squadron and the Yangqu County Garrison Brigade to pursue along the road.”
"In addition, Yangquan has also dispatched 500 imperial soldiers and the Imperial Association's army to search along the two wings. The garrison troops in the nearby strongholds have also been mobilized. A total of 3,000 people have formed an encirclement. As long as they find their traces, the garrison and cavalry on the road will catch up with them within an hour.”
"No matter how strong they are, they won't be able to escape when they face the Imperial Army and the Imperial Association Army that are dozens of times stronger.”
"Moreover, even if they manage to escape my first blockade, the Golden Pool Brigade of Xiyang has already sent troops to seal off all the nearby passages.”
Colonel An Bei said this with great confidence.
With more than twenty times the enemy's strength, two blockade lines, the high mobility of the pursuit troops on the road, and the search troops all over the place, he was confident in encircling this group of Eighth Route Army reinforced companies. As long as he waited until dawn, he would be able to send out a large number of reconnaissance cavalry. They would easily discover this group of people and then gather a large number of troops to encircle and suppress them.
A mere hundred people would not be able to escape even if they had wings.
"Very good!"
Shinozuka Yoshio's tone was very satisfied." I'll wait for your good news. Also, I've already passed on the matter here to Pingding County. They will also send people to help with the garrison.”
"Ha Yi!"
Colonel An Bei lowered his head and agreed.
At 5:20 am, in a forest three kilometers west of Shou County, Zhang Dabiao woke up the squad leaders of the assault team.
"The one-hour break is over. Wake everyone up, pack up your equipment and supplies, and prepare to leave in five minutes.”
Then, under the dim light of the seized flashlight, he pressed one hand on the map on the ground and drew an arc from one point to another. He explained,
"This is our current location, our destination is the Wang Family Village. The distance between the two is twelve miles, we need to get here before dawn.”
It was early February, and the night was long in the east of Jinbei. The sky would only brighten up at seven o'clock.
"Although the Wang Family Village is only a few kilometers away from Shou County and is within the encirclement of the Japanese, it is surrounded by dense forests. The depth is very large and the mountain roads are rugged. As long as we can hide in there, it will be difficult for the Japanese cavalry to find us during the day.”
"Even if we are discovered, the terrain there is complicated. We can easily stop the Japanese from attacking.”
"We'll break through the Japanese's encirclement at night.”
"Tell everyone to work harder, we'll be able to rest when we reach the Wang Family Village.”
"Yes."
The squad leaders quickly went to organize their troops and prepare to continue marching.
Although everyone was exhausted after a night of continuous battle and rapid march, an hour of rest allowed the Assault Company to recover some of their strength. The large mules also allowed them to easily march lightly. They did not even need to carry their own guns. It was not a problem for them to march for another hour and a half.
"Wang Gensheng, as usual, you scout ahead.”
Zhang Dabiao said to Wang Gensheng.
"Alright."
Wang Gensheng's response was as simple as ever, but there was obvious fatigue in his voice.
Wang Gensheng joined the army very early. He was actually less than 30 years old and was at the peak of a person's physical fitness. However, the Eighth Route Army's supplies had always been insufficient. Although they could barely eat in the army, they only ate some food that did not have much oil. Therefore, the soldiers 'physical strength was poor. After such a long pre-marching investigation, Wang Gensheng was obviously physically exhausted.
Pre-reconnaissance needed to maintain a faster speed than the main force, which consumed a lot of stamina. He was one of the people with the highest stamina consumption in the entire assault company.
"You can still hold on, right?"
Zhang Dabiao was also panting a little. Even he was tired from the 15-kilometer march. Moreover, as the commander of the assault company, he had only rested for half an hour.
"I'm fine. I just slept for an hour, so I have some strength.”
Wang Gensheng took a bite of the cold pancake, then swallowed half of the water. He picked up the pistol and ran forward.
"I'll go with you."
Monk Wei licked his lips and said to Zhang Dabiao. Following this veteran, he would definitely learn a lot of good things.
"Alright."
Zhang Dabiao looked at Monk Wei, who was full of vigor and vitality, and nodded.
With a grin, Monk Wei followed Wang Gensheng and ran. Along the way, he was like a tiger, and it didn't look like he was equipped for a night of rapid marching.
"This kid's physical strength is really like a tiger.”
Looking at Monk Wei's figure, Zhang Dabiao's mouth twitched.
"Let's go. Machine Gunners, place your supplies and firearms. The pistol team can just bring a pistol and try to lighten the load.”
Zhang Dabiao instructed everyone to lighten their weight.
The one-hour break had only allowed the Assault Company to recover some of their strength. They still had to march 12 miles in an hour and a half. It was a huge challenge to the physical strength of the Assault Company.
Although most of the Assault Company were elites selected by the Independent Regiment, the diet of the Eighth Route Army caused the soldiers to have poor physical strength. Their physical recovery ability was far inferior to the Japanese who had meat for almost every meal.
As for the big mules, after an hour of rest and eating, the mules produced by the system had completely recovered their strength. They were full of vitality and their eyes were shining.
"Dopey Ge, Dopey Ge…"
At the end of the line, Zhang Dabiao counted the number of people and realized that he was missing one. He didn't need to count who was left behind. He opened his mouth and shouted.
Not long after, Dopey Ge, who was carrying a machine gun and covered in magazines and ammo belts, walked out of the dark grass without a word. His bright black eyes were especially terrifying under the starlight.
"Let's go."
Zhang Dabiao was used to Dopey Ge's silence.
"Yes."
Dopey Ge responded in a low voice. He hugged his beloved Soviet jogging style and caught up with the assault company. He didn't pant at all as he ran, and his footsteps were light and noiseless.
"This dog is as skinny as a monkey, but why is his stamina so good?”
Looking at Dopey Ge, who was as lively as a snake, Zhang Dabiao's mouth twitched. Then, he ran after him.
Under the cold and dark starlight, the assault company advanced silently. Even the hooves of mules and horses were tied with cotton cloth to reduce the sound of their footsteps.
At eight o'clock in the morning the next day, the long-unseen sunlight parted the dark clouds that had been lingering for more than ten days. It was a rare sunny day around Ren Town.
On this day, the residents of Ren Town rushed out of their homes as usual in order to survive in this chaotic city. Then, just as they walked onto the streets, they found that the city was under martial law. There were Japanese soldiers everywhere, and there was a large group of Japanese soldiers heading towards the west gate.
"What's going on?" Everyone was puzzled.
"I heard that the Japanese training base in Ren Town was attacked. Dozens of Japanese were killed, and not a single one survived.”someone whispered.
It had been seven hours since the attack, and the news of the Ren family town training base had already spread to Urban area through the moving crowd.
"Well done!" Even though they were surrounded by Japanese soldiers, they still praised him silently.
In a slightly remote house in Xinding County, three kilometers north of Ren Town, a man wearing a large woolen trench coat and a round hat walked in. He skillfully hung his hat on a hanger at the side and handed over a few coins at the same time.
"Boss, as usual, give me three taels of aged vinegar. Be quick, I'm in a hurry today.”
"Alright!"
The soy sauce shop owner, who was wearing a mandarin jacket, moved quickly. In less than ten seconds, a bottle of aged vinegar was handed over.
The two of them didn't communicate with each other. The man put on his hat and went out with the soy sauce. When he took his hat, he accidentally tripped the clothes rack and leaned against the wall. The man left in a hurry as if he didn't see it.
"Hey."
Seeing that the clothes rack had fallen down and could not stop the man, the boss could only go forward and straighten it himself.
A moment later, the boss straightened the clothes rack, but at some point, a piece of paper appeared in his hand. On the paper were dense pen words, the first few words-Ren Town Japanese Army Training Base.
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