On the grain drying ground in the darkness of the village, soldiers from one company and two companies began to line up.

Several people gathered around and started pouring water into buckets to make lime water. They would write slogans on the wall later.

Many Eighth Route Army propaganda at the doorsteps of ordinary people: "Fellow fellows, don't be afraid. We are the Eighth Route Army, a team of our ordinary people. We give you relief food. Please try your best to help those compatriots who have no food to eat. Everything we do is for everyone."

Everyone can have enough to eat and not be bullied by the enemy. You should open your eyes and watch how we destroy the enemies who bully us.

Finally a small voice came from the house: "It's not that we don't open the door, it's just that the Japanese and puppet soldiers are really too cruel. If anyone sees that we have spoken to you and is reported, the whole family will die!"

"You must remember that we are Chinese, and one day we will drive away the little devils!"

"Please stop talking. Those two Eighth Route Army soldiers were reported by Ergouzi from the east of the village. Their names were on the list they brought with them when the puppet soldiers came. If Ergouzi didn't tell them... they wouldn't be able to escape.

Lose!"

....

The relatively neat team lined up quickly on the grain drying ground.

The cooking team carried the pot to the front of the team, and then disrupted the lined up team. They took out their lunch boxes and rushed to the pot!

Someone immediately shouted: "What are you talking about? Hurry up and get in line!"

A soldier put the rice into his mouth: "Spit...spit... Damn it, this rice is full of sand, how dare you fool people..."

"Eat it or not, our cooking team had a hard time getting water..."

"What are you doing with the sand? Why don't you throw it away..." There was a low chuckle from the people queuing around.

"Hehe... It's better than not having anything to eat." He continued to put the rice filled with sand and mud into his mouth angrily, not daring to chew any more, and gulped it all down. It's better to have something to eat than an empty stomach!

Gao Yidao, who was responsible for assembling the team, frowned: "Hurry up and set off immediately after the leader comes out!"

Commander Lu put his hand on the holster at his waist and walked quickly to the grain drying ground. He looked at the scene of people grabbing dinner with interest and asked Gao Yidao: "Have all the comrades in the investigation come back?"

Gao Yidao quickly reported: "I have news that Zhao Tie and his team successfully broke through the enemy's sweep line and killed two puppet sentries. Wu Yan went to the village in the south. Half an hour ago, the company started to assemble.

You can probably leave at any time."

Captain Lu raised his eyes and glanced at the grain drying ground. The soldiers were hurriedly stuffing things into their mouths, and there were more than three hundred soldiers lazily scattered in the dark.

No one from the Ninth Company was seen...

...

Xinglong Town, security army barracks.

The captain looked at the people in civilian attire in front of him and said, "...can you confirm that the main force of the Eighth Route Army is operating in the south?"

"The information is absolutely reliable. Tubal Road is thirty miles to the south. It's just a bit strange that their main force actually appeared behind the Imperial Alliance Army's mopping up line."

The captain narrowed his eyes slightly: "They say that the Eighth Route Army can go up to the sky and into the earth. It's not surprising. Let's clean up these rats tonight."

"Should we notify the Imperial Army to return and establish an encirclement?"

"No, call the artillery tower immediately and ask the artillery tower to send someone to notify the Imperial Army to station in place. The main purpose of this sweep is to test the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Army. Let's see if the Imperial Army's performance can satisfy us."

"Yes!" San Cun Ding from the opposite side turned around and left the house.

The captain looked at the map in front of him and drew a circle on it. His calm face finally showed a hint of excitement: "Order, everyone assemble."

The assistant who had been standing beside him responded and immediately went out.

...

Zhao Tie stood at the entrance of the village, listening to the less intensive gunshots coming from the east, and asked the second squad leader who came from behind: "Have all the people in the village been moved?"

"Hey, when I heard that we were going to fight the puppet troops here later, don't mention how fast they ran."

"Have the landmines been laid?"

"It's all good. Just wait for a while and our soldiers outside will pretend to be puppet soldiers and see if we can get the puppet soldiers to do it on their own."

"Okay, don't have that sweet dream."

The second squad leader glanced at platoon leader Zhao Tiedan: "Why haven't the enemies come yet? Can the first squad lead the enemy over?"

The wilderness under the moonlight was hazy and not quiet. There were constant fires tearing through the darkness, and the sound of gunfire was endless.

The two companies of the puppet troops pursuing westward were ordered to follow the Eighth Route Army in front and fight if they could. If they couldn't fight, they couldn't rush in. They definitely didn't enter the village to avoid being ambushed.

Since it is a military training exercise, it should look like a military training exercise, attacking from the front, outflanking from both sides, and encircling and suppressing the daring "small group" of Eighth Route Army soldiers.

The two sides went back and forth to shoot each other in the dark.

"Second Company Commander, the eight groups in front are at most twenty or thirty. I think they are leading us in circles!"

The second company commander stopped: "You mean... they are delaying our progress?"

"I guess so, but my opinion is that they should have lured us into their encirclement!"

"You are really awesome. He can surround us with more than 200 people with his 100 and 3 guns."

"According to the planned plan, we have to separate the team now. Your second company will continue to pursue the front, and slow down a little. I will lead the third company to sneak around behind them from the north and directly take their retreat. What do you think?

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The second company commander was noncommittal: "It's not great! The imperial army's tactics are very limited. However, it's boring anyway, so you might as well give it a try. Be careful when outflanking, so you don't get beaten up by Tubal Road."

"I won't be stupid enough to walk in front of the team!" After the third company commander finished speaking, he turned around and ran back to the team behind.

After a while, a group of figures who extinguished the torches got off the road and immediately ran north into the wilderness.

The puppet army never expected that the Eighth Route Army, which was constantly pursuing them, would still have enough energy to hide people in the wilderness on both sides of the road!

A soldier's legs were like the wind: "Report, the puppet army has divided its forces. Almost a company has gone north into the wilderness, probably trying to steal our retreat."

"Hey, we are not far from the position set up by the platoon leader. Since he has a road to take, he should speed up and let the outflanking puppet troops waste their efforts!"

To the north of the village, more than a hundred figures were walking loosely under the moonlight.

In the village.

Observation post reported: The enemy following from the front in the east stopped one mile away, and the enemy in the north was one mile away.

After a while, it was reported again: The enemy following us was moving to the south to outflank, and the enemy to the north was also moving to outflank us.

There was no need for any perfect fortifications in the dark, so the second and third teams just dug some foxholes outside the village and laid mines.

Most of the Eighth Route Army who were preparing to ambush in the village were hiding on the edge of the village. Looking at the enemies in the night, it was absolutely impossible to say that they were not nervous.

The second squad leader was a little excited. So far, the reaction of the pursuing puppet troops was no different from what was planned.

However, it appeared later than expected. This should be because the puppet troops were afraid of being ambushed.

The dark night has a huge advantage for the defending side. It has complete initiative in terms of battlefield situation and psychology.

The puppet army also has an advantage. They can directly surround them and wait for daybreak to deal with them.

After all, this is a Japanese-occupied area, and it is in the midst of a large-scale raid. The puppet army can mobilize heavy troops from nearby to encircle and suppress it at any time. What's more, there are more puppet troops outside than the Eighth Route Army.

The trained puppet army is not weak, especially when fighting against the wind.

Not to mention, the team that followed this time was the Xinglong Suppression and Puppet Army. They were originally soldiers of the national army who had survived hundreds of battles. There were no weaklings.

The puppet soldiers who arrived at the predetermined position immediately drank kettles, drank cold water, ate dry food, and lay down on the ground to recover their strength.

"We have launched an encirclement from the north. You have to quickly tie up the pockets on the south side!" The two company commanders gathered together and whispered. The third company commander immediately suggested: "I think we should tie up the pockets first."

, wait until daybreak and then fight, no one of them will be able to escape."

The second company commander shook his head: "I always feel that something is wrong. The Eighth Route Army stopped leaving here. This must be weird. Think about it, with the Eighth Route Army's foot power, it is not a problem to cover such a short distance. It makes no sense at all.

Something is wrong...there must be something wrong."

The third company commander nodded: "Do you remember that when we encircled and suppressed the Eighth Route Army last year, the situation in the village was almost the same as now! I think... the Eighth Route Army is still playing the same trick. They are probably ambushing people outside and are preparing to kill us.

Sneak attack from behind!"

"It makes sense. Let the brothers dig trenches on the spot immediately. Today I want to see what tricks these Eighth Route Army can play. I want none of them to escape!"

"Don't worry, I'm worried that the Eighth Route Army will not wait until dawn. They will probably attack tonight!"

"Why?"

"Think about it, if they really defend here? What's the point? Besides, if he waits until daybreak, will he still be able to escape? Are you stupid?"

"Should we send someone back quickly to ask the battalion commander to send reinforcements?"

"Don't worry. Since the Eighth Route Army wants to trick us, we are not going as they want. Doesn't the Tuba Road like to ambush? Then let's set up an ambush circle outside and wait for the Eighth Route Army to trick us!" The third company commander said sadly.

A sad smile.

"But it's so cold today, I'm afraid my brothers won't be able to hold on."

"You used to be able to live in ice and snow, but you've only had a few good days, and you can't bear even this little hardship?"

"Hehe, after half a year of comfortable life, brother is a little lazy."

"In this way, we will arrange a squad in each of the four directions, and we will shoot the gangsters in the village. If they dare to return a shot, we will fire ten shots according to the position of the muzzle flash. I will use the extra people to bully me today.
Chapter completed!