The crescent moon is crescent and stars are dotted. The mountains shrouded in night are peaceful and quiet.

At one o'clock in the morning, the lights inside Taohuashan Village were brightly lit, and people were holding torches to see off Gao Han and others who were about to go on an expedition.

In the middle of the courtyard, 20 warriors stood in two rows. The torches illuminated their young faces, and their eyes shone with tension, excitement, pride and perseverance.

These warriors are elite warriors selected from the village to complete this arduous task on behalf of the village. Looking at the people seeing them off, they have a strong sense of mission in their hearts.

Gao Han stood in front of the team and did not mobilize before the war. The best way to boost morale was to lead by example.

With a relaxed smile on his face, he said to the people seeing him off: "Don't worry, everyone, after coming back this time, there will be nothing missing in our village."

Gao Han's relaxed demeanor and confident words greatly boosted the morale of the soldiers who were about to go on the expedition, and also gave great comfort to those who stayed behind in the village.

With the seizures from the last battle, Feng Xiucai had higher expectations this time. He said: "Master, after we go out this time, the more weapons and ammunition, food, and ocean cloth, the better. However, don't forget to bring back some medicine.

It would be best to bring back a few doctors, not only to treat the wounded, but also to show everyone the health."

Gao Han smiled and said: "Uncle Feng, just relax!"

Wang Sanniang said: "Master, this time I not only brought you scallion pancakes and bacon, but also prepared 4 eggs for each of you. You will be satisfied."

After I went out this time, I brought back some more cloth to make some new clothes for everyone. I also brought back some floral fabrics and so on. Xiuqin and I also made two clothes." Xiuqin is another woman in the village.

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Gao Han smiled and said: "Don't worry, I will also bring you some rouge and gouache when you see it. I will dress you up like a bride and make you jealous of those bachelors."

Gao Han's words caused people to burst into laughter, and the atmosphere became more relaxed.

The team set off, and the people in the village watched their retreating figures and refused to leave for a long time, until the light of the torches they held became weaker and weaker and disappeared into the darkness of the night.

There is a fork on the country road outside the mountain, one end leading to Taoyuan Town and the other end leading to Qingxi Town. Normally no one is guarding this place. Not long ago, the Japanese troops in Shoucheng County received a notification from their superiors, asking them to cooperate in capturing the escaped prisoners of war.

, the Japanese garrison did not have enough troops, so they handed over this task to the security army in the county. The security army sent a squad and set up a temporary checkpoint here. They came here every morning and retreated to the county in the evening.

As for the security forces, those uniforms were not lost in their hands, and they have no responsibility. They are just assisting in the investigation, and setting up checkpoints here is just for show and to handle errands.

That morning, it was not until 10 o'clock that the puppet troops came here lazily. Very few cars passed here. They didn't even set up roadblocks. They just sat on the roadside and chatted. When they saw people coming, they stood up to check.

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The squad leader of the puppet army saw that there were very few people passing by and felt very bored. He took out a few dice and said: "Erba Zi, Lao Hu, Shun Zi, come over and play with two dice."

The puppet soldiers, known as Erbazi and Shunzi, were very happy and immediately came over. The older man, known as Lao Hu, was a little reluctant. He muttered: "Squad leader, the money just paid at the beginning of the month has not been paid yet."

If you send it home, you have already lost everything, where is the money left?"

Erbazi said: "Old Hu, stop pretending. When you raided Li's grocery store last time, you stole money from someone else's box. Do you think I didn't see it?"

Lao Hu had a few big bucks in his hands, and he also liked to gamble. But he felt that the squad leader and Erbazi and others were colluding. He lost every time he bet with them, and he didn't want to be fooled again.

He shook his head vigorously and said: "My mother is not in good health, so I have to save money to go back and see a doctor for her."

Seeing that Lao Hu didn't take the bait, the squad leader said to a big puppet soldier: "Li Erniu, come here."

Li Erniu didn't like gambling, and was a little reluctant. He sat there without saying a word. The squad leader became anxious, glared and cursed: "What's wrong, I'm giving you face, aren't I? Come here quickly!"

At this moment, a puppet soldier who was in charge of sentry noticed something. He was worried about his toes, built a pergola and looked at it for a while, and shouted: "Squad leader, if something happens, a team is coming over there."

The squad leader of the puppet army stood up and looked in the direction pointed by the puppet soldier on guard. Sure enough, he saw a team approaching, and those people still had weapons in their hands.

The squad leader of the puppet army became alert and said to his men: "Get ready to fight."

The puppet soldiers all had their bullets loaded and looked warily in the direction of the incoming person.

Soon after, the team approached. Three Japanese soldiers led a group of puppet soldiers, escorting seven or eight Chinese prisoners of war, and were walking towards here.

The leader of the Japanese army officer is considered to be quite prominent among the Japanese army who are generally short in stature. If you observe carefully, his trouser legs are a little short. He is dressed for the cold.

For this attack on the Liu Family Courtyard, Taohuashan did not have enough manpower and weapons, so Gao Han made a plan. In the last battle, they captured the uniforms of three Japanese soldiers and 11 puppet soldiers. He decided

Using the military uniforms of these Japanese and puppet troops, they pretended to be people from the prisoner-of-war camp of the 63rd Regiment of the Japanese and puppet troops, and formed a commando team to conduct a raid.

Since the number of military uniforms and weapons was too small, Gao Han and others totaled 21 people, and 9 of them did not have military uniforms. Gao Han asked them to wear their original tattered clothes and pretend to be captured prisoners.

The squad leader of the puppet army received a report and learned that some of the Japanese and puppet army uniforms were missing. When they saw this team, they were a little suspicious at first. However, they saw the Japanese and puppet soldiers escorting the national army.

The prisoners of war, coupled with the fact that this area has always been safe, believed that those who escaped had no time to escape and would never dare to appear here in broad daylight. Therefore, they relaxed their vigilance.

However, he was still worried, so he asked his six great soldiers to stand a little further away on both sides, holding guns on guard. He led the remaining few people to stand still.

The puppet army was very afraid of the Japanese. Seeing the Japanese officer leading the team, the squad leader of the puppet army hurriedly stepped forward to greet him and saluted respectfully.

Gao Han raised his right hand and the team stopped. He whined at the puppet squad leader.

A guy standing behind him wearing a black cloth gown and a top hat stepped forward and said, "Taijun asked you, who are you and what are you doing here?" This guy pretending to be a translator was Zhang Quan.

The squad leader of the puppet army said: "Report to Taijun, we are from the Shouyang County Public Security Brigade, and we have been ordered to assist in the investigation of escaped Chinese prisoners of war."

Zhang Quan also babbled nonsense and translated the words of the puppet squad leader. As for what was said, even he himself could not understand.

At this time, Gao Han had clearly seen the arrangement of the puppet troops. There were 11 puppet troops in total. There were 5 people in front of them and the other 6 people were standing far away. If they took action at this time, those people would have the opportunity to shoot and resist.

.This place is only five miles away from Taoyuan Town. Once a gun is fired, people in the town may be alerted. Once the enemy is on guard, the attack will be considered a failure.

Gao Han had to gather these people together and deal with them at the same time. He decided to use the excuse of someone pretending to be a puppet soldier to check these people. However, they had not rehearsed this childish play in advance. If he could speak Japanese fluently,

Zhang Quan may not be able to react. So he simply pointed at the puppet squad leader and said directly: "Yours, call all the people over."

Zhang Quan's reaction was quite clever, and he immediately understood what Gao Han meant. He said to the puppet squad leader: "Taijun said that the escaped prisoners of war may pretend to be security forces. Taijun did not capture enough people, and there are still some who slipped through the net.

You are going to be checked.”

Upon hearing this, Jia Liu and Sun Yongan, who were pretending to be Japanese soldiers, immediately pointed their guns at the puppet squad leader.

The six puppet soldiers standing in the distance became nervous when they saw this situation. They all raised their guns, but they were very hesitant and did not dare to point their guns at the Japanese. They had to look at the puppet soldiers.

Squad leader. They all have their index fingers on the trigger. As long as the puppet squad leader gives a signal, they can shoot immediately.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became tense.

However, facing the bright bayonet and the dark muzzle of the gun, the squad leader of the puppet army was already frightened. He did not want to die in the hands of the Japanese because of a misunderstanding. In the eyes of the Japanese, the puppet soldier was just a dog, and he would die.

Death in vain, no one dares to say anything.

He hurriedly said with a smile: "Taijun, please don't get me wrong, I'm calling them over right now." He waved to the puppet soldiers standing outside and shouted: "Come here quickly! Let Taijun check.

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In order to dispel the wariness of the puppet troops and prevent accidents, Gao Han waved his hand, and Jia Liu and Sun Yongan put away their guns.

Gao Han took out a piece of paper from the seized leather bag of Ichiro Watanabe, looked at it pretendingly, and said a few more words.

Zhang Quan said: "You all stand in a row, Taijun wants to inspect."

The puppet soldiers were unprepared and were relieved. They knew that they were innocent and were definitely not the escaped prisoners of war. The Japanese officers would not cause trouble for them. So they all put their guns on their shoulders and stood orderly.

formed a row.

The squad leader of the puppet army accompanied Gao Han, first pointed at his face, and said with a flattering smile: "Taijun, you see, we are really members of the security army, and we are definitely not the prisoners of war of the national army you are looking for."

Gao Han looked at him, nodded, and then looked towards the puppet soldiers. When the puppet soldiers saw that the squad leader was fine, they all smiled at Gao Han.

Gao Han suddenly shouted: "Do it."

He grabbed the puppet squad leader's neck with his left hand, quickly took out a gun with his right hand and put the muzzle of the gun to his head.

The members of the commando team, who had already been secretly prepared, immediately pointed their guns at the puppet soldiers standing in a row, and shouted together: "Don't move! I'll kill you if you move. Put your guns on the ground.

Squat down with your head in your hands."

Facing the threat of death, the puppet soldiers were all stunned. No one dared to resist, and they obeyed the orders obediently.

The people in Taohuashan cheered and stepped forward to grab the weapons on the ground.

This puppet army checkpoint must be destroyed, otherwise, the commando team will encounter a lot of trouble when they return from the Liu family compound.

The battle ended successfully. The puppet soldiers were stripped of their military uniforms, tied up, and taken to a nearby ditch. They were guarded by two people who put on puppet army uniforms. The two of them had to stay here to guard this place.

Observe the situation at the intersection and report to Gao Han at any time in Taoyuan Town.

Guo Hengming, Du Shengxi and others who acted as prisoners of war were very excited. The victory of the battle made them feel relieved after being captured for a long time, and they admired Gao Han more and more.

Now the remaining 19 people all have military uniforms and weapons. The smooth progress of the battle greatly improved the confidence of the team members. Under the leadership of Gao Han, they marched towards Taozhen.

Taoyuan Town.
Chapter completed!