On the table were breakfast, a few pancakes, a bowl of five or six boiled eggs, and a large bowl of porridge, which the Japanese lieutenant and a sergeant were devouring.

After running for most of the night, we rushed from Meixian to Luoye Village. We had just split the three Japanese detachments into nine squads and dispersed them to the artillery strongholds on the western front. They said they wanted to strengthen their troops and prevent the Eighth Route Army from escaping from the west.

Li Youde sat next to the Japanese lieutenant, and Li Yong, the deputy battalion commander, sat at the bottom.

"Li Sang, your breakfast is very good."

"It's my honor to serve the imperial army." Li Youde replied calmly.

"Hey Xi, your preparations are very good. This time, all eight groups are fighting. I'm sleepy. Take a nap and call me if you need anything."

The two of them wisely exited the blockhouse, and after exiting the blockhouse, Li Yong stepped forward and said, "With so many people here, are the Japanese really going to cut off the Eighth Route Army's retreat this time?"

Li Youde leaned on a cane and was silent for a while: "Do you think we can block the Eighth Route?"

"Originally, it wasn't necessarily true. Now that the Imperial Army has so many soldiers, I think the Eighth Route Army is probably coming towards us. If they want to go over, they have to see whether we agree or not."

"Oh, now that all eight roads have been cleared, is there any benefit to us?"

"You teach well, I know that. Isn't this what you told me about raising the bandits to respect themselves?"

"Then you know what to do?"

"The man named Feng from Lushuipu has always been in collusion with the Eighth Route Army. Are you going to let them take the blame this time?"

"You still have to use your brain. It's not that simple. Although the person named Feng is not one of us, if something happens, we will have to bear the blame in the end."

"What do you mean, uncle?"

This time we have to let the Japanese take the blame."

"The devil will bear it on his own. I don't quite understand what I'm saying... I understand. There are only two enemies in this house. Okay, sir!"

The sound of horse hooves came from the east, and several horses rushed towards the gun tower quickly. They had already passed the outpost heading east. The Japanese sent instructors to these security forces. The security forces had learned a little bit, but the sentry ones were not as good as the others.

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The sentry didn't have time to come back to report the news. It seemed like the Japanese or someone from Meixian County was coming again.

Li Youde had seen this Japanese communications soldier before.

The Japanese communications corps was not polite: "Captain Li, assemble immediately and start dispatching the target, Dongxia Village."

Dongxia Village? More than thirty miles away?

What do these mean?

Could it be that the Eighth Route Army and the Japs were fighting in Dongxia Village? But if there was a real fight, the Eighth Route Army would be no match. They were so far away. How could they go over to reinforce them? The Eighth Route Army could run away with just one shot. It was so far away. By the time they got there, all the Eighth Route Army would have been gone.

Alright.

I dare not ask, aren't there two imperial troops in the house? They have to make the decision on this matter.

Go and report to the Japanese Lieutenant.

The lieutenant who had just slept for a while was woken up and was about to slap him. Seeing that it was Li Bude, he endured it and saw a black line on his head. Then he fell asleep. Is the eighth road coming?

The Signal Corps hurried forward to report: The Eighth Route Army has been surrounded by Xinglong Town and Meixian Security Forces, and they should go immediately for reinforcements. This is the order of Captain Maeda.

The lieutenant just dispatched the troops, and now they are gathering to Dongxia Village. What do you mean? There are more than a thousand security troops, and the Eighth Route Army is a large force this time? My heart starts to get hot.

The lieutenant thought for a while, then translated the words to Li Youde, and ordered him to assemble his team immediately, and immediately recruit back all the Japanese soldiers who had just been dispersed.

Li Youde and Li Yong looked at each other. The Eighth Route Army was surrounded? There was a touch of bitterness in their hearts. Is the old neighbor the Eighth Route Army doomed this time?

Not daring to neglect, he quickly arranged for someone to make a phone call to inform each artillery tower to mobilize manpower and assemble. Li Youde had already installed a telephone here.

Even with this advanced gadget, it still took a full two hours to assemble the team. On the contrary, the ghosts gathered faster. Many of those ghosts were recruited back before they even reached their destination.

Without a car, the Japanese soldiers had been running all night, and this time they had to run back again. They had already traveled sixty or seventy miles. Although the Japanese soldiers were better qualified, they were not incorrigible. They were all exhausted.

Now he had to run another thirty miles, and everyone was dumbfounded.

This was not the first time that Li Bude led a team on an expedition. He was leisurely preparing to lead the team to set off. Before Li Youde had assembled the team, the Japanese squadron had already gone east and was out of sight. Deputy Battalion Commander Li Yong led the team from behind.

Here comes the donkey, Battalion Commander Li doesn't like riding horses!

Li Yong asked Li Youde: "Don't we pretend to have a telephone here? Then the imperial army didn't call, but sent someone to inform us. What does this mean?"

"I asked you to read and you didn't read. Haven't you learned to read a map yet? If the Japanese want to make a phone call, they have to go back to Meixian. Dongxia Village is further away than Meixian. It doesn't take much time to run to Meixian."

The Japs usually carry a backup phone with them when they go on an expedition. They can just climb a telegraph pole on the road and put the phone on it. This time Maeda made a mistake and went to Xinglong Town in a hurry at night. He also confirmed that the Eighth Route was in Xinglong Town, so he didn't bring it with him at all.

Li Youde rode unsteadily on the donkey and said to himself: "This is not easy to handle!"

What he thinks about is that the birds are gone, the good bows are hidden, the cunning rabbits are dead, and the lackeys are cooked.

Battalion Commander Li's troops are not weak, with five companies and more than a thousand people, not counting those who rely on the security forces for their livelihood. This expedition only brought combat troops, five companies and eight hundred soldiers.

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The large group of people led by Lao Qin was heading westward. The leading soldiers kept reporting in front. There were no people on the road. They did not take the main road and kept marching in the woods. When they saw the village, they also avoided it at a distance. The team of No. 100 was still there.

It was discovered by someone who was interested.

I found out that this team was an old hunter who was preparing to go hunting in the mountains early in the morning. After I found this team, my heart became excited. It looked like a Eighth Route Army. I heard that reporting the news could get you some money. Maybe if you found so many people this time,

There are also ocean rewards, and you can also go into the mountains to collect some shitty medicine.

He didn't dare to come into contact with these people, so he immediately took a small road and prepared to go to the Japanese gun tower to report the news.

Five miles east of Lushuipu Artillery Tower, in the bushes, Commander Lu was wandering back and forth. The puppet soldiers were brought over by Erniu: "Report, sir, there is news about Captain Hu and others, saying that they are surrounded in Dongxia Village.

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"What did you say?"

The puppet army hurriedly said: "After you walked here at night, this Japs came to a squad before dawn, saying that they wanted to strengthen the defense. Just when they were about to give you a message, another call came. The Japs didn't stay long, and were picked up again.

They were transferred. We don’t have many manpower in the artillery tower, so we didn’t transfer anyone. I heard that they were going to Dongxia Village to encircle and suppress the Eighth Route Army. The Japanese just left, so I came here.”

Captain Lu called out "map", but no one answered. Both of them looked at him. Only then did the captain remember that the map was still in his bag. He smiled, turned his bag in front of him, took out the map, and placed it on the ground.

It was all wet. When Erniu saw this, she immediately stepped forward and helped pull it.

Captain Lu glanced at it twice and thought quickly: Why did Hu Yi run to Dongxia Village and be surrounded by Japanese soldiers?

A panting female soldier ran over quickly from the east: "Report! Someone came from the front and said he was an Orion. Gui Gui Chong Chong was caught by us."

The puppet army and Commander Lu looked at each other: "Are they your people?"

The puppet army hurriedly asked: "How do I know? We didn't keep sentry to the east?"

"Bring the people here, forget it, go and see if they are your people." Commander Lu was still studying the map.

Orion was overjoyed when he finally saw the commander of these colorful female soldiers. Of course he recognized the clothes of the security army, but when did the security army have female soldiers?

Orion was a little excited: "Sir, I have a letter to report." Looking at the puppet army, he saw the white ocean.

The attitude of the puppet army towards the common people is very different: "Grandma, what news do you have this early in the morning? If you fart, hurry up."

Orion hurriedly said: "I came here before dawn and prepared to go into the mountains. Guess what I found."

"I guess your ancestors, tell me quickly."

"I found a large group of people on the road to the east. There were more than a hundred people. They must be the Eighth Route Army. I've seen the clothes they were wearing."

Captain Lu quickly received the news that this political work needs to be strengthened.

But who are these more than a hundred people? Erlian?
Chapter completed!