Fortunately, neither Tian Kezhi nor Yao Pengju believed that Zhao Zhiguo and the others would die easily in the hands of the Japanese army.

"Commander, I must have known that the road into the mountain was controlled by the Japanese army," Yao Pengju said.

Yao Pengju and the others used ropes to enter the Wangxian area from a cliff, and there was a Japanese patrol on the cliff they passed.

Fortunately, the Japs' patrol near the cliff was not strict, so Yao Pengju and the others were allowed to infiltrate.

Any place that could enter the mountains was blocked by the Japs. Based on Yao Pengju and Tian Kezhi's understanding of Zhao Zhiguo, he would definitely not take the risk and lead his troops into the mountains.

"The troops must have many wounded after this battle, and the regiment leader must have taken the troops to the village where we store grain." Tian Kezhi said.

"We have a lot of places to store grain in Wang County. There are more than a dozen places, right?"

"There are a total of twenty-four villages, eighteen of which are uninhabited villages, and the remaining six are villages with a relatively reliable base of people."

Since there was enough food, Zhao Zhiguo and the others' purpose of storing food was no longer just for the troops, but also so that the common people could have something to eat when famine occurred.

"As expected of the chief of staff, he can remember things so clearly."

"This is what I should do, but...these twenty-four places are distributed all over Wang County. It will probably take us several days to find each one one by one."

The grain storage villages are not close to each other, and the Wangxian area is full of little Japs. Yao Pengju only has a dozen soldiers from the special force, and it is impossible to spread his troops to find Zhao Zhiguo.

"Hey~ It's really troublesome to have such a leader. Let's spend some time."

Yao Pengju also knew that they had no other choice but to search from village to village, trying to be lucky enough to find it early.

The Japanese troops in Wangxian now have two tasks. One is to block the entrance into the mountains to prevent Zhao Zhiguo's troops from entering the Wangxian area from the north, or to prevent the Chinese troops who are still in Wangxian from withdrawing.

The second task is to kill the anti-Japanese forces in the Wangxian area.

As long as there is a little suspicion, the little devil will not investigate at all, and does not need evidence, and will just shoot him on the spot.

A large number of innocent people were killed, even more tragic than what happened in Wang County.

When Lu Zheng went out to conduct reconnaissance alone, he did not dare to approach the village. Even when ordinary people passed by on the road, he did not dare to go up and say hello.

Walking all the way north, you can see Japanese troops on almost every road.

Lu Zheng found it difficult to escape alone. He didn't know what kind of difficulties the two companies staying in the northern part of Wang County would face.

In order to avoid the Japanese army, Lu Zheng changed his strategy, resting during the day and traveling at night.

But walking all the way north, he didn't hear the sound of gunfire from the battle between the two armies.

In Lu Zheng's mind, he thought that the troops they left behind might have been completely wiped out.

Until early the next morning, when Lu was about to find a place to rest, he happened to see a group of Japanese troops patrolling in his direction.

Lu Zheng quickly found a place overgrown with weeds on the side of the road and hid.

As this group of Japanese soldiers got closer and closer, Lu Zheng looked at the two Japanese soldiers in front of the group and became more and more familiar with them.

Lu Qingchen believed that he had no acquaintances in the Japanese army, let alone relatives!

When he was wondering, the patrolling Japanese army seemed to have discovered Lu Zheng, stopped on the road, and stared in the direction of the grass.

Lu Zheng was pounding in his heart, thinking that he wouldn't be seen by them from such a long distance, right?

"come out!"

A familiar voice sounded, startling Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng quickly opened the safety of the gun and prepared for a desperate fight.

Even if he couldn't leave, he would still have to recruit a few little devils to support him.

"If you don't come out, I'll shoot!"

The little devil was ready for battle and formed a fan shape to surround the grass where Lu Zheng was.

"Old Yao? Yao Pengju?"

Lu Zheng was lying in the grass without daring to show his head, and shouted outside.

Yao Pengju was also puzzled that someone actually called out his name in this barren mountain.

"Who are you!" Yao Pengju motioned to his brothers to lower their guns.

"I am Lu Zheng!"

After confirming that it was Yao Pengju's voice, Lu Zheng stood up quickly.

"Lu Zheng? Why are you here?"

Yao Pengju was even more happy when he saw it was Lu Zheng, because he knew that Lu Zheng was staying with Zhao Zhiguo.

"Lu Zheng, where is the leader?"

Tian Kezhi didn't have time to reminisce with Lu Zheng and quickly asked about the fall of Zhao Zhiguo.

Lu Zheng was shocked when he saw that Tian Kezhi was also here: "Chief of Staff, why are you here too? Could it be... Could it be that our station has been occupied by the Japs?"

Lu Zheng believed that Tian Kezhi and Yao Pengju had escaped, otherwise they would not have traveled all the way to find Zhao Zhiguo.

"Can you think of something better? We followed the order of the political commissar and brought the regiment leader back safely," Yao Pengju said.

Before Lu Zheng could tell where Zhao Zhiguo was, another group of patrolling Japanese troops came on the road.

With quick eyes and quick hands, Yao Peng immediately asked the two soldiers around him to arrest Lu Zheng, then organized his team, returned to the road openly, and walked towards the Japanese army.

"We captured a Chinese soldier!"

Yao Pengju greeted the oncoming Japanese soldiers proficiently in Japanese.

The Japanese patrol did not have the slightest suspicion and did not ask them for passwords. Instead, they congratulated Yao Pengju on the spot: "You're lucky. We escorted him to the headquarters. The commander will definitely praise you."

It had been six or seven days since the Japanese army arrived in Wang County, but they had yet to capture a single living soldier of the Independent Regiment.

If we can escort this soldier back, we will definitely be able to interrogate valuable information from him. This will be a great achievement.

"You will definitely be able to catch more than us." Yao Pengju talked to the Japanese soldiers calmly.

During the whole process, Lu Zheng was the only one being escorted by the soldiers. He lowered his head and wondered what Yao Pengju was talking to the Japanese soldiers.

"I hope so. If I can catch Zhao Zhiguo, I will return home with the medal."

"Then I wish you early success."

After the patrol passed, Yao Pengju and the others escorted Lu Zheng away in the opposite direction.

"This is not the place to talk, we need a safe place." Tian Kezhi said.

On the road, we often encounter Japanese patrols or mobilized troops. They urgently need a safer place.

"There is no safe place around here at all. I have been hiding all the time and only dare to relax at night."

There are too many little devils nearby, and as long as it is daytime, they may be discovered at any time.

It's just dawn now, they can't wait until dark.

"There is a nearby village where we store grain. There is a tunnel in the village. We go there and wait until dark." Tian Kezhi said.
Chapter completed!