In a village that was burned down by the Japanese army, soldiers gathered in small groups. Some were bandaging the wounds of the wounded soldiers, and some were sitting on the ground with their eyes blankly in a daze.

If they weren't wearing military uniforms and holding weapons in their hands, Zhao Zhiguo would have suspected that this was the headquarters of the Beggar Gang.

Most of the soldiers in the village were soldiers of the Central Army. Zhao Zhiguo only saw a dozen soldiers of the Jinsui Army and no soldiers of the Northwest Army.

Under the guidance of the soldiers, Zhao Zhiguo came to a dilapidated courtyard. The walls of this courtyard were still intact, but the house had already been burned and collapsed by the fire, and wisps of green smoke were still rising from several beams.

"Hello, sir!" Seeing the colonel, Zhao Zhiguo took the initiative to salute, "I am the acting company commander of the guard company of a certain division of the Northwest Army, Zhao Zhiguo!"

The major also reported his number. He was originally a battalion commander of the Central Army. After some introduction, Zhao Zhiguo found out that his name was Tao Xueyi.

After listening to the soldiers' report, they learned that Zhao Zhiguo and Dianhou had killed a small Jaap detachment that was giving them a headache, and they admired Zhao Zhiguo in their hearts.

"To be honest, we suffered a big loss in this forest. We originally wanted to go around it, but then I thought, it doesn't matter if we leave, but the little devil is guarding the road, what will happen to the troops behind us?" Tao Xueyi sighed.

He said, "So I simply stopped, gathered up all the broken soldiers I encountered, and prepared to eliminate the little devils in the forest."

"Hey~ maybe my command is not good. I send people into the forest, but they never come back, and I lose dozens of brothers in vain!"

"Sir, I can't blame you. The kid was well prepared in the woods." Zhao Zhiguo saw that Tao Xueyi was blaming himself, "Sir, I have another piece of information to tell you."

Zhao Zhiguo told Tao Xueyi the results of his seizure of Japanese maps and discussions with his division commander.

Upon hearing Zhao Zhiguo's information, Tao Xueyi did not show much surprise: "I know all these situations."

"Do you know everything?" Zhao Zhiguo asked.

"We have been trapped here for three and a half days. Naturally, I cannot just keep an eye on the Japanese troops in the woods. I have arranged for people to conduct reconnaissance from our place to the vicinity of Longyan River." Tao Xueyi said, "The strength of the Japanese troops

There is about a regiment, and there are seven or eight armored vehicles passing by this road."

Tao Xueyi was not idle at all. While collecting the defeated troops, he stared at the Japanese troops in the woods and inquired about what the little devils were doing.

He really asked him to find out something. The scouts he sent came back and reported that the Jinsui Army in the Jinyang area had deployed a division on the other side of the river in order to block the Japanese attack, and another division was not far away.

Stationed and on standby for support at any time.

The Japanese army attacked the defenders of Longyan River several times in an attempt to seize control of the bridge on the Longyan River. However, because the Japanese army marched here in a hurry and lacked heavy weapons, they were unsuccessful.

So the Japanese army built fortifications on the east bank of the Longyan River, firstly to intercept the retreating Chinese army, and secondly to see if there was any chance of seizing the Longyan River.

"That means the bridge on the river is still under our control?" Zhao Zhiguo was a little excited when he heard the news.

"At least that's what was detected yesterday morning, but at the Longyan River line, the Japanese army has already deployed its position, waiting for our retreating troops to go," Tao Xueyi said.

"Why didn't the Japanese army blow up the bridge?" Norihou asked.

"Don't say I know him, I'm not familiar with him!" Zhao Zhiguo quickly stood aside and looked at Dianhou like a fool.

"Hahaha"

Tao Xueyi was amused by Zhao Zhiguo's actions: "The reason is very simple. If our retreating troops know that this bridge still exists and is still under the control of our troops, it will attract more retreating troops, which will be beneficial to the Japanese army in one fell swoop."

We destroy."

"The little devil is as cunning as his grandmother." Dianhou said.

"Another point is that if the Japs seize control of the bridge, their tanks, armored vehicles and cars can quickly cross the river. The bridge is more important to the Japs than to us."

An unobstructed road can ensure the rapid arrival of the Japanese logistics troops. In today's China, if the Japanese army's logistics supplies can keep up in time, the little devils can say that they can hit wherever they want.

"Then it seems it won't be easy for us to cross the bridge!" Norihou said.

"It is quite difficult. This is one of the reasons why we stay here. With our small force alone, we cannot break the Japanese blockade." Tao Xueyi looked at Zhao Zhiguo and continued, "How many of you are there?"

"We have less than a hundred people, with varying combat capabilities, and there are also some soldiers from the security group."

Among Zhao Zhiguo and his troops, the most capable soldiers were undoubtedly the soldiers from the former guard company, followed by the veterans who had been withdrawn from the battlefield. The combat effectiveness of the soldiers in the security group was not even high.

"There are quite a few of us, more than three hundred of us. As you saw when we entered the village, our combat power is beyond words."

Tao Xueyi felt miserable. They were originally a group of defeated troops, but they managed to get together. They also lost a lot of money trying to kill the little Japs in the woods. The morale of the troops had dropped to the lowest point.

"We came with orders!" Zhao Zhiguo said, "Have you detected where the Japs' headquarters is?"

"The Japs' headquarters? You don't want to capture the Japs' headquarters with less than a company of troops, right?" Tao Xueyi looked at Zhao Zhiguo in disbelief. This is simply a fool's dream.

"As long as we can destroy the Japs' headquarters, the Japs who have lost the command system cannot cooperate with each other, and then we concentrate our forces to break through the Japs' front, the Japs' deployment in the Longyan River area will be meaningless, and our retreating troops will

There will be no worries anymore," Zhao Zhiguo said.

Tao Xueyi looked at Zhao Zhiguo with disbelief: "Crazy, simply crazy, how could this be possible?"

"If you don't do it, you will never be able to do it. It depends on people!" Zhao Zhiguo said, "But before that, I must find the Japanese army headquarters."

"Although I don't know where the Japanese army's headquarters is, I can be sure that the Japs' headquarters must be in the three nearby towns." Tao Xueyi told Zhao Zhiguo, "And according to what we detected, in Gao

There are many Japanese trucks near the town, so Gao Town is most likely the location of the Japanese headquarters."

"Thank you. Regardless of whether we can come back alive or not, I still want to ask you for a favor." Zhao Zhiguo said to Tao Xueyi.

"But it doesn't matter!"

Tao Xueyi did not refuse because he thought Zhao Zhiguo and the others belonged to the Northwest Army. At this time, they were all soldiers of China. When the nation was in danger or the country was invaded, they all needed to stand up and fight for the country and for the national honor.

And fight.

"There are two things in total. The first thing is, if we don't come back, I hope you will go and pick up our division commander." Zhao Zhiguo pointed to the map and told them the division commander's route.
Chapter completed!