The weather in northwest Shanxi is getting colder and colder.
Ten days later.
On the edge of the Independence Regiment base area, a group of Eighth Route Army soldiers was marching on a winding mountain road. This group of Eighth Route Army soldiers consisted of about 20 people.
Judging from their attire, this group of Eighth Route Army soldiers wore gray cotton-padded clothes and trousers, cloth shoes on their feet, leggings on their legs, and carried bolt-action rifles on their backs.
One look at this outfit will tell you that this is an out-and-out main force of the Eighth Route Army.
But this is the territory of the independent group, and this decoration is already outdated.
Today's main soldiers of the independent regiment are equipped with brand-new cotton-padded jackets, gray cotton military caps, and short-tube rubber-soled shoes. On their chests are either American submachine guns or American semi-automatic rifles. On their waists are either magazines or bullet bags.
The soldier carries five grenades and a gray canvas backpack on his back. A steel helmet is hung on the backpack. There are gas masks and other items in the backpack. For long-distance operations, he carries a marching backpack and a quilt.
The equipment is uniform and neat.
Of course, in terms of equipment and clothing, the militiamen are inferior.
Suddenly, a man jumped out from the roadside. This group of Eighth Route Army soldiers was startled, and they all raised their guns and prepared to shoot.
This Eighth Route Army is the advance team trained by Yamamoto Kazuki's special agent team.
In line with the principle of not putting eggs in one basket, Yamamoto's special agent team divided each advancing team into five combat groups and penetrated into the base areas of the Eighth Route Army's Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment from the alley.
The group of Japanese soldiers in front of them was one of the combat groups that had infiltrated into the base area of ​​the Independence Regiment.
"Muto-kun, don't shoot, it's me."
The man who came out said in a deep voice.
Seeing who was coming, the leader of the Japanese army put away his rifle and quickly saluted with a military salute: "Instructor!"
It turned out that the Japanese who escaped was none other than Ichiro Kuwahara, the captain of the second combat team of Yamamoto's special agent team.
"Don't salute casually here."
Kuwahara Ichiro scolded.
Muto responded in a low voice: "Yes!"
Ichiro Kuwahara said in a low voice: "I have found out the path leading to the base of the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment. Come with me."
Muto Yi: "Yes!"
Then, Kuwahara waved, and another agent jumped down from an inconspicuous little bumper with a Type 97 sniper rifle.
"open circuit!"
Ichiro Kuwahara waved his hand, and the Japs holding Type 97 sniper rifles took the lead, pretending to be members of the Japs Advance of the Eighth Route Army, and quickly followed behind towards the base of the Independence Regiment.
After half an hour, Captain Kuwahara Ichiro waved his hand and the team immediately stopped advancing.
Kuwahara Ichiro looked at Muto Yuichi and said in Chinese: "Muto-kun, the territory of the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment is ahead. We can only send you here."
Although not every advancing team member can speak Chinese, every advancing team is followed by at least one soldier who speaks Chinese fluently.
For real agents, Chinese is a compulsory course.
Just like the special forces of the Eighth Route Army, Japanese is a compulsory course.
The infiltration route of the advancing team this time was reconnoitred by the special agent team in order to avoid the open and hidden sentries of the Eighth Route Army and enter the base area quietly.
"Thank you, instructor." Muto said gratefully.
Kuwahara Ichiro's expression was cold: "It is now three o'clock in the afternoon. At this time three days from now, Shinagawa-kun and I will be waiting for you where we were on the street. I wish you good luck."
Shinagawa Yaji is the Japanese sniper just now.
"yes!"
The two of them saluted each other with a military salute.
Afterwards, Muto Yuichi led the advancing team towards the direction of the independent regiment.
The Japanese agents were not looking for a big road or even a small road for the advancing team, but were preparing to climb over the mountain in front and enter the base of the independent regiment.
Each advancing team member carried a marching bag on his back and a sack on his waist. In addition to some food, the sack contained a hundred-type submachine gun and ammunition.
There are 100% open and hidden sentries of the Eighth Route Army on the main roads and small roads. Roads are needed to cross the roads.
If there are no roads, you will definitely be discovered.
However, as long as you enter the base area, you can do whatever you want.
This time the advance team penetrated into the base area, in addition to creating blood eucalyptus and damaging the military-civilian relationship between the Eighth Route Army and the common people.
We also need to find out the locations of the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment and New Second Regiment Headquarters.
Once the locations of the Eighth Route Army's Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment's headquarters are known, the special agent team will personally go out and carry out the beheading operation.
However, the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment had already received the information and set up a large number of hidden sentries on the hills at the edge of the base area.
As soon as the Japanese climbed over the top of the mountain, they were discovered by the secret sentry of the Independent Regiment on the top of the mountain. The secret sentry then used a walkie-talkie to transmit the situation to the contact point 10 kilometers away, and the contact point immediately reported it to the regiment headquarters.
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"Report to the leader, there are traces of Japs found in Luya Mountain, about twenty people."
"This group of Japs is heading towards Xigou Village."
At the independent regiment headquarters, the telegraph operator received the information from the contact point and immediately reported this information to Kong Jie.
The combat staff nearby immediately marked the location of the Japanese infiltration team and the direction of travel on the map, and drew arrows.
Kong Jie looked at the map, snorted coldly, and asked, "Which army is in that area?"
"It's the Second Battalion." The chief of staff on the side replied, "The Second Battalion is closest to there."
"Pass my order to the people of Xigou Village to evacuate immediately, and then order Shen Quan to lead the main force of the Second Battalion to surround Xigou Village. Not a single Japanese will be spared."
This is already the third group of Japs discovered by the independent regiment's secret sentry.
As long as the remaining two Japs who have not yet been discovered enter the base of the Independent Regiment, it will only be a matter of time before they are discovered.
This highlights the importance of intelligence. The independent group received the intelligence in advance, so it could be airtight.
Of course, it would only work if the Japanese dressed up as the Eighth Route Army and infiltrated into the base area without taking the main roads and byways.
If the Japanese army wanted to infiltrate like this, it would be impossible, because the enemy army would be discovered by the intelligence personnel of the Eighth Route Army before it even got close to the base area.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Although sending the main force of a battalion to encircle and suppress Japs No. 20 is a bit fussy, just like swatting mosquitoes with cannons.
But this Japs No. 20 is worth 100 tons of weapons and ammunition!
Moreover, the brigade commander said that any weapons and ammunition earned in the future, except for cannons and tanks, do not need to be handed over.
As the main brigade of the 129th Division, today's 386th Brigade is also quite wealthy, with a main force of 40,000 to 50,000 people, excellent weapons, sufficient ammunition, and several regiment-level artillery units.
There is not that much shortage of weapons and ammunition, the only thing missing is cannons with a caliber above 150 mm and tanks like the New Regiment.
This means that if the Japanese who infiltrated into the independent group's base area can be killed, the independent group will be able to obtain 500 tons of weapons and ammunition.
In this way, all the 15,000 members of the independent regiment, including the militiamen, can be equipped with foreign-made equipment.
The eliminated Japanese equipment can be used to recruit more militia reserves.
In the future, even if the main force suffers heavy casualties, new soldiers can be quickly replenished from the militia reserves.
"yes!"
The operator immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and called the contact point.
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at the same time.
Shenjiagou, the headquarters of the Second Battalion of the Independent Regiment.
Second Battalion Commander Shen Quan is at the shooting range, supervising the live-fire training of the new recruits.
After the Battle of Northwest Shanxi, the Independent Regiment also began recruiting troops.
At present, the weapons and ammunition reimbursed by Boss Chen and the weapons and ammunition provided by Li Yunlong have been transported.
Today, the main force of the independent regiment has exceeded 10,000 people, but half of them are recruits selected from the militia.
Each recruit has 200 rounds of training ammunition to shoot, which can be reimbursed by Li Yunlong, but the training ammunition is limited, not unlimited.
To be continued...