Just after nightfall, a message from Ma Pingan was sent. He first said that Li Yunlong and others had left. Then there was the latest news about the Japanese Fifth Division.
This information includes some information about the strength of the Japanese army that has not been mentioned before, as well as a large amount of information collected about the deployment and composition of the puppet troops in the Japanese army, etc.
Ma Ping'an said that the elements of these Imperial Alliance troops were very mixed, and some were brought by the Japanese from the Northeast, such as the Royal Guards and the First Manchurian Division.
This first division is currently on the Feicheng and Pingyin lines.
In addition to this first division, a mixed brigade of the Imperial Army in Pingyin, Feicheng, and Ningyang is also active in this area. Their main composition is the security group in North China, including those who surrendered to the Japanese after the Japanese army went south.
Some traitors.
And Ma Pingan said that in the afternoon this afternoon, their underground party members found signs of mobilization of the Royal Guards stationed in Surabaya Town. However, because they were too far apart, he could not determine the specific number of Royal Guards who had been mobilized.
.I just felt that I should have gone in the direction of Ningyang.
Duan Wu frowned slightly as he read Ma Ping'an's message, because not only were there more enemies than he thought, but the Japs were also moving faster than he thought, and the mysterious Royal Guards had already moved.
But what are they going to do in Ningyang County? Are they going to assist in defense, or are the Japs already preparing to attack?
Duanwu thought for a while and felt that the Japs were not going to attack. Because if the Japs were to attack, the Japs on the Western Front would definitely move first.
The little devils will start with the Fifty-fifth Army of the Third Army, because the defense area of the Fifty-fifth Army is adjacent to the defense area of the Second Army. If you cut off this area, it will block the Fifth Theater and the Second Army.
It can connect the two regions and open the door to combat on the Western Front. It is simply killing two birds with one stone.
Therefore, apart from the large-scale Japanese attack, only the Japanese troops in Ningyang County were insufficient, and the Imperial Army was transferred from Sishui County to assist in the defense.
Just when Duanwu thought that the Royal Guards were just there to help defend, a guard hurriedly walked in, rubbing his forehead with one hand and holding a paper ball in his hand.
Duanwu asked: "What's wrong?"
The guard said: "Commander, I was standing guard when I was hit on the head by a stone. I picked it up and saw that it was wrapped with a piece of paper."
Duanwu took the paper ball from the guard's hand and unfolded it, but he saw it said: "All the old guys in Shang Yu's backup department are not dead yet, and they will come to visit tonight."
"Shang Yu's backup place."
Duan Wu murmured something and then remembered the name.
Shangyu's Standing Department, also known as Sticking Department, during the Qing Dynasty, was actually just an internal affairs department responsible for sticking cicadas, catching birds, and pruning flowers and plants for the emperor.
But in the Yongzheng generation, brothers seized power and turned against each other, and the situation became more and more violent, so Niangan Office became a secret service agency at that time. It was responsible for monitoring the ministers of the DPRK and China, and even had the power to arrest and handle cases.
Therefore, it was precisely because of this that the Niangan Department recruited talented people and strangers from all over the place, which also caused a bloody storm at that time.
Later, because the killings at the sticky pole were too heavy, the emperor nominally canceled it. But in fact, this spare place was still there. It was just moved from the front to the backstage.
But it is precisely because of this that since the reign of Qianlong, very few people know the name Shang Yu Bicchu, and the number of people is also much lower than before.
However, they are still there. For example, Ksitigarbha, the master of the Dragon Boat Festival, came from Shang Yu’s spare place.
Therefore, Duanwu also knew who sent this letter. His master followed him after all.
Duanwu immediately ordered: "Ask Lao Shou to send out scouts immediately. The open sentry will cover the hidden sentry, and the hidden sentry will keep an eye on the open sentry. I want the sentries to interlock with each other. Within a radius of ten miles of Wudaogou, not even a fly can let him fly.
Come in and order the entire army to be on alert. Let Zhu Shengzhong lead his troops to lurk in the woods near the forest in two groups. The enemy may come from the east of us, but they may also sneak around and attack me. Let him definitely attack me.
Be extremely energetic.
Order the other ministries to take good care of the weapons and ammunition. If they cannot be guarded, move the weapons and ammunition to the cave.
By the way, there is also food. If the food is destroyed, all our plans will be ruined. Let’s go!”
"yes!"
The guard went to deliver the order, and at this time, Duanwu went to the innermost part of the cave.
Tang Jiujiu hadn't slept yet, but when she saw Duanwu coming in, she asked, "Are you going to rest?"
Duanwu said: "No, I want to go out to check the sentry. You stay in the cave and don't come out. At night, the mountain wind is very cold."
As Duanwu said, he inserted the Japanese samurai sword into his waist and the two black blades on his back. Then he put on his coat and left.
Tang Jiujiu frowned, because she was not a fool. If Duanwu was really just going to check the sentry, why did he bring his knife with him?
She also put on her clothes and wanted to go out, but the guard outside the cave stopped Tang Jiujiu and said, "Madam, it's cold in the mountain wind outside, and I asked you not to go out."
Tang Jiujiu asked, "What happened?"
The guard shook his head and smiled: "We don't know either. We just know that the regiment received a letter and then issued a few orders. That's all we know."
"Then send a few more people to protect the group."
Tang Jiujiu saw that he could not get out, so he urged the guards to protect the Dragon Boat Festival.
The guard quickly replied: "Madam, don't worry, the third battalion commander is with the regiment. And the entire Wudaogou area is under the surveillance of our brothers, there will definitely be nothing wrong."
"well!"
Tang Jiujiu sighed helplessly and could only return to the cave.
Of course, she must not be able to sleep. She will not feel at ease until the battle is over and the Dragon Boat Festival comes back with its full body.
At the same time, Lao Shou, who was patrolling with Duanwu, was checking for deficiencies with Duanwu.
Lao Snoring will send out scouts and report the approximate locations of the open and hidden sentries to Duanwu. Duanwu pointed out a few locations and asked Lao Snoring to send more men.
Lao Shou said: "Tuanzuo, who is it that makes you pay so much attention to him?"
Duanwu smiled and said: "Chinese people, and they are a group of great Chinese people. It's no wonder that the 29th Division went to attack Sishui County and got a bad result. By the way, Lao Snoring, tell the brothers that they must be a hundred times more energetic.
.Our opponent this time may be stronger than the little devil."
"How can this be?"
Lao Snoring frowned, although he didn't believe it, but if the leader said so, it must be true.
But unexpectedly, at this moment, when Lao Shou was about to send more manpower, a series of gunshots suddenly came from less than two kilometers east of them.
Men in black clothes were walking through the forest. When the scouts of the Independent Regiment saw them, they quickly fired at them as a warning.
But in the next second, three men in black suddenly appeared from behind the sentry, and cut off the sentry's head with one knife. Then the other man did not stop for a moment, and continued to run forward.
Swish!
I don’t know how many men in black there are. They move extremely quickly and are very scattered. Even if the sentries of the independent regiment can easily find each other and fire, the effect is not big at all. The men in black are instantly separated between the sentries and
A long hole was torn out in the scout's defense line.
In other words, although Duanwu responded, it was still a little slow. The scouts of the third battalion were not in position. The enemy had already attacked within a ten-kilometer radius.
And they had no intention of hiding their traces and broke through directly from the front!