"Yo Xi, the Eighth Route Army finally chose to break out. Very good, it's going to the west toward Zhongwang Mountain. It's exactly as I expected!" The Japanese who had been closely monitoring the movements of the Eighth Route Army finally discovered the Eighth Route Army in Xiaoguzhuang.

For a covert operation, they hurriedly woke up Captain Takeshita and reported the information. Takeshita Sacred Tree did not feel unhappy at all being disturbed from his sleep. Instead, he sat up happily and ordered while arranging his military uniforms: "

Immediately send a report to the Hanaya Brigade, the Eighth Route Army has already moved in his direction, please be sure to be prepared to block the way of the Eighth Route Independent Group!"

"But, Your Excellency, Captain, it seems that there are still eight groups active in Xiaoguzhuang. Do we want to continue the attack?" The troops at the front were observing carefully, and the commanding squadron leader asked for instructions.

"Those are just the suspects left by the Eighth Route Army, and there are not enough of them at all! Inform the Xu Family's Imperial Alliance Army and ask them to clean up the mess!" Captain Takeshita waved his hand. After all, the observation post saw dozens of large vehicles on the Eighth Route Army.

Following the large army to the west, there is only a small group of the Eighth Route Army in Xiaoguzhuang. "Order the troops to assemble immediately and follow up to encircle the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment!"

The night was deep and dark. It was the darkness before dawn, and in the dark night at three or four o'clock, there was no light at all.

"Baga, you are operating in the dark on Tubal Road. You really have two brushes!" In such a night, Lieutenant Commander Zhuxia Shenshu did not dare to ride a horse. At this moment, he stopped on the high hill and looked to the west, but he did not see a trace of light.

Not only did he wonder in his heart - how could Tubalu move?

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"Comrades, watch your steps when it gets dark. Follow the guide closely and don't fall behind. Follow this road, keep heading west and you will pass Shili Slope. Turning north not far away is Shenjiafen. It is a desolate and gloomy place.

There is an old gap in the blockade ditch!" Yang Sanqiang, Teng Shaohua and other commanders kept reminding the troops. The more than a dozen local guides who followed Xiaoguzhuang were familiar with the terrain here in the dark. Some smart guides even did it

A firefly light ball, relying on the cold fireflies, can also lead the Eighth Route Army troops on the road.

"Try as slow as possible, don't light the lights!" The most difficult thing is of course Shi Zhengcai's logistics team. Pulled by mules and horses, more than a dozen large trucks move slower than people. After all, the roads in the countryside are full of potholes.

The mules and horses had sprained legs. But even so, Shi Zhengcai also emphasized the secrecy of the troops and did not allow lanterns or torches to be lit.

The dark night obscured the direction of advancement. In the boundless darkness, the evacuating troops were trudging hard.

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"That's not right, Captain, why do I feel that the Japanese in the Shilipo stronghold seem to have stepped up their vigilance? Several guides said that there are usually only one searchlight on the turret, but today there are actually two shining back and forth."

In front of the Shilipo stronghold, Teng Shaohua was reminded by the guides, "Besides, it's already four o'clock in the night, why are the Japanese still so energetic? It feels like they are waiting for us!"

"Our whereabouts should have been exposed. However, the Japs are fooling around and cannot determine our movements." Yang Sanqiang held up the telescope and opened it for a while. He found that the searchlight upstairs was swinging back and forth unconsciously, even though the Japs were intensifying.

We are on guard, but we have not clearly discovered ourselves. "It is difficult to pass through the Japanese stronghold at Shilipo. We still have to go to the Shenjiafen side. However, we will definitely be discovered by the Japanese here when we pass."

"You mean we simply attack Shilipo? Cover the troops to pass." Teng Shaohua has a very good understanding. After the leader said something, he analyzed his combat intention.

"Yes, pretend to attack Shilipo and cover the troops passing through." Yang Sanqiang nodded, very satisfied with the chief of staff's cleverness, "First find two sharpshooters and extinguish the searchlights! The old rule is that the first battalion clears the way and the third battalion breaks up. You lead

The second battalion carried out a feint attack."

"Yes! Attack immediately!" Teng Shaohua hurriedly saluted and left, and soon led the second battalion to approach the stronghold.

"Okay, okay!" The long-distance shooting required the little devil's 38-meter cover. After two gunshots, the two searchlights that flashed back and forth were shot out. The strong light went out, and suddenly, it seemed that

The whole world was plunged into darkness. On the turret, the Japanese in the stronghold roared and made a chaotic noise. Then fierce gunshots were fired indiscriminately, and the bright traces of bullets cut through the darkness.

, running around.

"Give him two cannons from the turret and a machine gun to knock down several fire points on the courtyard wall!" Teng Shaohua mobilized two mortars and asked the Second Battalion to concentrate a few machine guns to concentrate fire on the incoming Japs.

For a moment, inside and outside the stronghold, bullets were flying up and down the gun towers, and fierce exchanges of fire began between you and me.

"Quick, hurry up and pass by, and get to Shenjiafen as soon as possible." Directing the team to pass quickly, Yang Sanqiang felt a little calm at the moment. After all, Shilipo is only three to five miles away from Shenjiafen, and he is leaving Xiaogu at this moment.

The village is more than ten miles away, and even if the Japanese discover the breakout, they will have no time to catch up. After all, there are no strongholds built by the Japanese at Shenjiafen, so it is still very easy to pass through the blockade trench. Moreover, when they get here, the troops have already started fighting.

I grabbed lanterns and torches and hurried on, and my speed suddenly increased, so I was not afraid of being discovered by the Japanese.

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At 4:30 in the morning, Shenjiafen sealed the ditch.

"Yo Xi, there's a fight over at Shilipo. I order Lieutenant Xiaocun to hold on to the stronghold and not let Tubal Road pass!" Standing on the hillside, the captain of the flower house showed a smile - the Eighth Route Army finally moved towards this

The border blockade ditch is coming, and they are about to run into their own ambush area. Lieutenant Xiaocun has led a small team to strengthen the Shilipo stronghold. Now all he needs to do is order them to hold on. As for the eight-pronged attack, there is no need to be afraid.

As long as they can be held back and blocked in front of the stronghold, it will be the end of the Eighth Route Army. I believe that Tubalu will not be so brainless as to dare to attack the stronghold!

"Be careful, someone is coming - it's the Eighth Route Army!" In the front blockade ditch, densely packed Japanese soldiers were lying down. A commander whispered, ordering the troops to move, and looked at the hurried brigade.

The Eighth Route Army surged over.

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"Huh? Why is there no barbed wire in this section? What's going on? Go down to the ditch and have a look!" A group of Eighth Route Army soldiers who were going out to clear the road unexpectedly found that there was no barbed wire in front of the blocked ditch. They were carrying scissors and looked at it in confusion.

Blocked the ditch.

"Puff, puff -; shoot -" Suddenly, countless Japanese soldiers appeared from the ditch, directly assassinated the Eighth Route Army soldier who was looking forward, and then opened fire on the Eighth Route Army group behind them.

"There are Japs, there is an ambush! Hidden -" A sudden burst of gunfire knocked down a dozen soldiers who were unprepared. But they were quickly attacked by a battalion. Even if they were caught off guard, even if it lasted all night

They were exhausted from the journey, but the soldiers still fought tenaciously.

However, the Japanese army occupied the strategic location of the blockade ditch and had a large force that could easily be mobilized. Soon, the Japanese army was able to suppress the first battalion and slowly retreat.

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"Captain, it's not good. The three battalions behind us reported that the Japanese have caught up and are already on fire." The correspondent, sweating profusely from running, sent the most sinister information.

"What? The Japanese came so fast? Could it be that they have discovered the whereabouts of our army a long time ago... and are not taking action until now?!" Looking at the fierce fighting in front of the first battalion, and then looking in the direction of the third battalion behind Shilipo, they are already exchanging fire.
Chapter completed!