When the No. 19 gun tower was attacked, the Japanese commander Major Tanichuan was furious and directly ordered the execution of a battalion commander and a company commander who had failed in their duties.
The news soon spread among the battalions, gun towers and checkpoints stationed on the blockade, and the originally lazy puppet troops also restrained themselves a lot.
Now that Major Tanigawa is angry, none of these puppet soldiers want to get into trouble, so the number of gambling in the gun towers and absences without authorization has dropped sharply, and the intensity of patrols along the blockade has also been increased a lot.
Liu Heitan, the commander of the puppet army, was not only slapped by Major Tanichuan, but also had two of his capable men shot dead, and he was very angry in his heart.
But this fire cannot be directed at the little devils, it can only be vented at the culprits, the guerrillas in northern Jiangsu who caused the trouble.
Moreover, Tanichuan only gave him three days, so as soon as Major Tanichuan left, Liu Heitan convened a meeting with officers above the company level of the puppet army.
"From now on, all the gun towers and checkpoints will be in a state of war. They will be closely monitored. If you encounter suspicious people, I will arrest them first!"
Liu Heitan, who nodded and bowed in front of the little devils, was majestic and dignified in front of the puppet soldiers.
"yes!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the puppet army officers all straightened their faces and agreed loudly.
"Let me tell you, if anyone lets the guerrillas escape due to negligence, I will know you, but my gun will not know you. Do you understand this?!"
"I understand!"
"Two companies from each battalion will be mobilized to form a search force, and they will conduct a blanket search for me. Within two days, even if they dig three feet into the ground, they will dig out the hidden guerrillas!"
Liu Heitan was really popular this time. He had been ambushed in the Lunan Mountains before. It was a battle in a strange area, so there was nothing wrong with it.
Now this is his territory. When the guerrillas arrived in his territory, they dared to cause trouble everywhere. My uncle can't tolerate it, but my aunt can't tolerate it!
Under Liu Heitan's order, the four puppet military camps also took action one after another. All intersections, checkpoints, and bridges were heavily guarded.
Groups of puppet soldiers armed with live ammunition were also searching from house to house in each village, hoping to find the guerrillas.
But Liu Heitan and the others underestimated their opponent this time. Their opponent was the newly formed Lieyan No. 1 Special Warfare Squadron.
The brothers of Lieyan's 1st Special Operations Squadron are all elite soldiers and generals selected from the entire Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps, special operations forces that have undergone rigorous training.
They carried enough dry food when they came out of the mountain, and even if they ate all the dry food, they would not die of hunger depending on their ability. Besides, in larger towns, they still have hidden stakes, which can be used when necessary
Ask for help.
Therefore, this time they did not hide their identities and live in people's homes like they did when their troops attacked, but simply slept in the open air.
After Grizzly Bear and his forty-eight team members passed through the blockade of the Japanese and puppet troops at night, they found a place to hide and prepare to observe the situation.
The brothers are all wearing camouflage nets sewn by the clothing factory, and they have all been trained to hide and lurk. As long as they don't come out, the puppet army trying to find them from a large area is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
The brothers marched all night and slept soundly in a hidden place. The brother in charge of intelligence investigation went out to investigate the situation.
Although the puppet soldiers spent the whole day wandering around like crazy, taking a lot of chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep from ordinary people's homes, they didn't even see the shadow of the guerrillas.
After the guerrillas attacked No. 19 Blockhouse, they seemed to disappear out of thin air. A day's search made no progress, which made Liu Heitan full of doubts. Could it be that this guerrilla group was just passing through and killed the sentry in the blockhouse?
However, he still did not dare to relax and ordered the puppet troops to strengthen their vigilance and continue the search the next day, otherwise he would not be able to explain to Major Tanigawa.
The puppet soldiers were also very nervous after a day of hunting. They were all exhausted and fell asleep after returning to the barracks.
But when these puppet troops stopped to rest, the brothers of Lieyan's 1st Special Operations Squadron had regained their energy during the day, and under the command of Commander Grizzly Xiong, they took action under the cover of night.
This time, the targets selected by the Grizzly Bear were not all puppet soldiers, but also the Japs. He was ready to take action on the Japs and let them see their blood.
In a village about ten miles away from the No. 19 Battery that had been attacked previously, a platoon of puppet troops and a Japanese detachment were stationed, totaling a total of more than fifty people.
During the day, the brothers in charge of intelligence reconnaissance had already figured out the situation of the Japanese and puppet troops in the village, so Grizzly Bear and his brothers quickly reached the outskirts of the village.
This village is a little further away from the mountainous area. The heavy Japanese and puppet troops are on the side close to the mountainous area. The nearest artillery tower to this village is five miles away. This is the main reason why the grizzly bear chose this place.
Grizzly Bear and the others quickly lurked to the outskirts of the village, and from a distance saw several puppet sentries carrying guns walking around the village entrance.
"The first special operations team is going to block the road between the artillery tower and the village. Once the puppet troops come for reinforcements, block them for half an hour!"
"Second, the third special operations team enters the village from the left and right wings, and the fourth special operations team arrives to seal off the village. I want to wipe them all out."
"The sniper stayed outside the village to seize a favorable position and provide cover."
Soon, Grizzly Bear's layout was completed, and the four sniper teams immediately dispersed to look for a sniper position with a wide range of shooting.
The brothers of each special operations team also quickly disappeared into the darkness like ghosts.
The brothers are all agile and skilled. The low earth wall in the village did not put any pressure on them at all. They just took two people's ladders and climbed up.
While the puppet sentries at the entrance of the village were still walking around to keep watch, they did not know that the brothers from the Lieyan Special Warfare Brigade had already entered the village.
The brothers who entered the village quickly found the barracks of the Japanese and puppet troops, which were several small farmhouses occupying the common people. The sentries were easily overthrown by them.
The brothers quietly entered the yard and hid under the windows. They heard snoring coming and going in the house.
Just as the officer leading the team was making a gesture to let the brothers use bayonets to solve the problem, suddenly there was a rapid barking of dogs outside, and more and more dogs joined in the barking.
Although the brothers are very skilled and have considered everything, they have forgotten that there are dogs in the village. Now the dogs are barking one after another. One of the brothers must have been exposed.
The lights in the house were also turned on, and the screams of the Japanese were heard. Apparently, the barking of dogs woke them up.
A disheveled Japanese man grabbed a gun and opened the door, and greeted a brother who was about to break in.
This brother had quick eyesight and quick hands. When the Japanese didn't react, he stabbed the Japanese with the bayonet directly. Then he raised his foot and kicked the Japanese back into the house.
Immediately afterwards, several sizzling and smoking grenades were thrown into the house, and the brothers all ducked away.
There was a loud bang, and a violent red light flashed in the room. In the explosion that shook the earth and the mountains, the Japanese in the room were directly knocked out of the window by the strong air wave.
Before the smoke from the explosion had cleared, a machine-gun man rushed to the door and pulled the trigger into the smoke-filled room. The tongues of flame spurted out of the muzzle, sending the Japanese who were not killed to see him.