Lintianzhuang is one of only three villages in the mountains.
After the Japanese and puppet troops blocked the entrance to the mountain, in order to monitor the Eighth Route Army hiding in the woods, people from the three villages were bribed by them to act as their spies.
At dawn, before the whole village woke up from their sleep, a group of puppet soldiers suddenly came out of the woods nearby and rushed directly into the village.
It was a huge crowd, with as many as two hundred people.
"Open the door, we are the Lingqiu Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Corps, a unit dedicated to fighting Japanese invaders. If you don't open the door, we will punish you as traitors!"
More than two hundred people rushed into the village with only about fifty households, and the quiet village suddenly became lively.
The shouts and curses of the puppet soldiers and the banging of doors soon filled the village.
The alarmed village chief was quickly brought to the commander of the puppet army.
"This is Commander Huang Shenghuang, the commander of our Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Corps. If you have anything to say, tell him directly!"
The village chief, who was over fifty years old, quickly clasped his fists at Huang Sheng and asked.
"Hello, Commander Huang, I wonder what your army does? Does it pass through our village or is it stationed permanently?"
"The Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Corps is of course the force that fights the Japanese!" Huang Sheng replied angrily.
"We were originally a puppet army in the county town. We were rescued by the Eighth Route Army before being controlled by the little devils. We were originally planning to join the Eighth Route Army, but we didn't expect that the Eighth Route Army suffered a huge defeat the day before yesterday. We suffered heavy losses in strength and were in a state of collapse!"
"Following the Eighth Route Army at this time is definitely digging your own grave. For the sake of my more than two hundred brothers, I decided to leave the Eighth Route Army and start a new one, forming the Lingqiu Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Corps to continue fighting the Japanese!"
“We found that the terrain of Lintian Village is very good and easy to defend but difficult to attack, so we decided to stay here for a while!”
"Because the brothers left the Eighth Route Army too hastily, and the Eighth Route Army itself was in short supply of supplies. It couldn't even eat enough and didn't bring much food. Therefore, our Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Corps still needs the villagers to provide us with some military rations while it is stationed in your village.
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"We don't want much, just fifty kilograms of food for a family is enough!"
"Hiss... so many..." The village chief couldn't help but take a breath.
The village can get these grains, but taking them means that the whole village, young and old, will be without food for at least two months before the autumn harvest.
He really didn't want to give it, but when he saw that everyone on the other side was holding a gun, the village chief compromised.
Soon, news spread in the village that the prisoners of the puppet army had defected to the Eighth Route Army and started a new effort to establish an anti-Japanese guerrilla corps.
Faced with this gang of puppet soldiers who talk about attacking Japanese but are worse than bandits in action, the villagers dare not speak out in anger and can only obediently hand over food.
Perhaps it was because the puppet troops were not familiar with the situation when they first arrived at Lintianzhuang, or perhaps because they were too careless and did not block the village after entering. People could still enter and exit the village freely.
Therefore, just after noon, Zhou Yunian, who was still stationed at the Hongquan Village stronghold, received the information sent by his spy.
"It seems that the situation reported by the county town is true. The Eighth Route Army in the mountains was really severely damaged, and only a few remnants of the defeated troops were left!" Zhou Yunian shouted with excitement in his eyes.
The solemn expression on his face has been wiped away.
After the Eighth Route Army went into the mountains to encircle and suppress the Eighth Route Army last time and was defeated, although Major Noda did not explicitly punish himself, he did not allow himself to return to the county seat.
Zhou Yunian vaguely felt that this matter was not settled so easily, and there must be some follow-up.
For several days, Zhou Yunian frowned and looked solemn because of this incident.
The intelligence brought by his informant made his eyes light up, and he found an opportunity to completely solve this matter.
If you can kill the puppet troops who betrayed the Japanese army before the celebration exhibition held in the county town, and capture Huang Sheng.
With this victory in hand, even if the boss is still dissatisfied with himself, the merits and demerits can offset the responsibility for his defeat last time, and then he can return to the county seat as his regiment leader.
"Tanaka-kun, I think this is an opportunity given to us by God!" Zhou Yunian suggested with expectation when he found the Japanese garrison squadron leader in Hongquan Village.
I have too many troops in my hands. If I want to win this battle, I must let the Japanese participate!
This was Zhou Yunian's first thought after experiencing a defeat.
Seeing Captain Tanaka frowning and not speaking, Zhou Yunian continued to persuade.
"The report from the county town is exactly the same as the intelligence we collected. The Eighth Route Army in the mountains was severely damaged, and the remaining defeated soldiers were demoralized and lost their combat effectiveness because of the traitors."
"When we attack at this time, we will definitely not encounter the same sneak attacks as before!"
"Also, these traitors are stationed in Lintian Village more than ten kilometers away. They are not in the mountains. We can kill them with a quick march of up to three hours. We can directly launch a surprise attack on the traitors stationed in the village and catch them off guard. Quickly attack them.
End the battle quickly!"
Captain Tanaka was silent and hesitated for a long time before asking.
"You are sure that those traitors really turned against the Eighth Route Army in the mountains, and then they started anew and went it alone!"
"I'm sure!" Zhou Yunian affirmed.
"Several informants have said so. It's impossible for them to join forces and deceive low-ranking officials~"
"Also, there are not many Eighth Route Army troops left in the mountains, and there is no possibility of any more conspiracy against us!"
"Captain Tanaka, trust me, send troops!"
"The county town will hold a celebration exhibition the day after tomorrow, and I heard that many people will come there."
"If we can kill these traitors before the celebration exhibition, and report to Commander Noda at the celebration exhibition, I believe that you, Captain, will not only be impressed by Commander Noda, but also be favored by the superiors! Don't miss this opportunity!"
Captain Tanaka's heart moved, and his eyes became increasingly hot.
Staring at Zhou Yunian, he continued to ask: "How many troops do we need to dispatch!"
"There are more than 200 traitors stationed at Lingian Village. They are equipped with several light machine guns. Lingianzhuang is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If you want to kill them, you must have a military advantage!"
"I suggest that the puppet army dispatch two companies and the imperial army dispatch two infantry squads!"
Captain Tanaka finally made up his mind and answered with certainty: "Yoshi, that's it!"
"You lead two companies, and I will lead two infantry squads. We will set off in an hour. We will march quickly to attack Lin Grange and try to end the battle before dark!"
"Leave an infantry squad at the stronghold and form a company with one of your dissatisfied ones to ensure safety!"
On the only road from the Japanese and puppet army stronghold in Hongquan Village to Lintian Village, Li Hao lurked here with almost all the remaining main forces of the guerrillas.
In order to win this battle and stabilize the morale and morale of the army, Li Hao also worked hard.
Except for the light machine guns and heavy machine guns that Huang Sheng took away, he brought all the light machine guns and heavy machine guns for the guerrilla-equipped troops and the unequipped troops.
There were a total of two heavy machine guns, two made in the Czech Republic, and six with crooked handles, lined up in a row and scattered in the middle of the pocket array that stretched for nearly 200 meters.
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