Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 303: The Japanese Year-End Sweep 2

On Xianya Ridge,

Gu Changfeng stared fiercely in the direction of Laiyuan City.

The war is about to begin. Whether the Japanese will be destroyed or he will be destroyed depends entirely on the outcome of this battle.

Cheng, his Laiyuan Independent Regiment is famous again, and the devils will never have any intention towards him again.

He was defeated and led the independent regiment to destruction directly. There was no other way to go.

Therefore, the difference between having a garrison and not having one is now fully apparent. It is impossible for him to escape with the people, and it is even more impossible for him to leave the people alone.

Given the nature of the Japanese, as soon as he left, almost all the people in Gaojia Town would die, without any surprises.

After all, the Japanese commander hated Gu Changfeng to the core.

"Old Zhao, your tasks have increased this time," Gu Changfeng turned his head and looked at Zhao Ziqing next to him.

Zhao Ziqing understood what Gu Changfeng was talking about and laughed, "Haha! Our special forces have never been rivaled. This time, we can just use the Japanese special forces as a sacrifice!"

This news came from the Eighth Route Army, and Gu Changfeng didn't ask any more questions.

He knew very well that on the covert front, the Eighth Route Army's intelligence was much stronger than his.

He was also very fortunate that he had forged a deep friendship with the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army as soon as he arrived in Jin-Cha-Ji.

Otherwise, with the intelligence lines he had just developed, it would be impossible for him to detect such hidden information.

You have to know that if they are caught off guard, the threat they face will be greatly increased given the destructive power of the Japanese special forces.

"Do you have any ideas this time?" Gu Changfeng asked.

Zhao Ziqing thought for a moment and said, "I know special operations very well. The only way the Japanese can sneak in is in the mountains."

"The target is either our regimental headquarters or our baggage, so the deployment of the special forces in Taihang Mountains is essential."

Special operations are nothing more than beheading and destruction, which is not uncommon. He is very clear about this and he would do the same if he were in their place.

"The forest is too big, it will undoubtedly be difficult to defend it," Gu Changfeng said with a serious expression.

Zhao Ziqing nodded and said, "There's nothing we can do about it. Remind the soldiers of the 17th Battalion to be careful. They will most likely be the first to come into contact with the Japanese special forces."

Gu Changfeng thought for a moment and said, "The battalions can still delay for a while. Lone Wolf's goal should be to deal with the Japanese special forces first!"

"Since we don't know which direction they're coming from, use this opportunity to set up more booby traps in the forest."

"I just don't believe that the Japs can fly in from the sky."

This was the only solution. Fortunately, he had enough grenades, otherwise he would not be able to hold on to the situation.

"Well, that's fine too."

The purpose of setting up booby traps is also to serve as a warning, and Zhao Ziqing has no objection to this.

30 kilometers away from Laiyuan City, the Japanese army stopped and began to set up camp.

In one afternoon, the Japanese mechanized troops only traveled 30 kilometers, which shows how cautious the brigade commander Tanaka Shinichi was.

In a newly erected tent, the regiment commander, Colonel Sadao Chida, and several other regiment officers were sitting by the fire with the puppet army commanders discussing military affairs.

There was a pot of dog meat stewing on the stove. The puppet soldiers accidentally came across it while exploring the front, and naturally gave it to their commander as a gift.

The captain was also a smart man. He immediately took care of the dog and sent it to Sadao Chida.

As for my direct superior, I must please him.

After all, Tanaka Shinichi, the brigade commander, generally would not interfere in matters involving puppet troops.

Chida Sadao glanced at the steaming pot and said casually, "Wang Sang, your loyalty is great. The Imperial Army will not treat you unfairly!"

Captain Wang Shiqun, who had contributed the dog meat, was immediately excited. He nodded and said, "Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness. I will definitely keep up the good work!"

For a traitor like him who had sold out his ancestors long ago, it was enough to make him excited just by the Japanese throwing him a bone to lick.

The other pseudo-corps commanders all smiled when they saw this, but they all had the same feelings of contempt and envy.

"Yoshi, Wang Sang, Li Sang, Liu Sang, tonight's security mission is handed over to you. Cheer up and don't make any mistakes, otherwise you will all die!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Shiqun and the other two puppet army commanders immediately put their legs together, saluted Qiantian, and then shouted loudly: "Hey! The Imperial Army will definitely complete the mission!"

These three people were the most obedient, so Sadao Chida assigned the outer perimeter security mission to these three regiments.

The winter in Jin is still very cold, especially on the roadside where there are mountains and forests.

The Japs didn't want their own people standing in the way, so tasks like blowing cold wind from the outside were naturally left to the puppet troops.

Sadao Chida then gave a few instructions to the other puppet army commanders and waved his hand to send them away.

The dog meat had been stewed. Chida Sadao sent a portion to the brigade commander's tent, and the rest was divided between him and his subordinates.

The Japanese officers, who had been eating rice balls for several days, were completely intoxicated by the aroma of the stewed dog meat and began to eat it with relish.

The fragrance wafted outside, making the Japanese soldiers outside envious.

At the front, inside a temporary checkpoint built with sandbags, a company of puppet soldiers were shivering as they stood guard behind the sandbags, and on top of the sandbags were several Type 92 heavy machine guns.

"Damn it! The devils can warm themselves by the fire, but we brothers are left here in the cold wind. This is such a rotten job! If I had known this earlier, I would have gone up the mountain and become a bandit!"

Wang Shiqun received the mission, and this most peripheral and dangerous mission was naturally given to the company commander he disliked, Fan Sanqian.

Fan Sanqian was originally forced to surrender to the Japanese with Wang Shiqun, so he was of course very unhappy about it.

"Company commander, these devils don't treat us as human beings, otherwise we..."

The man spoke in a low voice, gestured slightly with his fingers, and glanced at the people arranged by Wang Shiqun more than ten steps away.

The other puppet soldiers around were about to say something, but Fan Sanqian stopped them.

If Wang Shiqun heard about this, they would all be in trouble.

"I'm just complaining,"

As Fan Sanqian spoke, he looked at the person who had just spoken and nodded at him.

He didn't want to live even one more day. He had no chance before, but now they were a few kilometers away from the Japanese, it was the best time to escape.

He just brought up the topic just to see his subordinates' reactions.

This person was also very smart. He stopped talking and started working diligently.

Seeing that no one said anything else, the person arranged by Wang Shiqun thought for a while and sat down.

In such cold weather, it is better to have less trouble than more, and he did not have the leisure to report it. However, his negligence completely cost him his life.

Fan Sanqian was in a den of wolves and had kept his thoughts to himself before. Now that he was far away from the devils and had a chance to escape, he naturally wanted to make a connection.

As long as he gets some support from his brothers, his escape plan will succeed.

At three o'clock in the morning, dozens of people around Fan Sanqian began to act. First of all, the people arranged by Wang Shiqun were all killed.

Then he led his men to gently wake up the frozen puppet soldiers, and then said one sentence, follow him or follow the devil,

The puppet soldiers looked at his aggressive demeanor and the guns in his hands, so they naturally had nothing to say and nodded in agreement.

At four o'clock in the morning, Fan Sanqian succeeded. He led the entire company of puppet troops, carrying the weapons given by the Japanese, and sneaked into the side forest.

Since they were at the front, several kilometers away from the nearest Japanese soldiers, and it was dark, the Japanese soldiers did not expect the puppet troops to escape.

After all, it was freezing cold and the food was in their hands.

So, Fan Sanqian ran away without alerting anyone.