The most cattle cottage in the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 923 Leave it to us

Whether it is the enemy-occupied area, the rear, or the base of the underground party, people are paying attention to this matter. Through clear-coded telegrams, everyone is looking forward to watching this life-and-death showdown at 10:[-] tomorrow morning.

The night was dim, and Jiang Xiaomei knew that tomorrow morning at 10:100 was the time for Gao Jiu to compete with Miura Jun.At this time, she was still on the road, more than [-] kilometers away from Tai'an.Even though she knew that she couldn't help Gao Jiu if she rushed there, she just wanted to rush there before Gao Jiu's martial arts competition with Miura Jun, and stay by Gao Jiu's side.

"Drive." Jiang Xiaomei kept waving the whip and spurred the horse to gallop.Although the soldiers guarding her were already exhausted, seeing the chief's constant rush, they cheered up and guarded her side closely.

Arrived at 9:30pm.Jiang Xiaomei felt that she was already very tired. They didn't even eat dinner, and they even felt hungry.Although she still wanted to continue on her way, she could also understand the fatigue of the soldiers, so she reined in the horses and let the soldiers dismount to rest.

Everyone sat on the grass and ate dry food to recover their strength.

Jiang Xiaomei asked: "Brothers, are you tired?"

The officers and soldiers are all young and strong young men. In front of the chief, especially in front of a beautiful chief, they all shook their heads and said, "Chief, we are not tired."

Jiang Xiaomei knew that everyone was telling lies, because although she was a woman, she was a martial arts practitioner. Even she felt very tired, and it was conceivable that these young men were also very tired.

However, she still wanted to get to Gao Jiu's side as soon as possible, so she still had to continue on her way after eating.

Jiang Xiaomei is a leader of troops and is familiar with ways to boost morale.

She asked, "What kind of person do you think Master Jiu is?"

Gao Jiu's reputation was too high, and he never hesitated to help the underground party's anti-Japanese armed forces, so the officers and soldiers of the underground party's anti-Japanese armed forces admired him very much and felt very close to him.

The guard platoon leader who was in charge of the escort mission said reverently: "Gao Jiuye is a famous anti-Japanese hero, it is really amazing."

Jiang Xiaomei said: "Tomorrow is the day when Master Gao Jiu will compete with the devils. Do you want to see how Master Jiu punishes the devil with your own eyes?"

The army is the world of the strong, and soldiers are most interested in things like martial arts competitions, not to mention the famous Jiu Ye competing with devils.

Jiang Xiaomei's words immediately aroused the soldiers' strong interest, and they all said, "We are willing."

Jiang Xiaomei said: "That's good. If you want to see Lord Jiu deal with the little devils with your own eyes, everyone has to work hard tonight. Let's rush to Tai'an City as soon as possible. How about it, can you hold on?"

The soldiers said one after another: "The chief can persist, and we are all fine."

Jiang Xiaomei nodded in satisfaction, and said, "Very well, after dinner, let's rest for another 20 minutes, and then continue to set off."

Soon after, Jiang Xiaomei and others continued on their way.

At 11 o'clock in the evening, they were already close to Shoucheng County.When Jiang Xiaomei fought guerrillas in this area, she was very familiar with the terrain. However, after so many years, she didn't know much about the enemy's situation. In order to avoid encountering the enemy, they bypassed villages and towns as much as possible and walked through the fields.

At ten o'clock in the middle of the night, Jiang Xiaomei and the others saw a bright light shining ahead, and a river lay in front of them.

She knew that this small river was called Shaxi River, which was a tributary of Daqing River.Although the river is not deep, due to the topography, the river bed is sunk below, making it difficult for war horses to pass through.If you want to cross the river, you have to go to the downstream of the river dozens of kilometers away and pass through the shallows; or you have to pass a stone arch bridge. Because this bridge is far away from the village and town, it was not guarded by the enemy before.However, after so many years, Jiang Xiaomei didn't know what the current situation was like, so before approaching the bridge, Jiang Xiaomei ordered everyone to dismount, and the platoon leader led two soldiers to go to reconnaissance.

In order to avoid exposing the target, the platoon leader and others did not go directly to the bridge along the road, but first came to the river from the field, and slowly approached the bridge to observe.

Jiang Xiaomei waited patiently for the scouts to come back and report the situation.Not long after, the platoon leader was seen returning by himself.

He said to Jiang Xiaomei: "Report to the chief, there is a situation on the other side of the bridge. We saw a gun tower on the other side of the bridge, and there were people shaking. There are roadblocks on the bridgehead, and there must be Japanese and puppet troops guarding it."

Jiang Xiaomei said to the platoon leader: "Come with me."

She said to the other warriors: "You stay here and wait for my order."

After she finished speaking, she brought the platoon leader to the bridge to observe.

Under the moonlight, Jiang Xiaomei saw that there was indeed a blockhouse on the other side of the river. The blockhouse was three stories high, and there was a row of bungalows under the blockhouse.According to her experience, it can be judged that the strength of the Japanese and puppet troops guarding here is about one platoon.

Including Jiang Xiaomei, there were thirteen of them in total, and it was impossible to attack them by force.

Jiang Xiaomei looked at her watch and felt that if she took a detour to go downstream, she would have to walk at least 100 kilometers more, and she might not be able to arrive at Tai'an City on time to witness the duel between Ninth Brother and the Japanese invaders.

She whispered to the platoon leader, "We're going to take this enemy stronghold."

The platoon leader became impatient when he heard this. You must know that Jiang Xiaomei is a senior cadre and the chief. Before departure, the battalion commander personally explained that even if they all sacrificed, they must protect the safety of the chief.Hearing that the chief was going to take the risk of attacking the enemy's stronghold, the platoon leader was naturally very worried.

The platoon leader lowered his voice and said: "Chief, this is not acceptable. We have so few people and are not familiar with the situation in the devil's stronghold. It is too dangerous to do so. The superior ordered me to protect your safety and not to take risks. Let us Let’s cross the river somewhere else.”

Jiang Xiaomei said: "If you want to cross the river, you have to walk more than 60 kilometers downstream. After crossing the river, you have to walk more than 60 kilometers. If you walk more than 100 kilometers, there is no time at all. Don't you want to witness with your own eyes? Is the Lord fighting against the Japanese invaders?"

The platoon leader said: "Of course I am willing, but the safety of the chief..."

Jiang Xiaomei didn't wait for him to finish, and said, "I'm a lesbian and I'm not afraid. Are you afraid?"

The platoon leader was a young man, how could he bear such words, he immediately said: "I am not afraid, chief."

"It's right to think so. Now let's go back and discuss with the soldiers to see how to take this stronghold." Jiang Xiaomei said.

Jiang Xiaomei and the platoon leader returned to the place where the soldiers were hiding, and the platoon leader announced to the soldiers the decision of the leader to take down the enemy's stronghold on the other side of the bridge.

The soldiers who came to escort Jiang Xiaomei belonged to the Binhai District Guard Battalion, and all of them were great young men, elite soldiers drawn from various troops.Since they were transferred to the guard battalion, they have been serving as guards. They couldn't get a fight, and they were already suffocated.

Hearing that they were going to fight the devil's stronghold, everyone became excited, gearing up and preparing for a big fight.

Jiang Xiaomei originally wanted to do some pre-war mobilization, but seeing the mental state of these boys, she was very satisfied, so she stopped talking and started to assign combat tasks directly.

I heard that Jiang Xiaomei was going to take down the enemy's sentry in person, but the boys were unwilling. How could they dare to let such a big chief take risks.

Jiang Xiaomei said: "You don't have to worry, I have practiced martial arts since I was a child, and I have been a guerrilla captain, regiment commander, and brigade commander. In the past, I followed Lord Jiu to attack the Japanese and puppet troops many times. In terms of experience, I have much more experience than you. .”

Both the platoon leader and the soldiers had heard about Jiang Xiaomei fighting side by side with Gao Jiu, and they all admired this beautiful leader, trusted her very much, and were willing to fight side by side with her.

However, the platoon leader was still a little worried. After all, Jiang Xiaomei was the chief, so she couldn't be allowed to take the risk herself.

He said: "Chief, I know that you have superb martial arts skills, but you are the big chief after all, so let us do such things."

The soldiers didn't want Jiang Xiaomei to take the risk herself, and they all said, "Yes, Chief, leave it to us."

Jiang Xiaomei originally planned to do it herself. Seeing the fighting spirit of the soldiers, she also believed that with the elite level of these soldiers, the ordinary Japanese and puppet troops were no match for them at all.

So she nodded and said, "Well, I believe that you will be able to complete the task brilliantly."

Jiang Xiaomei's words: "I believe in you." made these boys even more excited. They discussed briefly, and then started to act.

The platoon leader asked the guard squad leader to lead a soldier to guard Jiang Xiaomei. He led the rest of the soldiers to the river, got off the river bed, swam across the river, and quietly approached the enemy's gun tower.

About 40 minutes later, a figure appeared on the bridgehead. It was the deputy squad leader of the security squad. After seeing Jiang Xiaomei, he was very excited and proudly said: "Report to the chief, the stronghold has been taken down, and there is a platoon of puppet troops inside. They were all wiped out by us. Now ask the chief to cross the river."

Jiang Xiaomei and others took all the horses left by the soldiers and walked across the river.

When I came to the enemy's stronghold, I saw the platoon leader and the group of soldiers, all of whom were full of excitement.

After seeing Jiang Xiaomei, the soldiers all puffed up their chests.

The platoon leader shouted excitedly: "Report to the leader, the guard platoon has captured the enemy's stronghold, wipe out a platoon of the defenders, please give instructions."

Jiang Xiaomei said happily: "You guys are really good. I really didn't misunderstand the person, you did a great job. When I go back, I will definitely report to the head of the military region and ask for credit for you."

The soldiers are all attached to the guard battalion, and if they report meritorious service, it should be reported by the guard battalion level by level.Jiang Xiaomei said that she would directly ask the head of the military region for their credit, and the soldiers were even happier. They said together: "Thank you, head."

The guard platoon leader looked at the more than 20 puppet soldiers squatting aside, and said, "Chief, what should we do with these puppet soldiers' prisoners?"

Jiang Xiaomei said: "I don't have time to pay attention to them. Release them right away."

"Understood." The platoon leader said.

He walked up to the captives of the puppet army and cursed: "You traitors, you recognize the thief as your father, and follow the little devils to do bad things. If it weren't for our policy of giving preferential treatment to the prisoners, Laozi would kill you one by one. Give it to me Remember, you can't follow the little devils to bully our common people in the future, otherwise, next time I catch you, I will never let you off lightly."

The puppet soldiers kept silent and agreed.

The squad leader said: "The chief said, let you go now, get out!"

If the puppet soldiers encountered an amnesty, they ran into the darkness in a flash, and soon disappeared.

At this time, the soldiers had already carried all the captured weapons of the puppet army on their backs, followed Jiang Xiaomei on their horses, and continued on their way.

In the city of Tai'an, the artillerymen of the Japanese army were setting up artillery.

The Japanese army was also very worried that Gao Jiu would send people over to monitor them, so they placed artillery in hidden places close to the city wall, some in the tower, some in the courtyard under the city wall, and some in houses , only put the muzzle out of the window.

Some cannons are placed in small alleys. Since the range of the cannons can easily reach a distance of 500 meters, there are many places where the cannons can be hidden.Although there are certain restrictions in order to avoid the discovery of the enemy, the scattered artillery has reached more than 100 pieces.

At two o'clock this morning, the artillery was erected.

The artillery commander stayed up all night, urging his subordinates to set the firing positions for all the artillery, and when the division commander got up in the morning, he came to report.

The head of the division asked: "How are you preparing, are you sure?"

The artillery commander said: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, please rest assured. I have prepared 12 240mm. Heavy mortars, 92 Type 22 infantry guns, and 60 68mm mortars. Telephones have been installed where the artillery is located. As long as there is an order, hundreds of shells can be fired within one minute. The area covered can reach thousands of square meters, and it is impossible for anyone to survive under such fierce artillery fire."

"Yo Xi, you did a great job. If you can kill that nasty Gao Jiu this time, I will definitely reward you heavily." The head of the division said with satisfaction.

"Ha Yi, thank you, Division Chief." The artillery commander said happily.

The person in charge of the underground party also stayed up almost all night. He was very worried that the little devils would play tricks, so he sent a telegram to the intelligence personnel of the underground party in Tai'an City, asking them to monitor the actions of the Japanese army, and then waited in the city. news.

The underground party intelligence agents in the city sent a telegram, saying that the Japanese army had sealed off the entire XC area, and the streets were full of Japanese and puppet troops.

The person in charge of the underground party gave them a death order, telling them to find a way to get in and find out if the Japanese army had an ambush.

(End of this chapter)