I am God of War in Snow Leopard

Chapter 183 Emergency Preparations

Lujiang County, at the gate of the compound where the Independent Brigade is temporarily stationed.

A scout cavalry covered in blood galloped over on horseback, got off his horse and stumbled into the courtyard.

At this time, Xu Qingfeng, Zhou Weiguo, Wang Youcai, Lin Bao and others had already returned from surveying the terrain outside the city.

Wang Youcai and Lin Bao worked separately to recruit new soldiers and merge the county's security forces into the independent brigade.

Xu Qingfeng and Zhou Weiguo were in the living room of the temporary headquarters, discussing how to strengthen Lujiang's defenses.

Suddenly I heard a rush of footsteps coming from outside, so I looked up in unison.

I saw a soldier covered in blood running in hurriedly from behind.

Seeing Xu Qingfeng and Zhou Weiguo, the soldier didn't care to salute, so he said anxiously and sadly: "Report to the captain, the deputy captain, our reconnaissance platoon is a hundred miles away, and we found a devil cavalry.

In order to avoid revealing his whereabouts, the platoon leader Lei led the soldiers of our platoon and took the initiative to attack the Japanese invaders.

After a bloody battle, we wiped out 64 Japanese reconnaissance cavalry! "

Xu Qingfeng was startled at first, and immediately asked: "How is the situation of the reconnaissance platoon? Are there many casualties?"

The soldier couldn't hide his sorrow and said: "There are less than ten people left in the reconnaissance platoon. Our platoon leader and Deputy Platoon Leader Wang were both injured and are currently staying on the battlefield to clean up.

Worried that the devil's backup is coming and there is not enough manpower, I was specially sent back to report to the captain and ask for reinforcements. "

In order to strengthen the reconnaissance and vigilance capabilities of the reconnaissance platoon, Xu Qingfeng assigned almost all the veterans who could ride horses from each squadron to the reconnaissance platoon.

Now, almost the whole army was wiped out, which made him feel a pain in his body.

However, if the reconnaissance platoon had not completely wiped out the Japanese cavalry search team, the situation would have been even worse once traces of the independent brigade were discovered.

In this case, cavalry reconnaissance ruled out confrontation, but there was no other option.

Therefore, Xu Qingfeng naturally would not blame Lei Xiong and Wang Changgui.

However, the current whereabouts of the Independent Brigade may not be discovered.

War is like this, it never develops in the direction you planned, and it is not an exaggeration to describe this situation as changing rapidly.

Zhou Weiguo also realized the seriousness of the problem, and immediately said to Xu Qingfeng: "Qingfeng, we have to send troops to reinforce the reconnaissance platoon as soon as possible. No matter whether the whereabouts will be exposed or not, we have to bring the cavalry platoon back."

Xu Qingfeng nodded approvingly and said: "Wei Guo, you and the No. 3 Squadron will stay in Lujiang, just in case.

I will take the guard platoon, the 1st and 2nd squadrons and the machine gun squadron out of the city and go south to meet the reconnaissance platoon. We will talk about the rest when we get back. "

"Okay." Zhou Weiguo nodded in response.

Xu Qingfeng immediately ordered Chen Qifeng and Xu Hu: "Pass my order, the guard platoon, No. 1 Squadron, No. 2 Squadron, and machine gun squadrons must all gather."

"Yes!" Chen Qifeng and Xu Hu took the order in unison, and immediately passed the order separately.

Not long after, the above-mentioned troops completed the emergency assembly.

Xu Qingfeng didn't bother to inform Wang Youcai and Lin Bao, so he took them out of the city and marched towards the southeast.

Fortunately, when Xu Qingfeng led the reinforcements and arrived on the battlefield where the reconnaissance platoon and the Japanese cavalry were fighting, no follow-up troops from the Japanese side showed up.

Everything went smoothly. Xu Qingfeng commanded the troops to take over the reconnaissance platoon that suffered heavy casualties. After cleaning the battlefield and collecting the bodies of the people in the village ahead for burial, he slowly withdrew the troops back to Lujiang County.

"Captain, I, I'm sorry for you."

After returning to Lujiang County, Lei Xiong, who had bandaged his wound briefly, came to Xu Qingfeng and Zhou Weiguo, pleading guiltyly.

"Platoon Leader Lei, what you said is serious. In order to protect the whereabouts of the main force from being discovered, you outnumbered the enemy and wiped out the Devil's cavalry search team. Not only are you innocent, but you also have merit." Xu Qingfeng comforted.

"However, there are less than ten people left in the reconnaissance platoon. Those are all veterans who followed us from Nanjing."

As Lei Xiong said, the shame on his face became even worse, thinking of those subordinates who fought to death in blood, his tiger eyes shed tears uncontrollably.

"Okay, handsome man, why cry?" Xu Qingfeng took out a cigarette, lit one, and stuffed it into his mouth.

He patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "The brothers who died are all good, the reconnaissance platoon has to be rebuilt, if the enemy finds out our whereabouts because of this, then we still have a fierce battle to fight.

We still have a lot to do next, so take heart! "

Lei Xiong bit the cigarette butt in his mouth and nodded heavily.

After calming down Lei Xiong, Xu Qingfeng turned to Zhou Weiguo and said, "Weiguo, you and Xu Hu work hard, bring a few soldiers who can ride horses, and the surviving soldiers of the reconnaissance platoon to form a temporary reconnaissance team.

Go out of the city and keep vigilant and reconnaissance to prevent the enemy from attacking.

I will stay and deploy the defenses inside and outside the city. We must make sure that the devils do not invade. "

"Okay!" Zhou Weiguo readily agreed and was about to take orders to leave.

Lei Xiong suddenly raised his head and asked Xu Qingfeng: "Captain, I request to go out on a reconnaissance mission with Deputy Captain Zhou."

"Aren't you injured? Stay in the city to recuperate." Xu Qingfeng said.

Lei Xiong immediately stood up and signaled: "Captain, don't worry, my minor injury will not be a problem."

"Okay, then you and Vice Captain Zhou will act together, but this time, you must pay attention to safety, and if you find an enemy, you must do what you can.

If there are many devils, let them in. If there are only a few scouts, then it’s okay, just keep killing them! "

Xu Qingfeng nodded his head.

"Yes!" Lei Xiong saluted Xu Qingfeng with a solemn expression, then turned and left with Zhou Weiguo.

After watching them leave, Xu Qingfeng said to Chen Qifeng: "Ah Feng, you should immediately notify the county magistrate Wang and captain Lin, and ask them to come to my headquarters quickly to discuss matters."

"Yes!" Chen Qifeng immediately stood up and answered, turned around and left.

……

After a short meeting, Chen Qifeng went back and forth, but only the security captain Lin Bao was behind him.

After the two saluted Xu Qingfeng at the same time, Xu Qingfeng asked suspiciously: "Why is Captain Lin the only one, and County Magistrate Wang?"

Chen Qifeng said: "Report to the captain. County magistrate Wang went to Zhulin Town to recruit recruits for us. I only found Captain Lin."

Lin Bao hurriedly said: "Mr. Xu, don't worry. Before I came, I sent someone to look for County Magistrate Wang. I believe he will come back as soon as possible after he gets the news."

Xu Qingfeng nodded and immediately told Lin Baodao: "Captain Lin, there are some things that you can handle even if County Magistrate Wang is not here."

Lin Bao immediately expressed his position: "I don't know what Chief Xu has ordered. As long as it is within my scope, I will do my best to comply with it."

Xu Qingfeng said solemnly: "I just received news that the Japanese invaders are conducting reconnaissance in the Lujiang area and may invade Lujiang County in the near future.

Therefore, we must prepare early. "

Lin Bao's face changed when he heard this, and he quickly asked for instructions: "What should I do in such a humble position, please tell Mr. Xu clearly."

"Mobilize the people in the city and go out to Sanlipo to help us build fortifications."

Xu Qingfeng said.

"Yes, I'll do it right now." Lin Bao readily accepted the order.

After he left, Chen Qifeng couldn't help but said to Xu Qingfeng: "Captain, if the Japanese attack, will it be too late for us to repair the fortifications now?"

"It should be in time. Even if the Japanese find our traces here, it will be at least a day before they gather their troops and arrive here."

Xu Qingfeng analyzed: "If we only rely on the hundreds of people in our independent brigade, the time is indeed not enough.

Perhaps the soldiers had just dug the trenches before the devils arrived, so what strength would there be to fight?
That's why I asked Lin Bao to gather all the people in the city and go out to help us repair the fortifications. With the help of the people, we can wait for work at leisure and exert our strongest combat power. "

Chen Qifeng nodded repeatedly after hearing this, but then he thought of a very practical question and continued to express his worries: "Captain, even so, we only have a few hundred people, can we stop the Japanese attack?

If Lujiang County cannot be defended, the people here may suffer. "

Xu Qingfeng said: "The main force of the Japs should still be in Nanjing at the moment. Even if they want to make a large-scale advance next, their attack direction should be north to Xuzhou along the Jinpu Railway and the Grand Canal.

There will certainly not be many troops to divide the troops to attack the direction of Lujiang.

Therefore, we still have hope to defend Lujiang County and win a respite.

Of course, that's assuming the devil doesn't know I'm here. "

After listening to Xu Qingfeng's analysis, Chen Qifeng was completely relieved.

From the devil's point of view, Xu Qingfeng had already been executed because he offended the British.

On the side of the national army camp, Xu Qingfeng should have died in battle outside Nanjing.

Therefore, Xu Qingfeng believed that as long as the Japanese did not know that they were in Lujiang, they would not send too many troops.

He even felt that the Japanese might not come to attack Lujiang in a big way.

Because compared to Hefei, Chuzhou, Bengbu and other important towns in the north of the Yangtze River, Lujiang County, a small place, is obviously not worth their troops.

As long as there are not many devils, with the support of the people in Lujiang City, relying on the command ability of himself and Zhou Weiguo, and the combat effectiveness of hundreds of iron-blooded veterans from the Independent Brigade.

He is fully capable of winning this defensive battle, repelling the devils, and making them retreat.

Under the mobilization of Lin Bao and other security teams, tens of thousands of people in Lujiang City were quickly mobilized.

Carrying hoes, shovels and other tools, groups rushed to the Sanlipo area outside the city to build fortifications.

In order to ensure that the fortifications they built can come in handy.

Xu Qingfeng immediately sent Sun Kui and Zhang Zhijian, each leading fifty veterans out of the city to guide them in digging trenches and building fortifications.

……

He County, after nightfall.

Kunisaki Todo was eating dinner, and a burst of hurried footsteps interrupted his interest in eating.

The old devil raised his head when he heard the sound, and just as he put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hand, he saw a scouting cavalry warrant officer rushing in with a solemn expression.

Facing Kunizaki's sharp gaze, the devil cavalry warrant officer walked quickly to his dining table, stood at attention and saluted, "Report to Your Excellency, Commander, something has happened."

"Nani? What happened?" Kunizaki Noboru was surprised when he heard this.

"Lieutenant Commander Oshima led more than 60 imperial cavalry warriors to reconnaissance in the northwest direction along the road. On the way, they were ambushed by the Chinese army. From Lieutenant Commander Oshima, more than 60 imperial cavalry warriors died for His Majesty the Emperor."

The cavalry warrant officer lowered his head and replied.

"Baga!" Kunizaki Noboru was furious when he heard this. He immediately stood up and clenched his fists, angrily smashed the dining table in front of him and roared, "Which enemy army did it? Are you sure?"

"It's not clear yet, but we are conducting reconnaissance." The cavalry warrant officer shook his head.

"Bagaya Road!" Kunizaki said with a ferocious face, anxious and angry: "Since the Hexian transportation team was attacked, our cavalry unit has lost more than 800 people.

But we still don’t know who the enemy is and where he is? ! "

The cavalry warrant officer was so frightened that he could only lower his head even lower.

"I will give you one night. If there is no trace of this enemy army, all cavalry scouts will not come back."

The furious Noboru Kunisaki, with a black face and gritted teeth, barked orders to the cavalry warrant officer.

"Hai!" The cavalry warrant officer bowed his head heavily and hurriedly took the order and left.

……

Just when Xu Qingfeng mobilized all the people in the city to repair the field fortifications in the Sanlipo area.

Zhou Weiguo, Xu Hu, Lei Xiong and others were also lurking separately about fifty kilometers away from the county seat.

Among them, the place where Zhou Weiguo and Xu Hu were hiding and lurking was not far from the place where the reconnaissance platoon fought the devils during the day.

The reason why it is lurking here is because the corpses of the devil cavalry are still left here.

"Deputy captain, do we have any special purpose in ambush here?"

In a forest where he was hiding, Xu Hu couldn't help asking Zhou Weiguo after watching the devils come and collect the corpse.

"Of course they do. To judge whether the devils will attack Lujiang, we must first see if they have any intention of continuing to reconnaissance in the direction of Lujiang."

Zhou Weiguo said in a cold voice.

"If they don't reconnoiter and advance towards the Lujiang River, then we can sit back and relax for a while.

If they come out for reconnaissance, find a way to stop them. "

Xu Hu looked back and saw the few soldiers following the two of them: "But we only have less than half of the platoon, and the others are still following Platoon Leader Lei and the others."

"Since this period of time, the number of devil cavalry that we have eliminated is close to a thousand. I think there are not many devil cavalry left, right?"

Zhou Weiguo said with confidence: "So, I conclude that even if there are devil cavalry, there will not be many troops."

"Besides, fight if you can, and withdraw if it's serious. Trade space for time, and then find a way to eliminate them."

Zhou Weiguo guessed right. There are now less than 40 cavalry scouts belonging to the Guoqi detachment.

It is impossible for all 40 people to be sent to Lujiang at the same time.

Because the devils still have to maintain vigilance and reconnaissance of the north and west.

Zhou Weiguo, Xu Hu and others lurked in the woods for about half an hour.

Suddenly he heard the sound of horseshoes coming from the front, Zhou Weiguo suddenly regained his spirits, and said in a serious voice: "There is a situation, everyone is ready to get on the horse!"

(End of this chapter)