The sword starts with copying the sharpshooter's ability

"Captain, how about sending a message to the brigade commander?"

Zhang Wu looked at Li Yunlong and reminded:

"The Japanese are acting strangely, they must be holding back! This raid is on a large scale, and the brigade commander has assigned our independent regiment the task of covering the breakout of headquarters at all levels..."

Hearing this, Li Yunlong understood immediately. He took over the conversation without waiting for Zhang Wu to finish:
"You mean our headquarters at all levels are in danger, and this brigade is going to provide support or intercept them?"

"It's also possible to return to the Huting stronghold!"

Zhang Wu analyzed:
"Jinzhong is the territory of the Japanese devils. There is no large-scale Eighth Route Army there. This brigade must be guarding against our independent regiment!

However, no matter which possibility it is, as long as we ask the brigade commander whether there are any headquarters at all levels that have been attacked in that direction, we will know what the Japanese are up to! "

"You're right!"

Li Yunlong agreed and said:

"We just wiped out the 4th Brigade. The Japanese can roughly estimate the casualties and send out a battalion. Our Eighth Route Army county battalion and district squad can't fight. Even if our independent regiment finds us, we can delay them for a while!"

Having said this, he turned his head and looked at Zhao Gang:

"Old Zhao, go send a telegram to the brigade commander right now and tell him clearly what Zhang Wu found. Ask him to verify it as soon as possible.

If our headquarters at all levels are in danger, our independent regiment will definitely be there!"

Knowing the seriousness of the situation, Zhao Gang agreed directly:
"Okay, I'll send the message right away!"

The brigade commander was shocked when he received the telegram from the independent regiment. He immediately instructed his chief of staff:
"Quick, check with the headquarters at all levels to see if anyone has been attacked!"

"it is good!"

The chief of staff nodded solemnly, and without saying anything more, he quickly sent a telegram to the division headquarters and headquarters.

The reply from the division headquarters came soon, saying that they had escaped the Japanese encirclement and were moving to northwest Shanxi.

The brigade commander felt relieved when he saw the reply from the division headquarters, but after waiting for a long time and still not receiving a reply from the headquarters, he became anxious again.

Just as he was thinking about whether to ask the headquarters again, the chief of staff ran over in a panic:

"The headquarters in Xiezhuang was attacked by a small group of elite Japanese troops. The logistics department and the Northern Bureau were dispersed. We have just escaped the pursuit and are moving to Shiziling!"

Logistics Department, Northern Bureau!

The pupils of his wide-open eyes shrank rapidly. The brigade commander rushed to the map, found the location of Xiezhuang and saw that it was exactly on the line from Liao County to Jinzhong!
"It's bad. Comrades from the Logistics Department or the Northern Bureau must have been captured. That brigade is going to rescue them!"

The brigade commander completely understood the real purpose of the Japanese splitting up the troops, and punched Xie Zhuang on the map:
"Damn it, luckily Zhang Wu found it in time, otherwise there would be no chance of rescue!"

"Yes!"

The chief of staff nodded, and while doing the map work of Xiezhuang to Jinzhong, he analyzed:

"The telegram said that this group of Japanese soldiers was the same as the one we encountered in Chenjiayu last time, and they should be Yamamoto's special forces.

They are not large in size. If they want to pursue our headquarters, the troops to escort the captured comrades will definitely be even smaller!

Although it is only seventy or eighty kilometers from Xiezhuang to Jinzhong, the area has become a mess. Our blocking positions are everywhere, and the escort speed will definitely not be fast!

Now it's night time, and they are even slower!

The only way from Xiezhuang to Jinzhong is Ertangqiao, which is not far from Shentoupu. The Japanese troops who are waiting for us should have occupied it!"

After finishing the map assignment and analyzing all the situations, he looked up at the brigade commander:
"It would be bad if we let the independent regiment go to Ertangqiao again. If we have too few troops, we won't be able to win. If we have too many troops, the Japanese might take advantage of our situation and send a large force to encircle the independent regiment. We just destroyed the 4th Brigade, so the Japanese must hate the independent regiment to the core!
But the troops in other places are in a stalemate, and random redeployment will easily attract the attention of the Japanese, causing them to change their route or even take desperate measures!
We have to let the independent regiment go!
The Japanese are not escorting many troops, so I think we can let the independent regiment go directly to Liao County from Yu County in a small group.

One company, plus Zhang Wu, should be enough to deal with the entire Yamamoto special forces team.

Going through the mountains is closer than going to Ertang Bridge, so we can definitely rescue the people before the Japanese join us!"

"Well, let's do it!"

The brigade commander looked at the map, thought for a moment, and then approved the chief of staff's strategy, and then made the decision:
"Send all the information to the independent regiment, commend Zhang Wu, and have Li Yunlong rescue the people and protect them to Dawang Village in Jinzhong.

Dawang Village is a fortress village, which is on the way to Weiwangzhuang and is also connected with the Jinzhong Special Committee.

It's still dark under the eyes of the Japanese, and it's safer whether they are recuperating or being escorted away by the special committee!
The independent regiment is too big a target, and we will have to split up and break out. It will be too dangerous to take them with us!"

The Chief of Staff nodded:

"Okay, I'll send the message right away!"

When the chief of staff sent the telegram back, the brigade commander reviewed the whole incident and couldn't help but curl his lips and sighed:
"Zhang Wu is really not a simple person!"

"Yes!"

The Chief of Staff echoed the same sentiment:
"Just from the Japanese splitting up their forces, we can predict that the headquarters at all levels will be in danger. Zhang Wu is not only a strategic-level sharpshooter who plays the role of a vanguard, but his vision is also strategic!"

"That's right! With this vision, what kind of soldiers can't I lead?"

The brigade commander showed a hint of admiration for Zhang Wu:
"This ability is much more valuable than a sharpshooter. Our Eighth Route Army has developed rapidly in the past two years, and what we lack most are regimental-level command cadres!

It seems that Zhang Wu is a good candidate. Who knows, his ability to lead troops may be even better than Li Yunlong's in the future!"

The Chief of Staff smiled:
"I think it's very likely!"

On the other side, after receiving the telegram from the brigade commander, Li Yunlong showed a look of sudden realization, turned his head and gave Zhang Wu a thumbs up, saying:

"Zhang Wu, you're right, that brigade is there to provide support.

Our headquarters was attacked by Yamamoto's special forces in Xiezhuang, Liao County. The logistics department and the Northern Bureau were dispersed. The brigade commander suspected that there were captured comrades, so let us go to rescue them! "

Zhao Gang patted Zhang Wu on the shoulder and praised:
"Zhang Wu, well done. If you hadn't noticed something was wrong, our Eighth Route Army would have suffered heavy losses!

Look, the brigade commander has commended you again!"

Reward?

Zhang Wu raised his eyebrows. He was of course happy about the extra reward, but he wanted to rescue the captured comrades even more.

Having traveled through time once, he would never let the Japanese devils be so arrogant!

What’s more, they are Yamamoto’s special forces, so we can’t let them go!
Thinking of this, he looked at Li Yunlong and asked confidently:

"Captain, I want to go on this mission!"

"Yes, that's what the Brigade Commander meant. He must be impressed by your good eyesight and can find them faster!"

Li Yunlong said confidently, shaking the telegram:

"The brigade commander has instructed you to lead a company... the special forces company, from Yu County to Liao County, and rescue our captured comrades!"

(End of this chapter)