Agents of the Republic of China

Time always slipped away quietly inadvertently, and for the next month or so, Lin Xiaotang lived a busy and fulfilling life in the base of Tianmu Mountain, and almost forgot the existence of time.If Guo Zhui hadn't reminded him that today is New Year's Eve, he might have missed the New Year.

Scarlett did not leave either. On the night she was rescued, Lin Xiaotang had an in-depth conversation with her. Leaving aside the embarrassing matter of underwear, the two fully expressed their opinions on the daily training of the sniper. Seeing that Lin Xiaotang had changed, After gaining her state of strength, Scarlet also realized that her sniper level was actually not worth mentioning in front of Lin Xiaotang.But because of this incident, it also aroused the unyielding side of Scarlett's character, and she began to humbly ask Lin Xiaotang for relevant professional knowledge.Lin Xiaotang also took this opportunity to impart everything about the later generations of snipers in Ghost's memory. Of course, Huoyan also joined in brazenly.

The training of the soldiers did not stop either.Lin Xiaotang knew very well that the U.S. military’s operations were based on strong artillery support and sufficient logistical support, so he did not completely copy their training methods. He explained the current domestic reality in detail to several American instructors, and studied with them The practical training methods can also be regarded as adapting measures to local conditions and teaching students in accordance with their aptitude.

Shang Zhensheng in Shanghai took into account the Spring Festival. On New Year’s Eve, a large amount of supplementary supplies were transported into the mountainous area by water. Eight hundred soldiers, trainees in the training class, including American instructors were all dumbfounded when they saw the abundance of supplies. Thunderous cheers.

Some of them were prepared by Shang Zhensheng, some were raised by Dong Jiayi through the Dong family, and the other part was Hong Chawei’s New Year’s gift, including some red wine, champagne, cigars, canned food, etc.

For this reason, Lin Xiaotang announced a three-day holiday, and the soldiers were even more happy, and the whole base immediately fell into a festive atmosphere.The soldiers put on new clothes that they were reluctant to wear, and were busy slaughtering cattle and sheep. Soldiers who could read and write were even more busy. They kept writing Spring Festival couplets with brushes, even if their wrists were tired I couldn't even lift it up, but there was still a smile of joy from the heart on my face.

Feng Yunxiu and other members of the special training class got the approval of Lin Xiaotang, went hunting in the mountains with the soldiers of the sniper training class early in the morning, and came back at noon, and the harvest was naturally extremely rich, ranging from small pheasants and hares to large deer and wild boars. .After a period of training, Feng Yunxiu and the others participated in physical training with the soldiers during the day, and learned professional knowledge from Lin Xiaotang who was recuperating at night. Everyone lost a lot of weight, and their skin color became a healthy wheat color. Before that, he became much more energetic, even Bai Jinwen was no exception.

Several American instructors also changed into casual clothes. Of course, they were new clothes made by farmers in the mountains. These high-nosed, deep-eyed foreigners put on the clothes of ordinary people, which made everyone laugh, but these few people feel quite good about themselves, maybe Although they had never worn such clothes, several people were stealing freshness from the inside out, especially Scarlett, who wore a coarse cotton padded jacket from a mountain girl and wore a big braid, which made her look even more elegant and refined. A group of bachelor soldiers were amazed.

Guo Zhui slapped Huoyan with his arm, "Brother Huoyan, didn't the boss ask you to buy clothes for instructor Scarlett?"

Huo Yan's face darkened suddenly, "Buy a fart! There is no such thing in Lin'an, and I ordered it in Hangzhou. It won't arrive for the time being, so I have to use a bellyband first!"

Guo Zhui stroked his chin, and the original expression appeared on his face, "I said, no wonder it's flying up and down without restraint!"

Huoyan was speechless, "You boy, this training class is not in vain, and your level has improved!"

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In the afternoon, Lao Quan hurried into the mountain. He originally went out to inquire about news two days ago and planned to return in a week, but he suddenly appeared at this time.

Lao Quan didn't alarm too many people, but quietly found Lin Xiaotang and Lei Zhen.

"The situation is not very optimistic. The Japanese suddenly started to attack the front lines of Zaoyang and Yichang. The six armies in the fifth war zone are blocking the battle. The battle has just started, and the current situation is still unclear!"

Lin Xiaotang interrupted Lao Quan's words, "We received a telegram from Shanghai before, and we already know the news. What do you mean by the unoptimistic situation?"

Lao Quan breathed a sigh of relief, "In order to cooperate with the battle on the frontal battlefield, the Japanese decided to sweep the anti-Japanese base areas behind the enemy. It is said that Shanxi and Hebei have begun to exchange fire. We have discovered that the Japanese and puppet troops in Hangzhou and Lin'an have been mobilized in the past two days. I was worried that the target would be Tianmu Mountain, so I rushed back to report the news, and we must be prepared to be safe!"

Lin Xiaotang and Lei Zhen looked at each other, and then issued an order, "Immediately inform the brothers, no drinking is allowed tonight, just be lively and lively, open the food to eat, and resume combat readiness at nine o'clock. Also, all sentry posts in the mountains will be doubled." There are twice as many posts and secret posts, and the password is changed every two hours. Pay close attention to the movement of the route into the mountain. In addition, send someone to inform the Communist guerrillas in the mountain area, so that they are also ready, and immediately notify each other of any news!"

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At ten o'clock in the night, Lin Xiaotang received the news from the guard post outside the mountain that the vanguard of the Japanese and puppet army had been found. They were heading towards the mountain non-stop along the main road into the mountain by car. Several villages on the road had already been destroyed. Seeing their persecution, the people suffered heavy casualties, and the village was burned to the ground.Considering the speed at which they were traveling, it is estimated that they will return to the area where the base is located around four o'clock in the morning.

The Japanese troops involved in this sweep consisted of nearly a brigade, about 800 in total, equipped with an artillery platoon, and carried two Type 400 infantry guns, ten heavy machine guns and several mortars according to visual inspection.The cooperating puppet army was a battalion of the Lin'an Security Regiment, with a total of [-] people, and their combat effectiveness was negligible.

There are two roads into the mountain, one is the main road, and the other is a small road, which is the small road that Lin Xiaotang and others took to avoid the Japanese and puppet army's interrogation post.Lin Xiaotang and Lei Zhen had a hasty discussion. Since the enemy is currently taking the main road, the main rescuers are responsible for setting up an ambush at Tiger Leaping Gorge, three kilometers away from the main road.

Although there are only 800 troops at present, after a period of training and replenishment, the combat effectiveness of these 800 troops is now several times higher than the same number. In addition to the equipment that Lin Xiaotang spared no expense, almost all of the 800 troops are equipped with equipment that is not inferior to that of the Japanese army. There are a lot of weapons, especially a large number of mortars and snipers, so as long as you occupy a favorable terrain, there is absolutely no problem in injuring the incoming enemy.

As for the small road, it seems that the enemy has not yet noticed the existence of this road, so Lei Zhen suggested that the guerrillas could be notified to deploy defenses in that area.

Lin Xiaotang agreed to Lei Zhen's suggestion.As a result, the troops immediately began to assemble, distribute ammunition, and rushed to Tiger Leaping Gorge to set up an ambush.

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Tiger Leaping Gorge, as the name suggests, has a narrow valley mouth, which cannot be opened by one man.The ambush circle set up by the troops is here.

The only passage in the valley was immediately buried with a large number of mines and explosives.With the battle imminent, Lin Xiaotang couldn't help but feel a little nervous and excited. He looked at his watch by the moonlight, and the pointer had already pointed to three o'clock in the morning.

At this time, the personnel who had been monitoring the movements of the Japanese and puppet troops ran back and reported to Lin Xiaotang and Lei Zhen that the enemy had already reached one kilometer outside the ambush circle, and they had already abandoned their cars and started walking forward. It was estimated that they would reach here in half an hour at most.

The spy looked excited, "Sir, we caught a big fish this time! There are actually two lieutenants, two lieutenants and one chief in the devil's team!"

Lin Xiaotang was taken aback, "Four lieutenants and one chief? What about the strength of the army? Has it also increased?"

The spy was puzzled, "No, it's still the same. Including the puppet army of the security regiment, there are only more than 1000 people. We even counted them when we arrived!"

Lei Zhen lowered his head and pondered for a while, "There is something wrong. At best, the devils are not strong enough for a brigade. In this kind of local garrison, the chief officer of the brigade is usually a lieutenant commander. How come a big commander suddenly appears?"

"Is there any difference in Colonel's clothes?" Lin Xiaotang asked suddenly.

The spy touched his head and thought for a while, "The light is too dark, and the devil didn't have a torch, but the military uniform of the devil's commander seems to be darker than that of other officers, and it seems to be a bit green."

"Gendarmerie!" Lin Xiaotang reacted immediately, "How could a military police officer participate in the sweeping affairs of the local army, and he only commanded less than a brigade of troops? What is the reason for this?"

Out of the instinct of an agent, Lin Xiaotang sensed that something was wrong, but what was wrong?Lin Xiaotang carefully sorted out the whole link again, but found nothing. He simply filtered all the countermeasures this time, only to find that the only weakness on his side was the small road where the guerrillas were stationed.

Lin Xiaotang recalled that the Japanese were well prepared for each battle, let alone the military map in their hands.For a long time before the Beiping War, Japan sent a large number of spies into the Kuomintang-controlled areas to draw maps, understand the customs, and the situation and combat strength of the troops stationed in various places, in preparation for the upcoming war of aggression.It can be said that the military maps they use are even more detailed than the most accurate maps in the hands of the Japanese. This is one reason why the Japanese can often foresee the direction of Japanese battles.

But this time, I seemed to be a little too wishful thinking on this aspect. Reminiscent of the situation where the ninja ambushed him on the path before, Lin Xiaotang not only broke out in a cold sweat, but since the ninja was able to follow him to find the path, God knows if they would have put this The information of this route was passed on.In case the Japanese army found this path, they would send another unit to attack from the path. If the guerrillas could not hold on, Lin Xiaotang and others would be faced with the enemy.