The opening of the bright sword leads a battalion

Chapter 52

Discussed with Ding Wei for more than ten minutes.

There was no time to dawdle, after discussing the tactical issues in the general plan, and leaving the remaining issues to Ding Wei to solve by himself, Chu Qi hurried back to the base of the First Battalion.

After all, the fighter plane is fleeting, and the first battalion needs to start as soon as possible.

But after returning to the station, a group of company platoon leaders surrounded the entrance of the station. As soon as they saw Chu Qi coming back, they immediately surrounded him.

Some of the company platoon leaders also asked:

"Battalion Commander, is there any new combat mission, is there any business for us?"

Hearing this, Chu Qi was puzzled and asked:

"Hmm... how do you know?"

The company platoon leaders all pointed to Qin Qing, the fourth company commander, and said:
"Qin Qing just went to the regiment headquarters to eavesdrop. He heard several staff officers discussing this matter, so we all know."

Qin Qing: ...

You people, you...

I managed to eavesdrop on the conversations of those staff officers, and then came back to tell you, but as soon as you saw the battalion commander, you sold me?
Qin Qing was speechless.

"..."

Hearing this, Chu Qi was also speechless, what is going on with this group of staff, can they discuss anything casually?
It can also be overheard by a Qin Qing...

However, before Chu Qi complained, all the platoon leaders looked at him expectantly and asked:

"Battalion Commander, then who will our battalion send for this operation? We haven't had a combat mission for a long time. After so many days of actual combat exercises, our hands are itchy..."

Hearing this, Chu Qi pushed away the company platoon leader who was blocking the way, and walked towards the station.On the other hand, he said:

"Not many people went to our battalion this time, only the [-]th and [-]th companies, and the machine gun squad, and the rest of the battalion should be on standby. If there are too many people going, it will be easy to be exposed."

This is not Chu Qi's nonsense. Two companies are indeed the most suitable force for this operation.

After all, ever since Neiji Okamura replaced Hayao Tada as the commander of the North China region, Neiji Okamura has been moving the Chinese villagers in the Japanese-occupied area in an attempt to gather the villagers into the depths of the Japanese-occupied area, so that they can gain a foothold in the Japanese-occupied area. Between the area and the Eighth Route Army guerrilla area, a no-man's land was created.

And the eight kilometers distance between Xinyi Regiment's station and Qin Village is that huge no-man's land between the Japanese-occupied area and the guerrilla area.

It is too easy to expose whereabouts in this no-man's land, because it is completely deserted, and everyone who wants to cross the no-man's land will be very conspicuous.

However, Chu Qi reluctantly came up with a solution to this.

——Although the uninhabited land is deserted, the road is not without shelter, such as burned villages, dry forests along the road, and uneven hills.

These things can provide some cover for the marching troops. As long as the number of passing troops is not large, it is not easy to expose them.

That's why Chu Qi only chose Silian and Wulian to go.

These two companies, as well as the machine gun squad, are the strongest companies under Chu Qi's command. After all, we don't know if the enemy has set up an ambush this time, so we should make more preparations.

If you can bring the best soldiers, bring the best soldiers.

After hearing Chu Qi's words, the platoon leaders of each company still wanted to fight for their own platoons, but Chu Qi was not going to listen anymore.

——Rushing to carry out the task, why are you still dawdling with me here?
"Qin Qing, the commander of the fourth company, Russell, the commander of the fifth company, and Liu Bo of the machine gun squad, hurry up, stop dawdling, and let your soldiers prepare for departure!"

Chu Qi yelled directly.

Afterwards, without looking back, he refused the requests of other company platoon leaders and walked into his room.

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In a shabby house.

Chu Qi is sorting out the equipment he will bring for this trip.

Three or four bullet magazines, not many loaded, all with fifteen rounds, and a [-]-type pistol.

A telescope is also a must, and it is best to bring a watch so that you can check the time on the road.

There is also a map... This thing needs to be borrowed from Ding Wei. When Chu Qi just came back from the regiment headquarters, he had already borrowed it on the way.

Besides that, there are...

"Battalion Commander, Battalion Commander?"

Chu Qi was lighting the things to bring, when suddenly, there was a shout from outside the house.

Turning around, it was the deputy battalion commander.

The deputy battalion commander ran up to Chu Qi in a hurry, panting and asked:
"Battalion Commander, why are the fourth and fifth companies suddenly having missions? Sigh...forget it, it's not important."

"But you, are you going to lead the team yourself?"

Hearing this, Chu Qi nodded, and was about to hang the Type [-] pistol on his belt, when the deputy battalion commander came over and held Chu Qi's hand down.

"Commander, otherwise I'd better go, you just stay here, it's really too dangerous. Moreover, I can still command the fourth company and the fifth company, you trust me."

As he said that, the deputy battalion commander was about to take Chu Qi's [-]nd Form out of his belt and put it on the table beside him.

Seeing this, Chu Qi pressed the deputy battalion commander's hand and said:
"... No, according to the plan, I still have to go."

"Mainly, there is something wrong with these puppet troops, I have to go there myself."

As he said that, Chu Qi unfolded the map borrowed from Ding Wei, gestured on the map and said:

"If you don't believe me, come here and take a look. This is the terrain around us."

"Look... this puppet army has been robbing the surrounding villages for three consecutive days. Zhulu Village, Lutian Village, Sijidui, these villages have all robbed them, right?"

As he spoke, Chu Qi looked at the deputy battalion commander, who nodded.

Seeing this, Chu Qi went on to say:

"And you know, the Japanese army stronghold closest to these villages is the Yanghe stronghold six kilometers away from Qin Village. The villages where the puppet army has robbed food these days are not far from the Yanghe stronghold by road. More than eight kilometers."

"It can't be a coincidence, right? The puppet army can't be so just wandering around within eight kilometers of the Yanghe stronghold?"

Hearing this, the deputy battalion commander nodded and said:
"So, what do you mean... this puppet army is actually just a decoy. And the two brigades of devils stationed in the Yanghe stronghold are the hunters lurking behind?"

Chu Qi smiled, that's what he thought.

The deputy battalion commander then asked:

"But...this kind of thing, as long as our intelligence system is developed enough, we can analyze it...the Japanese army will never do such a stupid thing, right?"

"If a main group is caught, won't the two brigades suffer?"

Hearing this, Chu Qi shook his head: "That's not necessarily the case. Besides, it's not necessarily a stupid thing for the Japanese army."

The Japanese army did not necessarily know that the Xinyi Regiment was stationed eight kilometers away from Qin Village, and the fish they wanted to catch might be some small groups of militiamen and the Eighth Route Army.

It is not much, and the Japanese army may be very happy if they can catch a battalion.

And... Deputy Battalion Commander, you still underestimated the arrogance of the Japanese army at this time.

After all, in the later plot of Liangjian, it happened to the Japanese army that a Yamazaki brigade dared to attack the hinterland of the Eighth Route Army.

This is not just a plot that happened in Bright Sword.

Moreover, there are real cases of this matter in real history.

And the two brigades in the Yanghe stronghold...

Hmph, these are two brigades, maybe one of these two brigade captains is more arrogant than Yamazaki.

If so, what else can't they do?

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　The real case of the Yamazaki Battalion: the Battle of Guanjianao

　　
　
(End of this chapter)