Chapter 59
Taking advantage of the devils' inattention, Li Tieshun successfully disappeared from the edge of the devils and returned to the independent regiment.
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He told everyone what he had seen and heard, and after listening, everyone was outraged and expressed their desire to avenge their comrades.
The enemy's supply truck won't arrive until 9 pm tomorrow night, so there is a lot of time to spare and we need to make new plans.
The signal has the guerrilla band take the masses back first, tonight's action is cancelled.
The fox team members returned to the guerrilla team's arranged residence and rested for a night.
Let's talk about it after dawn.
When the first rooster crowed in the morning, all the warriors had gathered. Li Tie was about to lead everyone to familiarize themselves with the terrain again and find a better ambush location. Yesterday's location could no longer be used, nor could they lie in wait in the snow anymore. The devils would discover yesterday's ambush point and then be on guard.
Just as they were about to leave, a telegram arrived from Er Gou's commander asking for information.
Yesterday, the news that a small detachment of the Eighth Route Army was annihilated by the devils has spread throughout the country through the devil's newspapers and radio networks overnight. The devils are gloating over their cunning success and can't wait to spread this victorious message all over the world. Meanwhile, the Eighth Route Army broadcasted the result to various troops via radio, reminding everyone to be vigilant as there have been new changes in enemy situation.
The captain of the Second Dog Brigade was so frightened when he first received this news that his six senses were gone, his seven souls had escaped, and his mind was completely blank. At that moment, he stood there at a loss for what to do, and even didn't know when the telegram paper in his hand fell down.
Xiao Lizi was active in that area, the time, location and number of people all matched up. It seems that Xiao Lizi had fallen into the enemy's trap. My poor Xiao Lizi, you died so miserably! I must avenge your death!
Just as the deputy commander was grieving in his office, a messenger came in. This was a child of only thirteen or fourteen years old, who usually got along well with Li Tie and was treated like a younger brother by him, always saving some good food for him. The messenger came in without noticing that the deputy commander was grieving, thinking he was just lost in thought, so he poured a glass of water for the deputy commander and asked about Li Tie's news.
"Captain, has Commander Li sent a telegram yet? Is it because of poor logistics?"
In his opinion, how could Li Tie get into trouble? He didn't go to the Japanese devils, and the Japanese devils would burn incense for him. How could it be that the Japanese devils would sneak up on him? Besides, relying on the independent regiment's skills, how was it possible for them to be completely annihilated by the Japanese devils? At the very least, some of them should have been able to return and report back.
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The two dogs' leader didn't make a sound.
"Captain, why don't you ask about the telegram? It's been several days since it was sent." In fact, what Little Communications Officer is most concerned about may not be Li Tie's safety, but rather what delicious food Li Tie will bring back for him - he already has a lot of experience with this. As soon as Li Tie returns, there will definitely be good food. A 13 or 14-year-old kid is at the age where they are always hungry.
The communicator mentioned the telegram, reminding Er Gou that Xiao Lizi had brought a radio station out, and it was impossible to bring the radio station onto the battlefield. At least find a safe place to set up the radio station.
He set off immediately without even drinking a sip of water and rushed to the telegraph office, then sent Li Tie an inquiry telegram.
Besides, Li Tie received a telegram from the regiment, obviously his family was worried about him. Now the devils have eliminated one of the Eighth Route Army's detachments and are rejoicing, thinking that the Eighth Route Army dare not attack again to escort the grain carts, this is exactly an opportunity. For reasons of secrecy, communication with home cannot be carried out, what to do? Can't just let his family worry, in case the regiment commander comes up with something, then it's possible to lose more than you gain.
After some thought, I finally let the news agent send four words to my family: Everything is safe. Then quickly shut down and no longer receive any information. Hope the devils won't find their own radio station.
When the Second Dog Regiment Commander received Li Tie's telegram saying he was safe and sound, he jumped up excitedly like a child, his gloomy face suddenly clearing up, and the sun shone brightly. He hummed a little tune as he left the telegraph office, thinking to himself: "Little Li has nine lives, I knew he wouldn't die so easily." He completely forgot that just now he was secretly thinking about how miserable it would be if Li Tie died, and how he would have to avenge his death.
Yi City Garrison
A grand celebration is being held here.
The devils are celebrating their victory.
Yesterday evening's operation was a perfect success, the Imperial Army did not lose a single soldier or general, and completely annihilated a small detachment of the Eighth Route Army, without even one messenger escaping. They have confirmed through internal channels that this small detachment was a select team drawn from a certain regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and can be said to be an elite unit. It is absolutely not comparable to those guerrilla units that only know how to engage in petty actions like stealing chickens and dogs. Although only a very small number of them wore Eighth Route Army uniforms, all of them wore Eighth Route Army caps, ordinary guerrilla units would be delighted if one or two people had caps, let alone every single person having one.
The poverty of the Eighth Route Army was renowned, and even regular troops could not afford a full set of uniforms. Most often, they wore only military caps and arm badges, which made them look like regular soldiers. It was only on rare occasions that they were able to wear a complete uniform.
As for local guerrilla troops, when they achieved great merits, if the reward from their superiors was two or three military caps, they would be overjoyed.
A group of devils surrounded by several puppet army officers, these puppet troops nodded and bowed to the devils, with flattering smiles on their faces, like a bunch of hound dogs, shuttling back and forth among the devils, constantly kissing up, making the devils laugh so hard they couldn't find north. It was truly a cacophony of laughter, howls, and boot-licking sounds that pierced the ears; big devils, little devils, secondary devils, all dancing together.
At this moment, a communications officer of the Kwantung Army came in with a telegram and went straight to a major general. He stood at attention: "Report to Major General, an unidentified radio signal has been detected near Yimeng Mountain, and the contents are being deciphered by the telegraph team!"
Everyone stopped in their tracks. The scene was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
The Eighth Route Army is poor, this is an undeniable fact. According to reliable information, the radio station of the Eighth Route Army is only equipped at the division level. Ordinary regimental units simply cannot have a radio station. Moreover, if a division-sized force came, how could it be possible for those dozens of people to go to their deaths last night? It can basically rule out the possibility that the main force of the Eighth Route Army has arrived.
Apart from this, there is only one possibility left, the Kuomintang's troops or the Kuomintang's special agents.
It's very likely that the KMT has stationed troops in this area!
"Order: Reconnaissance planes take off immediately, conduct reconnaissance within a hundred miles of Yicheng, focus on reconnaissance within 20 kilometers on both sides of the railway. At the same time, all Imperial Army and Imperial Allied forces prepare for battle, as soon as there is a situation, go out and wipe out the enemy."
"Hurrah!" All the officers responded in unison, and the celebration came to an end.
After most of the officers left, only the devil's major and two lieutenants and one junior captain were left in the house.
"There aren't any large numbers of Nationalist troops in this area, nor is there a concentration of Eighth Route Army forces. Is it possible that the Nationalists have special agents in Yimeng?" Colonel asked his subordinates.
"Report to the major, according to our intelligence, the Eighth Route Army has only one battalion of troops in this area. Although it's not far from here, they are entrenched in the mountains and won't come out easily. It's estimated that there will be no radio stations, and the Nationalist Party's troops are basically non-existent in this area. However, it is estimated that there must be special agents."
The morning passed and the air force came back with a report: there were no signs of large-scale human activity within a radius of 100 miles, and on both sides of the railway, everything was normal except for the place where the battle took place last night.
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The devil commander let out a sigh of relief, it seemed that it was the enemy's special agent who made the ghost, and not the enemy's main force coming.
At this time, a telegraph operator came to the major: "Report to the Major General, the enemy has used a brand new cipher, and our telegraph unit really can't decipher it."
This confirmed the idea of Major General: if there were not many radio stations in the Eighth Route Army, where would they get high-level codes? Without the threat of the Eighth Route Army, at least on the railway it was safe, no need to worry about suddenly being held up by a gun while driving a train, or while traveling, a loud explosion, and then the entire locomotive flew into the sky.
Everything is normal, proceed with the original plan.
Li Tie carefully selected an ambush location with everyone.
A Japanese reconnaissance plane "hummed" over the top of our heads, but since everyone was wearing snow camouflage suits, it's likely that the devils didn't see us and quickly disappeared into the distance.
The ambush site has been determined, and the independent regiment will return to rest and wait for tonight's action.
The snow that fell yesterday melted quickly in the early winter. After being exposed to the sun for a day, many places on the sunny slope have already revealed withered grass, and only the shaded areas still have patches of accumulated snow.
The weather is fine, the moon is high in the sky, like a silver plate, shining on the ground with a soft white light, which is reflected by the snow and becomes even more brilliant.
The railway was as busy as last night, and the devils even added a patrol team compared to yesterday. It seems that the devils are really concerned about these supplies.
Li Tie led the independent regiment to ambush in a relatively flat area not far from yesterday, where there was almost no slope. Generally speaking, when the devils' train arrived at this place, it would speed up to gain greater inertia and rush up other slopes.
It's possible that in the eyes of the devils, this place is the most suitable for an ambush. Firstly, the train speed is relatively fast, and secondly, this area is very flat, with no place to run. The only advantage is that it's relatively far from both ends of the station, so the support troops will arrive a bit slower.
But what kind of person is Li Tie? A person who would rather lie down than sit up, in one word: lazy. Climbing on a train, that's something uncultured people do, not elegant; it's just a train, why must you climb on it to make it stop, we are 21st-century young people with ideals, morals, culture and discipline, no need to use such primitive methods to get the train to stop.
