When Liu Yongzhi heard that there was important information, he didn't even bother to sleep, and immediately took Wang Xiaoqiang to see Taro Ikeda.

"Report to Mr. Ikeda!"

"This person's name is Wang Xiaoqiang. He is my spy in Podi Village. He has an important report!"

Seeing Taro Ikeda, Liu Yongzhi immediately changed his flattering expression, bowed and said.

"What information?" Taro Ikeda asked, yawning.

"Our village entered the Eighth Route Army last night, and we haven't left yet!" Wang Xiaoqiang said, nodding and bowing.

"Nani?" Ikeda Taro was shocked. One moment he was drowsy, but the next moment he became energetic and his eyes gleamed.

"Baludi, how many people are there?"

Wang Xiaoqiang thought for a moment and made a gesture: "There are too many people to count!"

Taro Ikeda couldn't help but feel happy. It seems that his promotion and salary increase are just today!

"Pass my order!" Taro Ikeda said sternly to Liu Yongzhi, "Ikeda Squadron and the Independent Brigade of the Imperial Association Army must assemble immediately!"

Liu Yongzhi immediately paused and said: "Hi!"

Taro Ikeda didn't have time to study it carefully, and for fear of missing this opportunity, he immediately led the main force of Niangziguan to set off again and rushed towards Podi Village quickly.

Seeing Taro Ikeda returning empty-handed and setting off with his troops confidently, Kaede Nakamura couldn't help but have a look of curiosity and doubt on his face.

After more than an hour, the sky gradually became brighter.

Looking at the fenced Podi Village in front of him, Ikeda Taro ordered: "No shooting, enter the village secretly!"

Hundreds of Japanese and puppet soldiers rushed towards the village with bayonets in hand and fierce eyes.

Unexpectedly, this time it was in vain. The villagers all got up early and went to the fields. The entire Podi Village was empty.

The puppet army captain quickly ran to Taro Ikeda: "Report to Taro Ikeda that the Eighth Route Army has not been found in the village, but the Eighth Route Army's marching pot has been found."

Taro Ikeda's expression changed: "Nani? Take me there immediately to have a look!"

On the grain farm, a military pot was placed on several stone stoves, and the dry firewood underneath had not been completely burned.

Looking at the traces of the Eighth Route Army cooking, Taro Ikeda was convinced and immediately thought that this was the main force of the Eighth Route Army.

Liu Yongzhi immediately flattered him: "The Eighth Route Army is just a group of rats, as timid as rats. When the imperial army's car rang, they were so frightened that they even lost their marching pot!"

Taro Ikeda looked a little proud, but he was still a little unwilling in his heart.

"Liu Sang, go grab some villagers and lead us. We must find this main force of the Eighth Route Army!"

Liu Yongzhi suddenly said: "Hi!"

Several villagers led the way.

Taro Ikeda led more than 1,000 Japanese and puppet troops in the nearby mountains until the afternoon. Except for the traces of the Eighth Route Army's activities, he did not see even the shadow of the Eighth Route Army.

Taro Ikeda took the hungry Japanese and puppet soldiers back to Niangziguan in a depressed mood.

He wrote in the report to his superiors: "This morning, south of Podi Village, we attacked the Eighth Route Army to break it and captured an Eighth Route Army pot."

As a result, before Taro Ikeda could get any heat, the information that there was a large number of Eighth Route Army intruders near Didu Village was sent to his desk.

So Taro Ikeda immediately gathered his troops and headed to the villages where the Eighth Route Army was infested.

Several times in a row, Taro Ikeda almost broke through the defense. The Japanese and puppet troops in Niangzi Pass were also very tired. They were called up to go on missions as soon as they lay down. It can be said that they were exhausted and running for their lives.

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Southwest Shanxi.

After four days of forced march and a distance of 300 kilometers, the special operations battalion finally arrived at the boundary of Yuncheng without any danger.

In the guerrilla war that has been going on for many years, the soldiers are either on the guerrilla route or on the guerrilla road. They are fighting the Japanese at any time, and they may also rush to march at any time.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! For various reasons, almost all veterans of the Special Operations Battalion have developed a habit of seizing the time to rest during their breaks and falling asleep at any time.

You can also wake up at any time.

And even if the new recruits are not physically able to keep up, they still have military horses to ride on and trucks to ride on.

Therefore, even with such a high-intensity forced march, the soldiers of the special operations battalion can still maintain a strong mental state and physical strength. No one is left behind, and the combat effectiveness is not affected at all.

The closer we get to Zhongtiao Mountain, the more tense we feel.

Along the way, Wei Dayong and the soldiers occasionally saw only a small group of Japs escorting hundreds of Central Army prisoners of war.

This shows how bad the war ahead has become.

However, Wei Dayong did not take care of these prisoners of war, not because he was afraid of the Japanese, but because his impatience would mess up his big plans.

After the Japanese army captured Taiyuan, they wanted to attack Xi'an, Lanzhou, Yan'an and other important places in the northwest.

A larger airport was expanded in Yuncheng in southwest Shanxi. This airport became the main base of the Japanese Air Force in North China.

The bombers used by the Japanese army to attack Zhongtiao Mountain this time were all deployed at Yuncheng Airport, except for Xinxiang Airport in Henan.

The 200,000-strong Central Army lacks air superiority, and even if it relies on the defense of Zhongtiao Mountain, known as China's "Maginot Line of Defense," the situation is extremely bad.

At eleven o'clock at night, the birds and insects in the woods were chirping, and as a few people disappeared, it suddenly became quiet.

In a dense forest three kilometers away from Yuncheng Airport, Wei Dayong took out his telescope and looked in the direction of Yuncheng Airport.

The Japanese built the turrets and blockhouses three kilometers away from the airport to form a defensive situation. There were no less than 15 large and small blockhouses and turrets around.

The Japanese have built these fortresses very carefully, forming an angle with each other. No matter which direction they attack the airport, they will be exposed to the range of at least three Japanese machine guns at the same time.

If it were a forceful attack, I'm afraid that the Japanese reinforcements from Yuncheng City, 10 kilometers away, would have already arrived before the surrounding artillery towers and bunkers could be cleared.
Chapter completed!