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In a mountain forest 5 kilometers south of Jiangxian County, Wei Dayong opened his gold pocket watch and took a look.

5:30 am.

Wei Dayong immediately woke up the four company commanders of the special operations battalion and said: "The seven-hour rest time has come. Wake up the soldiers, pack their equipment and have breakfast. We will set off in half an hour."

After annihilating the Japanese 132nd Regiment yesterday, the special operations battalion passed through the Sushui River and marched eastward from the southern part of Wenxi County for more than 40 kilometers to the southern part of Jiangxian County.

To the south of Jiang County is Yuanqu County, and to the east is Qinshui County. It was in Yuanqu County that the Japanese army attacked Zhongtiao Mountain.

However, the Chinese army has now been driven to the east of Qinshui County by the Japanese army, which is the main battlefield on the eastern front.

It was there that the bomber group of the special operations battalion severely damaged the Japanese 41st Division.

Although the Japanese army is temporarily unable to allocate troops to encircle and suppress the special operations camp on the eastern battlefield of Zhongtiao Mountain, Wei Dayong does not want to go into troubled waters.

The four company commanders immediately passed on the order, and Wei Dayong called Wang Gensheng, Chen Feng and Duan Peng to bring out flashlights and maps.

Under the sight of everyone, he drew an arc on the map, and at the same time, he clicked on both ends of the arc and said:

"This is where we are now, and this is Fushan County, our destination for today's march."

"The distance between the two is almost seventy kilometers. We have to get here before dark."

"After arriving in Fushan County, we will walk northwest for one day, pass Qinyuan County, and walk for about two days before we can return to the base area."

It's almost mid-May now, the days are long and the nights are short, and it will be dawn in less than half an hour.

On the way back, Wei Dayong abandoned more than 20 seized trucks and tried to take mountain roads and small roads as much as possible.

Because unlike when they arrived, the Japanese army didn't even know that a unit like the special operations battalion existed.

However, after occupying Yuncheng Airport and wiping out an entire Japanese regiment, the top brass of the Japanese army would probably send all-out troops to encircle and suppress their lone and deeply entrenched unit.

Of course, the main difference is at the cognitive level. At this time, the Japanese military leaders still believed that this was a Chinese conventional force.

They used some unknown method to infiltrate Yuncheng Airport.

If Colonel Kazuki Yamamoto, who was proficient in special operations, was still alive, he would surely have imagined that this unit was disguised as the Japanese army before infiltrating Yuncheng Airport.

They will even guess the marching route of the special operations battalion based on clues, and then send troops to pursue and intercept it.

Wei Dayong continued:

"Chen Feng and Wang Gensheng's teams are exploring the road ahead and keeping a distance of 1 kilometer from the main force."

"Duan Peng, you lead a small team and try to erase the traces of the large troops passing behind."

"During the march, the soldiers were told not to come into contact with the people to avoid exposing their flaws."

"If we are discovered, we should not get entangled with the Japanese, break out to the northwest, and instead march in hiding during the day and at night."

"Do you understand everything?"

Everyone shouted in unison: "Understood!"

"Tell the soldiers to work harder and march in a hurry for at most two days. After passing Qinyuan County, it will be easier to walk and have a good rest."

"yes!"

After resting in the middle of the night, the soldiers' physical strength and energy returned to full strength.

And this time I brought enough dry food and horse meat jerky for half a month. The horse meat jerky is marinated in salt, so both the nutrients and salt needed by the body can be replenished.

Wei Dayong had ordered the old man and the two cooks at Yuncheng Airport to hide. At this time, the Japanese army probably didn't even know the true identity of the special operations battalion.

Except for a few recruits, most of the soldiers in the special operations battalion are elite veterans, and their foundation is very good. Even the elite commandos of the general Eighth Route Army cannot compare with them.

The heavier infantry guns and mortars have been removed to be carried by war horses, and the artillery shells have also been handed over to the horses, so the soldiers are almost marching lightly.

Half an hour later, with a gentle breeze blowing and the sky brightening, the special operations battalion silently began to march quickly.

…

At around 12 noon, after more than 6 hours of rapid march, the special operations battalion arrived in Yicheng County without any danger.

I encountered the Japanese several times along the way. Not only were there Japanese checkpoints and patrols on the road, but there were also Japanese reconnaissance cavalry on the mountain roads and small roads.

However, it was Chen Feng who used his social skills with the Japanese to fend off the enemy without any danger.

Every time I met the Japs, they said they were chasing a Chinese army coming from the direction of Yuncheng. This was almost the same order as the Japs on patrol and search received.

When the Japanese saw hundreds of people uniformly wearing Japanese military uniforms, they immediately no longer had any doubts.

Now the special operations battalion can only seize the time and march quickly to jump out of the Japanese defense zone.

In the dense woods north of Wangzhuang Town, Yicheng County.

The overcast sky in the morning had dispersed, and the sun was shining directly through the sparse leaves.

The special operations battalion took a break for half an hour in the woods. Some soldiers ate dry food and horse meat jerky, while others closed their eyes and rested, seizing every minute and every second to restore their physical strength.

After glancing at the soldiers, Wei Dayong looked to the northwest. He didn't know whether the patrols and reconnaissance cavalry who encountered the Japanese would report to their superiors.

If the report was made to the top brass of the Japanese army, they would immediately realize that the people appearing in this area were definitely not Japanese troops.

The Japanese army will definitely send troops to pursue and intercept them by then. The most difficult encirclement and suppression by the three brigades and a Japanese army regiment has been resolved.

With the current combat effectiveness of the special operations battalion, it is not difficult to break out.

But that would probably sacrifice a lot of special operations battalion soldiers.

Then Wei Dayong took out the map again and thought about how to escape from the Japanese encirclement and interception if discovered by the Japanese army.

A good commander always plans ahead.

…

Yangquan, Shinao Mountain.

It is located 5 miles west of Yangquan Railway Station. It is the roof of Yangquan and the throat of Zhengtai Road.

In the Hundred Regiment War in 1940, in order to ensure the safety of the attacking troops in the western section of Zhengtai Road, the Japanese troops in Yangquan were contained.

The main force of the 14th Regiment of the 358th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, led by Brigadier Chen, occupied Shiinao Mountain in a storm.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! About 2,000 people from the headquarters of the Japanese Fourth Brigade in Yangquan immediately launched a fierce attack on Shinao Mountain and used various light and heavy weapons, including aircraft.

Even gas bombs.

The Eighth Route Army fought bloody battles with the Japanese troops here for seven days and nights, successfully covering the completion of the attack mission on the western section of Zhengtai Road.

This battle made the first contribution to the overall victory in the first stage of the Hundred Regiment War.

After this battle, the Japanese army realized the importance of Shinao Mountain, built a horse farm at the foot of the mountain, and transferred the Black Island Cavalry Regiment to garrison.

However, the Black Island Cavalry Regiment was captured by the Independent Regiment a few months ago, and now the racecourse is also captured by cavalry sent by the Jizhong Cavalry Regiment.

The 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the Independent Regiment have built defensive positions on the west side of Shinao Mountain overnight, and artillery positions on the east slope of the mountain.

Li Yunlong placed mortars and three machine guns on the western position to provide artillery support to the soldiers. Mountain artillery, field artillery and infantry artillery were used to destroy the Japanese artillery positions at any time on the reverse slope.

Before each battle begins, Li Yunlong will personally visit the front line to make the soldiers feel that the regimental commander is always around, which can greatly stimulate the morale of the soldiers.

This time is no exception.

Three machine guns were placed in the forward position to deal with Japanese tanks.

Just after checking the trenches and preparing to leave, a soldier asked Li Yunlong: "Commander, what on earth is this? The gun doesn't look like a gun or a cannon. It looks so strange!"

"What the hell?" Li Yunlong said, "I'm telling you, this is called an anti-aircraft gun!"

"What is a machine gun?" said the soldier, "We have only heard of machine guns, mortars and mountain artillery. Commander, please tell us about it."

The soldiers immediately booed: "Yes, commander, tell everyone!"

Li Yunlong sat down on the trench and said: "Why is it called an anti-aircraft gun? It can hit both Japanese planes and Japanese tanks. The shells are thicker than your thumb, and they can kill people directly if they hit them."

Cut in half."

"So powerful?" The soldiers were suddenly startled and asked, "Where did you seize it from?"

Li Yunlong said: "It was captured by Chief of Staff Wei of our independent regiment at Yuncheng Airport and airdropped to us by plane. This is the treasure of our independent regiment. Hide it tightly for me, don't let the Japanese cannons blow it up!"

The soldier asked again: "So it's the Chief of Staff who provide us with air support?"

"That's right!" Li Yunlong said, "To tell you the truth, our independent group is now rich. Not only do we have cannons on the ground, but there are also planes in the sky. I have never fought such a rich war in my eight lives!"

The soldiers looked uncontrollably excited, and their eyes were as bright as light bulbs.

With planes and cannons, our independent regiment is a truly wealthy army.

Li Yunlong was about to say something else when Wei Xiaoyong ran over, gave a military salute and said: "Report to the leader, the Japs' vanguard is less than 5 miles away from us!"

Li Yunlong said to the soldiers: "Today everyone is open to killing the Japanese. We will let them die as many as the Japanese come!"

"Yes!" the soldiers shouted in unison, "Open it to kill the Japanese!"

Li Yunlong then walked towards the independent regiment's temporary headquarters behind the mountain, and Wei Xiaoyong quickly followed.

At the headquarters of the independent regiment, Li Yunlong spread out the map and quickly found the approximate location of the Japs' vanguard.

"You son of a bitch, you came fast enough!" Li Yunlong said, "It's half an hour faster than I expected. Give me the order and all battalions and companies are ready to fight!"

"Yes!" The signal soldier received the order and walked outside.

Zhao Gang stepped on the ladder and looked to the west, and said worriedly: "I don't know how the chief of staff and the others are doing. Have they jumped out of the Japanese defense zone?"
Chapter completed!