under fire

Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be weary of fighting.

Before the war begins, intelligence work must be done in advance.

In the main room of the dilapidated courtyard next to the temporary command post of the front enemy, a meeting of the former General Intelligence Department of the Eighth Route Army, which had secretly come out of the mountains with the combat troops, was in progress.
On the broken table, there was a map with relatively detailed markings.

Lin Yi sat in the main seat, and next to her, two dusty and thin young soldiers sat on her left and right.

The young man on the left has an ordinary appearance, but his eyes are as sharp as an eagle.

"You finally arrived on schedule!" After working non-stop for a long time, Lin Yi looked at the man on his left excitedly: "Chief Wang, it's more than 300 miles from the mountains to here. You have traveled such a long way. Have a drink of water first."

Section Chief Wang put down his empty tea bowl and smiled: "It's okay, as long as we can beat the Japanese, it's worth running a long way."

"This is the battle plan!" Lin Yi pushed a document over and said, "Last year, the Japanese invaders launched a sweep, and the headquarters suffered heavy losses. Some of the puppet troops who were originally close to us have also shown a tendency to turn into die-hard traitors. Our superiors asked us to reverse this situation as soon as possible."

The young man sitting on the other side had a calm expression: "The Japanese puppet regime has continuously strengthened the three-light and prisoner-cage policies to strengthen public security. During this autumn sweep, the bases on the plains have been continuously destroyed. Although we don't understand why our superiors would launch an attack at this time, our special forces regiment resolutely obeys their orders."

Section Chief Wang quickly read the battle plan and then spoke: "The Japanese and Chongqing attacked northern Shaanxi at the same time. The main force was transferred westward. There were not many combat teams left on the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Plain. On the surface, the Eighth Route Army was no match for the enemy. However, the armed working team members who entered the enemy-occupied areas in the early stage were dispersed to nearby county brigades, district squads, and guerrillas to serve as grassroots commanders, and concentrated their forces to attack the enemy in one place. I really don't know who came up with such a genius battle plan."

"The superiors have decided to attack the East Asian Allied Forces, so they have already analyzed the enemy and our situation. The Intelligence Department will not discuss this matter." Lin Yi said seriously, "The battle is about to begin. The Intelligence Department's mission is to obtain as much information as possible about the enemy."

The man from the special forces group next to him couldn't help but sigh: "If we can win this battle, it will not only expand the influence of the Eighth Route Army in the anti-Japanese war behind enemy lines, but it can even affect the entire anti-Japanese war situation."

"In addition to collecting information about the Allied Forces, our superiors have also issued us a mission." Lin Yi paused. "The Japanese military police in North China reorganized their intelligence agencies, selected elite members of the newly established North China Special Police Team, and sent a large number of intelligence and special operations personnel to operate in North China. The various bases suffered heavy losses. According to reliable information, one of the teams is operating in the Hebei, Shandong, and Henan areas. Our superiors asked us to find a way to detect the whereabouts of this group of Japanese."

“Are there any specific goals?”

"We don't know the number of people, location, commander, contact information, etc..."

Section Chief Wang smiled bitterly: "With our shabby equipment, it is beyond our ability to deal with the Japs' intelligence elite organization."

The young man from the special forces group said, "Indeed, without even a detection radio, it would be extremely difficult to find out the whereabouts of the most powerful intelligence personnel of the North China devils by relying on intelligence personnel alone. Besides, even if we accidentally find out their whereabouts, by the time the news is passed back, the enemy will have already run away."

"I tell you this news to remind you to always be on guard against the Northern Special Police who may be carrying a radio signal detection vehicle." Lin Yi did not hold out much hope of finding out the whereabouts of the Northern Special Police. He would try his best. What if a blind cat meets a dead mouse?

"The division has obtained the Japanese and puppet code books in advance." Section Chief Wang thought carefully and spoke again: "Let me repeat the mission of the Telecommunications Department: decipher all telegrams between the Japanese and puppet forces, intercept all phone calls between the various units of the Allied Forces, and after the battle begins, cut off all external telephone lines of the puppet forces."

Lin nodded: "After the battle begins, the Intelligence Department will cooperate with the comrades of the Special Agent Company to ensure that the deployment of Japanese puppet platoon-level troops and above in the Allied Forces' station is fully understood!"

"Yes"

"Yes"

Lin Yi turned around: "Guard!"

"Here!" The soldier standing guard outside the door pushed it open and walked in.

"Notify the comrades in charge of enemy work in each base area to come in for a meeting."

Su Qing sat in the yard and followed a large group of people into the main hall.

She was very excited. She was a newcomer to this front-line intelligence meeting. There was one thing she didn't quite understand. According to the intelligence work regulations, so many intelligence leaders should not be gathered together.
Obviously, the superiors have made a big move and have no regard for confidentiality regulations. Or, the future direction of work will change drastically.
More than twenty people sat down on the benches in the house.

"Comrades, thank you for waiting!" Section Chief Lin raised his hand and pressed the pile of documents on the table in front of him, and said straight to the point: "The enemy situation in Hebei, Shandong and Henan is complicated. The largest forces, the East Asian Alliance Autonomous Army, Qi Zixiu, and Wang Zi have tens of thousands of troops under their command. There are hundreds of puppet troops of various sizes who have surrendered to the enemy with more than 100 people. The Intelligence Department has conducted a comprehensive analysis of the enemy situation reported by various units. This time, we have called everyone together for a meeting because the superiors are going to make a big move."

No one asked questions that shouldn't be asked, and no one asked any questions.

"Now, please ask all comrades with the special forces regiment to confirm again the latest enemy movements in your respective defense areas!"

"Chief Wang, the allied forces are mobilizing a large number of troops!" A female comrade from the Electronic Reconnaissance Section trotted out from the side room next to the main hall and handed a telegram to Wang Zhengzhu.

Wang Zhengzhu took the message and glanced at it. "This is an important message that has just been deciphered: The Japanese North China Headquarters sent a telegram to the Allied Autonomous Army, requesting the Autonomous Army's Second and Third Regiments, which are closest to Guantao, to send a regiment each to reinforce Guantao North."

"Guantao North? The location where the Guantao Guard was attacked?" Lin Yi took the telegram, frowned, and suddenly remembered something: "Before you arrived, the commander just sent someone to ask which unit ambushed the fake guard."

At this point, he turned to look at the intelligence director sitting in the main hall and asked, "Does anyone know which team did it?"

The enemy work officer of the Third Division in charge of Guantao area said, "Well, I haven't received any detailed information yet."

Lin Yi suddenly turned to look at Su Qing: "If I remember correctly, the battle took place near your base?"

Su Qing quickly stood up and said, "It should be that the Anxian armed working team cooperated with the Lingqiudong Squadron to ambush the security team and the puppet army."

Wang Zhengzhu suddenly spoke up: "Wait, you are talking about the Lingqiudong Squadron. Is it the guerrilla team that was recently established by the independent regiment? Aren't they in the southern mountainous area? When did they run here?"

Su Qing looked apologetic: "This is confidential for the time being, I can't answer you."

Section Chief Wang nodded and smiled: "Your name is Su Qing, right? If I remember correctly, you seem to be the leader of the Beishan Group's armed work team?"

There was no way to answer this question, Su Qing was a little embarrassed: "."

Lin Yi knew the inside story and spoke to help her out: "Captain Su, did your armed work team also participate in the battle against the garrison?"

"Yes."

Section Chief Wang asked, "Who is the commander?"

Su Qing saw that Lin Yi had no intention of stopping him. After a moment's hesitation, he spoke: "From the First Brigade Guard Battalion Commander Hu Yi."

The young man from the secret service who had been silent all the time suddenly spoke up: "Hu Yi, are you alone?"

Suddenly realizing something, he quickly changed his words: "That Ninth Battalion Commander Hu Yi?"

He shook his head at Section Chief Wang, who was probably another commander who messed up the numbers.
Ninth Battalion?

"I know this Hu Yi!" He seemed to suddenly remember something, and then his eyes lit up: "Hey, I even taught him a lesson."

The enemy work officers were completely confused and had no idea what was going on. They were clearly holding an enemy situation meeting, so how did it get to the guard battalion of the First Brigade? (End of this chapter)