under fire

The Japanese invaders in North China would conduct large-scale sweeps to clear public security every spring and autumn.

This year, however, seems to be different from previous years.

The time of the Japanese raids was shortened by nearly half.

The Eighth Route Army ambushed Dashi Xiongjilang's troops, then recovered Qinghe County, and attacked the Japanese officers' inspection team...

Commissioner Chen was sensitively aware that something must have happened in the meantime that he didn't know about!

In the western Shandong region, things that the rangers didn't know must be related to the Eighth Route Army.

I asked the Eighth Route Army through my connections but still couldn't find any accurate information.

Outside Guan County.

"One hundred rifles, four thousand rounds of bullets...four hundred grenades?" Kan Jiu was stunned when he heard the numbers reported by his men.

Commissioner Chen took the initiative to come forward and deliver guns and ammunition in exchange for the Ninth Battalion's combat merits. He also sent an additional 400 grenades. He must have had other purposes.

"Brother Kan, I have fulfilled my promise. We will continue to cooperate happily in the future!" Commissioner Chen approached Kan Jiu and said, "There are four hundred extra grenades. Please transfer them to the First Brigade Guard Battalion!"

“No problem…” The flesh on Kan Jiu’s face trembled. His words had a hint of meaning.

"Brother, I have something else that I would like to trouble you to find out for me."

"If I remember correctly, the Military Intelligence Bureau's intelligence system is much stronger than a gangster like me, right?" Kan Jiu neither agreed nor refused.

"Every inch has its own strengths and every foot has its own weaknesses. Just let us exchange ideas as brothers."

"What do you say."

"The Japanese in western Shandong gave up their autumn mopping-up operation halfway and suddenly withdrew their troops. Are there any big moves on your side?" Commissioner Chen lowered his voice.

"I'll ask about this later." Kan Jiu really didn't know the reason.

However, the guy who gave me the guns and ammunition is a big money man, maybe I can cheat him in the future, so I'll just deal with it in words for now.

"If you have any accurate information, please inform me in time." Commissioner Chen was speechless, thinking that this guy really didn't know what to do until he saw the rabbit. "If the unexpected suspension of the Japanese raid is really related to you, I can mediate this matter. If you need anything in the future, just ask!"

"But...even if I get the news, there's no way I can inform you right away." Kan Jiu was secretly shocked. This man was so generous and his goal was very clear: he was planning to take the credit for the Japanese stopping their autumn mopping-up campaign.

The stick is already right in front of me, and I would be letting him down if I didn't knock on it. I said I couldn't inform him in time because I wanted him to set up two radio stations.

Radios are so expensive that you may not be able to buy one even if you have money.

"How about I send two people with a radio to answer your orders at any time?" Commissioner Chen was very helpful.

"That's fine, but I can't guarantee that the Japanese will reveal the real reason themselves." Kan Jiu looked at the fat old man calmly. This guy was not very honest. He wanted to insert people into the Ninth Battalion, which belonged to the Pixiu. Haha...

"You don't need to worry about this..." Commissioner Chen has been dealing with the Japanese for many years, and the Japanese will never publicize any news that would damage their image.

The two quickly reached an agreement.

Through the intelligence personnel planted in the autonomous army, Commissioner Chen found out the true identity of Kan Jiu...

Kan Jiu's ostensible identity is a liaison sent by the Allied Autonomous Army, but his actual identity is a member of the Eighth Route Army...

The Allied Autonomous Army was not a monolithic entity, but was divided into three factions. The army commander and his direct assault regiment and the First Brigade had close relations with the Eighth Route Army.

The Second Brigade are fence-sitters, and will only smile at whoever has the bigger fist. Now that the Japanese are so powerful, they are naturally determined to become traitors.

The three brigades pledged their loyalty to the Loyal and Patriotic Army…

Ever since Li Chenghua from the First Brigade was caught and shot by the Japanese for flirting with the Eighth Route Army, all kinds of people are now vying for the opportunity to reorganize the First Brigade.

Wang Ziquan is currently offering a higher price...

The relationship is quite complicated.
He watched the radio operator he had arranged follow Kan Jiu and escort the goods away.

Commissioner Chen took out a cigarette from his pocket, put it in his mouth, and lit it with a match.

This guy named Kan is a smart man. He is a fence-sitter who is willing to try his luck on two, three, or four boats. Does he really think that he doesn't know that he is an Eighth Route Army soldier?

However, it seems that our own rangers should learn from the Eighth Route Army.

He quickly discarded the idea.

The pampered elites would never agree to arrange their men to live and eat with the common people in leaky shabby houses.

Cooperation is the best choice!

The life-and-death battle between the superiors and the Eighth Route Army did not affect the cooperation between the little people like them and the Eighth Route Army to fight against Japan.

...

Captain Li took a company of about a hundred men who were still able to move and fought with the Japanese and puppet troops for the entire night.

Under the cover of the divisional liaison officer, the team dispersed before dawn and hid in the homes of well-fortified households in the village.

He successfully made the Japanese lieutenant colonel identify his company as the part that remained in the east after the 9th battalion was divided.

The district intelligence system might not be considered efficient, and the news of the change in Donggu Town quickly reached his ears.

As the main force of the division, they naturally had to report to him on such a big matter as secretly liberating a town.

In fact, the division had secretly planted a lot of people in Donggu Town. With the combat effectiveness of the main force, it would not take any effort to capture Donggu Town.

Someone captured Donggu Town, and it was basically certain without any doubt that it was Captain Hu who did it.

The Ninth Battalion attacked and attacked indiscriminately, disrupting the divisional deployment.

The secret arrangements of the division had to be exposed... Donggu Town was where the division's secret grain storage was located and it could not be lost.

Before it got dark, he led the team on a hurried journey, heading southwest back to the base.

On nights when there were no raids by the Japanese or puppet troops, the team moved very quickly.

When they were still more than ten miles away from the base, they suddenly heard continuous explosions ahead.

Sometimes sparse, sometimes dense.

The distance of more than ten miles is not far, and you can even see the sky in the distance illuminated.

I once fought a night battle with the Japanese mopping-up forces, and I immediately realized: "It's the Japanese's flares!"

"Battalion Commander, it seems to be north of our base."

"It is very likely that the wounded left behind were discovered by the devils?"

"That's not right. When we left, the Japanese puppet troops had already retreated to the north?" the company commander asked.

"Divide the food into zones!" Captain Li's face turned pale. The place where the battle took place was between the stored winter food and his own base.

The scouts moved forward and the entire company ran forward.

The food was scattered and hidden in the villages outside the town, hoping that the enemy would only find one place...

Big Dog led a platoon of more than 30 people and chased the puppet army's rearguard team. The attack went smoothly and without any hindrance.

It was not because his attack power was strong, but because the puppet troops left behind had already been frightened.

Run when you hear gunshots.

The big dog was so overwhelmed by the smooth progress of the attack that he kept urging the people around him: "We didn't have enough fun fighting before, this time the puppet army is right in front of us, as long as we break into the puppet army's position, everyone will be successful!"

The pursuers were getting closer and closer, and soon they were approaching the meeting point of the two puppet troops.

The puppet soldiers panicked, holding their rifles tighter and tighter, and some began to pull out grenades.

The situation suddenly reversed.

The Japanese started the battle with grenades. The distance between the two sides in firing was less than a hundred meters, and it seemed as if the whole world began to tremble.

Six grenade launchers lined up in a row were firing alternately.

The attacking team was quickly defeated by the rising smoke.

Li Laosi, who was following closely behind the big dog, shouted loudly: "Everyone, spread out to the west to encircle them! Let me surround this group of Japanese puppet troops."

In his opinion, with the battalion commander personally in charge in the north, Xiao Hongying and Liu Yuanqing in the east to support the enemy, and Da Gou cutting off the enemy's rear, it would be just right for him to lead his men to encircle them from the west!

"There are no less than 300 remaining Japanese puppet soldiers. How dare you say you can take care of them all with only 30 men?"

"How can ordinary people have such courage and determination?" Wen Wuquan said with admiration.

"Bullshit, this is called overestimating one's own abilities"

...

Are the Eighth Route Army getting more aggressive?
The Japanese second lieutenant was not panicked at all.

The outer imperial army suffered heavy casualties in the attack, mainly because they were ambushed by a large landmine from the Eighth Route Army.

The lieutenant suffered heavy casualties in the attack, mainly from grenades thrown by the Eighth Route Army at close range.

He firmly believed that no matter how powerful the Eighth Route Army was, they could never be a match for the Imperial Army!

The battalion commander of the Imperial Army said that the other side had a regiment of troops, which was not worthy of trust at all.

If the Eighth Route Army assembled a regiment of troops, it would be impossible for the omnipotent Imperial Army intelligence department to not receive any news of it in advance.

It has to be admitted that the Eighth Route Army had indeed reached an extremely high level in guerrilla warfare.

But fighting offensive or defensive positional battles in the dark.

As long as the invincible Imperial Army does not take the initiative to rush out, the Eighth Route Army will have ways to deal with us!
The second lieutenant made an analysis of the battlefield based on assumptions, and the lieutenant died unexpectedly. As a second lieutenant, he is now the supreme commander.

He has the final say in everything!

As the highest commander, the second lieutenant squatted behind the grenade launcher fire group, waving his command knife and shouting desperately: "Fire a flare!"

Perhaps he felt that he was about to create something brilliant, the lieutenant's expression was nervous... so nervous that his eyes and mouth were crooked.

He raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, his eyes accidentally glanced to the side, and his face immediately turned dark and his eyes widened.

To his west, there were nearly two hundred figures lying in a dark mass.

All eyes were fixed on the flares that drew arcs in the sky.

"Just watch the fun, I'll make you cry later!"

Both sides in a positional battle will suffer heavy casualties.

The pseudo-first company commander was very insightful and whispered: "Battalion Commander, the Tubalu have many people and are powerful. We can't fight this battle with Taijun!"

"The question is, how to find a reason to leave!"

"Hey, send a few brothers with good arm strength to sneak out and secretly throw a few grenades at the heads of the imperial army..." (End of this chapter)