Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

Chapter 2614: Troops are dispatched to the mine!

“The mine! There are many miners here who were captured and forced to work by traitors.

These miners hate the Japanese traitors to the core. If we seize this mine, we can expand our military force in a short period of time."

Duanwu's eyes were shining when he was talking to Ma Ping'an.

Of course he would fight Kaoshantun, but that was for future plans.

However, the most urgent task is to quickly expand the military force to deal with the upcoming Japanese raid.

Of course, Duanwu does not have the ability to deploy spies in major cities now, but he can guess.

These little Japanese devils had suffered losses time and time again and had long hated the Anti-Japanese Brigade. The previous mopping-up operations were aborted due to Duanwu's many ambushes and night raids.

But will the Japs give up so easily?

Absolutely not!

Therefore, Duanwu had to quickly expand his military forces before this.

Of course, it is absolutely useless for ordinary people to expand the military force so quickly, because how can new soldiers go to the battlefield without training?

However, Duanwu had plenty of experience in this kind of thing. At this time, the miners had not been rescued yet, but he had already made clear arrangements for the other party.

But at this moment, Ma Hu hurriedly walked in and said, "Captain Qi, we found traces of the devils again, but they escaped. It feels like the devils that appeared near the base last time."

"The devils are coming very fast!"

Duanwu murmured, and at this time Ma Pingan said: "Are the Japanese going to raid again?"

Duanwu shook his head and said, "No, they are just investigating."

Ma Ping'an frowned and said, "Then I'm afraid it's not a good idea for us to attack the mine. If the guerrillas leave, the Japanese will easily take advantage of the situation and sneak in."

Duanwu smiled and said, "Don't you think this is a good plan?"

Ma Pingan asked in surprise: "You mean, we pretend to attack the mine, then lure the Japanese out of Songyuan, and then ambush them?"

But as soon as he said this, Ma Pingan said quickly: "No, no, this is too risky. We don't know when the Japanese will come, and whether they have left Songyuan. What if the Japanese have already reached the old site of Phoenix City?"

Ma Ping'an shook his head repeatedly. Although he trusted Duanwu very much, he felt that Duanwu's approach this time was too radical.

Duanwu thought for a moment, then quickly took out a pencil and calculated on the map: "The distance from the guerrillas to the mine is about 230 miles. The distance from Songyuan to the guerrilla base is about 190 miles."

Ma Pingan said: "Yes, if the Japanese had planned to attack the guerrilla base, then when we went to the mine, the Japanese scouts would report this situation to the Japanese in Songyuan.

The Japs from Songyuan are leaving, and even if our main force captures the mine, there is no time to come back for support. Our base will be lost!"

Duanwu smiled and said, "Old Pan, have you ever calculated the distance between the mine and Songyuan City?"

At this moment, Ma Pingan was suddenly startled. He quickly looked at the map and calculated the distance from the mine to Songyuan in his mind: "Eighty-five miles?"

Duanwu continued: "So what would happen if the entire black army suddenly turned north while we were on the way to the mine?"

Ma Pingan was shocked again and asked, "Then you only took a few hundred people to the mine?"

Duanwu sneered and said, "They are just puppet troops. I am giving them enough face by bringing 300 people with me. But I am a little worried about whether the Japanese special forces and the black-clad troops can handle them. Last time, we caught the Japanese special forces by surprise and wiped them out before they could show their strength.

But if the Japanese find out in advance and the ambush fails, I am worried about the safety of the black-clad troops."

Ma Pingan said, "Why don't you lead the black-clad troops and I lead the others to the mine?"

Duanwu shook his head again and said, "There are many traitors in the mine, nearly a thousand of them. And Huang Batian is not an ordinary traitor. He was originally a security guard of the Northeast Army and has been operating in the mine for nearly twenty years. Such a person is not so easy to deal with."

At this point, Duanwu added: "It's not that I don't trust you, I'm just afraid that you will suffer if you bring too few people."

Ma Pingan nodded. He knew his own strengths and weaknesses. If Duanwu said that bringing 300 people meant looking down on the enemy, then he might not win even if he brought 600 people.

So it seemed as if the whole thing came to a standstill because Duanwu did not have the ability to clone himself.

But Duanwu thought for a moment and lowered his voice and said, "Given that the enemy's individual combat capability is very strong, once the enemy discovers our plan, Lao Pan, you will immediately implement the second plan."

"Plan 2?"

Ma Ping'an was surprised because he had never heard Duanwu mention any second plan.

But he immediately reacted and turned his ear towards Duanwu.

Duanwu whispered in Ma Ping'an's ear for a while, and Ma Ping'an suddenly realized and nodded frequently.

So a feint to the east and attack in the west will be launched at night.

Duanwu deliberately asked Ma Hu to send people to patrol the mountains normally. If they saw the Japanese, they should drive them away and not chase them. They should also pretend to be ready for battle to confuse the enemy.

At around seven o'clock in the evening, Long Qianyan's Chunjianghao Team 1 and Ma Shanpao's Team 2, with Duyanlong's black-clad troops following behind, quietly left the guerrilla base and headed straight for the southeast.

This scene immediately aroused the vigilance of the Japanese Shadow Wolf Unit scouts.

The Japanese scouts of the Shadow Wolf Unit were extremely alert. As soon as there was any unusual movement in the direction of the guerrillas, they would stare at them like mice in the dark.

Two of the Japanese soldiers were closest to the direction in which the guerrillas left. When they saw teams of guerrillas marching in neat rows silently across the forest path, they couldn't help but feel puzzled.

"So many people, what are they going to do?"

A Japanese scout asked another Japanese in a low voice.

"It should be a large-scale military operation. They want to take the initiative and attack the Imperial Army."

The other Japanese soldier frowned. Although he didn't know what target the guerrillas were going to attack, it was definitely not small. Almost all the guerrillas were out.

He realized that the situation might be serious, so he slowly retreated. When he felt he was safe, he found the radio from the bushes nearby and sent a message to Kujo Miyakita.

He wanted to report the guerrillas' abnormal situation to His Excellency Kujo Miyakita.

The devil's fingers jumped quickly on the transmitter, and he sent out what he saw and heard as well as his own speculation in the simplest language code: "Mister Kujo Miyakita, urgent report. At around 7 o'clock tonight, a large number of guerrillas secretly moved to the southeast. The action was covert and there was no intention to fight. Please give instructions."

After sending the message, the devil waited nervously for a reply.

Soon, a reply came from the radio: "Continue monitoring, do not alert the enemy. Remember, no matter what happens, report it immediately!"

(End of this chapter)