Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 304: The Japanese Year-End Sweep 3

In such a biting cold wind, even the Japanese soldiers on guard hunched their necks and gathered around the fire to warm themselves, not to mention the other puppet soldiers, who were all crowded in the simple tents and fast asleep.

Given the nature of the devils, it is impossible for them to treat the puppet soldiers well.

Therefore, the thinly dressed puppet soldiers almost all slept in a ball to resist the cold brought by the cold night.

Fan Sanqian left with a company, and no one on the Japanese or puppet army side noticed it, but it was seen by several pairs of eyes in the dark.

Of course he knew that the Japanese had set up camp about ten kilometers away from Yang Zhenhua's blocking point.

He felt helpless about the Japanese's caution, but since the goal was to delay the Japanese, attacking at night was definitely a good choice.

So, he sent a company directly over to see if there was any chance.

As it happened, Fan Sanqian was leaving with his men when he was caught by the company commander Shi Xiaoliu who came over.

"Captain, these puppet soldiers seem to be trying to escape."

Hearing the platoon leader's words, Shi Xiaoliu nodded slightly, thought for a moment and said, "Follow them first, and then capture these puppet soldiers."

Anyway, it's still early. With the enemy's deployment, it's difficult for them to break through the blockade directly. It's better to capture the puppet army and try again.

With his company of more than 500 people, it was easy for him to deal with more than 200 puppet soldiers.

An hour later, in the forest five or six kilometers away from the devils, Fan Sanqian and his puppet soldiers were sweating profusely.

In fact, it’s not mainly because they can get over it, but because they are nervous and excited, and all kinds of complicated emotions make their adrenaline surge.

"Damn it, I finally escaped, haha!"

Fan Sanqian felt like he had survived a disaster and couldn't help laughing.

"Captain, we succeeded!"

The group of people were very excited, but they didn't know that someone was gradually surrounding them from behind.

"Haha, starting today, we have people with guns. I'll take you up the mountain to be bandits, drinking, eating meat, sleeping with women, everything you want."

After escaping, Fan Sanqian began to promise the others. After all, some of them were coerced, and he had to reassure these people.

"Boss, it's right. From now on, we will go up the mountain. No matter whether it's the Japanese or the National Army, the brothers will have the final say."

The lackeys who supported Fan Sanqian began to cooperate.

As soon as these two sentences were spoken, needless to say, all the volunteers were excited.

After hearing this, those who were still confused recalled the treatment they had received from the Japanese, and naturally, without further ado, they all echoed the sentiments.

Satisfied, Fan Sanqian nodded and was about to say something when his ears suddenly moved and he shouted, "Who?"

He was so excited just now that he didn't notice the movement around him, but now he could hear it, and there were footsteps all around him.

As soon as he asked "who", the puppet soldiers became nervous. They had just escaped and they didn't want to be caught again.

You have to know that if you are caught, the outcome is almost certain death.

Some puppet soldiers were already thinking about what they should say in order to save their lives.

"Our battalion commander said that all puppet soldiers deserved to die, but since you've come out, you're naturally not puppet soldiers."

Shi Xiaoliu said this as he walked out of the darkness happily.

He was not afraid of Fan Sanqian opening fire. He had a company of more than 20 Type 99 rifles, all of which were aimed at the people in the open space.

Fan Sanqian saw it clearly, and beads of sweat immediately appeared on his forehead.

He really wanted to shoot just now, but now he was very glad, otherwise he would definitely be the first to die.

"Brother, what do you mean? We just didn't want to be dogs to the devil, so we ran away."

Fan Sanqian is very smart and makes his position clear as soon as he arrives.

According to his judgment, it was of course clear that the only troops that could appear here at this time were the Laiyuan Independent Regiment and the Eighth Route Army.

But the Eighth Route Army, which had only a few hundred people, definitely did not have so many Type 99 rifles, so it was obvious who the people coming were.

He had heard of the fame of the Laiyuan Independent Regiment even when he was a puppet soldier in Qi County.

So, he wisely chose to cooperate.

"Haha, if it weren't for this, you would have been corpses by now." Shi Xiaoliu said with a smile.

Hearing this, Fan Sanqian breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that his life was saved for the time being.

"Brother, just tell me what you want to do."

Fan Sanqian was very direct. If he didn't value his life, he would have resisted the Japanese long ago and would not have waited until now to escape.

"Put down your guns. I won't kill you, but I need your cooperation."

Shi Xiaoliu originally wanted to target these puppet troops. He needed the Japanese's deployment and the skin of the puppet troops.

Fan Sanqian had already accepted his fate. He looked at the puppet soldiers around him and said, "Brothers, put down your guns."

The surrounding puppet soldiers were naturally aware of their situation. They put their guns on the ground and then raised their hands to show that they were not a threat.

Seeing this, the soldiers of the first company left some people to keep guard while the others went to collect the guns.

After a while, all the guns were confiscated by the soldiers. Shi Xiaoliu was satisfied and looked at Fan Sanqian and said, "Tell me about the deployment of the Japanese and the location of their supplies."

It was already past four in the morning, and he had to seize this opportunity to complete the task quickly, otherwise all his work would be in vain by the time dawn came.

Fan Sanqian thought for a moment and said with some embarrassment, "The Japs don't treat us Imperial Army soldiers as human beings at all, and the baggage is strictly guarded by the Japs."

"So, it's very difficult for you to burn it down, almost impossible."

Shi Xiaoliu waved his hand and said, "Just tell me where the Japanese troops are deployed and where their supplies are. You don't have to worry about anything else."

Fan Sanqian originally thought that if he said this, these people would give up, but now that they insisted, he had no choice but to tell them the Japanese deployment.

He actually didn't know much. The Japanese were on high alert against these puppet troops. They only trusted their own people, so how could they let these puppet troops notice?

After understanding the situation, Shi Xiaoliu thought for a moment and said, "Tell your people to take off their clothes. You can stay here later."

After saying this, he turned around and started to give instructions to the communications soldier without paying any attention to Fan Caiqian.

Half an hour later, the group set out again.

Perhaps Fan Caiqian accepted his fate, or perhaps he wanted to know how these people would break the deadlock, so he cooperated and followed the team.

At 5:30 in the morning, Shi Xiaoliu led more than 200 people to infiltrate the Japanese's first line of defense.

At this time, no one noticed anything wrong with the first line of defense.

It was indeed too cold and dark, and the tents of the puppet soldiers were all over the rear for one kilometer, so the Japanese didn't bother to pay attention.

In fact, there is another point. The wind was so cold that even the puppet soldiers who wanted to pee had to hold it in. Who would have nothing better to do than to run out and see if Fan Caiqian's company was still there?

Shi Xiaoliu looked around vigilantly, then made a few gestures to several teams of soldiers.

Then, a group of people tiptoed towards the tent.