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Time flew by and it was already 6:30 in the morning.

The sky gradually gets brighter.

The Second Independent Regiment completed its mission early and took cover before dawn according to the headquarters' plan.

The Second Independent Regiment was currently hiding in a mountain forest called Longwangling, 20 kilometers away from Yangquan County.

At this time, Wang Chengzhu led Xu Hailang, Wang Shugen and other main cadres to the top of Longwangling.

Standing high, you can see far. Looking down from the high position, you can clearly see the scope of more than ten kilometers north and south of the Zhengtai-Taiwan Railway.

With the help of the telescope, Wang Chengzhu could see at least 5 battlefields, which meant that 5 Japanese strongholds were under attack, or in other words, there were still 5 Japanese strongholds that had not been captured.

Wang Chengzhu set his sights on a stronghold on the south side of the Zhengtai Railway.

Judging from the map, it should be the Xiquegou stronghold on the outskirts of the large stronghold Donghuixiang. This is also a relatively large small stronghold. There is about a small group of Japanese soldiers and a company of puppet troops stationed there.

Several small surrounding strongholds have been basically defeated, and only the Japanese and puppet troops in the Xiquegou stronghold are still resisting.

Since the attacking Eighth Route Army did not have heavy offensive weapons, the bunkers at this stronghold were extremely strong, and there were many enemy troops stationed there, they were unable to make effective progress.

Monk Wei had a quick temper. He followed Wang Chengzhu's gaze for a while and couldn't help but frown and said: "What kind of army is this? It's so useless. It has been fighting for more than 6 hours and it's dawn and it hasn't captured the target yet."

Wang Chengzhu said: "This should be a regiment of the New 7th Brigade."

"New 7th Brigade? No wonder." Monk Wei suddenly realized.

The 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army originally had only two brigades, the 386th Brigade and the 385th Brigade.

As for the New 1st Brigade, the New 4th Brigade, the New 7th Brigade, and the New 8th Brigade, they were newly formed later.

The 7th Brigade and the New 8th Brigade are new brigades that have just been established.

According to the tradition of the Eighth Route Army, among the several regiments under the jurisdiction of the New 7th Brigade, there is at most one old regiment, or even one old battalion, and the rest are all local armed forces, such as county brigade, district squad, and other upgraded brigades.

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Not only are such troops poorly equipped, but their training level is also low, and their combat effectiveness is naturally far inferior to that of other main force groups.

And this is also the true strength of the Eighth Route Army.

The reason why Monk Wei believed that the Eighth Route Army was invincible was because he was in the Second Independent Regiment and was blinded.

It was a bit overwhelming to let such a newly formed unit with crude equipment and low training level take on the task of attacking difficult targets. It was normal that they did not capture a larger Japanese stronghold.

As time goes by, the sky gets brighter and brighter, and finally the sun is about to rise.

Wang Chengzhu and others' vision became clearer and clearer.

However, this Eighth Route Army unit's attack on the Xiquegou stronghold was never very sophisticated.

"There is no time." Although Monk Wei is conceited, he will not look down on the brother army opposite with poor equipment and poor combat effectiveness. Even with such crude weapons and equipment, he dared to attack the Japanese stronghold without hesitation. This is Jinsui.

What the Central Military Army cannot do is also what the Central Army cannot do, so it is even more respectable and admirable.

Monk Wei sighed and said: "This brother's army is still poorly equipped and probably won't be able to win. I really want to give them two artillery pieces."

Xu Hailang, Wang Shugen and others also said with serious faces: "Yeah, it's probably difficult."

"They should be retreating. If they don't retreat, they will be in danger when the Japanese who return home from the east get reinforcements."

Wang Chengzhu smiled: "How about we make a bet? I bet that this brotherly army can definitely capture the Xiquegou stronghold."

Xu Hailang, Wang Shugen and others were all in disbelief: "Captain, you mean, they still have a chance?"

"It's impossible. You see, the troops they invested are obviously not as much as before. Even the gunfire is not as fierce as before. It's obvious that the ammunition is running out. This is a flaw. You can't charge forward with a bayonet, right?"

Wang Chengzhu: "First of all, the Japanese who returned to their hometowns in the east will definitely not dare to come out in a short time, because their phone lines must have been cut off, and they don't know what's going on outside."

"In addition, if nothing else happens, Masaomi Yasuoka must have given the order to withdraw troops from the base below, so the Japanese in the Donghui Township base must not dare to go out to respond."

Everyone nodded, because before that, they had seen that many Japanese and puppet troops in small strongholds had broken through and evacuated, and then fled into the nearest large stronghold.

Wang Chengzhu added: "If the telephone line at the Xiquegou stronghold is cut off before receiving the order to retreat, then the Japanese inside will definitely defend the stronghold.

This gave this brotherly force enough time to attack.

But obviously, they had received the order to retreat in advance."

Monk Wei asked doubtfully: "Captain, how do you know? Do you still know your fortune?"

Wang Chengzhu: "Of course I can't tell fortunes, but I can make inferences."

"You see, the reason why this brotherly army reduced its offensive troops and firepower is not because there are not so many people, but because it deployed the remaining troops in Xiquegou on the way back to the east."

"They have only one purpose in doing this, which is to lure the Japanese and puppet troops out of the Xiquegou stronghold, wait for them to enter the ambush circle, and then use their superiority in strength to kill them with one blow."

"When the offensive of this brotherly force is completely over and the troops are decisively withdrawn, the Japanese and puppet troops in the Xiquegou stronghold will inevitably choose to break out, and then return eastward and quickly evacuate."

Xu Hailang and others followed Wang Chengzhu's train of thought and looked east toward their hometown. As expected, they saw a large number of troops vaguely hidden on both sides of the road about 3 kilometers away from Xiquegou.

These Eighth Route Army soldiers are hidden behind weeds or trees and may not be visible from the ground.

But they are so high up that they can vaguely see it.

"Captain, you are so amazing!" Everyone expressed their sincere admiration.

After about 10 minutes, the attacking Eighth Route Army suddenly withdrew, heading east in the opposite direction back home.

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The Japanese in the Xiquegou stronghold waited for a while, and after confirming that the Eighth Route Army had completely withdrawn, they immediately led about 100 puppet troops to withdraw from the stronghold.

Among them, there was about a platoon of Japanese soldiers clearing the way in front, about 40 Japanese soldiers in the middle, and then the remaining puppet troops.

Many of the puppet soldiers were carrying large bags and small boxes on their backs, which were probably food and ammunition. The Japanese were reluctant to throw them away, so they wanted to take them to the Donghui hometown stronghold, so they suffered a lot from those ruthless puppet soldiers.

It is about 10 kilometers from Xiquegou to Donghuixiang.

However, we have to pass through a large area of ​​deserted land in the middle. It is already early summer, and the grass in the field is lush and green, and some of it has grown to more than one meter high.

The Japanese and puppet soldiers were obviously hesitant when they walked to the edge of this wasteland, as if they were afraid of being ambushed...
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