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If he wanted to go deep into Fenyang, the heart of the Japanese-occupied area, he could only take small roads. Vehicles could not drive, so horses became the best means of transportation.

It took him a whole day on the road to learn how to ride a horse, and his butt was bleeding from the bumps!

Xu Da, carrying a small Bayi radio, shouted loudly: "Young Marshal, Eleven called, they have arrived in Xiaoyi County and will be able to enter Fenyang City tomorrow!"

He didn't need to record the code, he could translate it directly in his mind.

Xu Le: "They are so fast, so we have to work harder and try to reach Fenyang and meet up with them the day after tomorrow!"

A team of more than ten people would definitely attract the attention of the Japanese, not to mention that the escort team members looked like soldiers.

So when they set out, the team split into two parts. Xu Shiyi led the other nine people to go ahead, while Xu Le and Xu Da set out alone.

But I didn't expect that Xu Le basically led the horse on the first day, so the distance between him and Xu Shiyi was a bit too big.

As for why Xu Er and others were not brought along, it was because Xu Le had already kicked out the nine people from the second to the tenth one from the guard team, arranged them to the general staff department, and paid them according to the standards of officers at all levels.

They are normal human beings now, and Xu Le does not want to restrict their lives just because they are products of the system.

Moreover, any member of the guard team is comparable to a regimental-level officer. If they fully integrate into this world, they will be a commander at the division level. If they continue to stay in the guard team, it would be a waste of talent!

Two days later in the morning, Xu Le arrived near Gaoyang Town, southwest of Fenyang. Only sporadic gunshots attracted Xu Le's attention.

Xu Le looked up and asked, "Where is the shooting?"

Xu Da also listened carefully, then took out a map and looked at it, pointing to the side and said, "The sound came from over there, in the direction of Gaoyang Town!"

Since they were not far from Fenyang, Xu Le immediately became curious: "It won't take long, let's go over and take a look!"

Soon, the two men climbed up a small slope and had a panoramic view of the battlefield. It turned out that there was a troop attacking the Japanese artillery tower.

Xu Le pointed at the troops attacking the artillery tower and said, "Looking at their attire, they should be guerrillas! These people are really brave. This place is less than 20 kilometers away from Xiaoyi and Fenyang County. If there is a battle here, the enemy's support troops can arrive within two hours!"

Xu Da also pointed at the guerrillas and said, "They are all armed with homemade rifles. Look, Marshal, they have a homemade cannon! With just these equipment and only 200 people, they dare to attack the enemy's artillery tower. They are really risking their lives!"

"Perhaps it is not the weapons but the faith that supports them in fighting!"

"What did you say, young commander?"

"Nothing, bring me the map!"

After a moment, Xu Le asked in confusion: "According to the detailed military map provided by the Intelligence Department, there are no Japanese fortifications in the entire Gaoyang Town. So this artillery tower should have been built recently!

Previously, most of the guerrillas in southwest Shanxi had already moved north to the mountains. Now the devils suddenly built a blockhouse in Gaoyang, blocking the guerrillas' transportation routes. No wonder the guerrillas took the risk of attacking the blockhouse! "

Xu Da: "Young Marshal, do you want us to help?"

Xu Le rolled up the map and said, "This is an isolated turret. As long as we surround it, it's only a matter of time before we break through. Since we've encountered it, we still have to help, but not here. Let's go!"

Xu Da immediately understood what he meant, and the two of them retreated down the slope without attracting anyone's attention!

Half an hour later, Xu Le and his companion arrived at a hilly area.

"The Japanese reinforcements from Xiaoyi and Fenyang want to support Gaoyang Town. This fork in the road is the only way. Let's fire a few shots at them here to delay the Japanese. Xu Da, go and investigate. If you are right, the guerrillas should have ambushes around here!"

Xu Da immediately took the order and left.

A few minutes later, Xu Da returned: "There is a guerrilla ambush one kilometer to the south. The strength is about two platoons, and there are no heavy weapons!"

Xu Le: "It seems that they also know that their firepower is insufficient, and they dare not ambush at the fork in the road, fearing that the Japanese will outflanking them, so they moved the ambush point back a little, which is also convenient for concentrating firepower to attack the Japanese group!

This is just right, it gives us room to maneuver. Each of us will have a mortar and be responsible for a direction. We will try to launch artillery attacks on the Japanese at the same time, and then run away after the attack. The rest will be left to the guerrillas!

Then we will meet outside Fenyang City!"

After saying that, Xu Le found an ambush point suitable for artillery bombardment, and with a pull of his backhand, 10 Type 58 anti-personnel mines appeared neatly on the ground. Then he pulled again, and an L16 mortar and 20 81mm high-explosive grenades appeared out of thin air, as well as a Type 88 telescope and a 702 walkie-talkie.

"You lie in ambush here, and I'll find a place on the other side. There's still time, let's lay some mines for the devils to play with!"

After Xu Le finished speaking, he turned and ran away, not even giving Xu Da time to speak.

Xu Da shook his head helplessly. Xu Le's words were like an imperial decree, but he was afraid that Xu Le would have no protection around him. It would be troublesome if something went wrong.

Xu Le ran for 10 minutes, found a corner, and started laying mines on the spot.

Type 58 mines are difficult to be detected by mine detectors, so there is no need to use any engineering tools, just dig a hole and bury it!

A few minutes later, Xu Le set up the mortar behind a small mound far away from the roadside and estimated the distance with a telescope.

"It's only 500 meters away. If the Japanese react to the artillery fire, they can rush to me in less than two minutes. Even if they don't rush, stray bullets may hit me. No, we have to stay away!"

Ran some distance again.

"It's almost 800 meters. No, it's still not safe. We have to retreat!"

After changing the location several times, Xu Le finally stopped with satisfaction: "Damn, I'm so tired. I should have measured the distance before taking the mortar. I had to carry it so far!

The distance now is about two kilometers. If we retreat any further, we won’t be able to see the enemy’s movements clearly. This is it! "

It's not Xu Le's fault that he is timid. This is a normal human war. If he wants to face at least a hundred Japanese devils alone, he has to be cautious in all aspects. It doesn't matter how many he kills, but at least he has to find a retreat first.

He knew very well that he was not a Jindan-stage cultivator, let alone a Yuanying-stage cultivator, and he would die if a bullet from the Japanese hit him.

"He should die!"

Xu Le shuddered. He had traveled through time, so what was impossible to happen?

Thinking of this, Xu Le picked up the fixed mortar again and retreated another 100 meters. It was really the limit.

Then he climbed up the hill, picked up the telescope, and waited for the arrival of the Japanese reinforcements.