Bright Sword: The brigade commander is shocked! You call this a county brigade?

Inside the Japanese headquarters in Ping'an County.

The Japanese squadron leader Saburo Sato and the head of the intelligence department Naoshita Yamaguchi were sitting opposite each other and the two were having a conversation.

After receiving instructions from Yoshio Shinozuka, Naoshita Yamaguchi decided to lead a team to Ping'an County to investigate.

"Sato-kun, two days have passed. Don't we have any clues?"

Saburo Sato spoke slowly: “Chief Yamaguchi, after the incident, I personally led the team to the scene.

According to the situation on the scene, the enemy used artillery and a large number of grenades, and all the supplies transported by our transport team were robbed by the enemy, and the trucks were directly driven away by them. "

"I estimate that the enemy must have deployed at least 1-2 regiments to wipe out our entire transport squadron in such a short time. Such combat power is definitely not something that ordinary troops can possess."

Yamaguchi nodded and said:

"Mr. Sato, do you think the troops that ambushed our transport convoy were from the Eighth Route Army or the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army?"

"Chief Yamaguchi, it's really hard for me to make a direct judgment on this.

But according to my analysis, the most likely candidate is the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, which is strong and powerful, and has heavy weapons such as cannons.

However, the only one active near us was the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, but according to the information provided by my intelligence personnel, the 358th Regiment did not dispatch any troops. This made me very confused. "

After hearing Sato Saburo's report, Yamaguchi Naoshita fell into deep thought.

Therefore, he made a decisive decision: “Sato-kun, I need to go to the scene in person to observe the situation.”

Accompanied by Saburo Sato, Yamaguchi drove straight down to Huangyapo.

Along the way, Sato Saburo's description kept replaying in his mind, and his heart was full of doubts.

After arriving at Huangyapo, we made some survey down the mountain pass and made a rough judgment.

"Sato-kun, the ambush troops must be in Heian County. They can't just disappear without a trace."

He immediately gave the order: "Notify all my intelligence personnel to start a carpet search in Ping'an County. This unit must be hiding somewhere, we must find them!"

Yamaguchi's order was quickly passed down and the entire intelligence department immediately took action.

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In the courtyard of the Lijiazhuang County Brigade,

Gaoda and Li Yunlong were sitting leisurely on bamboo chairs, each holding a large palm-leaf fan in their hands, trying to dispel the scorching summer heat.

Just then, Li Dakang rushed in happily, his face filled with joy.

"Captain, we've made a fortune! All the spoils of war have been counted!"

When Gaoda and Li Yunlong heard the news, they immediately stood up from their chairs with expressions of surprise on their faces.

"Captain Dakang, please read out our spoils this time!"

Li Dakang cleared his throat and began to speak:

"Captain, after careful statistics this time, we have seized a total of 38 Type 3100 rifles and 50 rounds of ammunition from the Japanese. We have also seized 40 Type 60 light machine guns and 92 rounds of ammunition. We have also seized 13 Type 40 heavy machine guns and rounds of ammunition."

"In addition, we also seized 14 mortars, 4000 shells, 4300 grenades, 70 3000mm shells, 515 boxes of canned beef, 50 in each box, totaling 25750 cans, 20 boxes of penicillin, and a number of other military supplies."

When Gaoda and Li Yunlong heard about the seizure, they both showed joy on their faces.

"Lao Gao, we really made a fortune this time!"

"Damn it! I've been fighting on the battlefield for so many years, but I've never captured such a rich supply at one time. Look at these weapons and equipment. They are enough to arm two regiments!"

"Lao Gao, now that we have so many weapons and equipment, it's time to expand the size of our county brigade."

Li Yunlong then proposed: "Our county brigade can now recruit soldiers. The brigade commander has given us the right to develop independently, so we don't need to stick to any organization, and just recruit soldiers!"

Li Dakang couldn't help but nod repeatedly when he heard Li Yunlong's words.

"Captain, the instructor is right! Now that we have enough weapons, it's a good time to expand the team. And I heard that many young people near Lijiazhuang want to join our county brigade. I think we can definitely recruit another two to three thousand people!"

After hearing what Li Dakang said, Gundam couldn't help but feel excited.

He muttered to himself, "Damn, I have a county brigade, but now I have more people than a brigade! Just thinking about it makes my blood boil! Let's do it! Anyway, the brigade commander has given us free rein."

Gundam immediately made the decision: "Okay! Let's do as you say! Captain Dakang, the recruitment is now in your hands.

Hire as many people as you can! The output of our arsenal can fully keep up with our consumption!"

"Yes! Captain!" Li Dakang responded excitedly.

After Gaoda finished speaking, he thought for a while, then turned to Li Yunlong and said:

"Old Li, I have an important task for you. Although we have seized a lot of weapons and equipment this time, we still need to send some benefits to the brigade commander."

"what?"

"Lao Gao, are you sure? You're going to give away something you've just got? If it were me, I would have hidden it well."

Gundam smiled and shook his head, explaining:

"Old Li, listen to me carefully. This time I asked you to deliver some weapons and equipment to the brigade commander, but it's not just as simple as delivering weapons.

More importantly, we should take this opportunity to ask the brigade commander for people.

A few days have passed, and our arsenal is eager to add more manpower to increase production. You must get this done for me this time."

When Li Yunlong heard this, a smile of sudden enlightenment appeared on his face.

"So that's what you were thinking, Old Gao! Okay, no problem, leave this to me, Li Yunlong. Don't worry, I promise to bring the person back safely."

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At the entrance of Lijiazhuang village where the breeze is blowing.

A middle-aged man in simple clothes was walking towards an old man who was sitting on a stone bench basking in the sun.

With a warm smile on his face, he asked, "Hello, uncle. I came from Ping'an County and came here specifically to buy grain. Do you have any surplus grain to sell in your village?"

The old man raised his head, squinted his eyes and looked at the middle-aged man, then shook his head slowly:

"Young man, the weather this year is not very good, and the harvest is not as good as in previous years. We don't have any extra food in the village to sell to you."

The middle-aged man heard this, but did not give up, and continued to ask tentatively:

"Uncle, have you heard that the Japanese in Ping An City have been frantically looking for trucks these days? I heard that their transport team was robbed."

When the old man heard this, a smug look immediately appeared on his face.

He put down his pipe and said excitedly:

"Oh, of course I know about this. It was done by our Lijiazhuang County Brigade. They were so brave!

We robbed many of the Japanese trucks and killed many of them."

However, he did not realize that the seemingly ordinary middle-aged man in front of him was actually a spy sent by the Japanese.

The information revealed in his words was undoubtedly a huge gain for the spy.

A gleam of light flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes, and he was secretly delighted in his heart: Finally, we found the troops that ambushed the transport team!