A magazine of 30,000 rounds, you call it Hanyang

"Ishikawa-kun, what time is it?"

One thousand meters southeast of the Fourth Battalion's position, in a pile of dry weeds, a group of Japanese soldiers were lying quietly on the cold snow.

The Japanese soldiers who led the group were none other than Koizumi, former deputy commander of the 1st Infantry Battalion of the Sakata Regiment, and Ishikawa, squadron leader of the Japanese supply transport battalion.

Now, this Japanese infantry battalion with only 300 people left has been reorganized into a death squad, responsible for the first battle to sneak attack the position of the Fourth Battalion.

They had already sneaked out of the camp under the cover of darkness last night, and this group of Japs had been running for most of the night.

In order not to alert the Fourth Battalion and avoid being discovered by Zheng Kaixuan's men, they detoured for more than 20 kilometers from the southeast, and only arrived near the Fourth Battalion camp an hour ago.

Not only were they exhausted, but their bodies were also nearly numb from the cold.

"It's half past four. We have to wait a little longer. The commander ordered us to launch the attack at five o'clock sharp."

Ishikawa opened his pocket watch, covered it with his clothes, then turned on the flashlight and glanced at the time on it.

"Koizumi-kun, don't worry. This time, the credit will definitely be ours. Zheng Kaixuan doesn't seem to be prepared at all."

The Japanese deputy captain Koizumi rubbed his legs which were almost frozen stiff, and had to continue lying on the ground, not daring to move.

What the two Japanese soldiers, Koizumi and Ishikawa, didn't know was that their journey that night was in vain.

They think they are smart, but in fact they are useless and completely disgraceful.

Ever since they left the Sakata Regiment's camp last night, their every move has been under the surveillance of the Fourth Battalion and under the control of Zheng Kaixuan.

The Heiyunkou area is the home base of the 4th Battalion of the New 1st Regiment. Most of the soldiers of the 4th Battalion were recruited from nearby villages.

The scouts in charge of gathering information are all native locals. They are extremely familiar with every slope, every ravine, every piece of high ground, every flower, every grass, and every tree here. The scouts from the fourth battalion are familiar with them and know them all with their eyes closed.

How could the whereabouts of a Japanese army of 300 people be hidden from their eyes?

At this moment, Zheng Kaixuan, Kong Jie and others were having a heated discussion in the command center.

The topic they discussed was nothing else but how to kill these devils.

"Old Zheng, just give them a few dozen shells and send these devils to hell! Let me fire a couple of shots too, so I can avenge the brothers of the Independent Regiment."

Kong Jie was already getting impatient. He didn't understand why Zheng Kaixuan was still not in a hurry to take action even though this group of Japanese soldiers were so close to their position.

"Old Xing, what do you think?"

Zheng Kaixuan turned his gaze to Xing Zhiguo.

Xing Zhiguo pondered for a moment.

"I think there's something fishy going on here. Since these devils have already gotten close to our position, they should have attacked immediately. But they're hiding and not moving. It's hard to say if they have other intentions..."

Zheng Kaixuan cast an approving look at Xing Zhiguo.

Xing Zhiguo is definitely a person with strong strategic thinking, otherwise, the independent regiment would not have developed so quickly when Li Yunlong was the regiment commander in the later period.

Just then, a detective ran in.

"Report to the battalion commander, the Japanese Sakata Regiment's main force suddenly stopped two or three kilometers away from our position."

After hearing this news, even Wang Xikui noticed something was wrong.

"Triumph, the old devil Sakata didn't launch an attack directly. It seems that he is waiting for something."

At this point, Zheng Kaixuan already had the answer in his mind.

He took a pocket watch from his pocket and placed it on the table.

"I'm now basically certain that Sakata is waiting for this Japanese unit lurking near our position to take action. And this Japanese unit is waiting for a time they agreed upon."

"They want to use this Japanese army to spy on us and see if we are prepared."

"If this enemy unit can successfully charge into our position without any obstruction, Sakata Nobutsu will definitely order the entire regiment to attack immediately."

"If this Japanese army suddenly encounters a fierce counterattack from our side, then the old Japanese Sakata will know that we have been prepared for it, and the Japanese army will definitely not attack us."

Only then did everyone suddenly realize.

"What a cunning little devil!"

"Damn it, the Japs are so devious. Old Zheng, what should we do?"

Kong Jie asked anxiously.

Zheng Kaixuan put the pocket watch into his arms and a smile of confidence appeared on his face.

"Since the Japs are planning to play tricks on us, let's play along! When it comes to strategizing, we Chinese are their ancestors, but they're still a little naive when it comes to us."

"Communicator."

"arrive."

"Immediately notify the commander of the Eighth Company, Hu Zhenguo, and order the Eighth Company to quietly withdraw from the position and not alert the Japanese."

"Yes!"

"First Company Commander Chen Shengli, Fifth Company Commander Song Pengcheng, Sixth Company Commander Xin Qiankun,"

"To!"

"To!"

"To!"

"You three companies, put on your bayonets and quietly hide in the front trench. When these little devils rush over, use your bayonets to kill them."

If we don't want to arouse Sakata's suspicion, we can only try to eliminate this Japanese army quietly.

The first, fifth, and sixth companies were all elite troops from the fourth battalion, and each soldier in these companies had very strong individual combat qualities. There was absolutely no problem in sending them to deal with this enemy force.

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

Just when Chen Shengli and the other three received the order and were about to leave, a man as tall as an iron tower stood up. It was Niu Dashan.

"big--"

Before he even uttered the word "brother", Niu Dashan immediately remembered what Zheng Kaixuan had once warned him.

When fighting or when there are many people around and you have to call the battalion commander, he immediately changed his words.

"Battalion Commander! If we need hand-to-hand combat, I, Niu Dashan, would like to request to fight!"

In order to appease Niu Dashan, Zheng Kaixuan asked him to select one hundred more capable recruits from the new recruits recruited in Niujiayu to form a reserve company.

Niu Dashan had been feeling depressed for a long time and had been waiting at home for an opportunity to make a contribution.

"You said before that as long as our brothers in Niujiayu can make meritorious contributions, you will reorganize our reserve company into the 11th Company. This is such a good opportunity, I must go."

Zheng Kaixuan then remembered that this was indeed the case.

"Alright then. The Sixth Company will withdraw and the Reserve Company will take over. Niu Dashan, you must obey the orders of Captain Chen and Captain Song in this battle. Do you understand?"

"Yes! Captain! As long as I can fight the devils, I'll obey anyone's orders."

Niu Dashan jumped three feet high with joy, as happy as a child weighing over 200 pounds.

"Chen Shengli, take the soldiers and change them all into the devil's clothes."

Even Xing Zhiguo couldn't understand Zheng Kaixuan's order for a moment, and he was confused when he heard it.

"Old Zheng, why did you ask them to change into the Japanese soldiers' clothes?"

Zheng Kaixuan laughed heartily.

"We have to put on a full show. Let's put on a big show for that old devil Sakata. You'll understand in a moment."