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

Puppet troops generally refer to the troops under the puppet regime supported by the devils, such as the Wang Puppet regime, etc.

But the Imperial Army was also a kind of puppet army.

After the Japanese occupied North China, especially after the fall of Taiyuan, the Japanese troops moved south and continued to expand to various parts of the south.

Because the battle line was too long, the devils simply did not have enough troops to manage it. So they gathered a group of traitors and formed the Imperial Army, some of which were also called the Security Corps or the Security Corps.

They were mainly a group of people who helped the Japanese bully the poor people, so they were given a very appropriate nickname by the local people: Ergouzi!

"Old Kong, this guy, didn't even bother to leave some for our Fourth Battalion. It seems the Independent Regiment has been doing quite well lately, and he's been taking advantage of us."

After listening to Wang Fugui's report, Zheng Kaixuan was a little amused and helpless.

Who could have thought that just a few days after being separated from Zheng Kaixuan, Kong Jie led the independent regiment to clear out the nearby puppet army, the Imperial Army.

Old Kong has become rich, so the Fourth Battalion now has to run dozens of kilometers to find a puppet army camp.

Wang Fugui yawned.

"Commander, the mission is accomplished. I'm going back to sleep."

"Don't worry, go get the deputy battalion commander."

"I……"

It was almost dawn at this time, and even Zheng Kaixuan's guards had fallen asleep.

Wang Fugui had no choice but to run again and call Wang Xikui over.

"Brother Kaixuan, why aren't you asleep yet?"

Wang Xikui was sleeping soundly when Wang Fugui called him out of bed. He looked sleepy and didn't know what had happened.

"Xizi, come alive."

Zheng Kaixuan tapped the paper on the table. Just now, he had written two place names on it with a pencil.

Beiyangou, Niujiayu.

"There are two Imperial Army bases. Which one do you choose?"

Wang Xikui drank some water and rubbed his temples, and then he became a little more sober.

"Imperial Army? What Imperial Army? Are you telling me we're going to fight the Imperial Army now?"

Zheng Kaixuan nodded.

"Yes."

"No, Kaixuan, aren't we supposed to be fully preparing to stop the Japanese with the Sakata Regiment? Now is a critical moment, why are you trying to get involved with the Imperial Army?"

Zheng Kaixuan lit a cigarette and stared into Wang Xikui's eyes.

"Xizi, then tell me, why do we have to fight the devils?"

"Of course it's because the Japs invaded us, oppressed the people, burned, killed, looted and committed all sorts of evil. Everyone has the right to kill the Japs."

"What about the Imperial Army? They also commit murder, looting, and other atrocities. They are even more hateful than the Japs. Since we know that the Imperial Army is nearby, can we just ignore it?"

"What if these Imperial Army attacked us from behind while we were fighting the Sakata Regiment? We can't rule out this possibility, right?"

"If we want to deal with Sakata with peace of mind, we must capture these two Imperial Army strongholds!"

Wang Xikui finally woke up.

"Alright then, I'll listen to you, Kaixuan. You're the battalion commander, so we'll fight the way you say. Do you have a battle plan?"

In fact, Zheng Kaixuan had just formulated the battle plan.

"The puppet army camp in Beiyangou has a small number of people, only about 500 people. You take some of your brothers with you and go to Beiyangou."

"As for Niujiayu in the south, I will lead the team there myself. We will set out around 3:30 in the morning and start the battle at daybreak. Bring plenty of ammunition."

Zheng Kaixuan has just understood the terrain of these two places clearly.

From Wei Zhuang, although most of the road is mountainous, there is no problem in horse riding.

If you ride a horse, two hours is definitely enough to get to Beiyangou or Niujiayu.

"You guys go back and continue to rest. I'll take a nap too. Meet at the battalion headquarters compound at 3:30 sharp."

After a busy day, Zheng Kaixuan felt very tired.

However, the Sakata Regiment was already within reach, and he only had two days at most to prepare, so he had to race against time and seize the opportunity to quickly eliminate these two Imperial Army units.

After only about two hours of rest, it was already 3:30 in the morning.

"Fourth Battalion! Everyone assemble!"

The loud whistle sounded far away in the darkness, and all the soldiers were awakened from their sleep.

The soldiers quickly got up from the kang and rushed to the battalion headquarters to assemble.

"Emergency combat mission. Company One, Company Two, and Company Four follow me. Company Five, Company Six, Company Seven, and Company Eight follow Deputy Battalion Commander Wang. Company Three split in half, half follow me. Let's go."

Before setting off, Zheng Kaixuan took out all the more than 300 modified semi-automatic rifles stored in the battalion headquarters last night and replaced the soldiers' guns.

"Da da……"

Zheng Kaixuan, with more than a hundred soldiers, riding on more than a hundred war horses and carrying dozens of boxes of weapons and ammunition, left Wei Zhuang in the dark and galloped south.

It was not until halfway that the first company commander Chen Shengli and the second company commander Zhao Chenggong learned about this combat mission from the fourth company commander Wang Fugui.

"Captain, why did we choose to attack Niujiayu at this time?"

Zhao Chenggong asked doubtfully.

Before Zheng Kaixuan could answer, Wang Fugui answered first.

"Hey, Old Zhao, you're a company commander, but you can't figure out such a simple question. The battalion commander chose this time to go there, naturally, to catch the Imperial Army in Niujiayu off guard."

"Think about it, we'll arrive at Niujiayu in two hours. Five or six in the morning is when those idiots are sound asleep. If we suddenly attack them then, they'll all be wiped out."

"Oh, I see."

Zhao Chenggong slapped his forehead and suddenly realized.

Zheng Kaixuan nodded approvingly at Wang Fugui. What Wang Fugui said was absolutely right.

When a lion fights a rabbit, he also uses all his strength.

Although the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Army is not very good, Zheng Kaixuan still attaches great importance to this battle.

You can despise the enemy strategically, but you must take him seriously tactically.

Only in this way can we avoid capsizing in the ditch and ruining our reputation.

The mountain road was particularly quiet in the early morning, and the horse's hooves inevitably made a clattering sound as they stepped on the half-melted snow and ice on the ground.

Zheng Kaixuan had already made preparations.

When they were about five kilometers away from Niujiayu, he ordered the soldiers to wrap all the horse hooves with cotton cloth.

In this way, the sound of the team's advance became much quieter, and unless they were very close, they would not be discovered in advance.

Chen Shengli led a dozen soldiers on horseback to explore the way ahead of the team. After all, it was dark and the road was slippery. If there was any emergency, they could discover it in time and Zheng Kaixuan would have time to respond.

As the team was moving forward, a fast horse turned back from the front.

A soldier under Chen Shengli came up to Zheng Kaixuan.

"Commander, Commander, there's something going on up ahead!"