Chapter 69: The Devil Borrows the Road
Qian Bojun frowned and said in embarrassment: "Mr. Liu, what do you mean? Do you want me to help you deal with Yang Lin?"
"Yang Lin is not only my colleague, but also a close friend of mine, so I'm afraid I can't obey your order."
"Captain Qian, you worry too much." Liu Jushan explained with a smile: "I am not asking you to deal with Yang Lin. The Imperial Japanese Army will personally send troops to wipe out Yang Lin's troops."
“However, if the Imperial Army wants to go to Luotuo Ridge, they will inevitably pass through your defense zone.
Therefore, the Imperial Army wants to give you, Commander Qian, a favor."
"Mr. Liu, do you mean to borrow the road?"
Although Qian Bojun was arrogant and greedy, he was a smart man and immediately understood the other party's intention.
Liu Jushan nodded: "Yes, that's what the Imperial Army means. At that time, you don't need to take action. Once the two sides fight, you just need to watch the fire from the other side of the river."
Yang Lin did not give Qian Bojun face at the beginning, and he had long been resentful of the other party. If the other party was not a friendly army, he would probably have led his troops to destroy the independent battalion.
Now the Japanese want to get rid of Yang Lin, which is exactly what he wants.
Wang Gui was very good at guessing Qian Bojun's thoughts. He could almost tell what Qian Bojun was thinking just by looking at him.
So he said, "Commander-in-Chief, it's not a big problem for the Japanese to penetrate our defense zone. Even if the commander of the regiment investigates us later, we will at most be guilty of negligence."
Deputy Battalion Commander Wang Guilian had already thought of the reasons for Qian Bojun, so Qian Bojun naturally would not refuse.
He didn't think much about it and quickly agreed to the other party: "Mr. Liu, if the Japanese just want to borrow the road, there is no problem."
Liu Jushan smiled and said, "That's great. If the Imperial Japanese Army can successfully wipe out the Independent Battalion and kill Yang Lin, the two commanders will have made a contribution to the Imperial Army.
Commander Shinozuka Yoshio has always valued talents, and he will certainly agree to the conditions you two have proposed.”
Having said that, Liu Jushan stood up and prepared to leave.
"Okay, my two sirs, I have to go back and report, so I won't stay here for long."
Immediately afterwards, Liu Jushan quietly left Qian Bojun's camp.
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At 8 o'clock in the evening, the Japanese military police station in Heyuan County.
Ichiro Hirata looked at Liu Jushan, who was exhausted, and frowned slightly, "Liu San, are you saying that Qian Bojun refused the imperial army's surrender?"
Liu Jushan said: "Qian Bojun did not refuse the Imperial Army's surrender, he just felt that the price offered by the Imperial Army was too low."
"idiot!"
Ichiro Hirata's face suddenly darkened: "This Qian Bojun is just a small battalion commander. The Imperial Army gave him the position of regiment commander, but he is still not satisfied. He is too greedy."
"Mr. Hirata, that's not the case." Liu Jushan hurriedly explained, "Although Qian Bojun is only a battalion commander, he has more than 2,000 soldiers under him, and as Yan Laoxi's direct troops, their equipment is also very sophisticated.
Therefore, although he is only a battalion commander, the power he controls is greater than that of many regiment commanders, and can even be compared with some brigade commanders. "
"Suoga!"
Ichiro Hirata nodded: "If that's the case, Qian Bojun's request is not excessive.
The Imperial Army has always been generous to those who are capable!"
Liu Jushan added: "By the way, Lady Hirata, I have also completed the other task you asked me to do.
Qian Bojun has agreed to lend the imperial army a passage through the country."
"Yoshi!"
Ichiro Hirata nodded with satisfaction: "Our plan can finally be implemented!"
Immediately, Ichiro Hirata called Keiichi Furukawa, the captain of the Heyuan County Garrison Battalion, and the two discussed and formulated a surprise attack plan to prepare for the annihilation of Yang Lin's independent battalion.
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Camel Ridge.
Yang Lin didn't know that Qian Bojun had colluded with the Japanese and allowed them to pass through to launch a surprise attack and wipe him out.
At this time, he was busy stepping up the training of his troops.
It is worth mentioning that since the soldiers in the independent battalion basically have some military experience, their training is far more effective than that of inexperienced recruits.
Whether it is marksmanship or physical fitness, the improvement is very fast.
And within three days, the reconnaissance company's structure was set up.
Hou Meng followed the training manual provided by Yang Lin, strengthening the training of the reconnaissance company while expanding the reconnaissance company to serve as the eyes of the independent battalion.
It seems like everything is moving in the right direction.
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It was already the end of the first lunar month and almost a month had passed since the beginning of spring. However, the temperature in northwestern Shanxi was still bitterly cold, and the white snow that had accumulated on the ground during the midwinter had not yet completely melted .
It was 4 a.m., more than an hour after the independent battalion sounded the wake-up call, and the soldiers were still lying in the barracks sleeping.
A pass 5 kilometers away from Luotuo Ridge.
Some Japanese soldiers were crossing the pass under the cover of night and rushing towards the independent battalion's base.
This Japanese army was none other than the Heyuan County garrison battalion, with a total strength of more than 1,200 people, including four infantry squadrons, a machine gun squadron, and an artillery squad.
At this time, the old devil Keiichi Furukawa was very confident, because such a strong firepower unit could easily defeat several regiments of the general national army. It would be easy to defeat the independent battalion, a motley crowd.
That’s right, in Keiichi Furukawa’s view, Yang Lin’s independent battalion was just a group of rabble.
Although Yang Lin had destroyed the headquarters of the Bantian Regiment, captured Wanjia Town, and destroyed the Shuangnian Township prisoner-of-war camp.
But it was just a sneak attack.
If it was a head-on battle, let alone a battalion of troops, even a squadron could easily defeat the enemy.
When they arrived at the edge of a forest, Kei Furukawa raised his hand and the troops immediately stopped advancing.
Soon, the sounds of birds chirping were heard.
Then, several men in plain clothes with pistols sneaked out from the nearby woods.
They were the advance scouts of the Furukawa Battalion.
In order to destroy the independent battalion in one fell swoop, Keiichi Furukawa and Ichiro Hirata made a detailed action plan.
Long before the operation, Keiichi Furukawa sent a reconnaissance team to secretly infiltrate Luotuo Ridge to scout the details of the independent battalion.
The leading Japanese scout came to Furukawa Keiichi, bowed respectfully, and reported: "Report to the captain, we have conducted a thorough reconnaissance around Luotuo Ridge and found nothing unusual.
We have also figured out all the outposts set up by the independent battalion."
"Yoshi!"
Furukawa Kei nodded and asked, "What's the situation at the independent battalion?"
The Japanese scout continued to answer: "Reporting to the captain, we only found a small number of sentinels and patrolmen near the independent battalion.
In addition, according to my investigation, the independent camp usually wakes up at around 5 o'clock in the morning for training, so they should still be sleeping now! "
