Under One Person: I am the Master of Maoshan

"There is only one unit around there, the Mikawa Battalion."

After listening to this, Shimizu Masao frowned and said, "Order the Mikawa Battalion to rush to Yingzuikou for rescue. After the rescue is successful, do not advance rashly. Also, order the Matsumoto Battalion to meet up with the Mikawa Battalion before tonight."

"Hey!" The adjutant handed his order to the telegraph operator.

Shimizu Masao walked around twice and picked up the phone: "Please get me General Yamashita."

After the call was connected, Qingshui immediately reported the situation: "General, our unit has discovered Shen Yan's whereabouts."

On the other end of the phone, Shan Xia Xiong Ni stood up from his chair: "What?! Where are you?"

After hearing Shimizu Masao's report, Yamashita Xiongni ordered him to tie up Shen Yan's troops and told him that he would dispatch troops there immediately.

After hanging up the phone, Yamashita called his adjutant He Nei and said, "Send a telegram to Inoue-kun immediately, telling him not to pursue in the mountains, but to go to Yingzuikou immediately, telling him that Shen Yan is there, and asking him to cooperate with the Shimizu Regiment."

"Hi!"

"Take over General Nakajima of the 15th Division."

"Yamashita-kun, I'm Nakajima, how are you doing?"

Yamashita Xiongni's tone was very respectful: "I'm fine, Nakajima-kun, I have a favor to ask of you."

"Come on, there's no need to be so polite between you and me."

Yamashita Xiongni made a request: "Mr. Nakajima, I found Shen Yan, a diehard who resisted the empire, and his troops. You know this man is very unusual. I don't have many troops, and I'm afraid of any accidents. I need you to lend me some troops to help me capture this guy."

Nakajima agreed quickly: "This is a small matter, Yamashita-kun. I have heard of Shen Yan. We were originally cooperating with you to sweep the southeastern Shanxi region. How about this, I will transfer the 17th Brigade near Shuicheng to your command."

"Thank you, Nakajima-kun. When I catch this monkey, I will definitely treat you to a taste of my treasured sake."

"Hahaha, then I'll wait."

After hanging up the phone, Shanxia Xiongni had a smile on his face, as if Shen Yan had been locked up in his interrogation room.

"Captain, the Shimizu Regiment sent a telegram asking us to hold on and wait for reinforcements. The Mikawa Battalion is on the way."

After listening to Tianming's words, Shen Yan glanced at the telegraph operator and said, "Solve it for him."

Young Master Lu was a little surprised and stopped Tianming: "Captain, he has already joined us, right..."

Shen Yan said helplessly: "If this were normal times, I would definitely send him to the Anti-War Alliance in the rear, but the situation is different now. We are facing an enemy that is ten times or a hundred times more powerful. I cannot leave this hidden danger, even if this hidden danger has only a one in ten thousand chance. I am responsible for the more than two hundred lives around me."

After hearing this, Young Master Lu stopped trying to stop them. After waiting for a while, You Ke and You Shou, who had gone out for investigation, came back.

"Captain, the Japanese have arrived. They have a battalion of soldiers. It should be the Sanchuan Battalion."

Shen Yan began to deploy the troops: "We will fire to attract the Japanese in a while, and then retreat immediately. Ake, you guys cut into the Japanese team, kill a few and then withdraw immediately. Don't fight to the death, I want to see how the Japanese react."

"Yes." After receiving the order, everyone went down to prepare.

The adjutant of the Sanchuan Battalion reported the situation to the captain Sanchuan: "Captain, the reconnaissance team sent out said that a large number of soldiers' bodies were found ahead, including Captain Tianmu's, and two soldiers touched the bodies and died of poisoning."

Sanchuan's face was full of vigilance: "Order the troops to move forward and stay vigilant. Our mission is not to chase these Eighth Route Army soldiers."

"Hi"

Shen Yan used a telescope to see the Sanchuan Battalion approaching here with vigilance, so he gave an order to the company commander: "Order the soldiers to shoot and retreat."

"Da da da, boom boom boom" light and heavy machine guns fired at the same time, and several mortar shells also fell on the heads of the Sanchuan Battalion.

Sanchuan drew out his command knife and directed the formation: "Defense! Defense!"

The Japanese soldiers dispersed instantly and fired back in the direction of Shen Yan's company.

At this time, Shen Yan had already led the team to retreat in an orderly manner.

You Ke and others also attacked several Japanese soldiers. When the Japanese saw that they were attacked in the formation, they immediately turned their guns around. After You Ke succeeded in his attack, he led the others to chase and retreat together.

At this time, the formation of Sanchuan Battalion was in chaos. Sanchuan kept shouting with his command knife, and then he commanded officers at all levels to reorganize the formation.

But by this time, Shen Yan had already left the battlefield with a company of soldiers. The adjutant said to Sanchuan, "Captain, these Eighth Route Army troops seem to have retreated. From the sound of their gunfire just now, their numbers are not that large."

Sanchuan nodded. "Yes, I suspect this is their way of luring the enemy. Tell me to order the troops to stop advancing and send a small team to conduct reconnaissance along the route they retreated."

"Hi"

The adjutant waved his hand, and a team of reconnaissance soldiers began to track Shen Yan's troops.

You Ke and others also caught up with Shen Yan's large force at this time: "Captain, the large force of the devils is resting in the original place, and only a small group of devils followed. Should we deal with them?"

Shen Yan shook his head: "No, just get rid of them. The troops should speed up and rush to Xishui Manor to rest before dark."

Shen Yan led his troops across the plain behind Yingzuikou and prepared to rest near Xishuizhuang, which was an isolated village surrounded by mountains on three sides. Going further down, they would reach the border between Henan District and Shanxi District.

Seeing that there was no trace of the first company ahead, the pursuing Japanese soldiers had no choice but to go back and report.

When Sanchuan learned that the enemy was marching towards the plains, he immediately checked the map.

"Send a message to Captain Qingshui, the enemy is preparing to flee to the border of Shanxi and Henan, the number of troops is unknown, Captain Tianmu has died for his country, ask for the next order."

Mikawa received a reply from Shimizu Masao, who told him to rest and wait where he was, saying that the Inoue Regiment would meet up with him before dark, and asked him not to act rashly.

Sanchuan frowned as he looked at the telegram. The only place where they could rest nearby was the plain. There was no one around and not even the shadow of a village could be seen.

However, he was afraid that his troops would be attacked during the rest period, so he could only wait for the Inoue Regiment and garrison together with the main force when it arrived.

The sun was about to set, so Shen Yan ordered the troops to stop advancing and rest in place.

Shen Yan called over the members of the 937th Brigade and said, "We will start the operation tonight. Ake, your two bags of special croton seeds will come in handy. I estimate that the large enemy forces will surround us. Let's get rid of some of them first."

Young Master Lu was a little unconvinced and asked, "Captain, how do you know that the Japs will definitely send a large force to chase us?"

Shen Yan smiled confidently: "Just because I am Shen Yan, the Japanese hate me to the core. If you don't believe it, you can verify it. Tomorrow, you can send a telegram to the head of the regiment and ask him about the movements of the Japanese."

According to Shen Yan's inference, the Sanchuan Battalion did not dare to advance rashly, and must have received orders from Qingshui to wait for reinforcements. However, the Japanese troops in other positions were too far away from them.

Apart from some troops stationed in Linfen and Changye, the two regiments that followed Li Yunlong into the mountains were the most likely to pose a threat to them.

Not long after, Tianming came over with a telegram: "Captain, the Japanese troops behind the regiment commander have indeed moved. The regiment commander said that the Japanese soldiers chasing them suddenly reduced their strength in the afternoon, and some of them withdrew from the mountains."

"Okay, let's defeat this group of leading devils first, and then slowly consume their other troops. We have plenty of time. Report our situation to the commander in the morning. Also, let the commander contact the brigade as soon as possible. I need to communicate with my superiors."