Under One Person: I am the Master of Maoshan

After reading the telegram, the brigade commander said to the communicator: "Send a telegram to Commander Shen to ask about their next move and how they need the brigade to cooperate."

Soon the brigade commander took the telegram and looked at it on the map, muttering to himself: "Seventeenth Brigade? No wonder Kong Jie reported that the Japanese troops in the Shuicheng direction suddenly reduced in strength."

After thinking for a long time, he called the brigade staff to record: "Order 771, 772, the independent regiment, and all the county battalions, districts and squads, to set up an ambush on the road leading to Changye County from Xishui Village early tomorrow morning. If the th Brigade returns to defend, use all your strength to stop the enemy. In addition, send a telegram to Li Yunlong to let him bite the enemy behind him and suffocate them to death in the mountains."

"Yes, Brigadier General."

Shen Yan also received a reply from the brigade commander, saying that the brigade would mobilize all its forces to cooperate and defeat the 17th Brigade of the Japanese Army. Shen Yan was told to attack Changye County with confidence, and Shen Yan was congratulated on the achievements he had made in leading the company.

Then he called Tianming: "Tianming, send a telegram to the mountainside later to say that everything is normal. Tomorrow at noon, tell them that they have tracked down Shen Yan and killed several Eighth Route Army soldiers after a brief battle. They are chasing him and request the 17th Brigade to catch up as soon as possible."

Shen Yan's intention was very simple, which was to hit the 17th Brigade on its soft spot. The border between Henan and Shanxi was deserted, and the constant marching of a brigade was a huge challenge for the supply of food and fodder.

Moreover, the 17th Brigade is an outsider and is unfamiliar with the surrounding terrain. Shen Yan has to exhaust every bit of energy of the 17th Brigade before the brigade commander can ambush his troops.

At about ten o'clock the next day, a convoy arrived in Linfen City. Shanxia Xiong Ni and the officers lined up at the gate to welcome them.

The leader of the Yagyu clan and his warriors got off the car. Yamashita Xiongni had met him several times before, so he was not unfamiliar with him. He walked forward quickly and said, "Leader of the Yagyu clan, I didn't expect that you would lead the team in person. This is really surprising."

There was a bitter smile on Liu Sheng's face. It was obvious that he was not happy about the samurai gathering to encircle Shen Yan. He felt that it was against his dignity as a samurai.

"Yamashita-kun, long time no see, let's go inside and talk."

Xiong Ni at the foot of the mountain quickly turned sideways and held out his hand to greet him: "Yagyu-kun and everyone else, please."

The Yagyu group followed him into the headquarters, but Yamashita did not take them into the operations room, but to the banquet hall.

There were several banquet tables in the banquet hall, with cuisines from all over Japan, as well as a variety of Chinese delicacies and special noodles from the Shanxi region.

The leader of the Yagyu clan frowned and said, "Mr. Yamashita, let's go to the war room to discuss how to catch Shen Yan. Don't waste time here."

Xiong Ni at the foot of the mountain was very enthusiastic: "You all have come from afar, please allow me to do my best to be a good host. It is rare for me to get together with you all to drink and chat. With you all here, Shen Yan can't fly away even if he has wings. Please take a seat."

Yagyu declined again and again, but could not resist the strong invitation from Yamashita and had to take everyone to sit down.

Xiong Ni at the foot of the mountain poured the Jin area's specialty Fenjiu for everyone who came, and then drank a glass with everyone: "Everyone, try the local wine, it's much stronger than our domestic sake."

"Good wine, Yamashita-kun"

"Yes, you can't drink such delicious wine in the country."

After everyone finished drinking, they couldn't stop sighing, only the leader of the Yagyu clan sat quietly without saying a word.

When the wine was in high spirits, several sect leaders began to speak out: "Don't worry, Mr. Shanxia, ​​we will definitely help you catch that little devil Shen Yan and put him in your cage."

Yamashita Xiongni also raised his cup and said: "I believe in your ability, Araki-kun"

The leader of Takeshima-ryu also said: "I think the glory of Yagyu-ryu is not as bad as it used to be! From those idiots in Armor-ryu and Heart-eye-ryu, we can see that Yagyu-ryu is on the decline. The future still depends on us."

Some of the leaders of other sects echoed the words, while others remained silent. Sect Leader Yagyu turned a deaf ear, closed his eyes, put his hands in his sleeves, and let others talk.

Xiong Ni at the foot of the mountain saw that the situation was a bit awkward, so he kept trying to smooth it over.

At this time, Adjutant Kawachi came in and whispered in his ear: "General, General Shimazu of the 17th Brigade sent a telegram to inquire that no trace of the Inoue Regiment was found near the plain behind Yingzuikou."

Xiong Ni at the foot of the mountain was busy adjusting the various schools and had no time to pay attention to him, so he said impatiently: "You handle this little thing yourself, don't bother me, get out"

"Hi"

Hanoi went out and came to the operations room, and gave orders to the radio operator: "General Yamashita said that the 17th Brigade should continue to search behind Xishui Village at the junction of Henan and Shanxi. The Inoue Regiment is fighting the enemy nearby. Tell them to hurry!"

In fact, Hanoi also guessed in his heart that something might have happened in the Inoue Regiment. He felt that there was a hand mobilizing the 17th Brigade, so he also helped this hand to act.

The commander of the 17th Brigade, Shimazu, held the telegram and angrily cursed: "Baga, General Yamashita has lost his mind? There is no trace here. Where can I find the Inoue Regiment?"

After cursing, he tore the telegram in his hand into pieces. The soldiers of the Shimazu Brigade were now miserable. They had almost crossed the entire southeastern Shanxi Province, with less than five hours of rest time a day, and they had to calculate their food intake.

Everyone was sighing, and Shimazu ordered the troops to rest temporarily and continue their journey in the afternoon.

Except for the cavalry regiment that temporarily stayed near the water city, Shimazu's brigade moved very slowly because the long march of cavalry required too much baggage and all other troops were brought out.

At night, Mu Yun received a secret letter from Hanoi and kept walking around the room. More than 40 leaders of various sects were preparing to surround and kill Shen Yan. If they succeeded in blocking Shen Yan, he would surely die!

As he was turning around, he kept muttering, "Little Mountain Master, where are you?" Mu Yun never expected that Shen Yan was sleeping soundly in the New 1st Regiment's base at this time.

The next day, Shen Yan communicated with the brigade commander, who told him that all the troops would be deployed by tomorrow afternoon. Shen Yan also decided to take action the day after tomorrow night, rushing to Changye to spread the bait and catch the big fish, the 17th Brigade.

So he asked Tianming to send a distress telegram to the foot of the mountain.

Adjutant Hanoi hurried into the room at the foot of the mountain with a telegram. Yamashita Xiongni had just gotten up. He had been drinking with the leaders of these schools all day yesterday, so he got up a little late today and was still dizzy.

While he was smoking to refresh himself, Hanoi rushed in: "General! Something terrible has happened. The Inoue Regiment has been besieged by the Eighth Route Army. We need the help of the 17th Brigade."

Xiongni's head buzzed at the foot of the mountain. He snatched the telegram and read it carefully. After reading it, he angrily broke the ivory gun barrel into two pieces.

"Baga, what a fool Inoue is! I told him not to rush ahead, why did he still do this? He is such a fool!"

After cursing, he looked at Hanoi and said, "You must send a telegram to Shimazu of the 17th Brigade immediately, asking him to rush to Shenfeng Mountain in Henan District near Shanxi District at all costs to rescue the Inoue Regiment. Also, ask him to bring Shen Yan back to me!"

"Hi!" Hanoi responded and ran out in a hurry. When he went out, he passed by Yagyu who came to look for Kumaguni at the foot of the mountain.

Yagyu looked back at his back and frowned, but didn't say anything and walked into the room at the foot of the mountain.

"Yamashita-kun, what happened?"