Thinking that Song Hongwei had so many relatives who were serving in the Imperial Association Army, and that they were all officers, Wang Chengzhu immediately thought of the next development path of the Independent Battalion.

As long as all these people are recruited, the strength of the independent battalion can be increased at least several times.

Moreover, the soldiers under their command have certain military knowledge and can be put into battle almost immediately, which is much more convenient than recruiting new soldiers.

The only problem is that these people were originally soldiers under the warlords, and now they have been members of the Imperial Army for so long. It is inevitable that they will have many bad habits and their ideological consciousness needs to be improved.

Therefore, it is necessary to ask the superiors to assign a political commissar to the independent battalion to do ideological work for these veterans and new recruits.

No, the independent battalion is a battalion-level combat unit, and the political commissar should be called a political instructor.

Thinking of this, Wang Chengzhu turned to Song Hongwei on the side and said: "Captain Song, can you persuade these relatives of yours to rebel and join our anti-Japanese team?"

Song Hongwei: "This is natural. Even if you don't mention it, Commander Wang, I will find a way to bring them over."

Wang Chengzhu: "If that's the case, then we'll trouble Commander Song."

Song Hongwei: "This is what I should do."

At this time, the monk Wei next to him said slowly: "I'm afraid these relatives of Battalion Commander Song are determined to be traitors, and they may not be able to endure the hardships of our Eighth Route Army."

After hearing this, Song Hongwei's expression suddenly changed.

Wang Chengzhu's face darkened and he scolded: "Monk Wei, if you don't know how to speak, just shut your fucking mouth."

After reprimanding Monk Wei, Wang Chengzhu turned to look at Song Hongwei next to him, and explained with a smile: "Captain Song, I, the guard platoon leader, have been a monk in the Shaolin Temple since I was a child. Ringing the bell knocked my head silly. Don't worry about it.

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Song Hongwei: "The worries of Battalion Commander Wang and Platoon Commander Wei are not unreasonable."

"However, I believe that my relatives and friends have conscience in their hearts, and they will definitely not be determined to become traitors and sacrifice their lives for the Japs."

After a pause, Song Hongwei's face changed, and he said solemnly: "Of course, if they are stubborn and determined to sacrifice their lives for the little devils and harm their compatriots, I don't mind killing their relatives for justice!"

"Song Ying is so righteous, Wang admires him!"

After listening to Song Hongwei's words, Wang Chengzhu immediately stood in awe of him, saying that his ideological consciousness qualified him as an Eighth Route Army soldier.

While talking, everyone continued to head towards Wanjia Town.

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The other side.

30 miles northwest of Wanjia Town.

After Ding Wei led his troops to leave Wangjiacun, he did not return directly to the station, but temporarily stationed here.

At this moment, the soldiers on guard outside suddenly hurried over with several soldiers in civilian clothes.

"Captain!"

When Ding Wei saw that the soldiers who were responsible for inquiring about intelligence were coming back, his eyes suddenly lit up and he asked: "Is there any news about the Japanese 4th Brigade?"

The leading soldier responded: "Report to the captain, yes, after the 4th Brigade broke out from our encirclement, it did not return to Fangshan County, but fled to Wanjia Town, 30 miles away, to rest and recuperate.

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Ding Wei frowned: "This old devil, Masao Nishiyama, led his troops to escape to Wanjia Town?"

Soldier: "Yes!"

Ding Wei fell into deep thought. He was too familiar with Wanjia Town. He had targeted Wanjia Town before and attempted to launch an attack on Wanjia Town to seize the cavalry battalion's horses. In the end, Wang Chengzhu got there first.

But they were not without gains that time.

However, Wanjia Town is different from ordinary Japanese strongholds. Although it is just a town, due to its important strategic position, a city wall has been built around the town.

This is undoubtedly fatal for an independent group without siege weapons.

Kong Jie, who was next to him, also saw the difficulty of this battle. He frowned, took a few puffs of dry smoke and said: "Old Ding, Wanjia Town has a solid city wall. In addition, there are also people living in it."

There is a battalion of puppet troops.

In addition, the remnant of the Japanese 4th Brigade has almost 2,000 troops. If we want to break through Wanjia Town and eliminate the remnants of the Japanese 4th Brigade, it may not be that easy.

In the end, it may even put our independent group in danger.

In my opinion, we should give up this risky plan."

Although Ding Wei also felt that the situation was a bit tricky, he did not want to give up this rare opportunity. He pondered for a moment and said: "Lao Kong, the attack on Wanjia Town is a bit risky, but as a soldier, there is no risk in marching and fighting.

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If we miss this opportunity, we may never have the chance to eliminate the 4th Brigade."

Hearing this, Kong Jie frowned even more: "Old Ding, do you mean to insist on attacking Wanjia Town?"

Ding Wei: "It's not that I insist on attacking Wanjia Town, I just don't want to give up this rare opportunity."

"I speculate that with the Wanjia Town wall and the puppet army on guard, the vigilance of the Japanese 4th Brigade may be greatly reduced.

This may not be a good opportunity for us.”

"The wall of Wanjia City is not high. It is not difficult for me to climb up. I only need to send some elites to kill the puppet troops on duty on the wall without anyone noticing. Then I can open the city gate and put all the main force of our army inside.

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By then, it will be an easy task to eliminate the remaining Japanese soldiers of the 4th Brigade who are still sleeping."

"Of course, if the situation does not develop according to my plan, we will be able to withdraw our troops in time, and even the little devils will not dare to pursue it further."

"You can advance to attack, you can retreat to defend. The initiative in this battle is completely in our hands!"

Kong Jie: "If this is the case, you can give it a try, but I have something to say first. If the situation is not right, the attack must be stopped immediately."

Ding Wei: "Okay, no problem!"

Immediately, Ding Wei and Kong Jie, who had reached an agreement, immediately led their troops towards Wanjia Town and disappeared into the night soon.

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The other side.

Li Yunlong also received news that the remnants of the Japanese 4th Brigade were resting in Wanjia Town. After some research, he also led the troops and killed them in a mighty manner towards Wanjia Town.

However, Li Yunlong's tribe is a little far away from Wanjia Town, more than 50 miles away.

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The screen returns to the Independence Camp.

With Song Hongwei, the battalion commander, taking the lead, Wang Chengzhu led his troops into Wanjia Town without any effort.

It was already past 12 o'clock in the morning.

All the people in the town have gone to sleep, and the whole town is silent. There are only a few puppet army patrol teams patrolling back and forth on the streets.

Of course, they were not trying to prevent foreign enemies from attacking, but were providing warning for the independent battalions of Song Hongwei and Wang Chengzhu.

However, Song Hongwei's worries were completely unnecessary.

The Japanese 4th Brigade did not raise any suspicion at all. Even the Japanese sentries standing guard outside the barracks were leaning against the pillars next to the door and falling into a deep sleep.
Chapter completed!