Three days ago, the soldiers of the National Protectorate Army who had just made great achievements were eager to return to the camp one by one. However, unfortunately, they received a temporary mission before they even returned to the camp.
It was necessary to join forces with soldiers from the supplementary battalion of the Liantai Militia to block a group of Japanese troops who had sneaked into Liantai County. After a day and night of searching, they finally blocked the group of Japanese troops in Xiaonanzhuang.
In this mission, the supplementary battalion was responsible for attacking the entrance of the village, and the national defense army was responsible for blocking it at the end of the village. The order from the regiment headquarters was that no one should be allowed to escape from the village.
As soon as the two sides fought, not only Matsuura Tsunayoshi, but also the two commanders of the Protectorate Army, Ihara Heihachi and Murata Shuzo, were shocked.
That's it for Heihachi Ihara. Although he can be considered a veteran, his shortcoming is that he has never attended a regular military academy.
But Murata Shuzo was different. He had a serious academic background and was the captain of the 41st Division. In terms of command ability and vision, he was not comparable to Ihara Heihachi.
As soon as the two sides fought, the reaction ability, ferocity of firepower and shooting accuracy of the Japanese army on the opposite side were definitely rare in his more than ten years in the army. In addition, the other side also had a submachine gun that was extremely rare in the Japanese Army. He immediately realized that the Japanese army on the opposite side was extremely dangerous.
Not an ordinary army.
He immediately found Ihara Heihachi, "Ihara-kun, the troops on the opposite side are definitely not ordinary. Their military quality and sophisticated weapons are definitely not something ordinary troops can equip. I estimate that they should be an elite special agent team that performs special tasks.
Have you noticed that if they hadn't touched the mines we laid in advance, they might have already rushed over."
"I saw it!" Ihara Heihachi nodded. Although his sergeant quality was not as good as Murata Shuzo's, he was a veteran anyway, so he still had basic vision.
But then he said proudly: "But so what, no matter how elite they are, they only have a few people. Our military strength is seven or eight times theirs. Coupled with the troops of Lord Huaxia on the opposite side, our military strength is more than ten times theirs."
, they can’t escape from our grasp no matter what.”
At this point, Ihara Heihachi's eyes shone brightly, "If we can perfectly annihilate this enemy army that dares to go deep into the hinterland, the general will definitely reward us heavily again."
"That's true." Murata Shuzo also nodded,
"Warriors of the National Defense Army!" Ihara Heihachi pointed to the front and shouted at the surrounding soldiers: "In front of us are the running dogs of the evil Japanese reactionary warlords and chaebols.
They are willing to become the thugs of the plutocrats and drive us to the distant China to die. Now they are in front of us. The General ordered us to eliminate them all. Only in this way can we return to Japan and reunite with our relatives.
Now listen to my order, the first squadron intercepts you head-on, the second and third squadrons go around from the left and right wings, and kill them!"
At this moment, as the distance shortens, the two warring parties can even clearly see each other's faces.
The same uniforms, the same weapons, the same faces, the same tactical movements, these soldiers from the same origin are all doing the same thing, which is to kill each other.
"Are these people the targets of our mission this time?"
Matsuura Tsunayoshi, who was hiding under a big tree and observing, looked at the soldiers of the National Defense Army who were pressing towards them, and felt a huge wave in his heart.
From the telescope, he could see that except for the red cuff embroidered with the "National Protector Army" on their left arm, these soldiers of the National Defense Army were no different from the Japanese army in terms of military uniforms, weapons and even tactical movements.
"Your Excellency, Commander, it seems that I will not be able to complete this mission." A wry smile appeared at the corner of Matsuura Tsunayoshi's mouth. There were interceptions from the National Defense Army in front of him, and the Liantai Militia Group was pressing closer behind him. He faced a situation that was more than ten times larger than his own.
The enemy's army, no matter how elite his special agent team is, can only be defeated by two fists and four hands. It seems that they will be crushed here today.
"boom……"
A 60 mortar shell exploded nearby, and a shooting Type 11 light machine gun and the shooter were thrown into the air.
As a machine gun was destroyed, the firepower of the special agent team became weaker and weaker. Seeing this, the Protectorate Army accelerated its attack. Coupled with the arrival of artillery from the rear, shells continued to fall. The soldiers around Matsuura Tsunayoshi
is getting smaller and smaller.
Seeing that there was no hope of breaking through, Matsuura Tsunaro desperately picked up a century-old submachine gun and shouted: "Warriors of the Japanese Empire, let us repay His Majesty the Emperor with death! See you at Kudanban!"
Matsuura Tsunayoshi, who was shouting slogans, rushed towards the National Defense Army with the last dozen or so soldiers. This group of people was soon drowned in the hail of bullets...
"Snapped!"
Gao Hongming slapped the table hard, pointed at the photos on the table and shouted angrily: "It's the devil's fault again. There are one hundred and sixty-eight people in the village, from the 70-year-old man to the baby waiting to be fed."
Spared!
And this village is only a few dozen miles away from us, so it can be said that this incident happened right under our noses."
Gao Hongming's angry shouts resounded throughout the entire headquarters. Dozens of people in the entire headquarters, including telegraph operators, staff officers, and guards, were so frightened that they did not dare to say a word.
"And you...Niu Youlin...what do you do as the battalion commander and garrison captain of the supplementary battalion? You have always been responsible for the defense around Liantai County, but this time the little devil got under our noses.
Next time, are you going to have to wait until they take off someone's head like me? You don't know yet?"
A major in his thirties with a beard on his chin stood in front of Gao Hongming with his head lowered, his face flushed, and he did not dare to say a word.
He is Niu Youlin, the battalion commander and garrison commander of the Liantai Militia Regiment.
The supplementary battalion is nominally only responsible for providing supplementary soldiers for other units, but in fact it is also responsible for the security work around Liantai County.
Therefore, the establishment of the supplementary battalion is much larger than that of an ordinary infantry battalion. The entire battalion not only has 9 infantry companies, but also is equipped with a garrison brigade of more than 800 people.
The entire battalion has nearly three thousand people, which is comparable to a large-scale regiment-level unit of the national army.
Facing Gao Hongming's rebuke, Niu Youlin was so ashamed that he almost shrank his head into his crotch.
Any shirk at this time is useless. Soldiers only look at the results without asking about the process.
Just when the staff at the headquarters were silent, a voice rang at the door.
"Hey... I asked why it's so lively here. It turns out that Brother Gao is angry."
Following the sound of voices, several people including Master Liu, Political Commissar Ping, Yang Aiyuan and Sun Chu walked in.
Seeing the person coming in, Gao Hongming's expression softened a little, and he said helplessly: "You guys are laughing, I didn't expect that we even defeated Taiyuan, but the little devil touched the door of our house. It's really embarrassing."
"Hey, we can't blame Battalion Commander Niu entirely. There is actually something else going on in this matter." Yang Aiyuan chatted from the side.