Since the defeat of the 21st Army in Guangzhou, the Japanese troops in various parts of Guangzhou have also been in panic. After losing their unified command, some of them jumped over the rank and sent messages to the base camp for instructions when the 300 troops of the Army were pressing down on the border. Some of them resisted to the end.
, and some abandoned the city and fled, and most of the Japanese troops fled in the direction of Shantou.
Shantou is located in the eastern part of Guangdong Province, at the southern end of the Hanjiang River Delta. Opened in 1860, it is the only city in mainland China with an inland sea in its central urban area. It was once praised by Engels as "the only port with some commercial significance" in China.
However, since Japan invaded China, this port has rapidly withered. The originally prosperous commercial port has also become a military port for Japanese soldiers. The Japanese have stationed a small squadron here for a long time.
Today, a small group of soldiers stumbled on the road three or four miles away from Shantou. There were about fifteen or six of these soldiers, wearing tattered khaki military uniforms. Some had steel helmets on their heads, and some had belts.
Wearing dustproof cloth hats (the kind of hats that are draped over the shoulders), some are also carrying some cloth bags of different sizes or even chickens and ducks on their backs. If they didn't hold rifles in their hands, no one would be able to recognize them.
reveal their identities.
A Japanese soldier walking at the front carried a Type 38 rifle on his shoulder, and in his hand was a cloth bag snatched from somewhere. It was bulging with unknown items. When he walked in, he saw this Japanese soldier.
Awe-inspiring is Corporal Yorio Asano who disappeared during the Battle of Guangzhou.
Asano Yorio licked his chapped lips and shouted to the back in a hoarse voice: "Everyone, please work harder. We will reach Shantou in just a few dozen miles. Our troops are stationed there. Once we get there, we can
Back to Japan!"
As soon as Asano Yorio finished speaking, a short but muscular sergeant next to him with an old hen on his rifle said angrily: "Asano-kun, you have already said this.
It’s the fifth time, but now we still have a bare wilderness in front of us.”
The sergeant who spoke was named Aoki Nosuke. He was a low-level officer of the 38th Division. He also escaped from Guangzhou City and led this small force to escape here together with Asano Yorio.
Along the way, Asano Yorio and Aokinosuke have always been a bit difficult to deal with. Aokinosuke has a rough and cruel character, while Asano Yorio is sinister and tolerant. If Aokinosuke is a violent wolf, then Asano Yorio is a general.
They are poisonous snakes hiding in the dark. Their personalities are so different that there were naturally some stumblings along the way. However, both parties tolerated it consciously. After all, they both have people under their control. Once there is a quarrel, something will definitely happen.
Things, it would be sheer stupidity to look for trouble at this juncture.
However, suppression is suppression, but the grumpy Aoki Nosuke sometimes can't help but make sarcastic remarks to Asano, just like what he did just now. Although Asano always reminds himself that the other party is a rough man and that he should not argue with him, he still always feels in his heart.
It's a little bit unpleasant.
But the dissatisfaction ended. Asano suppressed his dissatisfaction and continued walking. After a while, Aoki Nosuke said: "Asano-kun, it's getting late now, let's sit down and have something to eat before leaving."
Upon hearing this, Asano immediately frowned and objected: "No, the Chinese are chasing us now. We'd better hurry up. Are we afraid that we won't have anything to eat when we get to Shantou?"
"No, the soldiers have been walking for a long time. If they don't eat, they will have no strength. How can you lead the troops?" Aoki said impatiently.
This morning, after Asano and the others finished eating the last bit of food on hand, they continued on their way to Shantou, but encountered a small village on the way. Aokinosuke wanted to enter the village to sweep up and kill a few people to get out of these days.
I was so angry that I was being chased by three hundred troops, and I wanted to find something to eat by the way. However, Yorio Asano disagreed. His point of view was that it is not far from Shantou anyway. As long as we have everything in Shantou, why bother with extraneous matters?
In this way, a dispute broke out between the two parties.
Later, the rude Aokinosuke ignored Asano Yorio's advice and rushed to the village with his men, killing dozens of people in the village, snatched some food, and then burned the village down.
Just as he was on the road, the old hen he was sleeping on behind him was found in the village. Therefore, when Aokinosuke heard Asano Yorio say that he wanted to eat before leaving, he couldn't help but ridicule him.
However, being ridiculed repeatedly by Aoki Nosuke, Asano Yorio, no matter how well-educated he was, couldn't stand it anymore. He said angrily: "Aoki-kun, what do you mean? Am I wrong to say that I feel better soon?"
"Wrong?" Aoki Nosuke sneered: "Of course you are wrong. How can a soldier have the strength to fight the Chinese if he doesn't eat? Do you still need me to teach you such a simple truth?"
"Baga Yalu!" Asano Yorio's anger finally broke out, and he suddenly changed his color and said: "Aoki-kun, what happened this morning was for everyone's benefit. If you hadn't caused trouble, maybe we would have arrived in Shantou by now, and
Why are you here eating all this pig food! Are you blaming me now?"
"Asshole!" Aokinosuke is not a fuel-efficient waiter. Hearing this, he also said angrily: "Okay, since you look down on these pig food, then go and eat your delicacies yourself, take it easy!"
"Okay...okay!" Asano Yorio laughed angrily, "Okay, let's go our separate ways today. You can stay here and have a delicious lunch. Okay, if you don't want to stay here and wait for death, come with me.
!”
After saying that, Asano Yorio turned around and strode towards the east. After Asano Yorio left, five or six soldiers hesitated and followed Asano Yorio. These soldiers all followed Asano Yorio from the 18th Division.
People who come out.
Looking at the backs of Asano Yorio and others, Aokinosuke sneered and whispered: "Humph, you idiot who wants to save face and suffer, just go hungry. I won't accompany you to starve."
After finishing, he turned around and shouted loudly to the soldiers behind him: "Okay, Nakamura-kun and Koyama-kun come here to find some firewood. The others quickly kill these chickens and ducks, since those Kurume guys don't want to eat.
That's just right, we can have one more serving."
"Hai!"
The seven or eight soldiers responded in unison and quickly went about their business.
After Asano Yorio left, a private took two steps forward and came behind Asano Yorio and asked: "Sir Asano, do we really have to leave without eating something?"
Asano Yorio stopped, his eyes shot out two cold rays and stared at the private and shouted: "Baga, if you want to eat so much, then just go back and eat with those idiots in Nagoya, no one will stop you!"
"I'm sorry, sir, it was my fault." The private saw Asano Yorio's angry face and was so frightened that he quickly apologized and bowed at a ninety-degree angle.
"Hmph!" Seeing the soldier apologizing, Asano Yorio snorted softly and lectured: "As you know, those soldiers will be killed by that fool from Nagoya sooner or later. You don't even think about it. Now in China
They were so closely pursued that we were almost overtaken by the Chinese several times along the way. If we hadn't been able to hide quickly, we would have gone to the gathering at the Yasukuni Shrine by now. But now this fool not only wasted half a day
He had time to do something extremely stupid, and he was still in the mood to stop for lunch. Did he really think that good luck would always be with him? Just watch, those soldiers will be dragged to death by that idiot sooner or later.
"
Asano Yorio said while continuing to walk forward...
Half an hour passed. Asano Yorio and others happened to walk to a hill when they suddenly heard a burst of gunfire from behind.
Asano Yorio's expression changed and he immediately shouted: "No, it's the Shina people who are chasing me. Hurry and find a place to hide!"
Just as Asano Yorio and several soldiers were looking for a place to hide, there was a burst of messy footsteps from behind. Asano Yorio looked back and saw Aokinosuke and two soldiers hurriedly along the road.
They ran toward them, and behind them there were streaks of dust rising into the sky. They didn't know how many pursuers came behind them.
"Baga Yalu, this idiot Aoki actually attracted the Chinese people!"
Seeing such a scene, Asano Yorio's face suddenly became miserable. He knew that it was pointless for them to hide here when encountering a Chinese army of this size. He shouted loudly: "Everyone, run away quickly, the front
There is our garrison, you can survive if you run there, run quickly!"
After saying that, he ran forward with his head in his hand.
He had just run for a while when he heard a burst of messy footsteps from behind. When he looked back, it turned out that Aoki Nosuke was chasing after him. Seeing Aoki Nosuke's embarrassed look, Asano couldn't help but cursed: "Aoki, you are so stupid
You idiot, you actually lured the Chinese here, do you want to kill everyone?"
As Aoki ran, he retorted unconvinced: "How did I know that the Chinese people would come so fast? Almost all of my men are dead, and I don't want this to happen!"
"you……"
Asano was almost mad at this idiot, but at this time he had no extra energy to scold him. He could only run forward with all his strength. There were still about 500 meters ahead of him where the Shantou defenders were.
He could already see the defenders in front of him emerging from their positions one after another. Someone pushed the anti-aircraft guns out. There were still a few people in front of the position waving to him desperately, indicating that he should run faster.
"Huhuhu..."
Breathing heavily, Asano ran as hard as he could and saw that he was only more than 300 meters away from the position. But at this time, the roar from behind became louder and louder. From time to time, machine guns sounded, and whizzing bullets whizzed past him.
"boom……"
Suddenly, a loud noise sounded around Asano. The moment the sound was heard, Asano felt a stinging pain spread throughout his body, and then his vision went dark and he didn't know anything...
After Asano and Aoki's group were killed, a Lingling S-35 Somoya tank appeared on the road and rushed toward the Japanese position ahead... (To be continued)