As the sky turns dark, the atmosphere in Niujiazhai gradually becomes weird.
Zhang Qiming and his 31st Regiment of the Security Army were arranged in Niujiazhai. Just as he expected, the Eighth Route Army did not disarm them... The disarmament was for the surrendered troops. Zhang Qiming led the troops to fight against them during the war.
The Japanese counterattack can be said to have meritorious service, and should be considered a "surrender" without the need to surrender.
But Zhang Qiming still felt something unusual.
First of all, Niujiazhai is an empty village, and there are no common people here.
Regarding this point, Zhang Qiming asked the Eighth Route Army, and the answer he received was that when the Eighth Route Army arrived here a few days ago, there was a fierce battle with the Japanese, and the people had been evacuated in time, and they had not had time to return.
This does make sense, because the Eighth Route Army advanced all the way from Longxi Airport to this area, and there was a possibility of fighting at every step forward.
but……
Zhang Qiming did not find any bullet holes or craters left over from the "fierce fighting" in Niujiazhai.
Secondly, there was a sudden addition of a unit near Niujiazhai, and it was the main force of the Eighth Route Army... This was easy to identify because they were equipped with Yingjiang's Springfield rifles.
The Eighth Route Army's explanation for this was: "Isn't this about launching a counterattack against the Japanese? Bring in the troops that can fight!"
This sounds reasonable. Zhang Qiming had heard before that the Eighth Route Army was planning to counterattack.
But Zhang Qiming vaguely felt that these seemed to be aimed at the 31st Regiment of the Public Security Army: the people were moved away for their safety, and the main force was moved nearby to monitor the 31st Regiment.
Does this mean... the Eighth Route Army has discovered the empire's plan?
Zhang Qiming had the conditions to report it. Although the radio station had been handed over, he had another radio station with dismantled parts hidden on the soldiers. At this time, they had assembled the radio station.
But Zhang Qiming did not dare to report this suspicion because he knew the consequences of reporting:
What can I get from reporting?
Let Neji Okamura believe that the Eighth Route Army already knew about his plan to advance to Longxi Airport?
This would only cause Okamura to cancel the attack.
As for Zhang Qiming and the 31st Regiment of the Security Army, they can only ask for good luck. Okamura Neiji will never organize a full-scale attack for the 31st Regiment.
By then, the 31st regiment will only be an abandoned chess piece.
Zhang Qiming didn't want this to be the final result, so he could only comfort himself: this might just be a routine operation of the Eighth Route Army. After all, it was impossible to completely trust the surrendering enemy troops from the beginning.
Therefore, Zhang Qiming chose to ignore these suspicions. After all, these were just suspicions.
There is actually another reason why Zhang Qiming made this choice, and that is his confusion about his identity... Zhang Qiming grew up in China. Compared to China, he is more unfamiliar with the empire, although he has also accepted some military education since he was a child.
However, in the environment of China, they were so influenced by it, especially after joining the army and hanging out with the defeated puppet troops. In fact, they did not have the madness of the Japanese in their hearts.
This is true not only of Zhang Qiming, but also of most of the subordinates of the 31st Regiment.
Therefore, the message sent by Zhang Qiming is always "everything is normal".
Time passed little by little, and finally it was twelve o'clock in the night. As several red signal flares were fired into the air, the sound of artillery on the front line soon began.
Zhang Qiming made a prompt decision and ordered his men who had been prepared to launch an attack on the enemy's defense line.
Zhang Qiming felt something was wrong at the first moment.
The Eighth Route Army seemed to be well prepared. When the 31st Regiment launched an attack on the Eighth Route Army's defense line, it was immediately suppressed by its firepower...
This is the fault of the Eighth Route Army. The main regiment of the Eighth Route Army is not very good at acting. It almost stopped them when they started fighting. Afterwards, the political commissar kept reminding them: "Commander, our battle is to lure the enemy deep into the army. It's almost done!"
It was only then that the Eighth Route Army retreated unwillingly. During the retreat, they did not forget to fire a round of 50 cannons at the 31st Regiment. The regiment leader also cursed: "Fuck you traitorous lackeys, don't let them go next time."
I'll give it to you, or I'll strip you of your skin!"
(Note: At this time, the Eighth Route Army did not know that the 31st Regiment of the Security Army was the second generation of Japanese)
In fact, the Eighth Route Army had already shown many flaws in front of the 31st Regiment of the Security Army. Especially now, the Eighth Route Army, which had been fighting well but suddenly withdrew, left Zhang Qiming confused.
Under normal circumstances, Zhang Qiming should report these abnormalities to Okamura Neji at this time, but Zhang Qiming still did not dare to do so.
Because he didn't want to be surrounded and annihilated by the Eighth Route Army alone here.
From Zhang Qiming's point of view, it has nothing to do with him whether the main force fell into the trap. He pretended that he had not discovered these doubts and continued to attack the Eighth Route Army with the main force as planned... As long as he performed bravely in the battle and completed the task as ordered, Gang
Can Neiji Murura still punish him?
So, Zhang Qiming didn't say anything, he just waved the box cannon in his hand and shouted: "Brothers, flank the Eighth Route Army and cover our army's breakout. Charge!"
"Come on!"
The 31st Regiment of the Security Army rushed toward the rear of the Eighth Route Army's defense line with their rifles with bayonets fixed.
The Eighth Route Army's defense line can simply be described as "vulnerable". They had already fled without a trace before they even came into contact with the puppet troops, leaving only a field of mines for the security forces to step on.
At this time, Zhang Qiming was almost sure that the Eighth Route Army was playing into a trap, but he was also playing into a trap...if he continued to fight like this, he could break out of the Eighth Route Army's encirclement and receive awards. Only a fool would tell the truth.
Suddenly, Zhang Qiming understood why the security army and the Eighth Route Army had such a tacit understanding in the previous battle. Wasn't the 31st Regiment at this time just putting on a show with the Eighth Route Army for the Japanese?
The most important thing is that everyone knows it but doesn’t say it out loud...
Of course the Eighth Route Army would not tell the truth, as it would do them no good at all.
The 31st Regiment will not tell the truth, even if they escape to a safe area.
Because once it is revealed, not only will the reward be lost, but you may also be charged with "failure to report in time."
The best choice is to let the war situation continue to develop like this...
So it went very smoothly, and the 31st Regiment of the Public Security Army "passed through and defeated the generals" one after another, breaking through the two lines of defense of the Eighth Route Army and successfully "joined forces victoriously" with the Japanese.
Then, under the cover of the infantry, the mechanized troops of the two Japanese brigades penetrated along the gap opened by the 31st Regiment.
The Japs' mechanized troops are incomparable to the Eighth Route Army's mechanized troops. They are still limited to three vehicles plus a car, and their protection is extremely low. If there is any combat unit, it is one squadron for each brigade.
Type 95 tanks plus several armored vehicles used to assist reconnaissance.
If such a mechanized unit meets the half-track vehicles of the Eighth Route Army, it will obviously not be enough to look at.
But these are not the point.
The focus is on the Liyuan Airport on the other side. The Eighth Route Army’s airborne troops have been dispatched...