The first thousand three hundred and sixty-six chapters baggage troops
On the winding country road, a small Japanese army belonging to the 13th Baggage Regiment of the 13th Japanese Division was walking slowly while holding the property and food looted from the village. From time to time, laughter and laughter could be heard in the team.
After capturing Yichang, the Japanese invaded and looted the city's doors. Although the loot filled the entire fleet, they obtained very little food and vegetables.
Therefore, according to past practice, the Japanese army sent heavy troops to the rural villages around Yichang to plunder fresh vegetables, chicken, duck, fish and other supplies to supplement the army's consumption.
Second Lieutenant Yamano has led his baggage team out for two days. In two days, they raided five villages and seized a large amount of loot.
Some of the loot had already been transported back to Yichang City in advance, and he led the remaining people to continue the raid in an effort to obtain more supplies.
They received an order from the regiment a few hours ago, requiring them to stop their raids and return to their ranks immediately to prepare to evacuate Yichang.
Because the commander of the 11th Army, Sonobe Kazuichiro, had already issued an order, requiring all units to immediately load their loot and prepare to withdraw to the area east of the Han River.
After all, their combat operation this time had exceeded the combat area limits designated by the base camp, and dealt a heavy blow to the squadron, overfulfilling the combat mission.
They are currently stretched thin and are not ready to occupy Yichang for a long time, so they are ready to stop as soon as possible to avoid falling into a long-term tug-of-war due to the too long front line.
After receiving the order to return to the army, Second Lieutenant Yamano of the baggage troop did not hesitate at all. He immediately ordered the two sergeants who were still with him to direct the soldiers to load the looted items into the truck and prepare to retreat.
In these two days of raids, they slaughtered two uncooperative villages with bloody methods, and wiped out three other villages. It can be said that they captured a lot of money.
There are already two baggage detachments carrying part of the loot to the lake area, and now there are only two baggage detachments operating with Second Lieutenant Yamano.
But they had too much loot, so they had to recruit local young men to help them transport it.
More than a dozen bullock carts and flatbed carts loaded with loot were walking on the country road in a mighty manner. More than thirty young men who were forced by bayonets were also carrying a lot of things on shoulder poles.
The soldiers from the two Japanese baggage squadrons were distributed around the convoy with guns, responsible for guarding and preventing these young men from escaping.
Second Lieutenant Yamano was very satisfied with this raid. He was originally from a civilian family, but he had already gained a lot of wealth through the war.
As long as he retires and returns to his hometown, he can become a small rich man through the wealth gained in the war and live the rest of his life in peace.
Now Lieutenant Yamano already likes this feeling, because as long as he has a bayonet in his hand, a steady stream of wealth will enter his pocket.
"Chief Shanye, I found this from a Chinese landowner's house. It's of good quality. Thank you for taking care of me."
A short and stocky sergeant took advantage of another sergeant at the back of the team to calmly approach Second Lieutenant Yamano and offered several gold and silver items with a smile.
"Sang Wu, you are too polite."
Seeing these gold and silver products, Master Yamano smiled. He liked people who knew current affairs.
"Please take it, Chief Yamano, as a token of my gratitude." The sergeant handed the thing over respectfully.
Second Lieutenant Yamano smiled and waved, and a Japanese soldier following him put the gold and silver items into a canvas bag and accepted them.
"Sang Nei, do you need my help?" Lieutenant Yamano asked.
The sergeant looked around and then said sheepishly: "Captain Mizushima has been killed in battle. I don't know if I have a chance..."
Their baggage team has a second lieutenant, a sergeant commander and four commanders in charge. The sergeant Chang Mizushima broke into a farmer's house yesterday and was beaten to death by the angry villagers, so this position is now vacant.
But the sergeant in the room was not the only one who was eyeing the position of the sergeant commander. The other three sergeants were also eyeing the position.
After Lieutenant Yamano heard what the sergeant said in the room, he immediately understood what he meant. He wanted to be the sergeant commander.
"Sang Uuchi, as long as you perform well, I will recommend you to the superior." Looking at the few gold and silver products, Lieutenant Yamano also made his promise.
After hearing this, the sergeant in the room immediately showed ecstasy and hurriedly bent down and bowed: "Chief Shanye, I will never let you down!"
Second Lieutenant Yamano nodded and ordered: "Go ahead and take two soldiers to the front to investigate and see if there are any traces of Chinese guerrilla activities."
"Hiyi!"
The sergeant in the room knew that Lieutenant Yamano was creating an opportunity for him to make a meritorious deed. He immediately bowed his head heavily and turned around to lead his men to investigate the enemy's situation.
"puff!"
But as soon as the sergeant in the room turned around, a scorching bullet penetrated his head, a bloody hole appeared on his forehead, and the warm red and white stuff splashed all over the face of Lieutenant Yamano behind him.
The smile on the sergeant's face froze in the room, and with a thud, his body straightened up and fell to the ground.
The sound of the sergeant falling to the ground in the room finally made Lieutenant Yamano react. He didn't even bother to wipe the smelly red and white stuff on his face, and fell to the ground skillfully.
"You Zhina people, take cover!" Another Japanese sergeant also yelled the moment the gunfire rang out.
The originally relaxed-looking Japanese soldiers quickly dispersed to the roadside and lay down, while the young men carrying things screamed in fright. Some tried to escape, but were shot by a Japanese soldier with a rifle butt.
It was smashed over.
"Those who run away are dead!" The Japanese pointed their guns at the young men, who were so frightened that they all fell to the ground.
"boom!"
The dull sound of gunfire rang out again, and a bloody hole suddenly appeared in the head of a Japanese soldier who was leaning on a bullock cart. Immediately, his body was knocked backward by the impact of the bullet.
"shooting!"
This time, Lieutenant Yamano finally saw the direction of the attacker clearly and roared in the direction of the woods.
"Bang bang bang..."
The Japanese soldiers lying on the ground all pulled the triggers, and the whizzing bullets cut through the grass paths and made the soil in front of sniper Zhang Hai splash.
These Japanese baggage troops are not considered combat soldiers, their combat effectiveness is much weaker, and Zhang Hai's position is further away, because he is holding a sniper rifle, which has a farther range than the Japanese, and the Japanese 38-meter rifle does not pose much threat to him.
However, Zhang Hai's purpose was to lure the Japanese away, so he did not fire the third shot, but quickly turned around and ran into the woods with the gun.
Second Lieutenant Guizi Shanye also saw clearly that the person who attacked them was just one person, probably a skirmisher from the squadron who had been dispersed.
Because they had not found an organized Chinese team in the area in the past two days, he did not expect that Yang Ling and the others had already arrived in this area.
"Bagaya Road, pursue!"
A skirmisher from a mere squadron actually shot and killed two of them. This made Second Lieutenant Yamano furious, and he immediately ordered another sergeant to lead his men in pursuit.
Naturally, the sergeant was also eyeing the position of the sergeant commander, and was not willing to let go of this opportunity to show off, so he screamed, and more than a dozen Japanese soldiers followed him in the direction of the sniper Zhang Hai.