More than 400 brothers led by Yang Ling have quietly reached the outside of Ruichang City. In the hidden woods, the low walls of Ruichang can be vaguely seen.
The brothers rushed all the way from Minshan to Ruichang. The veterans were lucky, but the recruits were already out of breath from exhaustion and had collapsed to the ground when they arrived in Ruichang.
The brothers were tired and hungry. On the one hand, Yang Ling ordered them to hide in the woods and seize the time to rest. On the other hand, he sent Wang Zikun to lead people to investigate the situation of the Japanese.
Although Yang Ling wanted to take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness and destroy the arsenal of the Ruichang enemy, although he was bold, he was not a reckless person, and he also understood the principle of knowing yourself and the enemy and you would never be in danger in a hundred battles.
Although the traitor Lin Quanquan said that there were only half a Japanese squadron and a security camp stationed in the city, Yang Ling would not really believe him.
If he lies, he and these hundreds of brothers will be in danger if they attack rashly, and may even be wiped out. As a qualified commander, Yang Ling will not allow such a thing to happen.
Therefore, Yang Ling sent the smart and capable Wang Zikun and several brothers to approach Ruichang, hoping to verify whether the defense force in Ruichang City was as weak as Lin Quanquan said.
But less than half an hour after Wang Zikun and the others were out, gunshots suddenly rang out in the originally quiet city of Ruichang.
Yang Ling was resting against a tree stump and jumped up suddenly when he heard the gunshot.
"Ready to fight!"
Yang Ling thought that Wang Zikun and others who were out for reconnaissance had been discovered by the Japanese, so he immediately ordered his brothers to prepare for the response.
There were only two gunshots in the city. The gunshots came from far away, and Yang Ling judged them to be the sound of the bastard box.
The brothers had their bullets loaded and stared in the direction of Ruichang, waiting for Yang Ling's order. Yang Ling held up the binoculars, but his face was full of suspicion.
When Wang Zikun and others set out for investigation, for the sake of convenience, each of them only carried two shell pistols. However, at this moment, except for the sound of the Japanese's bastard box and the 38 rifle, there was no sound of shell guns in the city.
Could it be that Wang Zikun and the others were ambushed by the Japanese and didn't even have a chance to shoot back?
Yang Ling quickly gave up this idea. Even if the Japanese ambushed them, with Wang Zikun's strength, they would not even have a chance to shoot. There must be other reasons.
"Regimental deputy, do you want to fight in?!" Wang Huzi, carrying a brand-new 38 rifle, ducked in front of Yang Ling to ask for instructions.
Yang Ling shook his head: "Brothers, please calm down and wait for orders."
Although through the telescope, the Japanese guard guarding the west gate only had an infantry detachment of thirteen people, they could easily break in.
However, the situation in the city was unknown, and he did not dare to risk the lives of his brothers, so he was prepared to wait and see what would happen.
As soon as Yang Ling finished speaking, a shrill and piercing siren sounded in the city, and the gunfire became more intensive. At least hundreds of people were fighting.
After hearing the siren, the Japanese infantry unit guarding the west gate of Ruichang hesitated for a moment, then quickly turned around and entered the city, disappearing from Yang Ling's sight.
"Damn it, what's going on in the city?"
Yang Ling and the others originally came to fight Ruichang, but before they could take action, fighting broke out in the city, which made the blacksmith and the two-foot-tall monk confused.
"If you ask me who I'm asking, it's probably a kid shooting for fun." Wang Huzi glanced in the direction of Ruichang, also full of suspicion, which is really weird.
The fighting in the city was lively, with explosions from time to time, and Yang Ling and the others were suffering from waiting outside.
Just as Yang Ling was about to send another team of scouts into the city to investigate the situation, Wang Zikun and several other brothers in disguise came running back along the rice fields.
Before Wang Zikun and the others could take a breath, several company commanders gathered around him, and the blacksmith couldn't wait to grab Wang Zikun and ask.
"What's going on in the city? There's a fucking fight like this?"
Wang Zikun and the others were sweating profusely as they ran and said out of breath: "Fight, the fight is about to begin."
Yang Ling handed Wang Zikun a bottle of water and said, "Tell me slowly, who is fighting with whom."
Prince Kungu raised his neck and took a big gulp of cold water, then wiped his mouth and finally regained his breath.
"The kid wanted to kill the security battalion commander, so the security camp in the city started fighting with the kid."
Wang Zikun and the others, who were wearing makeup as detectives, entered the city and happened to see Japanese Lieutenant Zhuqi Kurotani escorting a man in gray security uniforms through the streets. They asked a local resident for questioning, and then they understood the whole story.
But just as they were further inquiring about the situation of the Japanese in the city, people from the security camp rushed out of the station and started fighting with the Japanese. Then they hurriedly came back to report the situation.
"Hey, that's good. It saves us the trouble of taking action and letting them go dog-eat-dog." After hearing this, Wang Huzi started teasing with a relaxed expression.
Yang Ling also didn't expect that such a situation would suddenly happen. The Japanese would actually start fighting with people from the security camp.
"Have you figured out the strength of the Japs in the city?" Yang Ling asked Wang Zikun again.
"It's clear, there are only more than a hundred Japs and more than two hundred security forces." Wang Zikun paused and added: "By the way, there is also a Japs Hospital for Wounded Soldiers. I don't know how many Japs are there."
Hearing Wang Zikun's answer, Yang Ling nodded with satisfaction. Wang Zikun's investigation was not very different from the traitor Lin Quanquan's statement, and it should be the truth.
Lin Quanquan, who was feeling anxious not far away, breathed a long sigh of relief after hearing about the investigation. If the number of Japs in the city was different from what he said, he might not have saved his life.
The city of Ruichang was filled with the sounds of ping-ping-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pang--pong-pong-ping-pong-pong action.
"Regiment deputy, how about we go and add fuel to their fire?" Shunzi, the first company commander, suggested with a sinister smile.
Yang Ling also had a smile on his face and scolded with a smile: "You are the only one who is smart."
"Everyone is here! Battle formation, let's enter the city!"
Now that the devils in the city are fighting with the people from the security camp, it saves Yang Ling and the others a lot of trouble. Yang Ling is still willing to fish in troubled waters.
The brothers heard that there was internal strife between the Japs and the security camp in the city, and the atmosphere became much more relaxed. I bet they were here to clean up the mess.
More than 400 brothers, led by their respective company and platoon leaders, quickly advanced towards Ruichang in a battle formation with alternating cover.
The Japanese infantry detachment stationed at the west gate of Ruichang had already entered the town to suppress the mutiny. Yang Ling and the others entered the city almost swaggeringly.
It's not that the little devils are careless, but that the garrison forces in their city are stretched thin and they really can't take care of them.
Maruyama Masao's 6th Brigade captured Ruichang and left a brigade to garrison Ruichang. The main force quickly moved towards Minshan to attack, in an attempt to take advantage of the situation and capture the De'an area.
However, they encountered a tenacious blockage from the 74th Army in Minshan. The scale of the battle between the two sides became larger and larger, and there was a shortage of troops at the front. The brigade stationed in Ruichang was also transferred to the front.
As a result, only one squadron remained in Ruichang, but half of the squadron was scattered to the surrounding checkpoints, roadblocks and other places, so the troops in the city were even more stretched.
Although Ruichang is already the rear area occupied by the Japs and the surrounding Chinese troops have been eliminated, it stands to reason that there is no danger.
But this is a material transportation transfer station after all, and it was just occupied, so the garrison of one squadron is too small.
Therefore, brigade commander Masao Maruyama has requested the 106th Division, which is approaching here, to send some troops to assist Ruichang in guarding.
However, what Maruyama Masao did not expect was that before the assisting defense troops sent by the 106th Division arrived, Yang Ling and others arrived in Ruichang first, and a mutiny occurred in the Ruichang security camp.