The city gate, which usually opens at eight o'clock, opened at seven o'clock today.
Thousands of people who were ordered to enter the city to participate in the celebration exhibition, plus those who joined in the fun, all poured into the small Lingqiu City in less than an hour.
The puppet troops and garrison battalions left behind in the county town have all taken to the streets to maintain law and order. However, too many people poured in at once in the county town, far beyond their ability to control. There is a very chaotic situation everywhere.
This is especially true for the celebration exhibition, although every citizen who enters the celebration exhibition must be searched to ensure safety.
However, there were too many people to participate and the time was short. Searching and searching became a situation.
Five underground party intelligence agents easily brought a total of twenty grenades into the celebration exhibition.
It was not until before the start of the celebration exhibition that a group of Japanese troops protecting Major Noda and a large group of other officers arrived that the chaotic situation at the celebration exhibition was brought under control under the threat of the Japanese.
On the rostrum, Major Noda glanced at the watch on his wrist from time to time, waiting for the celebration to begin.
Standing next to him was a lieutenant colonel sent by the brigade headquarters, who not only brought several field reporters to record today's celebration, but also several captain officers.
They are all deputies in several other infantry brigades and came here specifically to learn experience.
Facing them, Major Noda was both excited and nervous.
The implicit meaning of the brigade commander's move is self-evident. With the participation of these captains and deputy captains, after the celebration, his name will definitely be resounding throughout the brigade, and it will be logical for him to be promoted to captain.
Thinking that he was about to be promoted to a higher rank, Major Noda had a smile on his face when he spoke.
As for the tension, there are two reasons.
One is the battlefield of Hongquan Village where the battle is taking place outside the city, and the other is the celebration exhibition in front of you.
If either of these two things goes wrong, he will become the laughingstock of the entire brigade, and he will also be charged with lying about his military exploits. His future will be cut off, and he may even be sent to a military court.
At this time, he is more like a gambler, and he is a gambler who uses all his chips and has no way out!
If the bet wins, it will have a bright future.
If he loses the bet, his reputation will be ruined and he may even be sent to jail!
"Bah bang bang... boom boom..."
Suddenly, the sound of gunfire reached Major Noda's ears.
Major Noda was shocked, and the smile on his face was instantly replaced by solemnity. What he was most worried about happened.
"Sir, the arsenal was attacked by the enemy. The enemy was equipped with pistols and grenades..."
"Sir, the garrison headquarters was attacked. The enemy used grenades and pistols..."
"Sir, the military police headquarters is under attack!"
Three officers in a row rushed to Major Noda and reported.
The voice was very low, but the Lieutenant Colonel next to him still saw some clues. He frowned and asked: "What's going on? Didn't it mean that all the anti-Japanese armed forces in Lingqiu were killed? What happened to the gunshots and explosions just now?"
Major Noda's mind started spinning quickly, and he quickly thought of a reasonably explainable reason, and then he answered bravely.
"Deputy Chief of Staff, don't worry, we have indeed killed the anti-Japanese armed forces in Lingqiu, but some fish that slipped through the net are bound to be unavoidable!"
"These people least want to see us holding a celebration exhibition. The county garrison is now concentrated at the celebration exhibition. There are insufficient troops in other places. These fish that slipped through the net must have noticed it, and then they went to sneak attack these places to stop us.
Hold a celebratory exhibition!”
"Please rest assured, deputy chief of staff, I have just dispatched an infantry squad and a company of the Imperial Association Army to divide the troops into three groups to reinforce these three places. Kill those fish that have slipped through the net and add to the icing on the cake for our upcoming celebration!"
Lieutenant Colonel chose to believe: "That's good!"
"Now that you have made the arrangements, let's wait here for the troops to send us good news!"
Major Noda couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, and began to pray in his heart that there would be no more accidents at the next celebration banquet.
After standing on the rostrum and boasting about his achievements since taking office as the commander of the Lingqiu garrison, Major Noda decisively announced the start of the celebration exhibition.
The exhibition area was opened, and the people gathered in front of the rostrum were like a flood that burst a dam, all rushing there.
Several underground party members were also trapped in it. Taking advantage of the nearby Japanese and puppet troops, they decisively took out grenades and pulled out the fuse.
Hit yourself hard, see the grenade start to smoke, and quickly throw it out from the ground.
The grenade rolled continuously along the ground for more than ten meters, and only stopped after hitting the booths.
In order to ensure the safety of the weapons on display, the booth was separated by nearly ten meters from the common people, which completely ensured that the explosion of the grenade would not affect the common people participating in the celebration exhibition.
Major Noda and the deputy chief of staff, Lieutenant Colonel Noda, who came with the brigade, had just stepped off the rostrum when the explosion went off.
"Boom...boom..."
Ordinary people are not soldiers. When faced with an explosion, their first reaction is to wander around and try to escape.
Nearly a thousand people broke into chaos together, and the situation was beyond the control of the puppet army in just a few hundred days.
The five underground party intelligence agents continued to throw grenades.
In addition to hitting the weapons on display, there were also several Japanese bombs hitting the Japanese and puppet troops directly.
The grenade exploded, followed by screams.
The broken arms that were blown away, the red blood splashing everywhere, and the fear of death caused by the explosion further aggravated the chaos of the celebration exhibition.
Major Noda was stunned, and his face instantly turned pale.
He knows the power of grenades better than anyone else. Twenty grenades exploding in succession are enough to bring a devastating blow to the celebration exhibition.
After the celebration, I also lost the bet, and my dream of becoming a co-captain was shattered.
But he did not forget that he was still at the Lingqiu County garrison headquarters, and regardless of the suspicious look his lieutenant looked at him, he shouted loudly.
"Tell them not to mess around and search one by one to find the enemy who just threw the grenade!"
After finally stopping the chaos at the celebration exhibition, all twenty grenades exploded.
After throwing grenades, the five underground gangsters pretended to be panicked and mingled among the people, waiting for an opportunity to break out and retreat.
"Da da da... boom boom..."
At this moment, gunshots and explosions rang out again, right next to the celebration exhibition.
The Japanese and puppet troops were all staring at the nearly a thousand civilians at the celebration exhibition, and few people paid attention to their surroundings.
Four boxes were fired at the same time, and six or seven grenades were thrown down. The Japanese and puppet troops were caught off guard and killed dozens of people in an instant. A huge gap also appeared in the celebration exhibition.
"The Japs are going to kill people, everyone, run away!" A horrified cry suddenly sounded from the crowd, and the situation that had just calmed down became chaotic again.
Nearly a thousand people rushed to the gap to escape.
The Japanese and puppet troops saw this and were anxious in their hearts. They thought of shooting to kill people and stop this chaos with gunshots.
But Major Noda did not dare.
At least half of the people participating in the celebration exhibition support the imperial army. If they are killed, the imperial army will definitely lose its reputation in Lingqiu, and no one will be willing to sacrifice their lives for the imperial army.
It was his brief hesitation that allowed several underground parties to successfully withdraw from the celebration exhibition.
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