The Hunshui River is still so peaceful and beautiful. On this hot afternoon, it reflects the coolness like a painting, and caresses the banks like an unpainted scene.
The Japanese lieutenant colonel standing on the shore was in no mood to watch. There was blood at his feet and corpses everywhere nearby, including the corpses of mules and horses, as well as the corpses of a dozen or so supply soldiers who were responsible for taking care of the mules and horses. Their bodies were so miserable that they looked like sieves. It can be seen how shameless and despicable the firepower from the other side of the river was at that time!
This time, all the heavy equipment, supplies and ammunition have to be carried by humans. That's great.
With a nameless anger, the black-faced major, leaning on his saber, turned his gaze to his vanguard general: "Nojiri-kun, I heard that you want to commit seppuku. Now I agree. How about I personally be your 'kaishakunin'?"
Originally, this matter had passed, and the Japanese soldiers present never dreamed that the major would bring it up again. Isn't that unlucky
Plop—someone fell down on the spot. Of course, it was the vanguard team leader. He must be regretting it so much at this moment. He shouldn't have been so mean and said that in the first place. Sometimes, pretense for the sake of face can become true!
At this time, the major's assistant came to the scene and went straight to the major: "I went to confirm that the new mark that appeared in Dabei Village should be the one that Commander Maeda had done. However, nothing was dug up nearby, and there was no text."
"Sheep Head Project?"
The Major's tone was obviously rising. The Sheep's Head Project was haunting and destroying people. Now even the Major was upset when he heard it. The four words Sheep's Head Project had almost become a synonym for bad luck. He was originally hesitating whether it was necessary to try to verify it in the direction of Qingshan Village. Now that the mules and horses were gone, the Sheep's Head Project popped up again, which immediately gave the Major a sense of foreboding.
Looking around at the green mountains, it is difficult to find enemies in the mountains in summer!
"It's time to go back to the city."
These were the major's last words, and he then left the riverbank carrying his saber.
With a cry of "wow", Captain Nojiri, who was kneeling on the ground in despair, supported himself on the ground with his hands and vomited. His back was bent and convulsed due to the vomiting. His life was inexplicably saved, but his will was broken.
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On the other side, in the ruins of Qingshan Village, Li Yong, who was responsible for coordinating with the Japanese, was sitting on pins and needles. The company sent to bypass Baishitan only managed to get back one platoon, and the wounded left behind had no news. Li Yong's troops were not enough to make up two companies, so he dared not advance, and he dared not retreat.
Li Yong sent people to Luoye Village for help, but Li Youde replied: Li Company needs to defend the nest, and Nan Company is the only firefighting team. If Nan Company is sent to reinforce you, what will happen to the Eighth Route Army? Don't worry, as long as you stay in Qingshan Village and don't act out of line, they won't move you for a while, not to mention that you have a strong force, so you need to be calm.
This reply made Li Yong silent for a long time. He was not good at fighting, but he had learned some scheming from Li Youde after following him for so many years. And because he had followed Li Youde for so many years, he understood Li Youde. He saw something different in this reply and felt chilled to the bone!
At this moment, Li Yong's heart finally calmed down. In the north of Meixian County, he was considered a local boss and had a much more detailed understanding of the independent regiment's situation than the security forces in the city. At least he knew that he was not facing the 9th Company, but the 2nd Company of the Independent Regiment. He could tell from the bayonets that were shining like guns.
According to legend, the commander of the Second Company was the most powerful general in the independent regiment. He was a tyrant who would kill any god or Buddha who stood in his way. He was the kind of person who dared to confront the imperial army. Li Yong was even more afraid of the Second Company than the Ninth Company, because the legend of the Second Company was that it was offensive and aggressive. Facing such an opponent, he had to keep one eye open when sleeping, as he always felt that the enemy was about to rush in at any time. He needed to be calm? Could he stay calm
After careful consideration, Li Yong replaced all the guards around him and used his confidants. Then, he sent an "envoy" with a white towel to try to contact the second company, but was rejected. The envoy did not even meet the fierce commander, which made Li Yong even more disappointed.
So Li Yong suddenly became diligent and ordered his subordinates to vigorously consolidate the positions and strengthen the bunkers in the ruins of Qingshan Village. Most unexpectedly, he also ordered people to put up a tall sign with two large charcoal-black characters written on it: "Free from War"!
Somewhere on a small hill, there stood several soldiers of the Eighth Route Army. One of them was as tall as an iron tower, with a rifle with a sharp bayonet hanging on one shoulder. He was wearing a cowhide suit with various pendants and holding a 13-type six-fold military telescope in his hand. He looked very arrogant and had the air of a warrior, but... his jaw dropped a little.
"Exempt from war? This... Do you think I'm Jin Wushu?"
"Captain, is that really a sign of exemption from war?"
Another soldier also grinned: "What's this? We sent someone to negotiate, but when we kicked him back, he refused to fight. What dynasty is this? Isn't this going backwards as time goes by?"
Gao Yidao put down the binoculars and frowned arrogantly: "Humph - he's as cowardly as Emperor Gaozong of Song! Why is it that the more cowardly he is, the more I want to beat him up?"
"Captain, I'm not the one to say this, but you really have the style of Jin Wushu! I admire you!"
Another soldier was immediately dissatisfied: "Stop talking nonsense, that is the villain Wu Hualian, our company commander is a serious man, he is still the hero Yue Wumu!"
"Get out of my way!" Gao Yidao curled his lips and put his hands on his hips: "Holding a sign of exemption from fighting shows your attitude. Fine, I will return your attitude. Order the outposts to relax and tell the soldiers to rest. We will start tonight!"
"Fight tonight? Then my second platoon will launch the main attack from the east!"
"Why do you want to attack from the east?"
"It would be easier for them to escape."
"Stupid!" Gao Yidao glared at him. "You are so arrogant! Don't you count how many soldiers there are? Too many persimmons can kill people. Only a fool would block the way home! The whole company should concentrate and attack from west to east, so that it will be easier for them to collapse, and then we can take advantage of the situation and kill them all!"
The generals understood, and then looked at the ruins in the distance with grim smiles. Their bloodthirsty behavior... was really unlike Yue's army.
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The scorching sun turned into a setting sun. In the ruins of Qingshan Village, several puppet army officers hurried to see the deputy battalion commander Li Yong.
Li Yong looked more energetic. He put on his fake military cap and polished his boots. The depression he had felt during this period was gone. He put his hands behind his back and paced back and forth a few times: "Pass the order, march eastward immediately!"
"ah?"
The generals were surprised, and then secretly happy. They had had enough of this fearful feeling and were eager to run back to Luoye Village. If anything was blamed later, the deputy battalion commander would be the one to take the blame, and it wouldn't be them.
Some people who trusted Li Yong worriedly said, "But there is no news from the imperial army yet. What if..."
"When I said east, I didn't mean to go back to Luoye Village. I was just moving. As for the moving location... one mile west of the Luoye Village artillery tower. We will set up defenses there for the night. After daybreak, we will move west to the intersection of Qingshan Village to station our troops."
"… "
"Don't you understand? A tree that is moved can die, but a person who is moved can live! Do you understand what I mean?"
Everyone was convinced. It was a brilliant plan! They spent the night one mile west of the artillery tower. If the Eighth Route Army came to attack them, they would run to the bottom of the artillery tower. They did not believe that the Eighth Route Army would dare to attack them. This was not considered leaving the mountains and going home. After daybreak, they moved to Qingshan Village and camped at the intersection east of Qingshan Village to continue to confront the Eighth Route Army. They could retreat at any time without any worries. This was their effort to complete the task of coordinating with the Imperial Army.
Several puppet officers immediately ran out to pass on the order, and soon the ruins were filled with merry whistles, and the low morale suddenly rose like a rainbow.
Li Yong's face turned gloomy again, and he said to the guard behind him: "Come closer to me, I always feel a chill on my back."
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