Captain Hasegawa Shin's own personality is a little soft, but his character is unusually strong, so the officers and men in the squadron are usually more obedient to his management. But the value of a commander is reflected in the ability to lead his subordinates to win battles, Hasegawa's command ability is really limited, so when the battle is fierce, his subordinates often turn a blind eye to the orders of this indecisive commander, which does not have much impact when fighting a tailwind battle, but once encountering adversity, then the consequences will become unimaginable.

Hasegawa's squadron followed Morimoto's orders and advanced in the direction of Tongdō by bypassing the A3 stronghold, intending to block possible reinforcements from France. To be honest, this order was not up to standard, and Morimoto did not specify how far Hasegawa's squadron should advance, nor did he specify how to respond when encountering an enemy force stronger than himself. It would not be a big problem to replace Okubo, a straightforward but flexible commander, but unfortunately it was Hasegawa, who was a little stiff-minded, who accepted this vague order, which directly led to a series of tragedies that followed, and finally cut off the last hope of the Morimoto team.

After receiving the order, Hasegawa immediately began to march in the direction of Tongdeng with his own troops, and the road was smooth at first, and there were no more French strongholds and pillboxes to block it, and soon some independent houses and buildings appeared on the side of the road, and the team of road exploration came back to report that the prosperous Tongdeng city area could already be seen from the road. At this time, Hasegawa was a little undecided, whether to defend on the spot or simply drive straight into the city of Tongdeng, whether to send someone back to ask Morimoto. Looking at the squadron leader's thoughtful expression, his subordinates knew that this captain had made another old mistake.

"Your Excellency, Squadron Leader, there is no need to hesitate, it looks like the French should not have had time to set up defenses yet, this is our best chance to capture Tongdeng. You can't give up in vain. Second Lieutenant Shiraki, who is attached to the squadron and is also the leader of the third squadron, suggested on the side.

"Don't wait any longer, we should move forward now! The squadron leader gave the order, rushed over in one go, and captured Tongdeng Castle. Second Lieutenant Tsutsui of the second squad also agitated loudly.

However, the captain's order was" Hasegawa was still a little undecided.

"Squadron Leader, isn't the goal of our trip to capture Tongdeng City? The captain will be very happy. Shiraki continued to try to convince himself of this awkward chief.

"Okay." looked at the earnest expressions of several subordinates. Hasegawa finally nodded helplessly.

"Keep going, pick up your speed, and march towards Tongdeng City." Shiraki shouted loudly.

"Go ahead! Speed up! ”

"Run faster, we're going to take Tongdeng today!"

"Hah!" The soldiers agreed in unison and quickened the pace of the march.

The officers and men of the Hasegawa Brigade were full of excitement for their achievements, and hurriedly buried their heads in the city of Tongdeng, but before they could approach the city, a burst of fire like a torrential rain fell on the heads of the squadron soldiers without warning. Countless heads with snow-white barrel-shaped military caps suddenly appeared on the roadbed on both sides of the road, and these soldiers in sand-yellow tropical uniforms skillfully manipulated the weapons in their hands. A neat salvo was fired at the Japanese troops on the road.

The Japanese soldiers on the highway were caught off guard and instantly fell into a dense rain of bullets, the Japanese soldiers were too confident and had no psychological preparation for an ambush, and immediately became a mess after being hit, and at the same time could not find the slightest shelter on the road, and several rounds of guns came down, causing terrible casualties to the forwards of Hasegawa's squadron.

An entire squad was shot down on the road like a hunting animal. The two detachments of the first squad had not even had time to disperse, and the corpses of the soldiers remained in the marching queue. Lying neatly on the asphalt pavement that was hot in the afternoon sun. All this happened so quickly that the Japanese soldiers in the rear team had not even understood what had happened, and the entire squad had already been cleanly reimbursed by the opponents.

"Enemy attack! The detachments dispersed! The officers reacted and hurriedly shouted and ordered the soldiers to leave the road.

"Shoot!" The second squad attached to Miyamoto Juncao brandished his guncao, and commanded a machine gun crew to fire back, trying to hold the squadron in action. But then he and the machine-gun crew were blasted into the air by a mortar shell. The flying stump still clutched his saber in his hands.

"The enemy fire is fierce, Squadron Leader, we are in ambush." Shiraki lay beside Hasegawa and shouted loudly.

"Order the troops to return fire! You go and command your squad now, and now you have to stabilize the morale of the army. ”

"Squadron Leader, are we going to retreat first?" Shiraki made a suggestion.

"Red deer. Is this time for a retreat? The troops are in chaos, and everyone is going to end up together! Tsutsui was clearly more experienced, he snapped up.

"I took the second squad to resist the front, and you led the third squad to make a detour from the flank, this is the way to survive in death."

"Second Lieutenant Tsutsui, you're doing this brutally."

"You're cowardly, aren't you?"

"What kind of bastard are you talking about, you must be cautious in your tactics." The two squad leaders didn't care about what was going on in front of them at this time, and they actually started arguing on their own.

"Don't make any noise, just do it according to the way of the tsutsui." Hasegawa stopped the quarrel among his subordinates.

"But" Shiraki was still a little unconvinced.

"The order given to us by the captain is to intercept the enemy's reinforcements, if we retreat without authorization, it will disrupt the deployment of the captain, hold on for a while, and send someone back to report the situation here to the captain."

"My third squad can find a favorable terrain in the rear and set up a blocking position, and then alternate with the second squad to cover the retreat," Shiraki continued to insist.

"Second Lieutenant Shiraki, this is the squadron leader's order, there is no room for negotiation." Hasegawa said solemnly.

"Your soldiers are fighting, waiting for you to command, do as I am ordered immediately, or I will lead the third squad with another person!"

"Understood, Squadron Leader." Shiraki angrily saluted Hasegawa, and then ran quickly to his third squad.

"Tsutsui! Now it's up to you, you must attract enemy attacks and create opportunities for Shiraki's squad to succeed in their roundabouts. Hasegawa turned to Tsutsui and said.

"Leave everything to me. Squadron Leader, we will win. Tsutsui saluted, and then rushed to the front line. At this time, the battle between the two sides had entered a white-hot state, and Tsutsui's second squad was obviously at a disadvantage in terms of terrain and firepower, and only relied on the usual strict training and the tenacious will of the soldiers to resist the opponent's attack, and even repelled a small charge of the opponent.

"What exactly is the troops. It's so good at fighting. The only remaining non-commissioned officer in the squad, Ohashi Guncao, asked Tsutsui as he bandaged the wound on the arm of a machine gunner.

"It looks like it's supposed to be the French Foreign Legion, and it's all foreign soldiers hired by the French, supposedly as villains and exiled criminals."

"That's right, their guns are very accurate, okay, Ogawa, your injuries are not very serious, can you continue to fight?" Ohashi tightened his bandage. Then a knot was skillfully tied.

"Report to Lord Juncao, there is no problem, I can shoot a gun with one." The Heavy replied loudly.

"Be careful."

"Obey, Lord Juncao, Lord Squad." The Heavy saluted the two men, then crawled through the trench to the machine gun position not far away.

"The opponent looks like there are at least two squads, maybe more to come, and they have covering artillery. There are also quite a few troops on the flanks, and I am worried that the roundabout operation of the third squad will not be easy to succeed. Ohashi frowned and told Tsutsui what he thought.

"Even if we know it won't work, we'll give it a try. If you don't even have the courage to try it, what face do you have to wear this military uniform. The imperial army relied on this spirit of not being afraid of defeat to fight until now, and exchanged the lives of countless soldiers for a great reputation, you have to remember that the bridge is even death. Nor can we lose the soul of an imperial warrior. In the face of a strong enemy, we have to assault! Keep assaulting! Assault until you can no longer wield the saber in your hand, do you understand? Tsutsui patted Ohashi on the shoulder and loudly cheered his subordinates on.

"Hah! Captain, I see. ”

"Second Lieutenant!" At this moment, a herald came running from the rear. Swiftly turned over and jumped into the ditch where the tsutsui was hiding.

"Second Lieutenant, Squadron Leader orders, retreat immediately."

"What! Why retreat! Tsutsui grabbed the herald's arm and asked eagerly.

"The third squad, the third squad didn't arrive at the starting position, and the leader of the white wood squad retreated without permission with the third squad."

"Nani! Shiraki, this coward! Red Deer Noro! How can it be repaired! Flee before the battle, I will cut him with my own hands. Tsutsui pushed the herald away, drew his saber and slashed at the mound of dirt beside the ditch, venting his anger.

"Captain, what are we going to do?" Ohashi suddenly became anxious after hearing this, the first squad has been completely wiped out, the third squad is their only backup, and now the third squad has thrown everyone away and run away by themselves, and now the second squad is equivalent to fighting independently against the fierce foreign legion on the opposite side. Tsutsui Squad had already lost a lot of soldiers, with only one grenadier and one machine gun left, and it was impossible for the second squad to survive in the event of a full-scale enemy attack.

"Reply to the squadron leader, the enemy force is very strong, and we can't retreat. The second squadron will launch an assault to cover the evacuation of the squadron, and this squad will fight to the last man, and will definitely not disgrace the honor of the tenth squadron. ”

"Got it, I'll tell the squadron leader, I wish the second lieutenant a long time in martial arts." The herald was a cheerful fellow, and after saluting Tsutsui, he jumped out of the ditch and bent over to the place where he came.

"Squad Leader" Ohashi heard Tsutsui's words, and he looked at the other party with a complicated expression.

"Pass on the news, let's die here today."

"Hah! Squad Leader. Ohashi bowed respectfully to the tsutsui, turned and turned out of the ditch.

Tsutsui pulled a handkerchief out of his pocket and carefully wiped the dirt off his saber, then he took off his steel helmet and straightened the battle cap on his head.

"Everybody come with me!" Tsutsui jumped out of the ditch and stepped on the roadbed of the highway with one foot, brandishing a shining saber in his hand.

"Tunz give! Meyer! Then the saber pointed forward, jumped onto the road, and rushed towards the position of the Foreign Legion opposite.

"Tunz give!"

"Onboard!"

"Silly local pot warehouse onboard!"

"It's dark and the card is loaded!"

The surviving soldiers of the squad, led by Jun Cao and the captain, jumped out of their respective shelters, chanted slogans and followed the figure of the squad leader, and launched a final charge towards the Foreign Legion.

Something happened to the surprise of the Japanese soldiers, and the enemy on the opposite side did not shoot, but jumped out of their positions, holding rifles equipped with spears and launching a counter-charge against the Japanese soldiers. The soldiers, dressed in sand yellow short-sleeved uniforms, shorts and leggings, armed with Lebel rifles with long quadrangular spears, had no fear on their dark faces.

At the forefront of the charge were local tribal soldiers recruited by French Morocco, brave and good at fighting and believing honor as their life, these people were touched by the fearless charge of the Japanese army, and decided to give their opponents a fair chance to face each other and give these brave enemies a glorious ending. In front of the French Foreign Legion soldiers who came like a tide, Tsutsui's small group of Japanese soldiers was like a handful of waves, quickly drowning in the waves.

After Second Lieutenant Tsutsui cut down two Foreign Legion soldiers in succession, he was picked up by a third soldier with a shot, and then the Moroccan soldier cut off his head alive with an Arab dagger, and not far from his headless body lay the broken body of Ohashi Juncao, and in less than half a minute, Tsutsui's squad was completely annihilated, and these Moroccans shot very hard, leaving no one alive.

The Foreign Legion did not stop, and they advanced quickly along the road, beginning to pursue the fleeing part of the enemy. (To be continued.) )