Putting on his uniform, Morimoto hung the saber on the belt of his military trousers, walked steadily to the door, and pushed open the sliding door of the bedroom.

"Nakasa-sama." The orderly Toi had already squatted outside and waited.

"Have you been informed?" Morimoto stretched out his legs, and Toi expertly put on his shiny military boots.

"Kato, Hasegawa, and Squadron Leader Okubo are already waiting in the office." Toi put on another military boot for Morimoto, and then handed the prepared leather armor belt to the captain.

"Toi, you go and get my backpack ready."

"Isn't Nakasa-sama riding a horse today?"

"You have to stay by my side today, don't run around." Morimoto didn't answer Toi's question, he put on his armor belt with the latter's help, stepped onto the map bag, and then pulled out the southern pistol in the holster under the puzzled eyes of the other man, and withdrew from the magazine to check the bullets.

"Hai, Nakasa-sama." Toi bowed respectfully to Morimoto, then turned and exited the room.

"Nakasa-sama." Seeing the group leader walking into the office in full armor, the three squadron commanders who were waiting there hurriedly stood up and saluted the commander.

"Hmm." Morimoto gave a military salute to the three henchmen with a serious expression, and then strode to the desk, bowed deeply to the portrait of Hirohito hanging on the wall, and the three subordinates hurriedly followed him and bent down.

"Are you ready?" Morimoto straightened up, walked over to his desk and sat down.

For today's operation, Morimoto prepared for more than two weeks, during which he was gracious and used all means to successfully pull his three squadron leaders to his side. Originally, there was also the squadron leader of the 12th Squadron, Captain Fukuda, but unfortunately, just three days ago, this squadron leader and his veterans of almost a squad received an order from the division to transfer to the 42nd Wing to supplement their second brigade. Since the Battle of Kunlun Pass, the 2nd Brigade of the 42nd Wing, which suffered heavy losses, has not recovered its vitality. Although it has been replenished, the proportion of recruits is too high, and it is necessary to mobilize some veterans and experienced officers to strengthen the force.

Morimoto was very dissatisfied with the order of the division headquarters, he knew that this was an action specifically aimed at him, and wanted to use this method to drain away the backbone of the Morimoto brigade, weaken the strength of the brigade, and shackle the hands and feet of the Morimoto brigade. Apparently, someone in the division had sensed that Otaji Morimoto was a potential troublemaker, and was ready to use this method to put a halter on him. But it is clear that this botched means backfired at this time. Fearing that his brigade would continue to weaken like this, Otaku Morimoto was forced to launch his operation ahead of schedule.

At this time, the squadron leader of the 12th Squadron was Captain Toshio Kuno, who had just been transferred from Japan, and he was a serious and diligent young officer, but because the contact time was too short, Morimoto did not dare to pull him into his small group.

"It's all ready." Captain Soyu Kato of the Ninth Squadron replied loudly.

"Nakasa-sama, is the decision today?" Captain Nobu Hasegawa of the 10th Squadron asked.

"Wasn't it decided last night? Captain Hasegawa, do you have any other opinions now? "Captain Takeo Okubo of the 11th Squadron is an officer with a fiery personality, and he immediately expressed his dissatisfaction with Hasegawa's attitude.

"What do you mean by that, I just want to confirm with the captain."

"Alright. In front of Nakasa-sama, don't make pointless quarrels. "Captain Kato is the oldest of the squadron leaders, and he stopped his two colleagues.

"Sit down all of you." Morimoto said to the squadron leaders.

"The Wing Captain has approved my request and we can only give it a go now. I would like to remind you. Once the action begins, there must be no turning back. We represent the national prestige of the Great Japanese Empire, and I hope that you must remember that I do not want to see cowards in that squadron who are about to retreat. ”

"Don't worry. Lord Nakasa, my subordinates are all loyal and brave samurai, and we will never act to disgrace the banner. ”

"Has all the ammunition been distributed?"

"Each soldier was given a full amount of ammunition. For the extra portion, each squad organized ammunition carrying groups, which were carried by the soldiers in turn. ”

"The machine gun squadron and infantry artillery squad are also set up, but is it okay not to tell them the truth?"

"Tsubsukawa is a sycophant, and Ono is too timid to be trusted. When the battle began, they could only honestly obey orders, so they didn't bother with them, and let them think that it was just a simple march training. ”

"It's also a blessing for the two of them, and when the time comes, they'll thank us."

"Food and water should be prepared and checked before you go." Morimoto stood up with his saber.

"Hay." The three squadron leaders also stood up and nodded in obedience.

"Very good, then everyone, for the dignity of the Imperial Army, for the future of the Empire, everything is entrusted to everyone."

"Hay." The three captains puffed up their chests and saluted Morimoto, then turned around and walked out of the office with their swords in their scabbards.

"Report, Nakasa-sama, you've taken your backpack, and the contents are all sorted." Toi reported as he stood at the door of his office carrying Morimoto's cowhide officer's backpack.

"You'll be in charge of keeping this for me in a while, and you'll be ready to go after the gathering."

At this time, the loud assembly horn of the commander of the training ground between the camps had sounded, and a chaotic shouting and running sound suddenly sounded in the camp.

Morimoto's brigade landed from Qinzhou Port to the Battle of Nanning, and then to the Battle of Kunlun Pass, and then carried out the task of border blockade, during which the battle was killed and wounded, plus the loss of disease and other accidents, plus the division and regimental superiors transferred and loaned, the whole brigade was now only 947 men, and the shortfall was almost close to the number of a squadron.

Because of the supply difficulties, although the Fifth Division had reinforcements from China every month, it suffered from the lack of means of transportation, and most of them were hoarded in the barracks of Qinzhou Port to wait for distribution. The division once ordered a group of reinforcements to march on foot to their assigned troops, but as a result, after walking hundreds of kilometers down the mountain road, this group of reinforcements was completely exhausted. Morimoto's brigade once brought back 50 such supplementary soldiers from Pingxiang, and this group of poor recruits walked all the way from Qinzhou to Pingxiang, the whole journey was almost more than 600 kilometers of mountain roads, and after arriving, they were all like beggars, ghosts were not like ghosts, people were not like people. But it's such a replenishment. So far, only this batch has been received, and then the report that was typed up was like a mud cow entering the sea, and there was no response.

The training of the Japanese army in the past was very strict, not to mention the Fifth Division, a steel army touted by the domestic media, in just ten minutes, the squadrons had already assembled around the playground. More than 900 people were arranged in a neat phalanx according to their respective units, and Morimoto Nakasa walked to the center of the playground with his adjutant Lieutenant Nobi with a serious expression. Morimoto climbed onto the lead platform set up in the middle, and Lieutenant Nobi gave the order loudly.

"All stand upright!" All the Japanese soldiers hurriedly folded their legs and puffed up their chests.

The commanders of four infantry squadrons and machine-gun squadrons, as well as infantry artillery squads, quickly ran up to Morimoto and saluted him.

"Captain. The 3rd Brigade of the 21st Infantry Wing was assembled and awaited orders. Lieutenant Nobi, the adjutant of the brigade, asked Morimoto for instructions.

"Let's go!" Morimoto returned the salute to Nobi, and then shouted orders to the commanders standing in front of him.

"Huh." After the five of them stood up and saluted, they turned and ran back to their respective phalanxes.

"Let's go! Advance! Advance! With the shouts and orders of the commanders and soldiers, the third brigade began to walk out of the camp gate slowly with neat steps according to the predetermined marching sequence.

"万朶の桜か襟の色,花はYoshino に岚吹く, Yamato man と生まれなば, Skirmisher Line の花と散れ (lyrics to the effect.) The 10,000 cherry blossoms are the same color as the collar badge, and if you are born a Yamato man, you should wither on the skirmish line like a flower. "Under the leadership of Squadron Leader Kato. The soldiers of the Ninth Brigade, who were at the head of the marching army, sang a military song, and the majestic and neat song echoed through the valley, and these soldiers had no idea that this would be the last march of their lives. Most of those present will die in a few hours, and those who survive will spend the rest of their lives amid the curses and scolding of countless compatriots.

Morimoto's plan wasn't really complicated, and the request he submitted to the wing was. In order to strengthen the combat skills of the brigade in a mountainous jungle environment, the 3rd Brigade is ready to organize a cross-country march training. In order to hide people's eyes, or to say that he also wanted to leave a way back for himself, he also specifically pointed out that it was a march training on foot, and did not carry the baggage and logistics troops of the brigade, and at the same time, each soldier only carried lunch at noon, which looked like a regular training for the day and back.

The higher authorities of the wing could not find any reason to obstruct this kind of training business, so they also approved the troop transfer operation. Generally, when it comes to military training within the brigade, there is no need to ask for instructions from the wing headquarters, and the captain of the brigade can be completely determined, but this time the whole brigade is dispatched, and it also brings an infantry artillery squad and a heavy machine gun squadron, so it is necessary to get the consent of the superiors, because a march of this scale will definitely alarm the surrounding troops, so it is necessary to say hello in advance, and there will inevitably be any misunderstandings and accidents.

Morimoto's marching sequence at that time was that the 9th Infantry Squadron was at the front, followed by a heavy machine gun squad, followed by the Brigade Division, then the 10th Squadron and then the 11th Squadron, behind them were the remaining three squads of the Machine Gun Squadron and the Infantry Artillery Squad, with the 12th Squadron following at the end of the line.

The location where Morimoto's brigade was stationed was on the shady side of the mountain beam on the right side of the road between Zhennanguan and French Indochina, close to the place known locally as Shanzi Old Village, because there was also a Shanzi New Village, so it was collectively called Ershan Village by the Japanese army. There are several mountain trails in the surrounding area, most of which lead to Vietnam, so they need to be guarded by special troops. And now the Morimoto Brigade is along one of the mountain roads, heading towards Zhennan Pass, the officer told the soldiers that their destination will be the 17th boundary monument on the Sino-Vietnamese border, after finding the boundary monument, the brigade will have lunch in the local area, and then return to the barracks, what the junior sergeants and soldiers do not know is that the officers they trust have hidden the truth from them, this time they are not going to check what boundary monuments at all, the final destination of the Morimoto Brigade on this trip is the border town of French Indochina, Tongdeng.

Sorry, I still couldn't fight today.... So I don't dare to ask for a monthly pass, I don't dare to look at the ranking of this book now, continue to dig into the old paper pile up to check the information, and strive to fight the following battle well, thank you for your support. (To be continued.) )