While Powell's crew was engaged in a fierce battle with the Japanese, the headquarters of the SS Armed Guard Brigade had arrived less than five kilometers from the area of the exchange.

The full name of this unit should be "the German SS Armed Guard Brigade attached to the diplomatic mission of the Republic of China sent by the Greater German Reich", even translated into Chinese is so awkward, and if it is changed to German, it will be even longer and boundless, and one or two shortness of breath will be able to hold one or two shortness of breath when read in one breath, so the members of the German mission referred to it as the "Armed Guard Brigade", and after arriving in China, it was again simplified by local media newspapers into the "Armed Police Brigade" The reporter seemed to have a very good heart with the German Führer.

Members of the Armed Guard Brigade have always referred to their unit as the Tomahawk Brigade, because the brigade logo was a Viking Tomahawk and SS Lightning, and Himmler gave them the nickname SS 801st Storm Commando within the SS, although most people were not very interested in this name that was not enough for the second of the second.

The commander of the brigade at the moment is Hans. Feng. Ludwig SS Commando Group Commander of the First Class, but since he was incorporated into the Armed Forces sequence, the rank was determined to be a lieutenant colonel of the comparable rank. At this time, the SS commander sat in the SD.KFZ.250/3 radio command communication vehicle at the brigade headquarters, and looked at the map in his hand with concern.

"Sergeant Powell, reporting that they had exchanged fire with the other side, was already certain that it was a premeditated ambush against us, that their armored car engine had failed, and that the brigade had rushed to support. The enemy force he saw at the moment was about a platoon, and maybe there were more in the back, and Sergeant Powell was fighting alone, sir. The communications staff officer reported loudly with his hand over his headset.

"Hopefully they'll hold out until we arrive, and the convoy is already on full throttle. It is really incomprehensible why the Japanese attacked the German army. Lieutenant Colonel Ludwig put down the map and raised his hand to rub his eyebrows.

"Sir. I have a conjecture. ”

Major Smith, the deputy captain and intelligence staff officer who was huddled in the corner of the carriage, suddenly said that this major had been working in the Reich Security Bureau before joining the team, but he had been reluctant to say more about what position he was doing, and from his personal file, he even graduated from the Berlin Army University, and he was indeed a rare talent in the SS, and it was said that because of some flaws in his personal character, he was ordered to retire from the army after only one year of service in the army, and the major has always been a little haunted by that period of history.

"Tell me what you think, Byrne." Ludwig asked.

After working together for a while, Ludwig developed a deep understanding of Smith's reasoning skills. In the past, I trusted the judgment of this deputy very much.

"What we should be thinking about now is why the Japanese are in that place. Highway 4 is obviously in French Indochina. Smith hit the nail on the head of the matter.

"They crossed the border, and although they don't know where they are, it's clear that they have crossed the border." Ludwig's eyes lit up, and he slammed his fist on the palm of his hand.

"Not only that, but it's heavily armed, it's not a border crossing, it's a premeditated invasion. According to the map, the next city on Highway 4 is Tongdeng City, an important transportation hub on the border. It was an important entry and exit channel for China's border with French Indochina, and if the city were to be controlled, it would not only seal off the border crossings, but also cut off traffic on Highway 4. This is the main highway of the city on the northern border. It is clear that, as they did three years ago, the Japanese army is once again playing with fire. We can imagine when a group of robbers are in the process of robbery. Words seen by a lonely passer-by"

"Silence! They thought that Powell's crew was acting alone, and that the Japanese wanted to eliminate the witnesses. ”

"I need more intelligence to support my reasoning, but judging from the information I have so far. The most logical answer is this. Smith pushed the silver-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, and the lenses reflected a cold light.

"The Japanese can come up with 10,000 reasons to deny this after the fact, and we can't come up with any evidence against them, of course, provided that the Powell crew is really only acting alone, at least I know that there are several ways to make this armored vehicle disappear from the face of the earth."

"I've read intelligence about the Japanese army, and this group of lunatics does this a lot. But I did not expect them to be bold enough to strike at the German army, which was a blatant affront to the Third Reich. The SS was the Führer's Guard, and attacking the SS was a challenge to the authority of the Reich. We must let these people know what the cost of doing so will be, and that it is our duty to defend the great Führer and to fight for the honour of the Führer. Lieutenant Colonel Ludwig issued a declaration of war.

"Spread the word to all the platoons, and I'm going to let every soldier know about it. Tell the soldiers that just now, the dignity of the Führer and the Third Reich was trampled upon, and that the shameless Japanese, in order to cover up their war crimes, launched a surprise attack on the passing German troops without warning, which is an undoubted act of war, and that as the glorious German SS, we must resolutely fight back against this despicable provocation, in order to preserve the honor of the great Führer, the honor of the great Third Reich, the honor of the great German people, including the honor of our own party, I ordered every soldier belonging to the brigade to give it his all in battle. There is no fear, no mercy, our honor is loyalty! Lieutenant Colonel Ludwig gave the order to the communications staff officer with a serious look on his face.

The communications staff officer hurriedly adjusted the frequency, connected to the walkie-talkies of each company, and conveyed the full text of Captain Ludwig's declaration to the company and platoon commanders of the brigade, and ordered them to use walkie-talkies to convey to each squad and make sure that all soldiers knew about it.

The news spread to every corner of the convoy with radio waves, and the entire convoy was boiling over.

"No fear! There is no mercy! Our honor is loyalty! ”

"Speed up! Our comrades-in-arms are fighting alone! ”

"All personnel ready for battle!"

"Remember that the Führer is watching us!"

"Hey! Reinhart! ”

"Hey! Reinhart! ”

The radio was heard in response from commanders at all levels, and finally the entire convoy members chanted the slogan of long live the Führer in unison, and the morale of the guard brigade, which had been holding back for a long time, was so high that it almost lifted the roof of the troop carrier.

"Kill the damned Japanese! Kill them all! ”

"I'm going to screw out the heads of those Japanese monkeys with my own hands!"

"I'm already hungry for my bayonet!"

The soldiers shouted loudly, desperately trying to show the officers their desire to fight. Hope.

Almost half of the members of this brigade were young SS soldiers, who were fanatical and simple-minded, who had an incomparable admiration and loyalty to the Third Reich and the Führer, who, after rigorous training, would become qualified soldiers with firm convictions, who would have given everything to the state and the Führer, and who, once ordered by their superiors, would be more fearless and determined than ordinary army soldiers, and unless they fell on the way to the attack, no force could stop them.

The other group consisted of veterans who had served in the Wehrmacht, many of whom had undergone special professional training, and who had almost all been all-rounders on the battlefield, many of whom had mastered more than one professional skill. These veterans have served in the army for a long time, and have been in society for many years, and they have been very sophisticated in dealing with people, and they are not so easy to stir up emotions, but they have one thing in common, that is, they have a self-esteem beyond ordinary people, the SS gave them the opportunity to put on their uniforms again and go to the battlefield to show themselves, everyone cherishes everything they have at the moment, and any act that violates this collective is an unpardonable crime in their eyes, hurting one of their comrades. The other party has to pay at least 100 lives to be able to pay back.

In a hurry, the convoy made a final formation on the road, tractors and baggage wagons with a speed of less than fifty kilometers were left at the rear of the ranks, and a hapless infantry platoon was left behind to escort it. After the regrouping, the speed of the entire convoy suddenly increased to 55 kilometers, which is the highest speed that can be achieved on this kind of road, and any faster may affect driving safety.

The four-wheeled armored vehicles of the armored platoon attached to the brigade headquarters rushed to the front of the line, and the Powell crew was one of them, followed by the half-track transporter of the brigade headquarters, followed by the Opel and Renault troop carriers of the brigade, and a dozen three-wheeled and two-wheeled motorcycles of the communications company and the guard company were on guard on both sides of the truck convoy.

The convoy sped forward at full speed, and after turning over a hillside, the leading armored car suddenly saw several columns of black and gray smoke erected high in the distance, and at the same time heard the fierce gunfire that even the roar of the engine could not hide, and the commander of the car distinguished the dull burst of fire with a distinct rhythm of KWK30, and the second lieutenant suddenly secretly breathed a sigh of relief, Powell's crew was obviously not destroyed, and they were still stubbornly resisting.

"Full speed ahead! Comrades-in-arms are waiting for our support! The second lieutenant picked up the walkie-talkie and gave the order to the armored reconnaissance platoon.

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