Major Smith stood on the side of the road and watched as several of his men searched and examined the body of a Japanese soldier who had been killed in battle. He calmly watched as the sergeants rummaged through the corpse's satchel and uniform pockets and found miscellaneous items and placed them neatly on the grass beside them.

"These are personal items that look very poor, but they should work fine. You look at the level of wear and tear of this toothbrush, this soldier obviously brushes his teeth every day. ”

"Soap and sanitary utensils, as well as a change of underwear, we didn't find anything special, these are standard marching equipment."

"Military kettle, half a jug of water left. The aluminum lunch box contains rice wrapped in plant leaves, which tastes a little strange, you can see if this leaf is a reed. ”

"I guess it might be his soldier badge, I need a dictionary."

"This is an infantry corporal, with the power to carry a command knife, it seems that he cherishes his knife very much, and he takes good care of it."

Several sergeants examined the soldier's relics and expressed their opinions in a rambling manner.

"After examining this person, you go and check on the captain officer over there, I need to get conclusive evidence that this was a premeditated attack, you know the importance of it, I don't need to be reminded of it." Major Smith took the Japanese army handpiece handed over by his subordinates, looked through it for a moment, and handed it back to the other party.

"Yes, sir." The sergeant major who led the team saluted the major and replied loudly.

The sergeants were assigned to the Guards Brigade and were responsible only to Major Smith, all of whom had undergone rigorous training in Brandenburg, were skilled in intelligence gathering and analysis, and were occasionally able to do some wet work themselves.

"Sir, there's a communication from Command. The lieutenant colonel had already made contact with the French. The communications soldier held up the receiver of the radio and reported.

"I'm Smith." Taking the earpiece, Smith replied calmly.

"I have just contacted Lieutenant Colonel Philip, the commander of the Tongden garrison, and they are indeed fighting the Japanese army, and the French want our support." The clear voice of Lieutenant Colonel Ludwig came through the headphones.

"As I had judged, the Japanese were supposed to be targeting the French, and we were just a bunch of unlucky passers-by. Accidentally broke into the crime scene. Sir, I'd like to know what you're thinking right now. ”

"What thoughts?" Ludwig didn't understand.

"The French are now asking for our help, and this is a great opportunity to bring our two countries closer together, as the Führer has been trying to mend the rift that this war has brought to the countries of Europe, and this time our performance will be the most powerful proof that the two European powers are united in putting aside their hatred."

"I didn't think about it that much, but your thinking was more flexible than mine, and I only thought about recovering the blood debt for the subordinates who died in the battle, and maintaining the glory of the SS and the Empire."

"And how did you answer the French?" Smith pulled his cigarette out of his uniform pocket.

"I promised him that we would give him all in our support."

"Did you tell them that we had exchanged fire with the Japanese?"

He didn't ask. I didn't say either. ”

"Very well, sir, don't give these details to the French yet, it will be more effective. Think about it, the German SS soldiers did not hesitate to shed blood and die in order to save the French army, and there is no better propaganda material than this, sir. You and the guard brigade will be on the front page of the newspapers as a result. ”

"I see, Smith. Thanks for the reminder, I know what to do. ”

"What's going on with the French, can they hold on?" Holding the headphones in his hand, Smith exhaled a cloud of smoke and dusted off the ashes.

"It is said that they can still hold out, and they are organizing troops to fight back. Philip was only worried that the Japanese would have a follow-up force, and a whole Japanese infantry division was said to be stationed across the border. ”

"This doesn't look like a large-scale invasion, and based on the information we have so far, the enemy may only be an infantry battalion, and there should be no more." Smith was sure of his judgment.

"I don't understand. The Japanese only sent this kind of people to do what they wanted. ”

"Perhaps it was just an attempt to teach the French a lesson, or perhaps it was another reckless tentative operation, but the commander went too far. Who knows, these Oriental minds are difficult to understand. ”

"I have ordered the brigade to continue the attack and advance, and if nothing else, we will form a two-fold position with the French against this group of Japanese troops, and strive to annihilate the other side in the Tongdeng area." Lieutenant Colonel Ludwig replied confidently that he was convinced that the Guard Brigade would achieve this goal.

At the same time, Morimoto No. 2 Nakasa was lying on the side of the highway beside a pile of rubble, holding a telescope and looking in horror at the enemy troops who were bravely attacking the brigade headquarters.

"What a branch army! That's obviously the Independence Army! Red deer! Kuno this red deer! "Morimoto just wants to devour Toshio Kuno alive and strip the corpse into pieces at this time.

Although Morimoto had never served as a military attaché abroad, he still had a basic knowledge, he had always had a strong interest in the development of the European theater, and like other senior officers, he had the same extreme admiration for the tough German Army, and he was even a fan of the German Führer, who regarded the young German dictator as an example of personal struggle. So when he saw the beautiful uniform of the German Army through his binoculars, his whole head was stunned, and he thought that the damn weather and fatigue had caused him to hallucinate horribly, but then the other party reminded him with a rain of machine gun bullets that it was all a real reality, and that his brigade was fighting a German army.

"Ceasefire! Ceasefire now! Send an envoy and immediately send an envoy to negotiate with the other party! Morimoto gave the order loudly, and although he was completely confused about the situation at hand, he knew by the instinct of a senior commander that this conflict must be stopped immediately, possibly caused by a misunderstanding. It is likely that French reinforcements were approaching on the other side of the road, and if the German troops blocked the retreat, there would be no chance of Morimoto's brigade escaping.

"It is indeed the army of the independent country, what happened, why are the people of the independent country here, and why are they attacking our army." Lieutenant Nobi lay on his stomach beside Morimoto. He also discovered the identity of the other party through the binoculars. Like the captain, the young lieutenant immediately noticed the seriousness of the situation, and panicked and sent out a series of questions.

"I thought about it, it must be the fool Kuno who made a miscalculation, he judged the armored vehicles of the independent army as the Chinese army, doesn't this red deer know that the armored vehicles of the Chinese army are produced by the independent country? It must have been him who rashly opened fire on the Independents. made the other party misunderstand, Kuno, a bastard, and it is difficult to atone for his sins. "The thinking of the Japanese officer is basically a routine, and Morimoto Otakuji stood in Kuno's position and thought about it for a while, and immediately guessed the truth.

"At the beginning of the month, the Independence and France signed a treaty of the end of the war, France had surrendered to Germany, and it was reasonable for a German army to appear on French territory, but the problem was that we did not have the slightest information in this regard, which was a dereliction of duty on the part of the intelligence department of the General Staff Headquarters. There was such a big mistake. Morimoto felt like he had been pitted, and he said loudly as he patted the stone in front of him angrily.

"Captain, I can guarantee that they clearly saw our signal, but the other side did not cease fire!" At this time, the little Mu Cao Chang, who was sent to the front line to wave the white flag, hurriedly ran back to report.

"We have too few troops, captain." Lieutenant Nobi reminded in a whisper.

At this time, only the Takeda squad of the 9th Squadron remained, as well as a 12-person directly subordinate garrison detachment, plus one and a half squadrons left from the machine gun squadron. The squad leader of the Takeda squad was killed, and now a military cao acts as the squad leader. The entire squad suffered heavy losses in the previous battle, and only twenty-one soldiers remained combat-capable. The machine-gun squadron was still trying to suppress the fire from that French field gun and machine-gun fort. Two of the 92 heavy machine guns had mechanical problems due to the long continuous firing time, and the weapons soldier Cao was working hard to repair them with the ordnance corps, but because of the lack of parts and processing equipment, it could not be eliminated for a while.

"The enemy refuses to communicate, and must want to fight us to the end. What did Kuno do to make the Independents blatantly ignore the laws of war, Nobi-kun, if any of us survive this time, we must report this matter to the military headquarters. Maybe the empire can turn from passive to active in this matter. "Morimoto has lost the confidence to continue fighting at the moment, and he is already thinking about how to deal with the defeat after the defeat.

"Captain, it's too early to talk about success or failure, and I suggest that the brigade headquarters should immediately retreat and join up with Okubo Hasegawa's squadron, maybe we can find a breakthrough from the other side." Lieutenant Nobi said loudly as he grabbed Morimoto's arm.

By this time, the most advanced SS squad had rushed to a distance of less than 300 meters from the Japanese troops, and engaged in fierce fire with machine guns and rifles with the soldiers of the Takeda squad who stubbornly resisted, the Japanese continued to throw grenades with grenadiers in an attempt to suppress the opponent's machine guns with an astonishing rate of fire, and the Germans also fired 50 mm mortar shells.

The two sides seemed to be evenly matched, but Morimoto knew very well that his side was actually at the end of the crossbow, and it was impossible to resist a steady stream of enemy attacks, and then two 81 mm caliber mortar shells fell on the defensive position of the brigade headquarters in the scream, overturning a Type 92 heavy machine gun on the spot, and the entire machine gun crew with an infantry detachment on the side was blown up and flying sideways, proving Morimoto Nakasa's previous judgment with bloody reality.

"The brigade headquarters will be transferred immediately to join up with the Okubo squadron, and we also have an infantry artillery squad that can block the enemy's attack." Morimoto finally made a decision.

"Everyone is ready to retreat, and the Takeda squad will leave a detachment to cover the transfer of the brigade headquarters." Lieutenant Nobi shouted loudly, holding the saber scabbard in his hand, and rushed quickly to the command tent, which contained the most important map bag and document box of the Morimoto brigade.

"What about the wounded, captain." The chief medic rushed to Morimoto and asked.

"We don't have the manpower to move them with us, so stay where they are, the Independence people should take care of them." Morimoto frowned, although he didn't want his soldiers to be prisoners, but this time it was obviously a big misunderstanding, and being captured by the Germans should be a little different.

"Captain, I ask to stay and take care of these wounded, they are all loyal soldiers of His Majesty the Emperor, and I am responsible for their safety." The chief medic respectfully pleaded.

"Bastard!" Annoyed and angry, Morimoto stepped forward and punched the chief doctor in the face.

"I'm also thinking about their safety, the people of the only country are the army of a civilized country, and they won't do anything to the wounded. You are an Imperial officer, you must not surrender, remember that you still have your duty, you stayed, what if there are more wounded, will it be up to me to personally rescue them? ”

Before Morimoto's words could be heard, two 80-millimeter mortar shells fell on the Japanese position, one of which happened to fall next to the commander's tent, and the violent explosion hurricane mixed with shrapnel instantly tore apart the tent, and the people in the tent lay on the ground, and all kinds of papers and documents flew all over the sky, scattered on the yellow-brown mud around the tent.

Morimoto was knocked to the ground by the powerful shock wave on the spot, and after the explosion, he turned over and sat up, and at a glance he saw the smoking craters next to the tent and the corpses of his subordinates lying on the ground.

"Lieutenant Nobi!" Morimoto got up and called out to his closest aide-de-camp, and then saw the familiar back in the group of corpses.

"Captain! You have to transfer it now! The head of the garrison detachment, Guncao Tamura, held Morimoto's shoulder.

"It's not safe here, Captain, please leave with me immediately, and we'll swear to your safety."

"But Lieutenant Nobi him." Morimoto covered his head, perhaps having received impact damage before, and suddenly felt dizzy for a while.

"I'll leave someone to deal with it, Captain." After speaking, Tamura Juncao signaled to his two subordinates, and the two soldiers hurriedly stepped forward to hold up the captain, and then quickly climbed towards the hillside next to the road. At this time, there were German pursuers on the back road, and the machine gun fort on the front road was blocked, and only by taking the old road of Okubo and bypassing the hillside on the side could they meet the two squadrons.

The command of Morimoto's brigade abandoned the wounded, leaving behind the broken squadron of infantry and machine guns, and hastily moved to the other end of the road. What these Japanese who were desperate to flee for their lives did not expect was that the Hasegawa squadron, the last savior in their minds, was now struggling in a hopeless and bitter battle, and the entire squadron was about to collapse.

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