February 21, 1940 was an unforgettable day for the Japanese officers and soldiers of the 33rd Division. The quality of the commanders of the 33rd Division is still very high, whether it is the division commander Gampa Shigetaro or an ordinary front-line officer, the 33rd Division is much higher than the ordinary Japanese C-class division. This is also an important reason why the 33rd Division can dominate Southeast Asia in the future, although the combat effectiveness of the 33rd Division is not outstanding among all the Japanese combat units, but the battle during this period of time is enough for the 33rd Division to temporarily emerge among the vast majority of the Japanese army's C-class divisions.

However, it is precisely because of this that the 33rd Division, whether it is an ordinary soldier or an officer, has the smell of arrogance and arrogance. In addition, during this period of time, the 33rd Division did show a little bit of elite flavor in the war against China, of course, in the evaluation of Han Yunhua's department, the 33rd Division only had a little bit of elite not yet arrived. Compared with the 5th Division, an old field division, the 33rd Division is not half a point worse.

However, the soldiers of the 33rd Division did not think so, and under the deliberate guidance of Lieutenant General Gampa Shigetaro, almost all the officers and men of the 33rd Division believed that the 33rd Division was one of the most elite field units of the Imperial Japanese Army, only a little worse than a limited number of field divisions such as the Guards Division, the Fifth Division, and the Sixth Division, and much stronger than the 108th and 109th Divisions. After all, in the army, the platoon is not based on the time of establishment as the capital of the platoon's qualifications, it is to rely on real combat achievements.

Although the 33rd Division was formed for a short time, it was only three months. The 108th and 109th divisions are all old units that have been established for more than three years, but the performance of these divisions in North China can only be said to be unsatisfactory. Although it was not directly erased from the battle sequence of the imperial army by Han Yunhua's troops like the 20th Division, it was also defeated in several battles, and the army was defeated.

The 33rd Division was different, in this short battle of more than half a month, the 33rd Division defeated at least three brigades of Han Yunhua's headquarters head-on, causing at least more than 17,000 casualties under Han Yunhua's headquarters. Although these are only the speculations of Lieutenant General Gampa Shigetaro himself, there is no evidence of how many Shina troops were holding them back, and there are no corpses to show how much the Shina forces lost. However, compared with the casualties of the 33rd Division, Gampa Shigetaro believed that the combat effectiveness of Han Yunhua's division had declined very much after the large-scale expansion, and the retreat of Han Yunhua's division during this period was a very important evidence, so he firmly believed that the 33rd Division had annihilated more than 10,000 Chinese troops in the past half a month. Not only did he believe in it, but he also instilled such brilliant achievements in his subordinates, so although the 33rd Division at this time only occupied a few towns that had been emptied by the 5th Field Division, the arrogance of the entire division was second to none among all the Japanese troops.

Although the commander of the 33rd Division, Gampa Shigetaro, strictly ordered the troops to go to the countryside of China without the order of the division headquarters, and did not allow less than one brigade of infantry to search for farmers in the nearby mountains. However, there were still some junior officers who were not afraid of death or who were obsessed with money, and quietly led their troops out of the city to search for Chinese villagers hiding in the mountains under the guidance of the traitors.

Not to mention, there were a few Japanese detachments whose luck was really good, among which a squadron leader of the 213th Infantry Wing actually caught a landlord's old wealth hiding in the mountains in a mountainous area on the outskirts of Wei County, although because the infantry squadron's target was too big, so the landlord with high vigilance escaped, but almost all of the landlord's property was not taken away, and became the trophies of the infantry squadron.

Twenty thousand oceans and two boxes of jewels were enough to make everyone's salivation, and the adventure of that infantry squadron soon spread throughout the entire 33rd Division. For a time, the entire 33rd Division was in turmoil, regardless of whether the squadron leaders were willing to lead their troops out to "sweep" or go to non-security areas to "maintain law and order", but the ordinary soldiers below were all encouraging their commanders to make a fortune.

Captain Ichiro Takahashi, squadron leader of the 3rd Squadron of the 1st Brigade of the 213th Infantry Wing, was in a good mood at this time, as sunny and cloudless as the weather was today. Although he was reluctant to come out in the morning, although the place where he was stationed was still some distance from the place where the division headquarters was located, the gendarmerie rarely came in normal times. But Takahashi Ichiro was still reluctant to lead the troops to sweep. …,

This is not to say that Takahashi Ichiro is a dedicated commander, but because Takahashi Ichiro is really not willing to take risks for a little money. Although Takahashi Ichiro was only a lieutenant, he had more than ten years of military experience, and although the 33rd Division was a new unit that had just been formed, Takahashi Ichiro had been in China for more than two years, and he was one of the first Japanese officers to invade China. Rich combat experience did not make Takahashi Ichiro courageous, but it forged him into a full soldier.

I saw too many comrades-in-arms being attacked and killed by the guerrillas in China because of a little money or women, and some were sniped by the snipers in China when they were out on a mission or on the march. Therefore, Takahashi Ichiro, who cherishes his life very much, rarely wears his own captain's uniform, and rarely carries a command knife, as long as there is no order from his superiors, Takahashi generally will not rob the village of Shina without permission, of course, Takahashi is also ridiculed by several other squadron leaders and even his own commander for these reasons.

But Takahashi Ichiro did not change because of the ridicule of others, only he knows the benefits of being low-key, after so many years of fighting, Takahashi Ichiro knows very well what the Shina people dealt with first, officers and those who hold command knives and look like officers on horseback are the first choice of the Shina army. Whether it is the bandit beards of "Manchuria" or the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army in North China, they all vividly display this tactic of capturing thieves and capturing kings. Most of the colleagues and bosses who once ridiculed Takahashi Ichiro have turned into a pile of white bones, and although he himself has been promoted to the position of captain squadron leader for more than ten years because of the titles of "timid and afraid of things", "not the courage of the Yamato national samurai", "not a qualified commander", etc., some of his contemporaries are already Nakasa or even Osa, but Takahashi Ichiro has always been glad that he is low-key, no matter how high his official position is, he has to have a life to enjoy, although he is only a squadron leader, but he is living well, As long as there is no accident, they will still live, and how many of those who laugh at themselves and look down on them now remember their bravery.

However, today's events annoyed Ichiro Takahashi, seeing that other troops often quietly went out to make a fortune, and the squadron he was in finally had someone unable to sit still after a few days of hibernation. Deputy Squadron Leader Lieutenant Ida, together with three squad leaders and more than a dozen military commanders, strongly requested Takahashi Ichiro to lead them to the nearby mountains to search for those who were hiding in China, in order to prevent them from secretly sabotaging the Imperial Army's holy war.

In fact, Lieutenant Ida's mind was clearly displayed by the lice on the monk's head, and Takahashi thought with his ass that Lieutenant Ida was going for the wealth of the Shina people. But almost the entire squadron was going to go, and if he, the squadron leader, didn't support it, then how could he rely on these people to protect himself in the future, so although Takahashi Ichiro was very reluctant, he still agreed to Lieutenant Ida's request.

However, to Takahashi's satisfaction, their luck was still good, and soon after entering the mountains, they saw a figure shaking in the distance, although Takahashi did not see who it was, but they could be identified without military uniforms. In this place, as long as it is not the Imperial Army or the Imperial Allied Army, then the rest of the people have only one identity, that is, the Chinese guerrillas or the Chinese fugitives. However, both the Shina guerrillas and the Shina fugitives were their prey, so Takahashi Ichiro ordered his troops to immediately and quietly approach the Shina people after only a little consideration.

"Ida, there is a branch of the people to work, quietly drip close, don't shoot," Takahashi Ichiro ordered Lieutenant Ida in a low voice.

"Hai is the flower girl's yo Xi, I saw three fields working," Lieutenant Ida said to Ichiro Takahashi as he commanded his troops to quietly approach his prey.

"Yo Xi, chase quickly, don't let the flower girl run" Ichiro Takahashi, who was extremely lustful, was overjoyed and stepped up to urge the troops to pursue.

Although the Takahashi squadron was very careful, just as they were about to approach the Chinese, the "girls" dressed as obviously Chinese girls suddenly stood up straight, and then fled towards the mountains as if dead.

Takahashi Ichiro was anxious when he saw it, knowing that the flower girl had discovered them, and there was no need to hide at this time, Takahashi Ichiro threw the command knife to the guards again, and then quickly rushed up and ordered loudly: "The flower girl found us, chase me, and must not let go of those flower girls." ”…,

Many soldiers had already discovered the escape figure of the flower girl just now, so almost without Takahashi's deliberate command, a few anxious soldiers rushed forward. But what the Takahashi squadron didn't expect was that because those flower girls were very familiar with the nearby terrain, the Takahashi squadron chased for more than an hour and didn't catch up. Sometimes the soldiers of the Imperial Army were only less than one or two hundred meters away from those Chinese flower girls, but in the blink of an eye, they were escaped by those hateful Chinese women.

Even a few women couldn't be caught, which suddenly aroused the fighting spirit of everyone in the Takahashi squadron, and the Takahashi squadron and the five women not far in front played a game of cat and mouse, going around the mountains to fight wits and courage. During this period, Takahashi's squadron also met another infantry squadron with the same idea, although this Yamada squadron was not subordinate to the 213th Infantry Wing, but belonged to the third brigade of the 214th Infantry Wing, but after all, they were all troops of the 33rd Division, so Takahashi Ichiro and Yamada Squadron Squadron Leader Yamada Nakayi also knew each other.

In fact, at this time, Takahashi Ichiro was very reluctant to see Yamada Zhongyi, the reason is not to say that everyone knows that it is not on the battlefield at the moment, so it doesn't matter if there are assistants or not, and there are only so many prey, there are 198 people in their Takahashi squadron, and five women are not enough. Suddenly, another infantry squadron with about the same number as them appeared, and it was also the unit under the 214th Infantry Wing, which was the most protective of the entire 33rd Division, and it was impossible to score two points for Yamada's squadron at that time, and two of them might not be justified. After all, the virtues of the 214th Infantry Wing were already an open secret in the entire 33rd Division, and Takahashi Ichiro only hoped that Yamada Nakayi would not just be his troops strong his prey, and thank God.

Sure enough, Yamada Nakayi's virtue was similar to Takahashi's judgment, although he had little intersection with the infantry squadron leaders of the 214th Infantry Wing, and barely said a few words, but they met a few times during meetings, and although they knew each other, they didn't communicate much. Besides, Takahashi Ichiro is also an out-and-out celebrity in the entire 33rd Division, so as soon as he saw Yamada Zhongyi, he said: "Hahaha, isn't this our rat squadron leader, is it Amaterasu Okami who appeared today, and even the rat squadron came out to make a fortune, which is rare" With the ridicule of Captain Yamada Zhongyi, the soldiers of the entire Yamada squadron immediately laughed loudly. On the other hand, the soldiers of Takahashi's squadron on the side looked at the soldiers of Yamada's squadron with an angry face, and at the same time looked at their squadron leader with a look of resentment.

Although Takahashi Ichiro knew that Yamada was satirizing himself as cowardly, he also compared his squadron to a timid mouse. Although this humiliating title is no secret in the entire 33rd Division, it is the first time that people have pointed their noses and scolded themselves for being cowardly.

So although Takahashi Ichiro was very reluctant to clash with the Yamada squadron, for his own dignity and the dignity of the 213th Infantry Wing, Takahashi Ichiro still broke out: "Yamada, you are too much, don't think that Captain Tojo can cover the sky with one hand, I warn you, if you dare to speak out again, I will let you know what regret is." These words Takahashi Ichiro said impassioned, said the atmosphere awe-inspiring, that posture really has a kind of meaning as long as you kid dare to say Lao Tzu.

Takahashi Ichiro's words really shocked Yamada Zhongyi, Takahashi Ichiro has always been the target of bullying in the army, and even the entire Takahashi squadron is also in a very embarrassing position, soldiers are ridiculed and bullied is also a common thing, and I haven't seen Takahashi Ichiro and anyone in a hurry, why did he force this timid guy to go crazy as soon as he opened his mouth, is it difficult that his strength is not enough to make Takahashi jealous?

But in any case, Takahashi is a cowardly and cowardly, but although years of business in the army have not made him promoted and rich, he still has a few lines that are still powerful. Although those wing commanders and group leaders may not be able to find trouble with their own little squadron leader for a trivial matter. However, it is still good to be able to miss one thing after all, so Yamada Nakayi planned to expose this matter after a little thought.

But at this moment a guard ran over and said, "Report to the captain, those girls have fled into the woods in front, please instruct"...,

"Zhina flower girl hahaha Takahashi, you see that my squadron has been out for a day and has not found a single Zhina person, you actually have a branch of the flower girl here, yo Xi, how can you score me ten this time, no, divide us twenty flower girls, how about it, you have no opinion, right? A lot of words: "Yamada Zhongyi is also a hungry ghost in the color, I heard that there is a woman who suddenly overturned the idea in her heart just now." To be honest, he didn't care about Ichiro Takahashi's anger.

"Baga, Yamada, we only found a total of five flower girls, how can we give you twenty, you have to find a flower girl to work and catch it yourself, don't hit us and pay attention, I won't give you land." Ichiro Takahashi said loudly.

However, Yamada Nakayi didn't care what Takahashi Ichiro said, he just looked at Takahashi Ichiro with disdain, and then said loudly to the soldiers behind him: "Warriors, warriors of the 214th Infantry Wing, women, and the women of Shina are only worthy of us Yamato warriors, how can they enjoy these rats, don't you say?" ”

"Yes"

"Yes"

Yamada Nakayi was very satisfied with the performance of his subordinates, and he continued: "Since these guys are unwilling to give up their resources to prey, then we can only rob it ourselves, do you think it's okay?" ”

"Okay, the flower girl quack"

"Grab" ......

Suddenly, the soldiers of Yamada's squadron surrounded Takahashi's squadron, and it seemed that they were going to rob it clearly. Takahashi Ichiro was suddenly anxious, although he had just shown that he was not afraid of the sky and the earth, and was ready to die with the Yamada squadron at any time, but in fact he didn't dare to really mess with the Yamada squadron, because he knew very well the position of Yamada Nakayi in the heart of the 214th Infantry Wing Wing Captain Shinzaburo Tojo Daisa, and the relationship between Shinzaburo Tojo and the current General Tojo was clear to everyone, so as long as Tojo Daisa came forward, then he didn't have to think about it. The few wing captains and captains he managed to get involved in the line would not clash with Shinzaburo Tojo because of him at all.

"Yamada, two, we're willing to give up the two flower girls, you guys get out of here immediately," Takahashi Ichiro shouted loudly.

Captain Yamada laughed loudly and said, "We want three of the five flower girls in Takahashi, as long as we give us three flower girls, we will return to the base immediately." ”

"Yes, but now those flower girls are hiding in the woods in front of them, and those flower girls are very cunning, so you must catch them yourself, only three, and you must swear by them." Takahashi Ichiro said without thinking.

"Yo Xi, I promise you, swear in the name of the samurai"

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