It's just that to the surprise of the Japanese puppet army, and even Yang Zhen, who was hiding in the mountains, although the sky was already bright and the visibility was even good, Ye Vice Changde still did not rush to take action.

Regarding the accompanying captain of the First Brigade of the Second Independent Garrison, Iwayama Masao, who immediately took action to search the mountain, Ye Deputy Changde waved his hand and said: "Iwayama-kun, you have just been transferred from China, and you don't understand the people of China. ”

"The terrain here is not complicated, although it is mountainous, the mountain is not high, and it can only be barely regarded as a shallow mountain area. But the vegetation is excellent, and the mountains are overgrown with vegetation. With such a large mountainous area, do you know where those people are hiding? ”

"We have a lot of troops, but for this mountainous area, we still have a little less. Although the Manchukuo army trained by His Excellency Sasaki was loyal to Manchukuo, it was not entirely reliable for our Imperial Japanese Army. The thoughts of the Shina people are sometimes difficult to fathom. It is difficult for them to maintain strict secrecy. ”

"Therefore, the Kwantung Army Command ordered us to focus on our soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army for the people of China who were fighting the riots this time. Those Manchukuo troops could only be responsible for the perimeter vigilance. ”

"This time our opponents were not those anti-Manchu anti-Japanese elements in Manchuria, but the soldiers of the regular army of China who had escaped from the prisoner of war camps. Their fighting style was different from that of the local anti-Manchu anti-Japanese elements. Therefore, we must not adopt the tactics that we used to use against the anti-Manchu anti-Japanese elements, and we must change something. ”

"Depending on who we are fighting against, the tactics we use will also be different. As an Imperial soldier, especially an officer, your tactics must change according to the identity of your object, and you must not be the same, especially for the Chinese army. ”

"The reason why I brought artillery this time is because these thugs are soldiers of the government army in China. They will only engage in regular positional warfare, not guerrilla warfare. Bringing artillery with you can effectively reduce the casualties of the loyal warriors of the Empire. ”

Listening to the words of these lessons, although Iwayama Masao was a little unimpressed, he still had to accept it with an open mind on the surface. Nobu Changde's voice fell, and Iwayama Masao hurriedly stood up and said, "Thank you for your Excellency's guidance, Iwayama Masao will definitely follow the teachings of His Excellency the General." But what now? I would also like to ask for your Excellency's instructions. ”

In response to Iwayama Masao's request, Nobu Masantoku raised the telescope hanging on his chest and carefully observed the surrounding environment before ordering: "Order the artillery to concentrate fire on several hills behind the mine headquarters. Cover the heavy machine gun group and spearheads and occupy the mine headquarters. After the occupation of the mine headquarters, low-entry reconnaissance was carried out with machine gun fire. ”

After giving the order, Nobu Changde put down the binoculars in his hand, and the words in his mouth may be addressed to Iwayama Masao, or to himself: "I have a strange feeling that our opponent is carefully observing us somewhere at the moment. According to the Manchurian's report, they must have been hiding on a few hills behind the small building at the headquarters of the mine. ”

Regarding Nobu Changde's analysis, Iwayama Masao said with some temptation: "Your Excellency, the cook said that the people of the branch are hidden on the small mountain bags you said. Could this be something that those people did on purpose to attract our attention? Those hills are only a hundred meters away from the mine headquarters, so it can be said that they are under our noses. Those people who have no artillery and are lying in ambush there are not looking for their own death. Are they that stupid? ”

Hearing that Masao Iwayama was a little unimpressed with his analysis, Nobu Changde smiled and said, "No, no, you don't understand this." There is a saying among the people of China that it is called black under the lamp. That is, the more dangerous the place they think, the safer it is. The hills were a stone's throw from the mine, but they thought they might be the safest place. ”

"Although we are now superior in numbers, we are in the dark. We don't know where those shinas are hiding, and a rash attack will only cause unnecessary casualties to the loyal warriors of the Empire. There is an idiom in China called beating the grass and startling the snake. I'm going to use cannonballs to drive those hateful Shina out of their hiding place now. ”

For Masao Iwayama, it doesn't make much difference whether Nobu Changde's sixth sense is accurate or not. He was an officer of the 2nd Independent Garrison, and the words of Nobu Changdeok were orders for him. Although he was a little unimpressed, Masao Iwayama resolutely carried out the order.

With the order of Novice Changde, the Japanese artillery who came with him concentrated all their firepower and covered the hill where Yang Zhen was hiding and several small hills around him. At the same time, several Japanese elite groups were ready to set off, ready to carry out a tentative attack on the mine headquarters after the artillery fire was over, under the cover of light and heavy machine gun fire.

The dense artillery shells fired by the Japanese army covered the hill where Yang Zhen was located. Yang Zhen and all the brothers who were hiding on the mountain couldn't lift their heads when they were suppressed by the artillery fire for a while.

I have never seen this kind of formation, and Zhang Ting, who has long lost her previous vigor at this moment, is only now afraid that a woman should have.

Zhang Ting, who suffered the baptism of artillery fire for the first time, was so frightened that she opened her mouth and was about to shout. The body couldn't help but stand up to avoid the cannonball that would hit his head at some point. People who have never actually been on the battlefield will always think that her own two legs can run faster than a cannonball.

Looking at Zhang Ting, who was about to jump up and shout when she was covered her ears in fright by the shells that were smashed over, Yang Zhen quickly pressed her. Covering her mouth with one hand, she didn't make a sound. Single-handedly pressed her to the ground to prevent her from being injured by the shrapnel flying in all directions.

Li Mingrui, who was also a little puzzled by the formation of Ye Deputy Changde, took advantage of the gap in the artillery fire to lie down in the ear of Yang Zhen, who was desperately struggling with Zhang Ting, and said: "The devil's shells have fallen around us, have they found us?" ”

"Sir Yang, this mountain bag is not very big. If the devil is allowed to blow up like this, it won't take long for the brothers to be killed or wounded, and the grass and trees on this mountain will be blown up. You see if we retreat a little bit, dodge the devil's fire. ”

Regarding Li Mingrui's construction, Yang Zhen shook his head and said: "Although the devil's artillery fire is dense these days, there is no focus on the shells falling, which can only show that they are shooting blindly." This means that the devils have not really discovered that we are hiding here, so we must not move now. As soon as we move, we will be truly exposed. ”

"The commander of this devil is very cunning, he does not take the initiative to attack, but first tests with artillery fire. If we're not mistaken, he's forcing us to move. Compel us to attack first or retreat. As soon as we moved, he could pinpoint our position. ”

"Tell the brothers to hold on and calm down. The devil came suddenly this time, and he didn't use a means of transportation, so he shouldn't have too many shells. I think their shelling should be almost over. However, what I am most worried about now is whether the shelling of their unaccurate target will blow up the wire of the explosives. ”

Hearing Yang Zhen's answer, Li Mingrui didn't squeak, but he didn't say anything about retreating. Just stick your body to the ground and dodge the shells.

Fortunately, Yang Zhen's prediction was not wrong, and the Japanese artillery bombardment did not last long, and it became sparse. Although it has not stopped, the intensity is far from comparable compared to before. Seeing the falling shells gradually decreasing, Li Mingrui breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking at the bombed trees on the mountain, he didn't find any suspicious targets, and he could only put down the telescope in his hand in disappointment, and couldn't help but wonder in his heart: "Your guess is wrong?" Have the people of China withdrawn? ”

Thinking of this, he turned his head and asked the chef who reported the news next to him: "Are you sure they didn't evacuate, but hid in the surrounding mountains?" ”

As soon as the man heard this Japanese major general ask himself, he hurriedly bowed and said, "The little one can vouch for it with his life, and what he said is true." They took some of the men and withdrew with the labourers, but their head, the man who had all saluted him, stayed with some of them, and went up to the mountain. ”

"The little one just used the phone in the mine to report to the Taijun of Acheng, and was locked up by them. It wasn't until they were gone that they let the little ones out. The one who took the lead asked the little one if he would follow them, saying that they also lacked cooks. ”

"I am an honest man, I support the Manchurian Empire, and I support His Majesty the Kant Emperor. Support Japan-Manchurian goodwill, coexistence and common prosperity. I resolutely will not go along with them and oppose the Manchurians and resist Japan. The little one made an excuse and said that the little one still has an old lady at home, and he can't do without it. When the man saw that the little one didn't go with them, he let the little one go, and he himself led the team up the back mountain. ”

"After they let me go, I thought that as a good citizen, I should cooperate with the imperial army to eliminate these bold anti-Manchu anti-Japanese elements, and I didn't go far, and I hid nearby. And the little one saw that the flashlight on the hill was on until almost dawn before turning it off. So Taijun, they must still be hiding nearby. ”

"Taijun, the little one reports to the Taijun, you see if the reward should also be given to the little one. The little one didn't come home that night, and the wives and children in this family should also be worried. ”

Looking at the groveling servant appearance of the person in front of him, Ye Deputy Changde forcibly endured the disgust in his heart and waved his hand. Although Nobu Changde hated these people who betrayed their compatriots in exchange for glory and wealth, he also knew that he needed such people if he wanted to completely suppress those who dared to resist them. Even the more such people, the more beneficial it would be for the Japanese Empire to occupy Manchuria.

A Japanese military interpreter next to him saw his gesture, and reluctantly took out a stack of money and stuffed it into the hand of the cook, and said disdainfully: "This is the 1,000 national coins that Taijun rewarded you." Don't lose it. If it is lost, the imperial army will not make up for it. ”

It's just that after saying this, the translator whispered to the cook who betrayed his compatriots in a voice that was almost inaudible to others: "You kid exchanged the blood of your compatriots for this money, and you are not afraid of spending your hands burning, and it will cost hundreds of fucking lives." You kid beware of life to earn and life to spend. Roll out of Lao Tzu immediately, I will be disgusted when I see you Lao Tzu. ”

Hearing the words of this translator, the cook who reported the news couldn't help but be stunned. It wasn't until the translator kicked him hard in the ass that he reacted and ran away.

Looking at the back of this cook, the translator turned around and didn't dare to speak to Nobu Changtoku, but said to Masao Iwayama: "Your Excellency Iwayama, is this cook deceiving the imperial army. This time, the shells smashed through, and even the dead people on the opposite hill were alarmed. Those thugs haven't shown their shadow yet, so they can't have run away early.

During this period of shelling, one-third of the shells carried were knocked out, but no results were seen, and Iwayama Masao, who was a little dissatisfied in his heart, said coldly when he heard his words: "Don't doubt the general's decision. Ours are soldiers, and we must strictly obey the orders of our superiors. ”

Seeing that Iwayama Masao was a little dissatisfied, the translator stepped aside and didn't dare to speak. Just looking at the hill that was still blowing up the shells from time to time, there was a subtle pain and melancholy in his eyes.

In the eyes of the Japanese, there is no one who is nobler than a dog to go there, and naturally no one notices the thoughts of this little translator, whether it is Nobu Shotoku or Iwayama Masao, their eyes have long been attracted by the attacking spearhead group.

When the first group of soldiers was dispatched to easily occupy the small Japanese-style building in the mine headquarters under the cover of more than a dozen light and heavy machine guns and grenadiers, Nobu Changde was not only not happy, but his brows were furrowed deeper and deeper.

He was sure from the cook who told the news that the rioting Shina people certainly did not go far. He had been dealing with the Anti-Japanese League active in the three provinces of Jilin, Jiandao, and Tonghua for a year, and he was known to have an experienced Yebu Changde who intuitively told him that at least some of those people were still hiding in the nearby mountains.

The reason why Nobu Changde is so stubborn is not only the cook's report, as a Japanese major general, he is not so stupid. He thought so because the cook told him that the mob had taken all the supplies available to them from the mine, as well as all the laborers, when they left. The materials are not enough, but those laborers can only be regarded as a big burden in the eyes of the wild vice Changde.

Because he had participated in the construction of the Fengman Hydropower Station by escorting laborers, he knew that his compatriots treated these almost free of charge, and in their eyes the inexhaustible laborers were what kind of virtues.

And he knows exactly what the laborers who have been here for a year are. He knew that with so many frail laborers and a large amount of supplies, the thugs who lacked transportation would definitely not be able to go fast.

According to military common sense, with such a big burden, it is impossible for those who are officers and soldiers of the government army in China not to leave behind the troops that have been cut off and covered. If these people are not eliminated, their own efforts to clear the mountains will certainly be affected. Despite his contempt for the fighting power of the Shina army, Nobu Changde did not want an enemy army to emerge behind him while he was fighting the mob.

As far as Nobu Changde was concerned, since his opponents were from the regular army, the way to fight them was to be distinguished from that of the guerrillas. According to the line of thought of the regular army, it is to think about the problem.

The overconfident Nobu Changde thought that his opponent had left people behind, but it was not the cover he imagined, but he stayed in order to send them to the western sky en masse.

Nobu Changde stubbornly believes that his opponent is from the regular army, so when considering the problem, he must consider it with the mentality of the regular army. He did not expect, nor would he have imagined, that his opponent would be a man from later generations, and he not only read the various tactics on which the PLA relied for success in later generations, especially sports warfare and guerrilla warfare. He is also proficient in special operations that he did not know and did not really emerge until the full-scale outbreak of World War II.

After receiving the report that the spearhead had occupied the mine headquarters along the way, found nothing unusual and did not encounter any resistance, he pondered for a moment, but ordered: "Order the spearhead to continue the search and occupy a cordon position behind that building." The headquarters of this purge will be set up there for the time being. As for the rest of the troops, they immediately marched forward in whole and prepared to clear the mountains from mountain to mountain. ”

"Your Excellency, are you letting the soldiers eat first, and then you are clearing up? Since yesterday when they got on the train from Xinjing to the present, they have been marching continuously, and the soldiers have not eaten yet. Then he went into the mountains to clear and suppress, and he was worried that the soldiers would not be able to keep up. Hearing Nobu Changde's order, Iwayama Masao said with some hesitation.

It's not that Masao Iwayama cherishes his subordinates much, it's just that he is worried that he didn't kick out because the soldiers can't keep up, and he will lose face in front of His Excellency the commander. In Iwayama's eyes, those soldiers were just consumables, not worth mentioning at all. This was no different from other mid- and high-ranking officers in the Japanese army.

Iwayama Masao's Kenyì Suirangno Deputy Changde was a little dissatisfied, thinking that this boring guy still wanted to eat. But Nobu Changde also knew that he was telling the truth. From Xinjing yesterday to now, there has been no rest all the way.

In order to be in a hurry, the military train specially transferred by the Kwantung Army Headquarters did not stop along the way. After getting out of the car, they hurried again, and the soldiers had not eaten until now. And when their own soldiers set off, they only carried ammunition because they were in a hurry.

When I got off the bus at the Beiyin River, because the place was small, I couldn't provide a lot of hot food at the same time, and I only replenished part of the food, and I couldn't eat dinner. And it's not okay to go into the mountains and clear the body, and you can't keep up.

For Iwayama Masao's Jianyì, although Ye Deputy Changde hesitated, he finally nodded and agreed: "Tell the squadrons, rest for an hour to eat, and then the whole army will enter the mountain to clear it." ”

Novice Changde didn't know that it was this so-called act of cherishing soldiers in his eyes that brought ruin to himself and his subordinates.