Soldiers are a sacred profession. In peacetime, they guard the deserted Gobi snow mountains in obscurity; in wartime, they stand at the front and block the enemy's attacks with their bright red blood. No one forces them to do this, but
But they have no regrets!————————“Kongchen Quotations”
Hsinchu County, Taiwan, is a major grain-producing county located in the inland of Taiwan Island. It has a plain landform that is rare in the entire Taiwan region.
But of course, the high degree of development in Hsinchu County has also led to a dense local population. However, the Japanese did not manage it well, but seriously exploited the local grassroots people.
The land is fertile, but most of the grain produced has been confiscated, and the people have never had enough to eat. Therefore, Hsinchu County is also one of the areas where the popular riots have a relatively large scope.
Over the past few decades, in the face of Japanese exploitation, these impoverished farmers have not resisted, but more often than not they have been bloody massacres.
The hatred of the previous generation was accumulated into the next generation. Most of the farmers who could no longer survive and failed to resist fled into the mountains and forests to form guerrilla groups ranging from three to five people to as many as hundreds of people.
But now, the army of our own country is about to attack, and the guerrillas who got the news have become active, making the already chaotic situation on Taiwan even more chaotic.
Because Hsinchu County is located inland, most of the Japanese troops stationed in Taiwan are stationed in coastal areas to guard against Hainan Army attacks, or they are defending in important cities in various places. For example, Hsinchu County has only one brigade of more than a thousand troops, including
Some newly recruited Japanese expatriates.
Resistance teams in big cities such as Keelung and Taipei did not dare to go there because they would only risk their lives if they went there, so they focused on less important areas, and Hsinchu County was precisely the choice of the guerrillas.
In addition, the Japanese army at this moment was exhausted due to the chaos in various places. As a result, Wuquan Township under Hsinchu County had only one Japanese squad of less than fifty people.
Therefore, there is no doubt that there were very few troops garrisoned in Wuquan Township at this time, which gave the local people and the resisting guerrillas an excellent opportunity. They believed that as long as the Japanese garrison was removed, it would start a prairie fire like a single spark.
Therefore, on the night of the riot, more than a hundred guerrillas relied on extremely crude shotguns and homemade bombs to capture the Japanese outpost.
The entire attack plan went very smoothly. Not only did they capture the outpost, but they also found a batch of weapons and equipment in the bunker. This allowed the guerrillas of more than a hundred people to replace their guns with cannons.
A small group of Japanese soldiers never expected to be attacked by a large number of resistance teams. In less than half an hour, the guerrillas relied on the "tank" method to invade the Japanese outpost. They were unable to defeat the Japanese outpost with two fists and dozens of them.
A Japanese soldier was beaten into a pile of corpses.
However, the guerrillas underestimated the impact the Wuquan Township riot would have on Hsinchu County and the local Japanese garrison.
Just like poking a hornet's nest, the entire Hsinchu County was ablaze, and guerrilla soldiers were everywhere. Guerrilla groups in other areas close to Hsinchu County were also ready to move.
The guerrillas who occupied Wuquan Township relied on the many weapons they obtained to recruit several smaller guerrillas, and their strength quickly expanded to three to four hundred people.
However, while the guerrilla fighters were chatting and celebrating, Lieutenant Colonel Ida, the captain of the Japanese garrison in Hsinchu County, also noticed this relatively large guerrilla team.
Although Hsinchu County is not an important strategic location, as one of the few major grain-producing counties in the entire Taiwan island, it can provide a large amount of military grain to the Japanese army in Taiwan every year.
If chaos breaks out in Hsinchu County, it will definitely affect the Japanese army's food collection work. Lieutenant Colonel Ida knew that he must quickly extinguish this group of resisting guerrillas, otherwise once the Wuquan Township guerrillas rush into other areas, it will be absolutely devastating to the local Japanese army.
Therefore, after just receiving the news of the fall of Wuquan Township, Lieutenant Colonel Ida immediately led two infantry squadrons, an artillery squadron, and a heavy machine gun squadron, totaling more than 600 troops, and went straight to Wuquan Township to kill.
"Boom, boom, boom!" On the battlefield where bullets were flying everywhere, this was already the second attack ordered by Lieutenant Colonel Ida from the Japanese garrison.
After all, the combat effectiveness of the guerrillas was not that of the regular Japanese troops, and several blocking positions deployed outside the town had been lost one after another. The guerrillas of three to four hundred people had been reduced to a hundred or so wounded by the Japanese attack.
He looked at the Japanese infantry squad that was swarming up again under the cover of grenade launchers, and then looked at Wuquan Town behind him, which was already in a bit of chaos under the Japanese attack.
Mu Huaiqiang, the captain of the guerrillas, had a bitter smile on his face. Seeing the familiar faces fall, he began to question whether the resistance he led this time was right or wrong.
Hundreds of brothers who lived together a few days ago, all spilled their blood on this battlefield just because of his hasty order. I wonder if there will be a body collector after I die, and chuckle to myself.
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"Captain! Something bad happened! The Japs came from behind. Brother Wang is also dead..."
"What are you talking about? Lao Wang is dead?" Suddenly he heard that his most capable general was dead. That stupid guy who grew up wearing the same pants as him was actually dead? Mu Huaiqiang felt at first that he couldn't believe it.
"Captain..., it's... it's true! The Japs are outflanking them. Brother Wang... led his men to attack them. Only a few of the dozens of people are left alive." The soldier who reported the news was obviously frightened by the murderous look in Mu Huaiqiang's eyes.
, he stuttered when he spoke.
Soon, as the communications soldier said, bursts of gunfire came from behind, and Japanese soldiers in yellow military uniforms could already be seen clearly.
"You little devil, I will fight with you today! Brothers, whoever is still alive will come with me! If we live together, we must die together!" Knowing that he couldn't escape today, Mu Huaiqiang simply risked his life.
Even if I die, I still need a few people to support me. If I go on the road with so many brothers, I won’t be lonely.
He took out the shell gun from his waist, stared at a pair of bloodshot eyes, and led the last dozen brothers around him to rush to the forward position.
However, as soon as he arrived at the frontline position, Mu Huaiqiang discovered that quite a few Japanese soldiers had already rushed into the position, shouting to kill and the clang of bayonets clashing, just like a symphony of blood and life and death.
However, before they could drive the Japs out of their positions, Lieutenant Colonel Ida ordered a general attack, and all the Japanese troops rushed to the front.
There were more and more yellow figures around him, and his subordinates fell into a pool of blood one after another. Even until death, a young guerrilla fighter tightly squeezed the neck of a Japanese soldier and died together.
The linen clothes on Mu Huaiqiang's body were stained red with blood, some of which belonged to the little Japs, and some of which were his own. There was a bone-deep wound on his thigh, which was caused by a Jaap soldier's counterattack before his death.
Excessive blood loss made Mu Huaiqiang a little dizzy. Battalion Commander Wang Tianhe's face looked unsteady. Looking at the Japanese soldiers who rushed up again and smiled ferociously, Mu Huaiqiang couldn't help but show a calm expression.
However, a sudden series of crisp and dense gunshots rang out, and blood bloomed on the bodies of more than a dozen Japanese soldiers.
In just the blink of an eye, a dozen figures rushed to the position, the weapons in their hands sprayed with flames, and dozens of Japanese soldiers fell to the ground.
"Da Mingzi, it's up to you!" One of them, who seemed to be the leader, waved and shouted.
"Understood!" Immediately, I saw a man squatting and lying on an empty ammunition box, with a strange rifle in his hand.
"Bang!" There was a gunshot, and the head of Lieutenant Commander Ida popped up in the distance.
When he saw that the last few Japanese troops had been destroyed, Mu Huaiqiang braced himself and came to those mysterious people and asked: "Brothers, who are you?"
The man in front of him is tall and tall, and when you stand in front of him, you will feel a fierce aura coming towards you. Moreover, Mu Huaiqiang also noticed that these more than ten mysterious soldiers are well-equipped, and the guns in their hands can shoot continuously.
, everyone can be counted as a machine gunner.
"Hello! Are you the local guerrillas? We are the soldiers of the Hainan Army's Langya Special Forces!" When he took off his helmet and his face was painted with oil paint, he could vaguely see that this person was Wu Qiang.
Although he was curious about the origins of these people, Mu Huaiqiang was not afraid. Because, if these people had not arrived in time, these guerrillas would have been wiped out. And looking at the Japanese corpses everywhere, of course he would not doubt it.
Their status as friendly forces.
"Yes, we are the Wuquan Township guerrillas! However, as you have seen, there are only less than a hundred people left in total!" Looking back at the dozens of surviving subordinates behind him, Mu Huaiqiang replied bitterly.
Of the team of three to four hundred people, only a few of them are left now. Although the results of this battle were brilliant, the Jingtian Brigade was annihilated and Hsinchu County was liberated. So far, there are almost no Japanese forces in the entire county that can resist them, but it seems
The casualties are still heartbreaking.
After all, the guerrilla fighters did not receive systematic military training. Many of them did not know how to hide when facing Japanese grenade launchers, and many people died in vain.
Moreover, the weapons seized were limited, and not every guerrilla fighter had a good gun. Most of them still used rifles that were quickly worn out, but they faced well-equipped Japanese troops.
It is undeniable that they can fight like this with the Japanese army, they are really powerful!
"They are all heroes! The country will always remember them!" Even though he knew that any words at this time seemed a bit pale, Wu Qiang still comforted Mu Huaiqiang.
Half an hour later, everyone was cleaning up the battlefield. More than 200 corpses were neatly placed in an open space. There seemed to be a solemn atmosphere in the air.
"Bang, bang, bang!" Three gun salutes were fired in a row, and Mu Huaiqiang knelt down in front of the formation: "Brothers, have a good journey!"
Wu Qiang's people behind him solemnly took off their helmets, raised them on their arms, stood at attention and saluted, solemnly and solemnly.