"This damn weather is really hot. It's already so hot even before May. What if it's the real midsummer?" Matsuda, who was fat, kept chattering in a low voice, while his companions around him were already exhausted.
Although they were also full of depression, no one muttered while marching like Matsuda. The squadron to which Matsuda belonged was supposed to be transferred to the front line of Nanrong River to strengthen the defense area, but just when they were about to set off, they suddenly received a call from their superiors.
Ordered them to conduct a routine search around the north of Magao to ensure that there were no Chinese troops in the plains north of Magao.
Although they were exhausted, Matsuda and his companions still tried their best to move forward quickly. Regardless of whether they could encounter the Chinese army, it was better to go to the plains than to go into the woods. After passing through several forests of different sizes, Matsuda's Oshima Squadron finally entered a relatively open area.
In the plain area, Matsuda, who has been in the army for 5 years, began to tell the new recruits in the class to be more careful. The sharpshooters of the Chinese army appeared in the most strange ways. If you are not careful, you will become their prey.
The Japanese army that appeared on the edge of the plain opened a skirmish line. The veterans were also very careful and alert to the movements around them. The officers kept warning their recruits to be more careful. The straight line distance from Oshima Squadron was about 5 miles.
Outside the ground, there is a forest that is either big or small. Dice, who was sent out by Tangcheng for daily searches, is taking a rest in the forest with a few of his scouts. Dice, who left the new camp after breakfast, they have already searched
It was more than 20 kilometers. If Dice hadn't said that they wanted to rest here for a while, they would have returned the same way.
It was already the second day after they separated from the US military unit commanded by Rick. Tang Cheng and Mike were not in a hurry to find their prey. Instead, they kept sending out scouts to get a more detailed understanding of the surrounding environment and terrain. This was important for the direct connection.
Survival on the battlefield is crucial. All the scouts who have not yet left carry pens and paper with them. They will mark the terrain they have searched one by one on the self-made small map they carry with them, as the instructors taught them.
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The small map was carefully drawn by the scouts. Although it looked simple, for Tang Cheng and Mike, it was enough to meet the simple combat needs. Of course, it would be best if the scouts could record more accurately. With
The difference from general combat maps is that this map made by the scouts has very detailed markings on the surrounding mountains and landforms, including how high the mountains are, how long the ditches are, how big the forests are, how deep the rivers are, where the caves are, etc.
There are many records. Although it is not as standard as a regular map, its practicality is incomparable to that of a regular map. For this, Tang Cheng and Mike admire the scouts who go out. The scouts do not understand what it means to prepare for a rainy day.
They are just doing their job according to the training they have received.
Dice and others, who were temporarily staying in the woods to rest, did not know that a group of Japanese troops were coming this way. When they found the leading soldiers from Oshima Squadron, the Japanese troops that followed were actually less than 2 miles away from Dice and them.
The top Japanese soldiers were already very close to the woods. Dice did not immediately order a retreat. Instead, he asked his scouts to spread out in the woods. Since only two Japanese soldiers came, Dice planned to give the invading Japanese troops first.
Leave a first impression.
Dice, who was sneaking quietly in the mountains and forests, suddenly leaned down, took out the short knife from his waist and quickly ran into a bush. After a while, two Japanese soldiers appeared not far away, without even thinking that there was someone lurking beside them.
Two frighteningly dangerous Japanese vanguards were walking towards Dice, talking and laughing. Although Dice's scouts also talked when they went out to serve as vanguards, when they encountered woods or suspicious terrain, the scouts
But it won't be so easy.
But it's no wonder that these two Japanese soldiers were not wary, because since the beginning of the Burma War, although the National Army has launched many large-scale counterattacks, the overall situation of the war has been that the Japanese took the initiative and won. The National Army's troops are also very
The Shaohui infiltration appeared behind the Japanese army's positions. This situation occurred because the National Army rarely broke through the Japanese defensive positions. In addition, the National Army's operational thinking did not include fighting deep behind enemy lines. As time went by, the Japanese army became increasingly concerned about itself.
There is also a lack of necessary vigilance behind him.
Although Dice and the others were hiding in this forest, after all, this forest was in a large open area. The two top Japanese soldiers did not see the enemy in the open area, so they naturally thought that there would be no enemies in this forest.
It gave them an opportunity to take advantage of Dice. Seeing the two Japanese soldiers getting closer and closer to him, Dice, who was hiding in the bushes, suddenly stood up. Without waiting for the other party to react, he threw the short knife in his hand.
After getting out, he also took a few steps and rushed forward. "Poof", the short knife that came first was nailed on the neck of one of the Japanese soldiers. The Japanese soldier who was stabbed in the neck fell to the ground with his legs weak and his hands were in vain.
He wanted to cover his neck, but he completely collapsed to the ground due to the massive loss of blood.
"Well", there was only time to utter an exclamation, and the remaining Japanese soldier was knocked to the ground by the dice. The Japanese soldier who was knocked to the ground by the dice endured the severe pain from his back, stretched out his hand to support the dice and stretched out to himself.
The hands on his neck were twisting his body desperately to get rid of the oppression of the dice. "Young man, if you still want to live like this, it's too late for you." His hands were supported by the opponent, and the dice simply slammed.
He lowered his head and gave the opponent a headbutt. The Japanese soldier who suffered a heavy blow to the head softened a little. Dice seized the opportunity and used his right hand to hit the opponent's cheek with a few heavy punches. The opponent's face was covered with blood.
He has lost consciousness.
Dice stood up and pulled out his short knife from the Japanese soldier's corpse next to him, wiped the blood on the kid's corpse, and then stabbed the short knife into the chest of the Japanese soldier beneath him. He didn't originally want to kill this Japanese soldier.
The thoughts of two Japanese soldiers, but these two guys should never talk about going to play with Chinese women, but Dice learned Japanese quite well from Tang Cheng in order to better fight the Japanese. After hearing these words
When he got into Dice's ears, he couldn't help but take action. Fortunately, these two Japanese soldiers were not alert at all, otherwise Dice would have been very dangerous just now. "You little devil, you all deserve to die!" Dice muttered to himself.
, casually inserted the dagger that had wiped off the blood into the leather sheath on his waist.
After calling his scouts to drag the bodies of the two Japanese soldiers into the bushes and hiding them for a while, Dice slowly calmed down. If it weren't for his own inability to hold back, he would have wanted to capture them alive.
The interrogator put away the diary and personal belongings found from the two Japanese soldiers. Dice quickly observed the surroundings with his telescope, and then quickly disappeared into the open land outside the forest with his scouts.
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The news that "the Japanese troops are coming" was notified to Tangcheng by Dice using a walkie-talkie. The number of the invading Japanese troops had not yet been fully understood, so Dice, who had retreated for a while, decided not to return to the camp, but chose to attack the Japanese troops who came over.
Scout until the number of Japanese soldiers can be determined before returning to the camp. The Oshima Squadron, which fell far behind the vanguard, did not know that their two vanguards had been killed by the dice, until the Oshima Squadron that followed them crossed the forest and came back.
When his leading soldiers could no longer be seen, he realized that the Chinese army had really arrived on the plains north of Magao.
Discovering the existence of the enemy meant that they were about to gain military glory. The Oshima Squadron, which had lost its two leading soldiers, not only did not slow down, but also accelerated its progress. They were looking forward to truly finding traces of the enemy. The dice rolled again
It was already 2 hours after he took the initiative to contact Tang Cheng. He learned that the invading Japanese army had about the strength of a squadron. Tang Cheng, who was also idle and had nothing to do, was happy. Japanese troops at the squadron level generally do not issue large-caliber artillery. If
This group of Japanese troops only had mortars and light and heavy machine guns, so this battle was easy to fight.
"You guys retreat first, just leave me an observer." According to Tang Cheng's instructions, Dice only had a sniper rifle and dozens of bullets left on his body, and his observer also brought a short gun with him.
Tangcheng is preparing to lure this Japanese squadron to its new camp. As bait, the two Dice men do not need to carry so much equipment. They only need to maintain the speed and physical strength to turn around and escape.
The figure of the Japanese army finally appeared in the observer's telescope, and he softly reminded Dice beside him. The latter raised the muzzle of his gun slightly and used the scope to cover a Japanese machine gunner. The observer would only help Dice to find more value.
How to hit the target, and when to shoot, is Dice's own business. After informing Dice of the target, the observer stood up and evacuated backwards according to Dice's instructions in advance, leaving Dice alone in the sniper position.
The marching Japanese army did not know the existence of Dice and the two men. Such an open terrain could be seen clearly at a glance, but the two Dice hiding in the pit were not in the sight of the Japanese army. "Pa" Dice finally pulled the trigger,
The Japanese machine gunner who was caught in the scope was shot and fell. There was another gunshot, and the deputy shooter standing next to the machine gunner also fell backward. "Pa", "pa"..., in the pit.
Dice fired all 8 bullets in the magazine before he got up and fled backwards.
The Japanese veterans in Oshima Squadron had already determined the approximate location of the enemy based on the direction and angle of the bullets. When they saw Dice running backwards, they all raised their guns towards Dice's back. Although Dice was used for
It is a sniper rifle modified by Garland, but its range far exceeds the actual effective range of the 38-meter rifle. These Japanese veterans have no way to guarantee that they can hit with an ordinary 38-meter rifle at a distance of more than 400 meters.