"Major Arai, with you here, Dingyang County will definitely be a very safe place!" The puppet soldier knelt and flattered.
"Those Tubalu will definitely not dare to show their faces here after hearing your reputation."
Arai Toyoshi was very satisfied with this kind of flattery. He patted the puppet soldier beside him on the shoulder with great satisfaction and said: "Yes, I like you very much."
Although Toyoyoshi Arai doesn't have any outstanding achievements, he just likes to hear this kind of words to satisfy some empty hearts.
"Hey, it's okay if Taijun likes it. From now on, the little one will follow Taijun." The waist of these two goofy boys bent a little more, and the expressions on their faces became even worse.
He has figured out Arai Toyoshi's identity. His brother-in-law is the captain of Rei Tamaki, and he has a bright future with him.
"Tell me your name!" Toyoshi Arai looked at him and asked.
The puppet army was immediately overjoyed and said: "Back to Taijun, my last name is..."
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While the two of them were chatting, Shen Quan had already led his troops to the woods outside the city.
"Old Ding, look, the Japanese!" Kong Jie pointed at the two people on the wall and said excitedly.
"Nonsense, this is the county town occupied by the Japs. It would be strange if there are no Japs." Ding Wei said angrily.
With that said, Ding Wei began to give orders, asking the soldiers to put on the enemy's clothes first, and when the two sides started to attack, they would pretend to be support troops and enter the city.
Ding Wei gave the order, and the independent battalion immediately began to change clothes.
Seeing that his own independent group was now listening to Ding Wei's words, Kong Jie suddenly lost his composure.
Although Kong Jie has accepted the reality that the Independence Camp belongs to Ding Wei, he is still a little unhappy and always wants to find an opportunity to regain his face.
Damn it.
After all, I was also your group leader before.
Looking at the two guys on the city wall, Kong Jie suddenly had an idea in his mind.
"Old Kong, why are you still standing there?" Ding Wei looked at Kong Jie.
Kong Jie held the telescope and looked at the Japanese on the wall: "Old Ding, that guy seems to be a major."
"Old Ding, how about we test our marksmanship?" Kong Jie said: "For the two people on the city wall, one of us will do it."
Hearing this, Ding Wei raised his hand and gestured: "The distance is at least seven or eight hundred meters. Are you sure you want to compete with me in marksmanship?"
After a pause, Ding Wei said again: "Besides, what's wrong with you, why do you suddenly want to compete with me in marksmanship?"
Kong Jie's face looked a little unnatural, and he pretended to be calm and said: "Since we are going to feint attack from both sides, we also have to think of an attack signal."
Ding Wei didn't think much and immediately agreed. Then he changed his tone and said with a smile: "But we have to make an agreement first. What if you lose?"
"If I lose, I won't take half of the things in this city, and they will all belong to you." Kong Jie said, holding his chest.
Ding Wei was immediately laughed out of anger: "How fresh, the things in this city have nothing to do with you. Besides, these are all our military expenses, so don't be careful about the supplies in the city."
After a pause, Ding Wei added: "Well, we are both brothers, so we won't say hurtful words.
It's like being a soldier in the class, if whoever loses, how about washing the other's socks for a month?"
When Kong Jie heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, as if he was afraid that Ding Wei would regret it, he immediately nodded and said: "Okay, we have agreed, we can't cheat!"
Seeing that Ding Wei is so righteous, Kong Jie naturally won't mind.
If Ding Wei can wash his socks for a month, it will definitely be news. Kong Jie will never let go of such an opportunity.
"Bring me the gun!" Ding Wei waved his hand, and immediately a soldier came over with the Type 97 sniper rifle.
Kong Jie also held a 38-inch cap in his hand, adjusting the distance.
Seeing Kong Jie aiming at the major, Kong Jie immediately said: "Old Ding, this major is for me. You shoot the two Japs next to you. If I say shoot, we will shoot together!"
Ding Wei didn't think much, nodded in agreement, and aimed at the heads of the two devils.
Immediately, he decisively pulled the trigger, and Ding Wei fired immediately, and the two bullets immediately shot towards the Japanese on the wall.
On the city wall.
The two Japs were about to say their names, but before they could finish speaking, Arai Toyoyoshi heard a sharp gunshot.
Although Toyoshi Arai had never fought much and mostly paddled behind the water, he was very sensitive to the sound of gunfire.
His reaction was very quick. Almost as soon as he heard the gunshot, Toyoshi Arai suddenly squatted down and lay down behind the parapet.
There was a 'bang' sound.
A bullet almost passed by the city wall and directly hit the city wall behind him. The bullet was bounced to an unknown direction, leaving a small crater.
All this happened in a flash of lightning. When Arai Toyoshi suddenly squatted down, the puppet army had not yet realized what was going on.
Another bullet followed and hit the puppet soldier directly between the eyebrows. In the end, the puppet soldier still did not say his name.
The puppet soldier's vitality passed quickly, and soon his body softened and he lay on the ground, with a flattering smile still on his face.
Looking at the corpse of the puppet soldier on the ground, Arai Toyoshi's eyes widened. The guy who flattered him just now actually died in front of him.
Arai Toyoshi did not come for a while.
Two gunshots directly broke the tranquility of the county.
The Japanese troops on the city wall reacted quickly and looked outside the city with their guns raised. The remaining Japanese and puppet troops in the county town followed the reaction of the gunshots and ran away.
There was chaos inside and outside the county town.
Kong Jie thought that he was bound to win and could kill the little devil Major with one shot, but Kong Jie never expected that the little devil actually dodged this shot.
"Damn it, how come you missed it!" Kong Jie couldn't help but cursed angrily.
It's been a long time since I killed any Japs officers with my own hands. I thought I'd be able to eat some meat today, but Kong Jie never thought of it.
The reason Arai Toyoyoshi can survive to this day is not only because of Tamaki Rei's help, but also because of the methods he has developed in order to survive.
"Hahaha, Lao Kong, you can't hide your socks." Ding Wei said with a smile.
Kong Jie said: "Okay, okay, I admit it, it's just stinky socks. I'll wash them for you when we get back."
These two gunshots were the clarion call for attack.
A burst of extremely noisy gunfire suddenly rang out from both sides of the county seat. The firepower of Ding Wei's 28th Regiment was already very fierce.
Although the machine gun company was not assigned to both sides by Ding Wei to assist the two battalions in their attack.
But even without the assistance of the machine gun company, the two battalions still had over a thousand men, equivalent to the strength of a regiment. In terms of fire suppression, there was no problem at all.
Bullets, like rain, continued to pour towards the county town.
"Machine gun company, artillery battalion, give me a hard hit!" Ding Wei said with high spirits, pointing to Dingyang County Road: "First give me half a base of ammunition, let the little devil have a taste!"
Following Ding Wei's order.
Suddenly there was a roar of machine guns in the woods, and several tongues of flames penetrated the woods and poured towards the front wall.
The dense machine gun bullets immediately sent smoke and dust flying across the city wall in front of them, and debris flew everywhere. The Japanese soldiers on the wall were so suppressed that they were unable to fight back.
Even though they were at a high altitude, the 28th Regiment had no way to determine the exact coordinates of Ding Wei and the others because they had woods as cover.
"Pao Ying, don't embarrass me, blow me up according to the Zhu Yuan you marked before!" Zhu Zhu jumped on his feet and yelled.
Ever since the artillery battalion was handed over to Zhu Zhu, Zhu Zhu has been really capable. With the blessing of artillery skills, he quickly brought out all the artillerymen.
It cannot be said that one hundred shots will hit the target, at least seven or eight out of ten shots will have no problem at all.
The rumbling sound of cannons continued to explode on the city wall, bursting into dazzling flames, and the entire Dingyang City seemed to shake violently.
Several more artillery shells flew into the city wall, immediately knocking away the Japanese soldiers hiding behind the wall.
The Japanese soldiers who were blown away screamed and fell to the bottom of the city, turning into a puddle of flesh.
The shock wave of the shell explosion injured many Japanese soldiers.
As for the machine gun position set up by the Japs outside the city wall, it was immediately blown up by a mortar bomb.
The two machine gunners who were preparing to counterattack with their machine guns were suddenly swallowed up by a cloud of smoke rising from the spot, losing their ability to block the attack from the front.
For a time, gunfire erupted throughout Dingyang County.
The city was immediately covered with cover.
"What's going on? What happened?"
Hearing the fire in his ears, Toyoshichi Arai was completely confused. When had he ever encountered such a posture?
The sounds of bullets whizzing and shells exploding were mixed together, and Toyoshi Arai didn't dare to raise his head to see what was going on outside.
"What's going on? Can anyone tell me what exactly happened here!" Arai Toyokichi said sharply.
"Your Majesty, Major, it seems that someone wants to attack the county town." A Japanese soldier who was waiting for an opportunity to counterattack said after a moment of hesitation.
"Nani, those damn Chinese people actually dare to attack the county town?" Arai Toyokichi said in surprise.
"Your Majesty, Major, the city is too dangerous, you should hurry back to the garrison headquarters!" a Japanese soldier said.
Arai Toyoyoshi finally came to his senses and said urgently: "Escort me back to the headquarters quickly!"
Immediately, two Japanese soldiers withdrew and crouched to cover Arai Toyoyoshi as he retreated from the city wall.
Listening to the rumbling sound of artillery fire behind him, Toyoshi Arai gasped in shock and gradually came to his senses.
Listening to the still fierce gunfire outside the city, Toyoshi Arai couldn't help but cursed: "On Bagaya Road, the enemy's firepower is so fierce."
After a pause, he continued: "No, the remaining troops in the county cannot resist such an intense attack. It won't take long for the county to be breached!"
Thinking of this, Toyoshi Arai quickened his pace and ran towards the garrison headquarters.
On the street, the Japanese and puppet troops were running in panic on the road, preparing to reinforce in the direction where the gunshots were heard.
But because most of the Japanese troops were attracted by Li Yunlong, there were no decent troops in Dingyang County.
Except for a small group of Japanese soldiers left behind, there were only two companies of puppet troops.
This group of puppet troops in the city was originally formed temporarily by a group of local ruffians gathered when the Japanese army arrived.
It's okay if you let them bully the people, but it's a joke to let them use guns to fight.
Listening to the fierce gunfire outside, many puppet soldiers were so frightened that they peed their pants and couldn't even hold their guns steady.
Arai Toyoyoshi couldn't care about this, nor could he control what happened behind him. Even if he wanted to direct the battle, he was already powerless.
It is better to stay in the city with peace of mind and ask for support.
When Toyoshi Arai walked to the headquarters, he immediately picked up the phone on the table and answered Higashinojima's call.
The phone rang several times before it was successfully connected. As soon as it was connected, Toyoshi Arai heard the explosion of an artillery shell next to his ears.
On the other side of the phone, there was heavy fire and gunfire.
Arai Toyoyoshi suddenly took a breath of cold air and thought to himself: "Fortunately, I didn't go with him to transport supplies, otherwise my life would have been in danger!"
The moment the call was connected, Toyoshi Arai heard a roar from the other end of the phone: "Hello? What's wrong? Tell me quickly!"
Arai Toyoshichi didn't have any nonsense and shouted directly into the phone: "Higashino-kun, someone is attacking the county town. Please send someone for support immediately!"
"What are you talking about? Someone is attacking the county seat?" Higashinoshima was dumbfounded.
How could it be possible that someone came to attack the county seat when he went out to provide support? Higashinojima would never believe this.
Higashinoshima believed that the main force of the Eighth Route Army had been trapped by them. The troops he was attacking were already the most elite Eighth Route Army troops near Dingyang County.
How could they possibly spare additional troops to attack the county seat?
He had already reported this matter to his superiors, and support from all sides was rushing in as quickly as possible. As long as these guys were trapped, the Eighth Route Army would definitely suffer heavy losses.
Higashinojima subconsciously thought that Arai Toyoyoshi must be worried about something going wrong in the county, and wanted to trick him into seeking additional support to get him back to the county.
"Arai-kun, please stop joking. Our troops are at war with the Eighth Route Army elites. They absolutely have no other troops to attack the county!" Higashinoshima said coldly.
"The county is very safe. Arai-kun, you don't have to worry about these problems. When Captain Tamaki is rescued, we will return together!
When the time comes, you will be stationed in the county seat and protect the county seat from being attacked by the enemy. This will also be a great achievement!"
After hearing this, Toyoshi Arai wanted to kill someone.
Co-author Higashinojima didn't believe it at all, but he was worried that something would go wrong in the county seat. Although he was timid, he would not joke about someone attacking the county seat.
What's more, Tamaki Ling is his brother-in-law, and he doesn't want to see his sister become a widow.
"Higashino-kun, I will never joke about this matter. Dingyang County is really..." Arai Toyoshi held the phone and shouted into the receiver.
But before he could finish speaking, Toyoshi Arai suddenly heard a violent explosion from the other end of the microphone.
Afterwards, there was no sound from the microphone.
"Hello, Higashino-kun?" Toyoshi Arai said urgently, but there was no response from the other end of the phone.