As the two soldiers got closer and closer, the faces under the helmets became clearer and clearer.
There was nothing unusual about the two soldiers who walked over, except that the thinner soldier on the left was slightly pale and looked a little tired.
However, it's easy to understand. In such a wilderness, where we are stationed in shifts 24 hours a day, and with such weather, it's really doubtful who can have a rosy face.
The two soldiers stopped 30 meters away from the caravan. They also took the guns from their shoulders and carried them in their hands, waiting for someone to come up to negotiate. Obviously, this was not the first time they had seen such a caravan.
The guard's reaction was also not surprising.
Lu Sanjiang made gestures to the left and right, instructing his subordinates not to point their guns at the soldiers, then jumped off the horse and patted the bay-red horse's butt. The bay-red horse turned its head and ran towards the rear of the caravan very intelligently, and then ran away
Step forward.
"Sir, we are going into the mountains to deliver supplies to the army. This is the road opened by Commander Li of the 104th Division!" Lu Sanjiang took out the road with the seal of the 104th Division Headquarters from his arms, with a smile on his face.
Passed it over.
"Where did you enter the mountain from? How come we didn't see you when we entered the mountain?" The serious-faced corporal on the right glanced at the caravan warily several times and spoke with a smooth Northeastern accent.
asked.
"Hey! Fellow fellow!" Lu Sanjiang couldn't help but feel happy when he heard the accent. He continued to smile, and quickly took out two packs of cigarettes and handed them over to get close. "I'm from Ji Province, brother, where are you from?"
"My home is by the Songhua River." The corporal waved his hand to reject the cigarette, but replied subconsciously.
Then he reacted and an angry look appeared on his face, "Don't change the topic and answer my question, where did you enter the mountain from?"
"Brother, you also know that snakes have their own paths and rats have their own paths. This can be regarded as our employer's trade secret. I'm the only one who does rough work for my employer. If you can say this, don't embarrass me. If you really want to
Ask! I think you have to ask your boss personally, brother." Lu Sanjiang explained with a wry smile.
This is also a typical Chinese business feature. Just like the grain merchant who bullied the market in Xuzhou City, who of these caravans who dare to send all kinds of 'short supplies' into the mountains has no military background?
The big ones have the rank of major general and lieutenant general behind them. You can tell who is standing behind you just by looking at the road. The smaller ones also have the rank of colonel and lieutenant colonel. Everyone knows that as long as the price is not too outrageous, you are honest.
Like Zhao Shoushan, he had to turn a blind eye and let others pass.
Otherwise, it may not be one or two people who are offended, but the entire interest group. He cannot guarantee that during the joint operation, those generals with a grudge will lead their troops to run away and throw an infantry division of his on the defensive line.
.
Lu Sanjiang's general idea was that even your division commander might not ask such detailed questions. Why would you, a top soldier, ask so many questions?
The corporal's face turned ugly for a moment. He probably didn't expect that the guard captain was so awesome and dared to attack people with a gun and a stick when he met the army.
He waved the gun and his eyes became sharp, "It's okay if we don't tell you where we came from. Then I have to see what is being carried in the car. Our commander said, let alone a mere caravan, even if it is a friendly army, it will not pass through our defense area.
You must obey the inspection."
Upon hearing this, Lu Sanjiang was not happy anymore, and his face straightened down: "Brother, if you insist on checking, it's okay to show you. I'm afraid you saw something you shouldn't have seen. Afterwards, brother, your superior will probably
It’s a bit difficult.”
Lu Sanjiang said this out of good intentions. If the corporal of the 17th Division in front of him insists on checking and discovers the big secret of the entire caravan, then the battalion commander and regimental commander of this guy will probably not be able to sleep at night.
You must know that for the task of secretly transporting Yamashita to Linfen, even the Second Theater Command and the Eightyth Army Headquarters only knew that the Fourth Army Regiment was responsible for escorting him. About when, how, and by whom, the transport would be carried out.
, that is all confidential, only a few senior executives within the Four Elements Group know about it.
If something goes wrong with this dedicated army corporal, not only his life may be in danger, but also the reputation of several of his immediate superiors.
Seeing that Lu Sanjiang was so strong, the army corporal couldn't help but hesitate a little, and couldn't help but look back towards the hillside.
Obviously, the person who made the decision was still hiding in that simple trench.
In such weather, he not only took shelter from the rain in the simple wooden shed at the checkpoint, but also went into the trenches to maintain a fighting posture. This army sergeant squad leader was definitely a soldier with a tough character and a loyal character.
Lu Sanjiang couldn't help feeling a little fond of him.
A man poked his head out of the trench 150 meters away, stretched out his hand, shook it, and then retreated in again.
The corporal showed a look of relief on his face, glared at Lu Sanjiang, and swung his gun: "Wait here, you can leave after we move those away."
"No! Brother, look at the rain. Our young master's body can't bear it anymore. Can you go to your shed to boil some hot water and eat something to have a rest?" Lu Sanjiang hurriedly took it from the car nearby.
He took out two cans of Japanese cans and stuffed them into the hands of the army corporal. "These are good things that the brothers in the national army snatched from the Japanese. The meat is rich and tasty. We bought them at a big price and gave them to the brothers."
Let’s try it.”
It was okay not to say this. When he said this, the Army Corporal's face became even more ugly. Not only did he not accept the can, but he also sternly reprimanded: "What nonsense are you talking about? Leave as soon as I tell you. If you don't leave, I will report you to the superiors and arrest you as spies."
After saying that, he pushed the upper class soldier next to him who was holding a gun but didn't speak much and looked a bit dull: "Let's go!"
Lu Sanjiang was slightly shocked!
"Ahem!" Several light coughs came from the cart not far away.
Lu Sanjiang's expression remained unchanged, but when he looked at the two soldiers leaving behind their backs, there was a slight change in his eyes.
When the two soldiers walked out more than 30 meters away, Lu Sanjiang suddenly gathered his strength and shouted: "Hey, the two brothers in front of us."
The two soldiers turned back in shock.
"I'm going to bully your ancestors!" Lu Sanjiang suddenly yelled.
"I'm going to fuck you, uncle!" the soldier who had not spoken yet instinctively scolded him.
"What did you say?" the corporal asked in disbelief.
During the questioning, he was still speaking in Northeastern dialect with a clear accent.
"Japanese, kill!" Lu Sanjiang ordered, and he turned over and hid under a stone on the side of the road.
"Bang!" A gunshot rang out.
The Army Corporal's expression of disbelief froze on his face, and he stared blankly at his chest, where a hole the size of a tea cup was bleeding out.
The next moment! Gunshots resounded throughout the mountains and fields.
Some of them were shot down from the trenches, and some were shot back on the mountain roads.
But when the gunshots like exploding beans entered the cochlea of this army corporal who had lost most of his vitality, it seemed so far away, as if it came from outer space.
"Why?" The army corporal looked unwilling and fell to the ground.
He never understood until his death why the Chinese would judge him as Japanese and shoot him so decisively. Even the people in the Northeast could not detect any flaws in his Chinese.
Did he have any problem with dealing with the other party's nagging just now? My home is on the Songhua River, and it sounds like the third province in the East!
Not to mention that he didn't understand, even a strong man in a carefully disguised observation tunnel on the hillside was rarely surprised.
He also didn't understand what had been exposed. The soldiers who went to negotiate were not ordinary people. They were spies trained by the Intelligence Department of the Front Army for five years. He came to China at the age of ten and later spent five years training
The training, whether it was China's customs or on-the-spot reactions, was the best choice, and he was specially seconded from the Army Intelligence Section before performing the mission.
But unexpectedly, this small Chinese caravan discovered the flaw and killed it in one fell swoop.
But so what? They looked like there were only 20 people, and the weapons in their hands were extremely crude. And not only were the elites selected from hundreds of thousands of troops on our side, but they also had complete geographical advantages, making it easy to kill them.
It's a pity that the fierce battle will eventually alert another Chinese army checkpoint six miles away, which will then cause a chain reaction. There is a Chinese infantry regiment stationed in this area. He originally chose the best place to ambush that terrible opponent.
Great location, can't stay here any longer.
A cold light flashed in his cold eyes, and he shouted softly: "Kill them all in one minute!"
"Hi!" Someone kept shouting in response from all over the trenches.
This small group of Japanese troops came from nowhere, and everyone from the commander to the lowest level soldiers was full of confidence.
A defensive formation composed of at least a dozen rifles, in front of them, was like a chicken and a dog, allowing them to trample and trample on it.
Of course they are confident enough, because even though they only have 25 people, they have 4 grenades, 4 MP28 submachine guns, 12 medium-sized rifles, 6 shell guns, plus 2 Czech light machine guns, which can easily crush them
A Chinese light infantry platoon is still capable of fighting even if it faces an ordinary Chinese infantry company.
This is just equipment. In terms of personal strength, from this tough man with a face like a knife to the low-level soldier whose lowest rank is Cao Chang, they are all the top choices in Japan's North China Front.
To put it bluntly, this small group of Japanese troops is similar to the original special squadron of the Four Lines Regiment, and they are completely the elite of the military.
In the past time and space, they were called special agents.
But the next scene almost blinded the confident Japanese.
Following a sharp whistle from the guard leader who turned over and hid under a rock, all the unmanned horses immediately took great strides along the mountain road, but instead of going forward, they actually ran backwards, just like the horses had been trained to do.
After long-term training, you also know how to stay away from the battlefield.
To use an academic term, it is called: proactively withdrawing from the battlefield.
Horses are living creatures. The pack horses on the three carriages whose reins were cut off by the coachmen and set free were frightened by the gunshots and ran away with the horses. Only two of them were shot down by bullets and struggled on the mountain road. However, they quickly
He was shot dead by the Chinese behind the carriage.
That should be to avoid interference with your own tactical space, or to relieve the pain of the packhorse.
Just this scene made the leading man frown, and he felt a bad feeling in his heart.
This was definitely not a horse that a caravan should have. If he thought correctly, this should be a war horse, a carefully bred war horse.
What really made this man feel bad was not that these horses were war horses, but that when these Chinese people encountered an enemy situation, their first consideration was not their own safety, but they actually thought of letting the war horses evacuate. What does this mean?
This means that as long as the Chinese on the opposite side are not stupid, they are confident enough to win this battle, even if they don't know what kind of enemy they will face yet.
This kind of self-confidence is definitely not based on arrogance, but is honed on the battlefield.
They are soldiers, Chinese soldiers!
As soon as this thought occurred, a burst of joy surged into my heart.
Why do a group of soldiers marching in an area controlled by their own country's army hide their identities? What ulterior motives do they have?
Could it be that they are the people he has been waiting for?
If this is the case, it simply confirms the old Chinese saying: There is no place to be found without iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it.
"Kill the scattered people first, don't attack the big car easily..." The capable man suddenly thought of something and quickly ordered.
If it was true as he thought, then Major General Yamashita must be in one of those three carts.
Although he was authorized to kill him or even destroy his body in times of crisis, he must not let him be transported back to his hinterland alive by the Chinese.
However, both the front army headquarters and the forces close to his family on the island still hope to focus on rescue and bring him back to North China alive.
However, before the order was even given, changes occurred again.
Including the tough man, all the Japanese who witnessed this scene were stunned and cursed "Baga" almost in unison!
The raincloth of the middle carriage among the three carriages covered by raincloths was suddenly lifted, revealing the bunker hidden inside.
Yes, that's right, the carriage did not contain a large amount of goods as imagined, but a complete bunker, a bunker constructed of shiny black steel plates with two shooting holes on the front, rear, left and right, and it was so grandly presented to all of Japan.
in front of people.
The reason why it is said to be made of steel plates is because some Japanese who did not believe in evil fired two shots at it with "bang bang", and only two sparks burst out.
A bunker is not scary. What is scary is the machine gun protruding from the bunker. The tongue of flames spurted out in an instant swept across like a whip, hitting the Japanese trench area until mud splashed everywhere.
If the guy who had just fired a shot hadn't reacted quickly enough and quickly retracted his body into the trench without even bothering to hold the gun, he would probably have been turned into a hornet's nest with just one shot.
"Dong! Dong!" A Japanese grenade shooter hiding in the distance was definitely a master. He quickly woke up from the shock and immediately fired two grenades. Without any test firing, he was no closer than the carriage.
Two or three meters.
However, the wooden bottom of the carriage was blown to pieces, but the bunker mounted on the carriage remained motionless.
The tongues of fire were still spraying out, so heavy that the Japanese in the trenches could not even lift their heads.
What submachine guns and light machine guns, under the long continuous fire of that kind of machine gun with a terrifying rate of fire, you don't even dare to raise your head.
Come prepared!
The corner of the tough man's mouth twitched violently!
It seems that things will not be as simple as he thought. Just like when he ambushed that terrible opponent, he was full of confidence, but in the end he fled in embarrassment with the loss of his troops.
It can only be said that this guy is really smart. Just like he guessed correctly that the opposite side was Chinese soldiers and that they were the team carrying out the task of transporting Yamashita. This time, he guessed correctly again.
Tang Dao was fully prepared for this mission. Not only did he mobilize elite soldiers and generals, he also spared no expense in order to increase sufficient firepower and defense for this small force, which was mainly composed of special forces.
It was a 'mobile bunker' specially designed and manufactured by Teacher Xiao He after receiving a telegram from Tang Dao who was still on the front line in Changle Village a week ago.
The entire bunker is made of ten 8mm thick gun steel plates, which is enough to withstand direct fire from all light and heavy machine guns below 12.7mm within 100 meters.
As long as it does not encounter direct fire from artillery such as machine guns or infantry guns, this steel bunker can continue to fight until the end of time, unless the 8,000 rounds of ammunition stored inside are fired or all the surrounding infantry are killed.
The entire steel bunker covers an area of 2 square meters, which is enough for shooters and ammunition handlers to move around. There are two secret doors for the shooters and ammunition handlers to escape.
This is to reduce weight, otherwise, Teacher Xiao He would still want to add it to a thickness of 20 mm and have a buffer lining, which would be enough to make the Sulotong 20 mm cannon useless.
Unfortunately, the maximum towing capacity of the two workhorses is only 800 kilograms, and Teacher Xiao He’s idea of a perverted center-of-gravity workhorse-powered ‘tank’ could only be aborted.
Moreover, special mechanisms are also installed on both sides of the carriage. As long as you reach out and pull it, a few steel plates will fall down. This can not only support the carriage and prevent the "steel bunker" from tilting, but also provide enough supply for the soldiers hiding behind.
cover.
When facing the enemy head-on, an MG34 machine gun with 8,000 rounds of ammunition is enough to beat any light infantry to the point where they can no longer take care of themselves, just like the Japanese people who can't lift their heads now.
"Don't be afraid. Even though the enemy is well prepared, it has strong defense and lacks mobility. It uses two grenade launchers to attack the carriage, and the rest kill other opponents!" the capable man ordered through gritted teeth.
The damn Four Elements Group and the damn Tang Dao always presented him with unexpected problems. When he thought that the family's ancestral sword was still with Tang Dao, his heart ached.
That was the only failure in his life.
But now, he is no longer just a master of martial arts. He has chosen to accept the progress of the times and started to trust hot weapons. He is no longer just a ninja master with a samurai sword, but most of them are elites in the military.
He has made changes and must not fail again.
Especially, in front of the same opponent.
I just don’t know if Tang Dao will come, but it doesn’t matter. If he kills his subordinates, he will be more heartbroken than himself when he loses the family heirloom sword!
Fujiwara Senzuo's eyes were filled with determination again.
Then, the next moment, the firm eyes were a little distracted!
Really, the operations of these Chinese people are too arrogant.
The tarpaulin of another carriage was torn open, revealing the true face of Mount Lu.
What did they want to do? Did they plan to fight an infantry battalion from the beginning?
