As several flashlights from the Japanese army shone over, the young sergeant's face became a little stiff in the dazzling light.
It's not because of the thick wooden horse in the middle of the road. Such an obstacle can be smashed into pieces by a kick of the accelerator for the truck he drives that weighs 2 tons and can tow a 3-ton heavy artillery.
However, there were field fortifications made of sandbags piled up on both sides of the road. Two heavy machine guns and two light machine guns were clamping down on the dilapidated road, one on the left and the other on the right. With the screams of the Japanese army, at least three people in the field fortifications were
Ten rifles poked out and pointed at the convoy.
Gu Xishui did not expect that at a checkpoint for inspection, the Japanese army not only deployed a small team of troops, but also used heavy machine guns.
Are the Japanese troops already so rich? Tang Dao's deep eyes also flashed slightly.
However, when Tang Dao gently waved his hand to signal the car to stop, Gu Xishui took a deep breath and tried to calm down his uneasiness, and his somewhat stiff face gradually became normal.
What came up was an army second lieutenant. He glanced at the huge convoy that was slowly stopping, put his hand on the pistol box on his waist, and loudly announced the night command. "Shenzhou!"
"Co-prosperity!" Tang Dao, who also replied in fluent Japanese, completely let go of his guard. He waved to the rear and several Japanese soldiers ran out in small steps, but they had no intention of checking the rear car.
Tang Dao, who was wearing a Japanese second lieutenant's collar badge, stepped out of the car with a smile on his face and gave the man a pack of Japanese cigarettes and two cans of canned meat.
Even though they are all second lieutenants, there is a natural level difference between the baggage train and the combat troops, but the advantage of the baggage force is that it is closer to the water and the first to get more supplies. Faced with the proactive overtures of his colleagues, the Japanese second lieutenant responsible for inspecting the convoy took over the supplies.
Finally, there was a little more smile on my face
Reporting numbers to each other and checking the military orders issued by the division headquarters or regiment headquarters are the daily regulations for guarding checkpoints.
Tang Dao found all of these from several survivors and the Japanese squad leader who was stabbed to death by Leng Feng.
Perhaps the only flaw is that Tang Dao is different from the height of most Japanese soldiers. This makes Tang Dao quite distressed, but there is nothing he can do about it. He wants to be in great shape but also wants to be a short guy like the islanders.
It's too difficult.
However, the Japanese second lieutenant, who was more than half a head shorter than Tang Dao, quickly gave up this doubt and smiled.
He found the answer to why the tall second lieutenant of the baggage corps in front of him did not go to the combat unit and was willing to stay in the baggage corps where he could not perform much meritorious service.
The reason is very simple. The second lieutenant of the baggage train with a pure Kyoto accent has basically explained his origin. He should be from a small noble family in Kyoto. He wants to join the army to be gilded, but he is afraid of dying in battle. The danger is not great.
The baggage train is naturally the best choice.
Of course, this is not the point of his smile. The point is that they are fellow villagers, both from Kyoto, so meeting each other in a foreign country feels more cordial psychologically.
Especially after the defeat, the emotions are at their lowest.
When a man is sad, he also needs comfort from his hometown!
Tang Dao also smiled brightly. Isn’t it true that enemies never get together? I didn’t expect to meet an old rival here.
A majestic main infantry regiment actually came to serve as sentries.
Yes, besides the unlucky 36th Infantry Regiment, who else can be called an old rival by Tang Dao?
As an infantry regiment without a military commander and only one major officer left to support the appearance, it was not sent to the mines collectively. In fact, it was not because General Matsui Iwane was kind-hearted, but because the transport ship from China was
It will still be on the sea for a while.
Otherwise, how would these unlucky guys, who were almost destined to be kicked out of the Army, have any chance of continuing to stay in the Songhu Theater?
The main force of the 3rd Division is already on the front line in western Shanghai, ten kilometers away, but the original four infantry regiments have become three. A group of remnants of the 36th Infantry Regiment were defeated even by their own lieutenant general division commander.
They didn't want to see it anymore, so they handed it over directly to the Songhu Expeditionary Army Headquarters. If you want to recycle the scraps, sending them to guard checkpoints on various traffic arteries in the rear is an excellent choice.
From Zhabei to Huxi, where the front line confronts the Chinese army, there are eight such checkpoints in total, which is just enough for the remaining 1,000 people of the 36th Infantry Regiment to garrison in shifts 24 hours a day.
This was also the main reason why Gu Xishui was surprised that the Japanese army could have an infantry squad and two heavy machine guns stationed at every checkpoint.
Although many of the backbones of the 36th Infantry Regiment were buried in the rubble by Tang Dao using a sophisticated building blast during the warehouse battle, and the infantry combat effectiveness was several levels worse than before, the heavy equipment did not suffer much loss. Three
The three heavy machine gun squadrons left behind by the infantry brigade have as many as twenty heavy machine guns.
As the Army Major leading this remnant army, Toyoda Hide knew that he and others had been abandoned by the division headquarters and the dispatched army headquarters, but before the final result was announced, who wouldn't want to make a last-ditch effort?
Toyoda Hide is really working hard. Anyway, now that he is the boss, he simply breaks up all the heavy machine gun squadrons and organizes them into 8 checkpoints under his jurisdiction. Each checkpoint is stationed with an infantry squad. Each squad is stationed for 12 hours, two shifts a day.
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As for the artillery squadron directly under the wing, those idiots did not play a big role in the Battle of Sihang Warehouse. That is why the Chinese hiding in it beat the infantry so miserably. Toyoda Hide, who is always evil, just simply
He did not allow these artillerymen to accompany those steel lumps to eat free at the station. They were all replenished into the under-manned infantry squad and served as sentries with rifles. This was his punishment for these bastards.
This move will weaken the combat effectiveness of the 36th Infantry Regiment to the extreme. However, they are located in the rear of the western front line of Shanghai. Even if the front lines of the two opposing sides are tens of kilometers long, no one will believe that there will still be large Chinese troops.
Sneak into such a deep area to conduct a sneak attack.
In that case, the 200,000 troops on the western front line of Shanghai only need to mobilize their troops slightly to trap the incoming Chinese in their pockets.
What's more, does the Chinese army, which has suffered a complete defeat in Songhu City, still have the courage? This is absolutely impossible.
No matter how much confidence he lost after being beaten in the battle at Sihang Warehouse, Major Hide Toyoda still had some basic judgment.
Moreover, he worked very hard. After receiving the military order to establish checkpoints in the past two days, he almost only slept for less than 8 hours in total. The rest of the time was either on duty at the checkpoints or on the way to each checkpoint.
Those who work hard will eventually be seen by the bosses, and this is what Toyota Show reported.
Just like now, when Tang Dao and the 'fellow' lieutenant exchanged a few words, said goodbye to each other and put down half of their cigarette butts to get on the bus, the convoy slowly started and headed towards the west of Shanghai along the highway. Not long after, three three-wheeled motorcycles and
They passed each other.
Sitting in the car compartment, Toyoda Hide frowned and looked at the young second lieutenant in the car window, smiled and greeted him, and then choked on the dust kicked up by the wheels and covered his mouth and nose.
"Damn it, is this the way to treat an army major?" After the motorcade passed, Toyoda cursed through gritted teeth.
The Japanese infantrymen responsible for the escort did not answer anything.
It's dark, who can see that you are an army major? More importantly, our 36th Infantry Regiment has become a big joke to the entire dispatched army. Major, please don't humiliate yourself, okay?
This is not the self-pity of a few Japanese infantrymen.
In the past two days when the checkpoint was established, they had been looked down upon. It was common for the infantry, artillery, and even engineers and transport troops who passed by the checkpoint to directly jeer at them when they heard that they were the 36th Infantry Regiment.
I'm afraid that when Toyoda Hide was around, people still showed a little mercy and tried their best to only show disdain in their eyes without using direct words.
This led to the Army Major, now using himself as an onion.
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