Upon hearing this, Zhao Gang slowly turned the muzzle of his gun and pointed it in the three o'clock direction.
Although they were far apart, Zhao Gang seemed very cautious, fearing that he would be exposed.
As the muzzle of the gun rotates, the sniper scope also rotates with the muzzle.
Then Zhao Gang adjusted the multiplier to the maximum and looked through the sniper scope toward the 3 o'clock direction.
In the sight of the scope, a group of Japanese officers surrounded a Japanese officer, although the Japanese officer was facing toward Mianshan.
But Zhao Gang saw the military rank on the Japanese soldier's shoulder through the scope.
The epaulette has no bars and is gold in color. There are also two gold stars on it, indicating that the person is a Japanese lieutenant general.
"He is really a lieutenant general." Zhao Gang sounded a little excited, "Old Li, if that old devil Pingtian doesn't show up, why don't we just beat him?"
"Hit him?" Li Yunlong asked, "Old Zhao, are you sure? If you try to hit Hirata Masanori with this shot, you will have no chance."
"You are in charge of the military." Zhao Gang said in a low voice, "Of course I listen to you. If you ask me to fight, I will fight. If you ask me not to, I will not fight."
"This is a lieutenant general." Li Yunlong was a little confused, "Our Eighth Route Army has only killed one lieutenant general, but if this shot is fired, 50,000 sets of cotton-padded clothes and 30,000 sets of gas masks will be gone."
"This opportunity cannot be missed." Zhao Gang said, "Old Li, make a decision quickly."
"Maybe it's that old devil Tada Shun. If he were that old devil, we would be rich."
After a pause, Li Yunlong's face turned grim, and he said again: "This is the Japanese Lieutenant General. Kill him for me, but... you only have one shot."
After the train entered Niangzi Pass, more than 1,000 Japanese soldiers got off the train. Now the entire Niangzi Pass was full of Japanese soldiers.
There are already more than 2,000 Japs in Niangziguan, and it is not known whether there are still Japs on the train who have not yet disembarked.
Li Yunlong knew that no matter whether Zhao Gang hit the target or not, the New Regiment would not be able to attack Niangzi Pass. With so many Japs, the New Regiment would definitely not be able to defeat them within half an hour.
But Magistrate Hirata never showed up, so there was no need to wait any longer.
At that moment, Zhao Gang pulled the bolt of the gun, pushed the bullet into the chamber, pointed the crosshair in the scope at the Japanese Lieutenant General's body, and placed his finger on the trigger.
Although Zhao Gang has a fair face and is an intellectual, his actions are not polite at all.
He likes to use this large-caliber sniper rifle to blow off the enemy's head, and he likes the feeling of seeing the enemy's head explode like a watermelon in the scope.
However, at a distance of more than 1,700 meters, Zhao Gang was not absolutely sure of hitting the head with one shot. He would be more sure of hitting the body.
Zhao Gang adjusted his breathing and slowed down his breathing rhythm. Li Yunlong's eyes were also fixed on the periscope of the artillery mirror.
"Wait a minute, political commissar, don't shoot yet. I think I saw Hirata being sentenced."
Just when Zhao Gang was about to pull the trigger, Lu Yingjun suddenly whispered.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Gang quickly retracted his index finger from the trigger and took a deep breath.
"Where?" Li Yunlong asked hurriedly.
Lu Yingjun said: "At 12 o'clock, a group of Japanese officers walked towards the Japanese Lieutenant General. One Japanese officer turned his head. I looked similar, but I'm not sure."
Li Yunlong quickly turned the artillery mirror and looked in the direction of 12 o'clock.
Through the sight of the artillery mirror, I saw only a few Japanese officers, surrounded by a Japanese officer, walking towards the Japanese Lieutenant General.
From the profile, he does look a lot like Shogun Hirata, and look at the epaulettes on this Japanese soldier's shoulders.
There is no bar, the background is gold, there is one star, he is a major general, and his profile looks like Shogun Hirata.
Now Li Yunlong was able to confirm that this old devil was Masamune Hirata.
"Haha..." Commander Li raised the corner of his mouth and said in a cold tone, "Our target has finally appeared. Old Zhao, pay attention. The target is found at 1 o'clock."
Zhao Gang was already slowly turning the sniper rifle, and through the sight of the scope, he spotted his sniper target at the 1 o'clock direction.
At this time, the Japanese Lieutenant General came up with a group of officers, and the two sides met at the 2 o'clock direction of the sniper point.
…
Niangziguan.
"Your Majesty the Lieutenant General and the warriors of the 2nd Guards Division have worked hard together!"
Masaru Hirata walked up to Muto Akira and raised his hand in a military salute. The officers behind him also immediately raised their hands in salute.
Muto Akira and the Japanese officers behind him also returned the greetings.
Shogun Hirata added: "On behalf of Commander Tada, I welcome your Excellency Lieutenant General and the warriors of the 2nd Guards Division."
"You're welcome, Mr. Hirata." Akira Muto said, "How is Commander Tada?"
Masaru Hirata said: "The commander is in good health."
Muto Akira said: "Go back and say hello to Commander Tada for me."
Judge Hirata said: "I will definitely bring the words of your Excellency the Lieutenant General."
After a few words of greeting, Muto Akira asked: "Kun Hirata, when will the 2nd Guards Division be able to fight the Chinese army?"
"This depends on Commander Shinozuka's arrangements." Masaru Hirata said, "The 2nd Guards Division is His Majesty the Emperor's bodyguard. If it can join the First Army, the security of Shanxi will definitely be greatly improved in the future."
"No." Akira Muto said proudly, "The 2nd Guards Division came to the First Army not to change public security, but to completely end the security war in North China."
Muto Akira has this confidence, and other permanent divisions are in uninhabited territory on the Chinese battlefield.
The combat effectiveness of the Guards Division is no worse than that of other permanent divisions.
Even though the 2nd Guards Division was adapted from the Guards Division, it was not something that the Eighth Route Army could defeat.
"Your Excellency Lieutenant General," Masahiro Hirata said, "I have no intention of arguing with you, but the situation in North China may be different from what you imagine."
"Among the Chinese troops, the Eighth Route Army is the most difficult to deal with. They don't fight head-on with the main force of the Imperial Army at all."
"Like a despicable mouse, it hides in the ground and waits for people to fall asleep before coming out to steal food."
"The Eighth Route Army used this kind of guerrilla tactics, and the imperial army had no way to completely eliminate them."
"Furthermore, the Eighth Route Army's speed in developing its troops is astonishing. In just over three years, it expanded its troops tenfold with almost no logistical supplies!"
"Take Niangziguan as an example. Although it is in the area occupied by the imperial army, the Eighth Route Army may appear at any time to attack Niangziguan Station."
Muto Akira spoke proudly: "The 2nd Guards Division will fight the battles that other divisions cannot fight, and the 2nd Guards Division will destroy the Eighth Route Army that other divisions and brigades cannot defeat."
Does an army composed of beggars and farmers deserve to be called an army?
In Akira Muto's opinion, as one of the most elite troops of the Japanese army, the emperor's guard should go to the battlefield in Central China or South China.
Instead of coming to this security area that has been captured by the Japanese army.
The 2nd Guards Division came to deal with this group of Tobali, which made Akira Muto feel extremely insulted.
It's just that this is an order from the base camp, and Muto Akira can only obey the order.
Masaru Hirata was immediately speechless, thinking that Muto Akira was so crazy that he even destroyed the Eighth Route Army. The entire North China Front Army's more than 200,000 troops failed to eliminate the Eighth Route Army.
Can you, the 2nd Guards Division, wipe out all the Eighth Route Army?
If your 2nd Guards Division wipes out all the Eighth Route Army, I, Hirata, will eat shit, and eat three kilograms of it.
However, Shokan Hirata only thought about these words in his heart and could not say them out loud.
He didn't want to say more in this regard. If this guy fights against Eighth Route Army in the future, he will know how difficult Eighth Route Army is to deal with.
"Please, the division commander, please introduce the officers of the 2nd Guards Division." Masaru Hirata changed the subject.
"No problem." Muto Akira introduced, "This is the Chief of Staff of the 2nd Guards Division, Fujimura Nobuyoshi Daizuo."
Fujimura Nobuyoshi, who was on Muto Akira's left hand side, took a step forward, paused and said, "I am Fujimura Nobuyoshi, Chief of Staff of the 2nd Guards Division. Please take good care of me, General!"
"Fujimura-kun, nice to meet you!" Masaru Hirata bowed his head in return.
After introducing the chief of staff, Akira Muto said to the captain of the 3rd Guards Regiment on his right:
"This is the captain of the 3rd regiment of the 2nd Guards Division, Yoshiro Ozuo Ikunuma!"
Yoshiro Ikunuma also took a step forward, and then said: "I am Yoshiro Ikunuma, captain of the 3rd Regiment of the 2nd Guards Division. Please take good care of me, General!"
"Ikunuma-san, nice to meet you."
Shogun Hirata turned around and bowed his head in return, but his turn coincided with Yoshiro Ikunuma's body and the sniper point on Mianshan Mountain, and the three points formed a straight line.
…
Time goes back two minutes.
In the sight of Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang's artillery scopes and sights.
The two groups of Japanese soldiers stopped at the 2 o'clock direction of the sniper point, and then started talking.
Zhao Gang's crosshairs were already aimed at Masaru Hirata.
"Target, 2 o'clock."
Li Yunlong glanced at the arc of the white cloth strip on the barrel swinging in the wind and said:
"The wind speed is about 5 meters per second."
"Free Fire."
Zhao Gang held his breath, put his index finger on the trigger, and aimed at the target, but he still didn't fire.
"Old Zhao, you don't want to wear one and two, do you?"
Captain Li saw what Zhao Gang was thinking, but he didn't object. He himself liked hunting rabbits, and if he could kill two of them with one shot, he would make a profit.
If you can kill both the major general and the division commander with one shot, it will be a huge profit.
If it were any other rifle or sniper rifle, the bullet would probably lose its power if it flew this far, and this distance of this gun has not yet reached the maximum effective range.
With the terrifying power of this gun, it is not difficult for one to penetrate two, not to mention three.
"It depends on whether the Japanese will give you this chance." Zhao Gang breathed evenly and responded in a low voice.
Li Yunlong stopped chatting with Zhao Gang and even stayed still to avoid affecting his shooting.
Zhao Gang never took his eyes off the scope for a moment, quietly waiting for the opportunity. As a qualified hunter, you must have enough patience.
Finally, Zhao Gang waited for an opportunity. In the field of view of the sniper scope, Masaru Hirata overlapped with another Japanese soldier.
Although he is not a Japanese lieutenant general, he is just a leftist, but he will not miss the opportunity again.
Zhao Gang pulled the trigger without hesitation. As his shoulders shook, snowflakes flew in front of him, and a 12.7mm sniper bullet came out of the gun and spun towards Masanori Hirata at high speed.
Commander Li's eyes were fixed on the artillery mirror. About 2 seconds after the gunshot, in the field of view of the artillery mirror, a ball of blood arrows shot out of Masaru Hirata's body.
Masaru Hirata and the Japs Zuo in front of him fell down together. The Japs officers were a little confused at first, but in an instant, the Japs Lieutenant General was pinned to the ground by the guards.
All the Japanese officers immediately became confused.