Chapter 29: A Great Victory
Compared with the Japanese devils in Kato's squadron, the situation of the puppet troops was much better.
Because of Yang Lin's special care, the soldiers of the New 1st Regiment only dropped a few grenades symbolically, and they were all thrown into empty places.
"Oh no! We've fallen into a trap. Run, run quickly!"
The puppet soldiers reacted quickly, but they did not immediately raise their guns to fight back. Instead, they ran towards the nearest shelters as soon as possible.
The puppet soldiers walking behind scattered like birds and beasts, turned around and retreated quickly, trying to escape the encirclement of the new regiment.
However, it was intercepted by the machine gun fire of the New 1st Regiment.
"Baga! The enemy is attacking, counterattack, counterattack!"
The Japanese squad leader was furious at the poor performance of the puppet troops. He kept scolding them and ordering them to launch a counterattack.
At this time, the soldiers of the New 1st Regiment on the mountain, under the instruction of Yang Lin, shouted at the top of their voices: "Listen carefully, puppet soldiers down the mountain. We are from the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. Chinese do not fight Chinese. We will not kill you if you surrender your weapons!"
"If you dare to resist, the next moment the grenades and bullets will not miss, but hit you!"
Under the sonic attack of the New 1st Regiment, the puppet soldiers' will to resist, which had just arisen, gradually faded away.
The Japanese squad leader also heard the New 1st Regiment's voice, but he didn't understand Chinese, so he turned to the translator beside him and asked, "Mr. Chen, what are the Chinese on the mountain saying?"
"They say...they say..."
The translator faltered.
"Baga! Tell me now!"
The translator said in Japanese with an unpleasant expression: "They said that Chinese people don't fight Chinese people, so let us surrender!"
"Baga! Fight back, fight back quickly! Quickly!"
The Japanese squad leader was so angry that his eyes were wide open. He found that the puppet soldiers did not seem to obey his orders to fight back, so he suddenly raised the muzzle of his gun and fired several shots at the two nearest people.
"Ugh!"
The two puppet soldiers screamed and fell in a pool of blood.
On the other side, a puppet army company commander found the battalion commander Zhao Dejiu and asked, "Battalion commander, what should ?"
Zhao Dejiu pondered for a moment and said, "The Japanese know that resistance means death, but they still order us to resist. It's obvious that they want to force us to death!"
The puppet army commander asked, "What should we do now?"
Zhao Dejiu made up his mind and said, "The people from the 358th Regiment are right. Chinese people don't fight against Chinese people. We served as the Imperial Army only because of the orders from our superiors. We had no choice."
"No matter what you think, I'm tired of being stabbed in the back and called a traitor.
Since these little devils won't let me live, I'll fight them!"
Just then, the Japanese squad leader came over with an interpreter.
"Tell Captain Zhao to order a counterattack immediately!"
"Snapped!"
“Pah, pah, pah!——”
He was answered by a burst of gunfire, and the bullet pierced his chest, gushing out one after another.
The Japanese squad leader lowered his head in surprise, then raised his head with effort and stared at Zhao Dejiu, opening his mouth as if he wanted to ask him why he did this.
Then, the little Japanese fell to the ground, twitched a few times, and then became motionless.
The translator next to him said with an unpleasant expression: "Captain Zhao...you, why did you kill Kojima Taijun?"
"Taijun?"
Zhao Dejiu said in a deep voice: "Do these devils regard us as human beings? We are nothing but slaves and cannon fodder in the hands of the devils, even worse than dogs!"
"I've had enough! From now on, I won't be a traitor anymore!"
"Brothers, the people of the 358th Regiment are right. Chinese people don't fight Chinese people!"
"These little devils won't let us live, so let's fight them! Kill them!"
Led by Zhao Dejiu, the puppet troops rose up in resistance.
Soon, more than a dozen Japanese soldiers died in the hail of bullets, their bodies riddled with bullets.
Then, under the leadership of Battalion Commander Zhao Dejiu, they threw all their weapons on the ground, raised their hands above their heads, and stood in two neat rows.
…
The battle is over.
Yang Lin said slowly: "Hey, Captain Ding, your brothers in the New 1st Regiment are not strong enough. They haven't even thrown all 1,800 grenades."
"Look, the remaining ones still need to be reinstalled with the back cover, what a hassle."
Ding Wei , who was extremely excited because of the great victory, almost vomited blood when he heard this.
He thought to himself: "Brother Yang Lin, you have to be conscientious. If you hadn't shown mercy to 'your soldiers', how could these grenades be left?
Also, is it wrong for my New 1st Regiment to save grenades for you?"
Sun Desheng had already turned back from the exit. He was a straightforward man with a bright smile on his face. He said, "Captain Yang, if you think these grenades are redundant, it's okay. Our New 1st Regiment can help you deal with them."
Yang Lin smiled awkwardly: "Ah, there's no need for this."
Then Yang Lin asked again: "By the way, Captain Sun, how much damage did you suffer?"
Sun Desheng smiled and said, "Thanks to your combat deployment, Captain Yang, and the support of weapons and equipment, none of our brothers suffered any casualties."
After saying this, Sun Desheng put away the smile on his face and said with some regret: "It's a pity that all those cars and sidecars were destroyed in the battle."
"A lot of weapons and equipment were also damaged."
Ding Wei thought of what Yang Lin said in Wanjia Town and said, "The things are dead, but the brothers are not injured or killed, which is the best thing!"
Then, he arranged some scouts to be on guard, and walked down the mountain with Yang Lin.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Dejiu immediately led several of his trusted men to meet them. When he saw the military uniforms on them, he was slightly surprised.
But he did not ask any more questions, instead he took the lead to introduce himself: "Hello, sirs. I am Zhao Dejiu, the battalion commander of the 3rd Battalion, 1st Regiment, 8th Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Army."
"But from today on, I am a member of the 358th Regiment!"
Yang Lin nodded, quite satisfied with Zhao Dejiu's attitude.
He asked, "Captain Zhao, how many Japanese soldiers are there in Qinghe Town now?"
After a pause, Yang Lin reminded in a deep voice: "I believe you are a smart person, so you'd better not play tricks, otherwise I have 100 ways to make you live a life worse than death!"
"Sir, it was never my intention to be a traitor, but my division commander surrendered to the Japanese, and I had no choice.
Now that you have given me a chance to start anew, I will naturally cherish it."
"Besides, I just killed a few Japanese soldiers, including a sergeant. Therefore, even if I want to surrender again, the Japanese soldiers may not agree."
Zhao Dejiu first expressed his loyalty, and then said: "As for Qinghe Town, Kato's squadron almost went out in full force, leaving less than 30 people to guard the station. However, these little devils are all hiding in a solid fortress, so it is not that easy to deal with them."
"In addition, before leaving, Kato Taiying seemed to have reported the news to Taiyuan."
