Chapter 29 The King is Awesome
The next morning, Tiger Bay.
Maeda Tsuyoshi stood on a ridge with a gloomy face.
On the ridges and roads farther away, there were Japanese soldiers and puppet troops armed with live ammunition. From afar, the mountains and plains were full of people.
Most of the Japanese and puppet troops in the Huting stronghold were dispatched.
It’s not that Maeda Tsuyoshi likes to mobilize a large number of troops.
It was because the group of Eighth Route Army that attacked the Huting stronghold was too brutal.
According to the information provided by the puppet troops who escaped, although this group of Eighth Route Army soldiers was not large in number, their marksmanship was terribly accurate, and their physical fitness and tactical qualities were also excellent.
I guess it’s about the same as Yamamoto’s special forces.
Therefore, Maeda Tsuyoshi did not dare to be careless at all.
He didn't want a bullet to suddenly hit him from a corner and blow his head off while he was investigating the scene. That would be too unworthy of him to die.
Ge Fugui picked up a bullet shell from the grass and shone it into the rising sun.
"This group of Eighth Route Army soldiers were lying in ambush here, less than fifty meters away from the road. They were using Type 38 rifles. Taijun, look, this is the shell of the Arisaka rifle."
As he said this, he handed over the bullet shell.
Maeda Tsuyoshi slapped the bullet casing away.
"I don't care what rifles or bullets these Eighth Route Army soldiers use. Anyway, you must find all the lost machine guns, rifles, and grenade launchers. Return them all!"
Maeda Tsuyoshi shouted angrily: "There are also bullets and grenades."
"Not a single bullet or grenade can fall into the hands of the Eighth Route Army."
"Maeda-kun, I'm afraid this is impossible." Ge Fugui said with a bitter face, "If we had launched a large-scale search last night, we might have been able to recover the weapons, equipment and supplies. But now that a night has passed, the Eighth Route Army has already moved the weapons, equipment and supplies away. It is almost impossible to recover them now."
As they were talking, one puppet army officer after another came running over to report.
And nothing was found, not even a bullet.
"Look, Madam, I told you I couldn't find it, right?" Ge Fugui said, "It must have been taken away by the Tubalu overnight."
"That's impossible," Maeda Tsuyoshi said decisively. "The Imperial Army and the Imperial Army lost more than a hundred rifles, six machine guns, and three grenade launchers, not to mention bullets, grenades, and cotton clothes. Oh, and there were also several kilometers of telephone lines. The Eighth Route Army only had a dozen people in total. How could they take away so many weapons and supplies?"
Ge Fugui said: "Madam, the Tubalu also robbed seven military horses."
"Bagayaru!" Maeda's face fell. How could he have forgotten this?
But Maeda Tsuyoshi obviously didn't want to give up easily, and said, "Expand the search area! Keep searching. I don't believe that the Eighth Route Army can really transport all the weapons, equipment and supplies away."
Ge Fugui could only order to expand the search range.
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On the mountain road not far from Tiger Bay,
As the vanguard of the Wolf Warrior Squad, Wang Xikui is searching forward with the sniper team.
As they were moving forward, Wang Xikui suddenly made a gesture. This gesture was taught to them by Wang Yegang. It was about raising the right hand and then making a fist, which meant to stop moving forward.
Zhao Erwa and Huang Shun, who followed in, quickly squatted down on the spot.
Wang Xikui listened attentively for a moment, then turned back and whispered, "Someone is coming over there."
As the army had been formed for such a short time, Wang Ye only taught them the most basic sign language, and the complex ones had to be taught through speaking.
Soon after, Wang Ye also rushed over with other members of the Wolf Warrior Squad , and at Wang Xikui's signal, they quickly hid on both sides of the mountain road.
After a while, a group of puppet soldiers came over with rifles.
This team of puppet soldiers seemed to be searching for something, cursing as they searched.
"Damn it, what's wrong with these Japanese? They sent us into the mountains to starve in the cold wind in the early morning."
"Lao Niu, please keep your voice down. It will be troublesome if the imperial army hears it."
"What are you afraid of? How can they kill us?" The puppet soldier named Lao Niu said he was not afraid, but his voice became noticeably softer and his muttering could no longer be heard.
After making sure that there were no more puppet troops behind him, Wang Ye made a gesture.
A dozen War Wolves rushed out of the bushes onto the mountain trail with rifles in hand, shouting, "Raise your hands! Surrender your weapons and we won't kill you!"
"Eighth Route Army?" The sudden change stunned more than a dozen puppet soldiers. After they reacted, they threw away their rifles, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed for mercy.
"Master Ba, please spare me, Master Ba, please spare me."
Wang Ye pointed a gun at the head of one of the puppet soldiers.
"What's your name?" Wang Ye asked in a deep voice, "Which village are you from?"
"In reply to Master Eight, my name is Niu Erbao, and I am from Baijia Village." The puppet soldier said hurriedly.
"Baijia Village? I know Baijia Village." Wang Ye snorted, and then said, "So, you'd better be honest. When I ask you a question next, you'd better give me a truthful answer."
"Of course, of course, I must answer truthfully."
Niu Erbao said hurriedly: "Promise to answer truthfully."
Wang Ye said in a deep voice: "What are you doing?"
"Search the mountain." Niu Erbao said, "Didn't you kill more than fifty Japanese yesterday? You also disarmed one and a half companies of our puppet army. The Japanese thought that you couldn't possibly transport all the weapons and equipment away, and they must be hidden in the mountain, so they forced us to go into the mountain to search."
"I see."
Wang Ye nodded and asked, "How many of you are here?"
"We have two companies here," Niu Erbao said, "and two squads of the devils, more than 400 people in total."
“More than 400 people?” Wei Dayong immediately perked up and rubbed his hands excitedly, “My lord, now we can have a good fight, hahahaha.”
Wang Xikui and Wang Gensheng also looked expectant.
If it were yesterday, they would definitely be wondering in their hearts: Can a dozen of us really take on a squad of Japanese infantry?
but now……
After yesterday's battle,
The thinking of Wang Xikui, Wang Gensheng and others changed completely.
Now, let alone a small squad of the Japanese, they dare not even touch a large squad.
Anyway, just run away, just like walking your dog. Treat the Japs like dogs and walk them. Even if we can't beat them, we can always outrun them. In this mountain valley, can the Japs run faster than our Wolf Warrior Squad?
Wang Ye waved his hand and said, "Tie them up."
"Yes." Wang Xikui responded, and then asked, "Do you want me to take off my clothes?"
Wang Ye looked up at the weak sun and said, "Forget it, don't take off your clothes yet."
The day was getting even colder. If we stripped these traitors of their cotton-padded clothes and tied them up deep in the mountains in such a cold weather, they would most likely be frozen to death.
Let them live.
After all, these puppet troops are quite cooperative.
Especially when it came to surrendering, he was very efficient.
After tying up several puppet soldiers, the Wolf Warriors quickly deployed in battle formation and quietly climbed up the hill ahead.
Lying on the top of the mountain and looking down from a high vantage point, you can have a panoramic view of the road winding through the valley below. You can see that the road and the hilltops on both sides are full of Japanese and puppet troops.
"Wow, now I can kill to my heart's content!"
Seeing this, Wei Dayong and others' eyes lit up with excitement.
Wang Ye estimated the distance and found that the nearest Japanese soldier was about six hundred meters away.
Wei Dayong said: "The distance is still a bit far, let's go a little further."
As they were talking, they saw Wang Ye raising the Type 38 rifle in his hand.
"Hey, what are you doing?" Wei Dayong whispered, "My king, what are you doing?"
"Are you blind?" Wang Ye said, "I've already pulled out my gun, why are you asking me?"
"Of course I know what you want to do, but this is out of range." Wei Dayong muttered.
Wang Ye said: "The effective range of the Type 38 rifle is 500 meters, but this does not mean that it is impossible to hit the target beyond 500 meters."
As he spoke, Wang Ye raised the rear sight of his rifle again.
There are scales on the rear sight, but the maximum is only 500 meters.
Japan is a country with scarce resources and likes to be cost-effective in everything they do, so the effective range of the Type 38 rifle was set at 500 meters, and shooting at longer distances was not encouraged in order to avoid wasting bullets.
But in fact, the effective range of the Type 38 rifle is more than 500 meters, at least 800 meters.
In terms of accuracy alone, the Type 38 rifle is obviously better than the Mauser 98K and is on par with the Mosin-Nagant.
After aiming at the target and aligning the maximum scale with the front sight, Wang Ye raised the muzzle slightly, roughly determined the wind speed and direction based on the feel of his face, and finally made corrections to the shooting angle.
After calming himself down, Wang Ye gently and slowly pulled the trigger.
With a "bang" sound of a gunshot, a 6.5mm caliber Arisaka rifle bullet was spinning at high speed, whizzing towards the target about 600 meters away.
The Japanese and puppet troops in the distance did not react at all.
Because the speed of sound is only 340 meters per second.
It took two seconds for the gunshot to reach the hill ahead.
But it only takes a second for the bullet to get there.
A second later, the Japanese soldier targeted by Wang Ye suddenly fell to the ground.
"Damn, he actually hit it!" Wei Dayong screamed in surprise.
Wang Xikui, Wang Gensheng and others were also shocked. The King is awesome!