Chapter 58 Artillery Company
About five kilometers away is another village.
The straight-line distance between this village and the village where Wang Ye and his team are located is actually less than three kilometers, but because of the mountain ridge blocking the way, it takes a detour of five kilometers.
At this time, the village was also engulfed in flames.
A large number of Japanese cavalry had gathered in the threshing ground at the entrance of the village.
More than ten cavalry squads have completed the bloodbath mission and gathered around the regiment commander Kuroshima Morita, including Kuroshima Jiro's guard squad.
"Jiro, why did you take so long?"
Kuroshima Morita looked a little unhappy.
Kuroshima Jiro didn't care: "I ran more than ten kilometers."
"Don't be so reckless next time." Kuroshima Morita said, "This is a bandit area after all."
As they were talking, more cavalry squads rushed over to join them. With the return of these cavalrymen, it meant that dozens of villages on the edge of the Taihang base had been massacred.
This also means that thousands of innocent people have died.
It was getting dark, it was time to evacuate.
At that moment, Kuroshima Morita raised his saber and shouted, "Make way!"
Along with Kuroshima Morita's loud shout, more than a thousand cavalrymen gathered and urged their horses to march towards the Huting stronghold in a mighty manner.
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When the Japanese cavalry drove away, Wang Ye happened to chase them to a ridge behind the village.
Looking at the huge number of Japanese cavalry, Wang Ye could only give up the idea of chasing them.
If there were only dozens of Japanese cavalry, he would still have the confidence to kill them one by one by chasing them, but if he faced hundreds of Japanese cavalry, he would have no choice but to give up.
Now there are thousands of Japanese cavalry.
This might be a cavalry regiment!
So he didn't even stand a chance.
At most, we would chase them and harass them after dark.
Amid the sound of horse hooves, Wei Dayong and a dozen others rushed up the ridge.
Although the Japanese cavalry was already two kilometers away and the sky was gradually darkening, the huge formation of the Japanese cavalry could still be vaguely seen .
"Fuck!" Wei Dayong cursed.
Obviously, Wei Dayong also knew that he couldn't chase her anymore.
Wang Xikui and a dozen others also looked aggrieved.
Wang Ye felt even more aggrieved, he had never felt so aggrieved before.
Wang Gensheng asked: "Captain, should we continue chasing?"
"What the hell are you chasing after?" Wei Dayong said, "Are you going to die if you chase after him?"
"Chase! Of course we must chase!" Wang Ye said, "Follow from a distance."
"If nothing unexpected happens, this group of devils should be going back to the Huting stronghold."
"Although they are fast, it will take at least two hours to get from here to the Huting stronghold."
"I don't want to kill them all, but I can still kill a few of them before dark."
Speaking of this meal, Wang Ye added: "But you don't have to go, wait for me here! By the way, bury the villagers who died in the village and let them rest in peace."
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Two hours later, at Huting stronghold.
The Huting stronghold was of great significance to the Japanese army in Shanxi.
Therefore, Maeda Hide did not intend to abandon the Hu Tei stronghold.
The Japanese army acted quickly. They forcibly conscripted hundreds of civilian laborers and brought in bricks, cement and other building materials from nearby villages to begin repairing their stronghold.
The 4th Brigade's Chief of Staff, Isamu Kimura, looked at his watch from time to time.
Maeda Hide waved his hand and said, "Kimura-kun, don't worry, the Kuroshima United will be fine."
Kimura Isamu said: "Brigade Commander, you seem to have great confidence in Kuroshima-kun? Aren't you worried that the Kuroshima Regiment will be surrounded by the main force of the Eighth Route Army?"
"This is impossible."
Maeda Hide said: "The Kuroshima Regiment's revenge action was a spur-of-the-moment action. The Eighth Route Army could not have known about it in advance, and it was impossible for them to prepare in advance."
Speaking of this, he added: "What's more, although Kuroshima-kun is a bit reckless, his personal bravery and ability to lead troops are first-class. At least so far, I haven't seen anyone better than him, so don't worry, he will definitely be able to lead the Kuroshima League back safely, nothing will happen."
Kimura Isamu asked, "Captain of the Brigade, I heard that Kuroshima-kun is a member of the royal family?"
"Yes." Maeda Hide said, "His grandmother is Princess Kamiko. Based on bloodline, he should be the Emperor's distant nephew and of course a member of the royal family."
Kimura Yong added: "I also heard that Kuroshima-kun was exiled to the Chinese battlefield by the Emperor because he killed a small sect of kendo without restraint, and he was only a small regiment commander?"
Maeda Hide's face darkened and he reprimanded, "Kimura-kun, don't ask about things you shouldn't know."
"Ha!" Kimura Isamu quickly stopped and stood at attention, bowing to Maeda Hide.
At this moment, dots of light suddenly appeared between the dark mountains ahead.
"Kimura-kun, the Kuroshima team is back." Maeda Hide breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he said he was not worried, he was actually still a little worried, because the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang bandit area was really difficult to deal with, and the Japanese army in Shanxi had suffered many losses.
A quarter of an hour later, the Hei Dao Brigade marched into the Hu Ting stronghold in a mighty force.
"Kuroshima-kun." Maeda Hide stepped forward and asked Kuroshima Morita, "Did you encounter any trouble?"
"We didn't encounter any trouble." The Black Island League shook his head, and then said with a sullen face, "On the way back, we encountered a very difficult Tubalu."
"Eleven imperial cavalrymen were killed."
"Because it was dark, I didn't dare to send troops to pursue them."
Maeda Hide said: "It is probably one of the Eighth Route Army soldiers."
Kuroshima Morita asked, "The brigade commander is talking about the group of Eighth Route Army soldiers who stole and cut the telephone wires?"
"Yes." Maeda Hide said, "But they didn't just steal and cut the telephone lines. Stealing and cutting the telephone lines was just a means for them to lure the Imperial Army. Their real goal was to lure the Imperial Army's telephone soldiers and even the small troops chasing them into the mountains, and then use the terrain to launch a surprise attack."
"I see."
Kuroshima Morita said: "It is estimated that Sato's squadron was also eaten by this group of Eighth Route Army. In other words, this group of Eighth Route Army is the mortal enemy of our Kuroshima regiment. I will find an opportunity to wipe them all out."
Maeda Hide said: "Not only this group of local Eighth Route Army, but also the entire Eighth Route Army in the Taihang bandit area must be killed. The Chinese who dare to resist the imperial army will not be spared and will be wiped out!"
"Hai!" Kuroshima Morita bowed his head with a fierce look in his eyes.
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In Yang Village.
"Report!"
Wang Chengzhu's voice came from the door.
Li Yunlong took a sip of liquor and said, "Come in."
Wang Chengzhu lifted the cotton curtain and walked in, greeting, "Captain."
"Zhu Zi." Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Did the political commissar talk to you?"
"We talked about it." Wang Chengzhu nodded and said, "Captain, I'm afraid I can't do a good job."
"Look at you, you're such a coward." Li Yunlong said unhappily, "You're afraid of being a company commander, so what are you afraid of?"
Wang Chengzhu scratched his head and said with a bitter face: "Captain, I am not afraid of anything else, but I am afraid of being scolded by you if I do not do a good job."
"Then why can't you find a way to be a good company commander?" Li Yunlong put the wine bowl on the table and said, "If you do a good job, why would I scold you? Do I have nothing to do?"
"Okay." Wang Chengzhu nodded and said, "Then I'll give it a try."
"It's not just a test, it has to be done well." Li Yunlong snorted, "Within two months, your artillery company will not have any combat missions, but after two months, your artillery company must become a heavy hammer for our independent regiment. No matter how solid the shell of a tortoise is, it will be nothing in front of your artillery company!"
"Yes!" Wang Chengzhu stood at attention and said, "I promise to complete the task."
Li Yunlong's expression relaxed and he said with a smile: "Zhu Zi, do you still remember what I said?"
"Why don't you remember?" Wang Chengzhu's eyes fell on the wine bottle, licked his lips and said, "Captain, you still owe me half a pound of sweet potato stew."
"Here, give it to you."
Li Yunlong then handed over the remaining half bottle of sweet potato wine.
"Thank you, Commander." Wang Chengzhu's mouth immediately stretched from ear to ear. He took the bottle and put it in his arms, fearing that other company and platoon leaders would see it and snatch it away.
Li Yunlong said again: "Zhu Zi, do a good job."
"If you bring the artillery company to me, I'll give you a box of Japanese sake!"
"Yes!" Wang Chengzhu stood up again and responded, "Don't worry, Commander. In less than two months, the artillery company will become the sharpest sword of the independent regiment. We will stab whoever you tell us to!"
"Hahaha, okay, go ahead." Li Yunlong said with a smile.
Just after sending Wang Chengzhu away, the phone on the table suddenly rang: "Ding-ling-ling!"
"Fuck!" Li Yunlong was so scared that he almost rolled off the kang.
