Chapter 66 Yang Lin Again
Yang Lin knew what the monk was thinking. He smiled and asked, "Why? Do you think the equipment of my independent battalion is too poor?"
The monk was a straightforward person, and he did not hide anything. He said directly: "Sir, judging from your attire, you don't even have a formal military uniform. You should be a ragtag unit affiliated with the 358th Regiment, right?"
Yang Lin said: "Yes, my independent battalion is indeed only affiliated with the 358th Regiment. Not only did they not issue us weapons and equipment, they didn't even provide us with uniforms.
Even the uniforms we are wearing now were borrowed from the Eighth Route Army."
The monk said, "It seems that my guess was correct. Your army is indeed a ragtag army like the guerrilla forces of the Eighth Route Army."
"You can say that."
Yang Lin nodded and asked, "By the way, you were a sergeant squad leader in the 72nd Division before you were captured?"
"Yes."
Although the monk didn't understand why Yang Lin asked this, he still nodded.
Yang Lin continued, "It is said that your division was defeated miserably by the Japanese Sakata Regiment in the Battle of Xinkou?"
"Yes."
The monk's face became a little unnatural. After all, this incident was a huge shame for him and the entire 72nd Division.
A faint smile appeared on Yang Lin's lips, and he continued, "Do you want to seek revenge on the Sakata United?"
"Of course I do. I dream about it!"
The monk nodded firmly. He seemed to have thought of something and asked again, "Can you help me deal with the Sakata Unit?"
Yang Lin was trying to show off, but Ma Gan next to him understood what he meant and sneered, "What's the Sakata Regiment? Their commander, Sakata Nobutsu, was defeated by our battalion commander!"
The monk said in disbelief: "How is this possible? Even a division of the Central Army is no match for the Sakata Brigade. How could your independent battalion defeat the Sakata Brigade?"
Ma Gan said proudly: "We not only defeated the Sakata regiment, we even captured the old devil Sakata Nobutsu."
"Sir, is this true?"
The monk looked at Yang Lin hopefully, hoping to get a positive answer from him.
"Whether it's true or not, you can find out if you go out and ask around."
"Because of this, the Japanese offered a reward of 50,000 yuan for my head. Oh, and now the price has been raised to 100,000 yuan."
After a pause, Yang Lin continued, "In addition, I have already detected the remnants of the Sakata Brigade and am planning to annihilate them in one fell swoop.
How about it? Are you interested in joining my independent camp now? "
"In that case, I'll do it with you!"
The monk admired the strong and was also a straightforward person. After learning about Yang Lin’s brilliant record, he immediately agreed.
My goodness, his expression changes faster than turning the pages of a book.
"Okay, I just happen to be in need of a guard, so you can be the guard for now."
Yang Lin patted the monk's shoulder with satisfaction, then turned to look at the others and asked, "How about it, are you interested in following me?"
"Sir, we're going to fight you!"
Everyone agreed in unison.
Putting aside Yang Lin's brilliant military achievements, just saying that Yang Lin is their savior, most of them would not refuse Yang Lin's invitation.
At this time, the platoon leader Shi Lao San came over and said, "Captain, in this battle, we suffered a total of 36 casualties. Among them, 15 were killed, 11 were seriously injured, and 10 were slightly injured."
"In addition, the brothers in the prisoner camp suffered a total of 73 casualties. Among them, 48 were killed, 10 were seriously injured, and 15 were slightly injured."
Shi Laosan's face looked a little heavy. Compared with the smooth battle in Wanjia Town, the casualties in today's battle were really too great.
And he also truly experienced the cruelty of war.
Yang Lin patted Shi Lao San's shoulder with a serious expression and said, "War is not a joke, it is always accompanied by death and bloodshed.
Write down the names of the fallen brothers and send 100 dollars in compensation to each of their families.
"yes!"
Mr. Shi nodded heavily.
Yang Lin added: "The Japanese reinforcements are on the way. We should not stay here for long. Evacuate immediately!"
"yes!"
Everyone responded with a roar.
They simply cleaned up the battlefield, counted the spoils they could take away, and then burned down the prisoner-of-war camp.
…
Two hours later.
Yamamoto Ikki arrived late. Looking at the prisoner-of-war camp that had turned into ruins, his face was so gloomy that water seemed to drip out of it.
He turned his head to look at the major who arrived here first and asked, "Koizumi-kun, who did this?"
Lieutenant Colonel Koizumi did not dare to look directly into Yamamoto Ikki's murderous eyes, and lowered his head and said, "Your Excellency, when I led my troops to arrive, this was already the case. Since we did not find a single survivor, we do not know the specific identity of the enemy."
After a pause, Koizumi continued, "However, I have already sent troops to pursue and suppress them, and at the same time, in accordance with your instructions, I have increased the vigilance at the nearby checkpoints.
Therefore, I believe that we will soon be able to find the whereabouts of this Chinese army!"
"Damn it! I don't care which unit of the Chinese Army you belong to, just wait for your annihilation!"
Yamamoto Ikki's heart was bleeding. His special forces team only had 4 squadrons with a total of more than 80 people. Now he didn't even know who the enemy was, and he had lost the elite of an entire squadron.
How could the proud and arrogant Yamamoto Ikki not feel pained by this?
He gritted his teeth and clenched his right hand into a fist, his fingernails almost digging into the flesh.
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The other side.
After leaving the POW camp, Yang Lin and his men chose to walk on deserted paths. Although they had several small-scale battles with the Japanese pursuit troops, these were just small groups of Japanese troops.
In the end, after several bloody battles, the independent battalion successfully escaped their pursuit and returned to the control area of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.
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The next day at noon.
Taiyuan.
Japanese 1st Army Headquarters.
Yoshio Shinozuka was playing Go with his chief of staff, Shun Miyano. Halfway through the game, Ikki Yamamoto suddenly walked in hurriedly from outside.
"Your Excellency the Commander, Your Excellency !"
Shinozuka Yoshio looked up and asked, "Mr. Yamamoto, have the Chinese troops that attacked the prisoner-of-war camp been eliminated?"
"Your Excellency the Commander, no."
"No?"
Yoshio Shinozuka showed a bit of displeasure on his face, not because of how important this prisoner-of-war camp was, but because he had some doubts about Yamamoto Ikki's ability.
"Hayi!"
Yamamoto Ikki bowed his head fiercely, and then said, "However, I have already found out which unit of the Chinese army attacked the prisoner-of-war camp."
Shinozuka Yoshio asked calmly, "Which unit?"
Yamamoto Ikki said: "It is the 358th Independent Battalion of the China Shanxi-Suiyuan Army."
"The 358th Regiment Independent Battalion of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army?" Miyano Shun, who was sitting opposite Shinozuka Yoshio, said, "I know Chu Yunfei, the commander of the 358th Regiment. He is one of the few military talents in the Chinese Army.
However, this person has always been principled and conservative in doing things, and he should not lead his troops in a surprise attack.
Especially since the target is located in the heart of the Imperial Army controlled area."
Yamamoto Ikki said: "You don't know, Mr. Chief of , that the one who led the troops to attack the prisoner-of-war camp was not Chu Yunfei, the commander of the 358th Regiment, but Yang Lin, the commander of the independent battalion!"
