Volume 1 Chapter 88: Fighting Little Monsters
This thought popped up in his mind and he couldn't suppress it.
Although Shen Quan's food and accommodation in the 358th Regiment were better than those in the Independent Regiment, everyone from the regiment commander to everyone else still looked at him with scrutiny.
This made Shen Quan feel very lonely and isolated.
Several times he couldn't help wanting to run back to the independent regiment and ask the regiment commander and political commissar to let him rejoin the team.
The idea of stealing a knife on the way back home kept lingering in Shen Quan's mind.
But when he returned to the regiment headquarters.
I saw the artillery platoon unloading the artillery and pushing it into the warehouse.
He woke up immediately.
The regiment commander and political commissar sent me here to instigate an uprising of the entire 358th Regiment.
Don't lose the big picture for the small.
For a piece of artillery, an entire artillery battalion was lost.
Shen Quan hid his previous thoughts in his heart, and what he longed for was the order to instigate the uprising to come as soon as possible.
After returning to the regiment headquarters, Chu Yunfei looked at the list of spoils captured in this battle.
I couldn't help but shook my head.
Only 6 rifles and 47 grenades were seized.
This little gain was actually a loss-making deal considering the guns and ammunition consumed by the 358th Regiment.
No wonder few Shanxi-Suiyuan troops were willing to spend the effort to deal with these puppet troops.
There is really no profit for them!
Maybe if they were kept, some officers of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army could get some benefits from time to time.
But for Chu Yunfei, he doesn't care about that.
Since you, Yan Xishan, are stingy and unwilling to fight against the Japanese invaders.
I, Chu Yunfei, will help you accumulate some good karma.
If you run out of shells, just reach out for more.
Anyway, many of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army’s artillery shells were gathered in warehouses, gathering dust.
It would be better to let my artillerymen practice more and develop more skills so that they can fight the Japanese in the future.
It’s not scary that the artillery tower is destroyed!
During the crazy offensive of the Eighth Route Army last year, which month was not destroyed?
If you have time, you can do one a day.
Get beaten!
You'll get used to it after a while!
The capture of the artillery tower is not a big deal.
All of this was commonplace for Major General Wang Yaohui, commander of the 4th Brigade of the Imperial Association of Gangsters.
In the past, he wouldn't have cared at all.
But this time it was very different:
This time the turret was destroyed by cannon.
The Eighth Route Army actually has a cannon, this is a big deal!
He didn't dare to hide it at all and quickly reported it to Lieutenant Colonel Ichiro Hirata, captain of the Heyuan County Military Police Battalion.
After receiving the report from the Imperial Army, Ichiro Hirata held his forehead with his hand.
When he first arrived in Heyuan County, he felt very fortunate.
Instead of fighting on the front lines, you can stay in the rear and plunder the Chinese people's wealth. What a lucrative job!
But after taking office, Ichiro Hirata regretted it so much.
Bullshit rear area.
What the Chinese say about poor mountains and bad waters producing unruly people is indeed true.
My Great Japanese Imperial Army is here to pull you together to build the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere.
It is to lead you to progress and resist the invasion of European and American countries.
How dare you resist so ungratefully?
Resist if you want to.
One and four mean robbing a train, three and five mean shooting from behind, and two and six mean laying a landmine. What does this mean?
It is clear that they are determined to fight our Imperial Army to the death.
There is never a day that goes by without worrying about this bunch of troublesome people!
The superiors called me a few days ago and asked me when I could find the whereabouts of the main force of the Eighth Route Army.
Damn, those peasants like to hide in the mountains. How do I know where they are hiding?
The Eighth Route Army was already troublesome, and now Chu Yunfei from the 358th Regiment has gone crazy for no reason.
This year he just couldn't get along with himself and often came to Heyuan County to cause trouble.
The last time, Yamamoto Ikki and his special forces unit were killed in Wuzhai Town.
This was originally caused by Yamamoto Ikki's incompetence, but that old fool Yoshio Yuzuka actually wanted to put the blame on me.
If it weren’t for the fact that my Hirata family is not someone that is easy to mess with, I would have almost been blamed.
Before the situation on this side was settled, the Eighth Route Army on the other side actually had a cannon.
When he saw Wang Yaohui's telegram, Ichiro Hirata frowned.
is it possible?
Don’t the Eighth Route Army only have cannons at the division level?
Has the world changed?
Although they were surprised that the Eighth Route Army had cannons, they only attacked one of the Imperial Army's artillery towers.
What is the Imperial Army?
Those are the dogs fed by the Imperial Army!
It's just a few dogs that died. There's really no need to report this fact to the headquarters.
Otherwise it would make you look incompetent!
Lieutenant Colonel Ichiro Hirata shouted, "Order Lieutenant Tamura to investigate the matter of the Chengjiatou Village artillery tower!"
The adjutant bowed his head and said, "Ha!"
The headquarters of the new second regiment in Heyuan County.
When Kong Jie heard the report from the reconnaissance company commander Li Hui, he was so angry that his hand holding the pipe was shaking.
The Eighth Route Army used cannons to attack the puppet army’s artillery tower?
Damn it, we Eighth Route Army have never been so generous.
Needless to say, it was definitely the work of the 358th Regiment.
Around here, only his group has such good treasures.
This Chu Yunfei is addicted to pretending to be the Eighth Route Army, right?
I haven’t settled the score with him for pretending to be an Eighth Route Army soldier last time, and now he’s doing it again.
This is simply too much!
Kong Jie knocked on the table with his pipe and shouted, "Go, send someone to contact the 358th Regiment and protest against their rogue behavior!"
Reconnaissance company commander Li Hui said helplessly.
"Yes, Captain!"
Li Hui has not yet contacted the 358th Regiment.
The 358th Regiment was dispatched again, this time it was not the 2nd Battalion, but the 4th Battalion.
There was really no other way. Li Dazhi's noise gave Chu Yunfei a headache.
So I agreed to let them go out and move around.
After the 4th Battalion, it was the 5th Battalion's turn...
One camp after another came and opened a business.
The 358th Regiment chose its targets very carefully, and usually launched its attacks under the cover of night.
Every battle was quick and efficient, often ending within half an hour, leaving no chance for the puppet army to reinforce or to catch up.
Just leave after the fight, without any delay.
In addition to the artillery towers, there were also puppet troops who often patrolled the countryside and harmed the people.
The 358th Regiment will not let it go either.
The artillery was having a great time, and the sniper squad was also busy.
Under the leadership of the sniper squad, sharpshooters selected from each battalion followed Wang Xikui and his team to learn and practice through combat.
The 358th Regiment is like a group of bored people who are fighting small monsters.
They were bored because of their idleness, and the puppet soldiers in Heyuan County were nervous.
A few months ago, there was a damn guy who specialized in shooting puppet army officers from behind.
We were so scared that we didn't dare go out for two months for fear of being shot.
At that time, I was living in terror.
But at least they looked down on us soldiers and only targeted the officers.
Your life can still be saved.
But now another group of Eighth Route Army soldiers have arrived.
Very unsportsmanlike.
You have cannons, go find the Imperial Army!
Why did they come to us, the Imperial Army that was raised by stepmothers?
It’s so bullying!
"The artillery tower in Jiaotou Village was bombarded. All two squads were killed!"
"The artillery tower in Lijia Village was destroyed. Only four bodies were found at the scene. The whereabouts of the others are unknown!"
"There are no signs of shelling in Chen Village, but the artillery tower has been demolished. It is suspected that all our soldiers have surrendered to the Eighth Route Army!"
"During the rescue, the 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Regiment encountered an enemy ambush. In just half an hour, more than half of the 2nd Battalion were killed or wounded. If they had not retreated in time, the 2nd Battalion would have been wiped out! In this battle, the Communist Army deployed a large number of machine guns and blocked the road, causing heavy casualties to the 2nd Battalion. It is worth mentioning that the Communist Army used a very powerful grenade in the battle. When they were ambushed, more than half of the casualties were caused by this grenade!"
Such casualty reports have been received over the past half month, and now the puppet army brigade commander Wang Yaohui and Lieutenant Colonel Ichiro Hirata are both extremely worried.
The scouts under his command were released in batches.
But the result was that the New Second Regiment of the Eighth Route Army in Heyuan County had no cannon at all.
Since the New Second Regiment didn’t have it, it could only be the 358th Regiment that did it.
Although no prisoners were taken, there was no evidence.
But this kind of thing requires fucking evidence.
It was the 358th Regiment who did it!
Major General Wang Yaohui, the brigade commander of the puppet army, and Lieutenant Colonel Ichiro Hirata, the captain of the gendarmerie battalion, jointly reported to the Japanese First Army Headquarters.
It's okay for the 358th Regiment to pretend to be the Eighth Route Army and attack the puppet army's artillery tower once or twice!
The more times they were deployed, the more ammunition they consumed. It was no longer easy to completely fool them.
What's more, this is Shanxi, which has been Yan Xishan's base for many years .
He was able to govern Shanxi for decades without falling, so he must have some outstanding qualities.
Only then did they capture 7 artillery towers and kill less than 200 puppet soldiers.
When the 358th Regiment was still planning to take down more artillery towers, Fang Ligong walked into the regiment headquarters.
He said worriedly, " Commander, Commander Yang has ordered you to report back to the Army Group Headquarters immediately! Commander, Commander Yang is very angry. I'm afraid we're in trouble this time!"
Chu Yunfei said nonchalantly. "Don't worry, I've known about this for a long time. I've already prepared a backup plan!"
