Chapter 418 Our troops really tried their best

Chapter 418 Our troops really tried their best

The Kamikaze Squadron broke camp and headed towards Linyi.

We encountered many Japanese troops along the way, some of which were going to reinforce Linyi, and some were withdrawing from the Linyi battlefield to rest.

Xiang Chu always set the radio station to the call sign of the Japanese army.

Yu Xiaowan listened carefully and reminded him, "Brother Chu! The Japanese know our army's deployment operations very well. How did they know about it?"

Xiang Chu said without hesitation: "Except for the Japanese agents, the Japanese telecommunications interception technology is advanced, so they must have deciphered the message."

Yu Xiaowan worriedly asked, "How can we not let them decipher it?"

Xiang Chu thought for a moment and said, "In fact, the most confidential and quickest way is to communicate in a dialect that the Japanese cannot understand."

Yu Xiaowan said anxiously, "Hurry up and tell that Sister Xi."

"You know quite a lot."

Xiang Chu smiled, walked to the radio station and sent a telegram.

Yu Xiaowan said angrily, "You always call me Sister Xi in your sleep at night."

Xiang Chu was shocked and said, "Really?! How can you not talk in your sleep?"

Yu Xiaowan scolded: "What you think about during the day, you will dream about at night, so think less during the day."

Xiang Chu sneered: "I never thought about it during the day, you lied to me."

Yu Xiaowan smiled and said, "Of course!"

"You're looking for a fight!"

Xiang Chu shouted loudly.

At this time, Ning Qiang's voice was heard outside:

"General! Ono has something important to report."

Xiang Chu ordered: "Stop the car!"

Zhang Linmao hurriedly stopped the car.

Ning Qiang got in the car and saw that there were no outsiders. He said with a smile:

"Captain! My home is in Ningjia Village, which is beside the Yishui River. Can I go home to visit?"

Xiang Chu opened the map and found Ningjia Village, then nodded and said, "Okay! We will camp outside Ningjia Village at night, and you can change into casual clothes and go back home to check, but you must not leak the secret."

Ning Qiang nodded and said, "I know. If one person leaks the secret, all the brothers will be finished."

"Here! Take this money."

Xiang Chu took out a stack of Japanese yen and French francs from the drawer and stuffed them into his pocket.

Ning Qiang smiled and said, "We don't need so much. We got a lot from the dead devils' pockets on the battlefield."

Yu Xiaowan smiled and said, "This is a little gift from your captain, take it quickly."

"Thank you sister-in-law!"

Ning Qiang said with a smile.

Xiang Chu patted his shoulder and said affectionately, "Go quickly! We have to speed up so that we can reach Ningjia Village in the evening."

"Hello!"

Ning Qiang hurriedly took the order and ran down the armored vehicle.

The convoy continued to move forward and arrived at Ningjia Village on the edge of Yishui River in the evening.

A Japanese troop set fire to the houses at the entrance of the village and was about to enter the village to carry out a massacre.

Xiang Chu picked up the megaphone and shouted loudly:

"Go up to the Kamikaze Sentinel. Stop any attempt to undermine the Empire's 'holy war'."

Ning Qiang had already rushed forward on a three-wheeled motorcycle and was blocking the entrance to the village aggressively. Sun Ji also set up a machine gun at the Japanese troops who wanted to massacre the village.

The Japanese troops were confused. It was the first time they encountered anyone trying to stop their massacre.

Xiang Chu got off the car. When the leading Japanese lieutenant colonel saw a lieutenant general coming, he saluted and reported in fear: "General! The Hirano Squadron is about to enter the village to hunt down the fleeing Chinese soldiers."

Xiang Chu pretended to be puzzled and asked: "How many Chinese fleeing soldiers are there in this village?"

The Japanese lieutenant made up a reason to massacre the village, and everyone was dumbfounded.

Xiang Chu glanced at his badge and shouted angrily, "Baka! Hirano Ichiro, you dare to deceive me, the first generation! Go to the Linyi frontline immediately to help the Fifth Division, otherwise you will all die!"

"Hello!"

The Japanese lieutenant colonel hurriedly bowed and accepted the order, then fled with his Japanese men.

A devastating disaster was thus averted for Ningjia Village.

Xiang Chu ordered: "We will camp outside Ningjia Village tonight, and no one is allowed to harass the villagers."

"Hello!"

The entire Kamikaze Squadron received the order in unison.

Xiang Chu entered the armored vehicle, and Ning Qiang and Sun Ji followed in.

Ning Qiang said gratefully: "Thank you, Captain, for saving the people of my village."

"This is what I should do. Why are you thanking me?"

Xiang Chu said angrily, and turned to ask Sun Ji, "Sun Ji! What do you want?"

Sun Ji said with a smile: "Captain! I want to go to Brother Qiang's house to take a look."

Ning Qiang said hurriedly: "I want to introduce my sister to Sun Ji."

“So it’s to recruit a brother-in-law!”

Xiang Chu smiled, paused, and nodded.

"Okay! Tell your squadron leader to change into civilian clothes after dark and return to the team before dawn."

"Thank you Captain!"

Ning Qiang and Sun Ji thanked in unison and ran out of the car happily.

As the sun sets, the Kamikaze Squadron sets up camp by the Yishui River and cooks their meals.

As night fell, Ning Qiang and Sun Ji changed into new suits and ran to the Ning family.

In the second half of the night, shouts and screams pierced the silent night sky.

Zhang Linmao reported loudly outside the tent: "General! We have received an urgent telegram from the commander of the North China Front Army, Terauchi Juji, asking the Kamikaze Supervising Team to immediately come to the outskirts of Linyi City to supervise the battle and kill all those who flee."

Xiang Chu responded: "Mr. Xiaolin! Please reply to the message and I will go there immediately."

"Hello!"

Zhang Linmao hurriedly accepted the order.

After Xiang Chu finished speaking, he continued to lie down.

Yu Xiaowan asked in confusion: "Didn't you say you would go there right away?"

Xiang Chu said angrily: "I will kill him right away, and the Japanese will flee in panic."

"Yes! Very good."

Yu Xiaowan said happily.

Xiang Chu sneered: "I am supervising the battle in the middle of the night and killing without mercy. What should I do if the devils come to kill me in the dark?"

After breakfast the next day, Xiang Chu slowly left Ningjia Village with the Kamikaze Squadron.

On the road, we encountered a Japanese heavy artillery unit heading towards Linyi city.

In order to count the number of guns, he shouted loudly through the megaphone:

"The Kamikaze Forces, move aside and let the heavy artillery troops go first."

The heavy artillery detachment commander responded loudly: "The Endo Heavy Artillery Brigade thanks the Kamikaze Supervisory Team for making way."

"It turns out to be the Endo Heavy Artillery Brigade!"

Xiang Chu knew it well and looked carefully.

The brigade was fully equipped and had two regiments, with 40 150mm cannons, 20 240mm cannons, 305 10mm heavy howitzers, and 320 5 caliber mortars.

Yu Xiaowan was surprised and said, "The Japanese brought so many artillery to attack Linyi. Can Linyi still be defended?"

Xiang Chu shook his head and said, "We definitely can't hold it! But there is a hole under Linyi City. If we put ducks down from one well, they will come out from another well. We can probably hold it for a while longer."

He hurriedly sat down next to the radio and sent this information to Song Xi.

The Kamikaze Force followed the heavy artillery unit to approach Linyi City, and along the way they were thanked by many Japanese troops.

Yu Xiaowan asked in confusion: "Brother Chu! Why would the Japanese army thank you?"

Xiang Chu smiled and said, "Because I didn't listen to Terauchi Shouji last night, I killed him without mercy."

In order to verify his statement, he went to the Fifth Division Command Headquarters.

When Itagaki Shinshiro saw him coming in, he said gratefully, "Fujiwara-kun! I am really grateful that you did not blindly follow Commander Terauchi's orders last night."

Xiang Chu was simply stunned. He waved his hand and said, "The imperial army has always been brave and forward. An appropriate retreat is also a way to avoid the enemy's attack. Fighting a war should not be too rigid."

Itagaki Shinshiro nodded and said, "Yes! You are absolutely right. Several of our division commanders have jointly requested credit for you."

Xiang Chu was extremely devastated. He clearly hoped that the Japanese would retreat, but it turned out like this.

The Japanese reinforcements arrived in several directions. Our 40th and 59th Armies fought bloody battles and inflicted heavy damage on the Japanese.

Finally, under the day and night bombardment of the Japanese heavy artillery brigade, after five days and nights of fierce fighting, Linyi fell.

Yu Xiaowan looked at the ruined Linyi City from the armored car window and said with emotion: "Our troops really tried their best!"

Xiang Chu said grimly: "The firepower of a heavy artillery brigade of the devils exceeds the firepower of all our artillery units. What can we do?"

At this time, Zhang Linmao reported loudly: "General! The commander of the North China Front Army asked us to go to Teng County to supervise the battle."

Xiang Chu nodded and said, "Okay! Tell him we'll be there right away."

"Hello!"

Zhang Linmao hurriedly accepted the order.

Yu Xiaowan asked in confusion: "What's so great about supervising a war in a small Teng County?"

Xiang Chu nodded and said, "It's quite strange! The 41nd Division of the 122st Army of the Sichuan Army guarding Teng County, they are so poorly equipped, how did they stop the th Division of Isogai?"