Chapter 1343: Excessive Modesty is Pride
At the foot of Dawang Mountain, beside the Xiangjiang River.
Faced with the surging Xiangjiang River, the Japanese Yamakou Battalion gave up crossing the river.
Captain Yamaguchi ordered: "Radio operator! Call the head of the headquarters. The Yamaguchi Battalion has decided not to retreat. We will hold the Xiangjiang River and fight to the death with the Chinese army."
"Hello!"
The Japanese radio operator hurriedly received the order.
The chief of staff of the Japanese battalion suggested: "Captain! The terrain near the Xiangjiang River is too low. We should occupy a hilltop to achieve greater results."
Captain Yamaguchi shook his head and said, "No! Without water, we can't last more than two days. Moreover, with our army's firepower, it's no problem to seize a hilltop."
The chief of staff of the Japanese battalion nodded and said, "Captain! When it gets dark, I am willing to lead a squadron to charge into Changsha City and turn the city upside down."
Captain Yamaguchi laughed and said, "Yoshi! Let's turn Changsha into the second Nanjing. Haha!"
"Boom!" There was a loud noise.
A shell fell into the group of Japanese soldiers, killing dozens of them on the spot.
Captain Yamaguchi asked in confusion: "Do the defenders of China's Dawang Mountain still have artillery?"
The chief of staff of the Japanese brigade said angrily: "Why don't you use the artillery first?"
Captain Yamaguchi said disapprovingly: "Don't worry! Dawang Mountain is a training ground for new recruits. There is at most one artillery piece and two training shells."
"Boom! Boom!"
More than ten artillery shells flew over and fell into the pile of Japanese devils again.
Needless to say, the previous shell was just a test firing.
Captain Yamaguchi was so angry that he yelled, "Fire back with the grenade launchers!"
"Boom!"
A shell came and landed at his feet but did not explode.
Captain Yamaguchi asked in confusion: "Dumb?!"
"Poison gas bomb!"
The Japanese chief of staff exclaimed.
The poison gas bomb emitted thick green smoke that spread out, scaring the Japanese soldiers so much that they fled in all directions.
Captain Yamaguchi shouted: "Don't be afraid! They only have one poison gas bomb."
"Boom! Boom!"
One after another, poison gas bombs were fired at him, hitting him in the face like slaps.
Poison gas spread throughout the Japanese positions. Except for officers and experienced veterans, most of the Japanese soldiers did not wear gas masks.
The Japanese soldiers inhaled the poison gas and fell down one after another.
Those who reacted quickly rushed into the Xiangjiang River to avoid the poisonous gas.
Captain Yamaguchi put on a gas mask and said angrily: "Baka! The Chinese army actually dared to use poison gas bombs. How shameless!"
The Japanese Chief of Staff took a closer look and shook his head, saying, "Captain! This poison gas bomb was produced by the Empire."
Captain Yamaguchi drew his command knife, pointed at the top of the mountain and shouted: "Go up the mountain and raze Dawang Mountain to the ground. Kill!"
"Bang!"
A sniper bullet hit him between the eyebrows.
Captain Yamaguchi threw himself forward and fell dead.
The Japanese Chief of Staff picked up his command knife, pointed at the right bank of the Xiangjiang River and shouted:
"Quick! Get on the boat and cross the river."
The Japanese soldiers followed him onto the wooden boats and bamboo rafts and left the left bank of the Xiangjiang River.
Artillery fire and bullets extended toward the river surface, continuously reaping the lives of the devils.
Many boats and rafts were sunk and the Japanese soldiers fell into the water.
There were still quite a few boats and rafts that reached the middle of the river and drifted downstream.
The surviving devils laughed at the Chinese soldiers on the shore:
"Chinese soldiers! Keep fighting us if you can."
"Tens of thousands of people can't do anything to us, it's rubbish!"
The Japanese chief of staff excitedly ordered the radio operator: "Radio operator! Send a message to the head of the agency! We have successfully broken through and are now going down the Xiangjiang River and will go straight into Dongting Lake and approach Yueyang Port."
"Hello!"
The Japanese radio operator hurriedly received the order.
As the boat turned the sharp bend, a Japanese soldier shouted in surprise:
"Your Excellency, Chief of Staff! China's motorboats and ships."
On the river, three motorboats and several wooden boats were lined up in a row, all filled with elite soldiers armed with machine guns and grenade launchers.
"Da Da! Boom!"
Machine guns fired violently and grenade launchers began to fire.
The Japanese on the raft were hit by machine gun bullets and fell into the water one after another.
The Japanese boat raft was hit by grenade launcher bombs and shattered into pieces.
On the top of Dawang Mountain, Xiang Chu put down the telescope and said with a smile:
"A battalion of Japanese soldiers was defeated in the Xiangjiang River."
Jiang Wei praised: "Mr. Chu! You are indeed very powerful."
Xiang Chu pointed down and said, "The powerful ones are these brave soldiers who are willing to sacrifice their lives. I am nothing."
Jiang Wei shook his head and said, "No! Excessive modesty is pride!"
Teresa's Church, Chongqing.
Mao Feng led dozens of Military Control Commission agents and waited for a long time.
It was long past 3pm and the sea was still calm.
Wang Senwu and Mao Feng were playing chess in the church's bell tower.
Mao Feng was absent-minded and lost one game after another, which was very disappointing.
He pushed the chessboard aside and waved his hand, saying, "No more games! It looks like the Japanese spies won't be coming. Let's go."
Wang Senwu looked at his watch and said with a smile, "Director Mao! It's only 3 o'clock now. Let's play two more games before we go."
Mao Feng shook his head and said, "No more! The gentleman and his wife had no plans to come over, and the director made us wait. How interesting!"
Wang Senwu smiled bitterly and said, "The director believes in his secret agent. He must know that the gentleman and his wife will not come, but the Japanese spy will definitely come."
"Boom! Boom!"
There were two loud noises coming from below, and the bell tower shook violently.
A major came running up, his face covered in blood, crying, "Director Mao! Commander! Someone has planted two bombs in the church, killing and injuring more than a dozen of our comrades."
Mao Feng said bitterly: "How hateful! Just sitting back and waiting for something to happen and a bomb happened."
Wang Senwu suggested: "Director Mao! The person who planted the bomb must be a Japanese spy. We should interrogate everyone in the church."
Mao Feng shook his head and said, "This church is under the protection of the Madam, so don't make trouble. The Japanese spies have already escaped, so let's go!"
Wang Senwu sighed, "Alas! The intelligence was wrong. It's all in vain."
Mao Feng said earnestly, "Senwu! You have a good relationship with Lord Chu, and the chief has long wanted to deal with you."
Wang Senwu smiled bitterly and said, "I am obsessed with playing chess all day long. There is no factional dispute. The director knows that."
Mao Feng shook his head and said, "It's a different time now! I always feel that the director is a little different from before."
Wang Senwu said thoughtfully: "It seems so!"
Mao Feng ordered: "Report to the director quickly."
"Yes!"
Wang Senwu hurriedly accepted the order.
Night falls on the Laodao River.
Takahashi Komasa led the team to the north bank of the river.
Zhang Fei also led Ono's team to fish for knives in the river.
Takahashi Komasa shook his head and said, "Takashiro! Stop fishing for the knife, the head of the agency is dead."
Zhang Fei was overjoyed and pretended to be sad and said, "Xiao Zheng! What you said is not true."
Ninagawa Nishiemon laughed and said, "No! He is telling the truth."
Gao Qiao Xiaozheng put his arm around Zhang Fei's shoulders and whispered, "Xiao Lang! I kicked the head of the agency into the Xiangjiang River. The head of the agency is not good at swimming and has not gotten up yet."
Zhang Fei laughed and said, "Takahashi-kun! If the chief knew that you kicked him, he would definitely retaliate against you."
Gao Qiao Xiaozheng sneered: "He is dead now and has become a water ghost in the Xiangjiang River. Should I still be afraid of his revenge?"
At this time, a Japanese soldier who was fishing for a knife in the river shouted:
"Satoshi Sabei! I got the head of the agency."