Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 339: Yamaki Devil's Intentions

The special forces were on the move, and the soldiers of the third battalion heard the noise and quickly rushed towards the direction of the explosion.

The soldiers of the third battalion were close by and arrived at the place in no time.

There was no living creature in the area except for the faint smell of gunpowder in the air.

Wen Jiayi, the team leader, observed with a flashlight and found that apart from the traces left by the explosion and some blood and flesh, there was no sign that anyone had been there.

"The devils coming this time are their elite troops, everyone be careful."

Wen Jiayi gave a reminder, and the soldiers of the third battalion quickly dispersed and continued to be on guard.

In fact, the Japanese Sakura Special Attack Team was indeed elite. Even in such an emergency, they did not forget to deal with the traces they left behind, and even took away most of the body parts of the team members.

Soon, Xiao Wu also arrived with his team. Seeing Wen Jiayi, he asked directly, "Have you spotted any Japanese?"

Wen Jiayi shook his head and said, "The Japanese moved too quickly. We arrived within ten minutes of the explosion, but we didn't find any trace of them. We don't even know where they fled to."

After hearing this, Xiao Wu was not disappointed. Instead, he felt like he had found an opponent and became quite excited.

After thinking for a moment, he ordered: "Each team immediately disperses and searches, and must find any trace of the devils."

Then he looked at Wen Jiayi and said, "The battle here is not suitable for you. You should retreat to the rear and defend first!"

It's very direct. The Japanese special forces have launched an attack, and ordinary soldiers are no longer suitable to stay here.

If the Japanese found an opportunity, the soldiers of the third battalion would definitely be the ones to suffer losses. Wen Jiayi was well aware of this and nodded before leading the team to evacuate.

During the special forces confrontation, it was indeed not appropriate for them to continue staying here, as they would easily become a breakthrough point for the Japanese.

In a forest five kilometers away from the Lone Wolf Special Forces, Ichiro Yamaki ordered the team to stop.

Although their presence has been discovered, the mission is not over yet and they will not evacuate.

"Damn it, these Chinese are so cunning." An angry Ichiro Yamaki cursed in a low voice.

"Captain, what should we do now? The Chinese have laid a minefield in the forest, and the warriors will be easily exposed if they move."

"And we still don't know how many Chinese troops have deployed in the forest."

Ichiro Yamaki was also helpless. In this situation, his special forces' advantages could not be brought into play at all.

After thinking for a moment, Yamaki Ichiro said, "Everyone change into Tubalu uniforms, exit the forest, and wait for daylight."

Since hiding didn't work, he decided to take another approach. After all, there were so many Chinese civilians, could he capture some of them and use them to step on the landmines?

Or you can just change into civilian clothes and hide again. There are still many ways.

The most undesirable thing in special operations is impatience. Since he can't get in for the time being, he will just lie in ambush first. He believes that the division commander can understand.

Thirty kilometers away from the Xianyaling garrison, in Liujia Village, although it belongs to Gaojia Town, there is also an independent regiment militia company.

However, because the village was too small, the militia company consisted of only a few dozen people.

Moreover, the militia company was established relatively late, and the militia's combat quality is much worse than that of Gaojia Town and Huangjia Village.

Of course, something is better than nothing.

At 7 o'clock in the morning, the sun had not yet come out, and it was obviously cloudy today.

The people in Liujia Village are already accustomed to this kind of weather. Now it is the Chinese New Year period and almost every household stays at home, so they don’t care at all.

The people stayed at home, but the militia had to go out. The company commander Gao Damao got up early to organize the personnel training.

Gao Damao was originally from the militia company of Gaojia Town. Zhou Qianli sent several experienced people here considering that Liujia Village was established relatively late.

Gao Damao was the team leader and was also the temporary company commander of the Liujiazhuang militia company.

Zhou Qianli usually arranges villagers to serve as company commanders of the militia companies. Gao Damao is only here for a few months. Once they get familiar with the local environment, they will naturally be transferred back to Gaojia Town.

Of course, some people will stay, half of them as political commissars.

On the grassland, more than 30 militia soldiers lined up in three rows, staring straight at Gao Damao, waiting for his instructions.

Gao Damao watched for a while and said loudly: "We militiamen are also soldiers, so training is essential. We all know how brutal the devils are."

"Just a few days ago, the civilians of Shili Village in Wang'an Town were massacred by the Japanese. You should have heard about this."

"So, what I want to say is that everyone should train hard not for anyone else, but for yourselves. Do you understand?"

With the militia company there, the news spread quickly. Each village had a radio station and was equipped with personnel.

In this way, the people have one more channel to learn about the outside world.

When the militiamen heard what the company commander said, they all shouted with serious expressions, "I heard it clearly."

"Start training!" Gao Damao said, then turned around and left the venue to the militiamen.

The militiamen have just started training and are currently focusing on assassination training, practicing with Type 38 rifles against scarecrows.

No matter how wealthy the independent regiment is, it cannot replenish its bullets at the beginning. That is unrealistic.

Just as the militiamen were about to practice, a militiaman on duty outside the village ran back and reported to Gao Damao:

"Company Commander, there's a group of Eighth Route Army soldiers approaching, more than 200 of them, and they're still a few miles away from the village."

Gao Damao was very confused when he heard this and asked, "Are you sure it's the Eighth Route Army?"

"Sure, they are all wearing gray clothes." The militiaman said truthfully.

How to identify the Eighth Route Army, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, the National Army and the Japanese devils is taught in militia training, so it is not difficult.

Hearing the militia say this, Gao Damao frowned. Now the Eighth Route Army in Laiyuan was fighting, and there was no way they could run to the Gaojia Town area.

The main reason is that there is no war in Gaojia Town, so even if he entered by mistake, it is impossible.

Thinking of this, Gao Damao continued to ask: "Are there any wounded soldiers among these people?"

He was not sure whether it was a certain Eighth Route Army that was defeated and mistakenly came here, so he had to confirm it.

If it was the Eighth Route Army, we would definitely help given the relationship between the two sides.

The militiaman thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "There are no wounded soldiers, and their clothes are all clean. There are also quite a few of those machine guns you brought last time."

As soon as these words came out, Gao Damao's hair stood on end and he shouted anxiously:

"Everyone, stop training and prepare for battle immediately. Notify the telecommunications platoon and contact the Xianyaling garrison immediately. There are Japanese soldiers lurking near us."

"Notify the people to hide in the cellar immediately and never come out."

The matter is very clear. Based on these characteristics, it is impossible for them to be the Eighth Route Army. They are definitely the Japanese devils.

Although Gao Damao never participated in the war, these facts alone are enough to prove it.