PFC Chapter 185 When I was fighting Hubei, Henan and Anhui, you didn't even know where you were?
Chapter 185 When I was fighting Hubei, Henan and Anhui, you didn't even know where you were?
Li Yunlong had no idea that Ding Wei and Kong Jie were about to come and take advantage of him. If he knew about this, he would definitely complain to the brigade commander and would also try to become the commander of the military sub-district. Then he could command Ding Wei and Kong Jie, which would make Li Yunlong so happy that he would not know what to do!
But the brigade commander did not give Li Yunlong any chance and directly arranged the three of them together. However, things would not go as smoothly as the brigade commander had thought. The area around the independent regiment was not peaceful now. In addition, the Japanese might launch another large-scale mopping-up operation at any time. The brigade commander's plan this time was estimated to be difficult to achieve.
Kojiro Hirata and Ikki Yamamoto finally arrived at the Zhangzhuang stronghold after rushing for a long time. The Zhangzhuang stronghold was about 150 miles away from the independent regiment’s base in Zhaojiayu. A normal march would take three days. Only after they arrived at the Zhangzhuang stronghold did they finally feel at ease.
"Mr. Hirata, we have now arrived at Zhangzhuang. There is a regiment of troops stationed here. Our safety is truly guaranteed. I will immediately send a telegram to General Yoshio Shinozuka and ask him to immediately send fighter jets to investigate the Xiaozhangzhuang stronghold!" Yamamoto Ikki said with a serious face.
Hirata Kojiro drooped his face and replied in a disappointed tone: "Mr. Yamamoto, we can't run away like before. I decided to admit my mistake to my uncle and ask him to transfer me to the combat unit. I will personally lead the army to attack the independent regiment to avenge the previous humiliation!"
Yamamoto Ikki understood that this incident was a big blow to Kojiro Hirata. Jiro Shimada had never taken the two of them seriously and had always been perfunctory with them. This really made Kojiro Hirata realize for the first time how sinister human nature is.
Just as Yamamoto Ikki was about to speak, Lieutenant Commander Nakajima came over with a gloomy face. He did not greet the two men, but asked angrily: "Hirata, Yamamoto, you two bastards actually abandoned Shimada-kun and fled Xiaozhangzhuang stronghold in advance. You two are simply a disgrace to the imperial soldiers!"
"I can't accommodate the two of you here, so leave immediately and go back to where you belong!"
This time, Ichiro Nakajima did not give the two men any face and directly drove them away from the Zhangzhuang stronghold. The reason why he did not arrest them was because he took into account their backgrounds, otherwise he would have arrested them and executed them by military law long ago.
Kojiro Hirata was about to explain when he was stopped by Ikki Yamamoto. Although he didn't know why Ichiro Nakajima thought so, he understood one thing, that is, they were very unwelcome. They could only know the truth after returning to Taiyuan City.
Yamamoto Ikki and Hirata Kojiro had to leave the Zhangzhuang stronghold. At the next stronghold, they finally contacted the Taiyuan Command. Under the care of Commander Yoshio Shinozuka, they returned to Taiyuan City on a transport plane three days later.
After learning more about the situation, the two finally understood why they were so notorious. It was mainly because a man from Shimada's company escaped and put all the blame on them. This made them famous in the entire 12th Army, and no one was willing to cooperate with them.
"Damn it! In order to escape the responsibility for the defeat, the villain Matsui Saburo actually said that it was us who forced Shimada Jiro to leave the stronghold and attack the independent regiment, which led to the Shimada Battalion being ambushed!" Hirata Kojiro said angrily.
Yamamoto Ikki stopped Hirata Koji from continuing. Matsui Saburo's testimony made it impossible for the two of them to refute it. After all, they did not participate in the subsequent battle at all, so they could not prove that what Matsui Saburo said was false.
More importantly, Saburo Matsui brought back important information, which made his previous statement about the battle more credible. No one would believe the words of a loser, let alone a runner.
"Hirata-kun, I will explain this matter to General Shinozuka Yoshio in person. The current situation is very unfavorable to both of us. We need to stay quiet for a while and avoid the limelight. The sword is only sharpest when it is drawn. We need to hide for a while and wait for the opportunity to give us the chance to prove ourselves!"
Kojiro Hirata was persuaded by Ikki Yamamoto. He knew that what the other party said was right. At this time, even his uncle could not help him. After all, his reputation was already bad, and even his uncle had to consider the impact.
Zhaojiayuyu is the location of the independent regiment’s headquarters.
After taking down the Xiaozhangzhuang stronghold, it took two days to return to the base. After counting, it was found that not many weapons and ammunition were seized this time. After carefully calculating the ammunition consumption, it was found that this battle was a loss.
Li Yunlong took the ammunition consumption list below and pointed at Lin Zhenhua's nose and cursed directly: "College student, I finally saved up some money, but you guys spent nearly half of it. I want to see if you have anything to say this time. Don't think that you have made some achievements and look down on everyone. I tell you, you are still too young. When I was fighting Hubei, Henan and Anhui, you didn't even know where you were."
Lin Zhenhua curled his lips and replied with disdain: "Old Li, you didn't get to fight this time, you must be very dissatisfied in your heart, if I were to say, you really can't blame me this time, it's not that I didn't give you a chance, it's really that you didn't seize it! This matter really has nothing to do with me, I really didn't intend to trick Xue Kai, this is completely Xue Kai who walked into the trap!"
"After this test, I can be sure that Xue Kai and Xue Changkun are indeed problematic. Although I don't know what their real purpose is, it must be related to our independent regiment. I won't feel any guilt for tricking them!"
Zhao Gang said something fair: "Old Li, this incident really can't be blamed on the college students. Xue Kai deserves it. Since they are planning to cheat our independent regiment, they should be prepared to be cheated by them. Our independent regiment will not swallow their anger. Moreover, they have bullied me and threatened our safety, so we should cheat them hard. If I hadn't figured out the inside story, I would have wanted to directly order Deputy Commander Xing to arrest all the remaining half of the battalion!"
Li Yunlong looked at Zhao Gang and Lin Zhenhua singing the same tune and scolded angrily, "Old Zhao, you are simply in cahoots with the college students now. You don't listen to reason at all. What I just said was not about Xue Kai at all. I was asking why the attack on the Japanese stronghold of Xiaozhang Village consumed so much ammunition, but the college students diverted the topic to Xue Kai. The two of you are singing the same tune and making me lose my temper!"
Lin Zhenhua put away his previous playful smile and answered seriously: "Old Li, the reason why I did this was actually intentional. Don't be anxious, just listen to me slowly. You know the current situation of our independent regiment. It is not an exaggeration to say that we are surrounded by wolves. Not to mention that in addition to Xue Changkun's incident, there are even more people staring at our independent regiment!"
"The reason why I deliberately consumed so much ammunition is to give outsiders the impression that we are rich and powerful. Our independent regiment is strong and has sufficient ammunition. Even if the Japanese send another regiment, we will not be afraid at all."
"Next we have to discuss cooperation with Chu Yunfei. If we don't show our strength, no one will take us seriously!"
Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang immediately understood the deeper meaning of Lin Zhenhua's words. Xue Changkun had bad intentions in dragging the independent regiment into the water. If they were not severely deterred at this time, the other party might really take risks!
"College student, you are quite thoughtful. Xue Changkun's matter must be dealt with as soon as possible. I can't even sleep well if I keep this scourge in our independent regiment. It's better to send him away as soon as possible!"
"I will contact Chu Yunfei soon and meet with Chu Yunfei the day after tomorrow to discuss how to deal with Xue Changkun's matter!" Li Yunlong said anxiously.
The reason why Li Yunlong was so anxious was because he took into account the fact that the Japanese 12th Army had added two new divisions of troops. After all, the two divisions together had more than 50,000 people. Not to mention a division, even a brigade, the independent regiment currently did not have the ability to cope with it. What made Li Yunlong even more worried was that most of the division's equipment had not arrived yet. If he was to be intercepted by the Japanese at that time, he would have no place to cry.
Zhao Gang also agreed and replied: "Old Li, Xue Changkun's matter really can't be delayed any longer. There is no close relationship between us. We just helped them last time at the right time. It is basically certain that they leaked the secret when they attacked Xiaozhang Village. In order to prevent them from jumping off the wall, we pretend not to know for the time being. But it is better to send them away as soon as possible. After all, their current identities are too sensitive. Without definite evidence, there is really no way to take action against them!"
After discussion among the three, they reached a unanimous agreement to transfer another battalion on the original basis to secretly monitor Xue Changkun and his men. As long as they dared to do something desperate, they would be resolutely eliminated.
Xiaobaozhuang is the location of the 726th Battalion of the th Regiment.
Xue Changkun angrily scolded: "Xue Kai, there were 500 people, but you only brought back 62 of them. Do you deserve my trust in you? What happened in the meantime? Why did the army suffer such a huge loss?"
Xue Kai replied with a bitter face: "Captain, this is too bizarre. Even I still don't understand it clearly. I suspect that we may have fallen into the trap of that college student, but I can't find any evidence. And judging from the situation on the battlefield at that time, it is possible that the college student really did not lie. The Xiaozhang Village stronghold was indeed taken down by the enemy!"
Xue Kai recounted the whole story in detail. After listening to it, Xue Changkun's face became even gloomier. He asked Xue Kai to repeat the whole thing two or three times carefully, but he couldn't find anything wrong. However, he always felt that things were not that simple. He looked at Luo Jinbao standing aside. When it comes to commanding operations, Luo Jinbao knew much more than him.
"Lao Luo, do you think there is any problem here? You have fought in many battles, so you should be able to easily find the trick. We can't be careless about this matter, it is very important to us!"