I really came here to fight against Japan

Chapter 171 Fang Ximen Knows the Truth

Fang Ximen asked them loudly, "How could there be so many casualties? Where are Brigade Commander Wu and Lu Dagui? Why don't you say something? Are you all mute?"

At this time he saw all the soldiers turning their heads to look at the big pits where the bodies were buried.

Fang Ximen suddenly felt something was wrong and he threw himself to the edge of the pit.

He immediately saw his brother Da Kui, with his eyes wide open.

Fang Ximen slid down the big pit, hugged Lu Dagui's body and looked at it carefully.

Suddenly, everyone saw his shoulders stiffen, and a cold voice reached everyone's ears.

"Can anyone tell me why he was shot at close range by a pistol? Where is the gunman?"

It was the same fellow from the Red Spear Society who gritted his teeth and said, "He was beaten to death by Brigade Commander Wu himself!"

"What?" Fang Ximen turned around and looked at the man in disbelief when he heard the answer.

The man said: "Just now, Commander Wu's brother-in-law was ambushed by the Eighth Route Army and accidentally killed by them.

Brigade Commander Wu was crying when he was found by the Japanese soldier named Watanabe.

Watanabe put a gun to Brigade Commander Wu's head, forcing him to attack the Eighth Route Army right away.

Who would have thought that Senior Brother Lu couldn't stand it anymore and pointed his gun at Watanabe's forehead.

The Japanese soldiers brought by Watanabe were not happy. They drew their bayonets and wanted to besiege our Captain Lu.

Later, the brothers were afraid that Captain Lu and the brigade commander would suffer losses, so they also drew their bayonets and forced the Japanese to retreat.

But for some reason, Brigade Commander Wu asked us to put down our guns, but Company Commander Lu was unwilling to do so.

As a result, Brigade Commander Wu actually pulled out a gun and shot Captain Lu to death.

The brothers no longer wanted to defend the brigade commander and they all put their guns back.

Who would have thought that the Japanese were so insidious. They took advantage of the time we were putting away our guns and used bayonets to kill all the brothers who were standing in front of them.

When Senior Brother Liu was dying, he even shouted, "Let us avenge him..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the soldier from the guard company couldn't help but burst into tears.

Fang Ximen, with an expressionless face, put Lu Dagui's body back into the pit and helped bury it.

At this time, the communications soldier of the Imperial Army Brigade came to convey the order.

He saw Fang Simon standing in front of a simple grave with a wooden board stuck on it.

Four words were carved on the wooden board with a bayonet: "My brother Da Kui".

The communications soldier was from the same village as them. He came over and kowtowed three times to Lu Da Kui's grave.

Then he said, "Captain Fang, Brigade Commander Wu said they have arrived at the outskirts of the Eighth Route Army base.

I want you to rush to Qijiayu in the west and launch an attack at 1 pm."

Fang Ximen sneered, "Hmph." Wu Fatian asked him to go to the west simply because he felt guilty and was too embarrassed to see him for the time being.

After the communications soldier left, several battalion commanders under Fang Ximen came over after hearing the news.

The first battalion commander said, "Commander, what does Brigade Commander Wu mean by this?

Why would you kill your sworn brother just to please the Japanese? "

The second battalion commander said depressedly: "What kind of thing is this? I originally said that I would come out to follow you and Da Kui to fight for a future in the troubled times.

But who knew that he turned out to be a traitor? My mother has already sent someone to send me a message.

If I don't shed this traitor's skin and go back, she will no longer recognize me as her son."

The third battalion commander didn't say anything. His eyes were red as he pressed the handle of the Mauser pistol at his waist.

Among the people just killed by the Japanese, one was his cousin in the village.

Fang Ximen glanced at the three of them, and just said, "Just listen to me for a while," and then led his men to Qijiayu.

Wu Fatian, on the other side, breathed a sigh of relief when he learned that Fang Ximen had already set off for the designated location.

Although the three of them were sworn brothers, Fang Ximen was not from their village.

According to Wu Fatian's idea, without this relationship, Fang Ximen would not care too much about the life or death of Lu Da Kui.

As long as he has enough money, I believe Fang Ximen will not dare to compete with the imperial army.

The reason why Wu Fatian wanted to appease Fang Ximen was because of this "second brother" who was indeed an expert in training soldiers.

His regiment had the strongest combat effectiveness in the entire brigade, and it was the only one without any empty soldiers.

It is fully staffed with three infantry battalions, a cavalry company, a machine gun company, and a search company.

His regiment of more than 2,000 people can defeat all the regimental-level combat units of the Imperial Army that came this time.

This is also one of the reasons why Wu Fatian did not dare to touch Fang Ximen.

Without Fang Ximen's regiment, the combat effectiveness of his 15th Mixed Brigade would be a joke.

Li Yunlong, commander of the Eighth Route Army, still attached great importance to the 15th Mixed Brigade.

I heard that the number of people in this mixed brigade is close to 10,000.

Not only are they well-armed, they also have a very powerful regiment.

I heard that this mixed brigade of the Imperial Army also has a cavalry regiment under its command.

This is also one of the reasons why Li Yunlong gave up the outer positions.

Fighting against cavalry in a flat terrain would be a real disadvantage for me.

So Li Yunlong ambushed his troops in the mountains and placed his command post in a frontal position.

The defense of Qijiayu on the side was handed over to the deputy regiment commander Wu Changfeng.

He was asked to lead a main battalion and reinforced with a county brigade to fight this blocking battle in Qijiayu.

They waited until almost noon, when the Fang Ximen Regiment of the 15th Mixed Brigade finally appeared in the Eighth Route Army's sight.

Wu Changfeng picked up the telescope and observed the marching Imperial Army. The more he looked, the more he felt something was wrong.

Battalion Commander Xu next to him also realized the problem at this time.

Captain Xu said: "Deputy Commander Wu, isn't the Fang Ximen Regiment of the Imperial Army the elite unit of the 15th Mixed Brigade?

Why are the soldiers so listless? There is no order at all in the march.

Look at the guy riding a horse at the front of the team. He should be their leader, right?

It's already twenty meters beyond the vanguard troops. I'm afraid it's here to seek death, right?

There was something wrong with the Imperial Army behind him, too. The muzzles of the rifles they carried were all pointed downwards."

Wu Changfeng also saw it, and he issued an order: "Captain Xu, notify the Third Battalion and the County Brigade to wait for my order before firing."

At this time, Fang Ximen had already led the Imperial Army to the entrance of the Eighth Route Army's encirclement.

Just when his horse was fifty meters away from the pre-buried mine, Fang Ximen stopped.

I don’t know what Fang Ximen said when he turned around, but the Imperial Army stopped.

They took off their backpacks, put them on the ground, and then sat on them.

This team of Imperial Army separated a company from the end of the team and actually placed a guard post behind them.

Simon Fang took out a large tin trumpet from his bodyguard and put it to his mouth.

Fang Ximen held the loud speaker in his hand and shouted loudly towards the empty mountains on both sides.

"Is Deputy Commander Wu of the Eighth Route Army here? I am Fang Ximen, the commander of the 15th Mixed Brigade.

I have something important to discuss with Deputy Captain Wu in person.

I wonder if Deputy Captain Wu would be so kind as to show me his favor and come out to meet me. "