At the stronghold of Wushan Town, Second Lieutenant Nakajima, the leader of the Japanese army, stood on the top of the gun tower. From time to time, he raised his binoculars to glance at the mountain road not far away, with a look of worry on his brows.
The two Chief Cao stood beside him, one on the left and the other on the right. The sky was getting darker and darker, and the originally calm face began to show a hint of worry.
"Captain, why don't you despise your position and send someone to Zhangzhuang to find them!" a Cao leader suggested.
"I haven't heard of any resistance forces in Wushan Town during this period. Lord Yongchuan must have been delayed by something. There will definitely be no accident."
Second Lieutenant Nakajima hesitated for a while before shaking his head and saying, "It's almost dark!"
"If something happens to Mr. Yongchuan, sending people to look for them now is like throwing yourself into a trap. If Mr. Yongchuan doesn't have an accident, it doesn't matter whether we send people or not!"
"Let the garrison be on guard tonight. No one can leave the stronghold without my order, and no outsider can be allowed to enter the stronghold!"
"If Mr. Yongchuan hasn't come back tomorrow morning, it won't be too late to send someone to find Zhang Zhuang!"
"Ha Yi!" The two Cao chiefs nodded one after another.
In a small forest eight kilometers away, except for the five puppet prisoners squatting on the ground in fear, fearing that the "bandits" would change their minds and kill them to vent their anger, the other soldiers all looked excited.
Zhong Chengjun was cooking a large pot of pork, which he bought with Dayang seized from the Japanese and puppet soldiers. It was a full twenty kilograms and stewed all at once, so that the soldiers could have a good meal and celebrate today's victory.
Wang Tiezhu ran over with a smile on his face: "Squad leader, the spoils have been tallied!"
"We still follow the old rules. Except for underwear, everything on the Japanese and puppet soldiers will be pulled back!"
"There are nine Hanyang-made rifles in total, four and thirty-eight large covers..."
"The ammunition was very sufficient. The Japanese and puppet troops were eliminated by us without firing a single shot, and all the ammunition they carried with them was captured by us."
"480 rounds of 65-caliber bullets were seized from the four little devils, and 360 rounds of 79-caliber bullets were seized from the nine puppet soldiers!"
"Eight grenades, 18 wooden-handled grenades, four bayonets, and eight sets of uniforms were also seized..."
Huang Yu's reaction was very dull: "How many weapons are there, look at how excited you are!"
"If we take down the Wushan Town stronghold, you will go crazy with joy when you see the capture there!"
"Hurry up and choose six of the best quality ones made in Hanyang and four of the three-eight ones."
"Except for the machine gunner and the first shooter, all other recruits are equipped with a rifle and five rounds of ammunition!"
"You and Wang Minghua should work hard and start training after the guns are fired, so that all the soldiers who get new guns can learn to shoot."
"Practical combat is the best way for recruits to improve their marksmanship."
"There is still a battle to be fought tomorrow, and the new recruits will also participate in the battle. Each of them will have five bullets, and they must be shot out before the battle is over!"
"Isn't it too fast?" Wang Tiezhu reminded with a worried look.
"The new recruits have never even touched a gun before. They just got the guns tonight, and they went to the battlefield before they were warmed up. No matter how many bullets they were given, they would just shoot them randomly. Those dozens of bullets would definitely be in vain!"
Huang Yu shook his head and explained: "I didn't expect them to hit the enemy the first time they went to the battlefield."
"Today they saw dead people on the battlefield with their own eyes and felt death at close range. Their ability to adapt to the battlefield must have increased a lot!"
"Tomorrow I go to the battlefield and fire five bullets each. No matter how good my marksmanship is, every soldier must aim for me before firing!"
"Back to the Independent Regiment, all the trophies we captured must be turned in. The regiment leader will definitely not give us bullets for live-fire training. Tomorrow's battle is likely to be the only live-fire training opportunity for these new recruits. If you miss it, it will be gone!"
Wang Tiezhu finally understood the reason why Huang Yu insisted on letting the recruits rush to the battlefield.
There seems to be a lot of bullets seized today. Once turned over to the regiment headquarters, the entire regiment soldiers will not be able to get even a single bullet.
The regiment leader would definitely be reluctant to give bullets to the new recruits for training.
The squad leader took advantage of the fact that the loot had not yet been handed over and he could still be the master of these bullets. He first took out some bullets for the new recruits to train.
When the spoils of war are handed over to the regiment headquarters in the future, the squad leader will no longer have control over these ammunition, and any further consumption of a bullet will require the regiment leader's nod.
The squad leader asked the recruits to practice marksmanship on the battlefield. No matter how much bullets were consumed, no one could say that the guard squad was wasting bullets.
There is no way that the Japanese and puppet troops were already in front of them, but they still didn't give guns and bullets to the new recruits, and they were eventually massacred by the enemy.
He quickly accepted the order: "Don't worry, squad leader, I'll make arrangements soon!"
"But I still think it's too hasty to let them go to the battlefield directly!"
"These new recruits have had almost no battlefield training and can't even dodge bullets. If the Japanese and puppet troops we have to deal with tomorrow are very strong and the battle becomes anxious, there will be no way to end the battle in a short time. With the skills of those new recruits , will definitely become a living target for the Japanese army, and the casualties will be huge!"
Huang Yu answered confidently: "Don't worry, I'm not the kind of person who makes fun of soldiers' lives!"
"If I dare to let them go to the battlefield to practice marksmanship, then I can have the confidence to protect their safety!"
At ten o'clock in the morning the next day, Lieutenant Nakajima still didn't wait for the troops to return to the base. He put down his telescope and began to issue orders: "Nine times out of ten, something has happened to Mr. Nagakawa. We can't wait any longer!"
"Maeda-kun, take your men and a platoon of Imperial Army soldiers and set off immediately. March quickly to Zhangzhuang to find out where Yongchuan-kun is."
"Four fully armed imperial armies and nine imperial alliance armies cannot disappear out of thin air!"
"If there is a resistance force in Wushan Town, we must eliminate it before it grows stronger!"
In less than twenty minutes, a Japanese and puppet army of more than 40 people appeared at the gate of the stronghold.
Twenty-eight puppet troops, each armed with a rifle.
Fourteen Japs, equipped with ten thirty-eight caps, a crooked handle, and a grenade.
Brave and energetic, he broke out of the stronghold and went straight to Zhangzhuang.
Second Lieutenant Nakajima stood on the top of the turret and watched his subordinate Maeda set off. The worries in his heart were relieved at this moment.
A force of more than 40 people, with machine guns and grenade launchers providing fire cover, is absolutely invincible in Wushan Town.
Even if there are thirty or forty enemies, they are no match.
After Maeda led the attack force out of sight, Second Lieutenant Nakajima decisively returned to his room and waited for the good news.
In the grove where the first guard group was hiding, the five prisoners were tied tightly with ropes, and their mouths were covered with smelly socks.
Three grenadier soldiers stood by with very ugly expressions.
They originally had the opportunity to go to the battlefield with Huang Yu, but because of the presence of the five prisoners, they had to stay in the woods to look after the house.
Everyone was pent-up and angry, staring at the prisoners with angry eyes. Whenever someone disobeyed, they would scold them, trying to vent the pent-up anger.
