Before that, the clothing styles of other resistance forces operating on Honshu Island were very confusing - those wearing their own casual clothes, those wearing old-style military uniforms, and those wearing new-style military uniforms. At first glance, they looked like a mob.
The basic measure that Inoue Hideo tried to unify the resistance forces was to uniformly dress as much as possible. Therefore, in the resistance base area in Guanyin Mountain, the army personnel sewed a batch of crude military uniforms, which were based on those used by the local army of the Anōtsu Domain. Designed from military uniforms, the difference is that the material is poorer and the color is yellow-green.
Several staff members were shot dead on the spot by Ming soldiers who broke into the house. The two people who were dying were still struggling painfully, but they were shot again within a few seconds.
The noise of shooting indoors was far greater than that outside. The corporal, whose ears were shaken, glared at the soldier who was refilling his gun, and then quickly stepped forward.
He briefly looked through the documents on the table and recognized that they were maps of Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures, as well as a stack of wire-bound plans and more than a dozen telegraph newspapers.
"This is probably a telecommunications room or something like that. The enemy general's lair must be nearby!" The corporal shouted loudly while changing the magazine of the submachine gun in his hand: "Hurry up and tell the people behind you, damn! What if? Let them slip away and it will be in vain.”
Later, more than ten soldiers came one after another. One of them picked up the documents scattered on the table and stuffed them into his backpack without thinking about anything.
The rest of the people rushed out of the brick building without stopping and continued to move forward.
"boom!"
A four- to five-meter-high wooden sentry tower was collapsed by a rifle grenade, and sawdust was scattered everywhere. The sentry on it screamed and fell to the ground. He was knocked down by a bullet as soon as he staggered up.
The officers and soldiers of the Yiluan Division with great momentum quickly broke through the sparse defense line. The ignorant resistance army was unable to parry and had to retreat in panic. The few stragglers were quickly killed by fast and accurate shooting.
In the headquarters in the middle of the camp, Inoue Hideo finally figured out what happened - a Ming army unexpectedly attacked the camp? And he was only discovered when he was very close?
But it had only been less than half a quarter of an hour since the battle started, and the boiling water flowing out of the hot water bottle that fell off the table and broke was still warm.
Everything happened so fast. The resistance army never expected to encounter such a strange situation. They could not understand how the Ming army quietly got into the deep hinterland.
Looking at the figures flashing out of the houses seventy or eighty meters away, a close aide urged urgently: "Your Excellency, retreat quickly! It will be too late if it is later, they are less than a town away from us!"
"Bang! Bang!"
A dozen nearby guards were shooting desperately in that direction, regardless of the fact that there were several friendly troops fleeing in panic halfway.
Running in the middle area between the two sides is obviously seeking death, but in such a devastated state, people can no longer think rationally, they just want to stay away from the devil behind them.
After a while, accompanied by about twenty people, Inoue Hideo and his party began to retreat to the north.
There is a cave that is used as a large shelter. There is a narrow path inside the cave that leads to the northern foot of Guanyin Mountain.
The so-called Cunning Rabbit Three Cave, the Japanese are not stupid, they have figured out the surrounding terrain and environment very early, and regard this natural cave path as a secret passage.
At this time, Cai Zhichen suddenly caught a glimpse of a white and a yellow flare rising from the mound on the flank.
According to the pre-arranged agreement, this indicates the arrival of our own aircraft.
Because the plane came from the east, it happened to be in the direction of the rising sun, so the officers and soldiers squinted for several seconds before they could vaguely see three small black dots.
"Bang!" They immediately used rifle grenades to fire red smoke grenades in the direction of the enemy camp, and at the same time threw a blue smoke can next to their position.
The Tianshi Zuoyuan's dive bomber fleet was code-named "Yan". Three Type 37 dive bombers, Yan 6, Yan 7, and Yan 8, flew over Guanyin Mountain in a standard Z-shaped formation. The pilots with excellent eyesight could see it at a glance. smoke signal from the ground.
The three planes passed by at low altitude after descending, but did not launch an attack. They just reviewed the current battlefield environment.
After circling back again, the pilots started bombing at a small depression angle.
Because they had been blocked and suppressed by fire from the mounds behind them, a large number of resistance soldiers were lying down or kneeling, relying on bunkers such as ridges, sandbags, low walls, etc. to shoot aimlessly. However, this air raid directly It gave this group of Japanese people who lacked air defense awareness a lesson they will never forget.
The twelve 100kg aerial bombs that fell one after another seemed to have dropped a burst of thunder. When the TNT explosive exploded, it burst out with dazzling fire and fierce air waves, setting off huge clouds of smoke and dust.
Flesh and blood flew everywhere in an instant, and the power of aerial bomb fragments should not be underestimated. Large pieces of high-speed fragments could almost cut off a person's arm!
The broken limbs blown away by the shock wave flew dozens of meters in the air. When several Ming soldiers stopped to admire the magnificent scenery, a torn palm fell in front of them, with the fracture still there. Oozing blood.
The huge and earth-shaking movement made Hideo Inoue and his team look back. They saw that their hard work for more than a month was annihilated in the smoke and dust of the explosion, and they couldn't help but feel heartbroken.
Most of the more than a hundred resistance troops were killed by air strikes in this way, but the pilots would not be satisfied with this - this trip was not easy, how could they do it by just dropping bombs?
After another circle, the nose of the machine pointed to the ground and pressed the firing button!
"Da da da da——"
Two strings of 7.36mm incendiary bombs and tracer bullets flew out from the muzzles at the base of the left and right wings, and in the blink of an eye, two rows of dust were splashed on the ground.
The resistance soldiers who were knocked down by bullets were screaming miserably on the pool of blood, but in this chaotic situation, no one could care about rescuing the wounded.
At this time, more than fifty officers and soldiers from the reconnaissance team and the second team had cleared the headquarters here, and the six or seven enemy soldiers who resisted were all killed neatly.
"Team King, they are sneaking north!"
Seeing that the big fish was about to slip away, the captain leading the team suddenly became anxious.
"The enemy's mentality is in chaos, and there is not much threat anymore." He turned his head and glanced in the direction of the enemy camp filled with smoke, and waved his hand: "Go, everyone, follow me!"
The soldiers followed closely and pursued all the way north.
These dozens of people separated from the main force and pursued the fleeing Hideo Inoue and his party alone.
Captain Wang's prompt decision disrupted the original deployment to a certain extent, but the actual combat situation was ever-changing, and it would definitely not work to rely solely on a fixed plan to fight the war.
Cai Zhichen understood this well. He took a deep breath and calmly analyzed the current situation between the two sides.
Although the enemy is currently suffering heavy casualties due to being caught off guard, there are still thousands of them anyway, and as time goes on, it will become increasingly disadvantageous for our side.
The primary goal of this trip is to eliminate the command center of the resistance army, and the secondary goal is to destroy the supplies.
Because the Japanese stored all kinds of weapons, ammunition and medicines in caves, they could not be destroyed by air strikes, and the importance of these things is self-evident - without supplies, it would be impossible to rally a team to fight against the Ming army. It’s just getting more difficult.
So Cai Zhichen quickly made a decision. He pointed to the north and ordered: "The original plan will not work. Let's fight and retreat to the north, catch up with Lao Wang and the others, and by the way, raise the warehouse here!"
"But we don't know which hole is where supplies are stored!"
"Try your luck! If you can't find it, just leave. This is not a major issue related to the destiny of the country, so preserving yourself is the first thing. Let's go!"
"Got the order!"
At the same time, dozens of people from the reconnaissance team and the second team had chased to the north of the camp.
Because it is located in a gentle valley in the middle of mountains, the edge is naturally a series of cliffs. In front of the officers and soldiers is a dark hole, and the dense footprints on the ground are undoubtedly evidence of escape.
Everyone looked at each other and immediately turned into two staggered columns and rushed into the cave.
"Red Deer!"
The relentless pursuit of the Ming army frightened and annoyed the Japanese in front. In order to get rid of the candy-like pursuers, they began to use grenades to make booby traps.
Pull out the pull ring of the MkII grenade and press it with a wooden board so that the handle will not fly off and the delayed powder tube will not be ignited.
Hearing the footsteps and shouts coming closer and closer, several resistance soldiers hurriedly pressed onto the wooden planks and ran away.
The narrow cave path can only accommodate one person, but it is very difficult for two people to walk through it, and it is pitch black.
The soldiers at the front used strips of cloth to wrap flashlights around the bottom of their Type 34 submachine guns or the sides of their Type 20 automatic guns, and tried their best to move as nimbly as they could.
Suddenly, someone seemed to step on something while walking quickly. The "clicking" sound was quite obvious in the narrow passage, and five or six people in front and behind heard it.
The second-ranked soldier swung his gun to the ground, and the light of the flashlight just illuminated the grenade that had bounced off the handle.
His eyes widened in fear, and he half-consciously kicked it forward with force.
"There's a booby trap!"
"Grass! Lie down..."
The grenade passed by the soldier in the lead, hit the side of the cave wall two meters away, and then exploded.
The explosion in the small space made everyone's eardrums hurt and their heads were buzzing.
Both soldiers were injured by fragments, and their arms, abdomen, and thighs were bleeding. The injuries were not serious, but at first glance, they didn't seem to be life-threatening?
The cursing captain assigned two people to stay behind for rescue, and then led the rest to continue the pursuit.
The officers and soldiers who were aroused became furious and vowed to skin these guys and cramp them.
After twisting and turning for a long time, finally, light appeared ahead.
In an instant, it suddenly dawned on them that they were already halfway up the northern foot of Guanyin Mountain. The grass and shrubs in front of them could clearly be seen being trampled.
After nearly ten minutes of pursuit, dozens of officers and soldiers who were pursuing them successfully caught up with the exhausted Inoue Hideo and his party.
Except for the guards who were in better physical condition, the others were already out of breath and no longer had the slightest strength to run away.
The momentum of the officers and soldiers of Yiluan Division to "pursue them to the ends of the earth and kill them all" plunged this group of people into deep despair.
"They're not moving!"
"Spread out to the left and right, get in!"
After a cup of tea.
There was no suspense in the brief exchange of fire. The price of one death and five injuries resulted in the complete destruction of the core of the resistance army.
More than two dozen guards and several officers were all shot dead; Hideo Inoue committed suicide with a gun, one of three close associates followed and committed suicide, and the other two were shot dead while escaping.
A seriously wounded resistance officer tried his best to ask vaguely in Chinese: "Which army are you...?"
"We are the Yiluan Division. Well, we are the honor guard."
"Crack! Click!"
A sergeant took out his camera and took several photos of Inoue Hideo's body.
"Old fox!" Captain Wang, whose shoulder was scratched by a bullet, spat. He kicked the red and white corpse lying on the ground, and then dug out two small notebooks, pens, and photos from his pocket. Wait for something.
But others made unexpected discoveries while examining the bodies of other sentences. In a briefcase, they found some English documents, some handwritten and some printed on a typewriter.
At this point, after several hardships and dangers, the primary goal of the operation was finally achieved.
At this moment, the main force of more than a hundred people from Yiluan Division also found a cave where supplies were stored while fighting and retreating, but it was impossible to determine whether it was the only one.
"Tsk! What the hell? The airship hasn't come yet... Let's just set up explosives."
Since the situation did not allow for a detailed search, Cai Zhichen directly ordered the placement of explosives and then quickly evacuated the place.
A total of four fuses were burning "sizzlingly" in the three explosive spots placed for safety. Cai Zhichen, who looked as usual, looked at the slowly moving sparks and showed a satisfied smile.
At this time, in the sky, the belated 32-type seaplane finally flew over Guanyin Mountain.
There are a total of four engines in the middle of the long and wide wings. The left side of the huge fuselage is neatly cut with two openings, one large and one small.
The pilot and navigator were looking left and right to observe the situation on the ground. Suddenly, the ground felt as if it had been hit hard by a hammer!
"Boom—boom—"
Short continuous roars swept across the world, huge explosions resounded in the sky, and a thick gray-black smoke emerged from the mountains and rose into the sky.
The crew members on board were startled. The pilot subconsciously pulled the stick, and the entire plane immediately tilted its head upward and climbed.
After circling in a circle and seeing that there were no more unexpected incidents, they lowered their altitude again to prepare for fire support.
In more than a quarter of an hour, the resistance forces finally reorganized their formation and were about to pursue the Ming army, which was fighting and retreating. However, the huge explosion attracted their attention to a large extent.
The solitary seaplane made the resistance army more puzzled. How could the Ming army send this thing here? Large, clunky, slow seaplanes don't seem like a threat?
But because there were so many counterintuitive things that happened in just half an hour, some clever Japanese people felt that there must be a monster when something went wrong, and began to run away in panic.
At this moment, the gunship aircraft numbered "Zuo Shan Diao No. 4" stabilized its flight attitude and began to hover over the valley.
Looking at the bewildered tiny insects on the ground, the gunners wearing windproof glasses were extremely excited.
"boom!"
"Dong dong dong dong——"
Under their control, the truncated Type 12 80mm mountain cannon and the Type 32 12.8mm aviation machine gun roared in unison.
Anti-explosive bombs bloomed in the crowd, and the blown corpses rolled and fell to the ground like rag dolls; large-caliber machine gun bullets were swung back and forth like the scythe of death, killing them upon contact!
(End of chapter)
