When the soil mixed with purple-black and smelly blood clots was turned up, Lieutenant Colonel Mizoguchi Yuki was convinced that a battle had taken place here and more than one corpse had been buried.
I don’t know whether it was to cover up evidence or for other reasons, but the bodies were later moved away.
This family that has run away must be related to this matter. Maybe this family is in the same group as the Volunteer Army.
That means the people in this village must be colluding with the volunteers.
In fact, Zhou Wen predicted before taking the villagers away that it would be impossible to completely eliminate these traces. It would only be a matter of time before the Japanese discovered them, so he tried his best to mobilize the villagers to follow him and leave.
After Mizoguchi Yushu found the evidence, he had an idea in mind, and he thought it was an idea that would be explained to both superiors and subordinates.
"Now go to the village to search, bring out all the people who stay in the village, and gather them in the threshing floor in front." He ordered.
As a result, the devils became excited when they heard this. What they hoped most now was to search from house to house. Not only would they make a lot of money, but they would also make a lot of beautiful girls.
In less than a minute, the thump of the Japs' heavy leather shoes hitting the ground resounded around this quiet village.
Taro Tanimura's team of 13 Japanese soldiers followed their team leader directly to the front of a courtyard. At first glance, this household belonged to one of the largest courtyards in the village, covering a large area.
The team leader with the Danren beard licked his lips at the door, and several Japanese soldiers rushed up and smashed the door.
"My lord, please stop smashing it, little old man, open the door right now, open it right now." A panicked voice came from the yard.
Taro Tanimura and the others have been in Tohoku for a long time and can understand a few simple Chinese sentences.
"Open the door quickly, you're dead." A Japanese veteran shouted ferociously.
During this period, wealthy families valued their appearance the most, and they also had safety concerns, so the materials for the doors were made of thick, fine wood. It would still take a lot of effort to open it with brute force, but it would be better if it could be opened from the inside. .
With a creak, the door opened, and a lean little old man wearing a melon-skin hat was nodding and bending, with a flattering smile on his face, and said repeatedly: "It's a great honor for the adults to come to my humble house. Please..."
At this time, the common people still didn't know how to flatter the Japanese soldiers. The terms "Imperial Army" and "Taijun" were only called later. Now Chai Jinxi can only yell at him like an old man. Anyway, he is allowed to do it now. He is also willing to call me grandpa directly.
It's a pity that the Jaap Sergeant in charge didn't understand the polite greetings he had learned from Chai Youde, so he didn't pay any attention to him. He just bumped him into a stagger with his shoulder arrogantly, and then led his men straight in. Entered the courtyard.
"Ouch... Sir, please don't. There are women at home, it's inconvenient... Ouch!"
This time his words were interrupted again, but this time it was not as simple as being hit, but a sudden slap in the face that made his mouth and nose bleed, stars in his eyes, his whole head was buzzing, and he was also Became a little confused.
The Japanese squad leader who slapped him didn't even bother to look at him. He just stood in the middle of the yard with his command knife.
This situation made Chai Jinxi, who thought he was well-informed, at a loss, and felt a chill in his heart.
According to his understanding, whether it is a rioter entering the village or bandits robbing, even if he wants money or food, he will at least directly explain his purpose. How can he come up and beat someone without saying anything?
Just when he was still confused for a moment, Tanimura Taro and others followed Cao Zhang into the house in the backyard, and drove all twelve members of Chai Jinxi's family into the yard. They were all trembling and their faces turned pale. Standing, no one dared to speak, not even to cry.
When the Japs entered the house just now, Chai Jinxi's eldest son just asked a question, and was slapped several times by the Japs until his face was covered in blood. Now he does not dare to speak out.
The Japs squad leader, who had a shit-like mustache on his lips, looked at the dozen men, women, and children, and carefully observed the cowardly and fearful expressions of these people, but he felt an indescribable satisfaction in his heart. Feel.
To be honest, today was actually a depressing and tense day for the entire team. It would not be an exaggeration to describe it as being on tenterhooks along the way.
After learning the real intelligence from Lingyuan County, they, the grassroots officers, knew that this mission was probably very dangerous.
The Chinese volunteer army to be eliminated is not only powerful in combat, but also very cunning and cruel. They not only attacked the railway guards along the railway line, but also took the initiative to ambush a squadron of Japanese troops. This kind of courage and combat effectiveness was not like ordinary troops at all.
Although most of these Japanese officers are eager and fanatical to make achievements, they still have basic military qualities.
In his memory, he was able to beat a garrison squadron equipped with light and heavy machine guns and grenade launchers to a point where they were completely out of touch. Even during the period when the Northeast Anti-Japanese Armed Forces were the largest, even among the few that were entirely composed of the Northeast Army The volunteer army composed of veterans has almost no such ability.
As a professional officer, he certainly knew the difference between defeating an army and annihilating it.
An imperial garrison squadron was completely wiped out. According to the current preliminary comparison of combat power between China and Japan, there must be at least 5 times the advantage in strength, and they must be formally trained soldiers, not the kind of rabble who just put down their hoes. .
It is also necessary to configure a corresponding amount of light and heavy firepower, as well as clever tactical command and so on.
He is very clear about the composition and combat effectiveness of the garrison. Although it is not as good as the infantry squadrons of permanent divisions such as the 6th Division, it is at least much stronger than purely technical units like them.
Due to the false report from the Lingyuan garrison, the base camp actually thought it was a volunteer army composed of a ragtag group of people, so they asked engineers like them to clear it out.
In this case, if the engineer unit wins the battle, it is normal operation. At most, it will get verbal praise from the division commander. But if it loses, apart from other things, it is a matter of opinion whether one can save one's life.
Although the little devils in this period are fanatical and arrogant enough, they are not brainless. Even if they have established meritorious service for His Majesty the Emperor and are not afraid of death, you still have to look at who you are fighting. If you die in this kind of wilderness in such a confused way, at the hands of an opponent who doesn't even know his name, who else are you going to make contributions to?
