dawn.
The night fell, and a few bright stars hung faintly in the gray sky.
The moon has long since disappeared, the sun rises slowly from the east, and the lights of the Kurosawa Regiment Headquarters in Chuliang County also go out with the rise of the sun.
"Today is the summer solstice. It is appropriate to meet with relatives and friends, travel, get married, betrothal, make an alliance, pray for blessings, lay a bed, and fast. It is forbidden to move, move to a new house, or bury." Kurosawa opened a small book and read quietly.
"Did Kurosawa Daizuo talk about the Chinese almanac?" Yamamoto asked.
Kurosawa nodded, then put away the small book in his hand, "It's all illusory. You have to believe it, but you can't believe it at all."
"Is Kurosawa the Great Zuo afraid of letting the Eighth Route Army fight? Do you actually pin your victory on these illusory things?" Yamamoto asked again, his tone seemed a bit sarcastic.
Kurosawa didn't pay much attention to Yamamoto's tone, "It's not that I'm afraid, it's just... I don't want to fail again."
"The failure last time was not your fault." This time Yamamoto did not ridicule, but found an excuse for Kurosawa.
Kurosawa did not give up, but said seriously: "In the final analysis, I still have lax governance. If Yamamoto Daizao hadn't reminded me, I would never have thought that my subordinates would betray the empire's intelligence for petty profits."
"It's a small profit for you, but it's not for them! The domestic economy is not good right now, and many people are starving, but what you think is a small profit can make their families live comfortably. Several years." Yamamoto said with an out-of-the-box attitude. Although Yamamoto directed the traitor incident, he still analyzed it for Kurosawa to show his wisdom.
"Hey~" Kurosawa sighed, "I was negligent."
"Secretary work must be done well. There is a Chinese saying that is very good. If the king does not keep secrets, then the ministers will suffer. If the ministers do not keep secrets, they will lose their virginity. If a few things are not kept secret, it will cause harm."
"What Mr. Yamamoto said is absolutely true, I have learned from you!" He bowed to Yamamoto, and then continued, "I did not notify the staff of this operation. According to what Mr. Yamamoto said, I waited until we arrived at the mission location. Make another announcement."
Yamamoto nodded, "That's right. There is no need for subordinates to know the details of the battle plan. Soldiers only need to know who their enemies are. The more they know, the easier it is for them to leak secrets."
Looking at the dawn outside the window, thinking about the upcoming battle, I couldn't help but feel a little melancholy: "It's just that the defenders of Duck Pier are no longer a new group, which is a bit regretful."
"Get up wherever you fall. I think General Shinozuka meant this when he arranged this battle. Not just you, the entire western Shanxi region also needs a big victory, even if the opponent is weak."
Kurosawa turned to look at Yamamoto, with approval and regret in his eyes: "Well, it's a pity that I can't fight side by side with Yamamoto-kun again this time."
Yamamoto smiled indifferently and said: "Haha, it doesn't matter. Although my troops can't go, can't I personally accompany Kurosawa Ozuo to watch the battle? I am also very happy to see Kurosawa Ozuo capture the duck dock. .”
Kurosawa walked to the window, opened it, and a burst of fresh air poured into the room. Kurosawa looked at the rising sun and said, "It's dawn. I think my troops should have set off."
Since the beginning of summer, both the Japanese, the Eighth Route Army, and Lao Yan have made a large number of military maneuvers, and they are all ready to attack openly and secretly.
The situation is becoming increasingly tense. The Japanese have increased their troops, the Eighth Route Army has also increased its troops, and various forces are recruiting troops. There is a tense atmosphere throughout northwestern Shanxi, as if they are waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity that can instantly turn the tide of the war.
However, no matter how the two sides coordinate, the position of Yanziwu is very important to the Japanese, so it must be won.
Therefore, Shinozuka ordered Kurosawa to attack Yawuwu again. Just in case, Shinozuka also deployed Kamiya Shisan, who was originally stationed in Ping'an County, to assist him.
As for the Eighth Route Army, the Daxiawan headquarters was transferred, and a new regiment was also deployed to the new defense area.
The new regiment that replaced the new regiment stationed at Yanziwu was the newly formed second regiment.
As the morning sun spreads over the earth, the troops of the two brigades of the Blackpool Regiment set off from different locations at the same time. Their apparent mission was to sweep up, but the actual march route was the forward position of the Duck Dock.
At the same time, Kamiya United also sent a large team to move slowly towards the side of the duck.
The New Second Group had no idea about this.
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Outside Ping'an City, a group of fellow villagers who were preparing to go to the city for the market had gathered early. The bustling crowd brought their goods and looked forward to it, hoping to sell them at a good price in the market or exchange them for their favorite items. .
Looking at these fellow villagers going to the market, Xu San felt a little worried in his heart.
Today is the sixteenth day, which is the day when fellow villagers go to Ping'an County to go to the market, and it is also the day when the surrounding area goes to the market.
Ping'an County is an enemy-occupied area and will not be affected by the Japanese raids. What about other areas? What about the towns and villages that the Japanese raids?
Those fellow villagers rushed to the market with their belongings and full of hope, but they bumped into the Japanese...
Xu San didn't even dare to think about it. He just hoped that Li Si's county brigade could handle these matters well and at least reduce the losses to the fellow villagers.
Two motorcycles slowly drove out of the side entrance of Ping An City. On this trip, Xu San not only took Dunzi with him, but also Mishima Kazuhachi and Fujita Oki.
As a super rich second generation, Mishima is obviously not as arrogant as ordinary rich second generations. Instead, he is very approachable to his friends. Even though Xu San is a Chinese, Mishima's words and deeds are very good. At least in front of Xu San, he no longer calls Chinese people. Chinese people.
Xu San can confirm that Mishima is indeed under house arrest now, because he has been promoted to second lieutenant and is responsible for managing the prison in Ping'an County. Although it is a prison, the prison currently holds less than 10 prisoners, but there are more than 30 Japanese soldiers responsible for guarding the prisoners, and these 10 prisoners are all old, weak, sick and disabled. This configuration is obviously a deliberate care.
You know, no matter which unit wants to be promoted, it depends on either military merit or seniority. And Mishima's promotion this time did not have either military merit or seniority, so it is obviously based on life experience.
What people under house arrest long for most is freedom, so Xu San took this opportunity to arrange for the Japanese soldiers to go hunting to pull him out for some exercise, so that he could accept his favor.
The two motorcycles slowly passed through the flow of people without being hindered. The fellow villagers saw that the Japanese and puppet soldiers had become accustomed to ducking to both sides and opened a wide passage.
Driving out of the crowd, two motorcycles drove onto the road one after another. The refreshing wind blew in front of them, which made Mishima feel particularly comfortable. He felt that he had not breathed fresh air for a long time. Now he felt that the motorcycle in front of him The exhaust fumes smell particularly good.
