Chapter 2: Encounter with Daiya Squad, Annihilated!

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  Zhang Mingyu led Zhang Haisheng and a few others as vanguards in the front, while Zhang Biao led the troops behind.

  "Captain, it sounds like there's someone up ahead," said Zhang Haisheng.

  "Be careful, let's go and take a look!" He led several people to quietly walk towards the source of the sound. After walking for nearly 500 meters through the dense forest, Zhang Mingyu and others arrived at the edge of a small lake in the woods. On the other side of the lake, there were countless Japanese devils bathing in the lake. Zhang Mingyu took a closer look and estimated that there were over a hundred people, equivalent to an entire company of devils.

  "What a great opportunity! I'm keeping an eye on the devils here, Hai Sheng, hurry up and tell First Platoon Leader and Second Platoon Leader to lead their troops to quickly encircle them from both sides, don't spare any bullets, try to wipe out all the little devils in the water," Zhang Mingyu said.

  Yes

  Perhaps the devils were too arrogant, and they all went into the water without even leaving a sentry. They never thought that there would be Chinese soldiers here, and even if there were some defeated soldiers, they would flee at the sight of the brave Japanese Imperial Army. In their eyes, the Chinese army was tens of millions strong, but the Japanese Imperial Army only needed to launch a collective charge and they would quickly collapse. So an entire company of devils went into the water, leaving all their weapons and equipment on the shore!

  Zhang Biao received the order and led the soldiers of the first and second battalions, respectively, to surround both sides of the lake.

  "Company Commander Zhang and the others have made preparations," said Guard Li as he rushed over.

  "Alright," this time Zhang Mingyu took the lead with a light machine gun, and towards the crowd in the water, it was: rat-a-tat, upon hearing the gunfire, other soldiers also jumped out one after another, their guns continuously firing into the water. The devils who were exchanging experiences of raping Chinese women in the river were startled by the sudden gunfire, although they were panicked, all the little devils rushed to run towards the shore! But waiting for them was a rain of bullets numbering in the thousands, and the devils in the water, without any cover, fell in droves. Soon the lake water turned red, the warriors crazily poured out the bullets from their guns, hand grenades...

  The sound of gunfire and explosions stopped, which also meant that this one-sided massacre had ended. The water was filled with the bodies of devils, and the lake water was stained with blood, piece by piece, into a crimson red!

  "Captain, it's so damn enjoyable fighting with you!" Zhang Biao roared.

  "Captain, in this battle we killed 158 devils, including one lieutenant and three sergeant majors."

  We captured over 100 rifles, more than 600 grenades, and over 3,000 bullets! Six machine guns, with over 3,000 rounds of ammunition. In addition, there were four small cannons, with over 100 shells! And a radio station, which we've already sent out!" said Zhao Si, the second company commander, grinning from ear to ear.

  "Tell the brothers to put on the devils' clothes and bring all the weapons and ammunition, we are going to transfer," said Zhang Mingyu.

  Wiped out nearly a platoon of devils, if they don't hurry up and run before the devil's main force knows the news, they won't be able to swallow this small number of people! From the pocket notebook of the devil's Nakasa, it was learned that the eliminated devil platoon belonged to the 77th Infantry Regiment of the 39th Brigade of the Japanese Army's 20th Division, and the platoon leader was named Otaro Ohno.

  The headquarters of the 39th Division of the Japanese Army.

  "What's going on with the Oyama unit?!" asked Takamori Yoshito, the brigade commander, to his chief of staff, Kizuka Hisakazu.

  "Report to the regimental commander, there is still no news of the ōno unit, but Chōsa Tani has already led the 77th Regiment to search for them. Also, Kamei's squad, which was sent out yesterday afternoon to search for Chinese stragglers, has also lost contact."

  Chang Li Deng Xing looked at the scene in front of him, his five senses were smoking with anger! He grabbed a squadron leader and shouted: "What's going on here? How could this be!"

  The entire 158-man Taiyuan Garrison floated on the water with their buttocks exposed. Since losing contact with the radio station of the Taiyuan Garrison, Lieutenant General Deng Xing thought they had lost contact due to a broken radio and hadn't contacted the coalition forces! Because they never dared to imagine that the Taiyuan Coalition Forces would be completely annihilated! It is worth noting that most of the Nationalist Army's main force has already withdrawn, and the combat effectiveness of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army needs at least one brigade or more to destroy a Japanese regiment.

  "Could it be that there are still main forces of the National Army here? No way, I have to report to headquarters immediately! Send a telegram to the division commander..."

  "Report to General, Lieutenant Colonel Nagatsuka has sent a telegram." The communications soldier walked in and said to Takashi Gōda.

  "Oh!"

  "Hakka, all of you are useless; send a telegram immediately. We must pursue and annihilate those Chinese troops, or else all of you will have to commit seppuku to apologize to the Emperor!" Takagi Yoshitaro shouted at the communications soldier.

  Kusunose looked at the telegram and said to Yoshito Takagi: It seems that we must report to the division headquarters and the commanding officer, the entire company of Lieutenant Colonel ōno's unit has been annihilated. This is something that our great Imperial Japanese Army has never experienced before!

  "Hello, this is Takagi Yoshito, connect me with the Brigade Commander."

  The Japanese army division commander 'Kawabata Bunzaburou' was furious when he learned of the situation and scolded Takamura Yoshito, ordering a thorough investigation into the matter.

  "This is a shame for our Great Imperial Japanese Army, we must clear this shame and avenge Mr. Ohno." said Cho Rinsho to several subordinates.

  Hi

  At this time, a group of devils were moving rapidly southward. Of course, they weren't real devils, but Zhang Mingyu's independent regiment! Now Zhang Mingyu's regiment had firepower that was almost on par with other National Army divisions, with each soldier carrying over 100 rounds of ammunition and grenades wrapped around their waists. The entire regiment had approximately 400 rifles, 10 light machine guns, one heavy machine gun, and four mortars.

  Originally, Zhang Mingyu wanted to lead the team to participate in the Eighth Route Army, but thinking that the Eighth Route Army was poorly equipped and the old man wouldn't provide supplies, it might even come with a rectification movement, and if he ended up making great military achievements, he would be wrongly accused in a struggle session! That would be a loss! However, as someone from a later generation, Zhang Mingyu still had high respect for those leaders! First, kill the devils, and talk about the future situation later!

  In the late afternoon, Zhang Mingyu led his troops to arrive in Xinzhou area, found a tree to sit down, and looked up at the sky thinking about his own way out with these brothers. Zhang Biao handed over a Hademen cigarette, spitting out smoke rings and said to Zhang Biao "Assemble the troops, I have something to say!"

  "Yes!" Zhang Biao stood up and said

  The soldiers who had just received the order formed four rows, Zhang Mingyu walked to the front of the team "Attention, turn right, at ease. Brothers, the Japanese invaders' intention to destroy China has not died, and the Eastern barbarians dare to try to exterminate the Chinese nation. We are the proud sons of the Chinese nation, shouldering the heavy responsibility of defending our country and protecting our homeland. If we cannot drive out the Tartars and protect our homes, if we cannot guard our fellow villagers and parents, it is really a shame to our ancestors." Zhang Mingyu said with passion and vigor.

  The warriors may not fully understand, but they are also listening with great enthusiasm.

  "From today on, our troop will be called the Anti-Japanese Independence Troop. As long as we are alive, we must drive the little devils out of China and march towards Japan. The blood debt must be repaid with blood, and we will make the little devils pay back the blood debt they owe to China."

  "Yes, we must drive out the little devils! Advance on Japan! Avenge our hatred!" Commander Chang shouted loudly.

  "Drive out the little devils from China and march towards Japan, to avenge and settle old scores!"

  "Charge towards Japan! Revenge and settle old scores!"

  "Revenge and hatred!!!" Listening to the warriors' angry roars, Zhang Mingyu couldn't help but have tears welling up in his eyes. As a young man of later generations, he often fantasized about leading an army to charge onto those small islands in the East Sea, killing all those ugly, despicable, inhuman beasts, how exhilarating! The eight years of war against Japan had brought too much suffering to the Chinese people, it can be said that this period of history from the end of the Qing dynasty to the eight years of war is a shame that every Chinese person cannot erase. The loss of territory, 40 million compatriots were in a state of deep water and scorching fire.

  "Zhang Mingyu, Commander of the Anti-Japanese Independent Regiment"

  Zhang Biao

  Second Lieutenant Zhao Si

  Scout Company Commander "Zhang Haisheng"

  Zhang Mingyu selected more than twenty agile soldiers!

  It is indeed:

  Ten thousand miles riding the wind back and forth, alone by the East Sea bringing spring thunder.

  Rather see the pictures change color than let the mountains and rivers be reduced to ashes!

  Turbid wine cannot dispel national worries; to save the times, one should rely on outstanding talents.

  With ten million heads piled high, we must turn the universe's power back around.

  After resting for more than an hour, Zhang Mingyu led the army to continue advancing! His ultimate goal is to go through Xinzhou and head south to participate in the Battle of Nanjing. Now the Battle of Shanghai should be nearing its end. By the time Zhang Mingyu arrives, the yellow flowers will have withered. Zhang Mingyu knew that with just over 200 men, it was impossible to save the lives of 300,000 compatriots. In the upcoming Battle of Nanjing, he would try his best to kill as many Japanese devils as possible and make them pay a heavy price for every step forward.

  The troops passed by Meixian, "Battalion Commander, what sound do you hear?" Zhang Haisheng said.

  "It sounds like a car, could it be the enemy's vehicle in the middle of the night?" Zhang Biao asked.

  Zhang Mingyu ordered Zhang Biao "Everyone take cover! Prepare for battle!"

  "Everyone take cover and prepare for battle!" Soon the soldiers quickly hid in the dry grass by the side of the road, over a meter high.

  "These few cars seem to be his mother's from Taiyuan, won't it be the devil's commander of Taiyuan? Then we'll get rich!" Zhang Biao said with a silly smile.

  Indeed, Zhang Biao was right. These three trucks were from Taiyuan and had Lieutenant General Kawabe Kyojiro, commander of the 20th Division of the Japanese Army, and his chief of staff, Kanamura Hisao, on board. Due to the advance of the front line, Kawabe Kyojiro moved his command center from Taiyuan to Mei County. Just now, Kawabe Kyojiro received a telegram from General Terauchi Hisaichi, commander-in-chief of the North China Area Army in Beiping, ordering him to go to the headquarters in North China to take up a new post and instructing him to hand over command of the 20th Division upon arrival in Mei County before hurrying back to North China.

  It's probably fate that let Zhang Mingyu achieve this great merit!

  "Company Commander, the truck behind those devils is full of devil officers! The youngest one is also a company commander!" Zhang Biao said with shining eyes. "Let's attack, Company Commander." Seeing that the enemy's car was less than 150 meters away from him, Zhang Biao couldn't help but say.

  "Tiger, aim at the middle car and fire! First destroy that car, then don't spare any bullets from the light and heavy machine guns, try to wipe out all the devils inside the cars! Hand grenades first blast the front and back cars!" Zhang Mingyu quickly gave orders to the artillery. (The mortar had four barrels but only one person knew how to use it.) As it was nighttime, Zhang Mingyu and his men were hiding in the dry grass on both sides of the road, and the devils hadn't discovered them. The tiger behind the slope was setting up the cannon, adjusting, aiming, and then used his thumb to estimate again, saying "cannonball" as he loaded a shell into the barrel.

  Bang! The shell didn't hit the middle car, but instead hit the one behind it, wiping out all the Japanese officers inside. The gas tank caught fire and a huge blaze erupted.

  "Brothers, give me a hand!" More than ten fiery tongues shot towards the devils, and the devils who didn't have time to get off the car were knocked down one after another by the dense hail of bullets! They fell from the car with a thud...

  Kawakishi Bunsaburō had just opened the car door under the cover of the guards when Torako adjusted his position and fired a cannonball at the truck he was sitting in!

  "Qiu" heard the sound of artillery shells, Kawabata Bunsanro looked up at the sky, and saw a fireball flying towards his head, "Boom!" A loud explosion, this old devil with bloodstained hands was blown to pieces. Ended his sinful life!

  There were still over a dozen devils left wanting to escape! Zhang Mingyu stood up with a machine gun "Rat-a-tat..."

  "Brothers, kill! Don't let a single little devil escape! Kill!""Kill!" "Kill!"

  Pfft... pfft... pfft... A hail of bullets left the few remaining little devils riddled like sieves!

  "Brothers, hurry up and clean the battlefield! The enemy's reinforcements will arrive soon!" Zhang Mingyu said. This was because Zhang Mingyu did not know that among the Japanese officers he had killed was a lieutenant general, as Kawada Bunzaburou had been blown to pieces! "Battalion commander, now each of our brothers has taken two guns, and this time we've captured so many guns that it's impossible to take them all away! If we try to bring them with us, it will affect our marching speed!" Zhao Si ran over to tell Zhang Mingyu.

  "Then blow up all the extra guns, can't leave them for the little devils! Bring more bullets and hand grenades!"

  "Captain, this time we've taken out 113 devils. We lost three brothers and seven more are wounded!" Zhang Biao reported as he ran up.

  "Bury all those brothers' corpses!" We're withdrawing!

  The warriors put together over a hundred rifles and pulled up hand grenades!

  With a loud "clang", all these guns turned into scrap iron.