The Spy

Chapter 406 War begins

There are two solitary confinement rooms specially built by Niu Yuanxiang on Xiaohuang Mountain, which are deliberately placed in a remote location.

The space inside is narrow, barely enough for one person to lie down.

Only those who committed serious mistakes would be punished by Niu Yuanxiang and locked up for a few days. There was only a small window inside, which was used to deliver meals to them, and no one else was allowed to approach.

It's okay to be in there for a short time, but being in there for a long time can drive people crazy, and they feel like they have been abandoned by the world.

I couldn't enjoy my food and I couldn't sleep well.

People who have been put in solitary confinement said that they would rather die than go back there again. It is much more terrifying than corporal punishment, and no one wants to try it.

The subordinate holding the light machine gun quickly said, "Military Advisor, we will definitely obey you. Just one minute. We will not fight for even one more second."

Seeing that his men were a little nervous when they heard about being put in solitary confinement, Niu Yuanxiang explained in a low voice: "It's not that we don't allow you to fight the Japanese devils. The combat effectiveness of the Japanese soldiers is much stronger than that of the puppet army. Once the machine guns sound, they can determine your position. If you don't move after one minute, their shells will fall."

After saying that, Niu Yuanxiang smiled again and said, "What if the Japanese are scared by our first wave and they don't dare to come up again? Who will we fight?"

Everyone chuckled. The military advisor was right. They were going to beat the Japanese hard and rob the puppet troops today.

Not only do we have to fight them, but we also have to take all their weapons into our own hands.

Now Xiaohuangshan has a strong army and horses. Even though the other side has more than a thousand people, they are really not afraid.

Xiaohuangshan is their territory and they have absolute geographical advantage.

At this time, they were lying in ambush in a depression beside the mountain road. When the Japanese went up the mountain, they could not see anyone here at all.

This reflects the fact that the people in Xiaohuangshan are familiar with the terrain and have the advantage of playing at home.

If Niu Yuanxiang were to set an ambush, the Japanese would be beaten.

"Attention, everyone, get ready. The enemy is approaching within a hundred meters. Pay attention to my gestures and commands at all times."

Niu Yuanxiang added: "Shoot accurately, aim at the devils. Those puppet troops are weaklings. There is no point in hitting them."

Niu Yuanxiang was brave enough. He knew that the puppet soldiers only wanted to save their lives and had little combat effectiveness. Since the puppet soldiers were in the front, he placed them closer to make it easier to attack the Japanese soldiers behind.

The puppet soldiers walked cautiously and were soon less than fifty meters away from them.

As the Japanese also entered the 100-meter shooting range, Niu Yuanxiang swung his half-raised hand downward with force.

"beat."

Several machine guns immediately roared out angry flames, and the earth artillery also completed the firing amidst the roar.

Unfortunately, their homemade artillery was of poor accuracy and only killed a few people in one round of salvos.

There was no way. The gap between their homemade artillery and military mortars was too big. The firing rate and reloading speed were much slower, and one minute was only enough for two rounds of salvo fire.

However, the firepower from several machine guns was very suppressive.

Sure enough, the puppet soldiers walking in front to explore the way were frightened out of their wits when they heard the gunshots. Some of them lay on the ground smartly, some ran around stupidly, and some even fired randomly.

Niu Yuanxiang and others were not targeting them, but there were still some unlucky guys who were caught in the gunfire and were knocked to the ground.

There was a puppet soldier who was shot and survived, but unfortunately he was so frightened that he lost his mind and kept shouting, which attracted more bullets.

They were too close, and some of them could see the people on Xiaohuangshan Mountain, so they were prevented from giving directions to the Japanese soldiers behind them.

When the Japanese in the rear heard the gunshots, they lay on the ground to avoid the bullets and crawled towards the nearby bunkers.

Many puppet soldiers ran towards the Japanese, but Tengchuan decisively ordered to shoot at them. He knew very well that the impact of the fleeing soldiers on the battlefield was far greater than that of the enemy on the opposite side.

We can't let them disrupt their formation.

The performance of these puppet troops really disappointed him.

"Baga, shoot! Artillery, destroy their machine guns."

Teng Chuan cursed and gave orders. He really didn't expect that the people from Xiaohuangshan would dare to ambush him. From the sound of gunfire, it seemed that there were not too many people, but they were very dense, and there were obviously multiple machine guns.

The machine gun was located high up and had been discovered by them.

But before the devils could fire a few shots, Niu Yuanxiang and his men had already completed the second round of volleys and evacuated with their machine guns and homemade cannons.

It took exactly one minute.

Niu Yuanxiang left decisively. This was not a real ambush point. The main purpose was to prevent the Japanese from going up the mountain. If they stayed any longer, the Japanese artillery at the back would cause them huge damage.

"Boom boom boom."

As soon as they left, there were continuous noises from the previous position. Everyone looked back with lingering fear.

As expected of a military strategist, he calculated the time very accurately. If the military strategist had not arranged in advance and let them leave, some of the brothers would have definitely been killed by now.

Now the Japanese can only bomb in vain.

"Walk."

Niu Yuanxiang was also a little scared. As for the one minute, it was told to him by the comrades who had come to help with the training. The Japanese artillery were well-trained and had quick reactions. Once they had the position, they could lock onto it in one minute.

If you are fighting the Japanese, you must change your position after firing a shot.

Niu Yuanxiang remembered it clearly, and today's arrangement avoided huge losses.

Those machine guns were their treasures, and losing any one of them would make him extremely sad.

"Stop the shelling."

Tengchuan was experienced in combat. When he noticed that there was no more gunfire from the opposite side, he immediately ordered his troops to stop and forced the puppet troops to investigate ahead.

The puppet soldiers were unwilling but dared not disobey orders, so they moved forward cautiously, cursing the Japanese in their hearts.

These Japanese simply don't treat them as human beings.

Their lives are not lives?
Before coming, they only knew how to fight the bandits in Xiaohuangshan, but no one expected that the bandits in Xiaohuangshan were so ferocious. Dozens of them were killed before they even got to the mountain.

In the rapid performance of just one minute, the puppet army suffered at least twenty casualties, and the Japanese suffered more. Niu Yuanxiang was originally targeting them, and the earth cannon was also aimed at them. The Japanese soldiers suffered at least thirty casualties.

In just one minute, such great results were achieved, and Xiaohuangshan won a great victory.

However, with so many machine guns firing at the same time and the enemy being so close, it is not surprising that such an outcome occurred.

What's more, the casualties were not just those who were killed. There were also many who were injured. Not many were actually killed. The total number of deaths among the Japanese and puppet troops was only twenty at most.

"Chase."

Upon discovering that the ambushers had already escaped, Tengchuan became furious and ordered the puppet troops to chase ahead. He then led his own men to keep a distance from the puppet troops to avoid being ambushed again.

These bandits are hateful. He will not let any of them go today and will kill them all after catching them.

At this moment, he was a little glad that he had obeyed his superiors' orders and brought the puppet troops. Without these cannon fodder, he would have to let his men take risks to explore the way.

The puppet army had no choice but to walk slowly in front. Their speed was too slow, which made Tengchuan dissatisfied. Under the threat, they were forced to speed up.

The resentment in the puppet army's hearts was even stronger at this time.

Tengchuan, who was behind, left people to take care of the wounded and collect the Japanese soldiers who died in the battle. When he received the exact number of casualties, he became even more angry.

Six puppet soldiers were killed and fifteen were injured, some of whom were even accidentally injured by their companions.

His men suffered more casualties, nine dead and twenty wounded, but fortunately more than a dozen of them were lightly wounded. The brave imperial warriors lost twenty-nine people at once, more than the puppet army, which really annoyed him.

He only brought about 600 people with him, with nearly 5% casualties, and he didn't even see the enemy. For Tengchuan, this was the greatest shame of his life.

This revenge must be avenged.

However, the puppet army commander in front, upon learning that the Japanese losses were greater than theirs, immediately understood that the bandits in Xiaohuangshan were focusing on attacking the Japanese. It didn't matter whether the bandits looked down on them or thought that they were all Chinese and didn't want to kill each other, as long as the other party focused on taking care of the Japanese.

He breathed a sigh of relief and secretly ordered his men that the bandits were not targeting them, so they didn't need to fight desperately and should think of ways to protect themselves if a fight broke out again.

He is the regiment commander, but unfortunately his regiment is not yet fully staffed. He originally wanted to recruit more soldiers and become the real regiment commander, but he didn't want to throw all his forces into this bandit's nest.

Without his soldiers in troubled times, he would be nothing and might be abandoned by the Japanese at any time.

The puppet soldiers who received the order understood what they should do and cursed the Japanese even more fiercely in their hearts.

The Japanese are really despicable, yet they insist on using them as cannon fodder for things that have nothing to do with them.

Under the coercion of Tengchuan, they explored the way ahead and advanced slowly. Only when the Japanese behind them urged them to do so did they dare to speed up.

As a result, the distance between the Japanese and the puppet army became closer and closer.

"boom."

With a loud bang, a puppet soldier stepped on a landmine and was blown away.

Niu Yuanxiang did not order many of these mines to be placed. The main purpose was to slow down the Japanese and give them more time to set up a second line of defense.

When the landmine exploded, many puppet soldiers were frightened and ran away. Tengchuan did not give them any face and directly ordered his men to shoot and kill several deserters.

"Everyone move forward. Those who walk slowly will be like them."

The puppet soldiers dared to be angry but not to speak out. They were allowed to leave even though they knew there were mines. This was treating them as mine-clearing tools.

The Japanese did not treat them as human beings, so they were careful. Fortunately, they had mine-detecting tools and walked slowly, so they actually found a few mines.

However, two of them were detonated.

This time, Tengchuan did not urge them. If he continued to force them when there were mines, it might lead to a mutiny.

He didn't take these puppet soldiers seriously at all, but it would be difficult for him to explain when he returned after something like this happened.

It may even affect his future.

Ultimately, Tengchuan is a selfish person.

At this time, the people arranged by Niu Yuanxiang had already made preparations. There were not many mines to begin with, and most of them were buried explosives.

These explosives need to be detonated manually, but the advantage is that they will not be discovered as mines.

He knew that the Japs must be behind him, so he made arrangements in advance, waiting for the puppet troops to pass by and then bombing the Japanese.

The puppet army had already passed through the minefield, and Niu Yuanxiang's arrangements also bought him more time, and the second line of defense had been completed.

This place has the best geographical location, being a turning point on the mountain road halfway up the mountain.

As long as the Japanese come over, they will be within their sight.

Even if they were discovered by the Japanese, they would not be able to deploy their artillery too far away. If they were too far away, they would be blocked by the mountains and would not be able to hit them at all.

At this distance, someone with good marksmanship can easily snipe and kill their artillery.

After all, the biggest threat is still those mortars. Unfortunately, he doesn't have them. If he had them, he would definitely dare to fight the Japanese head-on.

Now he was not afraid of nothing. If he didn't have any, he would just snatch them from the devils. However, he also understood that it was not so easy to snatch the cannons. Unless the Japanese were completely defeated, they would definitely take away all the mortars.

Japan's resources are not abundant and cannot withstand excessive consumption.

Even if they really can't take it away, they will blow it up and not keep it for themselves.

The people hiding in the dark had ferocious looks on their faces. The Japanese had already reached the place where they had buried the explosives.

But now it is only their front-line troops, and the people hiding there are ambitious and want to kill more Japanese, especially their machine gunners and artillerymen.

Unfortunately, the artillery moved the slowest and was always at the back.

Noticing more people entering the explosive area, he could only regretfully pull the fuse.

"Boom boom boom."

There were continuous explosions, and many figures were blown into the sky, and then scattered and fell down. There were many broken limbs on the ground, it was like hell.

Tengchuan was frightened, but fortunately he was with the last artilleryman. If he was blown up, he might not even have a complete body left.

The puppet soldiers in front were even more frightened and trembling.

Fortunately, Xiao Huangshan was not targeting them, otherwise if they had been bombed just now, I don’t know how much damage they would have suffered.

"Don't really fight me later. If anyone really kills someone from Xiaohuangshan, I'll skin him alive when I get back."

The regiment commander gave careful orders that Xiaohuangshan would not attack them, but if they angered the people of Xiaohuangshan, they would probably become like the Japanese.

His biggest thought now is to preserve his strength.

When the Japanese asked him to shoot, he shot, but he pointed the muzzle of the gun upwards, just to show off to the Japanese.

The bandits in Xiaohuangshan are too fierce. They are not just bandits. I’m afraid that even the regular troops of the Guo army cannot compare to them.

He absolutely did not want to have any grudge against Xiaohuangshan now.

Tengchuan quickly counted the casualties from the bombing.

Seventeen people died and eleven were injured.

Another twenty-eight men were lost, and the number of men he brought with him was reduced by almost one-tenth.

The key point is that he didn't even touch the Xiaohuangshan bandits.

The explosion was so powerful that the death rate was so high and the wounded were basically seriously injured. The result brought about by this wave of explosives was greater than the rapid shooting of hundreds of people in one minute just now.

The downside is that the road was damaged, making it inconvenient for them to go up and down the mountain.

There is no need to worry about damaging the road. Niu Yuanxiang can arrange people to repair it, or even hire villagers from the mountain to help. Not to mention this section of the road, it would be worth it if he could kill these devils and blow up more roads.

The people hiding in Xiaohuangshan saw the Japanese corpses scattered on the ground and went back to report with satisfaction.

The Japanese are despicable. They burned, killed and looted on Chinese territory. Now that they have come to Xiaohuangshan, we should treat them well and let them know how powerful Xiaohuangshan is.

But the military advisor is really awesome, and it feels great to follow him into battle.

"Baka, Baka."

Tengchuan was so angry that he couldn't stop shaking. These bandits were too cunning and only knew how to launch sneak attacks. He was indeed a bit careless, but who could have thought that they would bury explosives after burying the mines?
Tengchuan would not admit that it was his mistake, he blamed it all on the puppet army in front.

It was their failure to discover the explosives that caused such a huge loss to the Imperial Warriors.

"The inspection team will supervise from behind and let the people in front charge. Anyone who is slow or dares to run away will be shot."

The furious Tengchuan no longer considered the safety of the puppet troops and directly ordered them to charge in the front. Even if all the puppet troops would be killed, they must fight to the top of the mountain.

(End of this chapter)