Spy Wars: Return of the Red Luan

it's dark.

Chen Jiehua and Jin Zhenji, under the cover of darkness, went to the hillside outside Ping'an Village, found a big tree, and had Zhenji climb up with binoculars.

"Be careful, the binoculars have lenses that reflect light. Don't stare at one spot for more than 3 seconds, and don't look at the Japanese for more than 1 second, especially the fat one with big ears! You've completed your mission once you find out who in the group has entered the village."

After Chen Jiehua finished explaining, he continued forward, running to a secluded high slope southeast of Ping'an Village to calculate the distance and angle. He had only learned this from Lao Liu on the spot, and he didn't know if it would work. But even if it was just a lucky guess, it would be good to blast a few shots at you to disrupt your investigation process.

First, confirm that there is no one within a one-kilometer radius. Then, confirm the retreat route, return to the designated position, take out the cannon, aim at the area with the most people, fire three shots blindly, immediately retract the scorching hot cannon into the storage space, retract the shell casings, and quickly retreat along the retreat route.

Chen Jiehua was not Liu Junze after all; the shell went off course quite badly, missing anyone but frightening them.

Kenji Doihara, who was inspecting the armored patrol vehicle riddled with bullet holes, spotted the location, but he didn't have many men with him and dared not go up the mountain in the dark. He could only call on the soldiers who were originally lying in ambush here to carefully go up the mountain to inspect.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Wu Xiuli, the company commander of the First Company of Guan Wuhen Independent Regiment, led his team to evacuate from the north side of the village.

"Have you seen anyone?"

"I saw it, it's Wu Xiuli from the First Company."

"Okay, let's wait five more minutes, there might be a second one."

"Where are the regimental commander and my brother?"

"I don't know either, but I guess Commander Guan is probably observing Ping'an Village right now. If he's not here, then he can only be in the west."

Chen Jiehua's feint was just a calculated move; he didn't expect to actually blow anyone up. Of course, if he were lucky enough to blow up Doihara, that would be even better; otherwise, it would be normal. He just wanted to give the traitor in the village a chance and excuse to "escape in the chaos," and then give Guan Wuhen a signal.

On July 13, in the forest between Ping'an Village and Shanhe Village, Chen Jiehua met with Guan Wuhen and others and assigned tasks on the spot. The objective was to attack and destroy the newly established headquarters of the Kwantung Army Military Police in the northern part of Harbin.

After completing the mission, the troops joined forces with Ma Zhanshan's troops and headed west to Hulunbuir to reunite with Subinwen's troops. The plan was to recapture the provincial capital Qiqihar, establish city defenses, and gather anti-Japanese armed forces in Northeast China.

"Each company will split up and infiltrate the vicinity of the military police headquarters in batches."

"What about the weapons? Where are the heavy weapons Mr. Ye promised?"

"The weapons have been transported to the southern part of Harbin. Once the troops arrive, someone will contact you to distribute the weapons and equipment."

"Companies 1, 2, and 3, you'll have to work hard and go from the east, crossing the railway line. Company 4, plus the newly formed Company 5 and 6, you'll have to go around to the west."

"set off!"

……

"Don't worry, I've already made arrangements for the second and third companies. Once he sends out the signal, we'll take him away, find out the details, execute him secretly, and then meet up with us on the outskirts of Wuchang County."

“Okay, I trust you to handle things. Let’s go. The weapons and equipment are in the outskirts of Wuchang County. Mr. Zhao from the Red Party guerrilla team has already made arrangements.” On July 15, Chen Jiehua and Guan Wuhen’s new independent regiment, about 7 men, met with the guerrilla team led by Zhao Zihe in the outskirts of Wuchang County to distribute weapons and ammunition.

Next, Chen Jiehua led the group upstream along the Beiyin River. On the way, they found a "marker" and a number of heavy weapons, cannons, and shells in a cave.

"Upon arriving here, we will begin to assign specific tasks. Our target this time is the Kamo Unit of the Japanese Kwantung Army, an evil unit that conducts experiments on people. Their subjects are our Northeastern soldiers and prisoners of war, the people of Northeast China, and the people of Korea."

"I demand that you, at all costs, completely destroy their equipment and laboratories, leave nothing behind, especially their captain, Shiro Ishii!"

"Old Guan, Brother Zhao, this is a map. It shows the approximate location of the secret area. It was drawn at great risk by another comrade of ours."

“Combat command is not my forte. This battle is entrusted to you, Comrade Lao Guan.”

“Brother Zhao, the guerrilla brothers are temporarily organized into the Seventh Company and will be under the command of Regiment Commander Guan. The three of us have our own tasks.”

"Our task is to clear out sentry posts, observation posts, and heavy firepower points fifteen minutes before the battle begins. These circles indicate the locations of the sentry posts."

Chen Jiehua was self-aware; he had never commanded a war or campaign before and couldn't possibly give orders blindly. He knew to find the right person for the job, and Lao Guan was suitable for commanding troops. With seven companies, more than two thousand men, artillery, and ammunition, it wouldn't be difficult for him to deal with the still-developing Kamo troops.

He, Zhao Zihe, and Jin Zhenji continued their old routine, cooperating with each other to use sniper rifles to take the lead, eliminate their hidden and visible sentries.
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The Kwantung Army received a secret report from a traitor. The mysterious Mr. Ye's troops planned to first join forces with Ma Zhanshan to attack the Harbin Military Police Headquarters. After the attack, they would join forces with Ma Zhanshan's troops and head west to join forces with Su Binwen's troops.

Oh no! Absolutely not!
When Kenji Doihara received the secret letter from the traitor, he and his men were investigating in Shulan.

"That's quite a generous gesture," Kenji Doihara remarked.

"Step by step, we used nothing but guns to lure the enemy away from their stronghold, kill a small squad, and then, with the weapons we had, we moved the Shulan garrison away a second time. Taking advantage of Shulan's vulnerability, we raided the armory, destroyed all the cars, and sabotaged the communication lines. In just a few days, we had enough weapons and equipment to start the uprising."

"The second step is to rob the military police headquarters? I think attacking the military police headquarters is a pretext; his real purpose is to continue robbing the Harbin arsenal."

"With enough weapons, and taking the opportunity to capture Ma Zhanshan, then joining forces with Subinwen to the west, they can become mountain kings, growing from nothing to something, a truly clever scheme. If they grow stronger, they will tie down our army in Qiqihar, which will seriously affect the commander and the staff's southward plans."

"Looks like I've found a worthy opponent. Let's go back to the headquarters immediately. I'm going to set a trap and wipe them all out in one fell swoop!"
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In the early hours of July 17, Chen Jiehua and his two companions advanced step by step, gradually clearing out the outer defensive observation posts of the Kamo troops. Guan Wuhen deployed four companies to launch the main attack, while three companies formed a pincer movement to prevent possible breakout and escape. They advanced rapidly, step by step, and finally broke through the Kamo troops' defensive perimeter at dawn.

"Old Guan, remind the comrades again: do not touch any liquids. Those wearing masks, go in and drop bombs. For areas you can't get into, bombard them. Kill them all, cremate them on the spot, leave no one alive!"

"Do not let any escapees get close, do not take them prisoner, do not even touch them."

"Is it so scary?"

"They study the plague, the Black Death, and other diseases, understand?"

"Fuck him!" (End of Chapter)