Bright Sword: From Border Region Manufacturing to Major National Heavy Industry

Chapter 52 One shot and shit came out

Japanese Military Police in Heyuan County

"It's been a whole day, and we still haven't found any clues about the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery!"

Hirata Ichiro's eyes were terrifying as he glared at the group of key military police officers in front of him.

“Captain, heavy artillery is the lifeblood of the Eighth Route Army, they are very protective of it…” A key member frowned, his words trailing off.

Snapped!
Hirata Ichiro slammed his hand on the table and shouted, "Baka! Those two huge gaps in the county town are our disgrace! I don't want any explanations, I just want clues about the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery!"

The key personnel all lowered their heads, their faces ashamed.

"Baka! Hold your heads high! You're all excellent military police officers, don't let me see you looking so dejected!" Hirata Ichiro slammed his fist on the table again, roaring like a wounded beast, "Commander Shinozuka has already given orders to the 4th and 9th Brigades. The encirclement and suppression forces are assembling, just waiting for us to bring over the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery leads..."

boom!
boom!
boom!
……

Before Hirata Ichiro could finish speaking, the sounds of mortars and grenade launchers exploding suddenly came from outside the conference room.

Immediately following was the intense gunfire of both light and heavy machine guns.

Hirata Ichiro and all the Japanese soldiers at the meeting were stunned for a moment. What was going on? Had someone attacked the city again?

A puppet army battalion commander ran over quickly and reported to Hirata Ichiro: "Sir, sir, it's terrible! The Eighth Route Army is attacking the city again!"

The Eighth Route Army is attacking the city again!!!
These words were like a bombshell dropped into the conference room. Hirata Ichiro and the other key Japanese personnel were all dumbfounded, their faces filled with disbelief.

Didn't you Eighth Route Army just attack the city last night? Why are you coming again tonight?

Do you really think our Imperial Army is a pushover, someone we can easily bully?
"Baka! Is this really the Eighth Route Army?" a key Japanese officer demanded of the puppet army battalion commander.

"Yes, it looks like the same group of Eighth Route Army soldiers from last night..." The puppet army battalion commander didn't finish his sentence.

Hirata Ichiro angrily retorted, "You idiot! Did you even look closely?"

It's the same group of Eighth Route Army soldiers from last night; this is simply outrageous!

Yesterday you robbed all the money, and you weren't satisfied. You came again tonight. Do you really think my county town is a vegetable market where you can come and go as you please?
"Sir, look closely, I also saw the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery." The puppet army battalion commander nodded. "It's most likely the same group of Eighth Route Army soldiers from last night!"

"Are you sure you saw the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery?" Hirata Ichiro couldn't help but be overjoyed.

That's right, it's a happy occasion!
Last night, the Eighth Route Army delivered heavy artillery to my door, and I couldn't accept this overwhelming wealth.

Tonight, the Eighth Route Army has once again delivered an overwhelming amount of wealth. This time, we must accept it no matter what!

"Sir, something bad has happened! The Eighth Route Army has broken in through the breach in the North Gate!" At this moment, another puppet army battalion commander rushed over to report, "Their target is the military police."

One of the Japanese soldiers immediately said to Hirata Ichiro, "Captain, the Eighth Route Army is coming for us. We'd better take cover right away..."

Snapped!
Hirata Ichiro slapped the Japanese officer hard across the face and roared, "Gather all the military police forces! Do everything you can to hold them off! This time, we can't let them escape again!"

Immediately afterward, Hirata Ichiro roared at the communications officer: "What are you standing there for? Send a telegram to the Ninth and Fourth Brigades right now and tell them to send troops to our aid immediately."

"Yes." The communications officer immediately sent a telegram.

Hirata Ichiro added, "And the strongholds around the county seat are also being reinforced immediately. If the Eighth Route Army escapes again this time, I won't be as accommodating as I was last night!"

"Yes." Someone immediately went to relay the order.

"Brave warriors of the military police, the Eighth Route Army has once again delivered heavy artillery to us. If we let them escape again this time, we will have no face to face the Emperor. Take your weapons and follow me!"

Hirata Ichiro brandished his command sword and quickly gathered all the military police forces, who then took the initiative to meet the advancing Eighth Route Army.

Li Yunlong and Ding Wei easily broke through the gap and headed straight for the Dayue Warehouse next to the military police headquarters. However, they were met with a group of several hundred Japanese soldiers rushing towards them from the military police headquarters.

Seeing this, Li Yunlong immediately cursed, "Damn it, looks like I can't save this shell."

Li Yunlong quickly maneuvered the Hell Cannon, aimed it, and ignited it without hesitation.

boom!
The Hell Cannon roared, and the shells whistled down toward Hirata Ichiro.

"idiot……"

Hirata Ichiro stared at the strange and enormous shell, his pupils shrinking instantly. He realized he had made a fatal mistake!

The hellfire shell exploded in the middle of the military police, and in the darkness, a huge fireball flashed and lit up the night sky!

Dozens of Japanese soldiers were immediately torn to dust by the immense power of the explosion, and countless others were blown into the sky by the powerful shockwave, falling back down like dumplings being dropped into a pot.

Even more terrifying were the countless iron balls and nails shooting out in the darkness.

Their lethality was no less than that of heavy machine gun bullets; like a string of candied hawthorns, they riddled many Japanese soldiers with holes.

Hirata Ichiro was lucky because the shell exploded in the middle of the crowd, and he was at the very front of the line, so he was on the edge of the shell's lethality.

Of course, Hirata Ichiro was also unfortunate.

He was not spared.

The two nails were kind enough to take good care of him; one shot into his right eye, and the other darted into his back garden.

Perhaps some people will question how this constitutes an attack from both sides.

That's perfectly normal.

This is a street; when a nail hits bricks and stones, it bounces and its trajectory deviates.

"Ah, bastard..." Hirata Ichiro let out a hellish scream, covering his eyes with one hand and his garden with the other.

"Captain, the captain is injured! Quick, quick, get the captain away immediately, get him away right away!"

This cannonball from the Hellfire cannon completely shattered the morale of the Japanese military police.

Their fighting spirit was instantly shattered.

The Eighth Route Army's cannon was far too powerful; it was beyond the capabilities of these insignificant ants.

The few remaining Japanese soldiers were immediately carried away by others, and Hirata Ichiro was quickly evacuated.

Some of the wounded soldiers on the ground were also carried away.

But there were simply not enough men, so the Japanese soldiers with minor injuries could only desperately move backward, their faces filled with terror.

Most of the resistance forces in the county town were puppet troops. Seeing that their master, the military police, had been blown to bits by a cannon, their will to resist immediately collapsed, and they all retreated.

And just like that, the entire county town was quickly vacated by them.

Seeing this, Li Yunlong cursed, "Damn it, why didn't those bastards let us through last night!"

If you had let the city go last night, I would have taken the sugar back yesterday, and I wouldn't have to go through all this trouble today.

(End of this chapter)