Double-Cut During the War of Resistance: My Wife Came from 1937

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

"Da da da! Da da da!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

On the battlefield, artillery roared and bullets rained down.

A 500-strong Eighth Route Army unit is holding off a Japanese battalion of over 1100 men.

They were personnel who separated from the First Battalion of the Jin-Cha-Ji Independent Regiment.

Although they initially caught the Japanese army off guard.

However, the Japanese army was numerous and had fierce firepower.

As the Japanese army launched repeated attacks, both sides suffered considerable casualties.

"Buzz! Buzz!"

Just then, the deep rumble of the engine began.

Then a Type 94 tank, a Type 92 heavy armored vehicle, and several cars were seen parked behind the brigade command post.

At this moment, Captain Hashimoto did not command the battle, but instead jogged forward to meet them.

"Commander Itagaki!"

Captain Hashimoto bowed respectfully.

"Slap! Slap!"

Seishiro Itagaki, his face grim, slowly stepped down from the armored vehicle. Instead of being pleased by the greeting, he slapped the other person twice across the face.

"Baka!"

Seishiro Itagaki angrily rebuked, "Instead of properly commanding the battle at the front, all you do is engage in these sycophantic acts. No wonder you always suffer defeats! You're practically ruining the image of the invincible Japanese army!"

"Click!"

Captain Hashimoto's cheeks burned with pain, but he dared not take the blame.

He slammed his heels together, stood at attention again, and slowly began to speak: "As the division commander has instructed, I will certainly lead my men to defeat the Chinese and wash away this shame!"

Itagaki Seishiro glanced at the other man indifferently and said coldly, "If the 21st Regiment is annihilated because you failed to capture the Eighth Route Army here, you can commit seppuku to atone for your sins!"

"Hai!"

Captain Hashimoto said in a deep voice, "I will go and command the battle immediately!"

After saying that, he ran towards the front line.

Watching the departing figure, Itagaki Seishiro ordered his adjutant, "Go and urge that infantry battalion in the rear to get to the front lines quickly. If they delay the battle, they will all be dismissed!"

"Hai!"

The adjutant responded and immediately found the messenger.

The Japanese battalion that is now lagging behind is the very one they encountered first after leaving the city.

Seishiro Itagaki continued, "Order the Type 94 tank and Type 92 heavy armored vehicle to assist them in breaking through the Eighth Route Army's defenses!"

"Your Excellency, Division Commander!"

Chief of Staff Toshiaki Nishimura advised, "Those two tanks are your personal vehicles; how can you let them go to the battlefield?"

"Moreover, this is in the mountains, which actually reduces the effectiveness of tanks. If they are hit by enemy mortars, they may be lost directly."

"Nishimura-kun!"

Seishiro Itagaki frowned, clearly displeased. "The purpose of building these chariots is to send them to the battlefield to fight, not to hide in the rear and be protected. What's the point if they don't go to the battlefield?"

"Hai!"

Seeing that he could not persuade Itagaki, Nishimura Toshiaki sighed softly.

"Crunch! Crunch!"

Immediately afterwards, the two tanks drove forward.

The Type 94 tank and the Type 92 heavy armored vehicle are both armored vehicles.

The only difference is that one is a light armored vehicle and the other is a heavy armored vehicle.

Armored vehicles are naturally not equipped with cannons.

The Type 94 tank was equipped with only one 7.7mm Type 97 vehicle-mounted heavy machine gun, with 2000 rounds of ammunition.

The Type 92 heavy armored vehicle was equipped with two 7.7mm Type 97 vehicle-mounted heavy machine guns.

Their roles are all reconnaissance support, guard patrol, and escorting officers.

These two vehicles belonged to the headquarters of the 5th Division.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"

Upon seeing the two armored vehicles appear, Battalion Commander Hashimoto immediately shouted, "This is reinforcements from Division Commander Itagaki! We must completely annihilate the Eighth Route Army in this operation!"

"Banzai! Banzai!"

The Japanese soldiers quickly parted to make way for the armored vehicle.

They looked at the two steel behemoths and roared with boundless fervor.

"Jingle bells!"

The heavy armored vehicle drove ahead, and a large number of bullets landed on the armor in front of it, but did not cause any damage.

Only when machine gun bullets hit the vulnerable top can they cause some damage.

However, it failed to harm the driver and machine gunner inside.

"Da da da da da da!"

"Da da da da da da!"

At this moment, the two armored vehicles also launched a counterattack, with machine gunners operating three vehicle-mounted heavy machine guns to continuously fire at the Eighth Route Army's positions on the hillside.

With two armored vehicles drawing fire and providing suppressive fire, the Japanese army was much more relaxed.

Then, they began to charge the Eighth Route Army's position again.

Somewhere in the mountains.

Instructor Peng, Lao Wu, Xiao Gao, and their three assistants were lying there, looking down through the scope.

"Damn it!"

Looking at the armored vehicles below, Xiao Gao couldn't help but curse, "The Japanese actually used armored vehicles! Are we going to attack them?"

"I remember that the pamphlet the commander gave us before had a record of how to destroy armored vehicles using McMillan."

"Our mission is not to deal with these armored vehicles; other comrades will handle that."

Old Wu shook his head and said, "The regimental commander's order was for us to kill these commanders who were supporting the Japanese!"

"Unfortunately, that old devil Itagaki has been hiding inside the city, and we haven't had a chance to make a move against him!"

Hearing this, Xiao Gao couldn't help but frown and said, "But right now, these armored vehicles are attacking our soldiers. Are we just going to stand by and watch?"

At this point, he looked at Instructor Peng and asked, "Instructor, you're an officer in the battalion and also the captain of our sniper squad. What do you suggest we do?"

Instructor Peng suddenly laughed and said, "This might be an opportunity for us!"

"Chance?"

Old Wu and Xiao Gao asked in unison, "What opportunity?"

"To the best of my knowledge, no Japanese regiment or battalion possessed armored vehicles or tanks!"

Instructor Peng said in a deep voice, "These are all independent units, and only divisions, regiments and armies can call them up. Even on the battlefield, it is only when the higher command orders them to assist in the operation."

"According to the reports from the guerrilla comrades, the commander of the 5th Division, Seishiro Itagaki, always sits in two armored vehicles."

"The presence of these two armored vehicles here suggests that Itagaki is very likely nearby!"

At this point, he said to the group, "Therefore, I believe we should continue forward. If we can kill Itagaki, the morale of the Japanese army will surely be thrown into chaos!"

"Then these two armored vehicles will also carry Itagaki's body away from here and back to the county town!"

Old Wu immediately agreed, "Instructor, you're absolutely right. Let's go find that old Japanese devil, Itagaki, right now!"