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Chapter 273 Shimura Kijiro With Stomach Pain!
Since the beginning of July, the third brigade on the other side of the river, including today, has held high-intensity military exercises for seven consecutive days. Whether it is the number of exercises or the intensity of the exercises, it is far more than any previous period.

This kind of abnormal behavior is quite disturbing, and I always feel that this group of Japanese troops is planning something...

"Tuanzuo, their recent exercises have been very intense and extremely abnormal. I think this group of little devils may repeat their old tricks and prepare to repeat the military horse incident." The young adjutant looked at the third brigade on the other side of the river, and nodded in response. .

"You're right." Ji Xingwen nodded thoughtfully after hearing these words.

The military horse incident broke out in October 1936 in Fengtai.

At that time, the Japanese conducted military exercises every day, deliberately provoking their own defenders, creating friction and contradictions. One night, a brigade of the Japanese army that was conducting military exercises suddenly approached the Fengtai defense area, claiming that a military horse had entered the defense area and demanded The defenders of their own side will return it, if not, they will forcibly break into Fengtai to search.

After a detailed investigation, our own defenders confirmed that no Japanese troops had entered the defense zone, so they refused the Japanese army's request for return and search. When the Japanese heard this, they immediately took this opportunity to open fire on the grounds that the Fengtai defenders refused to return their horses, and the Fengtai defenders opened fire. fight back.

The conflict between the two sides intensified to its peak.

No.30 Seventh Division Commander Feng Zhi'an commanded two battalions of troops to surround the Japanese attacking troops from the left and right flanks. Due to the lack of terrain and troops, the Japanese troops finally withdrew and the battle was won by their own side.

However, although this battle was only a tactical victory, it was a complete defeat strategically. The Japanese made a big fuss and finally forced the No. 20 Ninth Army to withdraw from Fengtai, and Fengtai fell into the hands of the Japanese army.

This is the military horse incident that broke out last year.

The scene in front of me is very familiar with the situation before the military-horse incident. The Japanese create friction every day and conduct military exercises every day. The significance is self-evident.

"Unfortunately, the hearts of our army are fluctuating now. Many regimental and battalion-level officers go out drunk and prostitutes all day long. They can't see the threat to the Japanese at all. In other words, they see it, but they don't care. , the Lugou Bridge is likely to change hands again to the Japanese."

The young adjutant recalled the internal situation of the 29th Army in recent days, and his eyes were full of worry: "The Marco Polo Bridge is the last external channel of our army. If it is lost, our army and Beiping will be completely surrounded."

The strategic position of the Marco Polo Bridge is too important. Once it is lost, the 29th Army will lose support from the rear. At that time, there are only two options left for the entire 29th Army, either to regain the Marco Polo Bridge or to withdraw from the Pingjin area.

Choosing the former means starting the war. Whether the 29th Army can defeat the Japanese army is really a question mark.

Regardless of the large number of troops in the 29th Army, as many as [-], the internal corruption in the army is extremely serious.

Money, women, and good wine come from the 29th Army in the backcountry. In the past few years since they were stationed in Pingjin, most of the middle and high-level officers in the army have been corroded by the feasting and luxurious life of big cities, and have lost their original will and accomplishment.

When the situation in Peiping was tense and critical, there were still many middle-level officers visiting kilns, playing tea circles, and drinking flower wine.

The vigilance against the Japanese is almost zero, and many people even think that the Japanese will not call again. They have got a large area of ​​​​the three eastern provinces and Hepingjin, and their appetites are full.

It is not unimportant that middle-level officers play the role of linking the previous and the next, and assume the responsibility of commanding operations on the front line. However, such serious corruption and ideological problems in the army make people have to worry about it.

Once the war breaks out, how many soldiers can the 29th Army, which has a population of [-], have to fight?

Nobody knows about this problem.

"Yeah, since our army entered Pingjin, many people have been lost in the bustling life of the big city... Forget it, let's not talk about that, our 219th regiment only needs to guard the Lugou Bridge. Others are afraid of little devils." Ji Xingwen nodded: "Pass my order to put the first battalion into combat readiness, just in case."

"Yes!" The young adjutant straightened his back, raised his right hand, and gave a military salute.

When the words fell, he turned and left, and got down from the Wanping City Defense Building.

Ji Xingwen continued to stay on the city defense building, watching through the binoculars the third battalion of the Japanese army attacking under the shadow of the night on the other side of the river, maintaining a state of high vigilance.

He doesn't care what others think of the Japanese.

But he and the 219th regiment must not have any illusions and expectations for the Japanese, and Ji Xingwen will never forget the teachings of his clan uncle.

I hate to die against the Japanese, and leave it as a shame for today.

The country is still like this, I don't care about it

"Little devil, one day, I will also conduct military exercises on your country, so that you can watch..." With the help of the faint light, Ji Xingwen said through gritted teeth as he looked at the third brigade of the Japanese army in the telescope.

In Wanping City, the 219st Battalion of the [-]th Regiment received an order from the regiment commander Ji Xingwen, and all soldiers and officers entered a state of combat readiness to prepare for any possible conflict.

across the river.

"Report to the captain, the 219th Regiment of Wanping City has not responded, and the guards on the bridge remain on alert." In the headquarters of the third brigade, a Japanese second lieutenant walked in with the latest reconnaissance information, standing at the big man who was watching the map of Lugou Bridge. The captain, Izuki Kiyoshi, stepped forward and reported.

Yimuqing heard the words bluntly, took the latest information, glanced at it, nodded, and his eyes fell on the map of Lugou Bridge and Wanping City again, not paying attention to the troops attacking in the dark: "I didn't expect that our The opponent still maintains the most basic tactical literacy, this is an excellent Chinese soldier, worthy of praise, Sato-kun, how do you think we should solve the opponent of the 219th regiment?"

There was no response in the city, and the guards on the bridge remained vigilant, which showed that the 219th Regiment in Wanping City was in a state of combat readiness and kept vigilant. As far as I know, the number of Chinese soldiers who can always maintain vigilance is very small.

Being vigilant is the most basic quality of a soldier.

However, there are very few people in the Chinese army who can do this.

"I don't know." Captain Sato bowed his head and responded.

"According to the information of the intelligence agency, Ji Xingwen has outstanding military ability and is good at defensive warfare. It happens that my third brigade is good at attacking. I don't know who will win or lose." Ichiki Qingzhi smiled and got up and walked outside the headquarters. , his eyes looked at Wanping City on the other side of the river, and he said.

Captain Sato followed in his footsteps and said respectfully, "Of course my third brigade won."

"Unfortunately, Ji Xingwen has not responded to our interference and friction for so long. I hope we can have a good harvest tomorrow. What time is it?" Ichiki smiled and asked.

"It's already [-]:[-]." Sato responded.

"Notify the troops to end today's exercise and count the number of people." Izuki Kiyoshi nodded and issued an order to the messenger beside him.

"Yes!" The messenger turned and left.

……

At 55:[-] in the evening, the exercise ended. As a recruit, Kikujiro Shimura was exhausted. The hot weather and heavy weapons and equipment consumed his energy crazily during the exercise.

Shimura Kijiro packed up his Type [-] rifle, checked the weapons and equipment, confirmed that it was correct, turned around and walked back, at this moment, an unprecedented pain suddenly came from his stomach.

stomachache……

(End of this chapter)