I am God of War in Snow Leopard

Chapter 41 They all died for their country

Xu Qingfeng was overjoyed when he heard the words, and told Zhang Zhijian and Chu Congrong to pay attention to defense, then turned and ran towards the warehouse.

Chen Qifeng, who was approaching with excitement, asked, "Where is it?"

"Commander, please follow me."

After Chen Qifeng finished speaking, he turned around and trotted all the way, leading Xu Qingfeng to a storage area located in the southeast corner of the warehouse.

A batch of boxes full of military uniforms were stored here by the devils, and Sun Kui was leading people to move them away.

Chen Qifeng quickly walked to a corner that had been evacuated, pointed to a black iron manhole cover and said to Xu Qingfeng: "Batalion Commander, the sewer is down here."

Xu Qingfeng stepped forward to look it up, and asked, "How did you find out?"

Sun Kui, who was directing the soldiers to move things next to him, rushed to answer for him: "Batalion Commander, this guy is so smart. He found the entrance to the sewer by following the mouse."

"Follow the mouse?" Xu Qingfeng looked at him in surprise.

Chen Qifeng looked a little embarrassed, scratched his head and said: "The sewer is the favorite place for rats."

Xu Qingfeng nodded and praised: "Well, that makes sense. You have made a great contribution this time."

After saying that, Xu Qingfeng ordered Sun Kui again: "Old Sun, organize your men to go and see where the sewers here lead to, and whether they can leave."

"Yes!" Sun Kui agreed loudly, immediately called a few soldiers, knocked open the manhole cover with a bayonet, and then led them in.
……

Wusongkou, Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga.

Because it had completely seized control of the air and sea, the Kaga aircraft carrier was able to park at Wusongkou blatantly.

Since the city of Songhu has not been captured yet, for the sake of safety.

Matsui Iwane and other senior officials of the Shanghai Expeditionary Force temporarily set up their headquarters on the Kaga.

The war went smoothly, and Matsui Iwane and other senior Japanese generals slept with peace of mind last night.

Before it was time to get up, there was a hurried knock on Matsui Iwane's door.

"General, Your Excellency, something is wrong."

Hearing the hurried knocking and shouting, Matsui Iwane got up and got dressed dissatisfied. He opened the door and looked at the senior staff officer who disturbed his dream. He asked displeasedly: "What happened?"

General Staff immediately stood up and saluted: "Report to Your Excellency, just got the news that the headquarters of the 9th Division has been attacked.

The division commander, Lieutenant General Yoshika Ryosuke, and the chief of staff, Chief of Staff Hirota Nakagawa, and others all died unfortunately, having served His Majesty the Emperor faithfully. "

The death of a Type A division head was attacked, and the matter was so important that the Japanese troops below naturally did not dare to conceal it or not report it.

Moreover, I couldn’t hide it even if I wanted to.

Because, even if they don't report it, the national army on the opposite side will soon publicize the matter.

"Nani?" Matsui Iwane lost all sleepiness for a moment, and asked in a serious voice, "How is the front line now?"

"The 9th Division is now under the command of Major General Akiyama Yunyi, commander of the 7th Brigade, and is besieging the China Army that made a sneak attack."

The colonel's staff replied hurriedly.

Matsui Iwane was furious and said: "Order the 9th Division to completely wipe out this sneak attack of the enemy and not let any of them slip through the net!"

In fact, the attack on a division head and division headquarters is not enough to have a decisive impact on the battle situation.

But it can hit the morale of the imperial army, and at the same time boost the morale of the Chinese army on the opposite side.

For Iwane Matsui, this was an unacceptable humiliation and provocation.

"Hay!" The chief of staff hurriedly bowed his head, then quickly turned around and took the order to leave.

……

Outside the warehouse, the interim commander of the 9th Division, Akiyama Yunyoshi, was listening to several combat staff officers to discuss offensive strategies.

Unable to attack for a long time and suffered heavy casualties, they had to urgently discuss a better offensive method while the offensive was still going on.

One of the major staff officers said to Akiyama Yunyoshi: "General, the warehouse selected by the division headquarters was poured by Westerners with reinforced concrete.

Its walls are so strong that ordinary tank guns and small-caliber army artillery are simply not enough to destroy it.

Therefore, I suggest that you seek help from the navy. With the caliber and power of the naval guns, you can definitely destroy the warehouse and wipe out all the Chinese troops inside. "

Akiyama Yunyi glared at him angrily and said: "It was the headquarters of my 9th Division that was attacked, but the navy was needed to help in revenge.

If you spread the word, aren't you afraid of being ridiculed by other empire colleagues?
At that time, how could he have the face to face General Matsui?Do you want my 9th Division to become the laughing stock of the entire imperial army? "

The Major paused quickly: "Hai, I don't dare to do this because of my humble position!"

In fact, Akiyama Yunyi still had nothing to say.

That is, if you really ask for help from the navy, it is tantamount to indirectly proving your incompetence.

With one division, it has been unable to capture a small area guarded by a few hundred remaining soldiers.

Maybe the headquarters of the dispatched army will throw the responsibility for this heavy loss on itself.

By then, it will not only be a matter of losing face, but I am afraid that I will have to go to a military court.

Therefore, no matter what, he must rely on the 9th Division's own strength to recapture the warehouse and eliminate the national troops inside.

Only in this way can the merits be redeemed and avoid being liquidated.

Seeing that the method of asking for help from the navy was not feasible, another staff officer said to Akiyama Yunyi: "General, the entrance to the warehouse is too narrow, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.

I suggested ordering the engineers to blast the wall from other directions.

Open a few more gaps, so that our army's superiority in strength can be brought into play, and it will not be a problem to wipe out the Chinese army inside. "

Explosive blasting, although time-consuming and labor-intensive, but Yunyi Akiyama saw that there was no better way for a while, so he nodded in agreement.

……

In the warehouse, Sun Kui sent someone to send news from the sewer.

People can walk inside, but it's not sure where to go.

In order to find out, Xu Qingfeng sent Chen Qifeng over and asked him to assist Sun Kui and continue to scout along the sewer.

Chen Qifeng often drilled into the sewers before, so it was very appropriate to send him there.

You have to figure out where the sewer leads and whether you can escape.

Otherwise, once you get in, there is no chance to start over.

If the exit is still in the area controlled by the Japanese, or if you can't get out, it's all over.

……

On the side of the 522nd Regiment, the sky is not yet fully lit.

The interviewers arranged by superiors came.

After all, it was the first time since the war that the enemy's lieutenant general and division commander was killed.

It must be written extensively and publicized in order to maximize benefits.

The main force of this interview was a reporter sent by the Central News Agency.

Chu Wen and Li Tianming are responsible for assisting.

After all, compared to a news organization jointly owned by the Kuomintang and the Communist Party like National Salvation Daily.

The Central News Agency is the official media affiliated to the Nationalist Government!
The unprecedented success of killing the commander of the 9th Division and destroying the headquarters of the 9th Division was naturally announced by it, which was more authoritative and powerful.

In the temporary bunker of the regiment headquarters, two reporters from the Central News Agency, a man and a woman, were accompanied by Chu Wen and Li Tianming.

He came to the head of the regiment, Zhou Weiguo.

Chu Wen introduced them: "This is Colonel Zhou Weiguo, the leader of the 522nd Regiment."

The two reporters nodded to Chu Wen, and one of the female reporters took the initiative to step forward, stretched out her right hand and said, "Mr. Zhou, I am Yu Manli, a reporter from the Central News Agency. It is a great honor to interview you."

Zhou Weiguo looked up at him in a depressed mood, shook hands with her copiously, and nodded: "Ask."

"Captain Zhou, why do you seem to be in a bad state of mind?

Is it because of the battle last night, so you are too tired? "

Zhou Weiguo did not speak, but lit a cigarette and nodded gently.

Yu Manli did not notice the sadness in Zhou Weiguo's eyes, but continued: "Captain Zhou, it was you who personally led our heroic soldiers of the national army to surprise the 9th Division headquarters and kill the enemy Lieutenant General last night. There are many Japanese invaders below him, right?"

In fact, before Yu Manli and the others came, the superior had already told them the specific content and situation.

This interview is just a formality, such as taking a few photos of Zhou Weiguo and the 522nd Regiment and other frontline soldiers, so that we can go back and promote them.

The interviewee that Wang Jingjiu reported to his superiors was Zhou Weiguo.

This is also reasonable, although it was Xu Qingfeng who took down the headquarters of the 9th Division, but they were surrounded by heavy siege, and they may have died in battle.

Therefore, the most suitable interviewee was Zhou Weiguo, the head of the 522nd Regiment.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Weiguo shook his head and said: "It was not me who led the night attack last night, but my third battalion commander Xu Qingfeng."

Yu Manli was a little surprised when she heard the words, why is it different from the news she received?

So she continued to ask: "Then, Commander Zhou, where is this Battalion Commander Xu? Can we interview him?"

Zhou Weiguo took a big puff of his cigarette, and said in a solemn voice, "They all died in battle and died for the country!"

Yu Manli's mind was shaking, as if something was stuck in her throat, and she didn't know how to continue speaking.

(End of this chapter)