Age of Rebirth

The first thousand 190 eight chapters unexpected encounter

In September in western Yunnan, autumn is beginning to appear. Among the green mountains, occasionally a few red leaves are dotted with green on the side. The treetops are already covered with wild fruits, half green and half red. Under the light, it exudes a pearl-like luster, and the air is filled with an intoxicating atmosphere.

The convoy first galloped due west, and after passing Tengchong, turned to the north and entered Myanmar from Guyong, a small town at the junction of Yunnan and Burma. Along the way, I saw many convoys, loaded with supplies, headed for Myitkyina. There were armed escorts on the car, and there were military checkpoints at all major crossings, most of which consisted of a platoon of troops, even when Tang Qiuli's convoy passed by, the inspection was meticulous.

On both sides of the checkpoint, there are fortifications piled up with sandbags. The black muzzles of light and heavy machine guns are pointing at the middle of the road, creating a tense atmosphere. In another situation, the number of checkpoints along the way increased significantly, and the number of troops also increased to more than two platoons, and the inspection was even stricter.

Ito wanted to use this unconventional method to disturb his rear. The Japanese Army, which had always advocated the main decisive battle, was forced to use such a method. It can be seen that Ito has nothing to do with the current stalemate in the Burmese battlefield To a certain extent, however, this method is fatal to independent divisions with a high degree of mechanization and a high degree of dependence on logistical support. [

It is quite dramatic to think about it. In history, Ito used the guerrilla tactics of Japanese armed forces against the superior Japanese army, but he chose the wrong target. Under the influence of Mao Weiren, the world-recognized master of guerrilla warfare, Tang How could Qiuli be troubled by Ito's tricks? Before he came to Mogok, he had already ordered Chutian's special operations detachment to deal with these small groups of Japanese troops.

Tang Qiuli looked at the scenery in the northern part of Outer Burma and said, "Huzi, these small groups of Japanese troops who harassed our logistics supply line, despite their small numbers, did great harm. From Myitkyina to Mogok, more than 1000 troops Along the Huali line, there are too many places that need to be protected. I think that Chutian’s special warfare detachment is not strong enough. Should I send most of the guard brigade? What do you think?”

Hearing no reply, Tang Qiuli turned his head to see that Shanhu was concentrating on observing the outside of the car. The heavy machine gun in his hand was already on the safety guard, so he didn't even notice what he said. He chuckled, "Tiger Son, there is no need to be so nervous, right? The small Japanese army can only take advantage of the night or the lone vehicles to attack, our soldiers are strong, and the Japanese commander is not stupid, can he hit the muzzle of the gun?"

Shanhu rolled his eyes, and said seriously: "Not necessarily, judging from the size of our convoy, it's not a truck, it's full of supplies, it's all military jeeps. It's not difficult for someone with a little brain to judge that it must be a Important people passed by here, when we were in the Northeast, we often dealt with the Kwantung Army like this, and we have to guard against the little devils."

Tang Qiuli kept silent, Shan Hu was telling the truth, killing himself was more valuable than burning [-] military vehicles, and the Japanese army that could go deep into the rear of the independent division and stir up wind and rain should be elite, similar to the special warfare detachment At first, he didn't think much of Shanhu's arrangement, that is, from Myitkyina to Mogok, there are military checkpoints along the way, so there is no danger.

In order to go to the front line this time, Shanhu mobilized a unit of the guard brigade, plus the special guard, which has a strength of more than 300 people. In addition to the original equipment, it also carried ten mortars, ten Two light and heavy machine guns, made it look like a heavy infantry battalion, not only that, but also added steel plates to his car.

Originally, Shanhu wanted to take the armored command vehicle by himself, but Tang Qiuli was too bored, especially after driving into northern Burma. I got him a modified armored vehicle, just like this, along the way, Shanhu was still fully alert, and when he encountered a dangerous area, he asked the troops to search the woods and hills on both sides first, and then the convoy passed quickly.

Safety is safe, but it is too time-consuming. Originally, according to the plan, we could reach Myitkyina tonight. It was already in the afternoon, and the convoy arrived at Sawan Town, which is east of Myitkyina. There is still more than half of the distance from Myitkyina. Go on, and you will reach Myitkyina tomorrow morning, but Tang Qiuli did not urge Shanhu.

He knows Shanhu's temper. Once he determines that there is danger, he will put his own safety first. He doesn't care about the rest, even if it is on fire. He rests in Savanlushi and continues on his way after having lunch. What Tang Qiuli didn't know was that at the time of Sawan, Shanhu found the captain of the defense team.

This guard force is a battalion of the [-]th Brigade of Tang Qiusheng Corps. It didn’t take long to arrive in Sawan. It was because of the harassment of a small group of Japanese troops that they came here to take on the task of guarding the logistics supply line from Sawan to Myitkyina. Hu said to the battalion commander: "I order you to immediately mobilize a company of troops and stand by in Sawan. This company must carry all the heavy equipment and transport it by car, and it will be ready to go out at any time until it receives my order." , the standby can be lifted."

When it came to Tang Qiuli's safety, Shanhu never dared to take it lightly. Moreover, his years of combat career gave him a keen sense beyond ordinary people. He felt that this journey would not be peaceful. The reason is very simple. This convoy was too conspicuous, and it was extremely easy to become the target of a small group of Japanese troops.

The company in Sawan is the reserve team of Shanhu. Once the Japanese attack is discovered, reinforcements will come up immediately. After passing a foot of a mountain, there is a denser jungle ahead, with jagged rocks and trees covering the sky, and there is a sense of danger among the strange peaks and rocks.

The [-]th Division of the Japanese Southeast Asian Dispatch Army, Captain Noguyama of the First Squadron of the Search Brigade, took a sip of mountain spring water comfortably, and his nose twitched a few times inadvertently. In a cave not far away, several soldiers were busy Grilling a wild boar, the aroma wafted by the wind, seduced Ye Gu to swallow bursts of saliva.

According to the operational regulations of the Japanese search force, this is against the military regulations. The search force is a special organization in the combat sequence of the Japanese army. It is similar to the nature of the reconnaissance force. Japanese soldiers who can enter the search force must have at least three years More than military age, and must have participated in several major battles, or personally killed more than five enemy soldiers.

Therefore, the search troops of the Japanese army are all veterans with rich actual combat experience, skilled individual skills, and older soldiers. In their hearts, they do not have the idea of ​​being loyal to His Majesty the Emperor and dying for the Great Japanese Empire. The soldiers are strong, but when it comes to ferocity and bloodthirsty, it is dozens of times higher.

Therefore, in the hearts of other Japanese soldiers, they both hated and feared the soldiers of the search unit, and called them rogue troops or villain troops. It is a place where some lower-level officers and soldiers of the Japanese army flock to. The reason is very simple. The search force has been in a state of independent combat for a long time.

Without the restraint of superiors, they can do whatever they want. Although the Japanese army has no humanity at all from high-ranking officers to low-ranking officers, cruelty and bloodthirsty are their normal state, but after all, there are military disciplines that restrain them, and the search troops are different. , like a flock of vultures flying free, but they are actively harming the local people, and no one cares about it. This kind of troops has loose discipline and murderous people, but it is many times more than other Japanese troops.

Lieutenant Ye Gushan, even if he voluntarily asked to be transferred to the search force from other troops, even if he was demoted from the deputy captain to the squadron leader, he didn't feel a pity at all. He felt that after being transferred to the search force, his life was quite comfortable. , was the happiest time since I joined the imperial army.

Since Yegu Squadron sneaked into the rear of the Independent Division with the brigade a week ago, the brigade has split up. Yegu took his own squadron of more than 180 people and wandered around the Sawan area, burning, killing, raping, and looting. The local people, seeing the right time, ambushed the Chinese convoy, burned some cars, killed some Chinese soldiers, and then went into the mountains. [

Nogu is very grateful for his original choice. This guy from Hokkaido fishermen feels that he is born to do this job. In his own words, "Hands used to fishing nets, go up the mountain to hunt rabbits, it is also inferences. One meeting, one meeting, one meeting." To Nogu's dissatisfaction, his squadron never encountered a valuable target.

Just the day before yesterday, they ambushed a medical team of the Chinese army. More than 40 people including the wounded, including doctors and nurses, were killed except for nine Chinese female nurses. When the Japanese soldiers laughed lasciviously and tore off the uniforms of the female nurses, an unexpected situation happened. The nine Chinese female nurses pulled the hidden grenades on their bodies without hesitation.

After a huge roar, nine female nurses were smashed to pieces, and more than 20 soldiers of Yegu Squadron also lost their lives. This is the first time that Yegu Squadron has suffered such a large number of casualties since it sneaked into the enemy's rear.

Ye Gu was furious, and afraid of exposing his target, he led the soldiers to retreat into the deep forest in a panic. He was full of anger and had nowhere to vent. He accidentally broke into a small village where Burmese lived. There were only more than 30 families in this village. The small village in the village became the target of the soldiers of the Yegu Squadron, after killing all the men, old people and children.

The young women were gathered in the open space at the edge of the village, and after being raped, they vented their bloody desires wantonly on them, and then they were thrown into the burning house and burned to ashes.

Erasing a small village from the earth did not satisfy Ye Gu. He longed for more bloody killings, but there was no chance. A soldier ran to Ye Gu respectfully. Obviously, he wanted to invite His Excellency, the squadron leader, to taste the roast Good boar meat, Ye Gu got up lazily, and the captain of the second lieutenant sent out for reconnaissance, hurried back, "Report to the squadron leader, the reconnaissance team, there are important discoveries!"

(To be continued)