Rise from the sword

Chapter 256 Departure
Shou County.

02:30am.

Now the No. 20 Sixth Division No. 30 Third Regiment of the Great Japanese Locust Army, stationed in the Shou County Brigade as the acting captain, Major Ito Kotaro woke up and could no longer sleep.

Lying on the bed, his wide mung bean eyes were full of excitement.

Nowadays!

It was the day to attack Li Yunlong's garrison.

It was the day when the battle to eliminate Li Yunlong began.

Thinking that he was about to be promoted to Lieutenant Sergeant, and take off the word agent in front, and become the real captain of the brigade stationed in Shou County, with military power in his hands, the excitement in Ito Kotaro's heart was completely uncontrollable, even if he only slept for two hours, Nor did he feel sleepy.

Kotaro Ito, who was born in poverty, is 38 years old this year.

Because he has no background and his own ability is not good, after fighting for so long, he basically has no record. Therefore, last year, during the prison cage battle, when Li Yunlong besieged Shou County, the Taiyuan side in order to encourage the Shou County garrison Morale, he was promoted to major with sufficient qualifications, even though he was still a squadron leader.

This Shao Zuo was originally not his turn, but the other two were killed by Li Yunlong, so there was no choice.

If he develops normally, he will never even think about being promoted to lieutenant commander in his life, let alone in charge of a brigade.

But Li Yunlong gave him another chance.

All the captains of the observation group died at the hands of Li Yunlong, resulting in a shortage of low-level officers in the North China Front Army. He was called the acting captain. He was replaced sooner or later because he was not capable and had no background.

However, after the military column was attacked, Taiyuan decided to eliminate Li Yunlong, so it gave the news that as long as Li Yunlong could be wiped out and the main force of his troops, he would be promoted to Zhongzuo and take charge of the brigade stationed in Shou County.

"So, I should really thank Li Yunlong."

Kotaro Ito, who was promoted by Li Yunlong twice, said with emotion in his heart.

At this moment, all he could think about was how he would become the lieutenant commander and control the Shou County Brigade.

Although there are no resources around Shou County and the real estate is barren, it is a county with a large population after all. As a county garrison captain, he can always get money.As long as it's less than a year, you can save money that you can't spend in a lifetime, and then send it home.

As for being loyal to the locust and the Empire of Japan, Ito Kotaro is not cold.

To be loyal to the great cause of the Great Japanese Empire, to be loyal to the locust, do you have money?What's the use of giving such a small officer's salary?After a lifetime, I can't even afford a better house.

Just thinking about making me work hard for this little money?Don't even think about it.

After serving in the army for more than ten years, Ito Kotaro, who was discriminated against because he had no background and was difficult to promote, had already become an old fritter and dismissed Bushido brainwashing.

Dreaming about the beautiful future in his heart, Ito Kotaro couldn't hold back any longer, got up, put on his military uniform, and looked at the time. It was only 03:30 in the morning, which was very early before the departure of the army at 07:30.

However, it's only three...four hours...

"Come on."

He raised his samurai sword, called a staff officer on night shift, and said, "Take me to the warehouse, and I'll check the supplies and ordnance again. This time, there must be no mistakes."

In the case of Oshima Suga, he lost the command of the army, but as the acting captain of the Shou County Brigade, he organized the transportation of food, luggage, and the recruitment of civilian husbands.

Wasn't it just checked last night, that is, just a few hours ago... The night shift staff was confused and confused, but the team leader ordered, even if he was acting as the team leader, he had to bow his head and answer:
"Hi."

"Two... No, after an hour, let those folks come over and prepare."

Ito Kotaro said.

When the army travels, there is a lot of luggage. In addition, it is a mountainous area, cars cannot enter, and their own luggage transportation team is not enough.

"Hi."

The staff officer continued to stand at attention and respond without any fluctuation in tone.

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It's seven o'clock.

With excitement, Kotaro Ito walked into the headquarters.

At this time, the headquarters can be described as overcrowded.

A group of squadron leaders, several staff officers, the main personnel of the brigade headquarters, a major officer and a special intelligence officer of the infantry brigade of the Fifth Division, a total of 15 people, all stood at the forefront.

This group of people held their heads high, their eyes proud, occupying most of the space.

The last row is the captain of the local brigade in Shou County and a group of staff, also 15 people.These people bowed their heads slightly, huddled together, and looked full of humility.

There is a clear distinction between the two teams, and there is an obvious gap in the middle.This made the already not spacious headquarters even narrower.

Ignoring this obvious chain of contempt, Kotaro Ito walked leisurely into the back row. He stood in the front row of the back row, of course, in the same posture, with his head slightly lowered, his back slightly arched, full of humility.

In the Japanese army system, there are significant class differences, and the standing divisions have a much higher status than the second- and third-line garrison divisions.Not to mention that they are just a garrison brigade of the 26th Division.

Afterwards, some officers arrived one after another, and finally, the devil officers from the entire Shou County gathered in the not-so-spacious headquarters.

"You gentlemen!"

Seeing all the officers present, Oshima Suga suddenly stood up with a high-pitched and fierce voice:
"Today, we will carry out an attack on the guerrilla garrisons in the Shouxian area. The goal of this operation is to annihilate the main force of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and kill Li Yunlong, the leader of the independent regiment, to completely wipe out this unit."

The sudden passionate tone made everyone solemn, and they looked at Oshima Suga at the front with unison.

Oshima Kan glanced around the crowd, squinted his eyes, lowered his voice, and said solemnly:

"I think everyone should know something about the independent group Li Yunlong."

Everyone in the headquarters fell into silence.

Li Yunlong····

Although the high-level officials of the North China Army tried their best to cover up, coupled with all kinds of control of public opinion, few stories about Li Yunlong's deeds were circulated outside, and even some imperial troops did not know, but everyone present.

The front row is the Infantry Brigade of the Fifth Division, which was stationed in Jiao County not long ago, responsible for guarding Jiao County and the safety of the Chief of Staff of the North China Front Army. Then, this Li Yunlong sent people to kill the Chief of Staff of the North China Front Army under their noses. , and escaped successfully.

Because of this incident, Oshima Suga was slapped five times by the head of the Fifth Division.

Could they not know about Li Yunlong's deeds?

After a little inquiring, I knew that from the beginning of Sakata to the end of the military ranks, the series of achievements of Li Datuan was like a series of big slaps on the face of the Japanese Imperial Army.

Otherwise, how could their full main brigade of a permanent division come to this small and barren Shou County to deal with a small regiment of the Eighth Route Army?This is called killing a chicken with a bull's knife!

As for the back row, as an officer who has been stationed in Shou County for a long time and has experienced Li Datuan leading troops to block the county town, and experienced the hard days of fighting Li Yunlong this year, no one knows Li Yunlong better than them.

"Kwantung Army Squadron, Taiyuan Airport, Military Column, and Your Excellency Chief of Staff..."

"This person has a lot of murders in the empire."

"This battle, please do your best."

Oshima Kan bowed heavily, as if begging for help, but his tone of voice was murderous.

"Hi."

Everyone in the headquarters bowed their heads in unison and moved in unison.

"After starting from Shou County, march at full speed. If you encounter harassment, try to avoid fighting. Be careful of landmines during the period, and let the baggage civilian team open the way ahead." Oshima Kan finally reminded:

"Disband."

After everyone left, Oshima Suga called the young major officer who was in charge of training and was killed by Wang Gensheng's five devils:
"Major Fukai Taro."

"You take the first squadron to attack their ammunition depot, and I will send you a [-]nd gun from the artillery squadron."

"Hi."

Major Fukai Taro bowed his head and agreed.

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