Rise from the sword

Chapter 258 Everyone, it's time to be loyal to the locusts
"After zero o'clock, you send half a team to the Independence Regiment to investigate."

"If there is an enemy, launch a small-scale attack to test the opponent's firepower deployment. I need the opponent's position and firepower to arrange artillery positions."

After letting the troops rest, Oshima Suga called Ito Kotaro, and gave the order in a casual tone. During the speech, the lieutenant didn't even look at Major Ito Kotaro, but squinted his eyes and thought about it.

Li Yunlong seemed to know in advance that he was going to attack.

There are two possibilities.

First, purely by chance.

Li Yunlong saw him coming, and while sending troops to harass him on a small scale, he also knew that he was a permanent division brigade. This can be seen from the equipment. Many puppet troops also knew this news. As a local snake, Li Yunlong knew it was normal.

Facing the elite brigade of the Permanent Division of the Japanese Imperial Army, Li Yunlong knew that he could not win, so he began to transfer the troops and the peasants who supported him, avoiding his own edge, hiding in the mountains, and carrying out his so-called guerrilla warfare.

This speculation is very reasonable.

Thinking in another way, if it was Li Yunlong, he would make the same choice.

Although Li Yunlong has caused the imperial army to suffer many times so far, and even had a record of completely annihilating a second-tier and a half brigade of the empire in an hour, his strength is already comparable to his own.

But that battle, he went to the field to investigate, it was not that Li Yunlong was too strong, but that the officers of the empire were too useless.

The enemy attacked the army column, and the leader of the useless brigade led his troops to support him, but he didn't have the slightest spread of warning. The whole brigade gathered together, along the railway line, and plunged into Li Yunlong's pocket. If he finds it, he will doubt whether this person is a spy, and he will bring the imperial warriors to his death.

Second, someone gave Li Yunlong the news that he will attack.

According to Osamu Yamamoto, the gold in Taiyuan was robbed, the military column was attacked, and Chief of Staff Miyano was ambushed. In these incidents, it was revealed that someone provided Li Yunlong with confidential information about the empire, but no evidence was found.

This speculation is also very possible.

It was three days before he decided to directly attack the Independence Regiment's garrison. Many officers and staff officers in the two brigades knew that if the person who provided information to Li Yunlong could know the whereabouts of Chief of Staff Miyano, and even the whereabouts of the gold transport, he would definitely take root. Deep, it is not difficult to get news of his offense.

However, regardless of the possibility, it is not good news for him.

The first one shows that Li Yunlong is well versed in the strength of the enemy and himself, knows how to assess the situation, and is a formidable opponent. It may not be easy to eliminate him. If it is the second one, it will be even more troublesome. It means that there are enemy spies in his staff.

Therefore, he was going to send someone to take a look at the Independence Regiment's station. If Li Yunlong retreated, he would go straight to Li Yunlong's ammunition depot tomorrow.

Fortunately, the matter of the ammunition depot is highly confidential, and no one in the staff department knows.

"Hi···"

Lowering his head and putting his legs together, Ito Kotaro spoke calmly.

In the middle of the night, half of the team went to investigate the location of Li Yunlong's independent regiment.

If Li Yunlong hadn't retreated, then half of the team might not be able to come back alone?

Isn't this sending people to death?
As for finding out the enemy's position and firepower deployment through probing attacks, and then confirming the location of the artillery, who are you lying to?
However, it doesn't seem to have much to do with him, and he doesn't need to lead the team. He is now the acting captain, and he only needs to go to the headquarters to do it. Anyway, he is not the one who died.

"I'll make arrangements right away."

Ito Kotaro said again.

At this time, his confidence was further strengthened. He must become an official brigade captain and lead a brigade to garrison a county, so that he would not be casually sent to the front line as cannon fodder to die.

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Back at the camp of the Shou County Brigade, Kotaro Ito quickly found 28 imperial warriors.

The last to arrive was a second lieutenant, who was also relatively young.

A group of 29 people lined up neatly in front of Kotaro Ito.

Looking at the slightly younger faces in front of him, as well as those pairs of fanatical eyes, the corner of his mouth twitched.

As an officer who has been stationed in Shou County for a long time, and a veteran of more than ten years, he knows very well who in the brigade are suitable for this mission that is likely to kill him.

"Masters, I have an important task for you."

Ito Kotaro lowered his voice.

Important task... As soon as the words fell, the 29 people in front of him became excited at the same time, and their eyes were slightly burning, including the second lieutenant officer.

This made Ito Kotaro more and more satisfied.

This is a group of real bushido warriors, real samurai of the locust, who have a fanatical dedication to the emperor. They firmly believe that they are warriors of the big nuclear nation, and they can't wait to go to the shrine to report. For these people, a glorious death in battle is a What glory he could only dream of.

Then, let them be fulfilled by themselves.

"The front is where the enemy is stationed."

Kotaro Ito continued to lower his voice with a solemn tone: "According to reliable information, this is the base of a main enemy regiment with more than 1000 people stationed here, equipped with cannons and a large number of machine guns. There was significant damage to property."

Those words made the eyes of the assembled 29 people overflow with murderous intent.

Anyone who dared to disrupt the security of the empire-occupied area would be killed without leaving a single one.

Kotaro Ito continued:
"Our combat mission this time is to destroy them."

"However, the opponent's strength is not weak, and he has been operating here for a long time, and has built a solid position. Although we are carrying cannons this time, we still need to find out the deployment of the opponent's position before we can determine the position of the artillery position."

"Your task is to launch a night attack on the front position to attract the enemy's firepower..."

Speaking of this, Ito Kotaro suddenly raised his voice, howling loudly, full of excitement: "Masters, it's time to be loyal to the empire, long live the locust, long live the brother country of Japan."

"Long live the locust, long live the brother country of Japan!"

The 29 people in line also shouted in unison, with fanaticism and madness in their eyes.

This group of new recruits who have not been in the army for a long time have not yet endured the severe beatings of the war. The brainwashing of Bushido is at its peak.

"See you at Kudanzaka!"

Ito Kotaro personally tied a plaster white cloth strip to the second lieutenant officer's head.

"See you at Kudanzaka."

The rest of the ghost soldiers also took out a strip of plastered white cloth and tied it on their heads, howling crazily.

"Set off."

Looking at his watch, Kotaro Ito gave an order: "Beware of landmines, the enemy is likely to plant mines on the mountain road."

"Hi."

A group of 29 people, armed with weapons, bent down, walked along the mountain road to Yangcun.

　Short and feeble 2k,,,,
　　I made up some lessons. Although it was a temporary cramming, it was still helpful.

　　The next volume is the big sweep, and the outline and details are almost ready. At that time, I can pick up the cowhide of my daily update of two chapters of [-]+.

　　
　
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