Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

Chapter 2704: Surprise attack on Hukou outpost!

Under the cover of night, more than 1,300 Japanese and puppet troops struggled forward on the winding mountain road, with only the dim light of flashlights to guide them on the road ahead.

Lieutenant Colonel Tokugawa, riding on a tall warhorse, glanced with dissatisfaction at the staggering puppet army in front of him.

"Hurry up! You useless bastards! If you delay any longer, you'll all die!"

Lieutenant Colonel Tokugawa loudly scolded the puppet soldiers who were almost exhausted.

He was very anxious at this time, as the command from the headquarters was for him to find Kujo Miyakita at all costs.

Everyone knows how heavy this sentence is.

So even though he was a member of the old aristocratic Tokugawa family, he had to treat him with caution.

What's more, he was just a bastard of a branch of the Tokugawa family, and was not much better than those servants in the family.

Otherwise, at the age of 30, he has only achieved the rank of major, which is not much better than those of ordinary families.

Therefore, and precisely because of this, even though this mission was very risky, he still came.

Otherwise, with his reputation as a Tokugawa general and the fact that he is a lieutenant colonel, there is no need for him to take the risk alone.

As a result, he became increasingly disdainful of the puppet soldiers who moved slowly and sluggishly. He loudly rebuked them.

Upon hearing this, the puppet soldiers immediately forced themselves to cheer up. They were breathing heavily, but they had to quicken their pace.

Some puppet soldiers even fell to the ground due to exhaustion, but they struggled to stand up and continued to move forward with the help of their companions and the scolding of Lieutenant Colonel Tokugawa.

"Major, they...they can no longer walk."

At this moment, an officer under Tokugawa came to Lieutenant Colonel Tokugawa with sweat on his face and panting, and reported in a low voice.

Obviously, not only the puppet troops, but even the Japanese could not withstand such a rapid march.

Lieutenant Colonel Tokugawa had no choice but to give the order: "Order the troops to rest for five minutes."

"Finally I can rest!"

As soon as Lieutenant Colonel Tokugawa gave the order, the puppet soldiers collapsed to the ground as if they had been pardoned.

The Japanese soldiers also laid down their weapons, sitting or lying down, enjoying this rare tranquility.

"Thank you, thank you, Your Excellency Lieutenant Colonel!"

A security team leader dressed in a dark blue military uniform stepped forward and thanked Lieutenant Colonel Tokugawa in a flattering manner.

Lieutenant Colonel Tokugawa did not respond. He just looked at the sky silently, with mixed feelings in his heart.

He lamented his own identity. Although he bore the name of Tokugawa, he was not taken seriously in the army. Only the puppet soldiers and officers at the bottom of the imperial army were trying to curry favor with him.

But what use are these?

"I must rescue Lord Kujo, so that I can perhaps use his power to gain a place in the family."

Lieutenant Colonel Tokugawa prayed silently in his heart, praying for his victory this time.

But he didn't know that there was a pair of eyes staring at him. And the owner of these eyes was Ma Hu.

Ma Hu had been monitoring Tokugawa and reporting to Duanwu every ten minutes.

Duanwu closely followed the movements of the Tokugawa detachment. After receiving the telegram, he even joked with Ma Shanpao: "We can also work slower. The Japanese are taking a rest."

Ma Shanpao laughed and said, "It would have to be five o'clock in the morning for the Japanese to arrive here?" Duanwu nodded, but then his face was stunned.

Ma Shanpao asked in surprise: "Captain, what's wrong with you?"

Duanwu sighed and said, "I forgot one thing. Markov and Vladimir are still in the Japanese sentry post. After daybreak, they will most likely be taken away."

Ma Shanpao was also shocked and asked, "What should we do then?"

Duanwu thought for a moment and said, "I have already told you and Long Qianyan how to fight here. Just do as I say. I will take people to rescue Markov and Vladimir."

Ma Shanpao hesitated and said, "Captain, I'm a little worried about you going alone. How about taking me with you?"

Duanwu smiled and said, "I'm worried if you come with me. The battle here is equally important. The scale of the enemy's raid is very large. If we want to find a breakthrough, we can only choose to defeat them one by one. So these more than a thousand Japanese and puppet troops must be taken, and in this way, the pressure on our north side will be relieved a lot."

Ma Shanpao nodded heavily, and then said: "Then you can take Li Ergou's company with you. Li Ergou is very smart, and I am optimistic about him. But his company has suffered heavy casualties. I will take another company from our second team and give it to you. What do you think?"

Duanwu shook his head and said, "No, I'm going to rescue people, not to attack the enemy's Tiger's Mouth Post, so it's useless to bring more people."

At this point, Duanwu patted Ma Shanpao on the shoulder and said, "After I leave, everything here will depend on you and Long Qianyan. You two should discuss things together to ensure that nothing goes wrong."

"Yes!"

Ma Shanpao nodded solemnly.

When Duanwu saw this, he turned around and left to ask Long Qianyan for help, because Li Ergou's special agent company was in Long Qianyan's team.

But at this time, there were only more than fifty people left in this special forces company.

Long Qianyan was also worried about Duanwu's safety and insisted on sending someone to help him.

But he was still rejected by Duanwu.

Because first, in the battle of Changmagou, the Japanese must be completely wiped out. But if the new recruits are not counted, the number of veterans is almost the same as that of the Japanese and puppet troops.

In addition, since he was not there and could not command the troops on the battlefield, Duanwu was worried that there would be deviations.

The second is the special geographical location of the Hukou Sentry Post.

If we attack from the front, I'm afraid we won't be able to defeat them, let alone a special forces company, even if there are five of them.

Because the wall of the Hukou outpost is very thick, you can't take it down without heavy artillery.

If we use human piles, I don’t know how many people will die.

The only breakthrough is on the cliff.

However, the Japanese and puppet troops believed that it was impossible for people to climb up the cliff, and even if they did, they would not be able to get close to the Tiger's Mouth Post.

Because there were thorns all over the place, the Japanese puppet soldiers climbed up and didn't even dare to move. They just rolled back obediently. Because the thorns hurt people so much, they thought no one could endure it.

Of course, they have also taken precautions against this. There are four anti-aircraft machine guns on the top of the Hukou outpost. If anyone wants to come down from the cliff, they have to ask these machine guns.

Another point is that Duanwu said that he would not attack the Hukou Outpost, but if he did not attack the Hukou Outpost, no one could be rescued.

Because there are people inside the Hukou Sentry Post. If you don’t go in, how can you save them?

But there was one thing that Duanwu did not lie about, that is, too many people would be useless, and the quality of people is not as good as the number. This time, he wanted to launch a surprise attack on the Tiger's Mouth Post, which could be regarded as removing a nail for Laoyeling before the war.

Duanwu had even thought about it. After taking over the Hukou Sentry Post in the early morning, he would find a way to blow it up, at least to make the Hukou Sentry Post lose its function within a short period of time.

So, with this in mind, Duanwu led Li Ergou and more than 50 soldiers from the special forces company to the Hukou outpost! .

(End of this chapter)