afterglow

Chapter 274

The staff officers of the Headquarters envisaged a cross-border raid to destroy this sizeable resistance camp.

If you leave it alone, it will be a thorn in your side and a thorn in your flesh.God knows where these unrepentant guys will infiltrate the border and go guerrilla in the rolling hills of central Honshu.

Therefore, in order to temporarily eliminate this threat, it must be resolved. Air strikes alone cannot achieve complete annihilation, and ground forces must be relied on.

Sweep holes, pound nests!
Cai Zhichen asked for a job on the spot, the reason being that Yiluan Division, as a special operations unit, was established to deal with such situations at the beginning, and such a good opportunity for adaptation should never be missed.

Everyone agrees with this, and no one disagrees.

As for the ground troops responsible for the supporting mission...they inevitably fell on the head of the First Marine Regiment.

Nie Quan half-jokingly said: "For the past few months, the other divisions have been busy, running around, but the [-] members of your regiment stayed in the city to enjoy the blessings leisurely. Now it's time for you to go to the city. That's it, the other divisions are exhausted!"

After he finished speaking, the officers of the various divisions present immediately booed a little.

Hey!Obviously you didn't assign tasks.

The slightly embarrassed Zhou Changfeng muttered something in his heart, then he clasped his hands and said, "Take orders."

But the current idea is still very rough, and has not yet been approved by the court-after all, it is a cross-border action, and political considerations are indispensable, and this is beyond the control of the generals.

While sending back the report and waiting for a reply, the eight or nine staff officers of the General Armed Forces worked together from lunch to sunset, and finally made an exquisite sand table according to aerial photos and topographic maps.

Enemy camps, dense forests, hills, ridges, valleys, streams and other things and terrains are all available. The three-dimensional sand table is undoubtedly more intuitive and concrete than the two-dimensional map.

The next day, as everyone had speculated, the cabinet agreed to the second army's idea of ​​sweeping nests.

Considering that the United States has dared to allow armed forces like the Resistance Army to cross the border and take root before, the Ming army can "exceed the rules" a little, as long as it does not tear its face on the surface.

From then until the first day in mid-May, the Second Army was making meticulous preparations for this.

If you know yourself and the enemy, you can win a hundred battles, and you need to prepare rigorously and seriously before launching an action. The risk of hasty action is huge, and no one wants to see the painful price.

How many enemy troops are there?How is the weaponry?How are troops and weapons deployed?Where is the best place to launch a surprise attack?How to retreat and respond after succeeding?If you are caught halfway, how can you get out of your body?

Attack and retreat, good and bad all need to be considered.

In the process, the agents stationed in Japan by the Intelligence Department of the Metropolitan Government provided very important intelligence support...

Nagoya, Higashiura Town.

The warm spring breeze blows from the south with the water vapor from the Pacific Ocean, and you can smell the faint salty smell in your breath.

Koya Hojo, a very rare tall man among Japanese, with a wealthy family, was the dream lover of countless girls when he was young, but he unknowingly gained weight in middle age, and now he is a well-known businessman .

Not only is he well-connected, but he also makes valuable contributions to the US military commanders stationed in Nagoya every time, which makes him dare to take all three ways, black, white and gray, and his business scope is extremely wide.

Because the business to be discussed today could not be brought to the table, the meeting place was chosen at a relatively high-end restaurant called "Yuantai".

Hojo Hiroshi, who was dressed in haori, was also accompanied by several Yoshimyo (Japanese bodyguards and bodyguards) in suits and leather shoes to the restaurant. In a separate compartment, two people had already been waiting for a long time.

In order to purchase urgently needed supplies, the resistance army at the Guanyin Mountain camp sent several teams to Osaka, Kyoto, and Nagoya to discuss procurement matters.

Hojo Hiroshi doesn’t care about the local situation and future, whether it’s the Americans or the Resistance Army, as long as it’s a profitable business, he feels that if Akira drives away the Americans in the future, then it’s useless to switch careers to do business with Akira. psychological burden.

Aspirin for antipyretic and analgesic, Pronnacle for antibacterial, Ether for anesthesia, Mercury red for disinfection... There are all kinds of medicines needed by the Resistance Army, but the price is not even one cent lower .

武器弹药方面，二百支温彻斯特M7894型杠杆步枪、四百支美国春田兵工厂制造的M7903型栓动步枪、三十挺勃朗宁BAR自动步枪、一千枚M7917型地雷、三千枚MkII型手榴弹、15万发7.62㎜步机弹等等。

In addition to the civilian weapons hoarded in the business, a considerable amount of these ordnance was resold by American officers and soldiers—a few rifles this month, a box of grenades that Monday, the amount accumulated over the years can fill an entire warehouse.

Even Hojo Hiroshi offered a high price and bit the price to death, but this business was unexpectedly smooth?

The impatient representative of the resistance army seemed worried that the potbellied and treacherous businessman would repent temporarily, so although he was unwilling, he quickly agreed.

Another big fortune!

Hojo Hiroshi, who was in a good mood, also had a good appetite, and he ate most of the dishes, but the two representatives who were bitter in their hearts hardly moved their chopsticks.

Once the business is done, it's time to go home.

Driving his black Ford sedan through the streets, there are hawkers, beggars, and passers-by with blank eyes everywhere on the side of the road.

In this season of spring, the streets and alleys of Nagoya do not feel much vitality.

Coincidentally, today is also his youngest daughter's birthday. When he got to the mansion, Hojo Hiroshi, who was thinking about his wife and children, opened the door before the car stopped. Accident.

However, the supposedly peaceful mansion has some abnormal feeling?The sloppy minders didn't notice it, and the impatient Hojo Hiroshi naturally didn't notice it either.

As soon as he entered the house, he saw several servants and Xin Xin sticks lying on the ground in a mess, and everyone was tied up.

Looking up again, I saw two men in dark Chinese clothes walking out leisurely.

Before Hojo Hiroshi could react, a few shoving and muffled sounds came from behind him. When he turned his head, he saw that the driver and Xinbang who had just got out of the car had been knocked down by several men.

Are these wise men robbers? !

Surprised and angry, he tried to calm down and asked in a deep Chinese voice: "Who are you? Why did you break into my mansion!"

The leading man stopped in his tracks and said lightly: "It doesn't matter who we are, the purpose of this 'visit' is very simple, just to ask you some news."

"News? What news? Where are my wife and children?! Where did you take them?!"

"Don't be noisy, they're safe."

"What exactly do you want? I can give money... yes, money."

"No money." The man waved his hand and said calmly: "We just want to deal with you and the Resistance Army, where you went, how you went, where you passed by, what you saw, and so on."

Hearing this, Koya Hojo's eyes widened by two points, and he said in surprise: "You are..."

He didn't continue, and after a long silence, he added: "I'm just a businessman, and I don't know anything about what I saw or heard during the delivery."

"Then tell your men to come down, be honest, and don't try to play tricks."

"I want to see my wife and kids."

The man shook his head slightly, "Of course it's impossible now, we have to wait until the explanation is clear."

The attitude of the other party made Hojo Hiroshi somewhat indignant. He gritted his teeth and asked, "This is Nagoya, and the American barracks is a few streets away. How dare you be so arrogant? My son has already been naturalized, and you..."

The man who had always looked normal was actually amused by these words.

He took a few steps forward, and when he was within walking distance, he sneered and said, "Are you confused in business? Don't you think that [-] to [-] American soldiers can keep this place? As for your cub, a Japanese It’s all about descendants, don’t think too noble.”

"You..." Hojo Hiroshi took two steps back, and pointed at the man in front of him, but he hesitated to say a complete sentence.

After comprehensive consideration, in order to fully obtain information about the Guanyinshan camp, the agents sent by the Intelligence Department of the Metropolitan Government to Japan sought breakthroughs in several aspects, one of which was to obtain information from the businessmen who traded with it.

As a result, the profit-seeking Hojo Hiroshi was naturally targeted.

Knowing that this guy was shameless but caring about his family, the agents kidnapped his wife, one son and two daughters, and forced him to obey.

In addition to the support of intelligence units, the Air Force has also repeatedly dispatched reconnaissance planes to conduct aerial reconnaissance of targets, and in order to avoid alerting the enemy, it did not carry out any air strikes.

The news from the prisoners, the intelligence collected, the photos taken by aerial reconnaissance, and all kinds of information from all sides were collected at the Second Army General.

The situation of the resistance base in Guanyin Mountain has also been roughly understood, and the specific combat plan has been gradually improved.

The plan numbered "Wuzi No. [-]" was quickly printed into a book, and two copies were kept by the General Army Office, and the rest were distributed to Yiluan Division and the First Marine Regiment.

May [-]th, afternoon.

Because there is no need to dispatch all of them for this operation, Zhou Changfeng formed a battle group with a total of 200 people from the first regiment and third battalion of the marines, the reconnaissance team, the engineering team, and the first mortar battalion, or in other words, it is equivalent to strengthening the battalion level. of the detachment.

Accompanied by a destroyer and a minesweeper, this detachment and a landing ship and two cargo ships on which Yi Luansi was on board slowly sailed out of Tokyo Bay.

One evening and half a night, the small fleet arrived in Shizuoka.

"The first time you go deep into the enemy's territory, you must pay attention to the surrounding situation, and evacuate immediately if something goes wrong. Then, remember, you must release more smoke instructions when you cast smoke instructions. Too dense forests will affect aerial observation."

On the port side of the landing ship, Zhou Changfeng threw the burnt cigarette butt into the sea, and Cai Zhichen in front of him clasped his fists and said, "Don't worry, you will definitely return in victory."

After landing, the detachment of the Marine Regiment [-] rested on the spot, and then headed westward to the scheduled reception area after dawn.

The officers and soldiers of Yiluan Division continued to sail westward on the destroyer Yangjiang instead.

When the distance to the destination was less than [-] miles, the destroyer slowed down and lowered the small boats from both sides, and the officers and soldiers headed straight for Hamana Lake along the coastline in the dark night.

There are bright stars in the sky, the vast sea is on the left, and the land is on the right. I am in a small boat that is bumping up and down, feeling the cool and humid sea breeze, and the waves splash my sleeves from time to time...

Such an environment made the officers and soldiers feel deeply, and this is destined to be a rare memory.

Binming Lake, a tourist attraction for later generations, has now become the target of the officers and soldiers of Yiluan Division to infiltrate the border.

Thirteen small boats were hidden in the low cliffs and stone piles near the coastline, and there were 190 six officers and soldiers, no more and no less.

In front of them are rolling mountains, and they need to cross a distance of about 65 miles in two days.

It doesn't look like much, but it's just a straight-line distance. The actual marching mileage in the hilly area is equivalent to about a hundred miles.Time is not urgent, but it is not abundant either.

The whole team is divided into several parts, the pioneers in the front, the left and right whistles on the left and right wings, the main body in the middle, and the rear guards at the rear.

The officers and soldiers of the convenient Yiluan Division wore soft felt hats, stepped on leather boots, and carried nearly sixty kilograms of stuff on their backs. They walked like flying in the night. No one spoke, only the sound of footsteps and panting, passing orders and There are also only onomatopoeia and whistles for instructions.

They traveled north all the way, took turns to rest, guard, and eat. Although they felt regretful, the two hunters who encountered them on the way were ruthlessly executed.

On the sixteenth day, Mao time.

The night has not yet faded, and there is a faint mist in the high mountains of a foreign country. The spring breeze blowing into the mountains seems to cool down a few degrees, giving people a different kind of desolation.

On the mountain path, more than a dozen resistance soldiers in different clothes were driving a dozen mules and horses full of burdens.

"Look, this must be a team for foster care."

"You can't go wrong, we're here."

Tens of meters away, five or six soldiers lurking in the dense forest and bushes were watching all of this.

There was a slight "click" sound from the ear, which was the movement of the insurance.

The sergeant who led the team was carefully tasting two petals of oranges in a can of oranges, and when he heard the sound, he turned his head and said seriously: "Be careful, don't be impatient, and all previous efforts will be wasted!"

A while later, in a place with slightly higher terrain, the main force of Yiluan Division was resting here. The officers and soldiers ate and drank water.

The patrol unit discovered the activities of the resistance army's baggage train again?The time is almost here.

Cai Zhichen breathed a sigh of relief, and screwed on the lid of the kettle.

He raised his hand and glanced at his watch, thought for a few seconds, and said: "The power generation, the attack on the staff department will be launched later than originally planned. The situation is ever-changing, and the specifics are uncertain."

If you want to communicate effectively in mountainous areas with poor conditions, the whip antenna is naturally not enough.

The communication soldiers used a towering tree to set up a temporary directional antenna, and the radio signal from the small ten-watt radio was able to be received by other friendly units.

At the airport in Shizuoka, the propellers of three Sanqi dive bombers were pulled, and the star-shaped engine made a "chuck-chuck-chuck" sound, and the pilot pulled hard to close the canopy.

At a later point, a large [-]-type seaplane that has been modified is also starting its engines one by one. The gun barrel and gun barrel protruding from the square opening in the middle of the fuselage are particularly terrifying.

(End of this chapter)