The War of Resistance Against Japan: Starting with a Calm View of Life and Death

Kosuke Ogawa stopped, put his hands on his hips, raised his chin slightly, and looked Gao Linyuan up and down, along with the chaotic group behind him.

Su Zhan quickly stepped forward and whispered something in Ogawa Kosuke's ear.

These were words that Zhou Jindong had given prior instructions to use.

Upon hearing the "translation," Kosuke Ogawa's expression suddenly darkened!

Snapped!Snapped!

Without warning, Kosuke Ogawa raised his right hand and slapped Gao Linyuan hard across the face with both hands!

The sound was crisp and clear.

"Baka yarou!"

Ogawa Kosuke roared, his spittle almost landing on Gao Linyuan's face. He seemed to be venting all the humiliation of being captured on this unfortunate puppet army company commander.

"Useless! Chinese pigs! Why are you so slow! Are your legs just for decoration? Your movements are as clumsy as oxen! At your speed, the guerrillas would have run away long ago!"

All the unruly people took advantage of your slowness and fled into the deep mountains! The Imperial Army's plans have been completely ruined by you bunch of fools!

Su Zhan immediately translated loudly in Chinese, emphasizing his words, "The Japanese officer said you're useless! Pigs! You came too slowly! Officer Okada is furious! The people have all fled! It's all your fault!"

The two slaps, coupled with a barrage of angry words, completely stunned Gao Linyuan and also shocked the puppet troops behind him.

Gao Linyuan's cheeks burned with pain, his ears were ringing, and a surge of anger rushed to his head, but he didn't dare utter a single word in front of the other person's cold gaze.

He covered his burning face, not daring to rub it, and could only suppress his anger and grievances, forcing a smile that looked more like a grimace as he explained:

"Tai... Taijun, please calm down! Please calm down! The mountain road is difficult to travel, brothers... brothers have really tried their best to travel!"

I never expected... I never expected your department to act so swiftly...

"I wonder...I wonder where Captain Okada is now? Perhaps I could personally apologize to the Japanese officer?"

As Gao Linyuan explained, he cautiously peered behind Ogawa Kosuke, trying to spot Okada.

Kosuke Ogawa snorted coldly, his anger still evident, but his tone seemed to have softened slightly.

He pointed to the dark mountains behind the town and said in broken Chinese mixed with Japanese, "Lieutenant Okada has already led the most elite First Squad to personally pursue the guerrilla remnants and troublemakers who have fled into the deep mountains!"

The lieutenant said, "You bunch of useless trash are unreliable! Rather than waiting for you to dawdle, the Imperial Army will go and capture them ourselves! We must annihilate all those anti-Japanese bandits!"

When Gao Linyuan heard that Okada had personally gone into the mountains, he felt relieved, at least he wouldn't have to directly face that lieutenant who was said to have an even more volatile temper.

But before he could even catch his breath, Kosuke Ogawa spoke again, his tone turning stern once more:

"However! Your negligence and slowness have caused serious consequences! This is an unforgivable dereliction of duty! Now that Lord Okada is not here, I, Kosuke Ogawa, will temporarily take command here!"

You, immediately order your men to assemble in the parade ground in front of the town hall! I have important instructions for you!

Upon hearing the "instructions," Gao Linyuan inwardly groaned, but could only nod and bow, saying, "Yes! Yes! Corporal Xiaochuan! This subordinate will assemble the troops immediately!"

He turned around and shouted irritably at the group of puppet soldiers watching the commotion behind him, "Are you all deaf? Didn't you hear the officer's order? Everyone, listen up! Run forward! Assemble on the parade ground ahead!"

The puppet soldiers looked at each other, muttering complaints under their breath, and slowly followed Gao Linyuan toward the threshing ground opposite the town hall.

The team stood in a disorderly fashion on the playground.

More than a hundred people were crammed together, crooked and out of formation. Many of them were shivering and stamping their feet, their eyes darting around as they looked at the houses and the faint silhouettes of "Japanese soldiers" on the walls.

Accompanied by Gao Linyuan and Su Zhan, Ogawa Kosuke walked to a slightly higher mound of earth in front of the playground.

He looked down at the group of soldiers below, who were in disarray and showed no semblance of military bearing, and his face revealed undisguised disgust and contempt.

He cleared his throat and shouted with all his might:

"Look at you! Lax! Indolent! Absolutely no military discipline! You have none of the spirit and discipline expected of the Imperial Puppet Army! You're nothing but a rabble!"

No wonder they were routed by the guerrillas! Such soldiers and such tactical skills are an insult to the puppet army!

They are unworthy of weapons! They are even less worthy of fighting alongside the Imperial Army!

In this situation, even if I gave you a chance, it wouldn't be of any use!

Even if the guerrillas were standing right in front of you, you'd still be hopelessly incompetent!

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the defiant faces below, and said with increasing annoyance, "Now! I command! To reshape your military bearing!"

To rid you of your laziness and cowardice! All of you! Lay down your weapons! Place all your guns in the open space in front of me!

"Put down your weapons?"

"What? Surrender your weapons?"

The puppet army ranks instantly erupted into chaos!

The soldiers stirred, whispering among themselves, their faces filled with surprise and resistance.

Put down your guns? They're their only means of survival!

Without a gun, you're less than a dog in this chaotic world!

Gao Linyuan panicked and hurriedly stepped forward, saying, "Corporal Xiaochuan! This...this isn't in accordance with the rules, is it? If the brothers are without guns, what if the guerrillas..."

"Baka!" Kosuke Ogawa shouted before he could finish, "Guerrillas? Lord Okada is wiping them out in the mountains!"

I am in command here! Now! Immediately! Execute orders! Lay down your weapons! Otherwise, you will be punished for disobeying orders!

His hand rested on the holster of the Southern pistol at his waist.

At the same time, around the drill ground, on the walls and rooftops, the "Japanese soldiers" holding Type 38 rifles also stepped forward in unison, their gun muzzles pointing vaguely at the center of the drill ground.

Especially the Type 91 machine gun mounted at the gap, its dark muzzle gleaming coldly in the dim light, was extremely intimidating.

Gao Linyuan looked at the cold, hard gun barrels of the "Imperial Army" around him, and his back was instantly soaked with cold sweat.

He had no doubt that if he dared to question it again, this menacing Corporal Ogawa would really order the shooting!

Looking at his own seasoned soldiers, their eyes darting around, they were completely unreliable.

"Put them down! All of you, put the fuck down your guns! Didn't you hear the officer's order? Hurry up!"

If even the company commander backed down, the soldiers below would lose their backbone.

Someone reluctantly took off the rifle from their shoulder and threw it to the ground with a bang.

Once there was a first one, there was a second, a third... Clang, clang, clang, more than a hundred old rifles, Hanyang rifles, and even a few Type 38 rifles were piled up haphazardly on the open ground in front of Kosuke Ogawa.

Seeing their weapons confiscated, the puppet army soldiers completely lost control.

They all hung their heads in dejection, like frostbitten eggplants.

"very good!"

Kosuke Ogawa's expression seemed to soften slightly, but his tone remained stern.

"Now, the second order! Everyone, run around this parade ground! Run! Shake off your lethargy! Awaken your military spirit! Gao Sang, you lead the way!"

"Run...run laps?" The puppet army soldiers were dumbfounded.

In this freezing weather, you have to run laps right after putting down your gun?

"What are you dawdling for? Run!" Kosuke Ogawa urged sharply.