"Bazooka come up and knock out the front firing point for me." Company commander Ma Dakui shouted angrily, and a bazooka attacker who had been squatting in the trench got up in response, carried the loaded rocket launcher on his shoulder, and immediately launched the rocket with just a slight aim. With a "boom" sound, the Japanese firepower point that annoyed Ma Dakui instantly turned into a ball of fireworks, and scattered fragments of military uniforms were still faintly visible in the smoke and dust that rose into the air.

"Well done, reward." Ma Da Kui happily took out a pack of cigarettes and threw it to the bazooka attacker, then grabbed the binoculars again and looked at the Japanese positions opposite. The heavy machine gun fire point was destroyed again, which made the Japanese soldiers in the position suddenly panic, counting the heavy machine gun fire point that had just been destroyed by the opposite side, the light and heavy machine guns that were still intact in the entire section of the position were less than 2 percent, and at this rate, there would be no machine guns available in the position if they could not wait for darkness at all.

With a muffled sound of "bang", a cloud of smoke and dust suddenly shot up from the position of the Chinese army, while a miserable howl came from the Japanese position on the opposite side. The heavy sniper rifles issued by the Umbrella Recruit Unit fired Browning heavy machine gun bullets, and the bullets fired from the heavy sniper rifles not only hit a Japanese light machine gun on the opposite side, but also hit a Japanese second lieutenant who happened to be sitting next to the light machine gun.

Although the recoil of the umbrella's heavy-barreled sniper rifle will be greater than that of other sniper rifles, the firing range is also more than a kilometer, and the Japanese troops who have been tortured by heavy-barreled sniper rifles have no other means to counteract except to use machine guns or artillery fire to retaliate. The snipers of the umbrella were eager for the Japanese to respond with machine guns or artillery fire, because only in this way could the bazooka attackers and artillerymen who were on standby have a chance to knock out the heavy fire weapons of the Japanese army.

This state of confrontation between the Umbrella Recruits and the Japanese army did not last long, because of the arrival of a large number of Soviet-style heavy weapons and equipment, the Umbrella Recruits planned to carry out a strong attack on the Japanese troops blocking them. "Do you understand? Touch all the light and dark posts on the periphery of the Japanese army, this is the specific task of your scout squadron, and the key to the success of this raid is on you. "Two hours before the start of the operation, the Umbrella Recruit Unit quietly sent a squadron of 200 scouts, and once the sentinels on the perimeter of the Japanese positions were touched, the assault would begin.

Time passed little by little, and the scouts who had set off in advance also cleared the light and dark posts outside the Japanese defense line one after another, until the moment of dawn, the umbrella recruit unit that had received the signal finally launched a strong attack. Relying on the section of trench seized by the scouts, the new recruits poured into the Japanese battlefield like a tide under the umbrella of the rain of bullets, and under the cover of the artillery fire like mountains and seas, they crushed the Japanese troops in one fell swoop and chased the Japanese troops who retreated after more than ten miles.

The combat effectiveness of the Chinese New Army has already amazed the Japanese army, and the combat effectiveness of the umbrella recruit unit will be even stronger than that of the Chinese New Army, especially the firepower output intensity of the umbrella recruit unit is even more feared by the Japanese army. The participation of the Umbrella Recruit Unit in the war attracted the attention of the Japanese army to a large extent for the Chinese New Army, which had just taken Jinzhou, and no one would have imagined that a recruit unit that participated in actual combat for the first time would perform so eye-catching.

What the Japanese army did not expect was that after the recruit unit of the umbrella defeated the Japanese army blocking the road, it actually played the banner of the Dangkou army. In order to distinguish himself from the Chinese New Army, Zhuo Fei ordered the northbound combat troops to change their banners, and the so-called Dangkou naturally went to the Japanese army. "The Dangkou army is divided into two divisions, one is mainly composed of overseas Chinese in Nanyang, with a strength of 100,000. The other is the Umbrella Indigenous Servant Army, which is famous in the Southeast Asian theater, with 80,000 troops, and this South Asian servant army is especially good at jungle and mountain warfare. ”

Like the Japanese army, Chongqing was also collecting intelligence on the Bandit Army, and unlike the Independent Army, the Bandit Army sent by the Umbrella was completely fresh, so the military commander's intelligence gathering work was slow. "We can be sure that the hundreds of thousands of people sent by the umbrella are really going north to help in the war, so I oppose infiltrating them or co-opting them to divide them, because Zhuo Fei, the boss of the umbrella company, is definitely not a generous person."

At the military honor meeting of the Ministry of Military Affairs, some people proposed to infiltrate and divide the part of the South Asian overseas Chinese troops in the Dangkou Army, and since they are all Chinese, it should be easy to win them over. After some careful consideration, Chiang Kai-shek, who happened to be present at the meeting, did not agree with this suggestion, and finally eased the relationship with the umbrella.

"The chairman of the committee is right, the significance and benefit of dividing and winning over the Dangkou army is not very great for us, for the time being, one more friend is better than one enemy. Besides, the umbrella is not a small role that can be handled casually, even the United States and Britain have to talk about cooperation with the umbrella one by one, and we don't need to do those things that are not good. Seeing that the situation was not good, He Yingqin immediately changed his tone and supported Chiang Kai-shek's views. Chiang Kai-shek's political sense far exceeded his military command ability, and he knew that He Yingqin and others only put forward this kind of suggestion, mainly for the sake of the future, so Chiang Kai-shek had no intention of pursuing it in his heart.

The Dangkou army fought well, and Zhuo Fei, the boss, naturally had face on his face, and Sir James personally visited Zhuo Fei and had a secret conversation with Zhuo Fei here. "Zhuo, Kalimantan Island is already under the full control of the United States and Australia, and next, MacArthur may directly attack the Philippines. But we all know that we lack the necessary naval support, otherwise an attack on the Philippines will be a battle plan that only exists on paper. ”

Sir James's words made Zhuo Fei a little curious, this old man never talked to himself and made demands, but what happened today? Without waiting for Zhuo Fei to figure out the reason, Sir James finally returned to normal and confessed his main purpose to Zhuo Fei, "I heard that the umbrella has a temporary fleet, although most of the ships are old warships captured by the Japanese army, but I think they should have no problem crossing the Sulu Strait, right?" ”

"Damn old feat, damn British." Sir James finally explained his intention very embarrassed, and Zhuo Fei's face instantly turned cold. The captured Japanese ships were old and old, and the Umbrella had converted them into attack ships for the attack on Java Island. If he agreed to Sir James's request, it meant that those ships would face the siege of the Japanese South Sea Fleet, and in the end, he might lose them completely.

"Mr. Sir, I think I understand what you mean, but I will say that I will not agree to provide you with ships, because I cannot watch them sink in the Sulu Strait by the Japanese South Sea Fleet." Zhuo Fei resolutely rejected Sir James's request, but looking at Sir James's expression, it seemed that he was determined to win the temporary fleet under the umbrella.

"Zhuo, don't be in a hurry yet, it's not too late to make a decision after listening to the rest of what I said." Sir James smiled strangely and took out a document and handed it to Zhuo Fei. "I don't know why you have to buy land in Western Australia, but I will say that the British Empire has decided to trade all of Western Australian land for the full support of your temporary fleet and the Umbrella Company. By my full support, I mean that you have to provide us with all the information on that air-to-surface rocket weapon, in addition to the information on white phosphorus and air-explosive bombs. ”

Sir James's lion opening did not frighten Zhuo Fei, on the contrary, Zhuo Fei was a little interested in this deal, and after discussing with his staff, Zhuo Fei proposed his own conditions to Sir James. "Sir Sir, I can agree to your conditions, but I have a small condition, or a small wish. I want to be canonized by the British royal family, I want to be a duke, and the name of the Duke of Australia sounds good. ”

This request of Zhuo Fei made Sir James very difficult, and in European countries, the fifth rank above the lowest noble title is generally translated as "duke" in Chinese, below the king or prince, and above the marquis. It is the highest rank of knighthoods. In some small countries, the duke is already a monarch, and Sir James is already wondering if Zhuo Fei is ready to establish himself as king. Xu saw the suspicion in Sir James' eyes, Zhuo Fei grinned, and after laughing, Zhuo Fei told Sir James the reason.

"Sir Sir, in ancient Roman times, there were many mercenary leaders of Germanic or Celtic barbarian origin who became generals in the Roman army, and since they did not have an official Roman rank, they were collectively called Dux, and therefore Dux was considered to be equivalent to the old Germanic title of military leader. Although I am not Germanic, but the Umbrella is an authentic mercenary company, as the owner of the Umbrella Company, can't I have the title of a duke? ”

Zhuo Fei's explanation made Sir James doubt everything, and he mistakenly believed that Zhuo Fei's quest for the title of duke was just a means and strategy to maintain the dignity of the nouveau riche. "Do you really want the Queen of England to make you a duke?" Seeing Sir James away, Angela whispered to Zhuo Fei, but the latter shook his head repeatedly.

"Do you think I'm a fool? I want this title of duke, just for the sake of the future of the umbrella, Australia is a good place, and the title of the Grand Duke of Australia is also pleasant to hear. How is it possible that the British want to take my fleet and those new weapons for nothing, without paying a price? Zhuo Fei's words were covered by clouds and mountains, and Angela didn't understand what Zhuo Fei meant at all, only Zhuo Fei's staff were elated by it.