Chapter 6 The Narrow Zone
Yuichiro Muto rode the Oriental horse with a solemn face, and as the troops got closer to Yangzhuang, the murderous aura on Shaozuo's body became heavier and heavier. It's not the same as it used to be. In the past, Muto Shaosa always gave people a sense of politeness and gentleness. Now he looks more like a warrior on the battlefield.
In fact, the reason why Muto Shaozo can become what he is today is because of Ren Laifeng. In the last Battle of Jining triggered by the Flying Tiger Battalion, although the Japanese army finally recaptured Jining, the price paid was too great. The Japanese defenders of Jining suffered several hundred casualties, and more than two hundred. In particular, the death of Okazaki Hongyi Nakasa actually caused the anger of the top brass of the occupation army headquarters!
There is such a big incident in Jining, and the imperial army has suffered such a big loss, of course someone has to come out and take responsibility for it! Okazaki Hongyi, who is dead, is the commander of Jining's urban defense, and his identity as the first responsible person can be put anywhere. Anyway, he wouldn't object to the wrong thing being pushed to the dead.
Yuichiro Muto is the head of the Jining secret service, and he also has responsibilities that he can't get rid of. But Muto will come to the matter, and he will give gifts to all parties in a timely manner, so when many colleagues were notified of being demoted or even imprisoned, Muto Yuichiro miraculously retained his rank of junior samurai.
Of course, Jining can't stay any longer, and the head of the secret service can't do it. A conscientious high-ranking person helped him say a few words after receiving Muto's heavy gift, and then Muto Shaozo served as the commander of the garrison because of the blessing of misfortune, with a Japanese squadron and two hundred puppet troops under his hands.
Today, Muto invited a group of puppet army officers, local squires, and coal mine owners to drink together, and by the way, imagine the bright future of Zaozhuang. Suddenly, someone came to report, saying that Yang Xiaowan, the son of the village chief of Yangzhuang, asked to see him.
When Muto first arrived, it was the time to make friends with heroes from all walks of life. The son of the village chief is also a cadre's son, and His Excellency Shaozuo immediately invited someone in and met Yang Xiaowan at the wine table.
The young village chief saw Muto, and he didn't say anything, and his tears fell first. Muto was shocked and asked why, and Yang Xiaowan cried and told him about the Flying Tiger Battalion's attack on Yangzhuang. As soon as Muto heard the words Flying Tiger Battalion, he lifted the table at that time! There's nothing to say, hit! Even if it's to get angry with yourself, you have to fight!
Although he was angry, Muto didn't mess up, a squadron, he left a squad for Zaozhuang. The remaining two squads plus the squadron headquarters are all on the expedition! The so-called puppet legion of more than 200 people also went out with the team at the same time. Muto Shaozuo, who thought he had been arranged, led a large team of people out of Zaozhuang and murderously went all the way to Yangzhuang!
"Hurry!" Muto always thinks that the infantry is running slowly on horseback, and this guy shouts twice at the same time at the donkey's throat, and the devil puppet army will be a little faster for a few minutes. When the team slows down, this guy will urge again. The devil soldiers have been strictly trained and dare not complain, and the complaints in the puppet army are all over the sky.
"This dog's day, he rode a horse and ran easily, and his legs were about to break in the ground."
"This bastard, why don't you fall off your horse and kill him?"
The puppet soldiers cursed quietly, not daring to be heard. I thought it was funny to scold a few words, so I giggled and laughed a few times.
In front of it is a narrow section, with a hill tens of meters high on each side, and a path about two meters wide runs between the two mountains.
Generally speaking, when encountering such a situation during the march, an experienced army commander would first send a small force to the hills on either side to inspect the terrain and see if there were any ambushes or the like. If you are more cautious, you can simply put a small army on each side of the high ground to protect the passage of the medium and large troops.
But Muto hadn't commanded a regular army before, this guy was a big spy, and all his military knowledge was learned from books, and his actual experience was almost zero.
Seeing the terrain between two mountains and a ditch in front of him, he also felt danger. However, he dealt with the danger differently than others. People go after investigation; He was not, Muto Shaosa directly ordered the troops to speed up and quickly pass through the dangerous section!
The captain of the devil squad has the heart to raise objections, but the system in the Japanese army is that the commander speaks, and the subordinates can only obey! They are not in the habit of raising objections. Shao Zuo said to go, probably right, then let's go!
At the command, the devil immediately picked up his spirits and prepared to trot. Unfortunately, the devils had only run a few steps before they couldn't run. The puppet army in front slowed down again, and the Japanese soldiers in the back couldn't run at all.
"Eight Grid Tooth Road, hurry!" The shouts of Muto Shaozo sounded in the team again, and the puppet soldiers still seemed to be in a hurry.
Muto rode his horse to the front and scolded a few times, and the puppet army in front of him took a few quick steps, ran to the back and shouted a few words, and the devil behind trotted for a while. Shao Zuo rode a war horse no easier than walking. The troops began to pass through the terrain between two mountains and a ravine, and Muto always felt a little hairy in his heart. Looking up at the mountains on both sides, the mountains are not high, but you can still feel that the peaks on the top are towering from the bottom of the mountain.
The mountain was bare, and there seemed to be nothing but stones. Suddenly, something seemed to be moving rapidly on the mountain on the right, and it was a stone! "Be careful, watch out for rockfalls on the top of the mountain!" Muto Shaosa shouted a warning and reminded his soldiers to stay safe.
As soon as the words fell, there were stones rolling down the mountain on the left, and there was not one, but several! Muto's eyes widened, and the Oriental horse under his crotch screamed, and his four hooves jumped back and forth, as if to remind the master to move forward or retreat, you hurry up and get an idea!
"Onward! Hurry up! Muto pulled out his command knife and pointed forward, where the saber goes, and where the soldier is! His Excellency Shao Zuo assumed a majestic posture. However, before he could sit in this position for two minutes, the rolling on the hills on both sides turned into a continuous thunder, "Boom." ”
The puppet army that has been slow and leisurely is running wildly! The devil behind is close behind, and whoever runs slower at this time is looking for death. The puppet army and the devils are already crazy, but the rockfall on the mountain is even crazier! Almost instantly, the stone rolled from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the mountain. The puppet soldiers screamed, the ones in front ran faster, and the ones behind chased forward with all their lives.
Small rockfalls are occasionally mixed with a boulder of thousands of pounds! When a person is hit by a small stone, his head is broken and his blood flows, and if he is a little bigger, his bones and tendons are broken. Once a boulder of thousands or even thousands of catties passes, once a person is hit by it, it will be flesh and blood.
The fast puppet army desperately rushed out of the gate of hell, and before he could recover from the shadow of death, a sign of men and horses appeared in front of him. "Stop! Lay down your arms and shoot them or kill them! ”