Chapter 138: Fighting for Merit

From the time the Japanese soldiers on the lookout guard sounded the alarm, in just one minute, the Japanese soldiers hidden in the three turrets had already formed a battle before the battle.

On the turret facing the direction of the enemy's attack, in the two-story shooting hole, the muzzle of the machine gun in the black hole slowly panned left and right, apparently predicting the firing distance baseline. And on the top of the turret, the faint roar of the calibration mortar shelling Zhuyuan also unabashedly showed that the artillery preparations had been completed.

In the other two turrets, the muzzles of machine guns were moving slowly in the shooting holes of the black holes. It was almost impossible to hear the bullets fired from two long points in succession, and a cloud of smoke and dust was shot out on the wasteland outside the turret, clearly marking the range of side-fire fire.

In the outer trench in front of the turret, the soldiers of the Imperial Association Army who had already put up a posture of warning according to their guns had obviously gone through many drills a long time ago. After the devil's machine gun fired two long shots from the gun tower on the turret, the soldiers of the Imperial Alliance Army lying in the outer trench also lay down in the single firing position protruding from the outer trench according to their guns. A few of them looked like veterans of the Imperial Cooperative Army, and they shouted one after another: "It's all ready!" Don't mess with your guns......"

"There are Japanese machine guns and mortars behind them, and those on the other side can't get in without the help of artillery! Stabilize the guy in your hand, and fight again when you see it! ”

"The Japanese have offered a bounty - one head and two oceans, and whoever guards the ammunition depot can also get the benefit of a piece of the ocean! The benefits of sending it to the door are coming, and it is a fool not to take it! ”

Compared with the Japanese army and the soldiers of the Imperial Association Army guarding the ammunition depot, the soldiers of the Imperial Association Army who were sitting on the ground in the outer trench were extremely flustered at the moment. Especially after the machine gun on the Japanese artillery tower fired two long shots to mark the range of side-fire fire, the more than 20 soldiers of the Imperial Association Army who were blocked in front of the outer trench jumped up in panic, grabbed the Jinzao Type 38 rifle in their hands, and shouted loudly: "It's coming...... The brigade of the Eighth Route Army in Qingle County has come over......"

"Let our brothers in! What's the matter with blocking us in front of the two armies? Whoever shoots on either side, we all have to eat the gun first......"

"It's all local gentlemen, open an opening and tell us to go in! In the future, if the mountains do not turn around, there will always be a chance to repay the kindness of the masters! ”

In the midst of the shouts, the soldiers of the Imperial Allied Army, who were close to the front of the outer trench, had already started to move the horses erected in front of the outer trench, and even used their long guns to build a barbed wire fence fixed with wooden stakes, and drilled into the outer trench without a head. A few soldiers of the Imperial Association who were quicker had even crawled through the barbed wire through the cracks under the barbed wire, fell into the outer trench with their heads and feet in their hands, and sat in the outer trench with their heads and butts in their arms, looking like quails whose courage had been broken.

At first glance, seeing the Imperial Allied soldiers who were stopped in front of the outer trench rushing into the outer trench regardless of it, the Japanese veteran standing outside the turret couldn't help but be furious, pointing at the Imperial Allied soldiers who were shouting and slamming into the outer trench and shouting: "Bastard! Are these guys rushing around looking for death? Machine gun ready ......"

Hurriedly bowing to the Japanese veteran, He Luoya shouted urgently: "Your Excellency, please don't give the order to shoot!" These soldiers of the Imperial Alliance Army have all experienced the test on the battlefield, although their combat ability is indeed not worth mentioning, but their loyalty to the Imperial Army is not in doubt! Leave them behind, even if it's to be used as auxiliaries on the battlefield. Especially when it comes to collecting loot, these guys can still come in handy......"

Seeing that most of the soldiers of the Imperial Alliance Army with crooked helmets and slanted armor had already burrowed into the outer trench, the Japanese veteran hesitated for a moment, but he had to curse fiercely and turn around and walk towards the turret.

The machine guns placed in the turrets could indeed completely envelop the outer trenches within the range of fire. Once an enemy army enters the outer trench, the Japanese troops in the turret will not hesitate to strafe the outer trench, slaughtering the enemy troops who have just entered the outer trench and mixed with the soldiers of the Imperial Alliance Army guarding the outer trench! But before the battle actually begins, such an approach is tantamount to self-destruction.......

He Luoya looked back at Mo Tianliu and the others, who had already stood up from the ground, and then said to the Japanese veteran very cautiously: "Your Excellency, the imperial army of the Qingle County garrison, can you also follow you into the turret?" In the face of such a battle, even a ashigaru can play a role, right? ”

Turning his head in disgust, he looked at Mo Tianliu and the others, who had just stood up and looked weak, the Japanese veteran hesitated for a moment before raising his voice towards Mo Tianliu: "You guys...... Can you continue to fight?! ”

Peeking at He Luoya, who was squeezing his eyes towards him, Mo Tianliu suddenly nodded heavily: "The warriors of the empire can deal with the battle at any time!" ”

Pouting disdainfully, the Japanese veteran turned his head and walked towards the turret, muttering to himself, "What a big talker!" All right...... Whole, get ready to fight! ”

In the roar of promises, all the Japanese soldiers got into the turret and closed the heavy iron-clad wooden door tightly. And in the three outer trenches outside the turret, all the soldiers of the Imperial Alliance Army also aimed their guns at the opponent looming in the distance. Even the soldiers of the Imperial Alliance Army who stumbled into the outer trench were all urged and scolded to lie on the vacant firing position in the outer trench, and put the Jinzao Type 38 rifle in front of them with trembling hands.

Compared with the open outer trench, more than a dozen people were squeezed into the turret, which was not too big, and suddenly it looked a little cramped. In particular, two wounded soldiers collapsed to the ground again after entering the turret, which made the space in the turret even more cramped. Turning his head to look at the Japanese soldiers who had crowded into the turret, but seemed to have no idea what to do, the Japanese veteran in charge couldn't help but shout angrily: "You guys...... Are they really all stupid?! All of them are crammed into a turret, are they here to help defend or are they causing us trouble? ”

Without waiting for Mo Tianliu to speak, He Luoya, who had always been by the side of the Japanese veteran, responded in a low voice: "Your Excellency, it is really because the battle is too hard, all the princes of the Qingle County garrison will squeeze together into the nearest turret to themselves, please forgive me!" And ......."

Looking at He Luoya's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, the Japanese veteran suddenly frowned, and unconsciously lowered his voice and shouted at He Luoya: "The appearance of swallowing and spitting is really annoying!" If you want to say something, just say it?! ”

With a slight bow, He Luoya shrank his neck as if he was a little scared, and then he dodged and whispered to the Japanese veteran: "It's really because of the gentlemen of the Qingle County garrison...... Although the battle was brave, Qingle County's clean-up battle plan still failed in the end! If you want to wash away the stigma of failure, then the best way is to win immediately! If you can perform well in the defensive battle of the ammunition depot this time, after returning to Qingle County, you can always be rewarded for such a meritorious service, right? In terms of washing away the stigma, I am afraid it is also a lot of help! ”

Suddenly stunned, the Japanese veteran suddenly closed his mouth and rolled his eyes in thought......

Whether it is in the elite A division of the Japanese army, or in the sequence of the C division and regiment serving as a local garrison, the defeat on the battlefield has always become a shame that is difficult to wash. In particular, the defeat of the local garrison by some anti-Japanese forces that could not even assemble the standard equipment would not only cause a great obstacle on the road to promotion in the future, but would also be regarded as a laughing stock by their colleagues who were also local garrison units when they were brought up on weekdays. Behind-the-scenes discussions, and even face-to-face ridicule, are commonplace.

However, if a certain amount of merit has been achieved on the battlefield, when the merit has been accumulated to a certain extent, it is either a promotion or a vacation to return to the homeland, and these benefits, which are usually difficult to obtain in the local garrison troops, will be quickly manifested.

The record of successfully defending the ammunition depot that could have been swallowed in one bite could even be exchanged for a chance to return to the homeland for a vacation, if it was shared by these disabled garrison personnel from Qingle County, the reward would be severely discounted?

As soon as he thought of this, the Japanese veteran suddenly put on a fake smiling face, and said to Mo Tianliu, who was standing at the door of the turret: "In a battle like this, the headquarters guarding the ammunition depot is enough to deal with it, and it is true that there is no need for the help of the guest army." Zhujun has already experienced the hardships of the Qingle County Conquest and has proved Zhujun's bravery on the battlefield. A defensive battle like this that is not worth mentioning, so I don't have to participate in it! ”

Mo Tianliu, who seemed to have been seen through his mind at a glance, and peeked at He Luo's teeth constantly crooking the corners of his mouth, suddenly became flustered, and almost stumbled and shouted at the Japanese veteran: "As a samurai of His Majesty the Emperor, you must fight bravely to be the first when you fight....... Participate in any battle....... Please give us that opportunity! Please! ”

With Mo Tianliu bowing heavily, the other foreign Japanese soldiers who squeezed into the turret also bent down neatly and shouted in unison: "Please! ”

Seeing that those foreign Japanese soldiers put on a reluctant look, the Japanese veteran in charge of the ammunition depot suddenly changed his face, and hummed in a low voice without the slightest anger: "What a group of cheeky guys!" Don't you even have the most basic politeness?! If you really want to wash away the stigma of defeat by victory, then you can break out of the trenches now and do it with the death of honor! ”

Mo Tianliu and the others, who had made the Japanese veteran unceremoniously poke his headache in the heart, and Mo Tianliu, who had just looked extraordinarily impassioned, suddenly drooped their heads, and fell silent one by one with unwilling but helpless faces.

As if he wanted to make a round between the two groups of Japanese soldiers, He Luoya, who was standing beside the Japanese veteran, said in a low voice at this time: "Your Excellency, although you have already made a decision, but for the sake of being a samurai, let the gentlemen from Qingle County participate in some battles!" For example...... Things like serving as auxiliaries and carrying ammunition are trivial, but they can be ......."

Halfway through the words, He Luoya had already closed his mouth in amusement, carefully posed as a slave, and stood respectfully between the two groups of Japanese soldiers. And after a moment of hesitation, especially after touching the red gold Buddha statue that had just arrived in his pocket, the veteran of the Japanese army in charge of the ammunition depot did not say any more mean words, but turned his head and climbed up the stairs towards the second floor of the turret: "If you must participate in the battle, then take on the role of a baggage soldier!" You guys can't be mistaken, right?! ”

A hint of joy flashed in his eyes, Mo Tianliu bowed heavily again, opened his voice and shouted: "Thank you so much for your attention!" ”