Chapter 5: Beacon Smoke (Part 2)

"Can't get out of the city." The jump between the first few sentences was too big, and Yoshio Akiyama couldn't keep up with his train of thought for a while, so he was stunned and hesitated to repeat.

"Even people like Baolig have been forced by you" Shirakawa Shiro glared at the other party fiercely, and had to explain in a low voice, and only halfway through the words, a red light suddenly lit up outside the window, followed by the sky and the earth cracked, and a series of muffled explosions shattered the glass window.

"Be careful." Shirakawa Shiro immediately pulled Yoshio Akiyama under the desk, and said hoarsely, "Squat here and don't move, be careful that assassins take the opportunity to shoot cold." ”

There was no need for him to tell him, and Akiyama Yoshio didn't dare to poke his body out from under the table, the explosion outside was so violent, the ground was up and down like waves, and at this time, exposing his body to the outside of the table, even if he didn't die from the assassin's black gun, he was stabbed by flying shrapnel or glass slag, and he was afraid that it would be a five-step end of bleeding.

After a quarter of an hour, the explosions outside had subsided, and Shirakawa Shiro and Yoshio Akiyama had come out from under their desks with each other's arms, crying without tears.

Both of them are veterans, and they don't need to look at it to know that the explosion outside is definitely not from shelling, and all the forces around Black Rock City and its surroundings, including the Japanese themselves, can't afford to consume so many shells, and there is only one possibility to cause such a violent explosion, that is, the arms that the Kwantung Army worked so hard to transport from Manchuria were all ordered by others, and the Akiyama Brigade took over and said that they would go to save Kawada Kuniaki, and whether they could ensure that the county town was not breached, all of which directly became suspense.

"Report." A devil ensign, covered in blood, surrounded by guards, broke in from the outside, angry, "Report to the chief, ammunition depot, ammunition depot was blown up, it was the Chinese, the Chinese did it, they"

"Don't be verbose, get to the point." Yoshio Akiyama picked up the neck of the second lieutenant and asked with red eyes, "What about the armored transports of the second brigade, the armored transports are still not there, I was before, I ordered them to carry a week's worth of ammunition"

"Ho ho ho" The messenger was strangled out of breath, struggling desperately with his hands and feet, and at the critical moment, Shiro Shirakawa was calm, first slapped Yoshio Akiyama from behind, and then reminded loudly, "Let go, let Ensign Sakai speak, it's already like this, you can't change anything if you strangle him." ”

"Uh,,。" Yoshio Akiyama was slapped two steps forward, his fingers released, and his blue-gray face was particularly hideous by the fire outside, "Say, the transport truck is still not there, you waste, what did you do just now, actually let the Chinese rush into the arsenal,." ”

"The transport truck was blown up, but the arms inside were not destroyed." The messenger Takaaki Sakai covered his throat with one hand and gasped for breath, "But, but several cars are not full, and among the Chinese who were pulled as coolies, there are two spies from Tubalu, who, with grenades tied around their waists, secretly pulled the ignition string while entering the warehouse to move things."

There are no bones left, and it is impossible to leave any traces of flesh and blood at the explosion site of dozens of tons of munitions, although he is used to seeing life and death, Akiyama Yoshio was also shocked by the determination of the Eighth Route spy and gasped, his scarlet eyes widened, and his face was full of disbelief, "You, what you said is all true, it was really the spy of the Eighth Route who did it, ! No, it's not you, you yourself are not careful"

"No, no." Sakai Takaaki was taken aback, raised his hand, and defended himself with a crying voice, "Subordinates can swear, you can swear that it is not our own carelessness, Grassland, Lieutenant Grassland was standing at the door of the arsenal at that time, and it was blown to pieces on the spot, and the entire team guarding the arsenal, including myself, just survived four people." ”

"Yaga ,,。" Yoshio Akiyama continued to gasp, still refusing to believe that it was the Chinese spy who launched a suicide blast on the arsenal, Shirakawa Shiro was far more experienced than him, raised his hand, grabbed his shoulder, and said hurriedly: "Now is not the time to dwell on the details, hurry up and go out with me, block the scene, and appease the soldiers, so as not to cause a bigger riot." ”

"Hey, Shirakawa-kun reminded me yes." Yoshio Akiyama bowed like a marionette, followed Shiro Shirakawa, and walked out quickly, still repeating in his mind, "The spies of the Dirt Eight Road, how did the spies of the Dirt Eight Road sneak into the city, they, how did they"

"It's not a spy from Tsuchihachi, if Second Lieutenant Sakai's report just now is true, it should be an agent of the military command." Shirakawa Shiro turned his head and glared at him, gritting his teeth, "The spies of the Dirt Eight Road rarely use this violent way to attack their opponents, but the military commander is an expert in assassination and destruction. ”

Speaking of this, he glanced at Akiyama Yoshio a few times with hatred, and sighed loudly, Akiyama Yoshio immediately understood the reason for the other party's sigh, and his blue-gray face quickly surged into a cloud of black and purple, "Shirakawa-kun, now is not the time to accuse each other, at a critical juncture, you and I must"

"I'm just reminding you that since you have chosen a trick other than the battlefield, you have to guard against others to retaliate by the same means." Long expected that the other party would not appreciate it, Shirakawa Shiro shrugged his shoulders and added with a sneer, "Blowing up the arsenal is just the first wave, and then it's next"

"Whoosh,." "Whoosh,." The sound of two cannonballs bursting through the air interrupted his meaningless ramblings, and immediately after, a violent explosion sounded again, and near the south gate of Blackstone City, thick smoke and flames rose into the air.

"It's an artillery bombardment, hurry up and gather your men and horses to go to the city to prepare for battle." Shirakawa Shiro didn't care about complaining anymore, pushed Akiyama Yoshio hard, and then quickly ran to the horse road in the upper city, "Quick, I'll go to the south gate to organize the defense first, you immediately gather people to go to the city for reinforcements, the south gate, the north gate and the city walls on the east and west sides all need immediate reinforcements." ”

"Hey." The situation was urgent, and Yoshio Akiyama didn't care about thinking about who should command whom he and Shirakawa Shiro, so he agreed and trotted to gather his subordinates.

"Boom." "Boom." The shelling continued, although it was not intensive, but it caused great panic to the Japanese puppet soldiers and ordinary people in the city, especially near the north and south gates, the devils and puppet soldiers on duty hid their bodies behind the broken walls, holding their guns, and their teeth collided up and down.

"Giggles, clucks" I don't know if it's because of the cold, or because of panic, Akiyama Yoshio himself, also kept fighting a cold war, the arsenal was blown up, and there was a group of unknown armed forces outside, shelling the city, this battle, even if he could repel the enemy troops outside the city, there would definitely be no way to send any reinforcements to Kawada Kuniaki, and in case Kawada Kuniaki and the two squadron soldiers around him were completely annihilated by the Tsubalu, the upcoming Spring Festival sweep would be directly declared stillborn, and after that, even if the Kwantung Army headquarters did not pursue it, In the hearts of the chiefs, I am afraid that he will also be put into another volume that cannot be relied on, and years of hard study and years of conquest have all turned into a pool of spring water in an instant.

"Nope." Yoshio Akiyama slapped himself hard and forced himself to calm down quickly, now is not the time to think about how to keep the future, the key now is to keep the county seat of Heishizhai, as for the reason for the failure of the entire sweeping plan, it can be said that Kawada Kuniaki was eager to make meritorious contributions and took action without authorization, anyway, it is impossible for this person to come back alive, it is better to use it once, it is good

Thinking of this section, his spirit finally lifted up a little, and he hurried to the front of the barracks, and with the assistance of several henchmen, he passed a large number of orders out like a stream, and after a while, all the living devils and puppet troops in the black stone village were gathered, divided into four major groups, southeast, northwest, and northwest, and under the leadership of the devil officers, they hurriedly rushed to the city gate and city wall.

Akiyama Yoshio himself also led a large part of it, even the devil with the puppet army a total of two squadrons or so, directly to the south gate that was the first to be shelled, when he panted and ran to Shirakawa Shiro's side, the city gate attack and defense battle had officially begun, in the dark night, I don't know how many soldiers rushed in, while firing at the city, while shouting loudly slogan, "Kill the little devil and avenge the dragon master." ”

"Kill the shameless little devil and pay tribute to the spirit of the dragon master in the sky."

"Little devil, if you go out of the city to fight, just know that you poison the wine, are you still worthy of being a soldier?"

"Shameless, even the bandits know that they can't murder guests at a banquet"

“”

Akiyama Yoshio heard the fire and rushed upwards, raised his command knife, and was about to send men and horses out of the city to counterattack, but Shirakawa Shiro grabbed his arm and reminded him loudly, "Don't be fooled, their purpose is to trick you out to ambush, the walls here are all stone, unless they have heavy artillery in their hands, otherwise, it is impossible to get in." ”

"Ambush," Yoshio Akiyama woke up in an instant, the cold sweat on his back was dripping down, and then he listened carefully to the movement outside the city, and sure enough, there were many shouts and few shots, and it was obvious that someone was trying to restrain the soldiers to save bullets, so that the maximum firepower could explode at the moment when the two armies really clashed.

"It should be Zhou Heicarbon's ** battalion, the scale refers to the standards of the Sui Army, but the discipline and training level are far inferior to the latter." Seeing that Yoshio Akiyama couldn't enter the state for a long time, Shirakawa Shiro had no choice but to continue to serve as a staff officer for him, "Such a team can't fight a tough battle, as long as we hold the city wall steadily, after dawn, they will definitely retreat on their own." ”

"Thank you Shirakawa-kun for your advice." Yoshio Akiyama woke up like a dream, pretending to be grateful, and said, "The enemy situation is unknown, I will definitely follow Shirakawa-kun's advice and never go out of the city to face the battle, but"

After a deliberate pause, he changed his worried expression and continued: "I just don't know what the situation is on Kawada-kun's side, can I hold on until we push back the ** battalion, alas, I shouldn't have agreed to him in the first place, just take two squadrons of men and horses and go out"

This sentence is a waste of saliva, but the real purpose is to test Shirakawa Shiro's attitude, so that he can reach a united front later and put all the blame on Kawada Kuniaki, but Shirakawa Shiro seems to be deaf to Akiyama Yoshio's hints, and his eyes are looking straight out of the city, and the muscles on his face are constantly twitching.

"Shirakawa-kun, what are you?" Yoshio Akiyama was so frightened by the expression on the other party's face that he panicked, and ducked back, cautiously asking.

"No, Zhou Hei Carbon can be completely ambushed on your way to rescue Kawada-kun and catch you off guard." Shirakawa Shiro shook his head vigorously a few times, and answered the question, "He has a very close relationship with Station Master Peng of the military commander, and the military commander has made such a big move in the city, it is impossible not to tell him, and he, no, he must have a more important purpose, which is more important than catching you off guard." ”

"What purpose." Throughout the night, Shirokawa Shirakawa's crow beak was almost a sure hit, which made Akiyama Yoshio a little frightened, and he took several steps back into the distance one after another, holding on to the battlements of the city wall, his voice trembling slightly.

"I can't guess." Shirakawa Shiro held his head in his hands, his face full of pain, "None of you listened to me at the beginning, but now the situation is completely chaotic, I don't know where to start, I don't know"

With that, he opened his eyes sharply again, and tried to search out of the city, as if in the boundless darkness, he could find a clear answer.

Yoshio Akiyama was also nervous more and more nervous by him, raised his head, turned his body three hundred and sixty degrees to look, and suddenly, he heard an exclamation from beside him, "Fire, someone is setting fire over there." Immediately after, the puppet soldiers around them all shouted, pointing outside the city, "Over there, over there, over there, the big chimney, there are people on fire over there." ”

"That's the altar, the altar of the big stone ramparts, and when Gadamerin raised his army, it was there that the immortal heaven was sacrificed." A few local puppet soldiers who grew up in the area knew a lot of things, and hid their heads behind the battlements and supplemented them with trembling voices.

"Stone altar, Gadamerin,." Yoshio Akiyama had only been here for a short time, and he didn't understand what had happened on the grassland at all, so he quickly turned his head to Shirakawa Shiro and asked with his eyes.

Shirokawa Shirakawa's face turned completely dead gray, and even if it was illuminated by the firelight, it couldn't reflect the slightest red, "I know, I know." Staring blankly at the location of the altar outside the city, he muttered to himself, "Zhou Hei Carbon is covering for others, he is"

"Report." Sakai Takaaki held a telegram and stumbled up the road to the castle tower, "Report to Chief Akiyama, Chief Shirakawa, telegram, Baiyin little prince, Baiyin that bastard, sent a telegram to the world in clear code." ”

"Read." An ominous premonition suddenly surged in his heart, and Yoshio Akiyama commanded loudly before Shirakawa Shiro could speak.

"Hay." Sakai Takaaki glanced at Shirakawa Shiro, and saw that the latter had no intention of stopping, so he lowered his head and recited in a low voice: "Since the 918 Incident, the Japanese first occupied the Northeast, and then seized Chahar and Rehe, robbed my livestock, destroyed my pasture, and killed my herdsmen.

"Don't read this nonsense, pick up the important thoughts, what the hell does he want to do,." Yoshio Akiyama was distraught when he heard this, and he stomped his foot to interrupt.

When the poison was prepared, who had ever warned that those grassland nobles at both ends of the rat would react so strongly, now that they all came to the door, could it be that the Japanese Kwantung Army killed the rebels, do you still need you uncivilized grassland nobles to ask for instructions and reports, should they be killed, all should be killed, and the blood will flow like he was in Nanjing, and the rest will definitely be honest.

He said, he said, "Frightened by Yoshio Akiyama's distorted face, Sakai Takaaki leaned up and pressed his ass against the inner battlement," he said, saying that he said a lot of nonsense, only, only the last sentence was useful. ”

"Read it out, don't be verbose, I'll see what he wants." Yoshio Akiyama stared at him viciously, like a lone wolf with rabies.

"Even if there is only the last man left in the four banners of Wuqi Yete, he will swear to fight with the Japanese and swear to fight with us to the end, and never die." Sakai shuddered and muttered.