Chapter 100: Judgment
.“ Looks like they're going to break through! Wearing a paratrooper cap, Maindel strode over to a makeshift table made of several empty ammunition boxes, on which was a half-unfolded waterproof map of the military.
"Seoul is unlikely, and it would be self-defeating to turn back and return to the mountains, so they will either go north or retreat south! But who is General Harugami they are talking about? Could it be that he led his troops to come for reinforcements? Where are Harumami and his troops now? ”
Maindel thought to herself.
"Up to 3 hours...... Must...... Don't ...... it" After deciphering these words, the communications soldier began to adjust the frequency of the transmitter again, but this time he never found the signal just now.
"Up to 3 hours? Are they saying that we will meet in 3 hours? Maindel asked, leaning away from the telegraph.
The Messenger shook his head, "I can't be sure!" ”
"But from the previous article, it's very likely!" The staff officer on the side interjected.
"Three hours ......," Meindel continued to search the map, "if you're walking, it shouldn't be far from Seoul!" However, before dark, our reconnaissance planes did not find other Japanese troops in this vicinity! ”
"Could it be a forced march?" The staff officer gestured on the map with a ruler, "Pyongyang can't be!" Daejeon impossible! Gwangju is even more impossible! ”
"No, you can't think of it that way!" Maiindel waved his hand, "Although our air force has carried out targeted bombing of major railways, highways and vehicles on the Korean Peninsula, this cannot completely cut off the communication between the various units of the Japanese army!" Maybe they still have a road that's mostly passable, maybe they've been sneaking through the woods all day, maybe they're a ......"
"Cavalry?" The staff officer was shocked.
"Cavalry!" Meindel nodded.
"Then we'll have to report this to Command as soon as possible! If it was really the Japanese cavalry, then we and the Korean guerrillas around Seoul would be in trouble! The staff officer quickly analyzed, "By the way, I also want to ask the command to quickly send a reconnaissance plane!" ”
"Well, immediately send a telegram to the command, as for the reconnaissance plane......" Maiindel raised his head.
Although the gunfire outside was still dense, the roar of the Junkers ju-iif could still be heard circling in the hollow.
"You mean ......," the staff officer suddenly realized.
Maiindel walked quickly to another radio station used to communicate with the aviation unit, "Sabre!
Saber! This is a mushroom, please reply when you hear it! ”
After a moment of rustling, "Mushrooms, mushrooms, here are the sabers!" What are the instructions? ”
Maindel looked at the staff officer beside him, "I'm Colonel Eugen Maindel, commander of the 2nd Parachute Infantry Regiment. How many planes do you have now? ”
"Colonel, I'm Lieutenant Hinkwitz, commander of the 4th Bomber Squadron of the USS Alsace, and I have a total of 5 Junkers Ju-IIF bombers here, and we will be more than happy to serve you!"
Maindel asked, "How long can you fly?" ”
The other party did not hesitate, "40 to 45 minutes at most, we have to return!" ”
Maindel paused for a few seconds, "Good, Lieutenant!" We are now worried that a Japanese army is coming this way, but we can't be sure of the other side's position, only that the other side is still about 3 hours away! So. Lieutenant. I hope you'll be able to scout it! ”
The other party quickly replied: "Colonel, although your request is not within our scope of responsibility, I believe that as long as we contact the mothership, we can solve it!" It's just that. Don't you have an approximate location for the other party? Is there 3 hours on foot or by car? ”
Meindel grinned, "Lieutenant, I'm sorry we don't know anything about it, we learned about it from the enemy's telegram, and the situation is very incomplete, so let's figure out these situations as soon as possible!" ”
The other party hesitated for a moment, "But it's night, and we don't have special reconnaissance equipment!" I'm worried that we'll be able to get this done! ”
Maindel seemed to have a countermeasure in mind just now, "Lieutenant, fly as low as you can." If there are a lot of people on the other side, you should still be able to hear some movement! ”
After thinking for half a minute, the other party replied: "Alright then, lieutenant, let's do our best!" ”
It was late at night, but the lights were still bright in a two-story villa on the outskirts of Daejeon, and in the lobby on the ground floor, dozens of Japanese staff officers in yellow-green uniforms were busy, and the hour hand of the table clock was just pointing to 3 o'clock. Standing by the staircase leading to the second floor were two heavily armed but weary-looking soldiers, their rifle bayonets occasionally reflecting a glare in the light.
"This ......"
After reading the telegram brought by the communications officer, a slightly chubby, bespectacled Osa looked embarrassed, this is obviously a very important document, but Koiso Kuniaki, who was resting upstairs, was also known to be in a bad mood, and wanted to hand over this telegram and get out of it......
Thinking of this, Osa closed his eyes in pain, and what came to mind was the scene of being slapped by Koiso last time and the face that had been swollen for a week.
For Japanese soldiers, it is not uncommon to be slapped by their superiors, but when it comes to a ruthless role like Koiso Kuniaki, few people can withstand it, which has long been known in the General Headquarters of the Japanese Army stationed in Korea, but whenever there are bad telegrams and news, the staff officers always shirk each other and are unwilling to report.
Dazuo raised his head and glanced at the communications officer in front of him, who was only about 20 years old, and his face, which was still very calm just now, suddenly panicked.
"You, send this document up!"
Osa skimmed the stairs with his gaze.
Although the unlucky man looked reluctant, he didn't dare to refuse when the military rank was several steps apart, so he had to walk towards the staircase with a bitter face.
At this time, the face of the glasses Dazuo did not have the pleasure after the rectification, but a relieved expression, it is really a nightmare for every subordinate to have such a boss.
As expected, less than a minute after the lieutenant went up, a shrill roar poured down the stairs like a tide, and even those standing in the far corner of the hall could deeply feel the anger of Koiso Kuniaki, and the situation in front of him may not be irreparable, but the surrender of Yamada Shigeki, the commander of the garrison of Gunsanport, to the Germans was an extremely devastating news for the Japanese officers and soldiers who believed in loyalty, especially Koiso Kuniaki, who was Yamada's direct boss, once the military department decided to kill a hundred people, He himself is certainly not immune to heavy responsibility.
The roar was followed by nearly a minute of silence, and the officers in the hall would not have been surprised if they heard the slap in the face, but such silence made them feel heavily depressed, could it be that the poor lieutenant simply fainted with fright, or was the angry Koiso Kuniaki himself fainting?
Speculation was awaiting, until the beast appeared at the corner of the stairs, followed by a shivering young lieutenant.