Chapter 1: The Hunt
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Jiang Shan lay quietly in the waistless dry grass, staring ahead with his eyes unblinking. The eyes are cold, and it seems to be a cobra that has spotted its prey and is waiting for an opportunity.
What he targeted was a lone Japanese soldier. At this moment, this guy who is dying is still immersed in the tyrannical pleasure and extreme panic just now.
Masao Kobayashi came out with his squadron to sweep and unexpectedly ran into a group of Chinese civilians who ran back. He and his comrades-in-arms stabbed more than twenty unarmed Chinese to death with bayonets. Listening to the dying screams of those Chinese, Kobayashi Masao only felt that his blood was surging. How could the martial might of the imperial army be able to withstand those ignorant and backward Chinese?
However, to the great joy and sorrow, due to the relaxation of vigilance, his troops were attacked by the guerrillas. Squadron Leader Murayama was killed on the spot, and even a dozen soldiers were shattered for the cause of the empire's greater East Asia co-prosperity. The remaining Japanese troops launched several charges, but were led into a mountain col by the dirt hachi road, which was familiar with the terrain. Seeing that people were constantly being shot and falling to the ground, Captain Hideki Tanaka, who temporarily took over the command, hurriedly ordered the signal corps to send a telegram to the brigade headquarters for support, but he was stunned to find that his signal corps, with the only radio station, had already been strung into a blood gourd by a bullet.
Hideki Tanaka, who had no choice but to order Masao Kobayashi to take two people and return to the brigade station on foot to move the rescuers, but before they could get out of the pass, the two unlucky guys were knocked to the ground by bullets. Kobayashi Masao, who was already depressed, didn't care about checking the lives of his comrades, so he rushed out of the chaos, which was considered to have temporarily picked up a life.
Jiang Shan was attracted by the sound of ping-pong gunfire. Five years ago, he was a college student at Peking University. Although the situation is turbulent, with a solid family background and an uncle who is a division commander in the Central Army, he has a good life. In addition to studying every day, it is to practice the kung fu passed down from the family, and if there is nothing to do, I go to my uncle's army to dance with guns and sticks, and practice myself with the group of big-headed soldiers. After a long time, he has also developed a good body and good skills. Ordinary one or two soldiers couldn't get close to him at all, and a twenty-ring mirror box also made him play with flowers, and the incense head twenty steps away in the dark night was basically nothing. Even his uncle, who was easy to boast about, privately told his adjutant that this kid Jiang Shan was definitely a good material for being a soldier. He had always had the intention of taking this nephew into his hands.
Helplessly, his old father still held the old idea of "good iron is not nailed, and good men are not soldiers", and resolutely did not allow the country to join the army. This is actually related to Jiangshan's family background. The old Jiang family was originally prosperous, but how could he go to the generation of the old man Jiang Benchang in the country, and he didn't know which immortal he had offended. The old man Jiang married the wife of the third aunt, and he worked hard every night, how did he expect that the belly of the eldest lady and several such ladies was not angry, and the girls came one after another, and the whole family was looking forward to the country, but it was not until the old man was nearly fifty years old that he fell to the ground.
Since he was six years old, he spent fifteen years a year to tie the ocean, and invited Yang Juren, the former dynasty in the county, to be the family's Mr. Xixi, specializing in teaching Xiao Jiangshan's "Three Character Classic" and "Hundred Family Names", counting on Jiangshan to be able to learn in the future, inherit the family business, and shine on the lintel.
Xiao Jiangshan is also smart, and he will soon be able to recite poems and books, but later, there is a faint trend of "blue out of blue and better than blue". Yang Juren saw that it was no longer difficult to teach the country what he had learned all his life, and he was afraid that he would mislead his children if he continued to teach, but he did not shy away from saying bluntly that he had already taught him, but he resigned from his position as Xixi and hung up his bag and left. Before leaving, he also earnestly told Jiang Benchang that the future of Jiangshan is unlimited, and for the sake of his future, it is better to send him to a Western-style school to learn Western-style studies.
His own precious son received such a compliment from Mr., and Mr. Jiang was naturally happy. With a wave of his hand, he sent Jiangshan to study in a Western-style school in the provincial capital. This country is also competitive, and he has made rapid progress in his studies, and he was admitted all the way to the famous Peking University.
However, it was at Peking University that the free-natured Jiangshan came into contact with an unprecedented new field. Several teachers and students in the school were always talking about "Marxism-Leninism" and "Capital" in private, but after Jiang Shan came into contact with them for a period of time, he was deeply attracted and became inseparable friends with these progressives, which also left an indelible signpost for his later life path.
In 1932, the gunfire of the "128" incident broke the peace of life in the country. The atrocities of the Japanese army and the ambition to destroy China, coupled with the words and deeds of several unrebellious friends, made him completely understand that it seemed impossible to rely on his knowledge to save the country in a short time. The Japanese don't give you more than a decade to learn, develop and grow yourself. In the face of the sound of gunfire, Jiang Shan sadly remembered a sentence - "useless is a scholar", if you want to resist Japan and save the country, it is safer to rely on guns for the time being.
Jiangshan, who had an epiphany, dropped out of school without telling his father, turned around and threw himself into the gate of Zhongshan Military and Political School. Since then, he has abandoned his pen and become a military cadet. When Jiang Shan, who was dressed in military uniform, returned to his hometown and province, the old lady Jiang, who was still in the dark, could only call in vain and waved his hand and went to him. I can't help my mother, let alone being a father. Besides, in troubled times, it is safer to have a gun in your hand than to have no power to restrain a chicken.
After entering the gate of the Zhongshan Military and Political School, Jiang Shan found that he was like a fish in water, and a new world opened up in front of him. Relying on his excellent cultural knowledge, it will always be easier for him to receive various military trainings than those soldiers who are born in the army and the children of families who do not learn and have no skills. More than three years later, Jiangshan stood out among more than 1,000 cadets and graduated with the first place in both military and cultural knowledge.
Originally, with the achievements of the country, it was easy to go to any ace lineage unit, even if he relied on his uncle's relationship, it was not too difficult to sneak into the division headquarters as a staff officer. But to everyone's surprise, Jiangshan actually chose the little-known army of the 20th Route Ninth Army.
All those who are familiar with the country have been fooled by this guy who does not follow the usual path. The 29th Route Army was not a trump card army, and in the sequence of the national army, it even belonged to the nature of a miscellaneous army, with extremely poor equipment and supplies, and due to the lack of ammunition, a big knife became the symbol of the 29th Army. However, fortunately, the army commander, General Song, is also a tiger general in the Northwest Army, and he also has his own achievements in commanding troops to fight. Since the equipment is not good, then the training of the soldiers is carried out, and a big knife is even dancing like a tiger. The first battle of Xifengkou, the first battle of the 29th Army's broadsword team was famous all over the world, this is a later story, not to mention it for the time being.
Jiang Shan entered such a team, and everyone was lamenting that his career in this life was ruined. Who would have thought that the world is always impermanent, and fate always likes to make some weird little jokes. In 1935, for the purpose of improving the combat effectiveness of the troops to counter the possible future Sino-Japanese war, the Nationalist Government and the German Government reached a series of military cooperation agreements. One of them is that the Nationalist Army sent outstanding officers to study at German military academies.
Originally, this kind of good thing was not the turn of the hairy boy in the miscellaneous army of Jiangshan. Who knows what kind of green smoke is coming from the ancestral grave of this kid's family, and the person in charge of selecting and promoting officers to study in Germany is actually Wang Xibai, a military instructor in Jiangshan's military academy.
After receiving the task of selecting young talented officers to study in Germany, the first person that came to Wang Xibai's mind was his proud protégé. So in the stunned and envious eyes of countless people, Jiang Shan embarked on a journey to Germany to study with 120 young officers of the national army. Their target was the prestigious Higher Military Academy in Berlin.
After arriving in Germany, Jiang Shan realized that the military literacy he had always been proud of, compared with the German soldiers, he was a frog at the bottom of the well, guarding a place the size of a palm above his head, and he thought he had conquered the entire universe. The gap between the Chinese and German soldiers is all-round. Whether it is the level of equipment, the level of training, or even in terms of spiritual will, the Chinese army has been left far behind by its European counterparts.
In the face of the huge gap, as well as the disdain inadvertently revealed in the eyes of the German soldiers, the strong country was deeply stung. The shameful and almost brave Jiangshan made up his mind to catch up. He started his studies from the basic department, enriched and improved himself step by step, and perfected his theoretical knowledge. In the words of a German instructor: "Jiang, you are the most diligent person I have ever met." If the Chinese soldiers are as diligent and studious as you, then the Chinese army will be a terrible army! ”
For more than two years, Jiangshan was like a sponge that fell into the water, frantically absorbing all kinds of knowledge. He really wanted to put the essence of the German Army into his head. However, time did not give him such an opportunity, and on July 7, 1937, the Japanese army in North China asked to enter Wanping City to search under the pretext of looking for the Japanese soldiers who had disappeared during the exercise. This unreasonable demand was categorically rejected by the Chinese defenders. So the Japanese army brazenly opened fire and attacked the 29th Army of the National Revolutionary Army stationed there, and the Chinese defenders resolutely counterattacked and the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression broke out in full swing!
The flames of war were burning on the land of the motherland, and the troops fighting on the front line of the fight against the Japanese invaders were their old troops, the 29th Army, and Jiang Shan could no longer sit in the bright classrooms of Berlin and study with peace of mind. One hundred and twenty Chinese officers studying in Germany collectively asked to withdraw from school for only one reason - our motherland is being invaded, and as soldiers, we must go back. This is our obligation and our responsibility!
The German instructors, who had always been rigid and serious, did not hinder them this time. Just silently packed their bags for them. Because they could not refuse the demands of these young Chinese servicemen. Even they know that many people once they set foot on the battlefield never come back.
After returning to China, the first thing Jiang Shan did was to find his old troops. Who knew that he had arrived in this col at night, and before he could find the shadow of the troops, he heard a dense burst of gunfire. Based on experience, he quickly concluded that there was only a single sound of gunfire, and it did not seem that the Nationalist troops and the Japanese army had encountered. But then, Jiang Shan's heart rose again, since it was not a battle, it was very likely that the people were poisoned by devils!
Thinking of this, Jiangshan could no longer settle down, so he decided to go over and check the situation. Although there is only one person, if you sit idly by, you really can't get over it on your conscience. He thought about it, he could save one of them, and if he couldn't do it, he would just get out of the camera.
Before he could reach the place where the incident occurred, another burst of gunfire rang out, mixed with the sound of Japanese soldiers croaking. Jiang Shan stopped, his ears paused for a moment, and there were Hanyang-made in the gunshot, there was a formal one, and there was the sound of a fast and slow machine. It seems that there are Chinese troops and devils who are caught on fire.
Since this is the case, the country is no longer in a hurry to pass. After the devil is attacked, he will definitely send people back to ask for help. He found a bush, hid his figure, and waited to intercept the lone devil.
Sure enough, he guessed it, and before he waited for much effort, he saw Masao Kobayashi, who was ghostly and flustered, running over. Jiang Shan shook the dagger in his hand, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. Let this unlucky devil sacrifice a knife for himself!