Chapter 245: The Killer Returns
A month after the Battle of Kiangsi, the Japanese ground offensive almost stopped, except for the daily indiscriminate shelling, the shadow of the bombers disappeared. The commander of the Japanese army, Yusuke Takakura, believed that the bombing of the Eighth Route Army's defensive line had little effect, and immediately reported it to the headquarters of the dispatch army. Matsui thought that his suggestion was reasonable, so he ordered the bombing wings at the Nanjing and Shanghai airfields to launch a large-scale bombing of Nanchang, Ruijin, and the rear lines of communication. The offensive and defensive lines were in a state of scorching, and the Japanese focused on air strikes.
On this day, a transport ship docked at the Jiujiang wharf, and a group of Japanese special combat teams with different uniforms stepped off the deck of the battleship. The Japanese special combat team numbered 100 people, wearing grass green uniforms, and the word "special warfare" was written in Japanese on their armbands. The soldiers of the Japanese special combat team wore steel helmets with camouflage nets on their heads. Each of them carried a sniper rifle with a grenade and a multipurpose dagger around his waist. The soldiers of the Japanese special operations team were physically strong and had black and red faces, which were obviously the marks left by a long period of training. Soon, the Japanese special operations team assembled on the dock and lined up, and the group leader Shinobu Kukai stood in front of the queue to speak.
The gold medal killer of the year, now the captain of the Japanese special combat team, he not only set up a special combat team with his own hands, but also came to Jiangxi as he wished. For the Eighth Route Army Special Combat Team, this guy has long been holding back a lot of energy in his heart, and his mind to fight has never been extinguished. Shinobu Kui gave a brief lecture, and then led the team to the station. Soon, Shinobu Kui's figure appeared inside the headquarters. "Report to the general, Shinobu Kuai has arrived with a special combat team, please give the general instructions!" Commander Yusuke Takakura had a rare smile.
"Sokai-kun, it's been hard along the way. I've been looking forward to you coming! "Yusuke Takakura personally gave Kuai a glass of French champagne, and Kuai took the wine glass in flattery." Sorai-kun, you are an outstanding officer of the Intelligence Headquarters, and I heard that the special combat team you trained is very strong, and I am proud that the Imperial Japanese Army has a devilish unit. "Your Excellency General, maybe you've heard of the Eighth Route Army Special Combat Team!" "I've heard that it is a special operations force personally trained by Ouyang Jian, chief of the general staff of the Eighth Route Army, and I heard that it is very famous in China. A few months ago, the retreating marines in the Wuhan area were encircled and suppressed by this Eighth Route Army special combat team, and suffered heavy losses. ”
"The current offensive is unfavorable, so we must use extraordinary means to strike at the will of the Eighth Route Army to resist." "Your Excellency General, the assassination of Ouyang Jian was unsuccessful back then, and I have always been haunted by it. In particular, he learned the special combat team under his command, and I still remember it vividly. I asked to go to the forward position to attract the special combat team of the Eighth Route Army to attack, and I wanted to compete with the special combat team of the Eighth Route Army. Yusuke Takakura shook his head and said, "You are special operations forces, the elite of the Great Japanese Empire. The forward position was too dangerous, and the artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army was very sharp, and no senseless sacrifice could be made. ”
Yusuke Takakura pointed to the sand table and said, "Kujing-kun, your area of activity is in the area west of Saihu Lake and Changgang Lake, which is a mountainous area and a minefield of the Communist Eighth Route Army. You're all trained in demining, and that's where you're going to shine. Your mission is to shoot and kill a large number of enemy soldiers, including all kinds of armed men, in order to cooperate with us in frontal combat. This move can also attract the special combat team of the Eighth Route Army, and your personal long-cherished wish can also be realized! "Subordinate Order." "Cheers, I wish the warriors a triumphant return!" "Shinobu Kui will never live up to the high expectations of the commander!"
Two days later, Shinobu Kukai led a special combat team to Gangjie Town, on the north shore of Changgang Lake. A drizzle is falling in the sky, heralding the arrival of the rainy season in Jiangnan. Under a big tree, Shinobu Kujing took out a map and said to several detachment leaders: "The guard troops have reported that the front line of Dengjiashan is a minefield, and you have all seen the anti-infantry mines of the Eighth Route Army, remember the essentials of mine clearance." We go deep into minefields to hide and look for prey. Is it clear to everyone? "Clear!" The five Japanese detachment leaders replied in unison, "I'll follow the 1st squad, let's start each detachment!" ”
The Japanese dispersed rapidly, slowly entering the minefield from the north. The rain was still sparse, and the Japanese army carefully searched the ground, and then carefully searched with daggers. "Captain, a mine has been found!" A Japanese special combat officer reports. Shinobu Kui motioned for everyone to lie down, and the Japanese special operators skilfully dug through the surrounding dirt, then turned off the mine trigger, and an anti-infantry mine was raised. Shinobu Kukai took the palm-sized mine, smiled contemptuously, and handed it to a subordinate behind him, who took the mine and put it in his satchel behind.
"Inform the detachments that they must be marked so that we can return!" Shinobu Kuai gave the order. It is impossible for the Japanese special operations team to clear all the mines, just to open a path. Dusk came, the rain stopped, and the sunset shot out thousands of rays of light in the clouds. "Report to the captain, it has been 5 kilometers deep into the minefield. The detachments are distributed with a width of 3 km. "Order the detachments to stop advancing and hide in place!" "Captain, why didn't you run into the patrol of the Eighth Route Army?" "That's the nature of the minefield, maybe it's raining today, maybe it's a patrol at the appointed time.
Shinobu Kui guessed right, there was an engineer company and a militia squadron to defend this area. Militia squadrons are on patrol duty, patrolling every 3 or two days. The Japanese special combat team members looked for a sniper position and hid themselves, had a simple dinner, and rested in the hiding place. Early the next morning, they finally waited for their prey, and the first team where Shinobu Kuai was located was the first to notice that a team of 5 people appeared in the forest opposite. "Captain, there are a total of 5 people on Tubalu, it must be a patrol force in the minefield, and the distance is about a thousand meters." Shinobu Kui put down the binoculars and said, "Order each group, the enemy is close to 500 meters and shoots freely without leaving a single one." ”
The 5 militia detachments on the opposite side met them according to a fixed route and did not notice it at all. The vegetation of Dengjia Mountain is sparse and the mountain is gentle, and the militia patrol walks from the mountain to the mountain, and the trees below the mountain become more sparse and have a good view. Suddenly, there were several sporadic gunshots, and five patrolling militiamen fell to the ground. One of the militiamen, apparently wounded, crawled backwards, and with the sound of a gunshot, the wounded militiaman did not move.
"Report to the captain, all 5 Tubalu were killed. Stumped the regular army of the Eighth Route Army in this direction? Let the earth eight roads come to guard? "Not long ago, an imperial army brigade attacked and was blocked by the Eighth Route Army. There must be regular troops of the Eighth Route Army in this area, but there will not be too many of them. At this time, gunshots were also heard in the left and right areas, and soon a Japanese special combat member learned about the situation through a walkie-talkie, and all five patrols of Tuba Road were killed. Shinobu Kuai showed a smug look on his face, but he knew very well in his heart that the real opponent had not yet appeared, and the dirt in front of him was just his bait.
About 3 kilometers south of the Kuai Shinobu ambush area, there is a small mountain village. A squadron of militia was stationed in the small mountain village. The militia squadron leader heard the sound of gunfire coming from the north, judged that it was a small group of Japanese troops who fired cold shots, and did not pay much attention to it, since the Japanese army launched an offensive, such things have often happened. However, the delay in the return of the five patrol teams made the militia squadron leader feel that the situation was not good, and immediately led the team to the patrol area to check. Soon the militia squadron leader led the team to find the corpses of a group of patrolling militiamen on the northern slope of Dengjia Mountain, and the militia squadron leader was very alert and did not order his subordinates to go down the mountain, but ordered two militiamen to go and check it.
The next horrific scene ensued, when two militiamen could not approach the bodies of the dead militiamen, two gunshots rang out, and two militiamen fell to the ground in response. The militia squadron leader was horrified by this scene and immediately ordered to hide. "Captain, it's a sniper of the Japanese army, and I'm afraid the other 4 groups of patrols are ・・・・・." The subordinates were pale and couldn't go on. "Report to the engineer company commander immediately, and check the situation of the other 4 patrol groups immediately!" After all, the militia has undergone a certain amount of military training, and this squadron leader is quite sober.
At this time, the Japanese special operations captain Kui Shinobu put down the binoculars and said: "The Eighth Route has discovered us, it is not advisable to stay here for a long time, order all detachments to retreat, let's change places, let the Eighth Route Army toss here!" "The Japanese special operators quietly withdrew from their hidden locations, joined up after withdrawing from the minefield, and then headed west. An hour later, the searching militia team turned around and confirmed that all four other patrol groups had been killed. Two hours later, the engineer company commander led his troops to arrive, and when he heard the militia squadron leader's report of shock, he checked the situation at the bottom of the mountain and came to a conclusion.
The commander of the engineer company believed that the Japanese snipers who appeared on the opposite side were not one or two, but a special combat team. The commander of the engineer company ordered the troops to set up a cordon on the hill, and in addition, sent people to report to the regimental headquarters. In the headquarters of the 3rd Corps in Yunshui County, Chief of Staff He Long put down the phone and said with a solemn face: "Chief of General Staff, the 1st Engineer Regiment reported that in the Dengjiashan area defended by the 9th Company of the 3rd Battalion of the Department, 5 patrol groups of its militia squadron were ambushed by Japanese snipers and all died. The ambush area is about 3 kilometers wide, and it seems that the Japanese army has dispatched a special combat team! ”
Ouyang Jian said decisively: "The Japanese army is poor in donkey skills, and they have begun to use extraordinary means. Mu Shixiong, the leader of the special operations brigade, was ordered to report to the headquarters as soon as possible. Soon, Mu Shixiong hurried to the headquarters, and when he saw Ouyang Jian, he said straight to the point: "Captain Mu, I just received a report from the 1st Engineer Regiment that the Japanese army dispatched special forces in the area of Dengjiashan, and the 5 militia groups that served as patrols in Dengjiashan were all shot and killed by Japanese snipers and none survived. You immediately send a squadron to Dengjiashan to eliminate this Japanese special combat team! ”
"Chief of the General Staff, why don't all the special combat teams be dispatched?" Mu Shixiong was confused. "Your special operations team must ensure sufficient mobility to deal with emergencies. I judge that the Japanese special combat team that appeared in Dengjiashan will not have too many troops, and you can send a squadron to deal with it! "Yes! Resolutely complete the mission! "Ouyang Jian intends to keep two squadrons on standby, but in fact, there are more important tasks, which will not be repeated here. Mu Shixiong returned to the special operations brigade station, and the three squadron leaders stood in front of the door to greet him.
"The captain has a mission!" "Captain, are you going to let us go to the front line?" "Seeing that the front line is hot, this time can be suffocated!" The three squadron leaders clamored one after another. Mu Shixiong did not speak, but walked straight into the team headquarters, walked to the map to check, and the three squadron leaders followed behind him and waited calmly. "Jie Zhenbang!" "Here!" The commander of the 3rd squadron, Jie Zhenbang, was immediately energetic. "The command ordered that a special combat team of the Japanese army appeared in the area of Dengjiashan very arrogantly."
"This morning, five patrol groups of the Dengjiashan militia squadron were all shot dead by Japanese snipers. Your mission is to eliminate this Japanese special combat team and defeat the arrogance of the Japanese army! "Yes! Resolutely complete the mission! "Jie Zhenbang ran out happily." Captain, what is our mission? "Are we on the cutting edge?" The 1st and 2nd squadron leaders asked urgently. "Your mission is to be on standby!" After Mu Shixiong finished speaking, his eyes turned to the map again, and he didn't care about the two!