In the eyes of the Japanese, Akiyama Yoshiko was a standard samurai, a representative of the illustrious figures of their Yamato nation.

He was tall, handsome, fair-skinned, and had considerable Caucasian-Western features.

He was intelligent, studious, and motivated, and built a powerful cavalry with his own efforts, which can be described as amazing.

He likes to drink, is bold and uninhibited, free and capricious, and has a generous and generous demeanor. He is informal, does not like to take baths, and does not have any discomfort when he is stinky, which is simply a model of a samurai who came out of the Warring States period.

As for its unjustified massacre of tens of thousands of innocent civilians in Lushun, in the eyes of the Japanese, it is a model of heroism and decisiveness. A samurai who does not dare to kill is not a qualified samurai. Samurai who did not dare to kill indiscriminately were also unworthy of being an example for Japanese soldiers.

Such a great representative who was put on the altar as a military spirit, recorded in history, admired by hundreds of millions of people, and even made a TV series to commemorate it, is about to embark on the last journey of his life today.

Captain Kameda, the leader of the Marine Corps squadron who landed here, came out of breath, and was extremely dissatisfied with Akiyama's undisguised approach, and loudly dissuaded: "Shaozuo, it's too dangerous for you to do this!" The enemy has very sharp artillery, so I can't give them a chance to attack! ”

Akiyama waved his horsewhip absently: "It's still three or four kilometers away." That kind of thing like a one-shot hit from a long distance doesn't happen to me. Kameda-kun, are we ready for the line of attack? ”

Kameda muttered in a low voice, "Damn army maniac!" ”

Depressed, he shook his head vigorously, pointed to a place about two kilometers upstream, and said, "Cross that stream." The river is relatively gentle, and even without a pontoon bridge, the horses can swim across it directly. But I don't build yì to do that. The guy on the other side had set up a lot of high trenches over there, and when we were scouting, there were heavy bullets. ”

Akiyama Yoshiko not only did not feel depressed, but seemed to have difficulties to lift his spirits, and asked with great interest: "Then is it possible to explode directly with artillery?" ”

"It's very hard!" Captain Kameda shook his head, "As far as we can judge, it's as thick as a castle wall. The soil layer mixed with sand was able to block the bombardment of a qiē shell. Shaozuo, it's better not to be whimsical, it's better for us to attack steadily. ”

"When's that going to be? The precious time of the cavalry could not be wasted in waiting for everything to be prepared. Break through incredible defenses. That's what we're going to do. Please ask Kameda-kun to bother and prepare for a feint. ”

Akiyama Yoshiko's relaxed tone seemed to be discussing which sake house to go to, and he gave orders at random as if he didn't think of himself as an outsider.

Captain Kameda choked his chest in one breath and puffed out several times. After all, it didn't come out. He stomped his foot hard. Turning his head suddenly: "I'll contact your landing force, we won't do that kind of risky thing." ”

Akiyama shook his head regretfully.

It didn't take long for the captain of the third wing in Tokyo, Kimura Yutsunakasa, to rush over angrily and shout: "Akiyama, you bastard! Can't we honestly wait for our brigade to come up? Without the cover of artillery and infantry, how many precious cavalry are you going to sacrifice to test the enemy's firepower? They have a lot of rapid-fire weapons, you know? ”

Akiyama shrugged his shoulders senselessly: "That kind of unreliable Grimm machine gun is not as good as the legend!" I don't know how those guys in the 5th Division were scared, they can make up such a lie. Nakasa. Now that you're here, let's attack right away, okay? ”

"No! Resolutely not allowed! ”

Kimura Yuheng reprimanded harshly. But seeing that the other party unconsciously touched the wine jug and poured it into his mouth, he shook his head helplessly: "For such a bastard who drinks at any time, I'm afraid it won't be useful to say anything." ”

He gritted his teeth and decisively ordered the troops who had just landed to come over quickly, even if there was only one squadron, the key was to push the two 70mm field guns up and strengthen the heavy weapons here as much as possible. The enemy who can make them feel out even the slightest bit of information is extremely terrifying.

Captain Kameda's Marine Corps and Engineer Squads also had to join in the preparation for battle. More than half an hour later, the two groups of infantry combined with nearly 500 people, separated by more than a kilometer, each selected a river bank, suddenly rushed out, and began to repair the bridge!

"The devil is attacking!"

The shouts of the observation posts immediately spread throughout the defensive line. The company led by Yang Hao quickly threw itself into the first line of trenches. Behind them, as many as a thousand reservists followed, hulala scattered between the deep ditches and high bases, nervously raising their guns and aiming at the opposite bank.

The platoon leaders of their squad were all the same people who had fought the Japanese army in Dongxian Ridge and Pyongyang City last time. After more than 300 people were transferred to the formal formation, they assumed the backbone of the expanded force of a full 3,000 people. Speaking of which, it's a bit thin.

But there's no way around it.

Yang Hao has a total of veterans of such a battalion, and after one expansion, if the army is expanded ten times twice in a row within half a year, the overall combat effectiveness will plummet. At a time when he could face a fierce battle at any time, he didn't dare to take that risk.

Therefore, the infantry formation of the 1st battalion did not move. The additional 3,000 men were expanded, and even if a battalion was to fight a company, it was better than them making all kinds of leaks under the leadership of a group of inexperienced new officers.

Today's Yang Jiajun has expanded to a regiment of more than 3,300 people, and it is also overnumbered by several hundred. This battle will be a great opportunity to test the results of their training and quickly temper their maturity.

Yang Hao's voice spread through the phone to every corner of the battlefield: "All pay attention, no fire is allowed without an order!" Recruits pay attention to the movements of the veterans and ask them to repair the bridge. Each platoon of precision shooters can eliminate threatening targets at certain points, and everyone is careful to hide. ”

It was impossible for him to go from place to place to pacify himself, and the veterans of a battle, and the officers and soldiers of the first battalion, played the role of teachers on the spot, slapping the recruits left and right to make them relax.

The recruits were all Mosinagan carbines, that is, domestic Type 53 rifles. It was the first standard weapon manufactured after the construction of the arsenal.

This guy fully meets the conditions for workers and soldiers at this stage. All the workers had just come out of the literacy class. In the process of switching from traditional craftsmen to industrial workers, they groped for the use of machine tools that were too advanced in this era.

Starting from a pile of rough barrels that have already been rolled, deep holes are processed, rifled and threaded. Milling of the outer circle, cutting and trimming. The workmanship of all parts is not exquisite, but it is better than the simple process, and it can always be practiced after repeated tossing thousands of times.

The same is true of soldiers, who have just switched from illiterate to semi-literate or qualified, and who have never touched a mechanical hand since they were a child and cannot play with too sophisticated firearms. Mosina is the kind of guy who is best for them to get started, and in addition, he is tough and durable. It is also a great plus.

The same is true for the production of 7.62x54R bullets. Don't say anything that is backward or not, it is a big victory to be able to ensure that the mass-produced pointed bullets are qualified!

After a few months of running-in, today's arsenal can produce a million rounds of ammunition a month. And the official arsenal of Jinan. I can't even do 100,000 grains, it's already too advanced.

The veterans and officers also learned the work of promoting the backwards, and skillfully admonished: "Don't be nervous! The guy in our hands is better than the little devil! They can't wear the steel helmets on your heads, and the safety drops are very! There are so many people. There are also machine guns pressed on the side. That guy, a dozen sudden, with a hundred rifles, can't even jump when they turn into grasshoppers! ”

The grasshoppers after the autumn can't jump for a few days.

This metaphor is especially fond of the peasant-born recruits.

Turning his head to look at the big guys hidden in the fortresses not far away, their hearts were full of ironing. With that thing by your side, you don't have to worry about it!

Veterans and precision shooters scattered in the positions. Began to hunt the sappers on the opposite bank with cold guns.

The Mosin Nagan sniper rifles, all equipped with quadruple fixed-focus scopes, could accurately hit the chest of the Japanese soldiers standing upright at a distance of 200 meters. At first, Akiyama thought that they couldn't hold their breath and let go of their guns. But it soon became clear that this was not the case - with the sound of gunfire, soldiers kept screaming and falling into the water.

He couldn't help but gasp and said in surprise: "Oops? Can you hit it that accurately? Sure enough, there is a certain amount of plain zhì, but that doesn't seem to be enough, right? And what about their artillery? ”

He wants to confirm all the rumors one by one, and then he can decide how to attack. If there is, then it gives him exactly the target for the raid, and if not, then the attack is easier, isn't it?

In this kind of bridge construction on the gentle river, especially the wooden bridge before the restoration, the Japanese sappers were more experienced.

They even unloaded a large number of wooden nails from the ship, which were quickly propelled forward as long as they were fixed on stakes that were still intact. This speed, it seems fast.

The tributaries of the Jili River before their convergence are less than 100 meters wide, and there is not much rain in the post-autumn season, and the bottom of the river is flat and sandy, and the depth is average. The scouts of the Marine Corps swam through, and Muhon's bandits also passed by here many times, and they felt it very clearly. Even if there is no bridge, at most the artillery will be sad, but the cavalry will definitely be able to pass.

The cold guns of the bridge-building engineers were fired at sharply, and Captain Kameda's soldiers immediately pounced on them, relying on the beachhead embankment to shoot back, and in several shifts they gathered fires and fired, causing the raised trenches on the opposite side to rattle and smoke and dust fly.

Accurate shooters quietly shift positions.

In twenty minutes, more than half of the two bridges were repaired - in fact, it was the work of laying wooden planks and smashing nails. A steady stream of door panels are carried from the surrounding villages, which is quick and easy. Being able to stand underwater is not much slower than building blocks.

The recruits' hearts are in their throats, and they don't fire at such a distance? Is it necessary to let the enemy rush under his nose?

Seeing that they were short of breath and seemed to be unable to hold on, four groups of bazookas came up from the cat's waist from behind silently, and a group of two aimed again and again, and pulled the trigger suddenly!

"Boom ——!"

The two sections of the bridge were blown up waist-high from the middle to the opposite bank, and the broken wooden planks were hula-la-la.

Akiyama jumped up and exclaimed, "What kind of cannon is this?!" There was smoke dragging behind it, could it be a rocket? ”

The signal rockets used on battleships are not unusual, but they are used in war. The point is, it's so far away, and it's still so accurate!

Not only did they destroy the bridge deck, but they even smashed the piles, but they not only lost their previous efforts, but the difficulty of rushing to work immediately increased.

Kimura immediately ordered the squadron soldiers to fire on the opposite bank, and at the same time the two small cannons that had been mobilized opened fire on the trenches, and the thudding and dull explosions began to shake the calm river.

The Marines took the opportunity to open fire as they rushed forward on both sides of the bridge with a hula launch.

Akiyama jumped up from the ground, and with a whistle after getting on his horse, he led his team to rush out from the north side of the mountain, directly over two shallow ravines, and rushed straight to the village five kilometers upstream.

Along the riverbank, seven or eight villages are almost connected, and the main road connecting the villages is full of stones, sandbags, wood and tiles, and even a large number of pits. Don't talk about horseback riding, don't even think about the light yì tong guò on foot.

Overnight, the Japanese army was busy, and Yang Hao was not idle. He used all the tricks that could block the Japanese army.

The scout came back after a stroll around and reported: "Shaozuo, all the people in the village have run out, and the streets are all blocked and difficult to walk, and I am afraid it will take a lot of effort to pass." ”

Akiyama Yoshiko's face sank, and the horsewhip swept out a whistling in the air: "Blow up the house and force it over!" Then, set fire to them all! ”

"Hay!" (To be continued......)