Tang Qiuli was very worried about the safety of Chutian's group, as the U.S. Army and the Dutch and Indian armies surrendered to the Japanese army in several other battlefields, Luzon Island was the only place where the Japanese army failed to take the battle of attacking the islands in the South Pacific.

Luzon will be a bloody and brutal battle for the Americans and the Japanese, although there is no definite intelligence to indicate this, but judging from the overall trend of the war, this is an inevitable result, and if Luzon is lost, Australia is in danger! Only in this way did Tang Qiuli need more information on Luzon Island, and he was also more worried about the safety of Chutian's group, the troops of the United States and Japan would gather more and more, and on Luzon Island, which has a limited area, any accident could happen!

Legazpi, the third largest city on Luzon Island, is more than 100 kilometers away from the capital Manila, and lies in the Calais Mountains, and a group of more than 50 people led by Chu Tian made a very smooth progress at the beginning after landing on Luzon Island three days ago.

The United States and Japan fought for three days in the Calais Mountains, and after the Japanese army paid great casualties, they still failed to break through the US position, and every attack of the Japanese army was drowned in the volcanic eruption-like artillery fire of the US army, and with the combat effectiveness and equipment level of the US Seventh Infantry Division, such an effect could not be achieved.

The reason for such a big change was that MacArthur's plan to defend Manila was approved by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and began to be deployed, but he needed reinforcements, a large number of reinforcements, and at this time, MacArthur realized that Stilwell's blocking operation in the Calais Mountains was the key to ensuring the smooth implementation of the defense of Manila and buying time for his deployment of troops.

In MacArthur's eyes, Stilwell and the Seventh Infantry Division were no longer pawns that could be sacrificed at any time, nor were they the objects of murder with a knife, so MacArthur not only sent the 3rd Mechanized Division, the 5th Infantry Division, the 8th Infantry Division, and the 1st Manila Independent Garrison Brigade to Manila to the mountains of Calais, but also formed the Calais Blocking Campaign Headquarters.

The 3rd Mechanized Division, the 5th Infantry Division, the 7th Infantry Division, the 8th Infantry Division, and the 1st Independent Garrison Brigade of Manila, with four tank regiments, eight artillery regiments, and most of the combat aircraft of the 3rd Air Force of the Southeast Asia and South Pacific Headquarters, formed a campaign cluster, with Stilwell as the commander, commanding more than 80,000 US troops.

In addition, MacArthur also sent the troops of the Philippine First Army Corps and the Third Army, estimated at more than 10,000 people, to the Calais Mountains and placed them under Stilwell's command.

Chutian led the group to continue to rush to the front line, along the way, with countless Japanese troops side by side, and from time to time with the convoy full of wounded Japanese soldiers and corpses, passing by, until the evening of the 5th of the month, Chutian's group could already hear the "booming" cannon sound, smell the familiar smell of gunsmoke, it seems that the front line is not far away, but I don't know if it is the main front?

Chu Tian held the binoculars and carefully observed the situation ahead, a small army of more than 50 people, among the hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops, was like an inconspicuous small wave in the sea, no Japanese army noticed them, let alone looking for trouble.

The current number of the Chutian group is the Forward Battle Patrol Group of the Staff Department of the Japanese Fourteenth Army, and the main task is to collect first-hand information on the front line for Major General Hashimoto Ichiro, chief of staff of the Fourteenth Army.

Seeing that it was getting late, Chu Tian put down the binoculars and ordered the team to rest temporarily, this is a small village that was burned by the war, full of ruins and broken walls, blackened walls, and a pungent smell of burnt paste over the ruined village, and on the dirt road next to the village, the Japanese soldiers of the brigade continued to open the front line.

Chu Tian took a sip of water, wiped his sweat, and the anxious look on his face did not ease in the slightest, it has been three days since he landed on Luzon Island, but he has not obtained valuable information at all, and he has not even touched the position of the Japanese army now and what the specific battle situation is, let alone the movements of the US army, I only know that fierce battles are happening everywhere, and I don't know where the specific battle line is.

There is no way, you can only take stupid tricks, there is a gunshot, just drill there, but it is often a secondary or even garbage direction, just yesterday, Chutian heard a ravine not far away, the gunfire was fierce, but rushed over to see, it was a brigade of Japanese soldiers, who were ordered to shoot and kill the captured Filipino civilians, the captain of the Shaozo Brigade named Nishino, saw that it was the top of the military staff.

There was willing to let go of this opportunity to get close, holding Chu Tian's hand, as if he had met his mother's family, he had to report to Chu Tian in detail about the great martial arts of the Imperial Japanese Army, for this self-familiar guy, Chu Tian originally planned to get some valuable information from his mouth, so he was patient to stay.

Nishizawa sat across from Chutian solemnly, beside him, there were three captains, standing straight, Nishino said: "Chief Long Ze, our number is the 48th Wing of the 107th Division, about the achievements of this brigade, I also hope that Chief Long Ze can say a few words in front of Chief of Staff Hashimoto at a convenient time, and I will be grateful for my humble position!" Please! After speaking, he bowed deeply towards Chu Tian!

Just these few words, Chu Tian almost folded off the canvas marching chair, and scolded in his heart, "It's really his bad luck, I thought I had encountered a big fish, but how do I know, it turned out to be a stinky fish, the baggage troops are not even second-rate troops in the Japanese army's combat unit sequence, go to the front line, charge, and it is not their turn at all, such an inconspicuous little role, what dry goods can there be?" Isn't that a waste of time? ”

Chu Tian was anxious, and he couldn't wait to kick the little devil Xiye to the point of bleeding from his mouth and nose, but after all, he was in a big team's devil's nest, so he was patient and said: "Captain Xiye, just say what you have, you're welcome!" It is the duty of this officer to understand the actual situation on the battlefield! ”

Nishino "snapped" and said, "Hayi! Commander Long Ze, our brigade, on the orders of His Excellency Wing Commander, searched for the local indigenous people, the fleeing American and Philippine soldiers, and the Tongmei elements after the attack of the forward troops, and captured a total of more than 4,800 people in three days, including more than 130 American and Philippine soldiers and more than 580 Tongmei elements. ”

"Chief Long Ze, these American elements are even more hateful than the American soldiers, they are the spies of the Americans, providing the Americans with information about the Imperial Japanese Army, we have suffered the loss of Yan zhòng, and there is also a colonel in the captured American soldiers," said this, Nishino was obviously triumphant.

Chu Tian's eyes lit up, "Colonel of the US Army? In the US army, at least an officer at the level of a regiment commander, he is worried that he does not know the deployment of the Americans, and if he gets this colonel, he should know the specific situation? It's much better than drilling around with black eyes! ”

Chu Tian hurriedly interrupted Nishino's words and asked, "Captain Nishino, where is the American colonel you caught?" This is an important person, and it has a great effect on His Excellency the Chief of Staff to understand the military deployment of the Americans, and I think that His Excellency the Chief of Staff must be interested in this American, so give him to me, this is the credit of your brigade! When the time comes, I will speak for Captain Nishino in front of the Chief of Staff! ”

Chu Tian has already planned, after getting this US colonel, he will leave here immediately, and after revealing his identity on the way, he will get the information in hand, and then kill this American, this is also a last resort, and the method will be adopted, the news that a small group of troops of the independent division secretly infiltrated Luzon Island must not be exposed, and leaving this live mouth is a hidden danger.

This is war, as for doing this, Chu Tian does not have any burden in his heart, he can't bring potential danger to his group of more than fifty brothers because of his momentary softness.

Xiye was happy at first, and then, he got up, Chu Tian was very strange, and asked: "Captain Xiye, do you still have any concerns, or don't believe in the words of this official, do you need to verify the identity of this official with your division commander General Asayama?" The last few words were obviously unhappy, and Chu Tian's face was also gloomy.

Xiye was startled, and hurriedly said: "Chief Long Ze, if you don't mean this, how dare you doubt the identity of the chief?" It's just that I'm afraid it will disappoint Chief Long Ze, that American colonel is no longer there! ”

"Gone, Captain Nishino, what do you mean by that?" Chu Tian asked strangely.

Nishino wiped his sweat and explained: "Chief Ryuzawa, the situation is like this, after catching that American colonel, my subordinates had itchy hands for a while, and tied that American Yankee and more than a hundred American soldiers to a tree, used them as a live target for bayonet practice, and stabbed them to death!" ”

"What?" Chu Tian shouted, and stood up with his eyes breathing fire, "Baga! Stupid pig! Fool! Captain Nishino, your ignorance makes me wonder if you are a military academy-educated officer in the Great Japanese Empire, a colonel in the U.S. Army, who must have mastered a lot of military secrets, and you didn't expect to send it to the intelligence department, but you killed it like this, do you know how strict the mistakes you made were? ”

(To be continued)

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