Section 13 Ambush

Sasakawa sat quietly on the war horse, the thin and short figure was in stark contrast to the tall and burly war horse, Sasagawa didn't realize this, just looked at the cars and mule carts passing by the road on his side like a stop water, the long convoy kicked up dust on the road, the heavy weight made the mules and horses whistle hard from time to time, and the cavalry guarding the flanks was even more cautious back and forth.

The whip sounded, and a series of chirps rang out in Japanese, accompanied by the heavy blow of the whip, which made the mule cart pulling the cart burst*, and the pace of the cart could not help but speed up a little.

Sajiro Suzuki looked at the convoy, and then at the mountains to the south, the lush trees, in this scorching sun and heat, it was particularly eye-catching, even from a distance, he seemed to be able to feel the shade in the woods, but with a sideways glance at the captain with a grim expression, he did not dare to make the slightest suggestion to go to the woods to rest, even if he was the deputy captain, he was already the second person here.

Sajiro Suzuki has been following the captain for two years, two years is not long, not short, but it is enough for him to know a person, he has always served as Sasawa's deputy, so that he is particularly familiar with the captain next to him, and it is precisely because of this familiarity that he seems a little nervous and uneasy.

The captain of the brigade, Sasagawa, is from Ishikawa Prefecture, and he has obviously inherited all the characteristics of the people of Ishikawa Prefecture, who is quite conservative, closed-minded, and taciturn, especially the eternal face, which shows this character to the extreme, making anyone daunted. However, it is precisely because of this absolute seriousness and calmness that he has won one victory after another on the battlefield, his tenacity and unyielding, so that he has led the team to repeatedly be able to be less strong and stronger, and to defeat the strong with the weak, in just over the years, he has risen from the position of squad leader to such a high position as the captain of Shaosa, and heroes are born in troubled times, for Suzuki Sajiro, the captain next to him is a hero, with such a person, even if he himself is a little mediocre, as long as he can do his own auxiliary work, he can continue to improve.

"Suzuki-kun, order the team to slow down and send another squad to the Jiangjiashan area to investigate the situation." After being silent for a long time, Sasagawa finally spoke, perhaps because he was silent for a long time, his voice was very low, and a little hoarse, not too easy to distinguish, but Suzuki Sajiro did immediately respond: "Hi", and immediately rushed out with his own horse, sparing no effort to carry out the captain's order.

Sajiro Suzuki's meticulousness in executing orders made Sasagawa nodded with satisfaction, and the corners of his mouth were slightly curved, as if he was smiling a little, but this expression was only fleeting, and it was impossible to grasp, he turned his head to look at the team on the road that was busy but still kept in order, and looked at the horse infantry army in a strict formation guarding the two wings, and he also sighed secretly in his heart.

Their brigade was subordinate to the 7th Infantry Wing of the 6th Brigade and Regiment, and after the capture of Ruichang, they were ordered to clean the passage leading to Jiujiang along the line of Minshan Mountain, in order to open the connection between the two places and open up the transportation and supply line.

Fortunately, their luck was good, and the existence of the Zhina army was not found along the way, although the Zhina army was still resisting the attack of the 101st Division and the 106th Division on the periphery of Jiujiang, but due to the barrier of Minshan, the war did not spread here, and it also made their task very easy to complete this time. At any time, they can move west to attack the back of the defenders of De'an, and the tide of battle will gradually tilt in their favor.

While thinking about the battle situation, Sasagawa's gaze fell on the towering mountains to the south, the lush trees stretched endlessly, the undulating peaks were lying quietly like a sleeping hero, its posture was too majestic and too strong, even if it was motionless like this, it could give people an unrivaled majesty, you can imagine what kind of power it would burst out once it woke up, which made him faintly feel uneasy, I don't know if it was worried about the whole battle situation or an instinctive reaction to danger, which made him hesitate, staring at the mountains for a long time and unwilling to move his gaze, as if he was afraid that a single negligence would cause a flood of fierce beasts to rush out.

I don't know how long it took, but Sajiro Suzuki galloped towards him, and the sound of horses' hooves woke him up.

Looking around, the convoy was far away, only the dust in the sky was still floating in the air, slowly dissipating, and the guards beside him were sitting on horseback one by one, even if the scorching sun was constantly scorching, almost scorching them, it did not make them show any anxiety.

"Zuo Zuojun, the area around Jiangjiashan has been explored, except for some ordinary people in Zhina, there is nothing abnormal, before coming, someone has been sent to gather them together, the second squadron is taking over the defense, and the convoy will arrive in another hour to rest." Sajiro Suzuki gasped for breath as he reported, sweat pouring out of his body, soaking through his military uniform, and then merging with the air floating in the air, making his face dirty and unusually embarrassed.

Hearing this, Sasagawa nodded, and said calmly to a military officer beside him: "Go and tell Fujita Hideto, kill all the people in China in case of accidents, and collect all the things that can be taken away." After speaking, he said to Suzuki Sajiro: "Suzuki-kun has worked hard, let's hurry over and rest, it's too hard to travel on such a hot day." ”

Sajiro Suzuki responded when he heard this, but he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, although the captain didn't say anything, but the subsequent arrangement obviously told him that the previous disposal was somewhat inappropriate, but when he thought of slaughtering more than a hundred lives without blinking an eye, he still felt that he couldn't do it, after all, not everyone in this world has such ruthless means.

"Slap ......" Sasagawa shook the horsewhip, and pinched the horse's belly heavily with his legs, and the war horse, which had already stood here, suddenly galloped away, and the guards on the side did not dare to hesitate, and left immediately, wanting to catch up with the convoy as soon as possible, so as to rest early.

An explosion of "......boom" was heard in the distance, and a column of smoke appeared from the front, and the frightened people who had just accelerated involuntarily reined in the reins of the horse.

The war horse was in pain, the people stood up, and the long neighing sound was shocking, but no one paid attention to the situation of the war horse, and everyone's eyes fell on the gunpowder smoke in the distance, and the thick smoke clearly told them that the roar just now was not wrong.

"Suzuki-kun, what's going on?" Sasagawa's face can almost wring out water, and the original wooden face is even more hideous and terrifying at the moment, just looking at it can make people shudder.

Sajiro Suzuki was really frightened and attacked? The convoy was actually attacked, this is simply impossible, he had done detailed reconnaissance along the way before, there could be no ambush, how could such a thing happen?

"I immediately went to the front to see what was going on." Although Suzuki Sajiro was taken aback, he didn't have to mess with the proportions, and when he didn't figure out what the situation was, he didn't dare to jump to conclusions at all, so he could only respond with a hard head, and whipped at the war horse, which had slowed down, and immediately rushed out more quickly like an arrow from the string.

"Boom" was another explosion, this time because of their attentive listening and clearer, at the same time, this explosion also destroyed the last trace of luck in their hearts, clearly telling them that it was not their own people's fire, it was an enemy attack, an ambush? Judging from the position of the voice, it was only a few hundred steps away from them, and it was obviously the convoy.

Sasakawa gritted his teeth and roared angrily, but he didn't dare to slack off, and rushed over at an accelerated pace, wanting to find out.

The convoy that was hurrying stopped, and the long line stopped in the middle of the road, with no end in sight, which looked extremely spectacular, but it was precisely because the line was so long that their defenses seemed unusually thin, which made the Japanese troops guarding the two flanks very nervous, plus the mules and horses were intimidated, and there was a wailing and neighing, and the chaos was in chaos.

The troops guarding the two flanks were not in confusion, and more than 100 cavalry had withdrawn to the rear and assembled, ready to launch an assault at any time, while the infantry were stationed in place, forming a temporary defensive line in squads.

As time passed, the confusion of the convoy gradually subsided, and after the mules and horses were pacified, the Japanese soldiers also took up their weapons together with the transports on the carts, and they either relied on the carts or boxes to set up their weapons, and rebuilt the last line of defense at great speed.

The area around the road immediately became extremely magnificent, and nearly 2,000 troops were on guard all around, one by one, as if they were on the edge of an abyss, making the area become solemn, and most of them were about to explode.

However, after two shots in a row, there was nothing left, only the two huge craters on the side of the run and the gunpowder smoke still wafting in the air, which made him clearly feel the tense atmosphere just now, and at the same time, the absolute silence also made them look at each other one by one, not knowing what to do.

[There was a bit of a delay at work in the morning, and it has not been changed until now, sorry sorry!] ]