The small group of Japanese troops who came from afar, belonging to the Futian Infantry Brigade, was introduced by the Aikawa Brigade who had entered the city from the railway station in advance after opening the east gate; At the head was a short ensign.

And Meng Longsheng's gang of ruffians was originally intended to welcome the imperial army into the city, and a guy got this firecracker from nowhere, and set it off happily under Meng Longsheng's instructions.

At this time, it was already after four o'clock in the afternoon, and the sky was slowly darkening, and the short second lieutenant of the Japanese army suddenly noticed that a person jumped up on the bare street in front of him, and made an exaggerated gesture towards his team-in fact, it was Meng Longsheng's applause and welcome - followed by a roar like popping beans sounded on the street, and the Japanese army team that was marching forward casually was startled, and the short second lieutenant raised his hand, A dozen Japanese soldiers at the front of the line quickly lay down on the spot or threw themselves into the buildings on the side of the street to find shelter, and at the same time, a few 38 guns fired in the direction of the roar (accompanied by smoke) and "returned fire".

Meng Longsheng is a splash who is accustomed to killing in the streets and alleys, and there is no lack of alertness and cunning in the fierceness, when the deafening firecrackers just sounded, and the imperial army on the opposite side suddenly dispersed and lay down, he understood that he had made a big mistake: the firecracker should have been taken to the street, and the Japanese soldiers carrying the big guns saw its appearance and essence before lighting it, but now it suddenly exploded under the eaves on the side of the road!

It was too late to say that it was too late, and Meng Longsheng, who realized the danger, fell down and lay down in the middle of the street, and in the sound of the shooting of the imperial army on the opposite side, he crawled quickly to the side of the street with his hands and feet, he felt a whizzing bullet passing over his body, and on the other side, there were faint screams of several brothers under his command crying for their fathers and mothers, and the bamboo pole carrying the firecracker also fell to the ground and continued to fire.

Meng Longsheng understood: The Japanese soldiers definitely used the welcome firecrackers as guns and bullets for attack! The single man does not suffer immediate losses, and this prankster resolutely chooses to flee.

His group of brothers was not so lucky, because almost all of them gathered near bamboo poles carrying firecrackers, and the Japanese soldiers were aiming at this area, and several of them were immediately shot. The guy holding the bamboo pole was killed on the spot because he was in the center of the roar and smoke, and was hit by the Japanese soldiers with accurate marksmanship with four or five transparent holes with a 38 big cover.

After this, the short lieutenant gradually saw clearly that the head of the fallen bamboo pole was roaring and bursting with a large hanging firecracker. Firecrackers, the Japanese still understand, and they also have the custom of putting this in their country. The second lieutenant waved his hand and shouted a ceasefire to the warriors around him.

The gunfire stopped almost immediately, but the firecrackers, which had been hanging for a thousand shots, exploded for another half a day before they were gone.

The Japanese soldiers, who had a false alarm, got up from the ground, still walked over with some caution, looked at the smoke that slowly dispersed, and the red remains of firecrackers all over the ground, and then looked at the few splashes who were knocked to the ground (they had long since disappeared if they were not hit by bullets), and then laughed out loud after looking at each other. Two of the splashes were killed, the other wounded were rolling and wailing, and a frightened Japanese soldier still kicked the wounded splashes a few times. Finally, looking at the good intentions of this group of people, the soldiers of the imperial army did not continue to kill the killers; They straightened up their ranks, left the gang behind, and walked away.

This is quite a comic scene, which was seen by Bai Baoyuan and others in the restaurant on the street, and they couldn't help but be surprised and laughed, surprised by the brutality of the Japanese soldiers and the skills of professional soldiers, and laughed at the fact that Meng Datou, a gang of traitors, wanted to be traitors but was washed away by the flood in the Dragon King Temple. Now, if the big boss who just left the city in the morning learns, it is time to relieve the hatred in his heart.

Kosuke Otsuka is gradually lost in the streets of Bunjo at dusk.

Compared with Fengdian County, which is only one street in the city, Wencheng, which is densely packed with streets at this moment, is like a huge labyrinth, placed in front of the Otsuka Coalition who entered the city for the first time, making these occupiers dazzled. After experiencing the excitement and novelty of entering the city, the Japanese wing commander began to realize a serious problem: in such a strange and huge city, the thousands of men and horses he brought with him, if left unchecked, would quickly disappear into the endless streets and buildings.

The Wing Commander couldn't even confirm that all the defenders of Shina in the city had run away, and if not, the situation of being attacked by street fighting would be grim. He immediately ordered all troops entering the city to immediately stop their march and accept the redeployment using means of communication and messengers.

Otsuka chose the Sanjin Hotel, a three-story hotel in the center of the city that he had just passed by, as the temporary station of the wing headquarters, and he led the wing headquarters and a squadron of the Aikawa brigade to station, and immediately sent a report to the Taiyuan Brigade Headquarters and Junling to inform them of the capture of Wencheng. The other two squadrons of the Aikawa Brigade took turns patrolling part of the streets in the center of the city in small groups to search for the remnants of the Chinese Army and suppress the resistance.

Subsequently, he assigned the three squadrons of the Futian Brigade to the east, south, and west gates to guard them, taking into account patrolling the city walls in their respective directions; Two squadrons of the Nara Brigade, as well as the Field Artillery Brigade, were stationed at the railway station and freight yard in the west of the city to closely monitor the suburbs.

Now it seems that leaving Iwata's cavalry squadron in Songjiagou was a mistake: knowing that the soldiers would enter the city peacefully without bloodshed, the cavalry squadron should have come with them, and it would have been much more effective for them to patrol and guard the main streets of the city.

Otsuka Kosuke ordered that all units should be strictly on duty in the defense area tonight, and beware of night attacks by the Shina army and riots in the city; All matters after entering the city will be left until after dawn tomorrow.

Of course, this made several captains and their subordinates feel disappointing and depressed: they all missed the carnival in Fengdian a few days ago, and it was obvious that the big city of the railway line at their feet contained even greater carnival conditions.

After dinner, several captains were asking Dazuo for permission to relax "properly" tonight through different transmission channels, so as to alleviate the hardship of sleeping in Songjiagou last night. Kosuke Otsuka hesitated, it wasn't that he didn't want to agree to his subordinates - this was also discussed with them before entering the city - the problem was that in the face of this city with a somewhat vast population and architecture, the wing captain had to be vigilant.

At this moment, an urgent message was delivered in front of his eyes, and Otsuka couldn't help but gasp when he saw it. The telegram was personally signed to him by the brigade commander, Major General Hagiwara, who condemned the Otsuka Wing's massacre of the castle at Toyoden and strictly restrained the unit from arbitrarily lifting any discipline after entering the castle.

The brigade commander arrived at Fengdian!?

Otsuka felt remorseful, he had not expected that Shogun Hagiwara would visit Toyoden with lightning speed, so that they who were eager to occupy Songjiagou and Wencheng did not have time to clean up the scene of the Toyoden massacre carnival. He immediately ordered the signal corps of the wing headquarters to immediately send an order to all units: military discipline must be strictly observed, and no attacks should be made on the houses and shops of Wencheng.

The Wing Commander, who was a little confused by the harshly worded telegram, asked with anxiety in his heart: What is the purpose of the brigade commander suddenly coming to Fengdian without saying hello?

The dawn of Songjiagou is still filled with the thick chill of the night in Little Elm Mountain.

The head of the Hagiwara Akira Brigade and the head of the Kojima Masao Office stood on the simple platform in the cold mountain wind, looking at the small station of Songjiagou in the morning light.

The group had planned to arrive at this abandoned station in the mountains this morning, but what they had witnessed in Fengdian last night made the brigade commander impatient to advance his journey, and he had to arrive at Wencheng as soon as possible after inspecting the environment of the comfort women's secret camp. Otsuka, this bastard, although he had telegraphed him last night, Major General Hagiwara Akira was still not at ease.

"Wencheng is a big station on the Tongpu Line, and the information is developed," last night, the major general said to the head of the secret service without worry: "This guy Otsuka, if there is another incident similar to Fengdian there, the news will spread quickly." It will inevitably have an adverse impact on divisions and even the entire front army. ”

"Yes," Masao Kojima was also worried: "The speed of news spreading along the railway line is a hundred times faster than in the mountains!" Yan Xishan's current base camp is a few hundred miles south of Wencheng on the railway line; The occupation of Bunjo by the Otsuka Coalition will be closely monitored by its every move. ”

The cold wind in the ravine blew Akira Hagiwara and Masao Kojima and their party into shrinking heads, but they still carefully inspected the entire Songjiagou, in addition to the station, there was also in the ditch. The small open field in the ditch aroused the interest of the two Japanese chieftains at the same time, and they looked at each other and tacitly felt that the barracks of the comfort women's secret camp should be built on this open land.

The results were satisfactory. The brigade commander ordered the Iwata cavalry squadron and a small group of infantry stationed here to be strictly controlled, and from now on, no army or civilians will be allowed to enter the periphery of Songjiagou without special permission from the brigade headquarters or above! At the same time, he instructed the captain of the engineering squadron to begin to explore the landforms inside and outside the Songjiagou, search for possible caves and trails leading to the outside world in the ditch, and mark them immediately and temporarily block them once they are discovered.

After the explanation, the convoy of this group set off with difficulty along the road in the ditch and went straight to Wencheng outside Little Elm Mountain.

In the car, the head of the secret service pointed to the scenery outside the car window and explained to the brigade commander, Major General:

"The big mountain where Songjiagou is located is called Little Elm Mountain, which is in the west of Fengdian County; The big mountain to the east of Fengdian is called Big Elm Mountain. From the topography point of view, Fengdian and Songjiagou are surrounded by two elm mountains, which are relatively hidden. Outside the Little Elm Mountain, there is the Wencheng of Tongpu Road Station. ”

The brigade commander was obviously not satisfied with the bumps in the carriage: "The road still needs to be repaired, especially this section of the road in Songjiagou. In addition, from Fengdian to Songjiagou and then to Wencheng, telephone lines should be erected, and the lines should be erected on telephone poles to prevent them from being damaged by the Zhina people. ”

Masao Kojima nodded yes, and then changed the subject: "The Great Elm Mountain mentioned just now, according to Captain Fukutaoka of the Otsuka Wing, the remnants of the 391st Regiment of the Shina Army fled there after the defeat of Toyden. I suggest that the general organize troops to go into the mountains in the future to clear and suppress the Songjiagou secret camp in order to cut off the troubles of the Songjiagou secret camp. ”

"The 391st Regiment is the Central Army of China, and it is said that it is very capable of fighting, so it should be taken seriously." Hagiwara agreed.

Suddenly, the sedan jolted violently, and the brigade commander's head hit the roof of the car, and he cursed in a low voice. This collision suddenly reminded him of one thing:

"Brigade Chen, the Eighth Route Army Forest Division in the southwest of Shanxi, is there any movement? The Eighth Route Army, which attacked the Iwata Cavalry Squadron, did they have any follow-up whereabouts? ”