Chapter 1 Awaiting the Enemy

Lin Fan watched the enemy planes flying in formation overhead!

He was already waiting at his gun emplacement.

He didn't want to let a single one of these Japanese devils' planes get away.

Even though they were flying high and mighty, as if merely passing by.

Lin Fan knew all too well the threat these Japanese planes posed to the National Revolutionary Army. If he could, he would shoot down every enemy plane he saw.

The planes flying in from afar initially had no intention of flying low to attack the troops on the ground.

They flew high, saw far, and only noticed a group of soldiers. They never imagined there would be NRA troops active here.

Suddenly, one of the enemy planes in the sky seemed to spot something and dove straight down!

There was no time to wait: Lin Fan fired the first shot.

It was like a fuse. As Lin Fan fired the first shot.

The other three anti-aircraft guns, already prepared, opened fire simultaneously.

Four pillars of fire shot straight up into the sky from the ground, like an impassable fiery barrier.

The planes of the Tsukawa Shoji flying squadron scattered like startled birds.

Just as Fujino Rokuro dove down, Squadron Leader Tsukawa Shoji had asked, "Fujino-kun! What have you found?"

Fujino Rokuro immediately replied, "Squadron Leader Tsukawa! I was rescued by Imperial infantry here the other day.

There's a group of infantry below; I'll go down and say hello."

All the pilots in the flying squadron smiled kindly.

"Go ahead! Give them our regards!" Squadron Leader Tsukawa said with a smile.

The entire Tsukawa squadron never expected Fujino Rokuro's little greeting to elicit such a fierce reaction from the ground troops.

The four anti-aircraft guns continued to fire at the enemy planes still flying high.

Pilot Fujino Rokuro was piloting a bomber, originally intending to say hello.

He didn't expect the ground to greet him with anti-aircraft shells.

And one of those shells blew his bomber to smithereens.

The remaining planes of the Tsukawa Shoji flying squadron, upon hearing Fujino Rokuro's screams.

Immediately began to evade and scatter.

The laborers brought in by the Special Operations Brigade started clamoring to run as soon as they saw the planes.

They were stopped by the soldiers of the Special Operations Brigade!

Shi Feijie roared anxiously, "Officer! We're not running around; we're just trying to avoid the bombs.

Avoiding the Japanese planes!"

Quan Wenxing pointed at the diving enemy plane and said, "Planes! Planes! Officer! People will die if this goes on!"

Hundreds of these laborers were anxious!

They were afraid!

They had witnessed the power of these Japanese planes with their own eyes.

The bombs dropped, scattering the NRA soldiers' limbs. The scene was too gruesome.

Some laborers were even saying to the soldiers of the Special Operations Brigade:

"Officer! You should run farther away and hide!

The Japanese planes are very powerful. We saw so many NRA soldiers the other day.

They couldn't do anything about these planes. They could only endure it!

Let us go out and hide for a while. We'll come back when the planes are gone.

You should do the same, otherwise..."

The last sentence carried the tone of someone who knew they were about to die, their words filled with kindness.

Just then, they heard an explosion.

It was the large cannon that had been following the group, firing.

These laborers, who had just been clamoring, heard the loud sound, like thunder.

They all looked in the direction of the sound: they saw cannonballs constantly flying towards the sky in that direction.

Following the direction of these cannonballs:

An enemy plane diving in the sky broke apart.

Suddenly, the laborers stopped clamoring and fell silent!

Their mouths were still open, unable to close.

They then saw planes flying high, not diving, also bursting into flames.

They were being ravaged by the anti-aircraft guns in the Special Operations Brigade's ranks.

Within three minutes, all twelve planes flying in the sky.

Were shot down in front of these laborers' eyes.

Lin Fan jumped down from the anti-aircraft gun and shouted:

"Move out immediately!"

"Move out!"

"Move out!"

If it weren't for these enemy planes, the Special Operations Brigade would have already set out.

The twelve Japanese planes had delayed the Special Operations Brigade's departure by five minutes.

Liu Ziqian stared blankly at the wreckage of the planes still falling overhead.

She felt like she was dreaming!

Although she had no proof!

This is impossible! This is impossible!

Liu Ziqian murmured to herself.

Lin Fan walked up to her with a smile, hearing her still saying, "This is impossible!"

He asked with a smile, "What's impossible?"

Liu Ziqian looked at the living, breathing Brigade Commander Lin standing before her.

She suddenly realized what had happened and reached out to grab Lin Fan's hand, "Brigade Commander Lin! Did you really shoot down twelve Japanese planes just now?"

Lin Fan said with a smile, "Didn't you see it with your own eyes?

Seeing is believing. You don't even believe that?"

Liu Ziqian withdrew her hand, "You shot them down too easily. I can't believe it's real.

It feels like a dream!"

Lin Fan said, "Then follow us in your dream! Let's go!"

After taking a few steps, Liu Ziqian finally believed reality.

Now she was certain: "This must be an NRA unit. No wonder that squad leader had such a big mouth.

With such a divine gunner, this unit can go anywhere in the world."

Thinking of this, Liu Ziqian suddenly stopped Lin Fan, "Brigade Commander Lin! Were you serious about me becoming a regiment commander?"

"Of course, it's real. Five radios. No matter what you do, get me five radios for this brigade, and you'll be the communications regiment commander of the Special Operations Brigade.

If you can find more, I can only let you be a regiment commander.

After all, I'm just a brigade commander."

"Then it's settled. If I can find more radios, I'll always be two levels below you," Liu Ziqian said.

She had already figured out: this Brigade Commander Lin is so powerful; he will definitely become a general in the future.

At that time, I can also become a general.

Lin Fan agreed with a smile.

He said to Liu Ziqian, "Don't worry! All the regiment commanders in our brigade now will be generals in the future! At the very least, they'll all be major generals."

Liu Ziqian didn't think Lin Fan was bragging at all.

The battle where they shot down twelve Japanese planes in two minutes was too shocking for her.

Shooting down all the planes in the sky in two minutes had immediately quieted the laborers down.

When they heard the order to move out, these people quietly drove the mules and horses to keep up.

After walking out two hundred meters, they began to speak.

Many Japanese soldiers had seen the planes shot down in the sky.

They didn't know where those shells were fired from.

But the planes crashed in Linping.

Of course, they had to come to this place to find the cause.

The Japanese troops were all eager to enter Hangzhou City. Linping had now become their rear.

Now they needed a unit to turn back and check the situation.

But no unit was willing to give up the opportunity to enter the city and come to Linping.

This was because the Japanese soldiers in these units already had experience looting in Nanjing City.

They were unwilling to give up the opportunity to get rich.

Moreover, this time, Commander Heisuke Yanagawa had also issued an order: after entering Hangzhou City, there would be no military discipline for three days!

At this time, giving up the opportunity to enter the city was going against one's own wealth.

Linping was the route the 114th Division passed through during its attack, so sending a unit to investigate naturally became the task of the 114th Division.

In the end, the 102nd Infantry Regiment sent the Chiba Saburo squad to investigate the situation.

To ensure speed, this squad had a motorcycle leading the way, followed by three troop transport trucks.

Squad Leader Chiba Saburo, upon receiving the order, had to interrupt his squad's advance.

He took over three trucks and a motorcycle from the regiment's supply train and rushed towards Linping at full speed.

Hangzhou City was less than forty li from Linping. The Japanese soldiers in the Chiba Saburo squad were all extremely anxious.

They only wanted to see what was going on as soon as possible and then quickly return to the city to make money for themselves!

The trucks were driven at breakneck speed. These Japanese soldiers covered the distance of less than forty li in fifteen minutes.

They kicked open the doors of ordinary people's homes by the roadside and asked fiercely if a group of NRA troops had just passed through here.

The NRA troops had passed through the roads with cannons and large vehicles, heading towards Shanghai.

Squad Leader Chiba Saburo asked how many people were in that NRA unit?

The answer he received was that there were two or three hundred soldiers, along with several hundred laborers.

This was an NRA battalion.

The Chiba Saburo squad immediately ordered the troops to follow the tracks left by the large vehicles on the road.

The unit left behind by the Special Operations Brigade was the 5th Company of the 3rd Regiment.

Company Commander Shi Honglang looked at the Japanese soldiers chasing from behind, looking at their three troop transport trucks and one motorcycle.

He felt envy, jealousy, and hatred!

Only the 1st and 2nd companies of each regiment in the Special Operations Brigade were fully equipped with trucks, allowing them to advance completely mechanized.

These trucks must be seized.

Before that, Company Commander Shi Honglang first sent someone to deliver a message to the brigade commander: a small squad of Japanese soldiers was coming from behind, with three troop transport trucks and one motorcycle.

Company Commander Shi Honglang pointed at the chasing Japanese soldiers and ordered, "10th Squad, concentrate your fire on the three Japanese soldiers on the motorcycle.

1st Platoon, fire at the Japanese soldiers on the first truck.

2nd Platoon, fire at the Japanese soldiers on the second truck.

3rd Platoon, fire at the Japanese soldiers on the third truck.

Arrange it so that two people fire at one Japanese soldier.

Each platoon and squad is assigned to a target. Don't damage these trucks.

Once captured, our company will have its own trucks."

The company commander's orders were accurately relayed to every soldier.

This time, in their ambush, each Japanese soldier had a corresponding soldier aiming at them one-on-one.

The Japanese soldiers of the Chiba Saburo squad entered the 5th Company's ambush range.

Company Commander Shi Honglang gave the order: "Fire!"

More than one hundred soldiers of the 5th Company opened fire simultaneously. They were strictly following orders.

Even so, many soldiers' bullets went astray.

These soldiers quickly reloaded.

Those who had completed their missions also began to help.

Squad Leader Chiba Saburo, sitting on the motorcycle, heard the word "Fire!"

Before he could react, he had already been shot.

There were only three Japanese soldiers on the motorcycle he was riding.

But they were targeted by an entire squad of soldiers, with almost four guns aimed at each of them.

After completely eliminating the Japanese soldiers on the motorcycle, the 10th Squad immediately opened fire on any survivors on the first truck.

In this ambush, a small squad of Japanese soldiers was precisely sniped by the soldiers of the 5th Company. The luckiest Japanese soldier died in the third round of sniping.

Company Commander Shi Honglang ordered, "Clean up the battlefield! Yu Xiangyu, Du Fengmao, Yun Kaige, Ren Rongxuan, you guys inspect the trucks and motorcycles.

Prepare to catch up with the main force!"

Company Commander Shi Honglang himself would give himself an excellent rating for this ambush.

The soldiers under his command were even more excited beyond belief.

Company Commander Shi said with a smile, "Brothers! Move faster. Except for the corpses, clean everything up.

We have trucks now; throw everything onto the trucks."

Among the soldiers of the 5th Company, except for ten veterans of the Special Operations Brigade, the rest were all new recruits who had just been transferred from the puppet army.

When had they ever fought such a beautiful battle?

These days, they had only heard the veterans of the Special Operations Brigade talk about how powerful they were in battle.

Even the ambush they fought yesterday was fought by the entire regiment.

When everyone discussed it, they unconsciously felt that the main credit went to the 1st Company.

Today was different. Their company had killed more than fifty Japanese soldiers on their own.

And they were all real Japanese soldiers!

Today, the soldiers of the 5th Company were happy!

Very happy!

Lin Fan heard the report: the 5th Company had annihilated a small squad of Japanese soldiers, seizing three trucks and one motorcycle.

He specifically rode back on horseback and shouted loudly to the company commander of the 5th Company, who had already finished cleaning up the battlefield and was marching:

"Company Commander Shi commanded well, and the 5th Company fought well.

These three trucks and one motorcycle are the spoils of the 5th Company.

They will belong to the 5th Company from now on.

I'll have someone leave three barrels of oil up ahead for you to take.

You'll need them on the road.

Well done, 5th Company!"

The brigade commander personally ran over and said just these few words.

The soldiers of the 5th Company were so excited.

Company Commander Shi Honglang said to his soldiers with a smile, "We still need to be careful.

Pay attention to the situation behind us!"

"Yes!" The entire company responded together.

Pi Lezhi pedaled a bicycle, panting, and rushed to Hangzhou.

He was stopped by the Japanese soldiers at the city gate. He excitedly explained to the Japanese soldiers guarding the city:

"Great Japanese soldiers! I am a good citizen. I am a supporter of the empire. I have come to report intelligence."

Squad Leader Kuno Daizu, who was guarding the city gate, asked, "What kind of news do you have?"

Pi Lezhi quickly said, "Great Japanese soldiers! There is a team of NRA troops in Linping. They just ambushed a team of yours.

They killed more than fifty of your soldiers, and those Japanese soldiers' three trucks were all seized by the NRA troops."

Squad Leader Kuno Daizu still remembered the Chiba squad that had gone out an hour ago.

After all, the number of Japanese troops entering the city today was too many to count, but there was only one Japanese team that left the city.

Hearing this news reported by Pi Lezhi, Squad Leader Kuno Daizu immediately knew the seriousness of the situation.

He immediately sent two soldiers to escort this traitorous guide to report to the company commander.

It was reported level by level to Lieutenant General Suematsu Shigetarō, the commander of the 114th Division.

Hearing that the Chiba squad he had sent out had been wiped out, Division Commander Suematsu Shigetarō was so angry that he was about to vomit blood.

He suppressed his anger and carefully questioned Pi Lezhi, learning that the NRA troop had about five hundred soldiers and another several hundred laborers.

They were carrying a large amount of supplies, and there were also some damaged tanks active in Linping.

Division Commander Suematsu Shigetarō asked the traitorous guide who had come to report the news to rest aside.

He immediately organized his staff to analyze this latest news.

Judging from the information obtained, this troop was still in Linping, and they were advancing towards Tongxiang.

"What does this troop want to do? Attack Tongxiang and go to Jiaxing?"

None of the Japanese soldiers in the entire staff understood.

Although the Imperial troops attacking Hangzhou were all concentrated in Hangzhou City.

But Linping was too close, and even Tongxiang had Imperial troops stationed there.

What did they want to do?

Division Commander Suematsu Shigetarō pointed at the map of Linping and said, "They only have two routes to take:

Turn to Deqing, or go to Tongxiang.

No matter which route they take, it's a dead end.

Regiment Commander Iwahara Hideki, let the Kaneta Kamezhuke Battalion pursue this team.

They must be wiped out!"

"Hai!"

Battalion Commander Kaneta Kamezhuke, no matter what he thought in his heart.

Had to set out with his team immediately.

This time, they had Pi Lezhi, the traitorous guide, as their guide.

Because the entire battalion was infantry.

Pi Lezhi's bicycle could only be temporarily stored at the headquarters of the Japanese 114th Division.

In order to allow the Kaneta Kamezhuke Battalion to accurately find the NRA troop that had caused trouble for the Japanese 114th Division.

Division Commander Suematsu Shigetarō had requested guidance from the air force, asking them to send a reconnaissance plane to look over Linping and guide his infantry battalion commander.

Commander Heisuke Yanagawa finally learned that the flying squadron that was preparing to land at Jianqiao Airport today.

To support subsequent pursuits of the NRA troops had actually been destroyed by an NRA troop in Linping.

Now he already knew Division Commander Suematsu Shigetarō's plan.

He immediately ordered the reconnaissance plane to take off and informed the 18th Division: a troop of five hundred NRA soldiers might be moving towards Deqing.

They must be closely watched and annihilated immediately upon discovery.

At this time, Lin Fan's troop was advancing towards Wuhang Town.

This was Lin Fan's intention to avoid Hangzhou a little farther away.

The Japanese army's total strength was insufficient. They always concentrated their forces to attack large cities.

The rear was always empty.

Lin Fan now wanted to go farther away, so that the Japanese army could not figure out the actual intention of his troop.

The guide who led the way, Jiao Huamao, now admired this troop wholeheartedly.

The battle that the 5th Company fought in the rear had already spread throughout the troop.

The soldiers of the Special Operations Brigade could accept and understand it normally.

The Special Operations Brigade had fought such battles many times and was used to it!

Those laborers who had not seen this battle had exaggerated a small squad of more than fifty Japanese soldiers.

To a large battalion of more than a hundred Japanese soldiers, who were all wiped out by the more than one hundred soldiers of the 5th Company in the rear.

Every laborer also firmly believed it, because they had seen the Japanese plane being shot down so easily.

The Special Operations Brigade troop led by Lin Fan ran in front, and the Japanese soldiers of the Kaneta Kamesuke battalion chased behind.

This battalion of Japanese soldiers had already fallen behind the Special Operations Brigade by forty li when they set off.

It would take them a lot of time to catch up.

Pilot Ueyama Akihito received the order: search for a team of NRA soldiers over Linping.

Be careful that this troop has anti-aircraft firepower!

He took off from Hongqiao Airport. From here to Linping was less than one hundred kilometers, and he could reach the battlefield in less than twenty minutes.

After Lin Fan shot down the Japanese plane, although he was prepared in his heart, he did not expect that another plane would appear overhead in less than two hours.

Pilot Ueyama Akihito flew peacefully over Linping. The maximum altitude of this reconnaissance plane he was piloting was less than five thousand meters.

There were three crew members, in addition to Ueyama Akihito flying the plane, there were also two observers, Fujiwara Kuuzan and Tanaka Ichizan.

Having arrived over Linping, the two observers held up their binoculars and looked nervously at the ground.

They had to use their eyes to find the NRA troops active in this area below.

This was not an easy task!

Fortunately, they already knew a little when they set off: this NRA troop had trucks and mule teams.

This meant that this troop could only travel on the main roads.

The two observers looked along the roads, "There! I found them!"

Fujiwara Kuuzan pointed excitedly to the lower left side of the plane, "Report it quickly!"

Tanaka Ichizan was still searching, he could not see the troop below from his angle.

Just then, Ueyama Akihito suddenly exclaimed, "They opened fire!"

When they set out this time, their superiors had specifically warned them: "This troop has anti-aircraft artillery.

Pay attention to their fire!"

It was precisely because of this warning that Ueyama Akihito had been flying at maximum altitude from beginning to end.

Suddenly he saw a streak of fire flying up from the ground.

He was so frightened that he quickly turned to the right.

The other two Japanese soldiers on the plane were also shocked.

When they accepted this mission, they had heard that a flying squadron had been destroyed over Linping today.

At that time, they had an ominous premonition: sending them out in such a reconnaissance plane was to reduce losses.

Otherwise, they would have directly sent a flying squadron over.

Upon discovering the NRA on the ground, they would immediately bomb and attack.

The three Japanese soldiers on this plane were like criminals sitting on the bench in a courtroom, terrified and waiting for the verdict.

Liu Ziqian watched enviously as Lin Fan shot down another Japanese plane with a single shot.

This time, she personally saw the Special Operations Brigade's operation: upon discovering the plane, the tractor towing the anti-aircraft gun immediately stopped on the side.

Several soldiers immediately rushed up and began to operate the gun, allowing it to fire.

Lin Fan also rushed to the cannon at this time, began to adjust the muzzle, aimed at the Japanese plane.

He fired a shot.

The dozen or so soldiers waiting on the side immediately moved again: returning the cannon to its marching state.

Returning a shell to the shell box!

Liu Ziqian, who followed Lin Fan, asked the soldier who returned the shell:

"Why did you only prepare two shells when you shot down the plane?"

This soldier looked at the female officer who had only been found by the Special Operations Brigade today and said a little embarrassed:

"This is what the brigade commander requires, he also has to prepare a spare shell when he shoots down the plane.

In fact, this is not needed at all. So many times, the spare shell has never been used."

Liu Ziqian was shocked by this soldier's unintentional bragging: Okay! This time, you pulled it off!

She originally wanted to ask why there were so few shells prepared?

As a result, people thought that preparing two shells for a plane was too much.

From the discovery of the enemy plane to the entire troop returning to normal marching, it did not take five minutes in total.

The soldiers of the Kaneta Kamezhuke battalion, who had only walked five miles out of Hangzhou City, saw the plane destroyed in the sky.

Battalion Commander Kaneta Kamezhuke looked at the traitorous guide who had come to report the news, "What is that place?"

Pi Lezhi quickly said, "Great Japanese soldier! It is not possible to determine at such a distance.

But it looks like it should be northeast of Linping."

"How far is it?" This was the question.

Pi Lezhi also did not know, but he did not dare to say he did not know, he could only make it up:

"Report, great Japanese soldier! Thirty li!"

Battalion Commander Kaneta Kamezhuke frowned: the two armies were thirty li apart, and both were marching.

It would not be possible for his battalion to complete the task today.

He could only order, "The entire team should speed up their marching."

His own reconnaissance plane was destroyed again, and Commander Heisuke Yanagawa was furious again.

But he was also unwilling to continue sending planes to test how many planes this troop could shoot down.

It was impossible to just let this troop go.

So the 10th Army Commander once again issued an order to the 114th Division: "Send out a cavalry reconnaissance team.

You must find this NRA troop and wipe them out!"

Division Commander Suematsu Shigetarō was also having a headache because of this Special Operations Brigade troop.

In fact, in the entire Hangzhou defense battle, more than 100,000 NRA troops were participating.

NRA troops were retreating everywhere, and many NRA troops retreating on the roads had thousands of people.

There were even troops of tens of thousands of people retreating.

The headquarters of the 10th Army only stared at a small troop of 500 people in the direction of Linping and refused to let go.

What did this mean?

Division Commander Suematsu Shigetarō had to carry out the orders of his superiors.

The cavalry force originally used to pursue the NRA in the direction of Lin'an.

Received the latest order:

"Immediately set off towards Linping to pursue a heavily equipped NRA troop.

This troop has anti-aircraft artillery!

They have already destroyed thirteen Imperial planes!"

Lieutenant Colonel Yamashita Kanjiro received the order.

His cavalry battalion had a total of 767 cavalry soldiers, and was the strongest troop in the entire 114th Division.

There was no other!

If it was not for the direct order of Army Commander Yanagawa Heisuke, Division Commander Suematsu Shigetarō would not have made such an order.

Battalion Commander Yamashita Kanjiro studied the map for five minutes: from their battalion's current position to Linping was still fifty li away.

The order they received was to go to reconnaissance, and they were not allowed to annihilate this troop.

Battalion Commander Yamashita Kanjiro specifically asked Division Commander Suematsu Shigetarō: what should the cavalry battalion do after discovering this NRA troop?

Division Commander Suematsu Shigetarō casually said: Destroy them!

Yamashita Kanjiro led the entire cavalry battalion galloping towards Linping.

The cavalry battalion caught up with the Kaneta Kamezhuke battalion that had set off before them in the first hour.

When Yamashita Kanjiro learned that this infantry battalion had the same goal as his.

He was stunned: Wasn't it said that there was only an NRA troop of five hundred people?

Did they need a battalion of infantry and his cavalry of more than seven hundred people to jointly pursue and kill them?

In any case, his cavalry had ran for more than ten kilometers in an hour, and it was time for the war horses to rest for a while.

They would catch up with the NRA troops in the next hour.

Battalion Commander Kaneta Kamezhuke, knowing that this troop had the same target as him, immediately ordered the entire troop to start marching quickly again.

He wanted to coordinate with this cavalry, otherwise, when his battalion arrived at the battlefield.

The battle was probably already over!

Battalion Commander Yamashita Kanjiro was a proud man, and his cavalry was a noble troop.

They would definitely not be willing to wait for his infantry to arrive before launching an attack after discovering the NRA.

Yamashita Kanjiro looked at the infantry battalion starting to march quickly.

He finally took a high look at Battalion Commander Kaneta Kamezhuke: this was a troop with combat power.

When they knew that there was cavalry participating, they did not stop and wait for news of victory.

Instead, they took the initiative to speed up their march, preparing to get involved in the upcoming battle, truly Imperial warriors!

His cavalry rested in place for fifteen minutes, giving the war horses water and adding feed, allowing the blood of these war horses, which was originally running hot, to lower their body temperature.

Only then did they ride their war horses again and continue their pursuit!

This time, Yamashita Kanjiro did not let the speed increase. On the contrary, he controlled the speed of the entire cavalry at around ten kilometers per hour.

He only sent a ten-man team to rush up ahead to scout the situation.

The soldiers of the 5th Company of the 3rd Regiment of the Special Operations Brigade, who had won a great victory on their own today, had been very excited.

The entire Special Operations Brigade was now resting in a small place called Hujiali.

Lin Fan ordered the entire army to cook here and leave after resting for an hour.

There was a village where they rested, called Hujia Village.

The entire village had hundreds of households, and Lin Fan was attracted by the large number of people here.

There were six companies of 1,000 people in the Special Operations Brigade, plus the laborers, there were a total of 1,400 people.

The problem of feeding so many people was a big problem!

Everyone ate dry food for breakfast, and Lin Fan was no longer willing to deal with it for lunch.

He sent people to contact several wealthy families in Hujia Village to borrow stoves and buy some fresh vegetables in the village.

To cook a hot meal for everyone.

Hu Youcai, the village chief of Hujia Village, was also a wealthy man in the village. He knew that it was an NRA troop that had arrived.

He quickly asked people to drag a pig out to entertain them, he thought it was a defeated army passing by.

If he did not entertain them well, and these defeated soldiers caused trouble, the entire village would suffer.

Lin Fan knew that Hu Youcai had slaughtered a pig and personally went to the door to thank him.

At the same time, Lin Fan also asked Village Chief Hu to get two more pigs to be slaughtered.

The Special Operations Brigade would pay together!

Hearing about the payment, Village Chief Hu Youcai could not believe his ears: The NRA troops were eating in the village, and they still had to pay?

Lin Fan said with a smile, "We are the Special Operations Brigade of the Fifth Theater, and we have our own policies:

"Three main rules of discipline and eight points for attention", we can't violate these.

The money must be given, and it must be given at the market price."

When Village Chief Hu understood that this officer really wanted to pay, he insisted on sending five chickens to the officer to make up for it.

He firmly refused to accept money for these five chickens.

Lin Fan refused, "Village Chief Hu, if you don't accept money, you will harm me and cause me to be punished by the military law when I return.

We appreciate your kindness, and we will accept these chickens.

But the money must be given!

Which do you think is more important, the money for these five chickens, or the military law?"

"Of course the military law is more important! I accept this money.

This is the first time I have seen a troop that truly does not take a single needle or thread from the people."

Village Chief Hu was filled with emotion.

He saw that the soldiers of the Special Operations Brigade were really just borrowing the stoves, and they even paid for the firewood they used.

The water these soldiers used was also carried by themselves from the well, and even their own yards were cleaned by these diligent soldiers.

They even filled the water in the tank for them.

The Special Operations Brigade rested in Hujia Village, and the sentry posts in the four directions were sent ten miles away.

The laborers who followed the Special Operations Brigade gathered together at this time.

Looking at this strange troop: The soldiers took the initiative to help the people clean their yards.

They took the initiative to help the people fetch water.

They actually bought three pigs from the family of Village Chief Hu.

It was really a purchase!

Shi Feijie swallowed his saliva and said, "I wonder if we will be able to get a piece of meat to eat from these three pigs."

Quan Wenxing said enviously, "Paotang meat is the most delicious. These officers really know how to enjoy themselves.

There are canned meat in the morning, and pork for lunch.

If it was like this every day, I would join the army."

Guang Guangju asked with a smile, "Five yuan a day, don't you want to earn it anymore?"

Quan Wenxing sighed, "Looking at the appearance of these officers, they will definitely give the five yuan.

But they only need us for these few days. They said that the money would be settled when they arrive at Anji.

Afterwards, they will never be able to find such a thing as eating meat every meal and earning five yuan a day."

The laborers, who were originally very happy, felt that the smell of meat in the wind was not fragrant after he said this.

"No! I want to ask!" Quan Wenxing said loudly.

He saw Lu Chengping passing by, and he had said a few words to this officer on the road just now.

"Officer! Is it possible to eat meat every day when you are a soldier in the army?"

Lu Chengping said with a smile, "We have meat every day in our army."

"Is there any military pay?" Quan Wenxing asked nervously.

Lu Chengping had just heard what they were discussing, and said with a smile, "Yes! But you don't have as much money as you.

We only get five yuan a month."

"Five yuan a month is not a small amount." Quan Wenxing murmured to himself.

These laborers, of course, knew: they were paid five yuan a day, but in fact, it was a life-selling money.

It was impossible for them to earn so much money every day.

It was not bad to be able to earn five yuan a month.

Especially with meat every day!

"Officer! Is your troop still recruiting?" Quan Wenxing asked.

"We are recruiting people now, and we still need to recruit people at this time. It may not be so in the future.

Our Special Operations Brigade is good at fighting Japanese soldiers, and has never been defeated.

If it wasn't for our small number of people, the Japanese army would not have been able to capture Nanjing City.

If you perform well in these few days, you can propose to join the army after arriving in Anji.

The brigade commander will definitely agree."

Several people present were moved and had thoughts.

Lin Fan's temporary command post was set up in the yard of Village Chief Hu Youcai.

When he received the news from the 5th Company: a Japanese squad of cavalry was spotted on reconnaissance.

Three Japanese soldiers were killed and seven escaped.

Lin Fan immediately became vigilant, "Let's go! Go take a look!"

He was going to the 5th Company, and there was an anti-aircraft gun following him.

Before getting on the plane in Anji, Feng Junya had told the 2nd company commander: no matter where the brigade commander was.

Send an anti-aircraft gun to follow him.

Feng Junya knew that as long as there was an anti-aircraft gun following, Lin Fan would not be in danger.

Yamashita Kanjiro, the captain of the Cavalry battalion of the Japanese, received a report from the scouts they sent out

"The Chinese army has been found, they have a small unit 10 miles away

The enemy has suffered two losses."

Hearing that there was a unit on the back 10 miles away

Yamashita kanjiro ordered one of the communication soldiers "Send a message to Kaneta Kamesuke, the location is at Hujia village

Then he gave an order to his team "The Matsu team, go scout and attack,

The rest of the team maintains the current pace."

The Matsu team rushes at the location the moment they receive the order

The target is 10 miles away, so there is no reason to rush now.

All of the Calvary on the Matsu team make the Horses excited and run a little faster

The scouting team the previously lived now lead the way for the cavalry.

Lin Fan on the other hand arrived at the location of the 5th team, he saw that there were only 50 soldiers

"Where are the rest?" He asks

Shi Honglang points to the sides "They are stationed at 100 miles from both sides to set up an ambush

And also to the back, "We also set up an Artillery station!"

Lin Fan shows appreciation "Great job!"

This is his second time praising them

Shi honglang rubs his hands, "Boss! We want the Dirt tanks too!"

Recently he has heard that all new companies want those Tanks too

and today is no different, he gets the same reply "Ok, but i need some more troops"

While they are talking, they can hear the sound of horses from a distance

The hooves are thundering the area!

Lin Fan frowns, trying to find the location of the source.

They see them, the army of Cavalry!

The troops of the fifth team are now getting nervous when they see them, even though they were relaxed earlier

800 Meters! The fifth team does nothing

500 meters! still nothing!

Lin Fan shouts "You guys layed some bombs?"

Shi Honglang responds confidently, "Yes, we did.