klisemfg Chapter 283 Taiwan Trivia (2)
Chapter 283 Taiwan Trivia (2)
Lonely Mountain Xi Teng sighed and said, "I didn't expect the empire to decline so quickly. In just three years, not only did they lose a large amount of occupied territory, but even their homeland was attacked!"
Gangcun Yanbudao said, "Gushan-kun, don't be too discouraged. Our Great Japanese Empire has not completely lost. His Majesty the Emperor has called on all citizens to die with honor. We must inflict the heaviest blow on the enemy! In Europe, our ally, the Third Reich of Germany, is still advancing unstoppably. It is said that they have already reached Iraq in the Middle East and will soon join forces with Iran to counterattack India. As long as they occupy India, with Germany's capabilities, sweeping across the Flower Country should not be a problem. As long as we persevere, the Great Japanese Empire will surely rise again and wipe out these enemies in one fell swoop!"
Gushan Xiteng wasn't interested in Gangcun Yanbu's obviously self-deceptive boasts. However, he knew full well that he had already boarded the Japanese pirate ship, and escape was nearly impossible. Gushan Xiteng had secretly arranged a meeting with the Chinese military commander to propose a self-rescue plan. He had originally reasoned that, after all, he was a member of the Chinese ethnic group. If the Chinese military agreed, he might as well sell out Gangcun and the remaining Japanese soldiers, giving his people a chance to survive.
Originally, Commander Du of the 3rd Army Group had tacitly agreed, but the deputy commander and chief of staff of the Chinese Marine Corps denied it very firmly and issued an ultimatum to Gushan Xiteng and others, demanding that Gushan and others surrender unconditionally and wait for the final judgment.
Honestly, Zheng Dongguo didn't understand why Yang Hong was so insistent on killing these remnants of the imperial family. Not being a time traveler, he certainly didn't understand the extent to which these loyal subjects would bring disaster to the Flower Clan should the situation change. Later, the Flower Clan issued an order echoing Yang Hong's, and Zheng Dongguo finally understood. The Flower Clan was determined to eliminate future troubles and pave the way for the country's long-term stability.
Gushan Xiteng and the others were unwilling to surrender, so they had no choice but to follow the remnants of the Japanese army into the mountains, hoping to use the terrain to put up a desperate resistance! Gushan came up with a plan to kill two birds with one stone. He said to Gangcun, "If we want to drag the Gaoshan people into this, there's only one way. That's to pretend to be Chinese soldiers and massacre them!"
Gangcun asked quickly: "We are short of manpower and do not have the uniforms and equipment of the Chinese army. We have to act properly."
Gushan said fiercely, "Don't we have what we need right here? We just need to eat up the Chinese troops that have advanced alone this time. We'll have clothes and weapons. Then, we can pretend that these defeated soldiers have accidentally entered Gaoshan territory and massacre them. The Gaoshan people won't be able to find any loopholes!"
After careful consideration, Gangcun made up his mind and called his adjutant to inform him to gather all the people who could be gathered. He was also blindly confident that he had more than 3000 people and was adopting a strategy of surprise attack. It should be no problem for him to destroy the obviously exhausted Chinese army of more than 800 people!
It was late at night and in this deep mountain place, Ren'ai was obviously out of place. It was built in a valley. The surrounding mountains were its barriers and, at times, an ideal place for fatal attacks.
The assembled remnants of the Japanese army and their families, armed with a variety of weapons, completely surrounded the small market town in the valley. Gangcun and Gushan stood on a hillside, observing the once familiar, now gloomy town with cold, murderous eyes. With a wave of Gangcun's hand, a makeshift squadron-sized force quietly approached Ren'ai...
However, unknown to Gangcun and Gushan, although Ren'ai was dark and silent, the 537th Regiment's advance battalion had already deployed its companies and platoons into temporary positions, awaiting their arrival with all available firepower deployed.
Colonel Li is currently in a corner, and his deputy is contacting the surrounding troops via walkie-talkie. At the same time, the 3rd Army's airborne regiment has also made preparations and is boarding the plane. They will fly over Ren'ai-li as quickly as possible, parachute in the night, and join forces with other search teams to launch a counter-encirclement and suppression campaign against this largest remaining enemy on Taiwan Island, striving to wipe them out in one fell swoop.
Everyone must be wondering how Colonel Lee and the 3rd Army headquarters were so aware of Okamura and his men's actions. This was thanks to someone who was also a member of the so-called Imperial Japanese Empire: Okamura's adjutant, Abe Shushiro. Abe Shushiro clearly understood that fighting for the Emperor and the Empire in this high mountain wilderness was a suicidal act.
A few days earlier, he and several other soldiers had stumbled upon a Chinese military spy. The spy, a valiant individual, single-handedly killed several of Abe's men before finally running out of ammunition and food, severely wounded, and finally being captured by Abe and his men. By then, Abe and his men were down to three men, one of whom was also seriously wounded. Abe took note of the spy, and on the way back to escort him, he managed to execute two of his own men and free the spy. Before the spy departed, he asked him to convey a message to the Chinese military leadership, candidly disclosing his identity and the current situation of the remnants and stubborn remnants of the Japanese army. His demands were modest: he hoped the Chinese military would forgive him and allow him to return to Japan after the war.
After conferring with Liao Yaoxiang and others, Yang Hong decided to seize this opportunity to wipe out the remaining resistance. After receiving a brief medical treatment, the spy led a small team to the contact point established with Abe to discuss a specific response. This led to Colonel Li's bold and unconventional move, advancing alone into the depths of Ren'aili.
Through his night-vision binoculars, Colonel Li calmly observed the slowly encircling enemy. He also ordered the commander of the advance battalion to halt the artillery battery and await final orders. To enhance striking power and surprise, the advance battalion had temporarily added more than a dozen mortars of 60mm or less. These fire, in a sudden attack, would be a devastating blow to the remnants of the Japanese army, which was only lightly armed. However, Colonel Li knew it was not the right time. The airborne regiment had not yet arrived, and the supporting forces were not yet fully deployed. While an artillery attack would certainly deal a devastating blow to the current enemy, it would not completely annihilate them and might even alert them, prompting them to escape the encirclement prematurely.
The enemy was getting closer and closer, about to enter the town. Colonel Li knew it was time to act and whispered into the walkie-talkie, "First platoon, pretend to spot an enemy sneak attack, open fire with small arms!"
"Da da da——" "Bang bang bang——"
The crisp sound of gunfire immediately rang out, and the enemies rushing in the front were immediately shot and fell to the ground. The screams of the wounded immediately woke up the originally silent night sky...