kingnovel Chapter 790: Independent Regiment Heads Out
Chapter 790: Independent Regiment Heads Out
The second office in Hengyang.
Except for the staff on duty at the Telecommunications Department and the Action Team, everyone else is resting at this moment.
The soldiers guarding the gate raised their submachine guns and saw a vehicle approaching. One of them raised his hand to stop it and shouted, "Who is it?"
"I'm Fang Shengli." Fang Shengli got out of the car and walked over to the soldier, handing him his ID. "Is your Commander Du here? Ask him to come over immediately."
The soldier read the officer's ID card, then looked at Fang Shengli's face again and saluted; "Sir, please wait a moment."
Du Xun was on duty today. When he heard that Fang Shengli had arrived, he ran out without even putting on his military cap.
The Second Department was very cautious. They welcomed him without him wearing a military cap, which meant they truly treated him as one of their own.
"Deputy Captain Fang, why are you here so late?"
Fang Shengli glanced at him and said, "Something's up. Is Fourth Brother here? I need to see him right away."
Fourth brother?
Du Xun looked up and saw Fang Shengli's serious expression, then nodded; "Come with me."
Du Xun brought Fang Shengli to the office and asked someone to serve tea. He went to wake up Deng Yaoxian.
Hearing that Fang Shengli had arrived, Deng Yaoxian immediately put on his military uniform and entered the office. "Shengli, what's the matter so late at night?"
"Takeshita Shun sent a message saying that something unusual has happened in the area they're in. He's sending a message asking if anyone from your Second Division is active there. If so, evacuate immediately. We can't afford to eat the fat meat over there."
Fang Shengli took out the telegram from his pocket and handed it to Deng Yaoxian.
Deng Yaoxian read the message and turned around. "Is Lao Wu active in the Tanaka Brigade?"
"No, Fourth Brother, the people that Fifth Brother is leading are not there now. They are with the Hata Detachment."
He is not here, and there is a special situation over there?
Deng Yaoxian silently took out a cigarette, and Du Xun immediately took out a match to light it for him.
After taking two puffs of his cigarette, Deng Yaoxian went to the map and took a look. After thinking for a while, he pounded the table and said, "Finally, I found it."
"What did you find?" Fang Shengli asked in confusion.
"We still haven't figured out where Weiguo's father and father-in-law got their hands on 400,000 kilograms of grain, and we haven't sent anyone to the Tanaka Brigade. If Takeshita Shunto thinks this is strange, there's only one possible scenario: those people were poisoned."
Fang Shengli sighed after hearing this, "Then I'll go back and make preparations. The independent regiment might be about to go up."
"Okay, go back and prepare. Launch the main attack. You guys have always been the strongest. I also need to go to the war zone commander's headquarters immediately."
Commander Bai returned at noon today because of the war situation.
The people in the city were already asleep, but Commander Bai and Chief of Staff Wu were still discussing military intelligence.
Adjutant Li walked in. "Sir, Deng Yaoxian is here."
Coming so late, there must be something going on. Commander Bai nodded and signaled Adjutant Li to bring the person in.
"Commanders, we've found this batch of food. It should be delivered to the Tanaka Brigade under the 13th Division."
"Oh." Commander Bai's eyes instantly fell on Area 7 where the Tanaka Brigade was located, and he turned his head. "Quick, have the independent regiment head to Area 7 immediately."
what……
Seeing that Commander Bai didn't ask any other questions, Deng Yaoxian was stunned for a moment and then said, "Commander, I... I just said it should be done."
"You, Deng Laosi, never do anything without confidence. Now that you've said that, it means it's almost certain. Send the independent regiment up there, and send a telegram immediately, asking Sector 7 to mobilize scouts for a quick investigation. If it's there, they'll definitely have some signs."
The emergency assembly bugle sounded in the independent regiment.
Everyone who was sound asleep immediately got up. Sano Tadayoshi, while fastening his military belt, asked Fang Shengli, "Shengli, what's going on? Why are we suddenly called to an emergency meeting?"
"Combat zone order, have my unit go to Area 7 immediately and prepare for the attack."
Area seven?
Sano Tadayoshi instantly found the location in his mind; "Area No. 7 where the Tanaka Brigade is located."
"Yes, I just came back from the Second Division. According to analysis, the poisonous food that Lao Zhou's fathers prepared should have been sent there."
Minamizō Akiko, who hadn't gone to the mountain city, also came out. Upon hearing this, she immediately turned to Alice beside her and said, "Notify the medical company to assemble immediately."
Half an hour later, the 1st Battalion of the Independent Regiment set off first, followed closely by the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Battalions stationed outside the city, as well as the tank company, anti-aircraft machine gun company and artillery company also rushed to Area No. 7.
At the same time, the special forces company also escorted the regiment headquarters and the medical company out of Hengyang.
In silence, the troops marched quietly, and the orderly footsteps and the sound of car engines woke up the sleeping people.
Many people went out, and this group of people first quietly watched the soldiers wearing blue-gray military uniforms, carrying rifles and submachine guns on their backs, and wearing German steel helmets walking out of the city.
These soldiers are very young, some are in their twenties or thirties, and some are even in their teens.
"They... they haven't eaten yet, right?" Someone said.
The people began to spontaneously go into their homes, take out whatever they had in baskets and hand them to the passing soldiers.
"Young man, it's late and there's nothing to eat. Here are two cold steamed buns to fill your stomach."
"Here are two eggs. Take them and eat them. Even if you fight the Japanese, you still need to eat your fill."
Minamizō Akiko, who was sitting in the car, had two bowls of tofu cut into large pieces stuffed into her arms because the vehicle she was traveling with was not driving fast.
She looked down at the tofu in her hand for a long time, then reached out and took a piece of it off. "Eat it all. It's given to us by the people. It would be unreasonable for us not to eat it."
At the War Zone Headquarters, Chief of Staff Wu approached Commander Bai. "The Independent Regiment has already departed. However, there's a good chance the Japanese spies in Hengyang will risk sending a message to the 11th Army. The Independent Regiment won't arrive until after ten o'clock tomorrow at the earliest. If they deploy their air force, they're likely to be intercepted."
The last time they rushed south from Shaanxi, they encountered heavy bombing from the other side.
"This is indeed a problem," Commander Bai said after a moment of thought with a frown on his face. "Immediately close Hengyang City. No one is allowed to enter or leave before noon tomorrow. Anyone found leaving the city will be shot immediately."
"I'm afraid that's not enough. Although the Second Division recovered two radios in the city, they discovered a few days ago that they still seem to have their radio signals."
You can lock up people, but you can't lock up the radio signal.
You can't ask the Air Force to send out troops to escort the Independent Regiment's march early in the morning. If you do that, then... then they will be even more likely to attack you.
Commander Bai listened to Chief of Staff Wu's words, then looked at Deng Yaoxian beside him. "Do you have any way to stop their radio from sending messages? At least tonight, they can't stop sending messages."