Chapter 79 The First Shot (IV)

Fatty Hong is the chef squad leader of the 8th Company of the Third Battalion. He is the oldest among the soldiers of the Third Security Regiment. Since the establishment of the 88th Division, he has been cooking in the 1st Battalion of the 528th Regiment of the 264th Brigade. During the temple defense battle, he happened to encounter a Neon Army air raid, which happened to hit the transfer of the kitchen squad. At that time, because he was carrying a big pot on his back, shrapnel was blocked by the big pot behind him. Except for him who survived the disaster, everyone else was killed. Fatty Hong, who survived the disaster, has been the chef squad leader of the first company. Later, the troops were adapted several times, and Fatty Hong became the chef squad leader of the 8th Company of the Third Battalion.

Fatty Hong is fat, and his usual training scores are always the worst in the company. However, in addition to cooking, he has another unique skill when he was a sheep-herding sheep, which is to throw bombs. It is not how far he can throw, but the key is that he is accurate. It is said that this is the ability he has learned when he was a child. He can accurately throw grenades into the basket from thirty meters away.

The fierce gunfire at the door also alarmed Fatty Hong who was cooking. Since the Eighth Company's cooking squad was next to the airport wall, Fatty Hong quickly threw down the cooking spoon and climbed up to the wall carefully to watch. At this time, he happened to see a group of Japanese soldiers hurriedly retreating along the wall, looking at the posture of being prepared to retreat to the woods next to the airport.

"Ermao, hurry up, grenade." Fatty Hong hurriedly called the recruits in the class to come over with the grenades.

Ermao was the recruit who was added last time. Because of his poor training results, he was assigned to the kitchen squad of the Eighth Company for chores. Ermao heard the order of the squad leader and quickly grabbed two grenades and climbed onto the wall.

Fatty Hong took a grenade, slowly unscrew the back cover, pointed to the Japanese soldier who was running along the wall, and whispered to Ermao: "You see clearly. Later, I will smash it to the official in front of you, throw the grenade into the Japanese soldier behind you. I will shout one, two, three, let's take action together."

This was the first time Ermao faced Japanese soldiers. Although he was hiding behind the wall, he was still very nervous. While nodding repeatedly, his hands holding the grenade were covered in cold sweat.

"One, two, three, throw." With Fatty Hong's order, two grenades flew down from the wall. One of them hit the front of Heimu who was constantly urging him to run away. Before Heimu could react, he heard a roar. Heimu felt himself soaring into the air, and countless pieces shot into his body, and then hit the ground heavily. Heimu saw the last image of this world, that his subordinates were running around.

"Oh, why did I come to China?" Before he could finish silently shouting in his heart, a wisp of wronged soul had already reported to Aunt Amaterasu, who was believed in by their nation.

The grenade thrown by Fatty Hong accurately hit the leading Japanese officer, killing three Japanese people, including the officer. However, the grenade thrown by Ermao exploded behind the neon army due to excessive force.

At this time, Japan also discovered their positions, and several bullets of the 38 rifle were accurately shot at the place where they were emerging. Fatty Hong quickly pressed Ermao, who was still stunned, and the bullets flew over their heads.

"You kid, why did you throw the grenade? Ask you to aim at the Japanese soldiers behind and see where you threw it." Fatty Hong hit Ermao in the head and cursed.

When Chen Xiuwen and his spy company rushed to the airport gate, the battle at the gate had already ended, Cheng Dean, the commander of the Third Battalion, was cursing and directing the cleaning of the battlefield.

"The Japanese soldiers came to the door. They were going to rush into the airport and look for the murderer who was going to hurt their officers last night. The brothers guarded at the door did not let them in, and they shot one of our brothers. They started fighting like this." Cheng Dean said indignantly, with a hint of nervousness. After all, this was the first time he had been in the army to face a real sword and a real gun battle.

"How is the casualties?" Chen Xiuwen frowned and looked at the bodies and wounded lying all over the ground. The health soldiers were busy back and forth.

"We killed eleven brothers and injured eight. The main reason was that during the conflict, they were too close and shot at the same time. The brothers in the first row of the Eighth Company suffered heavy casualties. However, nine of them were killed, and more than a dozen injured. There were two officials among them, one was the Grand Secretary and the other was the Captain. The Captain was killed at the door. When the Major was running away, he was killed by Fatty Hong with a grenade. According to their documents, the Grand Secretary was named Kuroki, the staff officer of the Japanese Marine Corps, and the Captain was named Yuufu Oyama, the captain of their guard. According to the injured brothers, it was this kid who shot and injured our brothers first. There were about ten people who escaped into the woods next to him. I was afraid that the brothers would be in danger, so I did not send anyone to chase him." Cheng Dean quickly reported the situation to Chen Xiuwen.

Chen Xiuwen frowned and listened to Cheng Dean's report. What happened today was completely beyond the history he knew in later generations. Perhaps today's conflict was the beginning of the War of Resistance. However, he had no time to consider these.

"De'an, you did a good job. I ordered your brothers to seize the time to clean the battlefield and treat the wounded. The Japanese will definitely retaliate after suffering such a big loss. Your third battalion will immediately set up a warning on the periphery of the airport to guard against the Japanese." After saying that, he turned around and ordered Peng Hui, the commander of the spy company, and said, "The dozen or so Japanese devils who escaped into the woods will be handed over to your spy company. Remember to be fast."

"Yes." Cheng Dean and Peng Hui immediately received the order.

Cheng Dean ran out two steps, suddenly stopped, pointing to the ten wailings that had been gathered by the health soldiers, and was still clamoring in Japanese, saying, "Room, what should I do with these Japanese wounded soldiers? None of them were good things. When I was rescued, I shot and injured one of my health soldiers."

Chen Xiuwen could already vaguely hear these injured Japanese soldiers cursing viciously, and glanced at the injured soldiers coldly and said, "All of them are killed, no one is left."

"All slaughter?" Cheng Dean didn't expect such a sentence to come out of Chen Xiuwen's mouth, and couldn't help but be stunned.

"Didn't you hear what I said?" Chen Xiuwen glared at Cheng Dean.

"Yes." Cheng Dean did not dare to hesitate anymore, and quickly ordered the soldiers guarding the wounded soldiers: "Brothers, kill all these bastards."

"Stop." At this time, Chief of Staff Qiao Zhen rushed to catch up: "Captain, you can't do this. They are prisoners of war. We should give them the treatment of prisoners of war."

"Chief of Staff, you must not be polite to the Japanese. Cheng De'an, execute the order."

"Yes." As Cheng Dean waved his hand, a gunshot sounded, and the dozen Japanese wounded men lying on the ground were immediately beaten into hornet's nests one by one.

"You?" Qiao Zhen saw that Chen Xiuwen ignored his dissuasion and killed more than a dozen Japanese wounded soldiers. He immediately stared at Chen Xiuwen and shouted at Chen Xiuwen: "Chen Xiuwen, I tell you that we are an army, not a bandit. If you kill innocent people like this, you are an executioner and a butcher." After that, he stood in front of Shen Xiuwen and glared at him.

Chen Xiuwen patted his hand indifferently, glanced at Qiao Zhen and said, "I don't have time to explain to you now, and I don't want to explain to you. Tell me how you arranged it."

After spending a long time with Qiao Zhen, Chen Xiuwen knew that although his chief of staff was a noble person and even a little scholarly, he was still meticulous in his job.

Sure enough, Qiao Zhen swallowed a few saliva, suppressed the anger in his heart, and reported to Chen Xiuwen with a expressionless face: "I have urgently transferred the First Company of the Machine Cannon Battalion to Longhua Airport to reinforce the Second Battalion, and ordered the Second Battalion to be ready for combat. The Japanese Marine Corps has more than 3,000 troops in Hongkou and Yangshupu, and they cannot go out in full swing. Besides, Longhua Airport is a civil airport, and it will not be the focus of their attack. The Second Battalion plus a Machine Cannon Company should be enough. Now it is mainly Hongqiao Airport, which is the location of our regiment headquarters, and there is a conflict with them here. If the Japanese retaliate, we will definitely be the first to be the brunt. The outer edge is the Third Battalion, which is equipped with two platoons of the Second Company of the Machine Cannon Battalion, two platoons of the Second Company of the First Battalion and another platoon of the Second Company of the Machine Cannon Battalion, and the remaining First Company, Third Company, and Third Company of the Machine Cannon Battalion are reserved, and the Special Company is mobile and reinforces various regions at any time."

Chen Xiuwen nodded constantly. When it came to the platoon of troops and formation, Qiao Zhen was not allowed, and the arrangement was quite reasonable. He stepped forward and patted Qiao Zhen on the shoulder and said, "I have arranged the mission of the Third Battalion. The spy company is tracking the dozen Japanese devils who escaped. Let's go back to the regiment headquarters to report to the General Command of the Security Command." As he said that, Chen Xiuwen couldn't help but sigh and said, "Maybe the war is about to begin." After that, he turned around and walked towards the regiment headquarters.

Qiao Zhen looked at Chen Xiuwen's back with a gray face, and his eyes gradually became very complicated. Since he came to the Third Security Regiment to work with Shen Xiuwen, Qiao Zhen felt like he was in water. However, Chen Xiuwen's order to kill prisoners of war just now was really unacceptable. He also knew that it was not the time for him to have disagreements and conflicts with Shen Xiuwen. Thinking of this, Qiao Zhen couldn't help but shake his head and said in his heart: Let's talk about this level before he saw it. At the same time, he accelerated his pace and followed Chen Xiuwen.

Returning to the regiment headquarters, Chen Xiuwen ordered Qiao Zhen with a serious expression: "Immediately send a report to the Beijing-Shanghai Security Command that a unit of Japanese Marine Corps is now about to forcibly break into our Hongqiao military airport and shoot and injure my guard soldiers. Our unit has fought back and has repelled the invading enemy. In order to prevent the further actions of the Neon Army and repeat the 128th Incident, our unit has taken the first-level combat readiness of the entire regiment to fight against the invading enemy at any time."

"Shuyi, you should pay more attention to all the movements of the Japanese Marines in Hongkou, Yangshupu area and the Japanese Third Fleet docked at the Huangpu River and the Yangtze River Estuary. Once the war begins, your intelligence personnel will make some noises in Hongkou and Yangshupu, but be careful not to reveal your identities."

After Qiao Zhen and Shen Zui took the orders and left, Chen Xiuwen sat down in his office and lit a cigarette. Now he could only wait and see. At this time, he realized that the conflict just now was likely to fire the first shot of the full-scale war of resistance. The reaction of the Beijing-Shanghai Security Command and the Nanjing National Government could only wait. And Chen Xiuwen didn't know whether it was a blessing or a disaster waiting for him. But one thing is certain, the next battle will be met. The Japanese Marine Corps stationed in Shanghai and the Japanese Navy Third Fleet will never give up. Perhaps today's conflict is their conspiracy.

"What? The Navy has taken action." In the Iwai Mansion, after hearing the report from Jiro Oshima who received the news, Iwai changed his usual calm and calm style and stood up from the tatami with a shocked look on his face.

Jiro Oshima seemed very excited and said: "Yes, according to the situation we have obtained, the captain of the second brigade of the Shanghai Marine Corps, Major Yasuke Kitashima and Lieutenant Jung-suke Oyama were attacked by unidentified personnel in the French Concession. According to the Marine Corps investigation, it was determined that the attack was probably from the Third Shanghai Security Regiment. This morning, the Marine Corps protested to the Shanghai Municipal Government and the Shanghai Security Command respectively. However, due to the lack of evidence, the Third Security Regiment The regiment refused to admit that the Shanghai Municipal Government and the Security Command did not accept the protests from the Marine Corps. Just an hour ago, Marine Corps Commander Colonel Maeda Toshio sent the security team directly to the Shanghai Security Regiment to ask for people. As a result, there was a fierce conflict with the defenders at Hongqiao Airport. The specific situation is not known yet. However, as soon as this conflict broke out, the Navy would definitely not give up. Your Excellency, this is likely another 128 Incident."

"Silly, Maeda Toshio is too stupid. Shanghai is not North China, nor Northeast China. He dares to take action without evidence. Why didn't they negotiate through our consulate? After the incident, did he report to General Hassei? What did he want to do? Do you want to learn from the Kanto Army?" Iwai Ei kicked the small coffee table in front of him one by one and roared.

Jiro Oshima was shocked to see Eiichi Iwai's reaction so disobedient, and quickly replied: "According to the reports of our personnel in the Marine Corps, it seems that Colonel Maeda did not report to General Hasegawa before sending troops." As he said that, Jiro Oshima asked tentatively again: "Your Excellency, are you worried that Britain and the United States will interfere? The Marine Corps has 3,000 people in Shanghai, and it is no problem to deal with a mere security group. As long as we can eliminate this security group and force the Chinese government to evacuate all security groups in Shanghai, I think Britain and the United States will accept such conditions."

"Baiga, what do you know? I have told you a long time ago that the current situation is not September 18, 128. Since the Xi'an Incident last year, Chiang Kai-shek has started negotiating with GCD. The whole country is full of shared hatred and enemy against the empire. Taking action rashly is quite unfavorable to the empire." Iwai Hideichi severely scolded Jiro Oshima.

Although Jiro Oshima quickly lowered his head, he was very dissatisfied.
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