"Prepare to fight!" Liu Jinkui quickly pulled out his gun, slid into the trench with a grunt, and repeated his orders while running around with his waist bent.

Dozens of officers and soldiers, who seemed to be taking a rest just now, immediately jumped into the trenches like a conditioned reflex, picked up their weapons and quickly shuttled into their designated defense zones.

At the same time, the officers and soldiers of the machine gun squad and artillery squad deployed in the village also increased their vigilance and prepared for battle.

Six general-purpose machine guns are distributed among the houses on both sides of the village road, forming a criss-cross fire network with the four general-purpose machine guns on the riverside position.

Liu Jinkui was holding a German-style mirror box in his hand, commonly known as a box gun. He came to a foxhole, lay down with two soldiers beside him, and opened the gun.

The two riflemen also pulled the bolt and pushed the bullet into the chamber, with the dark muzzles pointed forward.

During the suffocating wait, the surging Japanese troops were finally vaguely visible, but the Japanese were very cunning and stopped outside the range of their guns.

The Japanese did not know that there was a blocking force from the Japanese Army in front of them, but because they were very close to Tokyo City and there was a river, the commander of the group just reacted out of common sense in marching operations.

Before much time had passed, about a small group of Japanese soldiers, led by a Jaap squad leader, came toward them tentatively.

Upon seeing this, Liu Jinkui said to a rifleman next to him: "Give me an order. No one is allowed to shoot. If this group of little devils wants to cross the river, let them all come over and then open fire. In short, listen to the sound of my gun."

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The rifleman quickly got up and crouched down the traffic trench to deliver the order.

"Your Excellency Dazuo, the front is Jinda Village, but the stone bridge on the river has been destroyed. It was probably done by the Chinese." When the reconnaissance team arrived at the north side of the river, an adjutant reported to the Japanese colonel who led the team.

The Japanese Colonel observed with a telescope for a while and saw that his reconnaissance team was waiting by the river. He ordered: "Order the reconnaissance team to find a way to cross the river immediately and enter the village to conduct reconnaissance!"

"Hai." The Japanese adjutant immediately lowered his head and responded, then turned and left.

After receiving the order, the Japanese stagnant on the north bank of the river began to take action.

"Platoon leader, look, the kid really wants to cross the river. There are no boats nearby and the kid doesn't have the tools to cross the river. Let's see how they cross the river." Upon seeing this, an infantryman beside Liu Jinkui whispered.

Liu Jinkui did not speak, but silently observed every move of the Japanese with his binoculars.

Through the telescope, he could clearly see the faces of every Japanese soldier. Years of combat experience made him understand that the next battle would be a very difficult one.

The difference in strength between the enemy and ours was so great that even if there was a second platoon cooperating with them to defend, the Japanese's strength would still be several times theirs.

However, as an iron-blooded veteran, Liu Jinkui will not feel timid because of this. As long as he still has one soldier under his command, he will lead him to continue fighting until the last moment.

Because he is the Northeast Army led by Zhang Xinghan, a hard-blooded veteran who has experienced too many bloody battles.

Soon, the Japanese began to cross the river, but the way they crossed the river was beyond Liu Jinkui's expectation.

The Japanese actually found a shoal in the river and poured water directly over it. As a result, the role of this small river was much lower than Liu Jinkui had predicted before.

At best, it can buffer the speed and vigor of the Japanese attack.

It seems that the Japanese are far more familiar with the terrain than the Japanese.

However, Liu Jinkui did not feel frustrated. Instead, he took a Garand semi-automatic rifle from the rifle next to him and quietly aimed at the Japanese second lieutenant who was leading the team.

It is easy to identify the Japanese second lieutenant. The saber worn on his waist has become the best proof of his identity.

Since they were crossing the river through water, it only took a few minutes for more than sixty Japanese scouts to cross the river, quickly spread out, and search in a fan-shaped manner toward Jinda Village.

Liu Jinkui took aim at the target and pulled the trigger. There was a "pop" sound, and a hot bullet flew into the head of the Japanese second lieutenant at high speed.

The Japanese second lieutenant fell down at the sound.

The other Japanese soldiers were startled by the sudden gunshots, and when a Japanese soldier next to the squad leader sounded in panic.

The originally silent Jinda Village suddenly rang out with intensive gunfire, especially the popping sound like a chainsaw, which made these hastily formed Japanese troops who had never fought against the Chinese army feel terrified.

The dense, hot bullets poured down like a torrential rain, and seven or eight Japanese soldiers fell down screaming on the spot.

The remaining Japs immediately lay down, looking for suitable bunkers while firing forward.

But all obstacles near the river bank that could be used as bunkers had been cleared by Liu Jinkui and the officers and soldiers.

The number of Japanese soldiers was so small that their firepower could not compare with Liu Jinkui's infantry platoon. After a series of shootings, the Japanese soldiers who had nowhere to hide on the river bank were completely killed or injured.

The remaining dozen people turned around and ran away in a hurry, trying to escape across the north bank along the way they came.

But it has become the best target for riflemen and machine gunners.

When the last gunshot fell, the last Japanese soldier who was about to escape across the north bank fell into the river and became a floating corpse floating in the water.

This small-scale battle took only ten minutes from start to finish, and the Japanese commander who led the team witnessed the entire process.

There was not even time to mobilize troops for reinforcements.

In less than ten minutes, a reconnaissance team of more than 60 people was wiped out? And the other party may not even have a single casualty.

The Japanese colonel leading the team put down the telescope in his hand with a heavy heart, turned around and walked around, lost in thought.

However, the adjutant said with great sadness: "Your Excellency, Colonel, there is a Chinese blocking force on the other side. These cunning Chinese actually deliberately let the reconnaissance team cross the river and suddenly ambush them.

I humbly request you to immediately order the troops to launch a full-scale attack to eliminate them and avenge the death of more than 60 imperial warriors."

"Second Lieutenant Tachihara, have you noticed that the firepower of this China Army ambush force is quite powerful? I judge that their strength is at least no less than two squadrons." The Japanese Colonel frowned and said: "Immediately send someone to notify the artillery squadron and other

The follow-up troops should immediately speed up their march and come to meet us."

"Yes." Second Lieutenant Tachihara understood that the captain planned to wait for the main follow-up force to arrive before attacking. He did not dare to say anything more. He quickly lowered his head and responded, then turned around and took the order to leave.

"Platoon leader, are you scared of the Japs? Why has there been no movement?" Half an hour later, the Japs still hadn't attacked, so a rifleman asked Liu Jinkui doubtfully.

"No, I think the Japanese are frightened by us and don't know our reality. They are waiting for the follow-up troops to arrive." Liu Jinkui said to the point.

After saying that, he turned around and lay down in the trench, took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it and said: "You guys keep an eye on me, I'll smoke a cigarette first."

At this time, a soldier in charge of liaison ran over along the trench and said to Liu Jinkui: "Platoon leader, there are more than a thousand little Japs on the second platoon side. Just like us here, they were killed by the second platoon leader."

After setting up an ambush, the Japanese retreated and have not made any movement yet."

Liu Jinkui smoked the cigarette and said: "Hey, that old boy Wang Mazi is as shrewd as a monkey. He must have built up the momentum and scared the little devils."

"Platoon leader, why are you saying the same thing as Platoon Leader Wang? He also said that you are as smart as a monkey." The liaison soldier said.

"Go and get away from me, tell Wang Mazi that the Japs may want to bring up the artillery team later, and remind him that it's better to change the position of the machine gun positions to avoid being bombarded by the Japs.

Liu Jinkui ordered with a smile and a curse.

"Yes." The liaison soldier saluted, turned around and left with his back bent.

On the Japanese position, in less than an hour, the Japanese soldiers, who strictly abided by infantry drills, dug out an attack position capable of both offense and defense.

And it is constantly being improved and repaired.

The Japanese army's wing headquarters has also been set up, and several Japanese soldiers are camouflaging above the headquarters.

Inside the headquarters, the Japanese colonel was lying in front of the map studying the battle plan.

A communications soldier stood up at this time and saluted him: "Your Excellency, Wing Commander, there is a call from the military district headquarters, ordering us to enter Tokyo in three hours and join the Tokyo garrison.

Otherwise, Colonel Jing Yuan will commit seppuku as an apology."

Upon hearing this, Colonel Imoto stood up from the map with a dark face, waved his hand towards the communications soldier, and asked the adjutant: "Second Lieutenant Tachihara, how long will it take for the artillery team to arrive?"

"Your Majesty Colonel, the artillery unit is less than five kilometers away from us and is on its way. It should be ready for battle in half an hour." Second Lieutenant Tachihara replied quickly.

"Well, order the First Battalion to prepare for the attack immediately." Colonel Jing Yuan ordered.

"Hai!" Lieutenant Tachihara quickly lowered his head.

Half an hour passed quickly, and a Japanese artillery squadron equipped with four Type 92 infantry cannons finally arrived. They built an artillery position as quickly as possible and calibrated the shooting points.

"Captain, the artillery squadron is in position and ready to open fire," Second Lieutenant Tachihara ordered to Colonel Imoto.

Colonel Jing Yuan immediately ordered: "Open the artillery immediately. After fifteen minutes, stop the artillery fire. The first battalion will launch an attack. We must capture Jinda Village in one fell swoop and defeat the enemy in front of us."

"Hai!"

After receiving the order, the four Type 92 infantry cannons that were waiting in full formation immediately opened fire one after another.

"Boom, boom, boom!" After the muffled sound of four cannon blasts, four shells wrapped in dazzling fireballs and trailed long red tail flames, roaring towards Jinda Village.
Chapter completed!