flstandardbreds Chapter 190 Japanese Tank Company
Chapter 190 Japanese Tank Company
"Chief of staff, Chief of staff, there are Japanese tanks ahead."
Bai Luo, who was fast asleep, was awakened by the sudden shout.
He rubbed his eyes, sat up from the back seat, and yawned.
Upon hearing the explosive news brought by Wang Qiang, Zhuge Ming, who was in the passenger seat, immediately stood up from the cat car and signaled the entire team to stop moving forward.
"Quickly, tell me in detail, how many tanks do the Japanese have? Are there any Japanese troops following them? How far away are they from us?"
Upon hearing Zhuge Ming's series of questions, Wang Qiang dared not delay and immediately reported back.
"Reporting to the Chief of Staff, there are a total of 10 tanks, 5 trucks, and about a squad of Japanese soldiers. They seem to be carrying something in an open area, but I didn't get a good look. I came to report immediately. The Japanese soldiers are now less than 3 miles away from us."
Zhuge Ming's face darkened upon hearing the news.
The Japanese devils really went all out this time with their sweep of secret passages; they even deployed tanks.
"The team will rest where we are. Let's go check the situation first."
Upon hearing this, Bai Luo silently followed.
On a sloping hill 800 meters ahead of the group, Bai Luo and Zhuge Mingwang Qiang lay prone on the hill, using binoculars to observe a lit area ahead.
They saw 10 Japanese tanks and 5 trucks parked about a kilometer away, just as Wang Qiang had reported.
Bai Luo held up the binoculars and slowly adjusted the magnification with his fingers.
When Bai Luo saw the location of the Japanese tank corps and what the Japanese soldiers were carrying, his expression gradually became very strange.
Not only Bai Luo, but Zhuge Ming also had a strange expression after seeing what the Japanese were carrying.
In the distance, Japanese tank units were parked, their searchlights pointed at a wasteland.
Dozens of Japanese soldiers were working in pairs, constantly moving one naked pig after another.
Bai Luo and Zhuge Ming exchanged a glance.
That was the very place where they had killed the Japanese special forces team that afternoon.
Wang Qiang then put down his binoculars, breaking the somewhat quiet atmosphere.
"Chief of staff, are they carrying corpses? Why do they all look like they're missing their clothes?"
Upon hearing this, Zhuge Ming's lips twitched. He said in an annoyed tone.
"I stripped it."
Upon hearing this, Wang Qiang assumed that Zhuge Ming was just giving him a perfunctory answer.
"Haha, Chief of Staff, you're joking. How could you possibly do such a thing? I guess some bandits or civilians stripped the clothes off the Japanese soldiers' bodies. But who killed these Japanese soldiers? There aren't any of our troops nearby, are there?"
"This is the real me."
Zhuge Ming's face darkened, but he still spoke the truth.
"Oh, so you really did it? Then you killed the Japanese soldiers here too?"
"I killed him."
Bai Luo interjected.
Wang Qiang: "..."
"You forgot that Xiao Liu asked you for help this afternoon because he ran into these Japanese devils."
Zhuge Ming said in an annoyed tone.
Wang Qiang then remembered this matter.
"Looks like these Japanese devils are really something else. It's one thing to have good weapons, but I didn't expect that even after they were wiped out, a tank unit would come to collect their bodies. They really have a lot of influence."
Zhuge Ming couldn't help but sigh.
"Chief of Staff, what should we do? Should we wait for them to leave, or take a detour?"
"Let's take a detour. The Japanese have even sent out tanks; it's definitely not just about collecting corpses."
Without a second thought, Zhuge Ming answered Wang Qiang's question directly.
"Let's go, let's get out of here before dawn. Once it gets light, we'll be at greater risk of being exposed."
After saying this, Zhuge Ming led the way down the hillside.
Bai Luo's little brain started working quickly at this moment.
First, he obediently followed Zhuge Ming back to the team, whispered something to the silly girl, and then quietly left the team.
Zhuge Ming, who was dozing in the passenger seat, did not notice that someone was missing from the cat car.
Zhuge Ming and his men didn't know how many men the Japanese tank unit had, but Bai Luo did.
There were 103 Japanese soldiers in total, with 4120 points. If the officers of this tank unit were included, the score might be even higher.
Bai Luo did not intend to destroy the tanks directly, but rather planned to seize them from the Japanese soldiers.
Bai Luo, who had quietly broken away from the group, has now arrived at the earthen slope where he and Zhuge Ming had previously stayed.
He needs to carefully plan how to seize the tank intact.
"Reporting to the captain, we can confirm that the special forces team was annihilated by the enemy here. We have found the remains of more than 40 Imperial warriors, and we have also discovered the wreckage of Imperial fighter jets."
Kogawa Kazuhide examined the Barrett bullet casing in his hand repeatedly. After his adjutant finished reporting, he waited quietly for Kogawa Kazuhide's next order.
After a long while, Gongchuan Yixiu spoke to the second lieutenant beside him.
"Shinokawa-kun, do you think it was the Red Party or the Blue Party that wiped out the Imperial Special Forces?"
As he spoke, Kogawa Kazuhiro's eyes never left the spent cartridge in his hand.
"Squadron Leader, I think the Blue Party is more likely, after all, the Red Party's weapons are too outdated. They simply don't have the capability to annihilate the special forces and shoot down Imperial warplanes."
Gongchuan Yixiu felt a sense of shared understanding upon hearing Xiaochuan Bing's words. He glanced at Xiaochuan Bing standing beside him with satisfaction.
"Yoshi, that's what I was thinking too. Let's send a telegram to Commander Shigeshige of the former city and report the intelligence here, requesting further instructions."
"Hi."
Upon hearing Gongchuan Yixiu's order, Xiaochuanbing immediately walked towards the tank parked to the side.
Meanwhile, Kogawa Kazuhide turned his gaze to the Barrett cartridge case in his hand.
This shell casing was left behind by Zhuge Ming and his men when they were cleaning up the battlefield. It was the only one of its kind, which led Gongchuan Yixiu to suspect that the Blue Party had attacked Imperial soldiers in the Red Party's territory and framed the Red Party.
This would allow the empire to retaliate against the Red Party, while the Blue Party would reap the benefits.
Thinking he had guessed everything, Kogawa Ichihide decided to go back and report his guesses and the shell casing in his hand to Commander Shinobu, hoping to be given an important position by Commander Shinobu.
Just then, Xiaochuanbing returned.
"Squadron Leader, General Shinobu has ordered that the infantry squad escort the remains of the Imperial Warriors back to Yuan City first. We must immediately proceed to the location where Kato Battalion last lost contact."
After hearing the contents of the telegram, Gongchuan Yixiu thought for a moment and then spoke.
"We'll set off first, and once the infantry squad has collected the remains of the Imperial warriors, we'll return immediately."
"Hi."
Bai Luo had by then disguised himself and infiltrated to a position less than 200 meters away from the Japanese tank squadron.
But the tanks on the other side suddenly started up and sped off in the northwest, leaving only two Japanese trucks to collect the corpses.
Bai Luo narrowed his eyes.
Is that direction they're heading to find the Japanese battalion they just wiped out?
Bai Luo felt that she was probably right about 80-90% accurate.
However, now that the Japanese soldiers have split up, this is good news for Bai Luo, who has his eye on tanks.
The 50-odd Japanese soldiers were still scattered around the wasteland, searching for the bodies of the special attack team soldiers. After all, it was still dark, and they were searching in this uneven wasteland.
It would be impossible for a single squad of Japanese soldiers to find all the Japanese soldiers' bodies in a short time.
This is also why Gongchuan Yixiu led his men away first.
The Japanese soldiers who stayed behind were unaware that someone was already watching them.