The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Chapter 126: Sneak Attack on Rong Shihong

Cai Xiaofei couldn't help but feel a little sad - as the deputy commander of the regiment, his mount was not as good as those of the ordinary cavalrymen.

Of course, even he, as the deputy regiment commander, was envious, not to mention the ordinary soldiers.

Outside the military camp of Daping Village, the arrival of this pair of neat and serious cavalrymen soon caused quite a stir: even many people in the village came to see... You know, this scene was too new to them.

Seeing these people who were surprised by what they saw, Jiang Cheng shook his head and smiled, but his cavalrymen couldn't help but feel happy; especially when they noticed that there were some beautiful young ladies from wealthy families in the crowd, they straightened their chests unconsciously.

"Okay Pingchuan, you're not going to give me all your family's wealth, are you?"

Seeing that the crowd was getting bigger and bigger, Jiang Cheng turned around and whispered to him.

Knowing that this operation was unusual, Hai Pingchuan called his father at home as soon as he arrived at the cavalry camp.

When Hai Rushong heard that it was his beloved "future son-in-law" who wanted to use troops, he wanted to emphasize their performance, and immediately asked the deputy battalion commander Li Wenzhe who stayed behind at the horse farm to pick the strongest and best men.

"Well, where are we now?"

This was the first time that Hai Pingchuan gave him a confident and somewhat smug smile.

Hai Rushong had lived in poverty for many years, so Jiang Cheng knew exactly how much wealth his family had.

So this time they went out with all their men and weapons, which were all brand new Type 38 rifles that they had snatched from the Japanese in Zhengjiatun last time.

Seeing his brother so confident, Jiang Cheng didn't say much, but immediately called Cai Yuanming and Cai Xiaofei to discuss.

The Japanese accomplices in the village have not been caught yet. The entire Daping Village must be notified: every household must be on high alert, and more soldiers and joint defense teams should be sent to patrol day and night. Anyone suspicious will be shot dead.

Once the cavalry squad fired their guns, the Japanese on the South Manchuria Railway might take the opportunity to attack. Jiang Cheng did not want to scare them, but he had to tell them all the foreseeable dangers.

"You two should know that we haven't caught the other two grandsons yet, but they should be blocked in the village by us."

Jiang Cheng said in a serious tone, "If they fail to return on time, the Japanese will definitely send out the next group of spies, and they will definitely wait for an opportunity to retaliate."

Several people nodded, and Cai Xiaofei was the first to express his opinion: "We are not afraid of retaliation. We have guns and cannons, and we have support from the West Camp. The Japanese will not mobilize on a large scale..."

"Now I am a bit troubled by these Japanese spies! Alas, I am not satisfied with what you said, Mr. Jiang. It's not that our people are not competent. You can see that the Japanese are dressed like beggars."

"Our people need to survive and eat, so they have to go out to work and harvest food. We can't check them one by one when they go home... It's difficult!"

What he said is true.

The Japanese spies themselves are quite cunning, and given the scale of Daping Village, there must be a lot of people coming in and out to make a living:
It is basically a fantasy to ask these soldiers who have no reconnaissance and investigation capabilities to identify spies from among these people.

Jiang Cheng lowered his brows and thought for a moment, then smiled again: "Don't be afraid! I have a way."

"Before, I arrested a member of the Zongshe Party named Wan Yuanchang in my hometown Xinmin. He had a printing factory in Fengtian, and the commander-in-chief gave it to me as a reward."

It's just that he has been very busy with all kinds of things lately, and Gao Wensheng has been in full charge of the printing factory.

"Go back and take the note I wrote to the deputy director and tell him that it was my idea to print a batch of 'passes' for all the registered residents of Daping Village."

Road?

This unfamiliar word made several people look at each other in bewilderment. Cai Yuanming was the first to ask, "What does it mean?"

"To put it simply, it's a pass, specially made with some very difficult-to-copy patterns, issued to people who want to enter and leave the village—"

"If we can't produce it, why don't we arrest the person on the spot?" Cai Xiaofei blurted out: "That's a good idea! It's much easier to check that item than to interrogate and inspect it!"

"That is, whether there is a line or not, whether the line is correct or not, you can basically tell it at a glance."

Cai Yuanming also echoed, "How could you come up with this idea?"

Jiang Cheng shook his head and smiled: "Alright, let's put this matter behind us! Let's discuss the specific division of labor for tonight's operation... Damn it, I only asked for two days off, and I still want to go back to the Military Academy for classes!"

"This is an important matter for me. I can't let it be delayed because of that Rong guy."

Everyone smiled, but also focused their attention on the map on the table—

It's funny that even if all the maps of the entire regiment were added together, they were not as sophisticated as the rough sketch found on the Japanese spies.

With the support of good things, it will be more convenient for them to conduct research.

As time went by, night fell quickly.

Jiang Chenghai Pingchuan led the 200 cavalrymen and carefully walked along the Xiushui River beach in the dark towards Rong Shihong's camp.

When the old bastard heard his son being humiliated, and because he wanted to take over Dapingzhuang and the cash and equipment here, of course he came with a large force.

However, the provincial capital is still under the control of Marshal Zhang. Even with Feng Delin's support, he only dares to deploy troops more than 30 miles outside Fengtian City.

The 2nd Regiment had already sent people to inquire in advance. These people believed that they were strong and numerous, so they did not even arrange patrols at night.

And someone will soon teach them a lesson for this overly arrogant negligence.

After observing through the telescope, Jiang Cheng quickly raised his lips and said, "Tell the brothers to get closer. Then, follow the old rules, three in front and three behind the gasoline barrel."

"Fire all four rounds at once, and then charge - take away everything you can, and burn the things you can't take away on the spot!"

Hai Pingchuan responded in a low voice and went to give the order.

This surprise attack was actually a helpless move: they were too close to the South Manchuria Railway... Jiang Cheng saw that the straight-line distance was at most ten miles when they came over.
If those devils were really in cahoots with Rong Shihong, wouldn't it be asking for trouble if we surrounded them?

Their only goal was to make Rong Shihong, who dared to provoke them, a commander without troops, and to make him no longer dare to annex Daping Village.

Why bother to challenge the devils? Brother Yunlong said, what kind of turtles and bastards are they?

While he was thinking, Hai Pingchuan had already brought his men up and basically got under the noses of those idiots.

All the gasoline barrels were put out there, but the other side seemed to be blind and didn't notice it at all.

Jiang Cheng took a deep breath, pulled out his Browning and fired a shot into the air.

Immediately afterwards, there was a series of muffled bangs, and these large-sized new flying thunder cannons soared into the sky.

After the last actual combat, Jiang Cheng readjusted the "formula". In addition to making it more powerful, Jiang Cheng also ingeniously added some wood shavings into it.

These things will be ignited by the explosion, and because of their light texture they will be blown everywhere by the heat wave. The wood shavings are the best igniter and combustion aid. Wherever they are attached, the place will burn violently.

Special thanks to: Jianmen’s first disciple, Duoduo Reading Books and Newspapers for the valuable rewards~!

It feels like a spring breeze. I am so grateful.

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(End of this chapter)