The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

Chapter 242 The Noisy Little Japan
I have read some modern literature that says Zhang Hanqing's feelings for Guo Maochen far exceeded those of a teacher...

In addition to the recognition of his talent and ability, it must also be because the temperaments of the two people just happened to complement each other's weaknesses -

Walking indifferently and silently towards the barracks arranged by Liu Runchuan, Jiang Cheng once again glanced at Guo Maochen's barracks where some trivial quarrels were still going on, smiled bitterly and shook his head.

However, as soon as they lay down, they heard a burst of chaotic gunfire!

They set out from Fengtian in the morning, and after marching, collecting equipment, etc., it was almost afternoon. Liu Runchuan treated them to a drink and a chat, and it was almost time for the sun to set.

Being in Beidaying and in the territory of old friend Liu Runchuan, Jiang Cheng and his friends were in a relaxed mood and naturally drank a few more cups. Now they were all dizzy and wanted to lie down on the bunk bed and take a deep sleep...

Who could have imagined that there would be such chaotic and dense gunfire at this time.

The cadets, who were originally in a daze, suddenly jumped up, pulled up their trousers and picked up their guns, and ran out like the wind.

"Where to shoot?"

"Did they do it? Who is it..."

The cadets rushed out with a lot of noise, exchanging glances, and some impatient young men even loaded their guns and planned to run out of Beidaying to see the situation.

"What's the mess?"

At this time, Guo Maochen, Zhang Hanqing and others also ran out of the barracks, each holding a weapon in their hands -

"Gather where you are and don't move!"

Guo Maochen yelled, and immediately turned around and was about to trot over to ask about the situation; but he didn't expect Liu Runchuan to come over:

"Come on, come on! It's no big deal... It's those damn Japanese from Willow Lake causing trouble again."

Hearing his words, Jiang Cheng's heart suddenly skipped a beat!
Holy shit, Willow Lake?

How can people who are familiar with history not know this place name?
His expression suddenly became tense, and he didn't even bother to talk to Guo Guizi, he spoke first: "What the hell, what are the little devils in Liutiaohu doing?"

"Isn't this some kind of exercise?"

In the months before the September 18 Incident, the Japanese had been conducting so-called exercises around Fengtian and Beidaying.

Later, a fight really broke out.

Liu Runchuan looked back at his extremely nervous expression, but picked his teeth and smiled mockingly: "Hey Feilan, why are you so nervous? These devils are like this all the time."

"There's a fairly large Japanese barracks on the other side of Liutiaohu, next to the South Manchuria Railway. They fire guns like crazy all day long, and they fire every now and then."

Jiang Cheng frowned.

Seeing him becoming more and more serious, Liu Runchuan stopped smiling and looked back at him with a frown: "What's wrong, brother? The Japanese are just playing around in your territory. There's no need to be so nervous, right?"

Jiang Cheng's face suddenly darkened: "Brother Liu, we don't have to be so serious! In the Northeast, no matter where we are, they don't have any territory. They are our own people."

Liu Runchuan looked at him in astonishment: "So, so what? But we can't do anything about it - the land is ours, but so far it's all Ben's territory. Even Commander Sun and the Marshal don't allow us to cause trouble."

When he said this, Guo Maochen turned a meaningful look towards him.

It's as if he's saying: I want to see if you can make the Japanese obey you.

"Why are you all looking at me? Even the Marshal doesn't allow me to cause trouble, so what can I do? Why bother playing with the devils?"

Jiang Cheng deliberately rolled his eyes and said, "Besides, I'm not the commander-in-chief. How can I take everyone out to play with the devils?"

At this moment, his eyes were even more interested.

He first wandered towards the more than 200 student soldiers who had gathered in the distance, then he crossed his arms and glanced at Jiang Cheng: "Why don't you tell me?" Of course, he knew that he was provoking him, but Jiang Cheng still lowered his eyebrows and showed a slightly smug and confident smile:

"Coach Guo, since we are here to study and practice, we don't have to start in Zhengjiatun, right?"

"Didn't you tell us about the classic battles of ancient times in your tactics class... luring the tiger away from the mountain and burning the camps?"

After these words were spoken, all the cadets who understood the meaning smiled with joy.

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late at night.

Even in mid-June, it is still quite cool in the suburbs of Feng Province.

The military camp of the Guandong Railway Protection Army near Liutiao Lake has gradually fallen into a deep sleep.

Several Japanese sentries holding Type 38 rifles stood straight at the gate.

But every once in a while, a slightly immature Japanese soldier would fan his hands to drive away mosquitoes.

"Harada, aren't you doing too many little moves?"

The Japanese soldier in front of him scolded without looking away, "Wait a moment and let the sergeant watch you, maybe he will teach you a lesson!"

The Japanese soldier called Harada curled his lips and said, "Sergeant? It seems that the sergeant is the most comfortable now!"

"We, the subordinates, are standing guard here, while he, as the superior, is sleeping in his room - this is not fair!"

The man on the other side laughed in a low voice: "That's absolutely unfair. Just wait until Harada-kun gets promoted to a sergeant... No, you should become a squad leader, a team leader, or a regiment leader!"

Harada was speechless for a moment: "You! Why do you still say such things to mock your fellow countrymen at this time?"

"Oh, I don't expect to be an officer! I just want to go home right now - what's so good about this shit China? The rice tastes terrible, and the water tastes like Auntie Nishikawa's foot washing water."

"The weirdest thing is that mosquitoes are bigger than dragonflies, and wherever they bite, they leave lumps as big as sushi..."

I burst into laughter at his words: "Haha, from what you said, have you ever drunk Aunt Xichuan's foot washing water?"

The two were chatting when they heard the sounds of clacking and whirring from the distant railway.

This is the rule. When passing through one's own military camp, the military train will sound three long and one short whistle sounds, indicating that everything is normal.

One of the most important tasks of these sentinels is to listen carefully to the frequency of the whistle to determine whether there are any problems with their own military vehicles.

"Phew! Fortunately, everything is fine..."

Listening to the train whizzing by, Harada breathed a sigh of relief. "After Commander Nishio died last time, the new Commander Matsushita issued an order, absolutely..."

But before he could finish his nonsense, a deafening explosion suddenly came from the dark depths along the railway track!
All the sentries, including Harada, looked over in dismay:

Several dazzling flames passed through the air in not-so-graceful arcs and exploded one after another on the military train.

"Oh no! Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

Seeing the explosions everywhere, the sentries blew their whistles, ran deep into the military camp like crazy, and shouted loud warnings.

Even the area around Fengtian was not peaceful. Train robbers and bandits often stole trains, and one of the important duties of the railway protection army was to fight against them.

(End of this chapter)