Quartermasters can also fight the devils

On the bank 100 meters upstream of the river, more than a dozen soldiers from the new th Division's suicide squad dressed in civilian clothes were carefully pouring jars of liquid into the river.

The leader of this team of officers and soldiers was a man in his thirties named Lu Jingxuan. He was originally a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner near Xuzhou. Not only was he a good doctor, but he was also keen on practicing martial arts. But one time, a patient who came to see him vomited blood and died after taking his medicine. The patient's family sued him, saying that he had given the patient poison and asked the police station to arrest and try Lu Jingxuan.

After the police station arrested Lu Jingxuan, Lu Jingxuan explained to the police that it was the patient's own problem. There was absolutely no problem with the prescription he wrote, but he had told the patient that he must not eat foods such as leeks before he recovered, as this would make the medicine poisonous. He estimated that the patient died accidentally because he did not follow his instructions and ate those foods that were not allowed.

But how could the police station investigate? Under the pressure of the patient's family members who cried, made a fuss and even threatened to hang themselves in front of the police station every day, the case was hastily closed. The court sentenced Lu Jingxuan to death, but before the execution, he met Zhang Wenwu who went to the prison to recruit people. He thought that he was going to die anyway, so he might as well fight on the battlefield. Maybe he would be lucky enough to survive, so he signed up to join the army.

In order to defeat the Japanese army this time, Li Zhengying was recruiting talents from the suicide squad. When he told all the team members that they needed to find a strategy to poison people, Lu Jingxuan volunteered himself. He was very confident in his understanding of the use of poison.

The liquids being poured into the river are the poisons prepared by Lu Jingxuan. Li Zhengying originally wanted Lu Jingxuan to make a poison that would kill anyone who came into contact with it, but Lu Jingxuan told him that this poison would only have such an effect if taken orally. This time they were poisoning the river water, and it would be difficult to kill someone with just one poison due to the dilution of the river water.

Therefore, Lu Jingxuan suggested to Li Zhengying that they should use some poisons that would make the Japanese army uncomfortable. If it could make them lose their combat effectiveness or make their life worse than death, it would also have a certain effect.

Li Zhengying finally decided to adopt Lu Jingxuan's suggestion and let him be responsible for carrying out the poisoning mission.

The contaminated officers and soldiers of the 137st Battalion of the th Regiment of the Japanese Army also took off their clothes, entered the river and began to wash the filth on their bodies. Some soldiers even washed their uniforms in the river, which made some officers and soldiers downstream unhappy, so the Japanese troops in the river continued to move slowly upstream.

Lu Jingxuan hid in the weeds on the shore. From where he could clearly see the Japanese officers and soldiers bathing in the river. He carefully ordered the team members around him to pour the jars of prepared poison they brought into the flowing river.

Major Sato Jinnao and several officers were of course enjoying themselves alone in the upper reaches of the river. Only after washing themselves three times did Major Sato Jinnao feel that the disgusting smell on his body was almost gone. After sniffing the smell on his body hard with his nose, Major Sato Jinnao felt that he should wash himself again before he could feel at ease.

The officers' clothes were also handed over to their soldiers to be washed downstream. Some soldiers on the shore even got some firewood and lit it to dry their uniforms.

Lu Jingxuan and more than a dozen team members poured all the prepared poison into the river, and then they carefully retreated upstream. Their mission was completed, and all that was left was to wait for the drug to take effect.

"Sir Captain, are we going to continue to pursue those Chinese troops?" After the cleanup was almost complete, Captain Kobayashi Akira, the captain of the first squadron, asked the captain in front of him, Major Sato Jinnao, in the river.

After hearing Captain Kobayashi Kaku's question, Major Sato Jinnao also hesitated. His troops had already exceeded the attack range set by the regiment commander. The original plan was that after his troops searched Zhongshan City, they would launch a tactical reconnaissance attack on Zhongshan City to find out the strength of the Chinese defenders before the attack after the main force of the regiment arrived.

But now, his First Battalion actually rushed through Zhongshan City in one breath and chased for such a long distance. This was a bit fierce, but he could not blame himself. Who knew that the Chinese army guarding Zhongshan City was so weak? His battalion defeated them with a single charge and even occupied Zhongshan City.

Should we pursue the fleeing soldiers of the Chinese government? It was too difficult to choose. If we followed the order of the brigade commander, we would definitely not pursue them. But now, taking advantage of the chaos of the Chinese army, we might follow those fleeing soldiers into Shunde City. After all, the brigade commander and the brigade commander believed that the Chinese army would block the battle in Zhongshan City and were prepared for a hard battle, but the development of the situation had exceeded their expectations.

"Let's do this. After everyone has finished cleaning up, our battalion will continue to chase the defeated Chinese troops and try to expand the results of the battle. At the same time, we will send someone to notify the regiment commander to bring people over quickly and report the situation here to him." Major Sato Jinnao felt that it would be better to pursue the victory. There are not many opportunities to gain merit like this, so he must seize it.

After all the officers and soldiers were cleaned up, Major Sato Jinnao left a small team of officers and soldiers to guard the pontoon bridge, and he led all the remaining officers and soldiers across the pontoon bridge to pursue the defeated Chinese army.

Li Zhengying had been resting on the river side for quite a while with the suicide squad and the officers and soldiers of the special forces battalion. It was getting dark and Li Zhengying was a little anxious. According to Zhang Wenwu's plan, the Japanese army should continue to pursue in the direction of Shunde by crossing the pontoon bridge before dark, so that the ambush circle prepared in front could be effective.

If the Japanese army failed to pass through the pontoon bridge, they would have to take the risk of moving their troops to the riverside to attack, but in this way they would not be able to completely wipe out the Japanese vanguard.

"Battalion Commander, the Japanese have crossed the bridge. They left a small team of soldiers at the side of the bridge to guard the pontoon bridge, and the rest of the people have all crossed the pontoon bridge." A soldier in charge of reconnaissance quickly ran to Li Zhengying and reported.

Li Zhengying stood up excitedly. Now, this battalion of the Japanese vanguard had no chance of survival. "Deputy Ying Hao, notify everyone to get ready. Once the fighting starts, we will take the pontoon bridge as quickly as possible." Li Zhengying also gave the order to Hao Jian beside him. They could finally take action. It was really hard to see the Japanese army right in front of them but not be able to take action.

After Major Jinnao Sato and his troops chased forward for twenty minutes, they arrived at a large open area. Major Jinnao Sato looked up at the sky and found that it was slowly getting dark. It would be dangerous to march in the dark as they could easily be ambushed by the Chinese army.

Major Sato Jinnao asked the orderly beside him to take out the map. He calculated on the map and found that his brigade had arrived at a place between Zhongshan and Shunde. To be precise, his troops were now closer to Shunde City.

There are now two options before him. Either speed up the advance and estimate that his troops will be able to reach the outside of Shunde City after dark. But in this case, his troops will be further away from the 137th Regiment. According to the pre-war combat plan, at this time, the other troops and supporting supplies of the 137th Regiment should have all landed, and he should also launch an attack outside Zhongshan City.

Damn Chinese army, they fled so quickly. Before the war, who could have thought that their troops would capture Zhongshan City in less than an afternoon and advance to a place not far from Shunde City.

Another option is to rest where they are and then attack towards Shunde City after daybreak, but in this case, their troops might be attacked by the Chinese army at night.

Major Sato Jinnao looked at the surrounding terrain and found that his troops were now advancing in an open and flat area. This terrain was not very suitable for his troops to defend, and of course, it was not very suitable for the Chinese troops to approach his troops secretly for a night attack.

"Notify Captain Kobayashi to speed up the troops' advance and try to reach the outside of Shunde City before dark." Major Sato Jinnao finally felt that the advance should be accelerated. Since the Chinese army had already retreated, the Chinese defenders in Shunde City might have also retreated. Even if the Chinese troops did not retreat, it did not matter. The main force of the regiment would arrive after daybreak.

The advance speed of the 137st Battalion of the th Regiment of the Japanese Army also increased a lot with the order of Major Sato Jinnao, but Major Sato Jinnao's troops still did not arrive at the city of Shunde before dark, because before dark, the troops in front discovered a blocking position of the Chinese army, and judging from the size of the position, the Chinese army should have a lot of troops stationed here.

Major Sato Jinnao held up a telescope and looked at the Chinese guard position not far away. He wondered if the Chinese army had gone crazy. They actually gave up fighting street battles with the Imperial Japanese Army in the city, and instead ran to the wilderness outside the city to build positions to block their own troops.

"Captain Kobayashi, it's getting dark soon. Tell the troops to defend on the spot. The Chinese army's positions are built on a large scale. I estimate that there should be no less than a division of Chinese troops defending here. It will be difficult for us to break through this position of the Chinese army on our own without heavy firepower support. Send someone to report to the regiment commander. When the regiment commander arrives with the main force of the regiment tomorrow, it will be easy to break through this line of defense of the Chinese army." Major Sato Jinnao made what he thought was a wise choice.

Colonel Mori Kyo, commander of the 137th Regiment, was also incredulous after receiving the report from the first signalman sent back by Major Sato Jinnao. He did not expect that Zhongshan City would be occupied by his own troops so quickly. His first reaction was that the Chinese government's new nd Army had set a trap for the st Battalion, otherwise how could the st Battalion be able to occupy Zhongshan City so easily.