Devil's Army

There were sixty-one members of Jackal's team who sneaked into Kaiyuan City that day, and they happened to be a reinforced squad of the Japanese.

In order to facilitate the operation, Jackal asked all 61 people to put on the Japanese military uniforms.

Jackal prepared two officer certificates, one for captain and one for lieutenant. Both of them were found in the battle in Chaoyang County.

Since only one small team had sneaked in, the Jackal could only take the lieutenant's certificate. The captain's certificate was in his underwear pocket.

It was already dark, and Jackal wandered around the railway for a while, but didn't hear any useful information. He simply camped near the railway with his special forces, keeping an eye on the information about the Japanese trains and watching to see if any of the special forces outside the city had sneaked into the city.

Until it was completely dark, there was no news of the special forces outside the city. It seemed that the special forces outside the city would not be able to sneak into the city until tomorrow.

It was early spring and there were not many mosquitoes. Except for a few members on guard, all the other special forces members of the Jackal were sleeping in a circle a little distance away from the railway.

The next morning, when the city gate opened, the remaining special forces sneaked into Kaiyuan City in batches from the other two city gates.

The special forces who stayed near the railway brought the special forces who sneaked into the city to the Jackal one after another.

All the team members were in place, and Jackal led the team members dressed in Japanese military uniforms and started the action.

Jackal and his squadron of "devils" soon encountered a small group of devils patrolling the railway.

The leading Japanese soldier was a lieutenant. He stopped the Jackal's squadron, saluted the Jackal and asked the Jackal to show his ID.

The Jackal pulled his captain's officer ID from his underwear pocket and handed it to the lieutenant.

"Captain Honda, what are you doing here?"

"What could it be? Didn't you hear the gunshots at the South Gate yesterday? Our commander is worried that something might happen on the railway, so he asked us to come here and strengthen patrols."

"I heard about the shooting at the South Gate yesterday. I heard that eleven Imperial soldiers were killed."

"Yes, the commander was afraid that some soldiers from the Devil's Army had sneaked in, so he asked us to come here to strengthen the guard."

"Oh, you were sent by Major Zuochuan to protect tomorrow's ammunition train?"

"Yes, do you know the exact time the arms train will arrive tomorrow?"

"What? You don't know? Didn't Major Zuochuan tell you?" The lieutenant's face showed obvious doubt.

"Don't you know Major Zuochuan's character? He would like us to keep our eyes open and patrol 24 hours a day. He just told us that the arms train will arrive tomorrow and asked us to strengthen our vigilance. If I knew the exact time when the arms train would arrive, at least I wouldn't have to be so nervous all day long."

Major Zuochuan was indeed difficult to get along with, and the suspicious look on the lieutenant's face disappeared. He quietly leaned close to the jackal's ear and whispered, "I heard that he will arrive at around 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon."

"Then we can go somewhere else and take a break."

Jackal knew that the Japanese had a strict hierarchy among officers, and that superiors were generally not very kind to their subordinates. This time he guessed right.

"Captain, you just need to say this to me. If Major Zuochuan hears it, you will definitely be beaten by him." The lieutenant made a slapping gesture towards the Jackal.

The Jackal smiled and touched his right cheek deliberately with his hand, as if he had just been slapped.

After Jackal parted ways with the Japanese lieutenant, he led the special forces team to rush to the station before Kaiyuan Railway Station.

There were a large number of devils gathered in Kaiyuan City, so it was not convenient for him to hijack the arms train at Kaiyuan Station.

Jackal and his crew encountered three Japanese patrols on the road. One of them checked Jackal's officer ID, and two of them greeted each other and passed by.

The Jackal and his companions worked hard and finally arrived at a place more than 20 miles away from Changtu Railway Station at ten o'clock the next morning.

Jackal ordered the special forces to rest on the spot and wait for the arrival of the arms train in the afternoon.

Jackal didn't think too much and arranged for the special forces to rest near the railway. But this time an accident happened.

Not long after Jackal and his men rested, the alert team members sent an urgent signal.

The special forces members immediately formed a combat team and stood alert.

After a while, a Japanese captain led a squadron of Japanese soldiers and surrounded Jackal's squadron.

"Where are you from? What are you doing here?"

"We are the Honda Squadron from Kaiyuan City. We are here under the order of Major Zuochuan to protect the ammunition train this afternoon. Who are you?"

The Jackal is a captain like him, so the Jackal’s momentum is no less than that of the Japanese captain.

"We are from the Changtu Railway Patrol Squadron, responsible for the security patrols in this area. Why don't you live in the village ahead?"

In the captain's eyes, Japanese troops who do not harm civilians are not good Japanese troops.

"We came here secretly to protect this arms train. Do you have to make us cause chaos in the village and let everyone know we are here?" the Jackal said angrily.

The captain was speechless, snorted, and ordered the soldiers to withdraw and continue patrolling.

An encounter was resolved by the Jackal.