Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

The brutality of the Japanese devils once again gave the people a new understanding.

Just when Sukekawa Seiji was about to give another order, the village chief stood up resolutely and said.

"My fellow villagers, I can't let this village die out. Even if I die, I still have so many children!"

Then he looked at Sukekawa Seiji and said, "I will cooperate. I hope you won't kill anyone anymore."

"Village chief, Uncle Sha."

The villagers spoke up.

In this situation, the people are nothing but prey, and their life and death depend on the devil's whim!

Sukekawa Seiji smiled and said with satisfaction: "Yoshi, as long as you cooperate with the Imperial Army, the Imperial Army will not kill you again."

"On the contrary, if you cooperate with us to find the Chinese soldiers in the reed marsh, we will have a reward."

He needed someone familiar with the reed marsh to lead the way. Whether to kill these people or not, and when to kill them, was entirely up to him.

The village chief smiled bitterly. He had lived long enough in this life and it didn't matter to him whether he lived or died. But for the sake of the villagers and children, he had no choice but to cooperate.

At the request of Sukekawa Seiji, they set off with a dozen villagers who were familiar with the reed marshes.

Sukekawa Seiji did not break his promise. After leaving two small teams to guard the place, he led the main force to the reed marsh.

His goal was clear: to destroy this Chinese army hiding in the reeds.

To this end, he did not hesitate to abandon the defense of Guli Town and brought everyone out directly.

As for the ships, he had ordered his men to collect them in the afternoon and hide them secretly, which took him quite a while.

After leaving the main force, Xiaowu rushed directly towards Baimaokou, but the more he searched, the more frightened he became.

The Japs' tracks and routes all pointed towards Shajiabang.

A regiment in Shajiabang has been captured, so the Japanese's target can be basically determined.

Thinking of this, Xiao Wu immediately ordered: "Telegraph Brother Gu immediately and ask him to return to Luwei Marsh to provide support. The Japanese are targeting us."

This matter is too serious. The Guli Town did not find the Japanese artillery squadron. If the Japanese find it in the reed marsh.

The Japanese only need to block a few exits and then directly bombard them. Xiaowu doesn't dare to imagine how serious the consequences will be.

There are indeed many exits in the reed marsh, but in such a dark night, it is unknown how many of the thousands of people who want to escape will die.

Moreover, there are only 30 ships, and there is no way to transfer quickly. You have to know that in addition to people, there are also a lot of supplies.

It has to be said that Zuochuan Jinger's move directly hit Gu Changfeng's weak spot!

This is also the disadvantage of having too many people.

Gu Changfeng soon received the news from Xiaowu and was shocked. He gave the order without hesitation.

"Old Wu, Old Yang, the reed marsh is in danger. Order the brothers to march quickly."

"Telegraph to Zhao Chong, arrange defenses immediately, the Japanese are at our doorstep."

"Send a message to Captain Liao, the Japanese army has fled to the reed marsh, and ask them to provide support immediately."

After several orders were issued in succession, Gu Changfeng felt a little relieved. He had not received any news from Zhao Chong yet, so the Japanese might not have arrived yet, so he still had a chance.

He really didn't expect that his target was the Japanese lair, and the Japanese in Guli Town also set their sights on his lair!

Upon hearing this, Yang Zhenhua and Wu Mazi realized the urgency of the situation and immediately led their troops to change direction and head towards the reed marsh.

The telegraph operator was very quick and immediately sent a message to Liao Guangyi's troops and also sent an order to Zhao Chong in Luwei Marsh.

At this point, the group fell silent and quickly headed back to the reed marsh for support.

At this time, small groups of Japanese soldiers had entered the reed marsh under the leadership of the people.

Seiji Sukekawa was in a very good mood as he watched the soldiers enter the reed marsh. He turned to look at Taro Fujii and said.

"Fujii-kun, this important task is entrusted to you. You must make these Chinese pay the price!"

Fujii Taro said respectfully, "Your Excellency, Commander, I will definitely live up to the responsibility and wipe out all these Chinese!"

He didn't expect the captain to be so meticulous that he could hide the news until the evening.

And it seems that the chances of success are still very high, which makes him quite excited at this moment.

"Fujii-kun, I've studied this army. Their best skill is night attacks."

"When facing such an opponent, you have to deal with them using their own tactics."

Sukekawa Seiji said lightly.

"Your Excellency the Captain is right. Fujii will keep it in mind."

Fujii Taro bowed.

Zhuchuan Jingji smacked his lips, still feeling a little unsatisfied.

He had already driven away the useless Uchiyama Takeshi, and now that the flatterers were gone, he was still a little uncomfortable.

Zhao Chong was also shocked when he received the news from Gu Changfeng. He didn't expect that the Japanese would come here, and there was no news before.

After thinking for a moment, Zhao Chong found Deng Wu and said, "Captain Deng, the Japanese are coming. Organize the soldiers to defend them immediately."

"Squad Leader Zhao, you said the Japs are coming?"

Deng Wu thought he had nothing to do and was getting ready to go to bed, but he didn't expect that the Japanese would come over.

Zhao Chong nodded and said, "Commander Gu sent a telegram saying that the Japanese troops in Guli Town were secretly transported out this afternoon. They are targeting us, and they are now rushing back quickly."

There is only one company of soldiers led by Deng Wu in the reed marsh now, 380 people. Apart from the third platoon of the fifth company guarding various places, there are only more than 100 people here. It is hard to say whether they can defend it.

Deng Wu also knew that the situation was urgent, so he immediately ordered the soldiers to assemble. After thinking for a while, he asked.

"Captain Zhao, the soldiers haven't given the signal yet, which means the Japanese haven't come over yet."

"Should we use the prisoners now?"

"If these people come out to cause trouble while we are blocking the Japanese, our troops will not be able to hold them back."

Although the more than 1700 prisoners were all shot and tied up, there were too many of them. If anything happened, they would be attacked from all sides.

Zhao Chong was a little worried. These captives were hidden nearby, not far from here, although there were no ships.

But if these people are really alarmed and start to cause trouble collectively, it will be difficult for him to deal with it, and it will easily attract the attention of the Japanese.

The main reason is that the two places are too close to each other.

"Well, you go and stop the enemy first, and I'll see if I can recruit some soldiers."

"As long as someone can stand up, they are always better than the common people."

Zhao Chong had also heard about the fighting ability of these people, and their surrender was first-rate.

But if it really needs to be used, it is indeed better than the common people, and he has no choice now.

Deng Wu agreed and went out on a boat with a group of people.

In fact, we didn’t know where the Japanese were at the moment, so we could only go out and look for them.

After Deng Wu led the team out, Zhao Chong also took a few soldiers and took a boat to another place where the prisoners were hidden.

In the dark reed marsh, several boats came into the sight of the alert soldiers.

"How could a boat come in at this time?" A vigilant soldier asked the squad leader next to him in a low voice.

He was the first to discover the Japanese soldiers entering the reed marsh, but he was confused at the moment.

"Something's wrong. Be careful and observe first."

The squad leader frowned deeply as he spoke. A boat appeared in the middle of the night, and the men were wearing Kuomintang uniforms. They must be uninvited guests.

After observing through the telescope for a while, the squad leader was suddenly shocked and almost screamed.

The two soldiers next to him looked at the squad leader strangely, but did not say anything.

The squad leader tried to calm himself down, and after a moment, he whispered instructions to the soldier next to him.

"Dabao, go inform the brothers in other places that the Japanese are coming. Keep your voice down and don't alarm them."

All the soldiers on the ship were equipped with Japanese weapons, and he couldn't imagine who else had them except the Japanese.

Of course, they themselves certainly don’t count, and it is almost impossible for the National Army to seize the Japanese weapons, so this is not difficult to guess.