Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 456: Stirring Up the Storm Part

In Xingtang County, the city gates were closed at night, and a company of puppet soldiers on the city wall were barely keeping alert and on duty.

Recently, the frequency of attacks by the Eighth Route Army and the Independent Brigade has increased significantly. Even if these puppet soldiers are very sleepy, they dare not fall asleep like this, especially the ordinary puppet soldiers.

As for their company commander, he was much more comfortable, sleeping comfortably in his coat in the sentry box.

Platoon leader Niu Dadan looked up at the guard booth, then at his clothes, and then smiled bitterly in his heart.

Since surrendering to the Japanese under the leadership of our superiors, the food has not been that good, but we can just barely survive.

However, with the actions of the Eighth Route Army and the Independent Brigade, their safety was also in jeopardy. These puppet soldiers had heard of the Independent Brigade's battle record, and if they stayed in such a place, they would not know when they would die.

He thought so, but Niu Dadan didn't dare to say anything while staying in the Japanese's lair, especially with the company commander and the regiment commander who were die-hard traitors around, so he kept his resistance in his heart.

"Platoon leader, there seems to be a group of people coming from outside the city. They look like Taijun!"

A sharp-eyed puppet soldier soon discovered a group of people holding plaster flags and walking towards the city gate in an arrogant manner.

There were searchlights hanging on the city walls, so the puppet soldiers could see clearly that it was indeed his ancestor without a doubt!

When Niu Dadan heard that it was Taijun coming, he immediately perked up. They could be arrogant in front of the people, but they were like dogs in front of the Japanese. How could they dare to stop them?

There have been many such incidents recently, and they didn't dare to ask at all. However, it used to happen during the day, but very few people entered the city at night.

Although Niu Dadan had some doubts in his heart, he quickly ordered people to open the gate when he saw that the imperial army was almost at the city gate.

Of course, this is wartime, so we still need to be on guard. Machine guns have been set up on the city walls, but they just don't dare point them at the Japanese, and they don't even have bullets loaded.

"Tai, Taijun, please stay. Which department are you from? What business do you have in Xingtang County?"

The awakened puppet army company commander Zhuang Hai personally walked to the city gate to greet him. Qi An was so humble that he almost pulled out his gun and shot him.

Qi An resisted the urge to pull out his gun and slapped Zhuang Hai in the face, then cursed, "Baga Yalu!"

This is how the Japs come and go, and Dan Qi'an has learned it very well.

The two machine gunners behind Qi An also cooperated very well. They quickly lowered their machine guns and pointed them directly at Zhuang Hai, the puppet army company commander, and then spoke a lot of Japanese language that he could not understand.

As soon as Zhuang Hai saw the situation, he had no doubts in his mind. Arrogance was the normal behavior of the Imperial Army. If they were to be timid, they would not be the Imperial Army.

"Madam, Madam, please calm down. I have failed to recognize the true master. Please forgive me. It is my duty to calm down!"

Zhuang Hai almost fell to his knees after hearing what he said, and Qi An almost couldn't hold back several times. He wished these puppet soldiers had some backbone, but they didn't...

Even though I thought so, Qi An’s performance was not over yet.

"Yoshi, I'm from the Fuji Squadron. The regiment headquarters has received accurate information that the Eighth Route Army will attack Xingtang County today. The captain has sent us to support them!"

"You've done a great job! Gather everyone here and you'll be rewarded handsomely by the Imperial Army!"

Qi An spoke to Zhuang Hai in a Japanese language that he was not familiar with for a long time.

Ever since he was slapped in the face, Zhuang Hai had already formed a preconceived notion that Qi An and his men were the imperial army. Naturally, he did not dare to resist the imperial army's orders and quickly went to assemble the troops.

More than a hundred puppet soldiers quickly gathered on the main road inside the city gate and lined up in two rows. Each of them had a solemn expression, wanting to perform well in front of the Japanese.

There was some suspicion in Niu Dadan's eyes because he found something wrong.

The leaders in front seemed to be fine, but the Japanese soldiers behind them had obvious bloodstains on their uniforms. Many people couldn't see it in the darkness, but he had sharp eyes.

Moreover, no one noticed him behind Zhuang Hai, which gave him time to observe.

Just as he was becoming more and more shocked at his own judgment, Qi An saw that the time was ripe and waved his hand. Dozens of people rushed out from behind and pointed guns at the puppet soldiers.

Qi An's behavior frightened Zhuang Hai and the puppet soldiers. They hurriedly said, "Tai-Tai-jun, it's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding, please spare me!"

Zhuang Hai was so scared that he was sweating profusely. The Japanese killed his puppet soldiers like chopping chickens, without any reason at all.

Qi An usually hated these guys who betrayed their ancestors the most. He drew the command knife from his waist and chopped it on Zhuang Hai's neck. The other puppet soldiers were frightened and silent, not daring to move at all.

At this time, Niu Dadan bravely said: "Sir, are you from the Eighth Route Army or the Central Army?"

He realized that these were not Japanese devils at all, but this was just as well. If he could surrender, he could escape from the clutches of the Japanese devils.

When Qi An heard this, he immediately laughed. There was such a smart person here.

These places near Laiyuan are either the Eighth Route Army or the Independent Brigade, and people obviously guessed it.

Qi An found it interesting and said with a smile, "We are from the Independent Brigade!"

These few words scared the puppet soldiers so much that they almost fell to their knees. They knew the battle record of the Independent Brigade too well. It was no exaggeration to say that every member of the Independent Brigade was a killing god.

Niu Dadan got Qi An's approval and made the boldest decision of his life: "Sir, we surrendered to the devils according to the orders of our superiors. Can you let us make amends for our crimes?"

What a smart choice, Qi An admired in his heart.

"You should be clear about our purpose. Next, you need to lead us to the Japanese army camp and your puppet army camp."

Qi An was very direct, and Niu Dadan nodded decisively and said, "Sir, I can take you to the barracks. I also know where our regiment commander lives."

Qi An was very satisfied with this cooperation. He left a platoon of soldiers to guard the puppet army and the city gate, while the others continued to disguise themselves as Japanese soldiers and advance into the county town.

Yuan Gang quickly received the signal from the remaining soldiers and led his men into the city gate in less than ten minutes.

They managed to sneak into the county town without firing a single shot. I have to say that the strategy of disguising themselves as Japanese soldiers was indeed very useful.

Of course, this is only when facing puppet troops. If it is the Japanese, it will not be so easy. This is also the reason why ordinary troops rarely use it except for special forces who can avoid Japanese inspections.

Outside the puppet army barracks, Qi An, with the cooperation of Niu Dadan, smoothly took over the checkpoint outside the barracks. Under the threat of machine guns, the puppet soldiers who were afraid of death did not dare to say a word, and the operation was naturally extremely smooth.

There was no trouble in taking over the puppet army barracks, but there were some accidents when capturing the puppet army commander.

This guy was indeed cautious. He even kept his gun on his waist when he slept, which led to the death of a soldier who went to capture him.

Firing a gun naturally alerted the Japanese. Fortunately, Yuan Gang was already prepared, otherwise it would have been a lot of fun.

The sentry outside the Japanese barracks immediately ran towards the puppet army barracks after hearing the gunshots. The Japanese in the entire barracks were also alarmed and ran out one by one with guns in their hands.

Bang bang bang!

Da da da!

A small squad of Japanese soldiers had just run away from the sentry post when they were greeted by dense bullets. Soon, the entire squad of Japanese soldiers fell to the ground.

The Japanese army camp was completely in chaos, and everyone rushed towards the direction of the gunshots. The battle between the two sides officially began.