Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

The effect of the thirty rocket launchers was very strong. The huge shock wave made it almost impossible for the Japanese soldiers within dozens of meters of the explosion center to survive, and many of them had their internal organs shattered.

Even the soldiers in the blasting team still felt a little breathless after running a hundred meters away, which shows how powerful it is.

The second and third rounds of artillery fire followed each other quickly, and the main targets were of course the Japanese. The puppet troops following behind ran away as soon as they saw the situation was not good.

Boom boom boom!

The constant bombardment made the Japanese soldiers overwhelmed. A large group of Japanese soldiers were beaten like trash and had no ability to fight back.

The rocket launchers took action, and the infantry guns and mortars naturally would not stop moving. They soon began to attack freely. The Japanese soldiers were almost heartbroken. They could only watch their companions wailing and falling to the ground without being able to do anything.

The artillery squadron of the Tsuchiya Battalion didn't even have a chance to fire. They were wiped out by a rocket before they could even fire a single round of artillery fire...

"It's almost time, blow the charge, and leave no Japanese alive!"

Wu Mazi directly issued an order for encirclement and suppression, and soon loud military bugles sounded, which frightened the Japanese and puppet soldiers who were stunned. The puppet soldiers were ready to kneel down and surrender.

On the battle line that stretched for several kilometers, all the soldiers of the Third Regiment jumped out of their ambush positions and rushed towards the Japanese soldiers on the kilometers in standard offensive formations.

After a round of artillery fire, not many Japanese soldiers were able to fight back. Even those who were still able to fight back were in a daze at this time, so the soldiers of the Third Regiment encountered no obstacles when they charged.

The 1st and 2nd Regiments, which were 500 meters away, charged at high speed in just two or three minutes. The 3rd Battalion was more than 100 meters away from the Japanese and reached them in 30 to 40 seconds.

The remaining Japanese soldiers finally reacted and wanted to fight back, but it was too late. The battle completely lost its suspense.

Da da da!

Bang bang bang!

More than ten minutes later, except for the puppet soldiers who knelt down to surrender, all the Japanese soldiers in Tsuchiya Battalion were killed by the soldiers, even the unconscious Lieutenant Colonel Tsuchiya was not spared...

Half an hour later, the battlefield was cleaned up and the results of the battle were counted.

"Commander, this time we wiped out 1135 Japanese troops, blew up three Japanese Iron Turtle tanks, five trucks, seized two trucks, a radio station, two mortars, 3 Type 5 light machine guns, six heavy machine guns, and over 2 Type 33 rifles..."

"In addition, the puppet troops killed 237 people and captured nearly a thousand."

Wen Jiayi did not take into account the equipment of the puppet army. Although the equipment used by the puppet army was not bad, it was not suitable for them.

They would definitely take them away, but generally, except for the artillery, they would put them in warehouses and support the Eighth Route Army later.

Wu Mazi nodded and said, "Bury the fallen soldiers properly and erect tombstones. We'll come back to see them after we've driven the Japanese away."

"Yes, Commander!" Wen Jiayi agreed seriously. This time, 32 soldiers were killed or wounded in the encirclement and suppression of the Japanese army, and 55 were injured, almost all of whom occurred during the charge.

"Okay, send a telegram to Captain Luo and inform them to come over as soon as possible to join the alliance." Wu Mazi said casually and walked towards the captured puppet troops.

Nearly a thousand puppet soldiers sat on the ground like defeated roosters, with their heads hung down, waiting to be dealt with.

"Brothers of the puppet army, you have seen it too. We killed these thousands of devils at will. Given my temper, I will not spare any of you who betrayed our ancestors."

"But I'm giving you a chance now. Take the initiative to report those among you whose hands are stained with the blood of ordinary people. If you report them and make meritorious contributions, I'll give you a chance to start a new life. The time limit is only five minutes. If no one comes forward after five minutes, you will all report to the King of Hell!"

After Wu Mazi finished speaking, he began to look at the time, not giving the puppet soldiers any chance to refute.

The soldiers from the third regiment next to him surrounded the puppet soldiers with guns in hand, looking at them with ferocious eyes, waiting for their reaction.

Time seemed to stand still, and the puppet soldiers looked at each other.

It is impossible for these puppet soldiers to say that they have not done anything evil. Every one of them has a dirty bottom, so after three minutes, almost no one spoke.

Wu Mazi was not in a hurry. He just wanted to see if these people had the guts to remain silent.

Finally, one of the puppet soldiers could no longer sit still and raised his hand, saying, "Sir, I want to report our battalion commander and make a contribution."

Wu Mazi smiled and said calmly, "Tell me in detail what happened."

"Sir, our battalion commander is a terrible person. Last month, when he went to Lujia Village to collect debts, he saw a beautiful girl from a village and raped her on the spot. Afterwards, he even killed the whole family..."

The puppet soldier didn't care how angry the surviving battalion commander was and told him everything.

As he took the lead in reporting, the other puppet soldiers no longer dared to sit there stupidly. They all raised their hands, some to their superiors and some to the people next to them. The whole scene was in chaos.

Wu Mazi watched for a while with a smile, and then ordered the soldiers to start recording one by one.

These puppet soldiers did a lot of bad things and bullied the people even more severely than the Japanese. Finally, under the personal supervision of Wu Mazi, fifty puppet soldiers whose hands were stained with the blood of the people were selected and shot on the spot.

These individuals were still complaining, but unfortunately Wu Mazi ignored them. They had secretly joined the Eighth Route Army, so the Eighth Route Army's rules of preferential treatment for prisoners could not be applied to them.

What's more, these people have done a lot of evil. Even if Commander Yang were to take over, their fate would probably not be much better.

Bang bang bang!

After a burst of gunfire, Wu Mazi said to the other puppet soldiers: "You are all guilty people, and now you have seen their fate."

"Now I'm giving you a chance to atone for your sins. Those who are willing to join the army will fight the Japanese. Those who are not willing will stay where they are!"

Wu Mazi was disappointed. He had wanted to kill more of them, but now he had no chance. These puppet soldiers were very cunning and were not willing to take risks.

Seeing this, Wu Mazi called the battalion commander of the logistics department over in front of the puppet army and said, "Integrate them into the logistics department and have them transport supplies and equipment. Keep a close eye on them. Anyone who dares to mess around will be shot!"

These words made the puppet soldiers break out in cold sweats again, and they were all glad that they had made the right choice. This man was a killing god and would not care whether you surrendered or not.

An hour later, Luo Xiong arrived with the Fourth Regiment. The two regiments joined together and headed straight for Shouyang.

It took Wu Mazi and his companions more than four hours to walk the more than twenty kilometers, and it was already dark when they arrived in Shouyang.

Wu Mazi and Luo Xiong didn't care about anything else and directly surrounded the entire Shouyang.

After losing half of the puppet troops and a battalion, Shouyang seemed to be short of manpower. Seeing that the situation was not good, the commander of the garrison regiment, Colonel Shizuka Yamazawa, directly asked for help from Yuci City.

"Mexi, mexi, I'm Yamazawa Jingyi, the captain of the Shouyang garrison. One of our troops broke through the blockade today."

"One battalion of my garrison regiment and half a regiment of the Imperial Army were ambushed while reinforcing the Zhangjia Town stronghold. The Tsuchiya Battalion and the Ogawa Company were collectively killed!"

"The Chinese army is at the gates of Shouyang County. The enemy has no fewer than 6,000 troops. Requesting tactical guidance!"

Upon hearing the report, the commander of the 4th Brigade, Katayama Shotaro, quickly picked up the phone and asked, "Mr. Yamazawa, have you found out which unit is besieging Shouyang?"

Shanze Jingyi hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Excellency, General, this army has no obvious markings. Its designation only contains the words 'Independent Brigade 3rd and 4th Regiments.'"

He actually had some vague guesses in his mind, but he was not sure. The independent brigade was too famous, and even he, who had just been transferred to Jinzhong, had heard of it.

Katayama Shotaro was startled and asked loudly, "Independent Brigade? Yamazawa-kun, are you sure it's the Independent Brigade?"

Yamazawa Jingyi answered affirmatively: "Yes, General!"

After receiving the reply, Katayama Shotaro fell into complete silence. They had suffered setbacks in their attack on the Second Regiment of the Taiyueshan Independent Brigade, and now there were no fewer than 6,000 troops coming. How could they fight them? Moreover, they had set their sights on Shouyang...