"Sir! In about three hours, Colonel Yamamoto will lead the main force of the special forces north from Mayi.”Suddenly remembering that Yamamoto Ichiki's special agent team was going to enter Pinglu County, Tian Qi Jiro reminded him.
Ichiro had forgotten about this, but he remembered the threat of Li Congjing and his gang.
Moreover, he already knew that Li Congjing and the others were hiding in the Black Cloud Stronghold, but they did not know that he already knew where they were hiding. A long delay would bring trouble. They would first attack the Black Cloud Stronghold at night.
At the thought of this, Ichiro Hirata said seriously,"According to the Special Agent Team's phone call, they will reach Pinglu County at least between 11 pm and 12 pm. If we continue to move out according to the plan, we should at least be able to welcome Commander Yamamoto when we take down the Black Cloud Stronghold and return to Pinglu County.”。
"Understood, sir!" Tanaki Jiro thought about it and agreed, so he stopped persuading him.
Seeing this, Ichiro Hirata waved his hand energetically and said,""Pass on the order, gather the troops immediately! Time waits for no one! Bring two Type 92 Infantry Cannons, three Type 92 Heavy Machine Guns, and nine Light Machine Guns! Let the Royal Association Army of the Lei She Tribe lead the way! Right, leave Xie Baoqing's two bandits behind and let them lead the way!”。
"Ha Yi, sir!" Taki Jiro kowtowed heavily and then walked out to convey the order.
Pinglu County, around 8:30 PM!
Lei She, the commander of the 1st Battalion of the Imperial Association Army, who had received the order to assemble, hurriedly gathered the Imperial Association Army. Apart from a company of the Imperial Association Army and a dozen Japanese soldiers who stayed in the county town, the rest of the Imperial Association Army, as well as Ichiro Hirata's gendarmerie team of more than 300 people who came from Heyuan, all left the city in the darkness and marched north of Pinglu.
Along the way, Lei She's nephew, Lei Kou, was the First Company Leader of the Imperial Association Army's First Battalion. He could be considered Lei She's confidant!
"What is the imperial army doing? They chased us out in the middle of the night. This is going north! Camp Leader, what's going on!" Lei Kou, who had been following Lei She on the mountain road for half an hour, asked Lei She in a low voice with dissatisfaction. His feet were sore.
Leikou almost cried out in alarm. He carefully looked at the Japanese military police behind him and sighed in relief. He continued in a low voice,"Battalion Commander, it's those killing gods! The group of captives who killed over two hundred imperial soldiers from the Kuntian squadron!”
"Lower your voice, not bad! This time, we're going to be cannon fodder. The group of prisoners of war attacked Xie Baoqing's Black Cloud Stronghold at an unknown time in the morning! According to the third squad of the gendarmerie, they had encountered Xie Baoqing and the other bandits who had escaped from the Black Cloud Stronghold in the south of the city. They had captured Xie Baoqing and the others in a fierce battle before they accidentally asked about it! After killing a squadron of captives from the Imperial Army, Mr. Hirata was so angry that he gritted his teeth and immediately sent out his troops!”Lei She was also very depressed. Half an hour ago, he was still sleeping with his wife in the county town! It was also very unfair!
"What are you talking about? Speed up!" The two Japanese had been talking too much and had inadvertently slowed down. One of the Japanese soldiers behind them rushed forward.
"Taijun, we need to speed up immediately!" Lei She said hurriedly.”。
Then, he said to Leikou,"Don't say anymore. Let's hurry up!"”。
Lei Kou was quite helpless. He didn't expect to become cannon fodder for the imperial army so soon!
However, there was nothing they could do about it. The Hirata Ichiro Military Police behind them pressed forward. The soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the Imperial Association Army held up their torches as they advanced along the mountain road toward the Black Cloud Stronghold.
In fact, it wasn't just the soldiers of the Imperial Association Army who were out of breath.
As the commander-in-chief of the army, Ichiro Hirata felt a little regretful. It was late at night, and they had to walk for at least an hour on the mountain road before they could reach the foot of the Black Cloud Stronghold!
"Sir, according to the two bandits who stayed behind to lead the way, we should be able to reach the foot of the Black Cloud Stronghold in about 40 minutes!”Taki Jiro said to Hirata Ichiro.
Ichiro Hirata was still alright. He and Tanaki Jiro were riding their warhorses together. There were soldiers in front holding the reins, so at least they wouldn't fall.
"Yosh!"
"Order the troops to advance faster!" Ichiro nodded. "The earlier we arrive at the foot of the Black Cloud Stronghold, the more we can launch a surprise attack. At the very least, we can maintain a chance of winning!”。
"Ha Yi, sir!"
Taki Jiro kowtowed and then waved his hand, signaling for a Japanese soldier to pass down the order.
Under Ichiro Hirata's command, the Royal Association Army of the Lei She Tribe who was walking at the front had no choice but to move forward quickly.
Even those who fell behind were ordered by Ichiro Hirata to be whipped. Otherwise, the Japanese soldiers would open fire. After killing another Imperial Association Army soldier, even Lei She, who had defected to the Japanese, would not dare to play tricks. He could only personally supervise and force the Imperial Association Army soldiers to speed up.
Being forced by Hirata Ichiro, the Imperial Association Army soldiers of the Lei She Tribe, who were usually cunning cannon fodders, had no choice but to force their way north.
At this moment, in the Black Cloud Stronghold!
Not long after Li Congjing lay down, his right eye kept jumping." Damn it, my right eye is jumping!" Is there something going on tonight?"
Li Congjing couldn't sleep and got up immediately. It was already around nine o'clock at night. The night sky was starry, and it was a very good night. However, the breeze blew and the shadows were heavy. It was a good night for a sneak attack!
"Murder on a moonless and windy night!"
At this moment, Wei Da Yong, the first battalion commander, couldn't sleep either. He was carrying a pig's trotter and munching on it.
Li Congjing waved his hand. When he saw Wei Dayong approaching, he patted the kid's shoulder and smiled."Haha, Da Yong, you haven't eaten enough! This was already the third pig's trotter! It's still very big. Can you finish it? Hahaha!"
"Sir, you underestimate me! To be honest, Xie Baoqing's bandits had accumulated a lot of things. They even raised a dozen fat pigs and his brothers killed three of them to eat. There's still a pig's trotter that I don't have a brother to eat, so I'll reluctantly do it!”Wei Da Yong laughed.
Wei Dayong saw Li Congjing's frown and said,""Sir, what's wrong? You don't look right!"
" My right eye kept twitching for a while," Li Congjing said." It didn't last long. It was only about ten seconds." However, I have a feeling that something has happened! What is this premonition?"
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