Spy Wars: I can get rewards by being a bully!

Chapter 1145 A Soldier's Journey - Never to Return

At this moment, Liu Chengzhi shouted, "Company Commander!"

"Have!"

"You and your men will cover my rear. The rest of you, retreat north immediately to the Shulu area!"

"Yes!"

At this point, the Japanese troops had begun to advance up the hillside, clearly intending to launch a counterattack and seize the position.

Liu Chengzhi kept firing, occasionally stopping to throw a grenade.

"You damn Japanese devils, taste what my hand grenade feels like!"

Liu Chengzhi was a veteran soldier honed in northwestern Shanxi, with extremely high military skills. He single-handedly suppressed the Japanese soldiers who were trying to climb the mountain from the south.

In the distance, the Japanese follow-up troops stopped to observe, and then sent out another company to circle around to the northwest, attempting to attack Liu Chengzhi's troops from another angle.

The soldiers responsible for defending the enemy on the west side soon came under immense pressure. The Japanese advanced very cautiously and slowly, but they carried grenade launchers and even mortars and had already begun calibrating their fire.

The company commander advised, "Squad leader, let's go! If the Japanese troops from the west get close, it will be difficult to move!"

Liu Chengzhi calculated the time and figured the retreating brothers should have already gone some distance, so he gave the order, "Divide into three groups and retreat in turn!! Don't panic!"

The soldiers followed orders, and just as Liu Chengzhi continued to hold off his comrades, hoping to give them more time, a stray bullet struck his shoulder.

Liu Chengzhi groaned. The company commander quickly noticed his abnormality. He saw that there was a hole in the shoulder of his coarse cloth uniform, which was soon stained with blood. He quickly pulled him back and tore off a sleeve to bandage it.

"Squad leader, let me carry you!"

Liu Chengzhi was pale with pain, his forehead covered in cold sweat, but he forced a laugh, "Damn it, it's not like my leg is broken. Hurry up, those Japanese devils have sidecar motorcycles!"

Half an hour after they left, the Japanese soldiers on the west side climbed up this high ground.

The leading officer looked through binoculars and then went back to report.

The main force behind them was none other than the Shirataki Unit of the 110th Division.

"Major General, the Eighth Route Army has headed north!"

Shirataki Rishiro remained expressionless, but a slight smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.

"According to the plan, continue advancing eastward and capture villages and towns as soon as possible!"

"Hayi!"

"At the same time, we sent a telegram to the temporary command post in Shimen, reporting to General Okamura that we encountered the enemy west of Beihezhuang in Ningjin, dealt them a heavy blow, and that the enemy has now fled north, which is in line with the planned operation!"

"Hayi!"

"Send a telegram to the Shimen Military Police Command: My unit is about to arrive in a densely populated area. After occupying the area, please send military police to be stationed there to assist in maintaining local security!"

"Hayi!"

After giving the order, Shirataki Rishiro waved his hand, "Advance! Treat everyone you encounter along the way as an enemy and kill them all!"

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Lin Ze did not work at the Shimen Military Police Headquarters; that converted hospital office space was gloomy and made people feel uncomfortable.

In comparison, the Zhang residence was in a better environment. It had a flower hall, and a bathhouse and small hot tubs had been converted from there. The courtyard was also quite deep, making it easier to carry out security. Moreover, there were a large number of maids with different styles to serve Lin Ze.

The main hall of the second courtyard has been converted into a signing room, which is Lin Ze's temporary office.

Niu San'er hurriedly delivered a telegram, which was from Shirataki Risaburo requesting that a portion of the military police be dispatched to assist in maintaining order.

Lin Ze frowned and fell into deep thought.

Based on the clues Lin Ze obtained when he met with these high-ranking officers, Okamura's final decision is likely to be to defeat them one by one.

Risaburo Shirataki's route of advance certainly fits this description.

He started from Shimen, took a train to Gaoyi, and then traveled east along the main road, where he encountered the "enemy" in Ningjin.

His target was the Sixth Military Sub-district of the Jizhong Base Area.

If that's the case, then the question arises: he has already encountered the forces of the Sixth Military Sub-district. Given their mobility, why didn't they continue to pursue northwards, but instead moved eastwards to occupy towns along the route from Ningzhen to Xinhe?

Even if he didn't pursue them northward, he could have intercepted those fleeing to southern Hebei by simply leading his men across the Fuyang River. That would have been a meritorious deed. Why didn't he do that?

After putting down the telegram, Lin Ze said to Niu San'er, "Go to the Military Police Headquarters and find one of our people to lead the team. Don't send too many, thirty or forty people will be enough."

"Yes!"

"Come back as soon as you've made the arrangements. You might need to contact Duan Wenxuan. How's the radio station?"

"Don't worry, the Military Police Headquarters is full of your people. There are frequent telegram exchanges, and all telegrams are handled with the highest level of secrecy. All important telegrams are destroyed without being archived after being sent or received."

"That's good, go ahead."

"Yes!"

Just as he was about to light a cigarette, Okamura Tadamasa came over carrying a Go board.

"Brother! I've recently learned chess, it's really interesting, want to play a game?"

Lin Ze tossed a cigarette to this clown, "Chess? Don't you guys like playing Go?"

"Go is indeed more popular, but chess is also very popular in Chinese families."

"There's a lot to learn here, do you know how to do it?"

"I've learned the mnemonic: the horse moves in an L-shape, the elephant moves diagonally, the chariot moves straight, the cannon jumps over hills, the advisor moves diagonally to protect the general, and the pawn goes and never returns!"

Lin Ze had a flash of inspiration!

Chung-jung, Chung-jung! You are such a good boy!

"Zhongzheng, I don't know how to play chess. You should study it some more. Later, I'll have Niu San'er find a chess master to teach you. If you play well, when we get back to Beiping, I'll treat you to three days of fun at the restaurant!"

Tadamasa Okamura went there excitedly.

The pawn is gone and will never return!

That damn Okamura Tsuji, he's really cunning and ruthless this time!

Lin Ze knew why Shirataki Risaburo wasn't pursuing them north anymore. They had learned from their previous failed raids. The troops in the Jizhong base area were very scattered and could be easily broken up into smaller units. The Japanese could not be too scattered during raids, otherwise they would be attacked. The tunnels they had dug and the landmines buried everywhere had long made them very wary!

Therefore, they wanted to gather all the soldiers from the Jizhong base area together!

Lin Ze stood up and looked at the map.

Heading north from Ningjin is the Shide Railway. Soldiers heading north would not stop nearby, but would cross the railway and continue north. After passing Shulu, they would reach the vicinity of Shenxian, which was the core area of ​​the Jizhong base area, where they could obtain supplies and support.

If the Japanese were to encircle the area from three sides and attack without pursuing, the troops from several military sub-districts in the Jizhong base area would eventually be driven into that area!

At that time, with the Hutuo River to the north, the Fuyang River to the east, and the Shide Railway to the south, the soldiers in the base area will be trapped and die in this triangular area!