Chapter 439: Something's Strange

After Li Zhengxian finished speaking, Li Wen also added from the side that this was unreliable, and it was somewhat like treating the Central Army like monkeys.

Just at this moment!

In the pitch-black village of Xiaowangzhuang, Sichuan Army troops suddenly appeared and surrounded the Central Army.

Wang Yaowu, Feng Shengfa, Li Zhengxian, and Li Wen were all startled; they had come traveling light, bringing only a few guards.

Now, suddenly, so many Sichuan Army soldiers appeared, and this group was holding weapons: Type 26 Submachine Guns and Mauser 98Ks.

Li Zhengxian and Li Wen both widened their eyes; how on earth did this Sichuan Army pop out? Appearing all of a sudden?

Just a moment ago, there was clearly no one inside this Xiaowangzhuang!

Seeing two Division Commanders acting as soldiers and voluntarily requesting to join the ranks of the Sichuan Army, Li Zhengxian and Li Wen looked at each other.

Even within their own troops, there were few such soldiers!

Li Zhengxian looked at the Sichuan Army and said, "Gentlemen, didn't I just say a few bad things about the Sichuan Army? Is it necessary to resort to force?"

As for the platoon of soldiers, Ma Biao had brought twenty, but now there were only seven or eight left, and everyone was hiding behind the earthen wall.

Here, Ma Biao saw with his own eyes the Japanese Army that had launched the sneak attack today; this bunch of little devils was truly damn strange.

Xiaowangzhuang was not a large village, having only about twenty households, and soon Adjutant Luo brought people to the position of the Sichuan Army's Company Commander Liu.

"The troops stationed at Xiaowangzhuang now only have one squad left. This Japanese unit has strong combat capability; they don't look like ordinary devils, and they also have submachine guns in their hands."

"From now on, there is no Division Commander Wang here, only soldier Wang Yaowu; Wang Yaowu requests to join the Sichuan Army's battle."

In an instant, Adjutant Luo was dumbfounded? Since when were the little devils' spies so easy to talk to, actually offering no resistance!

Just as Adjutant Luo was muttering in his heart, he suddenly thought, could my men have surrounded four Division Commanders of the Central Army?

At this time, Li Zhengxian still thought that it was because he and Li Wen had first needled the Sichuan Army a few times, making the Sichuan Army dissatisfied with them and starting to use force.

"Let's go... let's go take a look!"

Wang Yaowu said, "Brothers, we are all in the same trench, we are all Chinese soldiers; you are making such a big fuss tonight, what exactly happened?"

Upon hearing this, the people beside Adjutant Luo were dumbfounded; there was no fighting at all in Xiaowangzhuang, and without fighting, where would there be casualties? Moreover, the other side was very docile and hadn't resisted the Sichuan Army at all.

Saying this, he looked at Adjutant Luo, "Lieutenant Colonel Luo, why don't you tell us, what exactly is going on here?"

Just as Liu Qiyan was preparing to salute Adjutant Luo, he saw Adjutant Luo hurriedly say, "Hurry and take me to see the surrounded Central Army personnel!!"

Ma Biao's eyes were bloodshot; this battle had truly left him at a loss, especially this bunch of little devils, who were just like iron men.

When Wang Yaowu was at Songhu, he had once seen with his own eyes the Japanese 16th Division, after landing at Baimaokou, carry out an inhumane massacre.

This unit of the Japanese Army held submachine guns and Mauser C96s, had daggers at their waists, and their entire attire was different from ordinary little devils; what was even more different was that the steel helmets on these devils' heads did not reflect light under the moonlight.

This bunch of devils was actually equipped so well!

"Is your Sichuan Army only this magnanimous, becoming so petty, resorting to force just from hearing a few bad words?"

"Previously, my Sichuan Army detected a telegram that a Japanese detachment was going to stay in Xiaowangzhuang, so you were surrounded as soon as you entered Xiaowangzhuang; that was also an order I gave earlier."

"Can you tell me? There must be a misunderstanding between the two sides; we just arrived at Xiaowangzhuang."

Under Platoon Leader Shi's tenacious blocking, time was won for Ma Biao's withdrawal.

On the street, as soon as the Japanese troops broke in, Ma Biao's side opened fire first, with machine guns and submachine guns strafing the devils.

"Pass on my order: the troops are to retreat in full to the village square's ancestral hall; we will rely on urban warfare to continue entangling with the Japanese Army."

The location was chosen by the Sichuan Army, so why are they suddenly having a standoff with the Central Army now? What is this about?

"This bunch of devils has very accurate marksmanship, and their combat skills are very good; our sentries on watch were killed instantly by the devils with a single blade."

Adjutant Luo clapped his hands happily: "Good, good, good!"

Li Zhengxian, Li Wen, Wang Yaowu, and Feng Shengfa all widened their eyes; if Xiaowangzhuang was not safe, that meant there were little devils nearby!

One must know that the Japanese Army usually used Arisaka Type 38 Rifles and Nambu Pistols; this time the little devils didn't use Arisaka Type 38 Rifles, which left even Ma Biao bewildered.

Adjutant Luo nodded: "Gentlemen, please follow me; Xiaowangzhuang is not very safe, let's get in the car first."

Following closely, a Platoon Leader in the village, leading a few soldiers, crawled forward to Ma Biao's side: "Company Commander, the Japanese offensive at the end of the village and on the east and west sides is too fierce; our men can't hold on much longer."

Although Wang Yaowu had not had direct contact with the Sichuan Army during the Battle of Songhu, all the commanders who had contact with the Sichuan Army praised them.

Just as Adjutant Luo's voice fell, Li Zhengxian said sarcastically: "A misunderstanding? You want to resolve this matter with just a 'misunderstanding'?"

"Greetings, gentlemen!" Adjutant Luo first saluted Wang Yaowu and the others, "I am very sorry, this is a misunderstanding!"

Seeing a Sichuan Army Lieutenant Colonel running over in a hurry, Wang Yaowu and the others knew that the person in charge had arrived.

Seeing the strange order issued by Adjutant Luo, Xiao Li spoke up: "Officer Luo, there was no exchange of fire in Xiaowangzhuang at all?"

To tell the truth, Ma Biao felt that compared to the elite Japanese divisions, this group of Japanese soldiers was even more formidable.

At the same time, the last type was the ambush sentry; this type of sentry post was determined by the situation and was implemented irregularly!

Immediately, Wang Yaowu and the others learned the course of the battle at Xiaowangzhuang!

After the hidden sentry fired a warning shot, the Japanese submachine guns fired a long burst, directly taking out the Sichuan Army's sentry post, and then began to close in on Xiaowangzhuang.

Ma Biao's side wanted to retreat, but the Japanese discovered them and began to act viciously; the powerful force meant that the dozen or so soldiers led by Platoon Leader Shi simply could not hold them off.

"The garrison at Xiaowangzhuang has exchanged fire with the Japanese detachment; the enemy has suffered thirty or so casualties, and twenty or thirty have fled."

"Not good... Grenade Launcher!"

After just a few minutes of engagement, Platoon Leader Shi and Ma Biao both discovered the difference in this bunch of devils.

A group of Sichuan Army soldiers remained unmoved, everyone still standing, surrounding Wang Yaowu and the others in a circle.

And Platoon Leader Shi was truly keeping his cool this time; seeing Ma Biao suppressed by the devils' firepower, not even daring to lift his head, Platoon Leader Shi stubbornly did not make a move.

Seeing Adjutant Luo in a panic, Liu Qiyan knew that things must have gone wrong!

"This is our order; I can only say this much, everything else must wait until Adjutant Luo arrives."

The battle had only just begun, and Ma Biao's heart had already turned cold; this bunch of little devils was truly damn strange, their marksmanship was actually this accurate, and they could even fire long bursts while rolling.

At this moment, Platoon Leader Shi finally made his move; after a few bursts, all ten devil soldiers fell into a pool of blood.

"Also!" Adjutant Luo turned his head and said: "Remember to have the troops clean up the battlefield immediately to welcome the arrival of the Central Army officers."

He harbors deep hatred for the Japanese, having transformed from a scholar-general into a god of slaughter who turns into a starving wolf the moment he sees the Japanese.

The same goes for the Chief of Staff of the Instruction General Corps, Qiu Qingquan!

As long as they can fight the Japanese now, the two of them do not care at all about the Central Army, Jin-Sui Army, Sichuan Army, Guangxi Army, or any others; as long as they can kill the Japanese, there are no generals, only soldiers!

Wang Yaowu, listening from the side, was also greatly shocked; throwing a flying knife from a long distance and being able to slit a throat with one strike—this is truly an elite soldier!

Their backs were riddled like a sieve by submachine guns and machine guns!

The Japanese Army discovered another unit of Chinese troops at the street entrance and immediately adjusted their tactics; at the same time, gunfire also erupted at the end of the village, and immediately following that, gunfire also came from the east and west sides of the village.

Immediately after, Ma Biao heard the sound of something piercing through the air from the sky!

Wang Yaowu was very calm, "The Sichuan Army must have discovered something; let's wait a moment first!"

Li Zhengxian and Li Wen were so angry that their chests were heaving; this Sichuan Army is truly hateful—without saying a word, they just had people surrounded.

Among the Sichuan Army soldiers, a Platoon Leader stood out, "Sorry, we in the Sichuan Army are carrying out military duties; we just received a call from Adjutant Luo, and he said to let us hold Xiaowangzhuang and surround anyone who arrives!"

Adjutant Luo slapped his own hand; this is a disaster, his own men actually surrounded four Division Commanders of the Central Army.

A mortar shell landed, and there were a few Sichuan Army soldiers who reacted slower than Ma Biao and were blown to death on the spot.

After eight or nine Japanese soldiers in front were hit and fell to the ground, the Japanese soldiers behind them, one by one, were like apes, agile in their movements, rolling on the ground a few times and hiding beside an adobe house.

"The sentry was taken out by a Japanese squad, the hidden sentry fired a warning shot, and the Japanese soldiers who were sneaking up on the sentry were killed!"

"You can just treat me as an ordinary soldier; I am now just a fighter within the Sichuan Army ranks!"

Seeing the Sichuan Army holding weapons, looking like wolves and tigers, these two wondered if this was a trap set by the Sichuan Army for the Central Army, to kill all four of them in the process.

"The sentry's neck was slashed open by a knife, and furthermore, when this Japanese soldier was sneaking up on the sentry, he threw a flying knife from a long distance; this requires very high standards for a soldier."

"Report!"

Li Wen, on the side, also shouted, "I want to see your highest commander!"

Wang Yaowu is warlike by nature, and he said, "Adjutant Luo, let's not retreat; issue me a submachine gun, and we will fight the Japanese together."

He personally led a team to the entrance of Xiaowangzhuang to block the enemy; at the village entrance, Ma Biao and a platoon of brothers were hiding on both sides of the street.

"Division Commander Wang..."

After finishing, Adjutant Luo immediately took his men and headed into Xiaowangzhuang village.

After giving the order, Ma Biao had the Platoon Leader Shi block the Japanese Army, while the rest of the men fought while retreating toward the direction of the ancestral hall.

In the eyes of the two, a trace of disbelief was revealed; Wang Yaowu and Feng Shengfa are the core of the core of Principal's direct line, how did they end up like this now?

Just at this moment, Adjutant Luo received a report from a subordinate.

Likewise, there was also Feng Shengfa; he said to Adjutant Luo, "Adjutant Luo, give me a Mauser 98K, fitted with a scope and silencer; my marksmanship is very good, I can serve as a sniper."

Even Ma Biao's cheek was grazed by a bullet scar, and hot blood flowed down his cheek.

Yu Hua also knew this well; he ordered the Sichuan Army troops that when stationed, they must have three types of sentry posts: the first is a sentry, the second is a hidden sentry, and the location of the hidden sentry must change frequently and cannot be fixed.

Any army is very clear that a sentry is easily ambushed by the enemy, so if only sentries are set up, this is undoubtedly pushing the troops into a fire pit.

"Our troops have no casualties, and furthermore, the people surrounded didn't resist at all; although two of them had foul mouths, the other two kept trying to smooth things over."

"The team stationed at Xiaowangzhuang only then realized the enemy was attacking."

Wang Yaowu, on the side, smoothed things over for the Sichuan Army, "Sigh... Old Li, don't say it like that first!"

About five minutes later, the Sichuan Army's motorcade drove into Xiaowangzhuang; before Adjutant Luo even got out of the car, he received a report from a subordinate that the people who entered Xiaowangzhuang had now been surrounded by the troops.

At this time, Wang Yaowu kept his posture very low and did not, like Li Zhengxian and Li Wen, act high and mighty from the start, displaying all of his Central Army arrogance.

"There are sixteen people in total on the other side, including the four leaders!"

Intense gunfire instantly rang out in Xiaowangzhuang!

Platoon Leader Shi came to Ma Biao's side, "Company Commander, this group of Japanese is very strange; we are under too much pressure."

Ma Biao cursed and swore; this was the first time he had encountered such difficult Japanese soldiers to fight.

From the bloody battle of Songhu to the Xuzhou Battle, Ma Biao was also an Old Soldier who had fought for more than a year, and he had seen all the formations of the Japanese. This time, the Japanese Army that raided Xiaowangzhuang was truly the first time Ma Biao had encountered them.

While rolling backward, the Japanese were also constantly firing at the position where Ma Biao was hiding; the submachine guns fired long bursts, and several Sichuan Army soldiers fell in a pool of blood before they could react.

Within the Japanese ranks, ten Japanese soldiers leaped up from the ground, preparing to launch a final strike against Ma Biao and the others.

Ma Biao shouted loudly, then rolled on the ground, rolled a few times, quickly climbed up, and hid behind an earthen wall.

Company Commander Ma Biao, who was responsible for the defense of Xiaowangzhuang, made arrangements immediately after hearing the gunfire.

"What is the casualty situation of the troops?" Adjutant Luo asked.

"Brothers, let's fight it out!"

He felt that this time the Sichuan Army surrounded them, there must be a reason, otherwise the Sichuan Army would absolutely not do this.

He shouted loudly, "Strengthen the guard, level one alert, send the sentries out one kilometer; once suspicious personnel are discovered in the vicinity, control them immediately for me."

"Adjutant Luo, how many Japanese came here?" Wang Yaowu's eyes shone with light.

Liu Qiyan led the way in front, quickly heading toward the place where Wang Yaowu and the others were surrounded; from a long distance away, Adjutant Luo shouted, "Withdraw, all of you withdraw for me."

"How many people are on the other side in total, and how many are leading?"

"Damn it..."

The expressions of Wang Yaowu and Feng Shengfa changed slightly; he didn't even know at this moment what the Sichuan Army was planning to do.

"Officer Luo, hurry and follow me."

"How are the troop casualties? Give me a detailed report."

"Division Commander Wang, this is not clear for the moment; according to our Sichuan Army's intelligence reconnaissance, there is a Japanese squad that disguised themselves as our men and entered our defense zone."

Xiaowangzhuang and Xiaowangzhuang—this one-character difference actually caused this farce.

In the Urban Warfare at the ancestral hall, the Sichuan Army relied on solid fortifications to maneuver with the Japanese Army, and coupled with the fact that this small group of Japanese only had grenade launchers and no mortars.

The Sichuan Army also used Urban Warfare to take out quite a few Japanese, and in the end, it was only when the main force of the Sichuan Army ambushed and reinforced Xiaowangzhuang that the Japanese in the village took the initiative to withdraw.

(End of this chapter)