Chapter 59: Sword and Spear

At the Japanese garrison at Caohekou, it was already late at night, and most of the Japanese from the 10th Brigade hid in their rooms and fell asleep peacefully.

This is Caoheling, a relatively large village in the Caohekou area. The 18th Regiment of Nishijima Zuyoshi is stationed here. Another small village, Fanjiatai, not far from the 18th Regiment, is the headquarters of Naofumi Tachimi's brigade.

Most of the villagers in this area have already fled, and the rest have been captured by the Japanese as coolies. The Japanese occupied the magpie's nest, swept away everything in the village, and then lived here in a swagger.

In the secret sentry at the entrance of the village, several Japanese soldiers could not withstand the severe cold and were burning the boards removed from the house.

"Mr. Matsuda, when do you think the snow will stop?" A Japanese soldier added firewood to it, while looking at the heavy snow outside with some boredom.

"Kawaguchi-kun, China is vast and rich in resources. Some places are snowing, and some places are still spring. If our Great Japanese Empire can occupy China, then you can watch the snow if you want. If you don't want to watch the snow, you can go to other places to enjoy the warm sunshine." The little Japanese soldier Matsuda looked yearning.

"But when will our Great Japanese Empire be able to occupy the whole of China? There are so many Chinese people. I heard that there are 40 million people." Another younger little Japanese soldier asked.

"Takahashi Hikaru, you are so stupid. It has only been three months since the war began, and our Great Japanese Empire has occupied Korea, a vassal state of the Chinese, and has crushed the Chinese navy. As long as we occupy the Chinese Northeast and annihilate their entire fleet, then the Empire can attack from wherever it wants. China is like something in our pocket, we can take it whenever we want."

"So what if there are many Chinese people? Back then, the Manchus were much fewer than the Han people, and they were able to rule the whole of China, so why can't we?" Before Matsushima joined the army, he was a history teacher, and he spoke very well.

This made the other Japanese soldiers nod their heads in agreement.

The Japanese soldier named Kawaguchi also began to dream, saying: "When the time comes, the warriors of our Great Japanese Empire will sleep with the most beautiful women, wipe out the inferior race of the Chinese from the earth, and the whole of China will become our land."

The Japanese soldiers were talking nonsense, spitting everywhere, and they did not see that several shadows were approaching them quickly.

What is a secret sentry and what is an open sentry? The Japanese army, which had not tasted the taste of being attacked, had long forgotten it.

The soldiers of these secret sentries lit a bonfire to keep warm without any scruples, completely forgetting that the secret sentries should be hidden in the darkness and pay attention to the movements around them at all times.

"When our army of the Great Japanese Empire breaks through Beijing, I must rob a Qing princess to have fun." Kawaguchi said with a lewd smile.

Matsuda was about to laugh, but he heard a whoosh, and then he saw an arrow suddenly hit the forehead of Kawaguchi opposite.

Matsuda was stunned. This is an enemy attack. Are the Chinese coming? Matsuda opened his mouth and was about to shout. Almost at the same time Kawaguchi was shot, several other arrows flew at the same time, hitting the back of his head and the vital parts of several other devils.

Several devils were shot to death before they even had time to warn.

"Humph, these Japanese are really arrogant, and they really bully China." Someone said in the dark after a cold snort.

"There are five patrolmen over there. After we deal with them, we will report to the back."

Several black shadows were lying on the ground, disappearing in the corner from time to time.

In the big woods outside Caoheling, more than a thousand cavalrymen were quietly lurking here, waiting for news from the front. The horse mouths and hooves were treated to ensure that no loud noises would be made.

Wei Jichen stayed beside Nie Shicheng, listening to him talk about the next steps of the attack.

"Very good, we have now quietly arrived at Caoheling, and the Japanese have not received any news. There are about 500 Japanese stationed in Caoheling. We should deal with them before the enemy reacts, and then go to another station. Zijie, you and Yumen will attack from the left,..." Nie Shicheng soon assigned the tasks.

Hearing Wei Jichen nod secretly, he was very impressed. Jiang is indeed old and spicy. Nie Shicheng joined the army when he was young. I don’t know how many battles he has fought so far. He is really superb at using troops.

Wei Jichen learned a lot of marching and fighting methods from him in just half a night.

Wow, wow!

Three owl calls came from the entrance of the village. This was the signal sent back by the sergeant who went to deal with the enemy’s secret sentry, that is, the road ahead has been opened and it is possible to move.

Nie Shicheng glanced at the generals and said slowly: "Take care of each other on the battlefield. On the day of victory, I will make an exception and drink a glass of wine with you." Wei Jichen led his army to meet Ma Yumen and arranged according to the previous strategy. The two soldiers joined together and launched an attack from the left side of the village. As for other directions, Nie Shicheng had arranged them, so they didn't have to worry about it. "Brother Ma, you are experienced, please come to command." Wei Jichen bowed his hands and said. As for this sneak attack, he really had no experience. It was okay to let Ma Yumen command the 200 cavalry. Of course, if Wei Jichen found that he was commanding blindly, he would naturally withdraw the army. "In this case, Ma will not be polite." On the battlefield, time was urgent, and Ma Yumen agreed without thinking too much. Ma Yumen drew out his long sword, pointed it far ahead, and shouted softly: "Attack!" He patted his horse's butt and rushed ahead.

Before the attack, the horse team prepared swords for use at this time.

When the more than 200 riders heard the order, they all pulled the reins and the horses began to gallop.

Wei Jichen excitedly fell on the horse's back. The original owner of the body was good at riding horses, and it didn't take him long to control it freely.

There was no sound of horses' hooves shaking the ground, and there was no sound of war horses neighing.

More than 200 riders ran quickly, and the village entrance was in sight.

In an instant, Wei Jichen and others had entered the village, and the huge noise finally woke up some Japanese.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack!" The Japanese began to shout in panic.

However, it was too late. Wei Jichen and others had already lit the oil fire in their hands when they started running, and threw them into the house as soon as they entered the village.

This oil fire is not only flammable, but also produces a lot of thick smoke.

The Japanese were smoked and coughed continuously. They couldn't see the situation in front of them clearly. What was even more terrifying was that the house had begun to burn.

The Japanese had no other options except to escape. Some of them even ran out with their bare buttocks and screaming without even wearing pants, let alone guns.

"Kill!"

Seeing the Japanese running out, Ma Yumen roared wildly, controlling the horse to charge forward, and instead of using the machete in his hand, he used the horse to directly knock the Japanese away.

It was violent enough, I liked it. Wei Jichen pulled the reins, and then the entire front hoof of the military horse was raised high, and then trampled on the Japanese who rolled out.

More than 200 cavalrymen were like wolves into a flock of sheep, ravaging the Japanese to their heart's content.

Screams came one after another, and the fire soared into the sky, illuminating half of the sky.

There were the screams of the cavalrymen everywhere, and the screams of the Japanese everywhere.

After ravaging several soldiers, Wei Jichen began to look for a bigger target.

He clamped the horse's back with both feet, holding a saber in his left hand and a sniper rifle in his right hand.

If there were Japanese soldiers rushing in front of him, he would just chop them down with a knife. This was the result of Wei Jichen's training for so many days.

For this sneak attack, he stayed in the training base for an unknown period of time and experienced countless tragic battles.

Even he himself didn't know how many times he had swung his knife, maybe thousands, maybe tens of thousands, until every time Wei Jichen saw the knife, he would think of the head being cut off.

Although the virtual battlefield in the training base was called virtual, Wei Jichen felt that it was no different from the real one, the same bloody and painful feeling.

Everything was so real.

Now, on the day of the real sneak attack, the knife skills he had practiced thousands of times finally showed their effects.

As long as the Japanese stood in front of Wei Jichen, they would be killed if they were touched, and injured if they were knocked.

In addition to chopping people with a knife, Wei Jichen did not forget that he still had a sniper rifle in his right hand.

The sequelae of using angry bullets last time made Wei Jichen understand that this passive skill must not be activated unless it is a critical moment. Therefore, his mind has been kept clear and he will not consciously think about anger.

In the training base, he has been able to completely control his emotions.

Even without angry bullets, Wei Jichen's gun skills have completely entered the realm of entering the hall and reached the level of professional entry-level.

At such a close distance, with such a bright sky due to the reflection of snow, Wei Jichen has no reason to miss.

Once he found that there were Japanese officers trying to organize people to fight back, Wei Jichen's gun would sound without hesitation, and the Japanese officers who fell down in response were those who died with their eyes open.

Ma Yuming, who was originally the commander, found that he and others had been riding horses behind Wei Jichen since some time, following his pace and moving forward rapidly.

Wei Jichen himself certainly discovered this, but he didn't want to stop. He needed more enemy corpses to achieve his reputation.

In a moment, Wei Jichen had led his troops to advance more than a thousand meters from the left side of the village to the center.

Wei Jichen chopped off half of the head of a Japanese soldier in front of him with a backhanded knife, and was about to continue moving forward. But he heard Nie Shicheng's words from the front.

"Zijie, why are you here? Didn't I ask you to lead the army to attack from the left?" Nie Shicheng asked with some dissatisfaction.

"To reply to Marshal Nie, the left side of the village has been reduced to ashes, and the enemy has died at the hands of brothers." Wei Jichen was covered in the blood of the enemy, but with a bright smile on his face.

"Have all the Japanese soldiers on the left been dealt with?" Nie Shicheng asked with some disbelief. It was not that he doubted Wei Jichen, but it was really incredible. According to his estimate, there were about a hundred Japanese soldiers on the left side. If all was calculated, it would take half an hour to deal with them.

However, how long has it been? It has only been less than ten minutes.

At this time, Ma Yuming rode forward and first looked at Wei Jichen with a complicated expression.

It has long been rumored in the army that Wei Jichen is invincible and has unparalleled spear skills. Tonight, he finally saw Wei Jichen's knife skills, which were as easy as killing chickens and chopping people like chopping vegetables, and his spear skills that never missed a target.

He began to be impressed from the bottom of his heart.

"Nie Marshal, Lord Wei is an expert in both swords and spears. Under his leadership, the brothers defeated the enemy with almost no effort." Ma Yumin said with great admiration.

Wei Jichen smiled and explained: "General Nie, this is all thanks to our sneak attack. The Japanese were caught off guard and few of them found guns. They were unarmed and ran into us who were well prepared. Failure was inevitable."

Nie Shicheng no longer had any doubts and laughed and said: "Okay, okay, since Zijie is not satisfied with killing, follow me and kill the Japanese headquarters."