Chapter 211: Some Property in Kyoto
Chapter 211: Some Property in Kyoto
This is the 16th Regiment.
"Sir, the enemy has too many people. The initial estimate is about 2,000 people, fanning out in front of the convoy.
The soldiers' advance has been severely blocked and they are retreating towards the convoy. Please give instructions, Commander!"
Goto Juro and two major staff officers of the regiment were hiding behind a truck, protected by several soldiers. A major officer ran over from the front to report.
"What! More than two thousand people!" Goto Juro was shocked by the number.
"Yes, Captain, sixty warriors have been killed. We must retreat quickly. Once the soldiers retreat back to the convoy, they will be attacked passively. The convoy is not suitable for fighting if it is parked on the road."
Goto Juro's attention was entirely focused on the fact that the enemy had more than 2,000 people, and he did not immediately respond to the major's suggestion to retreat.
It was also because of Goto Juro's identity as the regiment commander that he could not let go of his face and immediately agreed to retreat and escape. The Japanese admire bravery, and running away is often accused of being a coward, even if there are a hundred reasons.
"Are you sure of the other party's identity?" asked Goto Juro.
When they were attacked at first, Goto Juro thought they were ambushed by anti-Japanese elements. He admired the courage of those stubborn Chinese people who dared to ambush his team of 500 people.
But now that he heard that the other side had so many people, he instantly abandoned the idea of being an anti-Japanese element. There were many Anti-Japanese United Army members in Manchukuo, but it was basically impossible to organize a team of more than 2,000 people.
Even if there was a major operation that resulted in the Anti-Japanese United Army gathering more than 2,000 people, they would not ambush such a worthless target as their own team.
The major hesitated for a moment before he said uncertainly, "Captain, this is also strange. According to the soldiers ahead, the enemy they were fighting was wearing the uniform of the Security Corps.
And the weapon they used was the Type 30 rifle issued to the security team."
Upon hearing this news, Goto Juro's face was filled with disbelief: "How could the security team have the guts to ambush us? Did the soldiers make a mistake?"
"So it's the security team! Yo! This is the only explanation! Otherwise, there is no other place in Harbin that can mobilize such a large team of people." A staff officer pushed his black-framed glasses on his nose and said with a look of sudden realization.
Goto Juro heard the staff officer's words, lowered his head and thought for a moment, then looked at the staff officer and said, "If it was really the security group, then why did they ambush us?"
“Captain, I guess the security group may have been assigned by the military police to come here to block us from entering Harbin, so as to buy time for the military police to attack the Dongxiang troops.
More than 2,000 people, after such a long time, only killed more than 60 of our warriors, which also proves this point. They just want to stop us, not to destroy us, otherwise, we would not have been able to hold out for so long. "
Another staff officer nodded in agreement. "I think so, Captain. Since the enemy has set up an ambush, they have left a way for us to retreat. They want us to retreat. This is a clear blocking operation, not a real ambush."
This staff officer would not have thought that it was not that the security corps did not want to surround them directly, but that they simply did not have enough time before the 500 men from the 16th Regiment rushed in.
"So, all this was done by the Military Police!" Goto Juro said bitterly. If anyone else dared to kill his soldiers, he would definitely ask for an explanation. But if the mastermind was the Military Police, that would be another matter. After all, a small colonel regiment commander like him couldn't afford to offend them.
The gendarmerie and the Togo troops were fighting, and the telegram from the Kwantung Army Headquarters forwarded by the division commander directly stated that the safety of the gendarmerie must be ensured first.
Listen to this!
As the attacking party, the gendarmerie is the first target to be protected, which shows how powerful the gendarmerie is.
At this time, the gunfire suddenly became more intense at the battle site in front, and there were even sounds of grenades exploding.
This sudden change made Goto Juro's face change immediately, and he immediately ordered the major who came to report: "Quick, go and see what's going on!"
"Hi Yi!"
. . . . .
A few minutes later, the major came running back in a hurry.
"Captain! The enemy on the other side has suddenly increased its firepower, and the casualties among the soldiers are increasing."
"Baga! These security guards are so brave..."
Just as Goto Juro was about to start cursing, the soldiers in charge of protection raised their rifles and pointed them at the forest on the side.
I saw a man in a military police uniform, holding a rifle above his head, slowly walking out of the forest.
"Go and take a look!" Goto Juro hid in the crowd of soldiers and ordered the major who came back to report.
The major was helpless as other officers were at the front in charge of commanding the battle and he was the only one conscripted by Goto Juro to be ordered back and forth.
Fortunately, the person who walked out of the forest was indeed a military policeman, and he was from the Harbin Military Police.
After making sure there was no danger, the gendarme put down his rifle, turned around and whistled towards the forest.
Miyaji Teru and another military policeman slowly walked out.
. . . . . .
"Your name is Miyaji Teru? Are you from the Harbin Military Police?" Goto Juro looked up and down at the sergeant in front of him.
"Yes, Colonel, I've been ordered to come here to confirm your identities." Miyaji Teru said with a slight bow.
"Confirm our identities? Haven't your gendarmerie already sent out the security team to stop us? How could you not know our identities?" Goto Juro said coldly.
"It is because the security team is attacking you that our squadron leader sent us to confirm your identity!" Gong Sihui said neither humbly nor arrogantly.
Goto Juro suddenly sneered: "Humph, you are quite courageous, Sergeant, you actually dare to talk to me directly!"
"Haha, I dare not embarrass our Captain Yingzaki." Miyatera Teru said with a smile.
"Oh! Then you are Captain Takasaki's subordinate. I heard that you all have extraordinary backgrounds. I wonder if you are the same?" Goto Juro asked calmly, thinking in his heart: "It is said that there are many noble children in the Harbin Military Police. I don't know if it is true or not."
"You are too polite, Colonel. When working for the Empire, everyone has the same status. My family is just a small family in Kyoto. We have a little property, but we are not from an extraordinary family."
Miyadera Teru spoke politely, but when he stood in front of Colonel Goto Juro, except for bending briefly when he saluted, he stood straight the whole time.
"Um...there are some family properties in Kyoto!"
Goto Juro's face twitched, and his scrutiny also subsided. In a place like Kyoto where many powerful people gather, who can say that they have some property, can they be from a small family! ?
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