Chapter 255 Talk of Experience
"Singing? At this time?" Major Oka Akenosuke was very surprised. He thought he was in a trance due to the wind and waves at sea.
After checking with the people around him, Major realized that everyone around him heard the singing.
As for the smell in the air, there is no need to ask. The small movements of the soldiers licking their lips every once in a while have betrayed their inner thoughts.
"Come with a small team and follow me to have a look. The others are on standby and ready to fight at any time." The major gave the order vigilantly.
Only a hundred meters away, the major discovered the source of the scent. A dozen soldiers in tattered clothes were making beef rice balls around a large pot. The scent and singing came from there.
"Sir, the previous advance team sent a telegram and they established a camp on the seaside..." Second Lieutenant Aoki reminded from the side.
"Yo Xi, I will bring someone forward to make contact. Lieutenant, you lead someone to be on guard. Once an abnormality is discovered, the priority is to eliminate the enemy. There is no need to consider the safety of my own officer." Major Dayi said calmly.
"Sir, I'd better leave such dangerous matters to you first..."
"Baga! Are you questioning my courage as an imperial soldier?!"
Just like that, Second Lieutenant Aoki watched with his own eyes with his telescope as his commander walked towards the opposite camp with steady and decisive steps. Of course, it would be better if the major could wear boots on his feet.
In the telescope, the second lieutenant saw that Major Oka Akenosuke only said a few words to the other party before letting down his guard, and then walked out and waved in his direction
"Kouyi! Kouyi! "(Come here!)
"Sir!!! You're finally here!!! It's been so difficult here during this time!" A guy with an Osaka accent in the tent hugged Major Akinosuke's thigh and cried loudly, from time to time. Some will also wipe away their noses and tears.
"Let go! How do you behave like this! Where is the power of the Imperial Army of Japan?!" Major Akenosuke Oka shook off the guy on the ground in disgust, but he was relieved of his doubts.
The other party clearly knew his serial number and military rank, and even the size of the unit. They even prepared a rice ball dinner based on this size. This was obviously communicated by the garrison troops stationed on the island through the radio.
Although the other party is a little too weak, considering that this is a guy from Osaka, it is normal.
In contrast, Second Lieutenant Aoki was more cautious. He asked in a puzzled tone, "How do you know we are going to be near here? I remember that the telegram did not mention the landing point, right?"
"Hai!" The guy opposite wiped his tears and lowered his head and replied, "I don't know where the commander landed. This is just our temporary place." At the station, we just cook and hope that the soldiers can eat hot food."
"Yo Xi~" Major Oka Akinosuke nodded. This is where he feels most at ease. The ship was too small, and he himself was not sure where he would finally land. It would be amazing if someone arranged for spies to wait for them in this direction in advance.
Only coincidence can explain all this.
"How much food do you have here?"
"Captain Yimu left a batch of supplies before. The rice balls here in Xiaguan can guarantee the food of 500 people." The other party said respectfully .
"Do more, more soldiers may come ashore soon, and boil some hot water to keep everyone warm."
"Hai! I will go and do it now. .”
Soon the Japanese troops on the beach gathered in twos and threes, and ships continued to land on the sea. The people who went back became more embarrassed, and this small camp became their safe haven.
Later there were so many people that the tent could no longer hold so many people, so only non-commissioned officers and above could take shelter inside, but those low-level soldiers could still get a tent that smelled like lard. Rice balls and a small cup of steaming drink.
"Baga! Why does the soldier's cup smell of wine!" The major asked the person in front of him very unhappily.
"Sir, it's very humid here after nightfall. The soldiers will get sick if they don't let them drink a little to warm themselves up. I've already mixed some water inside and there will be no problem." The guy opposite was respectful. replied, and then carefully handed over an aluminum military kettle.
"Your kettle has not been mixed with water. It is a famous product from Niigata. I am reckless, so I ask you to convict me!" After saying this, the guy with an Osaka accent bowed deeply, as if he himself He really committed a terrible crime. "Sigh~" The major took the kettle, smelled the unique fragrance brought by the fermented rice inside, and the expression on his face gradually relaxed.
"It won't happen again! You understand!"
"Hai!"
The specialty products from the Niigata area are indeed extraordinary. The Major has never tasted them even when he was in China. It was such a fine wine that he, who originally only planned to take a sip, couldn't help but take a little more.
This wine…
The feeling of being tipsy soon came over, and the major's vision began to blur...
Plop! thump! thump! !
The sound of soldiers falling kept coming from inside and outside the tent. Only the alert Second Lieutenant Aoki drank a little bit of the contents of the cup and felt the abnormal second lieutenant next to him touching the gun in his waist.
Bump! !
A stick hit the second lieutenant on the back of the head, directly replacing the effect of alcohol.
Finally, the surrounding area returned to calm, leaving only the sound of raindrops falling on the beach.
"Hey, what did you feed them?" Edson walked out of the woods, stretched out his foot and kicked Major Akinosuke's body lying on the ground, and found that the other party had no reaction at all.
“The purified products of datura, sassafras, and aristolochia are mixed together to make people unconscious. The disadvantage is that it takes time to take effect.” He Chi picked up the wine bottle that was thrown on the ground and used it. He shook his hand, "But it will be different after drinking some wine."
"God! I swear, I will let you take the first bite when we have dinner in the future." Adelson rolled his eyes.
The colonel then looked at the Japanese soldiers lying on the ground, "How to deal with these guys? Do you want to..."
The colonel made a shooting motion with his index finger.
"Work in pairs and carry these guys away. Maybe someone has important information, maybe someone can be transformed into a source of soldiers for the founding army of New Japan..." He Chi's words finally decided the fate of these Japanese soldiers. destiny.
Two companies of US troops rushed over, lifted up the unconscious soldiers two by two, and marched into the jungle in a mighty manner. Some people found it troublesome and did not even do the most basic binding.
These people were stopped by He Chi.
"All soldiers must be tied up at least twice, and they must not be untied before reaching the finish line!" He Chi confessed to everyone seriously.
"Don't have any communication with the prisoners. If anyone wakes up early or makes a noise, kill them on the spot!" He Chi's eyes were extremely cold when he said these words.
“Don’t you feel that this is a bit too cautious?” Edson said as he looked at the unresisting Japanese soldiers on the ground.
"No, this is just the experience gained from previous lessons." He Chi sighed and looked at the dark sea not knowing what he was thinking.
(End of this chapter)