Spy Wars: Red Agent Codename Phoenix

Chapter 1738 The 2-Day Capture of Shipai

Taro Sakai laughed and said, "General! Chief of Staff Takahashi is not courting death."

Doihara Hamako glanced at him sideways and scolded, "How is this not courting death?"

Taro Sakai said with a smile, "They changed into Chinese military uniforms and blended in with the deserters. They certainly won't be discovered by those stupid Chinese. Moreover, he requested that you call the Army Air Force and not send planes to bomb the Qingjiang pontoon bridge before dark today."

Upon hearing this, Doihara Kenji felt there was a chance, and his eyes darted around as he said, "This surprise attack by Kosho was entirely in accordance with my orders. Keep me in suspense! Telegraph the Army Air Force and tell them not to send any planes to bomb the Qingjiang pontoon bridge before nightfall today."

"Yes!"

Ushijima Sekiko hurriedly accepted the order.

Taro Sakai exclaimed, "General! You are truly the Zhuge Liang of the Empire!"

Doihara Hamu picked up a large knife and began sharpening it on a stone, saying proudly:

"No! I am the Guan Yu of the Empire, who will pass five passes and slay six generals."

At this moment, Xiaoqi ran over and reported loudly, "General! Commander Yokoyama has called to inquire about the situation regarding our army's rescue of intelligence officer Tojo Aoyu."

Doihara Kenji waved his hand and said, "Telegram to Yokoyama Isamu: Our army encountered resistance from the Chinese Military Intelligence Bureau's Special Agent Division. After defeating the division, we will continue our westward advance."

Xiao Qi smiled wryly and said, "General! Our army only defeated 800 special agents of the Military Intelligence Bureau. We didn't even manage to defeat a division."

Ushijima Sekiko greatly admired the handsome Xiao Qi and said with a smile, "Yamada-kun! Have you forgotten that deception is a general's hobby?"

Xiao Qi bowed and said, "Thank you for the reminder, Madam. I understand. But Commander Yokoyama is concerned about rescuing intelligence officer Tojo Aoyu. How should we respond?"

Doihara Hamako pondered for a while, then said with a smile, "Our army fought a bloody battle against the Chinese Military Intelligence Bureau's Special Agent Division in order to rescue Tojo Aoyu, but suffered heavy losses and still failed to rescue Tojo Aoyu."

Poor intelligence officer Tojo Aoyu has been torn to pieces by the Chinese army.

"Yamada-kun! Report the truth to Yokoyama-dono."

"Hah!"

Xiao Qi understood and accepted the order without hesitation.

Taro Sakai couldn't help but laugh and said, "General! This is too fake."

Doihara Hamaji rebuked, "Nonsense! Assemble the troops immediately!"

Sakai Taro asked in confusion, "Why are we gathering the troops?"

Doihara Hamaji raised his broadsword to the east and said domineeringly:

"Charge into Chongqing and capture the Chinese lady alive."

Ushijima Sekiko pointed west and mocked, "Chongqing is in that direction."

Doihara Hamaji rebuked, "Nonsense! It's clearly in the direction I pointed. Set off! Charge into Chongqing and capture the Chinese lady alive."

After saying this, he shouldered his broadsword and strode eastward with the powerful stride of a dragon.

Sekiko Ushijima shook her head, saying, "What an idiot!"

Taro Sakai said with a smile, "Miss Sekiko! Actually, the general is cunning. He doesn't want to go to the front line at all, so he deliberately went the wrong way."

Ushijima Sekiko suddenly realized, "So that's how it is! He was pretending to be confused."

Taro Sakai caught up with Hiroshi Doihara and said urgently, "General! Shouldn't we go and support Chief of Staff Takahashi?"

Doihara Hamaji waved his hand and said, "We don't need to go and help him! Amaterasu Omikami will definitely protect him herself."

Taro Sakai muttered, "Takahashi Kosei will probably die a horrible death."

Gaojiazui, Xiang Chu's residence.

Liu Zhengxiong and Xiao Liu rushed back and were reporting the battle situation to Xiang Chu.

Liu Zhengxiong recounted the events with great familiarity: "We annihilated Tojo Aoyu's raiding party, capturing 2 radios, 3 sniper rifles, 20 Type 91 light machine guns, and 100,000 rounds of ammunition..."

Xiao Liu boasted, "Boss! I killed Tojo Aoyu."

Xiang Chu praised, "Well done! With authorization from higher authorities, our Iron-Blooded Special Forces Team is renamed the Iron-Blooded Special Forces Division. You are hereby appointed as the commander of the Special Service Regiment of the Iron-Blooded Special Forces Division, with the rank of Colonel in the National Revolutionary Army."

Xiao Liu laughed and said, "I never expected that fighting a war could lead to a promotion."

Yu Xiaowan took out a stack of appointment letters and said with a smile, "Your boss has given each of you an appointment. It was all arranged before we came to the front line."

"real?!"

Liu Zhengxiong said in astonishment, snatching the appointment letter and flipping through it as he spoke:

"Xiaowan! What rank have I been promoted to?"

Yu Xiaowan said, annoyed, "Uncle Liu! You're already the Chief of Staff of the Iron-Blooded Special Forces Division, a lieutenant general. Do you still want to be promoted to general?"

Xiang Chu snatched the appointment letter and scolded, "What are you flipping through? As a revolutionary comrade, do you still care about fame and fortune?"

Liu Zhengxiong chuckled awkwardly, "Curious! Curious!"

At this moment, Gan Rong rushed in and said urgently, "Advisor Chu! More and more deserters are escaping across the Qingjiang pontoon bridge. Are we really going to kill the deserters who refuse to be controlled?"

Xiang Chu walked to the observation post, picked up his binoculars, and looked down at the pontoon bridge over the Qingjiang River.

Chaos erupted at the head of the pontoon bridge, with the soldiers who had escaped it completely disobeying orders.

Xiang Chu said decisively, "Kill! If we don't kill, the battle will surely collapse."

Yu Xiaowan added, "Old Gan! Minister Chen has already authorized us."

Xiang Chu patted Gan Rong on the shoulder and instructed him, "Deputy Division Commander Gan! We have now reached a critical moment for the survival of the nation and its people. Go ahead and do your job with confidence and boldness."

"Yes!"

Gan Rong hurriedly accepted the order.

Xiang Chu said sternly, "Xiao Liu! You go with Deputy Division Commander Gan to take in deserters and replenish your special service regiment. Execute those deserters who refuse to obey orders on the spot."

"Yes!"

Xiao Liu saluted and followed Gan Rong out of the cave.

Liu Zhengxiong shook his head and said, "Advisor Chu! You're making it so formal, it's quite intimidating."

Xiang Chu said irritably, "If the Japanese occupy Shipai, they will face Chongqing directly. If Chongqing falls, the War of Resistance will face enormous difficulties. Don't you understand this?"

Seeing that he was quite serious, Liu Zhengxiong hurriedly said, "Of course I understand! But if the Japanese want to occupy Shipai, they'll have to step over our corpses first."

Xiang Chu nodded and said, "Yes! Unless they step over our dead bodies."

Ma Fugui rushed in and reported, "Advisor Chu! Xiao Qi called and said that Takahashi Kosei is leading two companies of Japanese soldiers, all dressed in Nationalist uniforms, and they are following the fleeing soldiers to Gaojiazui."

Xiang Chu hurriedly picked up his binoculars to observe the pontoon bridgehead and said thoughtfully, "No wonder the Japanese planes didn't bomb the pontoon bridge. They wanted to let the Japanese special forces slip across the Qingjiang River and launch a surprise attack from the center."

Liu Zhengxiong said urgently, "I will lead my men across the Qingjiang River to intercept Takahashi Kosei and prevent them from sneaking in."

Xiang Chu shook his head and said, "No! Let them cross the Qingjiang River. Anyway, all the deserters' weapons will be confiscated. Your task is to identify the Japanese soldiers like Takahashi Kosei from among the deserters, and in particular, to prevent them from gathering together and fighting over weapons."

"Yes!"

Liu Zhengxiong hurriedly accepted the order.

Xiang Chu took out a mask and handed it to him, saying, "Put this mask on to prevent Takahashi Kosei from recognizing you."

Liu Zhengxiong took the mask, put it on, and laughed, "It's okay if he recognizes me, he won't be able to escape this time anyway."

Yu Xiaowan shook her head and said, "Uncle Liu! You're too confident. What if Takahashi Kosei doesn't get caught?"

Liu Zhengxiong shouted, "This girl! Who's confident?!"

After saying that, he turned and ran out.

Yu Xiaowan advised, "Brother Chu! You've taken a risky move. It would have been better to blow up the pontoon bridge and prevent Takahashi Kosei's two Japanese companies from crossing."

Xiang Chu asked with a smile, "You think that if we blow up this pontoon bridge, Takahashi Kosho and his gang of Japanese devils won't be able to cross the Qingjiang River?"

Yu Xiaowan nodded and said, "I understand! They just want to blend in with the deserters and get to Shipai the fastest way."

There were three radios in the cave, all playing the gibberish of Japanese soldiers talking to each other.

Xiang Chu pointed to a radio and said with a wry smile, "Yokoyama has already ordered the Japanese 11th Army to capture Shipai in two days and take Chongqing within a week, thus completely ending the war in China."

Yu Xiaowan sneered, "What wishful thinking!"