Outside the Zhonghua Gate, Pude Temple.

Pude Temple, as the name suggests, knew it was a temple, and it was quite large.

Because they are both Buddhist countries, although the Japanese army recruited Pude Temple as a barracks after they arrived, they did not infringe on the monks in the temple, and did not damage the property of the temple.

The Sanzang Hall in Pude Temple was already crowded with Japanese devils.

Hachida Takayuki leaned against the steps and was basking in the warm sun, and almost fell asleep.

Yes, that's right, this Hachida Takayuki is the artillery squad leader who was interviewed by Miko Hibino.

However, now, Hachida Takayuki is no longer an artillery soldier, but has been transferred to the 1st Squadron of the 3rd Infantry Brigade to the Kumamoto Regiment to serve as the squadron leader.

In theory, Takayuki Hayada, who was born in artillery, should not serve as the chief officer of the infantry unit.

However, due to the large number of officer gaps after the reconstruction of the Kumamoto corps, and all the artillery equipment of the Kumamoto corps were lost to the city, it was meaningless to retain artillery, Shigeda Shigeide simply transferred all artillery officers like Takayuki Hachida to infantry units and promoted them to the position of commanders of all levels.

In this way, Takayuki Hachida became the infantry squadron leader.

In theory, as the captain of the artillery squadron, Hachida Takayuki lost his artillery. Not only was he not shot, he was promoted to another level. He should be happy.

However, at this moment, Hachida Takayuki was really not happy.

Because he was so tired that he could fall asleep even when standing, and he was so tired that he didn't have the strength to be happy.

Now, the newly appointed team leader Ahtsuki Hiroshi had just finished his training and the queue had just disbanded. Hachida Takayuki sat on the steps of the hall and began to take a nap.

Just as Hachida Takayuki was drowsy, a figure came over.

The one who came over was a short and strong private, holding a box of biscuits in his hand.

"Captain, this is the chocolate I found from a store." Private Class said diligently, "Thut (please)."

Hachida Takayuki opened his eyes and saw that it was his messenger Hojo Ji, so he waved his hand and said, "Hojo-kun, I don't want to eat it, you'd better eat it yourself."

Hojo Ji took the biscuits back with some regrets and said, "Captain, I heard about Miss Hibino's interview with you from NHK's radio program. Unfortunately, Miss Hibino was killed by the Chinese people."

Yada Takayuki ignored Hojo Ji and continued to take his nap and seize every opportunity to take a nap.

As a veteran, Takayuki Hayada has deeply realized how important it is to maintain physical strength on the battlefield! If you want to maintain physical strength, you must have enough sleep!

Therefore, it becomes very necessary to seize every opportunity to take a nap!

Hojo Ji, who had just come from the Supplementary Corps, didn't know this. Hachida Takayuki was too lazy to tell him because before being educated by cruel reality, no new recruit could remember the veteran's advice!

Hojo Ji continued to ask in a nagging manner: "Captain, where is your hometown?"

Yada Takayuki naturally would not answer, but Hojo Ji didn't mind at all and said to himself: "That, I am Otsu Town, Kikuchi-gun, Kumamoto Prefecture. The squadron leader, the scenery of our Otsu Town is so beautiful."

Hachida Takayuki still ignored it and even made a slight snoring sound.

But Hojo Ji was still talking nonstop. When he wanted to talk about it again, a sharp whistle suddenly sounded outside the hall.

"Ah? Whistle? Gathering whistle?" After two seconds, Hojo Ji finally realized. He was about to turn around and wake up Hachida Takayuki and went to gather outside the hall, but found that Hachida Takayuki, who was originally dozing on the steps, had already disappeared. He looked back and found that Hachida Takayuki had already reached three meters away.

Almost at the moment when the assembly whistle sounded, Takayuki Hachida jumped up like a conditioned reflex.

While running quickly outside the hall, Hachida Takayuki shouted without looking back: "Hojo-kun, keep up!"

Hojoji reacted and quickly picked up the Sanba Tower at his feet and ran out of the hall. However, after running for less than two steps, he turned back, picked up the helmet from the ground and buckled it on his head, then turned around and ran out.

By the time Hojoji rushed out of the hall, the 1st infantry squadron had completed the assembly.

Seeing the last Hojoji joining the list, Hachida Takayuki just shook his head and did not scold him.

Not long after completing the queue, the command from the brigade headquarters came down. During this attack, their 3rd Infantry Battalion will be the vanguard of the Kumamoto Regiment and will be the first to enter the city, while their 1st Infantry Squadron will be the vanguard of the 3rd Infantry Battalion and will be the first to enter the city from Zhonghuamen and launch an attack on the Chinese army in the city.

Since the 6th Division had no artillery, there was no stage of artillery preparation.

After receiving the order, Hachida Takayuki immediately led nearly 200 infantry from the 1st Squadron to pounce on Zhonghua Gate along the straight Nanmen Outside Street.

There were Japanese troops stationed on the Zhonghua Gate and the city walls, so they were not attacked outside the city.

In less than five minutes, the 1st Squadron, Yata Squadron, opened into the city through the Zhonghua Gate.

For Takayuki Hachida, this was the second time he entered the city, so he didn't feel special, but it was the first time that Hojo Ji entered Nanjing City behind him, and he couldn't help but exclaim.

"Wow, it's so big, so prosperous." Hojo yelled in a low voice, "It's much more prosperous than Kumamoto Prefecture."

What a country bumpkin who has never seen the world! Hachida Takayuki cursed disdainfully in his heart, and then opened his voice and shouted loudly: "Listen, when you move forward later, don't go to the middle of the street, go to both sides, it's best to stick to the walls of the buildings on both sides! At the same time, be careful on the top of your head!"

However, almost no one was listening to Takayuki Hachida.

A cold smile appeared on the corner of Hachida Takayuki's mouth, and then waved his hand and shouted, "Go forward!"

The entire squadron immediately divided into three echelons to advance north along Zhonghua Road.

Hachida Takayuki noticed that except for a few key veterans, almost no one listened to him. They all walked in the middle of the street with rifles raised their heads. Seeing this scene, the smile on the corner of Hachida Takayuki's mouth became even colder. These stupid recruits always had to wait until they suffered a great loss from the Chinese army before they could grow!

At that moment, Hachida Takayuki walked to the side of Zhonghua Road and walked forward along the shop next to the street.

At this time, you can only hear the footsteps of the 1st Squadron as they advance forward and the voices of soldiers. In the north of Nanjing, west of the city and northeastern directions, there was a faint sound of cannons coming. Obviously, the artillery troops sent by the Shanghai condemnation army had already begun to be shelled.

Listening to the rumbling cannon, Hachida Takayuki's face immediately collapsed.
Chapter completed!