Anti-Japanese War: When I get promoted, the system will explode with soldiers

Chapter 1049 Police in the Provincial Capital

Not to be outdone, the Japanese side immediately called in Japanese aircraft in North China to assist in the battle. More than 30 aircraft from both sides engaged in a fierce battle over the provincial capital of Shandong. When many civilians saw these planes, they momentarily forgot to flee for their lives.

"Stop looking around! Hurry up and leave! These Japanese devils are inhuman. My aunt came from Dezhou and said they're killing entire villages. If you just stand here idly, you won't even have a chance to escape."

A businessman in the provincial capital, who had hitched up a horse-drawn carriage loaded with his valuables and family members, shouted to his neighbors on the roadside, urging them to hurry up and escape.

"You should drive the car back. Do you know who's fighting the Japanese in the south? It's the 72nd Army! I told you long ago, they have a strong and well-equipped force in eastern Shandong. Do you think they can just watch the Japanese occupy this provincial capital? Am I right? The Japanese will set up a defensive line in the southern mountains as soon as they enter the provincial capital. They can attack in two or three days. What's the rush?"

Another neighbor moved from the Jiaodong region. They were very clear about the fighting power of the 72nd Army. The Japanese Marine Corps, which was once known as the elite force, was beaten so badly in Qingdao that they didn't even recognize their own mothers.

The troops coming from the north are elite, but the officers of the 72nd Army said that we are best at fighting elite troops, and we don't really take ordinary Japanese troops seriously.

"Stop believing in the 72nd Army. Hurry up and go back to pack your things. Let's escape together. If our two families are together, we'll have each other as allies."

The initial merchant kept shaking his head, explaining that his relatives had described the situation in the north very clearly. He said that if they still thought the 72nd Army was invincible at this point, they would suffer sooner or later.

"Quickly, quickly, bring them in first."

Just as the two were arguing, a commotion came from the street ahead. It turned out that a group of Japanese soldiers were carrying back wounded soldiers. If the war had gone smoothly, how could so many people have been injured? The neighbors in the alley rushed over and pulled the merchant's belongings, who had initially tried to escape, into the alley.

If the Japanese saw this, they would immediately tear you apart, and might even kill your men. That's how these people operate in the north. We should stay far away from them when we encounter them.

"These all seem to be wounded Japanese soldiers. I see so many have been carried back."

The merchant who had initially fled now realized that the Japanese had quite a few wounded soldiers. If that was the case, wouldn't it mean that our people had won on the front lines? His earlier words were immediately proven wrong, but in this situation, it was better to be proven wrong.

"I think we should just go home and stay there. The 72nd Army won't be unable to handle this group of Japanese soldiers. How many of them have they sent? This eastern Shandong will be the 72nd Army's territory sooner or later. Let's not panic. If we run away now, we'll be playing right into the Japanese soldiers' hands."

An old man in the crowd thought for a moment and said, and the others nodded in agreement. "There's chaos outside right now. Running away won't do us any good. Just like before, if we run into a large Japanese unit, our whole family will be wiped out. Forget about escaping; we'll just die prematurely."

Moreover, it has been confirmed that the troops outside the city are from the 72nd Army. These people are extremely strong in combat, and they will never let us suffer losses here. Besides, if they really drive back the Japanese, then why should we run for our lives?

Isn't this provincial capital still our provincial capital?

"Yes, yes, stop running around. If we run into the Japanese, we'll all be done for. Let's hurry home."

Immediately, some people realized that staying home was actually the best option for them. Even if the Japanese broke in, they would have to drive away the southern troops first. Right now, all the Japanese were busy fighting and didn't have time to search for them.

Just as these people were preparing to go home, they did not notice that a team of police officers had suddenly appeared at a street corner in the distance.

According to their original plan, after the Third Army withdrew, some of the police in the city began to take off their clothes and go home. They also knew that the Japanese would come soon, and if they continued to be policemen, they would likely be forced by the Japanese to become traitors.

They might also end up on the front lines fighting the Japanese, so taking off their clothes and going home was the best option.

Of course, there are also people who don't think this way. They believe that the police are also part of the military, and that once the regular army withdraws, we have a responsibility to ensure the safety of the surrounding people.

The police team in front of us numbered about sixty people, and judging from their clothes, they must have been bleeding.

"Weave in from both sides and rush forward quickly."

At the command of the police captain, his thirty-odd men immediately raised their submachine guns and stood on either side of the street, firing at the Japanese soldiers in the distance.

These Japanese soldiers were banging on the door. The building in front of them was a hospital, but the door had been sealed off. The Japanese soldiers were demanding that the doctors inside treat their wounded soldiers.

However, to their surprise, a group of police officers rushed over from a distance, and these people were carrying submachine guns. Their Type 38 rifles were no match for them.

This group of Japanese soldiers encountered no decent resistance from the moment they entered the provincial capital. In their view, the entire city was already theirs, and there was no doubt about it. Therefore, they did not form any defensive formation, and more than twenty armed soldiers were banging on the door.

A dozen Japanese soldiers comforted their wounded comrades, but no one paid attention to the surrounding area. When the police rushed within 30 meters, they realized what was happening, but it was too late. The police acted quickly and immediately killed the hundred or so Japanese soldiers, including more than 40 wounded soldiers.

"Captain, this is a good place. Everyone knows this is the provincial capital's hospital. If any Japanese soldiers are injured, they will naturally be sent here. Why don't we set up an ambush around here?"

Some members of the police force started to have ulterior motives. They had only killed about twenty Japanese soldiers along the way, but they had destroyed more than a hundred of them right at the hospital entrance.

"You're quick-witted, kid. Hurry up and kill these wounded soldiers, throw the corpses to the back, and if you can burn them, do it quickly. The black smoke will attract a bunch of Japanese soldiers, and our people are outside the city."

The captain snorted coldly and ordered his men to get to work. Currently, there were still over a thousand police officers recruited by the 72nd Army in the provincial capital…