The expeditionary force began to dominate Southeast Asia by recruiting defeated soldiers

Chapter 325: Masao Baba: A security soldier has a light machine gun?

Several M24 tanks used their night vision systems to quickly capture the enemy hiding in the dark, and their 75mm main guns fired continuously.

The flash of the explosion quickly exposed the enemy's position.

"Two o'clock, short bursts!"

Following Lin Laisheng's order, the special forces members immediately opened fire with their assault rifles.

A half-meter-long tongue of fire erupted from the end of the assault rifle's long barrel. Five dark figures fell to the ground. They died, never understanding how their opponents had locked onto their targets in the pitch darkness.

He also couldn't understand why the weapon in the other party's hand could fire faster than the Lee Enfield rifle in his hand that created the miracle of the "crazy minute".

In fact, this experimental gas-operated assault rifle with a semi-rigid roller-locking bolt in the hands of the special forces is basically a copy of the historical HK company's G3 battle rifle.

However, since it was developed jointly by the local faction of the Firearms Institute and invited Italian military personnel, and also referred to the STG44 and MG42, its appearance and some details are different from the G3.

Since it was an experimental new gun and used the new 7.62x51 rifle bullet, only a few thousand were produced in small batches for use by special forces and paratroopers.

The purpose is to modify while using it and continuously improve in actual combat.

Since it is unclear whether full-caliber assault rifles are useful in World War II environments, the current assault rifle code-named G-1 has a firing rate of only a more economical 500RPM and uses a 20-round short magazine to facilitate user prone shooting.

Even due to some conservative ideas, Italian designers added a bipod to this experimental rifle, so that when unfolded it would be almost like a light machine gun.

So in the eyes of the Japanese division commander Masao Baba on the opposite side, the Anmin Army troops in front of him were simply equipped with a light machine gun each, and their firepower was incredibly abundant.

"Luxury, so luxurious."

As the elite 4th Division, each infantry unit of these Osaka people had a Type 99 light machine gun, 7 or 8 Type 99 rifles, and an additional submachine gun.

(It's not the 100-type rifle. After the 100-type rifle was mass-produced, it was used by paratroopers, cavalry, and the Kanto Army. As for how the Osaka dealers got the M3, Thompson, and Sten, they were all dealers...)

After a quick mental calculation, Masao Baba discovered in despair that the enemy's combat team of about three people was enough to suppress his own squad (squad) in terms of firepower.

Not to mention the M2HB heavy machine guns mounted on those M3 armored vehicles.

Amid the rhythmic "bang bang bang" sound of gunfire that sounded like demolition, no matter whether it was a bush, a tree or a human body, it would be broken into two pieces with just a long burst of gunfire.

Seeing that the Anmin Army, a small unit, had such combat power, Masao Baba instantly gave up his thoughts of robbing his enemy.

But as soon as he rolled his eyes, he came up with a good idea.

"You, lead two teams, cross the fire zone, and bring back the box. Do you understand?"

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The attackers in the dark soon suffered heavy casualties but achieved no results, so after a few primitive-like howls, they retreated.

Lin Laisheng did not order a pursuit, but simply expanded the search range of the outer guard soldiers.

He always remembered that he had only one mission, which was to bring Luang Phibun back.

Facing the Japanese who seemed to have some ulterior motives, the three M24 tanks had completed the encirclement.

Masao Baba, who had planned to take the money and run away, still held his saber in the air when he was blinded by the sudden re-lighting of the searchlights and car lights.

He squinted his eyes and looked at the thick gun barrel (75mm) of the opposite tank, and then looked at the thin barrel of his own Type 97 medium tank (37mm for Type 97, 57mm for Type 97 modification), and cold sweat naturally dripped from his forehead.

It was like an adult crushing a child.

"It's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding!" The staff officer and translator beside Masaro Baba immediately raised his white gloves and trembled. "General Baba said that we should release Luang Phibun immediately..."

Luang Phibun, who was tied up like a dumpling, was pushed off a Japanese Isuzu truck.

The former Siamese marshal and prime minister is now in a very embarrassing situation.

Fortunately, at least his life is safe.

For Masaro Baba, Phibun was just a bargaining chip that could be exchanged for money.

Because of Luang Phibun's well-known anti-John tendency, Masaro Baba also knew that this bargaining chip could only be exchanged for money by finding Zhang Chi.

As for the John people, they are more interested in Congressman Apaiwang. Unfortunately, the latter has been controlled by Hao Yi and has become a prisoner. He has just been put on the list and is going through the expedited process.

Several special forces members stepped forward, supported Luang Phibun, shone their flashlights on him, and checked him carefully as if he were checking livestock. Finally, after verifying that he was correct with the photos, they reported on the walkie-talkie.

"The cargo is in good condition and it has been confirmed to be him."

A transaction was completed in the dark of night. Although there were some minor incidents in the middle, both parties eventually broke off contact with each other out of caution.

After getting the money and medicine, Masao Baba led his most elite troops and hurried towards the border. He did not forget that the 4th Division was still fleeing.

Although Zhang Chi felt that the Osaka Division was slippery, and the next main target was the oil fields in Singapore and Sumatra.

Therefore, the two parties, with tacit understanding, directly entered into a "gentleman's agreement".

The Osaka Division retreated to Laos and Cambodia and did not take any action that would endanger the People's Army of Cambodia. At the same time, the People's Army of Cambodia's armored forces would not continue to pursue the Osaka Division, and the Air Force would only carry out symbolic air strikes.

But this was just a gentleman's agreement after all. Masao Baba was also afraid that Zhang Chi would commit "telecommunication fraud", so he quickly retreated to Phnom Penh.

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At dawn, the team members who stayed behind to clean up the abandoned rubber factory used their bayonets to pry open the canvas bags of the ambushers, and several five-round clips engraved with "Calcutta Arsenal 43-11" fell to the ground with a clang.

Another team member collected two Sten submachine guns that the other team hadn't had time to take away. He squatted down and ran his fingertips over the cooling holes on the submachine gun barrels:

"The authentic John's stamping process makes the heat sink much thicker than the imitation."

"Are the Sindhu people involved?"

"It must be John behind them."

Since the attackers took away all the bodies, the special forces did not go deep into the rainforest after searching. Now they can only make judgments based on these clues.

The good news of the mission's success and these clues were quickly reported to Director Jin by Captain Lin Laisheng, and then sent to Zhang Chi via encrypted telegram.

Zhang Chi walked out of the underground command post of the Central Intelligence Agency and looked towards the gradually whitening sky in the southwest. The roar of a large transport plane was coming from there.

He suddenly smiled, revealing his white teeth:

"Send a message to Bai Minghui. The John Customs Building in Chittagong has fallen into disrepair. We will reluctantly help them demolish it."

"Also, let Secretary Kim have his way. The proposals he submitted are all good, especially the Emergency Law. Let Phibun approve it immediately."