War of Resistance

Chapter 1460 Attack!

"Liu Houming, notify everyone and let them have a good rest. We will launch a surprise attack on Pingjiang City after dark!" Zhang Tianhai waved his hand excitedly.

"Yes, sir!" Liu Houming responded. He had never doubted Commander Zhang's orders. He would attack east when the command was pointed east and never attack north when the command was pointed south.

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The camera turns back to the Pingjiang battlefield at the border of Hunan and Jiangxi.

  The war was about to break out, but for the first time ever, the Japanese did not gain the advantage and were even at an absolute disadvantage at one point!

The sound of loud charges was heard in the distance, and Xiaoqiao Youkang's heart suddenly sank to the lowest point - the good days had begun and ended at this moment!

"Ono-kun, pass the order down, everyone, be prepared to die!" Kobashi Yoshiyasu gritted his teeth and squeezed out these words. Then, he took off his hat and pulled out a white headscarf with a circle in the shape of an aunt from somewhere and tied it on his head. On it were words like "Long-lasting military fortune" written on it.

"Hai!" Ono Yaichi, the communications soldier next to him, responded in a deep voice, his voice full of pessimism.

Yes, the Japanese do worship some so-called shitty doctrine, and are often not afraid of death, but most of the time that is based on the fact that their side has an absolute advantage. The current situation is that they are not afraid of death, but they really don't want to die, but they have to die!

As Xiaoqiao Youkang's order was gradually conveyed, all the Japanese soldiers on the position had already put the "sanitary pad" on their heads like their squadron leader, with sad and angry expressions.

Compared to the Japanese army's determination, the puppet army's reaction was more pessimistic. Some soldiers even began to escape from their marginal positions...

That's right, they just ran away. For these puppet troops, they had no way of defeating the high-spirited officers and soldiers of the Nationalist Army. Instead of staying to die, it would be better for them to stay single and escape happily.

The puppet army battalion commander was called Sun Shangshu. He had a square face that looked righteous and he looked very energetic. It was a pity that he became a puppet soldier and was a battalion commander!

  Compared with other puppet soldiers, Sun Shangshu didn't want to run away, because his whole family was in Pingjiang City. If he ran away, his whole family would be in danger!

"Battalion Commander, it's bad. The second and third company commanders have run away with their people!!" A puppet army communicator ran to Sun Shangshu in a panic and reported, completely unaware of his own voice.

  Sun Shangshu knew that his men wanted to run away, but they were intimidated by his "tyrannical power", so at least those who followed him would not run away. But after this guy shouted like that, there was no guarantee that the people around him would not have some ulterior motives!

When he thought of this, Sun Shangshu immediately felt angry and dizzy, his whole head felt groggy and his vision went dark.

"Battalion Commander, Battalion Commander, what's wrong with you?!" Ma Liang, the company commander of the puppet army next to him, shouted anxiously.

Suddenly, seeing Sun Shangshu's groggy appearance, the puppet army's company commander Ma Liang's eyes suddenly lit up. He immediately said, "Brothers, the battalion commander has fainted. Let's send him back to Pingjiang! No more fighting, let's go!"

Sun Shangshu had originally come to his senses, but after hearing Ma Liang's shout, his blood became even more boiling, and he began to back off again, so he simply pretended to faint!

The puppet army retreated so quickly that it was not only beyond Guo Qiliang's expectation, but also Xiaoqiao Youkang was shocked: Brother, you should at least fire a few shots, and be worthy of the money we gave you... If the puppet army officers and soldiers knew Xiaoqiao Youkang's thoughts, they would definitely say "click~tui": Do you know what a puppet army is? I can even sell out my country, so how can I fight for you for the little money you give me? It's good enough for me to go out and shout with you guys at ordinary times, and you still want to fire a few shots? Click~tui!

Thus, under the influence of various objective factors, the Pingjiang puppet army camp ran away without firing a shot!

Seeing these scenes through the telescope, Guo Qiliang's eyes were already wide open. He said, "These puppet soldiers actually ran away without firing a single shot?! And they ran so fast?! Where is their professional ethics?!"

"Commander, these puppet troops are not the regular troops of the Japanese. The Japanese fight fiercely, but what can these puppet troops do? It is normal for them to collapse at the first touch." Lu Shaojie next to him laughed. Since he took office as the chief of staff, he has been much more relaxed. At least he doesn't have to lead the troops to charge personally.

"That's right." Guo Qiliang had the same smile on his face. The balance of victory was tilting a little too fast...

  As the puppet army troops fled, the speed of the First Guard Regiment's advance suddenly increased, and the fastest troops had even occupied some of the puppet army's positions!

Seeing this, Xiaoqiao calmed down, but he didn't actually lose his mind - like giving orders to engage in hand-to-hand combat.

In fact, Kobashi Yukiyasu ordered his troops to hold their positions until they had to resort to bayonet fighting.

"Suddenly..."

“Tatta, tatta…”

  First, the sounds of light machine guns and heavy machine guns were heard in the Japanese positions. They wanted to form absolute fire suppression on the enemy forces that came within the firing range. They wanted to suppress the enemy's charge!

As the Japanese army's fire suppression took shape, the National Army's offensive momentum suddenly stagnated, but they were not a force without combat experience. On the contrary, they were very experienced, so they had already begun to launch a gradual counterattack based on the puppet army's positions!

If the 1st Guard Regiment was a unit with poor equipment and low personnel quality, perhaps this battle would have been extremely difficult. However, the Japanese army was facing a unit with rich combat experience, weapons and equipment that were no less sophisticated than theirs, and extremely high-quality soldiers!

  Thus, with the gradual attack and encroachment of the Second and Third Battalions of the First Guard Regiment, the Japanese army began to lose the upper hand!

This was because the Japanese army was at a disadvantage in terms of manpower and firepower, and more importantly, they had no support from airplanes and artillery, and the enemy seemed to have powerful weapons such as cannons!

"Immediately call Pingjiang headquarters and inform the captain that our unit is in an absolute disadvantage. The enemy is well-equipped and extremely difficult to deal with. We estimate that the enemy forces advancing eastward this time are the direct troops of the Central Army of the Ninth War Zone of the Chinese Army, with a total strength of no less than a brigade!" Kobashi Yoshiyasu said in a deep voice. He knew that he could not hold on for much longer, so they had to buy time for Pingjiang headquarters... At the very least, they had to call back the captain's scattered garrison troops, otherwise, Pingjiang would be in danger!

"Ha!" Ono Yaichi beside Kobashi Yoshiyasu responded again. It was his duty to ensure smooth communication and send telegrams.

That’s right, there were not many Japanese troops stationed in Pingjiang County at that time, and they were basically guarding key positions, while the rest of the unimportant ones were left to the puppet army.

At this time, the total strength of the puppet troops in Pingjiang County was close to a regiment, including one battalion for border defense, one battalion for guarding the county seat, and the rest of the puppet troops followed the Japanese Pingjiang garrison to guard the Pingjiang strongholds. They were extremely scattered.

  It is precisely because of this that Zhang Tianhai and others were given the opportunity to launch a surprise attack on Pingjiang!

As for the plan of attacking from both the north and the south and making a feint attack, Zhang Tianhai had no intention of changing it. The most important thing was that the South Gate must be captured!

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