Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

The Japanese captain conducted an investigation at that time and found that all the soldiers who died in battle were shot in the vitals by the enemy, which showed that the enemy's shooting was very accurate.

"The enemy is extremely good at night fighting and is much more powerful than our soldiers.
In addition, the enemy commander was very cunning and had long been eyeing the checkpoints and bunkers, so he deliberately set up a trap. "The Japanese captain continued to give his analysis.

All signs indicate that this unit is definitely not simple and has very strong night combat capabilities. It is obviously aimed at them.

"Your analysis makes sense. As of now, this unit probably has rich experience in night combat, and they are training us specifically because we are not good at night combat." The Japanese major confirmed the Japanese captain's statement.

"Major, as far as we can see now, the total number of enemies is probably less than a hundred, and they have no less than three or four light machine guns, and they may even have one heavy machine gun. This is a force with firepower that is not inferior to that of the Empire's forces of the same number of people." The Japanese captain looked serious.

"You are wrong. It may have been like that before, but now, after seizing our weapons, they have at least seven or eight light machine guns and two heavy machine guns!" The Japanese major corrected the Japanese captain!
Their checkpoint had a light machine gun, the bunker had a heavy machine gun, and two light machine guns, so the enemy had eight, nine, or even ten machine guns.

"That is to say, the firepower of this group of enemies is now comparable to that of one of our squadrons!" The Japanese captain felt his scalp tingling.

The enemy had fewer soldiers than they did, but their firepower was stronger than theirs.

The firepower of their squadron is only seven or eight light machine guns, two heavy machine guns, and two grenade launchers, but the enemy now also has this firepower.

"In my opinion, this army will not attack only once. Send the order to all the bunkers and checkpoints near the county town to strengthen their vigilance. Don't underestimate the enemy.

Moreover, you lead two squadrons of soldiers outside the county town, ready to provide support at any time. If the enemy uses the same trick again, you will immediately rush over and annihilate them!" The Japanese lieutenant colonel immediately made combat arrangements.

Although this group of enemies was powerful, it was because the imperial soldiers were too careless that they were attacked by the enemy!

"Wait, besides that, if a checkpoint or bunker is attacked tonight,

Let the soldiers in other bunkers and checkpoints go around and surround them from both sides. This way, this unit will be unable to escape even if it has wings!" The Japanese lieutenant continued to supplement the battle plan.

He did this to be extra safe. He guessed that the enemy might have already figured out the nearby terrain. If they sensed something was wrong, they would definitely choose to retreat. Therefore, he asked others to cut off the enemy's retreat route in advance and completely eliminate this group of enemies.

"Major, you're right. In this way, if I can't annihilate the enemy in the first place, others can ambush the enemy's retreat route and give them a fatal blow!" The Japanese captain quickly flattered him.

"Hmph, that's nothing. This unit actually thinks that just some training can pose a threat to the imperial soldiers. They are so ignorant." The Japanese major snorted coldly, not taking this unit seriously at all.

"But, what if the number of enemies is far more than we guessed?!" The Japanese captain suddenly became worried.

"What are you afraid of? I ordered the soldiers from other bunkers and checkpoints to make a detour to prevent them from escaping and to avoid this kind of situation from happening.
Besides, you brought two squadrons of soldiers to support the battle, which added up to nearly six or seven hundred imperial soldiers.

If we act with determination, even if the enemy has a thousand men, they will still not be our match." The Japanese lieutenant colonel said confidently.

The siege of six or seven hundred imperial soldiers was completely powerless against this small group of enemies.

The only way out is to be annihilated.

"Besides, you think too much. If the enemy really had a lot of people, they would not have attacked only one bunker and checkpoint last night. Instead, more bunkers and checkpoints would have been attacked." The Japanese major continued.

His analysis was very reasonable. The number of enemies could not be too large. At most, there were only two or three hundred people.

"What the Major said is very true. My admiration for him is as endless as the flowing water of a river!" The Japanese captain couldn't help but flatter him again.

"Okay, okay, stop flattering me and go and convey the order." The Japanese major waved his hand with a smile on his face, obviously enjoying the flattery of the Japanese captain.

"By the way, should we report the soldier's death to the regiment commander in Xiangyang?!" The Japanese captain was about to leave, but stopped and asked.

An entire squad of soldiers was killed in one night, which was a huge loss.

"Let's not talk about it for now. Let's eliminate the enemy and then report to the regiment commander." After thinking for a moment, the Japanese lieutenant colonel decided to conceal the matter for the time being.

Wait until he annihilates the enemy, and then report them together. This way, you will get less scolding!
"Hi! Major, I'll leave first." The Japanese captain nodded, turned around and left without saying anything more.

"No matter you are from the National Army, the Eighth Route Army, or any other troops, if you dare to mess with me, you have messed with the wrong person!" The Japanese major came to the window, his eyes full of murderous intent.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, the probability that the enemy who attacked them was the Eighth Route Army is not high. After all, there was no sign of Eighth Route Army activities nearby.

Therefore, it is most likely the troops from the National Army.

Unexpectedly, when the main force of the National Army evacuated here, there were still some small troops left here, and they caused him so much trouble. This account must be settled carefully.

At noon, the bodies were carried back to the military camp one by one. They were placed on the open space in the camp and covered with white cloth.

After receiving the news, the Japanese major came to the open space as soon as possible.

Seeing the rows of dead soldiers lying on the ground, the Japanese lieutenant colonel felt a little sad. He did not expect that the empire's elite soldiers would be killed by the enemy.

The Japanese lieutenant colonel stepped forward and lifted the white cloth covering one of the bodies. As a result, he saw a charred corpse and a burnt smell. This made the Japanese lieutenant colonel quickly put down the white cloth.

"Major, the row in front are the charred remains of imperial soldiers, and those in the back were shot to death." The Japanese captain came to the Japanese major and reminded him.

He knew that the major wanted to check the wounds on the bodies of the soldiers who had died in battle.

Upon hearing this, the Japanese lieutenant colonel came to the second row and checked the bodies one by one. The wounds on each body were almost all caused by a bullet hit in the left chest and the heart, killing them on the spot. Some of the bodies were shot into sieves by the enemy's machine guns, and their flesh and blood were blurred.

"Major, judging from the bullet taken out of the body, it seems to have been fired from a gun produced in our empire." At this time, a coroner came over to report the situation.

"What?! The enemy is using our guns to kill our soldiers?!" The Japanese major was stunned when he heard this.

He never expected it to be like this.

"Yes. The bullets taken out from the bodies of the soldiers who died in battle were almost all fired from Type 38 rifles." The coroner replied affirmatively.

"How can I repair these damned enemies! I will tear them into pieces! Cut off their heads and hang them on the wall, and tell those people that this is the end of angering the empire!" The Japanese lieutenant colonel gnashed his teeth in anger. If the enemy was in front of him, he would even want to eat their flesh alive, skinning and bone them. "Don't worry, lieutenant colonel, I will annihilate them tonight! Avenge these soldiers who died in battle!" The Japanese captain said firmly.

"I hope you won't let me down, otherwise the consequences will be serious! Do you understand?!" the Japanese major spoke in a cold tone.

"I understand!" The Japanese captain was startled and quickly stood up and agreed.

"Cream the remains of the corpse first, collect the ashes, and send them back to the empire to be worshipped later." After giving these instructions, the Japanese lieutenant colonel turned and left.

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On the other hand, Li Jin also began to make plans for tonight's battle. He guessed that the Japanese would be on guard tonight, but he was not afraid of them.

If the Japs dare to encircle and annihilate him, then come on, the more the better.

"Although we are stronger than the Japanese, you should not be too careless. If anyone makes a mistake in command and causes casualties in the troops, I will not be polite." Li Jin did not forget to remind Liu Changshun and others to be careful.

"Don't worry, Battalion Commander, we promise not to be careless!" Liu Changshun nodded quickly.

"Yeah." Li Jin nodded.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the special operations battalion had been divided into twenty teams of thirty people, preparing to attack the Japanese checkpoints and bunkers that had been discovered tonight.

At around nine o'clock, Li Jin's walkie-talkie rang. It was a scout who was investigating in the county town.

"Captain, something seems to be wrong. I saw two squadrons of Japanese soldiers leaving the county town. It seems that they are coming for us.

It was obvious that they were planning to attack us when we attacked the bunkers and checkpoints." The scout spoke up and expressed his guess.

"Two squadrons?! As I remember, there are only a few hundred Japanese soldiers in this county. Did this Japanese commander send out almost all of them?!" Li Jin's mouth curled up into a smile.

"Yes, there is only a small group of Japanese devils guarding the county town now, and there are hundreds of puppet soldiers. It can be said that the county town is now empty. Battalion commander, what do you think, do you want to deal with them?!" Upon hearing this, the scout was immediately eager to try.

"Don't worry. Since the devils are so bold, they must think they have us in their grasp and think they can catch us all in one fell swoop by sending these people.
If that's the case, then we can change our plans for tonight a little bit." Li Jin replied.

The Japanese must have made a lot of preparations. Maybe they were waiting for them to attack a certain bunker or checkpoint, and then let the Japanese in other bunkers and checkpoints outflank them and catch them all in one fell swoop.

The Japanese commander of this county is quite smart.

"You continue to keep an eye on the county town. If there is any situation, contact me." After Li Jin finished speaking, he changed the channel and contacted Liu Changshun.

"Battalion Commander." Liu Changshun's voice came from the intercom.

"Are you approaching the Japanese checkpoint now?!" Li Jin asked. Liu Changshun's mission tonight was to attack a checkpoint.

"Not yet, it's almost there, what's wrong?!" Liu Changshun became puzzled.

"Listen, after you attack the checkpoint tonight, wait until the Japanese have almost finished calling for help, then annihilate the Japanese inside.
Contact the other teams later and ask them to inform each other that they don’t need to actively attack the Japanese bunkers or checkpoints, just wait outside for the Japanese to come out!

Of course, if they don't come out, you can take action. " Li Jin gave the order, but he didn't dare to say it too absolutely.

If the Japanese really carried out the plan he had in mind, then the other teams could guard outside the bunkers and checkpoints, and as soon as the Japanese came out, they could quickly annihilate them.

In this way, they can save more time to meet up, and then turn around to deal with the two Japanese squadrons and break into the Japanese county town in one fell swoop!

It was simply impossible to stop them in that empty county town.

"I understand, but, Battalion Commander, why did the plan change suddenly?!" Liu Changshun was puzzled.

"The Japanese want to trick us..." Li Jin then told Liu Changshun that the Japanese had sent two squadrons out of the city.

"Damn it, this Japanese guy is really insidious. If it were an ordinary army, we might have been tricked by him." Liu Changshun cursed.

"Okay, okay, go and convey the order quickly, don't waste time." Li Jin urged.

"Yes, I'll notify them right away." Liu Changshun did not dare to delay and took action immediately.

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At around ten o'clock in the evening, Liu Changshun arrived behind a small earthen slope about two hundred meters away from the checkpoint.

"Company commander, the Japanese at this checkpoint are very cautious. They change shifts frequently and patrol very diligently. This means they have been prepared for this." The soldier who had been scouting here in advance informed them of the situation.

"This is normal. The Japanese suffered a great loss last night. If they are not cautious, we should be cautious instead." Liu Changshun responded.

If it were anyone else, they would also be so cautious. After all, sixty or seventy comrades with strong combat power were wiped out by the enemy in just one night. It would be strange if they were not cautious.

At this time, in the checkpoint.

A Japanese sergeant was sitting at the desk in the communications room. He didn't dare to sleep at all, for fear that the enemy would suddenly attack him and he would not be able to call for help in time.

He knew that the enemy this time was still quite dangerous. Although so many people were killed by taking advantage of the carelessness of the imperial soldiers and launching a surprise attack, the enemy had launched a direct attack when attacking the checkpoint, which was enough to show that this group of enemies was still very powerful.

"Sergeant, don't be too nervous. The enemy may not choose to attack us. They may attack other people. When we receive the call for help, we will follow the captain's instructions and make a detour to support them. This time it is our turn to ambush this group of enemies." The Japanese soldier on the side couldn't help but comfort him when he saw this.

He wondered how they could be so unlucky to become the target of attack.

(End of this chapter)