Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

On the other side, Li Jin had already taken the captured supplies, bypassed Xiangyang, and came to a dense forest to rest.

"Battalion commander, we have made a great harvest this time. We have seized more than 700 rifles and nearly 40 light and heavy machine guns. We have also seized a large number of mortars and grenade launchers, not to mention the ammunition." Liu Changshun came to Li Jin and reported the approximate harvest.

If it were in the past, they would have been excited for a long time if they had seized so many things, but now, they didn’t have much reaction because they had seen it many times.

"Well, it's okay. Take the light and heavy machine guns and mortar grenade launchers with you. As for the rifles, forget about them. Find a place to hide the rifles and take them away when we come back." Li Jin nodded and told them what to take away.

They don't need too many rifles now. Carrying them would be a burden, so it's better to leave them behind.

Even heavy machine guns do not need to be brought too many. After all, the Japanese heavy machine guns are too heavy. Even if they are dismantled, they still require two people to carry them, which is a bit of a waste of human resources.

If it weren't for the captured light machine guns with quite a few handles, Li Jin wouldn't have wanted to carry them.

"I understand. I'll send someone to find the cave right away." Liu Changshun nodded and immediately led his men away.

"Battalion commander, we have wiped out six or seven hundred Japanese soldiers at once this time. The Japanese regiment commander in Xiangyang must be panicking." Second Company Commander Zhao Ming said with a smile.

The casualties were so severe in just one night. It would be strange if the Japanese commander was not panicking. The key point was that none of the Japanese soldiers were alive and not a single one escaped. This made the problem even more serious for the commander.

"They are definitely panicking, but the Japanese are most likely thinking about what we did in Shanxi before," Li Jin responded.

Their behavior was almost identical to the tactics they used to deal with the Japanese in Shanxi. It was impossible for the Japanese regiment commander not to think of this and he would think that the troops trained by the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army had come here.

"That means we've let the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army take the blame again?!" Zhao Ming came to his senses after hearing this, and then laughed even more happily.

As for the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, because of them, it has been targeted by the Japanese for more than two months, and now they are taking the blame for it.

It is true that when a person is sitting at home, the pot comes from heaven.

"Well, you can say that." Li Jin nodded, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise. He suddenly wondered if he had gone a little too far.

Why do they always let the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army take the blame?

"Battalion Commander, if the Japanese are sure that we are here, they will not directly send a large force to encircle and suppress us, right?!" Zhao Ming said.

What they did must have pissed off the Japanese. Now that they know they are here, they will have to send a large army over directly.

"The possibility of sending troops is still very high, but they will also be cautious. After all, the Japanese have not forgotten that we wiped out an entire brigade in one go.

Therefore, the Japanese will probably be more cautious, wondering if I am going to use the same old trick again." Li Jin analyzed.

Unless the Japanese commander here does not take him seriously and is stupid enough to send people over.

But this possibility is not high because there are precedents.

"Will the Japanese in Xiangyang gather their troops and return to Xiangyang, and no longer dare to leave people guarding the checkpoints and bunkers?!" Zhao Ming asked.

Since the Japanese are so cautious, it is possible to abandon the defense of checkpoints and bunkers in order to deal with them.

"This cannot be ruled out. The commander of Xiangyang is very likely to do this." Li Jin also agreed. Now they just have to wait for the scouts to come back and find out what the situation is in Xiangyang.

If the Japanese in Xiangyang wanted to gather their forces, they would have taken action today, so they just need to wait patiently.

At about one o'clock in the afternoon, the scout came back and immediately found Li Jin to report.

"Battalion Commander, the enemy's checkpoints and bunkers are basically empty now. Not even a single person can be seen."

"Well, it looks like it's just as expected. The Japs have indeed gathered their troops." Li Jin nodded.

"Battalion Commander, what should we do next?!" Zhao Ming asked.

The Japanese have already gathered their troops in Xiangyang, so it is unlikely that they can take action against them.

They couldn't possibly attack Xiangyang, could they?! You know, there were nearly 3,000 Japanese soldiers in Xiangyang right now, so going to attack Xiangyang would be a madman.

"Let's keep going and see if the Japanese in the next city have gathered their troops. If they haven't, then we'll attack them. Otherwise, we won't continue to cause trouble and will go directly to meet up with Commander Han and the others." Li Jin replied.

If there is no chance to attack the Japanese, then don't do it and just move on.

"I understand." Zhao Ming nodded.

At this time, Liu Changshun brought his men back.

"Battalion Commander, I found a place, a very hidden cave that is just right for storing guns." Liu Changshun was sweating profusely. He went into the mountains and searched for a long time and finally found a cave.

"Well, then take some people to put the guns away." Li Jin ordered.

After putting away the guns, they rested until night, and then they were almost ready to set off.

.........

At the same time, the Japanese commander in Xiangyang, Shang Jiuyifu, also called the commander of the next city, Jingmen.

"Hey, Shang Jiujun, how come you have time to call me?!" asked the Japanese commander Tanaka Daiki.

"Mr. Tanaka, I am conveying the order of the brigade commander. He wants you to gather the troops immediately and gather all the soldiers in the counties near Jingmen, as well as checkpoints and bunkers, to Jingmen." Shang Jiuyi said slowly.

Because the brigade commander was worried that once the enemy felt that they could not handle the situation in Xiangyang, they would most likely go to Jingmen.

If the soldiers in Jingmen were not prepared, they might suffer heavy casualties.

"What?! Why do you want me to gather my troops for no reason?! What about the occupied county town?!" Tanaka Daiki was shocked.

He was puzzled by the order, so he wanted to find out what was going on.

"Just let the Imperial Army guard the occupied county town." Shang Jiuyifu responded.

"It's fine to let the Imperial Army defend, but you have to tell me what happened?" Tanaka Daiki asked. He at least wanted to know why he gathered his troops.

"A unit of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army has arrived here. Just last night, Xiaoluo City was captured by that unit.

All the soldiers at the nearby checkpoints and bunkers were killed, a total of 723 soldiers were killed, do you understand now? ! ” Shang Jiuyifu had no choice but to tell Tanaka Daiki what happened on his side.

To be honest, he really didn't want to tell others about the fact that so many soldiers died in one night.

"Baga! Are you saying that this unit is the one secretly trained by the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army?!" Tanaka Daiki was shocked.

He also knew what happened in Shanxi in the past two months, in which more than 20,000 soldiers were killed. The war was caused by the secret force trained by the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

The key point is that that unit was still in the mountains and annihilated one of their reinforced brigades, with more than 12,000 soldiers, all of whom died in the mountains.

When Tanaka Daiki heard about this record, he thought it was fake, but it turned out to be true.

"Yes, I am basically sure that it is this unit, because the opponent's combat effectiveness and combat operations are basically exactly the same as the secret unit of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army." Shang Jiuyifu said in a firm tone.

Apart from this unit, he couldn't think of any other unit with such combat effectiveness and firepower.

"Qikexiu, I didn't expect this troop to come here. Wait a moment, I will give the order first and call you back later." Tanaka Daiki quickly hung up the phone and began to give orders to others in a hurry.

After the order was given, Tanaka Daiki called Kamijou Kazuo.

"Have you finished giving the orders?!" Shang Jiuyifu asked.

"After the order was completed, my subordinates kept asking me why. I was too lazy to explain and just asked them to follow orders." Daiki Tanaka felt a headache when he thought of the way his subordinates kept asking questions.

"That's normal. Didn't you ask about it?" Shang Jiuyifu could understand the feelings of those officers who asked questions.

After all, they were living well together, but suddenly they had to gather their troops and leave the occupied county. Those who didn't know might have thought that the national army was attacking, and they were so scared that they didn't even want to defend the city.

"Shangjiujun, you said that this army suddenly came here. Could it be that they are planning to repeat the action in Shanxi?! Or, could it be that the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army sent a large army here?!" asked Tanaka Daiki.

It’s no wonder that he had such thoughts. After all, the brigade that was annihilated after entering the mountains was most likely annihilated in this way.

"The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army is being targeted and most likely cannot send out a large force, so there's no need to worry too much," Shang Jiuyifu analyzed.

The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army is still being targeted by the Empire, so how could they dare to transfer a large force here? Moreover, how could they run so far here without being discovered? Did they really think their intelligence personnel were idiots and couldn't find out anything?

Therefore, it is impossible for the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army to send a large force here.

"That is to say, the number of people in this troop that came here is actually not that large, and there is no one to support them from behind?!" Tanaka Daiki suddenly had other thoughts.

"So, what do you want to do?!" Shang Jiuyifu heard the implication of Tanaka Daiki's words.

"Since they don't have a large army supporting them, then we can seize the opportunity to destroy this army and prevent future troubles!" Tanaka Daiki stated his plan.

If they could destroy this army, it would definitely be a great achievement. After all, the empire lost more than 20,000 soldiers because of this army.

Under such circumstances, they annihilated this unit. I guess even the division commander would praise them for their bravery.

"I think it's still a bit too risky. The commander of this unit is really not simple. I'm worried that something unexpected will happen." Shang Jiuyifu hesitated.

It would be best if they could annihilate the enemy, but what if they couldn't? ! What if they suffered heavy casualties? ! Wouldn't that cause big trouble?

"What kind of surprise could there be? Anyway, the number of people in this army is estimated to be only 600 to 700.
We have two regiments with nearly 8,000 soldiers. How could we be killed by this small force?!

How is this possible, Shang Jiujun, this is a rare opportunity!" Tanaka Daiki continued to instigate.

If he were to do it alone, he would be a little unsure, but if he were to join forces with Jiuyifu's team, he would be more confident.

"Tanaka-kun, have you forgotten that this army may only have a few hundred people now, but there may be another army of several thousand people behind the scenes?
I remember that this army, with several thousand men, brought great trouble to the soldiers in several districts. "Shang Jiuyifu was still a little timid.

"Shangjiujun, I know about this, so I said that we should act together. Even if there are thousands of people behind them, so what? As long as there are not tens of thousands of people, it is not a big deal at all." Tanaka Daiki continued to persuade.

"No, no, I can't make the decision on this matter. You should talk to the brigade commander. If you can convince the brigade commander, I will act with you. Otherwise, forget it." Shang Jiuyi shook his head and continued to refuse.

"Okay, okay, I will convince the brigade commander." Seeing this, Daiki Tanaka hung up the phone. He had no choice but to convince the brigade commander.

He is still confident about this.

Their brigade commander is still very concerned about his reputation. If you just provoke him a little and tell him that as soon as we heard that the troops were coming, we would rush to gather our troops. It would be so embarrassing if this got out.

Their entire brigade, consisting of seven or eight thousand elite soldiers of the empire, was actually frightened by a small force of a few hundred people. They even gave up the occupied county town and had to gather their forces to deal with a few hundred people. How could they face people when the news got out?

As long as he is provoked in this way, the brigade commander will definitely agree.

The fact is just as Tanaka Daiki said. After hearing what he said, the brigade commander decisively agreed to take action against this unit, and he also applied to the division commander.

After receiving the answer from the brigade commander, Daiki Tanaka immediately called Jiuyifu to inform him of the matter.

"What?! Did the brigade commander really agree to take action against this unit?!" Shang Jiuyi was also a little shocked when he heard this.

To be honest, he was still very afraid of this army of only a few hundred people. There was no other way. So many soldiers died in one night, he had to be afraid. It was too scary.

If he had a choice, he would rather gather his troops and wait for the enemy to withdraw when they saw they had no chance, while he would continue to send people to defend and occupy the county town.

"Of course, the brigade commander's order will probably be conveyed to you soon. You are really a coward. Why do you insist that I ask the brigade commander for permission?

Shang Jiujun, I know what you are thinking. You just want the enemy to leave when they see there is no chance.

But have you ever thought about what if the enemy just won’t leave and wants to stay in your defense zone? ! As soon as you disperse your troops, they will attack, what will you do? ! ” Tanaka Daiki asked back.

(End of this chapter)