Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

Chapter 840

“This…” Shang Jiuyifu was silent for a moment after hearing this.

If the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army continued to attack him, he would really have no way to deal with them.

If we send troops out to fight the enemy, they will easily be ambushed, so this is simply a dead end.

"Do you think what I said makes sense? You can't let the soldiers stay in Xiangyang forever, right? Don't you want the supplies from other occupied counties? Won't the brigade commander ask?!" Tanaka Daiki continued.

If you want to break the impasse, there is only one way, and that is to find an opportunity to annihilate this group of Shanxi Suiyuan Army in one go, so that you don't have to worry.

"You're right, so what should we do?!" Shang Jiuyi asked. Tanaka Daiki's method was naturally good, but it was not an easy task to destroy the opponent.

"You have gathered your troops now. The enemy must know about this. In this case, the enemy will most likely not target you anymore and may change their target.
I will wait for you to relax your guard and come back, and the opponent's next target may be me." Tanaka Daiki began to analyze to Shang Jiuyifu.

The enemy is not a fool. They will not stay there just because they see Shang Jiuyifu gathering his troops. They will definitely change their target and attack other places.

Then wait until Jiuyifu feels that the enemy has left and then go back.

"Yeah, that's what I thought." Shang Jiuyifu agreed. That's what he thought, but he forgot that the enemy would come back.

Therefore, the opponent must be eliminated, otherwise, the opponent will always be a great threat.

"In this way, the enemy's target will shift to my side. I will not gather my troops, but I will prepare in advance and secretly gather some troops.
Once the enemy launches a surprise attack, I can quickly send people to encircle and suppress them.

But for safety, you should also send someone to help me block them, and also to ensure,

If the enemy is more than a few hundred, but thousands, we can wipe them out in one fell swoop. "Tanaka Daiki's plan was very well designed.

"Are you going to use some of the soldiers as bait?!" Shang Jiuyi also understood Tanaka Daiki's plan.

The idea is to use some of the soldiers under you as bait, lure the enemy into a trap, and then encircle and suppress them, but these soldiers who serve as bait will most likely not survive.

"Lord Shangjiu, those who accomplish great things do not care about trivial matters. Sacrificing a few soldiers can solve a serious problem. It is well worth it." Tanaka Daiki did not think there was anything wrong with what he did.

Shang Jiuyifu was silent. Even though he was also a ruthless man, he still couldn't do such a thing as sending soldiers to die.

"You have to know that if this unit is not eliminated, they will run around everywhere, and the troops in many places will be attacked by them.
Could it be that every time they are attacked, they have to gather their forces? That would take a lot of time, and,

If the rumors got out, it would be a slap in the face of the Empire, saying that our soldiers were forced into this situation by a small army and couldn't do anything about it." Tanaka Daiki continued.

He did this all for the sake of the empire, so sacrificing a part of the soldiers was nothing. As long as this group of enemies could be eliminated, sacrificing more soldiers would be worth it.

"Well, Tanaka-kun, you are the one who is thoughtful. It's me who is narrow-minded." Shang Jiuyifu admired him.

"In short, this is the plan. You will send troops south in three days. Remember, in order to prevent the enemy from discovering your intentions, it is best to have the soldiers wear the uniforms of the Imperial Army.
And we have to split up into several groups to go around, so as not to attract the attention of enemy intelligence personnel." Tanaka Daiki warned.

If Shang Jiuyifu sent troops directly south, the enemy's intelligence personnel would not leave the area where Shang Jiuyifu was, which would indicate a problem. At that time, their plan might be ruined.

Therefore, only by having all soldiers change into the uniforms of the Imperial Army when they set out can they pass themselves off as the real enemies, because after all, the enemy is targeting the soldiers of their empire.

The combat effectiveness of the Imperial Army is nothing to the enemies, so it will not be the focus of their attention.

"Don't worry, Tanaka-kun, I'm not that stupid." Shang Jiuyifu responded. He was not a fool, so he naturally knew all this.

"That's good. I'm just reminding you, don't mind it." Tanaka Daiki also realized that there was something wrong with his words. Wasn't he teaching Shang Jiuyifu how to do things in disguise?

"It's okay." Shang Jiuyifu naturally wouldn't get angry about such a small matter.

"Okay, that's the plan. I'll wait for you to come over." Daiki Tanaka hung up the phone.

.........

Around ten o'clock in the evening, Li Jin brought about a hundred people to the outskirts of Xiangyang City.

Before he decided to leave, he wanted to scare the Japanese commander so that he wouldn't be able to sleep well.

"Battalion Commander, isn't it a bit too sinister for us to do this?" Liu Changshun said with a smile.

"Is there?!" Li Jin asked back.

"Yes, a little bit." Liu Changshun responded.

"That's right. When dealing with the Japanese, you have to be insidious." Li Jin said with a smile.

The time came to around twelve o'clock in the evening.

Li Jin and his men decisively launched an attack on the east gate of Xiangyang City.

The artillery positions fired at the Japanese on the city wall, and other guns launched more intensive bombardments directly at the Japanese barracks not far from the city gate.

The scouts had already noted down the location of the Japanese military camp inside the city gate.

Boom boom boom......

Da da da………

Bang bang bang…

The sound of gunfire rang out immediately, and the Japanese soldiers standing guard on the city wall suffered heavy casualties on the spot. Dozens of Japanese soldiers were killed, while the others escaped because they hid quickly.

However, the firepower of the special operations battalion was very strong. Thirty or forty machine guns fired at the city wall, and the Japanese couldn't even raise their heads.

Artillery shells fell into the Japanese army camp one after another, causing violent explosions. The sleeping Japanese were directly killed.

The houses were blown down and the dormitories in the entire military camp were hit by artillery shells. For a time, the Japanese soldiers in the military camp suffered heavy casualties.

The loud explosion was also heard by the Japanese soldiers in the Japanese barracks in the center of the city, and Shang Jiuyi was even awakened from his sleep.

"Damn it! Are they coming to attack the city?!" Shang Jiuyifu, wearing a white shirt and holding a military uniform in his hand, walked out of the room.

"Captain, that group of enemies has reached Xiangyang and is now attacking the east gate of the city. The soldiers over there said that the enemy's firepower is very fierce and they have suffered heavy casualties!" A Japanese major came over to report the intelligence.

"Ke Kexiu, you must immediately send a battalion of men to guard the east gate of the city." Shang Jiuyifu gave the order. He never expected that the enemy would dare to attack the city.

Are these enemies so confident?! They think they can take Xiangyang?! They are too arrogant.

"Hey!" The Japanese lieutenant colonel was about to leave, but stopped. "Captain, the enemy is only attacking from the east gate now. I think, can we send people out from other gates to encircle and suppress them?" the Japanese lieutenant colonel suggested.

The enemy's forces are all at the East Gate. If they go out from other gates and surround them directly, wouldn't they be able to annihilate this group of enemies in one fell swoop? !
"It's not that simple. The enemy is most likely not going to attack the city. They may have sent soldiers to other gates.
Maybe they are waiting for us to send troops out from other city gates. By then, it will not be us who surround the enemy, but the enemy who surrounds us!" Shang Jiuyifu analyzed the situation very calmly.

After thinking about it carefully, he concluded that this group of enemies had no intention of attacking the city at all, or rather, the enemies had plans to attack the city but would wait for him to send people out from other gates to eliminate the people he sent out before attacking the city.

"What?! This group of enemies is so insidious!" The Japanese lieutenant colonel was shocked. He didn't expect that the enemy had set a trap waiting for them. It was really insidious.

"The enemy commander is not simple. If we are not easily fooled, the consequences will be unimaginable." Shang Jiuyifu warned.

"Bring people to support us immediately. Don't delay. Call me if anything happens." Shang Jiuyi urged.

"Hey!" Upon hearing this, the Japanese lieutenant colonel did not dare to delay and hurriedly ran away.

.........

At this time, the Japanese soldiers were hiding on the walkway on the city wall and did not dare to stick their heads out at all, because the enemy's shooting was so accurate!

Just now, a few machine gunners refused to believe in evil and insisted on firing in an attempt to suppress the enemy. As a result, they were all shot dead by the enemy.

"Damn it, soldiers in the barracks, why don't you come to support us!" A Japanese captain couldn't help but curse.

"Captain, they can't come." A Japanese lieutenant replied.

"What?! Why can't you come?!" The Japanese captain was a little confused.

"The enemy has paid special attention to the dormitories in the barracks. We don't know how many soldiers inside can survive now." The Japanese lieutenant replied. The enemy bombarded the barracks at the same time as the city wall. Therefore, they were temporarily deafened by the bombing and were attacked fiercely by the enemy, so they were not aware that the barracks had also been bombed.

The Japanese lieutenant just discovered it when he was about to call for help.

"Che Kexiu, how could this happen, how can the enemy's artillery shells be so accurate!" The Japanese captain couldn't help but curse.

"Captain, it is very likely that the enemy's intelligence personnel had entered the city long ago and marked the location of our military camp, so the enemy's artillery could hit so accurately." The Japanese lieutenant guessed, and this possibility is very high.

"Damn! Cunning enemy!" The Japanese captain gritted his teeth in anger. If they continued like this, they would not be able to hold on. He didn't know whether the regiment commander had sent anyone to support them.

"Captain, why don't we go down first and build a defensive position near the city gate. If the enemy fires here again, we will be in danger." The Japanese lieutenant suggested, he felt that this place was unsafe.

The enemy's firepower was too strong and they had artillery. It was too unsafe to stay there any longer.

"What you said makes sense. Let's retreat, retreat from the city wall!" Upon hearing this, the Japanese captain immediately ordered a retreat. He didn't want to be killed by the enemy's artillery shells.

Soon, he retreated from the city wall with dozens of soldiers who were still alive.

Outside the city, Li Jin saw that the Japanese did not resist and suddenly felt that it was meaningless.

Moreover, he also deployed soldiers at other city gates, thinking that the Japanese might be fooled and send people out from other city gates to surround him. In this way, he could kill more Japanese.

However, the Japanese in other directions did not make any movement at all. It was obvious that the Japanese commander in the city was not a fool.

Since the Japanese were not stupid, Li Jin did not plan to continue playing. Anyway, his goal had been achieved, and it was not a big problem if he could not kill more Japanese.

Li Jin took out the walkie-talkie and began to contact others, asking them to retreat.

"Stop shooting, let's retreat." After Li Jin gave the notification, he also issued the retreat order.

The gunfire stopped suddenly, and Li Jin and his men retreated quickly.

For a moment, the area fell silent.

The Japanese in the city were also stunned when they heard the gunfire stop.

"Captain, what's going on? Why did the gunfire stop? Are the enemies coming to kill us?" The Japanese lieutenant swallowed nervously.

"Everyone be on alert and prepare for battle!" The Japanese captain also hurriedly gave orders, and other Japanese soldiers raised their guns and aimed at the city gate.

Once the city gate was blown down, they would immediately open fire to prevent the enemy from breaking in.

However, after waiting for several minutes, there was no movement at all.

"Damn it, have the enemies retreated?!" the Japanese captain couldn't help but curse, but at the same time he felt relieved. To be honest, the group of enemies outside the city put too much pressure on him. They had guns and cannons, and there were also sharpshooters who specialized in shooting their machine gunners. It was too damn dangerous.

"Captain, why don't you send someone to the city wall to check it out?" the Japanese lieutenant suggested.

"What you said makes sense. Then go up and check it out." The Japanese captain nodded and gave the order.

"No, Captain, what I mean is to send a soldier up." The Japanese lieutenant immediately became timid, he didn't want to go up and give himself up.

Just then, the Japanese lieutenant colonel and his men arrived in a hurry.

When he heard the gunfire stop, he thought the enemy had killed the soldiers at the city gate and entered the city, which scared him.

"Major!" When the Japanese captain saw the Japanese major, he quickly stood up and saluted.

"What's the situation now?!" asked the Japanese major.

"I'm not sure. The gunfire has stopped. The enemy may have retreated." The Japanese captain replied.

"Retreat?!" The Japanese lieutenant colonel couldn't help but look at the military camp not far away. The dormitories in the entire camp were all blown down, and bursts of wailing came from inside.

"You continue to stand guard here, and everyone else, follow me to rescue people!" the Japanese major ordered. Since the enemy had most likely retreated, they should rescue the soldiers buried under the rubble first.

Soon, the Japanese lieutenant colonel brought three or four hundred soldiers to the ruins to treat the wounded.

……

In the command center of the central military camp, Shang Jiuyifu was still waiting for news. When he heard the gunfire stop, his heart skipped a beat.

"No way, could it be that the enemy broke through the city gate and got in?!" Shang Jiuyifu felt his scalp tingling, and it was no wonder he thought so, after all, the enemy's attacking artillery fire was very fierce.

In addition, the enemy wiped out the soldiers of an entire county, so their combat effectiveness was still extremely strong, so it was not surprising that they were able to capture the city gate here.

"Or the enemy retreated?!" Shang Jiuyifu thought positively, but he still didn't want to believe that the city gate could be breached so quickly.