Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

After Shang Jiuyifu waited for more than ten minutes, a Japanese major hurried in.

"Captain, the enemy seems to have retreated." The Japanese major reported quickly. After they investigated further, they found that the enemies outside the city had basically disappeared.

"What?! They retreated?!" Shang Jiuyifu was immediately happy when he heard this. He didn't expect that the enemy did not attack but retreated.

If the enemy had broken in, he would have lost all face, but fortunately, it's okay.

"They should have retreated. As to whether they will come back, I'm not sure." The Japanese major replied. Anyway, when they went up to the city wall and used a searchlight to check, they did not find any trace of the enemy.

"Let the soldiers stay at the east gate and don't retreat. If the enemy continues to attack, you can counterattack immediately." Shang Jiuyi ordered.

"I understand. I'm the only one who came back. The soldiers stayed at the city gate." The Japanese major replied. He was prepared that the enemy might come back again, so he left all the people at the city gate.

"Yo, well done." Shang Jiuyi nodded with satisfaction.

"By the way, what are the casualties tonight?!" Shang Jiuyifu asked how many soldiers died.

"Captain, we're still counting the casualties, but the estimated casualties should be around three hundred." The Japanese major hesitated for a moment, but still gave a rough estimate of the casualty data.

"What?! How could there be such heavy casualties?!" Shang Jiuyifu couldn't believe that so many of them would die in such a short period of time.

"Captain, most of the enemy's shells fell into the barracks at the city gate, and they were a blanket attack.

The soldiers were all asleep at the time, so when the shells fell, they had no way to dodge, which led to heavy casualties. "The Japanese lieutenant colonel began to explain.

There is no way around it. The enemy has figured out the location of the military camp, so the enemy's artillery positions can carry out precision strikes.

In this situation, if the soldiers were unable to escape, there would be heavy casualties.

"How could I repair it? I didn't expect they could actually do this." Shang Jiuyifu cursed, extremely angry.

"Captain, I think we'd better move the location of our barracks. Otherwise, if the enemy bombards us again next time, our casualties will still be heavy." The Japanese major suggested.

He felt that not only the military camp at one city gate had been detected by the enemy, but the locations of other military camps had also been detected. They had to change the location of the military camps.

"What you said makes sense. It should indeed be replaced." Shang Jiuyi nodded in agreement.

If the enemy continues to come like this a few times, he won't be able to bear it.

"Captain, I suggest that we let the soldiers live directly in nearby houses. As long as our soldiers are close to the people,

The enemy wouldn't dare to fire at us, what do you think? !" The Japanese lieutenant colonel continued to suggest.

No matter who the enemy is, even if they have a lot of artillery shells, as long as their military camp is close to where the people live, no matter how accurate the enemy's artillery is, they dare not fire. In this way, the problem will be solved.

"Oh, I didn't expect your brain to work so quickly. I have to praise you." Shang Jiuyifu was overjoyed when he heard this. This idea was indeed very good.

"Thank you for the compliment, Commander. I learned everything from you." The Japanese major flattered Shang Jiuyifu.

"No, no, you are just smart." Shang Jiuyifu smiled when he heard that.

It was obvious that he enjoyed the flattery from the Japanese major.

"Captain, should I go and convey the order later?!" the Japanese major suggested.

"Well, go ahead!" Shang Jiuyi nodded.

Upon hearing this, the Japanese major turned and left the office.

"Damn enemy, you made me lose so many soldiers again. I will destroy you sooner or later!" Shang Jiuyifu's face was gloomy.

Thinking that he had lost nearly a thousand soldiers in just a few days, he was so angry that his liver ached.

The enemy was really disgusting. He had already gathered his troops, but they still dared to come and cause trouble for him. Did they really think he had no temper? !

However, judging from the situation tonight, the enemy's firepower is indeed sufficient and they have many artillery pieces, otherwise they would not have enough artillery shells to cover the military camp.

"Tanaka Daiki is right. If I don't deal with them, I will be dealt with by them in time." Shang Jiuyifu felt a deep sense of crisis.

.........

On the other side, Li Jin and his men also evacuated quickly.

"Battalion Commander, our artillery shells tonight can at least kill a lot of Japanese soldiers in the Japanese camp." Liu Changshun said as he ran, his face full of smiles.

He was very happy about the shelling of the Japanese army camp tonight. If only their mortars had a longer range, they could directly hit the residence of the Japanese regiment commander and let the Japanese there have a good meal of steel shell porridge.

"Of course, the Japanese soldiers sleeping inside didn't know we would suddenly bombard them, so heavy casualties were certain.

It was just a bit of a loss because we didn’t get the ammunition we used back from the Japanese,” Li Jin said.

Tonight, they only fired ammunition but didn't gain any profit, so Li Jin felt that he was at a loss.

"But it's not bad to kill a lot of Japanese soldiers." Li Jin changed the subject and said that it was worth it to kill so many Japanese soldiers with some artillery shells.

"Battalion Commander, how about we bomb the Japanese camp again tomorrow?" Liu Changshun said. He felt that they could do it one more time to teach the Japanese a lesson.

"What are you thinking about, kid?! Do you really think the Japanese are fools?! After what happened tonight, the Japanese military camp will definitely move to another location. How could they still be in the same place?" Li Jin shook his head helplessly.

If he could give the Japanese another chance, he would certainly not let it go. The key point is that the Japanese are not so stupid that they would not run away after being bombed once.

"Then why don't we find the new location of the Japanese military camp and then bombard it?" Liu Changshun suggested.

As long as they could find the new location of the Japanese army camp and then cover it with artillery fire, it would be easy.

"Just tell me how to find it? The Japs won't open the city gates these days and people can't get in. How can we find it?!" Li Jin said unhappily.

The scouts in the city should have come out long ago. If they hadn't, we could contact them using walkie-talkies and tell them the location of the Japanese army camp.

"Um...that's right." Liu Changshun smiled awkwardly, feeling that he had asked a stupid question.

"Okay, let's not deal with the Japanese here for now. Let's see if we can deal with the Japanese in Jingmen." Li Jin asked Liu Changshun to give up the idea of ​​continuing to attack the Japanese in Xiangyang.

They had to hurry up and meet up with Han Mingyuan and the others. It was not appropriate for them to spend too much time here. They would discuss this matter after they came back. "That's fine too. We can go there and kill some devils over there." Liu Changshun said with a smile.

"Actually, this may not work." Li Jin shook his head and replied.

"Why?! It's impossible for the Japanese in Jingmen to gather their troops directly like the Japanese here. Besides, we didn't attack them, so they won't gather their troops, right?!" Liu Changshun was a little puzzled.

He really didn't believe that the Japanese in Jingmen would choose to withdraw their troops without even seeing their shadow.

"It's hard to say. Before we took action, the Japanese commander in Xiangyang had already guessed that we came from Shanxi.
With what happened at Lenovo, do you think the Japanese in Jingmen will withdraw their troops? " Li Jin asked back.

In short, the Japanese in Jingmen are not fools. Once they see the situation in Xiangyang, they will definitely choose to gather their troops and not give them the opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

"Tsk, if that's the case, then we can't fight the Japanese anymore?!" Liu Changshun felt it was a bit of a pity.

"Don't be anxious. We have plenty of opportunities. We'll go there and see what the situation is when the time comes." Li Jin said.

"Yeah." Liu Changshun nodded.

.........

The next morning, half past eight.

Shang Jiuyifu had just finished his breakfast. He yawned and asked the soldiers to take away the dishes and chopsticks.

"Captain, the soldiers from several barracks have been moved out of the barracks." At this time, the Japanese major came in to report the situation. He did not rest all night last night, urging the soldiers to move as soon as possible and arranging accommodation for them. It was not until the morning that he finished it.

"Well, that's good, thank you for your hard work!" Shang Jiuyifu praised.

"It's not hard, we are all serving the empire!" The Japanese major spoke very beautifully.

"Go and rest quickly. You haven't rested all night." Shang Jiuyifu expressed concern.

"Hi! Captain, I'll go and rest now." The Japanese major nodded and was about to leave.

"Wait, eat before going to bed. Don't go to bed on an empty stomach." Shang Jiuyifu reminded.

"I understand. Thank you for your concern, Commander." The Japanese major was deeply moved. He did not expect that the Commander cared about him so much.

"It's okay, go quickly." Shang Jiuyifu waved his hand. It was pretty good that he could make a subordinate loyal to him with just two sentences.

"Hi." The Japanese major then left.

After thinking about it, Shang Jiuyifu picked up the phone on the table and called Tanaka Daiki.

"Hey, Shangjiujun, you're not going to send someone over now, are you? Didn't I tell you it would take a few days? You'll be easily detected by the enemy's intelligence personnel this way." Tanaka Daiki said.

He thought Shang Jiuyifu called to tell him that people had been sent out.

"No, I didn't send anyone out." Shang Jiuyifu denied. He was ambushed by the enemy last night, so how could he send anyone out now?

What if the enemy didn't leave, and saw that he had sent out his men, and came back to attack him, wouldn't he be in trouble? !

By then, once Xiangyang is lost, he will be nailed to the wall of shame and will never be able to wash himself clean for the rest of his life.

"That's right, you think there is a problem with my plan, and you want to go back on it?! Or maybe you want to put forward some different opinions?! We can all discuss it." Tanaka Daiki wondered.

Since Shang Jiuyifu didn't send anyone, he must have thought there was something wrong with his plan.

"That's not what I want to talk about. Listen to me first. The enemy attacked Xiangyang last night and caused more than 300 casualties to me." Shang Jiuyifu had no choice but to tell him everything.

"What?! The enemy actually dared to attack Xiangyang?! Did you divide your troops?!" Tanaka Daiki was shocked when he heard this. He thought that Shang Jiuyifu had dispersed his troops and the enemy took the opportunity to attack.

"No, we just gathered our troops yesterday, how could I disperse them? Do you think I'm stupid?!" Shang Jiuyifu said unhappily. Did Tanaka Daiki really think he was a fool?

"Damn it! This group of enemies is so arrogant! They still dare to attack us even after gathering their troops! How many people did they have when they attacked the city?!" Tanaka Daiki couldn't help but curse.

"I'm not sure, probably about one or two hundred people!" Shang Jiuyi responded. According to the information given by the Japanese lieutenant colonel, there were probably about one or two hundred people.

"One or two hundred people?! Are you sure they dare to attack the city with only one or two hundred people?!" Tanaka Daiki fell silent after saying this.

"There were only one or two hundred people attacking the city, but they carried a lot of cannons. There must be many enemies outside who have not attacked. If I had been fooled last night, I'm afraid Xiangyang would have been lost." Shang Jiuyifu also heard the implication of Tanaka Daiki's words.

The enemy is just one or two hundred people, and they beat you so hard that you dare not leave the city? !
"This is very possible. This group of enemies is very insidious. Don't be fooled easily." Tanaka Daiki responded.

Although he had never fought with the other side, he could feel from Shang Jiuyifu that this group of enemies was indeed very powerful.

"The enemy has quite a few artillery pieces, and there are many sharpshooters who specialize in shooting our machine gunners. In addition, the enemy's night combat capability is very strong.
If you encounter this, be sure to tell your soldiers to pay attention to this." Shang Jiuyifu reminded him. He didn't want Tanaka Daiki to end up like him.

"Don't worry, Shangjiujun, I will tell them. You'd better be careful these days. The enemy may attack again." Tanaka Daiki said.

He felt that this group of enemies was more likely to attack.

"I understand. I even changed the location of the military camp." Shang Jiuyifu replied.

"That's good. I also need to rearrange my place, so I won't talk to you any more." Tanaka Daiki said and hung up the phone.

At this time, a Japanese lieutenant colonel came into the office.

"Captain, according to your instructions, many soldiers in the county have been withdrawn, and the Imperial Army there have been asked to wear soldier uniforms." The Japanese lieutenant colonel reported the matter to Tanaka Daiki.

"Well, you did a good job. During this period of time, let the Imperial Army wear the uniforms of the Imperial soldiers to guard the city. Tell them not to run around, otherwise the consequences will be serious." Tanaka Daiki nodded and immediately gave orders.

His plan was to have the Imperial Army wear the clothes of the imperial soldiers to guard the city. In this way, the enemy's intelligence personnel would not notice that there were fewer imperial soldiers and would be more confident in attacking the checkpoints and bunkers on their side.

"Don't worry, Captain. I have already told them all these." The Japanese lieutenant colonel responded quickly.

"That's good." Tanaka Daiki nodded with satisfaction. He felt less worried when he had one or two capable subordinates. Otherwise, if they were all idiots, they would be annoyed to death every day.

(End of this chapter)