Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

Kamijou picked up the phone and called Tanaka Daiki, but after waiting for a long time, no one answered.

"What's going on?! Is Mr. Tanaka not in the military camp?!" Shang Jiuyifu became puzzled.

"Could it be that he personally led the team to command?!" Shang Jiuyifu felt that this possibility was quite high.

It’s a pity that the reinforcements he sent might be ambushed by the enemy along the way and then attacked Jingmen.

"Wait, I seem to have missed something?!" Shang Jiuyi frowned. If the enemy ambushed the soldiers he sent, he would most likely guess that Tanaka Daiki and others had already set up an ambush in Jingmen.

In this case, the enemy commander was either an arrogant man who did not take them seriously, or he deliberately attacked in order to divert most of the troops.

"If it's the latter, then Tanaka-kun will be in big trouble." Kamikuichi broke out in a cold sweat.

The enemy is clearly doing this to lure the tiger away from the mountain and then attack Jingmen!

Can Jingmen, with its insufficient military strength, stop the enemy's attack? ! Absolutely not.

Since the enemy commander dared to do this despite the trap, he must have been fully prepared.

In addition, no one answered the phone from Tanaka Daiki, which made Shang Jiuyifu even more certain that Jingmen might have been lost!

"Damn enemy, so cunning!" Shang Jiuyi gritted his teeth in anger, but he was more afraid.

It was truly horrible that the enemy commander had guessed all of their actions and had taken countermeasures.

What should I do now?! Shang Jiuyifu fell into deep thought for a moment.

After thinking about it, he decided to call the brigade commander.

"Moses Moses."

"I'm the commander of Xiangyang, Shang Jiuyifu, please connect me to the brigade commander's call!"

"The brigade commander is resting now. If you have anything, please call us tomorrow." said the Japanese signalman who answered the phone.

"Baga, I have something important to report. Please let the brigade commander talk to me immediately. If things are delayed, you will be in trouble!" Shang Jiuyifu immediately scolded.

"Hi! I'll go and ask the brigade commander right away." There was soon silence on the other end of the phone.

"People like this deserve to be scolded. Don't I know that the brigade commander is resting? If there is nothing serious, would I call the brigade commander at this time? What a blind man!" Shang Jiuyifu cursed, obviously taking out his anger on the operator.

It was true, and no one knew it better than him. The brigade commander hated being woken up when he was sleeping.

Ten minutes later, hurried and heavy footsteps were heard from the other end of the phone.

"Shangjiujun, is there anything that can't be said tomorrow? Why do you have to say it now?!" The Japanese brigade commander said while suppressing his anger.

"Brigade Commander, something happened. The soldiers I sent to support Jingmen were most likely ambushed by the enemy along the way, or even wiped out." Shang Jiuyifu was so scared that he quickly told the story.

"What?! Are you saying that two thousand elite soldiers of the empire were wiped out by the enemy?!" The commander of the Japanese brigade obviously couldn't believe the news.

"Yes, I can't contact them anymore. Tonight..." Shang Jiuyifu slowly told the whole story.

"So, I suspect that they have been completely wiped out. The most critical issue now is that Tanaka-kun's side may have been captured by the enemy." Kamikuichi continued.

"Baga! It's impossible. How could this happen!" The Japanese brigade commander cursed. If Jingmen was taken down by the enemy, he would lose all his face.

"I also hope that's impossible, but I really can't get in touch with Tanaka-kun. No one answers the phone at all." said Kamikuichi.

The fall of Jingmen not only embarrassed the brigade commander, but also their own faces.

"How could Kexiu, damn Tanaka-kun, swear to me that he can definitely catch all these enemies in one fell swoop?
Now, not only have we failed to annihilate the enemy, but we are also going to lose Jingmen. If the enemy turns their guns around, won’t Xiangyang be lost too?!” The Japanese brigade commander didn’t dare to imagine what kind of punishment he would receive if what he said became true!
He regretted that he should not have listened to Tanaka Daiki, and even more regretted that he had wanted to destroy this group of enemies and make a great contribution.

If you think about it carefully, the number of soldiers who died at the hands of that group of enemies had already reached 20,000 to 30,000, yet he actually thought that Tanaka Daiki could deal with such an enemy.

"Commander, it's too late to regret now. I think we should think about what to do?" Shang Jiuyifu hurriedly persuaded upon hearing this.

There is a high possibility that Jingmen will be lost, but other things must also be considered.

"What else can we do? The enemy has taken the initiative in this battle!" said the Japanese brigade commander unhappily.

The original intention was to ambush the enemy, but unexpectedly, they were outwitted by the enemy and the main force was transferred away from Jingmen.

If he were the enemy commander, he would definitely lead his men to capture Jingmen first and then retreat.

Shang Jiuyifu also fell silent for a while.

"Brigade Commander, I think you should send people to guard Xiangyang. The loss of Jingmen can be explained, but if Xiangyang is lost as well, that would be a real big trouble." Shang Jiuyifu said after thinking for a while.

After the supporting soldiers were transferred out, there were only seven or eight hundred defenders left in Xiangyang. If the enemy took Jingmen and turned to attack Xiangyang, his number of men would not be able to stop the enemy's attack.

"I understand. I will dispatch a battalion to help you defend the city." said the commander of the Japanese brigade.

If Jingmen was captured, he would still have an excuse, but if even Xiangyang was captured by the enemy, he would be in trouble.

"Thank you, Commander." Shang Jiuyifu said hurriedly upon hearing this.

"Remember this, no matter how the enemy provokes you, you are not allowed to take people out of the city to avoid being ambushed and causing the city to fall. Do you understand?" The Japanese brigade commander warned solemnly.

"Don't worry, Commander, I will defend the city to the death and will never leave!" Shang Jiuyifu quickly assured that he would not become the next Tanaka Daiki.

.........

Ten minutes after Liu Changshun retreated, Li Jin also led his men to the woods less than 500 meters south of Jingmen.

"Battalion Commander, Liu Changshun should have retreated." Second Company Commander Zhao Ming said.

It has been half an hour since Liu Changshun's attack.

If Liu Changshun had not stayed, he should have led his men to retreat at this moment.

"Well, Liu Changshun will not take risks with his soldiers. He has probably led his men out of the Japanese encirclement." Li Jin nodded.

Liu Changshun is a brave and careful man, and he would not take the risk to fight the Japanese.

"Battalion Commander, can we attack Jingmen with such a small number of people?!" Zhao Ming changed the subject. The battalion commander only brought 300 people to attack Jingmen, and the other 200 people were sent to attack bunkers and checkpoints in other counties.

This is because when they attack Jingmen, the Japanese in other counties will not be able to support them. At that time, they only need to seize the time to capture Jingmen. But the problem is that there are still hundreds of Japanese in Jingmen, and there are also many puppet troops. He thinks it is a bit difficult to capture Jingmen in a short time.

"Don't worry. The Japanese in Jingmen will soon leave Jingmen with a group of people and head in the direction of Liu Changshun." Li Jin said calmly after hearing this.

"Jingmen is still some distance away from Liu Changshun. Are the Japanese sure to go there?!" Zhao Ming was a little skeptical.

"What do you think was the purpose of our ambush of the Japanese reinforcements before? It was to make the Japanese think that they did not have enough manpower, so they would send people out from Jingmen to encircle them. In this way, Jingmen would be empty." Li Jin began to explain.

The Japanese probably don't know yet that their reinforcements have been destroyed. Therefore, when they learn that someone is attacking the checkpoints and bunkers, they will definitely think of sending more people to encircle and suppress them. At this time, the only place that is close and can mobilize troops is Jingmen.

"So that's how it is." Zhao Ming suddenly realized after hearing this. He hadn't thought so much about it.

"Just wait patiently." Li Jin took out a telescope and looked towards the city gate of Jingmen.

On the walkway on the city wall, Japanese soldiers were using searchlights to illuminate the ground to check if there were any enemies.

Soon, a Japanese army of several hundred people, along with thousands of puppet troops, came out of the city gate.

"Sure enough, the Japanese commander did this. I just don't know if the other party will follow the troops." Li Jin murmured. Although he guessed that the Japanese would send troops out, he really didn't know whether the Japanese commander would go out as well.

But it doesn’t matter. His goal is to capture Jingmen and teach these devils a severe lesson, letting them know that the city here is not so easy to occupy.

This Japanese army left quickly, but Li Jin did not rush to send people into Jingmen City because the Japanese who left the city had not gone far.

Once they rashly attack Jingmen, the Japanese inside will definitely ask for help. At that time, those Japanese who have left the city can quickly rush back.

So, he has to continue waiting.

Moreover, they had to wait for several other companies to launch attacks on checkpoints and bunkers and lure away the Japanese from the nearby county.

Only in this way can Li Jin attack Jingmen with confidence.

More than half an hour later, soldiers from other special operations companies launched attacks on the Japanese checkpoints and bunkers.

For a time, the Japanese commanders in several counties also hurriedly sent troops out to provide support.

Ten minutes later, Li Jin led his men to attack Jingmen.

Bang bang bang…

Da da da………

Boom boom boom......

The sound of gunfire rang out at the South Gate, and machine gun bullets were pouring towards the South Gate. Many Japanese soldiers and puppet soldiers were killed on the spot. Artillery shells fell on the city wall walkway one after another, killing many Japanese soldiers and puppet soldiers.

Some Japanese soldiers and puppet troops were directly blown away and fell to the ground and died on the spot.

The Japanese and puppet troops suffered heavy casualties.

A Japanese sergeant crawled down the stairs of the city wall. He quickly entered the barracks, came to the communications room, and started calling Tanaka Daiki.

.........

In the central military camp, in the operations meeting room.

Daiki Tanaka looked at the sand table topographic map in front of him.

"I think you'll run away this time! After I kill you, maybe I can be directly promoted to the rank of major general." Tanaka Daiki sneered.

He could already imagine himself being awarded the medal.

An ordinary soldier like him who was promoted to the position of regiment commander will only be a regiment commander until his death, with no room for promotion unless he makes great contributions. Compared with those who graduated from advanced military academies, he is not at the same level.

But now, he finally has this opportunity. As long as he can destroy this enemy that has caused countless casualties to the empire, he will have a great chance of being promoted.

Not to mention destroying all of them, even if he destroyed more than half of them, he would still have hope of being promoted!
This is his only chance to be promoted to major general, and he must seize it.

Come to think of it, he also found it a little strange. The soldiers sent by Shang Jiuyifu should not be late.

After all, this matter is not a trivial matter, especially in this situation. It is okay to arrive early, but if you arrive late, it will delay the opportunity and cause unimaginable consequences for the battle situation.

"I always feel like something is wrong." Tanaka Daiki murmured, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong for a moment.

Ring, ring, the phone on the table rang.

"Captain, I'm the commander of Nanping County. The checkpoints and bunkers here have just been attacked by the enemy! I have just sent people out of the city to provide support." The voice of the Japanese captain came from the phone.

"What?! Are there enemy attacks on your side too?!" Tanaka Daiki was shocked. Aren't the enemies on the other side? How could they appear in Nanping County?

"Yes, and the soldier who called said that the enemy's shooting is very accurate, almost all of them are sharpshooters, and the firepower is very strong. They can't hold on any longer." The Japanese captain said hurriedly.

"How could this happen?!" Tanaka Daiki said this and then fell silent. He hung up the phone directly.

In his opinion, the enemy could not spare the time to attack other counties, and there was no reason for the enemy to disperse its forces for the attack.

Because the enemy had never fought like this before in Xiangyang.

But why did things change when it came to him? Could it be that the enemy was targeting him?

Afterwards, Daiki Tanaka received two more calls from commanders in other counties, who also suffered enemy attacks on checkpoints and bunkers.

It can be said that these three county towns are now just empty cities with no military forces.

Boom boom boom......

Suddenly, a burst of gunfire came from the South Gate, which startled Tanaka Daiki. He almost subconsciously wanted to crawl under the table, but fortunately he held himself back.

"Baga, what's going on?! The enemy is attacking?! In this situation, the enemy is attacking?! It's impossible, aren't the enemies on the other side? How could they appear here..." Tanaka Daiki was scolded and didn't understand what was going on.

Why were so many places attacked tonight? What was going on? Why were there so many enemies? Could it be that from the very beginning, the enemy's goal was to attack Jingmen? !
And the series of events that are happening now are all traps set by the enemy, with the purpose of attacking Xiangyang? !
Thinking of this, Tanaka Daiki felt his scalp tingling.

(End of this chapter)