Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

Chapter 856

"So, we just need to wait here, there is no need to do too much." Li Jin said with a smile.

He would not interfere in the early stages of the battle, and would only be responsible for keeping an eye on the enemy's logistics forces. If the enemy came to encircle him, he would hide in the mountains.

Anyway, we just won’t confront the Japanese head-on.

"Captain Mu, you are still the cunning one. Ugh, you are still more skilled." Kong Sheng almost wanted to say that Li Jin was insidious, but fortunately he changed his words quickly.

"Tell your soldiers to find a place to set up camp quickly. We will just wait quietly from now on." Li Jin didn't care too much.

"Okay." Kong Sheng nodded.

Li Jin also ordered the soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion to investigate the movements of the Japanese.

A few days later, the Japanese launched a fierce attack on the national army's defense line.

Boom boom boom......

Cannons bombarded the Kuomintang positions across the river.

Many soldiers died on the spot.

While the Japanese were bombarding, they also ordered their infantry to launch an attack across the river.

Bang bang bang…

Da da da………

The Kuomintang soldiers on the defense line fought desperately and launched a fierce counterattack against the Japanese artillery fire.

Many of the Japanese soldiers who crossed the river were killed in the center of the river!
The river water was dyed red with blood, and corpses were floating on the surface of the river.

The Japanese attack caused heavy casualties.

It was noon time.

In the devil's headquarters.

The Japanese brigade commander looked at the map with a gloomy face. In just half a day, they didn't even cross the river and so many soldiers were killed or injured.

"Give orders to the Air Force immediately and dispatch planes to cooperate in crossing the river!" The Japanese commander gave the order quickly.

In the afternoon, the Japanese launched another fierce attack on the other side of the river. More than a dozen planes were dispatched to cooperate with artillery to carry out indiscriminate bombing on the Kuomintang's defense line.

After dropping the bombs, the plane lowered its altitude and fired at the soldiers in the position with machine guns.

Many soldiers were seriously injured after being shot. Some were broken if they were hit in the arm, and some were shot in the chest, leaving a big hole with blood flowing out.

The power of the machine gun was incredible, and the battlefield was littered with broken limbs and arms, like purgatory.

But the soldiers still fought back bravely and prevented the Japanese from crossing the river.

Li Jin hid in the mountains and watched the scene from afar with a telescope. He felt that he should do something.

"Damn, these Japanese devils have so many cannons and even planes have been mobilized. It's a good thing we're not the ones to guard this place." Kong Sheng lay on the hillside, observing the battle situation through a telescope.

He felt that the Japanese's firepower was really strong.

When facing the attack of the Japanese brigade in Fengling, he thought that the firepower of the Japanese was already quite strong. Unexpectedly, what he saw was just the tip of the iceberg.

Fortunately, the Japanese planes did not attack them at that time, otherwise, who knows how many soldiers would have been sacrificed.

"Captain Mu, should we destroy the Japanese artillery positions?!" Kong Sheng looked at Li Jin and suggested.

He felt that if they could destroy the Japanese artillery positions, it would definitely reduce casualties.

"See if there is any chance. If there is, we will destroy this artillery position." Li Jin nodded.

But this way they would be easily exposed.

After careful consideration, he decided to ask the scouts to confirm the location of the Japanese artillery positions, and then set up the artillery directly to bombard the Japanese artillery positions.

Although we may not be able to destroy the Japanese artillery positions, we should be able to kill a lot of Japanese artillerymen and destroy their cannons.

"Yeah." Kong Sheng nodded.

The time soon came to around 5:30 in the afternoon and the Japanese stopped their attack.

The Japanese invaders failed to successfully cross the river after their attack that day. Although some Japanese invaders crossed the river, many of them were killed by the National Army soldiers, forcing the Japanese invaders to retreat.

As the sun sets, the fiery clouds form various shapes, covering half the sky.

When the breeze blew through the position, the smell of blood drifted far away.

In the trenches, medical soldiers were treating the wounded. Those who were able to fight remained in their positions, while those who were not were sent to the rear.

Brigade Commander Luo Jiuchen arrived at the front of the position and looked at the tragic situation in the trenches. He felt extremely heavy in his heart.

Their equipment is far inferior to that of the Japanese.

Fortunately, they had the geographical advantage. If there was no river, their casualties would probably have been several times higher.

"We killed quite a few Japanese today. I estimate the casualty ratio is about one to one. This is the first time we have achieved such a casualty ratio." said the chief of staff.

With this river, the Japanese would have to pay a huge price if they wanted to cross, but they could use this advantage to kill the Japanese to the greatest extent possible.

"Well, but we still can't underestimate the Japanese. If the situation is not right, we should retreat." Luo Jiuchen nodded.

.........

At this time, the Japanese brigade commander at the Japanese command was furious.

"Damn it! After a whole day of attack we still couldn't successfully cross the river!" The Japanese brigade commander slapped the table.

He thought he could get through this easily, but he didn't expect to have a bad start on the first day.

I don’t know whether the division commander’s attack was going smoothly, but I feel it should be similar to his.

"Commander, the enemy has an advantageous position. We have to pay a price if we want to cross the river. This is just the beginning.
Other directions may not be smoother than ours." said a Japanese brigade commander.

The battle of crossing the river was not easy to fight, and now it is only the first day, so it is not a big problem.

"Let the front-line troops rest and continue the attack tomorrow." The Japanese brigade commander nodded and said.

"Hi!" The Japanese captain nodded.

.........

Around 8pm.

Li Jin was also waiting for news.

"Battalion Commander, the location of the Japanese artillery position has been confirmed." Lu Changgong ran back to report.

"Good, well done." Li Jin nodded and then called Kong Sheng.

"Captain Mu, is this confirmed news?!" Kong Sheng guessed, otherwise, Mu Jin would not call him at this time.

"Let your artillery company get ready. We are going to destroy the Japanese artillery positions." Li Jin said.

"No problem." Kong Sheng nodded.

Li Jin called Liu Changshun and Zhao Ming again and told them the plan.

"We guarantee to complete the task." The two responded.

About half past ten.

Li Jin led three hundred soldiers from the special operations battalion and rushed to the mountains about three or four miles away from the flank of the Japanese artillery position.

"Build the position, Liu Changshun, Zhao Ming, act according to the plan." Li Jin ordered.

"Understood." The two men led two hundred people and ambushed on the road where the Japanese might come.

"Captain, we have arrived at the location." A few minutes later, the intercom in Li Jin's hand rang. "Received, I will start shelling in five minutes." Li Jin nodded.

"Captain Mu, what is that in your hand?!" Kong Sheng stared at the walkie-talkie in Li Jin's hand with his eyes widened.

He felt a little unbelievable. This little gadget could actually make calls?!
"It's similar to the Japanese walkie-talkie and can achieve short-distance communication. However, there are not many of these things." Li Jin said.

Anyway, even if Kong Sheng knew the existence of this walkie-talkie, it wouldn't have much impact.

"Captain Mu, can you give me one of this thing?!" Kong Sheng was a little envious. He thought this was a fun thing.

"Don't even think about it. If the Japanese get it, guess what the consequences will be?!" Li Jin said.

"Uh...well, forget it." Kong Sheng gave up the idea immediately after hearing that!
The Japanese's combat effectiveness is already strong. If their communications can be made more convenient, there will be fewer mistakes in battlefield command.

This is not a good thing for them.

Only Mu Jin's troops can use this kind of thing, because the Japanese have no way to deal with Mu Jin.

Five minutes passed quickly.

As Li Jin gave the order to fire.

Dozens of mortars and twenty infantry guns in the artillery positions began to bombard the Japanese artillery positions.

Boom boom boom......

Shell after shell fell into the Japanese artillery positions, and many Japanese were killed on the spot.

The sound of the explosion also alarmed the Japanese who were resting.

"Baga, what's going on?!" The Japanese captain ran out of the tent without even putting on his clothes.

"Captain, it seems that the artillery position has been attacked by the enemy." said a Japanese lieutenant colonel.

"What?! Are the enemies coming to attack us?!" Upon hearing this, the Japanese army commander could hardly believe it.

"Probably not. The enemy probably sent artillery directly here to destroy our artillery positions. They may have known the location of our artillery positions through our bombing during the day." The Japanese lieutenant colonel analyzed.

"Che Kexiu, I didn't expect that the National Army's artillery has this ability. Send people to annihilate this unit immediately!" The Japanese regiment commander gave the order immediately.

Since you dare to attack us, be prepared to stay.

"Hi!" The Japanese lieutenant colonel nodded and immediately sent a captain to lead two squadrons of soldiers to advance in the direction where the enemy artillery shells came from.

.........

At this moment, Luo Jiucheng was also awakened by the sudden explosion.

He subconsciously thought that the Japanese were launching a surprise attack at night and were about to attack him.

But upon listening carefully, he realized that the explosion was not coming from his position, but from the opposite side.

Luo Jiucheng was also full of confusion. He didn't understand what was going on, so he got up and left the rest area.

The chief of staff also happened to run over.

"What's going on with the Japanese?!" Luo Jiuchen asked.

"Someone attacked the Japs with artillery," said the chief of staff.

"Who could it be? Could it be Captain Kong?!" Luo Jiucheng remembered what happened when Kong Sheng brought people there before.

"That should be the case. It seems that Commander Kong saw us being bombarded by the Japanese, so he also launched an attack on the Japanese to avenge us." The chief of staff also said.

"I didn't expect that Captain Kong is such a nice person. However, judging from the sound of the cannons, it seems that Captain Kong has a lot of cannons." Luo Jiucheng said.

He felt that Kong Sheng’s current firepower was even stronger than that of his brigade.

The huge explosion also alarmed the people above.

Ring ring ring......

The phone on the table rang.

"Luo Jiucheng, what's going on over there? Were you the ones firing the cannons? It's only the first day, why did you use the cannons?" As soon as Luo Jiucheng answered the phone, he heard the commander asking him for accountability.

"Commander, this is not the cannon we fired." Luo Jiuchen was a little helpless. He was not a fool. How could he use the cannon so quickly?

"You're still lying. It wasn't you who fired the shot, so how come the explosion was so close to you!" the division commander scolded. He even heard the explosion through the phone.

"It really wasn't us who fired the shot. It was most likely Captain Kong Sheng who fired the shot." Luo Jiuchen had no choice but to tell the truth.

"Kong Sheng?! Commander Liang's regiment?!" The division commander fell silent upon hearing this.

"Yes, they crossed my defense line earlier. Now they should be launching artillery attacks on the Japanese." Luo Jiuchen responded.

"Is that so? Okay." Upon hearing this, the commander hung up the phone.

"Brigade Commander, Division Commander, are you doubting our artillery fire?!" the chief of staff laughed. Such a loud noise would naturally alarm the division commander.

"Well, but what Captain Kong and his men did was somewhat impulsive. What if the Japanese surrounded and suppressed them?!" Luo Jiuchen nodded and couldn't help but sigh.

He suddenly became a little worried about Kong Sheng and his men. The troops Kong Sheng brought with him had only about 3,000 people. If they were targeted by the Japanese, it would be very troublesome.

"Yes, but we still have to thank them." The Chief of Staff sighed.

No matter what, Kong Sheng and his team's action was a way for them to vent their anger.

.........

At this time, Liu Changshun and Zhao Ming had already led their men to ambush on the mountain.

A few minutes later, a Japanese captain, with two squadrons of soldiers, ran over here.

Liu Changshun and his men were also prepared. More than 20 light machine guns and more than 10 heavy machine guns were already set up.

When the Japanese troops were less than a hundred meters away from them.

Liu Changshun decisively ordered to open fire.

Da da da………

Bang bang bang…

More than thirty machine guns fired at the Japanese, and the other soldiers also killed them one by one.

In just one encounter, most of the Japanese soldiers were killed or wounded.

The Japanese captain who led the team was beaten to a pulp on the spot.

"Retreat, retreat, retreat quickly!" A Japanese second lieutenant was so scared that his face turned pale. He quickly led the remaining dozens of Japanese soldiers to retreat, not daring to fight back at all.

"Damn, these Japs run pretty fast. It's time for us to retreat." Liu Changshun also issued an order to retreat. The purpose of their staying here was to ambush any soldiers that might be sent by the Japs.

Liu Changshun and his friends quickly ran to meet Li Jin and his friends.

"Battalion commander, the mission is accomplished. The Japanese sent two squadrons, most of them were wiped out by us, and the remaining Japanese were scared away." Liu Changshun reported the battle situation.

"Well, good job. It's time for us to withdraw." Li Jin nodded with satisfaction.

He just wanted to kill more Japanese soldiers, and now his goal has been achieved.

Therefore, there is no need to stay any longer, lest you be surrounded by the Japanese!

Li Jin and his men retreated quickly along the designated route.

The Japanese second lieutenant who escaped also hurried to the regiment commander.

.........

"Captain, listen to the gunshots. Are our people engaging in a firefight with the enemy?!" The Japanese lieutenant colonel couldn't help laughing when he heard the gunshots.

He believed that the enemy had been found by their people and had suffered heavy casualties, or even been unable to fight back.