Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

Around three or four in the morning, the Japanese lieutenant colonel and his troops were less than four or five miles away from the position where Luo Jiuchen and his men were.

"Lieutenant Colonel, judging from the situation, the enemy doesn't seem to be ambushing on our retreat route." A Japanese captain said to the Japanese lieutenant colonel as they walked.

"We can't draw a conclusion yet. Let the vanguard troops pay attention to the investigation." said the Japanese lieutenant colonel.

He did not dare to be careless because he felt that the enemy would definitely block them on this road.

"I understand." The Japanese captain nodded.

"In fact, if you think about it carefully, maybe the enemy could also split into two groups." The Japanese lieutenant colonel changed the subject. If they can split into two groups, then why can't the enemy split into two groups? !

"The enemy is not sure which way we will go, so they may split into two groups. If one of them finds the enemy,
They will try to delay us and let another group of soldiers come to surround us." The Japanese lieutenant colonel said this possibility.

"Then what should we do?!" The Japanese captain's face became a little heavy when he heard this.

"Concentrate our firepower and fight the enemy. Try to break out when the enemy reinforcements arrive. If we cannot break out, we can also strive for a chance to break out for the regiment commander." The Japanese major stated his decision.

Now they can only use this method to allow the brigade commander and his men to break out. Of course, the price is that their troops may be annihilated by the enemy.

"Major, if that's the case, then wouldn't we be..." The Japanese captain also understood what the major meant, and he fell silent when he said the latter part.

"This is all for the empire, do you understand? As long as the captain is alive, we can kill more enemies and establish more achievements. Our deeds will also be circulated within the group! They will not be forgotten." The Japanese major said with a serious face.

In his opinion, nothing is more important than making contributions to the empire. Even if he is asked to die, he will not be afraid.

"The major is right! For the sake of the empire!" Upon hearing this, the Japanese captain responded with a firm look in his eyes.

"Well, then let us sacrifice our lives for the empire's hegemony!" The Japanese major nodded with satisfaction.

At the same time, a vanguard team of about thirty to forty Japanese soldiers was advancing. They did not use flashlights, but advanced in the dark.

It was so quiet all around that we could only hear each other's footsteps.

Suddenly, a flashlight beam shone towards them.

They were several patrolling Kuomintang soldiers. When they saw this group of devils, they were stunned for a moment. After all, they didn't expect that there were actually devils behind them.

bang bang...

The Japanese second lieutenant leading the team decisively ordered his men to open fire.

Puff puff………

Several national army soldiers were killed on the spot by the devils.

The gunshots also woke up many people in the trenches. They reacted quickly and immediately stood up to fight back against the Japanese.

Bang bang bang…

Da da da………

Fierce gunfire rang out and a fierce battle broke out between the two sides.

The Japanese second lieutenant ordered the soldiers to disperse to avoid being shot at by the enemy's machine guns.

"Go and inform the major immediately and tell him that there are enemies blocking us here!" The Japanese second lieutenant lay in the grass and gave orders to the messenger beside him.

"Um... Second Lieutenant, at this distance, the major should be able to hear the gunshots without notifying him." The Japanese messenger was stunned and said.

The place where they were fighting with the enemy was only two or three miles away from the major and his men, and the sound of gunfire could easily be heard that far away.

The Japanese second lieutenant fell silent for a moment.

"Stop talking nonsense and fight back quickly." said the Japanese second lieutenant.

Da da da………

A Japanese soldier lay on the ground and fired at the National Army soldiers in front of him with a crooked machine gun, forcing the National Army soldiers in front of him to be unable to raise their heads.

In the darkness and at close range, the gap in shooting skills between the two sides was narrowed.

The Japanese squad suffered casualties from time to time, and some were shot and fell to the ground.

.........

On the other side, the Japanese major and his men also heard the gunshots.

"Major, you are right. The enemy is indeed blocking us along the same route!" said the Japanese captain.

"Everyone, speed up!" The Japanese lieutenant colonel did not answer, but immediately gave orders to the soldiers to speed up.

Soon, all the devils started running, quickly running towards the place where the gunshots came from.

.........

Luo Jiucheng was also awakened by the gunshots in his sleep.

He immediately stood up, reached for his military jacket and put it on.

As he was leaving the tent, the chief of staff came running over in dishevel.

"Brigade Commander, the Japanese are attacking," said the chief of staff.

"Listen to the gunshots, it's the Japanese who were attacking the second line who are retreating, and they just happened to be discovered by our people." Luo Jiuchen said.

The gunshots came from the rear, which was the direction from which the Japanese were attacking the second line of defense.

"It seems that the Japanese reinforcement troops were really wiped out by Captain Kong and his men. That's amazing!" A smile appeared on the chief of staff's face.

The Japanese must have noticed something was wrong, so they retreated overnight, but ended up running into them.

"However, judging from the gunshots, the number of Japanese soldiers is not large. They should be the vanguard of the Japanese soldiers." Luo Jiucheng said.

He could tell from the gunshots that the gunfire from his own soldiers was much more frequent than that from the Japanese side, so what they were encountering now was only a small part of the vanguard troops.

"Send a telegram to Lao Liu right away, asking him to bring people over for support so we can hold the Japanese back!" Luo Jiuchen gave the order hastily. Since things had already come true, they would launch a two-pronged attack to annihilate this Japanese army.

As long as they could hold back this group of Japs and use up all their ammunition, they would be able to easily wipe out this group of Japs.

"Yes, I'll go right away." Upon hearing this, the chief of staff hurried away.

"Brigade Commander, what if Liu Xin doesn't come?!" The chief of staff stopped again.

It is easy to send a telegram, but it is difficult to make Liu Xin believe it and come to support us.

"Just say that I will bear all the consequences alone, and the credit for annihilating the Japanese belongs to him." Luo Jiuchen said directly.

Liu Xin's only worry was that there would be problems later, so he chose to take the responsibility directly, and then Liu Xin had no worries about sending troops.

"Yes." The chief of staff then left.

"Brigade Commander, we encountered the Japanese vanguard." At this time, a regiment commander came to report.

"Okay, I already know. You should send other troops to reinforce immediately. The Japanese follow-up troops may be here soon." Luo Jiuchen nodded and gave the order.

"Understood!" The captain turned and left.

At this time, the Japanese vanguard suffered heavy casualties, with more than half of their men dead, and they were retreating step by step.

The casualties were so great within just a few minutes of the battle.

"Lieutenant, we can't hold on any longer. Let's retreat quickly." The messenger advised hurriedly.

They are now facing attacks from only one or two companies. If other enemy forces come to reinforce them later, they will be in trouble.

"Baga, how can we retreat now? If we stand up, we will become sitting ducks for the enemy." The Japanese second lieutenant said unhappily.

They can still use the bushes to hide their figures and fight back, but once they stand up and retreat to the rear, they will be targets. ………

In the 323rd Brigade, the telegraph operator hurried to the rest tent of Brigade Commander Liu Xin with a telegram.

"The commander has fallen asleep. If there is anything, please report to me tomorrow." The guard at the door stopped him.

"Get out of the way. This is a serious matter. The brigade commander must take a look now. Otherwise, if you miss the opportunity to fight, you will have several heads chopped off!" After the telegraph operator said this, he pushed the guard aside and walked in.

"Commander, wake up quickly, something big has happened." The telegraph operator didn't care about anything else and woke Liu Xin up directly.

"What's going on?!" Liu Xin suppressed his anger and sat up. His eyes were bloodshot and he looked very tired. He yawned and tears came out.

"Commander, Brigade Commander Luo sent a telegram... saying that the Japanese's reinforcement troops have been annihilated by Regimental Commander Kong Sheng, and the Japanese here have noticed something is wrong and have retreated, and a fight has started with them..." The telegraph operator read the telegram in one breath, but was interrupted by Liu Xin before he finished.

"What?!" Liu Xin's sleepiness disappeared instantly. He snatched the telegram and started reading it, his eyes full of shock.

"Go and call the chief of staff over immediately." After reading it, Liu Xin went outside and gave orders to the guards.

"Yes!" The guard nodded and left.

Liu Xin stood up, picked up his military uniform and put it on.

He held the telegram in his hand and read it carefully again to make sure he had read it correctly.

After waiting for a while, the chief of staff came running in hurriedly.

"Brigade Commander, what happened?!" the chief of staff asked.

He looked tired and haggard, and the buttons on his military uniform were buttoned in the wrong place.

"Take a look at this telegram." Liu Xin handed the telegram to the chief of staff.

The chief of staff took the telegram and read it with a puzzled look on his face.

"The Japanese on the other side have retreated?! That's impossible?!" The chief of staff questioned upon seeing this.

"They should have retreated, but not all of them. I guess some of these devils should have stayed on the other side." Liu Xin speculated.

If what Luo Jiucheng said was true, and Kong Sheng annihilated the Japanese's reinforcement troops, then the Japanese here would definitely retreat.

However, in order to avoid being caught in a pincer attack, these devils would leave some behind to cover their retreat.

"Commander, I still have some doubts. Kong Sheng's regiment only has about 3,000 people, while the enemy's support troops must be at least a thousand.
Could Kong Sheng really annihilate the Japanese reinforcement force of more than a thousand people with only 3,000 soldiers? ” The chief of staff’s suspicion was not without reason.

"I think it's true. I know Luo Jiucheng well. He is a cautious person. He must be true to say that he takes responsibility.

If the intelligence is wrong, he will bear all the responsibility. We have nothing to fear. If we can wipe out the Japanese, we will have done a great deed. "Liu Xin said.

He was not doing it just for the credit, he also wanted to annihilate these devils and avenge the people who died at their hands.

"The brigade commander is right," the chief of staff responded.

"Organize the troops immediately and cross the bridge!" Liu Xin gave the order.

"Yes!" The chief of staff left.

Soon, the troops were assembled.

The artillery positions began firing at the Japanese on the opposite bank. At the same time, the soldiers took this opportunity to cross the bridge.

The Japanese will naturally not watch their soldiers cross the bridge!
Bang bang bang…

Da da da………

The two sides began to fight on the bridge. Fortunately, the Kuomintang soldiers built a lot of shelters on the bridge side, otherwise, the casualties would probably be very heavy.

Boom boom boom......

The artillery position adjusted the muzzle, and shells fell near the bridgehead on the opposite bank, directly blowing the Japanese into a panic.

"Damn it! Why are these people's firepower so fierce?" A Japanese major hid behind a bunker and cursed angrily. In his opinion, this unit should not have such fierce artillery fire.

But in order to cross the bridge quickly, Liu Xin had no intention of saving ammunition.

"I've already made up my mind. These bastards must be wiped out!" Liu Xin said seriously. This was a good opportunity.

To be honest, they retreated so quickly before because they did not expect Kong Sheng and his men to be able to annihilate the Japanese's reinforcements. He thought that Kong Sheng and his men could at most delay the speed of the Japanese's support.

Liu Xin was also somewhat glad that he did not order the bridge to be blown up. If the bridge had been blown up, it would have been difficult for them.

At this moment, many wooden boats were launched into the water, and the soldiers boarded the boats and began to row towards the other side.

huh~~~
At this moment, the Japanese launched a flare, and the blazing white light illuminated an area within a radius of two miles.

The Kuomintang soldiers who wanted to cross the river by boat were also discovered by the Japanese.

.........

After several minutes of fierce fighting, the Japanese major noticed something was wrong.

"Fire flares immediately and send two teams to guard the riverside. The enemy is likely to cross the river!" The Japanese major immediately ordered a Japanese soldier.

"Hi!" The Japanese soldiers left.

Soon flares were fired into the sky, and the Japs discovered the National Army soldiers crossing the river!
Bang bang bang…

Da da da………

The Japanese immediately concentrated their firepower and began shooting at the boats on the river.

Puff puff………

Many Kuomintang soldiers were shot and fell into the river, and a large area of ​​blood-red emerged.

The Japanese even used artillery to bombard the ships on the river. The shells fell into the water and exploded, splashing the water several meters high. A ship was sunk on the spot by the shells, and the soldiers on board suffered heavy casualties.

The national army soldiers also quickly counterattacked the Japanese.

"Damn, these Japanese are quite smart. They let the artillery bombard the Japanese on the other side of the river to cover the ships crossing the river!" Seeing this, Liu Xin hurriedly gave orders.

The Japanese commander on the opposite side still has some brains.

He thought the other party would think he just wanted to cross the bridge.

A few minutes later, the artillery position adjusted its gun muzzles and fired at the Japs.

Boo hoo hoo...

One shell after another rose into the air and flew towards the Japanese.

Boom boom boom......

With the cover of artillery fire, the ships also accelerated their speed, intending to cross the river as soon as possible.

The soldiers on the bridge also began to put pressure on the Japanese on the opposite side.

Liu Xin ordered his men to use all the machine guns to directly suppress the Japanese on the opposite side with firepower.

For a moment, the Japanese lieutenant colonel also realized that they could not hold the position like this, and could not buy time for the regiment commander and his men to retreat.

"Retreat, we will go to the positions they built before and use these positions to stop these enemies." The Japanese major made the decision immediately.

Since the bridge cannot be defended, we will retreat to the positions dug by the Kuomintang troops here and fight a positional battle with them.

(End of this chapter)