Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

"Old Kong, don't be anxious. Commander Liang's mission is quite difficult and dangerous." Li Jin said seriously.

"Captain Mu, how dangerous is it?!" Kong Sheng asked.

"If the enemy fails in their attack and chooses to retreat, Commander Liang will be responsible for attacking the enemy from behind. If the other troops fail to catch up with them in time,

Then General Liang's troops would be trapped in a tough battle and might suffer heavy losses. If the devils were more ruthless,
If things go wrong, we might even be able to wipe out General Liang’s men.” Li Jin explained the interests involved.

The plan of cutting off the enemy's retreat was indeed a very ambitious one. The only problem was whether other troops would follow.

Once those troops hesitated and failed to catch up immediately, the task would become very difficult for Liang Gu.

"What?! So serious?! No, I have to persuade the commander-in-chief not to take this task." Kong Sheng became anxious when he heard it.

"Old Kong, wait a minute, why are you so anxious? General Liang dared to accept it, so he must have some confidence. Besides, since he chose to accept it, he must have known the interests involved.

You don't think that Commander Liang can't see the danger here?!" Li Jin quickly stopped Kong Sheng and continued.

"Confidence?! What confidence do you have?!" Kong Sheng was a little confused.

"Part of it comes from us. With me here, nothing will happen to Commander Liang. Moreover, if necessary, we can make the Japanese suffer a great loss." Li Jin was very confident when he said this.

When Liang Gu was fighting the Japanese, he was responsible for leading his men to go around the rear, and if things went well, he could kill some of the Japanese.

"Yes, how could I forget you." Kong Sheng finally realized that he had forgotten that Mu Jin was here.

If the military commander goes to attack the Japanese from behind, Mu Jin will naturally cooperate with them. Together with the 335th Regiment, it will be easy to kill some of the Japanese first and then the rest.

"So, Lao Kong, don't be impatient, be calm, and more importantly, trust your superiors' judgment.

Commander Liang is quite capable, and he will take into account all the necessary things. " Li Jin began to lecture.

Liang Gu’s abilities are quite impressive.

"Yes, Captain Mu is right. It is true that I was not calm enough." Upon hearing this, Kong Sheng nodded and agreed with what Mu Jin said.

"Fortunately, Captain Mu is here, otherwise I really don't know what to do." Kong Sheng couldn't help but sigh as he spoke.

He is obviously much older than Mu Jin, but Mu Jin's abilities far exceed his. The other party is simply born for fighting.

"Don't say that. Just learn more and then apply it." Li Jin felt a little embarrassed by the praise.

"I've remembered what Captain Mu said. Well, I'll send a telegram to the division commander to report the battle situation." Kong Sheng nodded, said something, then turned around and went to find the telegraph operator.

"Battalion Commander, there are a lot of Japanese devils here. Can we handle them?!" Liu Changshun was a little worried.

Although their recent achievements are indeed very good, they are all actions against the Japanese regiment level. This requires cooperation with Liang Gu's operation.

They are about to take action against the Japanese at the brigade or even division level, and they always feel there is danger.

The main reason is that their current number is a bit small, only a few hundred people. If all the soldiers of the special operations battalion were here, then he would definitely not be worried.

"It's not a big problem. If the situation is not right, we can just run away." Li Jin comforted.

He had already thought it through. If he could inflict a heavy loss on the Japanese, that would be the best. If not, then so be it. He would not risk the lives of his own soldiers to help Liang Gu.

"Yeah." Liu Changshun nodded after hearing this.

.........

On the other side, Han Mingyuan and others also received a telegram from Kong Sheng.

"General, please take a look at the telegram sent by Kong Sheng." In the car, Han Mingyuan handed the telegram to Liang Gu.

"Mu Jin is such an awesome guy, he actually wiped out the Japanese's brigade-level command center! He also killed a Japanese brigade commander!" Han Mingyuan came closer to read the content. After he saw the content clearly, he smiled and said.

He had been a little worried that something might happen to Mu Jin, but he didn't expect that Mu Jin would do something big and kill the Japanese brigade commander. He was really amazing.

"I've said it before, Mu Jin has a long-term strategic vision." Liang Gu also curled up the corners of his mouth into a smile.

"Indeed, the general is really awesome. I still need to learn more from him." Han Mingyuan also started to flatter him.

"Kong Sheng and his men also killed quite a few Japanese devils, although they did so with the help of Mu Jin and his men. But the combat effectiveness of the 335th Regiment should be very strong now." Han Mingyuan changed the subject and praised Kong Sheng and his men.

"Of course. You fought the Japanese with Mu Jin and his men for such a long time, so your combat effectiveness increased very quickly." Liang Gu nodded.

It can be said that following Mu Jin and others to fight the Japanese will not only reduce the casualties of soldiers, but also allow them to quickly increase combat experience, and their combat effectiveness will naturally increase faster.

However, Han Mingyuan and his team brought only veterans at that time, while Kong Sheng now brings mostly new recruits.

"Speaking of which, Kong Sheng and his men have seized a lot of supplies from the Japanese, so their firepower should be no worse than that of the Japanese with the same number of people.
With them and Mu Jin here, they will cooperate with us when the time comes. This mission will be quite interesting." Han Mingyuan continued.

After all, we still have to rely on Mu Jin and others.

.........

After Captain Yoshida and his men decided not to attack, the Kuomintang soldiers on the opposite side also looked confused.

Soon, the chief of staff went to report to the brigade commander Tang Yiming.

"Brigade Commander, I don't know what's going on with these Japs. It seems they don't plan to continue the attack." The chief of staff informed them of the situation.

"Strange, what are the Japanese waiting for?!" Tang Yiming also frowned, somewhat confused about the Japanese's intentions.

"Brigade Commander, is it possible that the Japanese don't have much ammunition left?!" the chief of staff speculated.

"It's possible." Tang Yiming nodded. If there was a shortage of ammunition, the Japanese might not attack.

"Brigade Commander, if this is the case, should we attack them?!" The chief of staff suggested that if the Japanese were running low on ammunition, they might be able to counterattack them.

"No, that's too risky. What if the Japanese deliberately pretend to be out of ammunition and want us to attack them?!
We won't be able to withstand the enemy's counterattack at that time!" Tang Yiming shook his head. In his opinion, it was too risky to attack.

It was difficult for the Japanese to cross the river, so on the other hand, it would be even more difficult for them to cross the river to fight the Japanese, and their casualties would be far greater than those of the Japanese.

So, no matter what the Japanese are thinking, they'd better be honest and defend their positions.

"That's true. Let's just forget it!" Upon hearing this, the chief of staff broke out in a cold sweat. He only thought about making a contribution but did not think about the danger involved.

If the Japs were really deliberately luring them to attack, then the problem would be very serious.

"Everyone at each position should be on high alert and never be careless, lest we be caught off guard by the Japanese." Tang Yiming gave the order immediately.

The most important thing now is to stay vigilant and avoid any accidents since we still don't know the intentions of the Japanese.

They only have two days left before they can retreat, so it's better not to do anything extra. "Understood!" The chief of staff nodded, and just as he was about to leave, the phone on Tang Yiming's desk rang!

Ring ring ring......

"Hello, this is Tang Yiming." Tang Yiming answered the phone.

"Old Tang, the Hengtian League on my side has stopped attacking. Didn't yours also stop attacking?!" The voice of Luo Wancheng, the commander of the northern position, came over the phone.

"Have you stopped over there too?! Strange, what are the Japanese doing?! Could it be that they really don't have much ammunition?! So they stopped attacking?!" Tang Yiming also had some doubts.

The ceasefire times of these two Japanese regiments were not much different, and I always felt that something was wrong.

"I thought so too, but I'm also worried that the Japs did it on purpose. They want to lure us over to fight them and then give us a beating. What do you think?!" Luo Wancheng said.

"I think we should keep our troops on hold. It doesn't look like the Japanese are out of ammunition during today's attack, so we should not act rashly." Tang Yiming gave relatively conservative advice.

They only need to complete the tasks assigned by their superiors, that's enough, they should not think about killing their way in to gain merit.

Don’t seek merit, but seek no faults.

"What you said makes sense... Wait a minute, something is wrong, the devils from the Hengtian League have taken action.

They have mobilized a large number of soldiers and are heading south to your side!" Suddenly, Luo Wancheng's terrified voice came from the phone.

"What?! Do they want to concentrate their forces to break through my position first?!" Tang Yiming panicked when he heard that.

It was already difficult for them to stop one Yoshida regiment, let alone adding another regiment!

Tang Yiming even planned to withdraw his troops.

"It's possible. Don't worry. I will bring troops to support you immediately. If they want to come over from your side, forget it!" Luo Wancheng said and hung up the phone.

"Commander, what's going on?!" the chief of staff asked hurriedly. Who called? Why did Tang Yiming look so frightened?

"It was a call from Luo Wancheng, saying that the Hengtian Brigade's troops have been assembled and are heading south. It seems that they are going to meet up with the Yoshida Brigade." Tang Yiming hurriedly told him what happened.

"What?! Then quickly ask Brigade Commander Luo to come over for support!" The chief of staff was also shocked and said quickly.

No wonder Tang Yiming was scared. It turned out that the two Japanese regiments were going to join forces to attack them.

"Luo Wancheng is planning to come to support, let the officers be prepared for a fierce battle!" Tang Yiming hurriedly gave the order.

Fortunately, they have Luo Wancheng who can come to their side to provide quick support, otherwise, if he really had to face the attack of two Japanese regiments, he would not be able to last more than two days.

Not to mention two days, it may not be done in even one day!
While Tang Yiming was giving the urgent order, Luo Wancheng was also gathering his troops and rushing towards Tang Yiming!

To be honest, Luo Wancheng didn't understand what the Japs were doing. They were fighting and suddenly stopped.

Did he think that after gathering the troops, he could quickly break through Tang Yiming's position? ! He really didn't take him seriously? ! Or did he think that he would not support Tang Yiming? !

He is not a fool. If Tang Yiming can't defend his place, he will be in danger.

Around 3:30 in the afternoon.

Tang Yiming was standing in front of the position, observing the situation on the opposite bank with a telescope. Soon, he saw the Japanese soldiers from the Hengtian Regiment going to the Yoshida Regiment.

This made Tang Yiming and his men feel like they were facing a formidable enemy, and they prepared for a tough battle.

What Tang Yiming didn't expect was that after the Hengtian League met up with Captain Yoshida, they did not launch an attack on them immediately.

"What's going on?! Don't they plan to attack us?! Then why are they gathering troops?!" Tang Yiming frowned, a little confused.

"Maybe they were discussing how to attack?! That's why they didn't take action right away." The chief of staff guessed.

After all, when the two sides join forces, they still need to discuss how to fight.

"It's possible, don't be careless." Tang Yiming nodded.

More than half an hour later, Luo Wancheng and his companions arrived at Tang Yiming's place.

Upon hearing the news, Tang Yiming went to greet Luo Wancheng as soon as possible.

"Lao Luo."

"Old Tang."

The two saluted each other with smiles on their faces.

"What's the situation over there with the Japanese? Haven't they launched an attack yet?!" Luo Wancheng asked.

"No, there has been no other movement after their troops joined forces. It's a bit strange. I don't know what the Japanese are thinking." Tang Yiming shook his head and replied.

Does it take so long to discuss an attack plan?!

"It's strange, what are the Japanese thinking?!" Luo Wancheng frowned when he heard this.

"Let your soldiers enter the position first, so that they can help resist if the Japanese launch an attack." Tang Yiming suggested.

No matter what the Japanese want to do, they still have to be prepared to fight the enemy first.

"Yes." Luo Wancheng didn't waste any words and immediately ordered the soldiers to enter the position here to help defend.

"Old Luo, let's go to the headquarters and study to see if the Japanese have any other plans!" Tang Yiming took Luo Wancheng with him, and they quickly went to the headquarters and began to look at the sand table.

There were basically no flaws in Tang Yiming's defense line, otherwise, the Japanese would have seen through it long ago.

"Old Tang, did you suffer heavy losses fighting the Japanese?!" Luo Wancheng asked.

"During this period, the number of casualties is close to half. The loss is heavy. Fortunately, we can retreat in two days. Otherwise, my brigade will be ruined." Tang Yiming did not hide it and told the number of casualties.

"My situation is similar to yours. If it weren't for our geographical advantage, it would be difficult to defeat the Japanese.

I think that with the manpower of my brigade, we can't withstand the attack of a regiment commander of the Japanese. The gap between the two sides is indeed quite large. Whether it is equipment or individual quality, the Japanese soldiers are much better than us. "Luo Wancheng also said.

He had to admit that although the Japs were beasts, their fighting power was really strong. Without relying on the terrain, he could probably defeat an entire division of theirs.

"Yes, the gap between the two sides is indeed quite large." Tang Yiming also agreed with this statement.

At the same time, Captain Yoshida and Captain Yokoten also went to check on the arriving troops.

(End of this chapter)