Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

Chapter 885

"Don't worry, the commander has already sent a telegram saying that they are almost here, just hold on!" Zhao Jiexu said to comfort them.

More than ten minutes ago, the division commander had sent a telegram saying that they would be there soon, and as long as they held on, they would arrive and annihilate this Japanese regiment.

It was just that they were fighting, and he didn't ask anyone to notify them. He thought the officers under him would hold on, but he didn't expect them to give up so soon.

"Okay, let's go. We must hold on until the commander arrives with his men!" Upon hearing this, several regiment leaders turned around and left.

"Brigade Commander, several of your regiment commanders are becoming a little impatient. They're so anxious about such a small matter." The operations staff shook his head helplessly.

"It's not their fault. It's true that the pressure from the Japanese was a bit too much, so this happened." Zhao Jiexu helped to defend himself.

They felt that this group of Japs were even more powerful than the ones they encountered in Fengling!

"The problem is, these people are all commanders. It is not a good thing to be calm in the face of battle. I think they should be allowed to gain more experience." The combat staff suggested.

As a commander, you cannot lose your patience, as this can easily lead to losing a battle that you should have won, which is extremely fatal.

"Well, what you said makes some sense." Zhao Jiexu was silent for a while, then agreed with what the combat staff said.

Indeed, as a commander, one should remain calm in times of crisis instead of always thinking about running away when one can no longer hold on.

Although he had thought about running away before, that was because he had not received a telegram indicating that the division commander would arrive.

.........

Boom boom boom......

Da da da………

Bang bang bang…

There was a constant sound of gunfire, but the Japs were still attacking fiercely, as if they were going to break through the position by noon.

Lieutenant Commander Morishita was in the command center, observing the situation on the battlefield through a telescope, and he frowned.

"This group of enemies have suffered such heavy casualties, why are they still holding their positions?!" The Japanese lieutenant colonel at the side also frowned and spoke.

Logically speaking, the casualty rate of this enemy brigade should have already reached over 30%. In the past, when the Kuomintang troops they encountered reached this level, they had already chosen to retreat.

But the current troops are holding on to their positions so tightly, which is really incomprehensible.

"Could it be that the enemies in the rear can really arrive in the afternoon?! So this group of enemies will stop us even if they have to kill all their men?!" Lieutenant Commander Morishita said. His heart skipped a beat and he had a bad feeling.

If the enemy could really arrive in the afternoon, and the troops in front of them continued to fight them to the death, they might really be in trouble.

"Captain, this is unlikely. If the enemy in the rear could get here so quickly, the division commander would have already sent a telegram to tell us." The Japanese lieutenant colonel shook his head in denial.

"Yes, but why does this army act like they would rather die than stop us here?" Captain Morishita was a little confused.

The fact that this unit was able to hold on despite such a high casualty rate means that its senior officers were all at the front line commanding the battle.

Because only in this way can the morale of the army remain stable and the troops can continue to fight.

Otherwise, if one out of every three soldiers falls, the remaining soldiers will be terrified and will naturally be defeated in the fighting.

However, when senior military officers personally take command, they can stabilize the morale of the troops.

"Maybe they received a death order and had to hold on for two days. Maybe they have applied for retreat, but their superiors disagree, so they have no choice but to hold on." The Japanese lieutenant colonel guessed.

He didn't believe that there was any commander of the troops who, after seeing such a high casualty rate, would still ignore the deaths and injuries of his soldiers and hold on!

"This is the only explanation, but I feel something is wrong. Never mind. Let's send more troops forward, break through the enemy's position in one fell swoop, and completely defeat this group of enemies!" Captain Morishita didn't think any more.

As long as they quickly break through the enemy's defense line, what happens behind them will not pose a threat to them.

"Hi!" The Japanese lieutenant colonel immediately asked the messenger to convey the order using a walkie-talkie.

"By the way, send a telegram to the division commander to see if anything happened to other troops." Captain Morishita said after thinking it over.

Since we have just ruled out the possibility of pursuers, it is most likely that something happened to other troops, and the enemies over there rushed over.

Although this may not be a big deal, it's still worth asking.

Soon, more Japanese soldiers began to attack the positions of the 225th Brigade.

The increase in the number of people also put great pressure on the soldiers of the 225th Brigade.

A battalion commander was in a trench, holding a pistol in his hand, shooting at the Japanese soldiers in front of him from time to time. His shooting was very accurate, and he killed one Japanese soldier with one shot.

But the Japanese grenade launcher also targeted him, aimed the muzzle at this position, and fired a shell at him.

"Be careful, Commander!" A soldier quickly pushed the commander away.

With a loud bang, countless pieces of soil were blown up.

"Cough, cough, pooh, pooh..." The battalion commander fell to the ground and quickly spat out the sand in his mouth. His back was also scratched by shrapnel, revealing white flesh, and then blood gushed out.

But he didn't notice it, he just felt numbness on his back, but no pain.

"Xiao Liuzi!" The battalion commander looked at the soldier who had been knocked down by the explosion not far away and hurried over.

The soldier who fell to the ground had a very young face, probably only sixteen or seventeen years old at most. His face was covered in blood and he was already dead.

Looking at the soldier who had died, the battalion commander's eyes instantly turned red. This was his own brother. He had wanted to take him home after the battle, but he never expected that the other party would sacrifice himself to protect him.

"Fuck you, those damn Japanese! Pay with your life!" The battalion commander was furious. He ran to a machine gunner, snatched the machine gun and started firing at the Japanese in front of him.

Da da da………

Several devils were knocked down by him.

"Commander, you are injured, go and bandage it first." The machine gunner on the side noticed that the battalion commander's back was covered in blood and said quickly.

"Stop talking bullshit! Reload for me!" the battalion commander cursed and continued shooting at the Japs.

"Yes!" The machine gunner didn't dare to say anything more and quickly loaded bullets into the magazine in his hand.

Boom boom......

From time to time, shells fell into the position and exploded.

Other positions had even engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese, using bayonets. The Japanese broke into the positions and tried to occupy them.

The Kuomintang soldiers nearby rushed over to provide support. Once the position was occupied by the Japanese, the battle would become more difficult.

For a while, the two sides launched a bloody battle for the position, neither side gave in, and more and more corpses fell.

"Damn it, hurry up and send the reserve troops to support us, don't let the devils occupy the position!" Outside the headquarters, Zhao Jiexu saw this scene through a telescope and hurriedly issued orders. If this position was lost, they wouldn't be able to hold out until noon.

"Yes!" The messenger hurried to convey the order.

When Zhao Jiexu saw more Japanese soldiers emerging from the Japanese position, he felt his scalp tingling.

"Brigade Commander, the Japs want to take us down in one fell swoop!" said the combat staff officer.

"Fuck it, why did the Japs suddenly start fighting like this? Fuck!" Zhao Jiexu couldn't help but curse.

"If we continue like this, we won't be able to hold on before noon." The operations staff frowned. He really didn't expect that the Japanese would still have the energy to launch such a fierce attack.

"Even if you can't hold on, you have to hold on until the commander arrives!" Zhao Jiexu dropped the telescope and left the command center. He took his guards to fight the Japanese.

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At this time, Lieutenant Colonel Morishita also received a telegram from Division Commander Inaya Shiro.

"Captain of the regiment, the commander of the division said that at present, only the Oshima Brigade cannot be contacted. It is very likely that something has happened." The Japanese lieutenant colonel said the contents of the telegram.

"What?! We can't contact the Oshima Brigade?!" Upon hearing this, Captain Morishita widened his eyes, his face full of disbelief.

"What a joke! The number of people in the Oshima Brigade is far greater than ours. Even if the enemy has two brigades of troops, it is impossible for the Oshima Brigade to be annihilated!" Captain Morishita continued.

His tone was full of disbelief. He would rather believe that the other regiments were destroyed by the enemy than believe that the Oshima Brigade would be destroyed by the enemy!

"That's exactly what the division commander replied. We haven't been able to contact him since this morning. No, last night, the Oshima Brigade didn't send a telegram to the division commander either." The Japanese lieutenant colonel almost let it slip.

"If that's the case, doesn't it mean that the Oshima Brigade was destroyed by the enemy yesterday?! This is absolutely impossible!" Captain Morishita was even more unconvinced.

"The commander of the regiment, the commander of the brigade, seems to have been killed in an attack by a very powerful force.

Then they disappeared. Maybe it was this unit that did it! "The Japanese lieutenant colonel thought of this and made a connection.

After killing the brigade commander Oshima, the unit is said to have bombarded two regiments of the Oshima Brigade and then disappeared completely.

I thought the other party had retreated, but now it seems that they haven't left at all and are still waiting for an opportunity.

The Oshima Brigade was annihilated by the enemy because of its carelessness.

"Oh no! I finally understand why the troops in front of us haven't retreated despite suffering such heavy casualties. It turns out that other troops are coming here to support us." Captain Morishita finally reacted.

The troops that stopped the Oshima Brigade probably rushed here overnight when the Oshima Brigade was annihilated.

"Then what should we do?!" The Japanese lieutenant colonel became somewhat panicked upon hearing this.

"Hmph, why rush? It will take the enemy quite a while to get here. As long as we break through the enemy's defense line when they arrive, they will have no chance of annihilating us!" Lieutenant Commander Morishita snorted coldly and analyzed the current situation.

Although the enemies rushing over did pose a great threat, the prerequisite was that the troops in front of them could really stop them. If not, there was no way they could annihilate them.

"Captain, that's a great idea!" Upon hearing this, the Japanese lieutenant colonel immediately praised.

"There's no need to keep any reserve troops. Send them all out. Defeate this army as quickly as possible!" Lieutenant Commander Morishita gave the order with a gloomy face.

They had originally wanted to reduce some casualties, but now it seems that there is no need to do so. If it were a little later, they might all be wiped out by the enemy.

The most important thing now is to leave here alive.

He had fought in wars for so many years and was considered a man who had walked on the edge of a knife before. This was the first time he felt death so close to him.

"Hi!" The Japanese lieutenant colonel nodded and asked the messenger to convey the order using the walkie-talkie again.

"Let the artillery attack the enemy's positions with all their might!" Captain Morishita continued to give orders.

"Understood." The Japanese lieutenant colonel called a messenger to convey the order to the commander of the artillery position.

Boom boom boom......

Soon, the Japanese artillery positions fired shell after shell at the 225th Brigade, covering most of the positions. For a time, the 225th Brigade suffered heavy casualties.

However, at this moment, a burst of gunfire suddenly came from the artillery position in the rear, and then the artillery stopped firing.

At the same time, shells fell on the attacking Japanese.

Boom boom boom......

Many Japanese soldiers were killed or wounded by artillery shells. These Japanese soldiers were far away from their positions, and it was too late for them to retreat back to their positions.

"Baga! What's going on?!" Lieutenant Commander Morishita cursed loudly. Looking at his own soldiers being bombarded by artillery shells, he almost died of anger.

"Such fierce firepower is likely the arrival of enemy support." The Japanese lieutenant colonel's face turned pale.

Artillery shells were fired at the Japanese round after round, killing and injuring almost half of them, leaving only a small number of them successfully retreating to their positions.

The Japanese who had previously occupied the position were annihilated by the National Army soldiers in the position because the Japanese in the rear failed to arrive in time.

Da da da………

Bang bang bang…

At this time, Liang Gu's troops attacked from the flank, and the special operations battalion occupied the Japanese positions at the fastest speed. Once the two sides fought, the Japanese soldiers were almost killed as soon as they showed their heads.

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Zhao Jiexu climbed out of the trench, covered in mud.

"Damn it, don't the Japanese artillery shells cost money? Why are they firing so fiercely!" Zhao Jiexu spat out the sand in his mouth with a "Pah".

"Oh no! The Japs are fighting like this in an attempt to defeat us in one round. It's very likely that the Japs have guessed the commander's plan.

So we thought we could break through our defense line before the commander arrived." The combat staff officer at the side suddenly thought of something.

"Damn! These little Japanese are quite smart!" Zhao Jiexu also felt that they were in big trouble. They were afraid that they really could not withstand the Japanese attack.

There are now more than 2,000 Japanese soldiers in front of the position. In addition to the soldiers in the position, the Japanese have sent all their reserve troops.

However, at this moment.

Boom boom boom......

One shell after another suddenly fell into the attacking Japanese troops, directly covering them.

A huge explosion sounded, and Zhao Jiexu was stunned for a moment. What was going on?! Could it be that the Japanese missed the target?! What a joke, if their artillery missed the target, the Japanese artillery would not miss the target either.

"General, they are here! Pass my order, charge out as soon as the bombardment ends!" Zhao Jiexu shouted excitedly.

I never expected that the commander and his men would arrive early!