Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

Chapter 896

The next morning, Morikazu Minamida was awakened by a hurried knock on the door.

"Baka, why are you knocking!" Nan Tianshou cursed angrily and grabbed a pillow and threw it towards the door.

The knocking on the door also stopped.

"Captain, something terrible has happened! Get up quickly!"

A somewhat hurried voice came in.

"I know, I know!" Nan Tian Shouyi replied impatiently after hearing this, stood up, picked up the military uniform beside him and put it on, then went to open the door.

"What happened?" After opening the door, Nan Tian Shouyi asked with a gloomy face. No one would be in a good mood if they were woken up from their sleep.

The Japanese captain standing at the door swallowed nervously.

"Captain, more than a dozen checkpoints and five or six bunkers were attacked last night. The soldiers and the Imperial Army inside were all killed. No one survived." The Japanese captain quickly told the story.

If he had a choice, he wouldn't want to wake up the captain, otherwise he would be scolded to death by the captain.

"What?! What happened?! Didn't they call us when they were attacked? Or did you miss the call?!" Upon hearing this, Minamida Morikazu's sleepiness disappeared all of a sudden.

"Captain, when our people rushed there, they found that the telephone lines had been cut by the enemy, and there was no missed connection." The Japanese captain quickly explained.

When their people passed by, they found that no one was at the checkpoint to staff the intersection. When they arrived at the checkpoint, they found that everyone inside had been beaten to death.

And it wasn't just one or two checkpoints, there were more than a dozen checkpoints like this, all the telephone lines were cut.

This shows that the enemy had cut the telephone lines before the attack, leaving no chance for the people at the checkpoint to call for help.

"How many people died in total?!" Nan Tian Shouyi asked hurriedly.

"Two hundred and forty-three people, and nearly a hundred Imperial Army soldiers." The Japanese captain responded.

"Baga! Who did this?!" Nan Tian Shou was so angry. He had just taken office for a short time and he discovered such a thing.

The death of more than two hundred soldiers is not a trivial matter. The key point is that so many soldiers were killed by the enemy in one night.

"Captain, I think it was most likely done by the enemy group that attacked Xiangyang before." The Japanese captain guessed.

Judging from the situation at the checkpoint, the enemy's fighting power was such that almost every shot was deadly, and he felt that it was very similar to the previous group of enemies.

When Nan Tian Shouyi heard this, he was stunned and remembered the Northeast Army. He had just called the brigade commander yesterday, but he didn't expect that someone attacked the checkpoint here last night.

And the enemy is also very powerful. Needless to say, it must be the Northeast Army.

Only the Northeast Army has such combat effectiveness.

"Have the bodies of the soldiers who died in battle been transported back?!" Minamida Morikazu walked towards the office.

"They've already been transported. As for the bodies of the Imperial Army, let them find a place to bury them." The Japanese captain replied quickly.

What they transported were the remains of the imperial soldiers. After all, they would have to be cremated into ashes and brought back to the empire. As for those of the Imperial Army, they didn't care so much.

The only reason they were able to bury the Imperial Army was because they were worried that the corpses would spread plague. Otherwise, they would not bother to care.

"Well, after the bodies are transported back, burn them into ashes as soon as possible and put them into the urn." Nan Tian Shou nodded. What he had to do now was to inform the brigade commander of this matter and let the brigade commander make the decision.

"Hi!" The Japanese captain nodded.

Soon, Minamida Morikazu came to the office. As soon as he sat down, he picked up the phone and called the brigade commander.

"Mr. Minami, what's wrong?!" The Japanese brigade commander's angry voice came from the phone, and he was obviously dissatisfied with Minami Morikazu for waking him up.

"Brigade Commander, something happened. Last night..." Minamida Morikazu quickly recounted everything that had happened.

After he finished speaking, there was a brief silence on the other end of the phone.

"In other words, this troop has come to Xiangyang again?!" After a long while, the Japanese brigade commander continued to speak.

"Yes, we don't know whether the enemy is still on our side. Brigade Commander, should I order the troops outside to be transferred back to Xiangyang?!" Minamida Morikazu suggested.

With the combat effectiveness of this unit, if the troops outside are not transferred back, the soldiers in those counties will most likely be defeated one by one by the enemy.

They didn't even dare to send anyone for support because there was a high probability that the enemy would ambush them along the way.

"Well, give them orders immediately to transfer all the troops back to Xiangyang. As for those checkpoints and bunkers, don't send anyone to guard them for the time being. Wait until you are sure it is safe!" The Japanese brigade commander agreed with Minami Morikazu's proposal.

There was no way. The strength of the Northeast Army was indeed scary, and they had no idea how this army was going to deal with them.

The safest way is to transfer the troops back to Xiangyang. Only in this way will the enemy not dare to attack them.

"I understand! Then I will go and give the order and call you later." said Minamida Morikazu.

"Well, go ahead." The Japanese brigade commander said and hung up the phone.

Nantian Shouyi also quickly called other counties and ordered them to withdraw troops to Xiangyang.

As for the occupied county towns, they will be temporarily managed by the Imperial Army in those county towns.

Although the commanders of the counties were somewhat puzzled, they did not dare to ask any more questions. They probably guessed that something had happened.

Moreover, it is very likely that the enemy from more than a month ago came here again to attack their checkpoint.

After conveying all the orders, Minamida Morikazu called the commander of the Japanese brigade.

"Brigade Commander, the order has been issued. The commanders of various counties are now gathering troops and heading to Xiangyang." Minamida Morikazu reported the matter.

"Well, don't let the soldiers leave the city at will in the next few days." The commander of the Japanese brigade responded!

"I understand." Nan Tian Shouyi said, "Brigade commander, this Northeast Army just came back from Changsha, and they are targeting us again so soon.

Should we apply to the higher-ups to transfer people to our side to carry out the encirclement and suppression? They may not have left yet!"

He felt that the enemy was most likely still here, so once he transferred troops over, he might be able to destroy this army.

"There is no need for that. The enemy may have already left." The Japanese brigade commander said. "Why did the brigade commander say that?!" Nan Tian Shouyi was puzzled. If the enemy had already left, why did the brigade commander agree to let him concentrate his forces to deal with the enemy? !
"I agreed to let you withdraw the soldiers to Xiangyang just to be on the safe side. According to what you said, the enemy cut the telephone line in advance when attacking the checkpoint.

This means that the enemy does not want you to know that they are here. They are most likely taking this opportunity to kill some of our soldiers and then retreat.
Of course, what I said is just speculation. It is possible that they did not retreat. It is better to be safe.
If you just guess that the enemy is still here, then apply to mobilize a large force to encircle and suppress them.

By then, if we fail to encircle and annihilate the enemy, or even see their shadow, do you know how big of an impact this will cause? ” The Japanese brigade commander pointed out the seriousness of the situation.

"I understand." Nan Tianshou nodded. If they wanted to encircle and wipe out this army, they would have to mobilize at least a division of troops, and the manpower and material resources required would be enormous.

It would be best if they could encircle and wipe out this army, but if they fail to do so, such a huge consumption would be a huge loss for them.

Therefore, there is no need to mobilize so many people just for speculation, unless we can be sure that the enemy is here.

"I'm glad you understand." The Japanese brigade commander felt very relieved.

The pressure put on them by the Northeast Army was indeed too great. More than 200 of their elite soldiers were killed in just one night. This showed that this army was indeed not simple.

"Brigade Commander, I suddenly thought of something. They might retreat towards Shanxi. We can set up ambushes on the route the enemy must take. Then, we may be able to destroy them." said Minamida Morikazu.

Previously, the enemy moved south from the north and then ran to Changsha. The enemy also had activities in Shanxi. Maybe the enemy's lair is in Shanxi.

Therefore, he thought that he could send people to ambush the enemy on the route they were heading north.

"Let me think about it." The Japanese brigade commander fell into deep thought after hearing this. What Minami Morikazu said made sense.

If the enemy really went north, then they could indeed set up an ambush, but the problem was, what if the enemy did not go north and was still in Xiangyang? !

"No, no, this is still speculation. I can't take this responsibility." The Japanese brigade commander responded by shaking his head.

He didn't want to send people to stop the Northeast Army just because of a single sentence. If they failed to stop them, he would be held responsible.

If things go wrong, he might lose his position as brigade commander because of this.

"Brigade Commander, you can report this to the division commander. Now Division Commander Inaya is seriously injured because of this unit. Our division commander knows that it is possible to annihilate this Northeast Army, and he may send people to encircle and suppress this Northeast Army.

At that time, even if we fail to encircle and wipe out the enemy, it will not be our business. Moreover, the division commander's move also shows his determination to eliminate this group of enemies for the empire.

Not only will you not be held responsible, you might even be praised. What do you think, Brigade Commander? ” Minamida Morikazu tried to convince the Brigade Commander.

Anyway, as long as they report the matter to the division commander, it will be none of their business whether to encircle and wipe out the enemy or not.

It’s none of their business if the enemy is not destroyed. They are only responsible for following orders.

"Mr. Nantian, I never thought that you would have such a brain. Not bad." The voice of praise came from the other end of the phone from the commander of the Japanese brigade.

"Hehe, it's all thanks to the brigade commander's good teaching." Minamida Morikazu also said with a smile. When he heard the brigade commander's words, he knew that the matter was settled.

After hearing what the brigade commander said, the division commander will most likely mobilize troops to encircle and suppress the enemy along their advance route.

"Okay, okay, I'll report this matter to the division commander right away." After saying this, the Japanese brigade commander hung up the phone.

Nan Tian Shouyi also put down the phone. He began to ponder whether this group of enemies was really heading north to Shanxi.

To be honest, he didn't have much confidence in his mind, as the number of enemies was too small, only a few hundred at most.

It is very mobile, and it is not certain whether a division's strength can stop the enemy. If the enemy takes the initiative to walk into the ambush circle, it is estimated that one regiment can destroy the enemy.

The key is that the enemy is unlikely to take the initiative to enter the ambush circle. Judging from the enemy's combat style, the enemy is very cautious.

"It's really tricky. How did this commander learn how to fight? He's so insidious." Minamida Morikazu frowned.

He had never encountered such a troublesome and powerful enemy.

I thought the empire's soldiers were strong enough, but I didn't expect that they were so far behind this Northeast Army. The two sides were almost not on the same level.

In order to destroy this army, it is even necessary to mobilize a large number of people to have a chance of destroying the enemy.

They didn't need to do this in the past.

It can be said that they felt deeply threatened because of this force.

Minamida Morikazu even suspected that if the number of this force was increased several times, when the enemy attacked the division commander that day, they might be able to destroy an entire brigade.

"It's too scary." Minamida Morikazu shook his head and quickly dismissed this terrible idea.

.........

At this time, Li Jin and his team were still on their way, and it was almost noon when they stopped to rest.

Li Jin sat on a rock in the woods and began to think.

He always felt that taking action against the Japanese in Xiangyang this time might be a wrong choice.

After all, they had caused such heavy losses to the Japanese before. The Japanese had retreated, but they were attacked by him at the last moment and a Japanese brigade commander was killed.

At this time, they suddenly attacked the Japanese checkpoint in Xiangyang again, which seemed to anger the Japanese.

By then, the Japanese would most likely set up layers of ambushes on his way back north, and his small number of men would not be able to withstand the encirclement and suppression of the Japanese's large force.

"Battalion Commander, what are you thinking about?!" Liu Changshun ran over at this time, and seeing Li Jin in deep thought, he couldn't help but ask.

Didn’t we kill more than 200 Japanese devils last night? The battalion commander was obviously very happy, but why did he suddenly start thinking about things? This made him feel bad.

"On our way back, we might encounter a large Japanese army encircling us." Li Jin slowly expressed his concerns.

After all, I was a little careless. I just thought that I would go back anyway, so I might as well kill the Japanese one more time and let them here know what fear is.

But now it seems that their actions last night were tantamount to exposing themselves.

After annihilating so many Japanese soldiers in the Changsha battle, Li Jin became a little arrogant. If he wanted to take action against the Japanese soldiers, he should wait until they leave this area.

"What?! Battalion commander, don't scare me, right?!" Liu Changshun felt his scalp tingling when he heard that.

Hearing what Li Jin said about the large army, he couldn't help but recall the scene in Wuhan when more than 300 people were chased and beaten by tens of thousands of Japanese devils.