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Chapter 996: Whoever hits too hard and scares the Japanese away, I will not forgive him!

On the side of the Fourth Battalion of the Special Forces Regiment, Battalion Commander Li Dahe breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the Japanese had finally sent people to rush towards their position.

He sighed:
"The damned Japanese devils finally still have eggs!

I was scared to death! "

Then he shouted:

"Order all soldiers in the battalion to fire only three shots at most!

Among them, he blocked the Japanese with two shots and fired one shot when retreating back to Guancheng!
We must make the Japanese think that we are short of ammunition!
If anyone hits too hard and scares the Japs away, I won’t let him off!”

After hearing such an outrageous order, instructor Chai Renfeng hurriedly stopped him:

"Old Li, are you crazy?
Doing this will cause unnecessary casualties among the soldiers!

Our battalion has suffered heavy losses since its westward march, and it was with great difficulty that we finally recruited some new soldiers!"

Li Dahe has a firm attitude:

"Just let the soldiers run faster!

We must lead the Japs to the city walls, otherwise, our mission will not be accomplished!"

Hearing him mention the mission, Chai Renfeng also frowned.

At the same time, he secretly criticized Yang Yuanshan's plan to burn the Japanese, saying it was completely unnecessary.

He could only nod and call on a few soldiers to quickly pass the message to the entire camp.

However, he was still cautious and ordered the messenger to tell the company commanders not to ignore the use of box guns and grenades in critical moments.

……

On the Japanese side, the squad leader, Lieutenant Masata Nagai, with about fifty soldiers under his command, rushed towards the Fourth Battalion holding Type 38 rifles.

At this time, the two Type 92 infantry guns responsible for covering them also began firing.

"boom!"

"boom!"

……

Two shells landed on the position of the Fourth Battalion, causing dirt to fly and shrapnel to fly everywhere.

Under the cover of the artillery fire, Nagai Shota waved his saber and shouted loudly:

"Warriors! How dare those damned Tubalu ambush our great locust army!
Come on, follow me and destroy them!
It’s a black card! Onboard——”

As he shouted, the Japanese soldiers behind him howled like wild beasts and rushed forward at an accelerated speed.

For a moment, the sound of "onboard" was earth-shaking.

……

Li Dahe was very unhappy when he saw that although the Japanese had lost their mountain artillery, they still had infantry artillery.

I was wondering whether I should let the 12 recoilless guns in the battalion open fire.

After thinking for three seconds, he was still afraid of scaring the Japanese away, so he chose to give up.

After all, the accuracy of the recoilless gun is a bit poor, so if you want to be effective, you have to rely on firepower density.

But that would expose their disguise of being short on ammunition.

So he just shouted the order:
"Order Xin Dalei to have his men disperse to reduce casualties!

Be ready to retreat at any time!"

Following his orders, the soldiers of the third company, who were originally facing the Japanese, immediately dispersed to various fortifications under the orders of the company commander Xin Dalei.

……

On the Japanese side, they saw that there was still no movement on the Fourth Battalion's position despite the artillery bombardment.

Suddenly everyone was excited.

Especially Lieutenant Shota Nagai, who led the charge, suddenly felt that he would not be loyal to His Majesty Tianhuang.

My legs and feet are much stronger.

In the back, the brigade commander Shiro Mano was even more proud and boasted to Teruo Yamaguchi:
"How's it going, Yamaguchi-kun?
The Eighth Route Army indeed had no power to fight back.

I even suspect that they don't have many infantry here except for the artillery just now!

It seems that the intelligence provided by the Army Aviation reconnaissance aircraft is not completely absurd."

Yamaguchi Teruo looked a little embarrassed, and he gritted his teeth and struggled:
"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, you still have to be careful!
Let's see if Nagai-kun can capture the Tubalu's fortifications first!"

Seeing that this guy still refused to admit defeat, Mano Shiro immediately looked down on him and thought to himself: He is a guy who can't afford to lose!

Is it so difficult to admit that you made a mistake in judgement?
He sneered immediately:
"Besides plotting and scheming, what else can the Eighth Route Army do?
Once we see through their plot, they won't be a concern!"

However, just as he finished speaking, he heard intensive gunfire coming from the front.

“Snap! Snap…”

The slap in the face came so fast, like a tornado.

Shiro Mano suddenly felt his face burning.

It even felt like there was mockery in Yamaguchi Teruo's eyes.

I can't help but get angry!

He quickly picked up the telescope and looked forward.

Suddenly, behind the sandbag fortifications where no one could be seen, there appeared a number of black gun muzzles, firing at their team that was making a tentative charge.

There were as many as two or three hundred of them, and their marksmanship was excellent. In just a few breaths, they killed or wounded twenty or thirty of their warriors.

Seeing this, Mano Shiro couldn't help but roar:

"Baga! The Eighth Route Army has set up an ambush, quickly order Nagai-kun to turn back!
Order the artillery to provide full cover! "

However, before his messenger could pass the order, the gunfire in front suddenly weakened.

Yamaguchi Teruo said hurriedly:
"Your Excellency, the Brigade Commander, the Tubalu seem to be running low on bullets!"

Hearing this, Shiro Mano was delighted again and quickly observed through the telescope.

As expected, there were dozens of smoking gun muzzles!

He immediately shouted excitedly:
"Order the First Battalion's Tian Shangjun to lead his men and charge forward immediately to wipe out these damned Tubalu!"

Lieutenant Colonel Yusuke Taue, who was already at the front, received the order from Shiro Mano and rushed forward with his men without hesitation, shouting.

……

As soon as the Japanese troops of this battalion pressed forward, the Third Company of the Fourth Battalion, which was only allowed to fire three rounds per person according to Li Dahe's order, could not hold on immediately.

Company commander Xin Dalei commanded the soldiers to kill the enemy as much as possible with one shot, while using the cover of fortifications to retreat quickly.

Soon, the Japanese occupied their first outermost line of fortification, howling with excitement.

Seeing how arrogant they were, the soldiers of the Third Company of the Fourth Battalion felt extremely frustrated.

Everyone couldn't help but mutter:
"You little son of a bitch, why are you so proud?
If the battalion commander hadn't told us to only fire three bullets, I would have given you a good beating!"

……

When the Japanese captain Tian Shangyujie saw that his men had occupied the enemy's fortifications, he immediately ordered a messenger with great pride:

"Hurry up, inform the brigade commander: the first battalion has already attacked the Eighth Route Army's position. They only have two or three bullets per person, and they have completely collapsed!"

"Hi!"

……

In fact, he didn't need to report it, because Shiro Mano in the back also saw that they were making good progress.

He immediately waved his hand and gave a loud order:

"Order the second and third battalions to follow, quickly deploy to both wings, and prepare to attack the city gate!

The infantry artillery of each battalion will advance to a position 2500 meters away from the Xinkou Pass, and prepare to bombard the Tubalu troops on the pass to cover our warriors in the siege! "

Yamaguchi Teruo quickly reminded:

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, would you like to wait a moment? Beware of an ambush by the Eighth Route Army!"

Upon hearing this, Mano Shiro immediately became unhappy.

Shout loudly:

"Yamaguchi-kun, you are such a coward!
The Tubalu's artillery is out of shells, and the infantry has few bullets. Even if there is an ambush, what do the brave warriors of the 2nd Brigade have to fear? "

After being scolded, Teruo Yamaguchi's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

He didn't dare to say anything more and could only watch as the second and third battalions, with a total of more than a thousand people, led by two battalion captains, accelerated forward.

……

At the position of the Fourth Battalion of the Special Forces Regiment, Chai Renfeng saw the Third Company retreating and hundreds of Japanese soldiers occupying their position. He quickly asked Li Dahe:

"Old Li, isn't it time to let the first and second companies charge out?" The pre-battle deployment of their Fourth Battalion was: the third company blocked the Japs in front, while the first and second companies lay in ambush in the woods on the east and west sides, forming a pocket formation.

Now, the Japanese vanguard has penetrated deep into the pocket. As long as we kill them one after another, we can severely deal with these hundreds of Japanese.

Even if each person only fired three shots, two companies of six or seven hundred people would be enough to give these Japanese devils a hard time.

Li Dahe used a telescope to observe the movements of the large Japanese army. Seeing another large group of Japanese soldiers rushing over, he immediately shook his head and said:

"If we act now, we will have a clear advantage. If we suddenly retreat later, it will easily arouse the Japanese's suspicion.

It would be better to wait until the Japanese rush over, then pretend to be outnumbered and forced to retreat. "

Upon hearing this, Chai Renfeng nodded slightly, but he couldn't help but worry about the soldiers in the camp.

As a political worker, he now felt that it was too frustrating not to be able to fight with all his strength!
However, at this time, the soldiers of the Fourth Battalion Artillery Company had already climbed up the Xinkou Pass along several steep mountain paths.

Behind them were the soldiers of the third company who were fighting and retreating, covering each other.

There is no danger of the entire battalion being wiped out.

He was slightly relieved.

……

The Japanese soldiers were very excited when they saw that the gunfire from the special forces regiment was sparse and the soldiers had no power to resist.

One rushes faster than the other.

Soon, they were approaching within four or five hundred meters outside the Xinkou Pass.

At this time, a number of Type 38 rifles suddenly appeared on the city wall, which had been silent, and started shooting at them.

"Snap--Snap--"

The fastest group of Japanese soldiers were knocked to the ground immediately.

When the Japanese captain Tian Shangyujie saw this, his eyes were about to burst out and he shouted loudly:

"Heavy machine gun, hurry up, provide cover fire!"

Following his order, the heavy machine gunners of the First Battalion immediately deployed their heavy machine guns on the spot and began firing at the top of the city wall.

"Duh duh duh... duh duh duh..."

Dense bullets hit the city wall, causing sparks and rubble to fly.

……

At the rear of the Japanese army, Shiro Mano saw the enemy emerging from the Xinkou Pass. He was not too surprised, but instead felt relieved.

If there was no enemy on the city wall, he would think there was a conspiracy!

After all, no commander would be so stupid as to set up the defense line outside the city and give up the geographical advantage of the city.

He turned to the Chief of Staff Teruo Yamaguchi beside him and said:
"Yamaguchi-kun, look, there are less than a hundred Tubalu troops on the city wall, and they don't have any heavy weapons!
It seems that this group of Eighth Route Army soldiers is small in number and has few shells and bullets.

I guess they stayed behind deliberately after the main force of the Eighth Route Army was transferred away, using the terrain to block us!"

Although Yamaguchi Teruo still felt something was wrong, he couldn't put his finger on it and could only nod:

"It certainly seems so."

Seeing that this fellow was clearly not convinced, Mano Shiro snorted coldly and said:

"It should take the second and third battalions less than two hours to capture the Xinkou Pass.

We don’t have to sleep in the wilderness tonight.”

……

Amid the fierce gunfire, the Japanese attacking forces made smooth progress.

Soon, the two battalions that followed in support also rushed to the first position of the third company of the fourth battalion.

Upon seeing this, Li Dahe immediately gave a loud order:

"Order the first and second companies to take action immediately!

After killing the Japanese, retreat!"

Following his order, the soldiers of the first and second companies of the fourth battalion, who had been holding back their anger for a long time, immediately jumped out of the large pits that had been dug in advance on the ground, lifted the grass above their heads and rushed out.

He held the gun and pulled the trigger at the Japanese soldier not far away.

“Snap! Snap…”

"Da da da... da da da..."

The dense gunfire immediately caught the Japanese soldiers off guard and killed them in large numbers.

The Japanese officers reacted quickly and immediately shouted in fear:

"Baga! The Eighth Route Army has set up an ambush!

Come on! Fight back! Fight back! "

……

At the rear of the Japanese, Teruo Yamaguchi saw several hundred soldiers from the Fourth Battalion rushing out of the woods, and immediately said excitedly to Shiro Mano:

"Your Excellency, the Brigade Commander, look! The Eighth Route Army has set up an ambush!"

Mano Shiro's face darkened as he roared:

"What? You really want the Tubalu to ambush my Locust Army warriors???
You bastard, are you a Tubalu? "

Yamaguchi Teruo's face was covered with his spit, and he quickly shook his head:

"No no!
Sir, Commander of the Brigade, I mean, we should move in immediately!

Everything the Eighth Route Army showed before was a false illusion, designed to lure us into a trap!

It would be very dangerous to let the warriors continue to fight now!"

Upon hearing this, Shiro Mano felt a little flustered.

If my previous judgment was wrong, wouldn’t I suffer heavy losses now?

If my superiors hold me accountable, my tenure as brigade commander would be over, right?

Fortunately, at this time, a telegraph operator hurried back and reported to him:

"Your Excellency, the brigade commander, the front army is calling!"

Shiro Mano took the telegram and took a look at it, his brows immediately furrowed.

Yamaguchi Teruo asked quickly:
"Your Excellency, Commander of the Brigade, does the Front have any new intelligence?"

"The Commander has gone to Shimen to take charge and mobilized the 1st and 8th Divisions to move westward to wipe out the Tubalu in northwest Shanxi.

Now order us to occupy Xinkouguan City at all costs!

Then prepare to advance eastwards together with the 1st and 8th Divisions to completely wipe out the Eighth Route Army in northwest Shanxi!!!"

Mano Shiro replied in a deep voice.

"what--

"But the walls of Xinkou Pass are high and the terrain is steep, and our artillery battalion has already been destroyed. If we force an attack, I'm afraid we will suffer heavy losses!"

Yamaguchi Teruo's face looked uglier than if his father had died.

I almost wanted to scold the front-line headquarters for their blind command.

Shiro Mano was not in a good mood either.

But he knew that this was probably because he had not reported his reinforced artillery battalion, which was already doomed.

After all, according to the front command, its brigade has 18 heavy artillery pieces and 5 infantry battalions. Although each battalion has only more than 800 people, it is also a powerful force.

Even if the Eighth Route Army left some troops at Xinkou Pass and used the terrain and fortifications to block the enemy, they would not be able to withstand his full-strength attack.

……

It was difficult to back down from the situation and Shiro Mano felt a little nervous.

He felt that even if he really fought, he had no confidence; he did not dare to retreat because of this telegram.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel extremely dissatisfied with Teruo Yamaguchi who suggested reporting to his superiors.

He thought to himself: This guy is the one giving all the wrong advice.

As a result, there is no room for maneuver now.

Otherwise, whether or not to retreat back to Gang County now is just a matter of a word from you, isn't it?
Thinking of this, he "felt fury in his heart and filled with evil."

He roared at Teruo Yamaguchi:
"Mr. Yamaguchi, you must immediately lead the 4th and 5th Battalions to encircle them from the east and west and eliminate the ambush troops of the Eighth Route Army!

Hurry up!!!"

Hearing this, Teruo Yamaguchi was stunned.

I was screaming in my heart: What? You asked me, a colonel and chief of staff, to lead the charge?
Are you still human?
What a beast! ! !
……

(End of this chapter)