Agents of the Republic of China

After working for nearly two hours, I finally moved all the materials in the Japanese camp back to the Tokuyama defense line. At this time, it was already late at night, and fortunately it was midnight, so the Japanese army did not dispatch planes to retaliate against the lost camp. Sexual bombing, which also left enough time for the Japanese soldiers to retreat.

Seeing all kinds of materials piled up in the cave, Zhang Yaoguo and his subordinates couldn't keep their mouths shut for joy. This night attack on the Japanese army camp won an unprecedented victory, maiming the Toda Regiment and killing Toda The regiment leader captured the battle flag, killed more than a thousand Japanese soldiers, and captured countless firearms, ammunition, and food, but his own losses were almost negligible.Although the defeated Japanese army blew up most of the mountain cannons before leaving, they still left three complete ones, hundreds of shells, and a lot of grenades.With these sharp weapons, the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles are not worth mentioning.

Lin Xiaotang also reminded Zhang Yaoguo in time, don't be too happy too early. This time, a regiment of the Japanese army was seriously injured. This is also a rare defeat for the Japanese army in recent years. It will definitely attract more crazy attacks and revenge from the Japanese army. The defensive pressure faced by the defense line will definitely be even greater. He warned Zhang Yaoguo that he must explain the current battle situation to the soldiers clearly, and he must not be paralyzed.

After returning to the camp, Lin Xiaotang first went to see the American pilot, Sean. Sean had already changed into a brand new military uniform. Although the size was obviously a bit small, it still fit barely, and the wound was bandaged.When Lin Xiaotang walked into the tent, he was holding a box of seized Japanese canned food and gobbling it up.Huoyan on the side was smoking a cigarette, looking at him with a smile, and chatting with him in English from time to time.

"Mr. Xiao En, are you okay?" Lin Xiaotang asked with a smile.

Sean raised his head, looked at Lin Xiaotang who had changed back into the uniform of a ** major, rubbed his eyes, and suddenly stood up in surprise, "It's you, my savior, my dearest friend, I finally see you again !"

Xiao En put down the can, stood up, and embraced Lin Xiaotang with two big greasy hands carrying an indescribable body odor.

Lin Xiaotang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he could only pinch his nose and enjoy his American enthusiasm.

Just as Lin Xiaotang was about to speak, there were footsteps outside the tent, and Zhang Yaoguo led a few people in.Seeing this scene, I couldn't help being taken aback.

Lin Xiaotang turned his head to look, and it turned out that Company Commander Yu led two armed police officers and walked in behind Zhang Yaoguo.

Lin Xiaotang hurriedly took the opportunity to break away from Sean's warm embrace, and at this moment, a Japanese military officer who was following Company Commander Yu shouted in surprise, "Is this the American pilot you rescued? It turned out to be true." !"

Zhang Yaoguo looked at him disdainfully, "Of course it's true, I don't have time to joke with you."

The two officers didn't pay any attention to the irony in Zhang Yaoguo's words. Instead, they nodded excitedly, took Zhang Yaoguo's hand and thanked him persistently.

Lin Xiaotang was very surprised, and walked to the side of Company Commander Yu, "What's going on, is this?"

Company Commander Yu hurriedly invited Lin Xiaotang outside the tent, walked to the side of the open space and sat down on a big rock, and then told Lin Xiaotang the ins and outs.

It turned out that the American pilot Sean who was rescued by Lin Xiaotang and the others was a pilot of the China Volunteer Air Force under Chennault's command, but he was not an ordinary pilot. An important staff member, his uncle is a senior official of the U.S. Department of Defense, so after he was shot down this time, the U.S. side sought help from the Nationalist government and asked for full assistance in rescuing Sean. Even President Jiang issued an order to request the Sixth War Zone Go all out to implement the rescue operation.

The two military officers just now were elite members of the Special Task Force of the Chief Command of the Sixth War Zone. After receiving the order from Chongqing, the Sixth War Zone immediately dispatched the two of them to lead [-] elite soldiers to carry out specific rescue operations.

But they didn't expect that just after they arrived at the front line of Deshan, they got good news: Xiao En had been rescued by the defenders of Deshan, and they no longer had to carry out the rescue plan.No wonder the two officers were so happy just now.

After Lin Xiaotang heard this, he was stunned for a while, and then he murmured: "No wonder, it turned out to be a second-generation official!"

Company Commander Yu was taken aback, "Sir, what did you say?"

Lin Xiaotang waved his hands embarrassingly, "It's nothing, the two guys who came with you are lucky, there is no need to go to die, they have been rescued, in a while, when you go down the mountain, quickly take them away, I estimate that the Japanese follow-up troops will arrive at dawn, but it will be another fierce battle, and it will not be so easy to leave."

Company Commander Yu said with an envious look: "Sir, the battle report was reported to Changde before, and Commander Yu was so happy that he said several times that he didn't expect that you would build the 188th regiment like an iron bucket after you went up the mountain for a day, and beat them like this." A big victory, and the Americans came out along with it. Master Yu also said that he didn’t know how to report credit for you, so he will give you the credit. A blue sky and white sun medal!"

Lin Xiaotang smiled and waved his hands, "I'm not interested in that thing. The brothers on the mountain fought with all their might, and it has nothing to do with me."

Lin Xiaotang patted Company Commander Yu on the shoulder, "You are Commander Yu's soldier, and there is no need for me to hide some things from you. You will contact Commander Yu later, remember to send me a message, and Commander Yu will understand. When it comes to my affairs, try to keep a low profile, there is no harm!"

Company Commander Yu was a little dazed and didn't know how to answer for a while.

Lin Xiaotang slapped his head, and suddenly remembered something, and held Commander Yu's shoulder, "You'd better go down the mountain yourself, I will let Chang Huan go with you, Master Yu must help me get another high-power radio station , the sooner the better!"

Company Commander Yu agreed immediately, "I'll do it right away!"

Lin Xiaotang grabbed him and asked about the battle situation in Changde at the foot of the mountain.

When talking about the battle situation, Company Commander Yu frowned. It turned out that with the start of the front-line battle in Deshan, the Japanese army had already kicked off the prelude to a full-scale attack on Changde.

Changde is adjacent to Dongting Lake in the north, Yuanjiang River and Deshan Mountain in the south. It is in a position where it will be put to death and reborn. To put it bluntly, it is not conducive to sticking to it.Deshan is located on the south bank of the Yuan River. The 188th Regiment belongs to the guest army and guards the south gate of Changde for the 57th Division. It is also the only commanding height to protect Changde.The 98th Division of the Communist Party of China stationed on the south bank of the Yangtze River has made early contact with the enemy and is currently in a stalemate. However, facing the onslaught of the Japanese army's multiple forces, the 98th Division is already struggling to support, and it will be a matter of time before it retreats.Similarly, the No.20 Ninth Army stationed in the Binhu area outside Changde faced a frontal attack by two Japanese divisions.

Shimen changed hands, and Changde's door opened wide. The Japanese army seized the opportunity, drove straight in, and added troops from the 13th and 116th divisions to join the battle. They successively captured Cili, Taoyuan and other outlying towns in Changde. The 150th division stationed on the north bank of the Yuanjiang River fought to the end. , the entire army was wiped out, and the division commander Xu Guozhang was seriously injured. After crossing the Yuanjiang River, he was angry and committed suicide by drinking a bullet.At this time, the Japanese army has initially completed the situation of encircling Changde on three sides.

At present, the 57th Division in Changde City has become a lone army. All Yu Chengwan can do at this time is to reinforce the fortifications and build cement bunkers at important intersections and key points in the city to prepare for street fighting. In the 57th Division, a 74 Artillery Battalion of the 762th Army Artillery Regiment, the 1st Company of the Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalion, and a platoon of the 42nd Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment were deployed, with artillery firepower far exceeding that of ordinary ** division level units.Moreover, a lot of ammunition and materials had been accumulated before the war, and the 57th Division was already in place, ready to fight to the death with the siege Japanese army.

The Deshan defense line where Lin Xiaotang and others are located is currently the only strategic stronghold outside Changde. Once Deshan is lost, the 188th regiment can only retreat into the virgin forest or cross the Yuan River and enter Changde City. In addition, there is no way out, that is, It is said that Changde and Deshan are already two connected defensive positions.

Lin Xiaotang couldn't help being stunned after listening to Company Commander Yu's narration. He didn't expect that Changde had become an isolated city in a short period of time. "What about the reinforcements? Didn't the chairman and the theater headquarters both order to stick to Changde?" Changde is currently trapped, why not deploy reinforcements to reinforce it quickly, according to this style of play, isn't it a matter of time before Changde falls?"

Company Commander Yu sighed, "Outside of Changde, the 10,000+ troops of the Sixth War Zone were held back by the Japanese. Division Commander Yu had sent telegrams to the Sixth War Zone many times, and the commander of the Sixth War Zone also ordered all the ministries to quickly reinforce, but all the troops advanced slowly and failed. Very little. All units in the Ninth War Zone are now being dragged down by the Japanese army, and Chief Xue Yue of the Theater Command has no reserve team in his hands, and there is no way to spare Changde!"

Lin Xiaotang nodded, "It's still the same, the problem is still the same. Surrounding the spot to fight for aid is often the center of the opponent. There are many factions, the generals have their own plans, the rescue is not good, and the blocking is not in place. What else is there in such a battle? Odds!"

Suddenly, Lin Xiaotang seemed to have thought of something, and he grabbed Company Commander Yu's hand, "There is another way, at least to allow Chongqing to put more pressure on the reinforcements of the Sixth Theater and the Ninth Theater, I don't know if it will have any effect , I don’t know what the consequences will be, but I need Master Yu’s cooperation, help me put on a show, at least let the British and American countries put pressure on the government, so as to urge the peripheral Communists to come for reinforcements, what do you think?"

Company Commander Yu's eyes lit up, and he regained his energy immediately, "My Officer Tang, it's this time, no matter what he can do, as long as he can get the soldiers to rescue, then he will use any method, tell me quickly, what is it? What method?"

Lin Xiaotang smiled mysteriously, and pointed to the tent not far from him. "I suddenly thought of a good plot, the name is: Saving Private Sean!"