Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

"Are we only able to defend and not fight back?!" The Japanese second lieutenant felt aggrieved. When had they ever suffered such humiliation? They were beaten by the enemy at the door and they didn't even dare to fight back.

"Alas... there is no way. The strength of this group of enemies is indeed stronger than ours. Counterattack will only increase casualties." The Japanese major sighed. If possible, he would naturally want to fight back.

However, considering the consequences of counterattack, he gave up the idea. If it was any other group of enemies, let alone counterattack, he even wanted to annihilate the enemy.

But the people who attacked them were the Northeast Army, and they didn't know how many Northeast Army soldiers were nearby.

At present, it seems that this Northeast Army is very likely luring them, making them think that there are only a few enemies outside the city, and as long as they dare to leave the city, the only consequence will be destruction.

There have been so many precedents, and he doesn't want to become one of them. Now he just wants to preserve his strength, not seeking merit, but avoiding mistakes.

"I understand." Upon hearing this, the Japanese second lieutenant realized that what the major said was right. The enemy outside the city had caused them to lose nearly twenty elite soldiers in just one round of attack.

If we counterattack, I'm afraid the casualties will continue to increase.

"Major, the problem is, what if the enemy continues to attack from behind? Or, if they come every night, wouldn't our casualties continue to increase?" The Japanese second lieutenant raised another difficult question.

Their failure to fight back does not mean that the enemy will not attack. If the enemy attacks every night and kills so many of them every time, their casualties will increase over time.

"Hiss... Now that you put it that way." The Japanese major took a breath of cold air. If that was the case, they would not be able to resist the enemy at all.

Is he really going to ask for help? ! The question is, if he asks for help, will anyone be sent to help? ! Moreover, has the enemy already set up an ambush along the way, waiting for him to ask for help? !

"Major, I think we have three choices now. First, we can either leave the city and fight the enemy.

Second, abandon this county and directly withdraw from other counties to preserve strength. Third, defend the county and wait for the enemy to leave on their own! "The Japanese lieutenant expressed his opinion.

The first option is obviously not feasible. After all, there are probably more than 20 or 30 enemies outside the city, and there must be some lying in ambush in secret. If you leave the city, you will die in battle.

As for the second option, it is actually quite risky because they are not sure whether the enemy is ambushing them along the way. Once they are ambushed by the enemy, given the gap in strength between them and the enemy, they will probably be quickly annihilated without any ability to fight back.

So, after careful consideration, only the third option is relatively safe. Although the enemy may attack from time to time, at least they will not attack the city all at once, so they can hold on a little longer.

"Among these three options, only the third one looks more reliable, the others are not!" the Japanese major said directly.

In fact, all three options are bad options, the only difference is how long you can last.

"Major, how about we not send people to guard the city walls? Or, we can just hide our heads and wait there.
We just need to send people into the bunker behind the city gate and wait for the enemy to blow up the city gate. In this way, we can also kill some enemies.
Besides, if we do this, the enemy will not act rashly, and they don't want to force an attack on the city, which would cause too many casualties. What do you think, Major? "The Japanese lieutenant continued to make suggestions.

This way, they could avoid the enemy's attacks every night as long as they guarded the city gate entrance.

The best solution is to send a team of people to wait on the stairs of the city wall. Once the city gate is blown up, immediately send people to the city wall and start counterattacking.

Although they certainly could not defend the city gate with their strength, they could at least inflict considerable casualties on the enemy.

"Yo! I didn't expect you to be so smart!" The Japanese major's eyes lit up when he heard this. He had never thought of this.

"It's all thanks to the major's good teaching. I learned from him." The Japanese second lieutenant also quickly flattered him.

"Let's just spend tonight first. I'll give you credit for your suggestion." The Japanese lieutenant colonel didn't buy it, but he still remembered this subordinate.

Unexpectedly, at such a critical moment, he had someone under his command who could give advice and suggestions.

Of course, the most important thing now is to survive tonight, because it is unclear whether the enemy will become angry and choose to attack the city by force when they see that they are not fooled.

If the enemy really chooses to attack the city by force, then they really can't stop the enemy. They can only defend and see if they can stop the enemy. There is little hope.

"Hi! Thank you, Major!" The Japanese second lieutenant was also very happy. He didn't expect that he could make a contribution for this. It seems that he will be promoted to lieutenant in no time, which is also a good thing.

"You go and take command first. If there is any situation, call and inform us immediately." The Japanese major said this and hung up the phone.

He lit a cigarette to ease his depressed mood. He just hoped that this group of Northeastern troops would not come with too many people, otherwise, this county town would most likely not be able to be defended.

"We need to make some preparations for the supplies in the warehouse. If the enemy attacks the city by force, we must destroy the supplies directly and not leave them to the enemy!" Thinking of this, the Japanese major picked up the phone, called the logistics manager at the warehouse, and issued the preparation order.

After the order was given, the Japanese major finally breathed a sigh of relief. As for the radio station, there was no rush to destroy it. After all, the enemy had not really attacked the city yet.

This attack on the county town should also be reported to the brigade commander to see if he has any opinions. Maybe we can solve his problem.

Time passed minute by minute, and there was still no movement outside the city. If it were not for the corpses lying on the ground, the Japanese soldiers hiding in the walkways on the city wall would have suspected that they were attacked.

"Go and use the searchlight to check outside the city to see if there are any enemies!" The Japanese second lieutenant was getting a little impatient, so he called a soldier and gave the order.

"Second Lieutenant, should I go?!" The Japanese soldier couldn't help swallowing his saliva when he heard this. He felt that if he used the searchlight, he would be shot to death by the enemy!
"Baga! Just go if I tell you to! I want to see if the enemies outside the city have retreated!" the Japanese second lieutenant cursed.

"Hi!" The Japanese soldier immediately came to the searchlight cautiously. He half squatted down, moved the searchlight with his hands, and shone it outwards.

The Japanese second lieutenant looked out and when he didn't see anyone after the searchlight shone the surroundings, he breathed a sigh of relief.

After thinking it over carefully, he asked the nearby soldiers to put their helmets on with bayonets and stretch them out to see if the enemy would shoot at the helmets. After all, it was night, and even if the enemy could shoot and kill their people through the flashes of the shooting, they would not be able to see clearly.

After waiting for a long time, I didn't hear any gunshots from outside. It was basically certain that the enemies outside had really disappeared.

"It looks like the enemy has retreated!" The Japanese lieutenant breathed a sigh of relief, and he stood up. The enemy had no intention of attacking. The Japanese lieutenant went down the wall, returned to the communication room of the barracks, and called the Japanese lieutenant again.

"Major, the enemy outside the city seems to have retreated. I made several attempts and were not attacked by the enemy. I guess they have left." The Japanese second lieutenant informed him of the situation.

"Don't be careless. Maybe the enemy is pretending to retreat and hasn't actually gone far. We still have to be careful and hold on until dawn." The Japanese lieutenant colonel reminded. He was really afraid that this Northeast Army would suddenly attack them.

"I understand." The Japanese second lieutenant also thought it made sense and continued to wait on the other side of the city wall.

Time passed minute by minute, and soon it was half past six the next morning. It was already daybreak, the sky was overcast, and a cold wind was howling.

The Japanese soldiers who were squatting on the walkway on the city wall had frost on their eyebrows and eyelashes, their cheeks were red, and they were shivering, with their teeth chattering and making noises.

The bodies in the corridor were frozen solid, and their blood had congealed into ice.

"Damn it! The enemy had already left, and we were foolish enough to think that they were still outside!" A Japanese soldier couldn't help but curse. He stood up and almost fell down.

"Take turns to go back to the dormitory and rest!" The Japanese second lieutenant also conveyed the order at this time. The enemy had already left, and there was no need for them to continue guarding like this.

After giving the order, the Japanese second lieutenant came down from the city wall. His lips were frozen purple. When he returned to the barracks, the first thing he did was to drink a sip of wine to warm himself up.

After drinking a glass of wine, his whole stomach warmed up. He rubbed his hands and clenched his fists a few times to relieve his frozen and stiff fingers.

"Huh..." The Japanese second lieutenant blew air into his hands and felt a lot more comfortable. He went to the communications room and called the major.

"What's the situation?!" asked the Japanese major.

"There is no sign of the enemy anymore. Should we open the city gate today?!" asked the Japanese second lieutenant.

"No, don't open the city gates for the next few days to prevent the enemy from sneaking in!" The Japanese lieutenant colonel refused decisively. He didn't want the Northeast Army to sneak in. If that happened, they would die faster with the help of both inside and outside forces.

"I understand!" The Japanese second lieutenant nodded.

"Hurry up and ask the soldiers in the kitchen to cook something delicious so that the soldiers can warm up." The Japanese major did not forget the soldiers who had been defending all night.

"Hey! Major, do you think this group of Northeastern Army has left and will not attack again?!" asked the Japanese second lieutenant.

"It's hard to say. We can't take it lightly. The enemy is powerful and insidious. If we are not careful, we will all be in trouble." The Japanese major naturally hoped that the enemy would leave so that he would not have to take it lightly, but the probability of this happening was not high.

"Yeah, we can't be complacent." The Japanese second lieutenant nodded in agreement. He was also so cold that he actually thought the enemy was gone.

"You should go and rest first. You've been tired all night. Don't exhaust yourself!" The Japanese major expressed concern.

"Thank you for your concern, Major. Major, you should also go to bed early!" The Japanese second lieutenant also hurriedly expressed his concern in return.

"Yeah." The Japanese major nodded and hung up the phone.

After a simple meal, the Japanese lieutenant colonel fell into deep thought. He thought that something might have really happened to the team that went out of the city. These people were unlucky. They encountered the Northeast Army just once they went out of the city.

At around eight o'clock, the Japanese lieutenant colonel called the Japanese regiment commander and told him that the county town had been attacked by the enemy last night.

"What?! Are you sure it was the Northeast Army that attacked you?!" The Japanese captain's shocked voice came from the phone. He did not expect that the Northeast Army would appear on his side.

When he thought about the airport being captured by the Northeast Army, he felt cold sweat on his back.

"Yes, I am sure that although the number of enemies who attacked the county town last night was small, their shooting skills were extremely accurate. In just one encounter, we lost nearly twenty soldiers.

Moreover, the enemy fired from a distance of two to three hundred meters. From this point of view, it can be basically confirmed that it was the Northeast Army!" The Japanese lieutenant colonel said with a certain tone.

"Qikexiu, why are they coming to my side!" The Japanese regiment commander was a little panicked. He had clearly received the news that the Northeast Army had just cooperated with the Shanxi Suiyuan Army to capture Fucheng not long ago, so why did they suddenly come to his side?

"Captain, although the enemy has disappeared, there is no guarantee that they will not attack again. If their goal is to capture the county town,
I'm afraid I can't hold on here. I'd like to ask the commander to send someone to support me. Only then will I have a better chance of holding on to the county!" The Japanese lieutenant colonel began to ask for help.

Although he knew there would be no support, he still hoped for the help of the captain.

"It's not that I don't want to support you. You know, the enemy that attacked you was the Northeast Army, the enemy that blew up the airport.

Since they dare to attack, they are most likely prepared to ambush us, waiting for me to send people to support them.

Even if we are careful, we may be ambushed by the enemy, and there is no point in me sending them there! "The Japanese captain said this and sighed helplessly. Doesn't he want to support?!
It is really impossible to provide support. Any support in the past would only result in additional casualties and would be meaningless.

"The commander is right." Upon hearing this, the Japanese major felt completely disappointed. Given the current situation, giving up on them was indeed the best option.

"Besides, the Northeast Army may not really attack the county town. You handled it very well last night and did not launch a counterattack, which greatly reduced casualties.
When the enemy saw that you did not fight back, they also chose to retreat. Just hold on. I think the enemy's goal is definitely not to attack the city, but to surround and attack the reinforcements.

So, as long as I don't send anyone to support you, you might be safe, what do you think? ! "The Japanese regiment commander asked back.

He felt that what he said was very likely. As long as the enemy did not achieve its goal, they would most likely not attack the city.

"The captain is right. I will defend the county town well and will never let the enemy break through it easily!" responded the Japanese major.

(End of this chapter)