Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

Tian Yuanjiro is still waiting for news in the office, because he always feels that things will not be so simple!
At this time, a faint sound came from the direction of the west gate. Although the sound was very weak, Tian Yuanjiro still recognized it as a gunshot.

"Sure enough, I knew it wouldn't be that simple. I just don't know if the enemy will attack once and then retreat like they did last night." Tian Yuanjiro frowned and muttered to himself.

The gunshots stopped in less than half a minute, just like last night.

"Fortunately, we made preparations in advance, otherwise, some soldiers would have died tonight." Tian Yuanjiro was happy with his own resourcefulness. If the Imperial Army had not changed into soldiers' clothes in advance and stood guard instead of the soldiers, some soldiers would have died.

Although the death of a dozen or twenty soldiers would not have much impact, the continuous deaths would still cause considerable damage.

Ring ring ring......

The phone on the table rang, and Tian Yuanjiro quickly answered it.

"Major, the west gate was just attacked by the enemy!" The voice of the Japanese second lieutenant came from the phone.

"Okay, I know how many casualties there were." Tian Yuanjiro asked calmly. Anyway, those who died were the Imperial Army, so he had no reason to feel sad.

"Major, you may not believe it, but there were zero casualties on the Imperial Army side." The Japanese second lieutenant hesitated before answering.

"What?! Zero casualties?! Are you sure?" Tian Yuanjiro was stunned when he heard that. He never thought that there would be zero casualties on the side of the Imperial Army.

"Yes, zero casualties. I'm also a little surprised. The enemy's shooting skills tonight are much worse than those who attacked the South Gate last night." The Japanese second lieutenant responded.

"Strange, how could this happen?!" Tian Yuanjiro couldn't help but wonder, aren't the enemies tonight the same as last night's? !
"How far away was the attacking enemy when he fired the shot?!" Tian Yuanjiro asked.

"Judging from the sound of the gunfire, it's probably around 300 to 400 meters away. At this distance, the only ones who can hit the target are probably the Northeast Army.
But the enemy tonight didn't hit anyone, and they used machine guns. Logically, even if their shooting skills were poor, they wouldn't have missed a single person," said the Japanese second lieutenant.

The attack distance is about the same as that of last night's enemy, but last night's enemy was very accurate, but it's not the same tonight.

"Aren't they the same group of enemies?! Or did they deliberately let a group of people with poor shooting skills to attack?!" The more Tian Yuanjiro thought about it, the more he felt that there was a problem.

"Major, could it be that they figured out that the soldiers on guard were actually members of the Imperial Army in disguise?

After all, when those imperial soldiers wore our soldiers' clothes, they looked weird, so it was normal that they would be seen through. So the enemy didn't kill them because they were all Chinese." The Japanese lieutenant expressed his guess at this time.

"What you said makes some sense, but no matter what, what is certain is that this group of enemies will most likely want us to leave the city to encircle and annihilate them, so that we can be wiped out in one fell swoop." Tian Yuanjiro became more certain.

The enemy did this on purpose because they didn't want to suffer too many casualties when attacking the city.

Of course, it is also possible that the enemy does not have too many people, and if they attack the city, the casualties that will occur will be unacceptable to them.

If this is the case, then there is no need to worry too much about the enemy attacking the city, and the county town can be saved.

"What the Major said is that as long as we don't leave the city, they will probably leave on their own. In fact, this proves that there are not many enemies outside the city.
If we ask the regiment commander to send people to encircle and suppress the enemy together, can we annihilate this group of enemies? ” The Japanese second lieutenant couldn’t help but suggest.

He hated this group of enemies to the core and wanted to kill them.

"No, there are still risks. When fighting against this group of enemies, we can't treat them as ordinary enemies. It's also possible that the enemy deliberately thinks so. In short, we must be careful!" Tian Yuanjiro shook his head to reject this suggestion. He didn't dare to bet that there were not many enemies in this group. Everything was just speculation.

"Hey! Do we still need to be vigilant tonight?!" asked the Japanese second lieutenant. He felt that the enemy tonight would not attack again like last night, so there was no need to be so vigilant. The soldiers should have a good rest and deal with the situation later.

"We still need to be vigilant. Let them take turns to rest. If the enemy launches a sudden attack and breaks down the city gate, it will be impossible to defend the county." Tian Yuanjiro knew very well that with the combat effectiveness of this group of enemies, once they broke into the city, the consequences would be disastrous.

At that time, we can only fight street fighting with this group, but street fighting is not their forte, while the Northeast Army may be very good at it. After all, we cannot imagine the enemy's combat effectiveness based on the combat effectiveness of conventional troops.

"Then forget it." Upon hearing this, the Japanese second lieutenant decisively gave up the idea. He felt it was somewhat embarrassing to be blocked in the city by the enemy and not even dare to fight back.

Since their invasion, they have never been beaten like this before. They dare not even go out of the city gates and can only retreat inside the city and not fight back.

"The enemy is unlikely to dare to attack by force. We just need to defend the city. When the time comes, the enemy will see that we are not fooled and will naturally retreat." Tian Yuanjiro comforted him. He still couldn't help but think in terms that were beneficial to himself.

If we say it directly, the enemy will definitely attack the city, which will somewhat shake the morale of the army. Not only will they not be able to win the battle head-on, they will not even be able to defend the city.

"Hi!" the Japanese second lieutenant responded.

Tian Yuanjiro hung up the phone. He planned to go to rest first and talk about it tomorrow if there was anything.

.........

At this time, Li Jin was also rushing to the temporary base. They had already moved to another place to set up camp. It was not suitable to stay in the same place for too long outside. They had to change locations every day, especially at this time.

"Captain Li, are we going to continue attacking the Japanese tomorrow night?!" He Guangchen asked.

"Let's launch one last attack. This time, we will launch it during the day. This will let the Japs see our number and think we are in a hurry. This will make them more certain that we are luring them out of the city!" Li Jin said. Since we have to do it, we have to make it more realistic so that the Japs can be sure that we are not wrong. This will scare them.

"This is fine. You've thought it through!" He Guangchen raised the corner of his mouth. Li Jin had figured out this trick of the real and the fake.

Of course, this was also the reason why Li Jin had scared the Japanese before, so he could do this. If he had not scared the Japanese, the Japanese would probably have come out in full force to encircle and suppress them.

"After the attack, we also need to speed up our pace. We have wasted a few days and we have to hurry up and can't travel as easily as before." Li Jin said.

They had been walking and stopping all day, and the total travel time was only thirteen or fourteen hours. This delayed the journey for three days, so they would have to travel a few more hours every day to make up for the distance.

"Yeah." He Guangchen nodded. In fact, he felt that even according to the previous travel time, the speed was not too slow.

………The next day, at around 12:00 noon, Li Jin led the team to the north gate.

However, it was still possible to see that the people standing guard on the city wall were puppet soldiers, so Li Jin had no choice but to order the soldiers to let them go.

Bang bang bang…

Da da da………

Li Jin and his men launched an attack, with loud gunfire. The puppet soldiers on guard were so scared that they quickly squatted down. This time, Li Jin did not retreat quickly. Instead, he deliberately fought for a few more minutes to give the Japanese a chance to see how many people they had.

The fact was just as Li Jin thought. After hearing the gunshots for so long, the Japanese officers were a little panicked and thought that the enemy was really going to attack the city.

He was so scared that he called to report immediately, and also sent people to the walkway on the city wall to avoid the enemy's attack position, to check how many enemies there were and whether they were really attacking the city.

Jiro Tanemoto, who was in the office, was also frightened by the continuous gunfire and his face changed drastically.

"Damn it, is the enemy really planning to attack the city by force?! Then why is there no gunfire from the other city gates?!" Tian Yuanjiro felt a cold sweat on his back.

The enemy only attacked at one gate. Did they intend to break into the city directly from the north gate? If the enemy really concentrated their forces to attack one gate, they might not be able to defend it. Should they also transfer the soldiers from other gates to defend it?

"No, no, what if the enemy did this on purpose? Once I transfer people from other city gates, the defenses of other city gates will be left empty!" Tian Yuanjiro immediately gave up the idea.

After careful consideration, he decided that it would be better to transfer one-third of the troops in the barracks to defend the north gate. In this way, if the enemy attacked other gates, he would have troops to support and defend.

"We also have to let the soldiers evacuate the city gates immediately and fight the enemy in street battles once they find something is wrong!" Tian Yuanjiro has thought of a response measure. Although they cannot defeat the enemy, the enemy's combat effectiveness will be limited in street fighting, and they will definitely kill a lot of enemies.

Just as he was about to give the order, the phone on the table rang. He had to put his plan on hold and answer the call first.

"Major, Major, something's wrong. The enemy attacked during the day, and judging by the situation, it seems they are really besieging the city!" The anxious voice of the officer at the North Gate came over the phone.

"Don't worry. Judging from the gunshots, there don't seem to be many enemies outside the city. I will send people to support you in a while. The most important thing now is that you quickly send someone to see how many enemies there are." Tian Yuanjiro comforted him.

There don’t seem to be many people hearing the gunshots now, but maybe other enemies are waiting for them to counterattack and then shoot, so send someone to check out the situation first.

"Don't worry, Major. When I called, I had already sent someone to check. I believe we will get the news soon." The Japanese second lieutenant responded quickly. Fortunately, he was smart, otherwise he would have wasted time.

"Yes, I will give the order to send people to support you first. Call me and report when you have news." Tian Yuanjiro hung up the phone after he finished speaking. He then began to give orders, asking a squadron of soldiers from the barracks to support the north gate.

At the same time, he also called the officers at other city gates and asked them to prepare for defense to avoid being caught off guard by the enemy.

As the order was given, the Japanese soldiers at the other three city gates all prepared for battle as if they were facing a formidable enemy. They guarded the entrances of the city gates with the muzzles of their machine guns and rifles aimed at them. At the same time, some soldiers went up to the walkways on the city walls, ready to launch an attack when the enemy blew up the city gates, in order to kill more enemies.

After giving the order, Tian Yuanjiro sat down. He had just forgotten to ask about the casualties of the Imperial Army, but it didn't matter whether he asked or not.

If it was a siege, I guess the Imperial Army would suffer casualties, so the impact wouldn't be that big.

Ring ring ring......

The phone on the table rang again and Tian Yuanjiro answered the call.

"How is it? How many enemies are there?!" Tian Yuanjiro asked hurriedly. To be honest, he really didn't expect that the enemy would directly attack the city today. Could it be that they really felt that they had seen through their plan and had no ambush for reinforcements, so they were so angry that they wanted to attack the city gate!

"Major, um, the enemy doesn't seem to be attacking the city!" said the Japanese second lieutenant after some hesitation.

"What?! Not a siege?! Why did the gunshots last so long?" Tian Yuanjiro was stunned when he heard this.

"The observing soldiers said that there were only twenty or so enemies outside the city shooting, and there was no trace of the enemy nearby. Moreover, the enemy had already retreated!" The Japanese second lieutenant told the story. When he first heard the news, he didn't believe it, but after confirming it again and again, he called to report.

"The enemy, is they playing tricks on us?!" Tian Yuanjiro didn't understand what the enemy was doing for a moment.

"No, the enemy's target might not be the North Gate, but other gates. They are doing this deliberately to lure me to send people to support the North Gate!" Tian Yuanjiro changed his mind and felt that this possibility was more likely.

"Ah?! What should we do then?" The Japanese second lieutenant was suddenly at a loss when he heard this.

"Baga, send people back quickly to intercept the soldiers who are supporting you and ask them to return to the barracks!" Tian Yuanjiro cursed.

"Hi!" The Japanese second lieutenant immediately hung up the phone and quickly sent someone to execute the order.

After more than half an hour, all four city gates were quiet, without any movement.

Tian Yuanjiro realized at this moment that the enemy did this on purpose, or was a little anxious, so he exposed the number of attackers to make them think that there were not many enemies outside the city, and thus they would leave the city gate.

But he had previously thought that the enemy wanted to attack the city.

"Damn it, they tricked me again! No, this means that the enemy is more anxious than me! Hahahaha... I just won't leave the city, and I will make you anxious to death!" Tian Yuanjiro changed his mind and burst into laughter.

They were even more certain that they had guessed the enemy's plan, and that the enemy did this because they saw that they had not been fooled.

"I just have to guard the city gate. If the enemy comes, we will fight them with our soldiers and if the water comes, we will block it with earth!" Tian Yuanjiro couldn't help but sneer. Since he was sure that the enemy was luring them out of their hole, it would be easy to deal with. He could do nothing but guard the county town, and the enemy would have no way to do anything to him.

(End of this chapter)