Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

At this time, Li Jin also started to take action. More than 3,000 soldiers from the special operations regiment were divided into several directions and surrounded the Japanese command post.

He glanced at the time. It had been two hours since the 16th Division's Japanese troops set out.

Two minutes later, the artillery position opened fire first.

Boo hoo hoo...

Boom boom boom......

One shell after another fell into the Japanese camp, causing a huge explosion. Many shells fell into areas where soldiers were densely packed, causing heavy casualties to the Japanese.

Especially since Li Jin wanted to resolve the battle quickly, he ordered the artillery positions not to save shells and fired more than a dozen rounds, hundreds of shells.

As soon as the artillery fire stopped, the special forces soldiers from four directions quickly rushed towards the Japanese.

Da da da………

Bang bang bang…

Their attack was extremely fierce, and they almost killed any Japanese they saw, causing heavy casualties on the Japanese side. Although the Japanese also defended in time, they were still unable to withstand the attack.

.........

In the temporary command center.

When Nakajima Imago received the telegram from Matsushita Renkyu, he immediately fell into deep thought. At this moment, he finally felt that something was wrong.

"Division Commander, what are you thinking about? Isn't everything going according to our plan now?!" The Japanese brigade commander was a little confused.

Why did he feel that the division commander looked like he thought something big might happen?

"Things are going too smoothly. Why do we think the enemy will be fooled so easily?!" Nakajima Imao said slowly.

"But now the enemy has been fooled, hasn't it?!" The Japanese brigade commander was puzzled. The Northeast Army had indeed attacked the 20th Division as expected.

"No, no, no. Judging from the current situation, the enemy may have already realized that this is a trap!" Nakajima Imao shook his head and said.

He had felt before that things were going too smoothly, but he didn't realize it until just now. He was overwhelmed by joy and thought the enemy had fallen into a trap.

But what if the enemy already knew that this was a trap?

"Division Commander, I still don't understand. If the enemy knew this was a trap, they would not attack the 20th Division but would leave instead. Now that the 20th Division has been attacked, it means the enemy didn't know." The Japanese brigade commander also had his own opinion. He did not agree with what the division commander said.

After all, the enemy is not a fool. If they know there is a trap and still want to fall into it, they are not stupid.

"The reason why they attacked even though they knew there was a trap was that they might have been prepared.
For example, they have already made preparations to block us halfway. With their strength, they can completely stop our reinforcements and prevent us from supporting the 20th Division in a short time.

If this is the case, then the 20th Division is in danger, and they may be wiped out!" Nakajima Imao said this, and he felt cold sweat on his back.

He still underestimated the enemy's commander, who had long seen through his plan and deliberately made it look like he was fooled. In fact, the enemy did this on purpose.

"What?! Commander, this can't be possible?!" The Japanese brigade commander was shocked. He swallowed nervously and even stuttered when he tried to speak.

If this is the case, wouldn't the 20th Division be in trouble?! That would be a big deal.

"There's nothing I can't do. I just didn't think enough about it. Damn it, the enemy actually saw through our plan!" Nakajima Imao cursed.

He was basically certain that this was what the enemy was thinking. To annihilate the 20th Division right in front of him was also to slap him in the face invisibly.

"Division Commander, what should we do now?!" said the Japanese brigade commander.

"Don't worry. Perhaps things haven't reached the most dangerous point yet. The 20th Division said before that they have already dropped poison gas bombs on the enemy. Now the poison gas bombs are probably taking effect.
No matter how strong the enemy's physical fitness is, it will be affected and its combat capability will be reduced, so as long as the 20th Division holds on,
When the enemy finds that they cannot destroy the 20th Division, they will naturally retreat!" Nakajima Imao calmed himself down.

Now it depends on whether their reinforcements can break through the enemy's blockade as soon as possible and support the 20th Division.

"Division Commander, then this mission is equivalent to a failure?!" The Japanese brigade commander was stunned. He thought he could achieve great success this time.

Unexpectedly, not only did they fail to achieve any great success, but they also lost the 20th Division.

"If what happened this time is really as I said, I should take the main responsibility!" Nakajima Imao said slowly.

After all, it was he who proposed this plan. Now things have gone beyond his expectations and the losses are heavy. He can't escape.

"It's just that I haven't thought it through. How did the enemy know our plan?!" Nakajima Imao frowned. He deliberately let the 16th Division leave Taiyuan early and divided the troops to other counties, preparing to take over the counties.

Normally, after seeing this situation, the enemy would definitely think that the 16th Division would not participate. But now it seems that the enemy not only saw it, but also took countermeasures.

"Yeah, what's going on?!" The Japanese brigade commander was also a little puzzled. In his opinion, there should be no loopholes in their plan.

"Wait a minute, division commander, what you just said were all guesses, and the enemy may not really know our plan!" The Japanese brigade commander reacted and realized that what they were talking about was based on the premise that the enemy knew the plan.

But now, the reinforcements they sent out did not send a telegram back, which means that the reinforcements were not blocked.

"Although it hasn't happened yet, I think the enemy should know about it!" Nakajima Imao said with a serious face.

"Division Commander, if you say so, I think the enemy's target may not be the 20th Division, but us." The Japanese brigade commander couldn't help but retort.

This hasn't happened yet, but the division commander said it as if it were true.

If he were just guessing, he would have thought that the enemy was not targeting the 20th Division, but their headquarters.

"What did you say?!" Upon hearing this, Nakajima Imao looked at the Japanese brigade commander in astonishment.

"Um... Commander, I was just joking!" The Japanese brigade commander hurriedly explained that he was just a little too excited just now.

How could the enemy be coming for them? After all, the Northeast Army was attacking the 20th Division. How could they have extra manpower to attack them? This was impossible.

"No, say it again." Nakajima Imao said hurriedly.

The Japanese brigade commander had no choice but to repeat what he had just said.

"Damn it! This group of enemies might really be coming for us!" Nakajima Imao cursed.

"Ah?! Division commander, that shouldn't be the case. How can that Northeastern Army have so many people to attack us?" The Japanese brigade commander was stunned when he heard this. "How do you know there aren't any? From the beginning to the end, we never knew how many people there were in that Northeastern Army!" Nakajima Imao said.

As soon as the words came out, the Japanese brigade commander was also stunned. Yes, they really didn't know how many people there were in the Northeast Army. Why did they think that those who attacked the 20th Division were all of them!

"The more I think about it, the more possible it seems. The enemy is not targeting the 20th Division, but us. Immediately give the order for the soldiers to retreat and leave here!" Nakajima Imao said hurriedly.

"Hi!" The Japanese brigade commander was about to turn around and leave when he heard this, but was stopped again.

"Wait a minute, let the troops supporting the 20th Division each send back a battalion of soldiers to support, and the rest continue to support the 20th Division!" Nakajima Imao continued.

The reason why we didn't call all the people back was because we were worried that if the enemy finally went after the 20th Division, what would we do? !

By then, with the destruction of an entire division, he would probably be even more unlucky than Itakune Seishirō.

"I understand!" The Japanese brigade commander nodded.

At this moment, the sound of artillery shells breaking through the air was heard from the sky.

"Division Commander, be careful!" The Japanese brigade commander shouted, and then immediately crawled under the sand table.

Nakajima Imao's reaction was also extremely quick. He didn't even need the Japanese brigade commander to remind him. He crawled under the table immediately.

Boom boom boom......

Huge explosions came from outside, deafening, but the shells deliberately bypassed the command tent.

The bombings came one after another, the ground seemed to be shaking, and the screams coming from outside made people feel chilling.

"Damn it, how many artillery shells does the enemy have?!" The Japanese brigade commander couldn't help but curse. The enemy fired too many artillery shells, at least hundreds of shells, all fired at the camp.

You know, many soldiers are still resting. Wouldn’t they be killed by artillery shells in their sleep?
At this time, Nakajima Imao had a gloomy face. He didn't expect that the enemy was really coming for them.

The key point is that the artillery shells that bombarded them were obviously the artillery of their empire, including various types of mortars, Type 92 infantry guns, mountain guns, and almost everything except heavy howitzers, which the enemy was not equipped with.

These were all snatched from them by the enemy, and now they were turning around to attack them. He felt a little aggrieved for a while.

Not long after, the artillery fire stopped, but fierce gunfire rang out again.

"Go send a telegram immediately. Remember to send a sealed telegram to Division Commander Itahiro and tell him about our situation." Nakajima Imao urged.

"Hi." The Japanese brigade commander did not dare to delay and quickly left the tent.

Nakajima Imao also walked out of the tent. He asked the officers to organize the defense immediately and hold on until reinforcements came back.

Looking at the large and small holes in the camp and the wounded soldiers wailing on the ground, Nakajima Imao's face was gloomy. This was the first time they had encountered such a crisis since the war.

The enemy's strength was far beyond his imagination. He thought he had taken the enemy seriously, but unexpectedly, he still underestimated him.

"How can I repair it!" Nakajima Jin Chaowu gritted his teeth, feeling that he was being played around by the enemy. He thought the enemy was just like that.

Now it seems that he is the one who is doing the same thing!

.........

Outside the camp, the special operations soldiers from several directions were unstoppable and defeated the Japanese invaders step by step. In less than ten minutes, they had defeated the Japanese invaders so badly that they could not even raise their heads.

Most of the 3,000 or 4,000 soldiers in a regiment were killed or wounded in these ten minutes. They were simply unable to stop the attack of the special operations regiment.

"Division Commander, the enemy's attack is too fierce. Not only are they very accurate with their guns, they even have special sharpshooters who are targeting our machine gunners.
Our machine gunners were unable to fight back effectively. Even the temporary artillery positions were destroyed by the enemy before they could even fire. What should we do now? A Japanese regiment commander came to Nakajima Imao to report.

His forehead was covered in cold sweat, and he was obviously frightened by the enemy. After all, it was the first time he had seen such a fierce enemy. At the moment of the fight, he didn't even have the ability to fight back and was beaten from beginning to end.

Nakajima Imao did not expect that things would be so serious. He wanted to break out, but the enemy would not give them any chance.

"Defend it with all your strength and hold on until support arrives!" Nakajima Imao gritted his teeth and gave the order. He also knew that this Northeastern Army wanted to annihilate them in a short period of time so that they could retreat.

Therefore, they only need to hold out for the time that the enemy considers safe, and then they can survive.

.........

Taiyuan, in the Japanese army camp.

Itakune Seishiro leisurely lit a cigarette in the office. He could already imagine the scene of Nakajima Imago's triumphant return.

At that time, he would not need to commit suicide by seppuku anymore. It could be considered as atonement for his sins. The commander might even reward him for annihilating the Northeast Army and eliminating a scourge for the empire.

"Someone come here." Itahune Seishirō shouted towards the door.

"Division Commander." The guard walked in.

"Notify the logistics department immediately and ask them to purchase food and wine. When the 16th Division returns, we will hold a celebration banquet!" Itagaki Seishirō ordered.

In his opinion, things were already a done deal, and it was very necessary to prepare things in advance to celebrate.

"Division Commander, are you asking them to prepare at this time?!" The guard was curious. It was only four in the morning!

"That's right. Then you can notify us in a few hours." After hearing this, Itahira Seishirō was also understanding and asked the logistics department to rest for a while.

"Hi!" The guard then left the office.

"Am I celebrating too early?! How about I wait for the news to come before making preparations?!" At this moment, Itahene Seishirō was so immersed in joy that he was completely unaware of the seriousness of the problem.

He had been having trouble eating and sleeping these days because of the Northeastern Army. Now that he finally had a chance to annihilate the enemy, how could he not be overwhelmed with joy?

"Division Commander, Division Commander, something bad has happened!" Suddenly, an anxious voice came from outside, and then the telegraph operator pushed open the door and ran in.

"What happened?!" Itaheng Seishirō's heart skipped a beat and he stood up and asked. He thought of a possibility but was not sure yet.

"Division Commander, Commander Nakajima's headquarters has been attacked by the enemy!!!" the Japanese telegraph operator said hurriedly.

(End of this chapter)