Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

Meanwhile, on the other side, Kong Jie had already divided the Independent Regiment into four teams, because the Japanese mopping-up troops were divided into four routes, and he personally led the team to deal with the largest Japanese force.

"Commander, all units have arrived at their designated locations. As soon as the time comes, we will be able to launch an attack on the Japanese camp." Political Commissar Li Wenying reported to Kong Jie.

"Hmm." Kong Jie nodded. He held his binoculars and, from halfway up the mountain, observed the movements of the Japanese soldiers not far away.

This Japanese unit numbered around six or seven hundred men, which was more than a hundred more than the Japanese troops from other directions.

However, with the help of the special operations regiment, it was not difficult for them to deal with this Japanese unit. The attack was launched at around midnight.

Time passed by, and soon it was around 11:30.

Kong Jie picked up the walkie-talkie and contacted the battalion commanders to inquire about the progress of preparations, lest the attack time be delayed.

He breathed a sigh of relief after learning that the soldiers were all ready.

Just then, Xu Qingfeng contacted him.

"Commander Kong, everything is ready on my side. Is it almost ready on your side too?" Xu Qingfeng's voice came through the walkie-talkie. The Japanese mopping-up troops were not far from the main force, less than ten miles away, so they could easily contact each other using a walkie-talkie.

"Don't worry about me. Everything is ready. We'll launch the attack as soon as the time is right, without wasting any time," Kong Jie replied.

"Okay, then I'll wait for Commander Kong's good news."

"no problem."

After making the contact, Li Wenying laughed and said, "Xu Qingfeng is worried about us."

"It's not that serious, it's just a reminder!" Kong Jie didn't think so. Xu Qingfeng just wanted to be on the safe side, just like when he contacted the battalion commanders to inquire about preparations.

"The fact that this mission was assigned to us has actually been a huge windfall for us. Our contribution this time is much greater than Li Yunlong's," Li Wenying said.

After they finish off the Japanese soldiers here, they will go to support Li Yunlong and his men. They will be able to kill even more Japanese soldiers then, so their contribution will naturally be greater.

“Li Yunlong has made so many contributions, we should also make some contributions, otherwise we will really fall further and further behind,” Kong Jie said, feeling somewhat resentful towards Li Yunlong.

"Mm." Li Wenying nodded, without saying anything more.

Soon, it was midnight.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh…

Boom boom boom......

As soon as the time came, the artillery positions immediately fired shells at the Japanese camp. The shells formed parabolic arcs in the air and fell into the camp, causing a huge explosion.

Tents were blown up one by one, and some even caught fire. Many Japanese soldiers were killed by shells while they were asleep. They were lucky. The unlucky ones were the Japanese soldiers whose arms and legs were blown off, who fell to the ground and howled in pain.

The loud explosion also woke up the Japanese commander.

The commander of this Japanese unit was a major. He woke up immediately and realized that they were under attack. He immediately left the camp while shells were still falling on the camp.

At the same time, soldiers from the Independent Regiment and the Special Operations Regiment also took the opportunity to attack the Japanese.

Bang bang bang…

Da da da………

A barrage of gunfire erupted, echoing throughout the area, and many Japanese soldiers were killed on the spot.

Many Japanese machine gunners tried to fire back, but they were killed before they could fire two shots. The intense firepower suppressed the Japanese troops in the camp.

Puff puff………

Japanese soldiers fell in droves, suffering heavy casualties in a short time.

The Japanese major was somewhat bewildered. How could their enemy have such fierce firepower, and even artillery?

"Major! The enemy's attack is too fierce. We have no chance to fight back at all. Casualties are estimated to be more than half! Requesting a tactical retreat!" A Japanese captain, his face covered in soot, ran in to report. He was truly terrified. In the blink of an eye, their soldiers had fallen like ordinary weeds; one might mistake them for weeds themselves.
"What?! How could this be?!" The Japanese major was shocked. They were a top-tier division; how could they be so easily defeated?!

"Major, I suspect the enemy attacking us is that Northeast Army. Let's retreat quickly, or we might not be able to escape!" The Japanese captain urged, almost certain that the attackers were indeed that Northeast Army.

Otherwise, ordinary troops simply do not possess such strong combat capabilities.

"Damn it, how did that Northeast Army unit end up here?! Shouldn't they be heading for the command post?!" The Japanese major couldn't believe it. They were supposed to wait for the Northeast Army to attack the command post so they could surround it.

How could things have suddenly turned out like this?!
"It seems the enemy has seen through our plan and is now coming after us instead," the Japanese captain said. "That's the only possibility now."

Just then, faint artillery fire came from the direction of the main force, which made the Japanese major's face turn pale.

"B-The main force has also been attacked. Is the enemy planning to annihilate our brigade?!" The Japanese captain's voice trembled slightly.

Now that even the main force has been attacked, even if they want to retreat, they probably won't be able to, because the main force simply can't spare any men to help them. It's safe to say that they are now doomed.

"Damn it!" the Japanese major couldn't help but curse. He had realized his situation; retreat was impossible.

"Let the soldiers fight the enemy to the death! I want to see just how tough they really are!" The Japanese major gritted his teeth. Since there was no way out, he would fight the enemy to the death.

Boom boom boom......

The artillery shells continued to bombard the camp, and explosions rang out one after another. Kong Jie led his soldiers in a relentless attack on the Japanese camp.

With special forces soldiers specifically targeting the Japanese machine gunners, they could safely attack the Japanese and suppress them with firepower!
Within minutes, they had closed in on the Japanese soldiers, who now numbered less than a few dozen.

The Japanese major even ordered his soldiers to turn off their gun safety, intending to engage the enemy in hand-to-hand combat. He believed that only hand-to-hand combat could inflict greater casualties on the enemy, because they were no match for the enemy in gunfights.

"Keep firing! Don't engage the Japanese in bayonet fighting!" Upon seeing this, Kong Jie immediately ordered his men to open fire. He wouldn't let his soldiers fight the Japanese with bayonets. After all, these were Japanese soldiers from a Class A division. If they were to engage in bayonet fighting, they would be the ones who suffered. If an enemy could be dealt with with bullets, there was no need to think about engaging in bayonet fighting; that would be foolish.

Da da da………

The soldiers opened fire on the remaining Japanese soldiers, and by the time the Japanese soldiers reacted and tried to retaliate, it was too late.

Puff puff………

The remaining Japanese soldiers were also dealt with. The Japanese major was shot several times and was cursing. These people were so uncivilized. They were all prepared to fight with bayonets, but the enemy had no Bushido spirit at all and opened fire on them!
"Third platoon, stay behind to clean up the battlefield. The rest of you, come with me to provide support!" Kong Jie gave the order without hesitation and led the other soldiers to support Li Yunlong.

Meanwhile, the other independent regiments attacking the Japanese sweeping forces were also nearing the end. After all, with the help of special operations regiment soldiers and the surprise attack, the Japanese troops in other directions simply could not hold out for long.

"Commander, our attack here is going too smoothly." Li Wenying was a little excited. To be honest, he really didn't expect things to go so smoothly. This was a Class A division of Japanese soldiers.

He had been worried that the casualties in this attack would be high, but after the battle, the number of soldiers who died was not particularly large.

"That's because of the special operations team. These Japanese soldiers react very quickly when they are attacked. If we hadn't been suppressed by them from the beginning, it would have been very difficult for us to deal with them," Kong Jie said.

He could see clearly that when the Japanese soldiers were attacked, the Japanese in the camp immediately prepared to deal with the attack. However, they encountered soldiers from a special operations regiment and were at a disadvantage from the start. It was basically impossible for them to fight back.

“Indeed, I feel they could have taken care of these Japanese soldiers on their own,” Li Wenying said. Most of these Japanese soldiers were dealt with by the special operations regiment soldiers; their soldiers didn’t kill many Japanese soldiers at all.

"So, even a Class A division can't fight a special operations regiment when it's being ambushed," Kong Jie replied. He added that it was fortunate the special operations regiment was one of their own; if it were the enemy, he couldn't even imagine how terrifying it would be.

"Judging from this, the Japanese secret unit probably won't escape either! Even if their strength is as strong as the special operations regiment," Li Wenying said. When attacked by an enemy of equal strength, the probability of turning the tide is basically low. Therefore, he believed that Li Jin could easily wipe out the Japanese secret unit.

As for the command post, that was even easier.

.........

Around midnight, Xu Qingfeng had the special operations soldiers get ready, and the artillery positions were already in place.

As midnight approached, hundreds of mortars, a dozen infantry guns, and several mountain guns on the artillery positions opened fire, muffled thuds echoing as shells rained down on the Japanese troops' various camps.

Boom boom boom......

Because they had marked the location of the Japanese camp in advance, the shells landed with great accuracy, and the Japanese camp was hit by a large-scale explosion.

Moreover, this was only the first round, and the artillery fire from the artillery positions was naturally not that simple; they fired one shot after another.

The Japanese camp was engulfed in flames, the wounded were groaning in pain, and the Japanese soldiers reacted quickly, preparing for an attack.

However, just as they were getting ready, another round of shells bombarded them.

Boom boom boom......

Before the battle even began, the Japanese had already suffered over a thousand casualties and were in a state of panic. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the other soldiers launched a fierce attack on the Japanese.

They opened fire on the Japanese soldiers from two or three hundred meters away. The Japanese soldiers fell in droves before they could even see them.

The soldiers carrying grenade launchers used them to bombard the Japanese troops continuously. Although the range of the grenade launchers was only two or three hundred meters, it was enough because there were many of them.

Shells kept falling on the Japanese soldiers, blowing them up.

At this moment, the Japanese brigade commander, Nakajima Ichiro, was also in a panic.

He never expected that their camp would be attacked so fiercely.

"Brigade Commander, let's retreat quickly! This is definitely the Northeast Army. They saw through our plan and launched an attack on us!" The Japanese regimental commander was also panicked and came to Nakajima Ichiro's side to say.

Needless to say, only that Northeast Army could possess such fierce firepower, enabling them to inflict such heavy losses in such a short time.

The sweeping forces were also attacked and it was clear that they couldn't be saved; now only they were left.

"What?! They're retreating after only a brief exchange?! What nonsense are you spouting! They only number a few thousand; they're far from being a match for us!" Nakajima Ichiro cursed.

"Brigade Commander, we really have to retreat. In such a short time, we've suffered at least a thousand casualties. I just saw with my own eyes how many of our soldiers have been killed or wounded. If we force a fight, and the enemy surrounds us from the other side, we won't be able to retreat even if we want to!" The Japanese regimental commander hurriedly advised.

Was it that he didn't want to fight? Or was it that the enemy was just too fierce? He realized as soon as they engaged that continuing to fight would be suicide, while retreating would allow them to hold out until other troops came to their aid.

"Baka!!!! That Yamamoto Ichiki has ruined us! Retreat, retreat towards the command post! Oh, and immediately send a telegram to the division commander, tell them that we are under fierce attack from the Northeast Army, and ask them to send reinforcements immediately, otherwise we may not be able to hold out until tomorrow!" Nakajima Ichiro cursed, not forgetting to send a request for reinforcements to the command post.

He wasn't stupid; the officers below him were right. Retreating now was the best option. If they held out, only death awaited them.

All he wanted to do now, besides retreat, was curse Yamamoto Ichiki's family. What a terrible plan they devised! The enemy had already seen through their scheme and turned against them instead.

The key issue is that there are currently no troops available to support them in the short term.

Once the enemy has annihilated the sweeping force and then surrounded them, it will be very difficult for them to retreat.

"Yes, sir!" The Japanese regimental commander did not hesitate and immediately called the telegraph operator to send a telegram, while they quickly retreated.

With the order to retreat given, the Japanese brigade prepared to fight and retreat simultaneously!

On the other side, reconnaissance soldier Xiao Zhang led several hundred soldiers to the Japanese camp where they stored artillery shells.

The shells deliberately avoided the camps on this side. After all, so many cannons couldn't just be destroyed like that. Besides, the Japanese had also placed several tanks in the camps on this side, which could be used to deal with the Japanese.

Da da da………

Bang bang bang…

Seeing the artillerymen preparing to set up their positions, Xiao Zhang immediately opened fire on them. In almost an instant, the Japanese artillerymen were wiped out. (End of Chapter)