Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

Chapter 878

"The casualties in your regiment don't seem to be very heavy." Captain Yoshida said to the soldiers led by Captain Yokoten.

"It's indeed a little smaller than yours. The enemies I face are not as strong as yours." The captain of the Hengtian League replied.

The brigade that Yoshida's regiment faced was relatively strong, so it was normal that their casualties were greater than his side!

"Captain, the enemy has reinforced its troops. I guess they are the National Army troops under Captain Yokoten." At this time, the Japanese lieutenant colonel came to Captain Yoshida to report.

"It seems that they are also panicked. They probably think that we are going to join forces and attack together." Captain Hengtian couldn't help laughing.

If they had united, they would have done it long ago. Why would they wait until now? The main reason was that the brigade commander's order at that time was to split their troops into two groups and cross the river.

Unexpectedly, the enemy also anticipated this and tried to stop us.

"Yes, once we move, the enemy will be unable to sit still." Captain Yoshida also responded with a smile.

After the two returned to the command center, the Japanese telegraph operator also came in.

"Captain, the division commander sent a telegram saying that he will send someone to deliver supplies to us in three days, asking us not to act rashly here." When the Japanese telegraph operator spoke the contents of the telegram, he handed it to Captain Yoshida.

"Well, go and reply to the division commander and tell him that we understand." Lieutenant Commander Yoshida nodded.

"Hi!" The Japanese telegraph operator turned and left.

“I never thought that one day we would be on such a high level of defense because of a small troop.” Captain Hengtian couldn’t help but sigh.

They still don't know how many people attacked the unit.

"We can't help it. This unit is really powerful. If we don't take precautions, it will be easy for problems to occur. Don't forget that we have lost more than 20,000 soldiers because of this unit.

No, if we add the soldiers from Xiangyang and here, we have lost more than 30,000 soldiers at the hands of this unit." Captain Yoshida began to calculate the number of soldiers lost because of this unit.

"In fact, I have overestimated them. Until now,

This unit only dares to attack us by surprise. If a real fight breaks out, with the same number of people, we can wipe them out completely." The leader of the Hengtian League said seriously.

"Well, but there is no way the opponent can fight us head-on." Captain Yoshida nodded.

"We have to find an opportunity to destroy this group of enemies. The existence of this force is indeed a great threat to us." said the captain of the Hengtian League.

He also admired this army. Although they were not numerous in number, they suffered such heavy losses. It was really powerful. It was the first time he felt that there was an army that could make him feel so difficult.

"Once we take Changsha, we can mobilize other troops to encircle and suppress them. Since they dare to run to the rear to seek death, let's send them off!" Captain Yoshida also had a serious look on his face.

No matter how capable the other party is, can they escape from being surrounded by tens of thousands of people? ! Absolutely impossible.

.........

On the other side, Li Jin was studying the subsequent combat situation.

"Battalion commander, Yoshida and his gang have gathered together." Lu Changgong came to report the situation. In fact, there were two scouts who had been keeping an eye on the situation over there.

"Well, that's expected. This also means that the enemy is aware of our existence." Li Jin nodded.

The Japs gathered their troops together probably to avoid being defeated one by one.

"The Japanese are somewhat too afraid of us." Lu Changgong said with a smile.

Just knowing their existence made the two groups of devils anxious to join forces.

"Of course. We have killed so many Japanese devils. If they still don't defend themselves, they are really looking for death." Liu Changshun also said.

"By the way, you just said that the Japanese have gathered their troops together, right?!" Li Jin looked at Lu Changgong.

"Yes, in the afternoon, the Hengtian Brigade headed south and met with Brigade Commander Yoshida." Lu Changgong nodded, not understanding what Li Jin was thinking.

"Did the brigade from Luowan City also head south to join Tang Yiming and his men?!" Li Jin continued to ask.

"Yes." Lu Changgong nodded.

"How many Japanese soldiers are there in the two regiments now?!" Li Jin continued to ask.

"About five thousand five."

"Where are Tang Yiming and Luo Wancheng?!"

"About seven thousand five." Lu Changgong replied.

"Including us, there are more than 10,000 people. If Tang Yiming and Luo Wancheng can cooperate with us, it is not impossible to fight." Li Jin touched his chin.

The Hengtian League has already moved south. Tang Yiming only needs to leave a regiment of soldiers to guard the other side of the river to prevent the Japanese from escaping. The rest of the people will all move north, cross the river, and then launch a surprise attack.

They first used artillery shells to cook a pot of artillery shell porridge for the Japanese, and then attacked. They had at least an 80% chance of capturing these two regiments.

However, the problem is that Tang Yiming, Luo Wancheng and others are unlikely to follow this plan.

Because if they fail, it will be a devastating blow to the two of them. The two brigades may be completely destroyed, or even all of them may die.

No matter how Li Jin assured them that they would not suffer such heavy casualties, the two would never agree.

"Tsk, that's not easy." Li Jin frowned.

"Battalion Commander, this plan seems a bit risky." Lu Changgong said. He felt that Tang Yiming and the others would not agree to it.

"Yes, they are all powerful commanders. They can see the danger and will not easily trust an unfamiliar army." Li Jin nodded.

If it were him, and an unfamiliar army wanted to cooperate with him and said that there was at least an 80% chance of defeating the enemy, he would not agree.

An 80% chance of success does sound high, but at the same time, there is still a 20% risk.

If Li Jin encountered this situation, he would not agree either, let alone Tang Yiming and Luo Wancheng.

"Battalion Commander, why don't we let Commander Kong contact Commander Liang and let Commander Liang go and communicate with them?!" Lu Changgong suggested.

After all, they have a cooperative relationship with Commander Liang. If this succeeds, it will be a great achievement for Commander Liang.

"It's useless, they won't agree." Li Jin shook his head. The probability that the other party would disagree was almost 100%.

"How do we know if we don't try? What if they agree? Wouldn't we be able to give the Japanese a big blow?!" Lu Changgong advised.

We haven't even tried it yet, but the battalion commander has said it's impossible. Let's at least give it a try before we think of anything else.

"Well... okay, let's give it a try." Li Jin nodded.

He went to find Kong Sheng and told him his plan.

"Will your plan work? There are more than 5,000 Japanese soldiers!" Kong Sheng couldn't help but feel a little skeptical after hearing this.

"If Tang Yiming and his men agree, the chances of success are very high. Even if it fails, it will only let the devils escape, and we won't suffer too many casualties." Li Jin said seriously. Kong Sheng thought about it. Li Jin rarely fought a battle without confidence, and if he could really destroy these two regiments, it would be a great achievement.

By that time, the 335th Regiment would have become famous, and he might even be promoted to the position of brigade commander in one go.

A 32-year-old brigade commander is considered quite impressive.

"Okay, I'll tell the commander about this plan." Kong Sheng immediately asked someone to send a telegram to Han Mingyuan.

Li Jin didn't hold out much hope for this.

.........

At this time, Han Mingyuan received a telegram, and he showed it to Liang Gu immediately.

When Liang Gu finished reading it, he frowned. It's not that he didn't trust Mu Jin's plan, but he felt that he couldn't convince others to agree.

"General, how about it? Do you want to give it a try?!" Han Mingyuan said. He thought it could work.

"It's not easy. I can't guarantee my head to Mu Jin." Liang Gu said.

If you want Commander Xue to order the people over there to cooperate with this action, you have to guarantee with your life that the plan will succeed.

If it doesn’t work, he might even lose his head.

"Uh... let's forget it." After hearing this, Han Mingyuan felt that this plan didn't seem to work very well.

"I'll give it a try. Maybe they'll agree." Liang Gu thought about it and decided to help Mu Jin.

However, he was overthinking it. Tang Yiming's superiors did not agree with this plan at all, so no matter what promises he made, it was useless.

Helplessly, Liang Gu could only ask someone to send a telegram to Kong Sheng to explain the situation.

.........

After receiving the telegram, Kong Sheng also told Li Jin about the matter.

"There's no other way. After all, Tang Yiming is not from the commander-in-chief's troop. If he were, he would definitely agree to this plan!" Kong Sheng said seriously.

Others did not believe Mu Jin, but the military commander definitely believed him.

After all, Mu Jin did save Liang Gu at the critical moment, and allowed Liang Gu to gain great credit for nothing, being promoted from division commander to army commander in one fell swoop.

"Forget it, forget it. Just pretend I never thought of this plan. I don't really trust them either." Li Jin shook his head. Others didn't trust him, so he didn't trust others either.

"Even if they agree now, they will probably go back on their word later. If they go back on their word and don't cooperate with us, we will be the ones to suffer," Li Jin continued.

In fact, he was also worried about those people who might agree but then go back on their word and choose not to cooperate!
"That's not right. You are the one who will suffer. We can escape, but it's hard to say for your group." Li Jin changed the subject.

Kong Sheng: “…”

What Mu Jin said was indeed true. It would be easy for Mu Jin's troops to break through. However, it would be difficult for the 335th Regiment to break through, and it would be estimated that many people would be killed or injured.

"Forget it. Unless it's the commander's troops, it's better not to look for anyone else for this kind of cooperation." Kong Sheng said quickly.

He didn't want the situation that Mu Jin described to really happen.

The 335th Regiment was brought out with great difficulty and became an elite group. If he cooperated with others and was betrayed by them, he would not be able to accept it and would probably be furious.

"Well, let's look for an opportunity later." Li Jin nodded. Since the plan didn't work, it's better to forget about it.

He felt it was a real pity. If he could trust the troops to cooperate with him, he would be confident that he could capture these two Japanese regiments.

Unfortunately, the risk is too great. The key point is that this risk does not come from other people, but from one’s own people.

This is very difficult to defend against. If no one else comes, they will fight alone and they will be the ones who suffer.

Li Jin missed Li Yunlong, Kong Jie and others a little. If the opposing troops were these two troops, he would not have hesitated at all.

Unfortunately, they were fighting alone. Although Kong Sheng and his men were there, their numbers were too few. It was simply impossible to deal with so many Japanese devils.

It's not impossible, but even the soldiers in the special operations battalion would probably have to die before they could do it.

Li Jin couldn't accept such heavy casualties.

He felt sad when dozens of soldiers died before, so what would happen if hundreds of people died?

"Let's just go to bed. Let them fight theirs and we fight ours." Li Jin said and turned to leave.

"Battalion Commander, this is indeed difficult to do. The word cooperation is easier said than done. Everyone will prioritize their own interests." Lu Changgong said as he walked.

Having followed Li Jin for so long, he naturally learned a lot.

"Well, yes, interests." Li Jin nodded, and couldn't help but sigh. Unless everyone doesn't have to intrigue against each other and doesn't have to worry about their own troops selling them out, then they can fight with confidence.

Unfortunately, this is basically impossible.

.........

At around six o'clock in the evening, Tang Yiming received a call from the division commander in the command center.

"Commander, do you have any combat instructions?!" Tang Yiming asked.

"I'm telling you that a troop from Lianggu has run to your side," said the division commander.

"What?! You came to our side?! Where are you?!" Tang Yiming was surprised and asked quickly.

"In the rear of the Japanese, they ambushed the Japanese transport troops, destroyed the Japanese logistics department here, and also took out the Japanese brigade-level command headquarters." The division commander told Kong Sheng and his men about their battle achievements.

"Ah?! No, Master, are you serious?!" Tang Yiming was shocked by the huge amount of information.

Apart from other things, just talking about annihilating the Japanese logistical forces, that would be considered quite impressive. The other side actually destroyed the Japanese brigade-level command post, which means that the Japanese brigade commander was also destroyed? !

He was a brigade commander, a high-ranking official on the Japanese side, how could he just disappear like that?!
"I'm not kidding, it's true. It has been confirmed that the reason the Japs united is because they are worried about being attacked and defeated one by one." The division commander continued.

Although he was quite shocked at first, after looking at the actions of the United Japanese, he realized that this was indeed true.

"Then Commander, do you mean that you want us to cooperate with this unit?!" Tang Yiming guessed.

"Bullshit cooperation. This unit only has one regiment with 3,000 soldiers. I'm just telling you, if anyone from them comes and wants to cooperate with you, just refuse them directly. Do you understand?" the division commander continued.

"Okay, Commander, is their plan feasible?!" Tang Yiming nodded and asked again.

"Well, there is some possibility, but the risk is too great. We can't afford to take the risk. If it fails, these two brigades will be gone. Do you understand?!" The division commander nodded and then told us about the huge risk.

(End of this chapter)