Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

Chapter 884

While the two were sighing, three team leaders came running in, covered in dust.

"Commander, we can't hold on any longer. The enemy's attack is too fierce. Let's repel the enemy's attack and then retreat."

"Yes, Commander, if we continue to fight like this, there will be too many casualties. Who knows how long it will take for the troops in the rear to get here."

"If they don't come, it will be meaningless even if we kill them all, and we still won't be able to expand our victory!"

The three captains spoke one after another, and without exception, they all wanted to retreat.

"Why panic? The commander has already brought people to support us. As long as we can hold on until noon, he will cooperate with us to take down this Japanese regiment!" Brigade Commander Zhao Jiexu responded calmly.

He had expected that several regimental commanders would come and talk about this. After all, even he wanted to retreat, let alone the officers under him.

If he had not received the telegram from the division commander in time, he would probably have ordered a retreat after repelling the Japanese attack.

"What?! The commander is on the way?!" The three captains looked at each other, with some disbelief in their eyes.

"Commander, are you sure the military commander is coming?!" one of them couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, it was a telegram from the division commander, telling us to hold out until noon and wait for them to arrive. If we can't hold out until noon, we will retreat.

None of us, one by one, will survive!" Zhao Jiexu nodded and spoke seriously.

Although the division commander did not say it explicitly, he knew very well that if they retreated before noon, causing the Japanese regiment to escape, the army commander would certainly be furious and would most likely kill a few of them to set an example.

"Since the commander is coming, there is nothing to say. It's just a matter of holding out until noon. We can still hold on!"

"Yes, as long as the commander comes back, there is nothing to be afraid of!"

Several people nodded, they didn't want to be killed by the military commander.

"Okay, once we destroy this Japanese army, we will have made a great contribution. Then, I will treat you to a drink!" Zhao Jiexu promised.

"Captain, we've been waiting for your dinner!" The three of them smiled.

"Hurry back to the position to command, and tell the officers under you that the general is coming, so that they won't feel uneasy!" Zhao Jiexu said with a smile.

"Yes!" The three quickly left the command center.

There was gunfire outside and the Japanese were attacking the position fiercely.

boom!
A grenade launcher shell fell into the heavy machine gun position, killing and injuring several Kuomintang soldiers.

Da da da………

Bang bang bang…

The Japanese machine guns were very accurate and put a lot of pressure on the National Army soldiers on the position. Soldiers were shot and fell to the ground from time to time.

In contrast, the machine gun positions of the National Army could not suppress the Japanese, nor cause too many casualties to them. At most, they could only delay their advance.

The gap between the machine gunners of both sides was too huge. Every month, the Japanese soldiers practiced shooting more than 300 machine gun bullets.

It would be great if the National Army could fire thirty rounds of live ammunition this month.

In contrast, the two sides are not on the same level at all.

In addition, the Japanese grenade launchers were very accurate. Once they got close to the range, the Japanese artillery would use the grenade launchers to bombard the machine gun positions and directly destroy them.

Under such circumstances, the Kuomintang soldiers on the position did feel tremendous pressure, and people were shot from time to time.

Soon, the Japanese were less than forty or fifty meters away from the position.

Boom boom boom......

Many National Army soldiers pulled out the fuses of the grenades in front of them and threw them towards the Japanese. When the Japanese saw this, they quickly lay down and hid.

Explosions rang out one after another, the soil was blown away by the grenades, and a shallow pit was left on the ground.

However, the explosion of the grenade did not cause much casualties to the Japanese, because the power of the grenade was not that great, and it was already very good that it could explode.

Some grenades even exploded into two pieces after being thrown, which shows how small their power is.

"Everyone, put on your bayonets!" the officers shouted orders one after another.

puff!
The bullet flew and pierced an officer's chest, blood splattered, and he felt his body losing consciousness and fell to the ground.

"Company Commander!" A soldier saw it and ran over to check.

However, they found that the company commander was vomiting black blood, breathing in more than out, and it was obvious that he could not hold on any longer.

As the charge sounded, the soldiers on the position rushed towards the Japanese not far away.

At this time, the Japanese had already turned off the safety of their Type 38 rifle. Since the action of turning off the safety looked like they were ejecting the bullet, people who saw it thought that the Japanese were ejecting the bullet before fighting with bayonets.

Ding ding ding…………

Puff puff………

The two sides fought in close combat, and the sound of metal clashing could be heard from time to time.

Some Japanese soldiers had their necks chopped off by a single blow, with blood gushing out. Some Kuomintang soldiers had their bayonets poked out by the Japanese in a few strokes, and then were stabbed to death by the Japanese with their bayonets.

Both sides were really angry and fighting desperately. They had only one goal in their eyes, which was to kill the enemy in front of them.

boom!
Not far away, an explosion was heard. A Kuomintang soldier hugged a Japanese soldier, detonated the grenade on his body, and died together with the Japanese soldier.

The battle was fierce, with both teams replacing one group of soldiers and bringing in another.

The front of the position was littered with corpses, some of them were Kuomintang soldiers, and some were Japanese soldiers.

At this time, in the devil's headquarters.

Lieutenant Commander Morishita, holding a telescope in his hand, quietly watched the battle in the distance.

"Although these people's fighting power is not as good as our soldiers, their courage is just as fierce." Captain Morishita couldn't help but admire them.

"Indeed, in a one-on-one situation, the enemy's soldiers are no match for us.

However, their soldiers, even if they died, would leave a wound on our soldiers, which was really hard work." The Japanese lieutenant colonel beside him also nodded in agreement.

"Unfortunately, their combat effectiveness is still not as good as ours." Captain Morishita smiled.

No matter how brave the enemy is, the gap in strength cannot be made up by risking one's life, because their soldiers are just as fearless when fighting, and even more powerful. "Of course, our soldiers have all undergone rigorous training. Whether it's shooting or close combat, they are not comparable to the enemy." The Japanese lieutenant colonel also said.

"Let's order a retreat. Let the soldiers withdraw first and rest before attacking!" Lieutenant Commander Morishita said.

"Hi!" The Japanese lieutenant colonel nodded and quickly sent a messenger to convey the order.

Not long after, the Japanese soldiers who were fighting began to take turns to cover each other and retreat back to their positions.

The Japanese retreat also made the national army soldiers breathe a sigh of relief.

They returned to the trenches. The bayonet fight had consumed a lot of their energy. Now they all sat down and began to breathe heavily.

Medics are carrying the wounded for treatment.

The soldiers watched as many of their fallen soldiers were carried away from their combat positions, and for a moment they didn't know what to think.

Maybe they were thinking that maybe, the next time, they would be the ones to be carried away.

But there is no way, this is war. If they want to survive, they must kill the enemy in front of them. Only in this way can they have a chance of survival.

Because if they run away, they will be greeted by bullets from the supervision team, which will be a dead end. Moreover, their families will not receive death pension, and it will also bring shame to their families.

Therefore, they would rather die in battle than become deserters and be shot.

It was around ten o'clock, and Li Jin and his men were heading towards the 225th Brigade.

.........

At this time, in the devil's division-level command center.

Inaya Shiro looked at the sand table map in front of him with a gloomy face.

"How long will it take to break through the enemy's defense line?!" Inaya Shiro asked slowly.

"Commander, we can break through the enemy's defense line by noon at the latest." A Japanese brigade commander replied.

"Well, let's break through the defense line as early as possible. There are enemy pursuers behind us. If we are caught up by them, we may have to sacrifice more people." Inaya Shiro nodded.

To be honest, he didn't expect that the attack on Changsha would result in such heavy losses.

Even a senior officer at the brigade commander level was killed.

The key point is that with such heavy losses, they had to retreat without even seeing the city of Changsha. This was simply a great shame and humiliation.

"Division commander, in fact, the pursuers in the rear are also worried that we will attack them in return. So, I think, why don't we destroy this force that is besieging us?!" the Japanese brigade commander suggested.

If the pursuers behind were to chase him with all their might, he would naturally be worried, but now it seems that those pursuers are hesitating.

Therefore, he felt that they could completely annihilate the troops that were blocking their retreat route.

"Forget it, there is no need for this. Let's retreat first. This group of enemies can intercept us from this position.
This means that the enemy commander had received the order long ago, which means that they expected that we could not take Changsha, so they set out in advance to encircle us. Who knows if the supreme commander has any other preparations. "Inaya Shiro's concerns are not unreasonable.

Their attacks these days have not been going smoothly. They have been attacked from the side, flank and by surprise by the enemy, which has prevented their logistics troops from delivering supplies in time and caused heavy casualties.

In particular, a powerful troop ran to their rear to launch an attack, which caused them the greatest losses.

"Then forget it." Upon hearing this, the Japanese brigade commander could only give up the idea. In fact, he really felt that the pursuers behind him would not catch up so quickly.

They can easily destroy this enemy army.

"By the way, send an order to other troops to break out quickly. Once they break out, don't pursue the enemy. Focus on retreating!" Inaya Shiro was a little reassured and gave orders again to urge his troops.

"Hi!" The Japanese brigade commander nodded and left the command center.

Inayashiro continued to check the sand table. He was wondering what went wrong with this attack and why there were such heavy losses?!
Ten minutes later, the Japanese brigade commander walked in with a serious face.

"How is it?! Have the orders been issued?!" Inaya Shiro looked up and looked at the commander of the Japanese brigade.

"No, the Oshima Brigade has not responded." The Japanese brigade commander told the story. All the orders given to other troops had received responses, but no one from the Oshima Brigade responded to them.

"What?! No reply?! Could it be that they have broken through the enemy's defense line?!" Inaya Shiro frowned, but still chose to think positively.

"If there is a breakthrough, they should send us a message immediately. I think they may have had an accident.
The Oshima Brigade encountered an interception by two enemy brigades. It was difficult to break through the enemy's defense line so quickly. "The Japanese brigade commander analyzed.

Although the Oshima Brigade was powerful, it was not capable of defeating two enemy brigades in one day, so he felt that something must have happened to the Oshima Brigade.

"Damn it, since they didn't break through, could it be that they were killed by the enemy?! What a joke, with so many people, how could the enemy destroy the Oshima Brigade in just one day?" Inaya Shiro started cursing.

He was even more unconvinced about this result. The enemy simply did not have such strong combat power. If they were really that powerful, it would not be them who came to attack, but the enemy who came to attack them!
"Division Commander, have you forgotten about the enemy's powerful troop? That troop's combat effectiveness is not weak.
If there are two regiments, plus that unit makes a surprise attack from behind, this situation is very likely to happen!" The Japanese brigade commander continued to analyze.

The unit that killed one of their brigade commanders was very strong. In addition, the other side seized a lot of their weapons, so their firepower was probably not much worse than that of the Oshima Brigade!

"How can we repair it!!! This unit has caused us to lose so many soldiers, they deserve to die!!!" Inaya Shiro gritted his teeth in anger.

If the Oshima Brigade was annihilated by the enemy, their losses would be even greater. They had already suffered heavy losses, and now the casualties would increase again.

He never expected that so many soldiers would be killed or injured on the way of retreat.

.........

On the other side, Lieutenant Colonel Morishita also received a telegram from the division commander asking him to quickly break through the enemy's defense line.

"Reply to the division commander and tell him that we will be able to break through soon." Commander Morishita ordered.

"Hi!" The Japanese telegraph operator hurriedly went to send a telegram.

"The division commander is in such a hurry, is it because the pursuers from behind are about to catch up?!" the Japanese lieutenant colonel guessed.

"I'm not sure, but it's not a good thing. It's better to break out as soon as possible." Captain Morishita also felt a sense of crisis.

"Pass the order immediately and launch another attack in ten minutes!" Captain Morishita gave the order.

"Hi!" The Japanese lieutenant colonel nodded.

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At this time, the headquarters of the 225th Brigade.

Zhao Jiexu also had a serious look on his face. They had been holding on for so long and their casualties had been increasing.

"Brigade Commander, are you sure the military commander will arrive by noon? It's not far from noon now!" A regiment commander couldn't help but question.

It's not that he wanted to question it, he really felt that there was a problem. If the military commander wanted to arrive by noon, he had to set out yesterday and rush to their side. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to arrive by noon.