Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Commander Rong was also extremely surprised, because all of this was completely beyond his expectations.

Commander Rong could never have imagined that Li Guotao actually killed another battalion of Japanese devils.

Everything seemed like a dream. If Master Rong had not seen it with his own eyes, he would not have believed it.

While he was shocked, he also knew that this was definitely good news, so he hurriedly reported the news to Commander Fang.

……

At the same time, the news that the Japanese Songshan Battalion had been wiped out also reached the Japanese front-line command.

Shima Genkichi widened his eyes in surprise and asked, "What did you say?"

"Reporting to the General, the Songshan Battalion has been completely destroyed."

"Bagaya Deer!"

Shima Genkichi was so angry that he shouted, "How is this possible?"

"How could a battalion of troops from the Songshan Battalion be wiped out so quickly? This is absolutely impossible."

A Japanese officer next to him said cautiously, "General, according to the general situation we have learned, the enemy has deployed a large amount of explosives at the Hengyang Airport. The Locust Army was unprepared and entered the airport. The enemy detonated these explosives, causing heavy losses to the Locust Army."

Shima Genkichi said angrily: "Baga, what on earth is Matsuyama Keisuke doing? He is such an idiot, he has no defense at all."

The Japanese officer explained: "General, please calm down. It's mainly because the enemy is too cunning."

"They detonated some explosives in the airport in advance, pretending that they had blown up the airport, and then retreated in a panic. The Songshan Battalion thought they had already detonated the explosives, so they entered the airport, but they didn't expect to fall into an enemy ambush."

Shima Genkichi cursed: "Matsuyama Keisuke is an idiot. He is more of a hindrance than a help. He has brought shame to our brigade. This is really unreasonable."

Shima Genkichi was really furious this time. Not only did he fail to take the airport, but he also lost the Matsuyama Battalion. Now the airport was completely destroyed.

Moreover, their frontal attack on Wumaguicao was also stubbornly blocked by the main force of the 570th Regiment. After fighting for most of the day, the Japanese made no progress at all, and wasted manpower and ammunition in vain.

Such a battle result made it impossible for Shima Genkichi to explain to his superiors.

So now this old Japanese is so furious that he wants to kill all these useless people under his command.

The Japanese officers present were helpless except to comfort Shima Genkichi and calm him down.

Shima Genkichi waited for a long time but did not hear the advice he wanted, so he naturally became more and more angry.

The old devil slammed the table and cursed: "Tell me, now that things have developed to this point, what should we do?"

"If the division commander blames us, how are we going to explain to him?"

A Japanese lieutenant colonel said cautiously: "General, calm down. Judging from the current situation, we really can't take down Wu Ma Gui Cao in a short time."

"But the enemy's strength is limited. We can gradually surround the enemy and infiltrate their rear. The enemy will be frightened and have no choice but to retreat."

"This way, the locust army can easily take down the Five Horses and Return to the Trough."

Shima Genkichi frowned and said, "You mean to say that it is impossible to take down the Five Horses as soon as possible?"

This idea is a shit idea.

Does Shima Genkichi need his reminder? In his opinion, isn't this just nonsense?

What was Shima Genkichi's purpose?
The goal is to defeat the enemy as quickly as possible, and it would be best if they could cross the Xiangjiang River and take Hengyang in one go, so that they would be the first to achieve merit.

However, since they arrived near Hengyang, they have suffered repeated defeats in the battles. Not only did they suffer heavy losses, but they also failed to reach the city of Hengyang in time, and have not even advanced to the area along the Xiangjiang River.

This is what made Shima Genkichi most angry, and also what made him most helpless, because they had indeed tried their best, but there was really no way to break through the defenders' blockade as quickly as possible.

The Japanese lieutenant said respectfully: "Based on the current situation, this is the only thing we can do."

Shima Genkichi said angrily: "Humph! What a bunch of good-for-nothings."

"What I want is to defeat the enemy as quickly as possible, rather than continue to waste time with them like this."

"Even if we can't attack Hengyang, we must at least clear out the enemies east of the Xiangjiang River as quickly as possible, rather than being trapped in this tiny ghost place, unable to move forward like we are now."

The Japanese lieutenant replied, "General, please forgive me for being frank. The terrain around Wumaguicao is difficult, the enemy has built a complete defense system, and their will to resist is very strong. Under such circumstances, it is difficult for us to eliminate them quickly."

"Shut up~!"

Shima Genkichi said angrily: "I don't care what you think of. Continue to attack tomorrow and defeat the enemy as quickly as possible."

"Hayi~!"

The Japanese officers present responded helplessly. Faced with such a situation, these Japanese officers did not dare to say anything more and could only obey orders obediently.

However, judging from the current situation, it is not so easy for them to defeat the main force of the 570th Regiment.

Yang Jihe found Li Guotao excitedly and said with a smile: "Li Guotao, you have made great contributions again this time."

"The division commander has reported the situation truthfully to the military commander, and the military commander has ordered a telegram to commend our troops."

Li Guotao smiled and said, "It's a small matter, not worth mentioning at all."

Yang Jihe said excitedly: "By the way, what are you doing now?"

Li Guotao said casually: "I asked the soldiers to clean up the battlefield and collect all the captured weapons and ammunition."

"We killed a large group of Japanese soldiers this time, which was a great harvest."

"But the Japanese are being pushed into a corner, and they will definitely not give up. Moreover, there are more and more main forces coming in, and their offensive will only get more and more fierce."

"We don't have time to spare right now. There's no defense around the airport, but we can turn it into a minefield."

"I plan to place more mines in the surrounding area. It just so happens that there are already quite a few mines stored at the airport, but the existing minefield is totally insufficient."

Yang Jihe nodded slightly and said, "Before, Hengyang was in the rear area, and it was impossible for the enemy to come here."

"So naturally there aren't that many mines around the airport."

Li Guotao nodded slightly and said, "But now it's different. The Japanese are already at the gates of the city."

"There are still some mines left in the airport warehouse. We can place them in the vicinity to form a minefield, which can at least delay the Japanese."

"If you're lucky, you can even kill some unlucky Japanese soldiers."

"By the way, did the superiors assign us any new combat missions?"

Yang Jihe shook his head and said, "Not yet. The division commander asked us to serve as a reserve force and rest in the nearby area for the time being. We must pay close attention to the movements of the Japanese and be ready to support the Wuma Guicao at any time."

Li Guotao smiled and said, "In this case, we can have a good rest for the night." "It seems that the fight over there with the Five Horses Returning to the Cauldron is going relatively smoothly."

Yang Jihe nodded and said, "The brothers of the 570th Regiment fought quite well. They used favorable terrain and fortifications to repel several attacks by the Japanese."

"These little Japanese devils only have so many tricks. After a few attempts, they failed to defeat them and gave up all their tricks."

"After dark, the attack was temporarily stopped. I guess they are thinking of a solution right now!"

"Haha~!"

Li Guotao laughed and said, "The Japanese have only two tactics. Wu Ma Gui Cao has the advantage of terrain, so it won't be a big problem to hold on for two or three days."

"I guess these little devils don't have any powerful tricks."

"There's even less need to worry about us. We just need to arrange sentries at night."

Yang Jihe nodded slightly. Their side was not the focus of defense. Even if there were really Japanese devils who came around and occupied the airport, it would not matter because the airport had been destroyed anyway.

Now that the airport has been completely destroyed, the Japanese are not so anxious to occupy it.

Li Guotao asked Yang Jihe tentatively, "Captain, do you have any new news?"

Yang Jihe pondered for a moment and said, "There is no other news. The Japanese have already reached the south of the city. It is estimated that a large number of Japanese will arrive soon, and Hengyang will soon be surrounded."

Hearing this, Li Guotao nodded slightly and said, "We have anticipated this before. The Japanese's goal this time is not just to take over the entire Hunan Province."

"They fought all the way from the north to the south. They must have a bigger strategy, so they must be determined to take Hengyang."

"Therefore, this battle is of vital importance. If we can stop the Japanese and resist their attack, we can completely turn the tide of the war."

Yang Jihe nodded and said, "That makes sense, but it's not easy to defend Hengyang."

Li Guotao smiled and said, "Captain, don't worry. Isn't our Tenth Army known as the Taishan Army?"

"As long as we brothers work together to defend here, Hengyang will surely be as stable as a rock."

Li Guotao and his brothers laid some more mines under the cover of night before returning to rest.

It's ten o'clock sharp.

[Ding Dong~! Congratulations to the host for successfully winning a chance to draw a prize. ]

When the crisp system prompt sounded, Li Guotao's eyes lit up and he immediately smiled.

This is the second lottery. How many troops you can draw depends entirely on luck.

This is directly related to the success or failure 46 days later, so Li Guotao naturally does not dare to be careless.

Li Guotao prayed silently for a few words, then instructed the system: "Draw the lottery immediately."

[Lottery is in progress, please wait~! ]

[Ding Dong~! Congratulations to the host for successfully drawing the sixth district of Chen Dalei (200 people), from the world of my brother Shunliu. ]

Chen Dalei’s Sixth District?
Li Guotao couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. After seeing the explanations of the two hundred people behind him, Li Guotao couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Sure enough!

The system has learned to play jokes.

Obviously, this is the military force when Chen Dalei's Sixth District was newly established.

At that time, Chen Dalei served as the commander of the Sixth District. At the beginning, the unit only had one Third Battalion, and under the Third Battalion there was only one Third Company, which actually only had the strength of one company.

Therefore, Chen Dalei and Li Yunlong are equally famous. Li Yunlong is the commander of the 8th Battalion and Chen Dalei is the commander of the 1st Company.

The system named the sixth district as Chen Dalei, which was obviously a joke.

But after all, this is almost the strength of two companies, a total of two hundred people.

What made Li Guotao most happy was that although there were not many of these 200 people, they included Chen Dalei, a pretty good commander, and Shunliu, a sharpshooter. Overall, the combat effectiveness of these 200 people was still quite good.

Although the number of troops mobilized at one time is not too large, there are still 45 chances to draw later.

If we can maintain this level every time, it would be pretty good.

Li Guotao also believes that his luck will definitely get better and better.

Li Guotao smiled bitterly and said, "But to be honest, Chen Dalei probably didn't even have 200 people at the beginning, so this system is pretty good."

At this time, Chen Jianghe passed by and heard Li Guotao mumbling to himself. He quickly asked, "Battalion Commander, what did you just say?"

Li Guotao waved his hand and said, "Nothing. It's getting late. Go to bed."

"Have all the sentries been arranged?"

Chen Jianghe assured solemnly: "Don't worry."

……

Hengyang, headquarters of the 10th Army.

After meeting with the commander of the 3rd Division, Commander Fang immediately ordered the rd Division to move into designated defensive positions.

The strongest unit in the 10th Army now is the 3rd Division, and the most important positions are naturally under the responsibility of the rd Division.

After the 3rd Division arrived in Hengyang, it did not take time to rest and immediately entered the defensive position to prepare for defense.

Chief of Staff Sun Mingyu walked over quickly and said, "Commander, I just received a report from below that the search company captured two Japanese prisoners in the south of the city. Both were captured while injured."

"After a brief interrogation, we found out that they were all the vanguards of the 116th Division. According to the Japanese, their main force will arrive soon."

Commander Fang frowned slightly and said, "The 68th Division, plus the 116th Division, now there are already two divisions of Japanese soldiers heading towards Hengyang."

Sun Mingyu frowned and said, "I'm afraid there are more than just these two divisions, because the Japanese still have to prevent us from reinforcing Hengyang, so there must be other troops responsible for the outer blocking, so the enemy's forces surrounding Hengyang will be even greater."

"And our 10th Army is directly facing at least two divisions of Japanese invaders."

Commander Fang said with a worried look on his face: "We don't have much time left. The enemy will soon encircle Hengyang."

"It will be difficult for us to get reinforcements by then. How many troops do we have now?"

Sun Mingyu replied: "According to preliminary statistics, we only have more than 17,000 people now, plus more than 3,000 migrant workers."

Commander Fang gritted his teeth and said, "No matter how many there are, we must stop the Japs' attack and defend Hengyang City." (End of this chapter)