Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Lieutenant General Isamu Yokoyama couldn't help but frown when he heard this. To be honest, he really wanted to slap that bastard Iwanaga Wang twice.

But he also understood that if he had not really reached the point where he was powerless, Yan Yongwang would not have said such a thing.

Yokoyama Isamu frowned and fell into deep thought. If this was true, it would be a bit troublesome.

Although the troops coming to reinforce Hengyang have been repelled by the Japanese, Yokoyama Isamu cannot be sure that they will not come to reinforce Hengyang again.

According to the intelligence they have obtained so far, the other side has obviously not given up the idea of ​​reinforcing Hengyang.

If they fail to capture Hengyang at this critical moment, their situation will become even worse once reinforcements arrive in Hengyang again.

Now, in order to capture a small city of Hengyang, they have already spent too much time and lost tens of thousands of troops.

Now Yokoyama Isamu is under great pressure. If he fails to take Hengyang in the end, he will really have to die to atone for his sins.

Yokoyama Isamu glared at Iwanaga Wang in front of him. Iwanaga Wang lowered his head slightly. At this point, he really had no other choice. He had an expression like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water.

Yokoyama Isamu sighed deeply and said, "I never thought that the Empire Locust Army would be reduced to this state. It is really unreasonable."

"It was absolutely unimaginable before that we couldn't even take down a small city like Hengyang."

Yan Yongwang lowered his head and said nothing. He couldn't understand why they had an absolute advantage but couldn't take over a small city like Hengyang. It was indeed a bit abnormal. Are they really finished?
The already discouraged Yan Yongwang couldn't help but have such thoughts.

Yokoyama Isamu pondered for a moment and said, "Now that things have come to this, we have no other choice."

"Continue to attack with all your strength!"

"We must strive to capture Hengyang as soon as possible."

"We must do everything we can to eliminate the enemy troops in Hengyang as quickly as possible and completely crush their will to resist."

"Hayi~!"

Yan Yongwang responded respectfully.

Yokoyama Isamu continued, "Call the senior generals of the command center to hold a meeting to discuss countermeasures."

"Hayi~!"

Yan Yongwang replied respectfully: "I will arrange it right away."

At this point, Yan Yongwang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He was really worried that Yokoyama Isamu would do something extreme in a fit of rage, such as taking action against a few commanders who performed poorly in combat.

In Yan Yongwang's opinion, such a scenario would only lead to further deterioration of the situation and would not be of any benefit to the overall situation.

At the same time, the battle on Tianma Mountain became more intense.

Under the command of Jiro Takano, the Japanese launched another fierce offensive.

At this moment, Jiro Takano was also worried, because he already knew that Commander Isamu Yokoyama had arrived at the front line, and he was afraid that the commander would hold the front-line generals accountable.

They had been fighting in Tianma Mountain for so long but still could not take down such a small mountain. It was inevitable that they felt guilty because of their poor performance.

But he also understood that although his fate was in the hands of others, there was still hope.

If we can take Tianma Mountain, everything will be easy.

So now this old Japanese can only pray silently in his heart, praying that they can successfully take Tianma Mountain.

Li Guotao, who was guarding Tianma Mountain, now had only one thought, which was to resist the Japanese attack at all costs and delay time as much as possible.

I have endured more than a month, and only the last ten days are left. I must hold on no matter what.

Takano Jiro gritted his teeth and ordered: "Continue to strengthen the offensive. No matter how much it costs, you must take Tianma Mountain for me."

"Hayi~!"

A Japanese major next to him responded respectfully and quickly passed on the order.

At this point, Jiro Takano had become so excited that he didn't care about any casualties at all.

After all, when you can barely save your own life, who would care about the life or death of others?

A large number of Japanese soldiers once again poured into the trenches, and more and more Japanese soldiers climbed up the hillside and rushed towards the positions on the mountain.

The soldiers guarding the position relied on the defense to hold on to their positions desperately.

The Japanese soldiers were shot and fell to the ground one after another.

The trenches and hillsides were littered with the corpses of the Japanese.

Li Guotao observed the situation on the battlefield and ordered loudly: "Fight hard and stop the enemy's attack no matter what."

"Increase the machine gun firepower and continue to suppress the enemies rushing up."

"Keep throwing the grenades and blow up the Japanese soldiers below."

In order to resist the attack of the Japanese, the soldiers of the first battalion, who were bloodthirsty, were constantly increasing their firepower output.

Bullets and grenades flew towards the Japanese like raindrops.

As strings of grenades fell, the Japanese soldiers hiding in the trenches were blown to the ground in large numbers.

Amid the roar of machine guns, the Japanese soldiers who rushed up the mountain were swept to the ground in groups.

Li Guotao watched as the Japanese soldiers continued to charge forward like crazy, and shouted, "Set fire to them, and burn these beasts to death."

Following Li Guotao's order, a group of soldiers rushed onto the battlefield and threw bundles of straw and firewood down the mountain.

Then, Molotov cocktails were thrown down from the mountain, and the flames gradually spread. Some of the Japanese soldiers who were set on fire let out screams like pigs being slaughtered.

Li Guotao ordered loudly: "Keep throwing, increase the firepower, and burn these damn Japanese devils to death."

Seeing the defenders start to set fire, the Japanese soldiers became scared. Fearing that they would be burned to death, they began to retreat gradually.

As more and more firewood was thrown down from the mountain, the fire in the trench burned more and more fiercely. Some Japanese soldiers who did not have time to escape, especially those who were injured in the explosion and could not run away at all, could only watch helplessly as they were burned to death.

The shrill screams echoed throughout Tianma Mountain.

The Japanese attack was finally repelled again, and Li Guotao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Li Guotao couldn't help but curse: "Today these damn Japanese devils are a little abnormal. They are attacking desperately as if they were injected with chicken blood."

Yang Jihe came over and said, "I don't know what's going on. I guess the higher-ups have issued a death order to the Gaoye Brigade."

"Otherwise, the Japs wouldn't be so desperate."

Li Guotao, who was already blood-thirsty, also gave up at this moment and said angrily: "Okay! They are willing to fight to the death, that's great, we can take this opportunity to teach these damn Japanese devils a lesson." "It would be good to kill more Japanese devils, after all, such opportunities are rare."

Yang Jihe nodded and said, "That's true, but if we continue to fight like this, the amount of ammunition consumed will be a bit high, especially grenades."

Li Guotao said helplessly: "There is nothing we can do about it. We'll just have to hold on for as long as we can."

"Also, inform the brothers at the back to chop as much firewood as possible and chop down all the trees and bamboos nearby that can be chopped down."

"Dry it in the sun, and use fire to stop the enemy."

"No matter what, we have to hold on a little longer."

Li Guotao looked up at the sun. The dazzling sunlight shone down on his face, as if it was being roasted on fire.

Li Guotao smiled and said, "The weather is good. Even if it's freshly cut firewood, it should be easy to light after being exposed to the sun for a day."

“This is God helping me!”

Yang Jihe nodded slightly and said, "It's just too hot, but the weather is unpredictable. What if it rains?"

Li Guotao smiled and said, "It's God's help that it's raining, although we can't set fire to it."

"But the rain will definitely affect the Japanese attack. It is already difficult for them to climb up. Once it rains and the road is slippery, it will be even more difficult to climb up."

"We can take advantage of our rest to stop their attack."

Yang Jihe smiled and said, "You are quite optimistic. Whether it rains or is sunny, it is God's help."

Li Guotao smiled and said, "Of course, God has eyes, how could he possibly help these beasts?"

However, for the defenders on the mountain, it was extremely difficult whether it was sunny or rainy.

It was too hot when it was sunny, and when it rained, there would definitely be water accumulation in the trenches, making them very muddy.

After fighting for so long, the brothers have all survived in this environment and have gradually gotten used to it.

At this point, these soldiers were actually relying entirely on their tenacious will to hold on.

Yang Jihe looked up at the enemy positions in the distance and said, "Don't worry, we will persevere no matter what."

"Even if we really run out of ammunition and food, we will never let the Japanese climb onto Tianma Mountain even if we have to throw stones at them."

"It has come to this. The worst that can happen is that I will just leave my life in Hengyang."

"But before I die, I'm going to drag a few more of his little devils down with me."

Li Guotao smiled and said, "Don't worry, we will definitely win this battle."

"These little devils are already the tail of the rabbit, they can't grow any longer."

At the same time, Jiro Takano on the opposite side was so angry that he was going crazy.

The attack failed again, causing the old Japanese's long-accumulated anger to erupt completely.

Jiro Takano was so angry that he slapped each of his two subordinates twice.

The two Japanese soldiers' faces were swollen like pigs' heads after being beaten. They lowered their heads with a look of grievance, not even daring to breathe.

"Bagaya Deer~!"

Takano Jiro pointed at the nose of the Japanese soldier in front of him and cursed: "You are simply a bunch of idiots. We have been fighting for so long, but you can't even take down a small mountain like Tianma Mountain. How can we explain this to our superiors?"

The Japanese officers present were all feeling aggrieved. They had indeed tried their best, but they simply could not take Tianma Mountain. It was not their fault.

However, these Japanese soldiers also realized that Jiro Takano was very angry and did not dare to say anything more.

A Japanese soldier said cautiously: "Captain, please calm down. We will organize troops to launch another attack as soon as possible. We guarantee that we can capture the Tianma Mountain position."

Takano Jiro said angrily: "Your promise is useless!"

"Let me tell you, Commander Isamu Yokoyama has already arrived at the front line. He is watching us from the headquarters in the back."

"If we still can't take over Tianma Mountain, I won't survive, and none of you will survive either."

"Keep organizing your forces and continue to attack. I don't care what method you use, you must take down the Tianma Mountain position for me."

"Hayi~!"

The Japanese officers present responded respectfully.

Things have developed to this point, and Jiro Takano has no other choice but to attack with all his might and try desperately to capture Tianma Mountain. There may still be a chance of a turnaround. Otherwise, he might really lose his life.

Li Guotao also guessed that the Japanese would not give up so easily. The last ten days would be the most painful torture, but Li Guotao also firmly believed that this was just the darkness before dawn.

As long as we grit our teeth and hold on through the last ten days, we will usher in a glorious victory.

Even though the Japanese stopped attacking, the brothers did not dare to relax. Taking advantage of this time, Li Guotao asked the brothers to restore their positions as much as possible and prepare for battle to prevent the Japanese from launching another attack.

Because the war situation will only get more brutal in the future, they can only do their best to prepare for any eventuality, and strive to reduce casualties as much as possible in the next battle, and try to hold on for a while longer.

At the same time, the 10th Army Headquarters has been in a busy state.

The casualties and fighting situation at each position were constantly reported.

Commander Fang hardly dared to rest for a moment. He was busy deploying troops and adjusting the deployment to prevent any omissions.

Basically all the troops that can be sent to the battlefield have been sent out, but there are still constant calls for emergency at the front-line positions. As the casualties increase, the shortage of troops becomes more and more serious.

Now the 10th Army has almost no troops to spare, and its reserve troops have almost been wiped out.

But Commander Fang also understood that they had no other choice now and could only grit their teeth and hold on. As long as they could hold on, they would achieve victory.

Sun Mingyu comforted him, "General, don't worry too much. The Japanese casualties are much greater than ours. I don't believe they can hold on forever."

Commander Fang nodded slightly and asked, "Has the telegram for help been sent?"

As usual, Commander Fang and his men continued to send telegrams for help to their superiors every day.

They even did not hesitate to be accused of disrupting military morale. This has happened before.

During the Battle of Changde, Division Commander Yu was accused of disrupting military morale because he kept sending telegrams for help to all levels.

Changde was also very dangerous at that time, but the degree of danger could not be compared with Hengyang today.

Hengyang is now really in danger. Any carelessness may lead to a disastrous defeat of the entire army and the loss of Hengyang.

Faced with the huge pressure, General Fang was already suffocating. (End of this chapter)