Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Chapter 392 The Japs are attacking!

The sky gradually brightened, and the streets of the concession gradually became lively.

When people walked out of their homes and started a new day's work, they were surprised to find that there were a large number of refugees on the streets. Some places were already so crowded that there was no place to stand.

There were still bursts of gunfire coming from the distance, and the battle was not over yet.

Although the main force in the urban area began to retreat, it was impossible for so many people to evacuate in a short period of time.

Moreover, in the suburbs, the fighting is still going on, and both sides are still fighting desperately for each position.

Li Guotao stood on the roof and looked into the distance. He found that a large number of Japanese soldiers began to pour out of the Japanese positions in the urban area.

As the main force in the urban area retreated, the Japanese took the opportunity to seize various strategic points in the urban area.

Looking at the buildings being occupied by the Japanese and the rooftops crowded with cheering crowds, Li Guotao couldn't help feeling heartbroken.

It is really heartbreaking that such a great country as ours was bullied and humiliated to this extent by the Japanese devils.

Li Guotao lit a cigarette, took a deep puff, and continued to observe the situation in the distance.

With the help of the cold wind, the cigarette was quickly finished.

At this time, Li Guotao discovered that there was a group of Japanese soldiers in the distance, approaching this side quickly along the street.

Following this trend, it is estimated that the Japanese will soon advance to the Sihang Warehouse.

Because there were no blocking troops along the way, the Japanese had a smooth journey.

Li Guotao threw the cigarette butt to his feet, stepped on it fiercely, and said through gritted teeth: "Damn it! Don't worry about it for now, let's kill a bunch of Japanese devils first."

Li Guotao turned around and left, returning to the building again. At this moment, the building was in chaos.

The soldiers were busy preparing for battle, and Li Guotao found Battalion Commander Yang.

Captain Yang glanced at Li Guotao and said, "The Japs are coming soon. Get ready to fight."

Li Guotao asked, "Sir, how do you plan to fight?"

Captain Yang was stunned for a moment and said, "The Japanese probably don't know yet that we have left so many troops in the Sihang Warehouse."

"Captain Xie and I have discussed this before. We can take advantage of this and trick the Japanese first."

Li Guotao nodded slightly and asked, "What do you need me to do?"

Captain Yang looked at Li Guotao and said, "You are free to act, but before the battle begins, do not shoot rashly, so as not to affect the entire combat plan."

"According to our plan, we are going to lure a group of Japanese soldiers to the Sihang Warehouse and then destroy them all."

"Understood!"

Li Guotao nodded.

Captain Yang smiled and said, "This is a good opportunity for us to see how capable you are."

Li Guotao smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry about this. I will definitely not let you down."

Soon, a group of Japanese soldiers went around from the north to the front of the Sihang Warehouse and advanced towards it cautiously.

Because they had received intelligence before that this was a high-level command post of the Chinese army. Although the main force had now retreated, the Japanese could not guarantee that they would not encounter the enemy.

Captain Yang observed the situation outside through a window.

"Damn, there are only so few people."

In Captain Yang's opinion, with so few people and approaching in a scattered manner, once they entered the minefield, so many mines and booby traps would be wasted and would not be able to kill many Japanese soldiers.

We must attract more devils here.

Captain Yang turned around and ordered, "Order squads seven and eight to open fire, and the rest of the people to stay where they are and prevent them from entering the minefield."

"Yes!"

The order was quickly passed down.

Captain Yang turned to look at Li Guotao and said, "How is your shooting skill?"

"good!"

"Try it!"

Li Guotao nodded slightly, raised his gun and aimed at a Japanese soldier in the distance.

Captain Yang secretly observed the situation outside and asked, "Which devil are you aiming at?"

"The devil at the back holding the command knife."

Captain Yang took a look and found that it was a Japanese non-commissioned officer.

The ranks of the Japanese soldiers include sergeant, sergeant, and corporal, which correspond to sergeant major, corporal, and private respectively.

At this time, the soldiers from the seventh and eighth squads discovered that the Japanese were approaching the minefield and opened fire.

A burst of crisp gunfire rang out, and the few Japanese soldiers walking in the front fell to the ground.

And Li Guotao decisively pulled the trigger.

“Snap~!”

Crisp gunshots were heard, and the Japanese non-commissioned officer in the distance was shot in the head before he could react, killing him instantly.

Battalion Commander Yang saw this and shouted excitedly, "Beautiful! This shot was so damn beautiful."

"Wow~!"

Li Guotao quickly pulled the bolt, aimed at another Japanese soldier, and shot decisively. Another Japanese soldier was shot in the head.

At this time, the Japanese were in chaos, dodging in all directions, firing indiscriminately in the direction of the warehouse, and retreating continuously.

Li Guotao fired one shot after another with extremely skillful movements, as smooth as flowing water.

With a gunshot, a Japanese soldier was shot in the head.

Battalion Commander Yang, who was standing next to him, was also stunned with surprise when he saw this scene.

With such shooting skills and such skillful movements, it seemed that he didn't even need to aim, and every shot killed a Japanese soldier.

With such strength, it is definitely rare even among the 88th Division, which is known as the elite.

Captain Yang was overjoyed and said with a smile: "Hehe, this time we really found a treasure."

Soon most of the Japanese soldiers were killed or wounded, and only a few managed to escape.

Captain Yang ordered loudly: "The Japanese army will arrive soon. Everyone should be ready for battle and execute according to the original battle plan."

"Yes!"

Captain Yang turned his head and looked at Li Guotao, saying, "It can be seen that you are definitely a veteran who has experienced many battles."

"With your skills and knowledge, being a company commander is nothing."

"But now that you are new here, you should start as the squad leader."

"Besides you, there are sixteen deserters. I'll leave them all to you."

"No, there should be fifteen people left. That kid was taken away by Captain Xie and became his orderly."

The child that Captain Yang was referring to was Little Hubei.

"can!"

Li Guotao nodded and naturally had no objection.

Captain Yang explained: "Among those fifteen people, there are few good ones. I had them locked up first."

"Let's finish this battle first. When the time comes, you can use the intervals between battles to organize them and bring them into battle. Forget about it now."

"Let's call it Temporary Squad 1 for the time being, and put it directly under my command."

"Don't have any objections. Now each company has its own position. Since you are new here, it is difficult for me to arrange your arrangements." "As long as you perform well enough in the next battle, I will definitely not treat you unfairly."

Li Guotao smiled slightly and said, "Thank you for your training, sir, but we should first get out of the Sihang Warehouse alive."

Captain Yang sighed helplessly and said, "That's true. But before that, we still have to do our best to kill the devils."

Li Guotao nodded and said, "I agree with this."

Captain Yang looked at Li Guotao in front of him and always felt that this boy was no ordinary man. Even when facing himself, the battalion commander, he always had a calm expression.

Captain Yang had asked him about his past experiences before, and Li Guotao just said that he had been a soldier before and had fought in many wars of varying sizes for two years, but later he felt that it was meaningless for his own people to fight against each other, so he left the army and went home to farm.

Later, after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the Security Corps was expanded and he joined it. Later, he followed the Security Corps to the Songhu battlefield.

There is nothing wrong with Li Guotao's statement. Of course, even if there is a problem, he cannot verify it.

Therefore, Captain Yang always felt that this boy was no simple man, but he did not doubt that he was an enemy. After all, this boy had killed the Japanese soldiers without mercy just now.

Since they were one of our own, they didn't want to talk about what happened before, so Captain Yang was tactful and didn't ask any more questions.

No matter what, this kid is very skilled and he has found a treasure this time.

"Battalion Commander, the Japs are coming!"

Captain Yang was feeling happy when suddenly a loud shout came from the side.

Captain Yang quickly ran to the window and looked outside, only to see a large number of Japanese soldiers approaching cautiously.

"Damn it~!"

Captain Yang couldn't help but curse: "The Japs came quite quickly, and there are quite a lot of them this time!"

"Pass the order down and execute according to the original battle plan."

"Yes!"

At this moment, a Japanese lieutenant was hiding in a corner of the wall in the distance, secretly observing the Sihang Warehouse.

A Japanese soldier nearby said respectfully: "Sir, Captain, according to preliminary judgment, there should be at least two squads of enemies in the building, and they should be the enemy troops who did not have time to retreat."

"Yoshi~!"

The Japanese lieutenant nodded slightly and said, "Since they didn't run away before, there's no need to leave."

"Order each team to launch an attack immediately and eliminate all enemies in the building."

"Hayi~!"

The order was quickly passed down, and the Japanese soldiers approached the Sihang Warehouse cautiously with guns in hand.

This group of Japanese devils had skilled tactical movements and advanced very quickly. They were obviously well-trained elite troops.

Soon, the Japanese entered the minefield.

"Boom~! Boom~!"

Violent explosions continued to sound, and the Japanese soldiers rushing in the front were blown to the ground one after another. In just a short while, more than a dozen people were killed.

"Bagaya Deer~!"

The Japanese lieutenant saw this scene and cursed angrily: "These damn enemies are too cunning."

A Japanese second lieutenant next to him said, "Squadron Leader, do you want to send engineers to clear the mines?"

"Mine sweeper?"

The Japanese lieutenant frowned and said, "Don't you see? The minefield is completely within their firepower coverage."

"It's so close to the building. If the engineers go up to clear the mines, it's like sending themselves to die."

The Japanese lieutenant said: "Then what should we do?"

The Japanese lieutenant pondered for a moment and said, "The enemy's main force has already withdrawn, and the remaining troops must not be too many."

"How many mines can they have."

"Notify them to continue the attack. Try to spread out your formation as much as possible. Move forward cautiously."

"We must take down this building as soon as possible. The headquarters has issued a strict order to clear out the remaining enemies in the city as soon as possible. We don't have much time left."

"Keep attacking!"

"Hayi~!"

Following the order from the Japanese lieutenant, the Japanese soldiers continued to approach the Sihang Warehouse cautiously.

"Boom~! Boom~!"

Landmines and booby traps exploded one after another, but the Japanese were somewhat prepared because their formation was loose.

Even if the mine explodes, it will only kill one person at most.

Moreover, some of the Japanese soldiers are experienced veterans. After touching the booby trap, they can even save their lives by relying on their quick reaction ability.

But even so, more than twenty Japanese soldiers were killed in the bombing.

The Japanese lieutenant was so angry that he gnashed his teeth and his heart was bleeding. More than once, he wanted to order a retreat.

But thinking that there might be no mines behind, he finally did not issue the order to retreat.

Fortunately, after dozens of casualties, the Japanese finally passed through the minefield and there were no mines ahead.

A large number of Japanese soldiers also approached the gate of the Sihang Warehouse, hid in the trenches, and secretly observed the situation inside the warehouse.

The Japanese lieutenant hid in the distance and observed for a while, then said, "It's too quiet. How come there is no movement inside?"

The Japanese second lieutenant next to him said: "Could it be that the enemy has escaped?"

"After all, who wants to stay here and wait to die?"

The Japanese lieutenant pondered for a moment and said, "We can't rule out this possibility. Although there are no other exits in this building, there are sewers that lead to the outside. They may have escaped through the sewers."

"Whether they escape or not, let's occupy this building first."

"Order the troops to continue the attack and capture the building."

The Japanese lieutenant finally made up his mind.

"Hayi~!"

The order was quickly passed down. After receiving the order, the attacking Japanese soldiers stood up and rushed towards the warehouse door quickly.

At this time, Yangguai and a dozen other deserters were all locked up in a room.

Yangguai hid by the window, secretly observing the situation outside. Seeing a large number of Japanese soldiers approaching, he couldn't help but feel nervous.

The old man next to him was also very nervous, and kept grabbing Yangguai's clothes with both hands.

Yangguai was so angry that he kicked Lao Suanpan to the ground and cursed him angrily: "Get lost, you touched me so hard that I was so nervous."

When Lao Tie saw Lao Suanpan being kicked, he couldn't help but say, "It's what you deserve! Stop running around and don't move around."

At this time, a deserter saw a large number of Japanese soldiers outside rushing over with guns and live ammunition. He was so scared that he ran to the door, banged on the iron door and shouted: "Open the door! Open the door quickly!"

The old man shouted quickly: "Pull it back, pull it back, he will kill us all."

Several deserters immediately rushed up and dragged his weapon back.

But the guy was obviously frightened and was still struggling desperately, trying to escape from here.

At this time, several Japanese scouts had already reached the door of the warehouse. They looked inside but did not see a single figure.

"No enemies were found. They should be just a few deserters."

(End of this chapter)