Bright Sword: From Northwest Shanxi to Shangganling

Chapter 101 It's Your Turn

"kill!"

"Kill!"

The soldiers shouted and rushed towards the Japanese at the foot of the mountain.

Kiyoshi Yamaguchi looked at the Eighth Route Army all over the mountains with an extremely ugly expression.

The reinforcement planes have not arrived yet, and it is difficult to deal with the enemy forces that are several times larger than ours by relying on ourselves alone. Moreover, the gunfire has stopped at the place where the security team ahead is encountering the enemy.

Even if Kiyoshi Yamaguchi was stupid, he would never believe that the guard team could defeat hundreds of Eighth Route Army troops.

This means that the Eighth Route Army will soon be deployed to the battlefield on their side.

"Stop the Eighth Route Army's attack! Kill the chickens!" Yamaguchi Kiyoshi drew out his command knife and shouted.

Yamaguchi Kiyoshi didn't want to fight the Eighth Route Army hand-to-hand at all. The planes of the Locust Army were on their way to support. If the Locust Army and the Eighth Route Army got into a melee, how could the planes provide support? Who would they bomb if they bombed?

However, the heavy machine gun squadron led by Kiyoshi Yamaguchi could not stay in one place and continue to output firepower when facing the infantry artillery of the New Second Regiment.

However, relying solely on the 18 Type light machine guns was simply not enough to suppress the charge of so many people.

Not to mention the heavy machine guns of the New Second Regiment, which were still constantly suppressing the Japanese light machine gun fire points.

Looking at the Eighth Route Army getting closer and closer, Kiyoshi Yamaguchi realized that no matter how unwilling he was, hand-to-hand combat was inevitable.

Yamaguchi Kiyoshi pointed his knife diagonally at the Eighth Route Army and shouted, "Gentlemen! For the Heavenly Locust! For the sake of our empire! Taoci, give it to me!"

"It's dark and the card is on board!"

"Onboard!"

"Onboard!"

It was the Japs' custom to shout "Long live the enemy" three times before charging, and this time would be no exception.

"ah!"

The two sides quickly collided with each other.

"kill!"

Because Luo Ping also came to this battle, Chen Chengxing could only stay in the rear to command and had no chance to rush to the front line.

Just as the New Second Regiment was gradually gaining the upper hand on the battlefield, the roar of an airplane suddenly sounded in the sky.

Chen Chengxing looked up and saw two planes flying towards him in the sky in the distance.

"Communicator! Tell our comrades not to be anxious. Let's engage in a melee with the Japanese first. Now the Japanese are our amulets. If all the Japanese are killed, the planes will bomb us!" Chen Chengxing ordered immediately.

"Yes!"

"Old Chen, it seems that the Japanese attach more importance to the Xiji stronghold than we thought. They are willing to send out planes." Luo Ping said as he looked at the plane circling in the sky.

You have to know that the Japanese planes are all precious. During the previous 9-way siege, the Japanese did not send out planes for bombing. At most, they used two reconnaissance planes and took a few photos in the air.

Send out planes to use heavy bombs to bomb the Tubalu in the mountains? Those who proposed this will probably be slapped in the face.

"The more important the better. As long as we can wipe out this group of devils in Anqiu, we don't have to worry about the 109th Division not retreating." Chen Chengxing said.

With the involvement of various units of the 129th Division, if the Japanese dared to use any tactics of adding fuel to the fire, the brigade commander would be able to eat them up bite by bite.

Following Chen Chengxing's orders, the soldiers began to engage in a fight with the Japanese, especially the artillery positions. Even though these Japanese artillerymen did not have any proper weapons, the soldiers surrounding them just kept harassing them in circles.

The Japanese who were surrounded were on edge, but they could only cooperate with the Eighth Route Army.

After all, it's okay for three people to form a triangle for defense, but there is no chance of taking the initiative to attack.

The Japanese planes circled in the air for two or three hours but did not find any opportunity. With little fuel left, they had no choice but to return to Taiyuan.

Although the number of locust troops on the ground is decreasing, they are still everywhere on the battlefield. It is impossible for Japanese pilots to carry out bombing under such circumstances, and no one can bear the crime of killing friendly troops.

As for what to do with the locust troops that are fighting after they leave, they can only hope for the best. It may be wishful thinking to ask the Taiyuan Command to send two more planes.

Luo Ping looked at the departing plane and smiled, "Hey, Lao Chen, it's a good idea to put on the devil's clothes and fight against yourself."

"Hehe...the Japanese planes fly so high that we can only identify them by their clothes. It's impossible to tell if the clothes the people below are wearing fit them."

Some of the Japanese soldiers who are now engaging in hand-to-hand combat with the New Second Regiment on the battlefield are people hired by Chen Chengxing to impersonate them.

However, these people kept shouting out their identities while acting, so that at least the people around them would know, otherwise it would be troublesome if they were accidentally injured.

"Let the comrades who have changed their clothes withdraw, and then launch a general attack." Chen Chengxing ordered.

Now that the Japanese planes have left, there is no need to waste any more time. It would be good for them to have company if we could go along with them.

"Yes!"

Ten minutes later, all the Japanese soldiers coming out of Anqiu City were killed, without leaving a single one alive.

[The battle is over, battle evaluation: great victory!]

【Obtained 4430 honor points. 】

[Current Honor Points: 16723/100000.]

Looking at the brief prompt from the system, Chen Chengxing felt a little regretful. Why was there no side quest this time?

Just then, the 12th Company and the guerrillas came over with the surrendering guard team.

"Old Chen, what do you think of these prisoners?" Luo Ping asked. "Eighth Master, Eighth Master, we were all forced. We are all good people and have never fought against the Eighth Route Army." Huang Jinbiao heard the Eighth Route Army discussing their fate and hurriedly spoke up.

Although I, Huang Jinbiao, indulge in drinking, gambling, whoring, withholding military pay, and reselling arms, I am still a good person.

"Just do a simple screening and let go of those who haven't done anything serious." Chen Chengxing ignored Huang Jinbiao and said casually.

Judging from the system prompts, these guys can also provide honor points. After releasing them, you should be able to gain more points.

Luo Ping thought about it and nodded: "Okay, leave this to me."

Although these guards were working for the Japanese, many of them were conscripted men and were pitiful people themselves, so there was naturally no need to target them.

The Eighth Route Army resolutely strikes at those who commit many evil deeds.

Luo Ping took the staff of the regiment headquarters to identify the traitors, while Chen Chengxing went straight to the battlefield to see the spoils of the New Second Regiment.

"Xu Wu, Zheng Hua, Sun Xun! What did you harvest?" Chen Chengxing asked.

"Commander, the gun mount of one infantry gun was blown up, and two others were completely destroyed by the Japanese." Xu Wu said.

"Gun mount? That's okay. Although the infantry gun we captured in the last battle cannot be used, the gun mount is still intact. We can just replace it when the time comes." Chen Chengxing said.

"Where are the shells? How many are there?" Chen Chengxing asked. This was the issue that concerned him most.

No matter how many artillery pieces we have, it will be useless if we don't have enough shells.

"Basically all of them have been seized, a total of 228 rounds," said Xu Wu.

The standard ammunition for a Japanese infantry gun was 40 rounds, so 6 guns meant 240 rounds.

Before that, the Japanese only fired a few shots and were forced to move around by the mortar shells. Then hand-to-hand combat broke out, and the Japanese did not lose much.

"Not bad, it's barely enough." Chen Chengxing nodded.

The captured shells plus the remaining shells of the New Second Regiment totaled about 300 shells, which was enough to pose a sufficient threat to the artillery towers around Dayun Mountain.

"What about the others?" Chen Chengxing asked.

"4 heavy machine guns, 12 light machine guns, 342 Type 321 rifles, 23 Type rifles, and pistols. The bullets have not been counted yet." Sun Xun said on the side.

In order to avoid bombing by Japanese aircraft, the New Second Regiment delayed time, which resulted in many weapons being blown up by the Japanese.

"Oh, by the way, there are still two sidecars, they should be still intact." Sun Xun added.

Hearing Sun Xun's words, Chen Chengxing trembled with heartache.

The Japs brought 12 heavy machine guns, but now they only have 4 left. Even if you blow up all the Type machine guns,
However, if Chen Chengxing were given another chance, he would still choose to delay time. Otherwise, not only would the New 2nd Regiment suffer heavy casualties under the Japanese bombing, but these heavy weapons would also be difficult to preserve.

Chen Chengxing looked at the Japanese corpses scattered all over the battlefield and said, "Clean up the battlefield and don't leave any hair for the Japanese. Then we will retreat to the Xiji stronghold."

"Tow those two sidecars back to me as well," said Chen Chengxing.

The Japanese sidecars are good stuff. They are made using the technology of American Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Who knows, they might be useful in the future if we bring them back.

With the destruction of the Japanese in Anqiu City, this area is considered a power vacuum for the Japanese.

Although there are still Japanese troops in Anqiu and Ping'an, they can only choose to protect themselves and cannot continue to send troops.

Now it depends on how the 109th Division responds.

Xiao County, inside the 109th Division Headquarters.

The commander of the 109th Division, Shigetoshi Yamaoka, looked at the telegram in his hand and said angrily, "Baka! How could the Xiji stronghold be suddenly occupied by the Eighth Route Army!"

Yamaoka Shigehisa was well aware of the importance of the Xiji stronghold, otherwise the Anqiu City garrison battalion would not have been strengthened with an infantry artillery squadron.

However, the location of the Xiji stronghold can barely be considered a safe zone, and the area is not very large, so there are not too many people stationed in the stronghold. Unexpectedly, it is suddenly occupied by the Eighth Route Army.

"Division Commander, according to intelligence, this group of Eighth Route Army soldiers should be stationed in the New Second Regiment of the 386th Brigade in the Dayun Mountain area. They marched to Shuibo Village at night and then raided the Xiji stronghold the next night.

After receiving the news, Major Yamaguchi quickly sent troops to support, but they were ambushed in Laoyagou and all of them were killed. "The chief of staff, Shuzo Kurama, said.

"Order the 69th Regiment to immediately dispatch an infantry battalion and the regiment's artillery squadron to rush to Xiji. We must recapture the Xiji stronghold!" ordered Yamaoka Shigehiro.

In order to cross the Yellow River to the west, the locust troops in the northwest of Shanxi have been almost withdrawn, and the only organized unit is the Shankou Battalion in Anqiu.

With the destruction of the Yamaguchi Battalion, the locust army in that area had lost all offensive capabilities, and it was already good enough for them to be able to defend the county town.

"Hai!"

"Wait a moment." Just as Kurama Shuzo was about to leave, Yamaoka Shigehiro suddenly called him again.

"Order the cavalry brigade to go and provide support as well," added Yamaoka Shigehisa.

The 109th Division was not equipped with a cavalry regiment, but its organization was compressed to only have one cavalry battalion with a strength of only 340 people.

"Hai!"

After the troops supporting the Xiji stronghold left, Yamaoka Shigehisa once again commanded a large force to attack the Lijiachuan position.

In order to increase the intensity of the attack, Yamaoka Shigetoshi even ordered his troops to use poison gas bombs.

But the 109th Division still did not make any substantial progress. If the Japanese wanted to cross the river, they would probably have to waste time.

However, what the 109th Division lacks most now is time.

(End of this chapter)