Bright Sword: From Northwest Shanxi to Shangganling

Chapter 71: Reinforcements, yes, reinforcements are coming (first order requested)

Iwata Yuji, deputy captain of the Matsui Battalion responsible for defending Wulong County, hurried to Matsui Takuto's office and reported:
"Captain, Majiaping stronghold reports that a battle has occurred in the direction of Mazigou, and the fighting is very fierce!"

"Mazigou?" Takuto Matsui hurriedly stood up and walked to the map.

"It must be that the Takeuchi Battalion was ambushed!" Takuto Matsui said affirmatively while looking at the map.

When Takeuchi Saehiro broke out from Mihoku Town, Matsui Takuto received a telegram and learned the whereabouts of Takeuchi's battalion.

"Mr. Iwata, you must immediately lead the First Squadron and the First Machine Gun Team to rush to Mazigou to support the Takeuchi Battalion in breaking out!" Takuto Matsui ordered.

Takuto Matsui and Yuhiro Takeuchi belong to the same Chida team and have a good relationship with each other.

Moreover, after the Takeuchi Battalion was surrounded and annihilated, it was self-evident who would be the next to face the Eighth Route Army.

Therefore, both for public and private reasons, Matsui Takuto cannot sit idly by.

"Hai!"

After leaving the office, Yuji Iwata gathered his troops without any delay and immediately rushed to Mazigou.

Using trucks as a mobile force, Yuji Iwata reached the outskirts of Mazigou in just 10 minutes.

Although he could hear the intense gunfire ahead, Iwata Yuji was not in a hurry to take the risk and drive directly in, as that would be seeking death.

Based on Iwata Yuji's understanding of the Eighth Route Army, they would never fight an unprepared battle.

There must be an Eighth Route Army blocking force ahead of us.

"Everyone, get ready for battle!"

"Send out scouts to conduct a thorough investigation of the hill ahead!" ordered Yuji Iwata.

"Hai!"

Xu Wu, who was standing on the top of the hill, watched the Japanese soldiers spread out their battle formations and said with regret, "The Japanese soldiers are really smart."

"Battalion Commander, what should we do? The Japanese scouts are coming." asked the company commander at the side.

"The entire battalion should be prepared for battle. When the Japanese scouts approach, shoot them down immediately." Xu Wu ordered.

It is now impossible for the First Battalion to ambush the Japs, so they can only display their weapons and engage in a real fight.

"Yes!"

"Ready to fight!"

"Ready to fight!"

"Thump, thump, thump." "Thump, thump, thump."
When a team of Japanese scouts approached the top of the hill, the machine gunners who had been prepared opened fire.

"retreat!"

"Retreat immediately!"

When the Japanese sergeant saw that there was an ambush on the top of the hill, he dared not say any more nonsense and immediately led his troops to retreat.

After the Japanese scouts retreated, the light machine gun that had just fired immediately moved to another position.

The Japanese grenade launchers are quite good at shooting. If you stay where you are, you are just asking for an explosion. Even if they don't explode now, you will be the first to be bombed when the fighting starts later.

When Iwata Yuji saw the Eighth Route Army on the top of the mountain, he was not worried but instead breathed a sigh of relief.

The Eighth Route has gone from secret to public, which is a good thing for Yuji Iwata.

"An infantry squad will attack, and a heavy machine gun squad will provide cover."

"Kill the chicken for me!" Iwata Yuji drew out his command knife and pointed the tip of the knife at the top of the hill where the first battalion stood.

"Da da da", "Da da da", "Da da da".
With the cover of heavy machine gun fire, a small group of Japanese infantry immediately moved forward, followed by the three grenade launchers of the group, ready to open fire.

After seeing the Japanese, Xu Wu immediately sent a messenger to report the situation to Chen Chengxing.

"The Japs arrived really quickly." said Chen Chengxing.

The Japanese arrived so quickly, they must have used trucks to maneuver.

You know, even the Type A divisions of the Japanese have not yet completed mechanization, and each unit still relies mainly on mules and horses. The Japanese in Wulong County are now willing to use the few trucks to support, which shows their inner anxiety.

"Order the first battalion to use all its firepower to hold off the Japanese for half an hour!"

"Second and third battalions, everyone, draw your bayonets! Prepare for hand-to-hand combat!"

Originally according to Chen Chengxing's estimation, even if the Wulong devils marched quickly to Mazigou, it would still take half an hour, which was enough time for him to wipe out this group of devils.

But now that the Japanese reinforcements are coming so quickly, Chen Chengxing must respond, even if it will lead to increased casualties among the troops.

Otherwise, even if the Japanese could not defeat the New Second Regiment, it would not be difficult for both sides to work together to open a channel for escape.

"Yes!"

After all the troops were ready, Chen Chengxing did not immediately give the order to charge.

Although the Japanese were now trapped in the middle and attacked from both sides, they still used the terrain to build a small defense.

No matter how weak this defense was, it would still be an obstacle to the attack of the New Second Regiment.

Chen Chengxing was waiting, waiting for the Japanese to leave their defense and launch an attack, and then taking advantage of the situation to engage in hand-to-hand combat.

At this time, the Takeuchi Battalion, which was attacked from both sides, also heard the sound of gunfire erupting not far away.

"Madam! Listen, those are gunshots! Our reinforcements have arrived!" Ma Yu said excitedly.

The gunshots of the Japanese army were different from those of the Eighth Route Army, so it was possible to tell which unit it was by the sound of the gunshots.

"Oh my, Major Matsui is really kind." Takeuchi Yuhiro almost cried after hearing the gunshot.

"Everyone! The reinforcements have arrived! Everyone get ready! Cooperate with the reinforcements to open the passage!" Takeuchi Yuhiro shouted excitedly.

As long as a passage can be opened from the front, the troops can break out of the encirclement.

Although the Takeuchi Battalion suffered serious damage this time, as long as they can break out and use the remaining backbone members, they can rebuild the battalion.

"Everyone! Follow me! Get on board!" Takeuchi Yuhiro drew out his command knife and shouted.

"Onboard!".
Following Takeuchi Sakai's order, all the light machine guns immediately fired at full speed, and the Japanese infantry also jumped up, lowered their bodies and quickly advanced forward.

The remaining puppet Mongolian troops, led by Ma Yu, also advanced rapidly behind the Japanese.

Seeing that the Japanese had left the bunker, Chen Chengxing handed the pistol to his left hand, drew out the knife with his right hand and shouted: "Comrades! Follow me!"

"Beep, beep, beep, beep" the bugler immediately blew the charge.

"Kill!"

"kill!"

The soldiers of the New Second Regiment immediately rushed out of the trenches and pounced on the Japanese.

Faced with the Eighth Route Army that was several times their number, the Japanese did not retreat at all, but instead shouted and engaged the Eighth Route Army head-on.

"Gentlemen! The Sky Locusts are watching us!"

"Tao Si, here it is!!" shouted Takeuchi Yuhiro.

Now they can only survive if they break through the Eighth Route Army's defense line in front of them.

After the New Second Regiment rushed down the position, except for the special forces company that faced more than a hundred puppet Mongolian troops following the Japanese, the rest of the troops all fought with the Japanese.

In terms of combat effectiveness, these puppet Mongolian troops are not even worthy of carrying shoes for the Japs.

Especially in hand-to-hand combat, which requires both courage and strength, the puppet Mongolian army was terrifying.

The ratio of the special forces company to the puppet Mongolian army was almost one to one, but they were defeated at an extremely fast speed.

However, facing more than 300 Japanese devils, it took the Second and Third Battalions more than half an hour to completely wipe them out.

After killing the Takeuchi Battalion, Chen Chengxing immediately ordered: "The third battalion will clean up the battlefield, and the rest of you will follow me to support the first battalion!"

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(End of this chapter)