Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 14: The brave one wins when they meet on a narrow road!

Suddenly, three red flares rose from behind the Japanese Sakata Regiment.

Not only did it make the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army feel that the Japanese were about to launch a general offensive.

Even the Japanese themselves thought they would launch a general attack.

At this time, the 2nd Infantry Battalion of the Sakata Regiment was attacking the positions of the 211th Brigade of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

Major Kiichi Ota, commander of the 2nd Infantry Battalion, was a brutal man.

Relying on artillery fire cover and air support, they deployed a large battalion right away.

Suddenly I saw three flares from behind and thought they were ordered to be fired by the commander of the regiment.

Major Ota, who was furious, immediately deployed the reserve troops and launched a general attack on the 73rd Division's position.

Under the cover of superior firepower, the Japanese soldiers frantically attacked the 73rd Division's second line of defense.

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At this time, more than half of the 211th Brigade had suffered casualties.

Seeing the Japs' crazy attack, many Shanxi-Suiyuan Army soldiers showed fear on their faces.

But the commander did not order a retreat, and no one dared to run, because there was a supervision team behind them with machine guns and submachine guns.

Anyone who dares to run will be shot down by a volley of bullets and turned into a sieve.

Soon, the Japanese rushed into the position of the 211th Brigade and the two sides engaged in hand-to-hand combat.

The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army was defeated and the brigade commander was about to order a retreat.

Suddenly, the sound of a charge horn rang in my ears.

"what happened?"

"Could it be that the reinforcements of the 358th Regiment have arrived?"

The brigade commander of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army sounded doubtful.

"Brigade Commander, it's not the 358th Regiment, it's the Eighth Route Army!"

The chief of staff put down his binoculars and reported to the commander of the 211th Brigade.

"What did you say? The Eighth Route Army?"

The commander of the 211th Brigade walked quickly to the window of the earthworks and looked towards the position ahead with a telescope.

I saw an Eighth Route Army of about seven or eight hundred people, like a tiger descending from the mountain, rushing towards the position all over the mountains.

The commander of the 211th Brigade was a little shocked. A force of less than a regiment actually charged with the momentum of a brigade.

Seeing the arrival of reinforcements, the 211th Brigade's defense line immediately became stable.

Soon, Chu Yunfei led the 358th Regiment to the battlefield and joined the hand-to-hand combat.

The Japanese were at a direct disadvantage in terms of both momentum and manpower.

After more than ten minutes of hand-to-hand combat, the battlefield was littered with the bodies of soldiers from both sides. The remaining Japanese soldiers were defeated and retreated in a hurry.

The 211th Brigade and the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army had no intention of chasing the Japs.

However, the Eighth Route Army on the position rushed out like a tiger descending from the mountain, chasing the Japanese and firing as they went.

Seeing this, Chu Yunfei keenly realized that this was an opportunity and the chance of battle was fleeting, so he ordered the 358th Regiment to follow the Eighth Route Army.

Seeing this, the soldiers of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army of the 211th Brigade followed the 358th Regiment and rushed in the direction of the Japanese's escape.

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The Japanese forward command post.

A Japanese lieutenant ran into the command center in a panic.

"Report to the captain, the enemy reinforcements have arrived, and our attack has failed."

Ota Kiichi put down the telescope, his face gloomy: "Baka!"

He had just seen through the telescope that reinforcements from the Chinese army had arrived.

It was obviously difficult for his 2nd Infantry Battalion to capture the Chinese army's positions.

So he immediately called the regiment headquarters, requesting reinforcements from the 1st and 3rd Battalions, but the call failed.

He could only watch as the soldiers who had attacked the position died in battle.

At this moment, Ota Kiichi heard dense gunfire and raised his binoculars to look.

A group of Chinese troops in gray uniforms were launching a counterattack against his retreating soldiers.

The direction in which the Chinese army charged was exactly his battalion headquarters.

On the top of the hill, more Chinese troops appeared, at least two to three thousand people.

Oh no, the Chinese army is coming for my battalion headquarters!

"Baga!" "Call for artillery fire immediately!"

"Blow up all the enemies that rush out of the position!"

Ota Kiichi waved his command knife and roared hysterically.

At this moment, a series of loud explosions were heard from the rear, and the earthen and wooden ring fortifications shook, with earth and debris falling down.

ding ding ding-

The phone rang and Ota Kiichi picked it up.

The voice of Major Abe Takeo, commander of the 1st Infantry Battalion, came to my ears: "Ota-kun, an enemy force has appeared behind us and attacked the regiment headquarters and artillery positions. Your battalion will move in immediately!"

"Nani?"

Ota Noriichi's expression changed drastically, and his arrogant mood suddenly sank to the bottom:
"How's the wing commander?"

Major Abe said in a deep voice: "It's still unclear. This enemy ambushed the advancing regimental headquarters. The 2nd Infantry Company I sent to reinforce the regimental headquarters was also defeated. The Chinese army wants to attack us from two sides. Please turn back immediately!"

Major Ota hurriedly asked, "Where should we turn in?!"

Major Abe: "I don't know. Our battalion has lost contact with the regiment headquarters. Your battalion should leave there first. I will send the 1st Battalion to pick you up."

Major Ota said gratefully, "Thank you very much, Abe-kun."

After hanging up the phone, Major Ota's face grew even darker. "Order! Turn immediately towards the 1st Infantry Battalion!"

Japanese staff officer: "Hi."

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"What a stupid little devil..."

Behind the main force of the Japanese army, there is the Japanese artillery position.

Li Yunlong looked at the mountain cannons and infantry cannons that were blown into scrap metal and jumped up and down and cursed.

After defeating the Japanese infantry company, the machine gun team caught up and Li Yunlong ordered three red flares to be fired.

Then I saw smoke rising in the distance. I went to a high point and looked through a telescope, and found that it was the Japanese artillery position.

In order to strike once and for all, Li Yunlong led the reinforced battalion to attack the Japanese artillery positions.

The Japanese artillery position was protected by a Japanese squadron of troops.

However, in front of the New 1st Regiment's reinforced battalion, which was blinded by the killing spree, this Japanese squadron was quickly defeated.

The Japanese artillerymen had no time to move their artillery, so they blew up all the artillery before fleeing.

The soldiers looked at the cannon that had been blown into scrap metal with a look of regret on their faces.

"Captain, commander!"

A scout soldier ran over quickly:

"A large number of devils were spotted over there, heading towards us."

Li Yunlong walked over quickly and looked through the telescope.

Sure enough, he saw groups of Japs coming down the mountain, but looking at their disheveled appearance, it seemed more like they were running away than attacking.

"Ha ha!"

Li Yunlong was immediately overjoyed:
"It should be the deputy commander and his men who attacked from the front. The Japanese are trying to escape."

Immediately, Li Yunlong shouted loudly: "Comrades, I told you that when we meet on a narrow road——"

In response to Li Yunlong, the soldiers roared to the sky: "The brave will win!!!"

The soldiers' eyes were red, their expressions were fierce, and they had murderous intent in their eyes. They raised their weapons high.

Morale is high.

"Follow me to kill the devils!"

Li Yunlong held the PPSh submachine gun to his chest, pulled the bolt, and took the lead to meet the Japanese.

However, Li Yunlong did not intend to confront the Japanese head-on.

The Japanese were numerous and powerful, at least more than a thousand of them, and more and more of them kept emerging from the hilltop.

Li Yunlong led the reinforced battalion, quickly occupied the commanding heights, and built a temporary defense line on the route of the Japanese escape.

Soon, the Japs came within the range of the submachine guns.

But Li Yunlong did not give the order to open fire. He was waiting for the Japanese to enter the best shooting range.

"Hug the fire!"

Seeing that the Japanese vanguard had entered the best firing range, Li Yunlong decisively ordered to open fire.

(End of this chapter)