Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 407: Live!

"Second Battalion Commander, what are the casualties in your battalion?"

Cuijiashan.

At the headquarters of the Second Air Defense Battalion, Li Yunlong lifted the door curtain and walked in. The first thing he asked was about the casualties.

After the Japanese stopped the attack, they asked Zhang Dabiao to command on the highway side, and Li Yunlong came to Cuijiashan from a small road.

"Captain!"

"Why are you here?"

When Li Mancang saw Li Yunlong, he and everyone in the Second Air Defense Battalion headquarters quickly saluted Li Yunlong.

Then he replied, "The Second Anti-Aircraft Battalion suffered approximately one thousand casualties."

Li Yunlong nodded. About half of the 2,000-man Second Anti-Aircraft Battalion suffered casualties.

There is also a comparison of casualties. For example, if we kill 100 enemies and 1,000 of our own people, the casualties are unacceptable.

But if we kill a few thousand enemies and suffer a thousand casualties on our side, that would be acceptable.

but……

Li Yunlong could accept the casualties of the Second Air Defense Battalion because it was not a loss-making business.

"How many enemy casualties are there?" Li Yunlong asked again.

"The total casualties of the enemy devils and puppet troops are estimated to be around four to five thousand!" Li Mancang replied.

The battle is not over yet, and the Japanese may launch an attack at any time. Not only the casualties of the Japanese and the puppet army, but also the casualties of the Second Anti-Aircraft Battalion are estimated.

"That shouldn't be the case." Li Yunlong frowned slightly. "The enemy attacked at least seven or eight times during the day and night, and we fired tens of thousands of shells. Yet, the enemy suffered only these few casualties?"

Li Yunlong has been paying attention to the battle situation here. There have been at least four attacks by the Japanese and puppet troops with more than a thousand people, and there have even been several attacks with two thousand people.

With a chuckle, Li Mancang asked, "Commander, our Second Anti-Aircraft Battalion has eliminated at least eight or nine thousand enemies, but the enemy casualties are only four or five thousand. Can you guess why?"

Li Yunlong's eyes rolled, and he guessed the reason: "There are many puppet soldiers pretending to be dead on the battlefield?"

"Hehe, that's right." Li Mancang nodded. "These puppet soldiers were frightened by our machine guns and artillery. As soon as they entered the battlefield, they pretended to be dead and didn't dare to attack at all."

"Captain, please wait a moment. I will make these devils come and surrender."

Li Yunlong nodded: "Okay, I'll watch your performance."

Li Mancang walked out of the battalion headquarters and came to the front line, where he took a loudspeaker from a soldier.

Then turn on the loudspeaker and start the whole thing:
"Brothers of the puppet army, I know many of you didn't work for the devils. Even if you go back to their side now, they won't let you go!"

"Even if you return to the Japs, they will still send you here to die tomorrow!"

"Why don't you pick up the weapons and ammunition on the ground and surrender now!"

"The Eighth Route Army treats prisoners well, and I will ensure your safety!"

"In ten minutes, our Eighth Route Army's artillery will bombard your location and kill the devils pretending to be dead!"

"You don't have much time left!"

"If you don't surrender now, when the artillery fire comes, no one will be left alive!"

"Anyone who comes unarmed will be shot dead!"

After a while, several puppet soldiers holding rifles appeared in the field of vision.

"A meat bun will be given to anyone who brings a rifle!"

"Those who bring the machine gun will be rewarded with three meat buns!"

"The more weapons and ammunition you bring, the bigger the reward!"

Ten minutes passed.

"Five minutes left..."

Eight minutes passed.

More and more puppet soldiers climbed out of the pile of corpses, and rushed over to the Eighth Route Army with weapons and ammunition. The puppet soldiers really didn't want to die, and they wanted to have something to eat even if they served the devil as dogs.

"Three minutes..."

Five minutes passed.

"One minute..."

Two minutes passed.

"Thirty seconds."

The entire surrender process lasted about half an hour. Some Japanese soldiers who pretended to be dead climbed up to stop it, but were shot dead.

There were more than 4,000 puppet soldiers who crawled out from the pile of corpses and came to surrender with weapons and ammunition. These puppet soldiers basically looted all the weapons and ammunition on the battlefield.

The two puppet army divisions had a total of six regiments, with each regiment ranging from 1,300 to 1,500 people.

Today, two puppet army divisions lost five regiments, with a total loss of about 7,000 troops.

This means that there were only more than 2,000 puppet soldiers who were seriously injured or killed, and most of the puppet soldiers were just slacking off on the battlefield.

Most of the more than 2,000 puppet soldiers who were killed or seriously injured were killed or injured by artillery shells while they were lying on the ground pretending to be dead.

After the surrender is over,

"Well done, you're a fucking genius."

Watching Li Mancang working hard and "cleaning up" the battlefield in half an hour, capturing more than 4,000 puppet soldiers, seizing more than 3,000 long and short guns, and hundreds of thousands of bullets, Li Yunlong looked quite satisfied.

"I will ask my superiors to commend your Second Air Defense Battalion."

"Yes!" Li Mancang straightened his body and said, "Thank you, Captain!"

"How is it? Can we still hold on?" Li Yunlong asked, "Should we replace your Second Air Defense Battalion and let the First Air Defense Battalion take over?"

"No, no, no!" Li Mancang said hurriedly, "Commander, our battalion has already gained some momentum today. Don't let the First Anti-Aircraft Battalion take advantage of us."

Li Yunlong nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, I'll go back to the regiment headquarters first. You guys should be careful. Be careful that the enemy comes to explore the position in the middle of the night."

Li Mancang: "Yes."

Under the protection of the Second Guard Company, Li Yunlong returned to the regiment headquarters through a small road and asked Zhang Dabiao to send two companies of reserve troops to receive the prisoners.

"These puppet soldiers are really cunning."

"When it comes to saving lives, even the Japs can't compare to them."

Zhang Dabiao was surprised and quickly sent two infantry companies over.

After giving the order, Zhang Dabiao asked, "Captain, what are you going to do with these puppet soldiers? Should we let them join our army?"

Although the New 1st Regiment was in dire need of soldiers, Li Yunlong shook his head after a moment's thought. "No, these puppet soldiers are good at eating, drinking, whoring, gambling, and smoking. I don't want them to corrupt the morale of our troops. I'll just have to send them to build roads and plant potatoes for forced labor."

"This is a good idea."

Zhang Dabiao raised the corner of his mouth. These puppet soldiers were free labor. They worked twelve hours a day and only needed to be fed. They didn't even need to be paid.

After a pause, Zhang Dabiao continued, "Captain, there are probably only five or six thousand enemies left on Jiangjunling. Should we continue fishing?"

Li Yunlong looked at the watch on his hand. It was already the middle of the night and the two sides had been fighting for about twenty hours.

Li Yunlong's expression became serious. "Order the troops to prepare. At 6:30 this morning, launch an attack on the enemy within the encirclement and wipe out all the enemies in the encirclement!"

According to intelligence, the enemy sent a regiment and some puppet troops from Majiapo and Shahukou respectively, who took a detour to support the Guards Mixed Brigade.

According to the enemy's marching speed, they will arrive tomorrow morning, so we must eliminate the Japanese in the encirclement today.

Li Yunlong estimated that the enemy on Jiangjunling had suffered heavy casualties and would most likely not continue the attack.

If the enemy continues to attack, the Second Anti-Aircraft Battalion and artillery support alone can wipe out the enemies in Jiangjunling.

"Yes." Zhang Dabiao straightened his body. "Once we have eliminated the enemies in the encirclement, we can concentrate our forces to counterattack in the direction of Jiangjunling. Then, hehe..."

There was murderous intent in his words.

(End of this chapter)