Bright Sword: From Border Region Manufacturing to Major National Heavy Industry

Chapter 107 Are these Japanese devils yours? Can't I fight them?

Third Regiment's jurisdiction
"Damn it! How come the Eighth Route Army's firepower is so fierce?"

"Baka! If our Third Regiment hadn't been short of manpower after the Battle of Cangyunling, and some of our troops had been transferred to other battlefields, we wouldn't have been insulted by these bastards today!"

"Baka, hold on! You must hold on with all your might! Our reinforcements are on their way. They are cavalry and mechanized units. If we can hold on for three hours, the reinforcements will arrive."

……

The Japanese battalion commander of the Third Regiment faced Gao Liujin's storm of attacks. The defensive line was routed by Gao Liujin and was in complete disarray, but the Japanese still gritted their teeth and persevered.

boom!
As a shell from the Hellfire Cannon landed, although it didn't explode in the crowd, the iron balls and nails it fired still caused casualties to half a squad. The Japanese battalion commander, his eyes red, shouted: "Brave warriors, the ironworks is right behind us. We must not retreat! Even if we all die, we cannot retreat! We must take down the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery at all costs!"

"Come on!"

"Kill them!"

……

The Japanese battalion commander organized a suicide squad to launch a deadly charge toward the position of the Hell Cannon on Gao Liujin's side.

Gao Liujin laughed and said, "This Third Regiment is nothing special. Their command is simply that of a pig!"

Knowing full well that I possess the Hellfire Cannon capable of mass killing, these little devils still sent a suicide squad to charge, thinking they could take down my heavy artillery. They were practically courting death.

boom!
The Hell Cannon blasted through the air, and the suicide squad crumbled instantly.

"Hahaha, you little devils, didn't you want to salvage my heavy artillery? Go ahead and organize your suicide squad, hahaha." Gao Liujin laughed heartily after wiping out the Japanese suicide squad with a single shot.

What kind of so-called elite force is this? They're nothing but a pile of broken bricks and rubble.

"Commander, although we've dealt these Japanese a crushing defeat, they're still fighting to the death. If we don't take their position soon, their reinforcements might arrive!" someone roared at Gao Liujin.

"Damn it, if I had known, I would have ordered some assault shells while I was at the arsenal." Gao Liujin couldn't help but feel annoyed when he heard this.

At the time, when Gao Liujin heard that the Hell Cannon's exploding shells could kill more than a hundred Japanese soldiers with one shot, he immediately loaded them all into the cannon and ordered all of them.

He originally thought he could take on the attack with his infantry guns, but he didn't expect that the military target in front of him would far exceed Gao Liujin's expectations!
Looking at the still-smoking factory behind the Japanese troops, Gao Liujin regretted it so much he wanted to bang his head against the wall.

Originally, I just wanted to fight the Third Regiment to prove that we were better than Li Yunlong.

Who would have thought that this attack would bring such a surprise!
Although Gao Liujin didn't know what the smoking factory was, he was sure it was a treasure.

Unfortunately, the defenses around the factory were too thick; infantry guns couldn't penetrate them at all, and only heavy firepower designed for assaults could break through.

"First Battalion Commander, you take the First Battalion and organize a suicide squad. I refuse to believe we can't break through this turtle shell today!" Gao Liujin roared at the First Battalion Commander.

Infantry guns and hell cannons provided cover for the suicide squads. As long as they could get close to the Japanese fortifications, they could still blow them up with explosives, but the cost was too high.

But now, Gao Liujin has no choice.

Because the Japanese reinforcements are definitely on their way, if we can't finish this soon, we have to retreat.

"Yes, Commander." The battalion commander nodded, about to immediately organize a suicide squad.

Someone ran over and reported to Gao Liujin, "Commander, your nemesis, Commander Li, is here with his men."

"Damn it, that damned Li Yunlong, coming here at this time, isn't he just trying to take advantage of me!" Gao Liujin was so angry that he jumped up and down.

While Gao Liujin was attacking the Third Regiment, attacks were also heard from the area under the jurisdiction of the Twenty-Second Regiment.

Gao Liujin didn't know who was doing it.

Now, there's been no activity in the 22nd Regiment's area of ​​responsibility, and Li Yunlong has arrived.

There's no need to guess; Li Yunlong was in charge of the 22nd Regiment's jurisdiction.

Damn it, he's already skimmed off the profits from the 22nd Regiment's territory, and he's still not satisfied. He wants to steal my food too. Li Yunlong is shameless.

When Li Yunlong arrived with his troops, he was furious to find that it was Gao Liujin who was intercepting his business, and he immediately wanted to go up and beat him up.

That bastard Gao Liujin doesn't stay on my side, he comes here to grab food. He's stretching his hand so far, he's clearly not giving me any face!
But Li Yunlong noticed the still-smoking factory on the Japanese side, and his expression immediately froze: "My God, this, this, this is the Japanese factory! I knew it! Where did Gao Liujin get the guts to intercept my trading team? Turns out he had his eye on this factory of the Third Regiment. Damn it, luckily I arrived in time, otherwise, this factory would have been robbed by that kid Gao Liujin!"

Although Li Yunlong was cursing, his hands didn't stop moving. He had someone push the Hell Cannon, and soon it was placed next to Gao Liujin. Li Yunlong quickly set up the cannon and took aim.

Gao Liujin didn't have any assault shells, so he was out of options. "I'll take it down, and that's mine!"
Thank God, I arrived just in time, hahaha.

Chu Yunfei followed with his guard company. Looking at the scene, his gaze fell on the six-pound Hell Cannon. Chu Yunfei was stunned: "This Eighth Route Army unit that attacked the Third Regiment actually has a Hell Cannon. Didn't Li Yunlong say that only he and Ding Wei had Hell Cannons?"

Captain Sun Ming pointed and said, "Regimental Commander, it's obvious you've been fooled by Li Yunlong."

"There's no question of deception or not; the Eighth Route Army simply doesn't want to sell." Chu Yunfei shrugged. After all, it was heavy firepower that could be pulled away by mules. Let alone the Eighth Route Army, even the Jin-Sui Army wouldn't sell it easily.

Chu Yunfei didn't bring up the topic of the Hell Cannon again; they'd discuss it later.

He looked at Gao Liujin with a respectful expression.

With only a little over two thousand men, he dared to launch a frontal attack on the Third Regiment and even made the Japanese troops cry for their mothers. This man is truly remarkable.

Chu Yunfei didn't go over to disturb them, but stayed behind to watch the battle.

If you want to get to know the other party, it's not too late after the war.

Seeing Li Yunlong pushing the Hell Cannon up, Gao Liujin roared, "Li Yunlong, what are you doing coming over here? This is my food! You can't take it!"

"Hey, Gao Liujin, aren't you ashamed to say that? This is clearly my food!" Li Yunlong glared and cursed. "This is our division, not your 120th Division! You son of a bitch, you've overstepped your bounds!"

"What do you mean by 'your division' and 'our division'? What the hell do you mean by 'crossing the line'? Are the Japanese devils in this area part of your division? Can't others fight them?!" Gao Liujin was spitting as he watched Li Yunlong load the assault shells. He was so anxious that he scratched his head and cheeks, but he was helpless.

After all, you can't exactly use your chest to block Li Yunlong's cannon muzzle and prevent him from firing.

"That's right, these Japanese devils are really mine. No one else can touch them but me!" Li Yunlong arrogantly loaded the cannon.

boom!
The Hell Cannon roared, and a powerful shell accurately struck the enemy's fortified position.

The defenses that the 6-pound infantry gun couldn't penetrate were blasted open by this assault shell.

Upon seeing this, Gao Liujin regretted it even more and slapped his thigh: "Damn it, these assault shells are so useful. If I had known, I would have taken a few."

"Hahaha." After Li Yunlong opened a breach with a single shot, he laughed loudly and roared at Zhang Dabiao, "Dabiao, what are you standing there for? Attack! Don't leave a single screw in that factory behind, bring them all back!"

"Yes, Commander." Zhang Dabiao led his men and immediately rushed over. Seeing this, Gao Liujin panicked and roared at his men, "First Battalion, Second Battalion, Third Battalion, hurry up! Don't let Li Yunlong steal our stuff!"

Li Yunlong blasted a breach in the defenses with a single shot, and Zhang Dabiao led his troops in the attack.

Gao Liujin's team immediately launched an attack.

Both sides were fighting like rabid beasts, and the pressure on the Japanese soldiers on the other side naturally increased dramatically.

"Let all the bunkers open fire! Hold nothing back!" Seeing this, the Japanese battalion commander had no choice but to give the order.

Although their side was badly beaten by the Eighth Route Army, their defense line did not completely collapse.

Therefore, bunkers do not need to be exposed in advance.

This will also mislead the Eighth Route Army on the other side, making them think that they can take this place. As long as they can see hope, they will not retreat easily.

This will buy time for reinforcements.

But not anymore.

Another group of Eighth Route Army reinforcements arrived, bringing with them artillery shells designed for siege warfare.

The defenses have already been breached with a single shot, so keeping the bunker is no longer of any use.

Under the orders of the Japanese battalion commander, several bunkers immediately opened fire.

Da da da!
Da da da!
Da da da!
……

The bunker's heavy machine guns immediately spewed out deadly fire, the crossfire like the Grim Reaper's scythe.

Faced with this overwhelming firepower, Li Yunlong and Gao Liujin's team was immediately suppressed, suffering considerable casualties.

"Damn it, those little devils actually had a trick up their sleeve, how despicable!" Upon seeing this, Li Yunlong cursed loudly as he re-aimed and loaded the shell.

Gao Liujin shouted from the side, "Li Yunlong, give me two of those shells!"

“It’s right there, move it yourself.” At this critical moment, Li Yunlong didn’t argue with Gao Liujin.

The troops were being suppressed by machine gun fire so intensely that every second of delay was unacceptable.

Li Yunlong and Gao Liujin each operated the Hell Cannon, and the remaining four shells were all fired.

All of the enemy's bunkers have been destroyed.

Without the support of the bunkers, the small fry on Li Yunlong and Gao Liujin's troops were no match for them and were quickly wiped out.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless and that further futile struggle was pointless, the Japanese battalion commander could only give the order with a dejected look on his face: "Baka, retreat!"

"Captain, are we just going to hand over the ironworks to the Eighth Route Army like this? Why don't we blow it up?" a Japanese soldier roared in frustration.

"Baka! You idiot, shut up!" the Japanese battalion commander roared. "Why would I blow it up? I'd leave it to the Eighth Route Army. If they want to take it, wouldn't it be a waste of time to dismantle it? In short, the longer they stay here, the more time they buy for our reinforcements! I refuse to believe they can finish taking it in three hours!"

The Japanese battalion commander added, "Besides, the Eighth Route Army won't be able to move fast after taking the goods. We can turn around and entangle them, hindering their progress. As long as our reinforcements arrive and wipe out the Eighth Route Army, won't we be able to reclaim all the goods?"

"The captain is wise!"

"Follow the order."

"Hayi!"

……

The Japanese troops withdrew, and Chu Yunfei and the guard company were extremely envious.

Captain Sun Ming said to Chu Yunfei, "Commander, this looks like an ironworks. The Eighth Route Army first seized the mines, and now they've seized the smelter. Their luck is just unpredictable."

"Yes, it's really enviable!" Chu Yunfei secretly regretted not bringing his 358th Regiment.

Otherwise, perhaps they could also get a share of the pie.

Li Yunlong and Gao Liujin's troops swarmed into the ironworks like locusts in autumn.

Some were grabbing the blower, some were dismantling the feeder, some were moving the small smelting furnace, and some were pulling at electrical wires and equipment, etc.

Everyone was acting like madmen, grabbing and arguing at the same time.

"Your Independent Regiment is shameless! This is clearly our property, put it all down!"

"Without our regimental commander using the hell cannon to blast open a breach in the Japanese defenses, you wouldn't be able to get in! This clearly belongs to our Independent Regiment. You shameless 120th Division people are the ones who should be leaving! If you know what's good for you, get out of here!"

“This is our 129th Division’s district, not your 120th Division’s district. You’ve overstepped your bounds.”

"What do you mean by 'you' and 'we' dividing the territory'? What do you mean by 'crossing the line'? Do you think these Japanese devils belong to your family? This isn't farmland!"

"Damn it, if the situation weren't so dire, I'd really like to fight you guys. How dare you steal our food! You've really gone too far!"

"You're the ones who've gone against us! Stealing our food and acting so arrogantly! If we weren't so pressed for time, I would have taught you a lesson!"

……

While the troops below were fighting over supplies and arguing, Li Yunlong and Gao Liujin were also busy.

Li Yunlong said to Gao Liujin with righteous indignation, "Gao Liujin, your unit helped me move things, so I'll treat you to a couple of drinks later, and I won't hold it against you for overstepping your bounds."

Gao Liujin glared at him: "Li Yunlong, you're wrong! It's clearly your troops helping me move things. I'll treat you to four drinks later, no, eight drinks wouldn't be a problem."

"Gao Liujin, you dare talk to me like that? Believe me or not, I'll beat you up!"

"Li Yunlong, you think I'm afraid of you? If you're so capable, try touching a single hair on my head!" Gao Liujin was like a powder keg, ready to strike at any moment.

"Damn it, Gao Liujin, you've really gotten some guts. I robbed you back when we were crossing the grasslands. Now, if you don't give me back what you stole, I won't hesitate to rob it back!" Li Yunlong said, rolling up his sleeves, his face full of malice.

"Li Yunlong, things are different now. You try to steal one from me!" Li Yunlong taking one from him has always been a thorn in Gao Liujin's side.

Now that Li Yunlong had exposed his weakness, Gao Liujin sprayed Li Yunlong with spittle, showing no sign of backing down!

(End of this chapter)