Gu Shoufu rode on his horse and used his binoculars to observe the enemy's situation. When he saw the flames everywhere in Zhangyan Town, he revealed a proud smile. He smiled smugly at the Chief of Staff beside him and said,""The Chinese army is dead, haha…"
However, Yihuo threw a sentence at him and poured a bucket of cold water on him."I'm afraid that the Chinese army has already withdrawn!”"How do you know?" Gu Shoufu asked in confusion.”" I used binoculars to observe the situation before the bombardment," Ichiho said calmly." I didn't see any Chinese soldiers. It's afternoon now, and the sun is shining from the west. The people's shadows fall on the east. I looked around just now, and there didn't seem to be any Chinese soldiers in the east."”
"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Gu Shoufu complained. You wasted our artillery shells!" " I'm not sure," Huo Ji explained hurriedly." That's why I didn't tell you. I'm sorry, Lieutenant General!"”Gu Shoufu smiled and said," It's nothing. This is good too. There are also some civilians in the town. Bombing them will let them know the power of our Imperial Army. They won't dare to support the Chinese army, let alone oppose us. Stop firing! He ordered the army to set up camp in Zhangyan Town at night. After resting, they would continue to advance north the next morning.”The jungler, Huo Li, said,"Ha Yi!”
Gu Shoufu led the 6th division into Zhangyan Town. No one in the town resisted. The people in the town who had not left closed their doors and did not even dare to vent their anger.
The Japanese came in groups of three to five and knocked on every door. When someone opened the door, they would babble and point outside. The people could not understand.
The smarter ones knew that the Japanese wanted to let them out, so they obediently fled and saved their lives. The people who didn't understand stood there anxiously. They didn't know what the Japanese were going to do. The Japanese became angry and stabbed the man in the abdomen. The man held his stomach and slowly fell down in pain.
There were also some people who would not open the door no matter how hard they knocked. The Japanese would smash the door open with the butt of their guns. When they saw that there was no one in the room, they would look for valuable things and take them away. If there was someone in the room, they would shoot randomly, kill the person, and then take away the items.
In this way, most of the people in the town who did not escape were killed. The Japanese had a comfortable night in Zhangyan Town. Early the next morning, they set off for Hougang Town.
Regiment Deputy Han led the brothers of the 3rd and 4th battalions to build strong fortifications and wait for the arrival of the Japanese army.
Ouyang Feilong followed Zhang Kongyi to the trenches to see the soldiers. Some of the soldiers seemed to be in low spirits because they had sacrificed many of their comrades in Zhangyan Town. Moreover, they had to continue to hold their ground in a situation where the enemy was strong and they were weak. It was very difficult to stop the enemy, and there was the possibility of sacrifice at any time.
Regiment Commander Zhang walked over and patted them on the shoulder, comforting them.""Brothers, you've worked hard! " Our attacks are meaningful. We are not sending ourselves to death or trying to stop a chariot. We are buying time for our allies to maneuver and retreat. We are buying time for the civilians to retreat. We are trying to prove that our people are not easy to bully. Our sacrifice is to prevent more people from sacrificing themselves. Our sacrifice is worth it and valuable! Since ancient times, it has been the honor of us soldiers to return with our bodies wrapped in horse leather. The ancients once said that since ancient times, only a few people returned from war. We must be mentally prepared to sacrifice ourselves at any time. I believe that you will not bring shame to our Xiang Army. The reason why Generalissimo Jiang put our Xiang Army at the forefront of the resistance is because our Xiang Army is not afraid of death and is the most powerful!”
Hearing this, everyone applauded. Their low spirits were swept away, and the haze in their hearts disappeared. The soldiers were all in high spirits, wishing that the Japanese would come as soon as possible.
Gu Shoufu led the Japanese army's sixth division to the front line of Hougang Town. He ordered the commander of the 36th Brigade, Major General Nishimado,""Niu Dao-kun, I give you one hour to take down the enemy's position. Is there a problem?”"What's the problem?" said Ushimato proudly.”
Ushishima ordered the Sixth Artillery Regiment to bombard our position. Commander Zhang used binoculars to see that the Japanese army had set up mortars and immediately ordered the soldiers to hide.
The Japanese artillery shells fell like raindrops on our position. Our soldiers held their heads in their hands and crawled in the trenches. Although there were some casualties, it did not affect the morale of our officers and soldiers. When the cannons stopped, the soldiers hiding in the trenches popped their heads out like bamboo shoots after a rain and quickly entered the battle position.
The Japanese infantry rushed towards our position like wild beasts. When the Japanese army was about to reach our position, Commander Zhang waved his arm and jumped out of the trench, shouting,""Brothers, follow me and kill!" The entire regiment jumped out of the trenches and roared," Kill!" They charged at the enemy like tigers.
Regiment Commander Zhang, Battalion Commander Xie, Ouyang Feilong, and the others rushed to the front. They all held submachine guns and fired rows of angry bullets at the Japanese as they rushed. The Japanese who rushed to the front fell down in rows, like seedlings blown by a strong wind. They fell and never got up again. The enemy's corpses were piled up like mountains. The ghosts behind felt that something was wrong and quickly retreated.
The soldiers of the 367th Regiment chased after them for a while, and the Japanese soldiers were shot in the back and fell to the ground. At this moment, Commander Zhang shouted,""Stop chasing!" A few of the brothers who wanted to continue chasing after the Japanese soldiers heard Commander Zhang's order and quickly stopped. They complained to Commander Zhang,"Why not? Why didn't you destroy them all?"
Regiment Commander Zhang calmly explained," Since ancient times, we should not pursue a cornered enemy. The enemy is cunning. Let's not fall into their ambush. Let's retreat first. They will come again!”Regiment Commander Zhang ordered,"Retreat!”
Regiment Commander Zhang led the brothers of Regiment 367 back to our position. The lightly injured soldiers were simply bandaged and prepared to continue fighting. The heavily injured soldiers were carried off the battlefield for treatment.
After a short rest, Regiment Commander Zhang called for a meeting of the officers above the company level. Ouyang Feilong, as the representative of the 1st Battalion of the 372nd Regiment, was also invited to attend.
Regiment Commander Zhang spoke first. He said with a solemn expression,"Although we repelled the first charge of the Japanese army just now, the Japanese army will attack even more crazily. How are we going to stop them? I want to hear everyone's opinions.”
Battalion Commander Xie Kangquan's face lit up with joy and he said impatiently,"We'll give it a countercharge and completely destroy the Japanese's arrogance.”
Company Commander Ouyang Ding also echoed,"Yes, yes, counter-charge is really too satisfying!"”
Ouyang Feilong said worriedly," It was just a tentative attack by the Japanese. They will definitely increase their forces and change their tactics. So I suggest that we observe first before deciding on our tactics."”
Commander Zhang pondered for a moment and said,""What Ouyang Feilong said makes sense. We should change our tactics so that we can reduce our casualties as much as possible while eliminating the enemy. In this way, some soldiers with good marksmanship were selected from each battalion to form a sniper commando team. Ouyang Feilong was responsible for hiding in the hidden places around the position, waiting for an opportunity to destroy the Japanese army. The 1st and 2nd battalions retreated to Tinglin Town to build fortifications and prepare to block. The 3rd Battalion was in charge of the defensive positions, while the 4th Battalion was in charge of the street fighting in Hougang Town. Gather all the machine guns in the regiment and hand them over to the 3rd Battalion. All the soldiers of the 3rd Battalion fired their machine guns at the position. Let's split up!"
The commander of the Japanese 36th Brigade, Major General Nishijima, saw the defeat of his army through binoculars. He was very angry and scolded,"Baka, we must let the Chinese army know how powerful we are!”He pulled out the military saber he carried with all his might, raised it above his head, and roared like an angry lion, ordering,""Artillery, prepare to fire!" The cannonballs whistled as they headed straight for our camp, leaving behind craters in the ground like the footprints of a huge beast. However, because our army was well-hidden, there were not many casualties.
After the bombardment, Ushishima doubled his forces and charged for the second time. When the Japanese army charged, they were not afraid of their first failure. Instead, they swarmed forward like cursed zombies, shooting wildly as they rushed.
Our snipers were hiding in the shadows and shooting at the charging Japanese. One by one, they fell. Ouyang Feilong specialized in hitting the Japanese soldiers at the front. They all had headshots. It was really satisfying! Dozens of the Japanese soldiers had fallen, but they did not stop. They continued to charge forward and were about to reach their position. Suddenly, the commander of the 3rd Battalion, Yu Jianqiang, shouted,""Fight!" Dozens of machine guns fired at the Japanese army at the same time. The enemy group fell one by one. The Japanese abandoned more than a hundred corpses and retreated.
Gu Shoufu used his binoculars to see the tragic scene on the battlefield. He was so angry that his face turned green. He slapped Niu Daoman and cursed,"Baka, Niu Dao-kun, this is your army? You have to use your brain in a war. Every time you charge, you charge in groups. How can you not lose? You have to change your strategy and stop embarrassing the Imperial Army!”Niu Daoman's face was full of grievances, but he had nowhere to complain, so he could only reply,""Ha Yi!"
It was already noon on November 6th. Both sides used this time to eat lunch and rest. In the Japanese military camp, some of the people who were caught to cook for the Japanese army were busy cooking the chicken, duck, fish and meat that the Japanese army plundered from Zhangyan Town. The tempting smell of food floated in the air. The Japanese military officer sat in front of the round table and tasted the delicious food. Chief of Staff Ichiho Shimono glanced sideways at Ushijima and asked tentatively,""Niu Dao-kun, have you thought of a good strategy to deal with the Chinese army?”Niu Daoman shook his head and said,""Not yet."
" I might as well give you a suggestion," Xiaye said sincerely." Since it's easy to be shot by the enemy with machine guns when charging in a group, you might as well use a scattered approach. Every soldier should maintain a certain distance between them. The attack speed should not be too fast. What do you think?"”Niu Daoman nodded and bowed in admiration.""Xiano-kun is right!" Gu Shoufu said with a smile,"Xixi, Xixi, it's time to watch your show!"”
Regiment Commander Zhang, Ouyang Feilong, Yu Jianqiang, and the others were squatting in the trenches, eating hard steamed buns for lunch. Because the military supplies department often could not get the food and supplies they needed on time, they had to deal with it this way. Yu Jianqiang asked Regiment Commander Zhang while eating a steamed bun,""Regiment Commander, how should we deal with the Japanese attack this afternoon?”Commander Zhang said calmly and sincerely,"Let's discuss it!"”
Battalion Commander Yu was the first to speak." The Japanese have suffered a great loss twice. They will definitely not be satisfied. They will come for revenge, even fiercer.”
"Let them come!" Ouyang Feilong said angrily. We won't show mercy and kill it to our heart's content! However, after their loss in the morning, there would definitely be a change in tactics.”
Regiment Commander Zhang said with certainty,"You're right. This time, we won't let the Japanese take advantage of us." If I'm not wrong, they'll probably attack by spreading out. In this way, our machine guns won't be able to play their full role, so I've decided to withdraw most of the machine guns and preserve our strength. We'll change the snipers to our positions and we'll eliminate the Japanese one by one. The enemy is about to attack. Let's split up!”
The battle in the afternoon began. After a round of artillery bombardment, the Japanese army spread out across the mountains and plains to advance towards our position. They bent over and stepped on small steps, carefully approaching the position.
Ouyang Feilong raised his sniper rifle and fired a shot at the head of the Japanese soldier who was walking in front. The bullet entered the Japanese soldier's mouth and came out from the back of his head. The Japanese soldier fell to the ground with a " mm ". Fei Long then fired two shots at the Japanese beside him. The bullets went into the Japanese's ears and came out from the other ear. With two " ah ah " sounds, the two Japanese collapsed to the ground. The Japanese soldiers behind him quickly shot at the Wyvern, but the Wyvern had already changed its location. The Japanese soldiers were so angry that they started shooting randomly.
The other snipers were as agile as the flying dragons and shot at the Japanese. The Japanese could not move an inch. The battle lasted for a few hours, and both sides suffered casualties. Our snipers suffered more than a dozen casualties, while the Japanese left more than a hundred corpses behind. The blood-red sun set in the west, and the Japanese army stopped attacking.
Gu Shoufu used binoculars to see that the Japanese army was unable to move an inch and suffered heavy casualties. He quickly dialed the phone number of his superior Yanagawa Heisuke."General, this is Gu Shoufu. The Chinese army is too tenacious. I request air support to attack Hougang Town.”"Alright!" Yanagawa said.
At the front line of Hougang Town, the soldiers of the 3rd Battalion were celebrating their victory. Battalion Commander Yu and his brothers were talking and laughing as they immersed themselves in joy. Ouyang Feilong did not know why he was not happy today. He could not help but look up at the sky. Under the afterglow of the setting sun, a few white clouds drifted aimlessly into the distance, and a group of dragonflies flew freely in the air. Fei Long patted Battalion Commander Yu on the shoulder and said casually,""Look, dragonflies, so many dragonflies!”
Battalion Commander Yu looked in the direction Fei Long was pointing and said,""What's so good about dragonflies?"
Fei Long was puzzled." Strange. How can dragonflies fly so high?"”
Battalion Commander Yu focused his eyes and came back to his senses. He called out,"Not good! It was a plane! It's a Japanese fighter!" "Brothers, the enemy is coming!" Battalion Commander Yu shouted. Hurry up and retreat!"
Battalion Commander Yu led his men out of the camp and found Regiment Commander Zhang. Regiment Commander Zhang and the others were already waiting for their arrival at the regiment headquarters. Battalion Commander Yu explained," We've been blocking the enemy for the entire afternoon. Now that we've seen the enemy's aircraft, we'll retreat and wait for your instructions!”
Commander Zhang ordered," You did the right thing. Our task of stopping the Japanese army for a day has been completed. In order to avoid unnecessary casualties, we will immediately withdraw from Hougang Town and rush to the next stop before dark-Tinglin Town. Let's go!”
Regiment Commander Zhang led the brothers of the 3rd and 4th Battalions out of Hougang Town in an orderly manner. They looked back and saw black smoke rising from Hougang Town and the camp. The enemy planes in the sky dropped bombs like a hen laying eggs. They were numerous and dense, destroying everything in their path...
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