Lu Jie, who was paying attention to the frontline, came to the command center of the Independent Brigade. Now, the Independent Brigade was a hidden force that had not been discovered by the Japanese. If the Japanese knew, they would definitely not launch an attack like this.
This was because they knew how strong the independent brigade was. In terms of individual equipment and firepower, it surpassed the Japanese army. In terms of the quality of the soldiers, they were much worse than them. However, this could be made up for by firepower.
"Commander, you're here!" Xu Ziqiu saw Lu Jie, who was wearing a military uniform without any military rank, walk in and couldn't help but salute.
Lu Jie smiled and nodded."What's the situation now? Introduce them to me!"
Xu Ziqiu came to the sand table and said,""The current situation is very favorable for us. The Japanese army's air force was repelled by our air defense forces, but the losses were not small. We lost more than ten air defense cannons.”
"The Japanese army has gathered a team and a half to launch a general attack on us. According to the reconnaissance of the fighter planes, another exploration team of the Japanese army is heading towards the battlefield!”
Lu Jie nodded and said," We've reduced the pressure on Song Zheyuan a lot. However, I think the 29th division isn't doing well recently. We have to quickly deal with the Japanese army in front of us. It's just a division, but our troops have such a strong firepower advantage. Don't disappoint me!”
"Yes, I am! Commander!"
Although the Japanese army had been defeated at Lugouqiao and had suffered heavy casualties, they were still unable to advance. However, the progress in the other three areas was very smooth.
After the 29th division obtained a batch of firearms, their firepower was much stronger, but their strength was limited. It increased the casualties of the Japanese army, and they fought very tenaciously.
However, the 29th division wasn't having it easy either. They had suffered heavy losses. Song Zheyuan had always wanted to preserve his strength because once the losses were too serious, he would be easily swallowed up by others.
Military power was the guarantee of their rights. If they lost their territory, they could take it back as long as they had soldiers and generals. However, if they lost their military power, they would have nothing left.
Therefore, the 29th division had been packing up their belongings in the city recently. This situation was easily discovered by Lu Jie. The 29th division seemed to be on the run.
If that was the case, he would probably be surrounded on all sides. Not only would he be attacked from both sides, but the Japanese army also had a strong numerical advantage. Unless he could take over the position of the 29th division and continue to fight.
However, there were only two ways to break out of this situation. One was to take over the 29th division's position, but this was very difficult.
The second was to annihilate the 20th division in front of them and give the 29th division strong confidence. This way, they might be able to continue to persevere and let them know that the Japanese army was not invincible.
This way, he would have the strength to support the 29th division. After all, his strength was still too small, and the lack of troops was his biggest weakness.
However, Lu Jie had never thought that his display of such powerful strength would not only intimidate the Japanese army, but also Song Zheyuan. With such a powerful neighbor entrenched in his abdomen, would Song Zheyuan really be at ease?
This was obviously impossible. After all, he did not know Lu Jie well and did not know if he was a friend or a foe.
Now, the four regiments were taking turns to fight, pretending to be unable to resist, in order to lure the Japanese army to continue attacking. This way, they could maximize the damage to the Japanese army.
He had to give the Japanese a little hope so that they would continue to charge forward.
The stubbornness of the Japanese army was beyond their imagination. Even with such heavy casualties, they continued to charge, as if they would not stop until they took Lugouqiao.
The soldiers of the 4th Regiment were completely trained in target practice. Fortunately, the capacity of 8 rounds was still large enough for a semi-automatic rifle.
Many recruits pulled the trigger desperately, regardless of whether they aimed at the enemy or not. This would reduce their fear of the battlefield.
This was the difference between recruits and veterans. Veterans would aim at the enemy before firing, striving to take down an enemy with one bullet.
"Report, the Japanese have already rushed to the bridgehead, requesting artillery support!”Soon, the report was sent to Xu Ziqiu.
Xu Ziqiu couldn't help but curse,"What's going on? How did this happen?"”
The messenger said,""Brigadier General, some soldiers couldn't stand such an intense battle and became deserters. This caused our position to be empty of firepower, allowing the Japanese to seize this opportunity!”
Xu Ziqiu slapped the table hard. He had expected this situation to happen. They were just recruits who had been training for a month. Now that they were allowed to participate in such a high-intensity battle, it was normal for some of them to run away.
However, this could not be used as a reason to escape. It had to be dealt with seriously to stop this. Liang Zhi Feng, if he let this group of deserters go, then more and more people would escape.
The reason why Xu Ziqiu didn't switch out the 4th Regiment was firstly because they were constantly in battle and it wasn't easy to switch out. Secondly, he wanted to temper the 4th Regiment's combat strength. After all, they were all new recruits. As long as they experienced such a battle, they would all become veterans after the battle.
"Capture them and execute them on the spot.”Xu Ziqiu hardened his heart and ordered.
"Yes, sir!"
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