Jiading County, Central Army's 98th Division headquarters.
The current lieutenant general of the 98th Division, Xia Chuzhong, had just put down the phone when the chief of staff next to him asked,""What did the army command say?”Their 98th Division and the Japanese 3rd Division fought for several days. Under the powerful firepower of the enemy's land, sea, and air forces, they suffered heavy losses.
The front line had been completely broken through by the Japanese army, and the entire division had retreated to the second line to continue defending. Only the 3rd Battalion led by Yao Ziqing was still defending Baoshan City. However, due to the defeat of their allies, they were already isolated behind the enemy and were surrounded by the Japanese army.
The 98th Division was currently stretched to the limit, and the defense lines were unable to take care of themselves. They simply could not send any troops to reinforce them. That was why Xia Chuzhong had personally called the commanding officers of his army group headquarters to request for reinforcements.
However, the First Army was attacked by the enemy's naval cannons and aircrafts during the reinforcement process. Not only were their paths blocked, but they also suffered heavy losses.
Although the headquarters didn't say it explicitly, Xia Chuzhong understood that it was impossible to send reinforcements to Yao Ziqing's troops in Bao Shan.
That was because it was already an isolated city surrounded by devils. Without air and sea control, sending troops there would only be sending them to their deaths.
In other words, there was no way out for the defenders of Baoshan. Their only choice was to hold on to the end and fight to the last soldier.
However, as the leader of a teacher, Xia Chuzhong still couldn't make up his mind.
Therefore, he could only sigh in response to the Chief of Staff's question.
The chief of staff understood and nodded regretfully.""Sigh, it's such a pity that Yao Ziqing's troops are under his command. This Yao Ziqing is brave and resourceful, both civil and military. He's also a graduate of Huangpu's sixth batch. He's really a rare first-line commander!”
Xia Chuzhong was silent for a moment. Suddenly, he hardened his heart and said sternly,"There's nothing to pity about. The country is facing a crisis, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers are fighting the Japanese invaders! Countless people had sacrificed their lives. As a soldier, it was an honor to die on the battlefield for the country! This is the best home for soldiers like us! Immediately call Yao Ziqing and order him to defend the treasure mountain. He is not allowed to retreat, even if he has to fight to the last soldier! You have to guard it!
Since there's no way out, then we'll fight to the death and show the might of our soldiers. Let the Japanese see our power!”
The Chief of Staff looked sad and replied,""Yes, sir!"
In Baoshan City, Yao Ziqing was puzzled. After the Japanese artillery stopped, they did not send infantry to attack again.
This was really surprising, but Yao Ziqing still did not dare to let his guard down. He ordered his soldiers to be vigilant to prevent the devils from playing tricks.
At this moment, the signalman ran over quickly and saluted him."Battalion Leader, the division headquarters called, ordering us to continue to defend the treasure mountain. Without orders, we are not to retreat even if we fight to the last soldier.”
Yao Ziqing was smart and naturally understood the meaning of this order. She immediately nodded and said,"Immediately use my name to call back the headquarters. Tell them that we will protect Baoshan City to the death and swear to live and die with Baoshan City!”
The messenger left. Yao Ziqing's eyes were filled with determination and battle intent. Since there was no way out, he would fight to the end and serve the country with his body!
However, Yao Ziqing was very puzzled. Why hadn't the Japanese attacked yet?
At this moment, the commander of the 68th Infantry Regiment of the 5th Brigade of the 3rd Division of the Japanese Army, who was in charge of commanding the troops to attack Baoshan, was frightened by the distress message from the brigade headquarters.
He didn't have time to think about it and immediately ordered to stop the siege of the treasure mountain. He personally led more than 500 elite soldiers to turn back to support Lion Forest Fortress.
What a joke. The exploration team headquarters was attacked by the Chinese army. If anything went wrong, he, as the commander of the infantry regiment, would be in deep trouble.
Although the 6th Infantry Regiment was more responsible for the Moon River and the other directions, how could they care about this at this time?
At the same time, the 6th division stopped attacking the other defense lines of the 98th division and quickly transferred nearly 1,000 people back to support them. They were even more frightened than the 68th infantry regiment.
This was because this Chinese army had most likely snuck past their defense zone.
If anything were to happen to Major General Katayama Riichiro, the 6th Infantry Regiment, from the regimental commander to the soldiers, would be in deep trouble.
Meanwhile, at Lion Forest Fortress, Xu Guoren and Niu Dagen went side by side to the Japanese exploration team headquarters that had been destroyed by the shells. In the ruins, the two of them found the most favorable evidence. It was the sword of the Japanese brigade commander, Major General Katayama Riichiro.
It had the symbol of the Emperor of Japan, which was the best evidence that they had killed a major general of the Japanese army.
Apart from that, they also seized the 5th Brigade's military flag and other items. Xu Guoren ordered the soldiers to simply collect the useful weapons and equipment, as well as the captured Japanese flag. Then, he quickly led the troops out of Lion Forest Fortress.
"Captain, where are we going next?”Wang Hai excitedly caught up with Xu Guoren and even changed the way he addressed him. This battle was too enjoyable. In the first battle, they actually took down a Japanese exploration regiment-level command center, killed a major general brigade commander and several middle-level officers.
If this kind of battle record was released, it would definitely cause a huge sensation in the country and even the entire world.
One had to know that the Chinese army had invested hundreds of thousands of troops into the battle, but they were still being beaten by the Japanese army, who had the advantage in all aspects.
At this time, Xu Guoren and the others appeared out of nowhere and killed a brigade commander of the Japanese army in one fell swoop. They took down the entire exploration team headquarters and destroyed the command center of the 5th Brigade. It was definitely a great victory.
It would greatly inspire the anti-Japanese enthusiasm of the entire country's soldiers and civilians.
However, Xu Guoren did not intend to stop there.
At his waist was the katana of the old devil, Katayama Riichiro. He muttered,""Right now, the Japanese soldiers around us are definitely going crazy. They will definitely return to the Lion Forest Fortress regardless of everything. Therefore, we must choose a direction to attack decisively. Currently, the best direction is definitely Baoshan County in the east. Where is the 98th division of the Central Army, Yao Ziqing's troops stationed?”
Niu Dagan brought a dozen elite soldiers and was sent by Xu Guoren to be the vanguard.
As soon as Xu Guoren finished speaking, the roar of a light machine gun came from the front. Before Xu Guoren could catch up, a soldier rushed back and reported to Xu Guoren,"Captain, there are devils in front. They seem to be coming back to support Lion Forest. Vice Captain Niu and our brothers have already fought with the other party.”
"How many Japanese are there?" Xu Guoren immediately took out his pistol and asked.
"About four to five hundred people!" the soldier replied.
Xu Guoren immediately raised his arm and shouted,"Brothers, the Japanese army is about to surround us. Either the enemy dies or we die. Follow me and rush up to defeat the enemy in front of us. Charge!"
"Charge! Kill!" Wang Hai, Zhang Jinhu, Xu Gensheng, and the others roared as they led the nearly 1,000 Dragon Shadow soldiers to quickly scatter and charge forward.
This book is provided by FunNovel Novel Book | Fan Fiction Novel [Beautiful Free Novel Book]