In the evening.
At the Japanese Army headquarters.
"Nakasuke Takahashi, I'm waiting for your explanation!”
The regiment commander of the Matsushita Brigade stood beside the map, his right finger pointing in the direction of Damiao Village.
"Brigade commander, our brigade took down Damiao Village and defeated the Guangxi army, which is known as the Wolf Army.”
"The 1st and 2nd Squadron will pursue the defeated Guang Xi Army and enter Damiao Village.”
"Unexpectedly, we encountered an elite ambush along the way.”Nakasuke Takahashi explained.
This afternoon, Chen Yu had set up an ambush for his two squadrons.
"What?"
" Huaxia elites?" Matsushita was puzzled.
The elites of China had long since been killed by the Empire's warriors on the Songhu battlefield.
Even the three German weaponsmiths that China was so proud of were basically wiped out.
"Are you sure it's Huaxia's elites?" Matsushita questioned again.
"Yes, Brigade Commander. The enemy has at least a regiment.”
"Ever since my brigade arrived in Songhu, they fought fiercely with the Guangxi army outside Damiao Village for dozens of days.”
"Neither ammunition nor supplies have been replenished.”
"Right now, my brigade has less than four hundred people.”
"We were outnumbered, so I had no choice but to give up Damiao Village and report the situation to the regiment commander.”Takahashi explained.
At this moment, a cough sounded.
"Sir Brigade Leader, excuse me.”
A Japanese officer next to Matsushita said.
"Ban Qiao, what do you have to say?" Matsushita frowned.
This Ban Qiao was not his man.
"Nakasuke Takahashi, please do not find excuses for your mistakes on the battlefield.”
"I went to see the wounded in your brigade.”
"What is this?"
Ban Qiao took out two pieces of metal and placed them on the table.
Takahashi held it in his hand and looked at it in confusion. He obviously did not recognize what it was.
"These are the shards that the Chinese used to make earth grenades.”
"I want to ask you, did the so-called elite use this kind of grenade?”
"Also, I noticed that most of your soldiers have knife wounds.”
"I asked them. The army that fought with them didn't even have a few machine guns.”
"Lieutenant Takahashi, are you still afraid to admit your mistake?”
"You're not facing the elites of Huaxia at all.”
"They are a motley crew that was temporarily gathered by the National Government.”
"In other words, they're a mob.”Ban Qiao said coldly.
" Brigade Leader, I…!" Takahashi was about to explain.
Ban Qiao said.
"Brigade leader, I hope you can allow me to command the Gao Qiao Battalion. Let Gao Qiao see how weak the elites he spoke of are.”
"Sure!"
Matsushita stared at Takahashi coldly and said.
"Yes, sir!" Takahashi replied.
"Thank you, Brigade Leader!" Ban Qiao replied.
……
Chen Yu brought Gao Sen and Li Weilan back to the company and ignored them.
Then, he ordered everyone to start digging trenches.
In positional warfare, trenches were of utmost importance.
Especially when long-range attacks were insufficient, they could save their lives.
"Company Commander Chen, how many people are left in your company?”
Chen Yu was digging trenches with the soldiers when Li Weilan and Gao Sen came over and asked.
"There are only 85 people in the company now.”Chen Yu said without raising her head.
"85 people?"
"According to our intelligence, this is the main location of the Japanese attack.”
"I'm afraid you'll be facing at least two squads of Japanese.”
"They have cannonballs and even mortars. No matter how deep you dig, it won't be of much use.”Li Weilan said.
"What do you mean by that?"
"Digging trenches isn't very useful."
"But if we don't dig trenches, we'll be waiting for death.”Chen Yu said coldly.
"Company Commander Chen, let me ask you, what do you plan to do if the position can't be held?”Li Weilan asked seriously.
"The people are here, the position is here, the people are dead, the position is dead!”
"As long as there is one person in the entire company, we will not let the Japanese occupy the position.”Chen Yu replied.
"Oh, then I want to know if this is your personal idea or the idea of everyone in your company?”Li Weilan asked.
Chen Yu threw down the shovel and shouted from the high ground.
"Everyone, stop."
Hearing Chen Yu's shout, all the soldiers stopped and waited for him to speak.
"Brothers, Captain Li Weilan asked me what to do if the position can't be held.”
"I told her that as long as there was one person in the entire company, the position could not fall into the hands of the Japanese.”
"She asked me if it was just me or the whole company.”
"Now, you will tell Captain Li Weilan the answer.”
Chen Yu glanced at the soldiers in the company.
"The people are here!"
"The people are here!"
……
Below, the entire company of soldiers couldn't help but shout.
Li Weilan and Wu Sen were both surprised and curious.
"Everyone, continue working."
Chen Yu picked up the shovel again and ignored the two of them.
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