Chapter 18 Reinforcements
Liu Zhengfeng grabbed Wu Erdan's telescope and put it on his eyes. He saw a team stopped at the mouth of the valley behind him, ready to fight. Several soldiers were moving quickly towards him, probably for reconnaissance.
These people were dressed the same as himself, and their leader was none other than Guo Wanlin, the commander of his ragtag division.
Liu Zhengfeng said happily, "Yes, the division commander. Erdan, you should go down now and report the situation here to him. We and the regiment will attack from both sides and we will definitely be able to wipe out this group of Japanese devils."
"Okay."
Wu Erdan ran down the mountain quickly and met the soldiers who came to scout at the foot of the mountain.
The scouts named Wu Erdan suddenly jumped out, were immediately surprised, and raised their hands up.
The squad leader in the lead shouted, "Stop, who is it?"
Wu Erdan was startled when he saw the black muzzles of guns in front of him, and he shouted quickly: "Don't shoot, they are our own people."
The squad leader saw that Wu Erdan's clothes were indeed those of his own people, but he was carrying a Type 38 rifle, so he immediately became alert.
"Which part are you from?"
Wu Erdan quickly replied: "I am from the Third Company of the Second Battalion of the First Regiment. My name is Wu Erdan. I have urgent military information to report to the division commander."
The leading squad leader breathed a sigh of relief. Since Wu Erdan knew the enemy situation well, he could save himself a lot of effort. He immediately led him back to the division commander Guo Wanlin and explained the situation to him.
"oh?"
Guo Wanlin frowned and looked at Wu Erdan: "Are you from the first regiment? Tell me quickly, how is your captain Ling?"
Wu Erdan stammered, "Reporting to the division commander, I... I don't know the situation of Captain Ling."
The people around suddenly burst into an uproar.
Guo Wanlin's face darkened: "Aren't you a member of the first regiment? How come you don't know the situation of Captain Ling?"
Wu Erdan's face flushed, and he said hesitantly, "I'm not with Captain Ling, so I don't know their situation."
Guo Wanlin's face was gloomy: "Then what do you want to report to me?"
When Wu Erdan saw that his commander looked unhappy, he became so nervous that cold sweat broke out.
"Brother Liu asked me to report to the division commander that our regiment is fighting the Japanese devils. Our regiment is on the mountain peak, and the Japanese devils are in the valley. Brother Liu said that if we attack from both sides, we will definitely be able to destroy the enemy."
A staff officer nearby shouted, "You just need to report the enemy situation. It is not your turn to comment on how to make decisions."
Wu Erdan was so frightened that he shrank his neck and dared not say anything.
Guo Wanlin waved his hand at the staff officer and asked Wu Erdan, "How many Japanese troops are there?"
Wu Erdan said: "There are probably more than 500 people."
The staff officer was startled and said, "Commander, we just retreated from the front line. The brothers are exhausted and have little ammunition. I think it is better for us to avoid them."
The commander of the Second Regiment, Feng Hui, said, "Staff Officer Jin is right, Commander. You see, our Second Regiment is down to only 800 men now, and the Third Regiment is in a similar situation. If we fight this battle again, we... our division will be finished."
The head of the Third Regiment, Fu Bo, echoed, "Commander, our Second and Third Regiments together have less than 2,000 people. If all the troops are wiped out, what will you do?"
Guo Wanlin glanced at them and said, "What about that group? What should we do with them? Are we just going to watch them being wiped out by the Japanese?"
It was difficult to respond to this sentence. Feng Hui and Fu Bo lowered their heads and remained silent.
Wu Erdan was shocked when he heard this. There were 2,000 people here, but they didn't dare to fight against more than 500 Japanese soldiers. Thinking about how he and Liu Zhengfeng had just fought, this...
Thinking about it carefully, I didn't dare to do this in the first place. I was just infected by Liu Zhengfeng.
Seeing that no one answered, Guo Wanlin began to think about it.
I was ordered to guard Feiying Ridge, Yingchou Gorge, and Liu'e Mountain, but I didn't expect to lose them one after another in the past two days, and the gates were wide open. If Li Pinxian, commander-in-chief of the right wing corps, holds me accountable, I'm afraid I'll be in big trouble.
Even if Li Pinxian wanted to let him go, Bai Chongxi of the Fifth War Zone had extremely strict military orders, and he would not have a good ending in the end. It would be better for him to give it a try here and wipe out this group of more than 500 Japanese troops. No one would dare to gossip about him in the future.
This is his only way out, Guo Wanlin secretly made up his mind.
Thinking of this, Guo Wanlin patted Wu Erdan on the shoulder and asked, "Who is the Brother Liu you just mentioned? Where is he now?"
Wu Erdan was flattered and said, "Brother Liu is a comrade in my squad. He is fighting the Japanese devils on the top of the mountain ahead."
"oh?"
Guo Wanlin immediately became interested: "How dare he fight the Japanese devils alone? What's his name?"
Wu Erdan straightened his chest, feeling a little proud. "His name is Liu Zhengfeng, and he is a new soldier who has been in the army for less than half a year. He is very good at fighting the Japanese. He kills one enemy with one shot, and never misses."
Staff Officer Jin looked at the setting sun in the sky and sneered, "Go ahead and blow it. You've already blown the sun down."
Everyone burst into laughter when they heard this.
Wu Erdan's face flushed red. "I'm not bragging. I saw it with my own eyes. He killed at least eighty Japanese soldiers in the past two days."
Everyone laughed even harder because they knew from their own experience how difficult it was to kill a Japanese soldier.
There was only one person who didn't laugh, and that was Guo Wanlin.
He patted Wu Erdan on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Can you take me to meet this Liu Zhengfeng?"
Wu Erdan nodded and pointed to the mountain ahead : "He is on the top of the mountain ahead."
Staff Officer Jin asked anxiously, "Master, you didn't really believe his lies, did you?"
Guo Wanlin looked serious and said coldly, "Let's not talk about how many Japanese soldiers Liu Zhengfeng killed. Just because he dared to fight against the Japanese soldiers, I respect him as a man. Look at you, there are almost 2,000 people, but you still have to hide far away. Do you have any shame?"
After being scolded by Guo Wanlin, everyone was so frightened that they dared not even breathe.
Guo Wanlin said sternly: "Everyone listen to my orders, rush over to surround this group of Japanese devils and eat them. If anyone tries to be sneaky, don't blame me for being rude. Action!"
"yes."
Seeing that Guo Wanlin was really angry, the commander of the Second Regiment Feng Hui and the commander of the Third Regiment Fu Bo did not dare to delay and immediately ordered their subordinates to run forward.
Guo Wanlin watched the troops deploy their attack formation and outflanking the front. His expression gradually eased and he said to Wu Erdan, "Let's go and see your Brother Liu. I want to see if he is as amazing as you say."
"yes."
Wu Erdan led the way in front, guiding Guo Wanlin to the top of the mountain.
At this time, the commander of the Second Regiment, Feng Hui, also led his troops to the top of the mountain, while the Third Regiment bypassed the mountain pass and ambushed at the entrance of the valley.
“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh…”
They were greeted by a dense rain of bullets.
It turned out that Liu Zhengfeng had named and killed many Japanese machine gunners and grenade launcher operators one by one. The Japanese commander Yamamoto Naoki was furious and ordered the machine gunners to retaliate against Liu Zhengfeng.
