Chapter 92 Rescue Friendly Forces
Sakata Brigade Headquarters.
Ichiro Akutagawa was the captain of the 1st Infantry Battalion of the Sakata Regiment. The regiment commander and deputy regiment commander were either captured or killed in the battle of Cangyun Ridge, and the new regiment commander had not yet arrived to take up his post.
Therefore, it was a good opportunity for Ichiro Akutagawa to act as the regiment commander and exercise all the powers of the regiment commander before the new regiment commander took office.
As several machine gun towers were blown up one after another, the old devil suddenly became impatient and roared angrily in the headquarters: "Baga!"
"Bagayaloo!"
"Can anyone tell me what is going on and where did these damn Chinese soldiers come from?"
Seeing that everyone kept their heads down and remained silent, Ichiro Akutagawa turned his head and fixed his gaze on the face of his confidant, Captain Ikeda Tsukasa.
Ikeda Tsukasa understood what was in Akutagawa Ichiro's eyes . He thought for a moment and said, "Sir, look at the clothes these Chinese soldiers are wearing. They seem to be the Eighth Route Army!"
Ichiro Akutagawa asked again: "Can the Chinese Eighth Route Army have such weapons and equipment?"
"This is indeed a bit strange, but now is not the time to think about it." After a pause, Ikeda Tsukasa continued, "Looking at the weapons and equipment of these Chinese, they are obviously well prepared.
In order to be on the safe side, I suggest that you immediately request tactical guidance from the brigade commander!
At the same time, order the artillery squadron to launch an artillery attack on the Chinese!"
At the end, Ikeda Tsukasa's eyes couldn't help but reveal a hint of ruthlessness.
"It seems that we can only ask the brigade commander for tactical guidance!" After a pause, Ichiro Akutagawa hesitated and said, "However, the enemy and us are mixed together now. If we launch an artillery attack, I am afraid that it will cause accidental injuries."
Ikeda Tsukasa said: "Sir, at this point, we can no longer care about so many things. If we don't launch an artillery attack, it will be difficult for the Imperial Army to resist the Chinese attack with its current strength.
As long as we hold out until the reinforcements arrive and annihilate all the attacking Chinese troops, it will be worth it even if we accidentally injure some Imperial Army soldiers!"
"Um!"
Ichiro Akutagawa pondered for a moment, and finally nodded and agreed to Ikeda Tsukasa's proposal.
…
The independent battalion attacked the position.
Yang Lin was standing on a mound observing the battle. He saw a burst of artillery fire suddenly covering the battlefield. His face darkened and he cursed, "Damn it! These little devils are so inhumane that they even blew up their own people!"
After a pause, Yang Lin shouted to the messenger beside him: "Messenger, order the second and third companies to immediately launch a feint attack from the flank to cover the retreat of the first company!"
"yes!"
The two messengers responded loudly, then jumped on their horses and galloped towards the locations of the second and third companies respectively.
A few minutes later, the second and third companies received the order and launched attacks simultaneously from the west and south of the village respectively.
The Japanese army was attacked from both sides and was forced to divide its forces to meet the attack.
The pressure on the first company and reconnaissance company, which were in a stalemate on the east side of the village, was suddenly greatly reduced. After a hard battle, they successfully withdrew from the village.
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Sakata Brigade Headquarters.
An observer rushed in from outside, bowed sharply to Akutagawa Ichiro, and reported: "Report to the commander of the regiment, the Chinese have withdrawn!"
"Yoshi!"
Akutagawa Ichiro nodded in satisfaction, then turned to look at Ikeda Tsukasa standing beside him and said, "Ikeda-kun, your plan worked!"
"It seems that these Chinese soldiers are undoubtedly the Communist Party's Eighth Route Army!"
"Although I don't know where they got those heavy firepower weapons from, it still can't change the fact that they are vulnerable!"
Ikeda Tsukasa reminded: "Your Excellency, the commander, although these Chinese soldiers have temporarily retreated, I suspect that they will definitely come back again.
So, we must not take it lightly! "
"Um!"
Akutagawa Ichiro nodded in agreement: "Ikeda-kun, your analysis makes sense!"
"However, your worries are unnecessary."
"Because the reinforcements sent by the brigade commander are on the way, we only need to hold on for another two hours, and then, these Chinese will be dead!"
Ikeda Tsukasa said nothing more because he thought the same as Akutagawa Ichiro.
They might not be able to take the initiative to annihilate the invading Chinese troops, but they would have no problem holding their positions for two hours.
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"battalion commander!"
"Mission accomplished successfully!"
In front of Yang Lin, Ma Gan stood straight, with a murderous look on his face that had not yet dissipated.
"Um!"
Yang Lin nodded, then fixed his gaze on the young man covered in blood behind Ma Gan.
"What's your name? Which unit are you from? Why did you raid the Sakata Regiment?"
After staring for a while, Yang Lin asked several questions in a row.
The young man could tell that the people in front of him were friends rather than enemies, otherwise he would not have taken such a huge risk to rescue them.
So he said frankly: "Sir, my name is Luo Jun, and I don't belong to any unit.
I am the leader of the Long Spear Society of Heyuan County . The reason why I attacked the Japanese at night is..."
At this point, Luo Jun's bloodstained face suddenly twisted, and he gritted his teeth and said angrily: "After these little devils occupied our Luo Village, they brutally massacred everyone in the village, even the hungry babies!"
"And the people in this village are all my people."
"At that time, my parents, my wife and children were still in the village!"
"This hatred is irreconcilable. Of course I, Luo Jun, will seek revenge on the Japanese devils!"
Yang Lin suddenly realized that it was no wonder these people would fight to the death with the Sakata Corps.
At the same time, he also knew about the Long Spear Society, which was actually a folk gang, somewhat similar to the Ganzi Gang in the Dog-beating Stick Gang.
As for the weapons and equipment in their hands, this is very simple. In this chaotic era, as long as you have money, you can get them.
For example, many defeated Kuomintang soldiers would resell their guns and then report the losses to their superiors.
It's almost an open secret.
In fact, they had no choice, because after being defeated, it would be difficult for them to obtain food and salary supplies in a short period of time; if they did not resell guns at this time, they would starve to death.
Some evil-hearted officers would even allow their soldiers to rob civilians.
However, Yang Lin did not expect that a small spear club could have so many members and obtain so many weapons.
Obviously, the young man in front of him was not simple.
Immediately, Yang Lin planned to win him over.
He said, "I will avenge you. After the battle, how about joining my independent battalion?"
"Independence Camp?"
Luo Jun felt that the name sounded familiar, and he quickly reacted, widening his eyes and asked, "Are you Commander Yang Lin?"
"Yes, it is me!"
Yang Lin was a little surprised. He didn't expect that he was so famous.
Luo Jun said with joy: "Captain Yang, I can join the independent battalion now and fight the Japanese with you!"
"very good!"
Yang Lin patted Luo Jun's shoulder with satisfaction and said, "Leave the rest of the battle to me. Go take care of your wound first!"
"yes!"
Luo Jun straightened his body, raised his hand and saluted Yang Lin in a formal manner.
Although he was not wearing a military uniform, he exuded a military temperament from the inside out.
Then, Luo Jun seemed to have thought of something, and asked with some doubt: "Battalion Commander, this group of devils is very strong, but I don't know how you are going to eliminate them?
Should we resort to violent attack? If we do so, I am afraid many of our brothers will be sacrificed."
"You'll find out in a moment."
Yang Lin raised the corner of his mouth slightly, deliberately keeping the secret.
