Songhu: Never Give Up

Liao Tao's team was rushing to Majialing in a hurry. The Japanese soldiers of Fushan's men's squadron were also busy. They were worried that the people of Majia Village had fled.

They had come up empty-handed in Liuzhuang before, and the regiment commander was still waiting for them. If they missed the task, they would be scolded. So Captain Fukuyama also urged them:
"Hurry up, we'll be at Majialing soon. We can't let the Chinese get away. There are so many beautiful girls in Majia Village!"

As soon as they heard about the beautiful girl, the Japanese immediately became excited. The Kumamoto Division had the blood of wild beasts in their bones, and they had a natural preference for burning, killing and looting, especially for beautiful girls;

Captain Fukuyama obviously knew what the soldiers were thinking. Using the beautiful girl to stimulate them was very effective. Each of them was like a chicken with its blood pumped up, fearing that they would be disappointed if they went too late.

When the Japanese appeared at Majialing, Liao Tao's battalion also arrived from the flank, and the two sides met on a narrow road;
Liao Tao's troops were mentally prepared for this, so when the Japanese appeared, their first reaction was to shoot at them, and they knocked down more than a dozen of them in an instant.

The Japanese also reacted at this time. Instead of being scared, they screamed and rushed towards Liao Tao's troops.
When two brave men meet in a narrow road, the brave one wins. Anyone who is timid at this time will be chased and beaten by the opponent. He can only face the opponent head-on and try his best to kill him.

The vanguards of both sides soon collided with each other, followed by the follow-up troops;
The strength of Liao Tao's troops was three times that of the Japanese. When the two sides collided, Liao Tao immediately commanded the other two companies to encircle the Japanese from both wings.

After the two sides had been fighting head-on for more than ten minutes, two companies of Liao Tao's troops came from the flank and wedge themselves into the Japs' waist like two pliers, completely killing them.

The Japanese soldiers in Fushan's squadron were surrounded on three sides, with more than half of them killed or wounded. They could no longer hold out and began to collapse.
Liao Tao's troops pursued the enemy in victory, killing the Japanese and forcing them to flee in a panic, leaving behind countless corpses. The battle evolved from an encounter into a one-sided massacre.

The Japanese soldiers of Fushan Squadron were killed by Liao Tao's troops, who were several times larger than them, and fled in all directions, running all over Majialing, only regretting that their legs were too short;
The battle between the two sides completely entered garbage time. Most of the Japanese in Fukuyama's squadron were wiped out, and only a few escaped.

"Captain, we killed 157 Japanese soldiers, seized 7 Type 8 light machine guns, 112 grenade launchers, long and short guns, and a number of grenades, bullets, and supplies. Here is a detailed list."

After the first company commander Yue Wanli finished speaking, he handed Liao Tao a handwritten list, which listed the spoils in great detail and clarity;
As expected, he is an officer who joined the army as a college student. He is very professional in making reports, which looks pleasing to the eye. Liao Tao nodded with satisfaction and said:
"Bury the bodies of the fallen brothers properly and covertly, so that the devils won't find them and disturb the peace of the brothers.

All the wounded should be properly taken care of, and the Japanese bodies should be buried properly. The weather is getting hotter and hotter, so we should prevent the spread of infectious diseases."

At the 113th Regiment, the remnants of Fukuyama's squadron returned one after another. The commander of the regiment, Tanaka Seimichi, looked very unhappy. Major Ozawa spoke again:
"Sir, it is certain that there are quite a few Nationalist troops left in Xuzhou. They are familiar with the terrain and have buried a large number of mines along the railway in order to force the Imperial Army to leave the railway line and then defeat them one by one."

Tanaka Seidō agrees:
“Ozawa-kun, the minefield must be cleared, otherwise the main force of the division cannot pass through. We can take a detour so that the baggage and heavy firepower of the division cannot pass through;
The Chinese want to use mines to delay the imperial army, but I don’t want to do as they say. The warriors of the empire have nothing to fear!
Since we can't capture ordinary Chinese people, we'll use mule and horse carts to clear the mines. If that's not enough, we'll send out the suicide squad.

Quickly! "

Tanaka Seimichi finally got ruthless, and Major Ozawa couldn't stop him, otherwise he would be slapped in the face. Anyway, it wasn't him who was going to die, so there was no need to offend the captain of the regiment.

The 113th Regiment had a limited number of mule and horse carts, and some had to be left behind to carry four 4mm howitzers and the corresponding shells.
All those who could squeeze out were squeezed out, and then they drove the mules and horses to pull the carts to step over the mines. The mine-clearing effect was indeed good, but it was a waste of mules and horses. These things were also very valuable in the Japanese army, and Colonel Tanaka was so painful that he throbbed.

The Japanese cleared the mines one by one in a simple and crude way, but Tanaka suffered the same pain as Uncle Benshan, that is, the mines were not cleared and the mule and horse carts were gone!
"Bakayalu, it's used up so quickly?"

Colonel Tanaka asked a nonsense question in anger, and Major Ozawa also replied with nonsense:
"Are they really gone? Do we need to send in the suicide squad?" "Bakayalu, do you even need to ask that? The Chinese mines are all imported and very valuable. How many can they have?"

Colonel Tanaka was a little annoyed, and Major Ozawa thought it made sense and agreed:

"What the commander said is absolutely right. The beggar-like Northwest Army can't even provide one rifle per person. The number of mines won't be too many. A few dozen warriors should be enough."

"Yoshi, Ozawa-kun, go and form a death squad;
Tell the warriors that His Majesty needs them, and the empire's great cause needs them, please!"

After Colonel Tanaka finished speaking, he bowed to Major Ozawa, which frightened him. In the Japanese army, bowing meant to trick someone;
He bowed back quickly, and finally they were even. No one should cheat anyone else, and if they were to cheat, they should cheat those brave warriors who stepped on the mines.

After Major Ozawa left, he started to trick people. He recruited more than 100 death squad members from the three battalions, then bowed deeply to them and said with great emotion:
“Warriors, please!

His Majesty will remember your loyalty and bravery, and the Empire will be proud of you. Everything is for His Majesty, and everything is for the holy war!"

After Major Ozawa finished speaking, he was so moved that he cried. These were definitely crocodile tears, as precious as crocodile skin.

Captain Kitada Qiaolong was also moved. It turned out that stepping on a mine had such a great significance, so he shouted excitedly:
"God bless the Emperor, go bless the holy war!"

The other devils followed suit, shouting "Itaya", and the atmosphere soon became lively, with some even leading the singing of "Kimi ga Yo";
Then, without waiting for Major Ozawa's order, they rushed out first, followed by groups of people charging forward, using the standard attack formation, but in a more scattered manner.

"Boom boom boom..."

The Japanese kept stepping on landmines, being blown to pieces with blood and flesh flying everywhere, and the minefield was disappearing visibly to the naked eye.

"Yoshi, these are the real Kumamoto warriors, no one can stop them!"

Colonel Tanaka was also moved, and there should be poetry and applause here.

"What a bunch of beasts! What are you all standing there for? Retreat to the next line of defense."

Seeing that there was nothing interesting to watch, the captain of the 2nd Battalion, Yu Youqing, had to order a retreat. There were still several lines of defense behind him, so he had to slowly play with the Japanese.

(End of this chapter)