Songhu: Never Give Up

Chapter 316: Heavy Damage to the Main Force of the 106th Division
"Bakayaloo! What kind of work is this?"

Colonel Tanaka, the commander of the 113th Regiment, escaped the disaster because he was commanding from the front, but now he would rather be the one to be killed in the explosion.
The ups and downs of life were too exciting, and his old heart couldn't take it. It would be better for him to be killed in a bomb like Major General Shandi.

"General, it's bad. The guerrilla column launched a counterattack. The detachment headquarters was bombarded. General, you are in great danger—"

Colonel Tanaka raised his arm and slapped the senior staff officer twice. If you dare to curse the general, it would be strange if he doesn't slap you in the face!
"Boom boom boom boom..."

"Boom boom boom..."

Rows of shells flew into the group of Japanese soldiers, knocking them down in large numbers, and those who were not knocked down fled in all directions;

Faced with such a bloody tragedy, Colonel Tanaka finally accepted the reality. The guerrilla column stopped at Zhaozhuang. He probably, possibly, had fallen into Yue Qianli's trap again.

He drew out his command knife in anger and shouted at the sky:
"Bagayalu, Yue Qianli is so cunning, I swear I won't be a human being if I don't kill you!"

"Boom boom boom!"

Several shells fell from the sky and exploded next to Colonel Tanaka, satisfying his vow not to be a human being. So he decided to just be a lonely ghost in a foreign country.

Before the artillery fire was over, loud military bugle calls rang out, mixed with shouts of killing that resounded through the sky. The sounds reached the ears of the Japanese, and the surviving Japanese were frightened out of their wits.
Even though they usually don't take other people's lives seriously, they still cherish their own lives.

After all, they are all reservists, and they have been discharged for some time. Many of them have married and had children, and have long been accustomed to a dull life;

Once people have concerns, they will fear death and their fighting spirit will plummet. It can be said that they are more suitable for fighting an advantageous battle.

When faced with a headwind like this, they might collapse in an instant, like when the charge horn sounds all around...

Led by the passionate charge, nearly 2 soldiers from the three detachments of the guerrilla column rushed out from multiple directions with overwhelming momentum and murderous intent, scaring the Japanese into fleeing for their lives.

"Bakayaro, you are a bunch of cowards! You have brought shame to the Kumamoto Division!"

"He's dead! Kill a chicken for me..."

Facing the overwhelming fleeing soldiers, Colonel Harada, in a furious state, immediately ordered the supervisory team to open fire. They mercilessly fired at the fleeing soldiers, instantly leaving corpses all over the ground, but still could not stop the hundreds of fleeing soldiers;
The fleeing soldiers are as fierce as tigers, and whoever stands in their way will die. Before the Japs lose their minds, the killing by the supervisory team may scare them away.

It's not possible now. They have to escape. The supervision team has guns, and they also have guns. In the face of survival, all the devils are equal...

"Bagayalu, fight them!"

Sergeant Jincheng Shunsuke raised his machine gun and fired a volley of bullets at the supervision team, killing two of them instantly. When the other Japanese soldiers saw this, they followed suit. We all have the same life, why should we let you kill us?

The Japanese soldiers who were driven into a corner by the supervision team opened fire on them. Due to the huge difference in numbers between the two sides, the supervision team was quickly overwhelmed by the fleeing soldiers.
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Colonel Harada took the initiative to join the fleeing soldiers and broke out to the northeast like a group of wildebeests.

It leads to Xuzhou and is the only possible way to save one's life.

The Japanese wanted to break through, but the soldiers of the guerrilla column would naturally not let them go easily. They intercepted and killed them along the way and did not block them by force.

Experienced soldiers knew that it was too risky to forcefully block thousands of fleeing soldiers, and the most effective way was to peel off the skin layer by layer on both wings;

Then they chased after them, which not only killed the enemy efficiently, but also minimized their own casualties. The remaining Japanese soldiers finally broke through from the northeast corner, but were chased by the Chinese again. More and more Japanese soldiers who could not run were caught up and finally turned into shit-yellow corpses.

At the same time, the 2nd Battalion of the Supplementary Detachment on the main peak of Zhaojialing also launched a fierce counterattack against the remaining Japanese troops.

Rows of artillery shells fell into the Japanese army from the main peak, blowing them to pieces and causing heavy casualties.

At this time, the Japanese main force also rushed over, and the remaining Japanese Harada Regiment 3rd Battalion lost its fighting spirit and was defeated along with the main force;
Deng Zhuxiu immediately ordered the charge, and the 2nd Battalion also joined the rabbit-chasing ranks, sweeping away the frustration of being suppressed by the ghost defense.

The fleeing Japanese soldiers were chased and killed for several kilometers, with corpses stretching for nearly ten miles, and guns and ammunition were thrown everywhere, until the defenders could no longer chase them;
Practice has once again proved that those who escape will always run faster than those chasing them, and they would rather run to death than be killed.

Although the guerrilla column chased the Japanese desperately, one or two thousand of them still managed to escape.

It was a pity that we were not able to completely wipe out these devils, but this method of surrounding three sides and leaving one side open resulted in the least casualties;

There is really no hope for the Japanese to survive. If the guerrilla column wants to forcibly annihilate the three regiments of the Japanese, it will have to pay the price of at least two to three thousand people. After all, a trapped beast will still fight.

This way of fighting is much better now. Although we failed to completely wipe out the Japanese, the casualties of the three detachments were very small. Basically, we chased the Japanese and slaughtered them, which was very stress-relieving.

When the battle ended, many people couldn't believe it was true. Victory came too easily. These were three regiments of Japanese devils!
"Victory!"

"We are victorious!"

"We have wiped out the devils..."

The soldiers who had just experienced a fantastic battle cheered heartily. This was their victory and no one could deprive them of the right to celebrate their victory!

At the guerrilla column headquarters, the joy of the soldiers also infected them. Chief of Staff Chen's telegram pushed the atmosphere to a climax. In the end, everyone focused their attention on Yue Qianli. How could such a grand event be without the speech of the "Wolf King".

Yue Qianli waved his hand out of habit. No one knew who he learned this from, but he looked very domineering.
"Brothers, victory belongs to every member of the guerrilla column!"

The applause was like thunder. After victory after victory, Yue Qianli had become their undisputed "Wolf King", and the team's cohesion was unprecedentedly high;

In the guerrilla army, Yue Qianli can have the final say, and even Lin E thinks so.

She was originally going to be transferred back to Yanzhou, but the organization changed its mind and hoped that she would continue to work in the guerrilla column.

The longer she stayed in the guerrilla column, the more she felt a sense of belonging. She always had a hunch that Yue Qianli might be the same kind of person as her, because they were so similar, and only a true organizer could tell the difference.

"Brothers, the battle of Zhaozhuang has completely hurt the 106th Division and severely damaged its vitality. As long as Zhaojialing and Zhaozhuang are still in our hands, the Japanese will not dare to advance westward..."

After Yue Qianli gave a long impromptu speech, he gave the other staff members leave, leaving only a few core members;
As usual, it was time to get down to business, and everyone became more excited and looked at him expectantly.

Yue Qianli didn't waste any time and went straight to the point:
"Brothers, the battle in Zhaozhuang has come to an end, and the direction of Xuzhou has temporarily stabilized. I have decided to leave an independent detachment to defend Zhaojialing and Zhaozhuang, and the main force will move westward along the Longhai Line to get closer to the first detachment..."

(End of this chapter)