Bright Sword: I am an undercover agent in the puppet army

Chapter 37: With no hope of victory, Qian Bojun's faith wavers and he goes against his ancestors' decision
Cangyun Town.

358 regiment headquarters.

Fang Ligong said anxiously: "Commander, now, more than half of our troops have been killed or wounded, and the outer defense line has been completely destroyed. If the Japanese army breaks through this last line of defense, they will be able to march straight into Cangyun Town!
Reinforcements, we may not be able to wait for reinforcements."

Chu Yunfei remained calm and composed: "Brother Ligong, it will be dark soon. The Japanese army is not good at fighting at night. That will be our chance to counterattack. Even without reinforcements, we can still break through calmly."

Fang Ligong's face was as gloomy as water.

The Japanese army was not good at night combat, simply because the air force could not take off and fight at night, and the effectiveness of artillery would be greatly reduced, so the devils seldom launched attacks at night; it did not mean that the combat effectiveness of the devils' soldiers would decrease at night.

In fact, most of the Japanese veterans would undergo long periods of night training, which means that even at night, the quality of the Japanese soldiers was still far superior to that of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

Of course, the narrowing of the equipment gap will indeed make up for the combat effectiveness between the enemy and us.

Therefore, our troops, especially the Eighth Route Army, generally chose to attack the Japanese army at night.

"Boom!"

"Boom, boom, boom!——"

Suddenly, there were bursts of violent explosions outside the town again, followed by intensive gunfire.

Then, a captain ran in from outside and saluted Chu Yunfei and reported: "Commander, Commander, the Japanese have launched another attack."

"This offensive is unprecedentedly fierce, and all puppet troops are involved!"

Fang Ligong: "Commander, it seems that the Japanese don't want to drag it out until night, and plan to end the battle before it gets completely dark!"

Chu Yunfei: "Doesn't this just show that the Japanese are getting desperate and are going all out? As long as we can withstand this wave of attacks from the Japanese, we can at least buy ourselves one night.

One night is enough for us to do a lot of things.”

After a pause, Chu Yunfei said with a sharp look, "Pass on my order, all battalions must advance forward, and no one is allowed to take a single step back!
Artillery Battalion, fire at full power and use up all the shells. After the battle, I will personally ask Commander Yan for credit for everyone and replenish the troops and ammunition!"

"Yes!"

……

"Boom!"

"Boom, boom, boom!——"

“Thump, thump, thump, thump, thump!”

“Pah, pah, pah, pah!——”

On the battlefield, both sides fought hard, and the entire Cangyun Town was filled with the sounds of gunfire and explosions.

The offensives of the Japanese and puppet troops came one after another, each wave more fierce than the last, even though the soldiers of the 358th Regiment were fearless and brave.

However, as the machine gun fire points continued to be hit by the Japanese mortars and grenade launchers with precision, their firepower was sharply reduced and casualties increased.

The situation became increasingly unfavorable.

The heart of the first battalion commander Qian Bojun began to change. Repeated defeats made him realize how powerful the Japanese invaders were and how they were almost invincible, which made him despair.

If the Japanese invaders had not focused their attack on the south, but instead concentrated all their efforts on dealing with the Second War Zone, their Second War Zone would have been defeated just like the Third War Zone on the Battle of Shanghai and the Fifth War Zone on the Battle of Xuzhou, and would have completely lost all their defense zones.

Qian Bojun's faith gradually wavered. It was as if there was a demon in his heart, constantly urging him to make a decision that went against his ancestors...

The officers and soldiers of the 358th Regiment fell one after another, the defense line was gradually penetrated, full of loopholes, and the firepower was sharply reduced. It was no longer possible to effectively suppress the attacks of the Japanese and puppet troops.

On the other hand, the Japanese and puppet troops became more and more courageous as the battle went on, and even those puppet troops who were afraid of death in the past were no exception.

Again, these fence-sitters may not be very good at fighting, but their ability to adapt to changing circumstances is better than the other, so they will naturally not miss this opportunity to perform meritorious service.

The Japanese attacked the position.

Kasahara Koizumi put down the telescope in his hand, and a cruel smile appeared on his lips: "Yoshi! This battle is almost over!"

"Hi Yi!"

The Chief of Staff Nojiri Jiro beside him bowed his head and said, "The Chinese Shanxi-Suiyuan Army has no way to retreat. Even if they retreat to Cangyun Town, it will be useless. As long as the Imperial Army advances one more step and attacks their position, then, it will be their death!"

As soon as the old Japanese finished speaking, bursts of fierce gunfire suddenly came from behind, followed by heart-wrenching shouts of killing.

"What?" Kasahara Koizumi looked back quickly and saw that the guard troops at the rear were suddenly attacked by an unknown army.

Nojiri Jiro, who was standing beside him, said with an unpleasant expression, "The Eighth Route Army, it's the Chinese Eighth Route Army! The rear guard force left behind by the Imperial Army has limited manpower, only one squadron, less than 200 people, and they are scattered everywhere. Without concentration, I'm afraid they can't withstand the attack of the Eighth Route Army."

"Captain, we have to quickly allocate troops to stop them!"

"Order, the 358st Infantry Battalion and the Yangquan Security Regiment, return to defend immediately, relying on the defensive positions left by the th Regiment of the Chinese Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, to stop the damn Chinese Eighth Route Army!

The rest of the troops, speed up the pace of the attack, and strive to completely tear through the 358th Regiment's defenses in the shortest possible time, rush to their positions, and destroy them! "

Kasahara Koizumi gave the order calmly without much expression on his face.

Because he did not take the Eighth Route Army seriously. In his opinion, the Eighth Route Army was simply vulnerable. The reason why he had never been able to destroy it was that the enemy was too slippery. They would hide in the mountains at any time and never fought head-on with their Japanese locust army.

Now they have the defensive positions left by the 358th Regiment to use, and it is completely easy to stop them.

"Hi Yi!"

Jiro Nojiri bowed his head heavily, then turned and left to personally convey the order.

……

"Comrades, charge and kill!"

Relying on their absolute advantage in manpower, the soldiers of the Independent Regiment and the New 1st Regiment charged forward and attacked fiercely, opening fire at full power.

The dense rain of bullets either hit the Japanese defensive bunkers, splashing dust all over the sky, or whizzed past the heads of the Japanese guard troops.

Although the Japanese garrison troops on the position tried their best to resist, the gap in troop strength was too great, and they soon lost the ability to fight back due to heavy casualties.

They could only retreat into their shelters, waiting for the Eighth Route Army to rush up and engage in hand-to-hand combat with them.

The soldiers of the Independent Regiment and the New 1st Regiment were not afraid of fighting the Japs with bayonets. Under the cover of rain of bullets, they accelerated forward.

Just as they were about to charge into the Japanese position, at the critical moment, Japanese reinforcements arrived in time and a hail of bullets came. More than a dozen soldiers from the Independent Regiment and the New 1st Regiment fell in an instant, and the offensive collapsed.

This is how the battlefield is, it changes rapidly.

The purpose of the Japanese reinforcements was to buy time for the front-line troops to destroy the 358th Regiment. Therefore, after stabilizing their position, the Japanese did not take advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack, but quickly relied on the existing fortifications, deployed troops, and launched a defense.

Li Yunlong licked his chapped lips and said, "It's a good opportunity for these devils to come. It's a good opportunity for us to test the actual combat power of our Flying Thunder Cannon.

Otherwise, it would be a waste to open fire on just a few devils."

"Artillery Company, build the artillery positions immediately and bomb him!"

"Yes!"

Artillery company commander Li Sanpao responded and quickly directed his soldiers to find a suitable location to build a position.

……

The Japanese attacked the position.

Seeing that the Eighth Route Army had not organized a new round of attack after its attack was defeated, Kasahara Koizumi could not help but smile mockingly: "These damn Eighth Route Army troops are still as vulnerable as ever!
Once we annihilate the 358th Regiment in Cangyun Town, you will die!"

Kasahara Koizumi withdrew his gaze, turned around, and looked towards the direction of Cangyun Town again.

At this moment, earth-shattering explosions suddenly sounded from behind. Even though they were nearly two kilometers away, they still made his ears buzz, as if countless flies were lingering around his ears, fluttering around them for a long time and not dissipating...

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