Bright Sword: From Northwest Shanxi to Shangganling

Chapter 15 Who gave you the courage?
When the Japanese vanguard infantry heard the gunshots, they immediately turned around and started running towards the baggage train.

At the same time, the rear guard infantry also began to move forward quickly to support the baggage train.

But how could the well-prepared Second and Third Battalions allow them to provide support successfully?

"Hit me!"

The second and third battalions also began to shoot at the Japanese continuously, and when they got close they would use grenades to attack them.

"Baka! Baka!" The Japanese vanguard squadron leader jumped up and down and cursed angrily.

"Light machine gun fire cover! Squadron 1 will attack immediately!"

"Kill the chicken!" The Japanese squadron leader drew out his command knife and ordered the machine gun to fire.

Although the Japanese vanguard troops had more light machine guns than the Second Battalion, the firepower density of the light machine guns was not enough to achieve absolute suppression when facing the positions built in advance.

Especially the Type 99 light machine guns used by the Japanese, which had a shocking failure rate and an extremely slow reloading speed.

Moreover, the distance between the two sides is not far now. Taking advantage of the height, the soldiers of the New Second Regiment can easily throw grenades at the heads of the Japanese.

The dense grenades that fell down were like small mortars, which made the Japanese soldiers miserable.

The Japanese baggage train in the middle realized that something was wrong when they saw that the vanguard and rearguard infantry were late.

"Seize advantageous terrain! Use the horses and carts as cover, counterattack and wait for reinforcements!"

"Hayaku! Hayaku!" The head of the baggage team, Yukiro Ogawa, kept shouting loudly.

"Mr. Nitta, take a small team to seize the northwest high ground immediately!" Yukiro Ogawa keenly discovered a point suitable for counterattack, and immediately issued an order to attack.

"Hai!"

The captain of the first squad of the supply squadron, Shoji Nitta, immediately called on his troops to launch an assault.

If they can occupy the high ground, they can use the terrain to gain a certain initiative.

However, as soon as the Japanese moved, Chen Chengxing discovered them.

"The Japs are so arrogant that they dare to launch a risky attack with only less than 40 people!" Chen Chengxing said disdainfully as he looked at the Japs in action.

"Order the 11th Company to attack immediately, occupy the high ground before the Japanese, and kill them for me!" Chen Chengxing ordered.

"Yes!"

The operations staff officer turned around and walked out of the regiment headquarters, and immediately ordered the flag bearer to convey the order to the 11th Company.

At the same time, the first battalion responsible for the main attack also discovered the movements of the Japanese.

"Battalion Commander! The Japanese seem to be trying to seize the high ground behind us!"

Because the Japanese baggage train was marching in three parts, the three battalions of the New Second Regiment were also divided into three parts. There were hundreds of meters of firepower blank areas between the battalions. If the Japanese assault was successful, this 40-man team would pose a considerable threat to the two battalions on both sides.

"Let the third platoon be responsible for flank cover. As long as the Japanese don't rush into the first battalion's position, there's no need to worry about it." Xu Wu said without turning his head.

The regiment headquarters is right behind me. If I can detect the movements of the Japanese, the regiment headquarters will definitely be able to detect it as well.

The reserve team can send out a company at will to defeat the Japanese. The mission of the first battalion is to attack the Japanese on the road.

"Yes!"

The Nitta squad, which was responsible for seizing the high ground, had just advanced to the bottom of the high ground, but before they could rush up, a row of dense bullets fired at them from above.

"what!"

"what!"

More than a dozen unsuspecting Japanese soldiers were knocked down immediately.

"Baka!" Shoji Nitta's face turned pale.

With just one wave of firepower, one-third of his team fell. It would not be easy for the remaining 1 people to successfully capture the high ground.

However, as a soldier of the Japanese empire, he could not retreat, and Nitta Shoji decided to gamble everything.

"Light machine guns provide cover fire immediately and infantry charge!" shouted Shoji Nitta.

The Japanese supply team only had two light machine guns, and the rest were equipped with rifles or pistols. In order to ensure that they could successfully occupy the high ground, Yukio Ogawa directly transferred a light machine gun to Shoji Nitta.

This light machine gun is Shoji Nitta's only hope.

"Thump, thump, thump." "Thump, thump, thump."
"Toji, come on!" The moment the light machine gun opened fire, Shoji Nitta raised his pistol and shouted as he began to lead the charge.

However, when he was halfway through the charge, there were only about ten soldiers left around him.

"Warriors of the Empire! For honor! Taoci, give it!"

"It's dark and the card is on board!"

"Careless, this empire is on board!"

The remaining ten or so Japanese soldiers rushed towards the 10th Company shouting fanatically.

Chen Chengxing saw the Japs' movements clearly. Although he could not hear their voices due to the distance, he knew what they were shouting just by looking at their expressions.

In response, Chen Chengxing just curled his lips in disdain. Facing a company of more than a hundred people, you dared to charge with only twenty people. Are you really protected by the locusts? Who gave you the courage?
"Blow the charge! Launch a general attack!"

"The 7th Company is reinforcing the nd Battalion. The rest of the regiment is following me to reinforce the st Battalion!"

Seeing that the time was ripe, Chen Chengxing immediately issued the order for a general attack.

"Beep, beep, beep, beep"

"Kill!~"

“Kill!~”

The soldiers jumped up and rushed towards the Japs along the hillside.

Seeing the enemy start to charge, the Japanese soldiers who were squeezed on the road showed no fear at all, and rushed towards the New Second Regiment with bayonets in hand and shouting.

"Eight years!~"

"Yeah!~"

"what!"

Although the Japanese were brave, they could not even make a wave when facing the New Second Regiment which had absolute superiority.

The Japanese usually gathered in groups of three to five for bayonet fighting, and they would move forward and backward together around the flag bearer.

However, facing such a combination, Chen Chengxing had already made arrangements.

As long as the Japanese dared to gather together, the soldiers of the New Second Regiment would immediately offer them a grenade.

Faced with a grenade thrown at their crotch, it was impossible for the Japanese to remain absolutely calm and move with the flag bearer. In this situation, they would have to run for their lives.

As long as the Japs separate, the soldiers' chance will come.

Now it was the turn of the New Second Regiment to form a group to surround and beat up the Japanese.

Although there were not many bayonets on the rifles of the New Second Regiment, there were definitely enough broadswords and spears.

These two weapons are no worse than the Japanese bayonets in close combat.

The Japanese soldiers who were divided and surrounded did not resist for long. They were quickly wiped out under the grenade attack.

In the end, only thirty or forty of the Japanese rear guard infantry broke through and escaped back to Yanmen Pass. The rest of the vanguard infantry and baggage train were wiped out and were all killed by the New Second Regiment.

And as usual, he would finish them off one by one to ensure that they could be reunited in the underworld.

The battle lasted no more than half an hour, from the time the heavy machine gun fired the first shot to when all the Japanese were killed.

"Wow. We got it. We got it!" Luo Ping lifted the rainproof cloth on the carriage and smiled from ear to ear as he looked at the supplies inside.

This batch of supplies should be the autumn and winter supplies that the Japanese would distribute to the front-line troops. Luo Ping saw a lot of coats in it.

"Captain, we have won a great victory this time!" Luo Ping said excitedly.

He had already visited the three positions. In this battle, the New Second Regiment killed more than 40 Japanese soldiers at the cost of less than 300 casualties, and many of these 40 people were able to return to the front line to fight after recovering from their injuries.

Then they seized more than 100 mules and horses, more than carts, and countless supplies.

"The troops are already cleaning up the battlefield, let's withdraw quickly." Luo Ping said.

After hearing Luo Ping's words, Chen Chengxing put away the panel, looked up and said: "No, we will not retreat!"

(End of this chapter)