Bright Sword: From Border Region Manufacturing to Major National Heavy Industry

Chapter 135 There are too many lice but it doesn’t itch
Japanese Military Police in Heyuan

"Captain, the situation is bad."

A trusted aide approached Fujita Ichiji and reported gravely, "The Third Regiment just sent a message requesting reinforcements, saying that the 358th Regiment of the Jin-Sui Army suddenly launched an attack and brazenly entered their territory. Their defenses have been quickly breached, and the situation is extremely urgent!"

"Damn it, that damned Chu Yunfei is nothing but a defeated opponent of the Third Regiment. Now that the Third Regiment is on the decline, he's acting like an old lady eating persimmons, shameless!" Fujita Ichiji immediately cursed.

"Captain, should we send a message to the troops transferred from the Third Regiment and tell them to go back..." the confidant asked.

"Baka! We absolutely can't let them go back! Our railways and military trains are the most important!" Fujita Ichiji shook his head and interrupted.

Remembering something, Fujita Ichiji said, "The Kuroshima Regiment Commander's group is going to reinforce Zhangjia Village, and it seems they'll be passing through the Third Regiment's territory, right?"

“Yes.” The confidant nodded and said, “Judging from the time, Commander Kuroshima should have arrived in the Third Regiment’s territory by now…”

Before the confidant could finish speaking, someone came to report: "Captain, news has just come that the commander of the Black Island Regiment is fighting with the 358th Regiment of the Jin-Sui Army in the territory of the Third Regiment."

"Baka! How did Kuroshima Morita end up fighting with Chu Yunfei?" Fujita Ichiji asked solemnly. "How could Captain Kuroshima not understand the gravity of the situation?"

Even if you, Kuroshima Morita, were to arrive in the Third Regiment's territory, look where Chu Yunfei is.

You cannot cross over from the Third Regiment's territory, nor should you fight with Chu Yunfei.

You should take a detour to reinforce Zhangjia Village; you can't waste time here with Chu Yunfei.

"It seems that Chu Yunfei took the initiative to attack after seeing the Black Island Regiment Commander show up. The Black Island Regiment Commander had already suffered two losses at Chu Yunfei's hands, and after being attacked by Chu Yunfei, the Black Island Regiment Commander probably lost control of himself," the person explained.

"Baka!" Fujita Ichiji slammed his fist on the table and roared, "Send a telegram to the Black Island Regiment Commander immediately, reminding him that under no circumstances should Chu Yunfei waste time, and that he should be made to disengage from the battle as soon as possible. We can't contact Zhangjia Village now, we can't afford to delay any longer."

The strongholds near Zhangjia Village have all gone to reinforce the area.

However, so far, there has been no news of any reinforcements for these strongholds.

Even the two armored trains that were sent to provide reinforcements have disappeared without a trace.

Although large numbers of troops are on their way from other places, many will not arrive until dawn due to the long journey.

What's most hateful is...

Some reinforcements that could arrive before dawn were tied down by the rest of the Chinese forces.

There were troops from the Jin-Sui Army, troops from their own lines, and of course, the Eighth Route Army.

This time, the Chinese troops suddenly became more united than ever before, which was truly unexpected.

These Chinese troops appeared to form a united front, but when the fighting broke out, the elite troops would kill the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army would kill the Eighth Route Army, and the Eighth Route Army would retreat into the mountains.

This time, they actually twisted into one rope, which is really not a good omen.

"Hai!" The person who came quickly went to generate electricity.

"Damn it, those damned Eighth Route Army soldiers!" Fujita Ichiji slammed his fist on the table, his anger mixed with a sense of helplessness.

Kuroshima Morita and Chu Yunfei got into a fight, and Chu Yunfei made the first move, which means...

Even if Kuroshima Morita regains his senses and becomes rational, it probably won't be so easy for him to escape the battle and find a way out.

Not only Kuroshima Morita, but all the reinforcements have been tied down, so it seems that Zhangjia Village is beyond saving.

Now, we need to be mentally prepared for the worst.

Hopefully, the Eighth Route Army will show some mercy and not destroy too much of the railway, and the same goes for the armored trains. Hopefully, there is still hope that they can be repaired.

As for the grain that was stolen by the Eighth Route Army, there's definitely no hope for that.

One very last point!
The ashes of these fallen soldiers are certainly useless to the Eighth Route Army; hopefully, they can still show some respect for the dead.

Otherwise, this matter would definitely have caused a huge uproar.

……

Ding Wei followed Li Yunlong halfway, and they were already out of the 129th Division's jurisdiction, which was now the 120th Division's jurisdiction.

The two divisions' jurisdictions are adjacent to each other, not far apart.

Ding Wei couldn't help but ask suspiciously, "Old Li, you didn't lead us the wrong way, did you? That's the 120th Division's jurisdiction over there."

Faced with Ding Wei's questioning, Li Yunlong said in a serious tone: "That's right, we are going to the 120th Division's jurisdiction. The Japanese have a Yuehua Station on the Zhengtai Railway. The station warehouse there is our target."

Upon hearing this, Ding Wei was stunned: "Old Li, if you do this, the 120th Division might say we've overstepped their bounds, right?"

"Old Ding, you're wrong about that!" Li Yunlong corrected him righteously. "Are these Japanese devils here his 120th Division's pets? Can't I fight them? Besides, didn't Gao Liujin from his 120th Division also cross over to our side before? What, if Gao Liujin can cross over, why can't I?"

Li Yunlong would get angry and annoyed whenever this was mentioned.

Even without Gao Liujin's involvement, the ironworks in the Third Regiment's jurisdiction would have been theirs sooner or later.

Damn it, that bastard Gao Liujin got involved and took away thirty cannonballs from the Hell Cannon. It really makes me angry!

correct!

This kid still owes me two cannonballs from the Hellfire Cannon. If I ever see him, I'll definitely get those two cannonballs back!

“Yes, yes.” Ding Wei nodded in agreement.

Why should others be able to benefit from our side, but we can't benefit from the other side?

"Haha." Seeing Ding Wei's attitude, Li Yunlong laughed and said, "The brigade commander sent you out to work with me, you really suit my taste. No matter what, you, Old Ding, are always on my side."

"Old Li, there's still a problem," Ding Wei said.

"what is the problem?"

"If we take Yuehua Station, we'll draw the Japanese reinforcements to the 120th Division, which will increase the pressure on the 120th Division, won't it?"

“Old Ding, if the Japanese reinforcements really come this way, then Old Zhang and the others will be even safer. Isn’t that what we want?” Li Yunlong said earnestly. “As for the Japanese coming this way, do you think the 120th Division isn’t prepared?”

We're going to attack the Zhengtai Railway and seize Japanese military trains. Not only will our division headquarters cooperate, but the neighboring 120th and 115th Divisions will also be notified, and everyone will make the necessary preparations.

"I'm just worried that if things happen here..." Ding Wei didn't finish his sentence.

Li Yunlong interrupted, "If I'm not mistaken, that bastard Gao Liujin might take the opportunity to cause trouble. He might even bring the Japanese over on his own. We don't need to worry."

"That's true."

If you have too many lice, you won’t be itchy. If you have too many debts, you won’t have to worry.

If Gao Liujin causes trouble and attracts a lot of Japanese reinforcements to this area, we won't be any different from the ones we attract.

……

Li Yunlong's prediction was correct. At this time, Gao Liujin of the 120th Division had led his troops to attack another section of the Zhengtai Railway.

Although Gao Liujin did not have accurate information about the military train, he did not know exactly when the train would pass by.

But this is not a problem for Gao Liujin.

He sent people to observe from a high vantage point beforehand.

Seeing that the Japanese military train was coming, Gao Liujin received the signal and estimated the time.

Then they decisively began shelling.

boom!
boom!
boom!
……

The hell cannon roared, easily destroying the bunkers and pillboxes along the line.

The approaching military train was also forced to stop by a shell fired by Gao Liujin that damaged the railway.

Seeing the military train come to a stop, Gao Liujin laughed loudly: "Hahaha, did you all see that? This is nothing special, trying to seize a Japanese military train. Charge forward quickly, take out the escort soldiers first, and then see what God has given us!"

As long as we eat this rice well, we'll surpass Li Yunlong.

The group, weighing six pounds, quickly surged from the roadside onto the railway.

But the nightmare suddenly descended at that moment!
Gao Liujin never expected that God would not only fail to reward him with food, but also bury a huge pit for him!
The carriage door of the military train was opened, revealing the dark muzzles of Japanese guns.

Light machine guns, heavy machine guns, and Type 38 rifles—all these light and heavy firepower immediately rained down on Gao Liujin's troops.

They immediately wiped out a large number of the troops who weighed six pounds, and the remaining soldiers could only scramble and crawl to hide in the ditch.

Many people are cursing:
"Damn it, how come this military train is full of Japanese soldiers armed to the teeth?"

"We've kicked a hornet's nest on our first attempt to seize a military train."

"Damn it, we're so unlucky."

……

"Commander, we're incredibly unlucky. These look like Japanese troop carriers." The deputy commander, seeing the heavy casualties among his troops, cursed God to the eighteenth generation in his heart.

The fact that they're grabbing the Japanese troop transport vehicle means it must be Japanese reinforcements coming to reinforce the railway near Zhangjia Village of the 129th Division.

Judging by that firepower, it's at least a battalion.

"Damn it, even if it's a Japanese troop transport vehicle, I'll take it!"

Gao Liujin, in a fit of rage, immediately controlled the Hell Cannon and aimed it at one of the carriages.

boom!
The Hell Cannon has fired.

The shell hit its mark perfectly, striking the middle of one of the train carriages.

The Japanese soldiers were packed tightly together in the carriage. One shot killed half of them instantly, and the rest screamed and scrambled to escape the carriage.

But the railway was unprotected, and when these Japanese soldiers jumped off the train, they were immediately like lice on a bald man's head, being attacked by the Eighth Route Army soldiers who rolled into the ditch, resulting in rapid attrition.

"See that? This little devil is a living coffin on the train. Once he gets off, he's a target. Let's take him down!" Gao Liujin roared, immediately aiming at the next carriage.

"Commander, when we came out, the brigade commander only gave us ten shells," the deputy commander reminded him. "We used seven shells to attack the bunkers and pillboxes, one to stop the Japanese military train, and you used one to bombard the carriages. We only have one shell left."

If there are still enough shells, Gao Liujin's tactics will be no problem at all.

If the Japanese devils don't leave the train carriages, then blow them up and trap them inside to death.

If those Japanese soldiers try to leave the train car, the soldiers will kill them on the spot.

Once we use up our last shell, and the Japanese realize we're out of ammunition, they'll wait in the train carriages, using the steel plates as cover. Our locally manufactured bullets simply can't penetrate them, so they won't be able to cause us any trouble.

Of course, the steel plates of the carriage can still be penetrated by a heavy machine gun.

Heavy machine gun bullets have strong penetrating power and high kinetic energy.

A quick sweep across the carriage reveals the Japanese soldiers inside to be nothing more than fish on a chopping board; a single sweep will uncover a whole host of them.

But our heavy machine guns are out of ammunition; we used them all up last time we fought the Third Regiment.

The arsenal couldn't produce heavy machine gun bullets either, so all they could do was sigh.

As for our Czech-made light machine gun, its penetration power against steel plates was limited, and it was no match for the steel plates of the Japanese carriages.

"Damn it!" Gao Liujin was so angry that he had no choice but to temporarily abandon the last shell.

In the current situation, firing this last shell would be of little significance.

Keep it for when it really matters.

Damn it, we've run out of ammunition for our infantry guns too.

Sigh, we don't have enough shells. This battle is really frustrating.

I've got enough shells; I'm going to take out all these Japanese soldiers in this truck!
(End of this chapter)