novelaction Chapter 408 1 Large Stack of Commendations
Chapter 408 1 Large Stack of Commendations
In the distance, the Japanese brigade commander Yamazaki Shota received the news and roared in anger with gritted teeth.
"Why haven't the reinforcements arrived yet?"
"Report, I just received news that the road was bombed. The reinforcements can only advance on foot now. It is estimated that it will take another four hours for them to arrive!"
"Bagayalu, inform Murakami that he must hold on for another four hours. He must hold on for another four hours!"
When Murakami Tono received the news, he gritted his teeth and cursed angrily.
"Nani, we have to hold on for another 4 hours!"
"Bagayalu, Bagayalu!"
"Hold on, hold on!"
Murakami Tono knew that he might not be able to hold on for even an hour or two.
It was simply impossible for him to hold out for four hours, but he had no other choice but to let the team continue to withstand the attack.
Unfortunately, Yuan Shuai’s artillery shells were bombarding crazily without any consideration for saving shells.
Anyway, these shells were snatched from the Japanese.
After the fight, grab it.
The sound of gunfire was deafening and could be heard far away.
The brigade commander of the National Army in the distant county town heard the sound and immediately shouted loudly to his men around him.
"Damn, who is fighting over there? It's so noisy!"
"Report, all our troops are in the county town. There are no troops of ours over there. They might be guerrillas!"
"Guerrillas?! Damn it, they are doomed. Outside is the Yamazaki Brigade, which is well-equipped with weapons and equipment, including many Maxim heavy machine guns and Czech machine guns, and even many mortars. It looks like these guerrillas are going to be wiped out!"
The brigade commander was well aware that the Yamazaki Brigade was an independent brigade from the Kwantung Army.
Because the Yamazaki Brigade was previously active in the Tohoku area.
Moreover, the arsenals in Northeast China produced a lot of weapons and equipment.
Therefore, the Yamazaki Brigade was equipped with many weapons from the Northeast Arsenal.
Among them were many Maxim heavy machine guns, Czech machine guns, and flower machine guns.
The brigade also has a cavalry regiment, a field artillery battalion, and a tank squadron.
There is also a puppet army mortar battalion under its command.
Therefore, the combat effectiveness of the Yamazaki Brigade is quite strong.
The brigade commander and the officers shook their heads and sighed.
"Commander, the guerrillas are also an anti-Japanese force after all. We can't let the devils be wiped out. Should we go out and help them?"
At this time, the chief of staff gritted his teeth and made a suggestion.
He knew very well that the National Army and the guerrillas had had conflicts before, but now was a period of joint resistance against Japan.
Having one more troop to kill the devils is certainly a good thing.
The brigade commander gritted his teeth and shook his head helplessly.
"The Japanese have surrounded us on three sides, except for this direction! Our mission is to defend the county. If we rush out, once the other three directions launch a fierce attack on the county, we will not have enough troops!"
"Stop, the fighting is over!"
Suddenly, the sounds of fighting in the distance stopped.
Everyone stood on the city wall, looking towards the distance.
The brigade commander took the lead in taking off his military cap.
All other officers took off their military caps and bowed in the direction.
"Brothers of the guerrillas, you are all great!"
"Report, Commander, good news, good news, great news!"
At this time, a signalman ran over quickly with a telegram in his hand.
"Commander, I just received a plaintext message. The Xiangbei guerrillas wiped out an entire regiment of the Japanese and killed the regiment commander, Murakami Tono!"
After saying that, the signalman excitedly handed the telegram to the brigade commander.
Perhaps he was too excited, his hands were shaking and tears were coming out.
"What? The guerrillas wiped out the Murakami regiment!?"
"This is impossible. Absolutely not. The Murakami Corps has more than 3,000 people! They are well-equipped. Not to mention the guerrillas, even our entire regiment is no match for them!"
"With our current weapons and equipment, even two regiments may not be able to win if they fight face to face, let alone one regiment!"
"And as far as I know, the Xiangbei guerrillas only have more than 200 people, while the Murakami League has more than 3,000 people. Their number is more than ten times that of the guerrillas!"
All the officers didn't believe it at all.
Even the brigade commander didn't believe it.
But after reading the telegram, the brigade commander looked at his chief of staff in astonishment.
The chief of staff was also shocked.
However, he thought quickly.
"Commander, a few days ago, the Xiangbei guerrillas fought with the Japanese and killed many of them. According to the news from the Eighth Route Army, they once wiped out a battalion of Japanese! It was also a unit under Murakami's command!"
"Did they hide their forces?! Even if they did, they can't be so powerful! A reorganized infantry regiment has more than 3,000 soldiers! Even if it's my entire brigade... cough cough!"
The brigade commander coughed several times in embarrassment.
One of his brigades consisted of more than 8,000 men.
Although Murakami's regiment had only more than 3,000 people, if they fought a head-on positional battle, his brigade would not have much chance of winning.
But the guerrillas actually wiped out the entire group.
And only a dozen guerrillas were injured.
This is simply impossible!
"Brigade Commander, why don't we confirm the news with the Eighth Route Army? If it's true, it will greatly boost the morale of our entire county!"
"Report, the Eighth Route Army is calling!"
Another signalman ran over quickly.
The staff officer picked up the telegram and burst into laughter.
"Commander, it's true. It was really done by the Xiangbei guerrillas. They really wiped out the Murakami regiment! I never thought that their guerrillas were so good at fighting and wiped out the Murakami regiment!"
"That's amazing! That's really amazing!"
"Murakami Corps, more than 3,000 Japanese soldiers were wiped out by their guerrillas!"
"That's good. There are no more devils in this direction!"
Many officers were very excited.
The brigade commander's excited face was mixed with a hint of embarrassment.
The Murakami Regiment, which they did not even dare to say was a sure win, was actually wiped out by the guerrillas.
Could it be that these devils are so weak? !
The Black Wolf Army and guerrillas on Yuan Shuai's side cheered excitedly.
Even they themselves did not expect that they could wipe out an entire regiment of the Japanese devils.
Even though it took many intermittent battles to wipe them out, it was still an entire regiment that was wiped out.
After the excitement, the team began to quickly clean up the battlefield.
The signalmen were extremely busy.
Many Eighth Route Army officers sent congratulatory messages.
Even the national army sent congratulatory messages.
Xiao Liangcai happily ran to Yuan Shuai with these telegrams.
"Brother Yuan Shuai, take a look. These are all congratulatory messages and commendations from various parties! ..."
"Look how happy you are. You are so happy just because of a few commendations. Can extra rewards be eaten as food? Can they be used as bullets? Can they be used as artillery shells? If we really want to commend you, we should do something practical. Wouldn't it be nice to send you a few trucks of bullets and artillery shells?"
Yuan Shuai's words froze the smile on Xiao Liangcai's face.
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and clean up the battlefield. The Japanese reinforcements may arrive soon. I have arranged for scouts to go out and there should be news soon!"