Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

The moment the tank was blown up, Harahira Koizumi's heart was shattered into pieces.

This was something that had never happened since the war began. Planes, tanks, and artillery took turns to fight, but they were unable to do anything to a small independent battalion.

Harahira Koizumi is an out-and-out war criminal who participated in many decisive battles and also wielded the butcher knife.

In terms of combat, whether facing the Central Army, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, or the Eighth Route Army, they had never been so powerless.

The position was clearly right in front of us, but no matter how hard we tried, we couldn't achieve our goal.

"Bagaya Road!"

Harahira Koizumi roared in unwillingness, a roar that seemed to pierce the sky, but in fact it was not as loud as Garland's gunshot.

The news of the defeat was finally passed back to the Taiyuan headquarters. Yoshio Shinozuka, holding the telegram in his hand, stood there motionless as if someone had pressed acupoints on him.

After a long while, he finally uttered a few words: "Tell Commander Okamura Ningji to request a transfer."

"Hi Yi!"

The reply came much faster than expected. The signalman entered the office and read, "Order the Taiyuan Commander to fully reinforce the 4th Brigade and mobilize all troops in northwest Shanxi. We must capture Xiaowangzhuang and open a breakthrough before the operation begins!"

the other side.

Harahira Koizumi, who retreated to a safe place after sacrificing some of his Japanese soldiers, also received a telegram from Okamura Ningji. The content was very brief, with only a few numbers.

"Yoshi!"

"Commander Okamura Neiji, mobilize all your forces to reinforce us. Lin Qiang, your death is imminent!"

But when Harahira Koizumi saw the next sentence, he could no longer laugh.

"If this battle fails, Yuanping Jun, I will personally give you a knife. You can commit seppuku and apologize to Tian Huang and the dead devils!"

This sentence is the original words of Ningji Okamura, which is why the signalman did not dare to read it.

Upon hearing these words, Harahira Koizumi's face turned extremely ugly, just like when he had bitten into an apple and found half a worm on it after swallowing it.

In order to save his life, Harahira Koizumi immediately ordered the troops to retreat to Hulukou, out of the range of the independent battalion's howitzers.

The team's casualties are not heavy at the moment, and once reinforcements arrive, Harahira Koizumi believes he still has a chance to turn the tables.

He believed that as long as he performed well in the battle, Commander Okamura Ningji would spare his life because of their friendship and previous contributions.

As for the devils of the 4th Brigade, Harahira Koizumi was slightly stunned, but between his own survival or everyone else's survival, he chose himself.

This means that after the battle begins, all the Japanese soldiers in the 4th Brigade will become cannon fodder in this battle, and only one in ten will survive.

……

With the retreat of Harahira Koizumi, the battlefield became quiet again.

The logistics troops began to deliver ammunition and other supplies to the positions. Many experienced soldiers would take out the steamed buns left over from the morning to satisfy their hunger at this time.

Some soldiers who have been in the army for a short time do not have this experience and can only hope that Squad Leader Zhao of the kitchen squad will show up soon.

Of course, there are also people with big appetites. If they are really hungry, the old soldiers will share half with them.

Lin Qiang was also chewing on the steamed buns that had gone cold long ago. These were left over from yesterday, because he knew clearly that it would take Zhao Dezhu a long time to cook for a team of tens of thousands of people, even with the help of the people in the base.

The soldiers on the front line dared not sleep too deeply at night, but the kitchen team did not get any rest at all and all turned into ruthless cooking machines.

Even so, I don’t know how long it will take to prepare this meal.

Lin Qiang wanted to send people to help many times, but was rejected by Zhao Dezhu every time. The reason was very simple: too many people would cause trouble.

It’s not that the soldiers are useless, but Zhao Dezhu is used to using this group of people under his command. If there are too many people, he can’t handle them all.

The order was given personally by Battalion Commander Lin Qiang. When it came to the kitchen squad, squad leader Zhao Dezhu was too busy to take care of it and put the soldiers aside. Should they help or just stand there and watch?

In short, no matter what he did, it was wrong. In order to avoid such a situation, Zhao Dezhu simply refused.

While both the enemy and us were resting, a strange phenomenon occurred in northwestern Shanxi.

To be precise, this strange phenomenon occurred in Laiyuan County, Ping'an County and Anhua County.

There was peace on the battlefield, not a single gunshot was heard, but large and small battles broke out around the counties.

The militia, local forces and the county brigade were blocking the troops sent by the Japanese. The Japanese heading in the safe direction were stopped in the Dagushan area by the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

Even the Central Army, which had remained silent all this time, joined the battle this time, and a large-scale battle broke out with the Japanese troops within the Xiangyang County.

As soon as Chu Yunfei's team took action, they actually liberated the New 1st Regiment and the Independent Regiment, so that Li Yunlong and Ding Wei did not have to worry about the safety of the defense zone for the time being.

For a time, the entire northwest Shanxi seemed to be engaged in a war.

Eighth Route Army Headquarters.

The boss hung up the phone and immediately answered another call. The content of the report was basically the same. The team arrived at the designated location and was on standby.

Most of the 129th Division's troops were involved in the battle, except for the New 1st Regiment, Independent Regiment, and New 2nd Regiment of the 386th Brigade, which were the three units that directly resisted the Japanese.

The boss's task to Li Yunlong and his men was to defend the defense zone to the death and not allow the Japanese to open a breakthrough.

As soon as I put down the phone, another one rang.

The boss frowned slightly at this time, because all the troops had arrived at the designated location. The arrival of this call made the boss subconsciously think that something must have happened.

"Hello ?"

The voice of the commander of the 386th Brigade came from the phone: "Boss, I have something to report to you."

According to the brigade commander, the Japanese soldiers in the area around Ping'an County were like crazy, moving towards the independent battalion. Now even the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and the Central Army were fighting with the Japanese soldiers.

After listening, the boss remained silent for a long time, and the brigade commander did not continue speaking either. He knew that the boss was thinking, so he just waited quietly.

After a long while, the boss uttered two words softly: "No matter what."

After receiving the accurate order, the brigade commander responded and hung up the phone.

Headquarters of the 386th Brigade.

The chief of staff looked at the brigade commander, whose face was not looking good, and asked, "Did the boss say anything?"

"The boss said, no matter what."

"in spite of?"

The chief of staff's heart trembled. "What is the boss thinking? Not counting the Japanese troops in Ping'an and Xiangyang counties, the Japanese troops in Anhua and Laiyuan counties combined exceed two brigades. With over ten thousand troops fully committed to the battle, even if they were just piles of corpses, they would be piled up right up to the Independent Battalion's position!"

"Li Yunlong and his team haven't engaged the Japanese yet. I wonder if we can mobilize them to provide reinforcements?"

The brigade commander stared at the staff officer in silence for a long time.

"Old buddy, I know you like this guy Lin Qiang and you're worried that something might happen to him."

The brigade commander said, "I feel the same way. Li Yunlong, Ding Wei, Kong Jie, and Lin Qiang are all top military leaders of our 386th Brigade. If anything happens to any of them, it will be a huge blow to me."

"But we can't let our emotions get the better of us!"

"Why haven't Li Yunlong and his men engaged the Japanese yet? That's because the Japanese in the Ping'an area have been stopped by the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. You and I both know the nature of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. Who knows? Maybe Yan Laoxi will issue an order, ordering Chu Yunfei not to stop blocking the Japanese."

"Li Yunlong and his men went to reinforce Lin Qiang, leaving the defense zone empty and giving the Japanese an opportunity to sneak in. The commander's orders were to absolutely not allow any breakthroughs."

"Old man, you don't need to check yourself. People are emotional. Sometimes they lose their ability to think because of excessive worry. I am the same."