Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

The Japanese attacked Dagu Town, and Lin Qiang could not provide any help in this matter. The Japanese in Anhua County and Laiyuan County were eyeing him covetously. Lin Qiang was even certain that as long as the independent battalion left Xiaowangzhuang, it would be surrounded by the Japanese and would never be allowed to return to the Xiaowangzhuang position.

Once the Japanese troops arrived at Dagu Town, the battalion led by Zhang Dabiao would have no choice but to retreat.

It is impossible for Chu Yunfei to let Li Yunlong's troops stay in Dagu Town. He will definitely let the Japanese invaders come in. By then, it will be the first battalion that will be attacked from both sides.

The facts were similar to what Lin Qiang had thought. Li Yunlong issued the order to retreat. Although Zhang Dabiao was unwilling, he did not dare to take the risk and had to lead his troops out of Dagu Town.

However, the first battalion did not return to the regimental headquarters, but instead camped in a ravine.

After the first battalion retreated, Chu Yunfei also received the news at this time. He was very decisive and ordered the troops to return to defend quickly.

The 4th Brigade came up empty-handed, and Harahira Koizumi's face looked very ugly.

Since there is no fighting in Dagu Town and reinforcements can arrive smoothly, the next step is to launch a general attack on the independent battalion, and the 4th Brigade will most likely be the vanguard.

Commonly known as the Suicide Squad.

Ishiyama Heiji's expression was even more serious. He looked coldly at the commander of the 4th Brigade, Haradaira Koizumi. If it weren't for the other party, perhaps he would have won the battle by now.

When both of them were worried about not having a battle to fight, reinforcements from Ping'an came in full force.

The team successfully reunited, and the team of nearly 30,000 people twisted like an earthworm, moving towards Laiyuan County.

Too many things happened that day. The only thing worth noting was that the Japanese deployed more than 130 troops between Anhua County and Laiyuan County. Various large-caliber artillery were unveiled, and there were even cannons with a caliber of up to mm.

The number of tanks and armored vehicles far exceeded that of the independent battalion. The team of tens of thousands of people almost occupied the only plain area between the two county towns.

The Japanese army revealed all its cards, as if declaring war on Lin Qiang and the independent battalion.

Lin Qiang stood on a high slope outside Laiyuan County, looking at the huge formation of the Japanese through a telescope with a frown on his face.

"Battalion Commander, the Japs are trying to torture us to death."

The monk held the assault rifle tightly in his hand, his eyes so determined that as long as Lin Qiang gave the order, the monk would dare to fire a burst of bullets even if facing tens of thousands of Japanese devils.

Lin Qiang put down the binoculars, a cold smile curled up at the corner of his mouth: "Even if they want to torture us to death, they will see if they have the ability to do so."

He turned to look at the monk and said, "Inform the brothers to prepare for battle. Since our firepower has been exposed, we should not hide it. Pass on my order and move all the trump cards I prepared to the position. Order the artillery to bombard the enemy artillery positions as soon as they are found!"

"Yes!"

The two returned to the Xiaowangzhuang position together, and the task of monitoring the Japanese was given to several soldiers.

After returning to the command post, Lin Qiang knew that he had become the Japanese's primary target and was likely to disrupt the plans of both sides.

But things have come to this point, there is no room for recovery. Since it cannot be recovered, let's just go for it.

Lin Qiang dialed the number: "Connect to the brigade headquarters."

"I'm Lin Qiang. Is the brigade commander here?"

After a while, the brigade commander's voice came from the phone: "Hello, Lin Qiang, calling, are you asking for reinforcements?"

"That's not necessary."

Lin Qiang spoke in a relaxed tone, without a trace of urgency: "Commander, I called to ask you, if I let go, will it affect the boss's plan?"

This answer surprised the brigade commander. Faced with such a situation, Lin Qiang did not ask for help, but asked if he could just go ahead and do it.

"Don't worry about this. The boss's main target is the Jinzhong area. Originally, Northwest Shanxi was also included, but you snatched it away."

"Go ahead and do it. As long as you don't break the sky, I'll make it up to you if anything happens!"

The independent battalion has been established for so long and has been able to come up with some new things time and time again. The brigade commander also wants to take this opportunity to see how many precious things are in Lin Qiang's small treasury.

After receiving the brigade commander's assurance, Lin Qiang felt more at ease: "With your words, I'm not afraid of anything!"

The brigade commander said seriously, "But I have to tell you this beforehand. If you don't fight well in this battle, I will make trouble for you!"

"Brigade Commander, don't worry. As long as I, Lin Qiang, am alive, the Japanese will never be able to get through the independent battalion base."

Lin Qiang has absolute confidence in this.

Up to now, there has been no change within the base area, and the people have not moved. They are all helping the kitchen team cook.

Like Lin Qiang, the people have full confidence in this battle.

After hanging up the phone, Lin Qiang seemed like a different person, looking outside the house with a cold gaze.

At this moment, the clear sky was gradually changing, and dark clouds were slowly approaching the distant horizon.

The dark clouds pressing down on the city, threatening to destroy it, took concrete form at this moment.

At this moment, a voice came from the intercom on his chest: "Report to the battalion commander, the devils have begun to move!"

"How many people did the devils send out this time?"

"Report to the battalion commander, there are a lot of people, all over the mountains and plains. The Japanese troops are spread out like a big net."

Hearing this, Lin Qiang had a picture in his mind: "I just know, no need to continue monitoring, quickly withdraw!"

"Yes!"

Lin Qiang put on his hat and military coat and left the command post. He pressed the intercom and said, "Pass on my order. The entire battalion is ready for battle!"

As soon as an order was issued, the originally relaxed and comfortable Xiaowangzhuang position suddenly became solemn. In less than five minutes, all the soldiers in the battalion returned to their respective combat positions.

Artillery, tank crews, anti-aircraft teams, machine gun platoons, all combat teams are ready for battle.

At this time, some soldiers were still very optimistic because they didn't know what kind of battle they would face next.

The logistics troops are on standby at all times and will immediately fill any gaps in the positions.

As time passed, dark clouds in the sky continued to gather, and the Japanese troops were like a moving black spot, advancing little by little.

The soldiers discovered the Japanese army, which was as dark and overwhelming as the dark clouds above their heads.

The soldiers are all warriors who have been baptized by war. Even when facing tens of thousands of Japanese devils, they can remain calm and stand still like a mountain.

No one was afraid, and no one retreated.

Lin Qiang stood in front of the formation and raised his telescope to check the enemy's movements again.

Seeing that the Japanese vanguard had entered the range, he put down the telescope and shouted into the walkie-talkie: "Fire!"

Suddenly, artillery fire roared, and shells whizzed towards the enemy group, exploding into flames and smoke.

The Japanese were slightly thrown into disarray by this blow, but they quickly reorganized their formation and rushed forward.

The shells fell one after another, greatly hindering the Japanese charge, but the Japanese relied on their numerical advantage and still rushed forward desperately.

Seeing this, Lin Qiang ordered, "Machine gun platoon, fire hard!"

For a moment, the sound of machine guns rang out, and bullets from light and heavy machine guns rained down on the Japanese. The Japanese fell down in groups, but the ones behind them still rushed forward madly.

At this time, the Japanese large-caliber artillery began to counterattack. Fortunately, the first round was just a test firing by the Japanese and did not cause any casualties to the soldiers on the ground.

The Japanese artillery was very professional. They loaded the guns very quickly and adjusted the accuracy quickly to prepare for the second shot.

However, artillerymen trained through the manuals given by the system are more professional, coupled with their understanding of the terrain and the wide-range lethality of the 150mm howitzer.

The artillery did not conduct a test firing, and Lin Qiang did not need to give any orders. As soon as the Japanese opened fire, the 150mm howitzer flew towards the Japanese artillery position.