The War of Resistance: My Expedition, My Country

Tanaka waved his hand, and the remnants of the first and second squads, under the command of the sergeant, filed into the bushes. Two Japanese machine gunners, holding Type 99 light machine guns, madly fired at the bushes as they advanced.

"Swish, swish, swish—" the bullets passed coldly over the soldiers' heads. The soldiers responded calmly and composedly.

"Tututu", each group's submachine guns fired a series of bullets at the enemy; the riflemen calmly aimed at the enemy, "bang-bang-bang", killing the Japanese soldiers who dared to show their heads; the grenadiers threw a grenade from time to time, "boom-boom", the explosions rose and fell, the Japanese troops were blown into chaos, and for a while they were unable to organize an effective firepower response.

"Baga!" Tanaka yelled fiercely and immediately ordered the machine gun squad that had just crossed the river to set up a temporary position. Three heavy machine guns opened fire at the same time. "Da da da——" bullets flew like rain towards the guerrilla positions, suppressing the guerrillas' firepower.

Japanese soldiers at the front also began throwing grenades, and explosions echoed around them. The veteran Japanese soldiers were clearly no pushovers, especially those who had fought the guerrillas for a long time in China. They cleverly dodged the guerrillas' attacks while finding the right opportunity to fire, accurately killing and wounding the enemy.

Xiao Tiao fired a burst of bullets to repel several Japanese soldiers who were coming in a roundabout way. The grenade thrower Liao Xiaomao immediately pulled the fuse of a grenade and raised his hand to throw it.

Unexpectedly, an old Japanese soldier predicted his action and hit his arm with a "bang". The grenade slipped into the trench. The sniper Chen Jing was quick-eyed and quick-handed, and quickly picked up the grenade and threw it out.

"Boom——" Due to the time delay, the grenade exploded above the heads of the Japanese soldiers, and the shrapnel injured several crawling Japanese soldiers.

Another group encountered the same problem. The grenade thrower was hit in the arm and the grenade also fell into the trench. The team leader did not notice anything unusual and was still shooting at the Japanese army. Seeing that it was too late, the sniper Zhang Yihua suddenly rushed forward and decisively threw himself on the grenade.

With a dull explosion, Zhang Yihua, a 20-year-old overseas Chinese, died heroically to protect his comrades!

"Kill!" The angry comrade fired all the bullets in the Sten submachine gun in his hand like an enraged lion. The injured grenadier also endured the severe pain and threw another grenade with his left hand.

"Boom--" With a loud bang, a Japanese soldier was blown into the sky without being able to dodge, like a human-shaped firework presented to Zhang Yihua that bloomed and withered in an instant.

"Da da da——" Liu Xiao ordered the heavy machine guns of the 3rd Battalion to open fire. The heavy machine guns, which were in a commanding position with a wide field of view and a long range, formed a fire net and immediately swept down a large number of enemies. Then, two 2mm mortars also fired furiously, and the shells accurately hit the Japanese grenade launcher and machine gun positions. For a moment, the supporting firepower of the attacking Japanese army was greatly weakened, as if their throats were strangled.

Kyoumi Kiyosuke saw everything clearly from the other side and immediately ordered the battalion's infantry guns and 100mm mortars to adjust their parameters to suppress the guerrilla artillery and heavy machine guns...

The battle entered a brutal stalemate, a thrilling life-or-death struggle unfolding every second. Xiu Shui, having clearly grasped the strength and firepower of the opposing guerrilla forces, immediately ordered another squadron to swim across and join the battle. The battalion's heavy artillery opened fire, instantly threatening Luo Hui's squadron's positions. Several groups were overrun by the Japanese.

The soldiers stubbornly resisted the enemy. Some, knowing they could not evacuate, detonated explosives strapped to their bodies and bravely rushed towards the enemy! "Boom!" Amidst the violent explosions, the soldiers and the Japanese soldiers perished together.

Under the smoke of gunpowder, the flesh and blood of the warriors were infused into the iron will of the warriors, like an invisible wall, blocking the crazy attack of the Japanese army.

The Japanese army at this point was no longer as formidable as it had been in 37. Their fighting spirit had greatly weakened, and their soldiers' quality had seriously declined. Seeing the guerrillas' tactics, they were momentarily bewildered and hesitated to advance. Tanaka, the commander, was forced to halt the attack, and the Japanese troops retreated to the riverbank.

Lieutenant Takeo Nakamura, the commander of the Second Squadron, approached Captain Tanaka. Following Japanese military practice, Tanaka assumed command of Nakamura's squadron, becoming the supreme commander at the forefront of the Japanese offensive. He signaled Kimura to disperse the Second Squadron, and the two began to discuss how to deal with the enemy.

"Nakamura-kun, you lead part of the 2nd Squadron up the river and look for opportunities to make a detour on it! I will lead the 1st Squadron to continue to attack and attract the enemy! The private No. 1 Squadron is going to attack the enemy with force!" Tanaka quickly thought of a way and ordered Nakamura.

"Okay, Captain, I'll take the 2nd Squadron Headquarters and a squad over, and you'll be in charge of the rest. (はい、大尉尊下、私は第中團の團部と小團を連れて行って、残りは君に任せます。)" Nakamura readily agreed. With the captain on the other side, Nakamura was not worried that Tanaka would dare to use his two squads as suicide squads!

"Okay, Mr. Nakamura, be careful too. The enemy may have an ambush on the upper river. Don't be reluctant to fight. Just go straight in here. We will meet up at the enemy's main position! FU せがあるかもしれません. 爱戦しないで、ここにTUっ込んで、自たちは enemyのThe main position is merging.)" Tanaka pointed to the direction where the guerrilla army's main position was expected to be and told Nakamura again.

"Okay, I'll leave it to you, Your Excellency! (Your Excellency, はい、こちらはにお愿いします!)", Nakamura saluted Tanaka at attention, then gathered a small team and started walking backwards along the river.

Captain Wu Quankuan crouched down and quietly came to Liu Xiao's side. Liu Xiao nodded to him. Wu Quankuan said softly, "A Japanese reinforcement team is heading up the river."

Liu Xiao responded calmly: "Isn't this what you want? Don't tell me you are not prepared."

Wu Quankuan said, "The mobile team has caught up. It seems that the ambush on the rock formation above the river is about to start. However, there is only one squad of Japanese reinforcements, which is not enough to fill the gap!"

Liu Xiao said with a smile: "Are you feeling anxious because you haven't eaten pork for so long? Be careful, the Japanese army is not a pushover. Don't miss out on pork and end up knocking out your teeth!"

Wu Quankuan said nonchalantly, "Captain, do you want to eat? I'll bring you a big fat pig in a minute!"

Liu Xiao laughed and scolded, "Get lost! Go get ready!"

Japanese artillery fire poured down once again. Luo Hui's squad, following Liu Xiao's orders, had already evacuated their exposed positions and detoured to the edge of the woods at the highest point. Here, the underbrush was deeper and denser, and the terrain was more suitable for defense. The Japanese attack would require climbing a slope with a drop of about 10 meters, which would be a critical point for their attack.

After a burst of artillery fire, the Japanese army cautiously entered the bushes and continued to fire at the suspected enemy positions. A large number of grenade launchers and grenades fell on the positions abandoned by Luo Hui's team. The smoke from the explosions enveloped everything...