Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

The whole process lasted two hours, from the time the Yamaki Special Attack Team entered the forest to the end.

All 432 members of the Japanese Sakura Special Attack Team were wiped out without a single one escaping, and 432 sets of Japanese special warfare equipment were seized. Yamaki became the captain of the transport team.

However, the special forces of the two regiments suffered heavy losses, with more than 80 injured and more than 60 directly killed. When this news was reported to the two regiment commanders, Luo Xiong instantly became furious.

"Damn it! My precious special forces team has lost half its personnel after one battle. Damn it, I must take revenge."

They usually were reluctant to use them. Although they wiped out the Japanese in this battle, they also lost a lot of the talents they had worked so hard to reserve. It would take a long time to replenish them.

"Alright, Lao Luo, there are always casualties in war, and you brothers are here to protect our regiment headquarters."

Zhang Guofu also felt bad, but he was more calm. After all, he had encountered a lot of things when he was in the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

Luo Xiong was about to continue speaking when the communications officer from the regiment headquarters urgently reported, "Commander, the Japanese are surrounding us."

This sentence made the two men find an outlet for venting. Luo Xiong said domineeringly: "Damn it, I was just worried about having no place to vent. Notify all battalions to prepare for battle!"

"How many devils are there?"

The two men spoke one after another. When Luo Xiong heard what Zhang Guofu said, he suddenly came to his senses and looked at the communications soldier.

The signalman said truthfully: "Both divisions of the Japanese have been mobilized, and a regiment of Japanese soldiers has already approached the eastern area."

When the two heard this, they looked at each other. Zhang Guofu spoke first, "It seems the devils are going to take revenge. This is our chance!"

It was night time now, and the Japanese were taken down by the lone wolf at the Taiyuan airport. They had been planning to counterattack during the day, and now was the perfect time.

"Order all units to prepare, including the artillery battalion. You don't have to stay behind this time. Aim and fire the artillery shells!" Luo Xiong spoke with some excitement. It was obvious that the Japanese's attack was exactly what he wanted.

The Japanese 181st and 186th Division Headquarters, time goes back to one hour ago.

The two division commanders were almost furious when they received the telegram asking for help. Not only did the Sakura Special Attack Team led by Yamaki cross the Qiling Mountains without informing them, but they also rushed into the enemy's lair and were completely wiped out, leaving them no time to provide support.

This incident made the two division commanders, who were already unhappy, start cursing and even cursed the deceased ancestor Shanmu.

They were unable to provide sufficient support and successfully caused Yoshio Shinozuka to be furious. It would be strange if the two division commanders felt good about it.

In fact, it is a bit unfair to blame Shanmu for this. He didn't expect that the independent brigade had special forces personnel in Qiling Mountain. He was just executing the orders of their commander. It was Shinozuka Yoshio who urged him so urgently.

"Sakurai-kun, the commander is furious and has ordered us to capture Qiling Mountain. What do you suggest we do?"

After angrily scolding Yamaki, Sumita Shiro finally calmed down and said leisurely,

At this moment, he felt that Commander Yoshio Shinozuka had lost his usual calmness, didn't care about anything at all, and had gone completely crazy.

After fighting with the two regiments of the independent brigade for several days, although both sides suffered losses, judging from the specific battle reports, their losses were obviously much higher, especially the puppet army, whose losses currently exceed one-third.

You have to know that they brought more than 20,000 puppet troops with them, and a loss of more than 4,000 people in a few days is not a small number.

What he didn't know was that if the 46th Regiment hadn't deployed its heavy artillery, their casualties would have been extremely high.

"Mr. Sumita, over 150 fighter planes of our First Army were destroyed at once. Only a few dozen are left at Shijiazhuang Airport..."

Sakurai Zengo didn't finish his words, but his meaning was very clear, that is, the fight could not go on.

Sumita didn't realize this and said directly and clearly: "The independent brigade is no worse than the imperial army in terms of combat quality or equipment. If we continue to fight, the chances of us losing are very high. When that happens, the commander will be in trouble, and so will we division commanders, especially since most of our First Army's fighter planes have been destroyed..."

After Sumita finished speaking, he quietly observed Sakurai's reaction. Seeing that Sakurai didn't react, he finally let go of his worry.

It has to be said that he is very brave, especially since Yoshio Shinozuka is still his boss.

Of course, the Japanese have a tradition of overthrowing their superiors with inferiors, so this kind of thing is not uncommon.

Sakurai thought quietly for a while, then said, "Sumita-kun, we still have to fight. No matter what the outcome, the battle must end the day after tomorrow."

He looked at Sumita meaningfully as he said this: "To use the Chinese language, we have tried our best. If we can win, we can wipe out the Independence Brigade. This will be good for both you and me."

"We can't win, but two days won't be enough to destroy our two divisions, so..."

Sumita understood without having to explain, and then the two of them looked towards Taiyuan with sinister expressions.

Although they had no intention of rebelling against their superiors, it was more appropriate for the commander to take the blame, as they were, after all, following orders from the headquarters.

As the two old Japanese soldiers finished their discussion, the order began to be conveyed to the Japanese regiment.

The Japanese puppet troops began to march towards Qiling Mountain one after another. As for the Japanese regiment that had advanced first, it was the closest to Qiling Mountain at this time, with a distance of only five kilometers between the two sides.

However, after receiving the division's order, the Japanese regiment commander did not rush to attack. Instead, he stopped and began to wait for the main force.

At 7 o'clock in the morning, the Japanese attack came.

Of course, the two old Japanese were not stupid. The first wave of troops they deployed consisted of only two battalions and 4,000 puppet troops.

The two old Japanese soldiers were still testing the waters. They wanted to find out whether there were any heavy artillery in Qiling Mountain.

The headquarters of the 46th Regiment in Qilingshan was bustling with people. The two regimental commanders listened to reports from all parties from time to time, and then issued orders from the headquarters one after another.

"Lao Luo, it seems that the Japs are still unwilling to commit a large number of troops. What should we do now? Are the heavy artillery still moving?"

Zhang Guofu frowned and asked, their two artillery battalions, including the 107 rocket launcher cluster attack, were all ready, but the Japanese just didn't want to deploy a large number of troops, which made them feel helpless.

Luo Xiong thought for a moment and said, "We must resolve the battle in the next two days. I'm afraid something might happen."

Zhang Guofu looked at Luo Xiong strangely and asked, "What do you think? The brigade commander just wants us to stop the Japanese."

Luo Xiong laughed when he heard this: "Lao Zhang, how can you be so timid? The brigade commander didn't assign us any specific combat tasks. As long as we can cripple these little devils in front of us, the brigade commander will be happy. How could he blame us?"

After teasing Zhang Guofu, Luo Xiong continued, "We haven't yet fully utilized our strength. Although our two regiments have suffered thousands of casualties in the past few days, don't forget what the brigade commander said before we came out."

"Eighth Route Army!" Zhang Guofu immediately came to his senses, his eyes lit up, and he asked directly: "Lao Luo, tell me what you mean, don't keep me in suspense."

Luo Xiong smiled and said, "My point is very simple. Regardless of whether the Japanese will mobilize a large number of troops this afternoon, we need to use heavy artillery to hurt them first."

"As for the Eighth Route Army, you can contact the brigade headquarters and have them prepare nearby. If there's an opportunity, we'll strike in one fell swoop and completely defeat these devils!"

He was not afraid of the Japanese escaping. As long as he defeated them, or even eliminated most of them, where else could the remaining Japanese escape to? If they fled back to Taiyuan to garrison, their lair would have to be destroyed!

Luo Xiong still has this confidence, especially when the Japanese are in their current situation.