Chapter 1 The Desperate Captain Kuzuo Ichiro

Captain Kuzuo Ichiro had been in despair when he saw the Kuomintang soldiers charging towards him.

His troops had been so badly battered that they had lost all courage to fight.

But when he saw that the charging force was just a company of a little over a hundred men,

his despairing mood

suddenly turned to elation.

His mood was like a roller coaster,

pulled from the depths all the way to the peak.

Kuzuo Ichiro was so excited that his voice trembled as he issued the order:

"Charge! Kill!"

He pointed his command saber at the approaching Second Company.

All the Japanese devils in Kuzuo Ichiro's battalion realized:

These Kuomintang soldiers charging up were only a little over a hundred.

They, on the other hand, had five or six hundred Japanese devils!

In such a mismatched situation,

these Kuomintang soldiers were still charging forward.

Were they courting death?

The Japanese devils were very clear on one point:

As long as they engaged in close combat with the Kuomintang troops,

those planes in the air would no longer be a threat.

This kind of tactic

had often been used by the Kuomintang in the past.

Whenever their firepower was inferior,

they had no choice but to fight at close range,

completely negating the enemy's superior firepower.

This time, although the Kuomintang had the advantage in aerial firepower,

their infantry numbers were too small,

and these infantrymen were too daring,

or perhaps they were too swollen with arrogance.

With such a small force,

they actually dared to charge a Japanese devil battalion! Company Commander Song Siyong shouted loudly:

"Brothers! Think of the First Company!

What they can do,

we can do too!

Charge!"

"Charge!"

The hundred-plus men of the Second Company,

like moths to a flame,

charged towards the hundreds of Japanese devils.

Just as they made contact with the Japanese devils,

the Third Company rounded the bend.

Company Commander Hong Wenhua was shocked when he saw the battlefield ahead!

What was wrong with the First and Second Companies today?

Had they all been possessed by fierce Zhang Fei?

There were so many Japanese devils ahead,

and they had actually charged straight into a melee with them!

Shocked as he was,

the Third Company couldn't retreat at this moment!

The regimental commander was not far behind.

And heroism couldn't be left to the First and Second Companies alone.

The Third Company also had a heart that wanted to be heroic.

The Third Company Commander shouted loudly:

"Brothers!

Charge!

Kill the Japanese devils!"

"Kill the Japanese devils!"

"Kill the Japanese devils!"

The soldiers of the Third Company

were inspired by the momentum of the Second Company.

They began charging at top speed.

Company Commander Song Yongsi of the Second Company shouted loudly at the front of the formation:

"Form ranks! Form ranks! Cover each other!

Hold back the Japanese devils!

The brothers of the Third Company are here,

how far behind can the rest of the regiment be?"

"Not far!"

"Not far!"

"The regimental commander is right behind!

They'll be here soon!"

"Kill these Japanese devils!"

"Kill!"

The officers and men of the Second Company, surrounded by Kuzuo Ichiro's battalion,

were not afraid at all.

Instead, they were even more excited.

Hearing the shouts of the Third Company's charge,

their morale soared even higher!

They actually pushed back the Japanese devils surrounding them.

Hong Wenhua led the Third Company into the ranks of the Japanese devils,

and soon reached the Second Company's formation.

Like two drops of oil in water,

they immediately merged into a larger, more powerful oil slick,

engaging the Japanese devils in an even more forceful battle.

Behind them,

the Fourth Company and the First Company had also caught up.

Regimental Commander Li Tianhao was once again shocked when he saw the battlefield ahead.

What was wrong with his regiment today?

Were all the soldiers so fierce?

In front of them,

fifty Japanese devils,

and the First Company dared to charge!

A hundred Japanese devils,

and the First Company still charged up!

Three hundred Japanese devils,

and the First Company still charged! The First Company had already suffered more than half casualties

and had only just retreated to the second line.

The Second Company was spearheading the attack,

facing as many as six hundred Japanese devils,

and they actually charged forward without blinking an eye,

treating these hundreds of Japanese devils like pigs!

But he liked

such troops!

Li Tianhao ordered loudly:

"Pass the order back!

The entire regiment charges!

Kill!"

Waving the command saber he had just seized,

he charged fiercely towards the Japanese devils.

His heart was surging with excitement.

Li Tianhao felt that it had been a long time since he had felt this way.

When he was a platoon leader or company commander,

he always had this impulse to lead from the front,

but since becoming a regimental commander,

there had been few times he had personally charged like this.

Today, he could no longer suppress his feelings.

Seeing his men,

when facing the Japanese devils,

no matter how many there were,

they only saw them as Japanese devils,

and the soldiers were all charging forward! With such soldiers,

how could he, as the regimental commander, fall behind?

In fact, even when Regimental Commander Li Tianhao charged into the battlefield,

the ratio of Kuomintang troops to Japanese devils was still not in their favor.

But the Kuomintang side had soaring morale,

and it was still rising steadily.

Especially when these soldiers heard Regimental Commander Li Tianhao's roar:

"Brothers!

Kill!"

These soldiers all responded:

"Kill!"

Hundreds of people shouting "Kill!" at the same time

shook the earth! This caused Kuzuo Ichiro's battalion, which already lacked morale,

to lose the little bit of spirit it had gathered due to its numerical advantage.

Their morale had been at rock bottom,

but now their soldiers had sunk to ground zero.

Even if these Japanese devils wanted to escape now, they couldn't.

The Kuomintang soldiers were right next to them,

pursuing and killing them closely.

The order issued by Regimental Commander Li Tianhao during the charge

had been passed on to the company commanders behind him.

They charged forward quickly.

One company joined the battle,

and then another company joined the battle.

At this time,

the strength of the regiment had surpassed the number of Japanese devils.

Coupled with the regiment's morale,

it was completely crushing the Japanese devils.

The number of Japanese devils in Kuzuo Ichiro's battalion was rapidly decreasing.

Battalion Commander Kuzuo Ichiro, seeing this situation,

was anxious and infuriated.

He looked around,

trying to find an opportunity to retreat.

But the battlefield was a chaotic mess,

with the white light of bayonets flashing everywhere,

and Kuomintang soldiers everywhere.

Now that all the regiment's forces had arrived,

Battalion Commander Kuzuo Ichiro could only sigh in despair,

wave his command saber,

and charge towards Li Tianhao.

He had already seen that the person in front of him was holding a command saber identical to his own.

Kuzuo Ichiro believed that

this person was using a seized officer's sword,

so he must be the commander of this force.

Even if he died now,

he would take this Kuomintang commander down with him!

Kuzuo Ichiro shouted despairingly

and charged towards Li Tianhao.

Li Tianhao was not fighting alone.

His guards were also at his side,

fighting the Japanese devils with bayonets.

Hearing a Japanese devil not far away shouting as he charged towards them,

and seeing the saber he was waving,

the guards' eyes lit up: an officer's sword!

The same as the one in the regimental commander's hand.

Needless to say,

it must be the Japanese devil's battalion commander.

The Japanese devils here numbered more than a company,

so the one commanding this force must be the battalion commander.

At least five guards charged towards Battalion Commander Kuzuo Ichiro at the same time.

Seeing this situation, Battalion Commander Kuzuo Ichiro hesitated.

His charging steps stopped in place.

If the Japanese devil didn't come over,

then the five guards would go over.

They were determined to seize that command saber.

Li Tianhao also charged over.

Six against one!

Battalion Commander Kuzuo Ichiro suddenly pointed at Li Tianhao

and said in Mandarin:

"I want to duel with you!"

Li Tianhao dismissively ordered:

"All of you, attack together! Kill him!"

Five rifles and a command saber

simultaneously thrust, slashed, and stabbed towards Battalion Commander Kuzuo Ichiro!

Although he parried with all his might,

he still took all the damage.

Battalion Commander Kuzuo Ichiro shouted with his last ounce of strength:

"You don't have martial ethics!" (wude)

Li Tianhao cut off his head with one stroke,

then said contemptuously:

"An invader,

when at a disadvantage,

suddenly remembers a fair duel?

What were you doing before?"

His guard picked up the command saber

and handed it to him with both hands:

"Regimental commander! That's two sabers now."

Regimental Commander Li Tianhao laughed and scolded:

"Are you saying I'm not skilled enough?

Just now, this one saber strike took off his head.

Look, isn't the cut smooth?"

The guard who handed over the saber said with a smile:

"Regimental commander! If you could collect five sabers,

and collect the command sabers of all four battalion commanders and one regimental commander of this Japanese devil regiment,

that would be such an awesome thing!

I'm afraid there wouldn't be such a fierce general in the entire army."

Li Tianhao laughed heartily:

"You're good with words,

but what you said is true.

There are still too few sabers.

I worked so hard to run so far,

I still have to keep one saber for myself.

Today, the division commander directly ordered us to attack,

so we have to give the army commander a saber,

but the division commander must also want this kind of saber!"

The guard said with a smile:

"Regimental commander! Don't worry,

if there are any more Japanese devils ahead,

we'll go get you another saber."

Li Tianhao nodded repeatedly:

"With you guys,

I believe whatever you say!"

The guard shouted loudly:

"Brothers! The regimental commander is still short one command saber,

everyone work hard!"

Song Yongsi, leading the Second Company, had charged into Kuzuo Ichiro's battalion first,

so they naturally suffered a lot of casualties.

Although the soldiers of the Second Company made the same request as the First Company:

light injuries don't leave the front line.

But they had suffered heavy losses,

so even if Li Tianhao agreed to their request,

he couldn't let the Second Company continue to spearhead the attack for the entire regiment.

After all, there were too few of them.

Now it was the Third Company's turn to charge at the front.

Company Commander Hong Wenhua was leading his troops to pave the way for the entire regiment at the front.

The officers and soldiers of the Third Company

saw the company commander of the First Company, with three bandages wrapped around his body, still fighting the Japanese devils with bayonets,

and they also saw the blood flowing from the wound of the company commander of the Second Company,

staining half of his sleeve red,

but the company commander of the Second Company didn't go back either.

Many wounded soldiers with bandages from the First and Second Companies were following behind the formation.

They continued to advance towards the Japanese devil's artillery position.

There was a cart in front, and tracks behind! (idiom: learn from example)

The First and Second Companies were both fighting so hard,

so what reason did the Third Company have not to fight hard?

Hong Wenhua led the Third Company,

howling and charging forward all the way.

This time, they didn't encounter any Japanese devil snipers along the way,

until they charged to the Japanese devil artillery position five kilometers away.

Here were the remnants of the Japanese devil artillery battalion,

as well as the Uzawa Sakutaro infantry battalion.

This was a force that Regimental Commander Akata Daiki had specially sent to reinforce the artillery battalion.

Artillery Battalion Commander Akahane Kaito had been staying in his headquarters

ever since the attack started,

afraid to go out.

His artillery battalion had nine hundred and ninety-nine Japanese devils, equipped with six Type 41 mountain guns.

This type of gun was finalized and produced by the Japanese devils in 1908,

specifically for supporting infantry operations.

It had a caliber of seventy-five millimeters, a barrel length of one thousand three hundred and fifty millimeters,

an elevation range of negative eight degrees to positive twenty-five degrees,

a horizontal firing range of three and a half degrees to the left and two and a half degrees to the right,

a total gun weight of one thousand catties (approximately 500 kg), and a maximum range of six kilometers.

The Akahane Kaito artillery battalion was also equipped with eighteen Type 38 field guns.

This type of field gun had a caliber of seventy-five millimeters,

but compared to the Type 41 mountain gun,

its barrel was much longer,

reaching two thousand three hundred millimeters,

and its weight also increased by nearly half,

reaching nearly two thousand catties (approximately 1000 kg).

It could share shells with the Type 41 mountain gun,

which greatly reduced the difficulty of logistical supply,

and had a range of eight kilometers.

In addition, the Akahane Kaito artillery battalion also had six 37mm anti-tank guns.

The entire Japanese devil 13th Infantry Division only had one artillery regiment,

with two artillery battalions under its command.

One of the artillery battalions was the Akahane Kaito artillery battalion.

His artillery battalion had already been driven out of its position by the Special Forces Brigade's planes.

In the battle to seize the position from the planes,

the Akahane Kaito artillery battalion suffered heavy casualties.

Of the nearly one thousand Japanese devils, at least five hundred had died.

Even if the Uzawa Sakutaro infantry battalion came to reinforce them,

it wouldn't help.

The infantrymen could only look helplessly at the sky above,

unable to do anything.

They also hid in the jungle,

reluctantly gazing at the sky,

hoping that the circling planes would leave.

When Company Commander Hong Wenhua of the Third Company led his troops over,

both the Japanese devil infantrymen

and the Japanese devil artillerymen were excited.

They finally had a place to use their skills.

The Japanese devil artillery position was set up on a small hill.

They had slightly leveled the top of the hill.

The regimental commander looked from afar at the cannons with their muzzles pointing towards Fugui Mountain,

and his heart was filled with excitement.

He didn't expect

that he would actually see cannons.

Having fought all the way here,

what else was there to say?

Just charge!

The Third Company, having taken over the banner of the vanguard of the regiment,

under the leadership of Company Commander Hong Wenhua,

charged forward bravely all the way.

When they charged to the front of the Japanese devil artillery position,

they encountered a sniper attack.

Battalion Commander Uzawa Taro had led his infantry battalion to guard the artillery position.

Facing the air strikes of the Special Forces Brigade,

they were also completely helpless! Besides enduring the gunfire together,

there was no other way.

Seeing the Third Company charging in head-on,

Battalion Commander Uzawa Sakutaro was immediately excited.

He ordered loudly:

"Shoot! Shoot!"

Having been hiding in the forest to avoid the planes' strafing and reconnaissance,

now was the time to put their skills to use.

Hidden in the forest was not just his infantry battalion.

There were also the few hundred Japanese devils who had survived from the Akahane Kaito artillery battalion.

Although these Japanese devils

couldn't stay in the specially constructed defensive works,

they could still shoot at the Kuomintang troops charging towards the artillery position even from the forest.

The Third Company encountered heavy gunfire from the Japanese devils

and immediately began to fire back.

Now they charged into the fortifications and trenches built by the Japanese devils,

shooting at the Japanese devils hidden in the forest.

The few planes that had been guarding this area

had already discovered the arrival of the Kuomintang troops

and had also spotted the gunfire coming from the forest. Da Feng Novel Network (name of website)

The pilots in the air

realized that there were so many Japanese devils hidden in the forest.

How could this be allowed!

Three planes immediately charged over

and strafed the forest area with concentrated fire.

The Japanese devils were hiding in the forest,

and the planes couldn't find them.

The bullets fired from the four machine guns

were like four fiery red scythes,

reaping the trees along the way.

Thick branches

and countless leaves were shot down by the continuous barrage of bullets.

The Japanese devils on the ground also suffered a heavy blow,

and their firepower suppression of the Third Company immediately weakened.

The Third, Fourth, and Fifth Companies quickly charged towards the forest where the Japanese devils were hidden.

Following behind them, the First and Second Companies quickly charged towards the artillery position.

Artillery Battalion Commander Akahane Kaito was still in his headquarters.

His headquarters were very sturdily built,

able to withstand the impact of 150mm heavy artillery shells.

Therefore, many Japanese devils were hiding inside during the earlier air strikes.

Here,

they could avoid air strikes,

but they couldn't avoid the infantry charge.

The First and Second Companies had charged all the way from Fugui Mountain,

never retreating.

Seeing the Japanese devil cannons right in front of them,

they heard gunfire coming from a headquarters next to them.

These Japanese devils were still hiding here?

Company Commander Hou Tianci took the lead in charging towards the Japanese devil headquarters.

He shouted loudly:

"Brothers! There are Japanese devils here!"

With the company commander charging, how could the soldiers not follow?

If the First Company charged, the Second Company couldn't fall behind.

The soldiers of the two companies,

braving the Japanese devils' gunfire, charged straight forward.

Such soldiers, such morale,

left Battalion Commander Akahane Kaito and the hundred-plus Japanese devils in his headquarters dumbfounded.

Although the weapons in their hands were still firing,

they were terrified in their hearts.

These Japanese devils were terrified.

Watching the Kuomintang soldiers charging up,

they no longer had the idea of defending this place.

Many Japanese devils threw away their weapons

and turned to flee into the forest behind them.

Battalion Commander Akahane Kaito, seeing that the situation was hopeless,

also wanted to turn around and escape,

but he didn't act immediately,

and it was too late to run now.

The officers and men of the First Company charged into the headquarters.

Two hand grenades were thrown in.

Battalion Commander Akahane Kaito was knocked to the ground by the aftermath of the hand grenade explosion.

By the time he climbed up again,

there were already two bright bayonets pointed at him.

Now there was no more struggling.

He raised his hands in surrender!

Seeing the command saber he was wearing,

Hou Tianci smiled, his eyes narrowed into slits.

He ordered the soldiers to tie up the Japanese devil,

tying him so that he couldn't move.

Even his mouth had to be stuffed with a piece of rag,

so that he couldn't die.

This was a high-ranking Japanese devil official!

Company Commander Hou had recognized him from the command saber on Akahane Kaito's waist.

The First and Second Companies occupied the Japanese devil's artillery position.

And then what?

The two company commanders were dumbfounded.

None of the men in their companies knew how to fire a cannon.

Looking at the many cannons on the position,

they were all good things,

but they didn't know how to use them.

The Third, Fourth, and Fifth Companies, with the planes clearing the way,

had driven the Uzawa Sakutaro infantry battalion into the depths of the jungle.

The battle between the two sides continued.

Regimental Commander Li Tianhao had also arrived at the artillery position.

Looking at these cannons,

touching here and touching there,

he couldn't believe it was real.

The regimental communication soldier had already ridden back to report the news.

Li Tianhao looked at these cannons.

They were all good things,

but he didn't know how to use them.

Not to mention using them,

he didn't even know how to move them back.

Song Xilian was in the Fugui Mountain headquarters,

hearing that the First Regiment had actually occupied the Japanese devil's artillery position.

He asked what to do next?

What to do?

Song Xilian was anxious: "Hold the artillery position,

and wait for me to send someone to move the cannons away."

The team he sent to move the cannons was behind the First Regiment.

And behind the First Regiment,

he had also sent two regiments to reinforce them.

Thinking about it, he was still worried.

Song Xilian, with his guards,

rode his warhorse. He wanted to go to the front line himself.

When the two subsequent regiments arrived,

the attack on the Uzawa Sakutaro infantry battalion became somewhat easier.

Battalion Commander Uzawa Sakutaro no longer had the idea of holding the artillery position.

He only wanted to survive now.

The Kuomintang's actions today were definitely a planned operation that had been in the works for a long time.

It was simply not something that his infantry battalion could withstand.

With this thought,

Battalion Commander Uzawa Sakutaro wanted to retreat in a roundabout way to his starting point.

He had the idea, and he took action!

But this time,

it was easy for them to come here,

but difficult to walk back through the jungle.

The Japanese devils of the Uzawa Sakutaro battalion

had already suffered heavy losses in the previous battle.

The remaining Japanese devils numbered less than five hundred.

They were exhausted, thirsty, and unbearably hot as they fought and marched along the way.

The hundreds of Japanese devils saw a small stream ahead.

The Japanese devils shouted excitedly,

rushing over without regard for anything.

They cupped the cool stream water in their hands,

first wiping their faces,

then cupping the water in their palms,

and taking a couple of sips.

The mountain stream was a little sweet!

Even Battalion Commander Uzawa Sakutaro ran to the stream

to cool himself off!

Just then, a plane suddenly rushed in from the outside,

and the four machine guns strafed the Japanese devils.

The plane had come too suddenly,

as if it had been lurking here all along,

only suddenly rushing out when all the Japanese devils were gathered together.

"Da da da!"

"Rumble!"

The sound of machine gun fire and the sound of artillery shells exploding

echoed in the valley,

reaching the distance,

then returning,

lasting for a long time.

The water in the stream quickly turned red.

Countless Japanese devils had fallen into the stream.

Battalion Commander Uzawa Sakutaro led the surviving Japanese devils frantically into the forest.

They were all clear that they would be safe once they entered the jungle.

But bullets were also being fired from the forest.

Were there Kuomintang soldiers here?

It turned out that the Japanese devils of the Uzawa Sakutaro battalion had gotten lost in the mountains.

This group of five hundred Japanese devils

had circled around and actually reached the right flank of the Kuomintang 88th Division's defense line.

The officers and soldiers of the 88th Division, guarding the position, discovered a Japanese devil force sneaking in from the side.

They were trying to cut into their rear.

They immediately sent a regiment to ambush them from another direction.

When the plane strafed this group of Japanese devils,

this regiment took advantage of the Japanese devils' chaos

and immediately entered the position.

Now that the Japanese devils were charging towards the position they had just set up,

wasn't this just delivering food to their door?

After a barrage of intense gunfire,

this regiment of the 88th Division launched a charge at the Japanese devils.

Battalion Commander Uzawa Sakutaro never expected

that he would escape the sniper attack of the Kuomintang 36th Division

only to be ambushed by the Kuomintang 88th Division.

Who could he complain to?

When the 88th Division cleaned up the battlefield,

they discovered this Japanese devil with the rank of colonel.

They quickly took his body away.

This time, they had killed nearly five hundred Japanese devils in one battle

and also killed a Japanese devil colonel.

It was definitely a great achievement.

Song Xilian sped along on horseback.

The five-kilometer road,

when said to be far!

Was like an insurmountable chasm.

In the days when the Japanese devil's artillery was raging,

he had wanted to blow up this artillery position more than once.

But as a qualified commander,

Song Xilian knew that this was an impossible mission.

The five-kilometer road,

when said to be near!

Was only a matter of ten minutes or so.

Today, Song Xilian had spent less than twenty minutes

charging into the Japanese devil's artillery position.

He saw Zhang Tianhao still touching the cannons,

with a look of pity on his face.

He couldn't help but feel a little nervous:

"Regimental Commander Zhang! Is there something wrong?"

Zhang Tianhao, seeing that the army commander had arrived,

was full of disbelief:

"Reporting to the army commander! Such good cannons,

we don't know how to use them!

What a pity!"

Regimental Commander Zhang's pity

was due to his lack of knowledge.

He couldn't find any soldiers who knew how to use cannons.

Song Xilian wasn't afraid.

He was one of Chiang Kai-shek's most capable generals.

Starting from the Battle of Shanghai,

his 36th Division had participated in all the major battles.

It was no big deal to ask his superiors for some artillerymen after seizing cannons.

He said with a smile:

"Regimental Commander Zhang! You fought well today!

I'm going to commend you for your merits.

As for the personnel to operate the cannons,

don't worry,

if we have cannons, are we worried about not having anyone?"

Zhang Tianhao suddenly remembered the gift he had prepared for the army commander.

He quickly took out an officer's sword:

"Army commander! This was seized on the battlefield today.

It really is a good saber.

It can cut off the Japanese devil's head with one strike,

without any hesitation.

This command saber should be from a Japanese devil battalion commander."

Song Xilian looked at the same command saber he was wearing,

and asked with a smile:

"How many of these sabers did you seize?"

"Reporting to the commander! A total of three sabers were seized.

Two of them were seized from the Japanese devil infantrymen,

and one was seized in that headquarters.

And we also captured the owner of this saber alive!"

Song Xilian was overjoyed:

"Did you interrogate him?"

"No!

I was afraid that he would commit suicide, so I protected him."

Song Xilian saw Zhang Tianhao's protection

and couldn't help but laugh:

"Well protected! Protected extremely well!"

Battalion Commander Akahane Kaito was tied up like a pig,

and his mouth was also stuffed with a rag.

In this state,

it was impossible for him to even move,

let alone commit suicide.

Song Xilian looked at the laborers who had arrived at the artillery position,

and the logistics teams who had come specifically to transport the cannons had also arrived.

He ordered: "Regimental Commander Zhang! Your First Regiment will advance one thousand meters along the Shangliu Highway,

guard it well, and don't let the Japanese devils advance a single step!

You can only retreat when everything here has been moved away."

"Yes!"

In Battalion Commander Akahane Kaito's headquarters,

Song Xilian couldn't suppress his excited mood.

He looked at the Japanese devil's map again and again.

In Akahane Kaito's headquarters,

there was also a diorama,

which showed the terrain around Fugui Mountain.

Perhaps the Japanese devils were not too familiar with the other places,

so this diorama was only detailed for the Kuomintang positions on Fugui Mountain.

The other places were very rough.

It seemed that this Japanese devil artillery unit had put a lot of effort into him.

Thinking about the bombings he had endured these days,

Song Xilian's anger grew.

He had no one to share his mood with,

so he could only walk back and forth here.

He ordered two reserve regiments:

one would be behind the First Regiment, preparing to go up when the First Regiment couldn't hold on;

the other regiment would stay here at the artillery position,

watching the logistics teams pull the cannons away.

The Japanese devil's Type 41 mountain gun weighed one thousand catties (approximately 500 kg),

so it was easy to pull with mules and horses.

The 37mm anti-tank guns were not heavy either,

so it was also easy to drag them.

The logistics team first picked the easy ones to pull.

The eighteen field guns

were the best cannons, but they weighed nearly two thousand catties (approximately 1000 kg),

so it was more difficult to pull them.

But it wasn't completely impossible to move them.

It just required more manpower.

As for the shells that the Japanese devils had here,

they had already been moved away.

The Kuomintang soldiers still on Fugui Mountain

watched the brothers below the mountain on the highway moving things like ants,

transporting things all the way from afar

and sending them all the way to Yejiaji behind Fugui Mountain.

This shocked the Kuomintang on the entire northern defense line of the Dabie Mountains.

They called to inquire one after another.

Army Commander Song had personally gone to the front line.

Today, a team had launched a counterattack against the Japanese devils.

The details were not yet clear,

but one thing was certain:

Army Commander Song commanded the 36th Division

and had occupied the Japanese devil's artillery position.

Now they were pulling the cannons back!

When this news reached Bai Chongxi's ears,

although the order for coordinated operations was issued by him personally,

he didn't expect that it would actually succeed.

Bai Chongxi really wanted to know the details of the entire battle:

including how the 36th Division fought,

what were the characteristics of the Special Forces Brigade's air force,

and how the Japanese devils collapsed.

But he couldn't find anyone to answer his questions.

He became anxious and ordered:

"Prepare the car! I'm going to Yejiaji to take a look!"

At this time, the planes of the Special Forces Brigade, having shown off their power for a morning,

were now finally flying in formation over the artillery position,

each plane wagging its wings at the Kuomintang soldiers below

as a farewell and a tribute.

Although there were planes assisting in the battle today,

it would not have been possible to advance five kilometers in one go,

break through the Japanese devil's layers of interception,

and directly occupy the Japanese devil's artillery position without the heroic fighting of the Kuomintang soldiers.

The soldiers of the Special Forces Brigade never stingy in their praise and respect for the true heroes of the Anti-Japanese War.

The planes in the air flew in formation like a parade.

The Kuomintang soldiers below all cheered.

They still didn't know where these planes came from,

but they knew that it must be a team fighting against the Japanese devils!

Not only the soldiers, but even Song Xilian walked out of his headquarters

and waved to the departing planes.

He said to his guard:

"Such heroes deserve respect!"

Of course, he was clear that

the aerial support of these planes was the main reason

for achieving the current combat results in this morning's battle.

Although he also knew Chiang Kai-shek's attitude towards this team,

he also knew that this team had once been a company of his own 88th Division.

What a pity!

At the time, Division Commander Sun Yuanliang didn't cherish this team.

If this team had been in his 36th Division at the time,

he definitely wouldn't have given them up.

Thinking about how he would probably be a corps commander now if he had such a powerful team under his command,

Song Xilian gathered his scattered thoughts.

He also began to return.

He had been speeding all the way here,

and hadn't paid much attention to the Japanese devil corpses along the way.

Now, riding his warhorse and walking slowly,

he noticed the corpses of the Japanese devils everywhere,

piled up in heaps.

There were teams cleaning up the battlefield.

Song Xilian saw the locations along the way where there had been fighting

and silently deduced what had happened.

He was clear in his heart that

the Japanese devils had also been stunned by his sudden counterattack.

Only when the First Regiment began the counterattack

did they organize a series of sniper positions,

layer upon layer of snipers! After these sniper positions were broken,

the Japanese devils had not set up any sniper positions in the second half.

It seemed that the Japanese devils lacked troops in the rear.

This could be seen even on the front line battlefield.

Could he fight like this in the future too?

Defensive counterattack!

Thinking of this, Song Xilian's eyes lit up.

After a while, he shook his head again.

Along the way,

he had also seen the weapons seized during the cleaning of the battlefield.

The Japanese devils' firepower was much stronger than his own team's.

The reason why he was able to fight like this today

was because of the Special Forces Brigade's aerial support.

This could only be a special case

and could not be used as a normal combat method to be taken as reference.

He was moving very slowly on the way back.

He was thinking about the lessons learned from today's operation.

The gains today were of course huge,

not only did he seize the Japanese devil's cannons,

but more importantly, he saw the morale of the entire First Regiment.

He hadn't seen such morale in a long time.

Not only the First Regiment,

but even the two regiments that arrived later

had soaring morale!

That's how teams were.

As long as they won a battle,

their morale would rise rapidly!

When he returned to the foot of Fugui Mountain,

a communication soldier notified him that

Commander Bai was at Yejiaji,

requesting Army Commander Song to come and discuss military matters.

At Yejiaji,

Bai Chongxi asked as soon as they met:

"How did you fight this battle today?"

Song Xilian told him everything he had seen.

Bai Chongxi was shocked to hear that one regiment of the 36th Division had wiped out two Japanese devil infantry battalions and one artillery battalion today.

The 88th Division had already reported their merits.

They had killed more than five hundred Japanese devils,

including a Japanese devil colonel.

Calculating it this way,

had they eliminated three Japanese devil infantry battalions

and one artillery battalion today?

Seeing the puzzled look on Commander Bai's face,

Song Xilian knew what he was thinking

and couldn't help but smile wryly:

"Commander! There's really no overreporting today.

If we reported it according to the usual practice,

our battle report today would be too scary.

I wouldn't even dare to write it.

At least we would have to write that we eliminated tens of thousands of enemies in one battle today!"

Bai Chongxi laughed:

"You are facing the Japanese devil 13th Division.

This division has 24,000 Japanese devils.

If you reported that you killed tens of thousands of enemies this morning,

are you trying to say that you annihilated the entire Japanese devil 13th Division this morning?"

"So today we