Chapter 1 The Scene

Fukui Kōtarō, the regiment commander, stood in the command post, witnessing the valiant charge of Ōshima Hisatada's cavalry company, as well as the assault of his own infantry.

Seeing the Special Forces soldiers, who had come to attack, become disoriented by the pincer attack of the Japanese cavalry and infantry, Regiment Commander Fukui Kōtarō smiled, saying with contempt, "A cornered beast will fight!"

Watching those soldiers who had just been fiercely attacking forced to turn their main machine guns to face the Ōshima Hisatada cavalry company, he knew that his infantry regiment's chance had come.

From another perspective, if his troops encountered such a pincer attack, he would make the same choice. After all, the impact of the cavalry company was far greater than that of the infantry.

This Nationalist army unit that had come to attack had not made the wrong decision; they simply should not have come to attack him. Regiment Commander Fukui Kōtarō smiled. He could see that this unit, already surrounded in the middle, was not far from collapse.

It was obvious that their machine guns, dealing with the cavalry, would be unable to cope with the infantry regiment's assault. The situation on the battlefield was just as Regiment Commander Fukui Kōtarō had predicted.

All the troops under his command rushed out of their fortifications, launching an assault on the Nationalist soldiers who had come to attack.

The Kase Company, the Yoshida Company, and the Tsukimi Company were all launching counterattacks. Regiment Commander Fukui Kōtarō did not hesitate; he sent out his last reserve force, led by his guard captain, Katō Yūichi, with an elite Japanese unit, also charging towards the Special Forces unit.

Regiment Commander Fukui Kōtarō wanted to seize this opportunity to completely defeat the Nationalist unit that had come to attack, preferably annihilating them, which would earn honor for the entire division.

This unit had just annihilated a gunboat battalion. If his infantry regiment annihilated this unit, wouldn't that prove that the infantry was much more powerful than the gunboat battalion?

Katō Yūichi was, of course, aware of the regiment commander's thoughts; otherwise, he would not have been sent out to charge. The regiment commander had even sent out his personal guard.

This gave the Japanese soldiers of the Yoshida Company great encouragement; these soldiers had been quite frightened today. Sergeant Nakayama Tomoya had initially been enjoying himself in the camp, chatting and boasting with several other soldiers.

These soldiers were all bragging about how brave they had been in the recently concluded Battle of Wanjialing, how they had fought fiercely against the Nationalist soldiers, taking on ten at a time.

Just when these soldiers were boasting most enthusiastically, a pile of shells suddenly fell from the sky. The "rumbling" explosions awakened Sergeant Nakayama Tomoya and the other soldiers from their sweet dreams.

These soldiers quickly sought cover, and fortunately, the bombardment did not last long. Next, these soldiers witnessed an unforgettable scene: gunboats delivering supplies were sunk one by one, and finally, a shell exploded, killing hundreds of Japanese soldiers.

This scene immediately silenced the soldiers who had just been bragging. They thought it was over, but they did not expect that it had only just begun.

The intense artillery bombardment had just ended when the Nationalist infantry's attack began, letting Sergeant Nakayama Tomoya know what an offensive was like. He had finally waited for it.

These Japanese soldiers were all struggling to hold on, finally waiting for the cavalry company to appear. Now, Company Commander Yoshida had ordered them to cooperate.

Coordinating with the cavalry's charge, they would give the Nationalist unit that had come to attack a painful blow. Sergeant Nakayama Tomoya was, of course, clear that this attack was their last chance.

If they could not defeat this Nationalist unit in one go, they would be the ones to collapse next. All the Japanese soldiers understood this, and that was precisely why.

Therefore, they charged without hesitation, each Japanese soldier thinking of using the cavalry's momentum to help drive back the attacking Nationalist unit.

The Japanese soldiers of the Tsukimi Company were unwilling to be left behind; their situation was similar to that of the Yoshida Company, having been badly beaten by the Special Forces soldiers in the early stages, to the point that their unit was on the verge of collapse.

Just when the entire company's defense line was already teetering on the brink, their savior arrived: the Ōshima Hisatada cavalry company suddenly charged out from behind the attacking unit.

"Perfect tactics!" Company Commander Tsukimi Seikai had only this to say. Now it seemed that the persistence of their regiment's soldiers all along had been worthwhile.

These soldiers had been enticing the attacking unit to continuously advance deeper and deeper, until they could no longer retreat, at which point the Ōshima Hisatada cavalry company charged out from behind, delivering a fatal surprise attack to the unit.

If Lin Fan had not positioned scouts far away to provide advance warning of the Japanese cavalry's surprise attack, Regiment Commander Shangguan Zhiwen would indeed have had difficulty responding.

Even with the scouts' report just a few minutes in advance, if the Special Forces' companies did not have walkie-talkies, and the infantry companies on the front lines were unable to receive the message in time and respond accordingly, the Japanese cavalry company's surprise attack might really have turned the tables.

Unfortunately, there were not so many "ifs" on the battlefield. Each company of the Special Forces already had its own countermeasures, whether advancing or retreating, each with its own tactics.

And all of this was unknown to the Japanese! They had no idea what kind of opponent they were fighting.

Everything was under control! Regiment Commander Fukui Kōtarō, of course, knew what his soldiers were thinking.

But now none of that mattered. The cavalry company's charge put immense pressure on the Nationalist unit. Although from a distance, he could see those cavalrymen constantly falling from their horses, and many warhorses collapsing.

But none of this affected the overall situation. As long as his infantry regiment charged into the ranks of the Nationalist soldiers, all difficulties would disappear.

The outcome was already determined! Regiment Commander Fukui Kōtarō was certain: they had already locked in victory.

The staff officers of his regimental headquarters had already walked out of the command post, standing outside watching the Japanese soldiers' charge. At this moment, these soldiers all wanted to witness their victory firsthand.

Suddenly, ahead of the road where the cavalry company, led by Captain Ōshima Hisatada, was charging, large clouds of fire and smoke erupted, and dust billowed into the sky.

Although so far away, the Japanese soldiers at Regiment Commander Fukui Kōtarō's headquarters could only hear the "rumbling" explosions.

But they could see the scene of men and horses being thrown into the air, and although they could not hear the warhorses' screams, they could imagine how tragic those sounds were.

The smoke and dust after the explosion shrouded the cavalry company's path of advance. The Japanese soldiers at the regimental headquarters could no longer clearly see the scene in front of the main battlefield.

These Japanese soldiers, watching from a distance, did not see any Japanese soldiers riding warhorses emerge from the smoke-shrouded area for a long time. Instead, they saw some Nationalist soldiers charging in with rifles.

Infantry charging against cavalry! The staff officers of Regiment Commander Fukui Kōtarō could not believe their eyes.

"Impossible! This is impossible! It's simply impossible!" Regiment Commander Fukui Kōtarō muttered to himself.

He could not accept such a reality.

In fact, when the Ōshima Hisatada cavalry company encountered the explosion, they were only a hundred meters away from the Special Forces' temporary defensive line. At such a short distance, they could have charged in within three seconds under normal circumstances.

These Japanese soldiers, watching from a distance, had already realized what was happening, seeing that the cavalrymen had not emerged for so long. The charging Japanese soldiers must have died!

Seeing that the cavalry company, which they had been anticipating for so long, had met such an end, Regiment Commander Fukui Kōtarō was initially unwilling to admit it, unable to believe it.

Later, a feeling of "the rabbit mourns for the fox" arose. Just as this wave of overflowing sympathy was rising, he saw that the infantry unit, which had already charged to the front of the Special Forces, was also being treated the same way.

"Rumble! Rumble!" The explosions continued one after another, and the soldiers of Fukui Kōtarō's regiment were thrown into chaos.

The same smoke and dust shrouded the entire attacking Japanese infantry regiment. From this point on, the situation on the entire battlefield became blurred, and the smoke from the explosions obscured Regiment Commander Fukui Kōtarō's vision.

He did not know what was happening on the front lines, but vaguely, he felt as if his unit had been ambushed by the Nationalist army.

But the Nationalist army had just been beaten back by his infantry, and they were ultimately stopped from retreating by the cavalry, which was why they had to stop and establish a defensive line on the spot!

What was the explosion that Guard Captain Katō Yūichi and the others had encountered just now? Could it be that the Nationalist army had already laid mines when they were retreating?

Truly cunning Nationalist army, greatly cunning! Regiment Commander Fukui Kōtarō had already realized it.

What retreating from being beaten? What being forced to establish defenses on the spot? These were all his wishful thinking.

The Nationalist army had already planned everything when they were caught in a pincer attack, and they had laid mines and explosives on both of their defensive lines, which was why they had deliberately retreated.

They were just waiting for the cavalry and infantry regiments to take the bait! Regiment Commander Fukui Kōtarō watched as Nationalist soldiers charged out of the smoke.

But not a single Japanese soldier charged out. Those Nationalist soldiers were charging straight towards the command post. What to do now?

There were only thirty or forty Japanese soldiers in the entire regimental headquarters, all of them orderlies and staff officers. Regiment Commander Fukui Kōtarō ordered loudly, "Get your guns! Prepare to defend!"

He understood in his heart that the entire regiment's infantry had already been wiped out. What could these dozens of Japanese soldiers defend?

This time, it was not like the 106th Division, where Division Commander Matsuura Shunjuro was rescued when he was about to commit suicide.

This time, there were no troops coming to rescue him at all. Thinking of this, Regiment Commander Fukui Kōtarō walked back to the command post and anxiously ordered, "Ask Chief of Staff Nishiyama Fukutarō for help. Ask him to send troops immediately."

Chief of Staff Nishiyama Fukutarō, who had already retreated into the mountains, was very surprised when he received Regiment Commander Fukui Kōtarō's request for help. "I am already in the mountains! If you cannot hold out, break through on your own and move closer to my unit."

Chief of Staff Nishiyama Fukutarō was also very surprised in his heart. He had already sent the most elite cavalry company over, but the 157th Infantry Regiment was still unable to defeat the Nationalist army. They were truly useless.

He did not say this out loud but secretly labeled Regiment Commander Fukui Kōtarō as useless.

When Guard Captain Katō Yūichi led his troops to charge, everything had been going very smoothly. The Nationalist soldiers on the opposite side, without the help of machine gun fire, were firing their Type 38 rifles, firing one shot and then stopping.

This had no effect at all on the charging Japanese soldiers, which made him feel very good.

He even had time to look at the situation of the other charging units. Several companies were charging very smoothly, and the fastest units were only about a hundred meters away from the Nationalist soldiers.

Guard Captain Katō Yūichi had seen the explosion that the cavalry company had encountered, but he no longer cared. Because at this time, he was leading his troops to a point less than fifty meters away from the Nationalist defensive line.

At a distance of fifty meters, he only needed to continue charging for five seconds to break through. In five seconds, even if the Nationalist soldiers wanted to turn their heavy and light machine guns around, it would be too late.

A smile appeared on Guard Captain Katō Yūichi's face, and he shouted loudly, "Charge! Charge!"

This guard captain personally gave the order, and those charging with him were all elites from the regimental headquarters. These Japanese soldiers charged forward.

When Guard Captain Katō Yūichi saw the fire suddenly flashing in front of him and saw his soldiers falling to the ground and groaning, he was somewhat confused.

Why had the situation on the battlefield completely changed in just a few seconds?

Of the more than a hundred Japanese soldiers he commanded, nine out of ten had fallen. These Japanese soldiers were all lying on the ground, more dead than alive.

Even those Japanese soldiers who were lucky enough to be standing did not dare to continue charging forward. Just at this moment, the Nationalist soldiers launched an attack.

This was truly a case of "when it rains, it pours." They had just been stunned by the explosion, and now Nationalist soldiers were charging up to fight with bayonets. Could they still fight with bayonets at this time?

Looking at the unit with only twenty or so Japanese soldiers left, Company Commander Kase no longer wanted to continue charging. He wanted to run away, to retreat.

However, the Special Forces soldiers who were charging up from the opposite side did not agree. The distance between the two sides was not far, about thirty or forty meters. The soldiers of the 1st Company reached the Japanese soldiers with one sprint.

The soldiers of the 1st Company had seen this kind of scene many times. This was not the first time they had used this method of combat. They charged into the smoke-filled battlefield and stabbed all the Japanese soldiers.

Whether these Japanese soldiers were standing or lying down, the soldiers of the 15th Regiment did just that. They charged into the battlefield and stabbed any Japanese soldiers they saw. Company Commander Kase, who had been frightened out of his wits, did not even issue an order to resist, and his company was finished.

When Company Commander Kase saw 1st Company Commander Jing Chengxuan's bayonet stabbing over, he subconsciously parried it. The parry was ineffective, and he was stabbed in just one movement.

Company Commander Jing then gave him another stab in the throat, sending this Japanese company commander on his way, and the charging Japanese soldiers were all annihilated.

The situations encountered by the Japanese Yoshida Company and Tsukimi Company were no different. Not one of these Japanese soldiers escaped, and all of them were chased down by the Special Forces soldiers and given a final stab.

Behind the 1st Company, 2nd Company Commander Xuan Yiren also led his troops into the midst of the Japanese cavalry, and they also gave a final stab to those Japanese cavalrymen who had already fallen.

Then, they turned around and followed behind the 1st Company, continuing to advance in depth. This was the situation in several directions. Regiment Commander Fukui Kōtarō now had no way to escape.

He could only ask in grief and indignation in the command post, "What kind of unit is this?" Not one Japanese soldier could answer which unit was attacking them.

Unable to get an answer, Regiment Commander Fukui Kōtarō despairingly pulled the trigger. With a "bang," he ended his life as an invader.

The staff officers in the entire regimental headquarters were unwilling to rush out and resist. They were very clear that breaking through was impossible, and it would never be possible to break through.

These Japanese staff officers all followed the example of Regiment Commander Fukui Kōtarō, drew their guns, and committed suicide. Only the orderlies were still holding rifles, trying to resist.

Their resistance was obviously futile. The 15th Regiment had annihilated the Japanese, which was good news. Moreover, there were hundreds of warhorse carcasses on their battlefield.

The logistics team sent 1,500 people to assist the 15th Regiment in clearing the battlefield, while another 1,000 people were assisting the 2nd Regiment in clearing the battlefield on Donggushan.

This time, the Special Forces did not have a train for transportation, so they could not do things like scraping the ground and taking away the foundation stones.

However, the clothes on the Japanese soldiers still had to be taken away. Today's haul was large. Donggushan was the location of the Japanese 101st Division's camp, and more importantly, the Japanese soldiers of this division had a talent for doing business. Even here, they carried a lot of supplies with them.

Now, these supplies and the money that the Japanese soldiers carried with them had all become the Special Forces' funds. Although Chief of Staff Nishiyama Fukutarō had ordered Regiment Commander Fukui Kōtarō to break through on his own, he had not given up on this useless regiment.

He still reported the news that Donggushan and Xingzi had been counterattacked and occupied by the Nationalist army to Brigade Commander Satō Shōzaburō of the 101st Infantry Brigade. Chief of Staff Nishiyama Fukutarō did not order Brigade Commander Satō Shōzaburō to send Japanese soldiers to reinforce them.

But Xingzi was the rear route of the Satō Brigade and its logistics supply line, so the brigade commander could not possibly not send Japanese soldiers to retake the position.

Yesterday, Brigade Commander Satō Shōzaburō had captured Aikou, and today he had commanded his troops to break through two Nationalist defensive lines, so he was feeling very pleased with himself.

Suddenly, he heard that his rear route had been cut off, and he became anxious. All the supplies for his brigade came from Poyang Lake and had to be sent in through the Xingzi wharf.

Now that his rear route was cut off, if the Nationalist army treated his brigade the way they had treated the 106th Infantry Division, he would be finished.

Understanding the importance of this matter, Brigade Commander Satō Shōzaburō immediately ordered, "The 149th Infantry Regiment will immediately return to reinforce. Regiment Commander Fukui Kōtarō will defeat the Nationalist army and recapture Xingzi."

His plan was completely correct. An army cannot move without food and fodder. Now that his supply line was cut off, he had to react immediately.

At the same time, he ordered the 101st Infantry Regiment to suspend its attack on the De'an direction and maintain its current defensive line while awaiting orders.

Brigade Commander Satō Shōzaburō was a cautious Japanese soldier. He did not dare to be too careless. The lesson of the 106th Infantry Division had only been a few days ago.

Because of Chief of Staff Nishiyama Fukutarō's telegram, the entire 101st Infantry Brigade stopped its attack on De'an. They had to stabilize the rear before doing anything else.

What made Brigade Commander Satō Shōzaburō somewhat unhappy was that Regiment Commander Fukuyama Kōtarō of the 157th Infantry Regiment was too ignorant. He was calling out to him, but he did not say a word.

Probably Regiment Commander Fukuyama Kōtarō had just suffered a defeat and was quietly grieving at this time.

In any case, the 149th Infantry Regiment, led by Regiment Commander Tsuda Tatsuhiko, had turned around and was rushing towards Xingzi.

These actions of the Japanese were clearly seen by the reconnaissance unit sent out by the Special Forces. Platoon Leader Jing Liquan immediately sent back the information that he had seen a large group of Japanese soldiers heading towards Xingzi.

After receiving the news, Lin Fan immediately issued an order: "Regiment Commander Shangguan Zhiwen will immediately lead the 15th Regiment to ambush the area from Qiaotou Xiong to Xigushan.

The 2nd Regiment will send five infantry companies, an anti-aircraft machine gun company, and a rocket launcher company to assist."

The Special Forces had to leave five companies on Donggushan because the Japanese 101st Division was still nearby. If all the troops were withdrawn at this time, they were afraid that the Japanese would launch a counterattack.

The distance from the current location of the 15th Regiment to the ambush location that Lin Fan mentioned was two kilometers, and the distance from Aikou to the ambush location was six kilometers.

The distance between the two sides was not far, and the time left for the 15th Regiment to set up the battlefield was not long. Regiment Commander Shangguan Zhiwen ordered Jing Chengxuan to lead the 1st Company, Lu Lejiaqi to lead the 2nd Company, and so on. He first arranged for five infantry companies to go to the ambush location to set up directional explosives.

The other companies followed behind. The logistics team was still busy, and they did not have much combat power. Regiment Commander Shangguan Zhiwen left the 10th Infantry Company here to protect them.

Only then did he feel relieved and lead the entire regiment to Donggushan for an emergency march. The Special Forces troops moved quickly, and the Japanese soldiers of the Tsuda Tatsuhiko Regiment were also moving at a fast pace.

Battalion Commander Suzuki Shota looked at the Japanese soldiers under his command leaving Aikou in groups and felt quite emotional. "If Division Commander were to come to Aikou again now, he would definitely not be injured."

They had now occupied Aikou, which Division Commander Itō Seiki had been injured trying to capture, and these Japanese soldiers felt that it was a very proud thing.

Today, Regiment Commander Fukui Kōtarō had actually lost his position on such a happy day, and these Japanese soldiers felt extremely ashamed. They were now going to Xingzi as saviors.

Sergeant Satō Sōta said loudly in the ranks, "Regiment Commander Fukui must have been frightened by the Nationalist army at Wanjialing, and he has developed a psychological shadow. Therefore, they run away as soon as they see the Nationalist guerrillas.

Otherwise, how could a regiment of the Empire be unable to defeat a guerrilla unit of the Nationalist army?"

The entire 149th Infantry Regiment all believed that the units that attacked Donggushan and Xingzi today were all Nationalist guerrillas.

Because the main force of the Nationalist army had all retreated to Xiushui for reorganization, and the only defensive units that were still there were being pinned down by them in De'an.

Those defenders in De'an were simply unable to send out a large force, so the Nationalist army could only send out a company or a battalion to fight a guerrilla war at most.

As a result, such a unit had actually beaten Regiment Commander Fukui Kōtarō to the point of asking for help everywhere. This fully showed that Regiment Commander Fukui had now become a bird startled by the twang of a bow, and they would run away no matter how many Nationalist soldiers there were.

The Japanese soldiers who were able to recognize this naturally had a mysterious confidence in their own combat power, which was also very much in line with the thinking of Squad Leader Tanaka Ren.

He did not prohibit his soldiers from being so arrogant. This was a good thing! Sufficient confidence would allow them to move forward bravely on the battlefield.

The road they were taking now was one that they had fought step by step with blood. Squad Leader Tanaka Ren was naturally unwilling to miss the opportunity to show off, pointing to a mountain peak on the side of the road and saying, "Do you all remember?"

Sergeant Watanabe Sōta quickly said, "Of course we remember. Squad Leader Tanaka led us to be the first to charge up this mountain.

Before that, two companies had suffered heavy casualties here and had to withdraw from the battle. Squad Leader Tanaka took the initiative to volunteer and led us to take it down in one go."

Squad Leader Tanaka Ren was very satisfied that his underling was able to remember his achievements so clearly. He said smugly, "As long as you follow my orders in battle, you will definitely be victorious."

"Hai!" All the Japanese soldiers in the squad agreed. They looked at the mountain, which was now empty, but the fortifications and trenches on the mountain were still there.

When they charged up at the time, they also suffered considerable casualties, but being able to take it down was a skill. Two companies had attacked before them, but they had not succeeded.

Now that they were going back the way they came, the Japanese soldiers of the entire Tsuda Tatsuhiko Regiment could count the highlight moments of each of their companies and squads along the way.

The more these Japanese soldiers walked, the slower they became, but their morale became higher and higher. They were reliving their past highlight moments, and each Japanese soldier was very excited.

Regiment Commander Tsuda Tatsuhiko was also feeling a little elated in his heart, listening to these Japanese soldiers boasting about their abilities. All of these Japanese soldiers' achievements had a share of his in them.

Listening to these achievements, Regiment Commander Tsuda Tatsuhiko was wondering if he should write these achievements down and keep them as a memorial!

Although boasting about war achievements could boost morale, he could not let them continue to boast like this. Regiment Commander Tsuda Tatsuhiko ordered, "Regiment Commander Fukui is still waiting for us to rescue them. Speed up and get to Xingzi earlier."

With the regiment commander's order, the Japanese soldiers naturally had to obey. Only then did the advance speed of the entire regiment start to pick up again.

Although the speed of the troops was faster, the Japanese soldiers' memories of their past battle experiences along the way did not stop.

Company Commander Jing Chengxuan led his troops quickly to Xigushan. It was empty, and the 5th Company immediately began to restore the fortifications and trenches to prepare for battle.

The other four companies continued to march forward, and after walking a certain distance, they left a company here to set up an ambush. From Xigushan to Xiejiashanlong was ambushed by the 4th Company, from Xiejiashanlong to Yangjia was ambushed by the 3rd Company, and from Yangjia to Qiaotou Xiong was ambushed by the 2nd Company.

Jing Chengxuan led the 1st Company to set up further ahead of Qiaotou Xiong. The purpose of their company was to close the door and beat the dog.

The 5th Company was blocking the Japanese soldiers on Xigushan, not allowing them to rush out, and the 1st Company was guarding inside, not allowing the Japanese soldiers to escape back.

Just when Jing Chengxuan and the other five companies were nervously setting up directional explosives, Company Commander Shi Junxia led five companies, an anti-aircraft machine gun company, and a rocket launcher company.

With Regiment Commander Shangguan Zhiwen here, the five companies of the 2nd Regiment immediately followed Regiment Commander Shangguan Zhiwen's arrangements and, like the companies of the 15th Regiment, ambushed on both sides of the road.

It was just that the 2nd Regiment was on the left side of the road, and the five company commanders of the 15th Regiment were on the right side of the road.

Platoon Leader Jing Liquan and the others followed the Tsuda Tatsuhiko Regiment from a distance, constantly reporting their position. Regiment Commander Shangguan Zhiwen marked it on the map, and he was somewhat puzzled. Why was the Japanese army's march so slow?

The march speed of the Tsuda Tatsuhiko Regiment was indeed a little slow this time. His Japanese soldiers' reminiscing about the past had slowed them down.

The Special Forces soldiers were already marching fast, and the distance was close. Setting up traps was just a matter of burying directional explosives. Now, the roadsides were full of freshly cultivated soil.

There was no need to hide or disguise the directional explosives at all. They were buried directly, and the Japanese soldiers could not distinguish which soil had been dug up today and which soil had been dug up a few days ago.

Because the actions of the several companies were fast, they had been lying in ambush by the roadside for half an hour, and the Japanese soldiers had not yet arrived.

However, the Special Forces soldiers were not in a hurry. Their traps had been set up, and now they were not waiting for the Japanese soldiers to come in. Sooner or later, the Japanese soldiers would come.

When lying in ambush, the Special Forces soldiers were not allowed to speak or move. They had to ensure that they were not discovered by the Japanese soldiers.

After another ten minutes, the sound of many noisy footsteps could be heard in the distance. A group of Japanese soldiers was walking in the front. There were not many Japanese soldiers in this group, only about a company, more than a hundred Japanese soldiers.

They were the vanguard sent out by Regiment Commander Tsuda Tatsuhiko to check the situation. Obviously, Company Commander Takahashi Takumi did not take this task very seriously.

They had passed here only a few days ago, and in these days, the Japanese soldiers of the logistics team were always coming and going on this road.

Those logistics teams with little combat power had not been attacked. Today, more than 3,000 Japanese soldiers of the entire regiment were dispatched. Could there be any Nationalist soldiers who dared to come and ambush them?

Company Commander Takahashi Takumi's thinking naturally influenced the Japanese soldiers of the entire company. They were walking along the main road, completely unaware that they had entered the trap set up by the Special Forces.

The Japanese soldiers of the Takahashi Takumi Company were swaggering around in the ambush area. Today, the Special Forces had set up a 2.6-kilometer-long ambush area.

It was enough for these Japanese soldiers to walk slowly for nearly an hour.

After this group of more than a hundred Japanese soldiers passed, a large group of Japanese soldiers followed. There were many more Japanese soldiers in this group.

They had been walking in front of the ambush area of the 1st Company, and they had been walking for a long time, but they had not all entered the ambush area.

Regiment Commander Shangguan Zhiwen, who was standing on Xigushan, had seen the Japanese soldiers come in and ordered the news to be reported to the governor.

Lin Fan was still on Donggushan at this time. He was now suppressing the Japanese soldiers of the Japanese 101st Division who had fled, not allowing them to run out and interfere with the next battle.

Knowing that most of the Japanese soldiers had entered the ambush area, Lin Fan was naturally happy and was now waiting for the final good news to come.

Shi Junxia finally waited for the last Japanese soldier to enter the ambush area, and now he could launch a trap to attack the Japanese soldiers.

However, he had not received the order, and the entire company could only watch as the Japanese soldiers walked out of the ambush area of the company commander in the 1st Company.

Regiment Commander Shangguan Zhiwen had been staring at the Japanese soldiers. He had received a report and knew that the rear team of the Japanese soldiers had also entered the trap.

However, he did not order an immediate attack. He was still waiting, waiting for the Japanese soldiers to be closer to Xigushan before ordering, "Attack!"

This order was issued to all the ambush troops. There were no Japanese soldiers in the areas of the two companies in the 1st Company, and the company commander and company commander Shi could only let the troops continue to lie in ambush, waiting to see if the Japanese soldiers would turn back and bomb them again.

Regiment Commander Tsuda Tatsuhiko looked at Xigushan and said with a smile, "The two mountains, east and west, are really a bit like. The appearance of oxen fighting."

Battalion Commander Suzuki Shota quickly said, "Yes! Yes! They are really too vivid."

"After passing this mountain, it will be five miles to Xingzi. Pass on the order, speed up and we have to get to the destination earlier."

"Hai!"

Before the Japanese messenger could walk out, explosions rang out one after another.

Tsuda Tatsuhiko, who was riding on a warhorse, was also knocked to the ground by the explosions. He had fallen from his warhorse.

Regiment Commander Tsuda Tatsuhiko, who had fallen to the ground, suddenly discovered that many of the Japanese soldiers around him had fallen and that a lot of blood was flowing out from under their bodies.

Soon, the groans of the Japanese soldiers were heard, and each Japanese soldier was wailing. When his guards helped Tsuda Tatsuhiko up, he realized that the team that had been invisible from front to back had now been shrouded in smoke and dust.

"Da da da! Da da da!" The sound of machine gun fire was coming from both sides of the road. This was the sound of light machine gun fire.

"Du du du! Du du du!" This was the sound of heavy machine gun fire, and countless bullets were sweeping over from both sides of the road.

"We have been ambushed by the Nationalist army!" Regiment Commander Tsuda Tatsuhiko thought to himself.

Without him ordering, the Japanese soldiers who had been lucky enough to survive the explosions were now crawling on the ground and began to counterattack on both sides.

The gunfire was intense, and the entire regiment was surrounded by the Nationalist army. At this time, Regiment Commander Tsuda Tatsuhiko was anxiously thinking about how to get out of the predicament.

Battalion Commander Suzuki Shota was now loudly ordering the Japanese soldiers, "Take cover! Counterattack!" How could they take cover at this time? There were Special Forces soldiers on both sides of the road, and there were anti-aircraft machine gun companies guarding the mountains in the distance.

The Japanese soldiers did not know these situations. Company Commander Takahashi Takumi knew that it was over when he heard the explosions.

He knew that he was finished. This road was for his company to step on the mines in the front, but they had laughed and laughed all the way without discovering anything.

Now, all that Company Commander Takahashi Takumi could see was smoke, and all the Japanese soldiers he could see were being ambushed.

He could not bear this responsibility, and the losses suffered this time were too great. Although his company was not full, there were more than 130 Japanese soldiers when they set out.

After such a wave of bombing, there were not enough Japanese soldiers to fight back, and ten or so of these Japanese soldiers had just been killed by machine gun fire.

"What to do?" Company Commander Takahashi Takumi was also anxious!

He felt that he had to create a passage for the entire regiment. With this in mind, he could only stand up and shout, "Takahashi Company! Everyone has it, charge!"

He was going to lead his troops to charge towards Xigushan. His company was already at the foot of the mountain, and it was only 300 meters away from rushing to the mountain.

Company Commander Takahashi Takumi believed that he should establish a defensive line on Xigushan for the entire regiment. As long as the Japanese soldiers who rushed over could be protected, perhaps he could escape punishment.

Sergeant Kobayashi Kenta listened to Company Commander Takahashi Takumi's order, got up from the ground, bowed his body, bent over, and charged towards Xigushan with a rifle.

These Japanese soldiers charged through the rain of bullets, and Japanese soldiers kept falling. Even so, these Japanese soldiers continued to move forward.

Battalion Commander Nakamura Taida, who was not far from his company, also issued the same order. His battalion was less than 1,000 meters away from Xigushan at this time, and he could only risk rushing to a high point in the rain of bullets, so that he could resist the bullets fired from all directions.

Moreover, they were now being attacked by Nationalist troops on both the left and right sides, but they could still pass forward and backward.

Battalion Commander Nakamura Taida asked the communications soldier to report his decision to Regiment Commander Tsuda Tatsuhiko, and he himself had already led the troops to rush up.

Just when these Japanese soldiers had just begun to charge towards Xigushan, the Nationalist army, which had only been firing machine guns, suddenly increased the bombing with artillery shells.

One artillery shell after another exploded on the road, forcing the Japanese soldiers who had been able to march on the road to disperse.

There were Japanese soldiers charging towards Xigushan, and there were Japanese soldiers directly charging towards the ambushing Special Forces troops.

Company Commander Sato Riku was like this. He directed the surviving Japanese soldiers of the entire company to charge directly towards the Nationalist defensive line on the left side.

Even though only one squad of Japanese soldiers had survived his company, their charge was still very powerful.

Squad Leader Tanaka Ren also agreed to attack the ambushing troops directly. He shouted and urged the Japanese soldiers under his command to stand up and attack the Nationalist defensive line with more than twenty machine guns.

Although Sergeant Yamamoto Sōta had strongly agreed with Squad Leader Tanaka Ren's command on the way, he did not stand on the squad leader's side this time.

Sergeant Yamamoto Sōta was an experienced Japanese soldier. As early as after the explosion, when he knew that he was not injured, he immediately fell to the ground and rolled around on the ground, groaning as if he had suffered extremely serious injuries and was in extreme pain.

As he rolled around, the military uniform on his body had been stained with a lot of blood, making his injury more obvious. Squad Leader Tanaka Ren had no time to treat the wounded at this time, and he was just urging those Japanese soldiers who were not injured to charge quickly.