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"Counting the casualties—"
"Hi Yi!"
Text Chapter 390 Captive
In the twilight and dewy field, more than 30 Japanese soldiers, covered in rags and wrapped in gunpowder smoke, fled eastward, surrounded by a lieutenant officer.
"boom!"
Behind these more than 30 devil soldiers, the blood-stained Chinese officers and soldiers, whose faces were blackened by gunpowder smoke, were chasing them hard, raising their guns and shooting from time to time.
However, the distance between the two sides exceeded the range of the rifle. Although the bullets were crackling, they all fell behind the devil, causing dirt and grass to splatter.
"Run faster, don't let the little devil run away!"
A company commander of the chasing Chinese officers and soldiers yelled loudly. Although the Chinese officers and soldiers who fought all night were exhausted and their legs seemed to be filled with lead, they gritted their teeth and stood firm, not wanting to let these little devils go.
These little devils who escaped were Captain Noda, the leader of the Devil Squadron who broke out from Jingzhen Mountain, and some remnants of the soldiers. They no longer had the arrogance and arrogance of the past, and now they fled eastward like dogs that lost their homes.
Noda Squadron captured Jingzhen Mountain, a fulcrum outside Yichang City, with the intention of opening the way for subsequent troops to counterattack Yichang.
It's a pity that the follow-up main force still kept up, and they were attacked at night by a regiment led by Luo Guoqiang of the 18th Army.
Although Noda's troops were powerful, the Chinese officers and soldiers who attacked Jingzhen Mountain were also fearless. After a night of bloody battle, they finally occupied the last few hills on Jingzhen Mountain at dawn.
Captain Noda led the troops to fight on Jingzhen Mountain overnight, but he did not see the reinforcements for a long time, and the ammunition was exhausted. Seeing that the situation was over, he had to break out to the east.
After some fighting, there were only more than [-] devils who were able to successfully break out of Jingzhen Mountain with Captain Noda, and all of them were injured.
The repeated battles exhausted these devils physically. Facing the Chinese officers and soldiers who were chasing after them, the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer.
"boom!"
"puff!"
Originally, Captain Noda and the others ran out of range of the pursuing Chinese officers and soldiers, but as time went by, some running devils were pierced by bullets and fell to the ground.
"Your, bring someone to stay and cover!"
Captain Noda saw that it was impossible to go on like this, so he stopped a Second Lieutenant who was running out of breath and gave him an order.
The ghost second lieutenant was also taken aback, and turned his head to look at the Chinese officers and soldiers chasing after him in the distance. He knew that he would die if he stayed.
But facing the cold gaze of Captain Noda, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree.
"Hi Yi!"
After the devil stood up and paid a military salute, he immediately turned around with more than 20 devils to find a favorable terrain and lay down, and then began to aim at the Chinese officers and soldiers who were chasing.
Captain Noda continued to flee eastward with several officers of his squadron headquarters and the devils guarding them. They didn't run very far when there was a fierce battle behind them, and their footsteps couldn't help but quicken.
Captain Noda and the others soon approached the area controlled by Yang Ling and the others. Yang Ling and the others are now fighting with the Devil Morimoto's troops who reinforced Jingzhen Mountain.
Although Morimoto's troops relied on strong firepower and captured three villages, they also suffered huge losses. By dawn, they had no strength to attack.
So now Captain Morimoto ordered to stop the attack. On the one hand, let the troops eat breakfast to replenish their physical strength and recharge their batteries to prepare for the next attack.
Another aspect is that he has already reported to the brigade that they encountered stubborn resistance and asked the brigade to send troops to reinforce them.
While the little devil stopped attacking and was accumulating energy for the next attack, Yang Ling and the others also relied on the two remaining villages to strengthen their fortifications, preparing to fight the little devil to the end.
"The sniper team occupies a favorable position. Your task is to keep an eye on the devil's machine gunners, grenadiers and officers. As long as they dare to show their heads, I will knock them out firmly!"
"Company Commander Sun, you are in charge of guarding the left-wing village, Zhang Tie is in charge of the right-wing village, and the others are the reserve team. Whether we can wipe out the little devils on the mountain in Jingzhen depends on whether we can stop the devil's reinforcements. If we fail, we will be benevolent. I wish you all the best!"
"Don't worry, sir, the people are in the position, and the devils don't want to take a step past here!"
"Okay, when all the little devils on Jingzhen Mountain are wiped out, I will give you credit!"
"Go, let the brothers have enough food, and prepare for the devil's attack!"
"Yes!"
When the red-eyed officers and soldiers were nervously busy repairing and strengthening their positions, preparing to fight the little devil, the gunshots from the direction of Jingzhen Mountain were not as dense as last night.
"Send someone to Jingzhen Mountain and ask Captain Luo when they will be able to bring down Jingzhen Mountain."
Yang Ling knew that there would be more and more reinforcements from the devils. With the number of people under his command, they would be able to complete the task sooner if they took down Jingzhen Mountain earlier.
The two messengers responded and left the house, then ran towards Jingzhen Mountain to the west.
But after a while, the two communication soldiers turned back again.
"Why did you come back so soon?"
Yang Ling was also very surprised. Although the distance from them to Jingzhen Mountain was not far, it was not too close. It would take at least an hour to run back and forth.
"Sir, we found seven or eight devils in the wild west!" The panting communications soldier explained the reason.
"Where do these devils come from?"
Hearing that there were devils in the west, Yang Ling was also taken aback. Could it be that the devils had detoured behind them, and that would be dangerous.
"It seems that they are coming from the direction of Jingzhen Mountain. They all have tattered military uniforms and look like they have lost the battle." The communications soldier replied.
"Grizzly!"
"Have!"
"Lead someone to catch these devils for me, and ask about the situation."
"Yes!"
Grizzly quickly left the village with a soldier from the Flame Special Operations Team, and headed straight to the west field under the guidance of the signal soldier.
Now this area is occupied by Yang Ling and the others, and battlefield guard posts have been set up at some intersections and commanding heights.
Captain Noda and the others have been wandering around here, trying to cross the blockade line calmly and return to their control area.
But the field of view here is wide, and the sky is already bright. They searched for a long time but couldn't find a gap through which they could pass.
Just as Lieutenant Noda was about to take the risk and lead people to rush directly, suddenly several Chinese officers and soldiers with guns appeared around them.
"Drop your weapons and surrender!"
Grizzly has also learned simple Japanese. Although he can't speak it well, the devil's Captain Noda still understands it.
These devils were also frightened by the sudden appearance of Chinese officers and soldiers, and they all turned their attention to Captain Noda.