Chapter 114: The Brigade Commander Praising You? What A Joke
When Kuroshima Morita and Ueno no Mura ordered the withdrawal.
Li Yunlong and Ding Wei’s troops had already smoothly maneuvered into position.
The three Hell Cannons were all aimed.
“Light the fuses!”
With Li Yunlong’s order, the three Hell Cannons were all lit.
The fuses burned out, and the cannon muzzles roared!
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Three cannonballs flew out of the barrels and fell down on the heads of the Japanese brigade in the rear.
All three were shrapnel-type shells; nails and iron beads shot wildly across the battlefield, blasting out three vacuum zones.
Japanese soldiers’ corpses lay scattered everywhere, with countless injured.
“Old Ding, I’m going to loot things; you provide artillery cover for me!” Seeing the three shells heavily damage the Japanese invaders and tear open a gap in the rear, Li Yunlong immediately said to Ding Wei.
“Old Li, remember, mainly loot the equipment.” Ding Wei instructed.
“Got it.” Li Yunlong nodded and immediately led his troops to charge over.
A sudden battle broke out behind them; both Ueno no Mura and Kuroshima Morita were immediately stunned.
The two turned back and saw the casualties caused by the three heavy cannons, as well as the Eighth Route Army charging quickly; both their eyes turned red!
“Baka, damn Eighth Route Army!” Kuroshima Morita’s roar became shrill.
The Eighth Route Army was heading straight for our supplies; the equipment we carried that could produce bullets was also there.
At this moment, Kuroshima Morita woke up as if from a dream; he understood everything.
The Eighth Route Army painstakingly lured us to Chu Yunfei’s side just to have Chu Yunfei contain us; our attention was drawn to Chu Yunfei, and they quietly circled around from behind Chu Yunfei’s defense zone.
The Eighth Route Army’s ultimate goals: one was to provide cover for them to take the iron smelting plant, and the other was to swallow the bait!
Now both of the Eighth Route Army’s goals were achieved!
We were played like monkeys again.
Ueno no Mura also screamed like a pig being slaughtered: “Baka, the mine is gone, the iron smelting plant is gone, and if the equipment is also swallowed by the Eighth Route Army, we won’t have the face to go back!”
The mine is gone, and it wasn’t us guarding it, so that’s explainable.
The iron smelting plant is gone too, and it wasn’t us guarding it, so barely explainable.
But this batch of equipment was in our hands, and yet we let the Eighth Route Army swallow it; that’s truly indefensible.
We have a full three regiments; people unaware of the situation would think we were three big rice buckets, big idiots.
The Japanese soldiers under their command all started cursing loudly one by one:
“Baka, despicable and insidious Eighth Route Army, why are they so hard to deal with?”
“Damn it, they’re heading straight for our supplies; without supplies, what do we do!”
“Baka, turn around and kill them now; we must protect our supplies and equipment; we can’t lose them; this is all about our face!”
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“Baka, quickly turn around and protect our supplies.” Kuroshima Morita and Ueno no Mura quickly ordered a turnaround.
The sudden change in the rear not only shocked the Japanese invaders but also stunned Chu Yunfei’s side.
Seeing the commotion of heavy cannon bombardment behind the Japanese invaders and the scene of the Eighth Route Army killing out from behind them, the officers and soldiers of the 358th Regiment were all delighted:
“Haha, we thought the Eighth Route Army had left from our side, but unexpectedly, they circled behind the Japanese invaders.”
“With the Eighth Route Army attacking the Japanese invaders from front and back with us, we can win this battle.”
“If we can heavily damage the three Japanese regiments again this time, the reward money will definitely be more than last time.”
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Seeing that Li Yunlong’s side had made their move, Chu Yunfei breathed a sigh of relief and said to Fang Ligong, “Brother Ligong, look, the Eighth Route Army has made their move; you and I are ready to establish merit.”
Chu Yunfei was actually still a bit worried; if the Eighth Route Army had been discovered early after circling around, it would have been troublesome.
Now it seemed his worry was completely unnecessary.
The Eighth Route Army was in position, and their strike was spot on.
So……
Our counterattack opportunity would come soon.
After being madly attacked by the Japanese invaders three times, it was our turn to madly attack them.
Without waiting for Fang Ligong to respond, Chu Yunfei immediately roared at the two artillery battalions: “Fire at them for me; suppress the Japanese invaders as much as possible; don’t let them smoothly disengage and go back to reinforce!”
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
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Chu Yunfei’s two artillery battalions fired shells like they cost nothing, fiercely bombarding the Japanese invaders overhead.
Although Kuroshima Morita and Ueno no Mura ordered the troops to turn around, with shells raining down like drops, it was truly difficult to move.
The troops advanced under fierce artillery fire; every second, someone fell.
Even Kuroshima Morita and Ueno no Mura themselves started getting wounded.
Fortunately, none were fatal; Kuroshima Morita had a piece of his scalp shaved off by shrapnel, blood flowing down his face.
A piece of shrapnel lodged in Ueno no Mura’s face, just a tiny bit from his eyes.
Otherwise, he’d be classified as a one-eyed dragon like Hirata Ichiro.
“Baka, damn Chu Yunfei; today’s debt will be repaid a hundredfold another day!” Kuroshima Morita raged.
Ueno no Mura also gritted his teeth: “Warriors, our Bushido does not fear death; even under artillery fire, we must go back to protect our supplies, protect the equipment, protect our face!”
Kuroshima Morita and Ueno no Mura led their troops to forcibly disengage.
“Qian Bojun, what are you standing there for? Get up there.” Chu Yunfei immediately ordered Qian Bojun.
“Brothers, the Japanese invaders are retreating; they have no intention of fighting us and are eager to return; this is exactly our counterattack opportunity; charge!” Battalion Commander Qian Bojun roared, leading his battalion quickly out of the trenches and charging toward the Japanese invaders.
Don’t underestimate it; Qian Bojun had only one battalion, but with nearly two thousand troops and fighting downwind, the troop strength was sufficient.
The officers and soldiers under Qian Bojun were high in morale:
“Last time, the Japanese invaders’ cavalry regiment and tank regiment came at us head-on; we couldn’t pursue and had to endure; today’s opportunity has come; how can we let the Japanese invaders’ cavalry and tanks leave?”
“Do they really think our 358th Regiment is a vegetable market, where Japanese invaders can come and go as they please?”
“Charge, fuck them up!”
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Taking advantage of the artillery cover, Qian Bojun led his team and quickly bit onto the tails of Kuroshima Morita and Ueno no Mura.
This infuriated Kuroshima Morita and Ueno no Mura so much they screamed wildly and could only detach part of their troops to intercept Qian Bojun.
While they led men to continue reinforcing the rear supplies.
But obviously, it was still too late.
Li Yunlong and Ding Wei had seized the initiative, and then Chu Yunfei’s shelling delayed Kuroshima Morita and Ueno no Mura; under Ding Wei’s artillery cover, Li Yunlong killed his way to the supplies.
Rat-tat-tat!
Rat-tat-tat!
Rat-tat-tat!
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Li Yunlong led the assault team; each had either a light machine gun slung across their chest or held a submachine gun, unleashing a barrage on the Japanese invaders by the supplies.
The Japanese invaders by the supplies were quickly cleared; Li Yunlong quickly rummaged and soon found the equipment, laughing loudly: “Hahaha, these little Japanese invaders wanted to use this thing to fish for me; now I’ll unceremoniously swallow the bait; thanks.”
Without needing Li Yunlong’s order, the soldiers around him immediately started grabbing the things as fast as possible.
“Regiment Commander, the Japanese invaders are coming; we can’t take all the things; what do we do?” A soldier shouted loudly to Li Yunlong.
“Damn, Old Ding was right.” Li Yunlong saw that Kuroshima Morita and Ueno no Mura had sent part of their troops to delay Qian Bojun, and the two were rushing over quickly.
The equipment was all loaded, but looking at the supplies that couldn’t all be taken, Li Yunlong irritably ordered: “What do you mean what do we do? Either burn it or blow it up; don’t leave a single hair for the Japanese invaders.”
“Yes, Regiment Commander.”
The soldiers nodded and quickly destroyed the supplies that couldn’t be taken.
“Baka, these damn Eighth Route Army took the equipment!” Kuroshima Morita’s eyes nearly popped out; he wished he could grow wings and fly over to keep the equipment.
Ueno no Mura’s eyes were full of bloodshot: “Baka, is our face really going to be swept away like this? The Eighth Route Army not only took the equipment but also destroyed the supplies that couldn’t be taken; charge me; at all costs, take it back!”
Kuroshima Morita and Ueno no Mura were completely insane; they led their troops at full speed.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Ding Wei’s three Hell Cannon shells blasted over, and the powerful lethality of the shells pressed Kuroshima Morita and Ueno no Mura directly to the ground, unable to breathe.
Seeing the Emperor’s warriors’ corpses piled up around them, both their minds went blank with a buzzing sound.
Once upon a time, our cavalry regiment and mechanized regiment were invincible in battle and invincible in attack!
Today, suffering such a big setback at the hands of the Eighth Route Army, fighting the battle like shit; truly unbelievable.
The Eighth Route Army, the enemy we despised the most, was the one we suffered the greatest losses from.
Ding Wei fired at the critical moment, suppressing the Japanese invaders.
Li Yunlong took the things and smoothly reached Ding Wei’s side, laughing wildly: “Haha, Old Ding, we looted the equipment; when we get back, the brigade commander will have to praise me heavily.”
“You hurry up and go; I’ll cover the rear!” Ding Wei had no time for Li Yunlong’s nonsense.
The brigade commander praising you when you get back?
What a joke!
If the brigade commander doesn’t beat you hard, that would be going easy on you.
You were told to clear the transportation team’s path, look what you did… Never mind; whether the brigade commander praises Li Yunlong or beats him up later, it’s none of our business anyway.
We cooperated well; the iron smelting plant was taken, the equipment was taken; the one the brigade commander should truly praise is me.
Li Yunlong didn’t dawdle and quickly took the things and went ahead first.
Ding Wei roared: “The Japanese invaders’ supplies are gone, and their ammunition is running low; fire at full blast for me; don’t conserve ammunition; block them as much as possible!”
Rat-tat-tat!
Rat-tat-tat!
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
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Under Ding Wei’s orders, the New First Regiment’s light and heavy machine guns and mortars all unleashed full firepower.
The powerful firepower formed a death channel in front of the Japanese invaders.
Whether Japanese invaders’ cavalry or infantry, whoever advanced a step had to fall.
If war vehicles wanted to charge, our shrapnel-type shells could be used.
After knocking out several more war vehicles, the Japanese invaders’ war vehicles and cavalry behaved and didn’t dare charge again.
Kuroshima Morita and Ueno no Mura were so angry they screamed like madmen: “Baka, charge for me, charge! We can’t let the Eighth Route Army go!”
“Regimental Commander, the Eighth Route Army’s blocking firepower is too fierce; going over is just sending ourselves to die.” A Japanese officer calmly said, “Moreover, our ammunition is running low; Chu Yunfei’s troops are also attacking over there; we can’t use up all our ammunition, right?”
Running out of all ammunition on the battlefield means what goes without saying!
If not careful, 358th Regiment’s Chu Yunfei might take the chance to eat us all up.
“Baka, baka, baka!” Kuroshima Morita and Ueno no Mura painfully tore at their own hair, feeling like this was a nightmare.
“You two, our supplies are gone, ammunition is insufficient; let’s hurry and withdraw.” Kasahara Koizumi’s tone was very poor.
If you two hadn’t been stupid earlier insisting on hard-fighting Chu Yunfei, if you had listened to me even once, it wouldn’t have turned into this miserable situation.
Troops suffered heavy casualties, equipment gone, supplies gone.
Now we can barely protect ourselves, let alone continue reinforcing the iron smelting plant; that’s become a luxury.
Although Kuroshima Morita and Ueno no Mura were unwilling to face this cruel fact.
They still had to lower their heads and order: “Withdraw!”
Seeing the Japanese invaders withdraw, Ding Wei didn’t engage further and immediately ordered withdrawal.
“Regiment Commander, the Japanese invaders must be low on ammunition; why don’t we take the chance to pursue and kill them?” A soldier still wanted to pursue the Japanese invaders.
“Pursue what? The Japanese invaders are low on ammunition, not out of it.” Ding Wei shook his head; today’s haul was already plenty impressive.
Go back to help Li Yunlong take the things and secure them; that’s the most important.
Besides!
The troops’ ammunition was also nearly consumed; the Hell Cannon shells were used up; without heavy firepower, we couldn’t inflict large-scale casualties on the Japanese invaders again.
Can’t inflict large-scale casualties on the Japanese invaders and hard-fight them; that’s not rational.
“Yes, Regiment Commander.”
The Eighth Route Army’s team withdrew smartly; Qian Bojun still led his team to pursue Kuroshima Morita and Ueno no Mura.
But soon, Qian Bojun called off and returned.
“Regiment Commander, our two legs can’t outrun the Japanese invaders’ wheels and warhorses.” Qian Bojun reported to Chu Yunfei, “Their infantry organized a defensive line; forcing it would cause heavy casualties for the battalion, so I withdrew.”
“Mm.” Chu Yunfei acknowledged and said, “Hurry and clean the battlefield, tally the captures and casualties; your battalion did well; I’ll report to the superior and commend you.”
This time heavily damaging three Japanese regiments; impressive battle achievement.
Chu Yunfei was very satisfied.
At the same time, he was curious in his heart.
That Eighth Route Army’s Gao Liujin said there was a business transaction he wanted to join forces on; wonder what business it is.
Having cooperated with Li Yunlong twice, Chu Yunfei had tasted the sweetness.
That Gao Liujin seemed no less capable than Li Yunlong, so Chu Yunfei was expectant.
“Yes, Regiment Commander.” Qian Bojun happily went to execute the orders.
“Brother Ligong, you’ve witnessed the power of the Eighth Route Army’s heavy cannons; quickly write the report and submit it to the superior.” Chu Yunfei added.
We can’t contact the Eighth Route Army’s heavy cannons ourselves; we can only let the superiors negotiate through official channels.
“Yes, Regiment Commander.”
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