The Chief of Staff saw that the brigade commander had fluctuations in his mood. He was afraid that he would be in danger, so he arranged a combat team to guard him and march.

At ten o'clock in the evening, more than two thousand Japanese soldiers finally arrived at the hilly area that Zhou Cheng was interested in.

Two independent battalions and two guerrilla squadrons rushed to the two main battalions in the county, and together with the troops' capture during the anti-sweeping, they were equipped with a total of 48 mortars.

At this moment, these mortars were arranged in four artillery positions, and the black holes were all aimed at the railway line 500 meters away. Each artillery position was responsible for a section of a 100-meter-long railway line.

After the attack began, they had to shoot out a thousand shells within two minutes, and then shoot freely under the guidance of their respective artillery staff to continue to kill the remaining Japanese troops.

Two independent battalions, cavalry companies, were ambushed behind hills on both sides of the railway, preparing to beat the dogs in pain.

Everything is ready, just waiting for the Japanese army to fall into the trap.

The Japanese army had a very low morale, but the marching speed was very fast.

Everyone knows that the remaining force of the mobilization troops is no longer the opponent of the National Salvation Army. Everyone will be more dangerous if they stay here for one minute. Only by leaving and entering Yangquan quickly can everyone have a way out.

So every Japanese man walked and ran away when he marched, and he wanted to fly back to Yangquan directly...

"Captain, the Japanese are here!" Chen Zhengyu looked at the fire that suddenly appeared at the end of the railway, looking forward to the report.

"The troops are ready for combat!" Zhou Cheng raised his telescope while giving orders.

Although the reconnaissance troops had long been clearly aware of the Japanese army's strength, he believed in his eyes more.

He wanted to ensure that the most threatening troops in the Japanese army entered the artillery coverage area before issuing an attack order. If he didn't take action, he would have to severely hurt the Japanese.

About a squadron of Japanese soldiers ran in front, holding a gun and holding a light machine gun, and rushed forward while gasping.

They were so anxious that the scouts walking on the roadside were more like decorations, just looking around and moving forward.

The main force was closely behind the forward squadron, with two thousand people.

The inconvenient mountain cannons were blown up before departure, with only some mortars and heavy machine guns left, some carried by mules and horses, and some were carried by soldiers to ensure that the main force followed closely behind the vanguard troops.

The brigade commander Major General Honda was in the middle of the team, with his legs moving forward mechanically, looking at a loss.

The Chief of Staff walked beside him, his face full of worry.

The troops were defeated in a serious victory, and as the direct commander of this defeat, the brigade commander must have an unshirkable responsibility.

After returning to Yangquan, 80% of them will be removed from the position of the brigade commander.

As the chief of staff, I will definitely not be able to escape joint and several liability.

While both of them were considering their future, the team had already walked into the pocket formation prepared by the National Rescue Army for them without knowing it.

Especially the 400-meter-long railway that was stared at by forty-eight mortars was crowded with Japanese devils, with at least one thousand people.

Zhou Cheng decided not to wait: "All artillery fire and all infantry attacked. I'll send off the Japanese in front of us!"

"Boom boom boom..."

In less than half a minute, forty or fifty orange-red fireballs rose along the railway line, and lined up along the railway line, like fireworks, which was particularly beautiful.

The Japanese marching along the railway line were instantly blown down a large area. The Japanese surviving Japanese had no morale at all. Faced with the sudden attack of artillery fire, they all looked like frightened birds and instantly fell into chaos.

Ordinary soldiers were bombed and ran around, and officers yelled in the crowd, trying to gather their subordinates together.

But compared with the continuous explosions around him, it would be nice if his orders could be transmitted ten meters.

Ordinary soldiers lost their morale completely and were in chaos, and they didn't listen to their orders at all.

The shells hit on the head were too dense, and no one knew where the next shell would hit!

More than two thousand Japanese devils just now all headed forward and wanted to leave here as soon as possible, which means they all want to continue to live.

Faced with a sudden accident, the instinct of survival made them flee around them, away from the artillery fire coverage area.

As for the commander, it is nothing in front of his own life.

The explosion was getting louder and louder, and the four hundred meters long railway line had been blown up and the artillery fire was everywhere.

In the smoke of gunpowder, Japanese devils who were killed and injured by shells can be seen everywhere.

The brigade commander Major General Honda was protected by more than a dozen guards and led him to the side of the railway. Seeing his subordinates blown away one by one, he not only did not feel heartbroken, but a hint of excitement flashed on his desperate face.

He was worried about how to face his superiors after returning to Yangquan.

The battle in front of him made him think of a solution.

If I die here in battle, even if I lose this sweep, my superiors will not be too much about a dead person. Not only can I save my honor and status that I have fought for with my life for the first half of my life, but my family can also live well as the widow of the major general.

This must be much better than the ending of returning to Yangquan alive and being sent to the military court.

"Go away, I don't need your protection!" Major General Honda shook away the guards left and right.

Although the guard was very worried, the brigade commander's order must be implemented, so he quickly let go and stood aside.

The brigade commander who had regained his freedom immediately asked his subordinates for the telescope.

The artillery fire from the National Salvation Army is so fierce that it must be more than a simple artillery attack, and a large number of infantry must have been ambushed around.

He wants to find the infantry, fight them to the end, and decide the outcome!

"General, there is a national rescue army on the left wing to attack us. It's too dangerous here. You must leave here immediately!" shouted the captain of the guard who was escorting.

"What are you going to withdraw!" Major General Honda cursed without hesitation.

"The other party has only one company, and we have one or two thousand people. If they are chased and beaten, it would be too embarrassing to the Imperial Army!"

"Everyone is ready for battle. We launch a frontal assault on the enemy and kill them before retreating!"

Anyone who is a little rational knows that the troops should fight quickly and leave here as soon as possible, and cannot drag them, and cannot fight against the enemy. Once they are dragged here by the National Rescue Army and then draw heavy troops to siege everyone, it will definitely be difficult for the troops to return to Yangquan.

As a veteran on the battlefield, the brigade commander could not understand this truth, but he insisted on leading everyone here to decide the outcome of the National Saving Army. It is obvious that he wants to die here with the National Saving Army and don’t want to live anymore.

At first, my subordinates didn't understand why the brigade commander did this. If you think about the current situation of the brigade commander, you will understand.

Instead of returning to Yangquan to live humiliatedly and letting his family suffer with it, it is better to die here and be recognized as a warrior by his superiors. Doing so can at least protect his family from being humiliated!
Chapter completed!