In the dimly lit field with heavy dew, more than thirty Japanese soldiers, all ragged and covered in gunpowder smoke, surrounded a captain officer and fled eastward with a dejected look on his face.
"boom!"
Behind these more than 30 Japanese soldiers, Chinese officers and soldiers whose faces were stained with blood and blackened by gunpowder smoke were chasing them hard, raising their guns and shooting from time to time.
However, the distance between the two sides was beyond the range of the rifle. Although the bullets made a crackling sound, they all landed behind the Japanese, causing dirt and grass clippings to fly.
"Run faster, don't let the little devil escape!"
A company commander of the pursuing Chinese officers and soldiers was shouting loudly. Although the Chinese officers and soldiers who had been fighting all night were exhausted and their legs were like lead, they gritted their teeth and stood firm, not wanting to let these little devils go.
These escaping little Japs are Captain Noda, the Japs squadron leader, and some remnant soldiers who broke out from Jingzhen Mountain. They no longer have the arrogance and arrogance of the past, and now they are fleeing eastward like bereaved dogs.
Noda Squadron captured Jingzhen Mountain, a fulcrum outside Yichang City, with the original intention of opening a channel for subsequent troops to counterattack Yichang.
Unfortunately, before the main force could catch up, they were attacked at night by a regiment led by Luo Guoqiang of the 18th Army.
Although the fighting power of Noda's troops was strong, the Chinese officers and soldiers who attacked Jingzhen Mountain were also fearless of death. After a night of bloody fighting, at dawn, they finally occupied the last few hills of Jingzhen Mountain.
Captain Noda led his troops to fight all night on Jingzhen Mountain, but no reinforcements were seen. The ammunition was exhausted. Seeing that the situation was over, he had to break out to the east.
After a battle, there were only about thirty Japs who were able to successfully break out of Jingzhen Mountain with Captain Noda, and all of them were injured.
Continuous battles had exhausted the physical strength of these Japanese soldiers. 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 were out of the shooting range of the pursuing Chinese officers and soldiers, but as time passed, some of the running Japanese were pierced by bullets and fell to the ground.
"Yours, bring someone to stay and cover!"
Seeing that this was no longer an option, Japanese Captain Noda grabbed a Japanese second lieutenant who was running out of breath and gave him an order.
The Japanese second lieutenant was also stunned, and turned to look at the Chinese officers and soldiers chasing after them in the distance. He knew that he would definitely die if he stayed.
But facing the cold gaze of the Japanese Captain Noda, he had to bite the bullet and agree.
"Hiyi!"
After this Japanese soldier stood up and saluted a military salute, he immediately turned around with more than 20 Japanese soldiers and found a favorable terrain to lie down, and then began to target the chasing Chinese officers and soldiers.
Captain Noda, on the other hand, took several officers from his squadron headquarters and the Japanese escorts and continued to flee eastward. Before they ran far, a fierce battle broke out behind them, and their steps couldn't help but become faster.
Captain Noda and the others quickly approached the area controlled by Yang Ling and the others. Yang Ling and the others were currently fighting the Japanese Morimoto troops who were reinforcing Jingzhen Mountain.
Although Morimoto's troops relied on their strong firepower and captured three villages, they themselves suffered huge losses. By daybreak, they had no strength to attack.
So now Captain Morimoto ordered to stop the attack. On the one hand, he allowed the troops to have breakfast to replenish their strength and recharge in preparation for the next attack.
Another aspect is that he has reported to the brigade that they encountered a stubborn resistance and asked the brigade to send troops to reinforce them.
While the Japs stopped attacking and were preparing for the next attack, Yang Ling and the others also relied on the two remaining villages to reinforce their fortifications, preparing to fight the Japs to the bitter end.
"The sniper team occupies a favorable position. Your task is to keep an eye on the Japanese machine gunners, grenadiers and officers. As long as they dare to show their faces, I will resolutely knock them out!"
"Company Commander Sun, you are responsible for guarding the village on the left, Zhang Tie is responsible for the village on the right, and the others will serve as reserves. Whether we can wipe out all the Japs on Jingzhen Mountain depends on whether we can block the Japs' reinforcements. If we fail, we will be benevolent.
I hope you will do your best!”
"Sir, don't worry. We are here and the enemy will not even think about getting past this point!"
"Okay, once we've wiped out all the little Japs on Jingzhen Mountain, I'll take credit from you!"
"Go, let the brothers have enough food and prepare for the enemy's attack!"
"yes!"
While the red-eyed officers and soldiers were busy repairing and strengthening their positions, preparing to fight the Japs to the death, the gunfire from the direction of Jingzhen Mountain was not as intensive as it was last night.
"Send someone to take a look at Jingzhen Mountain and ask Commander Luo when they can take down Jingzhen Mountain."
Yang Ling knew that the Japanese would have more and more reinforcements. With the few men under his command, if they captured Jingzhen Mountain earlier, they would be able to complete their mission earlier.
The two communication soldiers responded and left the house, then ran towards Jingzhen Mountain to the west.
But after a while, the two communications soldiers turned back again.
"Why are you back so soon?"
Yang Ling was also very surprised. Although the distance from their place to Jingzhen Mountain was not far, it was not too close either. It would take at least an hour to run back and forth.
"Sir, we found Japs in the wild fields to the west, seven or eight of them!" The panting communications soldier explained the reason.
"Where did these devils come from?"
Yang Ling was also shocked when he heard that there were Japs in the west. Could it be that the Japs had gone back behind them, which would be dangerous.
"It looks like they came from the direction of Jingzhen Mountain. Their uniforms are in tatters and they look like they have been defeated." The communications soldier replied.
"Grizzly Bear!"
"have!"
"Bring someone to arrest these devils and ask about the situation."
"yes!"
Grizzly Bear quickly left the village with a soldier from the Flame Special Operations Team, and headed straight to the wilds to the west under the leadership of the communications troops.
This area is now occupied by Yang Ling and others, and battlefield warning posts have been placed at some intersections and commanding heights.
Captain Noda and the others have been wandering around here, trying to pass through the blockade calmly and return to their control area.
However, the view here was wide and it was already dawn. They searched for a long time but could not find a gap through which they could pass.
Just as Captain Noda was about to take the risk and rush directly with his men, suddenly several Chinese officers and soldiers with guns appeared around them.
"Lay down your weapons and surrender!"
Grizzly Bear also learned simple Japanese. Although he couldn't speak it well, the Japanese Captain Noda still understood it.
These Japanese soldiers were also frightened by the sudden appearance of Chinese officers and soldiers, and they all turned their attention to Captain Noda.
Captain Noda naturally did not want to be a prisoner. Seeing that not many Chinese officers and soldiers appeared, he signaled with his eyes that he was ready to resist.
"boom!"
"boom!"
The two Japanese soldiers had just picked up the rifles in their hands and before they had time to pull the bolts, a bloody hole suddenly appeared on their foreheads, and then they fell straight to the ground.
The bullets flew from a small mound not far away, where a sniper team of the Flame Special Forces Team was ambushed.
"If you don't surrender, you will die!" an officer and soldier of the Lieyan Special Warfare Brigade threatened fiercely.
"Our surrender, our surrender..."
The opponent was hiding a sniper secretly. Captain Noda felt resentful in his heart. Although he was unwilling to do so, his life was at stake and he had to order his men to put down their weapons.