Yang Ling and others unexpectedly got behind the Japanese and attacked the 6th Brigade's supply troops, and burned the ammunition and materials transported to the Minshan forward position.
Japanese Lieutenant Commander Ono Ichiro, who came in a hurry, looked at the supplies and ammunition burned to black ash on the mountain road, his teeth gritted loudly, and he wanted to cry without tears.
"Your Excellency, Captain, the Chinese who attacked the transport team have gone into the forest. Do you want to pursue them?"
After carefully surveying the scene, a Japanese second lieutenant discovered the traces left by Second Battalion Commander Chen Ming as he retreated with the wounded, and quickly asked the Japanese captain Ono Ichiro for instructions.
"Asshole! Idiot! Trash!"
At this moment, Ono Ichiro was like an angry lion, slapping his hands and giving the second lieutenant who suggested the pursuit a few harsh slaps.
Amidst the crisp slaps, the Jaap Second Lieutenant's cheeks became red and swollen like swollen dough. He grimaced in pain and had stars in his eyes.
The Japanese second lieutenant was also feeling aggrieved, but seeing Lieutenant Commander Ono Ichiro's face sinking like water, he could only put his feet back and stand upright, not daring to resist at all.
Ono Ichiro had always had a fire in his heart, but now the Japanese second lieutenant came to bring trouble to him. It can be said that he brought it upon himself. The Chinese army has gone into the mountains and forests, and they are still chasing after him.
In this mist-shrouded mountainous area, with criss-crossed rocks and ravines, and thick weeds and jungles, the Chinese troops burrowing into the woods are like fish burrowing into the sea. It is strange that they can catch up. Ono Ichiro still has confidence in his abilities. Self-aware.
Moreover, he has more urgent things to do now, which is to quickly report the situation here to the brigade commander Masao Maruyama. The first priority is to find a solution to the ammunition problem as soon as possible.
They were currently fighting in the Minshan area with a main infantry force on the Chinese side. Once the entire line of ammunition ran out, he could not imagine the consequences.
The 6th Brigade has nearly 10,000 soldiers. Although the entire army will not be wiped out by then, heavy losses are certain, which is what he does not want to see.
Without any delay, Ono Ichiro quickly sent someone to report the attack on the baggage train and the destruction of all ammunition and materials to Masao Maruyama, the brigade commander at the front.
Brigade commander Masao Maruyama received a report from Ono Ichiro and learned that the ammunition and supplies transported had been burned by the attacking Chinese army. His head suddenly turned black and he almost fainted.
If the chief of staff next to him hadn't quickly supported him with quick eyesight and hands, Masao Maruyama would have made a fool of himself in front of a tent full of service staff.
"You all go out."
The chief of staff waved away the service staff officers in the tent, and then helped Maruyama Masao sit down.
Masao Maruyama sat back on the bench feebly and drank the water handed over by the chief of staff before he recovered.
"General, are you okay?" the colonel asked with concern.
Maruyama Masao weakly waved his hand, indicating that he was fine. Although he was angry in his heart, he showed the calmness of a qualified commander in the face of danger. He rubbed his tired temples and quickly thought of a solution.
On the Minshan battlefield, his 6th Brigade had been fighting bloody battles with the 74th Army for six days and nights. As a commander, he was exhausted from work, so he had the overreaction just now when he heard that ammunition was being attacked.
Now the baggage troops have been attacked and ammunition and supplies have been destroyed, which means that they will not be able to get any supplies in a short period of time. However, the battle is in full swing and it is very dangerous without ammunition supplies.
"How much ammunition does each unit have?" Masao Maruyama paused for a minute, then raised his head and asked.
The chief of staff replied with a grimace: "More than a dozen squadrons have run out of ammunition. The third and fifth squadrons only have half of the base ammunition left..."
After hearing the report from the chief of staff, Masao Maruyama didn't expect the situation to be so bad, and his face looked a little ugly.
Seeing the sad face of Masao Maruyama, the chief of staff moved his lips, paused and said: "General, now that the medicine and bandages have been exhausted, many seriously injured soldiers cannot be treated. Do you think we..."
In fact, there is no need to continue the war now. Faced with the tenacious resistance of the Chinese army, their plan to attack De'an has gone bankrupt.
I originally thought that even if I couldn't attack De'an, I would defeat the 74th Army in front of them and then evacuate calmly. After all, this would save my face.
But now the baggage troops have encountered an unexpected attack. They are already riding a tiger and cannot get off. If they do not retreat, they will fall into a hard battle. Even if they defeat the Chinese army on the opposite side, they themselves will suffer heavy losses.
But if we retreat now, we can indeed preserve the combat effectiveness of the entire army, but if we come in force and retreat in despair, we will lose face.
What was left to them now had become a difficult multiple-choice question. The chief of staff's opinion was to quickly break away from the battle and return to Ruichang while the current situation was still under control.
But Masao Maruyama didn't think so. He rashly led his troops to raid Ruichang and attack De'an this time. He wanted to cut off the retreat of the Chinese defenders on the Nanxun Line and add military exploits to his resume.
If he retreats in despair now, not only will his resume be humiliated, but he will also be unable to hold his head high in front of his colleagues in the future. He is a competitive person, and naturally he is unwilling to fail.
"Call the aviation force to urgently airdrop ammunition supplies, and order the remaining troops in Ruichang to act quickly, reorganize transportation, and transport ammunition and supplies to Minshan as soon as possible."
"Order Lieutenant Colonel Ono to stop pursuing the Chinese and guard the transportation routes to prevent the Chinese from attacking the transportation team again."
"Order the forward troops to switch from offense to defense, shrink the defense, and wait for ammunition to be replenished before launching an attack."
Maruyama Masao quickly regained his composure and issued a series of effective orders.
The chief of staff saw that the brigade commander ignored his advice and chose to continue to struggle with the Chinese army in the Minshan area, and shook his head helplessly.
The frontline troops of the Japanese 6th Brigade ran out of ammunition and switched from offense to defense. The Chinese army that was engaging them head-on immediately felt the pressure on their shoulders relax.
"Have you changed your gender, little devil? Why have you started to act like a coward?"
The brothers of the 74th Army were greatly puzzled when they saw that the little Japs no longer charged fiercely and attacked, but instead retracted their positions without showing their heads. The pressure was suddenly reduced.
In the past few days, although the main force of their 74th Army arrived, they launched an attack on the little devils, trying to drive them out of the Minshan area.
However, the little Japanese were also very fierce. Not only were they not afraid of the 74th Army's attack, but they counterattacked in many directions and began to attack the 74th Army.
The two sides fought bloody battles for several days and nights and fell into a stalemate. The defense lines were also crisscrossed. It was rare for the Japs to shrink their defenses across the board, so it naturally attracted the attention of the brothers.
"Are the little devils playing some tricks?" Some brothers also raised questions.
After all, the little devils are insidious and cunning, and they have often been deceived and suffered losses.
"Everyone stay well and be on alert. I'll go report to the brigade."
Some officers were also full of doubts. If the enemy attacked fiercely, they would not be afraid. At worst, they would risk their lives. Now that the enemy has become a coward, they are confused.