Yang Ling and the others pushed forward a full two miles in one go, beating the Japs of the 145th Regiment to a pulp. It was not until they encountered a stubborn resistance that they stopped their counterattack.
Ichikawa Yozo, captain of the Japanese 145th Regiment, originally wanted to encourage the soldiers to capture Yangling's position with food, but who knew that stealing a chicken would end up losing a lot of rice.
The Japanese soldiers were so hungry that they were shaking when they walked. Although they were aggressive at the beginning, once the two sides fought head-on, the Japanese soldiers could no longer hold on.
Instead of taking advantage of the situation to capture Yang Ling's position, Yang Ling and the others seized the opportunity to launch a beautiful counterattack, pushing the entire attack line forward two miles, further compressing the Japanese soldiers' living space.
Under the vigilance of a group of guards, Yang Ling walked over the blood and corpses scattered on the ground and walked to the forefront of the attack line.
Further forward is the defense line of the Japanese 113th Regiment. All the Japanese skirmishers who fled for their lives escaped. A large group of brothers wanted to take advantage of the situation to chase the Japanese skirmishers and capture the forward position of the 113th Regiment.
But when the 113th Regiment heard that something was wrong ahead, they had already strengthened their defenses. When they saw the Chinese officers and soldiers rushing over, a hail of bullets swept over them.
The brothers who rushed forward had to retreat in disgrace when faced with the violent hail of bullets.
"Regiment leader, please deploy two mortars to support our battalion. We can knock down the position in front of you!"
Covered in blood, mud and dust, Liu Yidao was covered in gunpowder smoke and his neck was stained with black sweat. He ran to Yang Ling and asked for artillery support.
"The artillery shells have been used up in the morning, and the replenishment has not been shipped yet. Let's suspend the attack."
Yang Ling saw that the Japanese fortifications in front were fully repaired. Judging from the firepower just now, the strength of the little Japanese stationed inside was still there, so in order to avoid greater casualties, he ordered the attack to be suspended.
"Come on, everyone, brothers, we haven't had enough yet, let's try it again..."
Hearing that Yang Ling was about to suspend the attack, Liu Yidao immediately shouted and pulled Yang Ling to fight.
"When the cannonballs arrive, how about I let you take the lead?"
Seeing Liu Yidao's mischievous behavior, Yang Ling was also a little amused and made a promise to him.
"Tuanzuo, then you can't deceive me. Our battalion will have to go up first when the time comes!"
Seeing Liu Yidao who was full of fighting spirit, Yang Ling was also happy in his heart. With so many brothers who dared to show their swords and fight to the death, there was no need to worry about being unable to destroy the Japanese.
"Okay! I keep my word!" Yang Ling gave Liu Yidao some reassurance.
Yang Ling ordered to the group of squad and platoon leaders who gathered around him: "Quickly deploy the troops to build defenses to prevent the Japs from counterattacking!"
Yang Ling and the others had just launched a counterattack against the Japs and pushed the defense line forward two miles. He did not want to make the same mistake as the Japs and was taken back by the Japs before he could even warm himself up.
"yes!"
After receiving the order, commanders at all levels rushed to the trenches with their respective companies, quickly built defense lines, and stabilized the newly captured positions.
"Battle Commander Chen, take your people to clear out the remaining enemies and prevent any Japanese stragglers from shooting us behind the scenes."
Seeing that the brothers were all busy, Yang Ling stopped the second battalion commander Chen Ming who was about to leave and asked him to clear out the remaining Japanese enemies.
Just now they pushed forward two miles in one go, and it was inevitable that there would be some captured Japanese stragglers that were not noticed by them. Now they needed to send people to clear them out, and they had to ensure the safety of the position and the passage to the rear.
The second battalion commander Chen Ming did not hesitate at all. With a wave of his hand, he led a company of brothers to search the way they came and began to clear out the remaining enemies.
"Where is Camp Commander Lu?"
When Chen Ming left, Yang Ling looked around and saw no sign of the 1st Battalion Commander Lu Xing, so he asked a brother from the 1st Battalion.
"Reporting to the regiment, I just saw the battalion commander chasing a group of little devils towards the north..." the brother replied hurriedly.
Yang Ling looked to the north. Many of the hills there had been left bare by the bombs dropped by the Japanese. However, the shrubs and vines were still dense in the ravines. If they chased the Japanese deep, they might still be in danger.
"Send people to chase Battalion Commander Lu and ask them not to chase too far..."
Just when Yang Ling was about to send someone to ask Lu Xing and the others to retreat, a huge cheer broke out in the distance.
The brothers looked up one after another and saw that the burning Lu Xing and the others had emerged from the ravine carrying the captured loot, dragging several corpses of Japanese soldiers behind them.
"What is Battalion Commander Lu doing? The Japanese are already dead, why did they drag him back?"
Chief of Staff Zhang Qingyun frowned when he saw Lu Xing and the others dragging the corpses of Japanese soldiers in tattered military uniforms.
Yang Ling was also full of doubts. Although they hated the little Japs to the core, after all, Chinese people still believed in truth, goodness and beauty, and the Japs would not go out of their way to mutilate the corpses after they died.
Now that I saw Lu Xing and the others not only beat the kid to death, but also dragged the body back, I wondered what Lu Xing's intention was. Was it to frighten the living kid?
Lu Xing and the others quickly ran over with the loot, their faces full of excitement.
"Commander, we killed a lieutenant colonel! Two majors!"
Lu Xing said excitedly, pointing to the corpse that was stretched out of shape by the gravel and thorns on the ground.
Hearing Lu Xing's words about killing a Japanese lieutenant colonel and two majors, Yang Ling's eyelids also jumped. He suppressed the joy in his heart and hurriedly stepped forward to check.
Lu Xing hurriedly turned aside and let Yang Ling check the authenticity. This was a genuine Japs official, and he had no intention of hiding it.
Yang Ling was familiar with the military rank insignia of the Japs, and he already believed it when he saw the military ranks worn by the Japs.
But his Japanese was not good, so he called Wang Dongming over, who could speak Japanese, and took out his military officer's ID card and compared it repeatedly.
"It's Lieutenant Colonel Ichikawa Yozo, captain of the Japanese 145th Regiment..." When Wang Dongming said this, the brothers around him suddenly became excited.
They were still skeptical before, but now that they saw the real captain killed, they wanted to look up to the sky and laugh, and they all laughed from ear to ear.
"Well done! Camp Commander Lu, I will personally ask for your credit from the brigade!"
Yang Ling was also so excited that she couldn't control herself. She patted Lu Xing on the shoulder and praised him with a smile on her face.
Lu Xing, the usually unsmiling battalion commander, was flushed with excitement at this moment. Faced with the cheers and compliments of the brothers around him, he could only keep smiling.
"Report to brigade headquarters! During the battle, Lu Xing, commander of the first battalion of our 301st regiment, led his team to kill Lieutenant Colonel Ichikawa Yozo, captain of the Japanese 145th regiment, and two majors from his regiment..."
Yang Ling believed that as long as this good news spreads, it would be a great encouragement to Chinese officers and soldiers. After all, only a handful of regimental captains died in the hands of Chinese officers and soldiers, let alone this time.
As the news spread, the entire position was boiling with excitement. The brothers fired their guns and cheered. The exciting news quickly blew through the entire Wanjialing battlefield like a spring breeze and was transmitted to farther places by radio waves.
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"Great victory! Great victory! Our troops of the 74th Army killed a Japanese aggressor commander!"