Six hundred and seventieth chapters end the headquarters
The hillsides, ravines, and villages are all full of traces of war. There are also many bombed corpses of Japanese soldiers lying in the ponds and rice fields. Many of them have rotted and smelled under the hot weather.
Under the gloomy night, a group of ragged Japs gathered in front of a burning house. The firelight reflected their dirty faces, making them numb and confused.
They no longer had the high spirits they had when they set out, and now they were in a constant state of panic. The gunshots in nearby areas aroused their tense nerves.
"Kumamoto-san, lead your men to block the path outside the village to ensure the safety of the brigade headquarters."
A Japanese major stood on the blood-stained steps and gave orders to a Japanese second lieutenant with a shaggy face.
"Hi Yi..." Lieutenant Guizi's eyes were bloodshot, and his answer seemed feeble.
More than thirty exhausted Japanese soldiers stood crookedly, and the rifles on their shoulders became extremely heavy, almost bending their waists.
"Let's go!" The Japanese second lieutenant paid a military salute to the major standing on the steps, then turned around and waved.
More than thirty Japanese soldiers with ragged bodies lined up and left the village, heading toward the end of the path along the rice field ridges full of bomb craters.
This village in the mountains was originally their core area, but now as the outer perimeter continues to fall, Chinese officers and soldiers have threatened the security here.
When more than thirty Japanese soldiers, led by the second lieutenant, disappeared at the end of the path, behind a moss-covered stone, a brother wearing a grass ring on his head and an earth-colored sack cautiously poked his head out.
"Tuanzuo, there should be a high-ranking Japanese official in the village."
Looking at the village that had been bombarded by shells, the brother lowered his voice and said.
The Japs have been compressed into an area of less than five square kilometers. Although the area is small, the artillery shells fired from all directions by the Chinese ** team can directly threaten the safety of the Japs.
However, the Japanese artillery unit had already fired all the shells, issued rifles, organized into infantry squads, and sent reinforcements to the periphery to block the attack of Chinese officers and soldiers.
Yang Ling was also camouflaged with weeds and branches. Looking at the village looming in the firelight, and then at the dozens of Japs heading towards the periphery, he felt that the village should be a headquarters of the Japs.
"A platoon of people will set up an ambush on the spot. If the team of Japanese who passed by just now come back, kill them." Yang Ling whispered to a platoon leader wearing a gas mask.
"Yes!" the platoon leader responded, and then waved to the darkness behind him.
Soon, dozens of brothers emerged from the darkness and dispersed to hide in the ditches on both sides of the rice fields.
"Wang Dongming..."
"arrive!"
"Keep your voice down... You take a platoon of brothers and three machine guns to the east to block the other side of the village. Let's do it all at once. Do you understand?"
Wang Dongming, who had a bunch of grenades hanging on his body, had a murderous look on his face, smiled, and showed his white teeth: "Understood!"
"Go." Yang Ling patted his shoulder gently.
Soon Wang Dongming also led a platoon of brothers along the pond outside the village and around to the other side of the village.
Yang Ling estimated that time was almost up, so he led the remaining brothers to open an attack line and headed towards the village.
The two Japanese sentries at the entrance of the village were too hungry to move around. They were holding their guns and leaning against the dark broken wall, muttering in a low voice.
The deterioration of the war was beyond their expectations. They had previously thought of detouring to De'an to make contributions, but who knew that they would be trapped in a tight siege in the blink of an eye. Facing the unknown tomorrow, they were full of pessimism.
"Crash..." Broken rubble slipped and fell the brother who was approaching the Japanese sentry.
This sudden sound suddenly woke up the two little devils who were reminiscing about their sorrows. They all raised their guns and pointed in the direction of the sound, and their breathing became rapid.
"Well..."
The two little Japs were about to go over with their guns to check, but two sharp bayonets had been pierced into their vests, and the bloody knife tips penetrated their bodies and came out from their chests.
Feeling the pain, the little devil wanted to scream, but his mouth was tightly covered, and soon they slipped to the ground weakly.
"superior!"
Countless shadowy figures with guns quickly emerged from the darkness. They crossed over the corpse of the Japanese and, led by Yang Ling, moved against the wall toward the village.
"Snapped!"
A Japanese soldier lying on the roof noticed a large group of men with guns moving into the village, and hurriedly fired a warning shot below.
The bullet grazed the head of the brother at the head and flew past, then went into the earth wall behind him with a pop, making the brother turn pale with fright.
"Bang! Bang!"
Before this brother could react, the brother behind him had already raised his gun and pulled the trigger at the exposed Japanese whistle.
"ah!"
The gunfire from the enemy's secret whistle revealed his position. Just as he was about to stand up and move, two bullets pierced his body. His body, which was half upright, lost its center of gravity and rolled down along the thatched roof.
"rush!"
Now that the gunfire sounded, there was no need to hide their whereabouts anymore. The brothers suddenly quickened their pace and charged towards the village.
"Boom!"
As the brothers rushed forward, they threw grenades one after another into the dark room where they could not see clearly inside. Amidst the explosions of fire, some little devils were knocked out of the room by the blast of air.
The gunfire in the village suddenly became fierce, and the little Japs stationed in the village fired at the brothers one after another. However, the brothers were outnumbered and had superior firepower, and the Japs were quickly suppressed.
"Captain, the Chinese are here!"
A Japanese soldier stumbled into a stone house and reported to five or six Japanese soldiers in officer uniforms.
Several Japanese soldiers had shocked faces. Did the Chinese team come over so quickly? This is their last core area.
The gunfire outside became more and more intense, and a fierce battle began between the security forces directly under the brigade and Yang Ling and others in this unknown village.
"Retreat, retreat quickly!"
The Japs had been beaten like a frightened bird. Since the Chinese officers and soldiers had arrived here, the large army must not be far away. The Japs captain did not dare to stay here and hurriedly gave orders.
Several Japanese officers pulled out their pistols, and the orderlies hurriedly put away the maps on the table. The group hurriedly left the house and headed straight for another exit of the village.
Behind them, rumbling explosions continued, and the guard troops and Yang Ling and the others were fighting in full swing.
"Hey, little devil, come on, come on."
Wang Dongming and his brothers from a platoon had dispersed and set up an ambush at the entrance of the village. They became excited when they saw a large group of Japanese soldiers approaching.
"Brothers, fight!" Seeing that the Japanese who were evacuating in panic were less than a few dozen meters away from him, Wang Dongming suddenly shouted and pulled the trigger.
"Da da da......"
Three machine guns placed high up opened fire first, and strings of scarlet bullets swept into the group of Japanese soldiers. Blood immediately spattered everywhere, and a large area of Japanese soldiers fell down.
The brothers holding rifles also opened fire one after another, and the grenades that were pulled on the string also flew out. The roaring explosions and flames rose up, and the rubble and soil flew everywhere, deafening.
The Japanese were stunned by this sudden head-on attack. Before they could react, a large number of them were killed or injured, and those who were still alive were scrambling to find cover.
The people who came with Yang Ling and others this time were all elites in bloody battles. Naturally they understood that taking advantage of your illness to kill you would give the Japanese no chance to fight back. The grenades cleared the way and they had already begun to charge into the smoke with bayonets drawn.
Many Japanese were stunned by the blast of grenade and before they could understand, the bayonets with a cold glow were already in front of them, and they were killed without even a chance to react.
At the other end, the brothers led by Yang Ling also took the opportunity to fight. With such a pincer attack from both sides, the Japanese brigade was immediately blamed.
The gunshots here also alerted the nearby Japs, and the brigade headquarters of the 136th Brigade also heard the gunshots.
"What's going on?" Brigade Commander Kei Aoki asked, staring in the direction of the gunfire.
"The news coming from the defense area of the third brigade should be that Chinese troops have invaded..."
Brigade leader Kei Aoki's face was full of shock: "Impossible, how could they come so fast when the poisonous gas blocked it!"