"Blessings from all Bodhisattvas in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths."
"Bless me, Li Bian, to turn danger into good luck. Bless me, Li Bian, to go to the battlefield, avoid bullets and fly, and cannonballs to fall around. When I return to Taiwan, I will give you a golden thank you."
Li Bian knelt down on the ground and kowtowed to a Bodhisattva that he had just made out of clay. He kept mumbling words in a very pious manner.
Forgot to mention, this Li Bian is also an old friend of the Dameishan Military Division.
Oh, no, at that time there was no Dameishan Military Division, not even the Dameishan Independent Regiment, but only the 79th Brigade. In the battle of Nantong, the Chongteng Detachment was almost completely wiped out by the 79th Brigade, with less than one
Thousands of people escaped, and Li Bian was one of the lucky ones, and he also participated in the beach landing. It cannot but be said that this was a miracle.
Later, the Japanese base camp recruited nearly 10,000 reserve soldiers from Taiwan and rebuilt the Chongteng Detachment. However, at that time, it was no longer called the Chongteng Detachment, but was renamed the Namada Detachment, because the detachment leader became Namada Juichi, and Li Bian also
He was incorporated into the rebuilt Botian detachment and participated in the Battle of Wuhan.
However, by the time of the Battle of Wuhan, Li Bian had changed from a second-class soldier to a first-class soldier.
When Chen Shui saw him, he curiously asked Li Bian: "Brother Bian, what are you doing?"
"Go away." Li Bian glared at Chen Shui and cursed, "You new recruit, what are you asking?"
Chen Shui was a reserve soldier who had just been added to the Iida detachment after the Battle of Wuhan. His military rank was only the lowest level of private. His military qualifications were incomparable to those of a veteran ruffian like Li Bian. Even after being scolded by Li Bian, he did not dare to
Talking back, I could only retreat into the tent and prepare to sleep.
After a long time, Li Bian's prayer ceremony finally ended and he got into the tent to prepare for sleep.
Chen Shui endured it for a long time and finally couldn't hold it back. He asked in a low voice: "Brother Bian, I just heard you praying to Mazu. Are you worried that this raid will be in danger?"
"Nonsense." Li Bian said coldly, "I don't even know who the opponent is in this sweep. They are the Dameishan Independent Regiment. How can they not be dangerous?"
Chen Shui asked: "Can it fight better than the Central Army of the Nationalist Government?"
"Central Army?" Li Bian snorted and said disdainfully, "The Central Army is not worthy of carrying their shoes. Let me tell you this, if the target of this raid is the Central Army, there is nothing to worry about. But
Unfortunately, the target of this raid is the Dameishan Independent Regiment, so boy, you’d better wish for your own good.”
Chen Shui asked doubtfully: "Brother Bian, is this Dameishan Independent Group really as scary as you say?"
"The scary thing is not the Dameishan Independent Group." Li Bian shook his head and said, "The scary thing is Xu Rui, the leader of the Dameishan Independent Group. This guy is not a human being, he is really a devil! In Nantong more than half a year ago, this guy was stunned.
In just a few days, the hundreds of remnants of the temporary 79th Division were transformed into a tiger and wolf division, which almost wiped out our Taiwan Brigade!"
Chen Shui turned around and said nervously: "Brother Bian, tell me about the Battle of Nantong?"
"There's nothing to talk about, go to bed quickly." Li Bian immediately turned his back and turned around to go to sleep.
However, Li Bian couldn't help but recall the terrifying scene on the beach in Nantong. Their entire infantry regiment of more than 3,000 people was trapped in waist-deep beach, and then there was an overwhelming rain of bullets.
The bullets were pouring down from the sky, it was like rain, and I didn't even know where to hide.
If he, Li Bian, had not been lucky and had a big rock in front of him as a cover, he might have turned into a cold corpse on the Nantong beach along with his comrades.
Li Bian had been repairing fortifications all day today and was already very sleepy. However, Chen Shui was disturbed like this and recalled the scenes of the Battle of Nantong, and he suddenly lost all sleep.
Li Bian then turned over and sat up, lit another cigarette and started smoking.
Seeing Li Bian sitting up to smoke, Chen Shui turned over again, supported his chin with both hands and asked Li Bian: "Brother Bian, even if Xu Rui is very powerful, there are two divisions and one detachment of troops involved in the sweep this time.
There is also a chariot regiment, and the imperial army will definitely be able to defeat it."
"You can definitely win?" Li Bian curled his lips and said, "You are too naive."
"Brother Bian, is it possible that the Imperial Army will still be defeated?" Chen Shui said, "No way? There are two divisions and one detachment of the Imperial Army participating in the sweep this time. So many people are surrounding Damei Mountain, Damei Mountain
How many people are there in the Independent Group? I don’t believe they can turn the world upside down?"
"You are naive, but you still don't admit it." Li Bian curled his lips and said, "Xu Rui is so cunning, do you think he will just wait for the imperial army to come and sweep him away? Maybe Xu Rui has already brought Dameishan with him.
The independent regiment has reached the Huangnipu stronghold and is preparing to attack our Taiwan Brigade!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a scream of "whoosh" suddenly sounded outside the tent.
"What's the sound?" Li Ben and Chen Shui were suddenly startled. They hurriedly raised the curtain and looked outside, only to see three red flares roaring into the sky from the southeast. The dazzling blood-red color looked bright in the dark night sky.
So eye-catching!
"what's the situation?"
Chen Shui is a new recruit who has just joined the army and doesn't know how good he is.
But Li Bian's face suddenly turned pale. He was a veteran. How could he not know what these three flares meant? At that moment, Li Bian slapped himself hard in the mouth and cursed in anger:
"Look at me and Po Zui, what did I say?"
However, it was too late for Li Bian to be upset at this time.
Because, before the three red signal bombs disappeared in the air, dense gunfire and continuous explosions rang out from the east, west and south at the same time. Just listening to the gunfire, Li Bian knew that Damei Mountain
The Independent Regiment is probably going to use all its main force this time, and is really prepared to take action on their Taiwan Brigade!
"Gather, gather quickly, gather urgently!" Squad leader Masao Iwasato rushed out of the tent, blowing the whistle and shouting at the top of his lungs in Japanese. Hearing the whistle, the entire infantry squad of more than 50 Taiwanese soldiers came out of the tent in a flurry.
He rushed out and entered the position under the supervision of Masao Iwasato.
After a while, the Yanli team entered the designated defensive position in a chaotic manner.
At this time, Chen Shui's mind went blank and he just followed Li Bian instinctively.
When Li Bian ran forward, he ran forward with him. When Li Bian squatted down, he also squatted down. When Li Bian raised his gun, he also raised the 38 cap. When Li Bian retracted into the trench, he also immediately retracted into the trench.
Li Bian became anxious and cursed: "Why the hell are you following me? Get away!"
Chen Shui yelled, but his feet didn't move at all. He would do whatever Li Bian did, so Li Bian didn't bother to chase Chen Shui away. Taking advantage of the fact that the squad leader Masao Masao Iwazato didn't notice, he fired the gun randomly and quietly.
He slipped out to the back of the position, and within a short while, he reached the outermost edge of the position.
Unfortunately, Li Bian is not alone this time, he is followed by Chen Shui.
The goal of two people escaping together is much greater than that of one person. Team leader Masao Iwasato accidentally turned around and saw Li Bian and Chen Shui escaping behind, and he became angry at that time.
"Baga!" Masao Iwazato rushed over immediately, waving his sharp saber and roaring, "Anyone who retreats will be killed without mercy. Go back, come back to me, shoot, shoot, throw silk..."
Li Bian and Chen Shui were driven back to their positions, and they fired their guns bravely.
During the short interval between firing, Li Bian glanced at the front of the position and immediately felt his scalp numb!
With the tracer bullets and the light produced by the explosion of the artillery shells, Li Bian was horrified to find that in just a moment, the Dameishan Independent Regiment had advanced more than 500 meters and had already rushed in front of their team's defensive position. You know
Their team's defensive position is at the end of the entire infantry squadron!
This means that the entire infantry squadron's defense line is about to be penetrated!
The offensive of the Dameishan Independent Regiment was far more powerful than Li Bian imagined.
Looking at this posture, the outer positions will soon be lost, but Masao Iwazato, the squad leader, has no intention of retreating. He still holds up his sharp saber and roars loudly, ordering the Taiwanese soldiers to continue to hold their position.
In fact, the only role of the peripheral positions is to delay time and gain time for the main position!
To put it more bluntly and cruelly, the four infantry squadrons placed on the periphery by Iida Shojiro are used as cannon fodder. The only role of these four cannon fodder squadrons is to delay the attacking troops for fifteen to twenty minutes.
, to win enough reaction time for the defenders of the main position.
Otherwise, if the Iida detachment, whose main position is the Huangnipu stronghold, is still sleeping and the enemy is killed in front of them, then this battle will be impossible to fight, right?
Of course, if the outer positions perform very well and actually withstand the enemy's attack, then the defenders of the main position will come out to support or even launch a counterattack!
But unfortunately, the infantry squadron where Team Iwazato belonged performed very poorly.
In less than half an hour, the entire infantry squadron's defense line was almost penetrated. Although the Yanli team was still resisting, they could no longer hold on for long.
"Sa Si Gai, Sa Si Gai Kai..." Masao Iwazato continued to roar while holding up his saber.
The next moment, a dazzling bullet trajectory passed through Masao Iwasato's head.
Iwazato Masao's roar suddenly stopped, and then he fell straight back and fell into the trench. After falling to the ground, a pair of hollow bull's eyes stared at Chen Shui, who was close at hand.
Chen Shui, who saw this kind of scene for the first time, immediately collapsed, opened his mouth and howled.
Li Bian rushed over and covered Chen Shui's mouth, growling: "Shut up if you don't want to die!"
Li Bian actually didn't care about the life or death of Chen Shui, a new recruit. Even though Chen Shui was his fellow countryman, Li Bian didn't care at all. The key was to make Chen Shui yell again. Not only would Chen Shui die, but he, Li Bian, would also die.
He would also die with him, which Li Bian would never allow.