The curtain of the tent was opened, and a short, fat major officer with snow foam on his body walked in with a sharp cold wind. The temperature in the originally warm tent dropped several degrees in an instant.
"Your Excellency, Wing Commander, the 3rd Brigade has assembled soldiers from three squadrons. Please give us your guidance."
The 3rd Battalion was the Japanese army that almost captured Xifengkou two days ago, but was later led by Wang Changhai to chop off hundreds of heads with large blades.
Due to the demoralization caused by being beheaded by the Northwestern Army's machete in hand-to-hand combat, Suzuki Ryo placed the brigade in the rear of the camp to rest and never participated in the battle again.
Ryo Suzuki was quite satisfied when he saw that the captain was able to assemble the troops in just a few minutes. He even wondered if the slap lesson he gave his subordinate two days ago finally opened his mind.
"Xinxi, Horiguchi-kun, have you figured out the direction of the enemy's attack?"
The major, whose bruises on his face had not completely subsided, immediately stood up and said, "It is clear that the Chinese army launched a night attack from Nanming and the west at the same time. There are about 4,000 people in total."
Colonel Suzuki Ryo judged the current battle situation in just a split second.
Currently on the south side is the 1st Battalion, which has been attacking for a whole day without success. Although the 2nd Battalion to the west has sent two squadrons to garrison on several highlands, its strength is still intact and can withstand the problem of the Chinese army in the west.
Not big.
So he immediately made the decision to support the 1st Battalion. As long as he helped the 1st Battalion defeat the enemies in the south, the enemies in the west would attack the Japanese flanks in a roundabout way away from Xifengkou. After the friendly forces in the south were defeated, they would become
After finding the lone army deep behind the enemy's rear, our three brigades pounced directly on them. It became a luxury for these Chinese troops who had sneak attacks to retreat.
It has to be said that if the battle situation develops as Ryo Suzuki imagined, his decision-making would be relatively smart, and there would also be a hint of ruthlessness.
Therefore, Colonel Suzuki personally led nearly 600 people from the three squadrons of the 3rd Battalion and the guard troops of the wing headquarters, and rushed to the camp in the south in the dark night. As a result, he happened to collide head-on with dozens of soldiers led by Zhou Wen.
superior.
When the battle took place, Suzuki Ryo was still laughing at the dozens of Chinese soldiers who simply didn't know how to live or die. Although the troops in front were caught off guard, dozens of you rushed into hundreds of brave soldiers in a daze.
In the dense formation of the Imperial Japanese warriors, they were just lighting lanterns in the latrine - looking for death, right?
However, the development of the war situation was beyond his expectation.
The first thing he didn't expect was that the psychological shadow of hundreds of officers and soldiers of the 3rd Brigade had not been completely eliminated after experiencing the Battle of Xifengkou. Perhaps after seeing so many of their companions' heads chopped off, they had
The proud samurai spirit was greatly damaged. Perhaps they became less confident in their stabbing skills and even developed a fear of hand-to-hand combat.
After encountering the surprise attack by the mercenary group, their performance was not as brave and determined as their captain had imagined.
After seeing that the opponent's attack was too ferocious, and that the comrades in front were being chopped around like wheat, and that they kept letting out frightening wails, these little devils who had an absolute advantage in numbers appeared like never before.
Confused and hesitant.
In the dark sky at night, the cold wind blows in the face with a strong and pungent smell of blood, and the sounds of ghosts crying and wolf howling come and go, as if they will never stop. It makes people feel that the objects of the battle are not human beings, but man-eating beasts.
The fear comes from the unknown, and they can't see how many enemies there are in the darkness.
As a result, these Japanese soldiers, who had been fierce and invincible since they set foot on Chinese soil, began to be afraid, timid, and wavered.
Even one of the squadrons at the front had the guts to disperse to both sides after suffering heavy losses, completely giving up the middle to the mercenary group. This was the reason why Zhou Wen was able to drive straight in and kill the Japanese army in a short time.
The second thing I didn't expect was of course the super martial arts, tacit teamwork, and ferocity and bravery that Zhou Wen and his dozens of warrior kings displayed, which was far beyond the expectations of the Japanese army.
Therefore, an extremely easy hand-to-hand battle that Suzuki Ryo thought would end soon, actually did not end for a long time, and the battle situation was developing in a direction that was not conducive to his side.
In the dark night, he could not clearly see the battle situation ahead, but the howls and desperate screams that came from him told him that these were similar to the subconscious screams that caused him to lose control in fear when he encountered some monsters.
It comes from the loyal and brave Imperial soldiers he has always had strong faith in.
"Baga! Are these Chinese all unkillable monsters?" the pale-faced lieutenant murmured in a low voice next to him.
But Suzuki Ryo seemed to hear the adjutant's heart beating violently, and his breathing that began to quicken due to excessive nervousness.
At this time, Suzuki Ryo, who was equally nervous and a little embarrassed due to his misjudgment, found a target to vent his anger on.
"Baga! You are a coward, a coward, and all the imperial soldiers have been disgraced by you." Suzuki Ryo scolded and slapped the adjutant hard in the face.
But the major adjutant didn't even dare to hide. His mouth and nose were bleeding after being beaten, and his originally thin face suddenly swelled up like blowing air. He could only say "Hey!" and keep bowing.
At this time, Major Yuki Horiguchi, the captain next to him, quickly came up to persuade him: "Sir Colonel, this Chinese army came too suddenly. I judge that there must be a large force behind them rushing in. You can move to the rear.
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Just before he finished speaking, he noticed that in the darkness, Japanese soldiers kept screaming and running back from the front, and several wounded soldiers who were still bleeding from their bodies were shouting heartbreakingly: "Medical care"
Soldiers... medics, come quickly!"
The livid-faced Major Yuki Horiguchi pulled out his command sword, rushed over and slashed at several fleeing soldiers, cursing to prevent the Japanese troops from retreating.
"Baga! You cowards, come back to me quickly, kill them back."
At this time, Suzuki Ryo also discovered the seriousness of the problem. Since he joined the army, when had he ever seen his soldiers run away in such a state of despair? It can only mean one thing, the small army of dozens of people on the opposite side is not
Ordinary troops must be the elite among the elite of the Chinese army.
Therefore, he looked back at the adjutant who had been beaten into a pig's face, and was about to give him an order to lead the team to support him, but when he thought of the coward's overly nervous performance just now, he gave up the idea.
If this adjutant, who has obviously had his will taken away from him, is timid and afraid of the enemy when he goes up, it will actually ruin things.
