HCB Chapter 269 Political Commissar, the regiment commander is bringing people to reinforce us. We are a
Chapter 269 Political Commissar, the regiment commander is bringing people to reinforce us. We are a
"Monk, when you get down there, go find the political commissar as soon as possible. The political commissar is not good at bayonet fighting, so you have to protect his safety! If there is any problem with the political commissar's safety, I will hold you accountable!"
"Shen Quan, you will take a company of troops to reinforce the left position, and I will take a company of troops to reinforce the right position. No matter how great the cost, we must defend the Xiaobaozhuang position. Even if we die, we must die at the Xiaobaozhuang position!" Li Yunlong quickly instructed before getting off the car.
Three minutes later, more than 30 trucks drove into the rear of Xiaobaozhuang position one after another. Without Li Yunlong's reminder, the soldiers immediately jumped out of the trucks. Without even forming a company, they rushed towards the Xiaobaozhuang position with guns in hand.
At this time, the Xiaobaozhuang position was full of enemies. Zhao Gang was leading the defenders in a fierce battle with the Japanese. As for the more than 500 puppet soldiers, they had been wiped out long ago. The Japanese were ruthless this time. As long as any puppet soldiers dared to retreat, they would be mercilessly shot with machine guns, forcing the puppet soldiers to continue to attack the Xiaobaozhuang position. Zhao Gang did not expect that after letting go of the puppet soldiers in Yima, these people would still dare to continue to work for the Japanese. There was no need to be merciful and most of the puppet soldiers were annihilated. As for the hundreds of puppet soldiers who escaped, they did not escape the Japanese's clutches and were all strangled to death by the Japanese with machine guns.
"Yoshi! Mr. Songyuan, the warriors' attack is going very smoothly. We have already captured the Xiaobaozhuang position. Now it's time to fight with attrition. You and the last 30 or so officers of the suicide squad should charge forward. Even the telegraph operator doesn't need to stay behind. I will be the only one left in the entire camp. I have learned how to send and receive telegrams before. This is a very simple thing for me. The more troops we have, the more chances we have of winning. I'll leave everything to you. I'll be waiting here for the good news of your victory!" Ichiro Higashida said in a deep voice.
Matsubara Taro replied excitedly: "Colonel, if it weren't for the fact that we have been unable to break through the Xiaobaozhuang position, you would be on your way to the front headquarters now. The general would personally confer the title on you this time. However, due to our inaction, General Tada sent you here. I am really sorry! At present, the imperial army has already attacked the Xiaobaozhuang position. In terms of manpower, we have a firm advantage. Victory is already waving to us. Please rest assured, Colonel, we will never let you down!"
Taro Matsubara led the remaining 30 people to the Xiaobaozhuang position for support. Looking at their leaving backs, Ichiro Higashida sighed. To be honest, he was very reluctant to take over this mess, but he had no choice. This was a telegram sent by the headquarters personally, and he could not refuse at all. He hoped that today's attack would be effective, otherwise he would face the same situation as Ichiro Katayama. However, he would never commit disembowelment like Ichiro Katayama did, but would continue to go to the front headquarters and get what he deserved.
"Katayama-kun, I'm different from you. I've already found a way out. No matter what the outcome of this battle is, I can get out of it. After all, I'm really an outsider in this matter!"
At the Xiaobaozhuang position, the fierce fighting between the two sides had been going on for half an hour. Zhao Gang had just called the medical platoon and mobilized all the lightly wounded soldiers. It was not that Zhao Gang was unkind, but he was forced to do so. It was because of the addition of 400 wounded soldiers that the critical situation was stabilized and the enemy and us were once again in a stalemate.
"It's been almost three hours, why hasn't Li Yunlong arrived yet? If we keep fighting like this, the Xiaobaozhuang position will be lost in an hour at most!" Zhao Gang muttered to himself.
Wang Chengzhu saw a Japanese soldier about to attack Zhao Gang from behind, and he immediately shouted, "Political Commissar, be careful of the Japanese soldier's attack from behind! The monk is finally here, go and save the political commissar!"
Without Wang Chengzhu's reminder, Monk Wei took a big step forward, threw the bayonet in his hand, and killed the Japanese soldier who was attacking him with one blow. He then took out the mirror-faced box from his waist and fired a few shots, killing the other two Japanese soldiers who were about to attack Zhao Gang.
"Political Commissar, come to me quickly. The regiment commander asked me to protect your safety. The reinforcements have arrived, and the regiment commander has already had a fight with the Japanese. I estimate that you will be able to see the political commissar in a while!"
Hearing the good news brought by Wei Dayong, Zhao Gang shouted happily: "Comrades, the commander has brought people to support us. When two brave men meet on a narrow road, the brave will win. Let's work harder and make sure to hold on to the Xiaobaozhuang position and drive the devils out of the position!"
When the soldiers learned that the reinforcements brought by Li Yunlong had arrived, their low morale became boosted again. This surprised the attacking Japanese soldiers, who already had thoughts of retreating. In such a fearful moment, the Japanese casualties increased rapidly. The situation was not stabilized until Taro Matsubara and his men arrived.
The addition of the two companies of new soldiers made the balance of the war shift again. Li Yunlong was even more ferocious. He killed one Japanese soldier with one sword, and his sword was merciless. Li Yunlong held the Japanese sword with great force. Looking at the Japanese soldiers' timid steps, Li Yunlong laughed and said, "Brothers, we just killed a Japanese major general yesterday. Today we have to take out our anger on a few Japanese colonels. Otherwise, it will not be worthy of my appearance!"
"Everyone, come on, drive those damned Japs out of our position, plant our battle flag back on the position, and let the Japs know how powerful we are!"
However, the Japanese were not easy to deal with. Under the leadership of Taro Matsubara, the two sides started a fierce fight, which lasted until 12 noon without stopping. At this time, both the enemy and us were physically and mentally exhausted, but Taro Matsubara received a death order from Ichiro Higashida, requiring him to continue to persevere, even if he died, he must die at the Xiaobaozhuang position!
"Warriors, we have finally captured the Xiaobaozhuang position, we must not retreat! Colonel Higashida has given us a death order. We must take Xiaobaozhuang position no matter how much it costs. As long as we can wipe out the enemy troops on the Xiaobaozhuang position, everyone present will be promoted two levels. Such a great opportunity must not be missed. This is a promise made by General Tada himself. If we fail to complete the mission, we will be severely punished, and even our families back home will be implicated!"
"Warriors, we have no way to retreat. No matter how great the price, we must take down this position! Warriors, follow me in another charge. As long as you don't fall, you must stand up and fight until the moment your life ends!"
Under the leadership of Matsubara Taro, the Japanese attacked again as if they had been given a shot of chicken blood. For a moment, the situation began to change subtly. After Li Yunlong discovered this bad sign, he immediately yelled at the top of his voice: "Brothers, the base behind Xiaobao Village is our independent regiment, where nearly 100,000 people live. Once the position is lost, the villagers will really have no way to survive. On weekdays, the villagers are very good to us and bring us food. At this critical moment, we can't be cowards. Even if we die, we must drag a Japanese soldier with us!"
"I have fought for so many years, and I have never had a coward under my command. Today, I will confront the Japs. Even if we die, we must firmly hold our ground! Besides, we don't have to be too afraid of the Japs. The Japs are now at the end of their strength. We have reinforcements on the way. Cheer up, the brave will win when two meet in a narrow road. Come with me, we must fight back this wave of counterattack by the Japs!"
For the next two hours, the two sides engaged in a fierce tug-of-war, and neither side gained much benefit. However, at this time, no one dared to give up easily. Both sides gambled everything they had. Once they admitted defeat at this time, they would lose everything. At this time, the physical and mental strength of both sides had reached the limit. It was not an exaggeration to say that they were on the verge of collapse. However, under the leadership of their respective commanders, they fought for another hour before the winner was finally determined.
"Warriors, continue to follow me and make one last charge. Even if we die today, we must die on the enemy's position. Only in this way will our families not be implicated!"
Taro Matsubara led the last 60 or so Japanese soldiers to launch the final charge. Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang also led their men to charge forward. After a bloody fight, both sides had little strength left. Wang Chengzhu once disobeyed Li Yunlong's order and led more than 100 artillerymen to join the battle. At the cost of more than 30 artillerymen's casualties, they finally wiped out the 60 or so Japanese soldiers.
As for Ichiro Higashida, he had already slipped away when he saw the situation was not good. Before leaving, he took a radio with him and destroyed another radio. He originally wanted to destroy the remaining ammunition, but he thought that would waste too much time and he was also afraid that Taro Matsubara would win in the end, so he suppressed the idea.
This bloody battle lasted until 4:30 in the afternoon. After the battle, everyone was too tired to lift their arms and sat down on the ground. Even the cooks participated in this decisive battle. No one had cooked until now. Fortunately, a lot of brown sugar and mung bean soup was boiled before, which allowed everyone to hold on until now.
"Old Li, there are no more than a hundred of us still standing. The loss is too great. Fortunately, we finally defended the Xiaobaozhuang position and crushed the devil's plot to annihilate our independent regiment. There are no devils stationed in the Xiaozhangzhuang stronghold, and even the Yushugou market has been abandoned by the devils. From now on, we can finally sleep well for two days!"
"Platoon Leader Ma, you must lead people to rescue the wounded immediately. The casualties this time are too great. You must do your best to rescue the wounded and use all the medicines that the college students prepared for us. You must save the lives of the wounded soldiers!"
Zhao Gang explained to Ma Tianming with a tired face, but he started to eat the compressed biscuits handed to him by Monk Wei. Halfway through, he fell into a deep sleep.
Li Yunlong's situation was not much better than Zhao Gang's. After two days of bloody battles, Li Yunlong's physical and mental strength were greatly exhausted. He took the compressed biscuits handed over by the monk and swallowed them with brown sugar and mung bean water. He did not forget to give orders: "Let the soldiers eat quickly. After resting for two or three hours, clean up the battlefield immediately!"