Chapter 96, the mantis catches the cicada and the oriole behind
No matter where the little devil's warning post is hidden, Liu Sheng can use the two magical skills of [Early Warning] and [Eagle Eye] to find the little devil, and let the soldiers of the Sharp Sword Company quietly deal with it.
The journey went smoothly to a position 200 meters away from Chishang Regiment's station. Li Yunlong ordered the troops to launch an attack formation. After all firepower points were set up, he launched a surprise attack on Chishang Regiment.
Liu Shen looked for a location where he could see the Japs command post.
However, the Little Japanese command post was brightly lit, but there were butt curtains in all directions, blocking them tightly.
Using [Eagle Eye] together with the scope, Liu Sheng found a gap to find and even snipe Colonel Ikegami!
Liu Sheng had no choice but to wait for the fight to begin, then suppress the Japs' firepower first, and then wait for the opportunity to move.
On the other side, Colonel Ikegami was in the command post, looking at the message he had just received, and he was cursing!
They were ambushed before even reaching the 358th station, and the Ikegami regiment suffered heavy losses. Colonel Ikegami did not dare to hide such a big thing.
After withdrawing, he sent a telegram to his immediate superior, Major General Okawa of the Ninth Brigade.
He described in detail the circumstances of the ambush and the tragic situation of the Chishang Regiment, and asked Major General Okawa to allow him to withdraw to Liao County for repairs.
In his opinion, it was not his fault that he was ambushed. The Chishang Regiment suffered heavy casualties, and his request was very reasonable.
However, Major General Okawa ordered him to rescue the remnants of the First and Second Battalions no matter what!
Seeing this idiotic order, one can imagine the mood of Colonel Ikegami. He felt that Major General Okawa’s head was filled with shit!
If he could save it, would he not save it?
Those are all his subordinates!
According to his judgment, the person who ambushed him was at least a brigade, or even a compilation division. Otherwise, where would the 75 mountain cannon come from?
If his Chishang unit was not damaged and faced a head-on confrontation, he would be worthy at all. But now, he only has more than 800 people left. What can he do to fight against a compilation division?
Moreover, if the opponent is so strong, why not just eliminate the remnants of his first and second battalions?
Isn't this obvious enough?
Just to catch more than 800 fish like him!
"Baga, Major General Okawa is just a pig. No, calling him a pig is an insult to pigs!"
Throwing Major General Okawa's message on the ground, Colonel Ikegami scolded and stepped on it as hard as Major General Okawa's face was under his leather boots.
He was pedaling hard when suddenly there was a gunshot, followed by gunfire and cannon fire.
Colonel Ikegami was shocked. He didn't care to scold Major General Okawa anymore and quickly ordered his troops to defend.
As expected, the little Japanese were well-trained, and they quickly launched counterattacks under the orders of commanders at all levels and based on the terrain.
However, the direction in which they fought back was towards the mountains on the south side!
Seeing the lively fighting on the other side, Li Yunlong, who was lying on the mountain on the north side, looked confused, but he reacted in an instant.
This is because Chu Yunfei wants to go with him!
However, now that Chu Yunfei and the Chishang United Team were at loggerheads, he was no longer anxious.
Li Yunlong is very willing to do what the mantis stalks the cicada with the oriole behind.
Glancing at Zhao Gang who had just recovered from the shock, Li Yunlong smiled and teased:
"Old Zhao, look at it. Chu Yunfei came to attack the Chishang unit, but he didn't even think of informing us! Don't look at Chu Yunfei, who looks serious and looks like a man touching a dog, but he is actually full of bad ideas!"
Glancing at Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang said angrily:
"You are no worse than him at all, no, you have more intestines in your belly than he does!"
Li Yunlong was so proud that he felt not ashamed but proud.
But he turned around and gave the order again, asking the soldiers to hold their arms and light the fire. Without his order, no one was allowed to fire.
On the mountains on the south side, I thought that I would be able to successfully capture the Chishang Regiment through a sudden attack. However, Chu Yunfei still underestimated the response ability and combat effectiveness of the Chishang Regiment.
Even if he came for a sneak attack this time, he brought 3,000 people with him!
Except for the first wave of his attacks that opened a hole, the rest of his attacks were blocked by the little devil desperately.
Not to mention, as time went by, the Japs' artillery fire adjusted, causing heavy losses to the 358th Regiment on the mountains to the south.
Twelve 75mm mountain guns kept covering and bombarding him. In just 10 minutes, more than 300 of Chu Yunfei's men were killed. This was the result of his spreading out his troops.
"Regiment leader, it is no longer possible to capture the remnants of the Chishang Regiment. Otherwise, let's withdraw the troops, shall we?"
Seeing this situation, Chief of Staff Fang Ligong couldn't help but said to Chu Yunfei:
"If this continues, the casualties will be too great!"
Chu Yunfei glanced at him, but he was not anxious at all. He said confidently:
"Brother Ligong, don't be anxious. Give the order and tell the brothers to hold on. Reinforcements will be here soon!"
"Reinforcements? You mean Li Yunlong's troops? Will they support us?"
Fang Ligong carried out Chu Yunfei's orders meticulously, but he himself had no confidence at all:
"In my opinion, the Eighth Route Army is only a nominal friendly force and is not of the same mind as us. Especially this Li Yunlong, he just wants to take advantage. This can be seen from the fact that he asked us to be in front during this joint attack on the Chishang Alliance!"
"Haha, brother Ligong, you think of Li Yunlong too simply!"
Chu Yunfei smiled confidently:
"Although he is a guy who can't afford to be early without profit, he is not unreasonable! Don't worry, his support will arrive soon!"
"However, Li Yunlong's troops are 5 kilometers away from here. Even if he hears the sound of cannons and comes to support immediately, it will take time to assemble and assemble. A conservative estimate is at least half an hour! Water far away cannot quench the thirst of the people nearby!"
Fang Ligong was still unsure, he frowned and analyzed:
"Maybe I shouldn't be pessimistic, but I feel like we can't hold on for that long because the artillery fire is too fierce!"
Glancing at Fang Ligong, who was still on the second floor, Chu Yunfei, who was on the fifth floor, really didn't want to argue with him.
Picking up the telescope and looking at the battlefield, Chu Yunfei said:
"Believe me, Li Yunlong's support will definitely arrive within 10 minutes!"
Sure enough, just 5 minutes later, a signal flare suddenly fired from the mountains on the north side, and then countless firepower points attacked the back of the Chishang Regiment.
With the addition of this wave of firepower, the pressure on the 358th Regiment dropped sharply, and the 75th Mountain Artillery of the Chishang Regiment quickly stopped moving.
Chu Yunfei spread his hands and said with a proud smile: "Haha, Brother Li Gong, am I right?"
Fang Ligong looked at Chu Yunfei with admiration in his eyes, and patted him over with no trace of flattery:
"Master, do you have the ability to predict the future? I admire you, I admire you!"
Chu Yunfei smiled and waved his hand:
"I'm not as awesome as you say, I just know Li Yunlong better!"
After speaking, Chu Yunfei looked at the mountains to the north, put his hands behind his back, and murmured:
"Brother Yunlong, it was Chu who miscalculated this time and allowed you to take advantage! However, things have changed, and I will get back this sooner or later!"
Not knowing that Chu Yunfei was already interested in him, Li Yunlong looked like an extremely tenacious little devil who was like a centipede insect and felt that such a hard fight was not an option.
Chapter completed!