Chapter 47 Crazy Japs
"Damn it, why are the Japanese charging so crazily like they're on steroids?"
Qin Yangming on the position looked at the Japanese soldiers as if they were crazy, with a white cloth strip on his head, and they charged towards the position madly.
Qin Yangming couldn't figure out what was going on.
Logically speaking, the morale of the Sakata Corps should have been at a low point after being hit by themselves along the way.
The old devil Sakata should at least rest for a night before attacking.
However, the old devil Sakata only let his troops rest for a few hours to recover their strength before launching an attack.
Moreover, the morale of the Japanese soldiers didn't seem to be hit at all.
Instead, it was as if they had obtained something good, and their morale was incredibly high.
"Could it be that old man Sakata prepared some banned drugs?"
Qin Yangming had to think about banned drugs.
The morale of these little Japanese soldiers soared, and he really couldn't imagine how the old Japanese soldier Sakata did it.
If it were him, he would definitely not be able to restore the morale of the troops quickly in a short period of time.
Qin Yangming held a sniper rifle and killed the Japanese machine gunners and some grassroots officers while running quickly towards Li Yunlong.
"Captain, the damn Japs are out of their minds. They're firing too hard!"
"I'm not blind, damn it, the artillery will blow up!"
"Drive the Japs down the mountain!"
Li Yunlong observed the situation through a telescope and gave orders quickly.
Under the leadership of Li Erhu, the artillery positions arranged on the reverse slope quickly fired at the front of the main peak position according to the parameters that had been calculated in advance.
Dense artillery shells flew out from behind.
The frenzied offensive of the Japanese could not stop the bombardment of artillery shells.
Under the leadership of the Japanese commander, they temporarily withdrew from the attack.
Then the Japanese artillery launched an attack on the Eighth Route Army's positions.
Avoid the Eighth Route Army's pursuit of the retreating troops.
Because it was already evening, the Japanese planes could not take off at night and had already flown back to the airport.
Therefore, the artillery of the new regiment no longer needs to hide.
"Damn it, luckily Wang Erniu and Wang Chengzhu each brought a batch of mortars to support the deputy peak position, otherwise the deputy peak position might not be able to withstand such a fierce attack."
Li Yunlong glanced at the secondary peak position and spoke with some lingering fear.
I don’t know what the Japanese got, but they immediately launched their most powerful offensive.
First there was bombing and strafing by planes, and then there was artillery bombing.
Finally, the Japanese infantry, with the support of artillery, launched a charge directly towards Cangyun Ridge.
Looking at the retreating Japanese soldiers, Qin Yangming said, "Captain, do you want me to lead the assault platoon to attack tonight?"
Since the regiment commander was right next to him, it was impossible for Qin Yangming to lead the assault platoon to launch a night attack without even saying hello.
Li Yunlong shook his head: "No, you are already very tired today and need to rest."
"The Japanese only used two battalions to attack, and most of their troops are resting downstairs."
"Maybe the Japs will attack tonight."
"Go, order the reserve troops to come up, and the front-line troops to retreat to the back hills to rest!"
"Everyone, hurry up and eat and have a good rest in case of a night attack by the Japanese!"
Li Yunlong did not agree with Qin Yangming's plan of night attack.
The risks far outweigh the benefits, and Li Yunlong will not do a business that is obviously a loss-making deal.
Seeing Li Yunlong's refusal, Qin Yangming did not mention it again.
He was just the battalion commander, and Li Yunlong was the regiment commander.
In battle, there can only be one commander!
If he quarreled with Li Yunlong, it would inevitably cause chaos, which would then affect Li Yunlong's prestige, and the soldiers below would also have wild thoughts.
Qin Yangming would naturally not do such a stupid thing.
"Damn it, if only we could find the headquarters of the old devil Sakata, we could fire a shot from a distance, and as long as we destroy the headquarters of the little devil, then the next step will be much easier."
Listening to Qin Yangming's words, Li Yunlong also spoke with a smile.
"You think I don't want to destroy the Japanese headquarters? Look,
The main Japanese camp is six kilometers away, and our artillery can’t reach it at all.”
"And with so many tents, how can we tell which one is the headquarters?"
"If we dare to push our artillery to the front line, the Japs will immediately counterattack as soon as we open fire."
"When the time comes, without artillery, we will be in even greater trouble."
While the two were talking, Zhang Dabiao came over with a few people.
"Captain, Lao Qin, eat something first." Zhang Dabiao handed two large pancakes wrapped with stewed meat to Li Yunlong and Qin Yangming and said, "The damn Japanese raid this time was really fierce."
"The breakout of the Independent Regiment and the 771st Regiment has been blocked. Commander Kong sent someone to inform us that it might take until tomorrow morning to break through a passage."
"The Jinsui Army nearby also sent troops over. They used a large number of troops to defend our defense line and did not allow us to borrow the road from them."
"The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army has sent more troops? Which troops have been sent?"
"Captain, do you still remember the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army that didn't let us cross the Yellow River?"
"358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army?"
"Yes, I heard that a new leader has been appointed, his name is Chu Yunfei!"
"Chu Yunfei?"
When Li Yunlong heard the name, he felt it was somewhat familiar, and then he remembered that he had heard of it when he was at the headquarters.
"Captain, do you know this person?"
Li Yunlong nodded: "This Chu Yunfei is the confidant of the Chongqing guy. He is from Huangpu, the fifth term, a fellow countryman and a favorite in the eyes of Yan Laoxi. I didn't expect that he would be sent here for reinforcement."
"It seems that Old Man Yan is also on high alert against the Japs."
"I was afraid that the Japanese would kill rabbits while picking grass and kill him in the process."
Li Yunlong naturally knew something about Chu Yunfei.
Because there were only a few powerful and capable regiment commanders in the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, and the Eighth Route Army was basically aware of this.
When Li Yunlong was feeding horses at the headquarters, he heard the boss talk about many officers of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, including Chu Yunfei.
If the boss can say it’s okay, then it means that Chu Yunfei does have some ability.
"Brother Zhang, have you captured any Japanese prisoners?"
Qin Yangming had no intention of discussing the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army with Li Yunlong and the others.
He now wanted to know what methods the Japanese used to boost their morale.
If it is a banned drug, he should make some preparations.
Zhang Dabiao listened to Qin Yangming's question and shook his head: "If they didn't catch him, the Japanese would go crazy. If they got hurt, they would just rush to the position with grenades in their arms."
"Just now when we ordered our soldiers to clean up the battlefield, many wounded Japanese soldiers detonated their grenades and died along with our soldiers."
"Did those injured Japanese soldiers cry out in pain?"
"Some of the Japanese soldiers were screaming in pain, and some of our soldiers were soft-hearted and tried to save them, but they were killed by the Japanese soldiers with hand grenades."
Qin Yangming frowned as he listened to what Zhang Dabiao said.
Logically speaking, if the Japanese used banned drugs, the pain would be greatly reduced.
Even if you break your arms or legs, it won't hurt much.
The Japanese still have some patience.
In order to achieve their goals, the Japanese have greater endurance than the Chinese nation.
"What's wrong, Xiao Qin, why are you asking these questions?"
Li Yunlong was a little curious.
"I wonder why the Japanese attacked so frantically this time. They are totally reckless in their attack."
"If I were the commander of the Japanese, I would definitely not send two battalions to launch a crazy attack right from the start."
"You know, we are waiting for the opportunity to attack. We must let the troops rest for a while before attacking."
"Could it be that something went wrong with the troops that broke through over there? That's why the Japanese wanted to break through Cangyun Ridge as quickly as possible?"
Zhang Dabiao expressed his thoughts.
He came here to discuss with Li Yunlong and Qin Yangming why the Japanese attack was so fierce.
Li Yunlong took out cigarettes and gave them to Zhang Dabiao and Qin Yangming, then gave the remaining cigarettes to other soldiers beside him.
"No, if there are problems elsewhere, we will be informed."
"But we haven't received any news at all. Something must have gone wrong with the Sakata team."
Qin Yangming listened to what the two said, his mind working rapidly.
"It can't be that the little devil is going to get a promotion, right?"
Listening to Qin Yangming's joking words, Li Yunlong and Zhang Dabiao looked at each other and then commented.
"Don't tell me, kid, maybe this is the reason!"
"Kimura Shinjiro was killed by you, kid. Kimura Brigade is without a commander, and now most of the soldiers in Kimura Brigade are under the command of old devil Sakata.
Maybe the Japanese headquarters will promote old Sakata to be the brigade commander."
“Although Sakata is an old devil, he has been a colonel for such a long time, which shows that there must be no one behind him.
Otherwise, with the contributions of the Sakata Regiment, the old devil Sakata would have become a general long ago."
(End of this chapter)
