I really came here to fight against Japan

Chapter 389 The Imperial Army Being Chased and Attacked

"Mr. Zheng, look! The second line of defense set up by the Japanese has also been broken through by our reinforcements."

Zheng Yaoxian and Fei Huanan slowly raised their heads and looked towards the other side of the river through the dry grass in the woods.

Sure enough, the Japanese's second line of defense was already engulfed in flames.

Although it was about five or six miles away, the loud explosion could still be heard clearly.

Especially the last loud explosion, which frightened the National Salvation Army in the trenches and caused them to become agitated.

It was not until the officers' suppression that peace was finally restored.

Fortunately, the explosion at the Japanese stronghold was too loud.

The Japanese on the other side of the river were unaware of the changes taking place in the National Salvation Army.

Zheng Yaoxian and the other two continued to observe and found that the Japanese on the opposite side were also in chaos.

The Japanese soldiers in the underground brigade were all looking back. The flames rising into the sky behind them made them feel uneasy.

Then they saw that the two Japanese squadrons that had returned for support turned around and ran towards this side.

Then, in the shadows, I saw a lot of troops chasing towards this side next to the stronghold of the second line of defense.

Without Zheng Yao's instructions, Fei Huanan gave orders directly to his subordinates.

"Don't show your heads, just stay in the trench and stretch your arms and legs.

Our reinforcements are here. Be ready to follow me and charge forward.

We are not cowards. Even if we die, we will die on the other side of the river."

Just when Fei Huanan was about to give the order to open fire, he was grabbed by Zheng Yaoxian.

"Wait a minute, Lao Fei, look into the water, what is that?"

With the help of the flare light, I saw some dark things in the water swimming towards me from the bottom of the water in the distance.

Because the terrain opposite the wooden bridge was higher, they could see these "things" when they swam over.

But the Japanese couldn't see anything due to their vision problems.

The captain of the underground team looked back worriedly, where there were two retreating squadrons.

They had already engaged in a firefight with the pursuers behind them and could only retreat with cross-cover.

He used a telescope to observe carefully and found that the pursuers behind him were still two miles away from him.

The national army behind just advanced while bombarding the imperial army with mortars.

I don't know why, but even though we were still a thousand meters away, the Kuomintang's shells seemed to have eyes.

The two squadrons of Imperial Army soldiers were unable to establish blocking positions.

Later they simply stopped organizing a defense line and began to retreat aimlessly.

It seems that this is a preparation to reunite with me and deal with the Chinese troops in front and behind.

As the gunshots were getting closer and closer to them, everyone in the well focused their attention on the back.

The captain of the shallow tank of the second battalion pulled the well aside as soon as he came back.

"Mr. Jingxia, we can't hold this place. The Chinese army's reinforcements are not just 500 people.

Instead, it was an elite force of more than 4,000 people that was well-equipped and had artillery.

First, we must now telegraph the division commanders and request their tactical guidance.

Second, if we really can’t do anything, we can just open a hole in the river and let them cross.”

Down the well: "Asakawa-kun, are you crazy? What if you open a hole and people from above blame you?"

Asaka: "Can we not let them pass? The reinforcements will not arrive within an hour.

By then, we won’t have to commit seppuku, we will just be blown to death by the Chinese army.”

Downhole: "But if the higher-ups blame us..."

Asaka gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Jingxia, you should know that all the soldiers of the Third Battalion have died.

The responsibility for our failure in blocking this attack can be fully borne by them.

Besides, their captain has already committed seppuku to apologize.

There is no one better than him to bear the responsibility for this failure.

Let's say that due to his carelessness, the defense line was lost too quickly, which allowed the rebels to escape with the help of both inside and outside forces."

Jingxia felt guilty and wanted to argue with Lieutenant Colonel Asakura.

At this moment, the artillery shells from the Chinese army behind were almost hitting the defense line here.

Asakura said anxiously: "Asakura-kun, the new division chief of staff is my father's college classmate."

My eyes lit up in the well and I thought to myself, if you have such strong connections, why didn’t you tell me earlier?

"I would like to thank Asakana-kun for his support this time. I, Kogoro Jingxia, will never forget it.

I have just sent a telegram to the division headquarters requesting tactical guidance.

Let's start preparing now, if we can't hold on later, we will retreat together."

After the two men finished their discussion, they immediately ordered the artillerymen to start packing their luggage.

Let them move their position to the east first.

And be ready at any time to give up the positions on the river bank to the Chinese army.

But the Japanese were not so kind as to release these rebel troops from the Imperial Army.

The people underground knew the character of the senior officers of the National Army very well. If a gap was left, they would definitely run away first.

The Japs only need to let them pass to cut off the National Salvation Army's retreat.

These officials have already escaped, so why would they care about the lives of the remaining people?

In this case, they used the suicide of the captain of the third battalion and the corpses of thousands of loyal and patriotic soldiers.

By asking the division chief of staff to mediate, he could cover up his incompetence and cowardice in this battle.

Just when the Japanese had made preparations to evacuate the battle, something unexpected happened in the river.

Those things that were underwater just now slowly emerged from the water.

They wore black waterproof hoods on their heads and goggles on their faces.

The appearance of these people seemed to send a signal.

Suddenly, flames shot up from the Japanese trenches near the shore.

They were blown to pieces by shells that came from nowhere.

In particular, the artillery tower in front of the wooden bridge and the two bunkers beside the wooden bridge received special attention.

Then those "water ghosts" who climbed up quickly used their daggers to cut open the waterproof rain cloth in their hands.

A "water ghost" force of more than one hundred people, holding Thompson submachine guns in their hands, rushed directly into the Japanese trenches.

The Japanese were preparing to evacuate their position when they were suddenly suppressed by artillery fire and could not raise their heads.

When the artillery fire just stopped, the Chinese army's Thompson guns had already started shooting at their heads.

At this time, the Japanese's first trench changed hands almost instantly.

Fei Huanan and his men saw with their own eyes in the trenches that these "water ghosts" who attacked the Japanese were extremely ferocious.

They had just finished firing a magazine and had no time to replace it when the Japanese bayonets stabbed them.

These "water ghosts" actually held daggers and fought with the Japanese with bayonets in the narrow trenches.

Basically, they just took one encounter to kill the Japanese.

After seeing this, Zheng Yaoxian couldn't help but touch his neck.

Think about it, with my own skills, if I were in a narrow room... I don't think I would be a match for them.

If I move to a place with a wide terrain, hehehe, I guess I will have fun faster.

The Japanese soldiers in the artillery towers and bunkers had no time to hide back.

They were wiped out in the field in front of the artillery tower by artillery shells and attacks from the opposite side.

When Zheng Yaoxian saw that all the Japanese soldiers blocking the bridge were finished, he immediately seized the opportunity.

He was the first to rush out of the trench holding a Chinese rifle with a bayonet.

"Brothers of the National Salvation Army, our reinforcements are here. I will take you home! Kill..."