Songhu: Never Give Up

Chapter 9 The Ninth Division's Ambition

After receiving reinforcements from the brigade's special forces company, the morale of the 524th Regiment was greatly boosted, while the nd Battalion of the th Regiment, which had pressed forward with all its battalions, had no more soldiers to send and was beaten back by the defenders, eventually leading to a total rout;
The 262nd Brigade pursued the victory and recovered the previously lost positions, killing more than 3 enemies.

At the Damaijiazhai position, the battle between the Third Company and the Japanese invaders also entered a fierce stage. The First Battalion Commander was worried about losing the position, so he ordered the Deputy Battalion Commander Li Jie to lead the First Reserve Company to reinforce.

The morale of the third company was also boosted after receiving reinforcements. Yue Qianli roared and rushed forward with his rifle. The Japanese reinforcements also arrived. Hundreds of people from both sides fought each other, using bayonets and grenades to fight.

"Damn it, I'll send you back home!"

A wounded soldier, holding a bundle of wooden-handled grenades, rolled into the group of Japanese devils with all his might and died together with several of them.

Although the Nationalist army was not as good as the Japs in bayonet fighting, they dared to exchange their lives with the Japs. These soldiers from Zhejiang were so fierce that they frightened the Japs.

The officers and non-commissioned officers of the 88th Division were all graduates of the Whampoa Military Academy, and most of the soldiers were recruited in Zhejiang. They were the principal's local soldiers, the most loyal of the loyal.

When the country was in crisis, none of them gave in, and their fighting spirit was no less than that of the fiercest Hunan, Guangxi and Guangdong armies.

Yue Qianli was covered in blood, and he didn't know how many Japanese soldiers he had stabbed to death, but this life-and-death fighting style with blood on the bayonet made his blood burn;
There was only one thought in his mind, to kill the damn Japs, and to fight to the death as long as he was alive.

Life goes on and the fight goes on!
Hand-to-hand combat is almost a fight to the death, with no tricks involved. Both sides are elite soldiers, and after a fight, neither side will admit defeat until one side falls down or is scared out of their wits.

The devils of the Seventh Regiment had never encountered such a stubborn Chinese army before. They were even more desperate than them. There were so many corpses on the ground that they had no place to step.

No one knew who was the first to escape, but the Japanese who were terrified of being killed were defeated across the board - whoever said the Seventh Regiment didn't escape, it was because they weren't hurt!
Yue Qianli did not pursue the victory. The Japanese had set up a large number of machine guns in the distance, and he did not want to let his brothers bleed in vain.

"Stop chasing, save the wounded!"

Yue Qianli roared, and then took the lead in searching for his brothers among the dead bodies, carrying away anyone who was still breathing;
This battle was so brutal that hand-to-hand combat was basically a life-for-life fight. The Japanese left behind more than a hundred corpses. The Third and Second Companies also suffered nearly half of their casualties, especially the Third Company, which almost beat Yue Qianli back to a "platoon leader".

In order to rescue their brothers, they were not afraid of the enemy's artillery retaliation. As for the wounded Japanese soldiers, they were simply stabbed with bayonets. They had no extra medicine and food to waste on the animals.

Soon they rescued more than 30 wounded from the dead, which made Yue Qianli look better. Second Company Commander Xie Guoqiang came over and said:
"Old Yue, the battalion commander asked us to stay on the battlefield. The Third Company suffered heavy casualties. How about you go down and rest first, and let the Second Company take over the battlefield?"

Yue Qianli thought for a moment and said:
"You are not familiar with the Japanese's fighting style yet, so you should continue to serve as the reserve team. Please take good care of the injured brothers.
The enemy's attack has just begun. If we want to hold our position, we must keep a strong reserve force."

Xie Guoqiang thought about it and it made sense, so he didn't insist and continued:

"Then do as you say. I'll leave two squads for you. When you need to go to the reserve team, just use flag signals to notify me."

With the Second Company as the reserve, a row that had been kept as the reserve was also brought up. In this way, the Third Company could barely gather a hundred people for combat, including two squads of the Second Company and the artillery squad of the battalion headquarters.

Divisional staff officer Gao Zhisong moved with the reserve troops. This was Yue Qianli's last trump card to hold the position. Unless it was absolutely necessary, the reserve troops would be used as little as possible.

At the Seventh Regiment Headquarters, Colonel Lin Daba's roar could be heard from a distance:
"Bakayaro, this is a disgrace to the Kanazawa United!

They were unworthy of the Emperor's trust. Those Western gentlemen were staring at us.
It's fine if the Navy can't defeat them, but if the powerful Seventh Regiment can't capture the small temple, how do you want them to view the Empire?"

Lieutenant Colonel Kitahara Nobuyoshi could only bite the bullet and say:

"Sir, the 35th Infantry Regiment's attack on the battlefield was not successful either, which is enough to show the strength of the Fifth Army. Although the Imperial Army did not capture the 88th Division's position, they suffered a large number of casualties, forcing them to send their last reserve troops to the battlefield. Now the enemy is already at the end of its strength. As long as they launch another large-scale attack, the defenders will surely collapse."

"Yoshi, Kitahara-kun is indeed a top student at the Army University. We do need some patience to face the enemy's Fifth Army. They are very different from the Northeastern Army in Manchuria.

I will give them one more chance. Don't be afraid of casualties. The warriors of the Empire are not afraid of life or death. They are determined to crush the 88th Division with their indomitable spirit!"

Kitahara Nobuyoshi took the order and left. A new round of attack was about to begin. Lin Daba was right, this was just the beginning.

More than ten minutes later, the two main battalions of the 88th Regiment launched another attack on the Miaohang position. The 527th Regiment of the 523th Division, with the assistance of the 524rd and th Regiments, held off the Japanese attack to the last hurdle. Both sides paid a heavy price.

Two days later, the Ninth Division Headquarters

In front of the huge battle map, Lieutenant General Ueda Kenkichi stared at Miao Xingzhen with his eyes fixed, accompanied by his staff officer Colonel Nakamura Hideto;
The attack on Miaohang had lasted for two days with no progress and more than a thousand casualties, which was unacceptable to the 9th Division.

“Nakamura-kun, the Temple Line’s offensive must be stepped up. The gentlemen in the West are watching, and they are already questioning the Imperial Army’s fighting power;

Tell all the units not to be afraid of casualties, because no matter how many are lost, we will replenish them after the battle!

The Songhu Incident was not only a military war, but also a political war. It was necessary to attract the attention of Britain, France and other countries to Shanghai so that they would not pay attention to the affairs of Manchuria.

The Empire is accelerating the establishment of Manchuria. As long as a fait accompli is created, a greater loss in Shanghai is acceptable. Everything is for the benefit of the Empire."

Seeing that the commander-in-chief was in high spirits, Colonel Nakamura said in a very amusing way:

"Your Excellency is still far-sighted. This is an excellent strategic vision. It's ridiculous that the Chinese are short-sighted and fell into your majesty's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain.

You guys haven't understood the deep meaning of this either. I will urge them to step up their offensive and put enough pressure on the Chinese."

"Yoshi, the one who knows me best is Nakamura-kun! I will give them one last day. We must defeat the defenders of Miaoxing. I will award you medals in Miaoxing Town before dark!"

"Your Excellency, I really envy Lord Lin. They will establish immortal merits. As long as the Empire occupies and completely absorbs Manchuria, North China and even the entire China will belong to the Empire in the future."

"Yoshi, Nakamura-kun, don't envy them. This is the best era for the empire, and soldiers like us have the opportunity to serve His Majesty.
If you want to conquer China, you must first conquer Manchuria and Mongolia. If you want to conquer the world, you must first conquer China! "

Colonel Nakamura felt his blood boiling, as the bright prospects of the Tanaka Memorial were about to be realized in their hands.

"Sir, our Ninth Division is willing to be the vanguard and use the blood of our soldiers to build the empire's eternal foundation - Itaya!"

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