Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Story of the Chaebol

"Captain, the Japanese are coming again."

"Damn it, these damned Japanese devils are just like a bunch of dog-skin plasters! Contact Chang Weichao for me!"

"Yes!"

The radio stations in the Nanhua Army had already been equipped in each squad, so even when on the march, the army's communications were always smooth.

"Captain, the call is connected."

"Chang Weichao?"

"Captain, it's me!"

"What is your artillery battalion talking about now?"

"Report to the regiment commander, our artillery battalion has now reached the vicinity of Mount Ga, and is currently resting at the foot of the mountain while waiting to reunite with the main force!"

Gashan is about a hundred kilometers away from the main force of the regiment. It is definitely unrealistic for Fang Zhicheng to expect the other side to support him at this distance. The main reason is that he did not expect the Japanese to be so resilient at the beginning. Didn’t their regiment just bomb an electric power plant and a fishery of the Japanese, and then they met a regiment of Japanese troops?

He also didn't know what the Japanese commander was thinking, but he actually sent a division of troops to follow them closely.

Fang Zhicheng had thought about fighting with the Japanese's Type B division before. The regiment led by Fang Zhicheng belonged to the 9th Division of Nanhua. As a person who came from a Type A division, he still had his own pride.

But the problem is that the place where their troops are currently located is not the area occupied by the South China Army, but the real territory of the Japanese.

If they really stopped to fight the Japanese, let alone whether they could win, the key point was that during the battle, no one could guarantee whether the Japanese would continue to send reinforcements.

They are not afraid of one division, but what if there is another one or even two?

"I order you to use the geographical advantages of Gashan to build a defensive position immediately. At the same time, take out some of your battalion's vehicles and return to the original route to assist the troops in the transfer!"

Their group had been running for most of the day, and Fang Zhicheng knew that it was not a good idea to keep running south, so he didn't plan to run anymore.

He knew the place called Gashan. When they received the order to march north to launch a surprise attack on the Japanese, their troops passed through that place. He couldn't say that he knew the terrain there clearly, but he had a general understanding of it.

Compared with other surrounding mountains, the terrain of Gashan is definitely easy to defend and difficult to attack.

With sufficient supplies and the terrain advantage provided by Gashan, he was confident that he could lead their regiment to resist the attack of one or two Japanese divisions.

"Yes!"

"Xiao Li, how far is the main force of the Japanese from us now?"

"About twenty kilometers!"

The Japanese had long suffered psychological trauma from the Nanhua Army, so even though this Japanese division received the order to pursue Fang Zhicheng's regiment, they still did not dare to pursue too closely. After all, past lessons had told them that any regiment of the Nanhua Army could have its heavy firepower deployed to match that of one of their Type A divisions, especially those regimental-level units in the Nanhua Type A divisions, which were fully capable of exchanging one-for-one with a Type B division of the Japanese.

"Pass on my order. Have the first battalion at the front immediately block the enemy in sections along the direction of Gashan. Remember, their mission is only to delay the enemy's pursuit and prevent them from fighting the devils to death. At the same time, have the third battalion at the back bury mines intermittently along the way. The rest of the battalions speed up their march and gather with the artillery battalion and the anti-aircraft battalion as soon as possible!"

"Yes!"

Fang Zhicheng was born in Ancheng National Defense University, which means he graduated from a formal school. He learned a lot in the military academy. How to delay the enemy's pursuit speed is required knowledge for all students. As an outstanding graduate of Ancheng National Defense University, Fang Zhicheng naturally has a good command of this aspect.

In order to slow down the Japanese's marching speed as much as possible, in addition to laying mines and sending troops to intercept the enemy, he also sent out the special operations team and sniper team.

He didn't require these two teams to kill many enemies. He just needed them to keep harassing the enemies.

With these four preparations, Fang Zhicheng believed that he would have at least four hours to make pre-war arrangements before the war.

After receiving Fang Zhicheng's order, the troops' marching speed immediately increased. There is no need to say much about the quality of the soldiers of the Type A Division. They are all good seedlings selected from thousands of miles away. Although the soldiers were tired after running for a whole day, they were not to the point of not being able to hold on.

On the contrary, after the Japanese learned that Fang Zhicheng and his regiment had sped up their march, they wanted to increase their speed and pursue the enemy.

But how could a mule and horse unit like theirs outrun the other side's mechanized unit? This resulted in the distance between the two units becoming increasingly larger.

What made the Japanese division commander even more annoyed was that during their pursuit, the enemy would occasionally launch sneak attacks on them, shoot them from behind, and even directly confront their reconnaissance team. Later on, they were even blocked by Da Gu's troops. In addition, landmines appeared from time to time. The morale of the Japanese soldiers, who were already tired after a whole day, had fallen to the bottom.