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

"Captain, you are finally here!"

According to Fang Zhicheng's orders, Chang Weichao ordered people to set up defensive positions on the one hand, and sent people to meet the main force led by Fang Zhicheng on the other hand.

At this time, most of Fang Zhicheng's regiment had already arrived at Gashan. Now only the first battalion and two independent teams were still rushing here.

"How is the position being arranged?"

"It has been arranged. Since we have plenty of time, we have deepened the trenches and built some artillery positions. If those Japanese dare to chase us here, we will definitely give them a good 'steel hot pot' this time!"

"Don't take it lightly, kid. Although it's just a Type B division of the Japanese, you know their fighting spirit. If we're not careful, we might suffer."

"The commander taught me that."

Chang Weichao did not argue with Fang Zhicheng. After all, what Fang Zhicheng said was not wrong. However, he still felt that the Japanese division chasing them was not a concern at all. The reason why they were hiding from them was because they were afraid of angering the Japanese, who would then send a large number of troops to besiege them.

But where are they now?

Gashan is not far from the territory occupied by Nanhua. If Fang Zhicheng is willing, they can even call for air support and even have transport planes sent from behind to deliver supplies to them.

Under these conditions, even if their regiment has only 3,000 people, they will not be intimidated by the Japanese devils on the opposite side.

"Li Hua!"

"Captain, you called me?"

"I have a task for you."

"What mission? Captain, tell me."

"I intend to place your fourth battalion in this position."

As Fang Zhicheng spoke, he took out a map and pointed to a location. The direction he pointed to was not far from Gashan, which was also a hill. Normally, that hill was not suitable for Tibetans because it was too low. However, Fang Zhicheng had already sent people to explore it. There was a cave behind the mountain. The area of ​​the cave was very large. Not to mention hiding a battalion of troops, even their entire regiment could be hidden there.

"Are you planning to have us hide in that little cave?"

"I do have this plan, but hiding is not the purpose. I plan to have you harass the Japs nearby at night. The Japs have been chasing us for a whole day, and we are so tired. I don't believe that the Japs are not tired. So no matter whether the Japs will attack us later, I will definitely give them a hard blow at night."

"Captain, the Japanese should be prepared, right?"

"So what? Don't forget that we have an absolute advantage in firepower. At worst, we can just die. This will allow our troops to go into battle lightly. In short, I will teach those devils a lesson tonight!"

Fang Zhicheng didn't think that with just their regiment of 3,000 people they could defeat nearly 20,000 Japanese soldiers. This was a little unrealistic, but according to his prediction, there would be no problem in defeating half of the enemy's troops this year.

The Japanese have a strong will to fight, but if more than half of their men are killed, Fang Zhicheng doesn't believe that they can continue to fight them.

"Yes, I accept the order!"

"Then hurry up and prepare. The Japanese will most likely not send anyone to where you are hiding. But no matter what, you still have the necessary defenses. If you are really discovered by the Japanese, I will allow you to withdraw as soon as possible. Don't worry, if it is really necessary, I will send troops to cover you."

"I understand, but don't worry, Captain. I won't let the devils get their way."

Fang Zhicheng has now made arrangements for the four infantry battalions in his hands. He doesn't need to worry about the artillery battalion as he can rest assured with Chang Weichao around.

As for the anti-aircraft battalion, since the Japanese would never send fighter planes over, this unit was also driven to the position by them. At this time, all the anti-aircraft machine guns equipped by the unit have been laid down. At that time, this thing alone will be enough to give the Japanese a hard time.

In the evening, the Japanese soldiers who had been chasing Fang Zhicheng and his men for a whole day finally arrived at a location 19 kilometers northwest of Gashan.

Although it is a valley over there, it is a good place to set up a camp because the terrain is flat and there is no cover on the surrounding hills.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, may I ask whether we are going to launch an attack on the enemy in the direction of Kashan tonight?"

"No need. We arrived nearly five hours later than the enemy. With such a long time, the enemy must have already made defensive preparations. Now our soldiers are all very tired. It is not good for us to attack the enemy at this time. Let our boys have a good rest tonight. If the enemy does not escape tonight, then we will have a chance to fight them tomorrow."

"What if the other party escapes?"

"If you've escaped, then you've escaped. Our division has already been chasing the enemy according to the command of the headquarters, but our opponent is a mechanized force, so it's only natural that we can't catch up with them!"

It was obvious that the division commander in front of him did not want to have a head-on fight with Fang Zhicheng and his regiment. After all, it was hard to say who would win or lose if a fight really broke out, not to mention that the enemy's support troops could arrive at any time. If things went wrong, they might end up being completely wiped out.

"The division commander is wise. I will make arrangements right away!"

"Well, we must be well prepared for the night defense. I think if the enemy doesn't leave at this time, they must have other intentions, so we must be cautious."

"Yes!"