Cross the Songhu battlefield and rise to become the most powerful warlord

58 The Japanese lieutenant colonel was fooled after all

I have to say, Yamaguchi Sayoshi is not wrong to think so.

However, Nakajima Masaharu didn’t listen to what he said at all, and before Yamaguchi Sayoshi could finish, he shouted angrily: “Baga, shut up.

You conceited fool.

You think you are very smart, don't you?

Do you know how much loss one of our military trains suffered?

The above weapons and equipment are enough to enable our front-line troops to destroy a division of the Chinese Army.

And now, our two military trains were destroyed by a Chinese army of only two or three hundred people.

Now, if we allow more of these Chinese troops to stay near the Songhu railway line for even one minute, they will be a huge threat.

You wasted a whole day.

It gave them another chance.”

"Hey, General, I know I was wrong."

Yamaguchi Sayoshi quickly bowed and saluted, otherwise he felt he would be kicked again.

At this moment, Yamaguchi Sayoshi still felt in his heart that his idea was not wrong.

The positions of the two are different.

Senior Japanese generals like Nakajima Masaru, who are at the rank of major general, stand at a higher level and see things differently from Yamaguchi Sayoshi.

Yamaguchi Sayoshi was too obsessed with annihilating Ye Qingshan's team.

But Nakajima Masahiro was more focused on protecting the smooth operation of the Songhu railway line, which was his main task.

"Now, take your men and immediately hunt down and destroy this Chinese army.

No matter what the cost, we must wipe them all out tonight."

Nakajima Masa yelled.

"Hey! General, I'll lead my men to attack right now."

Yamaguchi Sayoshi immediately assured.

As for whether the night attack would increase the casualties among his men, Yamaguchi Sayoshi no longer cared.

If he doesn't annihilate Ye Qingshan's team, he might really be killed by Nakajima Masaru.

Beep!

Soon, a whistle for assembly sounded on the Japanese platform.

Teams of Japanese soldiers quickly assembled.

At this time, Yamaguchi Sayoshi had about 800 Japanese soldiers under his command.

At the beginning, the captain of the Japanese Shigeto Detachment, Nakagaki Yingxie, gave Yamaguchi Sayoshi a squadron of more than a thousand Japanese soldiers.

During the pursuit, dozens of soldiers were lost, and two pursuit teams have not been contacted yet.

Therefore, all he can use now are these 800 or so Japanese soldiers.

As for the Japanese soldiers stationed at various stations on the Songhu Railway Line.

The command was in the hands of Nakajima Masaru, and he had no intention of using it to encircle and suppress Ye Qingshan's team.

After all, the main task of the Japanese at these stations was to protect the Songhu railway line.

"set off!"

After the assembly was completed, Yamaguchi Sayoshi quickly led the team out.

They followed the route that Ye Qingshan and his men had retreated from and surrounded them.

“Komatsu-kun, I’ll leave you three hundred men.

You are to guard these three places: the stadium, the abandoned textile factory, and Baishi Bridge."

As a result, not long after Yamaguchi Sayoshi led his team to leave the station, he called his trusted subordinates and whispered instructions.

"Yamaguchi-kun, what are you doing..."

"I'm worried that the commotion tonight was deliberately caused by that Chinese military commander.

It is to attract us to encircle and suppress them.

So that our southern side will be undermanned, giving them a chance to break out."

"Komatsu-kun, please believe me.

We have been chasing him all the way here, so you should know how cunning that Chinese military commander is.

I can lead 500 people to encircle and suppress them.

Even if we cannot wipe them out tonight, we can wait for more troops to arrive tomorrow.

They are also doomed to die.

However, if we let them escape tonight, it would be too late to chase them.

Therefore, you must guard these three places, as they are the only three passages for them to retreat southwards."

"That Chinese Army commander is too dangerous.

We must not let him go back, otherwise he will become a threat to the empire in the future.

"Xiaosong-kun, please."

Yamaguchi Sayoshi bowed again.

“Hey, Yamaguchi-kun, go ahead.

I will lead my men to guard these three places."

The Japanese captain was finally persuaded by Yamaguchi Sayoshi.

"Battalion Commander, the devils are coming."

An hour later, at the abandoned house where Ye Qingshan and the others were, Zhou Xinghai hurried in to report.

"Captain, it's just as you guessed.

The Japs really sent troops overnight to search for us.

They really can’t wait any longer.”

“It’s good that you’re here.

Then let's carry out the second step of the plan and lure the Japanese here.

Let Zheng Dapeng and the others get ready."

"Yes!

I will personally do the work of attracting the devils here."

Zhou Xinghai then left in a hurry.

Boom!

Soon, gunfire was heard from the south.

Zhou Xinghai and his men have come into conflict with the Japanese.

Then, slowly attract them towards the abandoned houses.

Not long after, Ye Qingshan, with more than 200 soldiers, had packed up their weapons and ammunition and were ready to evacuate.

Replacing them here were the forty or so wounded soldiers led by Zheng Dapeng.

"Battalion Commander, half of the heavy weapons and the two Type 92 infantry guns are left to Platoon Leader Zheng and his men."

Sun Mingxu stood next to Ye Qingshan and said.

"Ah."

Ye Qingshan nodded.

"What about Lao Sun? Do you think Platoon Leader Zheng and the others will resent me?"

"Captain, why do you say that?"

Sun Mingxu knew that Ye Qingshan was still blaming himself, so he continued to speak: "Battalion Commander.

Do you know why Zheng Dapeng volunteered to fight and stayed with the wounded?

There are so many of us here, isn't there anyone who objects?"

"Oh? Why? Because you know that I had already discussed this with Zheng Dapeng."

"No."

"Ok?"

“In fact, even if there is no battalion commander, you can go and convince Zheng Dapeng and the others.

As long as you announce the breakout order.

Then someone is bound to step forward and take on the task of covering the rear.

At this point, we basically all agree that the wounded soldiers will do it.

Because we have experienced similar breakthroughs many times before.

Each time, the wounded soldiers volunteered to stay behind to cover their retreat so that the other brothers could break through.

In fact, in private, this has become our tacit understanding.

If I get unlucky and injured one day, I will do the same.

Although it is cruel, there is nothing we can do about it.

We all know this.

So, Captain, you don’t need to blame yourself.”

After listening to this, Ye Qingshan turned to look at Sun Mingxu. This was the first time he heard of such a thing.

"So this is ah."

Ye Qingshan smiled bitterly. This was in line with the brutal fighting conditions on the front line of the Songhu battlefield.

No wonder Sun Mingxu, Zhou Xinghai and others were so calm.

Ye Qingshan, who came from the future, really couldn't get used to this.

"Let's go.

Bring more brothers with you and break out alive."

Sun Mingxu shouted.

Not long after, the Japanese soldiers attracted by Zhou Xinghai started to engage in a firefight with Zheng Dapeng's wounded soldiers' platoon.

Ye Qingshan and others took the opportunity to lead the team to quickly advance southward from other directions.

"Beat me hard!"

Da da da!

At the abandoned house, Zheng Dapeng was commanding three machine gunners, firing wildly at the attacking Japanese soldiers.

At one point, the attacking Japanese on the opposite side were so suppressed that they couldn't even raise their heads.

"Haha, what a pleasure.

Just shoot like this, don't save ammunition."

Zheng Dapeng looked at the Japanese soldiers who were killed in front of him and shouted excitedly.

He knew that the more noise they made, the safer Ye Qingshan and others who were trying to break out to the south would be.

"Major, we have found the main force of the Chinese Army.

They are hiding in the abandoned house in front.”

On the Japanese side, a second lieutenant ran up to Yamaguchi Sayoshi and reported excitedly.

"Yeah."

Yamaguchi Sayoshi looked at the abandoned houses in front of him and listened to the more intense gunfire in front of him, but he was lost in thought.

He did not deploy all his offensive forces. He always felt that tonight's forced attack was more like a conspiracy.

"Major, the attack of Squadron One and Squad Two encountered a stubborn resistance from the Chinese Army.

The Chinese army’s firepower was too strong.

They need support.”

Soon, Yamaguchi Sayoshi received a request for help from the Japanese soldiers on the front line.

But he still didn't send out the last team he had.

Because he suspected that the force ahead was just a bait, and the real enemy force might be considering breaking out to the south.

As long as the team he has is not sent out, they can immediately provide support if there is an unexpected situation in the south.

It was not until the sound of the Type 92 infantry gun was heard in front that Yamaguchi Sayoshi's doubts were finally dispelled.

“They are truly the main force of the Chinese team.

Let Team Three attack.

We must completely wipe out this Chinese army."

Yamaguchi Sayoshi was eventually fooled.

He didn't know that at this time Ye Qingshan and his men had already circled behind them.

Rapidly breaking out to the south.