Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 396 Returning to the Base to Play with the Japs

The sudden and fierce counterattack launched by the independent regiment caused huge losses to the Japanese. When Matsuura received the list of losses from Nishizono, he was completely stunned.

"Damn it! These Chinese people have no moral principles!"

More than 1800 Japanese soldiers died directly and nearly 1200 were wounded. The combat power of an entire regiment was completely destroyed in this wave of counterattack by the independent regiment.

This is not the most important thing. Including the previous wounded soldiers, there are more than 106 wounded soldiers in the entire 2000th Division.

A wounded soldier needs at least two or three people to take care of him. If this is the case, the Japanese 106th Division almost doesn't need to fight, and returning directly to Laiyuan is the best option.

"Bakayaloo, the Emperor must take revenge. Concentrate all our artillery fire and wipe out all these Chinese! Ah!"

The last sound seemed to be Matsuura's catharsis. At this moment, he was no longer as calm as before, and he was completely crazy.

The Japanese's revenge came quickly. The Japanese cavalry regiment and the Chida regiment received the order. Wherever they passed, wells were filled and houses were burned. The villages near Gaojia Town suffered a devastating disaster.

Fortunately, there is nothing planted in the fields now, otherwise the Japanese would have pulled out all the seedlings planted by the people.

Of course, Matsuura was not done venting his anger yet, he directly called for air support.

On this afternoon in early February, the Japanese planes arrived at Gaojia Town for the first time.

Then a large number of bombs fell, and the few houses that were still standing were completely destroyed. The entire Gaojia Town district was reduced to ruins, and not even a single intact building could be found.

The Japanese bombing had little effect except turning the already devastated Gaojia Town into mud again.

There was no one in the entire Gaojia Town, and Gu Changfeng didn't even leave any soldiers for reconnaissance. How could he give the Japanese an opportunity to find him?

At night, the Japanese temporary command center.

"Bagayalu, these Chinese are going too far! Order the warriors to kill the chickens and surround Xianyaling!"

Obviously, the anger venting in the afternoon did not calm Matsuura down, but instead made him extremely irritable.

When Colonel Nishizono heard this, his mind was buzzing. He quickly tried to persuade him, "Your Excellency, we have too many wounded soldiers right now. Shouldn't we deal with these people first?"

Over 2000 wounded soldiers would be a huge burden for any division. They still want to continue the attack without first settling them down? They'll probably die if they delay...

Matsuura was just angry. Anyone who could become a division commander was definitely not stupid.

Hearing what the staff officer said, he gave the order directly: "Send the cavalry regiment back and escort the injured warriors to Laiyuan. Tomorrow I want the troops to surround the independent regiment's base!"

He had no intention of bringing the wounded with him. All he could do now was to send them back first, otherwise they would become his biggest burden sooner or later.

He had few soldiers left. In a few days, more than 2000 soldiers were wounded, and three to four thousand died in battle. He was still a little scared by the battle.

But their damn Bushido spirit didn't allow him to retreat, so he had to continue fighting...

"Xiyuan Jun, the Imperial Warriors are never afraid of any challenge. Go and give the order!"

"Long live the Imperial Army, long live His Majesty the Emperor!"

After Xiyuan finished shouting the slogan, he went straight down to arrange the battle plan for tomorrow. They had to surround Xianyaling first.

With the 26th Division, he didn't believe he would fail this time.

Nine o'clock in the evening, Xiaowang Village.

"You have returned from the forest. This time, fighting the devils, everyone should have made great progress. Weapons have been issued to you. Everyone must be careful."

Gu Changfeng spoke to the militia company commanders of each village.

"Captain, don't worry, we will definitely protect the safety of the people."

Huang Xiaoer spoke first, and then the company commanders of other villages successively promised that they would definitely protect the safety of the villagers.

The independent regiment had a great harvest in the battle of Gaojia Town. Not to mention the bullets, there were more than 100 light and heavy machine guns. There were more than a dozen villages near Gaojia Town, so it was no problem to allocate 7 or 8 machine guns to each company.

With the harvest of grenade launchers, the militia company was able to stand up this time. At least they could still fight against a small group of Japanese troops.

"Okay, without further ado, you guys go back tonight."

Gu Changfeng still had to lead his troops to Xianya Ridge, but he didn't have that much time to stay here. Moreover, the soldiers were tired after fighting for several days, and it was important for them to rest early.

As for the safety of Xianyaling, it is temporarily supported by two regiments of the Eighth Route Army, so it is not a big problem.

The brigade commander Kobayashi Ichizo also suffered a great loss this time. When he ordered his troops to advance, a large minefield caused many casualties among his men.

After finally completing the cleanup, the special forces' enemy fatigue tactics gave them another headache.

Prepare to attack. Chen Zhengrong and his companions have four heavy artillery pieces in their hands. They don't need any reinforcements from the artillery battalion. They can fight the Japanese back and forth on their own. So far, the core area of ​​the independent regiment has not been affected at all.

The next day, in the mountains near Huangjia Village.

"Captain Huang, these damned bastards are no good. The civilians' houses have all been burned down by the devils."

Yang Xiquan, the company commander of the Gaojia Town militia, said angrily.

The people of Gaojia Town and Huangjia Village are not far away, so the defense forces of both sides were simply combined together.

After the militia companies from both sides came back to provide support, Huang Xiaoer took his men out to investigate early this morning. He found that his village had been completely destroyed by the Japanese. Naturally, he was no less angry than Yang Xiquan.

Before he could say anything, Erniu, who was behind Yang Xi, spoke first.

"Captain, these bastards are such bastards, let's go out and settle the score with them!"

"That's right, Captain. We don't have any firewood sticks in our hands. Let's kill these little devils and make sure they never dare to enter Gaojia Town again!"

The soldiers of the militia company began to cooperate with Erniu. The battle in Gaojia Town gave them confidence. They thought that the Japanese were just so-so, but they were still beaten to a pulp by the regiment commander.

Yang Xiquan was not that stupid. When he heard the soldiers shouting, he shouted angrily: "You are so arrogant, right? There are only a few of us, and how many Japanese soldiers are there?"

"It doesn't matter if we die. If the devils find the civilians' hiding place, they won't even have a chance to resist."

"Stay still and don't leave without orders. Anyone who dares to disobey will be punished by military law."

Yang Xiquan, who usually has a good temper, can be very scary when he gets angry. The militia soldiers behind him finally shut up.

Seeing that no one was talking, Huang Xiaoer said, "Captain Yang, we still have to fight. If we encounter a small group of Japanese troops, it won't be a problem for us to join forces and defeat them."

Although he was angry, he still made the right choice for safety.

The team leader did not restrict them from taking the initiative, which gave them an opportunity.

The battle of Gaojia Town did indeed make the militia company commanders grow. They had to be careful when facing the fierce Japanese devils, but they also had to attack boldly.

"No problem. We are familiar with the mountains and forests. The Japanese are dreaming of playing with us in the mountains and forests."

Yang Xiquan agreed to this very readily. He was just as eager to kill the Japanese as the soldiers behind him.