kingnovel Chapter 267: Laiyuan Battle 8
Chapter 267: Laiyuan Battle 8
People were indeed dying in the central courtyard, and some courageous Japanese civilian personnel took the lead in taking action against themselves to show their bravery and loyalty to their emperor.
"Mr. Hebian, the time has come to serve His Majesty the Emperor." Wu Xinjun's face was full of despair at this time.
The last order he received was that no one in the regiment headquarters could be captured, so committing suicide by seppuku became their best option.
Hebian Sanjiro stood there blankly, as if he didn't hear what Wu Xinjun said.
He couldn't understand why he had to commit seppuku after studying in the Imperial Army School for so long and had only been in China for over a year.
He was unwilling to give up. He studied so hard just to be able to come to China and contribute to the holy war.
But why...
"Bakayaro, are you still a warrior of the empire, Hebian? Don't you even have the courage to draw your sword?"
Wu Xinchun was furious and pulled out the command sword given by the Emperor and stabbed him in the abdomen by He Bian.
Pfft!
The pain instantly woke Kawabe Sanjiro up. He looked at Wu Xinjunyi in disbelief, his face full of shock.
He didn't expect why the captain would attack him.
But he had no chance, as the knife that had pierced his abdomen was crossed out by Wu Xinchun.
A few minutes later, Hebian Sin's military career came to an end.
Of course Wu Xinchun had to take action. The gunfire outside was getting more and more intense. They could not be taken prisoners, not even a single one.
The crazy Wu Xinchunyi became the executioner at this time, and his knife would point at anyone who dared not draw his sword.
After a while, under his threat, the people in the regiment headquarters either drew their swords or guns and committed suicide.
In the end, only Wu Xinchun was left.
Wu Xinchun was cruel to others but timid when it came to himself. After a while of preparation, he finally pulled out the box from his waist, aimed it at his jaw and shot himself, ending his sinful life.
The battle outside was nearing its end by this time. Under the intensive bullet fire from the fire platoon, the Japanese were wiped out before they could resist for long.
Wu Mazi is now very wealthy, and with the more than 30 Type 99 rifles he seized this time,
The Japanese were gathered in a group without any formation, so Wu Mazi couldn't be polite to them and sent them all back to their hometown in Japan.
When Gu Changfeng arrived, Wu Mazi was already leading a battalion to clean up the battlefield.
"Report to Commander Gu, the Japanese have blown up all these cannons," Wu Mazi said with some heartache.
Although the Japanese were almost waiting to die, they knew very well that these cannons and guns could not be kept, so they blew up the cannons before they died, leaving Wu Mazi no chance.
Gu Changfeng said nonchalantly: "Let it blow up. If you want the cannon, just go back and cause trouble for the Japs."
He really doesn't care. If he has it, he has it. If he doesn't, he doesn't.
Anyway, the points for killing the Japanese have doubled again, so he is very confident now.
"Damn it, these little devils didn't even leave us any."
Chen Zhengrong, who followed in later, looked at the bent gun barrels on the ground and cursed in pain.
You have to know that their participation in this war was not only for the general counterattack against the Japanese, but also for the purpose of replenishing equipment. Now that all the artillery has been blown up, the gains are naturally much less.
"Captain Chen, I think I also captured some mortars. I'll give them to you later."
Gu Changfeng said with a smile.
The 3rd Regiment of the Eighth Route Army suffered heavy losses this time, and he had to pay more as compensation, otherwise people would not be willing to play with him next time.
If the Eighth Route Army had not resisted the supporting Japanese invaders, he would have been in a lot of trouble.
"How can this be so embarrassing? Just send it to us later."
Chen Zhengrong's expression changed very quickly. He just said sorry and agreed with a smile.
Gu Changfeng was speechless, shook his head and told Wu Mazi to finish the inventory and evacuate quickly.
He doesn't want Laiyuan City, so he still has to go back to Gaojia Town after the battle.
"Isn't Laiyuan City going to be defended? This is a major transportation route." Chen Zhengrong grabbed Gu Changfeng who was about to leave and asked.
Gu Changfeng said directly: "I am here to kill the devils. What am I going to do in Laiyuan City? I have to be on guard against the devils' bombing at any time. It's not worth it."
“This…” Chen Zhengrong didn’t know what to say for a moment. Just to kill the Japanese without any strategic goal?
Eighth Route Army Laiyuan Headquarters.
Commander Yang was also shocked when he received the news. This was completely different from what they had thought before.
They thought that Gu Changfeng was just eyeing Laiyuan City and wanted to take it down as a second base, but now the other party doesn't want it?
"Commander, since Gu Changfeng doesn't want it, then we will take it."
Staff Officer Li suggested.
Their strategic goal was not just to seize the Japanese equipment, otherwise why would they mobilize such a large force.
"Well, I'll go talk to the higher-ups."
Commander Yang also applied to the higher authorities for permission for this operation, and they also strongly supported the capture of Laiyuan.
You know, the current situation in Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei is not very good. It will be of great help to them to strike a blow to the Japanese's arrogance and take over Laiyuan, a major transportation hub.
On Gu Changfeng's side, the inventory work went very smoothly, and the first thing to do was naturally to seize the spoils.
There were 34 heavy machine guns, 125 Type 113 light machine guns, 18 grenade launchers, 4000 mortars, more than Type rifles, more than rounds of various bullets, and a huge amount of various supplies.
Because they are a garrison regiment, their material reserves are more than those of the field regiment.
The moment they opened the Japanese warehouse, the soldiers almost fainted with joy. There were simply too many things.
The most important thing is the Japanese hospital in Laiyuan. Except for the Japanese, everyone in the hospital was killed by Gu Changfeng, leaving no one behind.
Now that the supplies have been counted, it is natural to start distributing the spoils.
Gu Changfeng looked at the injured Ji Guangshun with a smile on his face and said, "I don't want the heavy machine gun this time. I will give you half of the Type 99 rifle, grenade launcher, Type 38 rifle and mortar."
"I'll give you 200,000 rounds of various bullets, and the same number of shells. The rest will be mine."
Ji Guangshun's eyes suddenly turned red. Although he was not sure how much the total spoils were, he could tell from Gu Changfeng's posture.
The harvest this time must be huge, so he is not happy with just getting such a small share.
"Changfeng, you're being unfair. We spent so much on this battle, and it's not right to give us such a small share."
He knew that Gu Changfeng had seized the entire Japanese hospital, and they urgently needed medical supplies.
"Old Ji, you can't do this. 34 heavy machine guns are a lot more than originally mentioned. We also have grenade launchers and mortars. It's enough for you to form an artillery battalion."
Gu Changfeng felt bad for paying so much, but it was also his duty to support the Eighth Route Army.
If he didn't have enough points now, it would be fine to give all the grenade launchers and mortars to Ji Guangshun.
"What? How many mortars and grenade launchers did you capture?"
When Ji Guangshun heard Gu Changfeng talk about forming an artillery battalion, he instantly lost his composure.
In order to avoid suspicion, their first and third regiments did not participate in the inventory of supplies.
Seeing this, Gu Changfeng immediately changed his expression and said with a smile: "18 mortars, 113 grenade launchers, and many of them are 50mm."
"Actually, I didn't expect there to be so many. It's mainly because the Japanese didn't have time to blow up the warehouse where they stored their supplies."
"This..." The two team leaders looked at each other, their hearts filled with shock.
Chen Zhengrong muttered to himself, "Is Laiyuan such a big gain? Otherwise, when will we go to Lingqiu and try again?"
He said it unintentionally, but Gu Changfeng heard it and immediately became excited.
"If you have this idea, in half a month, we will go and wipe out the devils in Lingqiu City."
Others are afraid of the Japanese brigade, but he is not. If he wants to do something, he will do it on a big scale.
Ji Guangshun reacted, glared at Chen Zhengrong, and said to Gu Changfeng: "This matter needs to be considered in the long run. Besides, our words don't count."
Gu Changfeng knew the discipline of the Eighth Route Army and said with a smile, "Talk to Commander Yang. I'm confident we can take Lingqiu City. We'll split up into two groups when the time comes."
Earning more points again made him feel more excited.
"Changfeng, we are in urgent need of medicine as well."
Ji Guangshun was still thinking about Gu Changfeng's raid on the Japanese hospital in the afternoon.
"I'll leave half for you."
In fact, Gu Changfeng had not originally planned to keep them all. After all, the Third Regiment of the Eighth Route Army suffered heavy losses this time, and he could not take them all away.
Now Ji Guangshun had nothing to say and agreed immediately.
Both sides gained a lot from the attack on Laiyuan, and the Eighth Route Army has decided to take over Laiyuan.
The Eighth Route Army's gains from this operation far exceeded expectations, both in terms of strategy and materials.