Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 247 The Devil's Captain's Plan

The Japanese soldiers fled without any weapons or armor, not even taking their wounded with them. Gu Changfeng naturally would not be polite and immediately organized the soldiers to start searching for the corpses.

In terms of dealing with the battlefield, the veterans of the third company were very experienced. If they saw the devils still moving from a distance, they would shoot them.

It doesn't matter if bullets are wasted, but there must be no casualties. This is what Gu Changfeng taught him early on.

Ten minutes later, all the devils were shot and stabbed.

The Japanese soldier's body was stripped down to only a loincloth, which looked very miserable.

"Reporting to Commander Gu, we've recovered 95 Japanese helmets, 230 grenades, 87mm rifles, four light and heavy machine guns, and an estimated 4 rounds of various ammunition, as well as some first aid kits and other items."

After the inventory was completed, Wu Mazi came to Gu Changfeng to report.

Gu Changfeng nodded, not really caring. Only a hundred Japanese soldiers died here, and he estimated that there were even more on Zhao Ziqing's side.

"You guys defend here, I'll go up and see how many people are coming up."

Gu Changfeng gave some instructions and pulled Han Lin towards the top of the cliff.

The top of the cliff was now crowded with people, but fortunately the whole place was wide enough, otherwise there would be no room for everyone to stand.

Han Lin asked the person in charge of counting, then turned back to find Gu Changfeng and said:

"We don't want to waste time, so we're using one rope to pull two people up. By now, more than 1800 people have come up."

There were enough prisoners coming up, and they were all seven or eight people pulling a rope, so it was normal for them to be faster.

Gu Changfeng didn't care about that and urged: "Hurry up. Even though we have repelled these devils at the foot of the mountain, they are vindictive and will never give up the attack."

"Now we don't know how many devils there are in Lingqiu City."

Han Lin suddenly smiled when he heard this and said to Gu Changfeng, "I know the defense of the Japs in Lingqiu City."

"Huh?" Gu Changfeng was stunned. He really forgot to ask Han Lin and other prisoners of war.

"The Japanese in Lingqiu City deployed a brigade of over 5000 troops, a military police unit of over 9000, and an artillery regiment. Together with the puppet troops, the total number should be around ."

Han Lin said truthfully.

He heard this from someone else and didn't know much about it before it was shipped here.

After hearing the news, Gu Changfeng thought for a moment and said, "That's not bad. Just ignore them and hurry up."

Although one brigade has many troops, it is impossible for the Japanese to abandon the city and transfer all their forces here, which gives him room to operate.

Halfway up the mountain, Yu Dayuan ran into trouble.

When Fujita saw him, it was as if he saw the murderer of his father.

The short-legged man took a few quick steps and came to Yu Dayuan like the wind. Without saying much, he started to give Yu Dayuan a beating, which stunned Yu Dayuan in an instant.

"Bakayalu, Yu Sang, you have a terrible conscience, you're all dead!"

Fujita's roar echoed through the mountains, leaving Yu Dayuan, who was about to take a break, stunned. He didn't expect Fujita to come back.

When more than 200 Japanese soldiers heard the captain's roar, they raised their guns and pointed them at the puppet troops, waiting for the captain's orders.

The puppet soldiers were afraid of death, and they squatted on the ground with their hands raised. Only a small number of them had a hint of murderous intent in their eyes.

Some people wanted to resist, but there were only about 200 devils, and if they all attacked together, they would definitely be able to wipe out this group of devils.

But Yu Dayuan is also afraid of death.

"Taijun, Taijun, you can't do that. We are all General Shibuya's troops. You can't kill us."

Fujita vented his anger and felt better. He said to Yu Dayuan viciously:

"You, order your troops to go up the mountain immediately. We will be behind you."

He naturally knew that these people could not be killed. After all, these puppet troops were still needed to do things inside and outside the city, and their presence was also needed for the overall situation.

Yu Dayuan gave a bitter smile. He wanted to hide but failed in the end. He could only helplessly lead the team up the mountain quickly.

The burning pain on his face made him feel complicated. He suddenly remembered what a captured Eighth Route Army soldier had said to him.

"As Chinese people, you act like dogs to the devils. You won't be able to see your ancestors even after you die. With millions of Chinese people around, you will all die without a burial place sooner or later."

He originally disdained this statement. After all, the devils often ignored them.

They act arrogantly and domineeringly among the people, so who would care about such words?

But now he has come to understand that there is no future in being a dog for the devils...

Three kilometers away from the prisoner-of-war camp, Nagakura Shunsuke began to contact the two captains and asked them to prepare for a counterattack.

However, he didn't know that Captains Kishikawa and Fujita had already run far away, and it would take some time to go back up the mountain.

"Your Excellency, Regiment Commander, I didn't expect the Brigade Commander to attach so much importance to these Chinese that he actually sent out half of the artillery regiment."

Captain Yano couldn't help but speak.

Nagakura Shunsuke drew out the sword bestowed upon him by the Emperor, wiped it with the cloth he carried with him, and then said calmly after filling his neck with it:

"Yano-kun, it's natural for the brigade commander to feel uneasy about the sudden appearance of such a powerful force near Lingqiu."

"As the Chinese say, I won't allow anyone to snore beside me."

Nagakura originally disdained Chinese culture, but the brigade commander liked it, so in order to please his boss, he had to start learning it.

However, these words made Yano's eyes light up, and he flattered:

"Your Excellency, Commander, you are becoming more and more proficient in Chinese culture. Apart from the Brigade Commander, you are the one who understands Chinese culture the best in Lingqiu City."

This remark touched a sore spot for Nagakura Shunsuke. No one knew how much he had paid to please the brigade commander, but now there was finally someone who understood him...

"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, the Fujita and Kishikawa Battalions were attacked by the Chinese and have been evacuated."

"But the two captains are already on their way back and will be there in half an hour."

Nagakura Shunsuke's happiness lasted only thirty seconds before he heard the communications soldier say these words.

Suddenly, he was so angry that his nose was crooked, and he cursed: "Bagayalu, you two are parasites of the empire, stupid pigs."

"Two large groups of Imperial warriors were driven away by a few Chinese. How did they get to this point?"

This obviously missed the opportunity to fight. You have to know how much time it took the gendarmerie battalion and half the artillery regiment to arrange it, but something went wrong at the critical moment.

If they wait any longer, they won't know what the situation will be like, which makes Nagakura Shunsuke furious.

Seeing the captain's expression, the Japanese signalman hesitated for a moment, but still continued, "

"Captain Fujita said the Chinese had moved most of their forces to the top of the cliff. He estimated they were trying to break out from the top."

Chang Cang Shunsuke snorted coldly and ordered the signalman:

"Contact the military police immediately and have them fire their artillery at the Chinese on the cliff top."

"Have that idiot Fujita report the exact location to the military police."

This news finally made him feel better.

He understood that no matter how large the space on the top of the mountain was, if half of the artillery regiment's heavy artillery fired at the same time, the Chinese on the top of the mountain would suffer heavy losses if not all of them were killed.

By the time the puppet army and the two battalions arrive, they will be able to completely suppress and defeat the Chinese.

"Sir, Commander, do you want to continue the frontal attack?" Captain Yano asked.

Nagakura Shunsuke raised his command knife, admired it for a moment, and said coldly: "These Chinese should all be dead."

Captain Yano understood, bowed deeply, turned around and went out to convey the order.