Chapter 16! Break through and take down Kōshi Tani!

  At 3 pm, with only three hours left before nightfall! Major General Kobayakawa rejected the proposal to flatten the building on the ridge and decided to lead the 1st and 2nd Infantry Battalions in a desperate attack on the Chinese army's position, aiming to capture it before dark.

  The third infantry battalion on the well was left as a reserve, and for some reason, Inoue had the thought "he'd better not come back" when he saw his brigade commander, Kobayakawa Takakage, lead the storming party. Although the thought only flashed by, Inoue turned it over in his mind and thought that if he didn't come back, his poor chrysanthemum wouldn't have to suffer a terrible fate.

  Kobayakawa Jun'ichirō, leading the troops himself, gave orders to the Imperial Army warriors behind him: "You are all the bravest warriors of my Great Japanese Empire. Bring out the prestige of our Great Japanese Imperial Army in Manchuria! The courage of the 10,000 Kwantung Army defeating Zhang Xueliang's tens of thousands of troops! Long live the Great Japanese Empire, long live His Majesty the Emperor!"

  "Long live the Empire of Great Japan! Long live His Imperial Majesty!"

  "Long live the Great Empire of Japan! Long live His Imperial Majesty!" The Japanese soldiers shouted loudly.

  All those Japanese soldiers had their damn eyes bloodshot, just like a bunch of beasts!

  Soon, Kobayakawa Junichiro drew his command sword and swung it forward: "Kill! Brave warriors charge! For the honor of the Empire!" The group of devils wearing yellow like feces, launched an attack on the Chinese army's position in front of them. Dozens of devils with bare shoulders, wrapped around with incomprehensible bird language, took the lead in attacking the Chinese army's position.

  The devils behind the artillery, launch shells one by one! Boom, boom, the shells land, the explosion deafens the ears! Zhang Biao, hiding behind the fortifications, said to Wang Tien-han: "Damn it, these little devil shells are really damn numerous!"

  "Brothers, wait for the devils to get closer before attacking! Don't fire without my order!"

  The warriors twisted the safety caps of the hand grenades in their hands. The rifle bullets were all loaded, and the bolts were pulled! One by one, the black muzzles aimed at the devils who were approaching in front.

  As the devils continued to advance, the distance: 300 meters, 200 meters, 100 meters, 50 meters! The warriors in the fort could see the devils' dirty upper bodies. With Zhang Biao's order: "Give me a shot!" After finishing, he led the way and threw a hand grenade at the devils, Boom! A dozen or so devils were killed or injured, and then the grenadiers threw their hand grenades at the devils one after another.

  Boom! The devils in front fell down instantly! Various light and heavy weapons fired at the devils together, the devils all crouched down, desperately rushing forward! One fell down and another came up! The light and heavy machine guns on both sides of the building opened fire, several tongues of flame rushed towards the devils, the rapidly running devils were hit in a hurry, their lifeless bodies inertly crashed out several meters before stopping!

  Soon the devils in front of us, with their exposed arms and legs, were either killed or wounded! The enemy's light and heavy machine guns began to suppress the firepower of the Chinese army. Many soldiers who were shooting from the trenches were hit by bullets and fell backwards!

  Zhang Haisheng and Ma Liqun led the sharpshooters, starting a desperate battle to shoot down the enemy's light and heavy machine gunners. However, there were just too many of them; as soon as one was killed, another would immediately pick up the machine gun and continue firing.

  Kobayashi Jun'ichirō was waving his command sword behind him: "Kill, charge and avenge our fallen comrades!" Ma Liqun discovered this devilish howling devil and knew he was a high-ranking officer, so he locked onto him in the crosshairs. He pulled the trigger, bang! A gunshot rang out, but Kobayashi Jun'ichirō didn't fall to the ground! It turned out that his command sword had blocked the bullet, saving his life!

  Seeing the bullet marks on his command knife, Kobayakawa Junichirō: "Baka! Chinese are godly marksmen!" Several guards immediately surrounded him and retreated to the back. Ma Liguo saw that he couldn't take down the enemy commander with one shot, and his fist heavily smashed against the window: "Damn it! This is really unlucky!"

  At this time, the Japanese army had attacked to the front line of the position. Zhang Biao and Wang Tiehan led the troops out of the trenches and engaged in a fierce hand-to-hand combat with the enemy! For a while, the battlefield was filled with the sound of killing, and both sides were fighting together, presenting a chaotic scene. Zhang Mingyu, upon learning that the Japanese attack was intense, personally led the guard platoon to come and reinforce. Both sides launched a fierce battle to the death, and from time to time, soldiers on both Chinese and Japanese sides fell down. Zhang Mingyu held a large iron knife in his hand, cutting down one enemy soldier after another.

  In the rear, Lieutenant General Kobayakawa's troops were being defeated by the Chinese army. He drew his commander's sword and charged into the battlefield himself. After killing several Chinese soldiers in a row, he encountered a formidable opponent.

  He tightly grasped the hilt of his sword in both hands, calmly gazing at the Chinese military officer before him. The officer swung his large blade and slashed towards Junichiro Kobayakawa, who reacted extremely quickly, meeting the attack with his own sword and knocking the opponent's blade aside. With a swift thrust, he stabbed towards the officer's abdomen! The officer held his sword in his right hand, deflecting Junichiro's military sword, and flipped over to deliver a kick to Junichiro's waist! One kick sent Junichiro flying several meters away.

  Kobayakawa Junichiro struggled to get up from the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood! He let out a loud roar: "Hachigaya-ro!" and charged at the officer with his command knife. With a "puchi" sound, Kobayakawa's mouth began to bleed profusely, and his raised hands slowly fell. The command knife in his hand crashed to the ground. In the moment before he lost consciousness, Junichiro asked in Japanese: "Who... are... you?"

  "I am Zhang Mingyu!" Zhang Mingyu pulled out the big knife that had been inserted into Xiao Lin Chunyi's abdomen!

  Both sides fought until dusk, when the Japanese First and Second Squadrons were annihilated except for over a dozen wounded soldiers who retreated. The Chinese army was left with Zhang Mingyu, Zhang Biao, Wang Tienan, Li Gang, and more than ten injured soldiers standing.

  And each one is a hero! Just after the devils escaped, Zhang Mingyu let out a loud roar and knelt down on one knee, his large knife touching the ground. "Master!" Zhang Biao and others rushed to Zhang Mingyu's side. Zhang Haisheng and Ma Liqun, who were blocking the enemy upstairs, also rushed down!

  Looking at the few people in front of him, Zhang Mingyu said weakly: "What's the point of calling for help? I'm not dead yet!"

  Zhang Biao tearfully said: "I... I thought you were shot!"

  "Don't worry! The bullet that can kill me hasn't been made yet!" Zhang Mingyu said.

  Night fell, and the Japanese army's attack stopped! At this time, Kobayakawa Junichiro was killed in action, and the task of the regimental commander was taken over by Inoue, the third battalion commander! As for why Inoue, as the reserve team, did not go to reinforce when Kobayakawa Junichiro led his troops to fight fiercely with the Chinese army, only Inoue himself would know!

  At 9 o'clock in the evening! Zhang Mingyu and more than 500 soldiers said their final farewell to the last 40 or so wounded comrades! Although Zhang Mingyu was also very reluctant to part with the 40 or so wounded soldiers, there was no way out - war would result in sacrifices. Looking at those young faces, Zhang Mingyu's voice choked as he said: "Brothers, you are true heroes! True men! Upright and honest gentlemen! The four hundred million parents of China will never forget you! You will be etched in history forever!" After finishing speaking, he bowed deeply to them. Brush! Behind him, more than 500 soldiers also bowed to this group of comrades and brothers!

  "General Zhang! I'm from the 88th Division! I, Gou Dan, will be your soldier again in my next life! I'm willing to follow you to fight against the devils!" said a wounded soldier with a Henan accent.

  "Right! After twenty years, I'm still a good fellow! And I'll beat those little devils with you, Commander Zhang!" said a Shandong man.

  "Yes! I've taken down more than 20 devils! That's enough to make up for the losses!" a Sichuan soldier said.

  Zhang Mingyu didn't say a word! He looked again at the unfamiliar faces in front of him! Some he couldn't even call by name! If there was no war, these young kids would still be at home as their parents' darlings. But now they were about to go to the afterlife with them! Those damned Japanese devils who launched this disastrous war that brought calamity to countless Chinese people! He made a vow in his heart: "I swear to eradicate the Japanese pirates in my lifetime and ensure the safety of the lives and property of the billion-strong Chinese nation!"

  As Zhang Mingyu's detonator was pressed down! Boom! A muffled sound suddenly came from the direction of Guanghua Gate, and the ground under their feet began to shake violently! Including Zhang Mingyu, more than 500 people were all shaken to the ground!

  Tanaka was in the command center, discussing military affairs with the chief of staff. Suddenly, the mountain shook and the earth trembled! Then, a loud explosion! The entire command center flew into the sky! Accompanied by the rolling thick smoke that pierced the clouds!

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