Chapter 62: The Peach and Plum Are Swapped

  In the dead of night, sneaking into the village were the devils from a nearby outpost. According to their confession, this outpost was located in the depths of the occupied area by the Japanese army, so the personnel and weapons were not well-equipped. The sixteen-man outpost had only six devil soldiers, and the rest were yellow collaboration troops with little combat effectiveness.

  Six devils, and there are still two alive here! Calculating, the devils only have three left. Where can you find such a soft persimmon? Youfei made a decisive decision to take down this stronghold first.

  The battle resulted in four deaths, nine captures of Er Duo Zi, the seizure of ten guns, bullets and hand grenades. This stronghold didn't even have a light machine gun, which really disappointed You Fei.

  The devils reacted quickly this time, searching everywhere during the day and keeping a whole battalion awake all night to guard that place. If support was needed, they would immediately take action. The place where You Fei launched his surprise attack was very close to the devil's division, which further shortened the time it took for the devils to arrive.

  You Fei had considered this before acting. He didn't even fight back, but instead turned around and left. He didn't escape outward, but rather returned to the vicinity of the Ninth Division of the Japanese devils, digging up and cutting all the buried telephone lines he could find. For a time, all the Japanese soldiers were mobilized, rushing to the scene of the raid in groups under the dawn light.

  By the time the devils realized they had been cheated and rushed back, You Fei had already taken the spoils of war and was preparing to make some more profits before heading back.

  As a new day dawned, the mood of Fujiwara, the ghostly commander marching in the mountains, was extremely good. After a day and night of pursuit, the Chinese army ahead had been unable to shake off the Japanese army's pursuit. The cunning You Fei had indeed set up an ambush, but under the intense artillery fire of an entire regiment, the Chinese army occupying the advantageous terrain could only leave behind some corpses and join the fleeing troops.

  Gao Yongtai was also very frustrated with this battle. Originally, his task was to lead the devils on a tour, but now Gao Yongtai was still in command of all the troops of the 259th Brigade that remained in the mountains, and two whole regiments were idle, saying they didn't want to take advantage of the devils' weakness was false.

  Gao Yongtai had a platoon lay in ambush at the entrance of Peak Peak Gorge, but the enemy's artillery fire was too intense. The platoon didn't even get to fire a shot, and only half of the men were able to retreat back.

  Ambush in the canyon? The devils are clever and sent out a search party to circle around from both sides of the mountain slope. As soon as Gao Yongtai withdrew, the artillery of the main force swaggered through the canyon under the cover of the infantry.

  Accompanying the devils to fight and stop, Gao Yongtai suffered a lot. Originally, he wanted to pull out the two regiments that were left behind to guard and have a big battle with the devils. However, when they arrived at the location, Gao Yongtai changed his plan. He turned around and led the devils towards the direction of the National Army's barracks.

  After leaving the mountain, Gao Yongtai did not dare to stay outside the mountain for a long time. After all, the enemy's artillery fire was outside the mountainous area, and that advantage would not be small. If they really caught up, it would be difficult for the people of this regiment to escape!

  Gao Yongtai had the communication soldier send a notice to the National Army's position in front. The general meaning was that there was a devils' artillery battalion here, including six 70mm infantry guns, four mountain guns, and four 37mm quick-firing guns, with an extremely sufficient supply of various caliber shells. So many high-quality big guns were guarded by only one large team and one medium-sized team of devils' soldiers. We are now sending these good things to you, hoping that you can accept them.

  The signal soldier ran back to tell Gao Yongtai that the National Army officer said that all actions of the National Army must be commanded by the superior. In the stage of confrontation again, it is not allowed to start a war lightly, and even good artillery will not be allocated to a defensive brigade. Good things are still for you to take back, and enjoy them slowly!

  Gao Yongtai cursed, "You're not saving us even when we're dying!" Without further ado, he led the team deeper into the mountains again. He knew that leading the team to the National Army's position would definitely not allow these people to pass through.

  However, he did not go back to fetch reinforcements, but instead let the Storm Troop snatch a few boxes of 37mm rapid-fire cannon shells from the tail of the Ghost Legion. The second time, he sent a few people to deliver the shells to the commander of the National Army's defense brigade. Gao Yongtai asked the communication soldier to tell this "friendly army" officer that we captured a machine gun with great power. If your army can help swallow these ghosts, then we are willing to present all the captured ghost cannons.

  This time, the officer was clearly moved and said some words about unity and cooperation to overcome national difficulties. He also explained that if the devils were really easy to eliminate, they would definitely give Gao Yongtai some long guns in exchange for big cannons.

  Gao Yongtai replied that no matter how many were captured, the cannons already captured would definitely be presented. While contacting, he led the devils to the National Army again.

  The current National Army is fighting, but it's very different from Gao Yongtai and his men. Because they have seen the devils rushing forward with frightening shouts, the National Army soldiers generally like to open fire at a distance. Moreover, regular National Army has cannons. The sound of cannons has a great impact on the morale of the National Army.

  It should be said that regular troops are all very obedient. The brigade commander, with the attitude of taking advantage and then wiping out the high-yongtai's company of militia, ordered to open fire before Gao Yongtai retreated to the National Army's position. For a time, the sound of artillery and gunfire filled the air.

  Fujiwara didn't expect that at this time, the regular National Army would dare to launch a proactive attack during the confrontation between the two armies. For a while, they launched a fierce attack, aiming all the artillery at the National Army's position and opening fire. At that time, the Japanese army had not suffered losses from the National Army overall (the Flying Tigers were no longer considered part of the National Army in the eyes of the Japanese!). It was no wonder that Fujiwara was so arrogant. He thought he could intimidate an entire division of National Army troops with just one battalion.

  The intense artillery fire of the devils was indeed frightening, especially the rapid-fire machine guns and large-caliber infantry guns, which caused heavy casualties for the National Army. Watching this, Gao Yongtai's heart was also racing with fear. He thought to himself, facing such artillery fire head-on was not something that one company could handle alone.

  This part of the National Army was originally very familiar with escape operations, but an entire division was on the front line, and so many people fired guns and cannons, making a grand momentum. As a result, they fought fiercely with the devils led by Fujiwara, and it was hard to distinguish between them.

  If Fujiwara brought a brigade, he would have the confidence to defeat an army corps of the National Army. That's why he didn't put the National Army in his eyes, it was just a brigade that had already been scouted for its number and configuration. It wasn't until things got more intense that he realized that one battalion might be a bit too few.

  If Fujiwara had retreated decisively, he wouldn't have given the entire division's artillery ammunition to the 259th Brigade for cheap. However, the National Army didn't have a tradition of pursuing the enemy, which made Fujiwara think that he could still teach the reckless National Army a lesson before withdrawing calmly. Just as he hadn't had enough of trampling on the National Army's positions, the two regiments left behind by the 259th Brigade attacked from the rear.

  The two battalions had been following the enemy's battalion from a distance, wanting to make a move, but Gao Yongtai firmly rejected it. However, with this rare opportunity for a pincer attack, Gao Yongtai's order was also issued in time.

  The two battalions of the 259th Brigade launched a charge, and the enemy's artillery naturally turned around. The two battalions were immediately suppressed again.

  At this time, the National Army actually started to charge as well. The reason was that the National Army brigade commander saw 259 Brigade suddenly rushing out with so many people and thought they were coming with big guns. He panicked in his heart, immediately ordered a charge, and even wanted to personally charge into the battlefield, but unfortunately was pressed down on the chair by a group of staff officers.

  The national army's charge, although slow in speed and still at a distance, caused the enemy's artillery muzzles to start swaying back and forth.

  Fujiwara saw that the situation was already hopeless and if they delayed any further, they would not be able to escape. He then ordered the Japanese army to retreat, abandoning their baggage and withdrawing from all fronts.

  The devils fled, throwing a few hand grenades on the cannons. Some shells were also detonated. When Gao Yongtai rushed to the front of the many cannons, he found that there were still quite a few usable ones. However, those large cannon carts and traction vehicles had been destroyed, and with only a few men, it was impossible for Gao Yongtai to move them away. Not far away, the National Army soldiers were running over under the shouts of the combat team, their footsteps thundering!

  "Take everything that can be moved! Withdraw!" Gao Yongtai followed the principle of making a big fortune in silence, and transformed the soldiers of the two camps who were charging into a transportation team. They took away all the cannon bodies, parts, and shells that could be lifted or pulled.

  The number of people in the two camps' moving teams was sufficient, and with a hula, the moving work was completed.

  The National Army's main force rushed up to the devils' position and found no one there! Wow, they left a few big ones for us! Seeing the devils running away, Gao Yongtai also grabbed some and ran. The regiment commander of the National Army who was charging at the front felt a bit depressed. He saw several large cannons squatting somewhere and immediately ordered a few soldiers who knew how to fire cannons to go up and test them. Where did the shells land? Of course, it was on the devils' heads.

  Fujiwara was running happily, but suddenly he was hit by another barrage of cannonballs. The number of casualties wasn't high, but he was furious! After running back, he thought about it and couldn't figure out why they had lost the big gun and couldn't give an explanation to Ozawa Buhei. So he wrote a letter to the Nationalist Army's garrison brigade. In the letter, he accused the Nationalist Army of provoking the conflict, detaining the "Imperial" army's artillery vehicles, and demanded that all the cannons be returned immediately, otherwise they would take revenge.

  The brigade itself had only eaten a small head, and now it's going to get the big gun back. Even if there is, it can't be returned! This devil is too bullying! The brigade commander decided to ignore him. However, his battalion commander, who often rushed to the front, had other plans. When sending out the devil's communication soldier, he suddenly tied up the devil and stabbed four large characters "Wokou Must Perish" on the devil's face, cut off his ears and hung them around his neck, only then did he drive this devil soldier away.