Chapter 29: Inviting You into the Urn (Part 2)

  This is a low-lying area, with raised earth mounds on both sides. A flat and wide road runs through the low-lying area, stretching straight forward, winding its way through the fields, passing by Fengtian City, and then becoming a direct route to Liaoyang, which is only over 70 kilometers away.

  The remnants of the 2nd Battalion of Shimamoto's Independent Guard Brigade are now in this depression, and the soldiers of the Northeast Army led by Luo Xiang have appeared far away from the front and back, as well as the first and second battalions of the Tiger Tooth Special Warfare Brigade who came to support!

  The intense gunfire was ringing out, and Japanese soldiers were constantly falling down. Although the distance was still relatively far, the snipers of the Tiger Tooth Special Warfare Brigade were not to be underestimated. Every shot they fired would hit a target, and it could be said that each one was a hundred-step piercing arrow technique!

  A staff officer with a bloody face stumbled to the front of Shimizu Seiichi, panting and shouting loudly, "Captain, what should we do? The enemy is appearing in both front and back, we are surrounded!"

  At this time, the hill on the left side also shouted and killed. Liao Yunzhou led the second team of the Tiger Tooth Special Warfare Brigade appeared there, shouting and rushing towards this side.

  Shimamoto Masakazu's heart was racing, the current situation was that they were surrounded by enemies on three sides, with only a bare hill to their right still without any signs of people, it seemed like they could only retreat there!

  To be honest, he also knew that it was a dead land, except for the geographical advantage of having a slightly higher height, there were no dangers to defend against, not even any cover, being trapped on top was almost equivalent to being sentenced to death!

  But now the situation forced him to retreat there, otherwise he would be annihilated on the main road!

  Shimamoto Seiichi let out a loud shout, raising his baton forward, "Withdraw to the left hill!"

  The soldiers of the second battalion had already panicked, and when they heard their battalion commander shout like this, they hastily retreated to the mound over there, shooting at the pursuing Northeast Army and Tiger Tooth Special Warfare Battalion as they went, but due to tension, most of the bullets fired fell empty, and only a few hit the target.

  Even so, more than a dozen Northeast Army soldiers were hit and fell to the ground. On the other hand, Luo Xiang's Tiger Tooth Special Forces team members were slippery like loaches, although three or four of them were wounded by bullets, but not one was sacrificed, it can be seen that their combat quality is much stronger than that of the Northeast Army.

  However, these cut-off Japanese troops greatly delayed the encirclement of Luo Xiang and others. After they were eliminated, Shibata Masanori led the remaining Japanese troops to climb up the mound, temporarily escaping the three-way encirclement.

  Luo Xiang and Feng Changyuan, Liao Yunzhou converged on the main road, the two men hastily saluted Luo Xiang, saying "Captain, we're here!"

  "Great, you guys did a great job!" Luo Xiang excitedly patted the two men's shoulders, which were covered in mud and grass roots, then pointed his hand towards the mound, "See, the remnants of the Japanese Second Battalion are surrounded there. I order the First and Second Special Warfare Squadrons to outflank from both sides, occupy the high ground, suppress the enemy's firepower, and prevent them from escaping by jumping into the river!"

  On the other side of the mound, there was a small river. Although the water wasn't too deep, it was three or four meters deep and very turbulent due to the terrain. There were also some small whirlpools on the surface of the river. The Japanese soldiers from the Kwantung Army, although mostly from Hokkaido, weren't good swimmers. If they jumped into this kind of water, they might end up like overturned buckets!

  Because Luo Xiang had long known that there was a river behind the mound, he did not arrange for people to occupy the mound. He wanted to guard against the Japanese army's desperate struggle, and once all sides were sealed off, the Japanese might put up a fierce resistance, and at that time, their losses would be much greater.

  Of course, the Japanese army did not know the terrain of the mountain, they hastily retreated to the mound, and only when they climbed up the mound did they discover that behind them was a turbulent river, with waves rolling forward on the surface of the water, and the urgent sound of the rushing water made people's hearts feel tight.

  "What shall we do?" The officers of the second battalion were all panicked, they also understood that they had entered a desperate situation and basically had no chance of escaping alive!

  Shimamoto Masakazu endured the intense pain in his chest, his expression remaining calm and composed on the surface. He had to be said to be an excellent commander. In a low voice, he commanded, "Since there is no retreat, we will resist with the help of the mound! I believe reinforcements will arrive!"

  "What if reinforcements can't arrive in time?"

  Shimomoto raised his arm and shouted loudly, "Then let's die together for the Emperor!"

  "Yes, we would rather die than betray our Emperor!"

  At that moment, with the order of Shimamoto Masakazu being passed down, a Japanese soldier was busy on the mound. They desperately dug into the soft soil on the mound and temporarily dug out shallow individual foxholes that could only allow people to lie flat. Then they lay in it, with their guns pointing directly at Luo Xiang and others below the mountain, waiting for their attack!

  It must be said that Shimomoto Seiichi's troops still have a good overall combat quality, and even in desperate situations, they can remain relatively calm and prepare for a desperate struggle.

  At this time, the more than 100 Northeast Army soldiers led by Luo Xiang and the first and second special warfare teams had already surrounded the mound, with the soldiers on three sides forming an arc shape, cooperating with the river water to encircle the devils on the mound.

  Feng Changyuan and Liao Yunzhou arranged 4 snipers on the high ridges on both sides of the mound, firmly locking down the enemy's light and heavy machine guns. As soon as the battle began, they could immediately paralyze their firepower points, greatly reducing the pressure on the charging warriors!

  The warriors of the special combat team had long been hiding behind cover outside the effective range of the devils, each holding automatic rifles and waiting with bated breath for the order to charge. Behind them, the firepower group's machine guns were already set up, ready to pour a hail of bullets on the devils at any moment.

  As for the warriors of the infiltration group, they had already sneaked to the foot of the hill and lay in ambush among the weeds, waiting for the attack to start, then suddenly killing out, giving the devils a surprise!

  Luo Xiang crouched behind a cover not far from the mound, holding binoculars in his hand, carefully observing the movements of the devils on the hill, issuing orders in a low voice, making subtle adjustments to their tactical deployment, trying to minimize losses.

  These special warfare troops and the crack soldiers of the Seventh Brigade were his foundation for rising to power in the future, and losing any one of them would be heart-wrenching for him!

  "Captain, everything is ready! Can we launch the attack?" asked Feng Changyuan in a low voice over the intercom.

  Luo Xiang put down the binoculars, then grabbed a rifle from a nearby soldier, aimed at the shooter of a Type 92 machine gun on the opposite hill, and said, "Alright, charge!"

  Bang! The devil's machine gunner fell to the ground with a thud!

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