Chapter 22: A Basin of Burnt Knife

  "Luoxiang, how many times have the devils attacked now?" In the courtyard of the brigade headquarters, Cheng Tianlei leaned against a bunker to rest, turned his head to look at Luoxiang beside him and asked loudly.

  He can't remember how many times he has repelled the devils' attacks, all he knows is that the devils keep coming and getting beaten back, only to come again and get beaten back, repeating this cycle over and over!

  The barrel of the Czech-style light machine gun was bent in several places, and empty shell casings piled up around him in a small heap, making a crisp rattling sound whenever his body moved. As for the hand grenade caps and pull rings, they were too numerous to count, scattered all over the place.

  Outside the bunker, the open space was piled up with dead bodies of Japanese soldiers, scattered all over the entrance, stacked high, and the Japanese army had to clear a gap several times to continue charging in, with heavy casualties!

  Luo Xiang sat behind the fortifications, carefully wiping the two triangular bayonets. Up to now, these two triangular bayonets had drunk the fresh blood of more than thirty devils, but they were still gleaming with cold light, emitting a deep chill!

  Cheng Tianlei asked this way, Luo Xiang stopped his actions and thought for a moment before answering, "Not counting the first few times that didn't count as starting, it's been thirty-one times!"

  "Damn, you kid actually remember all this?" Cheng Tianlei couldn't help but feel impressed. He himself had long since become muddled and confused, only knowing that the devils came to kill, and nothing else, not even his own father's surname; while Luo Xiao killed more fiercely than him, killed more devils than him, and yet his mind was so clear!

  This is really unbelievable!

  Luo Xiang smiled and didn't explain much. He couldn't tell Cheng Tianlei that his body had been strengthened, so his physical strength, endurance, reaction speed, and power were far beyond those of ordinary people. Even if he said so, Cheng Tianlei probably wouldn't believe him, so it was better not to explain.

  The battle was too intense, looking back, you can see that the three shelters were already in disarray, this is still the result of Luo Xiang and others rushing to repair several times, otherwise it would have been a flat ground long ago!

  By now, most of the light and heavy machine guns in the hands of the Northeast Army have been scrapped, some were used up, and some were destroyed by the enemy's artillery fire. Anyway, only 8 Maxim water-cooled heavy machine guns and 32 Czech-style light machine guns are left that can still be used.

  Luo Xiang's special warfare team was slightly better off, with only one person injured in the arm, and after bandaging, they continued to fight; however, Cheng Tianlei's special operations regiment and Duan Ying's 620th Regiment suffered significant losses, with less than 500 people left in both regiments combined, and more than half of them were wounded.

  However, Luo Xiang learned from the Flame Yellow Mark that the Tiger Tooth Special Warfare Brigade, which blocked the Japanese First and Third Squadrons in the north and south of Beida Camp, was making very smooth progress, and it shouldn't take too long to resolve the battle!

  At that time, these two elite troops will be able to join the battle of Beida Camp and give Shimamoto Seiichi a heavy blow, making him quickly collapse.

  After fighting to the present, both Shimamoto Masakazu and Lu Xiangcheng Tianlei have become strong bows at the end. The competition is now about who can persevere a little longer.

  The two of them rested for a while, and Cheng Tianlei suddenly asked, "Luo Xiang, you little devil is so good at predicting things. Tell me, where do you think the devils will launch their attack this time?"

  "The devils are fond of attacking from the flank and encircling, I reckon they've just experienced a frontal assault without gaining an advantage, so they should be changing to an encircling attack!" Luo Xiang seemed to have long been familiar with the Japanese army's attacking routine, so he didn't even think before pointing to the left side of the wall, "They will also choose this direction to launch an attack!"

  "Never mind, they have attacked from this side at least six times, and only attacked from that side three times. I think they should be attacking from that side this time!" Cheng Lei had some doubts about Luo Xiang's judgment this time, so even though he had already lost to Luo Xiang several times, he still put forward his own views.

  Luo Xiang smiled slightly and said, "How about it? Shall we make a bet?"

  "Bring it on, I'm not afraid of you! Just one more jar of Shaoxing wine (a Northeastern specialty liquor)!" Cheng Tianlei's mouth was tough as ever, but in his heart, he was secretly laughing, "Anyway, my old friend already owes me dozens of jars of Shaoxing wine, what's one more?"

  It turns out that this guy has a lot of lice but doesn't itch, and has a lot of debts but isn't worried, so he's being so arrogant!

  Actually, Luo Xiang never thought of going after him for the debt, it was purely to liven up the atmosphere on site, to let everyone relax their tense mood a bit, otherwise it would be too tight and unbearable!

  There have been many examples in history of people going mad after coming down from the battlefield, all due to excessive psychological pressure!

  "I reckon the devils will not only attack from here, but may also blast a hole in the wall to create an opening for their assault!" Luo Xiang said as he moved a Czech-style light machine gun to the left cover and adjusted the gun mount. "This time it's likely to be the devils' most ferocious attack, if we hold out, the devils' subsequent attacks will greatly weaken!"

  "The more you talk, the weirder it gets, I really don't believe it!" Cheng Tianlei heard Luo Xiang say this, and although he opposed it with his mouth, he moved the machine gun to Luo Xiang's side and set it up, aiming at the left wall of the courtyard.

  Luo Xiang saw all of this but just smiled and didn't say anything!

  Two men directed the soldiers to make some adjustments to the defensive fortifications, shifting the focus of defense to the left side, while the front gate of the brigade and the right wall were relatively empty. If Luo Xiang's judgment was incorrect, the Japanese devils would be able to easily break through the Northeast Army's defenses and charge into the brigade compound.

  However, people believed in Luo Xiang because he had led them to repel the devils' attacks dozens of times and turned the tide of crisis time and again!

  At this time, Luo Xiang had already established his authority in the hearts of these people. Even the most unruly Cheng Tianlei was obedient and willing to follow his command!

  Uggghhh...!

  The whistling sound of the shells rose again, as if indicating that the Japanese army's round of attack had officially begun. However, the density of the shells seemed to be much less than at the beginning, and they fell sparsely in the courtyard of the division headquarters. Except for one shell that landed right next to a bunker, the rest didn't even hit the edge of the Northeast Army's defensive fortifications.

  It seems that the number of shells and artillery quality of the devils are declining linearly!

  But as the cannon fire started, Luo Xiang and Cheng Tianlei's expressions suddenly became tense. The two of them shrank their bodies into the bunker, their eyes fixed tightly on that high wall!

  Bang!

  A deafening explosion erupted at the base of the wall, and the fragments of bricks and tiles flew out like flying knives from the blasted wall. If Luo Xiang and his men hadn't taken cover behind the sandbags, they might have been hit by these fragments.

  The smoke of the explosion had not yet dispersed, a group of Japanese soldiers who had taken off their military uniforms, wearing only white shirts and military pants, with white cloth strips tied around their heads, shouting and rushing into the gap, straight to the bunker.

  "Grandma's, I've been guessed by Luo Xiang again!" Cheng Tian grumbled and grabbed the Czech-style light machine gun that had been prepared long ago, almost simultaneously pulling the trigger with Luo Xiang!

  Bullets whipped towards Japanese soldiers rushing into the gap!

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