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Chapter 47: Attack Its Strongest

  The First Volume of National Hero's Lonely City Blood War Chapter 47 Attack Its Strongest

  Just as the 113th Regiment of the New 38th Division was blocked from breaking through, Song Yuhang had already withdrawn the second battalion deployed in the second line position. Under the leadership of Battalion Commander Duan Haipeng, they abandoned all dry food on their bodies and only carried weapons and ammunition to advance lightly. Under the cover of night, they quietly moved to the north bank of Binhe River.

  In order not to arouse the suspicion of the Japanese army, although the Xida detachment had already become a defeated and disheartened force at this moment, Song Yuhang still ordered the first battalion to launch a fierce attack, and also withdrew an infantry company from the first battalion and added it to the second battalion along with a mortar company.

  At the same time as Song Yuhang's deployment of troops, the attack by the new 38th Division's 113th Regiment had already become bogged down, with the attacking forces being pinned down by Japanese firepower within a hundred meters of the front line, and falling into a difficult situation where they were unable to advance or retreat.

  Originally, they had hoped that Song Yuhang could coordinate with them to harass the Japanese army, but unfortunately, the 113th regiment's radio station couldn't get in touch with Song Yuhang's frequency no matter what. Sun Liren didn't know that at this moment, in Pingmanna, Du Yuming had ordered the secret telegraph office for the third time to intensify contact with the 200th regiment, and the director of the secret telegraph office, Su Na, personally adjusted the frequency to call the 200th regiment.

  The radio model SHD300+ used by the expeditionary force was a Soviet-supported material, and the original radio of the 200th Division had been blown up during the Battle of Kunlun Pass. The current one is an old product of British Henry Newland six years ago, while the new 38th Division's radio is a newly produced American-made last year, with one long wave to 9000 Hz, one short wave, and one medium and long wave compatible.

  These three radios, spanning a decade, would normally allow for communication in the plains, but in mountainous Myanmar, covered in tropical rainforests, even a slight frequency discrepancy would render them useless, and fine-tuning relied solely on the operator's experience and intuition.

  Facing the radio that was all static, Xu Tu'an wiped the sweat from his forehead and ordered the telegraph operator to continue calling the 113th Regiment. Song Yu-hang's gaze was fixed tightly on the north bank of the Bin River, where the gunfire seemed to be weakening?

  Song Yu-Hang knew clearly that once dawn broke, the sky would belong to the Japanese!

  "Heavenly gods and Buddhas, please bless us! I hope Sun Liren can understand my intention." Song Yuhang sighed helplessly and immediately called Duan Haipeng to his side, pointing to a small highland on the north bank of Binhe River: "I reckon that's where the Japanese army's command center is located, with extremely strong firepower and troop deployment. In a moment, you'll lead the troops to break through from there at all costs under the cover of mortar fire!"

  "What?" Having heard that he was going to attack the strongest defensive position of the Japanese army by himself, Duan Haipeng was stunned.

  Song Yuhang nodded seriously and said, "Now is an extraordinary period, our time is extremely limited, you only have one chance to attack, we not only need to fight, but also need to fight fiercely. What we need to do now is to strike the strongest troops of the Japanese army, attack them by surprise, and shock the entire front line."

  Song Yuhang finished speaking and slung the submachine gun over his shoulder, tightening the strap on his helmet. Duan Haipeng looked at this scene and hastily advised: "Comrade Commander, you can't go up there! It's too dangerous ahead, if something happens to you, our 200th Regiment will be done for."

  Song Yuhang gave Duan Haipeng a glance and said, "You think you're so great, I'm leading the first battalion third company to see how your second battalion is fighting."

  Duan Haipeng took one look at Song Yuhang's attitude and immediately understood that the team leader had come to supervise the battle! Although he wasn't very pleased in his heart, it wouldn't be good to show it, so he could only vent this evil energy on the little Japanese devils.

  After the mortar squad fired all their shells, Song Yu-Hang crawled forward to the launch site. The Chinese soldiers who were already in position were tense and staring at the south bank. Every time a shell accurately landed on the Japanese position, causing the Japanese to cry out in disarray, the Chinese soldiers would respond with rustic smiles.

  Song Yu-Hang's breakthrough point can be said to have been chosen very correctly, the two battalions of the Japanese Army's Wild Fist Brigade that were garrisoned here were led by Lieutenant Colonel Wild Fist, a ruthless character within the 6th Division who had once forced subordinates who failed to complete their missions to commit seppuku, and was notorious throughout the brigade and division for his cruelty, the troops he led were known as 'Steel within Steel'!

  Ye Zhengwang himself also participated in planning and implementing the Nanjing Caishiji massacre, a butcher with both hands stained with the blood of Chinese soldiers and civilians.

  As the team leader Yun Nan Hao Xiong was in command of the Wild Fist's large unit, not only did they gather two companies' worth of troops to defend the high ground, but also deployed more than half of the unit's light and heavy firepower, as well as two Type 92 infantry guns on the small hill.

  In the repeated fierce attacks of the 113th Division, the high ground played a pivotal role. Although the Japanese army temporarily constructed two defensive lines from north to south, which could support each other at any time, and took advantage of the terrain, the arrogant Japanese never thought that the Chinese army would choose to break through here.

  If military command is an art, then the so-called performance of 'war' is undoubtedly cruel!

  On this starry night, a new moon hangs in the sky, and bursts of tracer bullets crisscross the earth. The soldiers' blood quietly seeps into the mud as cannonballs explode in flashes of light. Chinese soldiers charge towards the Japanese army's position, rifles with bayonets at the ready, shouting slogans. In the chaos of battle, soldiers fall to the ground one after another, but no one pays heed. At this moment, precious life has been utterly disregarded. The mission of a soldier warns them to be fearless and selfless: have enemies, no me; have me, no enemies.

  Under the premise of catching the Japanese army off guard, the four attacking companies of the second battalion quickly crossed the river and surrounded the high ground defended by the Japanese in a 180-degree arc, alternating cover and launching an all-out attack.

  How dare the Chinese army to make a move on our territory? Yagyu Jubei couldn't believe his eyes as he stared at the approaching Chinese soldiers. The usually ruthless Yagyu immediately ordered Kojiro, who was leading a squad of less than 60 men, to launch a brief surprise attack!

  Ono, who had received the order, glanced at Nokaze with a look of trepidation and immediately led his troops in a suicidal counterattack.

  As Lieutenant Onoda's platoon approached the Chinese soldiers' attacking formation, he immediately ordered several light and heavy machine guns beside him to prepare for firing.

  Even in broad daylight with good visibility, it would be difficult to resist the Japanese attack with only two understrength companies. At night, with impaired visibility and fields of fire, he used a small detachment to launch a surprise attack on the enemy's front line, concentrating the enemy soldiers within a certain range, thus inflicting relatively concentrated casualties on them and defeating their attack.

  As expected, Ono's unit was instantly surrounded by Chinese soldiers, and both sides engaged in a fierce bayonet fight. The nearby Chinese soldiers immediately thought of surrounding Ono's squad.

  Seeing this rare opportunity, the Wild Fist excitedly ordered the opening of fire, but Lieutenant Namori, who was in charge of directing the shooting at the enemy position, pointed to the dozens of meters outside where the soldiers of both countries were mixed together and immediately questioned: "You can't open fire, there are our own people there!"

  "Hah!" Wild Fist didn't think twice, took a big step forward, drew his sword and chopped down with force, then sheathed it again, all in one smooth motion.

  Mizuki looked down with an unbelievable gaze, then covered his neck with his hand, but the blood still spouted out. Mizuki's body thudded to the ground.

  With his triangular eyes scanning around in a circle with an intimidating gaze, he drew out his katana and shouted loudly: "Kill him!"

  Under the machine gun fire of the Japanese army, the green figures and yellow figures fell to the ground one after another, and the momentum of the Chinese soldiers' attack was suddenly suppressed.

  Yunnan Haohong stood tens of meters behind the wild fist, witnessing the entire performance from start to finish. In the words of the Chinese people, it was a heroic feat of cutting off one's own arm. By resorting to extremely brutal and bloodthirsty means against both friend and foe alike, the Wild Fist managed to stabilize the precarious position. Yunnan Haohong couldn't help but look at the Wild Fist, who delighted in slaughter, with a mixture of admiration and trepidation.

  Song Yuhang immediately led the third company of the first battalion, carrying two 37mm anti-tank guns, to follow up. At a distance of 300 meters, the Japanese light and heavy machine guns were unable to penetrate the shield of the German-made 37mm anti-tank gun. After discovering this, the artillerymen fired steadily at the newly exposed Japanese firepower points.

  Looking at the Japanese soldiers' mangled bodies and machine guns flying into the night sky amidst explosions, Chinese soldiers felt an unprecedented sense of joy. Since the Battle of Shanghai, the Japanese had often used tanks and defensive artillery to counter the Chinese army's heavy machine guns and firepower. After one battle, a division's heavy machine guns were almost completely lost. Now it was the Japanese turn to taste this bitter experience. How could the Chinese soldiers not be overjoyed?

  Under the alternate fire of the two anti-tank guns, the Japanese army's firepower suddenly weakened, and the wild fist that had just been arrogant was now only left to cover its head and flee.

  Song Yuhang saw the opportunity was ripe, and he jumped up first, waving his arms and shouting: "Brothers! Advance one step to die, never retreat half a step to live! Charge! Kill!"

  Under the inspiration of Song Yu-Hang, the Chinese soldiers who were previously suppressed by the Japanese army's firepower and were at a loss for words suddenly burst out in a loud shout, charging up to the Japanese army's position like an avalanche, all the Japanese soldiers who charged forward were instantly knocked down to the ground like moths flying into flames, being overpowered by the Chinese soldiers. At this time, no one noticed that the team leader who shouted the loudest was pulled back into the trenches by several staff officers at the beginning of the charge, but it didn't matter anymore.

  Under the momentum of "those who follow me will prosper, those who oppose me will perish", Chinese soldiers discovered for the first time that the Japanese were so vulnerable to attack.

  As soon as Song Yunhou began to bombard the Japanese army's position, Sun Liren knew that it was Song Yunhou's troops who had launched an attack in response to his own. Sun Liren immediately found Slim and Scott and told them that a division of Chinese reinforcement troops had arrived and were attacking the Japanese army. He asked all British combat personnel to join the battle and attack all Japanese positions on the banks of the Pin River.

  The British also had a moment of madness, knowing that as long as they broke through the current position, they could escape to heaven. In order to survive and not enter the Japanese prisoner-of-war camp, the British soldiers burst out with unimaginable combat power. The absolutely superior British army occupied the 113th division, coordinating with each other, repeatedly impacting the Japanese army's position, and the command system was paralyzed. Without a reserve team, the Japanese army quickly retreated in the face of a two-pronged attack.

  Looking at the majestic Chinese soldiers charging forward, Yunnan Hao Xiong quickly retreated from the battlefield under the escort of several officers, with bullets flying over their heads, making a whizzing sound that made people's scalps numb.

  Yunnan Hongxiang can't accept the reality of failure, feeling as if he had just woken up from a dream! Undoubtedly, this will be the most unforgettable nightmare in Yunnan Hongxiang's lifetime.

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