Chapter 14: Besieged on a Lonely Peak

  "Immediately investigate what happened to the Mengzi Ridge garrison, how could they suddenly lose contact?" Japanese Army Major General Yamaguchi Kazuo loudly questioned his chief of staff, Kobayakawa.

  His face was ashen, his small eyes rolled up and stared at the trembling little Lin in front of him like a hungry wolf.

  At 3:50 am, the Japanese army's Fushimi Brigade, which was guarding the Mengzi Ridge Great Wall heights, suddenly lost contact with Tadashi Mutō. Neither phone nor radio communication was possible. The highest commander of the Japanese Mixed Brigade, Kazuo Yamaguchi, realized that the Mengzi Ridge Great Wall heights might have been attacked and immediately called in his staff officers.

  Kobayashi suppressed the fear in his heart and forced a smile on his face, saying in a gentle and almost flattering tone: "Colonel, we are also rushing to investigate, I think we will have results soon!"

  But Kobayashi could never have imagined that Qin Yang had already anticipated that after the Japanese army discovered the disruption of contact, they would definitely send someone to investigate. So before the battle started, he had arranged for Dai Er and several other special warfare team members to ambush on the only road leading to the Great Wall heights. The scouts he sent out hadn't even reached the Great Wall heights when they were already corpses, never to return again.

  "Hurry up with the investigation! Eight hours have passed since the incident, and you're still investigating? You're a shame to the Empire!"

  Yamaguchi Kazuo slammed the telegram in his hand heavily towards Kobayashi, feeling still not relieved, walked to Kobayashi's front and slapped him twice.

  "Hi!"

  Kobayashi brought his feet together and lowered his head. The Bushido code of the Yamato people did not permit any sign of disobedience from a subordinate to a superior.

  "It must be that the Chinese army has attacked Mengzi Ridge, the telephone lines have been cut off by them long ago, it must be so!"

  Yamaguchi Kazuo turned around and walked in front of Kobayashi, loudly instructing: "Immediately order the cavalry units of Itō and Kawachi to depart for Mèngzǐ Ridge, they must arrive before 1 pm, otherwise they don't need to come back! Order the main force of the Mixed Brigade to speed up, they must arrive at the foot of the Great Wall outside Jīfēngkǒu before 5 pm, and launch an attack tomorrow morning!"

  Kobayashi responded with a single word and walked out of the door.

  When he stepped out of the gate, Xiao Lin let out a sigh of relief. In front of this mountain pass with a reputation for being treacherous, every day felt like a year. Fortunately, he had managed to escape with his life.

  A cold voice came from behind: "After giving the order, you can disembowel yourself to atone for your shame before the Emperor!"

  Kobayashi stumbled as he walked towards the telegraph room.

  After confirming that the cavalry regiment had rushed to the Great Wall Ridge, Yamaguchi let out a sigh of relief. In his mind, he did not think that the Japanese troops defending the Great Wall Ridge would be completely annihilated, but rather that the 29th Army had cut off the telephone lines and disrupted the radio signals.

  "There is no Chinese army that can take down the Great Wall Heights defended by our great Japanese Imperial Army from the mountain road!" Yamaguchi Kazuo thought confidently.

  On the mountain road, the Japanese cavalry corps quickly approached the Great Wall heights.

  At the same time, Qin Yang and He Jigui reorganized their troops and took advantage of the idle time waiting for Wang Changhai's 2nd battalion to arrive. They renovated and reinforced the fortifications and shelters on the mountain peak. They knew that the Japanese army would not give up this commanding height, and when they heard that they had lost it, they would definitely send troops to retake it. The battle will surely start again here. When the time comes, let the Japanese soldiers also taste the bullets shot from above.

  It's already past noon. According to the schedule, 2nd Battalion of the 217th Regiment still has half an hour before they can arrive here and return to the command post for rest.

  After a series of battles, whether it was the special forces or the 29th army officers and soldiers, they were all exhausted. The long-term physical exhaustion made them look very haggard.

  Some warriors were dozing off while repairing the fortifications, and they fell to the ground in a deep sleep. The other warriors couldn't bear to wake them up, so they gently lifted them to one side and let them sleep quietly for a while.

  "What a long journey, I think the Japanese army may be coming!" Qin Yang held his infrared binoculars in his hand and gazed at the distant mountains below.

  There are dense forests, a wide road runs straight through the dense thicket, all the way to the foot of the Mengzi Ridge Great Wall heights.

  Originally, Qin Yang had two infrared telescopes. The spare one was given to Zhao Dengyu, and now he only has this one in his hand.

  At first, He Jikun saw the brigade commander holding a telescope that was exactly the same as this one. From the moment he saw it, he fell in love with this long and fancy thing, and asked Zhao Dengyu several times, but Zhao Dengyu treated it like a treasure and refused to give it to him.

  Now seeing Qin Yang also holding one, He Jikai's heart is itching, but he doesn't dare to ask Qin Yang for it.

  "If I had a good buddy like that, I'd be willing to trade three machine guns for him!" He Qiying muttered to himself.

  "Oh, what were you just saying?"

  Qin Yang's attention was focused on observing the enemy's movements, and he didn't notice what He Jikui was muttering to himself. It wasn't until he put down his binoculars that he discovered He Jikui's gaze seemed a bit off, filled with eagerness and a hint of blatant greed.

  "What's wrong with me, I'm perfectly normal in that aspect!" Looking at He Jikai's gaze, Qin Yang was startled and took a step back, quietly increasing the distance between them.

  "You stinky brat, what are you talking about!" He Jikun heard Qin Yang's words and was stunned at first, then immediately understood what Qin Yang meant. In anger, he kicked Qin Yang: "I'm talking about that guy in your hand!"

  "Oh, it's ah!"

  Qin Yang suddenly understood.

  He Jikun was actually looking at the infrared telescope in his hand, and he misunderstood that He Jikun had a broken back complex.

  The two people looked at each other and suddenly burst out laughing.

  After a while, Qin Yang wiped away the tears of laughter from his eyes and handed over the binoculars. He Kui was taken aback, hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't resist the fondness in his heart for the binoculars, so he took them.

  "I'm giving it to you, this is one of the few things around me that can remind me of the past. Originally there were two, one was given to Zhao Zong, and now I'll give the other one to you. I hope you can use it in a valuable place."

  For Qin Yang, the infrared telescope and ordinary telescope didn't have much significance. After all, special forces generally moved stealthily and were skilled at observation, so even without any tools, they could quickly discover abnormal situations. Moreover, Qin Yang had more advanced things in his backpack, but he was unwilling to use them easily. After all, in this world, one should still follow the rules of this world.

  He Jiguang held the telescope, and he simply couldn't bear to part with it. People who lead troops into battle all like these things, just as hackers like computers and composers like pianos. This is a deep-seated fondness, an unadulterated and reasonless fondness.

  He Jianguo held up his binoculars and gazed at the distant thicket. After a while, he suddenly said: "The enemy is coming, I didn't expect them to come so quickly!"

  Qin Yang was shocked. The team led by Wang Changhai, who was responsible for the reception, had not arrived yet. There were only three or four hundred people on the mountain now, including those who were lightly injured. Moreover, after the battle just now, most people were already exhausted. If they continued to stay on the mountain and fight, it would be very difficult.

  "How many enemy troops are there and what equipment do they have?"

  "Cavalry, about two regiments!" He Jianguo replied.

  Qin Yang's heart also sank, two groups, that's nearly 3,000 people, even if they had the geographical advantage, with a tired 300-400 people to withstand several thousand people, the chances of winning this battle were not great.

  Abandoning the Great Wall high ground?

  That's absolutely impossible. This high ground was exchanged with the blood and lives of countless warriors. If we give it up like this, not to mention others, they themselves won't be able to forgive themselves.

  "In that case, let's fight!" The two people almost simultaneously made their decision.

  Qin Yang and He Jiguo exchanged a glance, nodded at each other, then walked shoulder-to-shoulder towards the back.

  Soon, the warriors who had gathered to prepare for going down the mountain entered the bunker and placed various light and heavy weapons on the bunker fortifications they had just repaired. They secretly congratulated themselves that they did not slack off earlier, otherwise they would be waiting for a more difficult situation.

  He Jiwen looked around at the piles of mortar shells and four intact mortars in the bunker, then turned to ask Qin Yang, "Will your men be able to use these things? My men haven't even touched this stuff!"

  Qin Yang crouched down and skillfully twisted the screws, checked that everything was in order, and called over several special forces soldiers to take charge of operating these mortars.

  Watching the special forces members with their skilled movements and obvious rigorous training, He Jikun's eyes showed a look of admiration for talent.

  "Don't even think about it, my men are not for sale!" As soon as he saw He Jikun reveal the same expression as before, Qin Yang knew he had set his sights on these few team members of his, and immediately, without waiting for him to speak, directly blocked him.

  The skills possessed by the special forces are the only trump card that gives them an advantage, if leaked out, the special forces will lose their foundation for survival, and it will be impossible to stand firm in this world and seek great development. So equipment can be sent, but people are absolutely not allowed.

  Seeing Qin Yang's resolute attitude, He Jikai reluctantly closed his half-open mouth. In fact, he also knew that doing so was a bit excessive. Special forces members are other people's treasures, just like the 29th Army wouldn't give their own strengths to others either.

  Because that is the capital for eating and living.

  Seeing He Jikun's disappointed look, Qin Yang fell silent for a moment before slowly speaking up: "However, after the battle, I can send a few team members to your unit to give them some guidance!"

  "Really!"

  He Jikun couldn't believe his ears, it felt like buying a two-dollar lottery ticket and not winning, only to find out later that he had misread the first prize number.

  "Of course it's true!" Qin Yang's tone was very firm, he gazed forward: "As long as we're still alive at that time!"

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  Last night, my cervical spine suddenly hurt, in response to the call of classified enclosure, I decided that next week will be three chapters bursting every day, for a week, if the effect is good, can consider extending, hehe, so like-minded friends need to refuel, more clicks, recommendations, collections, and those with idle flowers can also throw two, no flowers, bricks are also okay!