Chapter 7: Cooperative Assault

  After leaving Zhou Yulan's territory, Yang Junran felt like he had lost face.

  The subordinate next to him didn't know what was wrong with the commander, but looking at the group of soldiers carrying grain behind him, he was extremely surprised.

  "Take all these people back, and I'll reorganize them when I get back. Lieutenant Colonel, you're in charge for now." Yang Junran said to the soldiers behind him.

  There were over a thousand soldiers, but only one lieutenant colonel was in charge.

  Looking at these empty-handed warriors, their tattered uniforms, Yang Junran knew that they were probably another motley crew of defeated soldiers who had been dispatched here.

  "Reporting to the superior officer, I am diligent in training. Originally, I was a deputy regiment commander of Yang Hucheng's division in the Northwest Army." The lieutenant colonel walked over and saluted Yang Junran.

  Looking at the tattered military uniform on Colonel Kang's body, probably only the rank insignia on his collar could reveal that he was a colonel.

  "Kang Zhongxiao, you lead the troops back for now. When I get back, I'll arrange everything for you." Yang Junran said with a smile after returning the courtesy to Kang Xianqin.

  Kang Lian hesitated for a moment, nodded, and led his troops to start marching according to the map.

  Yang Junran led several warriors, waiting for Fang Hanqin's arrival.

  Neither Yang Junran nor Zhou Yulan knew that Inoue Daichi had set a trap waiting for their arrival.

  After receiving the news, Inoue Daichi mobilized three Mongolian army infantry regiments around him, with a total of more than 500 people.

  Adding his own thousand men, they began to hide around and wait for their arrival.

  In order to attract their attention, Inoue Daichi also put some food he had recently intercepted in a conspicuous place to lure Zhou Yulan's troops into a trap.

  Late at night, all around was quiet.

  Yang Junran led his troops and had already arrived outside the village.

  This time Yang Junran was extremely cautious, afraid of making some mistakes.

  "Commander Yang, are we going to fight or not." Fang Hanqin was very excited when he looked at the grain during the day.

  Yang Junran looked around and said to Han Qin: "Wait a minute, I always feel that those places are not right."

  "Commander, deputy commander, the troops of the Niangzi Army have been found, they are marching towards here, with more than a thousand people, and they also carry artillery." A soldier ran over to tell Yang Junran Fang Hanchin.

  The two of them exchanged a glance, but Yang Junran had no idea how they ended up here.

  "Commander, should we contact them? After all, they are also anti-war troops." Fang Hanchen looked at Yang Junran with confusion, naturally knowing that Yang Junran was also unclear why their troops suddenly appeared here, so he asked.

  Yang Junran looked at his own personnel and weapons, still feeling a bit embarrassed.

  Yang Junran had lost his way once during the daytime, and now he didn't want to lose face again, especially since the other side's troops had artillery.

  "Never mind, let's hide for now and wait for an opportunity to act." Yang Junran waved his hand and sighed.

  Although Fang Hanqin did not understand Yang Junran's meaning, he still ordered his troops to hide.

  Before long, a troop began to appear in Yang Junran's line of sight.

  The equipment of these troops is quite good, with light and heavy weapons being fairly complete.

  Several horse-drawn carriages carrying cannons began marching towards the village in a grand manner.

  Yang Junran observed very carefully, these troops had obviously received military training.

  Although these women can't show off like men, they still have a kind of heroic spirit.

  Moreover, they also dispatched vanguards, which made Yang Junran look at them in a new light.

  "Come out, since you are all anti-war troops, why hide from us?" Several women wearing military uniforms stopped at Yang Junran's hiding place and said.

  Fang Hanchen looked at Yang Junran and asked for his opinion.

  "Embarrassing." Yang Junran said softly and walked out towards the outside.

  It seems that our troops still need training, and they can't even evade a woman's reconnaissance.

  "Haha, it's you guys! What a coincidence!" Yang Junran walked out with a smile, trying to steer the conversation in a different direction.

  "What's going on with you guys? Aren't you supposed to be keeping an eye on us? How come wherever we go, you guys show up?" asked one of the female officers with big eyes and a pretty face.

  Yang Junran looked at the female officer's rank badge, feeling extremely embarrassed.

  He didn't know what merits this female officer had, yet she held the same rank as him, that of Senior Colonel.

  "Qiao Ru, speak politely, I suppose Commander Yang also wants to attack this village?" Behind her walked a woman, who was the commander of this troop, Zhou Yulan.

  The person hadn't even reached his side yet, but a wave of fragrance had already wafted into Yang Junran's nostrils.

  Yang Junran looked at Zhou Yulan with embarrassment as she walked over, wearing a night-traveling outfit and a veil covering her face.

  "We're just here to take a look around and understand the deployment of the Japanese army." Yang Junran didn't dare say they came to attack the village, comparing their own family's situation was simply too embarrassing to mention, especially since the other party was a woman.

  "I'm telling you, with a team of over 500 people, they think they can take down the village? Those little devils' machine guns aren't for show! You guys watch from behind, we guarantee it won't take more than three hours to take down this village. These devils are too much, not only do they steal our food, but also kill our civilians." The female colonel said with her eyes wide open in indignation.

  Yang Junran glanced at Fang Hanchen behind him, this troop is too bad, they even let the other side discover how many people there are, if I had known earlier, it would have been better to just stand in line and welcome them directly, why bother with this trouble.

  Fang Hanqin smiled awkwardly and didn't explain either.

  "Qiaoru Chen." Zhou Yulan called out.

  The female principal seemed to understand something, stuck out her tongue and walked towards the back.

  "Since Commander Yang is interested in this village, why don't we attack it together?" Zhou Yulan walked over and said to Yang Junran.

  Whether it was Yang Junran or Fang Hanqin, they both understood that Zhou Yulan was afraid of embarrassing herself, so she put forward such an opinion.

  Since others can think this way, Yang Junran will not refuse either.

  After getting Yang Junran's consent, Zhou Yulan walked forward.

  But Chen Qiaoru, without any politeness, walked over and seemed to be directing Yang Junran and others.

  "You just need to help us guard those few cannons, they were sent by General Zhang Zizhong when he left, and they are very powerful. My sisters and I have practiced for a long time to master them. Don't let anything happen, or I won't forgive you." Chen Qioru stared at Yang Junran with her big eyes.

  After finishing speaking, he didn't care about Yang Junran's reaction and walked forward directly.

  As for weapons, Yang Junran still understands them.

  These cannons aren't something an ordinary woman can handle, when you see a few artillerymen.

  Yang Junran was quite surprised, his body wasn't strong, but it couldn't be described as slender either.

  The women in front of me raised one hand and seemed to have no problem at all. No wonder these people can operate these artillery pieces.

  The cannon is brand new, just like a newly installed one.

  Yang Junran, who has been fond of studying various artillery since childhood, quickly determined that this was a German Bofors 75mm infantry gun (called infantry gun in Germany and mountain gun in China).

  Dozens of female soldiers quickly assembled the artillery, preparing to support the fighting in front.

  Several female soldiers started running forward, presumably to check the shooting position ahead.

  Watching the professional artillery troops, Yang Junran didn't dare underestimate these female soldiers anymore.

  "Don't just stand there, brothers help out, those who can use the cannons, assist!" Yang Junran looked at his burly men and hastily gave orders.

  A dozen infantrymen walked over with rifles on their backs, operating the artillery with ease.

  A female military officer walked over from a distance and shouted loudly: "Don't move."

  Looking at the female officer's majestic figure, Yang Junran did not dare to have any argument.

  "You stay here and keep watch, I'll go take a look. The Japanese army wouldn't be so careless with their defense, besides it's impossible that those supplies would be piled up in the open like this. This is likely an ambush, I'll go check it out and we can support each other if needed." Yang Junran said quietly to Fang Hanchen.

  Fang Hanqin hesitated for a moment, then said to the orderly beside him: "Leave the machine gun squad behind to cover our retreat, and have the rest of the troops follow Commander Yang into action."

  The orderly ran off to transmit Fang Hanjin's orders.

  Yang Junran smiled helplessly, he knew Fang Hanchen still didn't believe him.

  In the village, the devils around have already gone into hiding.

  The fort was brightly lit, waiting for the distant troops to launch an attack.

  The twelve Type 92 heavy machine guns had been dispersed and deployed, while the two 70mm Type 92 infantry guns behind were also deployed by Inoue Taiki in his own command post to support the front-line combat.

  Inoue Daichi seems to be in no hurry, although his command post can already see troops far away.

  He wanted to wait until all these people entered the village before launching an attack.

  There were two companies of troops in the village, and in a nearby village not far away, there were three Mongolian army companies, and he also held one company as a reserve.

  Inoue Daichi is very confident, and any troops attacking here will become his achievements.

  "Captain, judging from the observation, their number is over a thousand people, equipped with light and heavy machine guns. It seems that their combat effectiveness should not be weak." The staff officer walked up to Inoue and said.

  Inoue Daichi coldly gazed at the troops in the distance, waiting for them to step into his trap one step at a time.

  The staff officer finished his report and stood aside, knowing Lieutenant General Inoue's determination.

  This time, if nothing unexpected happens, these people will probably become the achievements of their own battalion commander. Perhaps their own battalion commander will be promoted soon, and they themselves, as a staff officer, will have many benefits.