Chapter 19: Reputation on the Rise (2/3)

  Sen no Rikyuu hid behind a rock, constantly observing the situation in front of him.

  According to Senoo's understanding of Chinese troops, a unit that can be equipped with so many weapons must be an elite Chinese force.

  Especially when the opponent used a machine gun for burst fire, it made Sena Chihaya even more confident in his judgment.

  The troops on his own side now had only a few hundred men of miscellaneous arms, and were not combat troops.

  Sen no Rikyu began thinking about how he could escape.

  He was absolutely not afraid of death. In the early days of the war, Japanese soldiers were not afraid of death. At that time, they had been completely brainwashed by the spirit of Bushido.

  He was unwilling to die here, for a major general of the empire like him, this was not what he considered a real battlefield, even if he had to die, he would rather die on a regular battlefield.

  "Regimental commander, division commander telegram, they have contacted the Mongolian army, the Mongolian cavalry will be here soon, as long as we hold on for a bit, the cavalry will arrive." The staff officer walked over with a telegram in hand, looking delighted.

  Sen no Rikyu let out a helpless sigh. He knew that the number of people on the other side would not be less than his own, and it would be extremely difficult to hold on.

  Yang Junran hesitated after seeing the Japanese army hiding.

  His troops were still at a disadvantage in terms of bayonet fighting against the Japanese army, he wanted to rely on strong firepower to inflict as many casualties as possible before engaging in close combat.

  Even if it's a bayonet charge, it's shooting first and then charging.

  But now the Japanese army has gone into hiding, undoubtedly making things more difficult for themselves.

  "Give me a blast, a big one!" Yang Junran shouted at the artillery in the distance.

  Two batteries of Type 94 90mm mortars fired rapidly, and with a sharp whistling sound, shell after shell began to explode around the Japanese troops.

  However, the effect seems not very good, except for occasionally jumping up a few hit Japanese soldiers, it basically does not cause great casualties to the Japanese.

  "Sisters, charge forward!" Chen Qiao Ru shouted loudly while holding her own shotgun.

  Yang Junran broke out in a cold sweat; this woman was far more ruthless than he was.

  Seeing these female soldiers rushing over, Yang Junran was afraid that they would disrupt his own plan, and hastily shouted: "Rush over, hurry up."

  The warriors held their own weapons and quickly launched an attack on the Japanese army.

  The Japanese army saw the opposing troops charging over and wanted to shoot, only to discover that their flank had been hiding danger all along.

  Some of the Japanese troops have begun to retreat and are waiting for the arrival of Chinese forces.

  The Japanese infantry artillery behind continued to fire, and the shells caused waves of blood mist.

  Machine gun battalion soldiers quickly fired shells, suppressing Japanese infantry artillery.

  The two sides' short weapons were about to clash, and a fierce hand-to-hand combat seemed to be unfolding.

  "Fire!" Yang Junran shouted loudly with a shotgun in his hand.

  The female soldiers around had not yet understood what was happening when the warriors began firing at the Japanese army.

  The Japanese army looked at their opponent in front of them, with a face full of surprise.

  They never thought until their death that their opponent would open fire at this time.

  The female soldiers' eyes were wide with incredulity as they stared at the warriors beside them.

  A light machine gunner fires a burst of ammunition and then quickly changes magazines to continue firing.

  "What are you staring at? Fire the bullets in your gun!" Yang Junran shouted loudly at the female soldier who was dazed.

  Some female soldiers started shooting in a fluster, while others looked at Chen Qiaoru beside them.

  "Fire!" Yang Junran fired a shot from his rifle and quickly rushed over with his Type 81 assault rifle.

  Yang Junran is no fool, and the Japanese soldiers in front of him are already few in number, and they are still clearly in a state of shock.

  The three battalions with over 600 men, plus several hundred female soldiers, a force of over 1,000 people, were still unable to cope with these Japanese troops.

  He dared to run forward boldly because he was sure that these Japanese soldiers would never have the chance to cross swords with him.

  Ji Quan looked at the two sides who were in a fierce battle and thought of going to assist.

  But a subordinate next to him pointed to the distant dilapidated house, and it seemed that there were still Japanese troops there.

  Ji Quan didn't hesitate at all and led his troops in a swift charge towards Sen no Rikyu.

  Zhou Yulan on the high mountain immediately issued a charge order after discovering the situation below.

  More than 2,000 female soldiers, armed with their own weapons, rushed quickly towards the Japanese army near the village at the foot of the mountain.

  A fierce battle seemed about to begin at any moment, while the reinforcements the Japanese army had been expecting had just been withdrawn.

  Inside Duolun County, this place is quite far from the mountainous area.

  However, several county towns around the mountainous areas were attacked by guerrilla forces, and all they could do was to withdraw troops from here.

  No one had expected that the strength of a Japanese army regiment would be annihilated, nor did they expect that in Chahar province there was such an army.

  More than 700 Mongolian cavalrymen are ready, their predecessors relied on such a cavalry corps and had achieved brilliant results.

  But everything has passed, and now they have become warlords under Japan's hands.

  This is also why Hou Yuanzhen quickly withdrew many troops from Duolun after receiving a call for help.

  He hoped these Mongolian cavalrymen could quickly rescue his independent infantry 11th Brigade.

  But in the county town of the guerrilla column, it was a different scene altogether.

  The two brigades of Kang Lianqin's troops successively captured several county towns and seized a large amount of supplies.

  Even Qin Litian's troops have joined the transportation corps under Fang Hanqin's command.

  "Director Fang, what about the soldiers recruited by the two brigades? Our guerrilla team's reputation has finally been established, and many people are voluntarily coming here to join the army on horseback. The entire county town is almost overcrowded with these soldiers. We can't just let them all go back, can we? This would be a big blow to their enthusiasm." Said Chief of Staff Ouyang Jian as he walked over to Fang Hanchen.

  Fang Hanchen glanced at the files on the table waiting for his handling and said to Ouyang Jian: "For the time being, let them assist the Second Brigade in transporting supplies. In addition, select some with good physical strength and have Deng Ziyong, the commander of the County City Defense Battalion, train them. Strive to train a batch of soldiers who can participate in combat within the shortest possible time. Our reputation has been made public, I'm afraid it will also attract the Japanese army. We must make preparations ahead of time."

  Ouyang Jian nodded and walked out towards the outside.

  "Xia Ke, you transport all the weapons captured by the Second Brigade to the military warehouse. The commander will definitely inspect them when he returns." Fang Hanchen said to Xia Ke, a staff officer beside him, after seeing Ouyang Jian leave.

  Xia Ke hummed and immediately walked out towards the outside.

  Looking at the Chahar map in the distance, Fang Hanqin fell into silence.

  He knew that the two brigades had captured a lot of things and gradually understood why the Japanese army would suffer such a blow.

  The vast Chahar region was guarded by only one division of Chinese troops, while the rest were Mongolian army units.

  Now Zhou Yulan and Yang Junran have surrounded the main Japanese troops in this area, making it a paradise for guerrilla forces. If not for the issue of military strength, the guerrilla forces could quickly occupy several towns in succession.

  At this point, Fang Hanqin couldn't help but admire Yang Junran's arrangement.

  At this moment, Yang Junran was still fighting against the Japanese army.

  After all, Yang Junran used to be in a military school too, and hand-to-hand combat was his specialty.

  As for the bayonet skills of these Japanese soldiers, Yang Junran didn't think much of them.

  The current Japanese army has less than 500 people, scattered around Seno Sachiko's surroundings to protect the safety of this regimental commander.

  The surrounding area was already filled with female soldiers and warriors, and Yang Junran also put down his rifle, ready to shoot.

  "Wait a minute, to show the dignity of our soldiers, our regimental commander requires a one-on-one duel with you. Do you dare accept our challenge?" Seeing that the Chinese troops had already raised their light machine guns, Seno Chihiro hastily asked the only battalion commander in the regiment who was fluent in Chinese to make the request.

  Listening to the Japanese army captain's request, Yang Junran couldn't help but laugh.

  These Japanese troops aren't stupid, they want to pull in a few scapegoats at the last moment.

  "Alright, tell your superior that we accept your challenge." Zhou Yulan drew out her long sword and said to the Japanese army captain.

  The Japanese army commander looked at Zhou Yulan's perfect figure, and he secretly swallowed his saliva. He knew the level of these female soldiers, and it was likely that they would be more difficult to deal with than male soldiers.

  Qianli Zhenyong observed that most of these female soldiers used large knives, which were the nemesis of his own stabbing knife.

  But the other side has already accepted their challenge, and now wanting to back down would only get them shot by machine guns.

  "Agree with her." Sena Chikajou drew his sword and said to the large captain beside him.

  The captain nodded and began to get the troops ready.

  "Commander Zhou, why bother increasing unnecessary casualties when these Japanese soldiers can be killed directly?" Yang Junran walked over and said to Zhou Yulan.

  Zhou Yulan looked at Yang Junran and didn't say anything, instead she swung her long sword and walked away.

  More than 500 female soldiers charged at the Japanese army with big knives.

  Yang Junran could feel the murderous aura of the female soldiers, and he could also feel their anger.

  Perhaps they themselves did not understand their own story, perhaps this was their only chance to clear their shame.

  Yang Junran crouched silently on the ground, watching the battle in front of him.

  "Take a good look at the gun method, and if you can help, just lend a hand." Yang Junran said in a low voice as he saw Ji Quan walking over.

  Ji Quan nodded and returned to his own troops once again.

  Before long, there were changes within the troops.

  Dozens of soldiers rushed towards a nearby high ground, their rifles uniformly aimed at the charging Japanese army.