Chapter 14 They Didn't Come

  The current time is January 1938, and the temperature in Inner Mongolia is not high.

  Especially in mountainous areas, people have already put on thick cotton-padded jackets.

  The female soldiers' uniforms were still single, and most of the female soldiers had already started wearing the military coats they had captured from the Japanese army.

  A few hours ago, the female soldiers did a great job and killed several Japanese troops who came suddenly.

  This matter caught Zhou Yulan's attention, and she knew that the Japanese army would definitely come to avenge themselves.

  "Sister, why don't we get in touch with those people over there? It would be more convenient for us to have an outside helper too." Meng Yumei said softly, looking at Zhou Yulan not far ahead.

  Zhou Yulan turned back and smiled, saying to Meng Yumei: "Don't worry, we're not encountering this kind of situation for the first time. Tell the villagers to prepare to evacuate, each department must make preparations, and young men from each village must be issued some weapons to protect their fellow villagers. If there are many Japanese soldiers, we'll hide and fight; if there are few, we'll directly eliminate them."

  Chen Qioru also walked over and said to Meng Yumei, "Second sister, are you interested in that little white face? Why do you always want to be in contact with them?"

  Meng Yumei glared at Chen Qioru and silently looked at the female soldier in the distance.

  The atmosphere in the room became awkward and nobody was willing to speak anymore.

  Before long, a female soldier rushed in and said to Zhou Yulan: "Sister, the Japanese army has arrived, with several thousand people, carrying heavy weapons."

  Zhou Yulan's eyebrows slightly furrowed as she said to Meng Yumei beside her, "You lead the men to quickly break out of the perimeter and be sure to destroy their supply lines. I'll lead the others to immediately relocate."

  Meng Yumei nodded and hastily ran out towards the outside.

  The whole mountain area began to bustle with activity, with villagers and female soldiers walking everywhere.

  Some important fortifications have been prepared, light and heavy machine guns have been set up, waiting for the arrival of the Japanese army.

  The female soldiers' faces showed no expression, as if they were facing a very ordinary thing.

  The equipment of female soldiers has been greatly improved, especially the batch of weapons contributed by Yang Junran, which has greatly enhanced the firepower of female soldiers.

  Yang Junran did not know that the women had a total of three battalions, each with its own machine gun company and mortar company.

  Especially now, the female soldiers' troop has developed to over three thousand people.

  Although some of these female soldiers have not yet become qualified warriors, their hatred for the Japanese army will definitely make them a qualified soldier.

  In the distant mountainous area outside, Sena Kaito looked at the mountainous area in front of him.

  He never thought that in this mountainous area, there was actually a hidden elite troop.

  The division's search party has completed its mission and is marching towards Zhangjiakou.

  They have had enough of the climate here and are no longer willing to come here.

  The current Senri Kizaki team has only over 2,000 people. After the loss of Inoue Daito's unit, they haven't had time to replenish their forces yet.

  This time, being summoned over to participate in battle was just what Sen no Yoroi needed to let out a pent-up breath.

  "Commander, shall we launch an attack?" The staff officer beside him asked Sanada Yukimura.

  Senichi nodded and the entire Japanese army pounced like a pack of starving wolves.

  They were met with a hail of machine gun fire and mortar shells.

  Many Japanese troops did not anticipate such a situation and were immediately shot dead in batches.

  Senichi Kurihara's face turned pale as he gazed at the artillery formation behind him, where six 70mm Type 92 infantry guns were still preparing.

  The artillery company commander seemed to have discovered Chiren no Jyuo's displeasure and hastily organized covering fire.

  The shells began to fire out, striking at various firepower points.

  The female soldiers' shooting continued unabated, and the Japanese army had already deployed an attacking formation.

  In this way, the shooting effect of female soldiers is not very good.

  Under the accurate shooting of the Japanese army, the casualties of female soldiers began to rise.

  Zhou Yulan looked at the Japanese army in the distance and coldly gave the order to retreat.

  As the female soldiers retreated, the Japanese army began to enter the mountainous area.

  And Yang Junran has already given the task here.

  The first detachment was led by Kang Lianqin, attacking the county seat from all sides and collecting weapons and food within the county seat.

  The second battalion was led by Yang Junran and quickly reinforced Zhou Yulan's unit.

  The county town was guarded by two battalions led by Deng Ziyong and Qin Litian, while Fang Hanchin stayed behind with his two advisors, Xia Ke and Ouyang Jian.

  "Commander, how are we going to fight this time?" asked Ji Quan, the fourth battalion commander of the Second Brigade, as he ran alongside Yang Junran.

  Yang Junran smiled but didn't say anything.

  The troops have quickened their pace under Yang Junran's leadership.

  The distant sound of gunfire seemed to be faintly audible as well.

  Yang Junran looked at the entire running team and was relatively satisfied. Many new warriors were able to maintain their formation.

  "Commander Yang, the infantry is running too fast, the mortars and machine guns behind can't keep up." A soldier ran over to say to Yang Junran.

  Yang Junran patted his own head and thought about quickly reinforcing Zhou Yulan, but forgot the mortar battalion and machine gun battalion behind.

  "You go slowly, I'll leave a company of infantry to protect you. The situation is urgent now, can't take care of so many things." Yang Junran said to the soldiers.

  Yang Junran is now thinking of quickly reinforcing Zhou Yulan and can only temporarily abandon these heavy weapons.

  The warrior saw Yang Junran's face and could only nod, then ran out towards the back.

  The mountain area is now confusing for the Japanese army.

  No matter where they go, they will be shot at, but they themselves can't find the shooter.

  The first large team in charge of leading the way has already lost more than 100 people, which makes Sena Kiyomizu extremely displeased.

  What's more, they concentrated these wounded soldiers in a small village, but soon after they left, they found that all the soldiers in the village had been eliminated.

  Sen no Rikyu felt as if he had fallen into a maze of lost souls, where it was impossible to distinguish one place from another.

  In order to gain a better initiative on the battlefield, Sena Chikage has ordered his troops to stop their advance and build fortifications within the village.

  Prepare to use the village as a base and search for opponents all around.

  This way, although it prolonged its own fighting time, it effectively prevented the opponent's sneak attack.

  Senoo Chihiro was no ordinary man, and at that time Japanese military officers were all professionally trained.

  "Commander, the fortifications within the village will be completed soon, and the garrison's quarters have also been built. In order to ensure the safety of the wounded, after simple bandaging here, we will immediately send the wounded to the nearby county town to preserve their lives." The chief of staff walked over and respectfully said to Sena Kiyohiko.

  "Sen no Hyakusho seems to be satisfied, nodding his head and saying: 'You've done well. Only by preserving the lives of these brave warriors can we continue to fight for the Empire's cause. The Chinese here are despicable, they don't dare to face us in battle, so let's not waste the lives of Imperial warriors at their hands.'"

  The Chief of Staff smiled helplessly and nodded.

  As for what the regimental commander said, he didn't dare to agree. The troops here are at least accurate in their shooting, and even more powerful than some Chinese troops that the chief of staff has seen. If they were to engage in a fierce battle with us, the outcome would be hard to predict.

  It has been several hours of battle, but apart from nearly two hundred casualties on our side, we have not even seen the enemy's appearance, which makes the chief of staff very worried that his unit will fall into the enemy's trap.

  The night outside is getting darker and darker, and the surroundings have already started to quiet down.

  Zhou Yulan sat on a rock, carefully listening to Meng Yumei's report of the reconnaissance situation.

  The Japanese army had more than two thousand people and carried a lot of artillery, which made Zhou Yulan's curved eyebrows tightly furrowed.

  "Sister, the Japanese temporary reinforcements have not appeared yet. These people have already settled in the village and our ambushes are no longer effective. Should we let the artillery fire a few shots to attack the Japanese troops?" Meng Yumei walked over and said to Zhou Yulan.

  Zhou Yulan looked at the distant county town, seemingly with some expectation.

  "Sister, will the artillery fire?" Chen Qiao also asked from the side.

  "Don't fight now, wait till night falls and then attack, meanwhile launch small-scale raids on the village. We need to minimize casualties, it's not worth going all out with them." Zhou Yulan put away the map and said to the two people beside her.

  "Sister, do you think they will come to reinforce us?" Meng Yumei looked up at the sky and asked with a furrowed brow.

  Zhou Yulan hesitated for a moment, unsure of how to respond to her words.

  "Second sister, don't be dreaming, what era is this? They can't even protect themselves, how would they come to reinforce us? Besides, which Commander Yang are you talking about? We've never given him a good face before, and now we're expecting them to come and reinforce us? I think it's very difficult. It's better to rely on ourselves, these little devils will be driven away by us sooner or later." Chen Qiao said with displeasure, looking at Meng Yumei.

  Meng Yumei was about to argue back, but saw that Zhou Yulan's face had already shown displeasure.

  The two of them hastily shut their mouths and waited for Zhou Yulan's command.

  "How many times have we fought like this, we don't need others to reinforce us, we can still drive away these devils, we women are no worse than men and will not yield to them or rely on them." Zhou Yulan's voice was not loud, but very serious, the whole conversation had a ripple effect in both of their hearts.

  Several female soldiers have begun to get busy, Zhou Yulan walked towards the artillery position in the distance, she wanted to personally command the artillery position to fire.

  Meng Yumei and Chen Qioru awkwardly followed behind Zhou Yulan, not daring to say another word.

  (Is the pressure on? Next week, rush to the top of the new book chart, three updates a day. Weekly recommendation over 1,000, double updates on weekends. Additionally, there will be irregular bursts, everyone please give me strength, if the data is good, I'll have the motivation to write, Shao Qing's words are guaranteed to count, it's up to you all.)