Chapter 58: The Legendary Guerrilla Warfare

  On the grassland, the Japanese army's troops are still advancing.

  However, on the grassland not far from the vanguard of the Japanese army, four regiments of the Second Brigade were hiding.

  The soldiers of the engineering company have already buried landmines on the road and are waiting for the arrival of the Japanese army.

  Qin Litian held up his binoculars and continuously observed the Japanese army's troops in the distance.

  More than a hundred Japanese officers and men came swaggering over this way.

  The two wings had no cover at all, while behind them were the main forces of the Japanese army, with trucks and tanks covering both wings.

  Qin Litian furrowed his brow and called over a messenger, saying: "Order the First Battalion to stay behind, the Second Battalion to bring along the engineer company to rush to the front line to continue laying landmines. The Third and Fourth Battalions are to prepare to launch an attack from both flanks, firing after which they will quickly retreat and must not be tied down by the Japanese army."

  The orderly listened and quickly ran over to one side.

  Boom, boom. Several explosions have sounded, and a dozen Japanese soldiers walking in the front fell to the ground.

  Several wounded Japanese soldiers were groaning loudly, waiting for reinforcements from their comrades.

  The Japanese army behind had quickly made combat preparations, and light and heavy machine guns were rapidly set up.

  Several grenade launchers are holding mini-grenades and searching for targets everywhere.

  Qin Litian watched as the Japanese army made their preparations, but did not give the order for the remaining battalion to open fire.

  The three or four battalions of the two wings have unfolded their combat formations and launched attacks on both flanks of the Japanese army.

  Not far away, Yang Junran was riding on a war horse, observing the battle here.

  The troops of the 34th Regiment had not yet been discovered by the Japanese army, and Yang Junran did not dare to take any action.

  "Liango Fei, I don't see the hundred or so vanguard troops of the Japanese army!" Yang Junran shouted loudly towards Liang Fei not far away.

  Liang Fei quickly raised his binoculars and looked for the Japanese troops that Yang Junran had mentioned.

  "Is it or isn't that group of devils with a distance from the large group of Japanese troops behind?" Liang Fei put down his binoculars and asked.

  Yang Junran nodded and said: "I'll let Yun Qiao Han command the machine gun battalion and artillery battalion to cover your cavalry, you get rid of this Japanese force for me, and at the same time send someone to inform Qin Li Tian to retreat quickly."

  Liang Fei Jing Li said: "Don't worry, sir, I guarantee to complete the task."

  The troops of the 34th Division have begun exchanging fire with the Japanese army.

  Each battalion's three Type 97 90mm mortars, three Type 92 infantry guns and nine grenade dischargers rapidly fired different shells, striking the Japanese troops.

  Three heavy machine guns and three light machine guns fired continuously, covering the soldiers' shots.

  When they were two hundred meters away from the Japanese army troops, the soldiers all stopped charging and started shooting with their rifles.

  The Japanese army's light and heavy machine guns were sweeping rapidly, striking the soldiers' movements.

  Toda Yoshiyasu inside the palanquin had already taken cover and was directing his troops' counterattack.

  The commander of the 4th Cavalry Brigade led the cavalry of the 26th Regiment in a charge against the warriors.

  At this moment, the 10 75mm mountain guns of the Second Battalion of Artillery fired rapidly.

  Shells exploded all around the Japanese troops, and shrapnel flew about, wounding the Japanese forces.

  Yang Junran put down his binoculars and spurred his warhorse forward with a swift kick of his legs.

  The troops of the 34th Regiment have begun to retreat, and light and heavy machine guns and artillery immediately provide cover for the troops.

  The two thousand war horses of the cavalry regiment charged rapidly towards the vanguard of the Japanese army.

  "Damn it, that son of a bitch Liang Fei is competing with me for the meat again. The whole regiment is organizing firepower to intercept the Japanese reinforcements, and this little bit of meat is being given away to the cavalry unit." Qin Litian couldn't help but curse when he saw Liang Fei's cavalry.

  The battalion's troops quickly opened fire, and various artillery shells rapidly pounded towards the Japanese army.

  Such a blow made the Japanese army dizzy and didn't know which troops to deal with.

  The commander of the 4th Brigade of the 8th Division, Major General Suzuki Yoshinori, seeing that his vanguard battalion had apparently been hit, quickly issued a reinforcement order.

  "Hakka, quickly reinforce the past!" shouted Suzuki Yoshinori.

  The commander of the 5th Battalion of the 4th Brigade Infantry Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Tani Tateki, quickly shouted and ran towards his own troops.

  In no time at all, the confused Japanese troops were brought under control.

  More than 400 Japanese troops began to reinforce the vanguard battalion under the cover of artillery shells.

  But the cavalry regiment's troops had already rushed ahead of them.

  The sharp horse sword has been swung up, and the Japanese military officers of the vanguard squadron have beheaded one by one.

  The officer behind him, Lieutenant General Gao, was furious, seeing his subordinate beheaded without being able to do anything.

  The firepower of the Japanese Army Infantry Fifth Brigade has slowly unfolded.

  The four 75mm mountain guns of the direct-affiliated artillery company and the four Type 92 infantry guns of the infantry gun company, a total of eight guns, started firing.

  Shells exploded all around the cavalry, shrapnel flying everywhere, constantly piercing the bodies of war horses or riders.

  Liang Fei saw more than a hundred Japanese soldiers, and most of them had been dealt with. He quickly gave the order to retreat.

  Fortunately, Liang Fei retreated in time, otherwise the artillery regiment behind would not have let them off easily.

  The 36 M119 120mm howitzers have been quickly set up and are waiting for the arrival of shells.

  After seeing the cavalry retreat, the artillery regiment commander was very regretful.

  If these 36 guns were fired in a single volley, they would be able to annihilate more than a hundred war horses of the Chinese troops.

  Maeda Toshiie's face was filled with anger as he gazed at the troops in front of him, and he didn't know what to say.

  The chief of staff quickly walked over and reported on the situation he had encountered ahead.

  There was no sound around anymore, whether it was cavalry or infantry, they had all quickly retreated.

  "Hurry up, march quickly." Toda Yoshifumi shouted, knowing that once they reached the county town, things would take a turn for the better.

  The cavalry units in the distance, however, were still wandering around, and having learned a lesson from last time, they did not dare to act arbitrarily.

  On a patch of lush green grass, Qin Litian panted heavily, Yang Junran's face was calm, and Liang Fei looked very pleased, they had all gathered together.

  "Master, let me catch my breath. Fortunately, we retreated in time. I saw the Japanese army setting up their large-caliber artillery, if they had launched a barrage, I'm afraid at least dozens of our brothers would have been injured." Qin Litian said to Yang Junran beside him, panting heavily.

  Yang Junran smiled and said to Qin Litian, "Don't worry, wait for the cavalry to move out again, I'll take a look at these Japanese troops, when can they arrive outside the county town."

  "Shifu, why don't we do it again and lure a batch of Japanese cavalry to chase us, and just wipe out their entire cavalry?" Liang Fei said with an air of nonchalance.

  Yang Junran looked at Liang Fei and naturally knew what he was thinking.

  "Damn it, you think you're crazy to be the commander, even a hundred plus Japanese troops want to fight with us." Qin Litian cursed with a smile.

  Li Feng's face was slightly flushed, and he looked down in embarrassment.

  "It doesn't matter, the capable one will take it. As long as you, Liang Fei, gather three thousand cavalry, I'll give you a cavalry brigade formation and equip you with machine guns and artillery." Yang Junran said with a smile.

  Distant explosions echoed through the air, and Qin Litian burst out laughing.

  "This group of bastards, they actually thought the vanguard was ambushed by us and didn't even clear the landmines before charging forward." Qin Litian burst out laughing as he spoke.

  Yang Junran held up his binoculars and took a look, but couldn't see the distant scene.

  After putting down the telescope, Yang Junran began to give orders: "Assign the artillery battalion to the cavalry regiment, and let Liang Fei command it uniformly. Continue to slow down the Japanese army's marching speed. Qin Litian brigade commander commanded the remaining troops to set up landmines and blocking forces along the way, delaying the Japanese army's offensive momentum. I will return to the county town to prepare and entertain these Japanese troops."

  The two men gave a solemn salute and saw Chu Tianming off.

  In the Japanese army, Maeda Toshinaga was furious.

  The unlucky engineer battalion has started clearing the landmines ahead.

  The massive troops began to rest in place.

  Some Japanese officers and soldiers began to gnaw on dry rations, supplementing their physical strength.

  The two tour leaders were called together by Toshiyori Maeda and discussed their next plan.

  The fourth traveler, Matsumoto Yoshinori, remained silent throughout and did not express any opinions.

  It was Major General Lin Maoqing, the commander of the 16th Brigade, who proposed that he lead his own brigade to take a detour and march towards the flank of Guangfu County.

  Maeda Toshiie looked at Hayami Kiyomasa with a worried expression, furrowing his brow.

  "How confident are you, if you were to be surrounded and annihilated by the Chinese troops? This Chinese troop is not simple, they may take measures against you." Said Toshiyuki Maeda, furrowing his brow.

  Lin Maoqing was all smiles and said: "Relying on the strong forces of our travel group, we are fully confident in dealing with them."

  Maeada Toshi looked at the chief of staff beside him, and after seeing the chief of staff nodding, Maeada Toshi said to Lin Maoqing: "I will reinforce your brigade with twelve mountain guns from the artillery regiment. You must be careful when advancing, and report any situation to the division headquarters immediately. I will dispatch troops to reinforce you quickly."

  Lin Mao nodded and saluted: "Don't worry, Commander, we will definitely complete the mission."

  Maeda Toshimasu smiled and suddenly announced the dissolution of the meeting.

  The troops of the 16th Brigade quickly separated from the main force and made a detour towards the flank.

  And the troops of the 4th Brigade followed behind the division headquarters, waiting for the slow progress of the engineer brigade in front.

  Although Suzuki Yoshinori was somewhat envious of Hayashi Mooko's boldness, he would not go on an adventure, especially after seeing a cavalry regiment of the Fourth Cavalry Brigade being eaten away, he became even more determined in his own conviction.