Chapter 47: You've worked hard

  "Don't worry! The brothers have been ready for a long time!" Fang Zhenghai said with a smile. Just as they were talking, the devils rushed to within 100 meters of the position, and Zhang Lieyang immediately shouted at the special forces: "Fire!"

  Submachine guns, machine guns and rifles formed a fast-slow combination of firepower, instantly disintegrating the enemy's charge. The soldiers who thought they could rest after repelling this attack were stunned in an instant, as the enemy's follow-up troops charged again. Zhang Lieyang took up his combat knife and rushed out without saying a word, seeing Zhang Lieyang lead by example, all the soldiers followed him out, the experienced special forces members supported each other back to back, quickly the enemy was caught off guard and beaten back by Zhang Lieyang and the soldiers.

  Then Zhang Lieyang and all the warriors picked up the ammunition from the dead devils and returned to the position.

  Looking at Zhang Lieyang and the others picking up ammunition in the distance, Akihito smiled and said to his adjutant: "You go shout to them! Tell them to lay down their arms!"

  "Cough!" The staff officer, holding a loudspeaker, arrived at the 400-meter point of the Qingyun Road position and shouted in not-so-standard Chinese: "You, Japanese soldiers on the opposite side, surrender! As your opponents, the brave and invincible Great Japanese Imperial Army has great respect for you! You are true soldiers! However, as soldiers, you have already done enough for your country! Put down your weapons! We will treat you according to the Geneva Convention regarding POW treatment, provide medical care for your wounded, and guarantee your personal safety. After the war, you will be exchanged as the first batch of POWs and soon reunite with your families! You have ten minutes to consider; if you still refuse to surrender after ten minutes, we will completely annihilate you!"

  Just as the devils were shouting, Zhang Lieyang beckoned to a nearby sniper, who came over with his rifle at the ready. Zhang took the rifle and checked it, then aimed at the devil who was doing the shouting and said in Japanese, "This is our answer!" With that, he pulled the trigger.

  Fang Zhenghai saw the Japanese devil's brains splashing through the telescope, and was suddenly frightened. At this time, Zhang Lieyang said: "This is the power of the SAM bullet!" As he said, he handed the gun back to the sniper.

  Akane Shin'ichirō watched as his adjutant died and immediately ordered: "Tell the artillery to give me a covering fire!"

  After a while, the sound of "whooshing" came from the sky, followed by the sound of surrounding buildings collapsing. Zhang Lieyang, who was lying on the ground, looked at his watch and said angrily: "Damn it! Bullying me without artillery support! Wait till I get cannons and let you taste the flavor of being bombed!"

  About half an hour later, the devils' artillery fire gradually stopped. Zhang Lieyang immediately shook off the dust on his body and shouted: "How many people are still alive?"

  Upon hearing Zhang Lieyang's words, Zhang Xiangwu quickly tallied up and came to Zhang Lieyang's side, saying: "Young master, none of our men have died, only twenty were injured! But now, less than twenty of Commander Fang's men are able to participate in the battle!"

  "Alright! Towards five, you quickly count the ammunition of our brothers, when the devils come later, we'll give them a good beating!" Zhang Lieyang said seriously.

  "Alright! Young master!" With that, Zhang Xiangwu left.

  After a while, Zhang Xiangwu's front foot had just left for a short time, and Fang Zhenghai came to Zhang Lieyang's side and asked, "How are you going to fight later?"

  "We'll use up all the bullets later! Then we'll have a bayonet fight with the devils!" Zhang Lieyang wiped his war knife and replaced the magazine of his gun.

  Akishino Shin'ichirō, who had been beaten by Zhang Lieyang and was furious, drew his command sword and came to the front of his own soldiers, saying: "Imperial warriors! The time for you to devote yourself to the Emperor has come! Charge for me!"

  When Akane Shin'ichirō spoke, the entire corps of oni charged towards Seiryūjin's position like they had been injected with chicken blood!

  When the devils approached within 100 meters of the position, all light and heavy firepower on the position suddenly opened fire. Under the strong firepower suppression, Akizuki Shin'ichirō immediately took over the communication soldier's walkie-talkie and shouted: "Qīng Yún Lù Qiū Shuǐ Lián Duì needs artillery support!"

  Not long after, the devils' shells exploded on the position of Qingyun Road. The devils who had killed red eyes also rushed to the position without caring about the exploding shells. The special warriors on the Qingyun Road position relied on the protection of bulletproof vests, holding their weapons tightly and sweeping the rushing devils!

  Just as the position was about to be breached, gunfire erupted from behind, and the devils who were charging at the position were immediately repelled. Seeing the devils retreat, Zhang Lieyang and Fang Zhenghai weakly collapsed into the trenches, looked at each other, and burst out laughing.

  At this time, an officer ran over and saluted Fang Zhenghai and Zhang Lieyang, saying: "The commander of the 722nd Regiment of the 361st Brigade of the 87th Division of the Fifth Army of the National Revolutionary Army, Tang De, has been ordered to take over your defense line!" Then he choked with sobs and said: "Brothers, you've worked hard! We're late, sorry everyone!"

  "No! Brothers, you've arrived just in time! If it weren't for your timely arrival, we would have all been finished off here. I, Fang Zhenghai, represent all the brothers in thanking you!" He then tried to kneel down.

  Tang De grasped Fang Zhenghai, who was about to kneel down, and said: "General Zhang Zhizhong is leading the elite fifth army of the National Army to reinforce Shanghai! Don't worry! We will definitely be able to hold on to Shanghai!"

  Hearing Tang De's words, Fang Zhenghai smiled and said: "No wonder the cannon was so accurate!" A soldier ran to Tang De's side and said: "Battalion commander, there are still 355 people left here now!"

  When Tang De heard the soldier's words, he looked at Fang Zhenghai with suspicion. Fang Zhenghai's face showed a bitter expression as he said: "We had already wiped out an entire regiment here before we came, and we are just a battalion plus a reinforced company that rushed to reinforce!" When Tang De heard Fang Zhenghai's words, he was stunned, thinking of the many generals and soldiers who had died in battle here.

  Suddenly, Tang De looked towards the trenches and asked in surprise: "This...!" Before Tang De could continue asking, Fang Zhenghai choked with sobs and said: "The trenches have all been blown up, we no longer have anything to rebuild the trenches, so we can only use the bodies of our fallen brothers to build a new trench!"

  Tang De's face suddenly turned extremely solemn, and he loudly commanded: "Attention! Salute! To the martyred officers and soldiers of the 19th Route Army!" The soldiers of the 87th Division simultaneously raised their right hands to pay respects to the corpses in front of them. Fang Zhenghai and Zhang Lieyang both had tears welling up in their eyes, and they immediately followed suit with a salute.

  After a long time, Tang De finally put down his right hand, and the crowd followed suit.

  Tang De, who had come back to his senses, looked at Fang Zhenghai and asked: "Who are you?"

  "I am Fang Zhenghai, the commander of the 1st Battalion of the 119th Regiment of the 60th Division of the 19th Army. The one next to me is Zhang Lieyang, the commander of the reinforced company!"

  Tang De looked puzzled and asked: "The intelligence said that your front line is a large team of devils, how...?"