Chapter 64 The Same Troops

  At this moment, Yang Jingyu's mind was a complete blank, desperately pulling the trigger, and in front of him were Japanese people everywhere like locusts, those ferocious faces! Made people extremely disgusted, his long arms at this time were incredibly agile, and the accurate marksmanship made the Japanese lose their courage. In the blink of an eye, the twenty bullets from the double guns knocked down twenty enemies.

  Under the cover of five guards, he quickly replaced the magazine, and the soldiers built a barrier with their bodies! The light machine guns of the five men had become the spearhead of this small unit, and wherever they pointed, they swept away! The intense firepower made the Japanese army's blood and flesh fly.

  Under the scorching sunlight of a sunny afternoon, the clear sky had not a cloud in it. Such good weather ironically made the Chinese soldiers feel even worse, because the clear weather and good visibility were advantageous to the Japanese air raids.

  "Second Brother!" Xiao Le approached and looked up at the sky, asking: "Why didn't the Japanese use planes this time?"

  "I don't know!" Yang Jingyu shook his head and said, "Maybe they were all shot down by the big brother!" As he spoke, Yang Jingyu's gun had already run out of bullets, and then he picked up a machine gun from a fallen soldier and swept it towards the enemy...

  In the late afternoon, the sky above Fengtian was already filled with thick smoke, and most of the buildings had been destroyed by the Japanese artillery. The flames burning everywhere highlighted the intense battle in Fengtian as extremely tragic.

  The Japanese temporarily retreated, and Yang Jingyu immediately reported the situation here to the Party Central Committee: After three days and nights of fierce battle, the position was repeatedly changed hands, and our troops suffered heavy casualties! All our officers and men have made up their minds to die, and vowed to fight the Japanese invaders to the end!

  Soon, the Party Central Committee received intelligence that they were trying to get the support of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Army and let Yang Jingyu lead his troops to withdraw to the Beimen line to continue resisting the Japanese army with the help of favorable terrain.

  Yang Jingyu thought for a moment and immediately ordered: "Let all soldiers abandon their positions, carry food and weapons to retreat to the Shao Shuai Fu, as well as the North Gate line!"

  "No way!" Zhao Shangzhi shouted: "Second brother! The front line is our defensive barrier! If the Japanese army finds out that our army has withdrawn from the position, then the location of General Shao's headquarters will be even more prominent. With three sides surrounded by enemies, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on for much longer!"

  "No way!" Yang Jingyu sighed and said: "Our soldiers' casualties are too great, and it is impossible to stop the enemy in such a large defensive area. Now it's still possible to shrink the battlefield, wait until the enemy thinks they have already surrounded us, and then we'll launch a surprise attack on them with pincer movements! At that time, I will be among the people, and the Japanese siege will collapse by itself!"

  "It's still no good!" Zhao Shangzhi shook his head and said, "If the enemy's artillery fire is concentrated on our defensive position and the infantry does not attack, won't we be completely annihilated?"

  "Yes! I've also thought of this, but there's no better way!" Yang Jingyu said.

  "I'll lead a group of people to respond on the outskirts! When the time comes, we'll coordinate with the troops to launch a counterattack!" Zhao Shangzhi immediately asked for orders.

  "I'll also bring a team of people to ambush from the outside!" Xiao Lei said immediately.

  "Alright..." Yang Jingyu nodded reluctantly and said: "You must be careful to hide, if the Japanese find out where you're hiding, it'll be troublesome!"

  "No problem!" Xiao Le smiled and said: "The hidden passage left by Big Brother is very concealed and extremely solid, nothing will happen!"

  "Good!" Yang Jingyu ordered: "You two each lead 200 men to hide in the three kilometers within the two wings of General Shao's mansion! When you hear the horn sound of our counterattack, immediately come out and attack the enemy from both sides! But if you don't hear the horn, no one is allowed to expose their tracks!"

  "Yes!"

  Yang Jingyu continued: "Send all the wounded to the underground tunnels of Shao's mansion for treatment, order the soldiers to seize every moment to rest and replenish their strength!"

  "Yes!"

  It wasn't long before the Japanese vanguard discovered that the Chinese garrison was contracting its defensive positions, just as Zhao Shangzhi had anticipated. The Japanese immediately began to fiercely press in from all sides.

  Inside the city of Fengtian, all Japanese troops received frequent reports of victories: they had already captured the southern gate position, eastern gate position and western gate position of the Zhina army. At this time, the Japanese who were attacking the northern gate reported that they had been repelled, while the Japanese troops who were attacking the direction of Shao's mansion retreated back to their starting position after leaving behind more than 300 corpses.

  Several hours later, under the cover of fierce artillery fire, the Japanese army launched a new round of fierce attack! Soon, the Shao's Mansion was surrounded on three sides.

  But Yang Jingyu's defenders had now concentrated their firepower, and the defensive position of over a thousand people would guard the Shuai Fu as if it were an iron wall. However, the Japanese army, relying on its numerical superiority, after a brief chaos, actually concentrated its firepower! Light and heavy machine guns, mortars, grenade launchers, artillery, and mountain guns all fired at the Shuai Fu together.

  Yang Jingyu, who had forgotten that he was already in a desperate situation in the fierce battle, saw the enemy getting closer and closer, and suddenly stood up, throwing the hand grenade in his hand at the nearby Japanese machine gun under the rain of bullets. Perhaps it was too lucky, just as Yang Jingyu stood up, a burst of machine gun fire had knocked down five soldiers on his side to the ground, but with a loud "boom!" several Japanese machine gunners also fell to the ground with blood all over their faces amidst the twisted wreckage of the machine guns.

  The Japanese army, which had lost its firepower support nearby, suddenly slumped and began to retreat in succession. Taking advantage of the enemy's retreat, Yang Jingyu saw a glimmer of hope! He immediately picked up a light machine gun from the ground, shouted loudly: "Charge!" Jumped out of the bunker first, commanding the troops to charge towards the Japanese army's back!

  "Drip, drip, drop......" The shrill bugle sounded on the battlefield. At this moment, Yang Jingyu was very clear that this offensive was the most violent attack launched by the Japanese army today, and it was possible that the Japanese were also desperately holding on. As long as they could drive them out, perhaps the troops might have a chance to hold on until tomorrow.

  Something that was almost desperate for Yang Jingyu happened, the retreating Japanese army suddenly stopped its footsteps about 100 meters away, and more than a thousand Japanese soldiers formed a scattered line under the personal leadership of Major General Asō.

  Yang Jingyu pulled the trigger, only to find that there were no more bullets in his gun! His soldiers, who had just been through an intense battle, were now busy chasing after the enemy, and many of them also discovered that their guns were out of ammunition!

  While the soldiers under his command were searching for a suitable opponent, Lieutenant General Masa had slowly drawn his katana and shouted "Kill the enemy!"

  Japanese soldiers immediately raised their guns and aimed at the scene, "Bang... Bang..." The dense rain of bullets was as crisp as a pipa.

  After jumping behind the bunker, Yang Jingyu immediately looked around and saw that the hundreds of soldiers who had rushed out with him were now reduced to only a few dozen. Just as he was overcome with grief, the enemy's position suddenly became chaotic. Yang Jingyu looked up and saw that Zhao Shangzhi and Xiao Leizi had led their troops to attack the enemy from behind.

  That originally ecstatic Masao Tachibana was just like a mad dog barking loudly, but now immediately shouted like a deflated balloon: "Withdraw! Withdraw! Quick withdrawal!"

  Yang Jingyu had already pulled out his two guns, the first to jump up and charge towards the Japanese army. At this moment, Chinese soldiers had completely lost their fear of death, and the hope of living was too slim for them! There were no reinforcements, no medals, but they knew that killing one would be enough, killing two would make a profit! Everyone held on to their determination to die, like a group of desperate men rushing towards the Japanese army.

  Although the Japanese army had an advantage in numbers, they were attacked from three sides by the defending troops and suddenly became flustered and didn't know where to shoot. They still didn't know if there were any reinforcements behind the Chinese army, so they immediately started killing their way out of a bloody road back to their starting point.

  On the battlefield, soldiers from both China and Japan simultaneously let out cries in different languages, with different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, engaging in a war of justice and injustice! In the instant when the two sides clashed, the blood that splattered out was of the same color.

  With majestic momentum, Chinese soldiers grasped bayonets gleaming with cold light and machine guns spewing flames, charging forward in pursuit. Bullet shells and blood flew through the air! With a determination to die, Chinese soldiers instantly overwhelmed the Japanese army in terms of morale. In the clash, only a few Chinese soldiers fell, while rows of Japanese soldiers collapsed.

  Hearing the report, Lin Xiangnian was enraged and immediately picked up the phone to shout: "Order the artillery units to indiscriminately fire at the Shao Mansion and the North Gate area!"

  The artillery battalion commander on the other end of the phone paused, took a deep breath and said: "General, many of our soldiers have not retreated yet? They are flanking north gate!"

  "Bah!" Lin Xun shouted: "Don't mind them! Fire the cannon for me immediately! Did you hear that, fire and shoot!" Lin Xun slammed the phone back into its original position.

  Ten seconds later, the Japanese mountain artillery group that had already fixed their sights began to use barrage fire. With a burst of intense explosions, Yang Jingyu suddenly felt his body lightened and was thrown heavily to the ground. Zhao Shangzhi, who was beside him, desperately pulled Yang Jingyu, who was dazed by the blast wave, into a shell hole.

  Yang Jingyu, who had been unconscious for a long time, woke up to find that his neck was wrapped in thick bandages and his abdomen was also bandaged. He tried hard to move his body and found that everything was normal except for the abrasions on his abdomen and neck.

  Outside was surprisingly quiet, Yang Jingyu immediately shouted: "Come on! Come on!"

  "Ah! Second Brother woke up!" Xiao Le's voice came from the side.

  Yang Jingyu didn't wait for Xiao Lei to continue speaking, and he pulled her arm and asked: "How long have I been unconscious? What about the North Gate and the Shao Shuai Fu array?"

  Xiao Lei gently put down his hands and said, "Second brother, don't worry, you were injured in the afternoon and was carried back by third brother. Now it's 5 o'clock on the morning of the 29th, you've been unconscious for over ten hours, scaring all your brothers! We are currently at General Shao's mansion, the enemy has not attacked yet! Although contact with the north gate has been cut off, there is still occasional intense gunfire, and the position should still be in our hands. Third brother has already taken people to support the north gate, so you can rest assured!"

  "Cough!" Yang Jingyu took a long breath and closed his eyes, saying: "How many of us are left?"

  "This... " Xiao Lei muttered: "There are only over 500 people left!"

  "What?" Yang Jingyu almost jumped up, "Why? Why did we lose so many again?"

  "It was just yesterday afternoon!" Xiao Le paused for a moment and said: "After you fainted, the enemy launched another large-scale attack, and we lost more than 600 people!"

  Yang Jingyu's heart is now filled with a sorrow that has both sadness and helplessness. How many Chinese soldiers knew they were no match, yet still abandoned their homes and livelihoods to engage in a desperate battle of flesh and blood against the Japanese invaders' steel, even if it meant shedding every last drop of blood without regret or complaint. Countless soldiers have used their bodies to prop up the iron backbone of the Chinese nation at times of national and ethnic crisis, this is an unyielding will that no powerful enemy can defeat.

  Inside the North Gate's position, Zhao Shangzhi saw that the Chinese defenders had been almost annihilated, with several seriously wounded soldiers lying in the nearby ruins struggling to raise their weapons to continue resisting the enemy. Several bright red flags were fluttering on the city wall.

  Under the city wall, the dense and anxious Japanese troops were advancing forward with their bodies bowed. Zhao Shangzhi suddenly discovered that a seriously wounded soldier at the edge of the city wall had sat up, holding a fuse in his hand, smiling at the approaching Japanese soldiers, and suddenly jumped down from the city wall.

  "Boom!" A deafening explosion shook the sky! The massive flames produced by the blast immediately illuminated half of the city wall. The huge fireballs raised by dozens of grenades exploding could not disperse for a long time.

  "Hit!" Zhao Shangzhi shouted with his bloodshot eyes.

  In an instant, more than a hundred soldiers who came to support immediately fired their triggers at the increasingly close yellow figure!

  Standing far away, Lin Xiang Shilang felt fear and powerlessness towards this war for the first time. Could a nation with such soldiers be conquered? Zhao Xiaofeng defeated the invincible Imperial Army, now, the few hundred remaining **broken troops in the city actually blocked his 30,000-strong army for 9 days, this is simply humiliating! He actually lost nearly 10,000 soldiers' corpses in this small Fengtian City!

  He gazed at the city wall that was constantly spewing fire and couldn't help but feel a tinge of sorrow. At this moment, his aide reported: "General Honjō Shigeru has sent a telegram inquiring about the situation in Mukden!"

  Lin Xun thought for a moment and immediately said: "Our army encountered the main force of ** in Fengtian, our army suffered heavy casualties, requesting air support!"

  "Honjō immediately wired back: 'Order an immediate halt to the attack! Troops will be dispatched to provide support within three days!'"

  "Fall back! Fall back!" The Japanese soldier waved his command flag and ordered the soldiers to start retreating.

  As he watched the Japanese army suddenly retreat from the North Gate, Zhao Shangzhi immediately collapsed on the city wall, his exhaustion over the past few days having tormented him to the point of being inhuman.

  "Why did the Japanese retreat?" a soldier asked curiously.

  "They are trying to reduce casualties and look for opportunities to organize the next attack!" a platoon leader said.