Chapter 54: The Battle of Nanling (6)

  "Cease fire, cease fire..." Seeing the Jin-Sui army in the encirclement was left with only one last row, but their combat effectiveness was indeed very strong. The commander of the third company, Yu Hongyuan, suddenly had a mind to recruit them, and immediately shouted loudly at the surrounding soldiers.

  As the order to cease fire was given, the soldiers stopped pulling the trigger one after another. As the soldiers ceased fire, the remaining forty or so Shanxi soldiers inside the encirclement also stopped firing, staring blankly at their company commander. The battlefield, which had just been intense, slowly quieted down.

  "Brothers of the Shanxi-Suiyuan army inside the encirclement, you have been completely surrounded by us. Surrender your arms immediately and give up. Don't lose your lives on the battlefield for Yan Xishan, it's not worth it. Think about your families, your parents, do you really want to die here?... Brothers of the Shanxi-Suiyuan army, I guarantee that as long as you put down your weapons and surrender, I will ensure your personal safety. Later, if you are willing to join the Red Army, you can stay; if not, we will definitely let you leave..." As the battlefield slowly quieted down, the instructor of the third company began to shout to the remaining more than 40 Shanxi-Suiyuan soldiers inside the encirclement.

  "Brothers, don't listen to the Communist Army's words. If we are captured by the Communist Army, we will definitely die without a place to bury our bodies. Brothers, let me fight, only by charging out can we have hope of survival..." Just as Instructor Zhang He was about to finish speaking, the voice of Jin Sui Army Company Commander stubbornly came from within the encirclement.

  "Brothers of the Shanxi Army, you can't escape! There are at least ten light and heavy machine guns around you, all pointing at you..." The instructor continued to shout...

  "Brothers, open fire on me! Whoever doesn't open fire, I'll shoot him dead..." The cruel voice of the company commander echoed again within the encirclement.

  "Xiao Wang, think of a way to take him out. He's really a typical die-hard...". Seeing the enemy company commander disrupting his plans, Company Commander Yu Hongyuan was annoyed and ordered one of the company's snipers.

  "Yes, Lian Chang, you can rest assured, as long as he shows his head, he will definitely not escape my bullets..." The confident god of guns said. As they spoke, Little Wang quickly loaded the rifle with bullets and slowly poked out his own head, aiming the muzzle at the Shanxi army's position.

  "Brothers of the Shanxi Army, don't sacrifice your lives for Yan Xishan anymore. Think about it, if you die, what will happen to your families..."

  "Brothers, don't listen to the Communist nonsense, open fire and attack..." The Shanxi Army company commander continued to shout. At the same time, he slowly poked out his head, preparing to take out the Red Army advisor who had been shaking the morale of the troops. However, he didn't know that just as he poked out his head, the sharpshooter's gun was already steadily aimed at his own head.

  A sharp gunshot rang out, and the long head of Jianbing Lianlian was instantly shattered, with red and white brain matter splattering everywhere. Jianbing Lianlian fell to the ground with a hint of fear in his eyes, his body twisted at an awkward angle in the pool of blood.

  "Brothers of the Shanxi Army, do not think about resisting anymore. The fate of your company commander is the ultimate result of continued resistance. For the sake of your families, put down your weapons and surrender immediately..." Seeing the enemy company commander being blown up, Instructor Zhang He seized this favorable opportunity and shouted loudly.

  "Machine gunner, give me a burst at the Shanxi-Suiyuan army's position..." Seeing the instructor's words finish, the Shanxi-Suiyuan army's position was still quiet, without a sound. Yu Hongyan couldn't help but furrow his brow, commanding the machine gunner beside him.

  "Yes, Lian Chang... Rat-a-tat-tat..." Suddenly, a burst of bullets flew out, tightly grazing the heads of the Shanxi soldiers, scaring those remaining on the battlefield into ducking their heads again.

  "Red Army officers, stop firing, we surrender, we surrender..." Finally, some soldiers couldn't help but shout loudly, throwing away their weapons. With the first one, there was a second one, and within less than half a minute, all 41 remaining Shanxi-Suiyuan soldiers in the encirclement surrendered.

  "Report to the battalion commander, the 3rd company, new recruit company, and heavy machine gun platoon have annihilated the vanguard company of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. We attacked and killed 115 enemies, captured 41 people. We seized six light machine guns, 74 rifles, 19 submachine guns, and a batch of ammunition. Our army sacrificed 12 soldiers and two were seriously injured." After cleaning up the battlefield, the commander of the 3rd company, Yu Hongyuan, quickly came to Zhang Hua's side to report.

  "Good, well done. Hand over the captives to Deputy Instructor for criticism and education. The rest of you, return to your combat positions immediately, the Jin-Sui Army's attack is about to begin." Upon hearing Yu Hongyuan's report, Zhang Hua nodded in satisfaction, especially with the 41 captured Jin-Sui Army soldiers.

  "Yes, Battalion Commander..."

  At this time, the commander of the Shanxi Suiyuan Army, Yang Yaofang, was indeed holding a telescope and frowning as he observed the two highlands that had just caused heavy casualties to his own troops.

  "Has the casualty count of our troops come out yet? Also, what is the number of the communist army on the opposite side and how many soldiers are stationed on the two high grounds?" Division Commander Yang Yaofang asked with a frown.

  "Commander, the 1st Battalion of the 3rd Regiment is at the forefront, with over 240 casualties and the battalion commander killed in action. If nothing unexpected happens, our vanguard company has also been surrounded by the Red Army on the opposite side. In the recent battle, our army lost nearly three companies' worth of troops. Additionally, judging from the density of the enemy's firepower, there is at least one battalion of Communist troops defending each of the two high grounds. As for their specific unit numbers, we are not clear because we did not capture any prisoners." Colonel Fang replied immediately.

  "Damn it, we've already lost a battalion's worth of troops before the battle has even started... What kind of fight is this?" said Division Commander Yang Yaofang discontentedly.

  "Commander, just received a telegram from Zhao's division. Now there are less than a battalion of troops left around Commander Zhao, and the Communist army has launched its final general attack. Commander Zhao reported that they can hold on for at most another hour and requested immediate reinforcements from the division...".

  "Hurry, hurry, hurry, it's no use hurrying, the road ahead has been blocked by the Communist army, how can I reinforce? Tell Zhao Tingying to at least give me an hour, and I'll personally lead a division of troops to reinforce them." Regimental commander Yang Yaofang replied impatiently.

  "Yes, sir, I'll send a telegram to General Zhao right away..."

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