Chapter 40: The Annihilation of the Honda Alliance in Xinghe County Defense War

  "Orders: The Sasaki detachment will fortify a defensive position on the spot and block the Chinese army coming from the south; The Fujita detachment, Watanabe detachment, and all units directly under the regiment will be deployed to the battlefield north of Xinpingbao, holding out for reinforcements. A telegram was sent to Minister Tōjō requesting combat guidance, while also requesting that the commander send air support immediately."

  On the battlefield, both sides were fighting desperately. The Japanese army wanted to maintain the myth of the invincibility of the Great Imperial Army, despite knowing that they were at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, but no one dared to retreat. The security team, on the other hand, was completely in a posture of beating a drowning dog, with two regiments plus the directly affiliated units of the command department, totaling nearly 8,000 people, launching a fierce attack on the Japanese puppet army of less than 2,000 people.

  No one is more frightened than Yang Yi and Li Bin now, their Chen Feng, Commander-in-Chief Chen, actually brought a guard squad onto the battlefield, and even clashed bayonets with the little devils, damn it, what kind of nonsense is this, although they are also clear about Chen Feng's strength.

  But after all, this is a battlefield, and bullets don't have eyes. If they accidentally hit him, it would be big trouble. However, although they had intended to send someone to protect Chen Feng, the entire battlefield was now in chaos, and who could find Commander-in-Chief Chen?

  Unlike Yang Yi and others, Chen Feng now has only one emotion in his heart, that is excitement. The Mauser rifle was thrown somewhere unknown, a bayonet-wielding Type 38 Arisaka rifle in hand, fierce and powerful, stabbing far and smashing near, dancing with dense wind, the little devils were battered to death or injured.

  However, because the old man's military uniform was too eye-catching, and the three stars on his shoulder made his identity almost exposed, Japanese soldiers kept rushing towards Chen Feng.

  Chen Feng was not afraid, although there were only less than thirty guards around him, but each one was a good hand. Under Chen Feng's command, these thirty or so people were like a sharp knife, piercing directly into the chest of Tengda and Watanabe's troops.

  Suddenly, Chen Feng's eyes lit up. Lieutenant, although on the battlefield Chen Feng was not picky about food, whether it was a Japanese officer or soldier, he would kill them as soon as he encountered them. However, he still intentionally or unintentionally sought out more valuable targets, such as scouts, machine gunners and officers.

  Chen Feng knew that the Japanese army in front of him was a regimental-level unit, and the commander-in-chief of the unit was usually a major general, while the frontline commander was usually a lieutenant colonel. The Japanese lieutenant colonel in front of him was likely to be the forward commander of this Japanese army, and must be eliminated.

  When Chen Feng saw Fujita Ichiro, Fujita Ichiro also found Chen Feng. As a mid-ranking officer, Fujita Ichiro was already qualified to know some military secrets, such as the organizational number of the Chinese troops in front of him.

  After two days, the Suiyuan and Baotou troops appeared before the Imperial Japanese Army like a nightmare, making the Imperial Japanese Army taste the bitter defeat for the first time, forcing these invincible Japanese to take this Chinese army seriously.

  Regarding the universal military insignia system implemented in the Chinese army, Tojo Ichiro was still very familiar with it. Two bars and three stars should be a lieutenant colonel. In the combat sequence of the Chinese army, lieutenant colonels are generally regimental commanders, and some officers may even be brigade commanders.

  Xinghe County Security Regiment was just an infantry regiment. The regimental commander was likely a senior colonel, possibly the very same Japanese military officer standing before him.

  "Kill him! Kill him!" As Toda Ichiro pointed with his sword, dozens of Japanese soldiers shouted and rushed towards Chen Feng.

  "Kill!" Chen Feng also shouted, rushing over with his gun.

  Chen Feng's long spear thrust forward, stabbing the leading ghost soldier with a piercing chill. With a flying kick, he sent the ghost soldier's corpse flying. Then, with two rapid turns, he dodged several thrusting knives aimed at him.

  Then the spear turned, and from the side of a ghost soldier's ribcage pierced into his chest. He lifted the ghost soldier's corpse and threw it to one side, Chen Feng continued to charge forward.

  Suddenly, he felt a burst of sound behind his back, Chen Feng made a flying leap forward and rolled, then glanced at the corner of his eye to find that he was actually ambushed by a junior captain.

  Chen Feng glanced at the two Japanese lieutenants in front of and behind him, then disdainfully spat out a wad of saliva, pointed at the two lieutenants with his finger, and finally shook his head, meaning that you two trash also want to find trouble for this commander, wishful thinking.

  The two Japanese lieutenants were none other than Lieutenant Fujiwara and Lieutenant Watanabe, the former commander of the Honda Allied Forces. The two men exchanged a glance, then simultaneously let out a loud shout, charging towards Chen Feng with their command knives in hand.

  Clashing blades, Chen Feng used Fujita Ichiro's move to slash to one side, then kicked him in the chest with a powerful kick. Three times the strength and agility of an ordinary person made Chen Feng much stronger than an average person, and with one kick, Fujita Ichiro was sent flying seven or eight meters away, then lay on the ground convulsing.

  Just as Chen Feng's fatal kick hit Tōdō Ichirō, Lieutenant Watanabe's command knife also cut in. Chen Feng rolled over on the spot and the command knife swept across his scalp.

  Just this one move and Chen Feng could tell that Watanabe Shosa was a master, probably trained in swordsmanship. However, Chen Feng wasn't afraid; not only did Watanabe pose no threat to him, but even if his combat skills were inferior to Watanabe's, what could he do? After all, Chen Feng was wearing a bulletproof vest from the future, so even if he got shot with a rifle, nothing would happen. When the time came, he could just take a hit and take down this guy.

  One slash failed to kill Chen Feng, and Lieutenant Watanabe was slightly surprised, but only for an instant before adjusting his stance. He turned the blade downwards and then made a direct slash at Chen Feng.

  "Clang" - the knives and guns clashed, Chen Feng's 38 big cover dagger met its match and was cut off.

  Chen Feng was slightly startled and hastily picked up a nearby Mauser rifle.

  Just as Chen Feng was about to take down the little devil officer, he suddenly heard a "bang" sound. The Japanese lieutenant's head suddenly burst into a blood flower, and his whole body fell to the ground like cut rice, with a thud. His eyes were wide open in death, with an unblinking gaze.

  Chen Feng fixed his eyes on him and saw that Yang Yi was holding two box-shaped cannons, opening fire to the left and right. Seeing Chen Feng looking at him, he immediately smiled at Chen Feng.

  Chen Feng tossed away the Mauser rifle in his hand, then pulled out his own shotgun and pistol, one in each hand, and fired at anyone wearing a yellow uniform.

  After receiving the telegram from Honda Shingo, Tojo Hideki was shocked and dismayed. Yesterday, two artillery battalions and an infantry company were completely annihilated by the Chinese forces. If another infantry regiment is also completely annihilated by the Chinese forces, then he, as the commander of the Chahar Expeditionary Force, will have no choice but to resign in shame, and may even be court-martialed.

  "Order the 15th Mixed Brigade of Infantry, Second Regiment to proceed at once to reinforce the Honda unit at Xinpingbao. The First, Second and Ninth Cavalry Regiments of the Imperial Guards are also ordered to go immediately to Xinpingbao to support the Honda unit. They must arrive on the battlefield within two hours."

  Under the command of Tōjō Hideki, the Japanese army moved swiftly and a semi-mechanized force consisting mainly of cavalry, automobiles and armored vehicles quickly departed from the Japanese military camp and rushed towards Xinpingbao.

  Shifo Temple, blocking position of Baodun Tuan Special Warfare Battalion.

  "Commander, the little devils are on the move. There are over a hundred vehicles and six or seven thousand cavalrymen, with a total strength of more than ten thousand men. The vanguard has already passed Li Er Kou, and in half an hour they will arrive here."

  "Are all the landmines buried?" Xu Bao asked in a cold tone.

  "All buried, more than 300 landmines have been laid out. In addition, from here to Xinpingbao, we have set up more than 400 ambush positions, enough for the little devils to drink a pot of."

  "Killing a few little devils is secondary, holding out for four hours of blocking is the greatest victory." Xu Bao was very clear about the importance of this mission.

  "Don't worry, Captain. With this terrain, the little devils won't be able to do anything even if they come with 100,000 men. Holding them off for four hours shouldn't be a problem. Besides, we have our trump card!"

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