Chapter 158

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Protagonist:

Lv Muzhi

Yangxing Town, Lv Ziqing, according to the agreement, unfurled a Blue Sky Flag inside a ruined courtyard.

Subsequently, the Air Force dispatched a reconnaissance aircraft, which located the Reconnaissance Company via the Blue Sky Flag and reconnoitered the positions ahead of the company, but was attacked by Japanese anti-aircraft fire north of Yangxing Town.

The reconnaissance aircraft had to immediately climb and withdraw from the combat zone.

After a while, the reconnaissance aircraft's intelligence was finally transmitted back to headquarters.

Chen Cheng looked at the intelligence content and said: "There is a Japanese anti-aircraft gun at the ruined temple north of Yangxing Town; this place is very close to Yangxing Town, and the Japanese regimental headquarters should be set up there. The regimental headquarters has not been involved in this encirclement and counter-encirclement."

"The Reconnaissance Company's current position needs to advance about three kilometers toward the northeast direction to reach the vicinity of the ruined temple."

Lv Muzhi nodded, then used Fenghua dialect for encrypted communication several times, transmitting the possible location of the enemy regimental headquarters.

Lv Ziqing put down the receiver, looked at the Reconnaissance Company behind him, and said: "According to the reconnaissance aircraft report, there are many units ahead of us, and we cannot distinguish friend from foe; we need to go identify them. Three kilometers toward the northeast direction is the suspected location of the enemy regimental headquarters, which is our final target."

Nearby Guangxi Army Company Commander Chen Kairong came over and introduced the nearby situation to Lv Ziqing: "Company Commander Lu, there is a Japanese squad ahead of us, another squad to our right, and a friendly company to our left and rear. As for what the situation is beyond that outer circle, I don't know either."

Lv Ziqing, according to the description of Guangxi Army Company Commander Chen Kairong, marked the enemy positions on the map, and also circled the location of the ruined temple where the enemy regimental headquarters was situated.

"Under the current circumstances, we are still some distance from the enemy command post; there is no need for disguise and camouflage, to avoid being mistakenly injured by friendly forces. After advancing a certain distance forward, we will then carry out disguise."

Inside every soldier's backpack of the Reconnaissance Company, there was a set of Japanese military uniforms for use, precisely prepared as backup for infiltrating the Japanese regimental headquarters.

If the enemy regimental headquarters is heavily defended, then we will disguise ourselves; if the enemy regimental headquarters has weak forces, then we will simply launch a strong attack.

Lv Ziqing proposed: "Company Commander Chen, I need your help; let's attack and advance together, and wipe out the Japanese infantry squad in front of us!"

Chen Kairong was emotionally excited: "No problem, damn it, last night the Japanese squad opposite kept throwing shells at my head with grenade launchers, killing and wounding over thirty of my brothers. We also counterattacked with grenade launchers. Now neither side has shells left, so things have quieted down. Let's make one push and wipe out the Japanese opposite!"

Lv Ziqing asked curiously: "You also have grenade launchers?"

Chen Kairong spread both hands: "Of course. Our New Guangxi Clique has also organized a batch of troops, and our equipment is not inferior to some divisions of your Central Army! Although our 171st Division does not have heavy artillery, we do have 37mm flat-fire guns and some 75mm mountain guns."

Lv Ziqing looked at the soldiers of the 171st Division of the Seventh Army before him. Their equipment was passable; they wore flat plum blossom steel helmets, had quite a number of Czech machine guns, and their rifles were of two types: Hanyang 88s and Belgian FN1924s. As for the straw sandals worn by the Guangxi Army, it was mostly due to the hot weather in Guangxi, which was understandable. After all, there were also quite a few non-direct-lineage troops in the Central Army who wore straw sandals.

Judging by this, this first batch of Guangxi Army troops could also be considered the New Guangxi Clique's own "adjustment division."

"Hahaha! Excellent. Our two companies will cooperate in combat. In a moment, I will use mortars and grenade launchers to open fire on the enemy facing us, and then we will launch a fierce attack on the enemy positions with a pincer movement..."

After Lv Ziqing finished speaking, Chen Kairong's Guangxi Army company loudly pulled back their bolt actions.

"Brothers, all of you, perk up your spirits. Don't let the brothers of the Central Army laugh at us!"

The two 82mm mortars brought by Lv Ziqing, together with grenade launchers, according to Chen Kairong's guidance, opened fire on a ruined courtyard occupied by a Japanese squad.

Boom boom boom!

The Japanese soldiers resting in the ruins suddenly came under mortar and grenade launcher fire, scrambling up and down in the ruins in a panic.

Last night, the Japanese and a Guangxi Army regiment had bombarded each other with grenade launchers, and a small-scale melee broke out. It only quieted down in the morning when both sides ran out of grenade launcher shells.

"Baka, I didn't expect the Guangxi Army opposite to still have shells. Too cunning!" The experienced Japanese squad leader Kame no cursed.

"Squad Leader Kame no, the enemy's firepower is too fierce. What should we do now? Should we request reinforcements from the Inoue Squad to the northwest?!"

"Damn it, can't you hear that they are also engaged in combat over there? We still have a Yue Army company to our north. Order the machine gun to block the thoroughfare. We must prevent the enemy from charging over!"

"Company Commander Lu, at a position about fifty meters to the west of the ruins ahead is the flank of the main force of the Japanese squad. There is a heavy machine gun there. My brothers suffered losses there this morning!" Chen Kairong reminded him.

Lv Ziqing ordered his subordinates to open fire on the suspected Japanese machine gun firepower point from behind cover, luring the Japanese heavy machine gun to expose itself.

Rat-tat-tat!

The soldiers swept that area with submachine guns. The Japanese mistakenly thought the Guangxi Army was using machine guns to provide cover, worried that infantry would follow up to attack, so they also opened fire and counterattacked at the suspicious position.

"I see it. The enemy's heavy machine gun is in that stinking ditch. Mortars, take out the Japanese heavy machine gun for me!"

Boom, two shots. The Japanese heavy machine gun toppled into the stinking ditch, along with the machine gunner, who was on his last breath.

"Charge with me!"

At Lv Ziqing's order, Chen Kairong's Guangxi Army infantry company and his own Reconnaissance Company launched an attack together on the ruined house held by the Japanese squad.

Squad Leader Kame no loudly called for the heavy machine gun to suppress, but received news that the heavy machine gun on the flank had already been destroyed.

"Damn it, enemies are charging up on the left wing!" A Japanese soldier shouted.

Rat-tat-tat

A burst of submachine gun fire rang out, and the Japanese soldier who had been shouting just now fell directly to the ground.

Behind the Reconnaissance Company, the MG34 general purpose machine gunner continuously opened fire to suppress the Japanese soldiers inside the ruined house.

After finishing the twenty rounds in his magazine, the Guangxi Army Czech ZB26 light machine gunner beside him turned his head curiously to look at the large drum magazine of the Youth Army's MG34 machine gunner, who was baring his teeth, and muttered: "Heavens, the Central Army is using this thing?!"

"Squad Leader! The troops have charged in!" The Guangxi Army ammunition bearer said after loading his magazine, calling out a reminder.

The MG34 machine gunner of the Reconnaissance Company and the Guangxi Army Czech light machine gunner stood up at the same time, taking their machine gun teams forward to find another position to output firepower.

Inside the ruined house, the Xia State Army made one push and directly wiped out the Japanese squad stationed inside.

Another Japanese squad on the flank tried to come over for reinforcements but was driven back by the Reconnaissance Company's machine guns.

Seeing the Japanese squad in front of him wiped out in an instant, Chen Kairong finally relaxed: "Great, you damn little devils. Now you know how formidable our Guangxi Province grandfathers are!"

Lv Ziqing broke through the Kame no Squad in front of him, only to discover there were quite a few Japanese soldiers near the Kame no Squad, but there was also a friendly force nearby.

It really was like passing checkpoints and slaying generals. Before defeating the enemy in front, one never knew what enemy the next level would present.

At this very moment, Zhu Xia Jun, leading his Special Warfare Squadron, was also facing the same trouble.