Chapter 146: Beating a Dog in the Water

The Zhang Tianyi Regiment of the 124th Division and the newly formed Bai Zhangsheng Regiment.

The two units used the terrain and their advantage in firepower to intercept these two battalions of Japanese soldiers.

Now, this group of Japanese soldiers is trapped at Liuzhuang.

On the hillside!

Zhang Tianyi used a telescope to observe the movements of the Japanese soldiers down the mountain.

The two battalions of Japanese soldiers were currently relying on cover, raising their Type 38 Rifles to fight back.

The Japanese defense was still relatively tight, and their formation had not yet fallen into chaos.

At the time when Deng Xihou and Sun Zhen joined forces with the 18th Group Army to ambush the Hashimoto Detachment.

"Yes!" Communications Soldier Xiao Li saluted Zhang Tianyi.

12 82mm Mortars fired a volley at the two Japanese battalions.

Zhang Tianyi shouted.

It seemed that the two battalions of Japanese soldiers had all been killed in action.

A Sichuan Army Sniper hidden in the shadows took one shot and finished them off.

On the front-line position!

Ever since the 22nd Group Army entered Jin Province.

"Help a brother out, for the sake of the Imperial Holy War!"

"Strive to ensure one bullet takes down one little Japanese devil."

The Battle of Liuzhuang lasted half an hour, and the Sichuan Army annihilated two battalions of Japanese soldiers.

After consulting with each other, the commanders of the two battalions prepared to concentrate all their firepower and troops to capture the high ground on the right.

Especially when the 18th Group Army ambushed the Japanese Supply Troops at Pingxingguan.

Under the Japanese counterattack, Zhang Tianyi's 1st Battalion had suffered one-third casualties.

Both men also followed Yu Hua's instructions; upon seeing a breathing Japanese soldier, they would finish them off with a blade.

Yamaguchi Ichiro let out a loud cry, and shortly after, a mushroom cloud rose up.

After taking prisoners, you still have to provide them with good food and drink, and give them medical supplies.

"At the same time, the snipers on the front line, lock onto the Japanese Grenadier Squads for me."

"Remember, when you fire, aim carefully."

After a sharp whistling sound of air, a shell landed at the feet of Yamaguchi Ichiro.

Zhang Tianyi grinned and said, "Brother Bai, you arrived just in time; you really took out the Japanese artillery as soon as you got here."

"Ah..."

He was hiding behind a large rock in a mountain hollow, seeing so many shells falling from the sky.

The Sichuan Army's position on the high ground to the right began to waver.

"This has greatly reduced our combat casualties!"

The Japanese soldiers were beaten into a panicked retreat; as shells fell continuously, they scrambled to flee.

At the same time, Zhang Tianyi urgently dispatched a company from the 3rd Battalion reserve to join the battle.

Issued the order to attack.

"Whew, whew, whew! —"

After the shelling, Zhang Tianyi and Bai Zhangsheng saw the Japanese soldiers lying on the ground, motionless.

After all, some wounded Japanese soldiers liked to play dead and then detonate a Hand Grenade.

Deng Xihou and Sun Zhen completely abandoned the idea of taking prisoners.

"Grenade Launchers, prepare!"

Yamaguchi Ichiro's eyes widened, revealing a look of astonishment.

This suddenly doubled the pressure on the Sichuan Army on the right flank.

"Oda, I miss my mother!"

Seeing this, Zhang Tianyi's eyes widened: "These Japanese soldiers are truly too arrogant."

Fired two hundred shells!

The Maxim Heavy Machine Gun has always been a sharp weapon for suppressing Japanese infantry charges.

"Brother Zhang, just don't say I was slow to move," Bai Zhangsheng said, scratching his head.

If it weren't for the Regiment Headquarters' Special Service Company coming to reinforce, the 1st Battalion's defensive line would have been lost.

After the Special Service Company arrived, they threw Hand Grenades at the Japanese soldiers down the mountain several times in succession before repelling the Japanese charge.

There are still more than fifty Grenade Launchers left.

"I don't want to die!"

Is this damn thing a prisoner?

This is clearly raising "ancestors"!

An invader, after being captured, still receives such treatment; Deng Xihou and Sun Zhen followed Yu Hua's suggestion.

Once the Imperial reinforcements arrived, annihilating these two or three thousand Republic of China Army troops would be like an egg hitting a rock.

Bai Zhangsheng and Zhang Tianyi looked at each other and smiled, "This battle was fought well!"

The wounded Japanese soldiers cried out, "Save me..."

"All troops, listen to the order; I am now in command."

"Before the battle began, Adjutant Yu already said that we in the Sichuan Army do not take prisoners."

The two battalions of Japanese soldiers relied on the terrain to counterattack Zhang Tianyi and Bai Zhangsheng's regiments.

Ten minutes later!

Sounds like these were echoing incessantly throughout Liuzhuang.

The commander of the 2nd Battalion was killed in action, and now only the commander of the 3rd Battalion remained alive.

On the high ground to the right, a crossfire was formed.

Now that the Imperial Army was charging, without the suppression of the heavy machine guns, coupled with the Imperial Army's grenade launchers firing grenades.

"Boom, boom, boom!! ——"

At the same time!

The two Imperial Army battalions that had retreated were immediately subjected to mortar bombardment from two Sichuan Army regiments.

"Toot, toot, toot!! ——"

After finishing the consultation, the commander of the 2nd Battalion hunched over, preparing to leave to command his own troops.

"They still dare to launch a counter-charge now!"

Help this Imperial soldier find relief and let him go home early.

"Pass on my order!"

"Baka!"

After the two battalions of the Imperial Army had engaged in battle and lost more than thirty grenade launchers.

Although the 109th Special Division was a Special Division, their soldiers were all previously retired soldiers or reservists.

Now, the two battalions of the Imperial Army were launching a counter-charge against the Zhang Tianyi Regiment.

Two or three machine gunners from the two regiments were taken out by the Imperial soldiers.

In all the contact with the little Imperial soldiers, the Sichuan Army hadn't managed to capture a single prisoner.

This Sichuan Army unit had actually dragged things out until this moment to open fire.

The charge bugle sounded, and the regiments of Bai Zhangsheng and Zhang Tianyi began their charge!

Every Sichuan Army soldier remembered that upon seeing an Imperial soldier's corpse, whether they were dead or not, they would go up and give them a stab.

How could Zhang Tianyi and Bai Zhangsheng pass up the chance to beat a drowning dog?

Deng Xihou and Sun Zhen had originally wanted to capture a few live ones.

This caused heavy casualties to the 18th Group Army.

Zhang Tianyi had delayed using the mortars because he was prepared to use the shells where they would be most effective.

Just like that, when the Sichuan Army was clearing the battlefield, they really did discover some wounded Imperial soldiers.

The commander of the 3rd Battalion, Yamaguchi Ichiro, drew his command sword.

"Czech Light Machine Gun and MG42 General Purpose Machine Gun, fire a burst for me and then change positions."

The two of them had even specifically inquired about the 18th Group Army's situation regarding capturing prisoners.

They believed that as soon as they took a high point, they would be able to form a confrontation with the Republic of China Army.

At a distance of three hundred meters, the Imperial soldiers' marksmanship was quite accurate.

The wounded Imperial soldiers would rather use hand grenades to perish together with the Republic of China Army than continue living.

Upon learning that it was just as Yu Hua had said, the wounded Imperial soldiers were all fighting like cornered beasts.

The Imperial Army's follow-up troops... were coming to station themselves in Liuzhuang.

"A dead Imperial soldier is a good Imperial soldier."

The Imperial soldiers coming down the mountain were stunned, running away helter-skelter one by one.

For the Sichuan Army 22nd Group Army, they only wanted dead Imperial soldiers; they didn't want any live ones at all!

Therefore!

Now Zhang Tianyi and Bai Zhangsheng were surrounding and annihilating the two battalions of the Imperial Army.

On the battlefield!

Several of the Zhang Tianyi Regiment's Maxim Heavy Machine Guns were actually destroyed by the Imperial Army's grenades, the barrels twisted into pretzels.

"Light and heavy machine guns, fire away for me and suppress the Imperial Army's firepower!"

Especially the Imperial Army's battalion commander, Yamaguchi Ichiro.

"Cover the infantry charge!"

The lives of Imperial Army prisoners are important, but aren't the lives of my Sichuan Army sons important too?!

Deng Xihou and Sun Zhen would not engage in such a losing business.

However, under Yu Hua's persuasion, they abandoned this plan.

The Imperial Army's grenade launchers began firing grenades at the Sichuan Army soldiers on the high ground to the right.

His regiment was a newly formed regiment, and this was their first time fighting a movement warfare.

The soldiers under his command were experiencing such a high-intensity rapid march for the first time.

(End of chapter)