Bright Sword: The brigade commander is shocked! You call this a county brigade?

Chapter 365: In Desperate Situation

"Boom boom boom..."

"boom"

"Da da da....."

Explosions and gunfire crackled in the high ground air.

The Japanese artillery fire poured down like a rainstorm, and the soldiers of the Guards Regiment were suppressed in the trenches, making it extremely difficult for them to even raise their heads.

Compared with the fully armed Japanese soldiers, the equipment of the guard regiment seemed particularly simple.

The weapons in their hands were mostly outdated rifles with worn-out rifling and greatly reduced accuracy, while the Japanese firepower included machine guns and mortars.

At the Guards Regiment's position, five light machine guns were the only heavy firepower. It was difficult for the soldiers to hit the Japanese with their rifles, so they had to be careful with every shot to save every bullet.

"Commander, the Japanese's firepower is too strong, and the soldiers are suppressed and can't even raise their heads." The guard regiment commander, his face covered in smoke and dust, ran to Zhao Da and shouted loudly.

Zhao Da immediately gave a loud order: "Captain Chen, you must hold out against the enemy's attack no matter what. Buy time for the Chief of Staff and his men to move. Hold out for 10 minutes. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Commander!"

He quickly crouched down, dodging the flying shrapnel, and ran to the nearby position to convey the message.

"Comrades, the commander has ordered that we must withstand the enemy's attack for 10 minutes to buy time for the transfer of headquarters."

"Hit the little devils hard, don't let them rush over."

"Yes, Commander." The soldiers responded loudly.

The soldiers began to fight back even more desperately. Every minute of holding out meant more time for the headquarters to evacuate.

The artillery fire on the high ground continued to consume the lives of the soldiers of the Guards Regiment.

Every time a shell landed, it was accompanied by a deafening explosion and splattering of dirt.

The soldiers' bodies were covered in smoke and dust. Even though they suffered heavy casualties, no one chose to retreat. They always stood firm in their positions and built a line of defense with their flesh and blood.

Endo stood at the foot of the high ground, holding a telescope and carefully observing the situation on the high ground.

A cruel smile appeared on his face, and he immediately ordered: "Adjutant, order all infantry to charge. The enemy's heavy firepower is not much. Charge up, occupy their positions, and destroy the enemy."

"Hayi!"

The adjutant responded quickly and conveyed the order.

As Endo's order was issued, thousands of Japanese soldiers below the high ground launched a collective charge.

"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"

"Charge! Destroy the enemy!"

The Japanese officer drew his command knife and led the soldiers to charge the Eighth Route Army positions on the high ground.

A large number of Japanese soldiers rushed towards the high ground desperately.

The Eighth Route Army soldiers fought back desperately, but the Japanese soldiers' firepower was too strong, and their bullets and grenades could not stop the Japanese charge at all.

The situation on the position became increasingly critical.

"Commander, the Japanese are charging, and the soldiers are running out of bullets. Retreat!"

Zhao Da stood in a corner of the position and saw the situation below. He knew that the position could no longer be defended and if the battle continued, the entire army might be wiped out.

He decisively ordered: "Retreat, retreat to the mountains."

When the Eighth Route Army soldiers heard the order to retreat, they quickly picked up their weapons and ran to the rear.

Seeing this, Endo loudly ordered: "Adjutant, immediately send a telegram to the First Battalion, the Second Battalion, and the Third Battalion, and ask them to quickly move closer to Yangshu Village. We must not let the Eighth Route Army escape."

"Hayi!"

Ikeda quickly ran to the communicator and asked him to send the telegram.

...........

at the same time.

In the dense forest of Da Nan Mountain.

A fully armed team marched quickly along the rugged mountain road.

This unit is a special operations regiment led by Wei Dayong, and they are heading to the Eighth Route Army headquarters northeast of Yangshu Village.

"Captain Wei, we're still six miles away from the Northeast Eighth Route Army headquarters in Yangshu Village." Platoon Leader Yang's voice rang out in front of the team.

Wei Dayong nodded.

"Platoon Leader Yang, thank you for coming to pick us up. Otherwise, I wouldn't know how to get here as I'm unfamiliar with the place."

"Captain Wei, we are all members of the Eighth Route Army, and this is what I should do.

You are willing to come all the way to the Northeast to help us fight the Japanese, I thank you from the bottom of my heart." Platoon Leader Yang said sincerely.

"Platoon Leader Yang, let's hurry up and get to the base before dark."

Wei Dayong looked at the sky and frowned slightly.

"okay!"

Platoon Leader Yang answered simply. He turned and shouted to the back: "Comrades, speed up the progress and get back to the headquarters before dark."

Wei Dayong also shouted loudly to the back: "Everyone in the special operations group, speed up and run."

As the order was issued, the soldiers of the special operations regiment began to speed up their pace.

Platoon Leader Yang led the special operations regiment and ran quickly in the mountains.

They passed through dense woods, crossed fast-flowing streams, and climbed steep hillsides.

the other side.

Zhao Da led the soldiers of the guard regiment and fought their way out of Yangshu Village.

The team originally had more than 1000 soldiers, but after rushing out of Yangshu Village, only less than 400 soldiers were left.

The battle was extremely fierce, and the Eighth Route Army's disadvantage in equipment cost them a heavy price.

The Kwantung Army was fully armed with guns and cannons, while the Eighth Route Army lacked guns and ammunition, but they still resisted the enemy's attack with their flesh and blood and tenacious will.

Zhao Da held up his pistol and shouted, "Comrades, hurry up. We will be safe once we get deep into the mountains. Hurry."

Only by reaching the mountains could they take advantage of the terrain and escape the enemy's pursuit.

After hearing the commander's words, the soldiers quickened their pace.

At this time, Commander Chen, who was leading the way, ran back breathlessly, "Commander, it's not good! There are Japanese soldiers all over the front, and they are surrounding Yangshu Village."

Zhao Da pouted and said, "Those damn Japanese devils actually sent so many people into the mountains. It seems like it's more than just one regiment."

Commander Chen said anxiously: "Commander, we must find a way to break out quickly, otherwise it will be too late."

"Comrades, the Japanese want to annihilate us. We must not let them succeed. Follow me and break out to the west. Don't go to the mountains.

Before the Japanese encirclement is formed, jump out as quickly as possible. "

After Zhao Da finished speaking, he led the remaining soldiers of the guard regiment to break out to the west.

However, when they had just walked a few hundred meters, they encountered a large group of Japanese troops surrounding them from the west.

Everyone suddenly fell into despair. Japanese soldiers were everywhere and they had nowhere to run.

Zhao Da took a deep breath and said loudly: "Comrades, we have no way out now. We must fight the Japanese to the death rather than surrender."

"Let's fight the Japs!"

"Let's fight the Japs!"

The soldiers responded loudly. Even in the face of death, they chose to fight to the end and use their last strength to defend their beliefs and dignity.