Resistance against Japan: Starting with the local militia

Chapter 26 Fierce Battle

Captain Sakata, who was resting in the vehicle, showed no panic whatsoever; instead, he looked on with anticipation. He felt that what was attacking him was not the enemy, but rather a group of military personnel running towards him.

"Defend on the spot, it's definitely the Eighth Route Army again, give them a good counterattack."

"Warriors of the Empire, the time has come to make your mark! Attack!" Captain Sakata shouted as he got out of the car.

At this moment, the Japanese soldiers' training was immediately apparent. When ambushed again, they did not panic. Instead, they continued to fight back in squads, using vehicles as cover. Some even used the corpses of dead Japanese soldiers as cover to launch counterattacks against Tang Weiguo and his group. The Japanese grenade launcher squads and heavy machine gun squads were establishing positions and preparing to attack.

Despite being outnumbered, the Japanese soldiers fought fiercely against Tang Weiguo's militia.

"Commander, these Japanese devils are really strong. Even with so many of us ambushing them, we still don't have much of an advantage." Tang Xiaohu said in shock.

"The Japanese soldiers have high individual combat effectiveness, good weapons and equipment, and their overall combat effectiveness is high. However, their numbers are limited, and the scales of victory will tip in our favor sooner or later. Tell the soldiers to give them a good beating and not let a single one escape," Tang Weiguo shouted.

On the other side, Wang Fugui's sniper platoon split into two groups, positioned on the high ground on either side of the road. Wang Fugui had already selected several sniping positions, and his spotter was currently observing the battlefield situation.

"Platoon leader, Japanese grenade launcher operator spotted at two o'clock," said Wang Fugui's observer.

"Alright, let me teach him a lesson." Wang Fugui turned his gun around and locked onto the Japanese grenadier through the scope.

"Kill the chickens, fire!" A squad leader was ordering the grenadiers to fire shells at the enemy's machine gun position.

Just as the Japanese grenadier was about to aim and fire, a bullet suddenly struck his head, splattering blood all over the Japanese squad leader, who fell to the ground with a thud.

"Take cover, take cover! The enemy has a marksman! Heavy machine gunners, give me suppressive fire!" The Japanese squad leader reacted immediately, took cover in time, and then ordered the heavy machine gunner next to him to fire in Wang Fugui's direction.

"Platoon leader, well done!" Wang Fugui's observer exclaimed.

"Stop joking around and find me other targets. Today I'm going to go on a killing spree and slaughter these Japanese devils."

"Not good, retreat!" Wang Fugui saw the Japanese heavy machine gun aimed at his current location and hurriedly pulled the observer to retreat.

Just as Wang Fugui and his companion retreated, a hail of bullets struck the spot where Wang Fugui had been standing.

"Damn it, these Japanese devils are really strong. It's good that the regimental commander gave us instructions beforehand to fire one shot and move to another," Wang Fugui said, relieved to have survived the ordeal.

"Let's go to the next position and keep taking them out." Wang Fugui and his observer ran towards another sniper position.

The heavy machine gun emplacement firing at Wang Fugui's sniping position was spotted by the artillery company. A whooshing sound of shells followed the machine gun's trajectory, and with each explosion, the still-spitting fire of the machine gun fell silent, along with the corpses of Japanese soldiers lying nearby. The Japanese platoon leader, who had been so smug just moments before, was now also killed by the shells.

"Good, that company's artillery was excellent. Give them a commendation when we get back," Tang Weiguo said, looking at the scene through his binoculars.

"Commander, no need to guess, it must be from my First Battalion," Tang Xiaohu said confidently. He knew from the landing point of the shell that it was fired from the position of his First Battalion's artillery company.

"Keep up the good work! Instruct the artillery to fire hard and don't hesitate to use the shells," Tang Weiguo ordered.

"It's the regimental commander."

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"Company commander, the enemy's firepower is too intense. Even our artillery fire has been suppressed by the enemy. The Imperial Warriors have suffered heavy casualties. In a short period of time, the team has lost nearly a third of its men." Squad leader Gou Ri braved the artillery fire to speak to Captain Sakata.

"What?! Why is the enemy's firepower so intense? According to reports from other squad leaders, the enemy is even equipped with snipers. This is an enemy we've never encountered before. Such a strong fighting force isn't defending the front lines; instead, they've secretly come to the rear. What are those intelligence operatives at headquarters doing?" Captain Sakata had completely lost his composure.

"Squad Leader Gou Ri, your squad is currently the only one with complete personnel. I order you to lead your squad to attack from the flank and draw enemy fire, while I will lead the other Imperial Warriors to break through," Captain Sakata ordered.

"Yes, squad leader." Although the squad leader was reluctant, Gou Ri still agreed.

“Once we break through, you may retreat on your own,” said Captain Sakata.

"Yes, squad leader, I'll go right away." After saying that, Squad Leader Gou Ri called his squad members to flank the ambush position and prepare to launch a counterattack.

"Communicator, send a message to the regimental headquarters saying that our company is under enemy ambush. The enemy has heavy firepower and is probably a reinforced regiment. Please send reinforcements." Captain Sakata said quickly.

"The rest of you prepare to break out," Captain Sakata ordered.

"Also, before you leave, blow up all the weapons and ammunition in the weapons truck, leave nothing for the enemy," Captain Sakata said viciously.

"It's the company commander."

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"Commander, you are truly a genius! Da Zhuang's Third Company has already engaged the Japanese flanking attack force on the flank," Tang Xiaohu said.

"The Japanese are too rigid in their tactics. They just use the same old tricks. They rely on their superior weaponry to bully us because we have inferior weapons. If we had the same weapons, our ancestors' military strategies would crush them in no time," Tang Weiguo said disdainfully.

"It seems that the commander of this group of Japanese soldiers is not going to fight us head-on. It looks like they are preparing to break out." Tang Weiguo, who was observing the battlefield, keenly noticed that the Japanese soldiers were preparing to break out.

"Communicator, order the troops to immediately tighten the encirclement. Don't let any of these Japanese devils escape." Tang Weiguo decisively issued the order.

"Commander, it looks like they're trying to become bandits. We have a big surprise waiting for them." Tang Xiaohu said smugly.

"Oh, what are you preparing?" Although Tang Weiguo knew about Tang Xiaohu's arrangements, he pretended not to know at the moment.

"I've deployed the artillery company's flying thunder guns to the front. Once they break through to within 200 meters, I'll show them what it means to have the sky fall and the earth crack," Tang Xiaohu replied.

"That's good, a good plan. The Flying Thunder Cannon's firing range is too short to be suitable for long-range attacks, so placing it at the front is a good use. I'll give you credit for that," Tang Weiguo said.

"Adding that to my previous achievement, I now have two achievements," Tang Xiaohu calculated.

"Give it your all, and you'll be rewarded with plenty of merit," Tang Weiguo said with a smile.

"Alright, I'll go to the Third Company's position right now and make sure none of these little devils escape." Tang Xiaohu said and ran towards the front line.

Sure enough, not long after, Tang Weiguo saw the Japanese soldiers throwing grenades into the cars one by one, and huge explosions rang out on the battlefield.

"Damn it, these little devils are really cunning. They don't even want to leave me a single weapon. What the hell!" Tang Weiguo was furious. In his eyes, the Japanese munitions they were transporting were already his, and now that the Japanese had blown up the munitions, it was as if they had blown up his things.

After the explosion, Captain Sakata led the Japanese soldiers to break through to the front line, while Squad Leader Gou Ri's flanking attack force was facing Tang Dazhuang's three-company resistance.

Tang Dazhuang personally rushed to the battlefield and led the soldiers of the Third Company to encircle and annihilate the Japanese soldiers. At the same time, Niu Dali was leading the soldiers of the Special Forces Company, closely following the Japanese breakout force, shooting the Japanese soldiers one by one like skinning them.

The other ambushing soldiers launched an attack from the mountain, heading towards encircling and annihilating the Japanese troops.