"How is the situation? How many troops...are left?"
In the Japanese military headquarters, Takeuchi Renshan closed his eyes slightly after waking up, and kept rubbing his aching head with his hands.
"The Chinese have occupied the reverse slope. They have reached the top of the mountain and are slowly advancing. The second brigade on the front is still fighting for the second defense with the enemy, but the situation is not very optimistic. There are still 1,500 imperial warriors who can pick up guns and fight... People around.”
Yoshino lowered his head and reported to him truthfully. Many of the soldiers he mentioned who could pick up guns were injured.
"Heh... let the troops on the front line move back."
Takeuchi chuckled. Although he had guessed the result to some extent, hearing the news with his own ears still made him extremely sad.
The enemy first took advantage of the heavy fog to sneak attack on the tree fort on the top of the mountain, and then took the opportunity to seize the position along the river, forcing him to abandon his entire first defense. However, he fell into anger and arbitrarily sent troops to attack, but was slowly consumed by the enemy.
When he was focusing all his attention on the front, who would have thought that they could actually deploy a surprise force behind him without knowing it. The loss of the anti-slope position was his fatal injury.
One wrong step after another, Takeuchi Lianshan, who had sorted out his thoughts, found that he had fallen into Liao Mingyu's trap step by step.
"Yoshino, I still underestimated him. Maybe... I am too conceited. Our opponent is really amazing."
Takeuchi stood up and said mockingly to himself. He came to the observation port with his hands behind his back and slowly looked towards the other side with cold eyes.
Through the smoke-filled battlefield, he seemed to see a pair of sharp eyes on the other side, staring at him provocatively.
"Captain, Colonel Sato has just sent a telegram. Their reinforcements are still 40 kilometers away from Nantianmen and are expected to arrive in five hours." Yoshino said quickly.
"It doesn't matter if we arrive now. There is a position built by ourselves on the reverse slope. The Chinese will definitely keep a hand. Do you think Sato can break through those two lines of defense in a short time?"
Takeuchi was extremely helpless. It seemed that half of his masterpieces at Nantianmen had been seized by the enemy and turned into a bridgehead used to fight against his own people. And now they have become the turtles in the urn.
"You have to cheer up! Even if this happens, our warriors of the Japanese Empire will never admit defeat!" Yoshino thought Takeuchi was about to give up, so he immediately stood up straight and shouted to him resolutely.
"Yoshino-kun, I never wanted to admit defeat. I just wanted you to know what we are going to face next."
Takeuchi looked out the window and said without looking back: "Take good care of the alliance flag. It must be destroyed at the last moment. It must not fall into the hands of the Chinese!"
"Your Excellency, Captain..." Yoshino looked at him in shock.
"Yoshino-kun!" Takeuchi suddenly shouted, with a trace of madness in his eyes: "Get ready for the final battle. The cherry blossoms always wither when they are most beautiful. This...is also our fate!"
"Hey!"
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9:30.
Chen Jize has completely controlled the secondary defense position, is arranging the defense line, adjusting the troops, and sending the injured soldiers down the mountain. The rear is also intensively mobilizing supplies to prepare for the final attack.
The sound of gunfire on the top of Nantianmen Mountain gradually stopped. Except for the dust and smoke that had not yet dissipated on the battlefield, there seemed to be no sign of fighting. However, under this calmness, it seemed that a bigger storm was brewing.
After the First Battalion of the Sichuan Army successfully reunited with Long Wenwen and the others, the entire Nantianmen Battle came to an end.
The Japanese have fully retreated into the three-defense position. Their only living space is the hilltop a few hundred meters wide, and more are huddled in the underground passages.
In addition to these more than a thousand fighting soldiers, there are countless wounded people in the tunnels, and some people continue to die from their injuries.
But the Japanese who are still able to move now have no time to care about this. Without medical treatment and medicine, they can only wait for death slowly in those mouse holes.
Liao Mingyu brought the guard battalion to the west bank half an hour ago, and also sent Li Lei's medical team here.
They set up a temporary treatment station in the blind spot of enemy artillery along the river to give priority to soldiers in more critical situations. The seriously injured Fan Xiangwu was here, and Li Lei performed the surgery himself.
"Save...me, please save me!"
"Hold his wound, hemostat! Give me the hemostat quickly!"
"Ah! It hurts!"
"Send some more plasma over here, and the morphine won't be enough!"
…
The busy scene was a bit chaotic. More and more wounded were being sent down the mountain. It didn't take much to imagine how heavy the casualties of Chen Jize's troops were.
"Is there any medicine on the east coast?" Liao Mingyu asked the veterinarian in a deep voice.
"Use it quickly. Take out all the medicine we have saved." The veterinarian replied while bandaging the wounded on the shelf.
Liao Mingyu frowned, and after thinking about it, he immediately opened the system interface in his mind. The points that had bottomed out after a battle were filled again, and now there are more than 8,000.
He immediately contacted the system to redeem 5,000 points for various medicines, and arranged them all into the regiment headquarters' warehouse regardless of the suddenness.
"Boy, please go back to the east coast. A batch of medicines have just been delivered to the warehouse. Let Kang Ya find a way to transport them."
"I understand, Captain."
Liao Mingyu went to Li Lei to explain the situation, and also took a look at Fan Xiangwu. The latter's operation had been completed and his life was temporarily out of danger, but he was still in a high coma. Whether he could survive or not depended on his own vitality.
After giving the instructions, Liao Mingyu led his people to the front line. Chen Jize and others immediately came out to greet them after hearing the news.
"Captain! There is not a single Japs left in the second defense position. We are destroying those tunnels and have people blocking the big tunnel entrances. When do you think we will attack?"
Counting the time, Chen Jize had not slept a wink since yesterday morning. His face was full of exhaustion, but his eyes were extremely excited.
Liao Mingyu nodded happily and patted him on the shoulder: "Jize, thank you for your hard work. How many people are left in the army now?"
"The third and fourth battalions plus Master Yu's side, there are about 1,800 people left in total." Chen Jize said.
"Sigh... let the third battalion and friendly troops go down. The fourth battalion and the guard battalion will be the main attack behind. Battalion Commander Lin, do you have any questions?" Liao Mingyu asked seriously.
"No problem, I promise to complete the mission!" Ayi stood at attention and replied quickly. He was originally timid and fearful, and he became more and more like an excellent commander.
"Captain Liao, we have no problem!"
He Shuguang said not to be outdone. His arm was still wrapped in a bandage and his head was also wrapped in a circle of gauze. It was obvious that he had suffered some injuries in the attack just now.
"Captain He is very impressive. If your division doesn't give you the position of battalion commander when I go back this time, I will be the first one not to agree." Liao Mingyu made a joke.
"Captain Liao was joking." He Shuguang grinned, feeling a little embarrassed.
Although he didn't quite know what Yu Xiaoqing did, Liao Mingyu had to respect He Shuguang and the others for staying on the West Bank without hesitation.
"Okay, the brothers below are tired after fighting for so long. Just obey the order!"
Liao Mingyu's expression suddenly became serious, he turned around and looked at the crowded east bank, and then said to He Shuguang confidently:
"Don't worry about what happens next. Your commander...oh no, maybe I should say that the military commander won't sit idly by."
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