Chapter 35: A Wealthy Battle! Annihilating an Entire Japanese Battalion! The First Mission of the Snow Leopard Special Forces!
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Rat-a-tat-tat...
Brrr-ta-ta-ta...
Rumble, rumble...
The soldiers of the New First Regiment, led by Li Yunlong and the others, launched an all-out assault on the main force of the Japanese Chikumoku Battalion.
Occupying the commanding high ground, the soldiers of the New First Regiment raised their rifles and unleashed a furious attack on the Japanese troops inside Tiger Gorge.
Bullets poured down like a violent storm, leaving the Japanese soldiers utterly helpless to resist.
Many Japanese soldiers tried to fight back, but the men of the New First Regiment gave them no opportunity to do so.
Whenever the Japanese attempted to set up a firing position, the soldiers of the New First Regiment immediately concentrated their fire on it, completely destroying it before it could be established.
This time, the New First Regiment had brought ample ammunition, ensuring that its firepower was fully sustained. There was no need to worry about running short.
Under the regiment’s relentless assault, the battle grew particularly fierce.
Inside Tiger Gorge, the Japanese soldiers were beaten into a panicked rout.
In hardly any time at all, the Japanese main force had already suffered devastating casualties.
The New First Regiment, now so well supplied with ammunition that it seemed almost absurdly wealthy, possessed truly terrifying combat power.
For the New First Regiment, this was a battle fought from a position of abundance.
Several kilometers from the entrance to Tiger Gorge, Chikumoku Junichi stood surrounded by a group of officers. A squad of Japanese guards was stationed around them to ensure their safety.
Just then, a Japanese soldier found Chikumoku Junichi and reported, “Report, Battalion Commander. Our advance unit has sent word that it passed safely through Tiger Gorge and is now marching rapidly toward Jin-Sui Town.”
“Judging by the time, our main force should have reached Tiger Gorge as well. We still haven’t received any reports, which means Tiger Gorge must be secure.”
“Good.” Chikumoku Junichi was delighted upon hearing this. “No news from our main force is good news. It means they are making their way smoothly through Tiger Gorge.”
“Wait another twenty minutes. Then we’ll head straight for Tiger Gorge and catch up with the main force.”
Chikumoku Junichi could never have imagined that the main force under his command had been beaten by a unit of the Eighth Route Army so completely that it had not even had a chance to send a message.
After all, this was the main strength of an entire battalion, and there were no large-scale anti-Japanese forces operating nearby.
Chikumoku Junichi therefore had complete confidence in his main force.
At that moment, a subordinate officer spoke up. “Battalion Commander, with so many troops sweeping through the area, no one would dare stand in our way.”
“Even if the Eighth Route Army in Jin-Sui Town received word, they are probably busy building fortifications and preparing to rely on them for a defensive battle.”
“It’s only a single Eighth Route Army unit. How would they dare launch an offensive against us?”
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“Exactly...” Chikumoku Junichi nodded with a smile. “Pass the order. Everyone is to prepare. We set out at once.”
By now, it was no secret that an Eighth Route Army unit was stationed around Jin-Sui Town.
After arriving in Jin-Sui Town, the New First Regiment had destroyed a puppet army and an infantry force of more than five hundred Japanese soldiers. It had even killed Kondo Fumiya.
Later, Li Yunlong had single-handedly eliminated the Japanese sniper Kiyomizu Jusan.
These successive actions had long since exposed the presence of the Eighth Route Army in Jin-Sui Town.
If the Eighth Route Army’s base areas had not been so far away, the army’s general headquarters and divisional headquarters would probably have learned of it already.
Thus, the presence of the Eighth Route Army in Jin-Sui Town was no secret.
Chikumoku Junichi had come specifically to deal with this unit.
Just as Chikumoku Junichi and his men were preparing to depart, Zhou Weiguo suddenly led the Snow Leopard Special Forces and the regiment headquarters’ directly attached troops in an assault.
“Kill!”
At Zhou Weiguo’s command, he was the first to spring out from behind a slope.
With a submachine gun in hand, Zhou Weiguo immediately opened fire on the Japanese guards surrounding the Chikumoku Battalion’s command post.
Rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat...
Brrr-ta-ta-ta...
The other members of the Snow Leopard Special Forces naturally refused to fall behind, launching a fierce attack on Chikumoku Junichi and his men.
Although the Snow Leopard Special Forces numbered only thirty men, the firepower they displayed was extraordinarily powerful.
A dense curtain of bullets formed an inescapable net over the Chikumoku Battalion’s command post.
At the same time, the three Xu sisters and the soldiers of the regiment headquarters’ directly attached troops also charged into the battle.
The three sisters wielded longbows, repeatedly drawing and loosing their arrows as they killed the Japanese soldiers in the field.
It was worth noting that although Xu Erhang did not dare injure anyone, she could still shoot the firearms held by the Japanese soldiers.
At that moment, Xu Erhang’s butterfly arrows flew with dazzling grace. In her hands, the arrows seemed to move as naturally as her own limbs. It was almost an art.
The arrows shot through the air, repeatedly smashing the Japanese soldiers’ firearms and leaving them utterly powerless to fight back.
At Chikumoku Junichi’s side were only a few Japanese officers and slightly more than sixty soldiers.
The Japanese troops reacted swiftly and began returning fire.
Yet against the Snow Leopard Special Forces, they were simply no match.
Under the special forces’ concentrated fire, Japanese casualties mounted rapidly.
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Meanwhile, Shunliu had taken up a commanding position at the edge of the battlefield and continuously picked off Japanese soldiers in the field.
Bang, bang, bang, bang...
Bang, bang, bang...
As the sniper rifle continued to crack, Japanese soldiers fell one after another beneath Shunliu’s shots.
The sniper rifle in Shunliu’s hands was the very weapon Li Yunlong had seized from Kiyomizu Jusan.
Ever since Li Yunlong had given him the rifle, Shunliu had treasured it like a priceless heirloom, practically embracing it even in his sleep.
And it had to be said that Shunliu’s marksmanship was truly exceptional. Nearly every shot found its mark.
As for the regiment headquarters’ directly attached troops, their firepower was inferior to that of the special forces, but they still exerted tremendous pressure on the Japanese.
Every one of these soldiers was fearless in the face of death. Though armed only with Type 38 rifles, they were still killing the enemy at an impressive rate.
Rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat...
Bang, bang, bang, bang...
The sounds of submachine guns and rifles mingled across the battlefield as bullets tore through the air.
Under the assault of the Snow Leopard Special Forces and the regiment headquarters’ directly attached troops, the Japanese soldiers fell in wave after wave.
It was a completely one-sided battle.
Faced with this scene, terror immediately appeared on Chikumoku Junichi’s face.
He had never imagined that the Eighth Route Army could strike all the way here—and possess such formidable combat strength.
“Someone, quickly! Cover my retreat!” Chikumoku Junichi shouted.
He naturally had no intention of dying. By now, he was utterly terrified.
At his command, the Japanese soldiers immediately did everything they could to cover Chikumoku Junichi’s retreat.
As the battle continued, the Japanese were soon wiped out. Yet, protected by the remaining soldiers, Chikumoku Junichi broke out of the encirclement and fled into the distance.
By then, Chikumoku Junichi had become a commander without an army.
When the three Xu sisters saw this, they naturally refused to let the culprit responsible for destroying the Xu family escape. They immediately gave chase, determined to take their revenge...
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