Resistance against Japan: Starting with the local militia

Chapter 27: Annihilation of the Japs

"Charge! We're about to break through the encirclement!" Captain Sakata shouted to the other Imperial soldiers as they were about to break through the narrow path.

At that moment, Tang Xiaohu was leading the soldiers of the Third Company in the blocking position, keeping a close eye on the battlefield. When he saw the Japanese soldiers rushing over, he hurriedly gave orders.

"Flying Thunder Cannon, fire! Launch all the explosive charges!"

Upon hearing Tang Xiaohu's command, the soldier operating the flying thunder cannon immediately lit the fuse. With a series of bangs, ten flying thunder cannons fired in a volley, sending ten explosive charges hurtling towards the Japanese breakout team. Meanwhile, the soldiers of the Third Company in front of the position also opened fire. The heavy machine guns, which had been positioned beforehand, poured vengeful bullets into the Japanese ranks.

Captain Sakata was speeding up his breakout attempt, and just as he was about to break through the encirclement and see the hope of victory, he suddenly heard a series of loud crashes. He looked up and saw something the size of a washbasin hurtling towards them.

"Take cover!" Captain Sakata shouted urgently.

Because the road was narrow and the Japanese troops breaking out were densely packed, they could not disperse and hide for a while. With a series of bangs, the explosive charges launched by the Flying Thunder God exploded in the midst of the Japanese troops.

The effect of a 10-kilogram explosive charge exploding among Japanese soldiers was no different from that of heavy artillery bombardment.

In addition, the Japanese troops were in a dense formation when they broke through the encirclement. After several rounds of bombardment by flying thunder cannons, forty or fifty explosive charges were repeatedly bombarded in this narrow space, with nearly 500 kilograms of explosives detonating here.

When the smoke from the explosion dissipated in the wind, the scene before them shocked the soldiers of the Third Company. Almost none of the Japanese soldiers' bodies were intact; it seemed that all the Japanese soldiers who had tried to break through had died in the previous bombing.

Some soldiers in the Third Company were seeing this scene for the first time and vomited involuntarily.

"As expected of a weapon developed by the regimental commander, its power is immense. Look at the beautiful crater it created." Tang Xiaohu remained completely unmoved by the scene.

"Yes, with the Flying Thunder Cannons deployed, not a single one of these Japanese devils will be spared," said the third company commander.

"All troops, charge! Finish them off one by one, whether they're breathing or not, stab them again with your bayonets. Be quick, don't let other units steal the credit!" With that, Tang Xiaohu charged ahead towards the Japanese.

"Damn you Japanese devils, you've brought disaster to the people, I'll give you a stab!" Tang Xiaohu led the soldiers of the Third Company and began to rush into the battlefield to check for any surviving Japanese soldiers.

"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey." Captain Sakata had survived the shelling and was immediately surrounded by soldiers of the Third Company with guns as soon as he stood up.

"Battalion Commander, we've caught a big fish. It looks like the Japanese commander." The Third Company Commander shouted.

At that moment, Captain Sakata was pointing his sword at the soldiers of the Third Company, speaking in Japanese, and his tone was clearly cursing.

"Commander, we've captured one alive," Tang Xiaohu informed Tang Weiguo.

"Oh." Tang Weiguo walked over after hearing the news.

Tang Weiguo looked at the Japanese soldier holding a command sword. The hilt and tassel were brown on the outside and dark blue on the inside, without any gold thread decoration. The tassels were made of a mixture of brown and dark blue silk.

Recalling the memories in his mind, Tang Weiguo judged that it was a junior officer's sword, and it seemed that this person was the commander of this transport team.

"Xiao Hu, it would damage our reputation if so many of us ganged up on him. Go and call Niu Dali over here, and let Dali deal with this little Japanese devil," Tang Weiguo ordered.

"Yes, Commander." Tang Xiaohu instructed the communications officer beside him to go find Niu Dali.

"Everyone else, quickly clean up the battlefield, be quick. Notify the special forces company to stand guard nearby and observe whether there are any Japanese reinforcements."

"Yes."

"Also, strip all the Japanese soldiers of their clothes and bury all their bodies to fertilize the fields next year."

"It's the regimental commander."

After giving the order, Tang Weiguo stood aside and stared at Captain Sakata. At this moment, Captain Sakata seemed to know that Tang Weiguo was the supreme commander of this team, and he brandished his command sword and shouted in Japanese.

Before long, Niu Dali came running over, looking travel-worn.

"Commander, you wanted to see me?" Niu Dali said.

"Do you see the Japanese devils in front of us?" Tang Weiguo said.

"I saw it, damn it, that little Japanese devil is really lucky, he wasn't even killed by the bombs." Niu Dali spat.

"Luckily, he wasn't killed in the explosion. This is the commander of this Japanese unit, the mastermind behind the massacre of Wangjia Village," Tang Weiguo said.

"Commander, leave it to me. Let me chop it down with one stroke." After saying that, Niu Dali took out the knife from his back. At this moment, the blade was already stained with the blood of the Japanese soldiers, exuding a murderous aura.

"No problem, but I have only one request: this damn Japanese devil can't die too easily," Tang Weiguo instructed.

"Commander, just you wait and see." With that, Niu Dali picked up his knife and walked into the circle of soldiers.

"Damn it, you little devils, you dare to compare yourself to me?" Niu Dali said, then made an international friendship gesture.

Seeing this, Captain Sakata gripped his sword tightly with both hands and swung it towards Niu Dali.

"Damn, this little Japanese devil is really brave, daring to swing at Niu Dali head-on." The soldiers watching gloated. Everyone in the militia knew how strong Niu Dali was; to swing at him was to commit suicide.

As expected, Niu Dali swung his sword at Captain Sakata. Fueled by hatred, Niu Dali unleashed 120% of his strength, knocking Captain Sakata's sword away and then severing Captain Sakata's right arm with a sidestep.

Captain Sakata immediately collapsed to his knees in pain.

Niu Dali shouted, "That last strike was for the Chinese people!" After saying that, Niu Dali turned around and slashed at Captain Sakata's left arm.

“This strike is for the people of Wangjiazhuang who were killed by you.” As soon as Niu Dali finished speaking, Captain Sakata’s left arm flew off.

"The final blow was for the soldiers of the militia who sacrificed their lives." Niu Dali swung the final blow at Captain Sakata's head, and Captain Sakata's blood gushed out.

"Good kill! Good kill!" the soldiers on the side shouted.

At the same time, other units also began to cooperate in cleaning up the battlefield.

On the other side, the flanking attack force led by Squad Leader Gou Ri had already been wiped out by Tang Dazhuang's Third Company and the Special Forces Company. Tang Dazhuang's Third Company was now cleaning up the battlefield.

"Commander, the entire Japanese transport team has been annihilated, and the battlefield has been cleaned up," Tang Xiaohu reported.

"Communicator, notify the entire regiment to retreat immediately. Tell Niu Dali to find a way to trace the troops' retreat. We cannot let the Japanese discover our retreat route," Tang Weiguo ordered.

Upon receiving the order, the militia soldiers withdrew from the battlefield in an orderly manner, advancing towards their previous temporary encampment. Niu Dali's reconnaissance company brought up the rear.

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In the headquarters of a certain Japanese regiment.

"Reporting to the regimental commander, one of the regiment's transport units was attacked near Wangjiazhuang and suffered heavy casualties. According to Captain Sakata, the transport company commander, the enemy is a regular regiment with heavy firepower, and they are currently attempting to break out," reported the Japanese communications officer.

"Oh, Wangjiazhuang?" The Japanese staff officer immediately marked the location of Wangjiazhuang on the map.

"The reconnaissance troops in this area have confirmed that there are no traces of enemy troops, and according to intelligence, the enemy has not deployed any troops to the Xikou defense line. So how could there be enemy troops here?" the Japanese regimental commander asked, puzzled.

"Commander, could it be the Eighth Route Army? After all, our transport team was ambushed by the Eighth Route Army at Pingxingguan, and suffered heavy casualties," the Japanese chief of staff said.

"Impossible. The Eighth Route Army has the spirit of soldiers, but their weapons and equipment are too poor. This unit could not be them," said the Japanese regimental commander.

"Where did this mysterious unit come from?" the chief of staff asked doubtfully.

"Report the relevant intelligence to the Mei Agency and make them understand that our mission is to capture the Xikou defense line and surround Taiyuan," the regimental commander said.

"Yes, sir. Regimental Commander."

"Notify the communications department to keep abreast of the transport team's situation. Staff Officer Jilu, send a squadron to provide support for them," the regimental commander ordered.

"Yes, sir. I'll take care of it right away," Staff Officer Jilu replied.