Liang Jian: Lao Li, I'm really not a military expert

Chapter 632: In order to prevent the plague from appearing in the army, all the troops that attacked

As soon as they heard the word "plague", they immediately fell silent and retreated. In less than three minutes, they evacuated the field hospital and ran towards the city gate where the fierce battle was going on. When Shimazu Taro led his men back to the city gate, Li Yunlong just came with support. When he saw that the Japanese had occupied the city gate, he immediately led his team to rush up.

The fierce firepower put the greatest pressure on the Japanese special forces. The high-intensity combat caused the Japanese special forces to run out of ammunition and were unable to organize an effective counterattack. They withdrew from the city gate in disgrace.

Before Li Yunlong could catch his breath, he received a call from the third battalion in front, saying that two battalions of Japanese invaders had broken through the gap and requested immediate support! Li Yunlong, who had planned to go to the field hospital, immediately gave up the idea of ​​going there and led the fifth battalion that had just arrived, as well as the second battalion of the 358th Regiment brought by Chu Yunfei, to intercept the Japanese invaders who had broken through the gap.

"Brother Yunfei, the three outer defense lines have been torn open by the Japanese. The situation is extremely serious. No matter what the cost, we must defeat the Japanese's conspiracy!"

Chu Yunfei was not someone who could not distinguish the importance of things. He clearly understood the terrible consequences that would result if all the outer positions were lost. He promised with a serious face: "Brother Yunlong, I will strictly follow your orders. Even if the entire Second Battalion I brought with me is wiped out, I will fight back the enemy's night attack tonight!"

Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei, who had reached a consensus, did not dare to delay and quickly led the soldiers of the two battalions to the front line for support. The enemy and our side fought a desperate battle with the Japanese at the gap. The battle was extremely fierce, with people falling every second. In just half an hour, the combined casualties on both sides exceeded 1500, which was completely beyond everyone's expectations.

"Mr. Eguchi, something is not right. We have been fighting for half an hour, but we haven't received any reinforcements from the rear. Is there something wrong with the plan? Contact Kojiro Hirata immediately and ask about the situation. The radio I carried with me was damaged in the previous battle. We urgently need to get in touch with the rear." Colonel Sakai suggested anxiously.

Colonel Eguchi also noticed something was wrong. They made such a big noise tonight, but there were no follow-up troops. This was totally unreasonable. Could it be that the plan changed and they were betrayed?

"Sakai-kun, I will send a telegram to the rear immediately. I want to see what Hirata Kojiro and his men are up to. We have been fighting for almost an hour, but no reinforcements have arrived yet. There must be something wrong that we don't know about. I don't believe that Hirata Kojiro would dare to deceive us so openly, unless he wants to cut himself off from the 12th Army."

It was no wonder that the reinforcements had not arrived. As soon as the gunfire sounded, Hirata Kojiro immediately took action. Just as he was about to rush to the meeting point, he happened to meet Lieutenant General Imai who rushed over. After the two sides met, Lieutenant General Imai scolded him for nearly ten minutes before stopping.

"Hirata Kojiro, don't think that I can't do anything to you just because your uncle is General Tada. Before, I turned a blind eye to your little tricks for the sake of General Tada, but I didn't expect you to be so bold that you colluded with five or six junior officers and launched a night attack on Ping'an County without authorization, which completely disrupted my battle plan. I wish I could chop you to death with a knife!"

Suppressing the anger in his heart, Lieutenant General Imai angrily ordered: "In order to prevent the spread of the plague, the Sakai Battalion and the Eguchi Battalion participating in the battle tonight must not return. Let them fight the enemy to the death and consume the enemy's manpower."

"Order the heavy artillery to provide them with artillery support. At the same time, dispatch a regiment of troops to build fortifications. If anyone escapes, kill them immediately. Do not let them get close to our camp."

Lieutenant General Imai showed his ruthlessness. In order to prevent the plague from spreading to his troops, his order was extremely cold-blooded. This immediately made Hirata Kojiro angry. He quickly argued, "Lieutenant General, you can't do this. Even if the two battalions suffered heavy losses, the loss can't be more than half, which is more than a battalion of troops. This is not a small number, not to mention that these soldiers and officers are very loyal to the empire. You can't treat them like this. Your actions will chill the hearts of all your men."

Lieutenant General Imai replied with contempt, "Baga Yalu! Not to mention a battalion, even if it's a regiment, I will never allow them to withdraw. I know better than any of you how terrible biological weapons are. Everyone present, listen to me, put away your little thoughts that you shouldn't have, and strictly follow my orders. Anyone who dares to disobey will die!"

Everyone present was silent as a mouse, for they had not expected that Admiral Imai would give such a cruel order. Even though they had some complaints in their hearts, they dared not disobey the order.

Looking at Lieutenant General Imai's hurriedly leaving back, Kojiro Hirata was burning with anger. He had a very rebellious idea in his heart and wanted to kill Lieutenant General Imai as soon as the get out of class was over. This idea lingered in his mind, making his face look ferocious.

Several Japanese officers who were about to contact Hirata Kojiro also received orders from Lieutenant General Imai. They immediately rushed to the front line and began to build fortifications. After learning the news, Hirata Kojiro had a bold idea. He planned to let these Japanese officers go and secretly release Colonel Sakai and Colonel Eguchi. Even if they had to hide their identities in the future, they had to save their lives anyway. Otherwise, Hirata Kojiro would be hated by everyone in the 12th Army, which he could never accept.

After Kojiro Hirata expressed his bold idea, he did not arouse any opposition from Taro Mitsui and others. They were now tied to the same rope, and if something happened, no one could escape.

"Mr. Hirata, just go ahead and do it boldly! The troops that attacked at night did not break into the city of Ping'an County, and the enemy's troops stationed outside were not infected with the plague. The troops of Colonel Eguchi and Colonel Sakai are very safe. I believe Lieutenant General Imai also knows this. The reason why he gave such a cruel order was to make an example of others to prevent others from disobeying his orders. The first fire of the new official in office has burned directly on our heads. If we can't withstand it, we will really become a joke in the future!" Ichiro Nakamura analyzed with a grim face.

Mitsui Taro, who had not yet realized the key point, understood the calculation after Nakamura Ichiro's straightforward reminder, and cursed with gnashing teeth: "Baga Yalu! This damn guy actually wants us to be the green leaves that set off the red flowers, and he also wants to take this opportunity to destroy our reputation. For others, reputation may not be very important, but for us, reputation means credibility."

"Once our reputation is ruined, no one will do business with us anymore. We can forget about living a life of drinking and eating meat, and I can no longer hope to be the heir of the family. This damn bastard, I even suspect he was sent by our competitors to target us on purpose. We must find an opportunity to kill him without anyone noticing. We must not let this bastard continue to be so rampant!"

Ichiro Kuroki felt that the two had gone too far, but they were already on the opposite side of Lieutenant General Imai, and even if they gave in now, nothing good would come of it. Lieutenant General Imai, who had won, would take advantage of the victory and treat them as soft persimmons, and they might even have to hand over their business. He knew how ugly these people were, and when he thought of this, he couldn't help but shudder all over, and said hesitantly: "Once the battle between the two sides begins, one side must give in to defeat before it ends!"

"The battle has just begun. We must not lose now. We must rescue Colonel Sakai and Colonel Eguchi. Otherwise, no one will be willing to do business with us, let alone help us. By then, we will be truly isolated and unable to move forward in the entire 12th Army. Our final outcome will be extremely tragic!"

Having reached a consensus, everyone quickly took action, contacted the Japanese officers they had contacted before, and gave them huge benefits again, and finally put an end to the matter.

Colonel Eguchi, who received the reply from Kojiro Hirata, did not expect such a big change to happen in the rear. He regretted getting involved in this matter, but the thing had been done and it was useless to regret it. He was even more aware that once the soldiers under his command were consumed on the battlefield, it would be very difficult to get replenishment, and he would become a commander without troops in the future, which would be a real fate worse than death.

"Sakai-kun, we must bring our soldiers back. We can't let them continue to fight the enemy. The wounded will cover the retreat, and the uninjured will immediately follow us back to the camp secretly. The timing of this operation is very appropriate, but since reinforcements have not arrived yet, the best opportunity has passed. We have no choice but to retreat."

Sakai had the same idea and replied in agreement: "Eguchi-kun, we have lost the best opportunity for a surprise attack. We must withdraw quickly, otherwise we will be surrounded by the enemy. Hirata Kojiro just sent you a telegram. I saw that you looked very unhappy after reading it. What kind of changes happened in the rear? Could it be the same as I guessed before?"