Chapter 171: A rare opportunity
Although there was psychological preparation, but the time of this rout was still too fast, Song Yuanzhuang and Lei Tianwei looked at each other with a bitter smile through the firelight of the explosion, Lei Tianwei said: "Fortunately, there is no preparation of the execution team this time, otherwise it will definitely backfire!" β
Song Yuanzhuang looked to the left, there, the two thousand British soldiers were still moving, they had been trained.
The British army was defeated quickly, and the little devils behaved more and more rampantly, they caught up with a cruel smile, and many people laughed while shooting: "Ha Luha, white pig, even you dare to challenge my Japanese Imperial Army!" Go to hell! β
There are devil officers who maintain a cautious attitude, and shout from time to time: "Keep in formation, yours, run slower!" β
Song Yuanzhuang lit a cigarette. From time to time, the flame of the cigarette butt illuminated his face, causing the faces of the British soldiers who were running towards him to change their faces and quickly detour away. The people of the Tianwei team and the Red Fox team slowly gathered around them, and then the hundreds of British soldiers led by Weili were there. Duran and the others wanted to lean over at first, but after carefully looking at the Japanese army's attack formation, they gave up this plan again.
Willy: "Second Lieutenant, we shouldn't have taken the initiative to attack, the soldiers are not mentally prepared. β
Song Yuanzhuang glanced at him, threw the half-burned cigarette on the ground, raised his gun and shot down a devil who was a threat to them, and then shouted in English: "Death squad, charge!" Roaring, he and Lei Tianwei and other jungle special operations took the lead in meeting the Japanese army.
Charlie had been waiting for Song Yuanzhuang's order, and at this time he shouted viciously: "Gentlemen, take out the courage of a man, rush!" β
Charlie's weapons and equipment are quite superior, and there are no less than 500 crooked handles for 2,000 people. The superiority of Caucasians in stature and strength allowed them to hold light machine guns in the same way that the Japanese held submachine guns. More than 500 machine gunners were divided into three rows, and Charlie took the lead with the front row to catch up with the Japanese army while strafing.
The first row of machine gunners finished firing bullets, the second row came up again, then the third row, and by the time the third row finished firing the bullets, Charlie had already replaced the magazines and replenished them again.
Kazutoshi Hanazuka only wanted to teach the British a lesson at first, but as the "Lanluga POW Death Squad" entered the battle, the momentum of their counterattack was not only contained, but the hasty defense line was also under great pressure. The speed of the death squad charge was extremely fast, but within five or six minutes, it was entangled with about two brigades of devils who rushed out.
At this time, the gap between the British army and the Japanese army can be seen. Although the Japanese were at a disadvantage because of the strong firepower of the death squads, they did not mess up at all. They screamed and pounced on Charlie, without the slightest hesitation from the muzzle of the flaming machine gun. At the same time, Kazuka Kazutoshi saw that the situation was not right and gave the order to open fire to the mortar squadron of the Japanese army in the middle of the line. And behind the most important part of the Anda brigade's position, the devils of its mountain artillery brigade also opened up their momentum, began to erect artillery and prepared to participate in the battle.
The sound of the grenade breaking through the air sounded, Song Yuanzhuang knew that the Ludao death squad could not do anything big, he glanced at the battlefield, and found that the little devil was killed and wounded no less than a thousand, and the death squad also had five or six hundred casualties, and it was very decisive to let Willy and others withdraw first, and then conveyed the order to Charlie to disperse and retreat. There have been many battles with the little devils, and Song Yuanzhuang is too familiar with the tactics of the little devils. His retreat order was given in time, Charlie and the others fired a burst of strafing to bring down the Japanese soldiers in front of them, and then turned around and ran, quickly moving away from the sight of the little devils in the roar of the little devil's mortar, and then dispersed into the dark night.
After the death squad began to retreat, he and Lei Tianwei and other jungle special operations dispersed into the darkness and began to snipe the devil officers and 92 heavy machine gun shooters, in order to cover for Charlie and others.
This time, the Japanese adjutants behaved with restraint and did not ask for a pursuit.
The British were deeply impressed by the fact that their own weapons to support the Thais were actually used by the enemy to attack their own people, which was a big blow to the morale of the Anda Brigade. The sniping of the jungle special warfare at the last moment also gave them a great deterrent, realizing that this group of British prisoners of war was not as vulnerable as imagined, they became much more obedient one by one, and quickly withdrew to Bangnanbiao County after a simple cleaning of the battlefield.
The battle lasted only half an hour, which was not ideal, but it was already the best performance that the British could come up with. Nearly 5,000 British soldiers went into battle, but about 2,000 were killed. Adhering to Chu Tiange's instructions, Song Yuanzhuang and Lei Tianwei did not dare to cripple the British, and in the end, they were able to survive 3,000 people, which can be regarded as an acceptable result.
The Japanese were very cruel and gave the British too much deterrent, and many British soldiers became deserters completely, which made it take more than an hour to assemble the troops again. In one of the discordant scenes, Charlie shot two deserters in front of them in order to capture about 50 deserters.
He regrouped his troops from the original defensive position, sent Ryan's reconnaissance team to continue to monitor the movements of the Anda Brigade, and asked Willy to send someone to call the remaining troops. While waiting for them, Song Yuanzhuang and Lei Tianwei once again did ideological work on the British.
"You have also seen that if it weren't for Charlie and the others who stepped forward and smashed the Japanese counterattack, then-you, you-" Song Yuanzhuang's hands pointed over one by one, and then pointed to his nose: "Even we may not be able to escape the clutches of the Japanese." Don't believe it, do you? You can go back to the battlefield and see how many of your comrades-in-arms and brothers were still alive and kicking around you just now, and how many of them were shot head-on. I haven't counted, but I can tell you for sure that there are far fewer people who are shot in the front than in the back. What does this mean? It shows that it is easier to kill you by fleeing than by attacking. Some might say that if I let you attack in that situation, I'm going to send you to your death! Is that really the case? Did you see the charge launched by the death squad at the critical moment? I saw it, and I tell you, that they were outnumbered by three in battle against the Japanese army. What does this mean? The Japanese are also flesh and blood, and they will die the same. I tell you the truth, just to save you, a unit of our Cadet Corps is rushing over from 70 kilometers away, and they need to occupy Bang Nam Biao County before the Japanese, only in this way can the Japanese and Thais be prevented from concentrating their large forces to encircle and annihilate us! The order given to me by Shangfeng was for me to organize you to delay the Japanese army for at least two hours, but how long did you hold out? It's only been half an hourβgentlemen, if you end up in a foreign land, I tell you, you've brought it upon you. Because of cowardice, you have given up your low-hanging freedom! β
Lei Tianwei's English is not good, so this cheap commander and godfather gave it to Song Yuanzhuang. At this time, he said: "At dawn tomorrow, the Japanese and Thais will definitely launch a larger offensive, and at that time, we will be attacked on all sides. Gentlemen, life or death, in fact, the key depends on tonight. Commander Song's words are a bit heavier, but they are an indisputable fact, whether we can escape in the end depends on whether we can take Bang Nanbiao County before the Japanese and Thai armies encircle. Shangfeng ordered us to hold off the Japanese army for two hours, but we only held on for half an hour, and the Japanese army had an extra hour and a half, and they would definitely be able to take Bangnanbiao County before our reinforcements. In that case, we will have to launch a strong attack to take Bangnanbiao County before we can wait for the response of our army's large forces. Gentlemen, you still have one more chance, and that is to pick up your guns and immediately march in the direction of Bang Nanbiao County - Charlie, you death squads are all good, stand up, encourage your people, and let them have the courage to fight for freedom. β
Charlie nodded and took the lead in standing up, and just as he was about to say something, the walkie-talkie on the back of a jungle special warfare beside Song Yuanzhuang suddenly rang. The jungle operator grabbed the microphone and turned on the answering switch, and then he heard Reyn's voice coming from inside: "Owl, I'm Nightingale One, please call back when you receive it." β
"I'm an owl, over!"
"The Japanese army was ambushed and there was a fierce battle, and the distance was too far to see the details, over!"
Lei Tianwei shouted: "It must be our reinforcements coming up, so fast!" Red Fox, we should rush over immediately! If you can form a two-sided attack, you might be able to eat this devil. β
Song Yuanzhuang took the microphone from the jungle special warfare hand, pinched down the delivery button and said, "Please be sure to contact the troops ambushing the Japanese army and tell them that we will come over immediately." β
"Roger, Nightingale One obeys!"
After talking to Lien, Song Yuanzhuang turned his head to Willy and the others, and said, "You all heard it, our reinforcements have already come, and they have taken the lead in occupying Bangnanbiao County. However, the Japanese army is very strong, and in order to ensure that the strategic point of transportation in Bangnanbiao County is not lost, we should rush to the battlefield immediately. With all of them, they immediately headed for Bangnanbiao County. Charlie, from now on, your 'Lanluga POW death squad' will not only be a combat unit, but also a torture squad. But anyone who wants to escape from the battle will be killed! β
Charlie replied loudly, "Yes! Master! Then he entangled the old foundation of the death squad again, and stood on the side of the road with the bullet loaded and murderous.
Willy: "Aren't we waiting for the troops left behind?" β
"Don't wait, the opportunity is rare," Lei Tianwei said, then walked up to Song Yuanzhuang, stretched out his hand and wrote a word on his palm: "Quick!" β
Song Yuanzhuang knew what he meant, pulled the Weiqing-style assault step in his hand out of the insurance, and shouted: "All of them are here, run forward!" Then he stood on the side of the road and stared at the figures in the night.