127: Chapter 127 Stalemate? Li Xin Takes the Battle!

General Matsui Iwane felt a thunderous boom, and then the sky brightened by several degrees.

"Baka yaro! What is going on!"

He rushed out of the command room and saw that behind the base, several artillery positions had been reduced to a sea of fire; wherever his gaze fell, everything was scorched earth.

"Heavenly punishment! Is this heavenly punishment? Could God have learned of his atrocities in Nanjin City?!"

"Impossible, this is impossible!"

"Commander, the enemy is pressing in, Commander!" the voice of a frontline soldier came through the communicator.

"Baka yaro! Damn Chinese!" General Matsui Iwane shouted in rage. "Hold the line for me! We cannot lose!"

Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat—countless flashes of fire erupted, and bullets streaked through the woods. The bullets struck trees and the ground, sending wood chips and dirt flying.

The Japanese position was located on a hillside, and relying on their firepower and terrain advantage, the main Japanese force easily repelled the Dragon side's attack.

However, the battalion commander defending the front line felt that the enemy had not launched a full-scale offensive. This round seemed to be just a probe and a feint!

Why did the enemy launch a full-scale attack during the first wave when they had no information, yet only launch a probing attack now when they had the advantage? What kind of tactic was this?

"Commander! It seems the enemy has retreated! Repeat, the enemy seems..." Before he could finish speaking, a soldier next to him tugged on his clothes. "Cap, Captain, in, in the sky, something is coming..."

The battalion commander looked up, his expression instantly freezing as the walkie-talkie slipped from his hand to the ground. It was a rain of fire covering the entire sky, and amidst the raging flames, he seemed to see his grandmother beckoning to him.

Boom—boom—boom—with every explosion that shook the earth, General Matsui Iwane could feel a group of soldiers slipping out of his control.

The enemy soldiers moved through the forest like ghosts; the moment they retaliated, the next second would bring pinpoint artillery bombardment. This, how is this possible! What kind of weapon could have such precision! The troops had absolutely no chance to reposition under this kind of artillery fire!

Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat—gunfire erupted in front of the command camp; the enemy had reached their doorstep. General Matsui Iwane abruptly drew his katana, his face full of rage. A Great Japanese General cannot lose!

There were still 200 Elite Soldiers and two heavy machine gun positions in front of the command camp!! The enemy's artillery could not bombard endlessly; holding out until that moment would be the beginning of the Japanese Empire's counterattack!

"Those steel soldiers!!" someone roared in the walkie-talkie.

Boom, boom-boom, boom-boom—the two concealed heavy machine gun positions began to roar, unleashing firepower wildly toward the bottom of the hillside. The large-caliber bullets could even pierce directly through thick tree trunks; the cover of the trees was already ineffective.

In an instant, soil flew, gravel scattered, and the Dragon side soldiers at the bottom of the hillside fell like grass. Even the Elite Soldiers wearing Imperial Armor could not charge against this kind of firepower.

The shooting stopped, and the woods returned to silence. A squad of Dragon side soldiers at the bottom of the hill had been shot to pieces, and even two tall ancient trees had fallen.

The machine gun squad soldiers were rapidly splashing cold water on the gun barrels; when the cold water hit the red-hot barrels, plumes of steam rose. General Matsui Iwane stared fixedly at the sky. For a long time, that terrifying fire did not appear again. Had the artillery run out? The enemy's artillery had run out!

"Hold the machine gun positions, watch the defense on both flanks!" "Their artillery has been exhausted; as long as we hold the machine gun positions, we can win!!" General Matsui Iwane roared into the walkie-talkie, and the troops began to function again under his command.

Even in a desperate situation, a Great Japanese General could find a way out!! Blood returned to General Matsui Iwane's face. Once the war was won, he would definitely torture that damn Chinese General on the other side...

"Is there still a chance!?" MacArthur said, looking at the deadlocked battlefield. Tojo Injin's eyes flickered, as if he saw the dawn again. "We haven't lost yet, we haven't lost yet!"

"The enemy's artillery ammunition is exhausted; as long as we hold the machine gun positions, we can keep wearing them down!" MacArthur nodded repeatedly: "The two heavy machine guns form a crossfire; even those steel soldiers can't charge up!"

"Apart from artillery, the enemy has absolutely no other long-range firepower; they can't do anything to us!" After the two finished speaking, hope rekindled in the hearts of the gathered lords.

"Indeed, it's been nearly 10 minutes since the machine gun positions opened fire, and their artillery hasn't fallen; it must be exhausted!" "Without artillery, they can only rely on infantry charges, and heavy machine guns fear mass charges the least!"

"Hold steady, don't be impatient, use the machine gun positions to wear them down first." "The enemy is exhausted; what follows is the beginning of our counterattack." "Heavy machine guns against infantry—the advantage is with us!"

Dragon Country high-level conference room. The brains of the Generals and experts were spinning rapidly, trying to find a possible way to break the deadlock.

"It's a pity only two Skyfire Guards were deployed; otherwise, we could have just blown up these two machine gun positions and ended the battle." "It seems we're in a deadlock now; it's too dangerous for the Elite Soldiers to charge against heavy machine guns; we can only wait for them to leave the positions."

"It doesn't matter if we just drag it out; when the time is up, we will naturally win by numerical advantage." "That would be a win, but it's a bit annoying not to kill the Japanese General."

The General of the Military Department stared at the screen for a long time, then shook his head helplessly. There was no other way; with the Dragon Country's remaining force configuration, it was indeed difficult to take this position. The safest method was indeed to drag out the time. We couldn't attack up, and the enemy didn't dare come down. Dragging it out until time ended would allow for a victory by numerical advantage. It wasn't exactly satisfying, but as long as we won, it didn't matter.

"Hey, why is General Li Xin starting to move!?" someone suddenly exclaimed. The General looked toward the rear and indeed saw General Li Xin, wearing Imperial Armor, rapidly rushing to the front line. What does this mean? The commander is going up himself!? But this is modern warfare; personal ability can't change anything at all!

Everyone's heart in the conference room rose to their throats. "Hey, hey! Calm down! We can win just by dragging it out!" "Isn't General Li Xin also in Imperial Armor? If the soldiers can't charge up, he definitely can't either!" "Too impulsive, don't let anything go wrong!"

Dragon Country official live broadcast room. "What's happening, Master Xin is starting to charge!!" "Holy crap, so cool!! This armor looks so cool when running!!" "What! The head coach is warming up!!" "Master Xin, be safe, don't let anything happen!!" "Master Xin must have his own plan, I believe in him!!" "Charge, General Li Xin, don't let the Japs escape just like that!!"