49: Chapter 49 The Japanese Devils' Frenzied Counterattack
Hearing Wang Ye's threat, Inoshita Mori nodded frantically in fear.
"Company Commander Wang Li, you guys retreat first. Take the supplies and the prisoner out safely," Battalion Commander Liu Sanzhu spoke from the side.
"Battalion Commander, what about you?"
"I'm going back to command the battle. The other Chinese Soldiers are still exchanging fire with the Little Devils." After saying this, Battalion Commander Liu Sanzhu immediately ran toward the sound of gunfire.
Seeing this, Wang Ye had no choice but to retreat first.
Taking Inoshita Mori with him, Wang Ye successfully retreated to a safe location.
There were friendly troops waiting to receive them outside the town.
Upon hearing the continuous sound of gunfire and artillery inside the town, they immediately charged in to support the soldiers of the Suicide Squad.
"What's the situation?" The receiving battalion commander asked upon seeing Wang Ye and the others.
"The fighting is still going on inside. We're escorting the spoils and the prisoner out first," Wang Ye said, panting heavily.
Afterward, Wang Ye looked toward the town. Battalion Commander Liu Sanzhu hadn't come out yet, making him feel a bit nervous.
Explosions continued to ring out from within the town; the battle appeared to be extremely fierce.
The battalion commander who had come to meet them immediately led his men and charged inside.
They exchanged fire with the Little Devils who were trying to encircle them and provide reinforcements.
Fortunately, it wasn't long before Wang Ye saw someone emerging from the town.
It was none other than Battalion Commander Liu Sanzhu.
Behind him followed many soldiers from the Suicide Squad.
Gradually, more people retreated from the town.
Finally, they did a head count.
Of the two hundred men who went in, only eighty-some came out.
Moreover, most of them were wounded.
However, their results were good.
Not only did they kill many Japanese Officers, but they also obtained many of the Japanese Army's classified documents.
At the same time, they had captured a Little Devil who understood Chinese.
By the looks of it, he was also an officer.
Wang Ye looked at the two hundred men who had entered; now, less than half remained.
Many familiar faces among them were left behind forever.
Watching this scene, the Netizens were deeply moved, even though they had seen much before.
"So many people went in, and in the end, less than half retreated."
"No wonder they're called a Suicide Squad. With such a high casualty rate, what else could they be?"
"They knew it was death, yet they still chose to go. If it were me, I probably wouldn't dare."
Liu Sanzhu saw Wang Ye and, with blood on his face, said with a smile, "Let's head back first. The Second Battalion is covering for us."
"Okay."
By the time they retreated to the camp,
It was already early morning.
The east was beginning to brighten.
The sunlight was slowly spilling across the land.
As soon as Wang Ye and the others returned, Division Commander Huang Jifu immediately came to meet them.
Looking at the wounds on everyone, Huang Jifu's eyes turned slightly red.
"Welcome back. You've all done a great job."
Battalion Commander Liu Sanzhu stepped forward and showed the spoils obtained from this night raid to Huang Jifu.
"In this battle, fifty enemies were killed. These are the spoils we brought back."
"Good, very good. You've worked hard; you are all heroes of Huaxia! This mission was completed very well. Go and rest," Huang Jifu nodded with a smile.
The most valuable items among them were naturally the relevant operational blueprints and some of the Japanese Army's combat intelligence.
Although the losses in this night raid were severe, it was a victory.
In the livestream room:
"Wait, over a hundred people died and they only killed fifty Little Devils. You call that 'completed very well'?"
"Why wouldn't it be? Many of those killed inside were Japanese Officers. An officer's value is much higher than a regular Little Devil's."
"Penetrating deep into enemy territory to launch a surprise attack on the Japanese Command Post—to have such results is already excellent."
"You think this is some kind of 'dimensional reduction strike'? To achieve such results with that kind of equipment is already a rare feat."
Seeing the Netizens arguing in the livestream room,
Wang Ye was speechless.
Did they really think it was two hundred people fighting fifty? That was the Japanese Command Post; there were at least a thousand Little Devils around it.
If they had retreated any later, they would have certainly been surrounded and then completely wiped out.
To have such a result was already extremely rare.
Wang Ye ignored the livestream room. After a night of fighting, his spirit was exhausted.
He returned to his company.
Zhao Sheng was overjoyed to see Wang Ye return.
But seeing Wang Ye collapse and fall asleep the moment he reached the camp, he didn't dare disturb him.
Wang Ye slept until three in the afternoon.
He was woken up by someone.
Woken up by the noise, Wang Ye opened his eyes with some impatience.
Then he wanted to see who had woken him up.
Seeing it was Battalion Commander Liu Sanzhu,
His temper immediately vanished.
"Company Commander Wang Li, you kid finally woke up? You sleep that soundly?" Battalion Commander Liu Sanzhu said irritably.
"Wasn't I too tired last night?" Wang Ye scratched his head.
He then glanced around and noticed that everyone in the camp had packed their rucksacks.
"Battalion Commander, what's the situation?"
"During the day, our regiment captured part of Luodian Town. Now we're heading to the front line," Battalion Commander Liu Sanzhu explained.
"Heading to the front line again?"
Thinking of everything that had happened before, Wang Ye felt a bit weary of the war.
Because it was too exhausting.
"Yes, let's go."
Seeing that Wang Ye's spirit wasn't very good, Battalion Commander Liu Sanzhu sighed in his heart.
Following the troops, Wang Ye returned once again to the Luodian positions.
Zhao Sheng followed behind him.
"Company Commander, what did you do last night?"
Zhao Sheng asked curiously.
"Went to kill Little Devils," Wang Ye replied helplessly, looking at Zhao Sheng's curious expression.
"Wow, Company Commander, you're so amazing," Zhao Sheng said admiringly.
"Company Commander, do you think... we can make it back alive?"
Wang Ye didn't answer him.
Because he didn't know either.
Having experienced so many days of war, Wang Ye knew very well that very few people could survive on this battlefield.
Hardly one in ten.
Facing the Little Devils' indiscriminate bombing, many soldiers couldn't even last two hours.
He could redeploy, but Zhao Sheng and the others couldn't.
If they died, they were truly dead.
Many times, Wang Ye couldn't tell—is this really a game?
Or is it a real world?
Experiencing real history.
Under the cover of night, they entered Luodian Town.
After last night's surprise attack, the Little Devils had increased their troop strength.
The Command Post had been raided, several officers had died, and even a Company Commander had been killed.
To them, this was simply a humilating disgrace.
At the Japanese Army Headquarters, when this news reached them, the army generals were all driven mad with rage.
"Baka! The Command Post was slaughtered by two hundred people! A humilating disgrace!"
"If you cannot eliminate this Huaxia army tomorrow, you shall all commit seppuku!"
...
The next day, as the sun rose,
A gunshot broke the silence of Luodian Town.
"Enemy attack!"
At the Division Headquarters, news of the attack on the front line was sent back.
Huang Jifu woke from his sleep.
Hearing the news of the enemy attack, his brow immediately furrowed.
It was barely the Hour of the Rabbit, and the Little Devils had already begun their offensive.
He felt a faint sense of unease in his heart.
On the other side, Wang Ye had also woken up.
Although the position where their battalion was located wasn't on the frontmost line,
The news of the enemy attack reached them quickly.
A rumbling sound echoed in the sky; the Little Devils' bombers had arrived.
Seeing the bombers, Wang Ye's face turned somewhat ugly as bad memories resurfaced.
Why were the Little Devils attacking so early today?
Could it be for revenge?