Chapter 174 The Final Charge

Fujimoto Masashige, the squad leader, ordered his entire squad of Japanese soldiers to charge.

Nozawa Tsutomu, the squad leader behind him, issued the same order.

Asou Mitsuaki, not wanting to be outdone, also ordered a charge.

The entire squadron of Guanyue Kazuo had begun their final sprint.

Under the gaze of all the soldiers in the Uehara Yosuke battalion, they launched their final charge toward the summit.

Just then, two loud explosions suddenly erupted in front of Guanyue Kazuo's squadron.

The flying gravel and dirt even reached the highway below the mountain. The billowing smoke completely obscured Guanyue Kazuo's squadron, making it impossible to see what was happening on the summit.

Although they couldn't see Guanyue's situation, the soldiers of the entire Uehara battalion had a bad feeling: at this crucial moment, such an event couldn't be a good thing.

Company Commander Hua waited until the last of the charging Japanese soldiers were within fifty meters before ordering the detonation of two directional mines. There were still more directional mines buried in front of the trenches, but Company Commander Hua didn't use them.

For a squadron of Japanese soldiers, two directional mines combined with the charge of two companies would be more than enough.

If Company Commander Su Bubang and his soldiers hadn't been warned in advance by Company Commander Hua, they would have really wanted to retreat: they were here, clearly occupying such a favorable terrain.

But they weren't allowed to fire, not allowed to fire at all, only listening to the shouts of the Japanese soldiers as they charged closer and closer, close enough to hear their footsteps.

If the warriors of the Special Operations Brigade weren't all staying silently in the trenches, Company Commander Su would have suspected that Company Commander Hua was deliberately sending them to their deaths today.

They finally waited until two explosions suddenly rang out in front of the trenches, the sound like two large-caliber artillery shells exploding, followed by the ground in the trenches trembling.

One could imagine how powerful the explosions were, and now Company Commander Su believed that Company Commander Hua had a plan.

Immediately afterward, they heard Company Commander Hua order: "All machine guns, heavy machine guns, suppress the Japanese soldiers below the mountain! The rest of you, charge!"

"Charge!" The warriors of the Special Operations Brigade, holding rifles with bayonets fixed, leaped out of the trenches and charged toward the Japanese soldiers in the smoke.

Hearing the shouts of these warriors and seeing their lithe figures, Company Commander Su immediately ordered: "Charge!" He also rushed out, and the soldiers in his company followed him.

Sergeant Numata Yuta, filled with joy, believing that he would soon be standing on the summit, was the first to be hit.

He was killed instantly by the directional mine, the smile still on his face when he died. Most of the dozens of soldiers in Fujimoto Masashige's squad behind him were hit by the iron pellets from the explosion.

One by one, they fell to the ground, wailing and groaning, while the very few who were lucky enough to escape injury stood there in shock, at a loss.

The sudden shouts from the summit made the standing Japanese soldiers even more panicked, unsure of what to do.

Squadron Leader Guanyue Kazuo hadn't reacted when the explosion occurred. He only heard the whistling of bullets flying past his ears, and when the sound of charging and killing suddenly erupted from the previously silent trenches on the summit, he finally realized that his squadron had been ambushed. Immediately, he instinctively drew his command saber and shouted loudly, "All troops, charge!"

Squadron Leader Guanyue Kazuo knew that they were only a few dozen meters from the summit, and as long as they persevered, they could take the hill.

Even if his squadron had been heavily damaged in the attack, it wouldn't affect their confidence in capturing the summit.

Those Japanese soldiers who had been at a loss just now, hearing Squadron Leader Guanyue's order, immediately found their direction and gripped their rifles tightly.

Ignoring the wounded Japanese soldiers groaning at their feet, they shouted and charged toward the summit.

Seeing this scene, Squadron Leader Guanyue Kazuo kept his command saber pointing straight toward the summit and strode toward it.

Fujimoto Masashige, who had luckily escaped death in the explosion, also reacted at this time.

He once again raised his command saber and charged toward the warriors of the Special Operations Brigade who had already charged up.

Sergeant Sato Taro was at the front of his squad, and he charged forward.

Sato Taro, holding his rifle, thrust it straight at Company Commander Hua Wuque, aiming for his chest.

The gleaming bayonet flew toward Company Commander Hua's chest. Both Sato Taro and Company Commander Hua were holding the same Type 38 rifle, and the bayonets were both gleaming as they thrust at each other.

Seeing the Japanese soldier's bayonet was about to reach his chest, Company Commander Hua suddenly stepped to the left front.

He took a large step to dodge the frontal attack, moving to the side of the Japanese soldier. Avoiding the Japanese soldier's thrust, he used his bayonet to block the Japanese soldier's bayonet.

Sato Taro hadn't anticipated this move. His rifle was blocked in front of him, and his opponent was at his side, throwing him into a panic.

Taking advantage of the Japanese soldier's confusion, Company Commander Hua thrust his rifle forward again.

It pierced Sato Taro's chest and emerged from his back. Squad Leader Fujimoto Masashige, who was behind Sato Taro, witnessed all of this.

Enraged, he quickly rushed forward, preparing to save his soldier.

Just then, Squad Leader Fujimoto Masashige saw in horror that the bayonet that had emerged from Sergeant Sato Taro's back twisted.

Then it quickly retracted, taking Sato Taro's life!

When Sergeant Sato Taro was stabbed, his rifle was still thrusting toward Company Commander Hua.

He still wanted to struggle, but when the bayonet twisted in his chest, his heart was shattered.

All the strength in his body seemed to be drained away with the bayonet.

He could no longer hold his rifle steady, and it fell to the ground with a clang. His knees also buckled, and he slowly and resolutely knelt on the ground.

Fighting fiercely on the battlefield, the Japanese soldier suddenly knelt down to him. Even Company Commander Hua, who had been through countless battles, hadn't expected this scene. This was the first time he had encountered a Japanese soldier kneeling down and begging for mercy while fighting with bayonets.

There was no way Company Commander Hua would let this Japanese soldier go. There was no way he could let him go. He quickly pulled back his rifle and stabbed the Japanese soldier in the throat.

Squad Leader Fujimoto Masashige, who was behind Sato Taro, saw his soldier kneeling down and begging for mercy from the Special Operations Brigade warrior, and was furious.

He strode forward and swung his command saber from behind, severing Sato Taro's head from his body with a single blow.

Sato Taro's head rolled down the hillside, leaving only a fountain of blood gushing from his neck, spraying a foot or two high and staining the ground around him with blood.

After executing his surrendering soldier for violating battlefield discipline, Squad Leader Fujimoto Masashige stepped forward, his command saber aimed at Company Commander Hua Wuque, ready to strike.

The Japanese soldier was coming in fiercely. Company Commander Hua had just seen this Japanese soldier behead the kneeling Japanese soldier with a single blow, and knew that this Japanese soldier was strong and fierce.

Now, seeing this Japanese soldier attacking him, Company Commander Hua raised his rifle to block. He was tall and standing on the hillside, creating a commanding position over the Japanese soldier standing below.

Seeing that the Japanese soldier who had just charged up was much shorter than him, he blocked the other's command saber and kicked out with his left foot.

Squad Leader Fujimoto Masashige's command saber was blocked, and suddenly seeing the Special Operations Brigade soldier kick out, he could only take a step back in a panic.

Behind him was Sato Taro's corpse, who had just been beheaded, and whose blood was spraying outwards.

This area had been stained red with his blood and was muddy. Squad Leader Fujimoto Masashige stepped on the bloody mud and lost his footing.

His feet slipped, his center of gravity was unstable, and his body staggered backward.

Taking advantage of the Japanese soldier's unsteady footing as he retreated, Company Commander Hua stepped forward with his left foot and followed with his right foot.

He quickly thrust his rifle forward, shouting, "Kill!"

This was the end for Squad Leader Fujimoto Masashige. He was staggering backward, his body relying entirely on instinct to try to regain his balance, unable to make his hands and feet obey his commands.

Squad Leader Fujimoto Masashige's feet retreated, his hands flailing wildly in the air, trying to regain his balance.

All of this stopped the moment the bayonet entered his body. When Company Commander Hua Wuque's bayonet pierced the Japanese soldier's body, the Japanese soldier stopped retreating and regained his balance.

The flustered Squad Leader Fujimoto Masashige, using the bayonet piercing his body, finally regained his balance.

No longer retreating, he swung his command saber at Company Commander Hua Wuque again, with fierce momentum.

Now, seeing Company Commander Hua's performance, Su Bubang and his soldiers suddenly realized that these Japanese soldiers didn't seem as formidable as the legends said.

They were too easily killed in front of the Special Operations Brigade, completely like a three-year-old child encountering a grown tiger, completely without the power to resist.

Or perhaps Company Commander Hua and his men were too brave, leaving the Japanese soldiers unable to resist!

Whichever it was, it was enough to give Company Commander Su Bubang and his men the courage to charge at the Japanese soldiers, and they joined in the bayonet charge against the Japanese soldiers.

After being ravaged by the directional mines, there weren't many Japanese soldiers left in Fujimoto Masashige's squad, and after being charged by hundreds of Special Operations Brigade warriors, the entire Fujimoto Masashige squad was annihilated.

Nozawa Tsutomu, the squad leader behind Fujimoto Masashige's squad, witnessed the fate of the Japanese soldiers at the front.

But at this point, they had no choice, and they didn't dare to retreat, so they could only continue to charge forward, hoping for a miracle.

This time, fighting against Nozawa Tsutomu's squad were the soldiers of the Fourth War Zone led by Company Commander Su Bubang. Company Commander Su charged at the front, thrusting his rifle at a Japanese soldier.

Seeing Company Commander Su coming fiercely, the Japanese soldier quickly parried.

Both rifles were thrust out with all their might, colliding and scattering a spray of sparks.

Company Commander Su's rifle was parried by the Japanese soldier, but he immediately retracted his rifle and thrust again, attacking the Japanese soldier in front of him again.

Company Commander Hua had been waiting for this move from the Japanese soldier. Seeing the Japanese soldier charge in front of him, he didn't stop and swung his saber down. Only then did he jump back half a meter with all his strength.

His feet had just landed when he immediately stepped forward again, his feet as light and swift as if they had springs attached to them.

He thrust his bayonet forward, aiming for the chest of Captain Guanyue Kazuo, who had just used all his strength to swing his saber and missed.

Captain Guanyue Kazuo had just used all his strength, plus the momentum of a rapid charge, to swing his saber, but it had landed in empty air.