Sergeant Nagase Kazuhisa, watching closely from the side, quickly retrieved his rifle that had just been deflected and thrust it forward. At this moment, Wu Dazhi's rifle was still inside the body of a Japanese soldier.

　　Jin Youcai's rifle was also on the outside, leaving him no time to defend. Just as Sergeant Besho Kametaro thought he could stab the soldier in front of him to death, a rifle suddenly extended from behind.

　　It parried the thrust from Sergeant Nagase Kazuhisa, who then saw a bayonet suddenly pierce his own body.

　　With two Japanese soldiers falling victim to bayonets in quick succession, the remaining Sergeant Besho Kametaro soon suffered two thrusts under the onslaught of three rifles.

　　As the three of them fell, so did Lieutenant Ito Naoki, even though he was at the very back of the formation.

　　But these Japanese soldiers on the hillside had already suffered heavy casualties; it was only a matter of time before it was his turn.

　　The artillery pieces, enough for an entire artillery regiment, along with the many shells seized at the train station, were all sent to Commander Xue Yue.

　　Two days later, the Japanese Hata Detachment came to attack Ma Huiling, only to be beaten back again and again.

　　However, we were unable to wipe them out completely, so we held our position on the outer edge of Wanjialing, preventing Japanese reinforcements from getting through.

　　"After the Battle of Wanjialing, we received orders to transfer here. Our company commander spent four days leading us on an insertion mission, killing over ten thousand Japanese soldiers before returning."

　　Company Commander Chu asked in disbelief, "The number of Japanese soldiers you annihilated on the periphery is no less than the number killed in the Battle of Wanjialing! How come I haven't seen it reported in the newspapers?"

　　"It's normal that you haven't seen it. From the start of the war until now, our unit has killed nearly a hundred thousand Japanese soldiers, give or take. Sometimes we did get mentioned in the newspapers, but you probably didn't notice.

　　You know about the unit that sent a hundred airplanes to Wuhan a while ago, right?"

　　"Yes! It was said that they were planes captured from the Japanese and sent to Wuhan to fight the Japanese. Did you guys capture those planes too?" Chu Xiuxian's eyes were filled with disbelief.

　　"Of course, it was us. And when we seized the planes, I personally led the soldiers into Tianzhushan Airport.

　　Those one hundred and eighty-four planes took off from the runway under my command."

　　"But the newspapers said that Company Commander Li Zhize of the Central Training Corps led a surprise attack on Tianzhushan Airport and seized the Japanese planes," Company Commander Chu Xiuxian said.

　　"What regiment are we in?" Company Commander Lu suddenly asked.

　　"The 15th Regiment! What's wrong? Speaking of which, your brigade is really something, with more men than our entire division," Company Commander Chu said.

　　"Regiment Commander Li is the commander of our 10th Regiment. At the time, our two regiments cooperated in attacking Tianzhushan Airport.

　　If the fighting south of Wuhan hadn't been so intense, and our brigade commander hadn't needed to come and support the Ninth War Area, we would still be stationed near Tianzhushan Airport."

　　Company Commander Chu looked at the bodies of the Japanese soldiers below the hillside. He truly believed Company Commander Lu's words. A unit like this wasn't built in a day.

　　Judging by the way they fought, they must have been through hundreds of battles to develop such momentum and composure.

　　"Why don't the newspapers ever report your victories?" Company Commander Chu asked, puzzled.

　　"Our brigade commander's accomplishments are too great, his merits overshadow the master! If promotions were based on merit, you'd be a battalion commander after this battle, since we've annihilated two Japanese companies," Lu Lejia said.

　　"No problem!" Company Commander Chu grinned from ear to ear. This was the truth.

　　"If two more Japanese companies come up, and we wipe them out too! You'd be a regimental commander, right?" Lu Lejia asked.

　　"That's promoting me a bit too fast! Although, in terms of merit, it's certainly justified," Company Commander Chu said with a smile.

　　"If you annihilate a Japanese battalion with just one company, promoting you to regimental commander wouldn't be a problem, right!"

　　"Absolutely no problem!"

　　"The number of Japanese soldiers our brigade has annihilated combined is probably several divisions. But our brigade commander is still just a brigade commander," Company Commander Lu Lejia said.

　　"Ah!"

　　"Our brigade commander is like an unwanted stepchild. A few months ago, President Chiang still allocated some money and supplies to us, but now there's nothing at all.

　　Our weapons are all captured from the Japanese, and we had to spend our own money to buy all our artillery. If promotions in our brigade were based on your standards, even ordinary soldiers could be company commanders," Lu Lejia said with a smile.

　　Company Commander Chu Xiuxian thought about the performance of Company Commander Lu's men in the two battles just now and agreed, "They are indeed very brave; they're certainly qualified to be company commanders."

　　"But we don't receive any recognition from the National Revolutionary Army, and we don't care about President Chiang's rewards. The brigade commander said, 'We're not fighting for President Chiang; we're fighting for ourselves, for our parents, to protect our homes.'

　　We only need to be true to ourselves. We don't need President Chiang to acknowledge our accomplishments. The people have a scale in their hearts; they can tell the difference.

　　In our base areas, the ordinary people are very good to us! And the National Revolutionary Army units that have fought the Japanese alongside us are also very good to us," Lu Lejia said with a smile.

　　Chu Xiuxian said with a smile, "You're carrying them along, giving them credit for your victories, of course they're good to you."

　　Lu Lejia laughed heartily, and the soldiers around him all laughed as well, "We have no use for the credit for victories; we'll give it all to you!"

　　The soldiers around Chu Xiuxian also laughed happily. With these merits, they could indeed receive many rewards.

　　At least Commander-in-Chief Yu Hanmou of the Fourth War Area was a man who didn't lack money!

　　At this moment, the soldier monitoring the Japanese reported, "The Japanese have entered within a hundred meters."

　　Company Commander Lu smiled, "We'll talk about combat experiences later. Today, let's kill the Japanese first."

　　"Alright!"

　　The Japanese soldiers were a hundred meters away from the trenches. Company Commander Lu ordered, "Machine guns, open fire!"

　　If it was said that when Company Commander Chu led his men into the position, their firepower was somewhat lacking compared to the Second Company,

　　they had just annihilated two Japanese companies in a row, and all the weapons they had captured had been used to replenish Company Commander Chu's unit.

　　This meant that his company now had more machine guns than the Second Company, except for mortars and Type 92 battalion guns.

　　With so many machine guns, simultaneously sweeping the approaching Company Commander Tsueshi Tetsuya's company and Company Commander Abe Iori's company, the two companies of Japanese soldiers were in trouble.

　　Captain Koike Hideki, who had been observing the hilltop from the foot of the mountain, saw this and loudly ordered, "Machine guns, grenade launchers, open fire immediately and provide cover for the Tsueshi Company!"

　　His orders were immediately carried out. The Sato Toshikazu Company and the Shichijo Taro Company, which were still holding the line at the foot of the mountain, immediately began firing at the machine gun positions on the hilltop.

　　There were too many machine gun positions on the hilltop; these two companies simply couldn't suppress them all.

　　Even with the addition of the machine guns from the Tsueshi Tetsuya Company and the Abe Iori Company, they were still unable to effectively suppress the fire coming from the hilltop.

　　Especially the six heavy machine guns under Company Commander Lu's command, they weren't afraid of Japanese machine gun bullets. The bullets hitting the shields in front of the heavy machine guns could only produce a few sparks.

　　These heavy machine guns completely ignored the Japanese fire and were able to pose a serious threat to the Japanese machine guns, which made Company Commander Tsueshi Tetsuya miserable.

　　He loudly ordered, "Yoshikawa Yuta, blow them up immediately."

　　Sergeant Yoshikawa Yuta was a grenade launcher operator. The Japanese grenade launcher was like the first generation compared to the Special Operations Brigade's rocket launchers.

　　Its sights weren't accurate. To use the grenade launcher well, one had to rely entirely on the experience of the Japanese soldiers operating it.

　　Experienced Japanese soldiers were very accurate when using grenade launchers. This weapon, which could fire large-caliber bullets, was very powerful on the battlefield if used accurately.

　　Sergeant Yoshikawa Yuta was one such accurate Japanese soldier. Upon receiving the order, he immediately began to act.

　　His target was, of course, the heavy machine guns. The first grenade he fired was a bit high, flying over the hilltop and landing on the other side of the mountain.

　　Despite this, Company Commander Lu still loudly ordered, "Take out the Japanese grenade launcher."

　　The Special Operations Brigade had always operated under this principle: I can blow you up, but you can't blow me up!

　　If the Japanese had weapons that could fire grenades, they had to be taken out immediately upon discovery.

　　After the company commander's order was issued, five mortars, two Type 92 battalion guns, and three rocket launchers all bombarded the position where the grenade launcher had just fired.

　　Poor Sergeant Yoshikawa Yuta had just finished loading the second grenade and hadn't even had time to aim when he was subjected to an unprecedented bombardment.

　　Company Commander Tsueshi Tetsuya watched helplessly as the grenade launcher operator he had placed so much hope in was blown into the air in the explosion.

　　Yoshikawa Yuta was blown into the air, his body spraying blood. He died before he even hit the ground.

　　The stiffly dead Sergeant Yoshikawa Yuta had failed to complete the task assigned to him by the company commander.

　　Sergeant Uchida Utatsu didn't dare to take over Yoshikawa Yuta's grenade launcher. He didn't want to die there so quickly.

　　Unable to find a solution, Company Commander Tsueshi Tetsuya could only hope that his men would climb faster.

　　His men were stubbornly crawling forward amidst the intense machine gun fire, trying to get closer and then take the hilltop position in one fell swoop.

　　The Japanese soldiers had such thoughts, and of course Company Commander Tsueshi Tetsuya supported them.

　　The Japanese soldiers of Abe Iori Company also did not lag behind, they also went to the places those Japanese soldiers of the previous two companies died.

　　Having arrived here, the Japanese could also use the bodies of their predecessors as cover to block the bullets of the machine guns that were firing wildly.

　　It's just that their way forward is really cut off here. If you want to continue moving forward, you must cross the bodies of your predecessors, so that the body will be exposed more obviously.

　　The possibility of getting hit by bullets is greater, what to do?