Ito Akiyoshi, a sergeant, and Kannon Yuyo, also a sergeant, walked at the very front of the retreating column. They had traveled this road only a few days before, and Nakamura Ryusei's battalion had just passed through it yesterday.

It was quite safe. Even Colonel Kanda Masatane had walked this road yesterday, and nothing had happened at all.

Sergeant Ito Akiyoshi was very happy to be able to retreat on such a safe road, especially since he could run at the very front.

The soldiers of the Third Company couldn't believe their eyes. They stared at the machine guns scattered all over the highway. If they had time to set up all these machine guns, the firepower would be incredibly intense.

The machine guns were still there, but the Japanese soldiers were gone!

The Japanese soldiers outside the Third Regiment's trap hadn't been attacked yet. When they heard the explosions ahead, they quickly hid on both sides of the highway, looking for cover.

Just then, the First and Second Regiments launched their attack. They didn't immediately charge, but they used intense firepower to suppress the Japanese soldiers on the highway.

Battalion Commander Goyuan Yushu looked at Xiangfu Temple in the distance. Encountering an ambush in this place, with such a commotion, the company commander of Xiangfu Temple, Fukunaga Sochu, would definitely hear it.

They would definitely come to support!

That's right! The Third Regiment's ambush had just begun, and Battalion Commander Goyuan Yushu was already thinking about Japanese reinforcements.

He himself didn't realize it: his mindset had changed. Before today's battle, he had always thought about his battalion advancing bravely, never considering the need for friendly cooperation.

Now, the battle had just started, and he was already thinking about reinforcements.

It wasn't that Battalion Commander Goyuan Yushu had been scared out of his wits, but after the explosion, he was horrified to discover that the already diminished forces had lost another eighty or ninety percent in the explosion.

It wasn't that he was timid and afraid to fight, but he simply didn't have enough soldiers. It was like having an empty stomach, he couldn't muster any strength.

Battalion Commander Nakamura Ryusei felt even more deeply. His battalion had passed through here yesterday, full of high spirits and arrogance.

Returning today, after being bombed by the ambush set up by the National Army, he knew: there was no going back!

The main reason was that the Third Regiment had bombed the Japanese soldiers too fiercely this time, directly shattering all their confidence.

The Japanese soldiers had lost their confidence, which was the effect that Regiment Commander Zheng Tian'an of the Third Regiment wanted to achieve. The bugle call sounded, and more than two thousand soldiers jumped down from the hillside.

Like divine soldiers descending from the sky, Squad Leader Xiang shouted loudly from above, "Engage! Engage!"

But only two or three Japanese soldiers in his squad could still hear the order. Ito Akiyoshi and Kannon Yuyo, who had originally been leading the way, had already fallen to the ground, lifeless.

They were both killed by directional mines. Many iron pellets pierced through their bodies, allowing them to die instantly without pain.

The Third Regiment soldiers who rushed down from the hillside quickly ended their bayonet charge with the Japanese soldiers. They were already cleaning up the battlefield, and the battle between the First and Second Regiments and the Japanese soldiers behind them was also coming to an end.

Only the Fujii Tomoya Company, left behind by the Nakamura Ryusei Battalion to cover the retreat, was trapped outside the Third Regiment's trap. How could more than a hundred Japanese soldiers fight against two infantry regiments with more than three thousand men?

Moreover, these two infantry regiments had the advantage of terrain, shooting at the Japanese soldiers from the hillside.

The battle here ended quickly. By the time Ji Wudi arrived with his troops, the battle was over, and the battlefield had been almost cleaned up.

The corpses that had been blocking the road were all moved to the side to make way for the artillery.

Ji Wudi ordered the Second and Third Regiments to advance towards Dacheng immediately, while the First Regiment immediately went to Shanggao Airport to guard their home base.

The battle to attack Gaoan had been completed. If the First Regiment continued to follow the team to attack Shengmi Street, it would be too far from the airport. She was afraid that if something really happened, there wouldn't be enough time to return for reinforcements.

Regiment Commander Gui accepted the order and immediately began to walk back with the supplies he had just seized. He also knew in his heart: Shanggao Airport was the base, and no loss could be allowed.

If the Japanese soldiers in Gaoan County hadn't suddenly increased by an infantry battalion, Captain Ji would not have let the First Regiment out.

Now that the task had been completed, of course they had to go back immediately.

The most depressed in this attack on Gaoan was the First Company of the Second Regiment. They were waiting for Japanese reinforcements to Gaoan at Leigong Ridge, but not a single Japanese soldier came out.

After receiving the order to withdraw, Company Commander Jing Liquan of the First Company collected all the directional mines he had set up and chased after the main force. He chased all the way but didn't catch up with the ambush in front of Xiangfu Temple.

Regiment Commander Shi Junxia persuaded his beloved general, "Old Jing! Don't worry, next time I'll let the First Company choose the mission first.

Actually, we didn't fight much in this ambush. Most of it was fought by the Third Regiment.

The First and Second Regiments surrounded a Japanese company together. More than three thousand people fought against more than a hundred Japanese soldiers. Not even ten soldiers were assigned to one Japanese soldier. Even if you had caught up, these few Japanese soldiers wouldn't have been enough to fill the gaps between your teeth."

Company Commander Jing Liquan was still not very appreciative. "Even if there are fewer Japanese soldiers, they are still Japanese soldiers. Regiment Commander, you have changed. When you were the company commander and led us to fight the Japanese soldiers, you never disliked them for being too few, and you never disliked them for being too many!"

Regiment Commander Shi Junxia was angry. "Who told this batch of Japanese soldiers to be so easy to defeat? They are not as strong as the initial Japanese soldiers."

"Next time, you must let us go first if there is a mission!" Seeing the old company commander getting angry, Company Commander Jing quickly told him and ran away immediately.

The Fourth Regiment's attack on Dacheng also progressed smoothly. The Japanese soldiers in the city had abandoned Dacheng and retreated towards the Shengmi Street defense line.

Regiment Commander Hua Zi was also commanding the entire regiment to establish defenses and clean up the battlefield at this time. They started attacking at six o'clock and had been fighting until now to drive the Japanese soldiers out of the city.

The Japanese soldiers here still had a very tenacious fighting spirit, but no matter how tenacious their will was, they were still defeated by the continuous strafing and bombing of cannons and planes.

In the previous attack, the Japanese soldiers relied on two stone houses outside the city as fortresses and stubbornly resisted. They were destroyed by several consecutive shots from anti-aircraft guns, and the entire regiment was able to approach the city wall.

It was still effortless to attack into the city. With the assistance of Jiang Yuanwu and their ground attack aircraft, the Japanese soldiers guarding the city wall quickly collapsed, and everything was easy afterwards.

The entire regiment entered Dacheng and exchanged fire with the Japanese soldiers who were preparing to retreat. The Japanese soldiers who were determined to escape had no intention of fighting at all. They would run if they could, and only turn around and fire a few shots if they couldn't.

Regiment Commander Hua was not satisfied with completing the mission and occupying Dacheng. He was very distressed that he had not set up an ambush on the road leading to Shengmi Street.

Now that the Japanese soldiers had escaped into Shengmi Street, the Fourth Regiment's task was to wait here for the Second and Third Regiments to come and meet them, and then launch an attack on Shengmi Street.

Ten reconnaissance teams from the Fourth Regiment had already been sent out. All ten infantry companies had sent out their own reconnaissance platoons to observe the enemy's situation at the front.

Shengmi Street must be attacked. Regiment Commander Hua was of course clear about this. The plan had been set when they set off from Shanggao.

The Fifth Regiment was already lurking behind Shengmi Street at this time, waiting for Captain Ji to lead the Second and Third Regiments over to launch the attack.

Division Commander Wang Yaowu knew that the Special Operations Brigade was very strong, but when he thought that the commander of this army was a woman, he still had some doubts about the combat effectiveness of this team.

After all, whatever the leader of a team is like, that's what the team will become. It's just like the saying: If a lion leads a team of sheep to fight, a team of sheep will all become lions; if a sheep leads a team of lions to fight, a team of lions will all become sheep.

When he received the report from Regiment Commander Li You'an that Gaoan County had been captured, and the Special Operations Brigade troops had all chased after the Japanese soldiers without even cleaning up the battlefield.

He simply couldn't believe what he was hearing: they just kept chasing like that?

"They really just withdrew from Gaoan City like that?" Wang Yaowu asked the question in his heart in disbelief.

"Yes! Division Commander! She told my regiment to clean up the battlefield and set up defenses, and she led two regiments to chase after them, even their artillery team has chased after them."

After confirming this news, Wang Yaowu breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't know what his psychology was, but since yesterday he had been worried: What if the Special Operations Brigade occupied the territory after capturing Gaoan and wouldn't let go?

Now there was no need to worry!

"That's good! That's good! From the captured spoils, choose a batch of ammunition and canned meat to prepare, I want to personally send it to Shanggao Airport."

"Division Commander! Isn't this too much praise for her!" Regiment Commander Li You'an was surprised. In order to invite the Special Operations Brigade, the division commander had already gone to Shanggao Airport twice.

This time he was still going, it had really become a third visit to the thatched cottage.

"Prepare it!"

Not long after, Regiment Commander Li reported another situation, which was still about the Special Operations Brigade: "A regiment has returned to Shanggao from outside Gaoan City. They passed through outside the city and did not enter the city."

Wang Yaowu was silent for a while before saying, "She doesn't trust her rear, so she sent troops back to guard the airport.

She didn't go through the city because she didn't want us to be suspicious. She still hasn't let go of her suspicion of us!"

Once bitten by a snake, ten years afraid of a well rope!

If you want the Special Operations Brigade to let down their guard, it will take several years of compensation, it is simply impossible.

Ji Wudi set up camp in Dacheng. All the regiments fought very well today, and all the planned goals were completed, which made her feel very good.

Now the three regimental commanders are discussing the next plan. Before the meeting, they first reported today's situation and praised each regiment.

Next, they had to attack Shengmi Street. She asked each regiment to send out their own reconnaissance platoon to familiarize themselves with the situation first. The attack plan would be determined after the reconnaissance teams returned.

But the attack time would not change, six o'clock tomorrow morning!

After arranging the troops, Ji Wudi reported today's combat situation to the Special Operations Brigade headquarters, which was actually to report to Lin Fan and Li Xian.

At this time, Lin Fan had already arrived in Xiangyang with three infantry regiments. He had received an order from Li Zhongren, the commander of the Fifth War Zone: The Special Operations Brigade was to return to the team to participate in an operation against the Japanese soldiers.

The team commanded by Ji Wudi launched an attack on Shengmi Street at six o'clock on the morning of April 22.

Shengmi Street is just a place name. It is located on the bank of the Gan River and has a history of thousands of years. It has always been a place where merchants gathered and commerce flourished.

It is said to be a street, but it actually refers to a town, using the name of a street as the name of the town. According to the intelligence gathered, the Japanese troops guarding Shengmi Street were two infantry battalions.

The plan formulated by Ji Wudi and the three regimental commanders was for the Second Regiment to attack the Japanese defense line from Xiucai Ridge, the Third Regiment from Pushan, and the Fourth Regiment from Majushan at the same time.

These three regiments were all main attackers, but the four anti-aircraft guns this time all followed the Second Regiment, because here they could directly pass from the road to the Japanese defensive position.

At six o'clock on the morning of April 22, the three regiments began their attack on Shengmi Street. As soon as the battle started, Lieutenant General Inaba Shiro, commander of the Japanese Sixth Division, received a report.

Since yesterday afternoon, not a single good news had reached him: in one day, Gaoan, Xiangfu Temple, and Dacheng were all captured by the National Army. Fengxin, Jing'an, Shiyi Street, and Xiangtang all had large armies attacking. The Japanese soldiers supporting the front lines were having a very difficult time.

The other places were still supporting, but Kanda Masatane's regiment had collapsed and returned in a line. This time, Lieutenant General Inaba Shiro gave a strict order: Shengmi Street must be defended.

If Shengmi Street was lost, Nanchang, which they had just occupied, would easily be counterattacked by the National Army.

Regimental Commander Kanda Masatane was also very angry at this time: He had obviously paid so much attention to it, and had strengthened Gaoan with so much power, but Battalion Commander Goyuan Yushu and Battalion Commander Nakamura Ryusei had betrayed his expectations.

What was betrayed was not just expectations, it was simply a complete failure to carry out his orders. Not only did the two companies fail to defend Gaoan, but they were also surrounded and annihilated when they retreated, with no survivors.

This caused his entire regiment to have only the last thousand Japanese soldiers left to defend Shengmi Street, and the division commander had to transfer an infantry battalion to strengthen the defense line.

The attacking National Army didn't want to wait even a day, and started attacking so quickly. Regimental Commander Kanda Masatane was already furious: Did this team opposite think that the Kanda Regiment was easy to bully, and kept staring at them to fight?