After receiving the telegram, Shinozuka Kazuo was quite shocked.
To his disbelief, the 34th Division was actually wiped out.
Although, two-thirds of this division were newly recruited soldiers.
But the basic framework was built by experienced mid-level officers who had gone through several bloody battles.
Under normal circumstances, the combat effectiveness should not be weak.
Why was it so wiped out?
You know, on the mainland battlefield, there has never been such a battle in which a division-level formation was completely wiped out.
Unexpectedly, the first time he appeared in his southeast war zone.
This is a huge stain.
"Baga, this idiot Panasonic actually trapped an entire division. Damn it!"
Shinozuka Kazuo slammed the table angrily.
He naturally knows that the idea of a jade and a stone dying together is nonsense.
If it was true that both jade and stone were destroyed, how could even the division flag be captured?
These things are all stored at the division headquarters, under the special care of flag guards.
It will be burned at the last moment to prevent it from being captured by the enemy.
Once captured, the division would be considered a disgrace.
The entire number will be revoked and will not be used again.
In the eyes of Shinozuka Kazuo, Matsushita must have underestimated the enemy and feared fighting, and ultimately ruined the entire division.
It doesn't matter if this guy dies himself, the problem is that it actually leaves a stain on his career.
This is the most hateful thing.
But he can't deal with Panasonic yet.
We can only follow Wei Wu's telegram.
In this way, it can also show that the army under his rule, Shinozuka Kazuo, is bloody, not afraid of battle, and dares to fight.
At this time, he was extremely lucky that Wei Wu helped him snatch the division flag back.
Otherwise, once it is leaked out.
His entire southeastern theater will lose an adult.
Shinozuka Kazuo sat slumped in his office chair. Looking at the battle report, he couldn't help but raise a question: "Has the invincible Japanese Army become so corrupted?"
Shinozuka Kazuo fell into doubt in his life.
Wei Wu handed over the defense area to the captain.
This area was taken over by him.
In this way, this area will be his defense zone, and other Japanese troops will not come here.
Invisibly, he helped the Eighth Route Army defend a section of the defense zone.
Some of the troops were liberated.
This allowed the Eighth Route Army to concentrate more troops to attack the Japanese army.
While Wei Wu was changing defense zones, the First Security Division led by Lao Li was also performing its own tasks.
Their assigned task was to assist the 28th Division in conquering the territory.
"Sir, are we just going to watch them go to establish a base?"
Some soldiers don't understand.
"Don't worry, they can't get in. It's not like the headquarters has done nothing during this period. I promise to give them a surprise."
"You guys have guarded the territory for me and strangled the logistics of the 28th Division. Not even a bullet or a grain of rice was allowed to be sent over. I have trapped the 28th Division here to death."
Lao Li said.
"Can it really happen?"
A soldier doesn't believe it.
"Just wait and see if it works out."
"By the way, send a team of people to keep an eye on the situation. If anything happens, report it immediately."
Lao Li said and led people to start setting up trenches and defense lines.
And pointed the muzzle of the artillery in the direction of the 28th Division.
The division commander of the 28th Division, Matsui Otomo, graduated from the University of Mainland China and was a standard militarist fanatic.
Take jihad as your mission.
They clamor every day to occupy East Asia.
Unfortunately, he was left behind as an instructor after graduation.
Never had a chance to realize his ambition.
This time, many troops are expanding due to lack of soldiers.
He took the opportunity to leave the relationship and was assigned a vacancy as a division commander.
This 28th Division is a division that has been disabled and repaired.
A large number of newly recruited soldiers were stuffed inside.
In terms of combat effectiveness, it belongs to the second-line army.
Many people didn't like it and were taken advantage of by Matsui.
Many people think that the 28th Division has poor combat effectiveness, but Matsui does not think so.
In his opinion, Japanese soldiers are the best-equipped troops with the strongest will to fight.
Even the second-line troops who are looked down upon by others can become the ace among aces when they come to him.
The 28th Division was his promotion ladder.
As for everyone else, they are all here to share the credit.
Therefore, Matsui directly threw the security personnel assigned to Lao Li behind to take charge of logistics.
In order to march quickly, he set off with only three days' worth of rations, weapons and ammunition.
At the beginning, the 28th Division moved very fast, covering dozens of kilometers in an hour.
However, when they reached a canyon, the convoy suddenly stopped.
"Why don't you move on?"
Matsui asked dissatisfied.
"Commander Matsui Division, the valley in front has collapsed. A large number of stones have blocked most of the valley passage, making it difficult for vehicles to pass."
A soldier reported immediately.
"The road is blocked? I'll go take a look!"
Matsui immediately got out of the car and quickly came to the valley.
There had obviously been a landslide here, and there were a lot of huge rocks piled up on the road in the valley.
It is impossible for vehicles to pass through.
"Division Commander, how about we take a detour, 30 kilometers to the east, and we can use the 33rd Division's road to get around."
A staff officer suggested.
"Going around other people's defense zones? No!"
Upon hearing this, Matsui decisively rejected the advice of his staff.
The 33rd Division is a completely newly formed unit.
He usually laughs at each other a lot.
Now, he can't do it if he is asked to shamelessly go around the opponent's defensive zone.
If the other party continues to spread the word, his reputation for incompetence will spread throughout the theater.
He couldn't afford to lose this person.
"Isn't it just a landslide? Organize people to clean it up immediately."
Matsui yelled angrily.
"Division Commander, this stone is too big to be removed. It will take at least a month to clean it up."
The staff officer looked at the valley full of boulders and said.
"Then abandon the vehicles and supplies, carry a day's worth of food and ammunition, and set off immediately. You must not let the enemy escape!"
Matsui gave the order.
In his opinion, this must be a trick played by the Communist army to thwart them.
If he stops to clear the road, he's in for a trap.
The more the opponent does this, the weaker the opponent's combat effectiveness is.
You can only use this trick to delay.
And the more this happens, the more he wants to pursue victory.
Be sure to grab the top spot.
"Everyone, get out of the car immediately and move forward on foot!"
Under Matsui's order, everyone got out of the car and headed towards the valley on foot.
Of course, Matsui is arrogant, but he still understands basic tactics.
Before entering the valley, the small team was deliberately allowed to occupy the high ground on both sides. After confirming that there was no enemy ambush, they led the large force into the valley.
After entering the valley, we walked for more than two hours, and everyone was exhausted and panting.
"How much longer?"
Matsui asked impatiently.
"Division Commander, according to the map, there is a village just around the corner. It is said that there are a lot of chickens."
said a staff officer.
"Is there a chicken? Xixi!"
Matsui's favorite is roast chicken.
When I heard this, I became energetic.
"Everyone, hurry up and have chicken for lunch!"
The team picked up the pace.
Not far ahead there is indeed a twists and turns.
However, when everyone turned the corner, everyone was stunned.
Because at the intersection ahead, there are actually twelve huge fortresses.
The intersection was firmly blocked.
