"Sir, please clarify!" Adjutant Narita stood at attention and lowered his head.
"Telegraph to the division commander that after the failure of the attack on Huangsha Town, our regiment encountered an ambush attack by the absolute main force of the China Army's Ninth Theater District guard force, and the unit suffered heavy losses. Please provide tactical guidance to the division commander!" Sakamoto Shunyi looked humiliated. Not willing to give in, I recall that when I set out from Tongcheng, I was in high spirits. But now? The troops were ambushed and beaten by enemy troops one after another, and suffered heavy losses. They were like rats crossing the street, everyone was shouting and beating them, and they could not find the way forward at all.
To put it in plain English, it means that I was beaten to the point where I couldn’t find anything to do!
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Although the Sakamoto United is already at the end of its rope, in fact, their combat effectiveness is still not to be underestimated.
At least this group of Japanese troops were still struggling to hold on when they encountered a surprise attack, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that this group of little Japanese troops couldn't hold on for much longer.
They were only driven by instinct to fight back, because their enemies were very ferocious. After today's battle, their own troops suffered such heavy losses that many Japanese soldiers were confused: This is what the people in the military department propagandized. Is the Chinese army "fighting the five scum"? Why is it so powerful in combat? Are you even forcing yourself to fight?
Under such circumstances, successive battle failures have almost made many Japanese soldiers feel desperate: they have no hope of victory at all, and are even in danger of being annihilated. They have no idea how many enemies are there in the darkness. Wait for them, but don't forget that the enemy on the opposite side has not used all their strength from the beginning!
An atmosphere of defeat began to spread in the Sakamoto Alliance, and Sakamoto Shunyi also felt a sense of despair, but he had no way to turn around and could only place his hope on the division commander Jutaro Amakasu!
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Look at Jutaro Amakasu again, what is he doing? Nonsense, of course it was to prepare for the battle the next day.
The entire main force of the 33rd Division bypassed Huangsha Town and directly chose to cross in the direction of Mufu Mountain towards Changle Town. It was not a small project, and it was also a mountain road. Wait, so the actions of Amakasu Jutaro's troops will naturally not be too fast, and can even be called a bit slow.
Just when Division Commander Amakasu Jutaro wanted to close his eyes and take a good rest, Chief of Staff Sonoda Terumasa came in with a translated message. With a gloomy look on his face, he reported directly to the former: "Reporting to the Division Commander, Your Excellency, The situation at Sakamoto United is not good!”
After hearing the news, Lieutenant General Amakasu Jutaro suddenly woke up and said, "Nani?! What happened over there?!"
"After the Sakamoto Regiment failed in the attack on Huangsha Town, it was attacked by the absolute main force of the China Army's Ninth Theater District Guard Force. The losses were very heavy. Now I'm asking for tactical guidance!" Sonoda Terumasa's face was so dark that he was almost dripping with water.
After hearing this report, without exception, Jutaro Amakasu's face darkened, because from the time when the division was dispatched from Tongcheng to now, none of the battles fought by the 33rd Division went smoothly.
"Sakamoto Shunyi, this horse shit! It's really useless!" Jutaro Amakasu cursed viciously, as if this could vent a little bit of his emotions.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, I'm afraid it's useless to talk about this now. The top priority is to think about what to do!" Sonoda Terumasa let out a long sigh.
Silence, another burst of silence, and a depressing atmosphere enveloped everything around him.
Just when Jutaro Amakasu was about to say something, a combat staff officer ran next to Sonoda Terumasa and made a report, and handed the translated message in his hand to the latter.
After listening to the report, Sonoda Terumasa finally showed a smile on his face. He walked up to Jutaro Amakasu with a smile and said, "Your Excellency, division commander, we finally have good news."
"What good news?" Jutaro Amakasu was a little surprised, because his chief of staff could be so happy with the good news. What kind of good news was it?
"The Special High School Section intercepted a piece of information today. The China Army has made changes in the battlefield on our side." Terumasa Sonoda smiled, and then he said directly without any further excuses: "The security forces of the ninth theater area of the China Army that fought with us previously have taken over. The order has been given to transfer them out, and they will leave today. In other words, before the arrival of Li Yutang's troops from the Eighth Army of the China Central Army in central Jiangxi, there will be only the Sichuan Army troops of Yang Sen and Wang Lingji in the Pingjiang area. I believe that the Sichuan Army troops Your Excellency, the division commander, is also very aware of its combat effectiveness!"
Although this news is essentially extremely insulting to Amakasu Jutaro and others. After all, they would rely on the retreat of the Chinese army to celebrate their victory, but for now, it is really a good thing. news.
"This is indeed good news. After all, this group of Chinese Army troops is indeed too powerful in combat." The commander of Jutaro Amakasu's division said sternly, "It will probably take a few days for Li Yutang's Eighth Army to arrive. Therefore, we must break through the defense line of Mufu Mountain within a few days. With the security forces of the ninth theater area of the China Army retreating, we will have no worries on our backs."
"My subordinates also think so. If Zhang Tianhai's troops do not retreat, we will always have to worry about whether they will launch a sneak attack on our back. Now we can give it a try, as long as we break through the Mufu Mountain Sichuan Army. We can advance straight into the defense line and hit Yuping Town and Changle Town directly, and our mission will be completed." Sonoda Terumasa said with a smile.
"But there is another problem. After we break through Mufu Mountain, we will most likely be chased and intercepted by several main forces of the China Army. By then, we will be in great trouble." Jutaro Amakasu pointed out at once focus.
"That can only be said at that time. Taking a step back, do we still have a choice? If the responsibility is traced at the base camp, do you think Commander Okamura Neiji will protect us?" Sonoda Hui Zheng asked.
"That's all we can do. Now we can only bite the bullet." Jutaro Amakasu shook his head and said, the tone has indeed been set.
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The battle at Hukou in Huangsha Town is still going on, and the battle has reached a fever pitch.
Cheng Daniu is a platoon leader of the Third Battalion of the Second Guard Regiment. For him, tonight is undoubtedly the highlight of his life - his homeland has been shattered under the iron heel of the Japanese invaders, so at that time he resolutely joined the army and after training After so long, I have been on the battlefield several times, but I have never been able to completely suppress the little devil like today.
The battle in Huangsha Town during the day almost made the officers and soldiers of the Second Guard Regiment see through the identity of the current Japanese paper tigers, and tonight's battle further confirmed this: How can the little devils usually suppress them and fight? Doesn't it just take advantage of weapons, equipment and training? But now, their weapons are no worse than those of the little devils, they have many veterans, and their troops are also well-trained!
Countless Nationalist officers and soldiers fell, but most of them left with smiles on their faces, because before they left, they also took away more or less one or two Japanese soldiers!
Kill one to earn enough money, kill two to earn one, this is their belief, and it also supports their courage to win!
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PS: The second update is here!
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