Even the leader of the Japanese division, Isotani Kaikai, who was dozens of miles away, got the news. The old Japanese looked at the fire at the edge of the field in the distance and cursed angrily: "Baga Yalu, they are all a bunch of complete idiots. Our 10th Division has lost all of its face by these bastards."
"Hai!"
The chief of staff next to him, Colonel Tsubukkaiki, said quickly: "Your Excellency, division commander, please calm down. This is just an accident."
"Accident?"
Lieutenant General Isotani said angrily: "Do you think I don't know? Last night, the Locust Army was also attacked by the enemy and lost hundreds of people."
"Today, the baggage camp was attacked again. Hundreds of tons of supplies were blown up. The losses were so heavy. How can I explain to my superiors?"
"Hai!"
Tsubujiagui said quickly: "Your Excellency, division commander, please calm down. Fortunately, we have received the exact news that the enemy troops in Lion City have begun to retreat. We can capture Lion City today and continue to move south."
"Hmph~!"
Isotani snorted coldly and said, "These two attacks must have been carried out by a group of people."
"This hidden danger must be eliminated, otherwise we will never have peace."
"Hai!"
Tsubujiagui said quickly: "Your Excellency, the division commander, is absolutely right. I will dispatch troops to encircle and suppress this enemy force."
"According to reports from the front, they have crossed the canal and fled westward. We will definitely catch up with them and wipe them out completely."
Isotani turned around and hurried to the headquarters, stared at the map on the wall, and said thoughtfully: "They attacked us two nights in a row. It seems that they hid somewhere in Hexi to rest during the day, and waited until night, and then Sneak close to the locust army camp and launch a sudden attack."
Tsubuzaki stepped forward, drew a circle on the map, and said, "Your Excellency, the division commander, is wise. So, they should be hiding in this area."
"If nothing else happens, they may repeat their old tricks."
"We can set up an ambush from the east of the river and closely monitor the areas along the river. Once they cross the canal, we can catch them all."
Isotani pondered for a moment and said: "This strategy is not bad, but these enemies do not follow common sense and only attack at night. I guess they are a group of extremely cunning people."
"If we just passively defend, if they notice it and don't attack us, can we still set up ambushes every day and wait for them to take the bait?"
Tsubujiagui said: "Then the division commander means to take the initiative."
Isotani asked cheaply: "How many people are there in this group of enemies?"
Tsubukkaki replied: "According to reports from the front line, there are about one or two hundred people. However, they are well-equipped with a large number of submachine guns. They have strong firepower and are well-trained. Their combat effectiveness is not weak. They should be the enemy's elite troops." .”
Isotani nodded cheaply and said: "In other words, this enemy force is an elite squad carefully selected by them to deliberately go around our rear and cause trouble for us."
"That's why we need to kill them as soon as possible."
"There are only one or two hundred people. If we take the initiative to attack, wouldn't it be easy to destroy them?"
"Hai!"
Tsubuzaki said quickly: "What the division commander said is absolutely true. Judging from the current situation, as long as we find their hiding place, it will be easy to eliminate them."
Isotani said cheaply: "This group of enemies is good at sneak attacks and is extremely cunning. As long as they exist for one day, they will be a huge hidden danger for us."
"So no matter what, we must kill them."
"Order the frontline offensive troops to continue the attack on the Lion City and capture the entire Lion City as soon as possible."
"Deploy two infantry brigades, plus a cavalry regiment, specifically to deal with this enemy."
"The cavalry regiment quickly crossed the river from the north and quickly detoured to this area, blocking all important intersections from here to here to prevent the enemy from escaping."
"The other two brigades crossed the river from the north and south at the same time, and cooperated with the cavalry unit to form an encirclement of this area."
"Then the two infantry brigades advanced from the north and south directions, gradually compressed, found them, and completely eliminated them."
Tsubujiagui glanced at the map and said: "Xingxi, your Excellency, the division commander, in this way, as long as those hateful enemies hide in this area, they will have nowhere to escape."
"Just mobilizing so many troops to deal with only one or two hundred enemy troops is a bit over the top."
Isotani said cheaply: "It is indeed a killing of a chicken with a sledgehammer, but although there are not many enemies, the losses caused to us are not small."
"And if we don't eliminate them, this hidden danger will always be there, so we must eliminate them as soon as possible to avoid future troubles, even if it means killing a chicken with a knife, we will not hesitate."
"Hai!"
Di Bujiagui responded respectfully: "I understand, the division commander. Please rest assured, I will make arrangements for you now."
Isotani said cheaply: "After daybreak, the troops took action quickly. I hope they can wipe out this enemy before dark."
"Hai~!"
Tsubuzagui responded respectfully and turned around to convey the order.
Isotani stared at the map and cursed angrily: "Baga Yalu, this time I want to see where you bastards can hide."
Since the beginning of the war, the Isoya Division arrived on the battlefield, landed at Jinmen, and advanced all the way south. It can be said that it was overwhelming and smooth, and basically encountered no effective resistance.
Even in the face of frontal combat with large forces, the Isoya Division did not suffer too many casualties.
But now, a small force has been losing troops one after another, and this time they have lost hundreds of tons of strategic materials. This will inevitably affect their next strategic actions. No wonder this old devil is so angry.
Isotani wanted to cut Lin Yi and his group into pieces, so he launched such a huge battle. He directly mobilized two infantry brigades and a cavalry regiment, more than 3,000 people, to besiege Lin Yi and his group, vowing to kill them all in one fell swoop. Annihilate Lin Yi and the others.
Tsubuzaki quickly conveyed the order.
So the little devils mobilized the cavalry regiment, led by Lieutenant Colonel Kuwata Shinzo, and quickly crossed the canal near Qingxian County in the north, and then circled all the way south to outflank Lin Yi and others, preparing to cut off Lin Yi and others' westward escape. the way.
At the same time, the Japs mobilized two infantry brigades. The Shimamoto brigade quickly crossed the river from near the Lion City in the south, and then crossed to the west. search.
At the same time, another infantry brigade, the Suzuki brigade, quickly crossed the river from near Qingxian County, also interspersed to the west, forming a long snake formation, and then conducted a net-like search from north to south.
According to their plan, if everything goes normally, Lin Yi and the others will definitely hide in the large area surrounded by them.
As long as these two brigades search, they will definitely be able to find them and eliminate them all.
At this moment, Lin Yi and his soldiers were indeed hiding in a relatively safe place and were resting, unaware of the approaching danger.
