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Chapter 1,333 The Prelude to the Hundred Regiment Battle

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    Hearing the news, Xia Yang was also very happy. Although Yoshika Ryosuke is not very famous, he can be regarded as a solid Japanese lieutenant general.

    No matter what, if a real Japanese lieutenant general is killed, the merit reward that can be brought to Xia Yang is very high.

    Using these merit points, he can obtain more equipment and weapons to deal with the Japanese attack.

    On a cliff fifteen kilometers deep from Sanchong Ridge to Taibai Mountain, there is a bunker captured by the Japanese army.

    At this time, this bunker has become Itagaki Seishiro's temporary headquarters.

    Unlike when they first started attacking Mount Taibai, when everyone was neatly dressed and their personal appearance was excellent, most of the military uniforms worn by Itagaki Seishiro and his staff officers were somewhat damaged.

    In the battle that lasted for more than a month, they were already a little unkempt.  Some staff officers even didn't take care of their beards for so long that the beards at the corners of their mouths almost covered half of their faces.

    The people at the headquarters were like this, and the soldiers of the Fifth Division fighting on the front line were even more unbearable.

    The current Japanese soldiers do not look like the elite troops of the Japanese army, but more like a beggar army.

    Nearly everyone¡¯s military uniforms are very dirty or even tattered.

    Fighting among dense mountain forests and steep mountains, coupled with the constant heavy rain, and enemies who don't know when they will spring out to attack, the soldiers of the Japanese Fifth Division were in a panic.

    The advancement speed of the Fifth Division in this direction can be regarded as the fastest among the three offensive directions of the Japanese army.

    The vanguard of the Fifth Division is less than ten kilometers away from the ancient city of Mongolia and Yuan Dynasty.

    But in these last ten kilometers, they could not continue to advance no matter what.

    On the one hand, they lost the support of the heavy artillery unit, and on the other hand, the continuous battles caused the Fifth Division to suffer heavy casualties.

    Faced with the constant harassment of small groups of troops, Itagaki Seishiro was too tired to deal with it at this time and was unable to launch any more large-scale attacks.

    "Your Excellency, Division Commander, the latest news is that most of Yoshika Ryosuke's 9th Division were annihilated, only a small part completed the breakout, and Yoshika Ryosuke himself was killed." A staff officer handed Itagaki Seishiro a piece of information.

    Itagaki Seishiro was facing the map hanging on the rock wall. When he heard these words, he turned his head, revealing a face that looked ten years older.

    If you look carefully, you can clearly see that there are some traces of white hair on Seishiro Itagaki's temples.

    The continuous battles in Taibai Mountain made Itagaki Seishiro think very hard. He was worried every night, fearing that one day those damn enemies would throw unknown weapons on his head.

    "Is there any news from the Commander-in-Chief?"

    Regarding the death of Yoshika Ryosuke, Itagaki Seishiro didn't seem to show too much surprise.

    ¡°In fact, two days ago, Itagaki Seishiro had already predicted Yoshika Ryosuke¡¯s fate.

    Being besieged in that place for more than a week without any logistical supplies, the fate of the Ninth Division was already doomed.

    Yoshio Shinozuka delayed the dispatch of several regiments, but it was impossible to relieve the crisis of the 9th Division.

    "The commander-in-chief said to retreat at an appropriate opportunity! Enter Datong to replenish troops, and then prepare for new battles." said the staff officer.

    Itagaki Seishiro's cloudy eyes flashed, and then he asked: "A new battle, what kind of battle? Do you want to attack Mount Taibai again? If you can't defeat it this time, if you want to defeat it next time, it will take more energy than this time."  need more."

    But the staff officer said: "It's not about attacking Taibai Mountain, it's about the Eighth Route Army!"

    "Eighth Route Army? Mop them up? Just leave it to the security regiment and the Imperial Army. Is there any need to use our elite fifth division?" Itagaki Seishiro was actually somewhat dismissive of the Eighth Route Army.

    In his impression, these red weapons were still in the period of cold weapons armed with red tassel guns and broadswords.  Even if there are occasional attacks, they are all small-scale attacks.

    The staff officer shook his head and said: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, this time is different from the past. As early as when we started to attack Taibai Mountain, the Eighth Route Army operating in areas such as northwest Shanxi and Hebei had already begun to prepare for action.

    Several counties around Taibai Mountain were attacked by the Eighth Route Army, and some were even directly occupied.?Our outer blockade was attacked repeatedly, and those attacks were none other than the Eighth Route Army, which we had looked down upon before.

    And Commander-in-Chief Yoshio Shinozuka specifically mentioned in the telegram that this time the Eighth Route Army's attack is different from the past, and its scale will be larger than the previous small guerrilla operations combined.

    It is very likely that it is their main force, which may reach more than 100,000 people.  Some counties in northwestern Shanxi have begun to suffer attacks from the Eighth Route Army.  "

    Hearing such a string of words from his staff officer, Itagaki Seishiro was also a little surprised.

    "Because he never would have thought that those soldiers who couldn't even put on clothes and looked like beggars could actually launch an attack of 100,000 people.

    The most important thing is that according to Yoshio Shinozuka, this time the Eighth Route Army took the initiative and targeted some county towns.

    "They want to take advantage of the setback in our attack on Mount Taibai this time to control more areas in Shanxi." Seishiro Itagaki said.

    The staff officer said: "It is true. We invested too many people and materials in attacking Taibai Mountain. This resulted in the defense in other places being very empty, giving the Eighth Route Army an opportunity to take advantage of it.

    However, in just a few years, that beggar-like army has developed to such an extent that it is simply terrifying.  "

    Itagaki Seishiro thought for a while, and then said: "There is nothing surprising about this. You must know that this armed force traveled more than 13,000 kilometers to come to this area.

    Their fighting will is not inferior to even the best soldiers of our Imperial Japanese Army!  "(Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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