Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

Chapter 2187 Kitahara Hiroyuki is so humble!

Early the next morning, Kitahara Hiroyuki and his men rushed to Hupigou.

Although in theory, he was now the highest commander here, but in reality, commanding Sato and Takahashi was impossible for him to think about.

Fortunately, his teacher gave him such a sharp sword, otherwise he would have been used as cannon fodder by these two people when he came to reinforce Sato and Takahashi's battalion.

Moreover, after the Sato Battalion and the Takahashi Battalion annexed the Yamada Battalion and a baggage battalion, the total number of people in the Sato Battalion and the Takahashi Battalion was still more than 1,600.

This is more than four times the number of people he brought.

Therefore, in the battle with the Chunjiang Hao guerrillas, Kitahara Hiroyuki still has to rely on the Sato Battalion and the Takahashi Battalion.

But unfortunately, no matter how much Kitahara Hiroyuki flattered Sato and Takahashi, these two people just wouldn't buy it.

Little did he know that Colonel Sato and Colonel Takahashi had already thought of a countermeasure last night. No matter how eloquent Kitahara Hiroyuki was, they just responded with perfunctory "um" and "ah".

This gave Kitahara Hiroyuki a huge headache. He knew that these two old foxes must be dissatisfied with their teacher's orders and they would not truly cooperate with him.

  But he couldn't just do nothing, right? So what was he doing at the front?

So he tentatively issued an order to Sato's scouts: "Go to the burned forest that is still emitting a faint blue smoke and investigate to see if we can pass through the burned jungle. Our goal is to catch up with the Chunjianghao guerrillas. We must not let them get away!"

The captain of the reconnaissance team did not rush to respond, but instead looked at Colonel Sato.

Colonel Sato thought about it and nodded.

The Japanese squad leader took the order and led more than thirty people into the jungle.

Kitahara Hiroyuki, Colonel Sato, Colonel Takahashi and others stayed where they were, waiting for news.

Kitahara Hiroyuki still tried to get closer to Colonel Takahashi and Colonel Sato. After all, if they couldn't work together in this battle, it would be difficult for them to win.

But Sato and Takahashi have already made up their minds: Damn it, aren't you Kitahara Hiroyuki capable? Then you can take charge! We won't say anything anyway, we'll just see how you take charge.

Kitahara Hiroyuki had no choice but to wait quietly, hoping that the reconnaissance team would bring back good news.

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At the same time, the Japanese reconnaissance team.

At the edge of the jungle in Hupigou, the Japanese reconnaissance team cautiously stepped into the jungle that had just been burned by a fierce fire.

The air in the jungle was filled with the smell of burning and smoke, and every step you took would raise a large amount of black smoke.

The Japanese soldiers were choking and coughing, while some of them were blind and complaining.

However, at this moment, one of the Japanese soldiers suddenly felt something strange under his feet. Before he could react, he sank into the seemingly flat ground.

It turned out that it was a fire pit covered with ashes. Although the surface was extinguished, there were still burning charcoals inside.

"what!--"

With a shrill scream, the Japanese scout was completely engulfed by flames.

His clothes instantly caught fire and his skin quickly turned black in the flames.

The surrounding Japanese soldiers were stunned by this sudden change. They watched in horror as their companions struggled in pain in the fire pit, but they were helpless to do anything.

"Help! Help me!"

The Japanese in the fire pit shouted in despair, but the surrounding Japanese could not get close.

The heat of the flames made them retreat, and they could only watch their companions' lives disappear bit by bit in the flames.

At this moment, the grenade on the Japanese scout in the fire pit exploded due to the high temperature. There was a deafening noise, flames splashed, and the whole jungle seemed to be shaken.

The shock wave from the explosion knocked the surrounding Japanese soldiers to the ground. They got up in fear and looked around. The Japanese scout who fell into the fire pit was turned into ashes in the explosion. The remaining Japanese soldiers were frightened by this sudden change and fled the scene in panic.

After returning to the position, they stutteredly reported the situation to Hiroyuki Kitahara, Colonel Sato and others.

The leader of the Japanese reconnaissance team said in a trembling voice: "There is still a hidden fire in the jungle... One of our scouts was burned to death..."

Kitahara Hiroyuki and Colonel Sato's faces changed suddenly after hearing this. They realized that they would face great risks if they crossed the jungle now.

However, at this moment, Matsushita said something inappropriate: "Sir, I don't know which bastard burned this forest, otherwise we would have passed through it and wiped out the Chunjianghao guerrillas."

When the old Japanese soldier Sato heard this, his face turned green instantly, because it was he who ordered the burning of the Hupigou jungle.

Takahashi on the side also looked at Matsushita coldly. After all, he also approved of the burning of the Hupigou jungle.

Kitahara Hiroyuki saw that Takahashi and Sato looked unhappy, and was about to explain, but Sato had already spoken:

"Young man, think before you speak. Do you think someone is as stupid as you and burned down the forest in Hupigou so casually?"

Kitahara Hiroyuki smiled awkwardly and said, "Don't be offended, Mr. Sato. Matsushita is indeed young and his views on many things are still very naive. Please forgive him."

Sato snorted coldly and said, "Hmph, what if I don't forgive you? As the highest commander here, Kitahara-kun, how are you going to deal with me?"

Kitahara Hiroyuki was furious and thought to himself, "You old bastard, if it weren't for my teacher, I would have beaten you with hundreds of military sticks."

But on the surface, Kitahara Hiroyuki had to smile and say, "Sato-kun is too good at joking. How dare I blame Sato-kun? It's all because my subordinates don't know how to speak. I apologize to you on his behalf. Sorry, Sato-kun."

When Matsushita saw that his idol was about to apologize on his behalf, he immediately stopped him and said, "Sir, you shouldn't lower your noble head because of me. If you want to apologize, I will do it myself."

As he spoke, Matsushita stood at attention in front of Sato, bowed deeply and said, "I'm sorry, Lord Sato, I'm too young. Please forgive me. If you don't forgive me, I'm willing to commit seppuku in front of you to apologize."

"Humph!"

Sato sneered and thought: If you want to commit seppuku, then go ahead and do it. What does it have to do with me?

But Takahashi was afraid that the situation would get out of hand and both sides would be in trouble, so he acted as a peacemaker and said, "Matsushita is not like this. The Sato army was just speaking in anger. The guerrillas set up a lot of traps in the forest and we couldn't pass through Hupigou, so they ordered the burning of the forest."

"I'm sorry, I was reckless. Please forgive my ignorance, sirs."

Panasonic bowed deeply again at this time, because he also felt that he was too careless just now.

Seeing Matsushita apologize twice and Takahashi trying to make peace, Sato waved his hand and said, "Forget it, these are just small matters. What we need to do now is how to get through this forest and continue chasing the guerrillas."

At this point, Sato looked at Kitahara Hiroyuki and said, "General Takeda must have a purpose in sending you to take over the command. Just give us any orders you have, and don't think we will make things difficult for you.

We are all veterans on the battlefield and we know what is important and what is not. We will not disobey your orders just because of our personal emotions.

Of course, we also hope that you can bring victory to the Imperial Army, rather than wasting the lives of the Imperial Army in vain, do you understand?"

"Hey! I will ensure the safety of every member of the Imperial Army to the greatest extent possible, please rest assured!"

Kitahara Hiroyuki bowed slightly again, giving enough face to Sato and Takahashi.

Otherwise, as the highest commander here, even if his rank is lower than the two in front of him, they have to bow to him.

However, Kitahara Hiroyuki has bowed to Sato and Takahashi many times, which is enough to show his sincerity in cooperation.

  So at this point, even Sato and Takahashi had nothing to say!

(End of this chapter)