Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

"Don't worry, the commander wouldn't disagree. Given the current situation, if Li Jin has another strong regiment, he can tie down even more Japanese troops."
"That way, there's a lot that other units can do," the commander said slowly.

He didn't believe the boss wouldn't see this, so there was no need to worry that the 28th Regiment wouldn't be transferred to help.

"That's true. In that case, the Japanese will be the ones who suffer." The political commissar smiled and said.

Given Li Jin's abilities, the more people he has under his command, the better, as that would allow him to exert a greater influence.

"I'll call the boss and let him know about this." The leader said, then stood up, and the political commissar followed him out of the meeting room.

A few minutes later, the commander and political commissar returned.

"You're absolutely right. The boss thought of that a long time ago and was probably just waiting for you to bring it up!" the political commissar said as soon as he sat down.

The commander just called the general to report on Li Jin's battle achievements and mentioned wanting to transfer the 28th Regiment to support Li Jin. The general agreed without hesitation, saying that the 28th Regiment had not been assigned any tasks.

This shows that the boss must have already thought of this.

"I've said it before, the boss must have already seen this point. Even if I didn't say it, the boss would have brought it up," the leader responded.

Others might not be able to see this far, but with the CEO's far-sighted vision, how could he not see this?! That's impossible.

"Go and send a telegram to Li Jin, informing him that the 28th Regiment is going to be transferred to help," the commander instructed.

Informing Li Jin in advance will give him time to plan ahead.

"To be honest, I'm really looking forward to seeing how many Japanese soldiers Li Jin will kill in this operation," the political commissar said.

Li Jin now has a force of nearly 26,000 men. The enemy has a lot of options; it all depends on how many Japanese soldiers Li Jin can kill.

"In short, there will definitely be a lot of casualties. In addition, with the other troops killing off the Japanese and puppet troops, this time it will be enough to give the Japanese a real beating." The commander could already imagine how great the results of this operation would be.

"Okay, then I'll go send the telegram first." The political commissar got up and left.

.........

On the other side, Li Jin was overjoyed after receiving the telegram from Lü Changgong. He never expected that Lü Changgong would actually capture Gu Hisao alive.

To be honest, he was always worried that Tani Hisao might commit suicide, and then he wouldn't be able to punish him.

"Commander, what's making you so happy?!" Liu Changshun asked from the side. Li Jin was overjoyed after reading the telegram and couldn't stop smiling.

"The commander of the Sixth Division has been captured alive!" Li Jin slowly revealed the news.

"That guy, what's his name, Tani Hisao?!" Liu Changshun asked.

"Yes, one of the masterminds behind this massacre is finally going to be brought to justice! Those who died tragically can finally rest in peace." Li Jin nodded, and thinking of those dead people, a surge of anger welled up in his heart. He wished he could have all the masterminds of the massacre executed by slow slicing!

He felt that killing just two people wasn't enough; he should have all the ringleaders executed by slow slicing.

"Commander, I'm going to make a few more cuts this time!" Liu Changshun said. He felt that he hadn't had enough fun when he cut Nakajima Isamu last time, but he thought he would be satisfied now.

“That’s hard to say. Chu Yunfei is also involved, so they’ll probably have to get involved too,” Li Jin replied.

"That's true. They fought the Japanese alongside us, after all. We can't forget them." Liu Changshun nodded. Although he felt a little regretful, it wasn't a big deal, as long as the Japanese could be killed!
"Send a telegram to Lao Xu and tell him about this," Li Jin instructed. The good news of capturing Gu Hisao alive naturally needed to be shared with Xu Qingfeng and the others.

"Yes!" Liu Changshun immediately went to send a telegram.

"Tani Hisao, you culprit, you've finally fallen into my hands!" Li Jin stared into the distance, his eyes filled with murderous intent. He was now eager to see Tani Hisao immediately.

.........

At this moment, Xu Qingfeng, who was on his way, also received a telegram from Li Jin. After reading the telegram, he immediately summoned Li Yunlong and the others.

"Xu Qingfeng, what happened? Why did you call us so urgently?" Li Yunlong asked as soon as he arrived.

"I have some good news to tell you all." Xu Qingfeng's lips curled up, and he was clearly very happy.

"The Japanese command post has been destroyed?! So quickly?!" Zhao Gang exclaimed, realizing something.

"Not only was the command post destroyed, but the Japanese division commander, Hisao Tani, was also captured alive!" Xu Qingfeng delivered the good news.

"Haha, this is indeed good news!" Li Yunlong laughed heartily upon hearing this.

"Although capturing the Japanese division commander alive is indeed a good thing, there's no need to be this happy, is there?!" Chu Yunfei looked at the group curiously, noticing that they seemed a bit overwhelmed with excitement upon hearing the news of Tani Hisao's capture, which struck him as odd.

"Brother Yunfei, you probably don't know what the Sixth Division has done, do you?!" Li Yunlong said.

"What did they do?!" Chu Yunfei frowned and asked, he really didn't know what the Sixth Division had done.

"One of the main culprits of the massacre was the commander of the 6th Division, Hisao Tani! Nakajima Kesago was also one of them last time," Li Yunlong said with a serious expression.

"Damn it, so they were involved too! Speaking of which, we agreed last time that I would be the one to be executed by slow slicing, but I didn't get a turn. This time, I can't be left out!" Chu Yunfei couldn't help but curse after hearing this.

He regretted not participating in the execution of Nakajima Kesago when they targeted him last time, and he was determined to do it this time.

"Don't worry, Commander Chu. I put you at the front this time because I really couldn't do anything about it last time," Xu Qingfeng said, feeling a little embarrassed as he recalled what happened to Nakajima Isago.

"Then it's settled, Brother Yunlong. When it comes to using knives, you all have to wait your turn after me!" Chu Yunfei said, looking at Li Yunlong and the others.

He was worried that Li Yunlong would strike first.

"Brother Yunfei, don't worry. You didn't do anything last time, so this time you go first. You can make a few more cuts as compensation for not doing anything last time." Li Yunlong readily agreed.

It would be somewhat unreasonable for him to make the first move, after all, Chu Yunfei had helped a lot.

"That's fine then." Chu Yunfei nodded in satisfaction.

"Speaking of which, we can't let Tani Hisao die too quickly this time. We need to be careful with our strikes," Li Yunlong said. He didn't want to see Tani Hisao die from just a few cuts; that would be too easy for him.

“Of course.” Xu Qingfeng nodded and continued, “Let’s set off quickly; it’s better to start sooner rather than later.”

"Yes, yes, yes, pass on the order to speed up the advance!" Li Yunlong nodded repeatedly and immediately passed on the order.

Chu Yunfei was no exception. He also wanted to take action against Tani Hisao as soon as possible. Although he did not advocate the torture and killing of Japanese soldiers, Tani Hisao deserved to be executed by slow slicing a hundred times.

.........

Around 5 p.m. that day, Xu Qingfeng and his team arrived at the location where Yamamoto's special attack team was ambushed.

Upon seeing the corpses scattered on the ground, Chu Yunfei and his men began to study the situation, wanting to see what the difference was between this secret Japanese unit and the regular Japanese unit.

The soldiers that Li Jin had left behind also joined Xu Qingfeng.

"Deputy Commander, you've arrived." The soldier leading the team approached and saluted Xu Qingfeng. They had been in contact with Xu Qingfeng via walkie-talkie beforehand.

"Hmm, the Japanese devils are going to be tough to deal with this time, aren't they?" Xu Qingfeng nodded and asked.

"They are indeed difficult to deal with. Their weapons and equipment are very sophisticated, and their combat reaction is extremely fast. The moment they were ambushed, they quickly found suitable cover to counterattack. However, the commander had anticipated their actions and made preparations in advance, catching them off guard."
"During the cautious bayonet fighting that followed, these Japanese soldiers, despite being at a disadvantage, were still able to engage us several times. How could ordinary Japanese soldiers possibly hold their own against us?" The soldier briefly explained the situation.

"Judging from this, these Japanese soldiers are indeed not simple; they're quite capable." Xu Qingfeng nodded. If it were a direct confrontation, given their numbers, they would probably suffer a significant loss.

"Yes, the commander said so too." The soldier nodded.

.........

Chu Yunfei and the others looked at it from all angles but couldn't figure it out. After all, the person was already dead, and they couldn't glean any clues from a dead body unless they had actually fought.

However, judging from the situation at the scene, these Japanese soldiers had suffered a great deal. The area was riddled with bomb craters, and even many sections of the drainage ditches along the main roads had been destroyed, indicating that explosive charges had been planted in the ditches as well.

Moreover, there were also pits near those large rocks, which were made by landmines. When the Japanese soldiers were attacked, they hid near the rocks, intending to fight back, but instead stepped on landmines. It can be said that Mu Jin went to great lengths to deal with these Japanese soldiers.

If it were any ordinary Japanese unit, Mu Jin wouldn't have gone to such lengths to deal with it.

"Judging from the situation, Brother Mu certainly takes this secret Japanese unit very seriously. From the very beginning, he aimed to inflict heavy casualties on the enemy in the first encounter to prevent them from having a chance to retaliate or even escape," Chu Yunfei said after inspecting the scene and analyzing the situation.

"What do you think? This is the first time Mu Jin has gone to such lengths. He's used countless artillery shells, all to suppress the Japanese from beginning to end," Li Yunlong replied. He was well aware of how much importance Li Jin placed on the Japanese secret forces.

"Alright, let's keep going. As for these Japanese corpses, let the pursuing Japanese deal with them." Xu Qingfeng walked over and urged everyone to continue on their way.

He had no intention of helping to clean up the Japanese soldiers' corpses.

The group didn't say much and continued on their way.

.........

At this moment, the Kojima Brigade of the 16th Division arrived at the position where the 33rd Brigade was ambushed.

Brigade Commander Kojima Jiro's face turned ashen as he looked at the situation before him!

The ground was littered with the corpses of Imperial soldiers, trenches stretched for miles, and the area was riddled with potholes. The main roads had been dug up and were now broken into sections, demonstrating the ferocity of the battle between the two sides.
"Brigade Commander, we've checked. There isn't a single survivor. All the soldiers of the 33rd Brigade have been killed!" A Japanese regimental commander reported to Kojima Jiro.

"Sigh... They're really unlucky. It's all that Yamamoto Ichiki's fault. That idiot has dragged so many Imperial soldiers into this mess!" Kojima Jiro couldn't help but curse Yamamoto Ichiki.

"Brigade Commander, the problem now is that this main road is severely damaged. It will probably take a long time to repair it. I suggest we take a detour," said the Japanese regimental commander.

The damaged area of ​​the main road is quite large, and it will take a lot of time to repair and reopen it to traffic. Therefore, he suggested taking a detour and traveling from the other side, which would save a lot of time.

"That's all we can do for now." Kojima Jiro nodded. They had to race against time to encircle the enemy, and there was no time to repair the main road.

"What should we do with these soldiers who died in battle?!" The Japanese regimental commander asked, his gaze sweeping over the corpses of the dead soldiers on the battlefield.

Although these corpses had been dead for less than a day, the stench of decay was already pervasive due to the heat of the day. If the victims hadn't been used to the smell, they probably would have vomited by now.

“Leave a large contingent of soldiers behind, pile the bodies together, and then burn them,” Kojima Jiro said after a moment’s thought.

With so many corpses, if we wait until the war is over, they'll probably turn into a giant statue, making it even harder to clean up. So let's clean them up and cremate them as soon as possible.

"Yes, sir!" The Japanese regimental commander nodded and immediately called over a major, handing over the mission to him. Then the main force began to turn around and set off.

Kojima Jiro also made sure to have his telegraph operator send a telegram to Itakatsu Seishiro to report on the matter.

.........

Taiyuan, inside the Japanese military camp, at the command post.

"Division Commander, you haven't eaten all day, why don't you eat something first?!" A Japanese soldier brought food to Seishiro Itaga.

"Put it aside, I'll eat it later." Itagaki Seishiro didn't even look up, continuing to study the next steps. With so much happening, he had no appetite at all.

"Division Commander, why don't we eat first? We won't be able to come up with any good ideas to deal with Mu Jin's troops on an empty stomach." The Japanese brigade commander also spoke up, worried that Itagaki Seishiro might faint, and then there would be no one to command the troops.

"Hmm, alright then." Itagaki Seishiro thought it made sense, but he only ate a few bites before putting it down, because he really didn't have much of an appetite.

Seeing this, the Japanese brigade commander did not urge him on, as long as Itagaki Seishiro ate something.

"Has the Osaka Division set off for Taiyuan?!" Seishiro Itaga asked.

He wouldn't dare transfer troops from Taiyuan if the Osaka Division hadn't arrived there, lest something unexpected happen.

"They should arrive tonight," the Japanese brigade commander said. (End of Chapter)