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Chapter 690: Can’t even collect the remains? ! !
On the mountain road east of Shuiquan, the Japanese 21st Division and 35th Division were marching quickly on two mountain roads respectively.

All the little devils were in a bad mood.

——They have been ambushed so badly by our army's regiments along the way, it would be strange if they were in a good mood.

Originally, the two divisions marched together in order to avoid being defeated one by one by the Eighth Route Army.

Later, the further west we went, the narrower the mountain roads became. Often, the troops in front had to walk 5 kilometers before the troops behind could start to move.

In desperation, the two division commanders, Tanaka Kyuichi and Harada Yuji, discussed it and decided to go their separate ways.

The 21st Division had fewer troops remaining, so it took the southern route, while the 35th Division had more troops and took the northern route.

However, in order to coordinate and support each other, the two armies communicated every half hour, ready to outflank the enemy at any time and crush any enemy who dared to attack!
Then, the commander of the 35th Division, Harada Yuji, became even more upset.

Because during the westward advance, his field artillery regiment was constantly harassed by the enemy.

Not only did he lose more than a dozen extremely valuable Type 38 field guns, but he also suffered hundreds of artillerymen casualties, which made him furious.

The worst thing was that he sent a telegram to the 21st Division, only to learn that they had a smooth journey and had not encountered any attack at all.

This made him so angry that his teeth itched, and he thought to himself: Tubalu, you guys are here to bully me, Harada Yuji, right?
Or do you still think that my 35th Division is a soft persimmon?

In a rage, he immediately sent people to ambush them by taking a detour, ready to eliminate all the enemies who were harassing him.

However, after a hard battle, only about 30 enemies were killed!

Compared with the huge losses suffered by his own side, this number of enemy killed was simply a slap in his face.

Afterwards, after careful reflection, he gritted his teeth, and discussed with his chief of staff, Shirataki Rijiro, for a long time and made careful arrangements.

A full regiment of troops was deployed to move among the mountains, preparing to encircle and suppress the sneak attack by the Eighth Route Army again and strive to wipe them out completely.

However, after they slowly marched fifty or sixty miles, risking the loss of more than a dozen soldiers being killed by poisonous snakes, they were exhausted and discovered that the enemy was not like before and was attacking them every hour.

They won't come again this time!
At this moment, Harada Yuji suddenly felt like he had punched with all his strength, but hit the air and hurt his old waist.

He was so angry that he almost vomited blood. In the end, he could only angrily draw the sword from his waist and slashed wildly on the ground, scaring the surrounding Japanese soldiers so much that they dodged to the side.

Afraid of being caught in the crossfire.

After venting his anger, Harada Yuji urged his men to move forward quickly so that they could eliminate those Eighth Route Army troops who had made him angry as soon as possible.

When the Japanese soldiers of the 35th Division heard his order, they all thought "MMP" in their hearts.

Everyone is thinking: You are riding a tall horse and marching, aren’t you tired?
We are all walking on our own two legs. We are so tired after walking for so long!
……

Soon, they arrived at the Barley Valley.

Then I was almost vomiting because of the stench coming from the barley valley.

In addition to the stench, there are also a large number of wild wolves lurking here.

When they saw them, they all looked at them with bloodshot eyes, without any fear.

It even seemed like it was about to pounce on me.

"Baga! What's going on here?

Why does it stink so bad?

Harada Yuji roared.

At this time, the scout who was leading the way in front hurried back to report:

"Your Excellency, the ravine next to this valley is full of corpses!"

"Nani? A dead body?

what happened? "

Harada Yuji felt very confused.

How many corpses would it take to create such an overwhelming stench?
"Judging from the military uniforms left on the bodies, they seem to be... warriors of my Locust Army."

The scout was trembling and his face was pale.

In all the years he had been in the army, he had never seen such a tragic scene of piles of bones filling the ravines!
It’s too scary!

"Nani? Locust Warriors???

Bageya Road!!!"

Harada Yuji was very angry.

There are actually corpses of Locust Army warriors filling up the ravine. This... is simply a huge insult!
In his opinion, only those unruly Chinese people should enjoy this kind of treatment!

At this time, the Chief of Staff Shirataki Rijiro beside him could not help but remind him:
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, it seems that this is the main battlefield where the 57th Division of the Liaodong Army was previously blocked by the Eighth Route Army.

Unexpectedly, they couldn't even collect the bodies of the warriors!
It’s unbelievable!”

Hearing this, Harada Yuji couldn't help but gasp.

"What? The 57th Division was defeated so miserably?"

You know, generally speaking, even if an army is defeated in a battle, it will try its best to collect the remains of its soldiers, otherwise it will easily cause the morale of the army to collapse.

——After all, no one wants to be left dead in the wilderness. So Harada Yuji instantly understood that it was only natural that the 57th Division of the Liaodong Army was completely annihilated at the foot of Shuiquan City.

Because they were defeated so miserably in this Barley Valley!
It was so tragic that they couldn't even take away the bodies of their own people. It can be said that they fled in panic!

Thinking of this, he couldn't understand. Since the other party had suffered such a crushing defeat here, why did they have to run to Shuiquan City?

Shouldn't we retreat with all our strength and plan for a later battle?

Could it be that those stupid commanders of the 57th Division thought that since they couldn't defeat the Eighth Route Army here, they could defeat them when they got to Shuiquan City?
Is your brain flooded?
At this time, Shirataki Rijiro couldn't help but ask:
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, should we stop and collect the remains of the warriors?"

Just as Harada Yuji was about to answer, he saw hundreds of wild wolves that were originally gnawing on the corpses in the ravine ahead suddenly rushing towards them howling.

The ferocious momentum was just like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey.

Some timid Japanese soldiers were so scared that they wet their pants and turned around and ran away.

For a moment, the Japanese army was thrown into great chaos.

Harada Yuji was very angry when he saw that his soldiers were so useless.

Immediately roared:

"Open fire quickly and kill all these beasts!"

After hearing his order, the Japanese soldiers immediately came to their senses.

Light and heavy machine guns, Type 38 rifles, etc. began to spit bullets frantically at the rushing wolves.

If these hundreds of wild wolves were facing one or two squadrons of Japanese devils, they might be able to gain some advantage.

But now that they are facing a division of the Japanese devils, it is obvious what will happen to them.

After just 10 minutes, except for a few who escaped, % of the wolves were beaten into a pulp on the spot.

The smell of blood instantly filled the entire Barley Valley, making the already polluted air even more unbearable.

Harada Yuji immediately covered his nose and ordered:
"Hurry up, move forward!
Go to the water spring, kill all the Tubalu, and avenge our locust warriors!"

Shirataki Rijiro asked in surprise:
"Your Excellency, division commander, won't you collect the remains of these brave warriors?

If they continue to leave their bodies exposed in the wilderness, I'm afraid more wild wolves will come and continue to bite them!"

When Harada Yuji took one look at the horrific scene in the ravine and smelled the stench, he couldn't help feeling nauseous and wanted to vomit. He just wanted to get away from here as quickly as possible.

He quickly replied:

“The bodies of the warriors have all decayed, and it will take time to collect them.

Why not wait until we have wiped out Shuiquan's Tubalu and captured some of the Chinese troublemakers to control them?"

After hearing what he said and seeing the look of disgust on his face, Shirataki Rijiro immediately understood.

He nodded quickly and said:
"Your Excellency the Division Commander is right.

The most important thing at the moment is to wipe out the Tubalu!"

Of course, he didn't want to deal with these smelly corpses, and Harada Yuji's order was exactly what he wanted.

After reaching a consensus in a friendly manner with his chief of staff, Harada Yuji commanded the soldiers of the 35th Division to continue marching forward.

However, on the way forward, he was also carefully observing the traces of the battlefield.

Then he said to Shirataki Rijiro with a sigh:
"Shirataki-kun, it seems that the firepower of this group of Eighth Route Army soldiers is extraordinary!

Such a dense concentration of craters indicates that they have a considerable number of artillery pieces!"

"good!
If not for this, the 57th Division would probably not have been defeated by them.

I heard they also have huge chariots.

Your Excellency, the division commander, I believe that when we arrive at Shuiquan City, we must prioritize destroying their important targets such as artillery and tanks!
Otherwise, once they engage in an artillery battle with our field artillery regiment, I’m afraid…”

Shirataki Rijiro reminded with a serious expression.

"Don't worry!
Mr. Hoshino is the best gunner in my Locust Army. During artillery training, he fired 5 shells in succession at a distance of 10 kilometers, and 9 of them hit the target!
As long as the Tubalu's artillery dares to show up, I believe that Xingye will easily destroy them."

Harada Yuji is full of confidence.

Hearing this, Shirataki Rijiro was a little speechless, thinking: Can the training be the same as actual combat on the battlefield?

Besides, what if the enemy has several times more artillery than you?

No matter how accurate your shooting is, you can't withstand the firepower coverage of others!

Besides, hasn’t this guy lost more than a dozen field artillery along the way?
What the hell are you bragging about!

But he is a smart man, so of course he won't pour cold water on Harada Yuji, he can only give him a rainbow fart:

"Your Excellency the Division Commander is right!
Hoshino-kun's strength, well, is indeed extraordinary!"

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(End of this chapter)