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Chapter 721: Is the Japanese division commander an undercover agent of our army?

After checking his system rewards, Yang Yuanshan and his soldiers rested in this nameless valley for half an hour and were about to get up and continue their march.

A scout came hurriedly and reported to him:
"Captain, the Japanese really sent people out of Shuiquan City. I estimate that there is a regiment!
They also brought two Type 92 infantry guns."

"OK!
I didn't expect the Japs to be so stupid. This is exactly what we expected!"

Yang Yuanshan was very excited.

Before, he had been worried that the Japanese would hide in Shuiquan City and pretend to be dead and not come out.

Once this happens, it will be impossible for us to recapture Shuiquan City and destroy them in a short period of time.

After all, they still have over 10,000 people. As long as they defend the water spring, the exhausted Special Forces Regiment and the Independent Regiment after a long battle will definitely not be able to defeat them.

But he didn't expect that the Japanese would be so cooperative!
It’s just like the Japanese division commander is our army’s undercover agent!
Yang Yuanshan didn't know that it was all thanks to the troops from the Ji-Zhong Division who cut off the Japanese's logistics transportation lines, and Zhao Gang who built strong defenses and cleared the fields around Shuiquan City, causing the Japanese to lack food.

He immediately ordered:
"Get up immediately and move forward!
If the Japanese still refuse to send troops when we reach Liguzhuang, we will send a telegram to Han Yang to tell them that they don't need to go to Shou County.

Come over here with us and eat up these little devils in Qianniu Town!"

Upon hearing his order, the soldiers immediately stuffed the dry food in their hands into their mouths, took a sip of cold water, and then got up and moved.

Second Battalion Commander He Yunfu asked Yang Yuanshan in a low voice as they walked:
"Captain, it may not be that easy to wipe out an entire regiment of the Japanese.

Qianniu Town is only fifty or sixty miles away from Shuiquan City. Will the Japanese send troops from Shuiquan to support them?
How about we send them towards Heyuan and leave them there for a while?

Even right under Heyuan City, using the city wall of Heyuan County to look down from above?"

“Haha, it would be great if the Japanese really came out to support us.

It is always much easier to annihilate the enemy in a field battle than in a siege.

Once we kill several thousand Japanese soldiers in the wild, their military strength in Shuiquan will be extremely depleted.

It will be easy for us to retake the spring later.

As for what you said about releasing them to Heyuan, there is no need.

Our soldiers are so tired from running back and forth.

It’s better to travel less.”

Yang Yuanshan explained excitedly.

"alright, I got it."

He Yunfu nodded repeatedly.

……

On the way, Yang Yuanshan kept receiving news from scouts reporting the movements of this group of Japanese devils.

After passing Liguzhuang, he found that this group of Japanese devils were still quite cautious and did not even send their troops towards Shou County.

So he immediately ordered the telegraph operator to send a message to Han Yang, asking them to turn around and rush to Qianniu Town.

Afterwards, he led his soldiers and changed to a forced march, quickly heading to Qianniu Town, less than 10 kilometers ahead, to set up an ambush.

……

Just as the Special Forces Regiment was preparing to annihilate the enemy in Qianniu Town, in the direction of Qixia Town, Deputy Regiment Commander Zhan Haishan was leading a battalion of soldiers, harassing the Japanese in the mountains and forests.

Their opponent was a regiment sent by Kazuo Shinozuka to sweep Qixia Town.

They were familiar with the terrain, well-equipped and well-stocked with ammunition.

Zhan Haishan was used to fighting guerrilla warfare, so he showed no fear when facing thousands of Japanese devils.

He led the soldiers through the mountains and forests, fighting with ease and constantly inflicting casualties on the Japanese.

The Japanese regiment commander was so angry that he kept crying, but he couldn't do anything about them.

……

At this moment, Zhan Haishan led a platoon of soldiers and killed more than a dozen Japanese soldiers. Then they hid in the bushes to rest for a while.

His guard Gan Xiaofa couldn't help but shout excitedly:

"Deputy Captain, I have never fought such an easy battle!
The Japanese were like lambs to be slaughtered, and we easily wiped them out."

"Haha, of course!
Don’t you see what kind of equipment we have now and how abundant the bullets are?

If I can't fight well in such a rich battle, wouldn't I be betraying the trust of the commander? "

Zhan Haishan also had a smile on his face. He had never fought such an easy battle before.

Back then, when the 772nd Regiment was fighting such guerrilla warfare, they had to count every bullet.

How can we be like we are doing now, using light and heavy machine guns to crazily shoot at the Japanese pursuers without caring about anything?
He thought that if he went back to visit his relatives in the 772nd Regiment and told them about this matter, his old comrades would probably drool with envy.

It’s a pity that they were not sent to this special forces regiment in the first place.

Even the team leader Cheng Huankang would surely be drooling with envy.

Who knows, she might even beg him to support her family with a lewd look on her face!
As they were talking and laughing, a soldier on guard suddenly rushed over and shouted:
"Deputy commander, the Japs are chasing us again. There are probably 40 to 50 of them, and more than a hundred of them!"

Upon hearing this, Zhan Haishan immediately ordered:
"Retreat quickly! Let's run far away and slowly kill them." As he said this, he took the lead and went deep into the forest.

……

On the Shotai Railway south of Qixia Town, the commander of the First Army, Kazuo Shinozuka, was sitting in an armored train drinking tea.

Hearing the faint sound of gunfire in the distant mountains and forests, he couldn't help but frown.

He asked the commander of the 33rd Division, Shoji Sakurai, who was sitting next to him:
"Mr. Sakurai, it's been almost a whole day. Haven't your people been able to wipe out all the Tubalu in Qixia Town?"

Upon hearing this, Sakurai Shoji couldn't help but feel very embarrassed and replied with a bitter face:
"Commander, this Qixia Town is an important base of the Tubalu.

The soldiers they left behind are very elite and familiar with the terrain. Now they have gone into the mountains and forests, and my warriors cannot catch up with them at all.

I request that more troops be dispatched to encircle and suppress these Eighth Route Army thugs.”

"idiot!
General Okamura just sent another telegram urging us to speed up our march!

You are so slow!"

Kazuo Shinozuka cursed angrily.

Upon hearing this, Sakurai Shoji couldn't help but ask curiously:
"Doesn't General Okamura know the necessity of restoring the Shotai Railway?"

"Humph! It's still that idiot Tanaka Jiuyi!

He was actually ambushed by the Tubalu in Shuiquan City and died!"

Kazuo Shinozuka snorted coldly.

Although Okamura Jining was very unhappy with Shinozuka Kazuo, he still asked Tanabe Seigo to inform the other party of the information.

Okamura Ji Ning has a clear idea of ​​which is more important: personal likes and dislikes or military and national affairs.

When Sakurai Shoji heard the news from Shinozuka Kazuo, he was stunned and screamed:
"What? Tanaka-kun died of his crime???"

Then he instantly understood why Okamura Ji Ning asked them to speed up their advance.

Obviously, the 21st and 35th Divisions were not performing well in the battle, so they were needed to provide support.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but ask curiously:

"Shinozuka-kun, should we give up fighting with the Tubalu and gather our forces?

Only one regiment of troops will be left to protect the engineering regiment to repair the railway, and the rest of the army will move forward quickly to Shuiquan?"

"No! A bird in the hand is worth many in the bush.

Since there are Eighth Route Army troops near Qixia Town, we must first eliminate these people.

There must not be a single fish that slips through the net, otherwise, there will be endless troubles!"

Kazuo Shinozuka said firmly.

"That spring..."

“I believe in Harada-kun.

Even if they cannot completely wipe out the Tubalu, they can hold out until we arrive."

Kazuo Shinozuka answered.

Of course, Shoji Sakurai disagreed with his words.

He vaguely sensed that Kazuo Shinozuka and Ji Ning Okamura did not seem to be so compatible.

But at this moment, the county magistrate is better off taking charge.

He still asked:

"So what does the Commander mean?"

"Send out all of your 33rd Division except the Mountain Artillery Regiment.

Since the Eighth Route Army likes to hide in these mountains, then you should set fire to them and burn down all these forests and villages!
I want to see if these Tubalu have nine lives!"

Kazuo Shinozuka issued an extremely vicious order.

"Hey! I understand!
I will arrange it right away!"

……

Soon, the Japanese began to dispatch a large number of troops to block the mountain passes and then set fire to the mountains.

Now, life became difficult for Zhan Haishan and others.

After being nearly burned to death by the fire several times, he had to give the order to abandon the harassment and retreat northward.

Then they joined up with Zhou Xianpei, the political commissar of the special forces regiment who had led the Xingshupo field hospital to retreat earlier, and continued to go deep into the mountains.

Of course, he did not forget to send a telegram to Yang Yuanshan to report the situation of the Japanese devils.

……

(End of this chapter)