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Chapter 230 Chapter 229, Sakata attacks Jigongling

A statistical report was placed in front of Sakata Nobutsu, causing the old Japanese man's mouth to twitch several times before he could hold back from cursing.

How to describe this loss number? Big, very big! The total number of casualties is more than 600. When he fought the Battle of Xinkou, his regiment suffered only this much casualties! The key point is that he defeated two divisions of the Central Army at that time, which resulted in so many casualties! And what about today?

Resisting the urge to curse, Sakata Nobutsu repeated several times in his mind that anger is not enough to mobilize troops, and then he gave the order in a calm tone: "Order, the 2nd Battalion pursues the Eighth Route Army westwards and must annihilate them! The 1st Battalion pursues the Eighth Route Army eastwards and must annihilate them! The 3rd Battalion, together with the artillery squadron and the rest of the regiment, get on the bus immediately and return to Ping'an County!"

"Ha Yi..." The Japanese officers received the order, and then they took the combat supplies and all the combat-capable troops to chase after the Independent Regiment and the New 1st Regiment.

Having fought the Eighth Route Army for such a long time, the two captains knew that it was not easy to pursue the Eighth Route Army, especially in the mountainous areas. Therefore, they loaded as much combat supplies as possible from the baggage trucks. For example, they had to carry the Japanese's backpacks, and they also carried as much supplies as possible, such as rice and canned pork.

There were also bullets and grenades, and the Japanese also loaded as many as possible on their bodies! Of course, the brigade also had a baggage team, and they had no horses to help them this time, so they could only carry more bullets and shells on their bodies. Yes, there were also shells, because the 92nd Infantry Artillery Squadron under the Japanese brigade also had to follow the main force to pursue.

In short, with the active preparation of the Japanese, it took only 10 minutes to complete the preparation work of assembly, equipment, disassembly of Type 3 infantry guns, etc. Then, they followed the trail left by the two regiments. Of course, the Japanese signalmen also had to follow the march of the brigade, and each brigade even had at least radios to facilitate communication.

After the two brigades had gone out to pursue, Sakata Nobutsu set out again with the organized convoy, heading straight for the county seat of Ping'an County. On the highway, there were still 37 truck wreckages and 17 trucks that could not be repaired in the short term parked on the roadside. These trucks might be taken away by the Japanese garrison later, or they might become spoils of war for the local guerrillas. It was hard to say.

Rumble... It took Nobutsu Sakata's convoy 10 minutes to travel the 20 kilometers before arriving at Ping'an County.

As for why the convoy was so slow, the first reason was that the road conditions were not good, the second was that there might be other ambushes, and the third was that the convoy was carrying more than 300 wounded soldiers, so Sakata Nobutsu didn't dare to let the convoy go too bumpy. Fortunately, during the 10-kilometer journey, the Sakata detachment did not encounter any more mines or ambushes, and returned to Ping'an County intact.

As soon as he arrived in Ping'an County, Sakata Nobutsu received a prepared Imperial Army battalion. At the same time, he also received 100 large animals carrying supplies that the Imperial Army battalion had recruited. That's right, before he set out from Yunling, he used the radio to contact the city defense force and the brigade headquarters of Ping'an County, informing them to prepare troops and livestock supplies.

The Japanese were quite mobile and they prepared all these in just over 20 minutes, allowing Nobutsu Sakata to assemble his troops in the first possible moment.

"Okay, everyone take a break for an hour, let the soldiers eat, drink water and rest, and then set off from Ping'an County on time at 1 o'clock in the afternoon. The target is... Jigongling!" After Nobutsu Sakata received the troops and arranged the Japanese squad that controlled the Imperial Army, he issued the order to rest.

Sakata Nobutsu knew that speed was of the essence, but the Japanese were not made of iron and knew they were tired! Of course, this was not the main reason. The main reason was that he had to contact the 1st and 2nd Battalions through the radio during his stay to understand their pursuit.

As the saying goes, knowing yourself and knowing your enemy means you can fight a hundred battles without danger. Sakata Nobutsu can use the information fed back by the two battalions to infer whether the situation over at Jigongling is the same as his judgment. In addition, he also wants the devils of the squad that took over the Imperial Army Battalion to have some understanding of the Imperial Army Battalion within this hour, and complete the initial control! This is very important! The combat effectiveness of the Imperial Army is not good, and Sakata Nobutsu knows this. But if the Imperial Army is asked to do some work of charging under guns and cannons, there will be no problem! There is a squad controlling the Imperial Army behind to supervise the battle. The Imperial Army charges under the firepower of the Eighth Route Army, and what is consumed is the ammunition of the Eighth Route Army, and the people who die are only Chinese, which has no impact on the empire.

Besides, Sakata Nobutsu had other things to deal with, such as at this time...

In a room in the city defense headquarters in Ping'an County, the ceiling fan was blowing, and Sakata Nobutsu finally took off his sweaty uniform and let his body enjoy the fan light. On the dining table in front of him, there was an opened can of beef on a plate, and next to it there was a plate of cold cucumbers, a plate of scrambled eggs, and a plate of shredded roast chicken.

Opposite Sakata, more than twenty Japanese soldiers stood in a row with their heads lowered, and some of their legs were still trembling slightly.

Sakata Nobutsu took the chopsticks and took a bite of beef, then asked, "You guys are the ones who retreated from Jigongling?"

"Ha...hayi...yi..." Twenty or so Japanese soldiers answered in a drawling tone.

"Well, it seems that your courage has been completely lost in yesterday's battle. This is not okay! Remember, you are the subjects of the Emperor, the descendants of Amaterasu, the strongest weapon to achieve the rise of the empire, and the real nuclear men! So, tell me in detail about your battle yesterday, and follow my subordinates to continue fighting!"

"Hai! Yesterday morning, we followed..." Amid the tempting aroma of food, the Japanese soldiers who had been locked up and hungry for a day recounted what they encountered yesterday...

"Yoshi! The loss of this battle is not the fault of you soldiers! Now, you are released from confinement, go to the cafeteria to eat, pick up your weapons, and then follow the troops to fight! You will form a special assault team and be responsible for the main attack mission of the battle! Aso, you have the highest military rank and are also a child of the nobility. Therefore, you will lead this special assault team!"

"Hayi!" A Japanese soldier with the rank of captain in the Japanese army answered with his head down.

"Okay, go ahead, you still have half an hour!" Sakata Nobutsu waved his hand and asked the Japanese soldiers to leave the house.

"The Eighth Route Army actually has an artillery unit that is very accurate? And they also have a grenade launcher with a range of 700 meters? What kind of unit is this? This is going to be interesting!" Sakata thought as he ate.

(End of this chapter)