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"Hurry, hurry, hurry. Are you used to riding in a car? How come you can't catch up with this march? Run faster!"

"Where's the fire group? Send some more people to help them!"

"Why are you still carrying a camping pot? Throw it away. Throw it all away. Except for weapons and ammunition, throw away everything else. We are in a hurry now. We must reach Baoshan before dawn."

......

Dai Ming kept urging the troops to move forward. After all the troops had crossed the river, they abandoned all the armored vehicles and all the soldiers marched quickly in the mountains.

"Guard, what time is it? Where are we now?"

"Commander, it's almost 4 o'clock. According to the report from the villagers just now, there is a village called Wafang 10 miles ahead, and it is 30 miles away from Baoshan County!"

Dai Ming thought for a moment and said, "It's already 4 o'clock. There are still about two and a half hours until dawn. We must get to Baoshan before dawn. Where is the 101st Regiment?"

A radio operator nearby replied, "Reporting to the division commander, the 101st Regiment passed through Wafang Village 5 minutes ago and is heading towards the last Shifosi Village outside Baoshan!"

"Okay, tell Captain Zhu to find out the situation of the Japanese first, don't alert them, and wait for Advisor Wei's 8th Regiment to arrive before launching the attack!"

A total of four regiments were involved in this roundabout raid. As the mountainous terrain was difficult to navigate and they could not carry any heavy firepower, Wei Li suggested that all Type 4 4mm rocket launchers of the four regiments be dismantled and transported manually, with the 63th Regiment being responsible for this.

The 101st, 102nd and 103rd Regiments under Dai Ming advanced lightly, carrying only individual equipment and mortars, and quickly moved towards Baoshan to form a siege.

A platoon can only carry one 107mm rocket launcher, and the remaining soldiers each carry a 19-kilogram rocket. Even so, it is only enough to keep one gun firing for four rounds.

Just as the four regiments were marching at full speed, there were naturally some changes on the Japanese side.

The most unusual change was that of the 4th Regiment of the 8th Division at Shifo Temple.

The regiment retreated far here after retreating westward from Sugiyo with almost zero casualties. Colonel Otani reported to the division headquarters that they suffered heavy losses during the retreat from Sugiyo and the troops were in urgent need of supplies and rest.

When Kitano Kenzo heard this, he was in great trouble because the soldiers under his command were all his dearest ones, so he immediately asked the commander Haruyoshi Momotake for supplies.

Haruyoshi Momotake is not a fool. Yes, the retreat from Sugiyo suffered heavy losses, but the ones who suffered heavy losses were my own 55th Regiment. It has nothing to do with your 8th Regiment.

However, the 4th Division had the strongest combat effectiveness, and he dared not fail to serve it, so he allocated a batch of food to the 8th Regiment.

This was great. The 8th Regiment retired directly in the Shifo Temple. During the day, they sent their men with some specialties from Southeast Asia, and then disguised themselves in Baoshan County, and secretly started doing business with some merchants and people in the county.

Then Colonel Ogawa also sent two groups of scouts, one group to observe the surrounding enemy situation, so there must be some defense.

The other group was more bizarre. They were used to observe the other Japanese invaders in Baoshan County. Once they found other Japanese invaders approaching their regiment camp, the scouts would immediately run back to notify them.

Instead of notifying Colonel Ogawa, he notified the Japanese soldiers along the way.

"Quick, General Baiwu's men are coming again, get ready!"

As the scout shouted, a group of Japanese soldiers who were sleeping soundly immediately opened their eyes and kicked away their quilts.

Some had bandages on their arms, others had their legs wrapped, looking like seriously injured.

"Ouch, it hurts so much, I feel so uncomfortable..."

"Doctor? Doctor? I'm in so much pain. I want anesthesia. I want to sleep!"

"I'm so hungry, please, give me something to eat!"

.....

In just one minute, the entire regiment's camp was filled with wailing sounds. It was like hell on earth, horrific to look at, and there were several pools of dried blood on the ground.

It doesn't look like human blood at all, and it smells like chicken and duck.

At this time, Colonel Ogawa limped out with a cane, looked at the strange Japanese lieutenant and said, "Is there something wrong? Why are you here so late?"

The man who came was a staff officer under Hyakutake Harukichi. He twitched his lips and said, "Colonel Ogawa, the Hyakutake Division Commander ordered you to go to Gongguo for support last night. Why are you still here? It seems that you are not moving at all."

Colonel Ogawa calmly pointed at the wailing soldiers around him and said, "Look, look. It's not that I don't want to go, it's just that the soldiers' conditions don't allow it, and the order was given in a hurry, so I need time to prepare. I can't let these wounded soldiers go to the battlefield like this!

Wait a little longer, wait a little longer, we are already preparing and will set off at daybreak."

"Well, I brought the division commander's order. Your Excellency, please handle it. I'm afraid there will be a fierce battle after dawn. Please put the overall situation first!"

With a sigh, the Japanese staff officer could only turn around and leave.

If the division headquarters' communications soldiers had not been sent out, he really didn't want to come here and deal with this group of businessmen. If you said a few more words, you would be fooled.

Watching the newcomer walk away, Colonel Ogawa threw his cane aside and said, "It's not even daybreak yet, and you don't need to sleep, but you keep rushing us. Across the river must be the main force of the 88th Army of Shanxi Province. With that kind of firepower, can we defeat them?"

"That's right!" A subordinate next to Xiaochuan also whispered: "The 55th Regiment is also the elite of our empire. In less than half an hour, more than 1000 people were killed. Our 120mm guns can't even destroy their tanks, so how can we fight them?

If they really want to do it, we Osaka people are not afraid. But we Osaka people are not stupid. Only a fool would go there knowing that it is a suicide mission! "

Colonel Ogawa slapped the Japanese soldier on the head and shouted, "You know nothing, don't talk nonsense! Our Osaka Division is the elite of the empire. How can we be afraid of fighting just because the enemy is strong? It's really that our troops are willing but not strong enough. Once we are ready, we will fight the enemy to the death!"

"Yes, yes, the captain is right! So what should we do now?"

"What else can I do? Of course I have to sleep. Only when I am fully refreshed can I fight!"

.......

Two miles north of Shifo Temple, scouts from the 2st Regiment used night-vision binoculars to clearly understand the situation of the 101th Regiment.

"Captain, what should we do? There are Japanese soldiers in Shifo Temple. It looks like there is a regiment. If we want to go to Baoshan, there is only this way. There is no way to avoid it!"

Zhu Yuan thought for a moment and asked the guide next to him, "My fellow villager, is there any other way around here that won't be discovered by the devils?"

Naturally there is more than one guide, one for each group.

The guide shook his head and said, "There is only one main road. There is another small road, but it must pass by the Stone Buddha Temple, and it is very likely to be discovered by the Japanese!"

The regiment's chief of staff said, "It's still two hours before dawn. We must not alert the Japanese here, otherwise our surprise attack will lose its nature and we won't be able to encircle Baoshan. Commander, let's try our best and just pass by!"

"Take advantage of the darkness. As long as we don't make any noise, the Japanese may not be able to find us. Okay, everyone be careful and quickly pass through the small path. Don't alarm the Japanese!"