Quartermasters can also fight the devils

"Baga, go and burn the bodies of the officers and soldiers of the First Battalion. How dare the damn Chinese army humiliate the soldiers of the Empire of Japan like this? I must teach them a good lesson." Major Kurokawa Aku screamed in anger as he looked at the scene in front of him.

Following an order from Major Kurokawa Aku, the officers and soldiers of the Second Battalion now became a body-collecting team. The entire camp was filled with busy Japanese officers and soldiers. Major Kurokawa Aku also sent out some reconnaissance soldiers to the surroundings to see if there were any traces of Chinese troops around, so as not to let the Chinese army launch a sneak attack on their own battalion.

Major Kurokawa Akebukuro was sitting on the grass outside the camp. He had asked the signalman to report the situation here to the commander of the brigade and ask him to bring his troops to help. He didn't dare to search forward alone with his brigade. Major Kurokawa Akebukuro was trying to think about how the officers and soldiers of the first brigade were killed silently by the Chinese army. Is the new 22nd Army of the Chinese government a devil? Do they know magic?

Colonel Maori Qiao, commander of the 137th Regiment, was pacing anxiously in the regiment headquarters in Zhongshan City. The Second Battalion had been out of the city for almost half a day, but there was still no news. He now regretted why he didn't ask the brigade commander to assign him a few more radios, so that he could get information much faster.

However, this cannot be blamed on Colonel Maori Joe. Before the war, everyone estimated that the Chinese government's new 22nd Army would come to Zhongshan City to block their attack forces. Zhongshan City was not far from the landing site and there was no need to assign a radio station. Who knew that the new 22nd Army would not play by the rules?

"Your Excellency the Regiment Commander, Major Kurokawa Akuru of the Second Battalion has sent someone back saying that officers and soldiers from the First Battalion have been found, but..." The Regiment Chief of Staff, Lieutenant Colonel Hiramiya Saki, walked quickly into the regiment headquarters and said hesitantly, while behind him followed a panting soldier carrying a rifle on his back.

"Where are the officers and soldiers of the First Battalion? What are their current losses? What exactly happened to them?" The regiment commander, Colonel Maori Joe, was extremely anxious. In just a short while, the brigade commander and the division commander had sent him several stern telegrams asking about the situation, but he didn't know the specific situation of the First Battalion, so what could he report?

"Um, you quickly report to the regiment commander what Major Kurokawa Akumi found." Lieutenant Colonel Hiramiya Saki, the regiment chief of staff, pointed at the soldier behind him and ordered. He himself did not want to tell others about such a tragic outcome.

Following the soldier's report, the expression of the regiment commander, Colonel Maori Qiao, gradually became dull. This was true. The Chinese government's newspapers did not exaggerate. His first battalion was completely gone. This must be an illusion, a dream. This was impossible.

After the soldier finished reporting the situation, the regiment commander, Colonel Maori Joe, seemed to have all the strength drained out of his body. He sat down on the chair, staring at the ground with dull eyes. He really couldn't understand how the officers and soldiers of the First Battalion disappeared so quietly. They didn't even make any sound of fighting and they all disappeared.

Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Hiramiya Saki saw that the regiment commander, Colonel Mori Takashi, was a little dazed, so he waved his hand and asked the soldier to go out and rest. He was also unable to react for a long time when he heard the news just now. Now he can understand the feelings of the regiment commander, Colonel Mori Takashi.

"Sir, Captain, please accept my condolences. You still have to lead us to avenge the officers and soldiers of the First Battalion. Now Major Kurokawa Akuru of the Second Battalion is still waiting for us to bring the troops to join up. You must cheer up." Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Hiramiya Saki also walked over to Colonel Mori Joe and comforted him.

When the commander of the regiment, Colonel Mori Kyo, heard the words of the chief of staff, Lieutenant Colonel Hiramiya Saki, he was also shocked. Yes, his Second Battalion was still in the front. If the Second Battalion disappeared silently like the First Battalion, he would be completely finished.

"Quick, notify Major Kurokawa Aku and ask him to lead the troops to retreat to Zhongshan Castle as soon as possible. It is too dangerous for them to stay there alone." The commander of the regiment, Colonel Mori Kyo, quickly ordered the chief of staff, Lieutenant Colonel Hiramiya Saki.

Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Hiramiya Saki also nodded. He felt that since the exact location of the new 22nd Army of the Chinese government was not clear, it would be safer to concentrate all the troops.

Before the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant Colonel Saki Hiramiya, walked out of the regiment headquarters, a series of explosions were heard in the distance. Before the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant Colonel Saki Hiramiya, could say anything, the regiment commander, Colonel Mori Kyo, quickly ran out of his chair and listened carefully outside the command center.

"Damn it, it's the direction of Shunde City. There's an exchange of fire between the Second Battalion and the New 22nd Army of the Chinese government. Such fierce artillery fire must be the New 22nd Army of the Chinese government launching an attack on the Second Battalion. Quick, Mr. Pinggong wants all the troops to assemble. We need to quickly support the Second Battalion. By the way, notify the commander of the field artillery regiment, Colonel Fujii Kazue, and ask him to follow up quickly with the troops that have already landed to provide us with fire support." The commander of the field artillery regiment, Colonel Maori Joe, recognized the artillery fire coming from the direction of Shunde City. His Second Battalion did not carry any decent artillery, so such fierce artillery fire must be caused by the New 22nd Army of the Chinese government.

After hearing the words of the regiment commander, Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Hiramiya Saki ran quickly to gather all the officers and soldiers of the Third Battalion. At the same time, he sent someone to notify the field artillery regiment that was still outside Zhongshan City to quickly provide support in the direction of Shunde City.

The captain of the second battalion, Major Kurokawa Aku, is now lying on the ground feeling the shaking of the earth. He is also feeling terrified in his heart. How can the artillery of the Chinese army be so fierce? Moreover, the Chinese army must have calibrated all the shooting parameters here long ago, and the artillery fire is quite accurate.

The artillery fire came quickly and stopped in an orderly manner. Three minutes later, the artillery fire stopped. After Major Kurokawa Aku got up from the ground, he quickly ordered the officers and soldiers to treat the soldiers injured in the artillery fire and count the losses of the troops. At the same time, he ordered a squadron of soldiers to move forward to set up a defense line to prevent possible attacks by the Chinese troops.

"Sir Captain, our scouts sent back news that they have discovered a defensive position of the Chinese army ahead, and the scale of the position is relatively large." A squadron leader quickly ran to Major Kurokawa Aku and reported the intelligence obtained earlier.

Major Kurokawa Aku nodded. He just wanted to wait for the regiment commander to bring his troops up to join him. As for the Chinese army's defensive positions, he decided not to launch an attack alone. His Second Battalion had lost more than a hundred officers and soldiers in the Chinese army's artillery attack just now, and he had not brought any artillery with him. It would be difficult to break through the Chinese army's defense line without heavy firepower support.

"Tell the defense forces to be on alert. Unless the Chinese troops launch an attack on us, no one is allowed to open fire. We need to wait for the regiment commander to arrive with the 3rd Battalion and the field artillery. Do you understand?" Major Kurokawa Aku gave his orders seriously to the squadron leader. He didn't want the troops under him to do something that would anger the Chinese army.

The commander of the 137th Regiment, Colonel Maori Qiao, was now running quickly with the officers and soldiers of the Third Battalion to reinforce the Second Battalion. He heard that the Chinese army's artillery had stopped bombarding, and he was worried about the Second Battalion. He was sure that he would be finished after the war. Such a serious accident had occurred in the First Battalion, and he would definitely be held accountable after the war. Only by fighting the next battles well could he escape the fate of being sent to a military court.

When Colonel Mori Kyo, commander of the 137th Regiment, led his troops to the pontoon bridge, he saw a squad of officers and soldiers from the nd Battalion guarding the bridge. He was satisfied with the arrangement made by Major Kurokawa Akuro, commander of the nd Battalion. As long as they controlled the pontoon bridge, the field artillery regiment following behind could quickly move the artillery to the front to provide support.

Colonel Maori Joe did not stay at the pontoon bridge for too long. After the officers and soldiers of the Third Battalion ran across the pontoon bridge, he also led the officers and soldiers of the regiment headquarters to quickly cross the pontoon bridge. He did not hear any gunfire from the front, which meant that the Chinese army did not launch an attack on the Second Battalion. It seemed that the previous artillery attack by the Chinese army was just a sneak attack.

Now, as long as his own troops and field artillery regiment are reinforced, the blocking line of the New 22nd Army of the Chinese government will not be a problem. No Chinese unit can stop the attack of the Imperial Japanese Army in the wild. He is still very confident about this.

Although the troops of the New 22nd Army did not launch an attack on the Second Battalion, Major Kurokawa Akuru continued to inspect the front defense line without stopping. After seeing the tragedy of the First Battalion, he was now a little worried that the Chinese troops would attack his Second Battalion. It was not until a soldier behind him ran over to inform him that the commander of the regiment, Colonel Mori Kyo, and the officers and soldiers of the Third Battalion had arrived that he relaxed his nervous mood.

Now, the Chinese army has no chance of attacking their own troops. Once the troops brought by the regiment commander join in, their own troops will be safe.

"Your Excellency the Commander." Major Kurokawa Aku quickly came up to the commander of the regiment, Colonel Mori Joe, bowed respectfully and greeted him.

"Captain Kurokawa, what's the situation on your side now? What happened to the officers and soldiers of the first battalion?" Colonel Mori Joe, the commander of the regiment, asked anxiously as soon as he saw Major Kurokawa Aku.

Major Kurokawa Aku looked at the anxious commander, Colonel Mori Takashi, and the equally questioning chief of staff, Lieutenant Colonel Hiramiya Saki, then lowered his head and said, "Commander, Chief of Staff, when my Second Battalion arrived here, the officers and soldiers of the First Battalion had already been killed. They were piled up into several piles by the Chinese army. I have ordered the soldiers to burn them all so that they can be brought back to the mainland. Now... no officer or soldier of the First Battalion is still alive."

In fact, Major Kurokawa Aku almost said that only Major Sato Jinnao, the captain of the first battalion, was still alive, but he suddenly realized that it might be the best outcome if Major Sato Jinnao died now.