Quartermasters can also fight the devils

Lieutenant General Yasuyoshi Anriyoshi, commander of the 5th Division, and Colonel Tsunahiko Watanabe, commander of the 11th Regiment, were also stunned by the sudden explosion. Why did the Chinese army use this tactic so frequently? Couldn't they try a different one?

The division commander, Lieutenant General Anriyoshi, raised the telescope again. What he was concerned about now was whether the Chinese army would take advantage of the chaos of the attacking force in front of him to launch a counterattack. This position had just been occupied by him, and he still needed to use this position to report the victory to the 21st Army Headquarters.

Colonel Tsunahiko Watanabe, commander of the 11th Regiment, quickly gathered the officers and men of the 2nd Battalion and sent them to the front for reinforcement. The occupation of this position was also his achievement and a gift to the new division commander. He could not let it be destroyed by the Chinese army.

When Major Masaaki Yasukawa, commander of the first battalion, rushed to the position with the remaining soldiers, he quickly ordered some soldiers to prepare for defense, and then checked whether there were any officers and soldiers alive on the position. Although they were ambushed by the Chinese army, the position was occupied, which was a good result, and he could also give an explanation to the regiment commander and the division commander.

As for the brave and majestic captain of the third squadron, Captain Tsuchio Iwata, no one would care about him. He was just a name on the list of casualties. No one would remember his majestic and heroic figure just now. Even if Captain Tsuchio Iwata was lucky enough to survive, no one would care, because everyone knew that after such a violent explosion, even if Captain Tsuchio Iwata survived, he would be a useless man in the future. In their eyes, a useless person is worthless.

"Your Excellency the Regiment Commander, the Chinese army has not launched a counterattack. I am asking the soldiers to search for the officers and soldiers on the position, and the battlefield behind is also being counted." When the battalion commander, Major Masaaki Yasukawa, saw that the Regiment Commander personally led the troops to this position, he quickly ran to the Regiment Commander, bowed respectfully and reported.

Colonel Watanabe Tsunahiko, the regiment commander, nodded expressionlessly to Major Yasukawa Masaaki, and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Yasukawa-kun. I have brought the officers and soldiers of the Second Battalion to reinforce us. I have asked the soldiers of the Second Battalion to handle the defense. You just need to concentrate on tidying up the battlefield and report the casualties as soon as possible. His Excellency the division commander is also very concerned about the situation here. This time your First Battalion performed well and successfully occupied this defensive position of the Chinese army. It did not bring shame to the 11th Regiment."

When the battalion commander, Major Masaaki Yasukawa, heard the approval of his troops from the wing commander, Colonel Tsunahiko Watanabe, he was also excited and said, "This is all the result of the wing commander's planning and the division commander's good leadership. Our First Battalion is only attacking according to the instructions of the wing commander. This is our duty."

The commander of the regiment, Colonel Tsunahiko Watanabe, was extremely satisfied with the answer of Major Masaaki Yasukawa. Who wouldn't like such a subordinate? He does all the work for him and takes all the credit. Everyone who sees this would like it.

"Very good, Mr. Yasukawa. Your First Battalion also suffered losses in this battle. After taking inventory of the battlefield, your First Battalion will withdraw to rest. After that, you will be responsible for the defense of the regiment headquarters." The regiment commander, Colonel Tsunahiko Watanabe, also gave Major Masayoshi Yasukawa a good task, as a kind of reward for his previous ability to do things.

After hearing the order given to him by the regiment commander, Colonel Watanabe Tsunahiko, Major Masaaki Yasukawa was happy. His troops were more relaxed now, and the first merit in this operation was won by his own troops. He would not suffer any loss when rewards were given after the war. He could easily get through this battle and maybe even get promoted.

After leaving the regiment commander, Colonel Watanabe Tsunahiko, Major Yasukawa Masaaki waited in a relaxed mood for the officers and soldiers below to compile and report on the losses of the troops. He had already handed this matter over to Captain Hirano Kogoro of the heavy machine gun squadron, and he just had to wait here for the results.

Thirty minutes later, the squadron leader of the heavy machine gun squadron, Captain Kogoro Hirano, walked quickly to the battalion commander, Major Masaaki Yasukawa, with a serious face and whispered, "Sir Captain, the losses of the troops have been preliminarily counted. This is the current statistics. Please have a look." After speaking, Captain Kogoro Hirano handed the list in his hand to Major Masaaki Yasukawa, who was enjoying it.

Major Masaaki Yasukawa casually took the list handed over by Captain Kogoro Hirano and took a look at it. He was stunned. The list showed that in the attack just now by his First Battalion, three infantry company captains were all killed, nine squad leaders were also killed, and a total of 631 soldiers were lost, which was equivalent to the loss of half of his own soldiers.

"How did we lose so many people?" Major Masaaki Yasukawa no longer had the relaxed and complacent expression on his face. He asked Captain Kogoro Hirano with a dark face. He really couldn't understand how the Chinese army, with such a small number of people, could cause such heavy losses to his own troops.

"Sir Captain, the loss of soldiers was mainly caused by the huge explosion on the position by the Chinese army. At that time, the soldiers of the Third Squadron and some of the soldiers of the First Squadron were on the position, so the main loss of soldiers came from here. As for the loss of officers, except for the squadron leader Captain Iwata Tsuchio and two squad leaders of the Third Squadron, the other officers were shot and killed by the Chinese army on the way to the attack." Captain Hirano Kogoro also explained the information he had investigated to the battalion commander, Major Masayoshi Yasukawa. He is now a little glad that he is serving in the heavy machine gun squadron. If he were an officer in the infantry squadron, he would probably have to see Amaterasu this time.

"What?" After listening to Captain Hirano Kogoro's explanation, the battalion commander, Major Masaaki Yasukawa, realized that his troops' previous laxity was not due to underestimation of the enemy as he had imagined, but that they had really lost the command of their officers and were fighting on their own. It turned out that the Chinese army had shot and killed all the officers of the troops so early. He had not thought about it in this way at the time. This was the first time such a situation had occurred in the battle with the Chinese army.

Fortunately, he did not foolishly lead the team to charge forward personally, otherwise his name would probably be on the list of casualties. Thinking of this, Major Masaaki Yasukawa was also frightened. It seemed that he had flattered the commander of the regiment at a very timely moment. If his first battalion continued to attack forward, he would probably be in real trouble.

After thinking for a while, Major Masaaki Yasukawa asked Captain Kogoro Hirano to take the remaining officers and soldiers of the 1st Battalion to the camp of the regiment headquarters. Since the regiment commander, Colonel Tsunahiko Watanabe, had ordered his 1st Battalion to defend the safety of the regiment headquarters, he had to take up this position quickly to avoid the regiment commander, Colonel Tsunahiko Watanabe, changing his mind after seeing the list of losses.

When the regiment commander, Colonel Tsunahiko Watanabe, saw the list of troop losses given to him by Major Masaaki Yasukawa, he sighed a little in his heart. The losses of the troops this time were a bit heavy, but it didn't matter. A big reason why his troops suffered such heavy losses was because of the explosion on the position. Moreover, the Chinese army must have suffered heavy losses as well, otherwise they would not have chosen to retreat after being attacked by his troops. This showed that the attack of his troops was still very effective. He believed that the division commander would not blame himself for the losses of the troops.

Sure enough, after learning about the losses of the troops, the commander of the 5th Division, Lieutenant General Andriyoshi, did not show any unhappiness or blame anyone. His goal was to quickly occupy Sanshui and complete the combat mission assigned to him by the headquarters. As for the losses along the way, Lieutenant General Andriyoshi felt that it was worth it.

Lieutenant General Anriyoshi felt that the Chinese army was overestimating its own capabilities. Even if his troops suffered heavy losses, as long as they could occupy Sanshui City, it would be acceptable for the entire battle situation. He ordered his troops to continue attacking in the direction of Sanshui and occupy Sanshui City as soon as possible.

The 2nd Battalion of the 11th Regiment is currently at the forefront of the entire flanking attack force. If the Chinese army still has blocking positions in front, then it will be the turn of the 2nd Battalion to launch an attack on the Chinese army's positions until they are occupied.

Major Fujiwara Chiya, captain of the Second Battalion, had also observed the combat of the First Battalion before. He was a little dissatisfied with the performance of the Chinese army. He was thinking that the Chinese army could repel the attack of the First Battalion so that his Second Battalion could win the honor of the first victory. However, the Chinese army could not even withstand a single attack from the First Battalion. Although in the end, the Chinese army gave the First Battalion a big explosion, those were all unorthodox tricks that were not presentable.

Major Fujiwara Chiya also thought about this shady tactic of the Chinese army during the march. He felt that it was impossible to completely avoid this shady tactic of the Chinese army. Unless his troops did not occupy the positions of the Chinese army, there would be a risk of being hit as long as they landed on the positions of the Chinese army.

Therefore, Major Fujiwara Chiya thought of a solution, which was to concentrate troops to launch an attack. If the Chinese army withdrew from the position, he would send two teams of soldiers to enter the Chinese army's position to check the situation. If they were hit, their losses would not be too great. After confirming that it was safe, his main force would enter the position.

Now that the First Battalion has won its first victory, only if the Second Battalion can capture the Chinese army's positions with less losses than the First Battalion, can the division commander and the regiment commander feel that their abilities are better than that of Yasukawa Masaaki, a guy who only knows how to flatter. He really dislikes Yasukawa Masaaki, who only knows how to flatter.

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