Quartermasters can also fight the devils

Lieutenant General Toyoshima Fusataro, commander of the Japanese Army's 3rd Division, was very angry. His two regiments had fought for so long and not only had they lost half of their troops, but in the end, all their achievements were snatched away by those "thieves" from the 6th Division. This made him very unwilling.

At the same time, Lieutenant General Toyoshima Fusutaro, commander of the Japanese 3rd Division, was constantly cursing in his heart the commander of the 68th Regiment, Colonel Kensaburo Nono, and the commander of the 18th Regiment, Colonel Ishii Nobuyuki, for their incompetence.

The "good news" of the Sixth Division has already been sent to the Commander-in-Chief, but the two useless regiment commanders on his side have not yet sent a single word of description of the battlefield situation. This makes it impossible for him to refute that fat pig, Lieutenant General Kanda Masatane, the commander of the Sixth Division.

Just as the commander of the Japanese Army's 3rd Division, Lieutenant General Toyoshima Fusutaro, was sulking in the command center with a gloomy face, the loud report from the division's communications staff finally interrupted his thoughts.

"Your Excellency the division commander, the commander of the 68th Regiment, Colonel Kensaburo Nono, and the commander of the 18th Regiment, Colonel Ishii Nobuyuki, have sent a telegram." The communications officer could see that the division commander was in a very bad mood, so his words were very concise and to the point.

"Hmph, these two people still remember to send a telegram to report the situation? The situation report of the Sixth Division is... What? A trap set by the Chinese army? The attacking force of the Sixth Division suffered heavy losses?" Lieutenant General Toyoshima Fusitaro, commander of the Third Division of the Japanese Army, was venting his anger while taking the telegram from the communications staff and reading it.

Originally, Lieutenant General Toyoshima Fusataro, commander of the Japanese 3rd Division, had no hope for the telegrams sent by the two men. However, the telegram from the 6th Division was very detailed. Lieutenant General Kanda Masatane, commander of the 6th Division, almost described the scene of how Chinese soldiers were killed in the attack.

However, when Lieutenant General Toyoshima Fusutaro, commander of the Japanese 3rd Division, saw the contents of the telegram, he stood up from his chair. The content of the telegram was very different from the situation report from the 6th Division.

First, Colonel Kensaburo Nono, commander of the 68th Regiment, and Colonel Nobuyuki Ishii, commander of the 18th Regiment, both stated in their telegrams that they had previously seen problems with the Chinese army's retreat from the defensive positions. Later, the huge explosion on the defensive positions confirmed their guesses and judgments, which saved a lot of losses to their already small forces.

Secondly, the two regiments of the Sixth Division probably did not realize that the retreat of the Chinese army was a trap. Therefore, they both judged that the Sixth Division must have lost a lot of troops in this trap set by the Chinese army. It can be said that this was not a victory, but a defeat in which the Chinese army made fun of it.

The contents of these two telegrams were basically the same, but they made the commander of the Japanese 3rd Division, Lieutenant General Toyoshima Fusutaro, suddenly change his anger into joy. Now, Lieutenant General Kanda Masatane, commander of the 6th Division, has already sent the "great victory" telegram to the commander. Now let's see how he ends it. This fat pig only knows how to brag about the results of the battle. It's going to be a good show to watch.

Lieutenant General Toyoshima Fusutaro, commander of the Japanese 3rd Division, also truthfully reported the battlefield situation reported by his troops to Lieutenant General Anami Korechika, commander of the Japanese 11th Army, and at the same time copied it to Lieutenant General Kanda Masatane, commander of the 6th Division.

In a telegram, Lieutenant General Toyoshima Fusataro, commander of the Japanese 3rd Division, expressed his condolences to Lieutenant General Kanda Masatane, commander of the 6th Division, with "regret". At the same time, Lieutenant General Toyoshima Fusataro also stated that if the 6th Division's troops suffered too heavy losses, they could withdraw to rest, and the 3rd Division would complete the combat mission of occupying the city of Changsha.

Lieutenant General Kanda Masatane, commander of the Japanese 6th Division, was also furious. He had just excitedly reported his "victory" to Lieutenant General Anami Korechika, commander of the Japanese 11th Army, but within an hour, his two regiment commanders each sent a telegram announcing "missing" the victory.

Colonel Tomonsari Toshio, commander of the 13th Regiment, and Colonel Kamura Ryuji, commander of the 14th Regiment, respectively reported in telegrams that their respective troops had been ambushed by the Chinese army. Both regiments lost almost a battalion of troops in this trap set by the Chinese army.

When the "consolation" telegram from Lieutenant General Toyoshima Fusataro, commander of the Japanese 3rd Division, was sent, Lieutenant General Kanda Masatane, commander of the Japanese 6th Division, went completely crazy. He felt deeply irony and ridicule in the telegram from Lieutenant General Toyoshima Fusataro, commander of the 3rd Division.

Therefore, Lieutenant General Masatane Kanda, commander of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army, sent a telegram to Colonel Tomonari Toshi, commander of the 13th Regiment, and Colonel Kamura Ryuji, commander of the 14th Regiment, ordering them to occupy Changsha City as soon as possible and to wipe out all Chinese troops in Changsha. Only in this way could they avenge their previous shame and save the face of their 6th Division.

The commander of the 13th Regiment, Colonel Tomonsari Toshi, and the commander of the 14th Regiment, Colonel Kamura Ryuji, also felt deeply humiliated by the Chinese army. After receiving the stern attack order from the division commander, Lieutenant General Kanda Masatane, the two men hurriedly organized their troops to accommodate the wounded while ordering their troops to prepare to enter Changsha and wipe out all the Chinese troops that retreated into the city, freeing them from some hatred.

After such a huge explosion, Colonel Kensaburo Nono, commander of the 68th Regiment of the 3rd Division, and Colonel Nobuyuki Ishii, commander of the 18th Regiment, became a little nervous. They now felt that their troops were quite unsafe and that the Chinese army might suddenly attack their troops from any direction. They even realized in advance that the entire city of Changsha was a big trap designed by the Chinese army.

With the suspicion of the two commanders, Colonel Kensaburo Nono, commander of the 68th Regiment, and Colonel Nobuyuki Ishii, commander of the 18th Regiment, the officers and soldiers of the two Japanese regiments became more cautious. Without orders, they would never take a step into the nearby city of Changsha.

At this point, the Japanese attacking forces in Changsha City seemed very uncoordinated in their actions. The two regiments of the Sixth Division were actively preparing to attack Changsha City, while the two regiments of the Third Division stayed where they were, constantly searching the wings and behind them, fearing that the Chinese army had some traps. They had no intention of preparing to attack the urban area of ​​Changsha at all.