A magazine of 30,000 rounds, you call it Hanyang

In the Japanese command post, the old Japanese soldier Sakata breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's good that they're not the spearhead group. It's good that they're not the spearhead group."

"But this new regiment is indeed Zheng Kaixuan's old unit, and its commander is no ordinary person."

"His circular position is well-constructed, and the placement of his light and heavy machine guns is quite sophisticated. It's obvious he's an expert in positional warfare."

"But their weapons and equipment are really too poor. They are far from comparable to the locust army."

After calming down and making sure that there were no members of the spearhead regiment on the opposite side, the old Japanese soldier Sakata regained his confidence.

"Capture the leader of the New 1st Regiment alive and annihilate all the other members of the New 1st Regiment!"

"Humph! If we can't deal with Zheng Kaixuan, can't we deal with the New 1st Regiment? Zheng Kaixuan owes a blood debt to the Locust Army, and this time it's his old commander who will pay it back!"

Uratomojiro has been observing the changes in Nobutsu Sakata.

Especially when mentioning 'Zheng Kaixuan' and 'Sharp Knife Group', Uratomojiro could see that Sakata was really afraid.

The kind that's scary to the core.

As the chief of staff who joined the Sakata Regiment after its second reconstruction, he actually didn't quite understand why Sakata was so afraid of Zheng Kaixuan.

You know, since he joined the Sakata League, the Sakata League has been rampant in the southeastern part of Shanxi and rarely suffered defeat.

During the Yunling raid, a Sakata regiment defeated seven or eight militias and guerrillas.

The independent regiment suffered another crushing defeat at the hands of Sakata, and even the regiment commander Kong Jie was injured.

The 358th Regiment, the ace unit of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, turned around and ran away without saying a word when they encountered the Sakata Regiment on the road some time ago, and did not dare to fight them at all.

In this battle of Cangyunling, the Sakata Regiment even confronted the famous 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army.

The New 771st Regiment in front of them was just one of the combat units of the 772th Brigade. The Sakata Regiment was also fighting against the two main regiments of the th Brigade, the st Regiment and the nd Regiment, in Fengyunling, Yujialing and other places.

He didn't understand why Sakata was still so afraid of Zheng Kaixuan even though he had such a powerful and glorious squadron.

Isn’t the Sharp Knife Regiment just a regiment?

Judging from the name, it should be just an ordinary non-staff unit, not a regular unit.

"Uratomo-kun."

The old Japanese Sakata seemed to see Uratomojiro's doubts.

"You must be wondering why I'm afraid of the Sharp Knife Group and Zheng Kaixuan."

Uratomojiro nodded.

"Alas." The old Japanese Sakata sighed heavily.

"I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but if Zheng Kaixuan showed up on Cangyun Ridge today, we would have retreated immediately without a second thought! Please remember my words, there's only one way to deal with the Sharp Knife Group, and that's to escape!"

Uratomojiro was stunned.

"Colonel, what kind of unit is this Sharp Knife Regiment?"

A bitter smile appeared on Sakata Nobutsu's lips.

"Ever since Zheng Kaixuan formed the Sharp Knife Regiment—no, it should be said that since they were affiliated with the Fourth Battalion of the New First Regiment—they have been invincible and undefeated."

"It can be said that this is an invincible force! Almost no one can match them."

"The name Zheng Kaixuan is synonymous with the god of death!"

"Do you know why our team moved from Jinzhong to southeastern Shanxi last year?"

Uratomojiro shook his head in confusion.

"Then I can tell you that in the battle of Heiyunkou in Xiyang last year, the Nakamura and Maruyama brigades, along with our regiment, fought for several months and almost annihilated the Locust Army..."

"Nani!"

This time, Uratomo Jiro was completely shocked. His mouth was wide open, enough to fit two duck eggs.

Only then did he realize how powerful Zheng Kaixuan was.

Only then did we realize that the news that the Japanese had spread last year about a great victory in the encirclement and suppression campaign in Xiyang was all false.

"Hiss! No wonder, no wonder I haven't heard of any locust army troops going to Xiyang to carry out missions in the past few months. So, this is the situation. So, this spearhead group is too terrifying..."

Only then did Uratomojiro understand why the old Japanese soldier Sakata, who was praised as the flower of famous generals by the new commander-in-chief of the North China Front Army, Tada Shun, and the commander of the First Army stationed in Shanxi, Yoshio Shinozuka, was so afraid of Zheng Kaixuan.

A few kilometers away from the battlefield was the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

Colonel Chu Yunfei, a graduate of the fifth class of the Whampoa Military Academy, is now closely watching the Cangyunling battlefield through a telescope.

Behind him, Lieutenant Colonel Chief of Staff Fang Ligong, who was wearing gold-rimmed glasses on his nose, had a hint of gloating in his eyes.

"Commander, the Eighth Route Army has run into a tough opponent this time. The enemy they're facing is the Sakata Regiment..."

"Ugh."

Chu Yunfei sighed.

He was well aware of the strength of the Sakata Unit and how difficult it was to deal with them.

The 358th Regiment, a reinforced regiment with nearly 5,000 men and mountain artillery units, was no match for the Sakata Regiment. It was truly admirable that the Eighth Route Army Corps-level troops could fight with the Sakata Regiment for most of the day.

"No matter what, we are all part of the anti-Japanese resistance team. Since we have encountered this, the 358th Regiment can't just ignore it."

"They are our allies too. We have to lend a hand, even if it's just providing them with some artillery support."

Chief of Staff Fang Ligong's face immediately turned gloomy.

"Commander, Commander Yan of the Second War Zone has always emphasized that if you want to assist friendly forces in combat, you must first obtain approval from the headquarters, and you must have a written order from a higher-up. Commander Yan has repeatedly emphasized this, and violators will be severely punished!"

"It is a soldier's duty to obey orders, Commander. Are you aware of the consequences of doing this?"

"Crunch..."

Chu Yunfei clenched his fists so tightly that they creaked, but did not respond to Fang Ligong's words.

At the Cangyunling position, Li Yunlong ordered Zhang Dabiao to arrange his brothers to prepare for a breakout, while he found the third battalion commander Wang Chengzhu.

"Snapped."

Wang Chengzhu, who was holding a mortar and staring at the Japanese position in a daze, was suddenly slapped on the shoulder.

Wang Chengzhu was shocked and turned around to get angry, but when he saw that the person who took the photo was Li Yunlong, Wang Chengzhu immediately lost his temper.

"Captain."

"Zhu Zi, what the hell are you doing here with a broken mortar in your arms?"

"It's already this late, and you're still using this outdated mortar. Where's your damn Triumph mortar? Stop holding on to it like it's your precious treasure. Give it to me."

As he spoke, Li Yunlong handed the telescope in his hand to Wang Chengzhu.

"Zhu Zi, do you see that antenna and tent in the distance? That might be the Sakata Regiment's command post. Take it down for me!"