38th Division Headquarters Conference Room.

After the group sat down on both sides of the rectangular conference table, soldiers from the division headquarters brought tea service.

Sano Tadayoshi asked, "Kumida-kun, did you have a smooth journey?"

Komoda Yasuichi took a sip of water and said with a distressed and helpless expression, "It's been going pretty well, but the weather here changes too quickly and too frequently, and the temperature is too high. Just one moment it was sunny, and in the blink of an eye, it was covered with dark clouds and pouring rain. Many times, my officers and soldiers and I didn't even have time to avoid the rain, and we had to watch ourselves get soaked."

After hearing this, Sano Tadayoshi couldn't help but laugh, "Komoda-kun, this is the weather here in South China!"

Komoda continued to complain, "If it were just the bad weather, it would be fine. But what's worse is the transportation and the dense network of waterways here. My mechanized troops are often stuck in the mud and have to use a lot of animal power to tow the artillery."

"We had to spend a lot of time building bridges to allow our trucks and tanks to cross the river."

Sano Tadayoshi smiled and said, "I experienced the same thing when I first arrived! By the way, let's get back to the point. The front headquarters has given me a clear order to lead the troops to march southwest to the new base before 9 am the day after tomorrow."

"My troops need at least one day of rest after the rotation, so I hope your troops can complete the rotation with my troops before 9 o'clock tomorrow!"

Komoda Koichi asked, "How far is this place from the boundary river?"

"About 30 kilometers!" said Tadayoshi Sano.

"It's not far. My men will definitely reach the boundary river before nine o'clock tomorrow morning to complete the shift with yours!"

Sano Tadayoshi nodded and said, "I've already called all the units to inform them. Your men will take over the position directly after they arrive!"

"Thank you, Mr. Sano! By the way, I just arrived here and am not very familiar with the situation on the island. Could you please tell me about it?" asked Komoda Koichi.

Tadayoshi Sano nodded and immediately introduced the situation on the opposite island to Komoda Koichi.

5 a.m., inside the former Governor's Mansion.

A shrill telephone ring rang out in a bedroom.

Zhang Yunhe, who was half asleep, pushed the naked Azhen away, yawned, and reached out to answer the phone.

"Who is this? It's so annoying. Calling me at this time, can't I sleep?" Ah Zhen woke up after being pushed away, and vented her dissatisfaction with being woken up in a daze.

Zhang Yunhe, who was still half asleep, picked up the phone and put it to his ear: "Hello?"

"Sir, I'm He Zhonghua from the headquarters' combat readiness duty room. I just received a report from the forward command post on the south bank of the Jie River. Just a quarter of an hour ago, a Japanese army arrived on the north bank and took over all the positions. They have approximately 8000 troops, which should be a brigade!"

"We don't know which Japanese unit this unit belongs to yet, but we have already sent another reconnaissance unit to infiltrate the north bank for reconnaissance. If nothing goes wrong, we should have news before noon today!"

Zhang Yunhe woke up from his sleepiness immediately after hearing this. He sat up immediately, revealing his muscular and strong chest. He immediately ordered: "Convey my orders to the front-line command headquarters. Be vigilant and prevent sudden attacks by the devils! Also, if you have any intelligence on this devil unit, report it to me immediately!"

"Yes, sir!"

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Yunhe turned on the bedside table lamp, turned around, took the watch from the bedside table and looked at the time. It was just a few minutes past 5 a.m. He couldn't sleep at this time, so he picked up the cigarette box and lighter and lit a cigarette.

"Oh, why are you smoking so early in the morning? It stinks!" Ah Zhen climbed up again in a coquettish manner, searching everywhere with one hand.

Feeling that his lifeline was being controlled, Zhang Yunhe shuddered, "Stop messing around, I'm thinking!"

"I'm not stopping you from thinking about things. You think yours and I play mine. We don't interfere with each other!" Ah Zhen said with a sweet smile.

Zhang Yunhe immediately raised his palm and slapped Ah Zhen several times, making her moan and groan, and her voice became more coquettish and disgusting.

"I think you deserve to be punished!" Zhang Yunhe said and punished her immediately. Ah Zhen soon started singing in the room.

At 9 a.m., when Zhang Yunhe was visiting injured officers and soldiers in the field hospital, Chief of Staff Tian Tao whispered to him: "Sir, the people sent to conduct reconnaissance north of the boundary river have news. They report that the Japanese 104th Division arrived last night and carried out a full rotation and handover with the 38th Division between 5 and 6 a.m. this morning."

Zhang Yunhe was stunned and turned to ask, "104th Division?"

"Yes, Division Commander Komoda Koichi!"

Zhang Yunhe frowned and asked, "Isn't the 104th Division in Sand City?"

Tian Tao said: "The 104th Division did participate in the Battle of Sand City, but you also know that the Battle of Sand City has been over for more than two months. This time they came here to replenish troops, weapons, equipment and ammunition and to complete the rest and recuperation."

Zhang Yunhe immediately said: "Return to the headquarters immediately!"

"Yes!"

After finishing the visit to the wounded at the field hospital, Zhang Yunhe and his team immediately returned to the headquarters.

The first thing Zhang Yunhe did after returning to the command center was to call Ah Gui.

"I want the most detailed intelligence on the 104th Division. I want to find out as soon as possible the information and personality traits of the division commander Komoda Yasuichi and the commanders of each brigade and regiment of this devil army! I also want the number of troops, weapons and equipment of the 104th Division, and whether they carry poison gas bombs, bacterial bombs, etc." said Zhang Yunhe.

Ah Gui immediately stood at attention and said, "Yes, sir, I will definitely put the report on your desk within two days!"

Just as Zhang Yunhe sent people to investigate the 104th Division, the Japanese 104th Division was also not idle.

Because of the tragedy of the 38th Division, Koichi Komoda did not become blindly arrogant. After his troops took over the position, he did not launch a surprise attack immediately. Instead, he ordered all troops to hold their positions strictly and not to act rashly without orders.

At the same time, he sent someone to find the spy chief of the Lan Agency, Maeda Yoshitsugu.

"Sir, what is it that you want to see me about?" Maeda Yoshitsugu, standing before Komoda Koichi, felt a little uneasy. It was because Komoda Koichi's eyes were too terrifying.

"Maeda, how long have you taken over the Lan Agency?" asked Koichi Komoda.

Maeda Masashi replied carefully, "One year and two months, Your Excellency!"

"Bang!" Komoda Yasuichi slammed his hand on the table, angrily demanding, "You've been in charge of the secret service for over a year now, yet how come you know so little about the situation on the island? Don't you realize that it was your intelligence department's incompetence that led to the 38th Division's tragic end?"

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