Sergeant Nishikawa's good luck finally came to an end. The violent explosion flattened the area hundreds of meters around him. The crater created by the explosion was two or three meters deep. Anyone who was 300 meters away would be killed by the terrifying shock wave.

It's no use praying to Amaterasu for such a large killing area. Anyone who wants to survive can take her job!

There were several such explosion points. Nearly a hundred kilograms of high explosives were buried under one. Almost all the Japanese who rushed into the city to prepare for the carnival were swallowed up by the dust and smoke, resulting in heavy casualties. No one could count the specific number, because many were bombed.

Became parts.

When we went in, there was only half a team, but when we came out, it was less than half a team, and everyone was injured. The rest were buried in the ruins, and there was no need to dig them out individually and burn them into ashes. Dust to dust, dust to dust.

When they returned home, the hospitable Chinese people helped them bury them.

The commander-in-chief couldn't believe his eyes. He looked eagerly at the gap in the city gate, hoping that a miracle would happen and that groups of warriors would emerge from the ruins.

"Your Majesty Colonel, there is no need to wait any longer. The rest of us have reported to the Jingguo Ghost Restroom. The Chinese are cunning and cunning, and we have fallen into their trap again."

Captain Matsushita Nosuke of the regiment said with a look of despair that although he had saved a dog's life, most of the thousands of warriors in his brigade remained in the city.

The explosion was so terrible that he deeply felt the determination of the Chinese people who would rather be destroyed than destroyed;

They would rather blow up the city than hand it over to the Japanese completely. This is the determination of the Chinese people to resist aggression!

"Your Majesty Colonel, can we really conquer this unyielding nation by killing?"

The commander-in-chief immediately said angrily:

"Bagaya Road, Matsushita-kun, where is your samurai spirit? The Yamato nation is invincible, and my invincible Kumamoto Regiment is invincible!

Your past burned down the entire city of Shaoyuan, and wiped the entire city off the map, letting the Chinese know the consequences of resisting our Kumamoto United.

Don’t leave any tiles behind, just kill the chickens and give them to me!”

Major Matsushita wanted to say:

"Is this useful? It will only make the Chinese people hate them even more, and everyone will punish them."

Half an hour later, thick smoke rose from the city of Shaoyuan, followed by a fire that shot into the sky. Matsushita led hundreds of Japanese soldiers, carrying a large amount of dry wood and gasoline, to burn Shaoyuan City on fire to vent their anger.

One kilometer away, Wu Lei silently looked at Shaoyuan City, which was almost burned to ashes in the distance, with hatred but a strong fighting spirit in his eyes.

"You damn devils, the Chinese people will not be intimidated by your atrocities.

If you slaughter one Chinese, ten hundred Chinese will stand up;

If you burn one of our cities, we will build another new city on your ashes in the future!

The Chinese nation has never lacked brave men who died generously, nor has it lacked the determination to die with the invaders;

Come on, little devils, if you want to fight, then fight!"

Wu Lei's words completely ignited the fighting spirit of the 468 warriors in the first battalion, and they shouted in unison:

"If you want to fight, then fight. It's better to die fighting than to be a slave to the country's subjugation!"

Qingshan Echo:

"I would rather die in battle than be a slave to the country's subjugation!"

It seems like the solemn oath of the 339 martyrs who sacrificed their lives in Shaoyuan City. They used their young lives to fulfill their commitment to the motherland and the people.

Qingshan can testify, the mountains know me, the rivers also know me, that’s enough!

"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"

"Onboard!"

The Japs from the 225th Regiment and the 37th Division did not believe in this evil. When the smoke from Shaoyuan City cleared, the Japs from the Beast Division came to kill them fiercely. Their ferocious faces fully interpreted a piece of Chinese advice -

If you want to destroy it, you must first make it crazy!

After taking Shaoyuan City, the main force of the 37th Division commanded by Lieutenant General Anda, the first part of the 36th Division and the independent mixed 16th Brigade, about 20,000 people, entered the eastern mountainous area of ​​Zhongtiao Mountain.

The Japanese army came fiercely, and the three-pronged army attacked in a Z-shaped pattern, and the progress was very smooth;

The various units of the 78th Army collapsed at the first touch and fled into the mountains on both sides. The 37th Division, the main force of the Japanese, pushed all the way along the road;

About 2,000 mountain troops from the 36th Division of the Left Route Army, led by Colonel Hattori Heijiro, the commander of the regiment, followed closely behind the defeated troops of the 78th Army and pursued deep into the mountains.

Their mission is to annihilate the defeated troops of the 78th Army who fled into the mountains on the left, and to detour from the left to the closed gate;

The right wing formed an independent 16th Brigade with more than 4,000 people. They detoured from the right wing to seal the entrance while ensuring the safety of the right wing of the 37th Division.

Breakthrough in the middle, detours on both wings, the standard tactics of the Japanese. Lieutenant General Anda still has two brushes in his command. The 78th Army was scattered in several regiments outside the closed gate. Twenty to thirty thousand people were defeated by them, and they entered the enemy's familiar territory.

rhythm;

It collapses at the first touch. This is like the Central Army of China. Shaoyuan City's resistance is just an example.

The 37th Division made great progress all the way, Lieutenant General Anda was in high spirits, and Shao Yuancheng's slight setbacks could not affect his good mood;

Isn't it just that more than a thousand warriors were lost? Just replenish them directly from the Koreans in the baggage regiment. In less than an hour, the main 225 regiment returned to full strength and continued to serve as a pioneer.

After polishing the battle report to the First Army Headquarters, it turned out to be impeccably beautiful——

"The 225th Regiment of the 37th Division captured Shaoyuan City in just half a day and annihilated a regiment of the 78th Army. The 225th Regiment suffered heavy casualties, with 78 people broken and 217 injured.

The main force of our West Route Army launched a three-pronged attack, and the 78th Army was defeated. We will seize Fengmenkou and annihilate the main force of the 78th Army just around the corner!"

If Lieutenant General Anda pays attention, he may find a strange phenomenon;

Although they defeated a large number of troops of the 78th Army, their results were low. In addition to picking up a large amount of discarded equipment and materials along the way, the number of active forces eliminated was not much, or even negligible.

Moreover, as the 37th Division advanced rapidly in the middle, they began to lose touch with the 36th Division and 16th Brigade on both wings, but it did not attract Anda's attention.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, while pursuing the defeated troops, the 16th Brigade on the right encountered a powerful enemy force, numbering about a thousand people. They laid a large number of mines along the way, seriously slowing down the imperial army's attack speed.

Mr. Wakamatsu called and said that the problem was not serious and that the blocking force could be defeated in at most an hour;

In addition, the 224th Regiment of the 36th Division was also harassed by a small group of troops after entering the mountains. The losses were not significant, but the speed of advancement was slowed down a lot.

Currently, the left and right wings are already more than ten kilometers behind the main force of our center army. Should we ask the 225th Regiment to slow down its attack speed and wait for them?"

Colonel Okubo of the 37th Division reported to Lieutenant General Adachi that as the chief of staff of the division, he should keep abreast of the dynamics of the enemy and ourselves at all times and report them to the division commander as soon as possible.

Lieutenant General Anda nodded and said:

"Yo Xi, Lord Zhenmu's attack is still extremely sharp. The two wings are walking on a mountain road, so it's normal to be slower. If our middle army slows down, the defeated troops of the 78th Army will definitely take the opportunity to escape;

The distance between the left and right wings is not big. Ten kilometers, marching at full speed, is only an hour's distance, which is nothing;

Marching head-on does not mean letting the three troops march on the same line. As long as the itinerary does not exceed one day, it will not be a big problem. Order Zhenmujun to strengthen the offensive and seize the sealed gate in one fell swoop before the two wings arrive!"
Chapter completed!