Sato Furukawa stood in front of a messy depression with a gloomy and scary expression. He watched the bloody corpses being cleaned up and placed on the grass nearby. Sato never said a word, but his fingers creaked when he pinched them.
It showed that his heart was not at peace at the moment.
More than fifty elite imperial soldiers were killed here without any reason. For Sato Furukawa, this was a shame for their 18th Regiment and a shame for the entire 29th Brigade.
Ever since their third division was transferred to the Shanghai Dispatch Army and entered the battlefield, they have been unstoppable, defeating the Chinese army in front of them. So far, there is no record of an entire squad being killed, but now this shame has fallen.
On the head of their 18th Regiment, Sato's team was completely wiped out!
What makes Sato Furukawa even more angry is that his younger brother Sato Hidenaka was the second lieutenant commander of this team, and now he has also been killed. Thinking of that younger brother who always liked to follow him, and was a bit stubborn and aggressive, Sato Furukawa...
He closed his eyes in pain.
"Sir Sato, Lieutenant Sato has been found." Captain Ikeda walked quickly to report to Sato Furukawa.
Sato Furukawa opened his eyes, took a deep breath to calm his heavy mood, and walked towards the grass where the corpse was placed.
Sato Furukawa's pace was slow, and he felt heavier and heavier. He still couldn't accept that his brother, who had vowed to surpass him, had died in battle. He felt very painful in his heart.
Lifting the white cloth covering the body, Sato Furukawa saw a face covered with mud and blood. Although his whole body was bruised and bloody, Sato Furukawa still recognized that it was his dear brother.
Seeing his brother die tragically, Sato Furukawa felt very heavy in his heart. Although dying in battle is the fate of soldiers, Sato Hideuchi didn't expect it to happen so quickly. He didn't know how to explain to his parents at home that he had promised
You have to protect your younger brother.
Damn the defeated troops, I will definitely make you pay the price. Sato's mind is filled with hatred and anger at this moment. He wants to avenge his brother.
"Sir Sato, please express your condolences." Captain Ikeda stood nearby, looking at his commander's sad face, feeling sad, and spoke to comfort him.
Sato Furukawa stared at Sato Hideuchi who was lying there quietly for a long time before covering him with the white cloth again. He stood up with a fierce look on his face.
"Ikeda-kun, is there any news about the attacker?" Sato Furukawa turned around and asked Captain Ikeda who was standing there.
Captain Ikeda bowed heavily to Sato Furukawa and replied: "Sir Sato, the attackers should be the broken troops of the Chinese army. They have already ran towards the west."
Sato Furukawa gritted his teeth and said: "Send your people, destroy them, and wash away the shame of the destruction of Sato's team!"
"Hai!" Captain Ikeda bowed heavily again.
Sato Furukawa walked a few steps and then turned back and ordered: "Ikeda-kun, our 18th Regiment is about to launch a new attack on Yang Xing's Chinese army. I hope you can complete the mission before then."
"Please rest assured, Commander Sato, we will definitely go all out to wipe out the fleeing Chinese troops." Captain Ikeda assured.
After Sato Furukawa received the assurance from Captain Ikeda, he took Sato Hidenaka's body and returned to the alliance without looking back.
Watching Sato Furukawa and others leave, Captain Ikeda felt bitter in his heart. This group of Chinese defeated soldiers was so hateful that they even attacked Sato's team. Now Chief Sato Furukawa is furious. If he cannot catch this group within the prescribed time,
If China loses its troops, life will definitely be difficult for China.
While cursing the Chinese rout, Captain Ikeda was also shocked that there was such a large group of Chinese rout in the direction of his attack. If he could wipe out their entire squad, then the Chinese army would have at least several hundred people. Otherwise, there would be no way at all.
Can't eat it.
Ever since the Third Division landed on the front line at Wusongkou, it has been attacking in large strides and has no time to clear out the fleeing Chinese troops.
But now the destruction of Sato's team has also reminded Captain Ikeda that there are still quite a few broken Chinese troops in their area, which has already posed a threat to their safety.
There is still at least one day of rest before the launch of a new round of offensive. Captain Ikeda immediately made a decision, that is, the entire brigade immediately devoted itself to encircling and suppressing the Chinese troops in this area to eliminate these potential threats.
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As the order was issued, the one thousand troops of the Ikeda Brigade used squadrons and squadrons as combat units for search and encirclement. Taking the place where Sato's team encountered the attack as the starting point, they quickly searched and suppressed the Chinese troops in this area in a fan-shaped direction to the west.
Broken troops.
Facing the Japanese search force with strong firepower, the defeated Chinese troops hiding in this area were stunned and had to quickly move from their hiding places and flee towards the west.
"Damn, are these devils crazy or something? Why are they biting our butts and not letting go?"
In the muddy field, more than a dozen broken soldiers who were running out of breath cursed loudly when they heard the gunshots coming from behind.
This rout was dispersed during the battle, and since there were no maps in hand, there were Japanese troops everywhere, so they hid in the reed swamps, hoping to wait until the Japanese troops passed by before coming out and finding a way to return to the army.
But what they didn't expect was that not long after they were nestled in the reed swamp, the Japanese search team came over. If they hadn't slipped away quickly with oil on their soles, they would have all been wiped out by now.
Although Re was able to escape with his life for the time being, the Japanese search team was stuck behind him like candy, and he couldn't get rid of it. The two sides exchanged fire several times, and now only five of the dozen people were left.
Although they hated the Japanese who followed behind them, in view of the huge gap in strength between the two sides, they still chose a disgraceful escape instead of fighting.
"thump!"
A panting fat soldier let out an ouch, his feet slipped and he fell into the muddy field, covering his body with mud.
"Fat Tian, get up quickly, the Japanese are chasing you!" A tall and thin remnant soldier saw Fat Tian fall, sweating on his forehead in a hurry, he turned back and stretched out his hand to pull him away.
But the fat soldier was as tired as a pug at the moment, and his body was relatively heavy, so the tall and thin remnant soldier couldn't pull him up at all.
The fat man was panting heavily, waving his hands and saying: 'I really can't run anymore, you can run away first, don't worry about me."
"Get up, we are all eating from the same pot, you are talking nonsense." Another remnant soldier ran back, and the two of them picked up the fat soldier who was already exhausted and ran away together.