The Japanese kid Makino Kanichi suddenly heard that his brother had been killed in battle. It was difficult to accept this fact for a while, and his heart hurt like a knife.
He vaguely remembered his brother Makino Kanan who took great care of him, always defending himself and not hesitate to fight with others.
But now that his brother Makino Kanan was killed in battle and he would never see him again, while he was grieving, he was also filled with anger.
"Division Commander, I want to know where my brother died and who killed him."
Makino Kanichi quickly calmed down his emotions and asked the division leader Keisaku Murakami in a low voice.
"The headquarters conveyed the investigation results of the intelligence department. Your brother Makino Kanan was killed in the execution of the beheading operation against the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps in the China-Sulu Theater Zone in the Lunan Mountains."
"According to the latest intelligence, the Skeleton Special Forces led by your brother encountered the special operations force of the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps - the Flame Special Operations Brigade, which led to the failure of the operation."
Looking at Kanichi Makino, whose eyes were full of resentment, division commander Keisaku Murakami said apologetically: "Unfortunately, that area was occupied by the Chinese guerrillas, and we were unable to bring back your brother's body."
Makino Kanichi now wants to fly to the Lunan Mountains immediately to find the enemy who killed his brother and avenge his brother.
"Fire Special Warfare Brigade!" Makino gritted his teeth when he heard the name, as if he wanted to carve it into his mind.
"Division Commander, do you have any information about the Flame Special Warfare Brigade?" Makino Kanan asked.
Division commander Keisaku Murakami nodded and said: "According to the information provided by the intelligence department, they are the latest special combat force to emerge in the China-Sulu theater. The total number of people is unknown, but each operation is roughly around forty or fifty people.
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"They are equipped with the best equipment, have high tactical literacy, are elusive, and have a fighting style very similar to yours. Recently, attacks against our Imperial Japanese Army in the occupied areas have been very frequent, causing us great losses."
After hearing the words of the division leader Keisaku Murakami, Makino Kanichi also calmed down. He knew that this was a very strong opponent. His brother had already fallen into disgrace, and he might not be happy if he went now.
Moreover, the combat effectiveness of the Skeleton Special Forces under his brother is no weaker than that of the Mainland Advance Team. They both lost, which shows that the other party's combat effectiveness is also very strong.
But even if the opponent is strong, he still wants to avenge his brother. After listening to the words of the division leader Keisaku Murakami, his whole person became murderous.
"Division Commander, I'm sorry that I can't continue fighting with you. I want to go back and apply for transfer to the occupied area to avenge my brother!"
After Makino Kanichi saluted the division commander Murakami Keisaku with a military salute, he immediately prepared to stride away.
After all, their Wolf Squadron is not affiliated with the 39th Division, and is only ordered to cooperate with the 39th Division for actual combat training.
Now filled with anger, Makino Kanichi is only thinking about revenge. How can he stay here any longer and wants to take people away.
"Makino-san, please stay." Seeing Makino Kanichi about to leave, division commander Murakami Keisaku called out to him.
After Makino Kanichi heard the division commander's words, he stopped and looked at the division commander Murakami Keisaku in confusion.
"Makino-san, I know how you are feeling at the moment, but I ask you to remember that you are a soldier of the empire. It is the duty of soldiers to obey orders. The order from the headquarters requires you to fight with our division until this battle.
It's over, and if you leave without authorization now, you will be treated as a deserter." Division Commander Murakami Keisaku reminded.
Now that the Wolf Squadron has shown extraordinary combat effectiveness, and it is now a critical stage of the operation, the division commander Keisaku Murakami is not willing to let Kanichi Makino leave.
"Of course, I will also notify the intelligence department to collect as much information as possible about the China Flame Special Operations Brigade. When this operation is over, Makino-san, you can go for revenge, and I will provide help."
Although Makino Kanichi wanted to take revenge now, he also knew that he was a soldier and could not act willfully, so he could only resist his urge for revenge.
"Division commander, please."
Makino Kanichi had to give up the idea of taking revenge now and could not leave until the end of this battle.
"I'll give you a day off. You can take a good rest. I hope you cheer up, work hard to kill the enemy, follow your brother's example, and become as good an Imperial man as your brother." Division leader Murakami Keisaku saw this.
Makino Kanichi is not in good condition, so we are going to give him a time buffer.
"Division commander, we don't need to rest. I request to continue fighting."
Makino Kanichi is so angry that he has no place to vent his anger. If he is asked to rest now, there is no way he can rest.
Division leader Keisaku Murakami looked at the murderous look in Makino Kanuki's eyes, and after thinking again and again, he nodded: "Since you insist on continuing to fight, then follow the 233rd Regiment to attack Yicheng. I allow it.
Your Wolf Squadron is free to move."
"Hey!" Makino Kanichi stood up and bowed his head, then walked out of the temporary division headquarters with a murderous look on his face.
Soon, the Japanese soldiers of the Wolf Squadron who were sleeping gathered together with Makino Kanichi, who was furious with murder, and left Xiangyang and headed straight for Yicheng.
After the Japanese 39th Division occupied Xiangyang, they immediately directed their troops towards Yicheng, while the Japanese 3rd Division went hand in hand with the 39th Division to launch an attack on Nanzhang.
The 41st and 45th armies under the Chinese 22nd Army, which retreated from the Han River, re-established defense lines at Yicheng and Nanzhang.
But before their defense line could be established, the Japanese offensive troops followed closely, and the battle started again.
When the Japanese 3rd and 39th Divisions launched attacks on Nanzhang and Yicheng, the Japanese 13th Division, Ikeda Detachment, and Hanshui Detachment also forcibly crossed the Han River from other places and attacked Jingmen and Dangyang.
Sun Zhen, the commander of the Chinese 22nd Army and the commander of the 41st Army, commanded his six incomplete divisions to fight against the Japs near Yicheng and Nanzhang.
The troops were exhausted from successive battles, but now his friendly troops were urgently re-defending. Facing the Japs' advance, although they knew they couldn't stop them, they still fought hard against the Japs.
The Japanese's field artillery wing bombarded the defenders' positions indiscriminately, and the Japanese's Army Aviation and Joint Aviation Force aircraft completely controlled the air superiority, so that the Chinese Army was completely passive and vulnerable to attack.
All Chinese front-line troops were in disarray, but in the face of the wave-like charge of the Japs, they fought to the death and fought for every inch of ground with the Japs. They refused to give up an inch of ground, buying time for the friendly forces to re-defense.
On the battlefield near Yicheng, the two sides fought in a bloody battle. Makino Kanichi, who was furious because his brother was killed in the battle, also mixed with the regular troops with his wolf squadron, killing Chinese officers and soldiers crazily.
"boom!"
"spray!"
Due to the tight defense of the Chinese officers and soldiers, the entire terrain prevented the attacking Japanese troops from deploying, and the Wolf Squadron was unable to complete the penetration attack, so they all mixed with the attacking troops and started sniper hunting.
With the dull sound of gunfire, the machine gunners and officers of the Chinese troops who were desperately trying to stop the Japanese attack became the number one target of the Wolf Squadron, and they were constantly shot and fell.
"Report, all the commanders and deputy battalion commanders of the third battalion of the second regiment were killed in action. The second regiment requested the division headquarters to send someone to command the operation!"
"I have no one to send, let them promote officers on their own! The battalion commander is gone and the company commander is gone, and the company commander is gone without the platoon leader to command!"
A large number of front-line military officers were shot and killed. The result was a failure of command at the grassroots level, which made the commander of the 123rd Division Zeng Xiandong very anxious.
In just one day, more than three battalion commanders and deputy battalion commanders, ten company commanders and more than twenty platoon commanders were killed under him. In addition to the previous losses, the grassroots officers of the entire division have now suffered heavy losses, reaching the point where they are helpless.