The mighty Japanese mixed fleet sailed up the river, and the scenery on both sides of the Yangtze River shrouded in morning fog was like a fairyland.
The members of the Guizilang Squadron were as happy as their commander. After all, they had won the battle and received awards. Being a soldier was a supreme honor.
The members of the Wolf Squadron relaxed and leaned on the railings of the troop ship, looking at the beautiful scenery passing by on both sides of the Yangtze River. They talked and laughed in a relaxed manner, as if they were not going to fight, but to go sightseeing.
"The scenery here is so beautiful. When I conquer China, I will definitely take my wife to live here."
The Japanese soldiers of the Wolf Squadron were attracted by the beautiful scenery on both sides of the Yangtze River and sighed sincerely.
"I still prefer the Northeast. The latitude there is the same as my hometown of Hokkaido. I think it's more suitable for me to live there." Some Japs also spoke hurriedly.
A Japanese who had accumulated a lot of wealth during the war also hurriedly interjected: "I want to build a big house and let ten Chinese people work for me. If anyone is lazy, I will beat them hard."
After several years of war, these Japanese who once did not live a wealthy life in Japan have now become small landowners by plundering the property of Chinese people. They are looking forward to their future life.
"Nakamura-kun, you are too stingy. If I were you, I would let a hundred Chinese people work for me and then marry many Chinese pretty girls."
"Hahaha." After hearing what this devil said, the surrounding devils burst into laughter.
"Honda-kun, what if the flower girl from China doesn't want to marry you?" the Japanese named Nakamura joked.
"If they don't want to, I will kill them and let them know the consequences of resisting us." Years of killing made the devil full of hostility, and he pulled out his sharp dagger and replied.
"Honda-kun, you are too violent. You need to become more of a gentleman, otherwise you will scare away the pretty girls." The Japanese soldier shook his head.
"Don't laugh at me. I didn't see you being merciful when you killed the Chinese people." The Japanese waved his hand indifferently.
"Although the scenery of China is beautiful, and although there are many flower girls, it is still not as good as my hometown of Hokkaido. The cherry blossoms are in full bloom every year, which is beautiful, and the flower girls in China are not as good as my beautiful wife."
A married Japs took out a photo from his pocket, pointed to the woman standing under the cherry blossoms in the photo and said, "This is my wife."
"Miki-kun, I really envy you for having such a beautiful wife." The Japanese soldiers around saw the beautiful woman in the photo and sincerely praised her.
While the Jaap who received the praise was full of pride, he also looked a little lonely: "I haven't seen her for two years, and I don't know how she is doing."
"Miki-kun, this battle will be over soon, and then you can go home to see your wife." A Japanese soldier comforted him.
"I hope so." The Japanese soldier carefully put away the photo and said with hope.
Soon, the Japs of the Wolf Squadron brought the topic of conversation to the current war situation, but the Japs commander Makino Kanichi who was not far away became very worried when he heard what his men had just said.
Will the war really end as soon as these optimistic subordinates expected? He had doubts about this.
Since the September 18th Liutiao Lake incident, the Japanese Empire has begun to expand. It has fought from the northeastern region of white mountains and black waters to the beautiful south of the Yangtze River, and now it has gone upstream to attack southwest China. The war has been going on for many years.
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The three-month plan formulated by the base camp to end the China Incident had long been selectively forgotten. Faced with China's vast territory and constant resistance, Japanese commander Makino Kanichi first felt the powerlessness of his capabilities.
Even if they paid a heavy price to conquer the southwest region of China, there is still the vast northwest region. Do they still have to fight in the vast Gobi Desert?
In the far northwest region, Makino Kanichi knew that the land area there was extremely vast. They wanted to completely conquer it, but they didn't know how many years it would take.
Now in the areas they have occupied, in addition to the Chinese troops stranded behind enemy lines, guerrillas, the Eighth Route Army, the New Fourth Army, and the Anti-Alliance Forces are also thriving like mushrooms after a rain.
Moreover, his brother Makino Kanan was killed in the battle with the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps in the Lunan area not long ago. Thinking of this, the commander of the Wolf Squadron, Makino Kanichi, felt heavy.
He knew that the war would not end as quickly as his subordinates expected. Thinking of the Chinese people who resisted resolutely, he felt deeply exhausted. What a resilient nation they were.
In the battle of the first two days, after their Wolf Squadron captured a Chinese garrison command post, they discovered that the squadron's food was actually some vegetable leaves.
The Chinese Army was seriously lacking even bayonets, and had to replace the lack of bayonets with broadswords from the cold weapon era.
The Chinese ** team relied on such poor supplies and inferior equipment to block the well-equipped Imperial Japanese Army. Makino Kanichi did not understand what supported them in their tenacious battle.
Just when the Japanese commander Makino Kanichi became worried because of the conversation of his subordinates, a Japanese soldier armed with a hundred-style charge came out of the cabin with a telegram in his hand.
This Japs walked up to Commander Makino Kanichi, stood up and saluted with a military salute.
"Major, the 39th Division Headquarters has forwarded a war report to us." The Japanese took the message and was about to hand it to Makino Kanichi.
The Japanese commander Makino Kanichi did not answer the telegram, but waved his hand and said: "Just give a brief summary."
"Hi!" The Japanese man bowed his head heavily before reporting.
"The night before yesterday, when the first section of the 13th Division launched an attack on the Zhijiang Chongqing Army, in addition to encountering resolute resistance from the Zhijiang Chongqing Army, they also accidentally discovered an elite Chongqing Army unit participating in the battle, causing them heavy losses."
The Japs paused and said, "The intelligence department suspects that this elite Chongqing Army unit is the same Chongqing unit that appeared near the blockade a few days ago to attack our troops. They have strong combat capabilities and want us to be on alert."
After hearing the description of the Japanese soldiers, the Japanese commander Makino Kanichi reached out and took the message, and at the same time he frowned: "What happened the day before yesterday, why is the 13th Division sending a war report now?"
The Japanese soldier explained: "Because a brigade of the 13th Division captured Zhijiang just a few hours ago, the battle lasted for one day and two nights."
After hearing the words of the Japanese soldier, Makino Kanichi's expression became serious. A large group fought for a small Zhijiang for a day and two nights. The fighting power of the defenders was too strong.
"Does the intelligence department have any information about this Chongqing army?" Makino Kanichi secretly felt that this Chinese army was not simple.
The Japanese soldier shook his head: "Currently there is no information about them, and the intelligence department is doing its best to collect it."
"I know, let's go down."
"Hiyi!"
After the Japanese soldier left, the Japanese commander Makino Nuki read the message again and finally tore it into pieces.
He looked at the scenery on both sides of the Yangtze River, his eyes became sharp, and he murmured to himself: "I really look forward to fighting you."