Sano Taro is obviously a very patient man. His troops have been gathering towards Gaoyou one after another. Countless supplies of ammunition and ammunition arrive in Gaoyou every day. However, he has no follow-up actions and is as quiet as a hunter.
dormant, waiting for the opportunity to strike a fatal blow.
As time went by, Gaoyou, which had been reduced to ruins, once again became bustling with people. The restaurants and shops taken over by the Maintenance Association opened again, but the customers were no longer the simple Chinese people, but those who crossed the border.
Japanese soldiers armed with swords and guns.
These Japanese soldiers who were recruited from various places and organized into the Sano detachment were all eager to make achievements. Many of them were previously baggage soldiers and engineering troops in the rear and had no chance to go to the front line.
Every victory on the front line made their eyes red with envy. However, due to the different types of troops, they could not directly join the battle even when they arrived at the front line. Instead, they watched their friendly troops being awarded awards for meritorious service. The anguish in their hearts was indescribable.
But this time an opportunity was placed in front of them. They were also organized into combat troops and would have the opportunity to directly fight the squadron, which made them excited.
Even more excited than them were the replenishment troops who had just been replenished from China to the Chinese battlefield. Due to the protracted delay of the war and the fierce winter offensive of the Chinese Army, the Japanese had already begun the fifth national mobilization in China.
A large number of additional recruits were urgently delivered to the Chinese battlefield via troop transports and directly incorporated into various units to participate in the battle.
Encouraged by various propaganda, these recruits embarked on the troop ship in a fanatical atmosphere. They had learned too many heroic deeds from newspapers or other channels.
And they also want to make meritorious deeds like those brave seniors in the army, and then return in triumph, so they are fanatical and excited, eager to jump into battle immediately and make meritorious deeds.
It is a pity that they arrived in Gaoyou in a mighty manner, but did not receive any combat orders, and instead wandered around Gaoyou City with nothing to do.
At the beginning, these supplementary soldiers were still very curious about everything. They rushed into the houses in groups and followed the veterans to loot the property that the Chinese people could not take away. This made them feel very satisfied. This kind of easy acquisition
The feeling of belongings makes them very happy inside.
Later, even the cracks in the wall were searched, and the Japanese soldiers could no longer find anything of decent value, so they had to turn their attention to the outskirts of the city.
So groups of Japs began to appear in the towns of Gaoyou. They broke into every settlement of the common people with bayonets drawn, and then caused a smoky atmosphere, but they always returned with a full harvest.
Those people who were stranded in the local area and were unwilling to leave and had illusions about the Japanese suffered a disaster. Facing these Japanese with bayonets, they felt so powerless for the first time and experienced what it was like to be slaves to a subjugated country.
The life of the Japanese soldiers was extremely comfortable this winter. The food, chickens, ducks, fish and pigs plundered from people's homes made their faces full of oil.
It is a pity that this kind of enjoyment did not last long. After all, supplies were limited. After the Japanese soldiers ransacked without restraint, many people fled. The Japanese soldiers returned less and less loaded with goods. In the end,
Nothing can be found.
Although the headquarters of the Japanese Central China Dispatch Army repeatedly asked Taro Sano to restrain the troops and harass the good people less, Sano Taro looked down on the Chinese at all and felt that his soldiers robbed them of something, which was to look down on them and to boost morale, so
The order was not executed thoroughly.
Sano Taro turned a blind eye, which caused the troops below to become more unscrupulous, so that the looting situation became out of control.
But in the end, the Japanese soldiers had nothing left to rob, and every place was either raided by other troops, or the buildings were deserted, leaving the village empty.
The Japanese soldiers, who had had no harvest for several days in a row, were in a bad mood. They could no longer enjoy the days of eating meat and drinking alcohol every day. The huge psychological gap forced them to turn their attention to the areas controlled by the Chinese guerrillas.
However, that area is controlled by the Chinese guerrillas, and the situation is complicated. Although the individual little devils want to go through it, they are unwilling and courageous. After all, they are also aware of the reputation of the guerrillas.
Since individual Japanese soldiers dare not go deep into the guerrilla zone, only if a large force crushes them and turns the guerrilla zone into an occupied zone can they once again loot and enjoy themselves unscrupulously.
"Attack! Let the Chinese pay the price for war!"
"There are a lot of food and flower girls in the areas controlled by the Chinese guerrillas! If you eliminate the guerrillas, they will become the empire's treasure!"
"The entire Fifth Brigade is requesting a battle and is willing to launch an attack as an advance force!"
"We didn't come to China to enjoy the scenery, we came to conquer China, and we asked for an attack!"
"The soldiers of the Empire are not afraid of war! The glory of Bushido prevents us from standing still like this!"
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The Japanese soldiers who were eager to go to the guerrilla zones to plunder became noisy. They were extremely eager for war and wanted to rush into the guerrilla zones immediately and earn wealth for themselves with the swords and guns in their hands.
Because of plunder, many ordinary little devils can now become rich people with enough wealth when they return to China, but their desires and ambitions have no limit, and they are eager to plunder more wealth.
The Japanese soldiers who were ordered to gather in Gaoyou became fanatical and bellicose. They gathered at the headquarters every day to petition for war. Some troops even wrote letters in blood asking for war. War cries resounded throughout Gaoyou, and the morale of the Japanese soldiers was as high as ever.
All this was seen by the Japanese commander Taro Sano, who even secretly sent people to instigate and incite the soldiers' emotions, making them more hostile to the Chinese and thinking that the occupation of China is legal.
In order to boost morale, the Japanese commander Taro Sano even asked veterans from the infantry squadrons who had been withdrawn from the border to give speeches everywhere about the so-called atrocities of the guerrillas...
Under the influence of various factors, the Japanese soldiers gathered in Gaoyou were more eager for war than ever before. They were eager for war and the wealth that war would bring.
When the enthusiasm of the Japanese soldiers reached its peak, Sano Taro also knew that it was time to attack. If he did not attack, he would get burned because some people privately said that he was a coward and demanded that he be replaced. This was not the case.
His original intention was not what he wanted to see.
Moreover, after this period of dormancy, all follow-up troops have arrived in Gaoyou, and the warehouses are full of supplies and ammunition. He has no reason to hesitate any longer.
The wave of troops requesting war is still noisy in Gaoyou City. The soldiers who have nowhere to vent their energy are running around shouting slogans. They are clamoring to flatten the central and northern Jiangsu and completely incorporate Jiangsu into the imperial territory.
The hall of Gaoyou County Government has been turned into a temporary headquarters by the Japanese. Although it is cold and windy outside, the spacious combat hall is as warm as spring.
Five stoves with charcoal fires were burning brightly, and the kettles placed on the charcoal fires were emitting white steam. The benches on both sides of the long table in the war room were already filled with Japanese commanders at all levels.
official.
Although the meeting has not yet begun, the eyes of these Japanese commanders at all levels are flashing with fanatical excitement, because they know that Taro Sano calling them here is definitely not for a chat. There is only one reason, and that is that the war is finally going to start again.
, they never realized that they were so eager for war.