Colonel Nakatani acted together with the middle sweep force.
Although the garrison's sneak attacks continued, most of the losses were caused by the Imperial Army, and the actual casualties of the Imperial Army were very small.
Colonel Nakatani looked down on the Imperial Alliance Army from the bottom of his heart, so he simply ignored these casualties and led the troops to continue marching into the mountains.
"Sir, the captain of the shady team has an urgent call!" the communications staff officer suddenly rushed over and reported while breathing heavily.
"Did something happen to the Kuroki Brigade?" Colonel Nakatani asked with a frown.
"Hi!" the communications staff officer replied: "The troops were attacked by the main force of the garrison in the woods. The artillery squadron, the heavy machine gun squadron, the cooperating Imperial Army, and the garrison were completely destroyed. The main force also lost more than one squadron.
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"Captain Kuroki wants to know our specific location and then move closer to us."
"Baga..." Colonel Nakatani cursed in dissatisfaction.
"What does Heimu do for food? He lost half his team in less than a day after entering the mountains. I want to send him to a military court."
"Immediately tell him our specific location and march quickly to get closer to us."
"The enemy can eat half of their brigade in one bite. Now that they don't have heavy weapons, they are no longer a match for the garrison."
"Contact the aviation force and send a plane to escort them."
The communications staff officer left in a hurry and directed the operator to send a telegram on a high ground not far away.
Colonel Nakatani sat on a stone next to him with a sullen face, thinking about countermeasures.
Half a minute later, he suddenly ordered: "The troops should stop advancing and rest on the spot."
"Contact the offensive troops on the left and ask them to stop temporarily and wait until the Kuroki Brigade gathers before deciding whether to continue moving forward.
"Boom boom boom..."
After waiting anxiously for an hour, a series of explosions came faintly.
"It's the Kuroki Brigade, something must have happened to them!" Colonel Nakatani stood up from the stone, frowning and shouting.
"Sir, the battle took place in a ravine five kilometers away from us. It will take at least two hours for the troops to get there by walking on the mountain road." The wing chief of staff pointed to two points on the map and analyzed.
"Call Captain Kuroki on the radio immediately!" Colonel Nakatani made a decision immediately.
"Find out the fighting situation there, how many Eighth Route Army troops are there to attack them, and whether they can break out on their own. Send a telegram now."
Five minutes passed, but there was no movement from the radio station waiting to receive the message.
The faint sound of cannon fire not only did not get weaker, but became more and more intense.
Ten minutes have passed and there is still no news from the radio station.
The sound of artillery coming from the battlefield has not weakened.
"Sir, there must be something wrong with the Kuroki Brigade's radio station." The chief of staff decided not to wait any longer and judged with a frown.
"Their telegram an hour ago showed that all the heavy weapons equipped by the troops were taken away by the garrison."
"The sound of artillery on the battlefield is so violent, it must be the artillery unit of the garrison regiment attacking the Blackwood Brigade."
Colonel Nakatani's frown deepened, and he could no longer sit still. He decisively ordered: "The troops will set off immediately and march quickly to reinforce the Kuroki Brigade. If we can rescue one, we will rescue one."
"Order the offensive troops on the left to move closer to me and reinforce the Kuroki Brigade together."
"Inside the mountain are not only the garrison arsenal and a bunch of old and weak remnants with no fighting ability, but also a main elite force with strong fighting ability. They can swallow up the Blackwood Brigade in two battles, and they can definitely swallow up our remaining two brigades."
"Therefore, once the Kuroki Brigade is not rescued, the remaining two brigades of the wing cannot be divided again, and the enemy cannot be given the opportunity to defeat us."
When we were still two kilometers away from the battlefield, the roaring of artillery suddenly stopped, and the gunfire also stopped.
Colonel Nakatani had a bad premonition and ordered anxiously: "The troops must speed up and reinforce the Kuroki Brigade!"
After rushing to the battlefield, the ground was in a mess, with shell craters everywhere, corpses everywhere, and nothing else left.
"Sir, we found the body of Captain Kuroki. He was killed by a shell." The chief of staff ran over and reported with his head lowered.
"We didn't find a single survivor on the battlefield, and the entire Blackwood Brigade was wiped out."
"Judging from the battle traces left on the battlefield, the Eighth Route Army that attacked the Heimu Brigade should have two battalions, and they were equipped with a large number of heavy weapons, including many large-caliber mortars. Those larger shell craters were all heavy mortars.
Caused by artillery shells.”
Colonel Nakatani clenched his fists, his veins were exposed, and his eyes were red and red, as if they could spit out fire.
Gritting his teeth, it took him a long time to suppress his anger and force himself to calm down.
After taking a deep breath, he stared at the chief of staff and asked.
"Where are the attacking troops on the left? Let them march towards me as quickly as possible!"
"The Eighth Route Army in the mountains is stronger than I thought. Our remaining two brigades must rendezvous immediately and cannot be separated any further, otherwise there will definitely be troops targeted by them again."
In a forest not far from the battlefield, the soldiers were either lying or squatting, hiding here to replenish the energy they had just consumed.
The seized weapons and ammunition were piled in the open space like scrap metal and covered with thatch.
Deep in the forest, dozens of soldiers were on guard with guns, forming a very tight protective circle, surrounding Li Hao, Hong Linfeng, and several battalion and company commanders.
"Captain, I just received news that the two remaining brigades of Japs have gathered at the place where we fought the Japs just now and are cleaning the battlefield." Hong Linfeng reported.
"The little devil reacted very quickly." Zhao Wen, the commander of the independent battalion, said disappointedly.
"If they hadn't joined together, we could have fought continuously and eaten up half of their infantry brigade."
"After the two armies are combined, the total strength exceeds 3,000. If we want to fight a battle of annihilation like just now, the chance will definitely be very slim."
Liu Senyun, commander of the special agent battalion, added: "Not only do we have no chance to fight a battle of annihilation, but it is also extremely difficult to bite off a piece of flesh from their bodies."
"For more than three thousand days, the puppet troops have been together as a group. They need artillery, heavy machine guns, and heavy machine guns, and they have enough ammunition. If the troops rush over rashly, not only will they not be able to take advantage, but they may also be surrounded by them, and they will lose their wives."
And he lost his troops."
The battalion commanders all showed helpless expressions. It was very difficult to face the little Japanese who were huddled together, and they could not think of a solution.
"If we don't have a chance to attack during the day, we will attack at night." Li Hao suddenly interrupted.
"With more than 3,000 days of puppet troops and so much artillery and baggage, it is definitely impossible to gather them all together when camping in the dark. They will definitely divide their troops and station them in several places. The stations will be at an angle to each other to facilitate reinforcements and cover.
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"And after dark, the planes that have been cruising above us will also retreat."
"When the time comes, the weather, location, and people are all on our side, it will be difficult for us not to win."
"Order: The 2nd and 3rd battalions will continue to carry out their morning mission and sneak attack the little Japanese troops entering the mountains."
"Mobile battalion, special agent battalion, independent battalion, rest here and refresh yourself. We will go up in the middle of the night and try to kill another half of the brigade of little Japs."
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