Rise From Eight Hundred

The three infantry battalions sent by Masanori Tanigawa were nominally chasing the frantically "fleeing" Chinese army, but in fact they were more searching for their own vanguard squads that had basically not sent back any effective information.

The three light infantry regiments had already run 20 kilometers in an afternoon, and the three infantry battalions were still wandering seven or eight kilometers behind the Jiaxing defense line.

The bodies lying in the wilderness were carried back to the headquarters of the 36th Infantry Brigade.

When the number exceeded 120, Masanori Tanigawa was completely numb.

He knew that his worst expectation had become a reality, and the 160 elite troops he was ordered to withdraw might have given their heads to the Chinese.

At this moment, let alone Ushijima Sadao, who had not yet fully recovered, gave him any military orders to urge him to lead the army to pursue, the Japanese Army Colonel had the urge to rush over and point at the old bastard's nose and scold him.

When has the "strongest division on the surface of the earth" ever been so frustrated? Almost all the frustrated things happened under the command of the unlucky old man Ushijima Sadao.

Of course, Tanigawa Masanori was still rational. He also knew that it was not that Ushijima Sadao did not work hard, but that the Chinese were too cunning.

Since the Battle of Songjiang, the 100,000-strong army of the 100,000-strong Empire, which could easily crush the enemy on the opposite side, has never taken the initiative. The enemy seemed to have a pair of wise eyes that could see through time and space, knowing the distribution of the Empire's troops, the deployment of the Empire's troops, and their next tactics. They even knew the location of the heavy artillery brigade on the way to escape.

The imperial generals in the game may have firmly believed that it was a coincidence on the battlefield, but as time went by and the battlefield situation continued to change, until the tens of thousands of Chinese troops fled so openly, the calm Japanese generals had to admit that the 10th Empire Army was completely defeated in this battle that lasted for nearly 20 days.

It was this extremely terrible prediction that the Chinese army of only 30,000 people, after withstanding the fierce attack of 100,000 troops for several days, moved swiftly on this battlefield with a radius of 100 kilometers, and finally fought their way out of the encirclement formed by tens of thousands of troops with all their strength.

The Chinese completed all their tactical goals and left with a complete organization.

This can't even be regarded as the failure of the two idiots, Ushijima Mitsuru and Ushijima Sadao, but the failure of dozens of generals and officers of the Tenth Army from Yanagawa Heisuke, and even the most failed tactical battlefield since the Empire launched the North China War and the Southeast War.

However, it is one thing to admit it in one's heart. Ushijima Sadao was so unethical that he always put the 36th Infantry Brigade at the forefront to deal with such a "dangerous" enemy, and caused heavy losses to the 36th Infantry Brigade. Now, let alone using baggage soldiers to supplement the front-line infantry, even the highly professional engineers have to be added to the front line.

If Ushijima Sadao continues to do this, will all the colonels, lieutenant colonels and majors in the brigade and regiment have to lead packhorses to transport supplies?

The Chinese can no longer catch up, and Tanigawa Masanori's resentment must be directed at the stupid Ushijima Sasanori!

Previously, in order to secure the position of acting brigade commander, Tanigawa Masanori could only be a strong talker in the brigade, but now when the bodies killed by the Chinese and stripped to only crotch pants were placed on the open space of the brigade, the anger value of the Japanese army colonel has reached the peak, like a powder keg, and Ushijima Sasanori himself is missing to ignite the fuse.

Perhaps, the most awesome scene in the history of the Japanese Army is about to appear, a Japanese colonel with red eyes rushing up to fight a Japanese Army Lieutenant General, even if there is a difference of two levels in the middle, it can't stop the determination of the frustrated army colonel.

With Ushijima Sadao's current small body, he would probably be killed by a punch.

If it really happened, Tang Dao would definitely publish an article in the newspaper to express warm welcome to this phenomenon, and on behalf of the Chinese people, invite Tanigawa Masanori to return to China after the war in the future.

If he is defined as a war criminal, then the dog-head guillotine will definitely be waiting for him. If not, then he is an envoy of peace exchange. Just because he killed a Japanese army lieutenant general, that guy was a guy that the Chinese army could not kill even with all their efforts in the war in the next few years!

Fortunately, Ushijima Sadao is also an old fox. After hearing that the 160 elite troops sent by the 36th Infantry Brigade to infiltrate behind enemy lines were all killed, he just ignored the fact that the entire 36th Infantry Brigade was slacking off.

To put it bluntly, Ushijima Sadao had completely given up and had no intention of wasting time with this Chinese army. It would be better if this opponent ran as far away as possible. Even if he faced another opponent with far more troops than himself, he was unwilling to meet this army again.

Sometimes, learning to admit defeat is actually a very wise thing.

But there are always some people who are iron-headed.

This time it was the Kunisaki Detachment.

It took only four days to cross 200 kilometers. For any heavy-armed army that does not have a large number of vehicles for transportation and almost relies on two short legs of no more than 70 cm to run, it is definitely a thing to be proud of.

After the defeat in Songjiang, the Kunisaki Detachment, led by Major General Kunisaki Shige, defeated the enemy in Kunshan and Xicheng lines successively, and restored the pride of the "Steel Army".

Thinking of revenge for beating themselves into dogs outside Songjiang City, they had to turn to the 114th Division, a scum division opponent, and the nearly 8,000 troops of the Kunisaki Shige Detachment were exhausted all the way.

Looking at the gray face of Major General Kunisaki, who used to be handsome, it is clear that the "steel army" who are eager to take revenge may not have washed their faces for a few days.

The Japanese Army Major General, with eye mucus hanging in the corners of his eyes, never expected that just a few hours before he was about to arrive, the Chinese would run away like rabbits that heard noises.

It would be fine if they ran away, for hunting dogs, if the rabbit runs away, they will chase it.

But what made Kunisaki who arrived at the 18th Division Headquarters angry was that his nominal boss, Ushijima Sadao, an old man, actually looked sick and didn't care about ordering the entire army to set off immediately to chase after them.

He seemed to be saying, "Let him run, anyway, I have achieved my tactical goal." Could it be that the Chinese gave him money?

"The 18th Division has been fighting for many days in a row, and I think they are already very tired. You can rest for a few more days before fighting. Our Kunisaki Detachment has come from afar under the order of Commander Heisuke Yanagawa. How can we sit and watch the stubborn enemy escape without any success? Then our army will take the responsibility of pursuing them. If the enemy resists stubbornly, please come to support us after you have finished your rest!" Kunisaki said these words and turned away.

The words were quite round. After all, he could chase them with only 7,000 or 8,000 people, but if he wanted to eat up the 20,000 or 30,000 people in one go, he had to rely on the 20,000 people of the 18th Division to help.

However, those who understand the contempt contained in it understand it.

But rarely, Ushijima Sadao, who was sitting on the soft chair, did not get angry, but quietly watched Kunisaki go away. After a long time, the corners of his mouth curved up, revealing a sneer.

However, Kunisaki Shige, who was in his 40s, was just a junior to Ushijima Sadao, who was already 60 years old. How could he know that his performance had fallen into the calculations of the cunning Ushijima Sadao?

The 10th Army is now divided into two routes. One route is led by Yanagawa Heisuke himself to attack the front of Nanjing along the Beijing-Hangzhou Railway, and the other route is led by Ushijima Sadao to surround the rear of Nanjing along Jiashan Jiaxing to Wuhu.

According to the principle of battlefield command, from the moment the Kunisaki Detachment bypassed Taihu Lake, the command of the mixed brigade-level unit of the Kunisaki Detachment was in the hands of him, the Army Lieutenant General.

In other words, no matter how the Kunisaki Detachment fights, wins or loses, it will be counted on Ushijima Sadao.

If they win, everything will be easy to say. Kunisaki Shige has made meritorious service and he, Ushijima Sadao, as the highest commander, cannot escape.

If they lose, it's no big deal. The dead are from the Fifth Division, not the 18th Division. If they want to shirk responsibility, they can just say "Kunizaki Zheng relied on Itagaki Seishiro's support, and he was rebellious and attacked without authorization, which led to the defeat."

Since you, Kunisaki Zheng, want to wrestle with those Chinese so much, then let you try.

After arriving in Jiaxing, the Kunisaki Detachment stopped to eat a hot meal, and then hurriedly set out in the direction of Guangde.

The 18th Division was really like a good baby, and the whole army stopped to rest.

The 36th Infantry Brigade was even more eager. Now that the unlucky children of the Fifth Division have to be the knife of the old fox Ushijima Sadao, they can finally take a break, right? The depressed Tanigawa Masanori even had the urge to shout "Kunizaki Zheng, I like you."

Of course, burning the bones of the soldiers who died in the past few days and putting them into small wooden boxes is also a job they must do.

On the Jiashan front, they couldn't and didn't dare to burn corpses on a large scale.

If they were close to the front line, it would be a coordinate for the Chinese army's artillery. And if they were farther away, after the Sixth Heavy Artillery Brigade was annihilated in a night attack, auxiliary arms such as engineers and logistics soldiers no longer dared to be too far away from the main force. If they were placed seven or eight kilometers away to do the work of burning corpses, would they also become corpses?

Now that the Chinese have run away, it is the most appropriate time period.

When did the great Imperial Japanese Army fall to the point where it had to wait for the Chinese to leave before it dared to burn corpses? It's quite sad to think about it.

But think about it again, if you don't rush to the front line to die, what's this sadness? It's better than those guys in the Kunisaki Detachment who will not be sad soon, right?

Perhaps, only the "Steel Army" who are already more than ten kilometers away from them expressed contempt for these colleagues. They were singing loud military songs loudly, and approaching Guangde, dozens of kilometers away, with a sweeping momentum.

That is, there was no chicken flying or dog jumping along the way.

The empty village that had been evacuated long ago after receiving the news made the Kunisaki detachment feel very unfulfilled...

ps: I have something to deal with at the academy in the afternoon. The next chapter is expected to be published around 9 o'clock. I will update one chapter of 3,000 words first!