Chapter 1111 A Sudden Change

It is obvious that the brigade commander Sasaki Koichi, the colonel regiment commander Katagiri Morio, and the major battalion commander Furuto Ichiro are on the path of "prosperity and loss together".

Of course, Sasaki Koichi was still in the dark about this situation, as they all left first.

In Sasaki Koichi's mind, once his subordinates eliminated the remaining troops of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, he would definitely be rewarded for his meritorious service.

As the commander of the 30th Brigade, Sasaki Koichi's military rank is Major General.

If he goes a step further, his military rank will be Lieutenant General.

In recent times, the total war has intensified.

It is obvious that this is a great time for every devil to make achievements.

Of course, the same is true for Sasaki Koichi.

Therefore, thinking of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, Sasaki Koichi kept looking forward to the position of Lieutenant General Division Commander when he was free.

It must be said that among the troops of the island country, the division is a very independent unit.

Unless it is in a large-scale war, the divisions will often fight alone.

In super-large battles such as the Battle of Shanghai and the Battle of Nanjing, several or even more than a dozen divisions will go together.

In general, if many divisions gather together, the highest commander is a general.

Before this, Matsui Iwane of the Shanghai Expeditionary Army and Yanagawa Heisuke of the Tenth Army, as generals, commanded a varying number of divisions.

However, in the island country, there are only a handful of Japanese with the rank of general.

That's not all. The reason why many generals have this rank is the result of seniority.

In other words, many generals are not suitable for leading troops to fight.

For example, those who came from the royal family.

Let alone leading hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of Japanese to fight, it is absolutely a waste of talent to let them manage a standard infantry battalion of 1,100 people.

In addition, many generals are very old.

In other words, although they are very capable, they are too old, their energy and physical strength have declined greatly, and they are not suitable to be commanders.

In fact, the reason why Matsui Iwane jumped out and served as the general commander of the Shanghai Expeditionary Army first, and then as the general commander of the Central China Front Army, was also the result of re-entering the mountains after retirement.

It must be said that in the explosion of the super-large underground arsenal of the Central China Front Army, Matsui Iwane was blown to pieces by Ye Tian.

Knowing that the subordinate Third Battalion was fighting a bloody battle with the remnants of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army and the current situation of the extremely rare generals of the island country, Major General Sasaki Ichi was very ambitious.

Simply being a lieutenant general division commander can no longer satisfy its appetite.

Its highest goal is to become a general and command several or even more than a dozen divisions.

Thinking of this, Sasaki Ichi is very confident.

The reason is very simple. The commanders who command some divisions are sometimes not all generals.

In other words, the lieutenant general division commander with outstanding performance and the highest prestige also has this qualification.

The most important thing is that once he is firmly in the position of a general and has made great military achievements, the lieutenant general division commander will be promoted to a general and truly become a general!

Thinking of this big goal, Sasaki Koichi once again sent a telegram to Katagiri Mamoru:

No matter what method is used, the remaining forces of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army must be eliminated.

After thinking about it, for the sake of safety, Sasaki Koichi also bypassed Katagiri Mamoru and sent the same telegram directly to Furuto Ichiro.

On the other hand, Furuto Ichiro felt very complicated when he found that the brigade commander of the major general actually contacted him.

There was no way, he had to bite the bullet and assure Sasaki Koichi that he would definitely complete the task as soon as possible.

Then, Furuto Ichiro sent another telegram to the first squadron to let them speed up.

Then, after thinking about it, Furuto Ichiro made another deployment.

This deployment is very targeted and is also a basic skill of the highest commanders at all levels.

It's very simple, just prepare the reserve.

And this reserve force is the main force of the second infantry squadron and the artillery squadron.

Even the transport squadron with 110 devils was included in Guto Ichiro's plan.

So, the second infantry squadron, artillery squadron, and transport squadron were notified by Guto Ichiro one after another.

In order to give an explanation to the superiors as soon as possible, Guto Ichiro once again sent a notice of forced march to the first infantry squadron.

On the other hand, after receiving the notice, the first infantry squadron, together with the 30-man artillery, did not dare to neglect it.

Naturally, the marching speed of this mixed force became much faster again.

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The devils were all marching fast, and so were Ye Tian and the 36 soldiers.

Considering the cruel reality of the enemy being numerous and our own being few, the large number of wounded, and the heavy luggage, Ye Tian did not forget to make some special arrangements while marching fast.

First, based on the advantage of the small boat being easy to turn around, Ye Tian ordered the troops to try to advance along the remote path.

The second and most important point.

Ye Tian ordered three smart and capable soldiers with good eyesight to trail behind the main force of the army by one kilometer.

The responsibilities of these three soldiers are not ordinary.

In addition to being responsible for reconnaissance to see if there are any Japanese chasing them, they are also responsible for cleaning up the traces of the troops' march.

This operation can obviously greatly delay the time of being discovered by the Japanese.

And it is precisely with this time difference that the troops can return to the Kuomintang-controlled area as soon as possible.

Ye Tian's deployment was very scientific and reasonable, and the soldiers had good execution.

Naturally, when the troops marched 50 miles away, there was no sign of the Japanese chasing them.

This is a low mountain and hilly area, and the highest mountain is only about 100 meters above sea level.

Although it is winter, there are still dense weeds because it is rarely visited.

The most important thing is that the mountains and plains are full of tall and short pine trees.

After carefully looking at the terrain here and then looking at the soldiers, Ye Tian suddenly found that the soldiers were already exhausted.

The reason why they insisted on coming here was the result of their various encouragements.

After thinking about it, pointing to a hidden small valley, Ye Tian issued an order that people liked to hear.

"Brothers, it is now one o'clock in the afternoon. I declare that we will stop moving forward immediately!"

"After resting for ten minutes, we will start cooking immediately!"

"Be vigilant!"

Hearing this, the soldiers were naturally overjoyed.

The point is that after hearing this order, the soldiers could no longer bear the exhaustion and collapsed to the ground.

What made Ye Tian laugh and cry was that the wind was cold at the moment, but the soldiers were sweating all over.

For fear that the soldiers would catch a cold, Ye Tian did not dare to neglect it and quickly ordered them to quickly enter the valley to avoid the cold wind.

At this moment, something strange happened.