Chapter 32: Duan Yu's Fantasy

  He pulled out the three-edged dagger from Shimamoto Masakazu's chest, Luo Xiao flashed and retreated to his own side, wiped off the blood stains on the three-edged dagger, and then inserted it into the leather scabbard.

  The remaining few staff officers didn't need him to take action personally anymore, as some of the special forces members under his command had already charged forward.

  Although the staff officers were driven mad by the fall of Shimizu Masato, they were not on the same level as the special forces. Having undergone devilish training like Luo Xiang, their skills were astonishing and they easily took down those few Japanese military officers.

  When the last Japanese staff officer fell to the ground, the second battalion of the Japanese Independent Guard Brigade also announced its complete defeat, becoming another battalion-sized Japanese force annihilated after the first and third battalions of the Independent Guard Brigade.

  Of course, Luo Xiang and the others also took advantage of this. If it weren't for the Japanese army's underestimation and their geographical advantage, it would probably take some effort to defeat these three branches of the Japanese army!

  But in any case, all three Japanese army brigades were annihilated at the hands of Luo Xiang, and no one can deny it!

  With the remnants of the Japanese army's second battalion all annihilated, Luo Xiang arranged for people to quickly clean up the battlefield while discussing with Duan what to do next.

  The Japanese army's attack was repelled, and the morale of Duan Ying and those Northeastern Army soldiers was high. They always felt that they should hold on to Beidaying firmly and absolutely not let the Japanese army take it down.

  They also naively fantasized that having achieved such a great victory and firmly defended the camp, the Northeast Army would surely send someone to come and commend the participants on one hand, and change their strategy to resist the Japanese army on the other.

  Although Luo Xiang did not want to shatter their beautiful dreams, he had no choice but to tell them a cruel reality: "The Northeast Army will not only fail to resist the Japanese army, but will also quickly withdraw to the interior and hand over the Northeast to the Japanese!"

  "General Luo, this can't be true! The Northeast is the Commander-in-Chief's hometown and the foundation of the Northeast Army. How could we possibly abandon it so easily?" Regardless of whether it was Duan Ying or Guan Tianli, everyone was dissatisfied with the non-resistance directive from above, but they still believed that the Northeast Army would never hand over the three provinces in the Northeast to Japan!

  After all, the commander-in-chief and even the marshal are from the three eastern provinces. This has laid a huge foundation for their family business. It can be said that they have been rooted here for a long time and will not give up easily. Moreover, the soldiers of the Northeast Army come from the parents and relatives of the three eastern provinces. How can they bear to abandon their parents, wives, and children to the Japanese?

  Luo Xiang knew that these would not be understood by Duan Ying for the time being, so he didn't explain too much. He believed that it wouldn't take long before everything became clear, and at that time, let the facts speak for themselves.

  Although he knew the course of history, he found that his current strength was still too weak to change the situation, so he secretly made up his mind to become stronger and stronger as soon as possible, and strive to become a force that can influence the situation.

  Since they couldn't convince Duan Ying, Luo Xiang temporarily respected their choice and let Duan Ying lead the Northeast Army men back to Beidaying first. He himself led the Tiger Tooth Special Warfare First Battalion and Second Battalion to wait in ambush on the outside, ready to provide support for Duan Ying's group inside Beidaying if necessary!

  The ambush ended, and Luo Xiang let the second special warfare team return to Yanbei Feng's place. After all, that was the foundation, and there couldn't be any deviation.

  As for here, there are 400 special warfare soldiers from the first battalion of the Special Warfare Unit. With their combat power and equipment, Luo Xiang believes that even if they were to confront two battalions of devils head-on, it wouldn't be a big problem! Moreover, he would not do so unless absolutely necessary, because special forces are best at special warfare, and positional battles and encounter battles are better left to ordinary infantry.

  After clearing the battlefield, Liao Yunzhou led the 2nd Special Warfare Squadron back to Yanbei Feng quickly, while Luo Xiang led the 1st Special Warfare Squadron to withdraw rapidly to the rear, leaving the riverbank.

  Shortly after Luo Rong's withdrawal, the vanguard of the 16th Regiment of the 15th Brigade of the Japanese Second Division, led by Tieno Rokuro, arrived at the riverbank.

  As soon as they arrived, they were shocked by the Japanese corpses all over the ground. The commander of the 1st Battalion of the 16th Infantry Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Tada Akizane, couldn't help but slap his horse's head and lamented, "Hey, we're too late!"

  Upon receiving a telegram from Shimamoto Seiichi, the commander of the 16th Brigade, Takemoto Zenjirō ordered the 1st Battalion's Tanida Akira to speed up and rescue Shimamoto Seiichi's 2nd Battalion from enemy pursuit.

  Although he was not optimistic about the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army, since the commander had given the order, Lieutenant Colonel Tada naturally carried it out without hesitation, leading his battalion to rush all the way north towards the direction of Fengtian City's Beida Camp to meet up with the Second Battalion.

  According to his calculations, even if the second battalion suffered a setback at Beidaying, they would lose some soldiers at most, and their strength should not be affected, so it should not be a big problem to break through the enemy's pursuit.

  However, after chasing all the way to a small river five kilometers northeast of Fengtian City, there was no sign of the second battalion. Just as he was wondering, his vanguard discovered the bodies of Japanese soldiers on the mound across the river!

  When he heard the report, Tada Akikage was greatly surprised and hastily had his soldiers cross a bridge two ri downstream and rush to the earthworks.

  All the way, they didn't encounter any obstruction from the Northeast Army and Mota Akira arrived smoothly beside the mound.

  Looking up, all I saw was the ground on the mound in disarray, with mud overturned, dented steel helmets, tattered military uniforms, and blood-stained military flags all thrown to the ground, more than 100 corpses were scattered all over, all dressed in Japanese Kwantung Army uniforms.

  Tada Akane's heart skipped a beat, and she shouted loudly, "Quickly, go check it out!"

  The soldiers received orders and rushed up the mound, carefully turning over the bodies to see if there were any survivors.

  Tada Akane was under the mound, riding on a Toyo horse, lightly whipping his right hand with a glove, thinking in his heart, "Alas, I'm still one step late, the second battalion has been completely defeated. Which team is this time's Shina army? The combat effectiveness is so strong that even Shimamoto Masakazu's second battalion can be swallowed!"

  Just as he was indulging in wild fancies on the mound, a shout of surprise came from the soldiers on the mound, "Here, here's another one who hasn't died, hurry up and carry him down!"

  Tada Akira heard this and immediately shouted towards the mound, "Quickly, bring it down so I can see!"

  A group of soldiers carefully carried a person down the hill and soon arrived in front of Toda Akira.

  Tada Akira bowed his head and looked down, suddenly a hint of joy appeared on his face. He turned around and shouted to the back, "Military doctor, hurry up! You must save this man!"

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