"Baga! These bastards are really cunning!"

Seeing the pursuers of the Independent Battalion retreating like a tide, Kasahara Koizumi showed an undisguised look of annoyance on his face.

Because as long as the opponent pursues them for a while longer, he can join forces with the newly formed 3rd Infantry Regiment and eliminate all these pursuers.

Next to him, Chief of Staff Shimono Jundao: "Captain, I think it was China Tubal Road that discovered the Imperial Army's newly formed 3rd Infantry Regiment that came for reinforcements, and then suddenly stopped the pursuit."

"Well, that should be it."

Kasahara Koizumi nodded.

For fear of being ambushed, Kasahara Koizumi did not order a counter-pursuit, but allowed the troops to rest and recuperate on the spot.

About half an hour later, Nishiyama Masao led the newly formed 3rd Infantry Regiment and the troops directly under the brigade and regiment headquarters to arrive here.

Kasahara Koizumi, Nozumi, and the staff of the wing headquarters immediately greeted him: "Your Excellency, Brigade Commander!"

Nishiyama Masao glanced at the Japs officers in front of him, and scolded with a stern face: "What a bunch of useless losers. It took them half a day to attack Wangjia Village, which was defended by only part of the independent battalion!"

"If I had known better, I would have let the newly formed 3rd Infantry Regiment be the main offensive in this battle!"

Kasahara Koizumi hurriedly lowered his head and explained: "Your Excellency, the brigade commander, calmed down. It's not because his subordinates are incompetent. In fact, just when we were about to capture the independent battalion's defense line, a large number of militiamen suddenly came out from behind them."

"militia?"

Kasahara Koizumi didn't say it was okay, but Nishiyama Masao's expression turned gloomier when he mentioned it: "It's not that I don't know about the China militia. They are just a group of rabble that can be defeated in one blow. Even if a large number of militiamen come to help, so what?

?

Is this the reason for your failure?"

Kasahara Koizumi: "Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, the situation is completely different from what you think. Although the equipment of this group of militiamen is not very sophisticated, they only have one rifle per person.

Moreover, their number is extremely large, more than 2,000 people."

"Originally, even with so many militiamen, they could not reverse the situation of the war, but they delayed the imperial army's attack until Wang Chengzhu led the main force to come back."

"Otherwise, my subordinates would have already captured Wangjia Village!"

Nishiyama Masao nodded. When he couldn't contact the 22nd Infantry Regiment, he realized that something was wrong. The reason why he led his troops out in full force was to prevent any eventuality.

Thinking of this, Nishiyama Masao asked again: "What are the casualties of your department?"

Kasahara Koizumi did not dare to hide anything and answered truthfully: "Your Excellency, Commander of the Return Brigade, our unit suffered a total of more than 1,500 casualties. In addition, due to the hasty transfer, about half of the artillery and heavy machine guns were lost on the way in."

Even though Masao Nishiyama was mentally prepared, he was still severely shocked when he heard the battle damage data.

Then he gritted his teeth and said bitterly: "It doesn't matter, let Wang Chengzhu keep it for us first, and let him return it with interest tomorrow!"

Hearing this, Kasahara Koizumi suddenly felt happy: "Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, do you mean to continue to attack Wangjia Village?"

Masao Nishiyama said with a gloomy face: "This independent battalion has repeatedly provoked the majesty of the Imperial Army and brought great shame to our Japanese Imperial Army. I will wash away these humiliations with the blood of Wang Chengzhu and the independent battalion's Tubalu!

"

"It's getting late today, let's go back to Wanjia Town to rest, and then launch the attack early tomorrow morning!"

"Hiyi!"

Kasahara Koizumi paused heavily, and the fighting spirit in his heart was rekindled.

…

The other side.

While Wang Chengzhu led his troops back to Wangjiacun, he cleaned the battlefield along the way and picked up the weapons and equipment abandoned by the Japs on the road.

During this period, he also learned about the entire incident through the narrations of Xu Hailang, Shi Yichuan, Zhao Hong and others.

When he heard that during this period, Zhao Hong had developed more than 2,000 militiamen, he was immediately astonished.

Originally, he thought that he had grown the artillery platoon to 1,200 people in one month, which was incredible.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Hong developed more than 2,000 militiamen in less than a month.

Of course, this is due to the fact that our party has done a good job in propaganda work, has a good mass base, and does not have to worry about weapons and equipment.

But Zhao Hong's ability to develop his troops is unquestionable.

Fortunately, Wang Chengzhu developed the militia, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.

Not only will Wangjiacun be invaded by the 22nd Japanese Infantry Regiment, but when he returns with his large force, he will also be flanked by the newly formed Japanese 3rd Regiment that comes right after him.

Even if they were lucky enough to break through, the Independence Battalion would surely suffer heavy losses and return to the pre-liberation state overnight.

After returning to Wangjiacun, Wang Chengzhu first expressed condolences to the injured soldiers one by one, and asked veterans who were proficient in battlefield rescue to treat the wounded, and then asked the militiamen to repair the fortifications together.

Looking at the camp full of wounded soldiers, Xu Hailang's face was full of annoyance.

Wang Chengzhu came over and patted him on the shoulder, saying: "Old Xu, I don't blame you for this. You have done a good enough job. Aren't the base areas still in our hands?"

"And, this is war!"

"In war, there will be casualties. No matter how powerful your troops are, they may be defeated one day!"

"And through today's battle, I also hope that you can understand one truth, that is, don't think that our independent battalion has won a few battles, so we are invincible."

"No army is invincible. Even if this army has not been defeated before, it does not mean that it will not be defeated in the future!"

"Just like the Japanese army. They used to claim to be an invincible force, but haven't they been defeated by us many times?"

"Of course, the same applies to my independent camp!"

After saying this, Wang Chengzhu suddenly changed his voice and continued: "However, the blood debt of the brothers must be repaid by the little devil with blood!"

"Everyone, please boost my morale!"

After hearing this, the military cadres of the Independent Battalion's First Company, Baggage Company and Supplementary Company were greatly boosted in morale.

With battalion commander Wang Chengzhu back, they felt confident.

Even if the King of Hell comes, they still have the confidence to fight him!

Xu Hailang: "Battal Commander, you mean, we are going to fight against the Japanese 4th Brigade?"

Wang Chengzhu: "No! They will deliver it to your door themselves."

Xu Hailang: "You have led the main force back, how dare the little Japs come to you?"

Wang Chengzhu: "If it was just a regiment, the little Japs would naturally not dare, but don't forget, this is a brigade of Japs."

"And, if nothing else happens, the information about our independent camp should have been exposed."

"Although we wiped out thousands of Japanese troops in the battle of Hulu Gorge, as the main offensive force, our independent battalion suffered considerable casualties."

"Nishiyama Masao must have gotten the news, so he won't let this opportunity go!"

"Because once our independent battalion recovers its strength, it will not be that easy for them to defeat us again.

What's more, when we were with Nishiyama Masana in Cangyun Ridge, we destroyed the establishment of his 3rd Infantry Regiment, how could he possibly be able to swallow this breath?"
Chapter completed!