"Bang... Boom..." The Japanese who were about to pursue along the highway suddenly stepped on the landmines that the 33rd Regiment had not yet been eliminated. Dods were killed or injured by the bombing.

Major General Sasaki was so angry that he almost passed away, "Bagayalu, the Chinese are so cunning."

"General, there are signs of a large group of people retreating here. The captain of the 38th Regiment, Colonel Shizuki Susukawa, pointed to the paddy road on the side of the road.

"Yoxi, the cunning Chinese people retreated from here and pursued!" Sasaki Rakyu nodded happily and waved his sword.

"Hai!" Colonel Susukawa Shizuki suddenly lowered his head and immediately led his troops to pursue forward again along the retreat route of the Central Regiment.

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On the surface of the river, Yuriko, Nakajima Aogo no longer had the pleasure of tasting tea and listening to music. Instead, he paced back and forth in his bedroom, waiting anxiously for the situation ahead to come.

At this moment, a sudden sound of footsteps sounded again. Nakajima Ashigo suddenly turned around and saw Chief of Staff Mio Nakazawa walking in with a hurried look.

"Nakazawa Jun, what's the situation?" Nakajima asked anxiously. At this time, his mood was very heavy. Not only did Taicang County not capture it, but instead damaged nearly an elite infantry corps. The 33rd Regiment, which had lost all its heavy weapons and supplies, had been crippled, and the combat effectiveness could be imagined.

"Reporting to the general and the communications soldier report that after the commander of Sasaki Brigade arrived, the Chinese had evacuated, and the abominable Chinese actually cut off the heads of all the fallen Imperial Army warriors. At present, Sasaki has taken the 38th Regiment to pursue him." Mifu Nakazawa reported with a heavy face.

"What?" Nakajima Imasago changed color again after hearing this, and gritted his teeth and said, "This group of abominable and shameless Chinese people treat my fallen soldiers like this. It is simply unforgivable. I ordered Sasaki to catch up with the Chinese people and wipe them out, and never let anyone go."

"In addition, the division headquarters will land immediately. I will personally command the troops to attack Taicang County and tell the attacking troops that after breaking the city, they will kill all the chickens and dogs. Let the fleet return immediately to pick up the 19th Brigade, the cavalry corps, the baggage corps, and the supplementary corps." Nakajima Imasago ordered.

"Hay!" Nakazawa Mifu suddenly lowered his head, then turned around and took the order and left.

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In Taicang County, Zhang Xinghan had already returned to Taicang County with the first and second battalions and the guard company. In this battle, the Rui regiment was a complete victory. He suffered less than 200 casualties and killed more than 1,000 enemies. The most important thing was to seize a large number of weapons and equipment from the Japanese, especially the more than 20 light machine guns and seven Type 92 heavy machine guns. With these light machine guns, the firepower of the Zhongrui regiment will be greatly strengthened.

Before Zhang Xinghan could enter the city, a captain and company commander in charge of the palace ran over with panic and saluted and reported: "The ranks, the Japanese are chasing them."

"Well? The dog god is coming so fast. How many people are there?" Zhang Xinghan asked.

"Due to the distance and the sky is cloudy, I can't see clearly, but it will not be lower than an infantry regiment at least, and there seems to be some behind it." The captain replied.

"Damn, these turtle calves don't even breathe, and they are so anxious to come and reincarnate." Li Dashan cursed from the side.

"The regiment seat, the first and second battalions have just experienced a hard battle. Should we let the third battalion take over and hold their positions and let the brothers enter the city to correct it?" Luo Tianyou looked at the officers and soldiers who were already wet and asked.

"No, the third battalion has poor equipment and too many new recruits, and there are no experience in fighting with the Japanese. Ridiculous fight with the Japanese may not be able to block the Japanese attack." Zhang Xinghan decisively rejected and ordered: "Send the order, the first battalion and the second battalion immediately enter the position and prepare for the battle. Tell your brothers that we killed so many Japanese soldiers just now, and the Japanese will not let it go. If the Japanese attacked the city, the villagers in Taicang County will suffer. Therefore, we have no choice but to fight to the death, and only by fighting to the death can we protect the elders and villagers in the city and complete the tasks assigned to us by the commission."

"Yes!" Luo Tianyou responded with a loud promise, then turned around and took the order happily.

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Nanjing, Ministry of National Defense Operations Office.

As the commander of the chief department of the Third War Zone, Gu Zhutong and Chen Cheng and other senior generals were the first to withdraw from the front line to Nanjing. The entire combat hall seemed crowded and lively.

Chen Cheng stood in front of the combat map with a command pole in his hand, pointing at the map to explain to the senior generals including Chairman Jiang: "In the desperate attacks of the officers and soldiers of the 87th Division, the 88th Division and other departments, our main force has escaped from the Japanese pursuit and is retreating towards the Kunshan area. It is expected that all of them will be retreated to the Wufu Line and the Xicheng Line in about ten days.

However, since all the front-line divisions suffered heavy casualties, it is difficult to stop the Japanese army's pursuit before they are supplemented. Therefore, I suggest that the complete divisions left behind in Nanjing and other places and the rear who have not yet participated in the battle will be immediately transferred to the Wufu Line, Xicheng Line, and the front-line divisions directly return to Nanjing for repairs to supplement their combat strength!”

"Why does it take ten days to evacuate to the destination?" Chairman Jiang assigned a task to the Zhongrui Group to hold on for seven days and immediately questioned.

"Report to the commission, due to the severe rainstorm in Beijing and Shanghai recently, the rain has washed away the roads and slowed down the marching speed of the troops. At present, the front-line troops are retreating in the rain, and the officers and soldiers are suffering and continue to rest. Otherwise, if they are not careful, they may be in danger of retreat." Chen Cheng replied with a respectful expression.

"Oh, then do what you said. In addition, power is generated to the front-line divisions, encourage soldiers to overcome all sufferings and withdraw them back to Nanjing for replenishment. In addition, order the Logistics Force and the Military and Political Department to allocate all personnel and materials to be ready to replenish the front-line divisions at any time." Chairman Jiang did not hesitate and immediately ordered,

"Yes!" Chen Cheng stood up and responded, very happy that Chairman Jiang accepted his suggestions. Although Chairman Jiang sometimes likes to cross-level and interrogate the frontline soldiers, he can still see the overall situation clearly.

After everyone left the meeting, Chairman Jiang turned his head and ordered Wang Shihe, "Shihe, generate electricity for the Zhongrui Group, and ask them to stick to it for about ten days to half a month to cover the evacuation of the main force."

"Yes!" Wang Shihe immediately took the order without any neglect.

Watching Wang Shihe leave, Chairman Jiang sighed softly. He knew that adding a deadline to the Zhongrui Group again was equivalent to pushing all the officers and soldiers of the Zhongrui Group and Zhang Xinghan closer to the line of death. Although he felt guilty, he was helpless.
Chapter completed!