Although the new 13th Division on the west bank of the Xidang River tried its best to block the Japanese army, under the cover of artillery, air force and naval gunboats at all costs, more than 1,000 most elite Japanese infantry from the 1st Battalion of the 5th Guard Regiment of the Japanese Guard Division finally arrived ashore.

Seeing that more than a thousand imperial soldiers from the 5th Guards' 5th Regiment had already arrived, Kiyoji Sasaki couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Yamada-kun, the battle is over." Sasaki Kiyoji turned around and said to Chief of Staff Seiichi Yamada.

"Sodes." Yamada Seiichi nodded happily and continued, "As long as the imperial soldiers of the 5th Guards go to the shore, the Chinese army on the other side will not be able to make any waves. The battle is indeed over."

While speaking, a faint sound of military horns suddenly sounded on the west bank of the Xidang River.

Kiyoji Sasaki and Seiichi Yamada raised the telescope in their hands at the same time.

Through the distance, the two could clearly see that teams of Chinese soldiers emerged from the trenches and foxholes on the defensive positions like mushrooms after a rain, either holding bayonets or waving the sharpened ghost-headed sword, and screaming at the Japanese soldiers of the 5th Guards Regiment.

Seeing this scene, the two old Japanese sneers couldn't help but sneer.

"Is the Chinese Army going to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the 5th Guards?" Yamada Seiichi said disdainfully, "It's ridiculous."

"It's indeed ridiculous." Sasaki said coldly, "The imperial soldiers of the 5th Guards' Regiment are the elite imperial soldiers selected from various divisions on the front line. They not only have outstanding physical fitness, but also have excellent assassination skills. The Chinese army on the other side chose to fight with the 5th Guards' Regiment, which was simply ignorant of life or death."

Yamada Seiichi said: "Teacher Commander, the show is about to begin!"

Kiyoji Sasaki: "Then let's enjoy this assassination performance quietly. I believe that the imperial soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the 5th Guards will never disappoint us."

...

On the west bank of Xidang River, the Chinese and Japanese armies have already faced each other in close combat.

The two sides against each other were two regiments of the Sichuan Army's new 13th Division, with a number of about 2,000 people, and the other was the 5th regiment of the 1st Division of the Guards, with a number of about 1,100 people.

The comparison of the forces of the Chinese and Japanese armies in this hand-to-hand battle is two to one!

This is definitely the largest hand-to-hand combat that has occurred since the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War.

In a blink of an eye, more than 3,000 officers and soldiers of the Chinese and Japanese armies fought desperately on the Xidang River beach, which was two or three kilometers long and more than five hundred meters deep.

"Kill!" A veteran of Sichuan Army shouted loudly and blew his knife.

A Japanese soldier subconsciously raised his gun and blocked it. With a squeak, the rifle in his hand was cut into two pieces from the buttstock position. The ghost-headed machete was still in full force and then chopped down with the momentum. A bloody mouth was pulled out on the Japanese soldier's neck. The Japanese soldier immediately screamed and fell to the ground.

But the veteran of the Sichuan Army didn't have to take a breath, and a sharp bayonet stabbed into his back.

Looking at the bayonets that suddenly penetrated their bodies, the veterans of Sichuan Army started to wail hysterically.

Amid the wailing sound, the veteran of the Sichuan Army suddenly turned around, and the ghost-headed knife in his hand rotated with a move. The Japanese soldier who had succeeded in sneak attacking behind him immediately moved his head and died on the spot.

"Damn, your grandma!"

Looking at the Japanese soldiers who fell to the ground and died, the Sichuan Army veteran laughed bitterly and then fell head-on.

As soon as the veteran of Sichuan Army fell to the ground, a Japanese officer stepped on his body and suddenly snatched his short body into the air, and then slashed his sword down.

A veteran of Sichuan Army could not dodge and immediately lost an arm by the Japanese officer.

The Japanese officer slashed again with another blow, and the Sichuan veteran's head had already rolled to the ground.

"Three wives!" A wail sounded not far away, and then a tall Sichuan army officer rushed over.

"Go to die, the Japanese!" The tall and powerful Sichuan Army officer shouted, and the sharp ghost-headed machete slashed down.

The Japanese officer held up a horse, and with a clang, there was a gap on the blade of the Sichuan Army's ghost head, but the sword in the Japanese officer's hand was unscathed.

"Chinese Pig, Xinei!"

The Japanese officer sneered and raised his knife and slashed it down.

The Sichuan Army officer raised his sword to block it, and another gap was added to the blade.

Looking at the ghost-headed machete that broke out two gaps in a row, the Sichuan Army officer was shocked and angry.

"Damn it, I'm going to be your ancestors, you eighteen generations!" The Sichuan Army officer roared and raised his knife to slash him down again.

This time, the Japanese officer did not raise his sword to block it, but dodged it, and then stabbed it in a hidden way through the abdomen of the Sichuan Army officer with a back hand.

With a slight sound, the abdomen of the Sichuan Army officer had been pierced by a saber.

"Uh!" The abdomen was pierced by a sharp blade. In the severe pain, the Sichuan Army officer immediately started to wail fiercely.

"Xinai!" The Japanese officer had no mercy. He held the knife handle with both hands and squeezed it out and broke the intestines in the abdomen of the Sichuan Army officer in a breach.

But before he died, the Sichuan Army officer took out a grenade and tried his best to remove the insurance.

"Baga!" The Japanese officer's pupils contracted immediately. He turned around and wanted to run away, but it was too late.

Because the grenade was instantly fired, after pulling out the security, it exploded immediately. With a bang, the Sichuan Army officer and the Japanese officer who were so close to him were instantly shot into a sieve by the fragments produced by the explosion.

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On the other side, the 1st Guard Division observation post.

The expressions on Sasaki Kiyoji and Yamada Zei gradually became solemn.

Because the scene they expected did not happen, the 5th Guards Regiment that was on theshore did not have an overwhelming advantage in hand-to-hand combat, and did not even get a slight advantage.

This hand-to-hand battle on the other side is actually quite good!

About two thousand Chinese soldiers were in equal measure with more than 1,100 imperial soldiers!

"Baga, how is it possible?" Sasaki Kiyoji shouted in disbelief, "When did the assassination technology of the Chinese army become so powerful? How could a mere unknown Chinese army be able to equalize the infantry brigade of the 5th Guards' Regiment in hand-to-hand combat?

Yamada Seiichi next to him was also in disbelief.

In their impression, the Chinese army's stinging skills have always been far inferior to those of the Japanese army.

There is a common saying that three Japanese soldiers can easily defeat nine Chinese soldiers in hand-to-hand combat!

However, the Chinese army on the west bank of the Xidang River completely subverted this statement. This Chinese army actually tied with the Japanese army with twice the strength!

Seeing one Japanese soldier after another beheaded and killed, Kiyoji Sasaki's facial muscles began to twitch violently.
Chapter completed!