Yang Chen was right. The Sakata Alliance had suffered heavy losses in the Gray Cloud Ridge. With the Japanese's personality, they would naturally take revenge.
Sakata United's new commander Yoshida Ma first sent a small team to investigate and search, and then he began to carry out combat operations.
At the end of February, Yoshida Ma also transferred over 200 Japanese soldiers and began to spread out with the Gray Cloud Ridge as the center.
The 200 Japanese were divided into four teams. They rode motorcycles and carried out revenge raids on the villages.
In order to force the new group to show themselves, these Japanese were inhumane. They killed anyone they saw, robbed anything they saw, and burned down any houses they saw.
For a moment, the villages near the Gray Cloud Ridge were covered in a sea of fire. Thick black smoke could be seen from afar.
Seeing that their homes had been burned down, some of the civilians who had been evacuated because of the battle in the Gray Cloud Ridge hurriedly returned to the village to put out the fire.
However, when these people appeared, they were immediately attacked by the Japanese.
The vicious Japanese used their bayonet to kill all the civilians they encountered.
In just two days, more than 100 houses were burned down, and more than 200 innocent people became the ghosts of the Japanese.
When the militia of the nearby villages saw this scene, they gritted their teeth in hatred. However, because of their strength, they could not resolve this crisis.
The new regiment had just gone through the battle at the Gray Cloud Ridge, so they had suffered heavy losses. In addition to the temporary change of generals, the troops had yet to recover their combat strength, so they could not participate.
The Japanese army's atrocities were not stopped. They became even more aggressive. The farmland of some villages began to be destroyed by the Japanese army.
This was an order from Yoshida Maya. He knew that the farmland was the life of the farmers. As long as the farmland was destroyed, the people would be forced to show themselves.
As long as these civilians appeared and the Japanese army massacred them, the new regiment would have to appear.
Yoshida Ma was also very smart, and he had also grasped the weakness of the people.
In his opinion, the Sakata United Army was determined to take revenge by annihilating the new regiment.
As the Japanese began to destroy the farmland, the civilians who had been hiding appeared one after another.
These farmlands were the foundation of many families 'lives. If they were destroyed by the Japanese, many families would starve to death.
However, after these civilians appeared, they were still unable to protect their farmland and were instead slaughtered by the Japanese army.
In a short period of time, the Japanese's revenge had caused more than 300 innocent casualties.
In order to provoke and force the new group to show themselves, the Japanese even hung the bodies of these people on the trees.
"Damn it, the Japanese are too much. Captain, let's fight the Japanese.”
"Our weapons and equipment are not bad. If we continue to fight the Japanese, many villagers will definitely die.”
"Captain, make a decision. We have guns and cannons here. We can't just watch the Japanese destroy and kill wantonly, right?”
The Nanzhuang village militia had been observing the Japanese army's actions for the past few days. After seeing the Japanese's atrocities, the members were indignant and asked to fight.
At the same time, there were also a few militia teams from nearby villages gathered in Nanzhuang Village. More than a hundred people looked at Yang Chen.
The order from the higher-ups had been passed down, but the militia leaders nearby were not too happy to merge the militia into a small team.
However, after the Japanese's atrocity, these militia captains brought their men over.
This was because they knew that the cold weapons in their hands could not threaten the Japanese at all.
If they wanted to fight the Japanese, they would have to rely on the firearms of the Nanzhuang Village militia.
"Captain Chen, as long as your Nanzhuang Village dares to fight with the Japanese, we'll leave the ten of us to you.”
"Captain Chen, the Japanese have gone too far. You have the best weapons and equipment. If you can destroy the Japanese this time, we will listen to you.”
"Captain Chen, there's nothing to be said. As long as you dare to bring people to fight the Japanese, we'll fight however you say!”
Veins were bulging on the faces of the team leaders. They looked at Yang Chen and said seriously.
The Japanese burned their homes, destroyed their farmlands, and slaughtered their families.
Under such circumstances, all prejudices could be thrown to the back of his mind.
Now everyone only had one thought, and that was as long as Yang Chen dared to fight the Japanese, they were willing to merge and listen to Yang Chen's command.
Yang Chen nodded slightly as he looked at the crowd's high spirits. He knew that the Nanzhuang Village Militia would be needed to deal with the Japanese.
After two days of observation, Yang Chen had already felt the pulse of the Japanese. He knew very well what they were up to.
"Everyone, quiet down. I'll arrange the combat mission.”
Yang Chen called everyone together and began to issue the battle order.
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At the same time, in the new regiment headquarters, the new regiment commander Ding Wei stood in front of the map with a solemn expression.
Zhang Dabiao and the other officers were furious. They looked at Ding Wei and asked to fight.
The Japanese army launched a retaliatory sweep, causing the deaths of more than 300 innocent people in a short period of time, and many houses were burned down.
After Zhang Dabiao and the others understood the situation, they immediately found Ding Wei, hoping that Ding Wei would send troops to directly destroy these Japanese.
However, what they did not expect was that Ding Wei did not give the order to fight.
"The troops will continue to rest and reorganize. Don't attack for the time being. Those who disobey orders will be confined!”Ding Wei's face was cold as he spoke in a serious tone.
When Zhang Dabiao and the others heard this, they walked out with a helpless expression.
Not long after they left, the regiment headquarters 'phone rang.
Ding Wei picked up the microphone. Before he could say anything, Li Yunlong's loud voice rang out.
"Old Ding, how the hell did you command them? The Japanese are riding on top of you, but you don't even dare to let out a fart.”
Although Li Yunlong was in the clothing factory, he was very well-informed. He had also heard about the Japanese's actions.
Knowing that the New Regiment One had not taken any action, Li Yun Long was very angry. He called Ding Wei immediately.
"Old Li, what are you shouting for? You don't understand the situation. The Japanese's actions this time are not as simple as you think.”
Ding Wei had a certain strategic vision. The others only saw the 200-odd Japanese that were wiped out, but he saw the hidden thoughts of the Japanese.
Ding Wei explained everything in detail over the phone. After Li Yunlong heard it, he instantly wilted.
He had no choice. Firstly, he was no longer the regiment commander. Secondly, the new regiment had suffered heavy losses. They indeed did not have the ability to fight a tough battle.
"If that artillery unit from back then had attacked, perhaps they could have easily taken care of this group of Japanese.”
Li Yunlong mumbled softly when he ended the call.
"Artillery? What artillery?" Ding Wei wanted to ask more questions, but Li Yunlong had already hung up.
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