"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the fact that the people of China have the strength to completely annihilate one of our divisions is really too unexpected for us. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info" The look of shock on Bai Jiaximing's face has not completely dissipated.

Everyone in the headquarters of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army was also deeply shocked when they learned the news.

"Yes! The strength of the people of China is too unexpected. We didn't expect them to have such strength. Lieutenant General Mutaguchi sighed.

Now, to underestimate the combat effectiveness of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army is simply a joke. The Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army proved their strength with their practical actions.

Bai Jia Ximing Dazuo couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, and then said, "Your Excellency the division commander, what should we do?" ”

Bai Jiaximing's implication is undoubtedly whether the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army will attack them after annihilating the 33rd Division of the Japanese Army.

Lieutenant General Mutaguchi Ryoya was also a little worried about this. He was worried that their 18th Division was also no match for the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army.

"Mihashi-kun, what is your opinion?"

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the people of China are indeed too strong. We all underestimated the Shina people before. This gave the people of China a chance to defeat us. If we had joined forces, the people of China would not have such an opportunity. Yasuo Mihashi said.

Everyone nodded, but Yasuo Mihashi's words were a bit too hindsight.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, now, I'm afraid we have to switch from offensive to defensive. If we continue to attack, let's not talk about whether we can break through the defensive line built by the Shina people. Even if we break through, once we encounter the main force of the Shina people, I am afraid that we will follow in the footsteps of the 33rd Division. Therefore, for now, the only way to do this is to go on the defensive, wait for the arrival of the 55th Division, and then find a way. ”

"Well, that's the safest way to do it right now." Lieutenant General Mutaguchi nodded.

"Bai Jiajun, order all departments to start building a defense line immediately. Two kilometers away from the line of defense of the Chinese people, build a strong defensive line. If the people of China take the initiative to attack, they must know that we are powerful. ”

"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander." Bai Jia Ximing nodded his head.

Although, the strength of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army was too strong, which surprised them. They wanted to defeat the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, and now it seems to be very difficult. However, if they defend with all their strength and resist the attack of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, there will be absolutely no problem.

"However, Your Excellency, Division Commander. If the 55th Division knew about the situation of the 33rd Division, would they dare to continue to go north? Yasuo Mihashi continued.

"With the character of that guy Takeuchi, I'm afraid he will immediately shrink back and dare not move forward. Their strength is weaker than that of the 33rd Division. The people of China even wiped out the 33rd Division, not to mention them. Lieutenant General Mutaguchi said.

"So what do we do now? Can't we just go on like this? ”

"Your Excellency, the commander of the division, General Shigesei Aoki, commander of the Burma Front, is not going to take up his post soon. Leave this problem to him to solve. We were only ordered to attack Myitkyina. How to fight is still up to General Shigesei Aoki to decide. Yasuo Mihashi reminded.

"Yo Xi, that's exactly what happened. General Shigesei Aoki is now the commander of the Burmese Front, and this is something he should be worried about. However, now Aoki-kun is on the way to the army, and he can't be contacted for a while. Immediately report the news of the 33rd Division's total annihilation to the Southern Army Command. Lieutenant General Mutaguchi Ryoya ordered.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Commander." Bai Jia Ximing Dazuo immediately went to send a telegram.

As Mitsuhashi Taifu Shozo expected, after the Japanese 55th Division learned that the 33rd Division had been completely annihilated, the division commander, Lieutenant General Takeuchi Hiroshi, immediately ordered the whole army to be stationed on the spot, and did not dare to take a step forward. The 55th Division was already missing a wing. The rest of the troops suffered considerable losses in the previous battles. If the offensive continues, once it is besieged by the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, I am afraid that it will only follow in the footsteps of the 33rd Division.

Even Qin Shou, the commander of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, probably did not expect such a situation to happen. The Japanese 18th Division and the 55th Division were successively transferred to the defense, which made their offensive simply ineffective.

Taking the initiative to attack a Japanese division and regiment that is in full defense, with the current ability of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, it is not possible to do it, and even if it is barely successful, its own casualties will definitely not be small. In that case, it would be too cost-effective.

Lion City, the headquarters of the Japanese Southern Army. Lieutenant General Tsukada, chief of staff of the Southern Army, hurried outside the bedroom of the commander, General Toshiichi Terauchi, before the day was completely light.

"Tsukada-kun, what's going on?" General Shouichi Terauchi hurriedly put on his clothes.

"Your Excellency Commander, the 33rd Division was completely annihilated by the people of China in the early hours of this morning." Lieutenant General Tsukada reported.

"What? How so? Terauchi Shouichi was shocked.

Although, the 33rd Division had just over 10 thousand people. From the start of the war to the present, the Japanese army has lost more than so many troops. However, this is the first time that the Japanese army has been wiped out as a division!

"It seems that we have all underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Chinese armed forces that have been renamed the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army. Their combat effectiveness is more powerful than we imagined. Lieutenant General Tsukada said.

General Terauchi Shouichi nodded, he only felt that he had a headache now. The loss of more than 10,000 troops was indeed a relatively heavy loss for the Southern Army. However, the shock this brought to the Japanese army was definitely far less than that of a division being completely annihilated.

"Have you contacted Aoki-kun? Send him a telegram, one way or another. We must completely annihilate that branch of the Chinese army! Terauchi Shouichi ordered viciously.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Commander. However, because the strength of the Shina people is too strong. Therefore, the 18th Division and the 55th Division, in order to avoid falling into the trap of the Chinese people, stopped attacking and switched from attack to defense. If you want to destroy that Chinese army, I'm afraid you will have to wait until the follow-up troops arrive. ”

"That's all there is to it." Shouichi Terauchi was a little helpless.

Obviously, the news that a division and regiment have been completely annihilated cannot be kept secret. The news soon became known to the Japanese and the Japanese themselves, which caused a great shock to the Japanese army. Japan's Prime Minister and Minister of War, Senior General Hideki Tojo, and Japan's Chief of Army Staff, Senior General Sugiyama Moto, both sent telegrams to the Southern Army, asking them how they did it, which made Terauchi Shouichi a little anxious.

Annoyed and angry, General Terauchi Shouichi sent a telegram to Lieutenant General Shigesei Aoki, ordering him to exterminate the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army.