"What should I do? What should I do now?" Colonel Tochigi Kokuro also asked himself in his heart.

This situation was completely unexpected. He originally thought that it would be very easy to defeat the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army, regain Myitkyina, and avenge the previous shame. But now it seems that everything is not as he imagined. The strength of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army was beyond his expectations.

"Our corps leader, our brigade has suffered heavy losses. There are only more than 500 people who can continue to fight now." The captain of the 3rd brigade of the 55th Regiment said. They were ordered to strengthen to the 46th Regiment, and were not directly subordinates of Colonel Tochigi, so they would say whatever they had, and there was no need to be so much.

"Yes! Your corps leader. The artillery fire of the Chinese people is too strong. If they have another round of such fierce artillery fire, we may suffer greater losses. At that time, it will be even more difficult to withstand their attack." The captain of the 3rd team of the 56th Regiment also looked worried.

When Colonel Tochigi was even more angry when he heard these two guys' words.

"You guys, are you scared by the Chinese people like this? If we retreat now, the imperial army's face would be thrown away by us!" Colonel Tochigi Kou looked fierce.

This time the attack on Myitkyina was his battle to avenge his shame. He finally seized this opportunity. If he was bombarded by a cannon from the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army and ran away in a mess, how could he raise his head and behave in the future? How could he continue to be in the 18th Division of the Japanese Army? Maybe, the division commander, Lieutenant General Mutaguchi, will directly remove him from his post.

Several captains stopped talking at once. They knew very well what Colonel Tochigi was thinking. However, if they were full of confidence before, then now, they no longer had any confidence.

Originally, with strengthened support, the 46th Regiment had more than 4,000 people. Now, there are only less than 2,500 people left. It is a fantasy to defeat more than 30,000 anti-Japanese and national salvation troops with such a small army!

What's more, the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army had annihilated the 112th Japanese Regiment before, which is a lesson from the past! If we continue to fight, we might follow in the footsteps of the 112th Regiment.

"Captain, are the Japanese devils afraid of being beaten? Why haven't they launched an attack yet?" Liu Shiquan put down the telescope in his hand, with a little confused face.

"Who knows what they are doing?" Qin Shou was also a little confused. This seemed to not fit the style of the Japanese army! Even if they suffered heavy losses, they would attack to the death. They didn't care about the lives of their soldiers. This was the style of Japanese warfare!

"Commander, then do we have to take the initiative to launch an attack?" Liu Shiquan asked.

"Wait a little longer. If the Japanese have no movement, then we will take the initiative to attack. However, just in case, we immediately ordered the 2nd Regiment to cross the Irrawaddy River and cut off the Japanese's retreat." Qin Shou ordered.

Although Qin Shou did not think that the Japanese army would choose to retreat and escape, which was not in line with their combat style at all. However, no one could guarantee whether the Japanese army would do that. To be on the safe side, let the 2nd Regiment cross the Irrawaddy River first and block the Japanese army's retreat.

"Okay, commander." Liu Shiquan nodded, and then went to send a telegram.

On the east bank of the Irrawaddy River twenty kilometers away from Myitkyina, the 2nd Regiment of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army was ready to cross the river. They used last night to prepare the ships needed to cross the river. Just waited for the front line to give orders, they immediately crossed the river, cut off the Japanese army's retreat, caught a turtle in a jar, and killed all the Japanese army's 46th Regiment, just like the 112th Regiment that had been eliminated before.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" When the explosions outside Myitkyina city kept coming, the soldiers of the 2nd Regiment of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army who were ambushing the east bank of the Irrawaddy River were even more thirsty.

"Regiment Commander, do you not like us? You always ask us to take charge of unimportant tasks." A battalion commander complained.

"Idiot, how could the commander not like us? The commander attaches importance to us. Cutting off the Japanese's retreat and preventing them from escaping is the most important task. At the same time, there are not many casualties. This is a good job! Other regiments want to grab it, but they haven't grabbed it." Yu Chengyin cursed.

"Hehe!" The battalion commander laughed dryly and stopped saying anything more.

"Everyone cheered me up. After the commander's order was issued, we immediately crossed the river. This time, we would not let a Japanese man go away. Otherwise, the commander would ask me. If I suffer, you guys will not be able to take care of me."

"Don't worry, the regiment commander. It is impossible for the Japanese to escape." Several battalion commanders promised.

"The commander of the regiment, the commander, asks us to cross the river immediately." A communication officer reported.

"Okay, cross the river immediately!" Yu Chengyin ordered immediately.

The officers and soldiers of the 2nd Regiment of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army took a ship that had been prepared long ago and began to cross the river. The regiment had more than 4,000 people, and it took four or five trips to transport them all to the west bank of the Irrawaddy River. This process is the most dangerous and easiest to be exposed. Therefore, their movements must be fast.

Once you cross the river, you need to build a line of defense immediately to prevent the Japanese army from starting to retreat.

Fortunately, the 46th Japanese Regiment did not expect their retreat to be cut off. The fierce shelling of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army caused them to suffer extremely heavy losses. However, Colonel Tochigi did not want to give up like this. He also wanted to struggle to see if there was a chance to defeat the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army in one fell swoop.

However, the captains under their command obviously had no confidence. Although, if Colonel Tochigi had to issue an order to attack, they could not refuse. But if they responded passively, they would only lose the battle.

Colonel Tochigi had no choice but to defeat the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army, he had to get the full support of these subordinates. Therefore, he had to suppress the anger in his heart and communicate with them.

"You guys, the Chinese took down the Myitkyina arsenal, so there were so many cannons. But this does not mean that their combat effectiveness is so strong. If we launch an attack from the front, there is no possibility of defeating them.

Although we have more than 2,000 people left. However, these are all elite soldiers of the Imperial Army. I believe that they can definitely exert their combat power with one or ten on the battlefield. We can definitely defeat the Chinese.

Please, yes!"
Chapter completed!