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February 23, 1930.
The sky was overcast.
The north wind carried a drizzle.
A new round of mopping-up operations by the Japanese army has begun.
The Japanese Independent Mixed Brigade No. 3, which was stationed in Pingding County, moved south to Zhangzhuang.
After receiving the intelligence.
The New 1st Regiment broke up all its battalions and companies, and used one company and one platoon to fight guerrilla warfare against the Japanese in the northern mountains.
However, the Japanese devils' objective this time was very clear.
They left only a regiment of puppet troops to deal with the New 1st Regiment, while the main force marched in a mighty wave along the supply line toward Zhangzhuang.
Around noon on February 24, the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese army captured Zhangzhuang.
Fortunately, the new 1st Regiment was well prepared.
The residents of Zhangzhuang and the surrounding area, as well as the wounded, were promptly evacuated to a safe area.
This angered Major General Tadao Yoshizawa, the commander of the Third Brigade.
"Baka!"
"The Chinese are cunning and treacherous! They're really bad guys!"
Tadao Yoshizawa flew into a rage, slamming his fist on the table in anger. "Are we going to return empty-handed this time?"
Seeing Yoshizawa Tadao's agitated state, his chief of staff, Ishikawa Yoshio, advised him, "General, please calm down. Our objective this time is to attack the Chinese army's base. As long as we destroy Zhangzhuang, we will have completed our mission!"
"Well, what Ishikawa-kun said makes a lot of sense, but I really can't swallow this insult without killing a few Chinese soldiers!"
He really hates Chinese people.
He suffered a lot because of the Chinese people.
Especially during the Battle of Shanghai, his troops suffered heavy losses and were almost completely annihilated.
This incident made him hate the Chinese people to the core!
"Then what do you think we should do?" Yoshio Ishikawa asked in return.
"Order the 17th Regiment to advance westward and see if they can sweep through a few villages and kill a few Chinese to vent their anger."
Yoshizawa Tadao said viciously, "I want to see whether the blood flowing through the veins of those Chinese people is red or blue!"
"Hai! I'll make the arrangements immediately!"
After saying that, Yoshio Ishikawa turned and left.
Looking out at the gloomy sky, Yoshizawa Tadao muttered to himself, "Chinese people, your end has come!"
"Waaaaah—waaaaah—waaaah—"
A piercing whistle suddenly rang out.
The 17th Regiment of more than 3,000 men quickly assembled and formed a square formation.
Immediately, under the command of Colonel Hidehiko Yamashita, the regimental commander, a Japanese soldier swept westward.
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