Only one day after the Sulu guerrilla corps recovered Gaoyou, it was announced that it had fallen again, and the devil soldiers of the Sano detachment stood on the ruins, waving military flags and giving out a shocking cheer.

The reporters accompanying the army also excitedly pressed the shutter to leave images of officers and soldiers celebrating the victory everywhere, which was another victory for their army.

Taro Sano, the commander of the devils, rode a tall horse, surrounded by a group of energetic officers, entered the city through the south gate, and slowly rode along the street, constantly smiling and waving to the welcoming crowds on both sides of the street.

These welcoming crowds were all improvised by the traitors of the maintenance association, who waved the devil's sun flag and various slogans of "Greater East Asia Co-prosperity" to welcome the devil's troops into the city.

And this scene was all filmed by the military reporters of the devil to show how popular they were with the Imperial Japanese Army, and they came to save China.

The devil Sano Taro is also in high spirits now, and he occupied Gaoyou again in just one day, and finally handed in the first beautiful answer sheet after becoming the detachment leader for himself.

Sano Taro knew very well in his heart that although on the surface he reported to the Central China Dispatch Army Headquarters stationed in Nanjing, saying that their detachment had annihilated thousands of enemies and occupied Gaoyou, in fact the results of the battle were not so great.

Therefore, after holding the ceremony of entering the city and the interview with the reporters accompanying the army, Taro Sano, the commander of the devils, quickly returned to the detachment headquarters temporarily set up in the Gaoyou Prefecture Prefecture.

"Detachment leader, it has been ascertained that the main force of the Chinese army withdrew from Gaoyou in the early morning, and only a small force of blocking troops remained in the city to fight us."

Although the devil commander Taro Sano already knew that there were not many troops left in the city to fight them, but when he heard the report of the intelligence staff officer, he still felt panicked, and he was actually tricked.

He had always thought that the main force of the Chinese army that remained in the city, so when the attack was frustrated, he only let the frontal troops feint, and sent roundabout troops to flank from the other city gates.

I thought that I could wipe out the Chinese troops in the city, but unfortunately, after collecting the net, I found that they were all dried shrimp, although they occupied Gaoyou again, but the feeling of smashing a punch in the air made him very uncomfortable.

It's not that the Chinese defenders of Gaoyou deliberately played Taro Sano with a false shot, it was the deputy commander Li Changjiang who didn't want to fight the devil in Gaoyou at all, and slipped away early.

"Cunning Shina man!"

Taro Sano squeaked his fists, and this time he pounced, failing to surround and eliminate the Chinese defenders of Gaoyou, and his heart was full of unwillingness.

"Detachment leader, do we need to take advantage of the victory?" After a pause, the devil's staff officer turned his gaze to Taro Sano for instructions.

Although Sano Taro was unwilling, he still shook his head and said, "No, order the troops to rest in place and wait for the follow-up troops to arrive and converge." ”

The devil's staff officer was puzzled: "Detachment leader, why don't you take advantage of the victory to pursue and wipe out the Zhina army?" ”

Taro Sano walked to the map, drew a large circle with his baton and said: "Your staff should know that this area is a swampy area with a water network, and there are many rivers. ”

"If our army stops the pursuit, those scattered and fleeing Chinese troops will definitely relax their vigilance, and when they gather together again, it will be our chance!"

Hearing Taro Sano's analysis, the devil's staff officer was ashamed, and he had to praise: "The detachment leader is wise!" ”

Taro Sano was not complacent because of the compliment, but stepped up to the chair and sat down and said: "Before the follow-up troops arrive at Gaoyou to converge, our main goal is to clean up the remnants of the Shina Army in the villages and towns near Gaoyou, rebuild the maintenance association, raise military rations, and at the same time send people to collect information on the Shina Army to prepare for the next stage of the operation. ”

"Hey!"

Although they occupied Gaoyou again in just one day, the lack of combat effectiveness exposed by the officers and soldiers under their command also attracted the attention of Taro Sano.

Almost all of the troops under his command were replenishment, and the baggage troops and engineers were improvised together, and compared with the officers and men of the field units who were brave and good at fighting, the combat effectiveness of the troops under his command was more than one grade behind.

And now he only has two brigades to arrive in Gaoyou, and the rest of the troops are still in Yangzhou, gathering in the area of Zhengyi, and now the victory of capturing Gaoyou Banner has allowed him to give an explanation to the Central China Dispatch Army Headquarters, so he is not in a hurry to continue to advance.

Therefore, the arrangements he made were relatively conservative, and he did not rush into the enemy, but was ready to fight steadily and steadily, and when the time came, he gradually compressed the scope of activities of the Chinese army to achieve the goal of final annihilation.

Another important reason why he did not take the enemy lightly was the constraint of food, because of the activities of the guerrillas in many occupied areas, there was a big shortage of their supplies, so he now needed to collect military rations on the spot to supplement the supply gap of the troops.

They had previously boasted of destroying China in three months, but the 700,000 Chinese troops had put them in a bloody battle in Shanghai for three months, bankrupting their plans.

Now, although they have won several large-scale battles and driven the Chinese government of Nanjing to the poor areas of the southwest, the elongation of the battle line and the stalemate of the war have increased their logistical pressure sharply.

Now many times they had to resupply on the spot, and in order to be able to ensure the next battle, he now had to raise enough food to supply the troops.

After capturing Gaoyou, the commander of the devil, Taro Sano, did not conduct a large-scale pursuit operation against the retreating Chinese officers and soldiers, but chose to rest in place and wait for the follow-up troops to converge, which made those Chinese officers and soldiers who withdrew from Gaoyou breathe a sigh of relief.

Of course, the devil is not completely devoid of military operations, there is still a squadron of troops advancing along the road to Jieshou, preparing to cooperate with the Jiangfang motorboat troops advancing north along the Gaoyou Lake to capture Jieshou Town, and open up communication with the Baoying garrison.

"The devils are only one infantry squadron coming to the head of the realm, and the rest of the troops are all staying in Gaoyou to rest, and those devil pursuit troops who are pursuing the Sulu Brigades have also withdrawn to Gaoyou."

Yang Ling has been paying attention to the situation in Gaoyou City, so he also got the dynamics of the devil troops in Gaoyou City for the first time.

"It's strange, how did the devil become a shrunken turtle, could it be that the sun came out in the west?" After hearing the devil's information, staff officer Liu Sheng was full of doubts.

In fact, it's not just Liu Sheng's doubts, Yang Ling and all of them are confused, this is not like the style of a devil at all.

Since the devils invaded China, they have been arrogant and incomprehensible, and sometimes only a few dozen people in a small squad dare to pursue thousands of Chinese troops.

But now that the devils have sufficient strength of the two brigades, in the face of the guerrillas who are weaker than them, they did not pursue, which is really beyond Yang Ling's expectations.

"This little devil shouldn't be able to repair the plank road in the dark." Lei Xiong thought about it and came up with his own idea.

With the insidious and cunning character of the little devil, it is very likely that an infantry squadron will be placed on the surface to attract attention and secretly send troops to make a detour, so Yang Ling does not dare to be careless.

"Send additional scouts, closely monitor all roads from Gaoyou to the north, and report immediately if you find any movement of devils."

"What about this infantry squadron of devils?" A staff officer asked Yang Ling.

"Let them go first, and if they don't follow the tail, they will eat them in one bite, and the meat that is brought to the mouth will not be eaten in vain."