Chapter 128: Capturing Jiu Mi Jingyi Alive

Jiang Anguo watches the Little Devil stay silent; he's a hard bone.

He didn't expect to catch a big fish, and it turned out to be a Colonel.

A Colonel is equivalent to a battalion commander level, but it's clear that Bamo doesn't have that many Japanese Army soldiers.

"Xiao Si, go up and slap him twice, for some fun," Jiang Anguo thought the Little Devil was somewhat funny.

"Alright." Xiao Si was overjoyed; following the Young Master he could kill Little Devils and take revenge.

He went up and gave two slaps—slap, slap—hard, not light at all, directly swelling Jiu Mi Jingyi's face, with a streak of blood at the corner of his mouth.

"Young Master, that was really fun," Xiao Si said happily.

"Haha, that's the point," Jiang Anguo heard sporadic gunfire still in Bamo city, the Japanese Army death count had reached 460, it seemed not many were left.

Then it's strange; the Japanese Army sent five hundred men to Bamo, they're not looking for death.

"Ask you again, can you speak Chinese?" Jiang Anguo said angrily.

Jiang Anguo saw defiance and anger in the Little Devil's eyes.

Jiu Mi Jingyi finally spoke, "What unit are you, and why are you here?"

According to reconnaissance planes and intelligence reports, the Expeditionary Force units were all retreating; only the Lashu area had a garrison, but Jiu Mi Jingyi didn't believe the unit before him was the Lashu guard, wondering how long it took from Lashu to here.

The key is the speed of the Chinese Army; how could they react so quickly?

So far, from their landing to the battle's near end, Jiu Mi Jingyi had only occupied Bamo for thirteen hours.

Now Bamo is back in the hands of the Expeditionary Force.

"The th Division Independent Battalion," Jiang Anguo said.

"How many soldiers did you airdrop this time, how many are in Bamo, and how many in Myitkyina?"

"None to disclose," Jiu Mi Jingyi said, turning his head aside, his mouth still very defiant.

Jiang Anguo slipped a guard's knife, reached out and grabbed one of Jiu Mi Jingyi's hands; surprisingly, the Little Devil's strength was considerably greater than Jiang Anguo's.

Jiang Anguo only possessed Gunmanship Proficiency, without bodily enhancement, even though he had been training all this time.

However, the Guard Company soldiers behind him pressed Jiu Mi Jingyi's shoulder so hard his bones felt about to be crushed.

"One more chance, speak or not," Jiang Anguo, even more angry, said his time was limited.

Jiu Mi Jingyi remained silent, but a hint of fear flickered in his eyes.

The soldier pressing Jiu Mi Jingyi knocked him down, and Jiang Anguo, taking the chance, swung his knife, and a finger fell off.

"Ah!" Jiu Mi Jingyi shouted, the pain searing, his ten fingers to his heart.

"Sorry, I intended to cut off just one finger, but my technique was off," Jiang Anguo said; the slash cut off three of Jiu Mi Jingyi's fingers.

"Speak or not," Jiang Anguo's palm locked around Jiu Mi Jingyi's neck.

Blood streamed from Jiu Mi Jingyi's right hand, "I... I will speak..."

Finally Jiang Anguo learned from Jiu Mi Jingyi about Myitkyina: a Lieutenant Colonel, and six hundred Little Devils, roughly the same number as the Little Devils in Bamo.

Jiang Anguo nodded, "Meng Fanle, take this Devil down, bandage the wound simply, don't let him die here; when the weather clears, have Song Yunfei's side use a transport plane to ferry this Devil to Chongqing, I might become Regiment Commander."

Being just a Battalion Commander wasn't enough; I have to find a way to get promoted.

"By the way, send the battle report here to the headquarters and Chongqing, stating that my th Division Independent Battalion has retaken Bamo, preparing to advance on Myitkyina, and request the Expeditionary Army Fifth Army to cooperate with my Independent Battalion in the operation," Jiang Anguo said directly.

"Battalion Commander, use a secret telegram, or what?" Meng Fanle asked.

"Me, I'm just waiting for the Little Devil, sending the telegram in plain text," Jiang Anguo said with a laugh.

This battle made Jiang Anguo realize the Japanese Army's strength, but not only because his forces outnumbered the Japanese that attacked Bamo.

The crucial factor was Jiang Anguo's unit, whose firepower absolutely crushed the enemy, and the Little Devils never expected the Expeditionary Force to organize an attack so quickly.

Even another Little Devil company, Lieutenant Colonel Gao Cun Jiannan, barely managed to have the Devils occupy Bamo.

Mortars and tank crushing, even without air support; once air fire arrived, the first wave would have flattened Bamo.

At this moment, the Chairman, far in Chongqing, had not slept all night, because he knew the Expeditionary Force's momentum was gone, and the key was Du Lvming's Fifth Army redeploying, with pursuers behind.

The worst news was the Japanese Army occupying Bamo, forcing the Expeditionary Force to retreat the same route to advance on Myitkyina; thus the Expeditionary Force must be faster than the Japanese, otherwise Myitkyina would be retaken and the Expeditionary Force would be in danger.

This unit was his life's work, with most of it being main forces.

To lose it all in Myanmar, how could the Chairman be content?

Thump thump thump.

The knocking outside the house startled the Chairman, and he was also unable to sleep.

Dai Li entered holding a telegram, "Principal, good news."

"Is there any good news now?" the Chairman's face showed no expression.

To him, everything now was bad news; not a single piece could make him happy.

Dai Li, sensing the Chairman's pressure, immediately said, "Chairman, a telegram from Bamo: our forces have retaken Bamo and are preparing to advance on Myitkyina, pursuing the Myitkyina Japanese."

Even in his composure, the Chairman sat up, "What? Which unit did it?"

"Chairman, do you recall the th Division Independent Battalion at Lashu, which was the former Supplement Battalion," Dai Li said.

Honestly, Dai Li also thought Jiang Anguo was going to gild it, since Lashu is the Expeditionary Force's rear, where all logistics are.

"Anguo's Independent Battalion," the Chairman naturally remembered; even when busy, the th Division was his direct line, how could he forget?

"Exactly, Chairman, it's Anguo's Independent Battalion, and we also captured this time the Japanese commander Jiu Mi Jingyi, a Colonel, eliminating over six hundred Little Devils. This man used paratroopers to drop into Bamo; from the Japanese capture of Bamo to our recapture took only thirteen hours," Dai Li said excitedly.

"Great, great!" the Chairman paced back and forth, clapping his hands.

"Have Anguo send that Jiu Mi Jingyi to Chongqing; the propaganda department should prepare, this Colonel's rank is no small matter," the Chairman said happily.

"Yes, Principal, but the telegram says Myanmar is currently pouring rain; we must wait for clear weather before sending to Chongqing," Dai Li said.

The Chairman nodded, "That's not urgent; as long as we take Myitkyina, our forces can defend Myitkyina, Bamo, and Lashu."

The Chairman isn't ignorant of military matters; it's just that the higher his position, the more timid he becomes.

The real key is that the Song-Hu Battle was disastrous; almost all direct-line units were wiped out. Have you heard of any armies from the anti-Japanese Jiangsu-Zhejiang-Hu region? Apparently none, so the direct-line units were the first to be deployed and were annihilated by 1937!