Katayama Riharu, the captain, counted thirteen small, circular holes on Aranai Takuma's tattered uniform, as well as a clear bayonet stab wound in the heart area.

Aranai Takuma's weapon, the katana he cherished like his own life, was gone.

It was said that the sword had been bestowed upon Aranai Takuma's ancestor by the supreme royal family three hundred years ago for great merit.

Captain Katayama Riharu ordered his soldiers to remove Aranai Takuma's clothes.

He wanted to see exactly what kind of wounds Aranai Takuma had.

As they removed the clothes, fresh blood was still gurgling out from Aranai Takuma's back.

Captain Katayama Riharu and the soldiers removing the clothes saw only finger-sized holes on Aranai Takuma's chest.

The holes were more than three times larger when they came out the back.

All thirteen wounds were penetrating.

The final, long bayonet wound was also penetrating.

Captain Katayama Riharu thought for a moment and understood: the bayonet was thrust in after Aranai Takuma was already dead.

Aranai Takuma and his men had been ambushed, and the ambushing force had come out to finish off everyone with a bayonet.

Subsequent investigation confirmed Captain Katayama Riharu's deduction.

All members of the naval landing forces of the carrier fleets *Kaga* and *Ryujo*, a total of five hundred men, were here.

They were all here, laid out along this road.

Their weapons and ammunition were all gone.

Each body had a long, narrow wound in the heart area, from a bayonet.

The ambushing force was extremely cautious.

Captain Katayama Riharu also found the captains of the landing forces of the two carrier fleets.

Captain Takahashi Naoki of the *Kaga* carrier fleet had at least thirty wounds all over his body.

Some of the wounds had merged together, indicating that Captain Takahashi Naoki died the moment he was attacked.

Captain Katayama Riharu also found the weapons that had caused so many deaths: iron pellets.

Many were found on the ground, though they were now covered in bloodstains, turning blackish-red.

Captain Katayama Riharu gently rubbed one of the iron pellets, restoring it to its original snow-white shine.

They were using these in landmines!

Captain Koyanata Kazuki of the *Ryujo* carrier fleet had only two wounds from the iron pellets.

However, there were two long, narrow bayonet wounds in his heart area.

This indicated that he was stabbed to death, as could be seen from Captain Koyanata Kazuki's right hand still clutching his heart.

When Captain Koyanata Kazuki died, his eyes were wide with anger; another person who died with unresolved grievances.

Captain Katayama Riharu gently stroked Captain Koyanata Kazuki's eyelids, trying to close his eyes.

But every time he wiped them down, Captain Koyanata Kazuki's eyelids returned to their open position.

He tried this three or four times.

Captain Katayama Riharu said in a low voice, "We will avenge you! Captain Koyanata Kazuki!"

He wiped his eyelids again, but his eyes remained wide open.

Captain Katayama Riharu thought for a moment, remembering that Captain Koyanata Kazuki talked most about his wife, Noriko.

Noriko was a beautiful woman!

Captain Katayama Riharu said in a low voice, "Captain Koyanata Kazuki, rest in peace! I will take good care of Noriko."

He wiped Captain Koyanata Kazuki's eyelids again, but he still died with his eyes wide open.

Captain Katayama Riharu said again in a low voice, "Captain Koyanata Kazuki! The Imperial soldiers will take good care of Noriko!"

This time, a miraculous thing happened; Captain Katayama Riharu didn't even need to reach out.

Captain Koyanata Kazuki's eyelids closed on their own.

Closed!

How strong must the obsession of a person who had been dead for so long be?

After so much time had passed, hearing that someone would take on the thing he cared about most.

Captain Koyanata Kazuki was actually able to close his eyes.

Captain Katayama Riharu was not the only one who saw this miraculous scene.

More than a dozen soldiers had gathered around him, having just seen Captain Koyanata Kazuki's persistent open eyes, and they had been watching.

They had all seen photos of Noriko; Captain Koyanata Kazuki always loved to take out Noriko's photos to show off.

Now, seeing such a miraculous scene, they were all excited.

Corporal Ichimaru Ryota loudly suggested to Captain Katayama Riharu, "Captain! We should respect Captain Koyanata Kazuki's last wish.

We should take care of Noriko as soon as possible."

His words caused a burst of laughter.

Everyone exchanged knowing glances, looking at their captain with expectant eyes.

Captain Katayama Riharu said with a smile, "We cannot violate the wishes of a warrior, and neither should Mrs. Noriko herself!"

Cheers erupted from the mouths of these dozen or so Japanese soldiers.

Some people in the distance who didn't know what was going on quickly inquired.

When they heard that Captain Koyanata Kazuki's wife, Noriko, would be taken care of by them, not a single soldier was unhappy.

They had all seen photos of Noriko; she was a beautiful woman.

A delicate woman who could make people want to take care of her with just one glance.

Since they were close to the airport, Captain Katayama Riharu left a squad of soldiers here to clean up.

These soldiers ran into the airport and got a large truck.

With so many corpses, they wouldn't be able to move them all without a truck.

Even just loading and unloading the truck, five hundred bodies would require dozens of trips.

But compared to these immobile corpses, the soldiers in this squad were still grateful; it didn't matter if they had to work a little harder.

At least they were still alive!

They felt for the first time that the soldiers of the Empire also faced life-and-death trials, that life and death were just a hair's breadth away!

If Lieutenant Colonel Takahashi Kazuo had ordered his battalion to come out just now...

The thought alone was frightening!

Leaving this hellish area, Captain Katayama Riharu led his soldiers, searching along the periphery of the airport from west to north.

Along the way, even under the light of the torches, the surrounding situation was not very clear.

They still saw many large pits, one meter, or even one and a half meters deep.

Judging from the freshness of the soil in the pits, these had been blasted out tonight.

The carrier fleets had really spent a lot tonight.

Judging from the density of these shell craters, the four carrier fleets had fired hundreds of these large-caliber shells.

Each of these shells was worth a fortune!

The soldiers still knew about the situation at home from letters from their families; it was very difficult!

Tonight, the entire navy couldn't help but be furious: their airport on land had actually been raided.

Under these circumstances, how could they not take revenge to vent their anger?

Lin Fan was still worried about the safety of the small building they had used when setting up their position?

Now, there was no need to worry: there wasn't a single complete building left in this area.

Many houses, although not directly bombed, had also collapsed from the violent vibrations.

Captain Katayama Riharu and his men finally made a major discovery on the north side of the airport, one thousand meters away from the airport.

Starting here, they found scattered corpses.

Although these corpses were wearing army-style uniforms.

Captain Katayama Riharu believed that these were the enemies who had come to raid the airport.

Perhaps they were disguised in these uniforms.

Judging from the direction of their retreat, they wanted to use this disguise to deceive the 18th Infantry Regiment, retreat past Yunzaobing and enter the National Revolutionary Army's positions.

Fortunately, they had been intercepted by the great carrier fleet, and the carrier fleet's bomber squadrons had also made indelible contributions.

Because there were still unexploded aerial bombs on the ground.

This was a bomb as tall as a person, with most of the bomb body inserted into the soil, leaving the exposed half still so thick and strong.

With a lead, the entire Katayama Riharu battalion searched all the way.

The further north they went, the more frightened they became: so many people!

There were so many people who had come to raid, at least a thousand!

"Battalion Commander Maruno Naoto!" A cry of surprise echoed in the night sky.

"What are you shouting? Calm down!" Captain Katayama Riharu shouted loudly.

He walked over.

He saw Aranai Takuma holding half a body and crying.

"Captain! This is Battalion Commander Maruno Naoto, the battalion commander of the 18th Regiment," a soldier in the Katayama Riharu battalion, Aranai Takuma, said in fear.

"You know him?" Captain Katayama Riharu asked.

Aranai Takuma: "We're from the same village. He became a battalion commander, and he's a famous success story in our area.

And when I was on leave a few days ago, I made a special trip to see him.

Their regiment is stationed in Yunzaobing."

"It's over!" Captain Katayama Riharu had already pieced together the whole story in his mind.

"It must be that the airport was attacked, and the 18th Infantry Regiment sent Battalion Commander Maruno Naoto to the rescue.

Unfortunately, they entered the bombardment area of the naval guns."

Thinking of this, Captain Katayama Riharu looked at this battalion commander who had been accidentally injured by the Imperial Navy.

He had been blown to only half a body.

The entire Maruno battalion!

Not a single person was alive.

Some people didn't have a single wound on their bodies, but they were bleeding from all seven orifices, obviously their internal organs had been shattered.

Some people's bodies were only half left.

Some people still had their weapons in their hands, and a large number of weapons and ammunition were scattered on the ground.

Captain Katayama Riharu thought for a moment: "Clean up the battlefield, take all the weapons back.

Leave the bodies of these brave warriors for the army to collect!"

They couldn't possibly clean up the weapons of a thousand people with just over a hundred men.

Captain Katayama Riharu could only send a signalman back.

To have the airport send two trucks over.

At the same time, he reported the situation of discovering a battalion of the 18th Infantry Regiment here.

When Regimental Commander Yanagishita Rintaro learned of the news that the entire Maruno battalion had been wiped out, he was so surprised that the microphone in his hand fell to the ground.

"This is impossible!"

He couldn't believe it at all.

Just a few days ago, his regiment had faced the attack of two divisions of the National Revolutionary Army, and the casualties of the entire regiment were only more than two hundred people.

The enemy's casualties were as many as tens of thousands.

Now, he was suddenly told: "The Maruno battalion, which went to support the airport, was ambushed by the enemy and completely wiped out.

How many troops would the enemy need?"

Regimental Commander Yanagishita Rintaro immediately mounted his warhorse and personally led a group of guards to the location where the Maruno battalion had been wiped out.

He wanted to see for himself what kind of terrain could cause his most elite battalion to be wiped out.

It should be known that the well-trained Maruno battalion was the pride of the entire 18th Regiment, and also the pride of the entire 3rd Division.

Regimental Commander Yanagishita Rintaro led a cavalry battalion, rushing to the place where the Maruno battalion had been bombarded like a whirlwind.

The scene was too tragic; the ground was full of huge shell craters that could bury people.

There were still more than a dozen unexploded aerial bombs.

The corpses of the dead soldiers were even more unbearable to look at.

Limbs and internal organs were everywhere, some hanging on branches, some draped over collapsed ruins.

As for those corpses that looked intact, the sight of blood flowing from their seven orifices was frightening.

Even more frightening was the expression on Regimental Commander Yanagishita Rintaro's face.

Regimental Commander Yanagishita Rintaro understood the traces on the ground: the entire Maruno battalion had encountered the bombardment of the carrier fleet, plus the bombing of the bombers.

The entire battalion had been bombed to death by the pig-headed navy while they were in marching formation.

The Katayama battalion was from the navy!

At this time, the Katayama Riharu battalion had not completely cleaned up the weapons.

Some soldiers were loading the weapons of the Maruno battalion onto the truck, and some soldiers were cleaning up the scattered weapons.

This scene made Regimental Commander Yanagishita Rintaro's hair stand on end in anger, his eyes turning red.

The navy was killing people and destroying their hearts!

After bombing his entire battalion of soldiers, they were even taking away their weapons.

It would have been better if they had been more respectful when cleaning up the weapons.

If they could have collected the bodies of these innocent and dead Maruno battalion soldiers, out of respect for being soldiers of the same empire.

Regimental Commander Yanagishita Rintaro would not have been so enraged.

Now he was watching with his own eyes, right in front of his own men, the navy's stinking feet were actually trampling on the bodies of the honorable dead soldiers of the army.

Just to snatch the rifle still hanging on the soldier's shoulder.

Regimental Commander Yanagishita Rintaro waved his hand, and a cavalry battalion of more than five hundred men rushed up to surround the entire Katayama Riharu battalion.

Only half of the Katayama battalion was here; although the naval landing force also had the name of battalion, in reality, a battalion only had more than two hundred men, let alone that there were only half of them here now.

With more than five hundred cavalry surrounding more than one hundred men, Katayama Riharu panicked.

Before he could even open his mouth.

Regimental Commander Yanagishita Rintaro didn't waste any words: "Slaughter them!"

The cavalry battalion following Regimental Commander Yanagishita Rintaro all understood the regimental commander's intentions, even though there were only two short words.

Not a single cavalryman questioned.

More than five hundred cavalrymen, without charging, without asking questions.

This was because all the naval landing forces here were inside the encirclement of these cavalrymen.

When the cavalry sabers came down in unison, the soldiers of the entire Katayama Riharu battalion didn't have time to react.

One by one, they fell.

They had never imagined that they would die like this.

Regimental Commander Yanagishita Rintaro ordered: "Orderly: go back and have the Tachikawa Haruto battalion come and collect the bodies of the brave warriors.

Let the 6th Field Heavy Artillery Regiment come over."