Taiyuan Garrison Headquarters
Yoshio Okamura was furious. "Baka! What do you mean by 'a tank unit has gone missing'?"
Colonel Yamada spoke with a heavy expression. "We dispatched a squadron to the mountain region for a mopping-up mission. By nightfall, the troops had set up camps in several nearby villages. However, just as evening fell, a burst of intense gunfire and shelling broke out.
"When the other soldiers scrambled to reinforce them, they found clear signs of combat at Liujiayu. A final headcount confirmed that the Inoue Squad had mysteriously vanished! Even worse, their tanks and towed artillery had disappeared without a trace."
Chapter 139