Chapter 71

However, this order arrived a step too late. The enemy had fled just half an hour earlier—yes, it was not a retreat, but a flight. At that moment, the only Japanese unit still within range of our forces was a detachment responsible for covering the rear. The Japanese were sacrificing their tail to save their lives; this small force became a scapegoat for the main Japanese army and was completely surrounded and annihilated by our troops. In this fierce battle, our forces consisted of a mere two thousand men, while the enemy, even excluding the multiple reinforcements sent during the final stages, possessed a force of four thousand.