The Japanese forces remaining in Beiping City now numbered less than a full battalion. Their Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Yamamoto Kanshima, had been eliminated, and the majority of the puppet troops and puppet police had staged an uprising outside the city walls.
Commander-in-Chief Nie quickly incorporated the surrendered puppet troops and police into his ranks. After clearing the battlefield, he had his men dig a massive pit to bury the Japanese corpses, fearing that decomposition would lead to an outbreak of disease. The ambush had initially seemed destined for failure; the sudden, earth-shattering turnaround left Commander-in-Chief Nie struggling to believe the victory was real even after the cleanup was complete.
"Report, Commander! We found over a dozen tanks on the main road, sliced clean in two by some unknown force. We also found a headless corpse wearing the rank of a general."
Chapter 81