"Regimental Commander! The Japs look like they’re trying to sneak away!"
The scouts on the front line quickly noticed something strange about the Japanese forces. Following the retreat order from that old devil Sakai, a force of nearly six thousand men had begun preparing to pull out. News of the successive disasters and the annihilation of over ten thousand of their comrades had spread like wildfire. The soldiers of the 6th Division, who had previously been hungry for battle and full of murderous intent, were now too terrified to remain. To speed up their retreat, they abandoned large amounts of heavy equipment, not daring to waste a single second.
"What?! Since when did these Japs become such cowards?! Quick! Inform the Brigade Commander!"
Chapter 328