Chapter 140: The Power of Faith!

Transmit my orders. Have all the brave soldiers prepare to resume the attack! Wakisaka Jiro let out a long breath and said to an officer beside him.

Hearing this, a troubled expression appeared on the officer's face. He hesitated and said, Lord Regiment Commander, due to the heavy blows previously suffered from the Chinese forces, the soldiers' morale is currently very low and quite pessimistic. If we force an attack, I am afraid the losses will be...

We have no more time! Hearing this, Wakisaka Jiro shook his head, gazed into the distance, and said in a deep voice, Just now, the Divisional Commander expressed his dissatisfaction and even showed a very pessimistic view of our 36th Regiment. If we cannot capture Dingyuan, neither you nor I will be able to bear the Divisional Commander's wrath. You understand his temper! Once targeted by him, neither of us will come to a good end!

Hearing Wakisaka Jiro's words, the officer's expression changed abruptly. With an ugly look on his face, he asked, Does the Divisional Commander intend to... abandon us?

Yes! Wakisaka Jiro said in a deep voice, When I met with the Divisional Commander just now, I already felt a hint of murderous intent. I am afraid that in his heart, we have already become discarded pieces!

Wakisaka Jiro's words turned the officer's face completely pale.

He was Wakisaka Jiro's confidant, and Wakisaka Jiro discussed many matters with him, so he naturally knew what kind of person Yoshika Ryosuke was!

Hearing this at this moment, the officer's expression turned grim, and his body trembled slightly. He looked at Wakisaka Jiro's heavy expression and said in a miserable voice, If that is the case, then this is our last chance?

Hmm!

Receiving this reply, the officer sighed, shook his head, and said, After all, we still cannot escape this tribulation! Since it has come to this, I will go and notify the soldiers right now to prepare for the attack immediately!

Despite mentioning the attack, his expression remained very grim, clearly holding little hope for this assault!

This time, the Divisional Commander said that fighter planes will come to provide support. We can seize the opportunity then. If we can grasp it, perhaps there will still be some chance! Wakisaka Jiro said.

Hajime! I understand! The officer nodded in response.

His expression recovered slightly as well.

With air support, there was still some hope after all, even if that hope was not very large!

But for Wakisaka Jiro and him, this was the last straw for a drowning person, one they had to grasp tightly no matter what!

Soon, the 36th Regiment completed its pre-battle mobilization. Although the soldiers' spirits were very low, the news of air support had been communicated to them, so these little Japanese devils were not entirely resistant to the attack, though their morale remained impossible to lift.

After all, having just barely escaped death from the defending forces, no doubt anyone would be reluctant to face those demon-like opponents again!

Yet, they were now driven to the edge of a cliff. Reluctant as they were, they could not retreat; otherwise, certain death awaited them!

Therefore, they could only press forward, forging a bloody path ahead!

A path to survive!

Brave soldiers! Wakisaka Jiro stood before all the soldiers of the 36th Regiment, shouting loudly in a final pre-battle mobilization, hoping to use it to rouse the soldiers' morale: Soldiers of the Empire, you are the bravest and most fearless soldiers of the Empire!

You carry the aspirations of His Majesty the Emperor for revitalization, and you bear the spirit of Bushido. The future of the Greater Japanese Empire will be forged in your hands! You are the sharp blade of our Empire! Only by your existence can the grand objective of our Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity be realized!

Wakisaka Jiro continued, Now, right before us, there is a group of lowly Chinese people who want to block our plans and sabotage the construction of our grand Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. Brave soldiers of the Empire, tell me, do you agree?

No, we do not agree!

The Japanese soldiers shouted in unison.

Since that is the case, then raise the rifles in your hands, use the bayonets in your grips to kill the enemy, and trample them ruthlessly underfoot! Let them know that any enemy who dares to stand in the way of the Empire will ultimately be crushed to powder by the Empire's war machine!

Brave soldiers, pick up your weapons. The enemy is right ahead. Charge, kill them! Defend your honor! Defend the Bushido spirit within your hearts!

At this point, Wakisaka Jiro drew his command saber, pointed it far into the distance, took a deep breath, and shouted loudly: Long live the Emperor! Long live the Greater Japanese Empire!

Flushed with excitement, the Japanese soldiers shouted in unison in response: Long live the Emperor! Long live the Greater Japanese Empire!

Watching their expressions, Wakisaka Jiro felt a pang in his heart. He knew that after this battle, many of these vibrant, excited lives would surely perish, and countless soldiers would become cannon fodder in this campaign. He felt a lingering sense of pity!

However...

The moment he thought of his own fate, the moment he thought of how he would sink into obscurity if this battle failed, Wakisaka Jiro's eyes instantly turned completely bloodshot!

No!

He had to survive!

He had to survive well!

He had to stand at the highest peak and take control of his own destiny!

As long as he could survive, as long as he could fulfill his ambitions, no matter how many people died, it would be worth it!

Thinking of this, Wakisaka Jiro waved his command saber and shouted at the top of his lungs: Charge!

Banzai!

The Japanese soldiers shouted in unison, their angry roars merging into one. The sound carried far and wide across the entire battlefield, scattering and dissolving even the smoke and clouds in the sky for a moment.

The earth was silent, save for the furious roars of the Japanese soldiers!

All the Japanese devils roared at the top of their lungs, their faces twisted with ferocity.

To defend their so-called Bushido, to defend the so-called Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity, and to defend the glory of their so-called Emperor, they erupted at this moment with the fiercest battle smoke!

While the Bushido spirit believed in by the Japanese devils might seem disdainful to us, it was undeniable that for them, it was a form of faith!

This was the roar of the Japanese military's faith!

The most powerful force in the world is faith!

Faith is formless and boundless, without idols to worship, yet it is the most cohesive force. Two sworn enemies can fight shoulder to shoulder because of faith, and an ordinary commoner can radiate brilliance because of faith.

The power of this faith can make people fearless in the face of challenges, fearless of death, and fearless of any hardships and obstacles!

A person without faith is like a walking corpse; even if alive, they are dead! But with faith, even the most ordinary person, even a beggar, can burst forth with extraordinary might of their own!

Because faith is the purest force in the world!