Other departments are also quiet. No one dares to make a loud noise.
If you have nothing to do, walk less.
If you have to walk, don't do it lightly. No matter how light you are. Even lighter.
Otherwise, if the army chief of staff gets angry or the army commander gets angry, the consequences will be disastrous. Maybe, you will be sent to the front line directly. Then you will be dead.
So unlucky.
Bad news again.
The latest news is bad news.
There is no good news. All is bad news.
Either here or there.
Many staff members feel that the past few months have been particularly difficult.
Every minute, every second is like a year.
There seemed to be a sword hanging above their heads. It fell down at some point and stabbed their necks with blood.
Sometimes, I even have the idea of asking to die on the front line.
Instead of suppressing the desire to die in the staff headquarters, it is better to go to the front line and really die in battle.
But then I thought about it...
Forget it. I don’t really want to die. If I go to the front line, I will really die.
Since the destruction of the Sakata Regiment, the number of Japanese soldiers killed in battle has been calculated in terms of regiments. Now there are several regiments.
Sakata, Matsui, Horikawa, Kasahara, Kumagawa...
There are five regiments.
One regiment is 3,000 men. Five regiments is 15,000 men.
To be honest, when the Japanese army occupied the entire Jin Province, so many people did not die.
Before, the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade was almost completely wiped out. Now, the 4th and 5th Independent Mixed Brigades also suffered heavy losses. The combined losses of the three brigades were close to 10,000 people.
There are also other scattered losses. The Japanese army must have lost more than 25,000 troops in recent months!
That’s all a main division! One division is gone!
"How is the situation at Fanzhuang Station?"
"It's still in the hands of our army."
"well……"
Saburo Saito finally heard some good news.
The Japanese army still controls the railway station, which means that the railway line is still open. In other words, the Japanese army can still use the railway line to maneuver quickly.
However, it is useless if the railway line is open. The First Army no longer has mobile troops.
Yoshio Shinozuka is already the polished commander.
All the troops that can be mobilized have been mobilized.
At present, there is only one regiment of Japanese regular troops left in Taiyuan.
There is only one alliance!
If Tubal Road besieged Taiyuan on a large scale...
what to do?
what to do?
Saburo Saito could only come to Yoshio Shinozuka.
"Report to Peking."
"Just say that the First Army has tried its best."
"Please provide tactical guidance from the Front Army Headquarters."
Yoshio Shinozuka said calmly.
Please help!
The First Army has been unable to handle it.
The 108th and 109th Divisions are both under the jurisdiction of the front army. Only Shun Tada can command them.
It's up to them whether they come or not!
Anyway, as the commander of the army, I am already ready to be destroyed.
He wipes his saber every day to keep it sharp enough. If it is used for dissection, he hopes it will be smoother...
"Tie!"
The staff officer immediately sent a report.
Peiping received it soon.
It was Miyano's turn to frown and hold the telegram without saying a word.
Asking for help again.
Will ask for help.
Besides asking for help, what else can you do?
Does your First Army have no rescue force? There are no troops in Taiyuan?
clam down……
Okay. The First Army is indeed incapable.
Even the 29th Division is in great danger now. It may be surrounded by Tubal Road at any time.
Miyano once considered withdrawing the 29th Division to Taiyuan.
However, Tada Shun did not approve.
Itagaki Seishiro also did not approve.
Withdrawing the 29th Division would be tantamount to admitting the defeat of the Japanese army.
The Japanese army was absolutely unwilling to accept this.
In particular, the German allies were unstoppable in Europe, and France was defeated one after another. If the Japanese army suffered consecutive defeats, they would be looked down upon by their allies.
Face is sometimes very important.
Especially in the current situation.
Since we can't retreat, what should we do? Sit back and watch three brigades being wiped out? And bring a heavy artillery regiment?
Of course not.
In the end, you still have to figure it out yourself.
The 108th and 109th Divisions must enter the battlefield. They must assist the First Army in combat.
To fill the vacancies in troops in the Pingjin area, we still have to ask the base camp to find a way.
The mobile forces in Central China are all within the establishment of the 11th Army. The commander of the 11th Army is Okamura Neiji. It is estimated that he will not let it go easily.
In fact, once the divisions of the 11th Army are transferred away, it means that the pressure on Chongqing will be reduced. It will no longer be possible to maintain the offensive against Chongqing.
what to do?
The best way is to mobilize troops from within the country.
Or mobilize several divisions from the Kwantung Army establishment. The premise is that the commander of the Kwantung Army, Umezu Yoshijiro, agrees.
Come find Jun Tada.
Tada Jun is also worried every day.
Under the operation of some people, the pressure of failure on the front line was transferred to Shun Tada and Seishiro Itagaki.
What an inexplicable reason.
In particular, Shun Tada became the person directly responsible and was questioned by the base camp.
Although he has not been severely punished for the time being, he is not included in the list of candidates to be promoted to general within this year.
This is an obvious punishment measure. Of course Tada Shun is depressed.
Seeing that the general is just one step away!
It was later learned that Isamu Yokoyama and War Minister Hideki Tojo had joined forces. This was a very troublesome matter.
Hideki Tojo, nicknamed Tojo Razor, is a very vengeful person.
It just so happened that Tojo and Itagaki Seishiro couldn't get along. As a result, Tada Shun was also affected and depressed.
"Order the 108th Division to rescue the 29th Division."
"Order the 109th Division to rescue Ping'an County."
Tada Shun made a decision.
Miyano said there was no problem.
The two main divisions are moving forward separately. What's the problem?
Tubal Road's troop strength has also reached its limit. Can it still hold up two main divisions?
impossible!
so……
Tubal Road can only be withdrawn in the end!
Otherwise there is only death!
…
"Second Battalion Commander!"
"Second Battalion Commander!"
Zhang Chu came to Shen Quan.
The situation of the second battalion commander is not very optimistic.
Although it was only the thigh that was injured, the blood flow continued. It may have been an artery that was injured, but it was not a large artery. Otherwise, he would have died long ago.
He found a piece of clean cloth and helped to bandage it. Then he helped Shen Quan up.
"The battle is over?"
"No."
"There's no more gunshots..."
"Snapped!"
Before he finished speaking, a gunshot was heard.
But there was only one sound, and then it was quiet again. It was probably the sound of reloading the corpse of the Japanese invader.
The Japanese invaders were defeated and no longer had the ability to collect the corpses.
Therefore, the Eighth Route Army had to clean up the Japanese corpses left on the battlefield.
"The battle is over?"
"No."
"Really do not have?"
"The Japanese invaders have retreated to Ping'an County. We must continue to attack."
"ah……"
Shen Quan suddenly became anxious.
The Japanese invaders have retreated. You still say the battle is not over yet?
According to what you say, as long as the Japanese invaders do not withdraw from China, the fighting will not end for a day...
"battalion commander!"
"battalion commander!"
At this time, the soldiers from the second battalion also came back one after another.
Everyone's body was covered in jet black, like smoke and fire. Many people were also covered in paint and blood stains.
Chen Quan's heart sank.
Past combat experience told him that in such a fierce battle, there would probably not be many men left in the Second Battalion.
Before the war started, the Second Battalion had more than 530 men, which was relatively large. But later, casualties continued, and there were only less than 450 men.
After a series of killings just now, I wonder if there are still two hundred people alive?
Victory is all bought with blood.
"Two treasures!"
"arrive!"
"How many people are there in our second battalion now?"
"Battal Commander, we haven't counted the number of people yet!"
"Hurry up and do the statistics. Once you have done the statistics, come and tell me right away."
"yes!"
Erbao left in a hurry.
Find each battalion commander. Each battalion commander then finds the platoon leader.
After all the operations, more than half an hour had passed. The final statistics showed that there were still 280 people in the Second Battalion.
"Battal Commander, maybe someone hasn't counted them yet."
"There are so many more..."
Shen Quan breathed a sigh of relief.
Incomplete statistics, there are still 280. Then there are at least 300 left.
so far so good.
The casualties were not as great as I thought.
The seeds of Erying are still there.
As long as your vitality is not damaged, you can continue fighting.
Last time, our Second Battalion conquered Ping'an County. This time, our Second Battalion still wants to be the vanguard!
"Shenquan!"
"Shenquan!"
But it was Kong Jie who came.
Liu Ying was also followed behind.
Zhang Chu:???
Huh? What's going on?
A husband and wife team appears?
"Consultant Zhang!"
"Consultant Zhang!"
Liu Ying hurried towards him.
Zhang Chu understood. It turned out that Liu Ying came to see his brother.
Liu Bang had only been in the army for three days, but he already encountered such fierce battles. He also followed the tanks into battle himself. How could his sister feel relieved?
"Liu Bang is fine!"
"Not a hair fell out."
Zhang Chu replied.
Liu Ying felt relieved now.
"Where are the others?"
"Hey, over there."
Zhang Chu pointed behind him.
Liu Bang was in a daze on the battlefield.
I guess I have never seen such a tragic battlefield.
The corpses of the enemy and ours were intertwined with each other.
Although there were many corpses of the Japanese invaders, there were also many corpses of the Eighth Route Army.
For Liu Bang, who was on the battlefield for the first time, such a strong impact would probably be something he would never forget.
No one tried to persuade him.
You have to bear this thing by yourself. Those who can't bear it will be eliminated.
"I gonna go see!"
"good!"
Zhang Chu nodded.
Liu Ying then walked towards Liu Bang.
"quick!"
"quick!"
At this time, a large number of local armed forces also arrived.
After every war, local armed forces are responsible for cleaning the battlefield, burying the remains of martyrs, and collecting the corpses of the enemy.
For them, it was also a very big impact.
Those who can bear it will pass the test. Those who can't bear it will be eliminated.
Over there, Kong Jie was learning about the casualties of the Second Battalion.
Kong Jie was also very happy to learn that there were still 300 people in the Second Battalion. He also thought that the Second Battalion would definitely suffer heavy casualties.
Unexpectedly, the Second Battalion was still capable of fighting again.
That's good.
The independent regiment still has the ability to continue fighting.
You can continue to attack the city!
"Replenish the staff immediately!"
"We have to continue the attack!"
"Strive to capture Ping'an County before the Japanese reinforcements arrive!"