"Sir, the Eighth Route Army has already rushed up and mixed with our people. The troops have no way to gather here. They can only fight on the spot and fight to the death with the Eighth Route Army!" Listening to the increasingly dense gunfire and explosions around him,
The adjutant next to Matsumoto reported calmly.
Soon, his face became more and more ugly, and finally turned into despair.
I saw an Eighth Route Army holding either a light machine gun or a submachine gun. The dense flames shot out looked like a fire hedgehog from a distance. As long as the imperial army encountered them, they would be beaten into a sieve. This fire hedgehog was invincible all the way, directly
Come and kill yourself.
His face turned pale in despair, and he shouted loudly: "It's over, the Eighth Route Army is coming~"
"There are so many of them and their firepower is so fierce that the troops in front can no longer withstand it! Captain, what should we do next?"
Colonel Matsumoto's last hope was gone. He drew his command sword and shouted an order like a mad lion.
"Kill...all the imperial troops will kill me and fight to the death with the Eighth Route Army coming over..."
At six o'clock in the morning, the gunfire that had been going off all night finally stopped.
All the troops participating in the new regiment took advantage of the last two or three hours before dawn to rush to Linfen City. Then they had a good rest during the day and continued to fight against Kato's division at night.
Captain Kato, whose nerves had been tense all night, was completely relieved at this time.
"The division commander is wise. Since we arrived at the baggage regiment station, we have not been attacked by the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery. There are even very few infantry attacking us!" In order to relieve the depressing atmosphere at the headquarters, the staff officer complimented with a sigh of relief.
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Colonel Ida next to him added: "According to the reconnaissance report, after you, the division commander, led your troops to fight over, at least 4,000 Eighth Route Army troops appeared nearby and retreated quickly!"
"They have been hiding near us for so long without moving. They must be trying to capture our baggage regiment."
"If you hadn't made the decisive decision to defend the baggage regiment station, commander of the division, and with the strong combat effectiveness shown by the new regiment last night, our baggage regiment would have been killed by them and the entire army would have been destroyed!"
"Baga!" Surprisingly, Kato's face did not smile because of the two people's compliments, but instead he yelled.
He asked with anger on his tired face: "Do you think we won the battle just because we saved the baggage train?"
"Don't forget, we lost all the heavy artillery in the heavy artillery regiment..."
"There are also the Matsumoto Regiment, the Watanabe Regiment, the Engineer Regiment, and the Imperial Association Army. So far, there has been no news!"
As soon as he finished cursing, there were rapid footsteps outside the headquarters, and then he saw a major rushing in with a solemn face!
"Sir, there is news from the Matsumoto Regiment!"
"We found the body of Colonel Matsumoto at the Matsumoto Regiment. He was robbed and beaten to death. We also found more than 1,500 imperial army corpses together!"
"All the equipment and ammunition in the station were seized by the Eighth Route Army, leaving only the corpses of the imperial army!"
"Bagya Road!" Kato yelled.
"The Eighth Route Army was too cunning. After knowing that it could not capture our baggage regiment, it directly changed its target and attacked the Matsumoto regiment."
Then he stared at the major and continued to ask: "Where is the Watanabe Regiment? How are they?"
"Colonel Watanabe is still alive!" the major replied quickly.
"He is heading here with his troops and will be here soon. However, the Engineer Regiment was completely wiped out by the Eighth Route Army. Also wiped out was the Imperial Association Army stationed with the Engineer Regiment!"
This time, before Lieutenant General Kato could curse, Colonel Watanabe walked in with a smokey face.
Having suppressed his anger, he complained when he saw Kato: "Sir, this battle was really frustrating!"
"On the Chinese battlefield, the artillery fire of the Imperial Army has always suppressed the Chinese army. But this time, the artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army suppressed the Imperial Army. Many soldiers were killed by the artillery shells fired by the Eighth Route Army!"
The battle is over, and Lieutenant General Kato is no longer worried about the specific battle process. At this moment, his only concern is the casualties of the troops.
Staring at Colonel Watanabe, he asked: "I don't want to listen to that nonsense!"
"Matsumoto-kun has died in battle. More than a thousand imperial troops from Matsumoto's regiment were killed by the Eighth Route Army's assault force!"
"The Engineer Regiment and three regiments of the Imperial Alliance Army were also killed!"
"I want to know how many troops you brought back. How many troops of our Kato Division can continue to fight."
Colonel Watanabe quickly replied: "I brought nearly 3,000 people here due to my humble position...but!"
Kato, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly became tense again. He stared at Watanabe and asked, "But what!"
"Nearly a thousand of these troops are artillerymen, and less than two thousand are infantry... Among them, only more than 800 belong to the Watanabe Regiment. Half of the remaining more than a thousand people belong to the Matsumoto Regiment, and half belong to the Matsumoto Regiment.
Ida United!"
Kato Division Commander's face suddenly became embarrassed, and he stared at Watanabe and asked.
"In other words, your Watanabe Regiment had more than 3,300 people before the war, but it lost 2,500 people in just one night! How did you command it?"
Watanabe lowered his head and replied: "Sir, please calm down... The base station was attacked by more than a dozen armored vehicles and tanks of the Eighth Route Army, and was also attacked by nearly a hundred mortars from their mortar group. How could so many troops be defeated?"
Bring it out, I have done my best!"
Seeing that Captain Kato was sullen and silent, Watanabe hesitated and continued his report.
"Also...the Eighth Route Army attacking us has more than 4,000 men and strong firepower. And our combat troops are very scattered, giving the Eighth Route Army opportunities to defeat us. If it weren't for the humble position, they could quickly gather these troops together and then concentrate their forces to carry out the attack.
If you break through, the losses from your humble position will be even greater!"
Division Commander Kato's face looked much better, and then he turned his attention to the Chief of Staff.
"In one night's fighting, how many troops did we lose in total, and how many troops are left to continue fighting!"
"Hi!" replied the chief of staff.
After glancing at the data he had just recorded, he replied: "The main force lost nearly 5,000 people, and the engineer regiment was completely destroyed, with a total of 1,200 people. The heavy artillery regiment lost all artillery and more than 80% of the gunners, a total of 1,600
There were many people, and the field artillery regiment lost 27 artillery pieces and more than 800 gunners..."
"The total loss of the entire imperial army was 8,500 people, and nearly 5,000 people from the three regiments of the Imperial Association Army were completely destroyed!"
"We have more than 13,000 people left, including 2,000 artillerymen, more than 2,000 baggage companies, 500 cavalry companies, and more than 8,000 infantrymen!"
Lieutenant General Kato ordered with a stern face: "There are no more cannons, what's the use of leaving so many artillery troops!"
"Watanabe-kun, the troops you brought back belong to the Ida Regiment and will be reorganized directly. The troops that belong to the Matsumoto Regiment will be left behind and incorporated into your regiment."
"Only 300 of the two thousand artillery troops were left to take charge of the remaining field artillery and mountain artillery. All other artillery units were organized into the Watanabe Regiment!"
"I'll give you two hours to form all three infantry brigades under the regiment, and also ensure combat effectiveness!"
"We will set off in two hours. The Watanabe Regiment and the Ida Regiment will take the lead and be responsible for repairing the roads destroyed by the Eighth Route Army. Other troops will follow up to protect the baggage regiment and cover the security guard. We must arrive in Linfen before dark.
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