"General, Major General Getulio sent a telegram. The Han army occupied Villarrica first. The 9th Division has insufficient troops and the attack has been frustrated. Please ask the general to send troops for reinforcements."
At the port of Duguayzu, an officer ran into the temporary headquarters and reported to Lieutenant General Rodriguez.
"Idiot! There are ten thousand people in the Ninth Division! How come they fell behind the Han army and allowed the Han army to seize Villarrica in advance!"
Lieutenant General Rodriguez grabbed the telegram with one hand and said angrily: "Is Major General Getulio a pig? Has he forgotten the death order I gave him! Villarrica must be captured in advance, even if the Han army takes the lead
If the Ninth Division enters there in one step, he must lead his troops to take Villarrica back!"
"Major General Getulio explained in the telegram that he organized an attack as soon as he entered the forward position of Villarrica, but was defeated by the Han defenders. Their men also suffered more than 500 casualties.
people."
"More than 500 people were killed or injured in one attack? Then in his first attack, he sent a total of many soldiers?"
"More than three battalions, with a total of more than 1,700 people."
"Asshole! He has 10,000 men, why did he only send 1,700 men to attack!"
Lieutenant General Rodriguez noticed the anomaly in the telegram! His anger quickly rose in his heart: "I don't care what ridiculous excuses General Getulio made up to deceive me. In short, I only have one request for him. He must get it before early tomorrow morning.
Go down to Villarrica, otherwise, I will apply to Marshal Peixoto to immediately remove him from the post of commander of the Ninth Division!"
"General, what should we do with General Getulio's request for reinforcements?"
"3,000 soldiers will be transferred from the remaining troops in Guajira to the port of Duguaisu. Our current troops will leave 1,000 soldiers. All other troops will set off in two hours and rush to Villarrica overnight to support the 9th Division headquarters.
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General Rodriguez vented his dissatisfaction with Major General Getulio, then quickly controlled his emotions and said rationally: "Also, send a report to Marshal Peshoto and the President, and inform them of Bing Mingbia.
The situation of Ricardo's loss of envoy reminded them to pay attention to the changes in the Han army's combat effectiveness, weapons and equipment, etc., and at the same time, they requested Marshal Peixoto to resume the normal supply of supplies to the Paraná Basin Front Army and send at least 10,000 additional troops.
Reinforce our army in the battle."
"Yes! General!" The staff officer carefully wrote down the combat order dictated by Rodriguez, and then quickly turned around and left the temporary headquarters...
"General, after receiving a telegram from General Rodriguez, General Rodriguez orders you to immediately resume the attack on the Han defenders and be sure to capture Villarrica before tomorrow morning."
In a spacious camp east of Villarrica, Major General Getulio was having dinner with a group of officers. However, during the meal, he received an order that was very unfavorable to him.
"What? Didn't General Rodriguez see my explanation?"
"Several important factors for the failure of the attack were added to the telegram, and General Rodriguez must have seen it."
"Since he saw our explanation? Why did he give such a stupid order?"
"In the telegram, General Rodriguez did not explain why he issued the order to continue the attack. He only mentioned that if you do not comply with his order, he will, in the name of the supreme commander of the Paraná River Basin Front,
I request Marshal Peixoto to immediately remove you from your post as commander of the 9th Division, and at the same time request the military court to intervene and continue to hold you responsible for the failure of the offensive."
"What an arrogant war lunatic! Why did he force the soldiers of the Ninth Division to die even though he knew that the Han defenders had great firepower?"
Major General Getulio said angrily: "I will not accept such a ridiculous combat order!"
"General, General Rodriguez is preparing to lead his troops to join us. If you do not obey his combat orders, it may be detrimental to you when he leads his troops to the front line of Villarrica."
Several close confidants around him spoke to persuade him.
"After all, General Rodriguez is the supreme commander of the Paraná River Basin Front. Directly disobeying his combat orders will leave a bad impression on you in the eyes of Marshal Peshoto and the President, which will be very detrimental to you.
"
"Hmph, I'm not worried about my own future, but I'm angry at General Rodriguez's cold-blooded approach. He didn't even think about the lives of the 10,000 soldiers of the 9th Division. He only knew how to send the soldiers away.
Under the enemy's gunfire, pave the way for his promotion!"
Major General Getulio said dissatisfied: "That bastard Rodriguez will pay the price for his reckless order sooner or later!"
"Colonel Gaspar, this time in full compliance with General Rodriguez's combat instructions, ordered the Fourth Regiment, Sixth Regiment, Artillery Regiment, Cavalry Company and other units to complete their repairs, and launch a full-scale attack on Villarrica in an hour!"
Although Major General Getulio was still dissatisfied with Rodriguez's order, under the persuasion of his officers, he finally made the decision to launch a full-scale attack.
The order to launch a full-scale attack has not yet been issued to the various combat units at the grassroots level. The soldiers of the Seventh Company of the Fourth Regiment of the Ninth Division of the Brazilian Army are still discussing the gains at noon today with great expectation.
"In my opinion, the guys in the logistics and transportation troops have not fully fulfilled their responsibilities. Since we switched to land, they have not supplied us with a normal amount of food once, making us worry about food problems while fighting. We don't even have a single ounce of food.
I never received any sausages or canned meats, and the staple food was bread as hard as a rock every day. There were rifles placed everywhere in the military camp, but it’s a pity that you can’t eat them!”
A tall soldier complained.
Another deliberately young soldier with a high nose also stared and said: "But the guys in the logistics and transportation unit must be very popular!"
"Don't worry! Things will be better once you enter Asunción, where you can find all kinds of gold, silver, property and delicious food."
"Women also have it."
A soldier in his forties or fifties, his face covered with wrinkles and scars, he no longer looked sexy, but he was still thinking about women.
"There shouldn't be many women. I heard that most of the young women in Paraguay have gone to the hateful Oriental countries. If you have the courage to go to the Oriental territory, you might be able to grab a few beautiful women."
"That's such a shame."
When the middle-aged soldier heard about the Han Dynasty, his excitement suddenly dropped by half.
"Although there are not many young women, there will always be gold, silver jewelry, antiques and other property. If I can enter the city of Asunción, I will definitely bring more back to my country, and then marry a beautiful wife, two of us together
Running an antique store in the city of Rio de Janeiro.”
"When I enter Asunción, the first thing I have to do is rush into the pastry shop!"
"Baird, what store are you going to?"
"I go to camera stores and watch stores."
"Don't you have a watch?"
"I've been collecting these things for fun recently."
"I want a camera made in China. You guys can get me one too. I'll get you some snacks."
After imagining the bright prospects of occupying Asunción, several soldiers, perhaps out of the desire to kill boring time, shifted the focus of the conversation to the three of Barsa Romu.
"In our company, Bartholomew, Bancroft, and Griet are veterans at doing this kind of thing. No matter what you ask them to do, they can get it done. But, strange to say, maybe
They eat a lot of sweet rice cakes and adzuki bean porridge, so when it comes to fighting, we will count them three as the cowards."
"Every time a battle started, the three of them would find various reasons to stay behind and not be able to do anything. But as soon as they arrived at the garrison, he would be of great use. In collecting items, he was the most useful of the three of them in the company.
.”
"The three of them are despicable, selfish, and annoying, but these three bastards are really capable at this point. They are pretty good. That kid Bud is even worse. He has never been on the battlefield.
He is a warrior who has never heard the sound of bullets, which is amazing. But he can plausibly say everything he does, but in fact he is just a wildcat and a miser who has no effect at all. If Asuncion is captured, he will definitely say that he conquered it. Then he will definitely do it again.
When we return to the company, there is really nothing we can do against him."
"Oh, don't talk nonsense. They said that as long as Asuncion is defeated, we can return home in triumph and have whatever we want. Let us work harder. But is the Han army really that easy to fight?
This evening, those unlucky guys from the Sixth Battalion of the Second Regiment attacked the forward position of Villarrica, but more than half of them were killed or injured."
"Yes, I heard that Lieutenant Badlov, who directly commanded the battle, died on the battlefield."
A soldier lowered his voice and said: ""The commander of the ninth company of the second regiment is really a lucky guy. He broke his leg just after he entered the battlefield."
""Major Barrows had better luck. He had been standing on the front line and commanding, but he didn't suffer any damage at all."
"This is the scariest thing. Major Barrows is not trustworthy at all. When he is not fighting, he shows off his power in front of the soldiers all day long. Once he arrives on the battlefield, he gives up all the responsibility of commanding the battle to his officers."
"Because he's just a 25-year-old kid who came in through a relationship." A soldier said contemptuously.
"But look at Lieutenant Badlov. Lieutenant Badlov is only 26 years old, but he is so brave!"
"But Lieutenant Badloff died, Captain Prudente and Major Burroughs survived."
It was still the middle-aged soldier with an aging face. As soon as he opened his mouth, all the other soldiers stopped discussing...
"Bancroft, those bastards are talking bad about us to our faces again!"
Bartholomew, who was sitting on the other side, said angrily: "They are not any braver than us! Why are they always laughing at us? If I had known they were such bastards, I shouldn't have given them the dessert I grabbed at noon today."
eat!"
"Okay, Bartholomew, let them go. It's important to stay alive on the battlefield. As long as we are lucky enough to survive until the end of the war, there will be a better life waiting for us in the future. There is no need to argue with them over trivial matters."
Bancroft exhorted.
"There is a way as you said, and we won't argue with them."......
