This bastard surnamed Jiang, I have to kill him! ”

Leng Jie, who was personally commanding the front line on the south bank of the Luojiang River, learned that the 99th Division on the right flank had retreated, and he was so angry that he scolded there.

If he weren't on the front line now, he would have rushed to the headquarters of the 99th Division and killed that bastard.

If he was defeated by the Japanese army, Leng Jie would be nothing, but this was a regular retreat, without the order of Jiang Minting, the division commander, who would dare to retreat?

The unauthorized retreat of the 99th Division undoubtedly relieved the Japanese and allowed them to concentrate on attacking the 40th Division, which was under great pressure.

Only one division forced the Japanese army to quickly withdraw from the south bank of the Miluo River to the north bank, and blew up the pontoon bridge on the Miluo River, so that the Chinese pursuers on the south bank could not continue the pursuit.

The 40th Division was also forced to switch from offensive to defensive, and there was a great tendency to drive the 40th Division down the Luojiang River to feed the fish.

By this time, the 40th Division was also a little tired, and with the counterattack of the Japanese army, the situation was precarious.

Fortunately, the 19th Division arrived in time and launched an attack on the Japanese from the north, sharing the pressure of the 40th Division.

The arrival of the 19th Division caused the Japanese to abandon the attack on the 40th Division, and after the main force of the Japanese army withdrew to the north bank of the Miluo River, the Japanese troops responsible for blocking the attack also began to retreat.

Thinking of the commander of the 40th Division in the front, Masanobu Tsuji was very curious.

However, the arrival of reinforcements from the Chinese army prevented him from personally capturing the commander of the Chinese army on the opposite side.

Of course, even if the 19th Division did not arrive, Masanobu Tsuji might not be able to defeat the 40th Division, but he thought he could, which shows his arrogance.

And in this battle, Iwasaki Mino, the captain of the Osa, was actually pressed by Masanobu Tsuji, Nakasa, and it can be regarded as the only one.

Due to the retreat of the 99th Division, the Japanese army was finally able to retreat safely, but of course, the casualties paid were not small.

At least the 47th Wing lost more than half, and the other Japanese troops also suffered a lot of losses.

On the morning of the 30th, a total of 7 Japanese brigades participated in the battle, but in the end the Japanese army withdrew less than 3,000 men.

Although the losses of these 4,000 people were not caused only on the morning of the 30th, from the night of the 29th to the afternoon of the 30th, when the Japanese army retreated, the Japanese army left more than 2,000 corpses on the south bank of the Luojiang River.

Similarly, the 40 Division suffered considerable losses.

By the time the vanguard of the 52nd Army and the 54th Army, which were in charge of the pursuit, crossed the Miluo River, it was already early in the morning of October 1.

By this time, the Japanese army had almost retreated to the Xinqiang River.

Although in the end, the Chinese army still caught up with the Japanese army, but the main force of the Japanese army had already crossed the Xinqiang River at this time, and after eliminating the small group of Japanese troops who had not retreated in time, the Chinese army originally wanted to cross the Xinqiang River to continue the pursuit and recover Yueyang City.

But the Japanese launched a counterattack, and the vanguard of the 52nd and 54th armies of the Chinese army were taken by surprise.

There was no way, Xue Laohu could only order no longer to pursue.

At this time, the Japanese 33rd Division and the Nara Detachment also withdrew, which was equivalent to the situation in northern Hunan returning to the pre-war state except for the occupation of Yueyang by the Japanese army.

Strictly speaking, it was the Chinese army that suffered, after all, it lost Yueyang and Nanchang, and tens of thousands of people were killed and wounded.

The official announcement is 40,000 casualties, but in fact it should be more than that, maybe around 60,000 or 70,000, and the Japanese army is roughly 20,000 to 30,000.

It's just casualties, and there aren't so many of them who really die in battle.

As soon as the battle is over, it is either a reward for meritorious deeds, or a settlement after the autumn.

There is no need to think about it, Jiang Minting's position as division commander was retained and removed, and Deputy Division Commander Gao Kuiyuan was promoted to division commander.

As for whether Gao Kuiyuan has found a way to add fuel to the fire, I don't know.

However, someone found a problem, as if the superiors Leng Jie had scolded were all removed from their posts in the end.

First Li Fangchen, then Jiang Minting, this is the rhythm of who is finished!

But it's not absolute, didn't you see that Luo Guangwen, Que Hanqian and Yang Wenjin all got along with him very well?

"It's really cheap, Jiang Minting, a bastard, is just dismissed!"

Knowing that Jiang Minting was removed, Leng Jie did not relieves his hatred.

If the other side hadn't let the 99th Division retreat in the back, the losses of the 40th Division would have been reduced, which was thousands of casualties.

"Forget it, just because of this incident, it is not enough to punish this person severely." Yang Wenying persuaded.

In this Battle of Changsha, the 40th Division suffered 6,000 casualties and more than 3,000 casualties, which can be regarded as the troops with the largest casualties.

However, the results were good, killing and wounding more than 5,000 Japanese soldiers, equivalent to one-fifth of the Japanese casualties in this battle.

"I'm really afraid of pig teammates in the war, if the 99th Division doesn't retreat without authorization, it is very likely that we will leave tens of thousands of Japanese troops behind.

When the time comes, the forces of more than a dozen divisions will be gathered to attack, and it may not be impossible to achieve another great victory. To be honest, Leng Jie was a little unwilling in his heart.

"There are so many unpredictable things on the battlefield, and on the frontal battlefield, it is difficult to achieve a big victory." Yang Wenjin shook his head and comforted Leng Jie.

It was not that the Chinese army was too poor to achieve a great victory, but because of command problems.

There are too many factions in the national army, and it is easy to have problems with the transfer at critical times, just like the 74th Army, which is replaced by ordinary generals who cannot command at all.

Troops like the 99th Division who escaped from the battle are also a large number of them.

With so many internal problems, it is difficult for ordinary people to calm down internal contradictions and command the army under their jurisdiction without a competent commander.

"Alas, there is no desire to serve the country, but there are too many constraints!" Leng Jie couldn't help but shake his head.

"By the way, I have a message for you first, it has something to do with us!" Yang Wenjing thought of something he had heard from his classmates before, and he felt the need to tell Leng Jie.

"What's the matter?" Leng Jie was a little curious.

"It is said that our 54th Army is going to be split!" Yang Wenjing said in a low voice.

"Split our 54th Army? Why? Leng Jie was a little puzzled.

"It should be that our 54th Army is too strong.

In this battle, our army was in the limelight, with 4 infantry divisions under its jurisdiction, including elite divisions such as the 14th Division and our 40th Division.

It is estimated that this is inappropriate, after all, the 18th Army only has 3 divisions under its jurisdiction. Yang Wenjing analyzed.

"How will that be split? Split into two armies? Leng Jie guessed.

"I don't know, but the rumor has already come out, and it depends on when it will be officially implemented. It is also possible that our division will be transferred out of the 54th Army, and it may also be other units. ”

The reason why Yang Wenying guessed so much was because in his opinion, the 14th Division and the 40th Division should not be suitable for being together, and there would definitely be a transfer.

The 14th Division itself is an old unit of the 54th Army, and there is a great chance that the 40th Division will be transferred, depending on whether it will only transfer the 40th Division or transfer two divisions.

It is also possible that there are other scenarios.

"It doesn't matter, as long as you can fight devils, it's the same everywhere." Leng Jie doesn't care.

Even if he is transferred, he is confident that he will lead a unit with weak combat effectiveness into an elite division.

Of course, being able to stay until the 40th Division is undoubtedly the best choice.