As the shells continued to strike, with the help of the instantaneous light produced by the explosion of the shells, Shinichiro Watanabe could clearly see the situation above the artillery position.

Some of the Imperial Army had been shattered, while many more were still struggling in pain or fleeing from their positions.

The mortars on the position have long been blown to pieces, and I don't know if they can continue to be used when they are assembled.

Shinichiro Watanabe knew that the artillery squadron was completely finished.

At this moment, he finally understood why the 5th Brigade and the 29th Brigade attacked for two days in succession, but they still could not take this enemy position.

I finally understood why the 68th Wing Captain Kawasaki Sadatake and the 34th Wing Captain Inoue Jintu were broken.

It's not that they are incompetent, but that the enemy army is too powerful, almost, if he hadn't left in time, I'm afraid that he would have been wiped out in the enemy's artillery fire, dust to dust, and dust to earth.

At this moment, he looked at Yoshimasa Matsuyama, the co-captain of the 6th Wing, and Takeshi Murakami, the co-captain of the 18th Wing, and his gaze was no longer the same disdain as before, on the contrary, it was more understanding.

After all, only by experiencing the same ups and downs can you understand the sadness of the other party.

There is no doubt that now Shinichiro Watanabe already understands Matsuyama Yoshimasa's sadness and helplessness very well.

In an instant, Shinichiro Watanabe had the idea of retreating, but soon this thought was dispelled by him.

Shaking his drowsy head, Shinichiro Watanabe raised his head again, his eyes no longer had the decadence he had before, but a look of perseverance.

As the Imperial Army of the Great Japanese Empire, it has always been indomitable and will never be stopped by difficulties.

He believed that he would definitely be able to lead LinkedIn's brave Imperial Army to the final victory, and that such a fierce artillery attack by the enemy would never last long, and when the artillery fire ended, it was also the time when he gave the order to attack.

Sure enough, as he expected, the bombardment of the new artillery company did not last long, and it only lasted more than half an hour.

After half an hour, the bombardment began to slowly weaken until it finally stopped completely.

However, the artillery fire stopped, and there were still traces of the shelling on the battlefield; The war is still burning, and countless little devils are still wailing in pain.

Half an hour is not too long, but it is not too short.

However, this half hour was like a lifetime away for Shinichiro Watanabe, half an hour ago he was still full of ambition, but after half an hour, he was as if he was several years old.

Although the face is still resolute, it has a little more vicissitudes.

In the same way, these half an hour was like a world away for those little devils, and the entire battlefield was almost carpet-bombed by artillery batteries.

Countless little devils died in this bombardment, but those who survived were no longer as invincible as before, and more were afraid.

Especially those little devils in the guard brigade, at this time finally knew the horror of this group of enemy troops.

And the little devils of the 5th Brigade and the 29th Brigade have already seen the strength of the coalition officers and soldiers, so they are much more relaxed at this time.

Without the order of the battlefield commander Shinichiro Watanabe, the little devils began to integrate spontaneously and treat the wounded.

Soon, the casualty statistics were roughly counted.

The injured, plus the broken jade, almost reached half of the frightening.

Originally, Shinichiro Watanabe brought more than 1,500 little devils from the guard troops, and the Fifth Brigade and the 29th Brigade combined had about 2,500 people left, adding up to almost 4,000 little devils.

But now, the little devil who still has the strength to fight is only half of it.

Although he had been prepared in his heart, when this battle report really reached his ears, Shinichiro Watanabe was still shocked and shook his body, and he stepped back.

If it weren't for the support of Murakami Bukitchi behind him, I was afraid that he would have been sitting on the ground.

"Watanabe-kun, are you okay?"

Takeshi Murakami hurriedly asked.

"Whew...... Whew......"

Beads of sweat from Shinichiro Watanabe's forehead seeped out and slid down his cheeks, and he gasped several times in succession, and he slowly came to his senses.

He waved his hand and said, "I'm fine." ”

"What's next for us?"

Murakami continued to ask out loud.

Although he was very dissatisfied with Shinichiro Watanabe's attitude before, by this time, everyone had become grasshoppers on the same rope, and he let go of his prejudices.

There were only 2,000 men left, which was far beyond Shinichiro Watanabe's estimate, and he was still sure of breaking through the enemy's position before the battle damage was counted, but now ......

Although the enemy may have run out of shells, the enemy still has more than 200 light and heavy machine guns.

At this thought, Shinichiro Watanabe already knew the outcome of this battle, and they definitely had no chance of victory.

Even if he wanted to pile it with the number of people, there were not so many people at the moment.

And these are the most elite imperial troops of the Great Japanese Empire, how can they be allowed to sacrifice in vain?

Retreat, he will definitely not dare to retreat again.

Looking back at the direction of the Huai River, I couldn't help but roar unwillingly in my heart, if it weren't for the damn Huai River blocking the road of their division's machine gun armored troops, and would it make these hateful officers and soldiers arrogant in front of their Imperial Japanese Army?

But now, there is no point in saying this.

"Matsuyama-kun, Murakami-kun, do you think that with the current strength of our army, there is still a possibility of breaking through the enemy's position?"

"I didn't ...... No. ”

Although Matsuyama Yoshimasa and Murakami Takeshi were full of confidence in themselves and the Imperial Army under them, they could only shake their heads helplessly at this time.

The three of them are relatively silent, and they no longer have the arrogance of the past.

"Your Excellency, Captain!"

At this moment, a loud shout abruptly broke the silence of the moment.

"Huh?"

Shinichiro Watanabe looked at the person who spoke, and couldn't help frowning and asked, "Nani?" ”

"Your Excellency, you don't have to worry too much."

Hearing this, Shinichiro Watanabe's brows couldn't help frowning even tighter.

At this moment, the little devil second lieutenant continued: "Have you forgotten that it is not only our third division that sent reinforcements, but also their ninth and thirteenth divisions have also sent reinforcements. ”

"But so what?"

Shinichiro Watanabe still looked at him with a frown, and asked puzzled.

"Since we are no longer able to break through the enemy's position, it is better not to attack again."

"Yaga!"

When Shinichiro Watanabe heard this, he couldn't help but be furious, and shouted almost violently: "Do you want me to ignore the orders of His Excellency the division commander and the dignity of the Imperial Japanese Army?" ”

"Your Excellency Captain, it's not too late for you to get angry after listening to me."

"Good! Then tell me to listen, if you can't give me a satisfactory explanation, the consequences, you should know! ”

Shinichiro Watanabe suppressed the anger in his heart and said word by word.

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(End of chapter)