And at this time, inside the temporary headquarters of the 186th Division.

"How many more combat-ready soldiers do we need now to fight the Japanese army?"

Li Zhenqiu, commander of the 186th Division, stared at Brigade Commander Chen Shaowu with a solemn face and said worriedly.

"We now have less than two regiments left, and the commander is only me and a small number of company commanders, and platoon commander-level officers! The officers of the regimental commanders and battalion commanders of the other regiments have all been killed, which is completely unexpected for us! ”

"Originally, we were prepared to retreat when the war was unfavorable in order to preserve our strength; But because the Japanese offensive was very ferocious, they surrounded us on all sides; It was already under the indiscriminate bombardment of their aircraft that our troops suffered such heavy casualties. ”

"Divisional commander! I think we'd better find a way to break out right away! Otherwise, I'm afraid we'll all die here! ”

"Because according to the report of our reconnaissance platoon, the Japanese 18th Division has successively transferred most of its strength; Concentrated here in Zengcheng, which we are mainly defending, that is to say, we are now facing the encirclement and annihilation of more than 20,000 elite Japanese troops! ”

Brigade Commander Chen Shaowu responded worriedly.

"What about the 158th Division and the 154th Division, as well as our largest reinforcement, the 63rd Army, and the 462nd Brigade and 922nd Regiment of the General Reserve? How are they doing? Did you repel the Japanese army? ”

Division Commander Li Zhenqiu suddenly asked hopefully.

"They are now fighting against the Japanese army, the 158th Division and the 154th Division have repelled more than 10 crazy Japanese attacks in a row, but their casualties are about the same as ours!"

"As for the 1513th Division under the jurisdiction of the 63rd Army, although the 1514th Division did not suffer many casualties, their anti-Japanese enthusiasm was not very high, and they were always trying to preserve their strength and did not fight to kill the enemy, and even retreated from time to time!"

"Therefore, the Japanese army has occupied the positions they are stationing, and if they launch another round of general attack, I am afraid that they will be able to completely defeat the 1513th Division and the 1514th Division, and smoothly attack the central area of our Zengcheng, and even we will be defeated together!"

"It's dangerous! We're really going to find a way to get out of here right now, Commander! We can't afford to delay like this any longer! Otherwise, it will change later! ”

Brigade Commander Chen Shaowu hurriedly reported and persuaded worriedly.

"I see! I'll have my own idea! By the way, you haven't just reported to me the situation of the 922nd Regiment of the 462nd Brigade, what is the situation of their battle with the Japanese army? ”

Division Commander Li Zhenqiu waved his hand, signaling the other party not to worry.

"They only have less than two platoons left, not much different from being completely annihilated by the Japanese army! And now they have also lost contact with our army, and it is not known whether the remaining remnants of the army are dead or alive! ”

Brigadier Chen Shaowu sighed deeply and replied in disappointment.

"What! How so! How long have they been on the battlefield, it seems that they have not been on the battlefield for two days! How could so many casualties be killed so quickly? ”

Hearing this, the division commander Li Zhenqiu trembled all over, and exclaimed with an incredible face.

Because this is the fastest and worst casualty of the Japanese army since it launched its southward invasion of Guangdong.

Because when most of the Cantonese army saw the Japanese army attacking menacingly, after fighting with many troops for a short time, they either fled, or tried to retreat and fight at the same time.

Sticking to a place for more than two days, or even five days, is rare, if not ever!

"I didn't lie to you, I just rushed over from the defensive position of the 922nd Regiment; Because when I received such shocking news from the headquarters, I was also skeptical, so I went over to see it myself; Who knew that this news was true, because I saw with my own eyes that the place in their defensive position had been occupied by the Japanese army, and a large number of soldiers of the 922nd Regiment had been killed, and it was simply corpses all over the field! ”

Brigadier Chen Shaowu shook his head sadly and said.

"Damn Japs! It seems that we are going to bleed heavily this time, and Zengcheng is probably not long before it will be occupied by them! ”

"And judging from the current war situation, I think our Guangzhou city is also in danger, if Chongqing does not send a large number of reinforcements to assist us in resisting Japan, I am afraid that we will not be able to hold Guangzhou soon!"

Regarding the report of the continuous bad news of Brigade Commander Chen Shaowu, division commander Li Zhenqiu was immediately disheartened.

"Shall we evacuate now?"

Seeing this, Brigade Commander Chen Shaowu immediately said in a hurry.

"Withdraw? I want to too! But don't forget that our Commander Yu has already taken the chief of staff Wang Jun to Zengcheng Dakengbei Village for a day! Now I'm still hiding in the 1513th Division and the 1514th Division! ”

"Otherwise, why do you think the 1513th Division and the 1514th Division are always thinking about preserving their strength and retreating! And not because our commander-in-chief is in their troops! ”

The division commander Li Zhenqiu smiled bitterly and replied helplessly.

"I see! No wonder they are not the same as before, their combat effectiveness has dropped sharply, and they are timidly trying to retreat and preserve their strength! It turns out that the reason is because our commander-in-chief is with them! ”

After listening, Brigadier Chen Shaowu suddenly came to his senses.

"That's it! Let's get ready to evacuate right away! But call our commander before retreating, or you'll be in trouble! As for how to fight for the order to evacuate from above, I am sure you will handle it well, because you also have a lot of experience in retreating! ”

Division Commander Li Zhenqiu suddenly agreed with Brigade Commander Chen Shaowu's evacuation opinion and replied.

"Hmmm! I'll handle it well, and I won't let the Commander-in-Chief punish us for any reason! And our Commander-in-Chief Yu is also a person who likes to preserve strength, so I feel that he will not let us all die here and sit idly by! Otherwise, we are all dead, so where will our Commander-in-Chief Yu go to find someone to be the elite for him to be the capital? ”

After hearing this, Brigade Commander Chen Shaowu suddenly smiled and patted his chest and said.

"Hey! You're really an old fritter! I don't have to worry about you! ”

"That's right! Have you received any new information from Wang Changgui, the small squad leader of our division, and his subordinates, to find out their current whereabouts and situation? ”

In this regard, the division commander Li Zhenqiu was also in a happy mood and said with a bright smile.

"I heard that after they killed a lot of Japanese devils in Baimian Stone Village, Zhengguo Town, they lost their traces again! It seems that they are being pursued by a large force of the Japanese army, and they still don't know their life and death! ”

Brigade Commander Chen Shaowu thought for a moment and told the latest situation he knew.

"Send more men to find his whereabouts at once, and see people in life and corpses in death!" Because our Commander-in-Chief Yu has ordered all troops to notify Wang Changgui and his men as soon as they discover him, and bring them to him! ”

"He's going to give them a personal compliment, and a promotion! and held a press conference to publicly praise him, so that he could become an anti-Japanese hero in the entire city of Guangzhou, and even in the whole of Guangdong, to boost the anti-Japanese morale of the troops in the province! Let us be able to fight bravely to kill the enemy and defend our homeland and country! ”

After finishing speaking, division commander Li Zhenqiu immediately said decisively.

"Don't worry! I will definitely find a way to find him out, because he has earned face for our 186th Division, so even if we can't protect ourselves now, I will try our best to find him out, make him an anti-Japanese hero, and make our 186th Division the most face-saving unit! ”

Brigadier Chen Shaowu immediately saluted a standard military salute and responded loudly.

"That's good! Now, then, you should first go and call our Commander-in-Chief Yu and ask for the order to retreat!" ”

Division Commander Li Zhenqiu nodded with satisfaction and ordered.

"Yes! Teachers! I'll go right away! ”

Brigadier Chen Shaowu continued to respond loudly.

Then he hurriedly turned away and went to complete his mission.

And the division commander Li Zhenqiu, who was left in the temporary headquarters, frowned worriedly, stared at the sand table in front of him, and continued to think about what he had just been thinking about.

As for what it is, only he knows.