"Sir, the Eighth Route Army has rushed up, mixed with our people, and the troops have no way to assemble here, so they can only fight in place and fight to the death with the Eighth Route Army!" Listening to the increasingly dense gunfire and explosions around him, the adjutant beside Matsumoto reported with a calm face.

Soon, the face became more and more ugly, and finally turned into despair.

Seeing that an Eighth Route Army was either holding a light machine gun or a submachine gun, the dense tongues of fire shot out looked like a fire hedgehog from a distance, and the imperial army would be beaten into a sieve as long as it touched them. This fire hedgehog was invincible all the way, and killed him directly.

The face of despair turned pale with a brush, and he shouted loudly: "It's over, the Eighth Route Army has come to kill~"

"There are so many of them, and the firepower is fierce, and the troops in front can't withstand it! Co-Captain, what do we do next? ”

Matsumoto Daisa's last hope was gone, and he drew his command knife, like a mad lion, and ordered loudly.

"Kill...... All the imperial troops will kill me, and fight to the death with the Eighth Route Army......"

At six o'clock in the morning, the gunfire that had been fired all night finally stopped.

All the troops participating in the battle of the new regiment took advantage of the last two or three hours before dawn to rush to Linfen City. Then he rested well during the day, and continued to fight with the Kato division at night.

Commander Kato, who had been nervous for a night, was completely relieved at this time.

"The division commander is wise, since we arrived at the garrison of the baggage wing, we have not been attacked by the heavy artillery of the Eighth Route Army, and even the infantry attacking us is very few!" In order to alleviate the oppressive atmosphere at the command, the chief of staff complimented him with a sigh of relief.

Ida, who was next to him, added: "According to the reconnaissance report, after the division commander, you led the troops to kill, at least four thousand Eighth Route Army troops appeared nearby and quickly retreated!" ”

"They have been hiding near us for so long and have not moved, it must be to take down our baggage wing."

"If it weren't for the division commander's decisive decision to defend the garrison of the baggage wing, with the strong combat effectiveness shown by the new regiment last night, our baggage wing would definitely have been killed by them and the whole army would have been wiped out!"

"Yaga!" Very unexpectedly, Kato did not smile because of the compliments of the two people, but scolded loudly.

With anger on his tired face, he asked, "Do you think that we have won the battle by keeping the baggage wing!" ”

"Don't forget, we lost all the heavy artillery of the heavy artillery wing......"

"There are also Matsumoto United, Watanabe United, Engineer United, Imperial Concord Army, and so far there has been no news from it!"

As soon as he finished scolding, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the headquarters, and then I saw a Shao Zuo rushing in with a solemn face!

"Report to the chief, Matsumoto United has news!"

"We found the body of Matsumoto Daisa at the Matsumoto Wing station, which was killed by indiscriminate robbery. More than 1,500 corpses of the Imperial Army were also found at the same time! ”

"All the equipment and ammunition in the garrison were captured by the Eighth Route Army, and only the corpses of the imperial army remained!"

"Eight Tooth Road!" Kato scolded.

"The Eighth Route Army is too cunning, and after knowing that there is no way to take down our baggage wing, it directly changes its target and attacks the Matsumoto wing."

Then he stared at Shaozo and continued to ask, "What about Watanabe United?" How are they? ”

"Watanabe Daisa is still alive!" Shao Zuo hurriedly replied.

"He's rushing here with his troops, and he'll be there in a moment. However, the Engineer Wing was completely annihilated by the Eighth Route Army. Also wiped out was the Imperial Allied Army, which was stationed with the Engineer Wing! ”

This time, before Lieutenant General Kato could curse, Watanabe Daisa, who had a face of gunpowder, walked in.

Holding back his anger, he complained when he saw Kato: "Sir, this battle is really too embarrassing!" ”

"On the battlefield in China, it has always been the artillery fire of the imperial army that oppresses the Chinese army. But this time, it was the artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army that pressed the imperial army, and many soldiers were killed by the shells from 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 troop casualties.

Staring at Watanabe Daisa, he asked, "I don't want to listen to that nonsense!" ”

"Matsumoto-kun has already died in battle, and more than a thousand imperial troops of the Matsumoto Wing have been killed by the raiding troops of the Eighth Route Army!"

"The Engineer Wing and three regiments of the Imperial Allied Army were also killed!"

"I want to know how many troops you've brought back. How many troops of our Kato Division can continue to fight. ”

Watanabe Osa hurriedly replied: "Nearly 3,000 people brought over from the humble position...... But! ”

Kato, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly tensed up again, stared at Watanabe and asked, "But what! ”

"Nearly a thousand of these troops are artillerymen, and less than two thousand are infantrymen...... Among them, only more than 800 people belonged to the Watanabe Wing. There are more than 1,000 people left, half of whom belong to Matsumoto United, and half to Ida United! ”

Captain Kato's face suddenly became embarrassed, and he stared at Watanabe and asked.

"In other words, your Watanabe United, with more than 3,300 people before the battle, lost 2,500 people in just one night! How did you command! ”

Watanabe lowered his head and replied, "Sir, calm your anger...... The lowly post was raided by more than a dozen armored vehicles and tanks of the Eighth Route Army, and was also attacked by nearly 100 mortars from their mortar group. ”

Seeing that the head of the division Kato had a calm face and did not speak, Watanabe hesitated for a moment and continued to report.

"And ...... The Eighth Route Army, which attacked us, had more than 4,000 men and great firepower. And our combat forces were very scattered, giving the Eighth Route Army a chance to break through us. If it weren't for the humble duty to quickly gather these troops together, and then concentrate the forces to break through, the humble loss would have been even greater! ”

The face of the commander of the Kato division looked a lot better, and then he shifted his gaze to the chief of staff.

"In one night's battle, how many troops have we lost in total, and how many troops are left to continue fighting!"

"Hey!" The chief of staff replied.

After glancing at the data he had just recorded, he replied: "The main force lost nearly 5,000 men, and the engineer wing was completely wiped out, a total of 1,200 men. The heavy artillery wing lost all artillery and more than eighty percent of the gunners, totaling more than 1,600 men, and the field artillery wing lost 27 artillery pieces and more than 800 gunners......

"The total loss of the imperial army is 8,500 people, and the three regiments of the imperial army are nearly 5,000 people, and the whole army has been wiped out!"

"We still have more than 13,000 people left, including 2,000 artillerymen, more than 2,000 baggage wings, 500 cavalry wings, and more than 8,000 infantry!"

Lieutenant General Kato ordered with a calm face: "The artillery is gone, what's the use of leaving so many artillery!" ”

"Watanabe-kun, the troops you brought back belong to the direct return of the Ida Wing. Belong to Matsumoto United and stay directly and be incorporated into your wing. ”

"Two thousand artillery, only three hundred people are left to be responsible for the remaining field artillery, mountain artillery, and other artillery are all incorporated into the Watanabe Wing!"

"I'll give you two hours to form all three infantry brigades under the wing, and you must also ensure combat effectiveness!"

"Two hours later, we set off, with the Watanabe Wing and the Ida Wing taking the lead, responsible for repairing the road damaged by the Eighth Route Army. Other units followed, protecting the baggage wing and covering the guards. Before dark, be sure to rush to Linfen City! ”

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