Chapter 132: Counting the Casualties

(Maopu Chinese) Liu Hanjie, commander of the 15th Division, was born in the infantry section of Yunnan Jiangwutang, and was particularly good at positional warfare and defense. Please search (%¥¥) to see the most complete! The fastest update

This time Liu Hanjie received the order that made him feel like he was in the middle of it, and at the same time he began to be very curious about Fu Zhiyong, Liu Hanjie didn't know how Fu Zhiyong, a little-known person, knew that what he was good at was defensive operations, maybe it was a coincidence.

"Commander, what does this Fu Zhiyong want to do like this? Could it be that he wants to eat the landing force of the little devils with these forces in our hands? The colonel officer asked Liu Hanjie puzzled.

"It's impossible to eat them all, but it's true that we want to drive them down the river, as long as there is a little devil on the land, then it will be difficult for us to sleep peacefully, but...... I really can't guess what Fu Zhiyong thinks. Liu Hanjie grinned lightly and said self-deprecatingly.

"Commander, what do you mean by that?" The colonel asked a little confused.

"The command of Xingang this time was planned by Fu Zhiyong, you already know this very well, but there is one thing you don't know." Liu Hanjie sold a pass and said.

"What's the matter? Teachers. The colonel's officer was even more puzzled after hearing Liu Hanjie's words.

"You don't know what he actually said when he saw Commander Li, he actually persuaded the commander to give up Jiujiang City, and sing a big drama to the little devil to encircle Wei and save Zhao, to be honest, if we have enough troops and weapons, this is really a pretty good idea, but unfortunately, our current troops and equipment This method is too risky, and if we are not careful, we will be self-defeating and fill ourselves in, but if that is the case, give me a formed division, I promise not to let a little devil step past my position. Liu Hanjie said with a sigh.

"Shhh...... This person named Fu Zhiyong is not small! If these words are said, if it is not good, it will be a big crime to shake the hearts of the army, this is a matter of losing his head, this Fu Zhiyong will not be afraid? The colonel's officer gasped when he heard this, and sighed with a sigh.

"If you were asked to say this, would you dare?" Liu Hanjie looked at the colonel officer and asked.

"This ......" The colonel's officer immediately stopped talking after hearing Liu Hanjie's question, and said in his heart that if he was replaced by himself, he would definitely want to protect himself, how could he say this kind of disobedience to the will of the peak, not to say it to the army commander, even to a big-headed soldier, if this reached the ears of the Military Justice Department, he would not be shot immediately, at least this colonel would not have to do it.

"Okay, I know you don't have the guts, even if it were me, I wouldn't dare to say it so bluntly." Liu Hanjie patted him on the shoulder and said.

Both of them thought in their hearts, if it was themselves, would they really dare to say it so bluntly......

The battle of Xingang was fought from morning to noon, and from noon to dusk, the casualties of the ** and the Japanese army were very huge, the troops on both sides repeatedly fought for each other in this open land, and the corpses of the soldiers were everywhere, and the land and grass in many places had been stained with blood red, which looked so dazzling and bloody.

The originally flat grass was bombed by Japanese naval guns of various calibers, and there were craters of all sizes everywhere, and the flying mud almost covered the turf, and at a glance it was all black and swarthy soil, and even a square meter of grass could not be seen.

In this day's battle, the Japanese 96 carrier-based attack planes also flew more than 20 sorties, and Fu Zhiyong's village and the 15th Division's blocking troops were all taken care of by the Japanese Type 96 carrier-based attack planes, and almost two-thirds of the bombs were dropped on these two positions, which really brought a lot of trouble to Fu Zhiyong and Liu Hanjie, and Liu Hanjie's regiment's defensive line was almost broken through by the Japanese landing force that took the opportunity to pounce. Maybe the little devil will really succeed.

Fortunately, Fu Zhiyong did not follow Liao Peng's advice and transferred his reserves from Liu Hanjie, otherwise Fu Zhiyong and they would have lost this battle.

After a day, the troops that Fu Zhiyong could command seemed to have been blown by a hurricane, the strength of the troops was reduced by a large margin, and all the casualties had already exceeded 3,000, and the three battalions of the 11th Division and Wu Guowei had the greatest casualties, and only about half of the troops on the east side that could still fight at this time were left with insufficient troops, and Wu Guowei's three battalions also exceeded three hundred people, and half of the battalion had been filled.

Although the Japanese side had the fire support of large-caliber naval guns and carrier-based attack aircraft, the number of casualties had already exceeded 1,000.

After all, even if the Japanese army's marksmanship is accurate, it can't withstand the intensive strafing of several times more than their ** troops, even if they shoot indiscriminately, they can also be blinded by so many bullets, everyone is lying on the unobstructed grass to shoot, if the casualties are not large, then there will be ghosts.

"Commander, the little devil seems to have retreated." At this time, a soldier stood next to a ruined wall and reported to Fu Zhiyong.

"It's all hour, if the little devil doesn't collect the troops anymore, Lao Tzu will withdraw the troops, He Xue, send a telegram to the 11th and 15th divisions, ordering them to stand by and rescue the wounded as soon as possible, keep enough personnel on the front line to stay on guard, and all troops will rest and have dinner, tonight is the main event, we must let the officers and soldiers of all units rest well, and transfer Wu Guowei's three battalions back to me." Fu Zhiyong replied angrily, then turned around and gave an order to He Xue.

After the fierce battle of this day, Fu Zhiyong, like all the soldiers who participated in the battle, did not eat a drop of water, let alone lunch, whether it was the officers and soldiers fighting on the front line or Fu Zhiyong, in the face of the continuous attacks of the Japanese army, they did not have the slightest chance to rest, they could only withstand the Japanese attack for as long as they wanted, and even Wu Guowei and the 11th Division, who took the initiative to attack, did not withdraw to take a breath.

Fu Zhiyong's current village is about to become a ruin at this time, and it is almost impossible to find a complete house under the blow of the extended Japanese artillery fire and the indiscriminate bombardment of the Type 96 carrier-based attack aircraft.

"Yes, Commander. Immediately execute the order and send a report......" He Xue immediately ordered the radio signal soldier after receiving the order.

"You're in charge of taking care of it here, and I'll take a look at the front." After Fu Zhiyong explained to He Xue, he grabbed the helmet on the side and put it on his head, tidied up his armed belt, and walked quickly towards the middle defense line where Liao Peng was......

"Captain!" As soon as the new group of soldiers who were resting in place at this time saw Fu Zhiyong coming, they all stood up again and saluted and said,

Although the soldiers' posture was fairly standard, it could be felt from their faces and voices that they were extremely tired at this time, and many soldiers had chapped lips due to lack of water.

"Well, the brothers have worked hard, what about Deputy Head Liao?" Fu Zhiyong asked the soldiers after returning a military salute.

"Deputy Regiment Commander Liao and Battalion Commander Yu Hua are inspecting the defense line in front." One of the soldiers immediately replied to Fu Zhiyong.

"Well, I'll go to the front and take a look, the brothers have a good rest, we still have to be busy tonight, and dinner will be delivered in a moment." Fu Zhiyong nodded and walked forward by himself after speaking......

"Hurry up, hurry up...... Carry the wounded down and watch your head! "Dig a little deeper here! Over there, put that wall up! Hold it down, don't blow it up with a shell. "Liao Peng, Yu Hua, Zhang Dali and others respectively commanded the troops to treat the wounded in various places, and rushed to repair the fortifications, although each of them was very tired, but they still insisted on commanding the troops.

"Liao Peng! Zhang Dali! After Fu Zhiyong came nearby, he waved to Liao Peng and Zhang Dali and shouted.

"Captain!" Liao Peng and Zhang Dali turned around and saw Fu Zhiyong coming, and immediately walked over quickly.

"How is Chen San's injury?" Fu Zhiyong stretched out his hand and grabbed Zhang Dali's arm and asked.

"The third son has been sent to the city, and the back of his head has been opened by shrapnel, although the injury is not light, but it is not critical, and he will be fine after recuperating for a while." Zhang Dali's eyes turned a little red when he thought of Chen San, and he took two deep breaths before saying to Fu Zhiyong.

"Well, I'm relieved that Chen San is fine, how about the casualties of the brothers?" As soon as Fu Zhiyong heard that Chen San was nothing serious, he let go of his hanging heart a lot, being injured was nothing to them soldiers, as long as the person was not dead or disabled, it was not a big deal.

"Zhang Dali's light artillery battalion suffered one hundred and fifty-three casualties; Zhao Hu's assault reconnaissance company suffered forty-six casualties; Zhang Weidong's battalion suffered eighty-seven casualties; Yu Hua's second battalion suffered the largest casualties, with nearly 260 casualties...... There is no news about Wu Guowei's third battalion, and the specific casualties are not yet known, but they should be indispensable, after all, they are the troops who took the initiative to attack. Liao Peng sighed and reported the casualties of the troops, although it seems that the casualties of each unit are not very large, but if you add up the total casualties have exceeded five hundred, accounting for almost two-fifths of Fu Zhiyong's entire troops.

"The total number of casualties is already more than 500 people...... What about the withdrawn defenders? Fu Zhiyong's heart tightened when he heard this, and he hurriedly continued to ask.

"There are less than 300 defenders left." Liao Peng sighed and said.

"What is their morale? Liao Peng, according to your judgment, if they attack at night tonight, will they still have the ability to fight? Fu Zhiyong thought for a moment and asked again in a deep voice.

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