Nishio Shouzo looked at Seishiro Itagaki with a very serious expression on his face.

Judging from the current situation, it is indeed the best way to abandon the 18th Division and leave the 18th Division to fend for itself, because once any troops are sent to reinforce the 18th Division, then the reinforcements will definitely be completely annihilated by the Chinese troops, which is clear to even Nishio Shouzo.

However, Nishio Shouzo was unwilling to take this responsibility, because the 16th Division was surrounded and annihilated, the commander of the 11th Army, Okamura Ningji, was dismissed, even if this operation had nothing to do with Nishio Shouzo, but he was still reprimanded by Prince Zaihito, the chief of staff, which made Nishio Shouzo dare not have any carelessness.

The 18th Division is very dangerous, and sending troops to rescue the 18th Division is also a great risk, but no matter what, Nishio Shouzo will not watch the 18th Division be completely annihilated.

"Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, even if we report this matter to the base camp, what kind of decision can the base camp make? Unless they are willing to immediately let the Fifth Division and the Tun Mixed Brigade return to Guangdong to fight, this may be able to save the situation in Guangdong. ”

Seishiro Itagaki said helplessly, he knew very well that even if this matter was reported to the base camp, there was no better way there.

Now if we want to avoid the encirclement and annihilation of the 18th Division, unless the 5th Division and the garrison are mixed into brigades and regiments are immediately transferred back and the combat forces of the navy and the 5th Division are concentrated, there is a chance to avoid the encirclement and annihilation of the 18th Division, but Itagaki Seishiro knows very well that the base camp will not transfer the 5th Division and other troops to fight in Guangdong.

Because the current operation in Guangxi is completely to balance the conflict between the navy and the army, and this is a joint operation between the navy and the army, they will not give up easily.

Even if the army agrees, the navy will not easily agree, and on the navy's side, I would like to see the army's jokes.

"Itagaki-kun, we have to report this matter no matter what, as for how the above decides, it is not for you and me to decide. The 18th Division cannot be completely annihilated, at least we must work hard to fight for it, otherwise once the 18th Division is completely annihilated, you and I will be implicated. ”

Nishio Shouzo said in a serious tone, he insisted on sending electricity to the base camp and reporting the situation of the 18th Division.

"Hi, Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief." Seeing Nishio Shouzo's insistence, Itagaki Seishiro could only agree.

Seishiro Itagaki immediately began to arrange for the staff officers to immediately send electricity to the base camp, while he stood in front of the map, staring at the location of Guangdong.

With Itagaki Seishiro's ability, he could probably guess that Guangdong might not be able to keep it, but if reinforcements were sent at this time, there was still some hope.

It's just that the reinforcements that the Japanese army can draw are only the Fifth Division and the Tun mixed brigade regiment that fought in Guangxi, and other units want to be transferred to Guangdong, which is not realistic at all.

At four o'clock in the afternoon of the 15th, in Huaxian County, Guangdong, the fierce battle here is still continuing.

The 21st Independent Air Force of the Japanese Army has just bombed Huaxian, which has brought a certain cost of casualties to both Chinese and Japanese troops, but the Japanese bombers have not been able to achieve their goal of stopping the Chinese troops from continuing to fight.

The three infantry brigades of the 114th Wing have only a few hundred people left so far, and only four of the twelve 105MM mountain guns of the Fourth Artillery Brigade reinforced to them are left.

The troops of the 201st Division in charge of the attack have begun to temporarily stop the attack, and the troops of the Fifth Armored Regiment, the Mechanized Infantry Regiment, and the Armored Infantry Regiment participating in the battle have begun to withdraw from Huaxian County one after another, and according to Sun Weiguo's previous order, the troops of the 201st Division will withdraw from the county seat of Huaxian County at four o'clock in the afternoon to rest and recuperate on the periphery and serve as a reserve, while the troops of the 153rd Division will take over their attack mission.

As the troops of the 201st Division began to withdraw one after another, the 153rd Division, a new force, began to enter Huaxian to fight.

Hundreds of people of the 114th Wing of the Japanese Army faced the attack of thousands of people of the 153rd Division, and their pressure can be imagined, and the time they can hold on has also begun to enter the countdown.

In the center of Huaxian County, the headquarters of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army, at this time, the headquarters of the Japanese division had begun to be transferred, and they were going to the west where they had not been attacked to set up a new division headquarters.

Lieutenant General of the 18th Division, Commander Long Na Chengichi, had already begun to send farewell messages to the headquarters of the 21st Army, and he himself knew that no reinforcements would arrive here, and only death awaited him.

"Your Excellency, the division commander, the Chinese troops have sent troops in again, and at present, the 114th Wing has suffered heavy casualties, and they will not be able to continue to resist the Chinese troops at all. The 124th Wing also paid a lot of casualties, but the position was still in their hands, and on the North City side, the Baggage Wing suffered more than 2,000 casualties, and they were afraid that they would not be able to hold out for too long. ”

Takeda Shou, chief of staff of the 18th Division, came to Jiuna Joichi again, he saluted Jiuna Joichi, and said with a solemn expression.

"Order all the troops to continue to hold their positions, and be sure to deal a heavy blow to the Chinese troops, reinforcements will come soon." Jiunacheng said in a cold tone.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander." Takeda Shou nodded helplessly and agreed, he himself knew that the Japanese troops would not have any reinforcements at all.

After saluting to Guna Joichi, Takeda Shou left the division headquarters directly.

The regimental headquarters of the 18th Division began to be transferred, and at this time, in the regimental headquarters of the 35th Brigade of the Japanese Army, the commander of the Major General Brigade, Sang Ming Teruji, frowned, and he looked ahead.

The 124th Wing and the 114th Wing suffered heavy casualties, and Sang Ming Teruji had already sent out all the troops that could be sent out around him, and there was only one squad around him to be responsible for guarding it now.

"Your Excellency Brigade Commander, the division headquarters has begun to be transferred, and now we must also transfer, if the 114th Wing cannot resist the Chinese troops, then our brigade headquarters will soon be exposed to the guns of the Chinese troops." Chief of Staff Nakasa came to Sang Ming Teruji, and he saluted Sang Ming Teruji and said.

"It is true that there are no Zhina troops in the west, but the Zhina troops must have blocked Huaxian on the periphery, and we have no way back at all. Ordered the troops to prepare for defense, and as soon as the Shina troops rushed over, they immediately entered the combat state, contacted the 114th and 124th wings, and after the position was breached, let them quickly move closer to the brigade headquarters. ”

Sang Ming looked ahead, a solemn expression appeared on his face, and then he began to give combat orders.

"But Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, if we stay here now, we will encounter the ...... of the Shina troops," Chief of Staff Nakasa wanted to continue.