Listening to Ge Haifeng's report and looking at the map of Huaxian County, although Sun Weiguo's expression on his face was calm, in his heart, he was very anxious.

The troops of the 201st Division, the Honorary Fourth Division, and the Provisional Sixth Division, which are currently fighting in Huaxian County, are all led by Sun Weiguo, and he does not want these troops to suffer heavy losses.

Especially the 201st Division troops, this is Sun Weiguo's last hole card, this unit is now destroyed by one tank, there will be one less, Sun Weiguo has no tanks to replenish.

"What about the casualties of the troops of the 201st Division?" Sun Wei asked solemnly in Chinese.

"Commander-in-chief, since the 5th Armored Regiment of the 201st Division has lost 25 tanks since it entered the war, only 50 tanks can participate in the battle, the armored infantry regiment has lost 14 armored vehicles, the mechanized infantry regiment has lost 30 trucks and motorcycles, the armored artillery regiment has not suffered any losses for the time being, and more than 300 officers and soldiers of the 201st Division have been killed and wounded."

When Ge Haifeng heard Sun Weiguo's inquiry, he immediately made a report and said that Ge Haifeng was very clear about these things.

After Sun Weiguo heard this loss report, his brows furrowed tightly, even if Sun Weiguo knew that he could not continue to replenish the loss of tanks, he would not be too distressed, the most distressing thing for Sun Weiguo was the loss of the officers and soldiers of the 201st Division, these officers and soldiers all have a certain level of education, they are all treasures.

Staring at the map, Sun Weiguo planned to withdraw the troops of the 201st Division in his heart, this army could not bear too many losses, this was Sun Weiguo's idea.

It's just that now although Sun Weiguo commands a lot of troops, he must balance the various departments, otherwise there will inevitably be internal conflicts.

"Invite Commander Peng Zhifang of the 153rd Division." Sun Weiguo gave the order.

The herald immediately saluted Sun Weiguo, and then quickly ran outside.

After a while, Peng Zhifang, the commander of the 153rd Division, came to the military headquarters of the Ninth Army, and he saluted Sun Weiguo: "Commander-in-chief." ”

"Commander Peng, the 201st Division has already suffered some casualties, and we will continue to attack Guangzhou after we take Huaxian, Huaxian is just a drop in the bucket, and the real vicious battle is still to come, so I am ready to replace your 153rd Division with the 201st Division, and in the later operations, the 201st Division, an armored force, will also undertake more important combat tasks, I hope Commander Peng can understand."

Sun Weiguo returned the salute to Peng Zhifang, and he looked at Peng Zhifang sincerely and said.

The 153rd Division was a unit of the Cantonese Army, and now that Sun Weiguo was fighting on the borders of Guangdong, he had to carefully handle the relationship with the Cantonese Army.

Even if Sun Weiguo forcibly asked Yu Hanmou to dispose of Liang Shiji, the commander of the 154th Division, at this time, Sun Weiguo had to have a good relationship with other Cantonese generals.

After all, if he wanted to recover Guangzhou and wipe out all the Japanese troops in Guangdong, without the assistance of these Guangdong troops, even if Sun Weiguo could do it by relying on the 47th Group Army, he would pay a lot of casualties.

"Commander-in-chief, our division has long been prepared, the brothers have long wanted to fight on the front line, we are willing to replace the troops of the 201st Division, and please rest assured that as long as our 153rd Division troops arrive in Huaxian, we will definitely not disgrace the Fourth War Zone." Peng Zhifang happily agreed.

"Okay, you guys get ready at once and wait for my orders." Sun Weiguo nodded.

Peng Zhifang saluted Sun Weiguo again, and then he walked out quickly, and the troops of the 153rd Division, which served as the reserve, quickly began to assemble, and they were ready.

"Commander-in-chief, I will immediately send a herald to convey the order, so that the troops of the 201st Division will withdraw immediately." Ge Haifeng stood aside and suggested.

Sun Weiguo shook his head, he put on the general's tweed coat wearing two golden three-dimensional stars, and said softly: "The 201st Division has always been the best-equipped unit and the largest unit, they have made meritorious deeds several times, and if you withdraw them at this time, if you don't give them a reason, the morale of the officers and soldiers of the whole division will be hit." Division Commander Fang Chaoqun has just taken up his post, and it is better for me to give this order in person, and as long as I enter the county seat of Huaxian, the morale of the officers and men of the divisions will certainly be boosted. ”

After saying this, Sun Weiguo left the general headquarters directly with the guard captain Xin Bowen.

Ge Haifeng knew Sun Weiguo's character, and he did not stop him, while Xie Hui, chief of staff of the Ninth Army, hurriedly contacted the guard battalion directly under the military department, and he asked the guard battalion to transfer troops to protect Sun Weiguo's safety.

It was past twelve o'clock in the afternoon, and the troops of the 201st Division had temporarily stopped attacking, and the officers and men began to eat lunch, and they were replenishing their exerted physical strength.

The 201st Division has always been Sun Weiguo's trump card, and this unit has made a lot of meritorious achievements, forming a formation to encircle and annihilate the Japanese army, and every time there are 201st Division troops.

After Yin Jinshan took over the post of commander of the Ninth Army, Sun Weiguo directly transferred Fang Chaoqun, who he had personally cultivated, to the post of commander of the 201st Division.

This battle in Guangdong is also the first battle for Fang Chaoqun to take over the commander of the 201st Division, and Sun Weiguo is still very satisfied with Fang Chaoqun's performance.

It was only in consideration of the follow-up combat that Sun Weiguo had to withdraw the troops of the 201st Division for rest and recuperation at this time.

"General Sun, this is a very risky move, you are the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, and you personally go to the front line of the battle, this is a very dangerous and unwise approach."

Anderson, the head of the military observation group wearing a steel helmet and wearing the uniforms of ordinary soldiers of the Chinese army, followed behind Sun Weiguo, and said with a puzzled expression on his face.

"Commander Anderson, our war is different from yours, by now we have many generals who have died on the front line, and we are all willing to pay with our lives for this country."

Sun Weiguo said with a calm face, he had already begun to come to the county seat, knowing in advance that Sun Weiguo had entered the county seat, and the 201st Division had already sent armored troops to protect it.

After a while, Sun Weiguo, who was riding in an armored car, came to the temporary division headquarters of the 201st Division, and at this time, the division commander Fang Chaoqun, the deputy division commander Jiang Quan, and the three regiment commanders were all here.

"Commander-in-chief." The division headquarters is an occupied Japanese fortification, and after seeing Sun Weiguo, Fang Chaoqun and others immediately saluted and said.

"How's it going?" Sun Weiguo saluted the generals in return, and then he asked.

Fang Chaoqun, the commander of the 201st Division, immediately briefed Sun Weiguo on the situation, and at present, the troops of the 201st Division had captured part of the Japanese positions in Dongcheng, but as the Japanese army was reinforced by artillery and they began to enter the fortifications, the progress of the troops was very slow, and the number of casualties began to increase.

"Commander-in-chief, we are going to change our tactics in the afternoon, and if it goes well, we will definitely be able to occupy the entire East City before dark."

After Fang Chaoqun finished reporting the situation, he looked at Sun Weiguo and said with a solemn expression.