"Come on! I'm not afraid of you! When the Japanese soldier shouted such a desperate voice with his back to the heavy artillery fire, no one took pity on him. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Facing him were more than a dozen long bayonets of the Ming Empire that were still dripping blood! Before he could struggle, the bayonets pierced his chest and were forcefully pumped out.

With the warm blood in them, the bayonets took his soul with them as they left his body - and he fell straight and upright on top of the other corpses.

Flares continued to fly, and distant artillery fire brightened the night here. The battle was now like this, and it was nearing its end, and the Japanese attack was repelled by the soldiers of the Ming Empire.

However, the cost of this night victory was not unbearable, the defenders of the Ming Empire lost 417 people, and two battalions completely lost their combat ability due to losses.

Unfortunately, the combat units of these two battalions belonged to the same infantry regiment, so this regiment could only withdraw from the front line after the battle.

The Japanese soldiers lost 690 men in this night battle, perhaps more, but because some of the Japanese were killed by artillery on Japanese positions, the statistics could not be carried out.

Just the Japanese soldiers who died on the positions of the Ming Empire totaled 690 people. If you just look at this number, it may be the closest battle on the Korean Peninsula since the war between the Ming Empire and the Japanese Empire.

The severity of the fighting that night was evident, and the corpses were not completely cleaned up until dawn on the defensive line, which was only about half a kilometer long.

The bodies were frozen hard by the cold weather, and they were not even carried on stretchers. Blood stained the earth red, and everywhere there were traces of battle.

The bullet holes on the huge wall of the snow-bright building that had been illuminated by the flares last night were so dense that it was impossible to see the number of them, but it still stood stubbornly, as if it had been witnessing the battle.

"Report!" An officer who had stayed up all night knocked on the door of the command's office with a brightly lit window on his face full of exhaustion.

"Come in!" The first rays of the morning sun shine through the bright glass windows on the desks full of maps and documents, giving this winter morning a warm, lazy smell.

Zhang Jianjun put down the logistics supply documents in his hand, which were full of relevant reports about sea losses. Japan's submarine activity was very rampant these days, and the Ming Empire's sea losses skyrocketed.

However, compared to the huge capacity of sea transportation, these losses are still within the range that the Ming Empire can bear. Because the number of Japanese submarines was known to the Ming Empire, although the losses were not small, the Ming Empire never interrupted the sea transportation and supply.

Even after mastering the intelligence of the Japanese submarine forces, the North Sea Division fleet of the Ming Empire resumed patrolling, only sinking only two destroyers and one cruiser.

"Long live His Majesty the Emperor!" After the officer entered the room, he stood at the door and saluted, and then walked to Zhang Jianjun's desk and handed over a new report.

He put the report in a convenient position for Zhang Jianjun, and then immediately reported: "Last night, the 111th Infantry Division thwarted the Japanese counterattack. ”

"The neighborhoods that were attacked are still under our control...... The 111 Infantry Division suffered heavy losses, their 2 regiment was incapacitated and needed to be replenished. Seeing that Zhang Jianjun didn't speak, the officer added.

"Heavy losses? Are there any figures on casualties? Zhang Jianjun glanced at the officer in front of him, pushed away the shipping supply report that had been put down, and picked up the battle report about last night.

"Sir! Last night, after a night of fierce fighting, the total casualty figures of our army have not yet been counted. The officer heard the officer's question and quickly replied.

Seeing the dissatisfaction on Zhang Jianjun's face, he continued to add: "However, in the most fierce fighting block, our army lost more than 400 people. ”

"So much?" Zhang Jianjun frowned after hearing this number, the brutal street fighting was indeed beyond his expectations.

The reason why the losses of soldiers in the Ming Empire increased was that, on the one hand, the scale of the Japanese army's night raid operations was indeed very large, and it was carefully prepared for a long time.

On the other hand, there are many reasons for the soldiers of the Ming Empire themselves. For example, since the beginning of the war, I have been fighting continuously for more than one month without a good rest.

In addition, the quality of the soldiers replenished to the front line is also a major reason for the increase in casualties compared to the previous veterans.

So far, the Ming Empire has killed more than 100,000 soldiers in the battle for the Korean Peninsula, and the number of wounded has reached 270,000.

It's just that such a figure is covered up under the aura of victory that the Ming Empire advanced from the Yalu River to the city of Pyongyang in more than a month, and not many people paid attention to it.

"We didn't lose our defensive positions! This morning, another infantry division, which had been replaced, had already planned to organize an offensive! By your order, in two days we will be able to occupy the center of Pyongyang! The officer replied discerningly.

Zhang Jianjun nodded, agreeing with this statement: "Summarize the analysis report of the Japanese army's defensive strength in recent days and hand it over to me!" ”

From the frantic counterattack of the Japanese soldiers, the sensitive Zhang Jianjun realized the slightest opportunity for victory. The defense of the Japanese army seemed to be getting worse day by day, which was good news for him.

Although the offensive was still fierce, the troops involved in the attack were only infantry units under the command of the 1st Army.

Most of these troops were temporarily assigned to Zhang Jianjun's command, so he was not so careful with them. Zhang Jianjun's real trump card, the armored forces of the main force of the Ming Empire, is actually resting on the outskirts of Pyongyang.

"Let the armored forces continue to rest...... Infantry hurry up and storm the city center! Don't give the Japanese a respite! We're going to try to take the city faster! Zhang Jianjun commanded.

On the outskirts of Xiangyuan City, next to a parked Iron Ox half-track armored car, Fan Ming was eating dry food that was not very delicious, while looking at the direction of Pyongyang's urban area with black smoke.

There was a bloody battle, and the place where he was was still calm and peaceful. However, this did not mean that he was far away from the war, and this brief period of tranquility was just a beautiful episode.

He knew that after the battle in Pyongyang was over, it would be time for him to play......