The longest and most tragic day since the outbreak of the Battle of Xuzhou has finally passed.

After a fierce battle for a whole day, both armies paid heavy casualties, and the two sides were like two jackals who had lost both sides and were covered in blood, each retracting into their nests after nightfall, and they silently licked their wounds in the darkness while preparing for tomorrow's fight.

………… Xiao County, the headquarters of the Third Army of the Army.

Major General Teng Tian walked into the war room with a solemn expression.

"Your Excellency, General!" Major General Teng Tian suddenly straightened his feet and saluted General Shunroku Hata and Lieutenant General Okabe, "The casualty figures have been counted, and the total casualties of each division and regiment are more than 3,600, of which more than 2,600 were killed and more than 800 were seriously wounded, and the 23rd Infantry Wing of the Sixth Division, which was responsible for attacking the railway station, suffered more than half of the casualties!" ”

"What!?"

"More than 3,600 people!?"

When General Shunroku Hata and Lieutenant General Okabe heard this, their faces suddenly changed greatly.

Although General Shunroku Hata and Lieutenant General Okabe had already been mentally prepared enough, when the casualty figures were really reported, they were still inevitably shocked, one day, just one day of fighting, the casualties of the Imperial Army actually exceeded 3,000, and the combat effectiveness of the Baoshan Brigade was as strong as this!

"Hello!" Major General Teng Tian Zhi bowed his head suddenly, and said not without guilt, "Your Excellency, General, I think that I have already thought highly of our opponent, but now, I find that I still underestimate our opponent, the Baoshan Brigade is indeed more tenacious than I imagined, and more ferocious than I imagined!" ”

"According to the reports of the infantry wings involved in the attack, the Baoshan Brigade was fighting against the Imperial Army from beginning to end, and their attacks were extremely sharp, or extremely ferocious! The Chinese soldiers will never give up the attack until death comes, and even if they die, the Chinese soldiers will also pull grenades or grenades and die with the imperial army! ”

"In this battle, the imperial army has very few lightly wounded, but the dead and seriously wounded account for a very large proportion, and the proportion of casualties in the Baoshan brigade should be slightly higher than that of the imperial army, although they are our enemies, but I must admit that the [***] people on the opposite side are admirable soldiers, because the vast majority of them were not killed, but died in a suicidal attack."

Major General Teng Tianzhi's tone was quite sincere, and it was obvious that he really admired the officers and men of the Baoshan Brigade very much in his heart.

General Shunroku Hata and Lieutenant General Okabe looked at each other awe-inspiringly, such an opponent is indeed worthy of respect, even more worthy of awe, fortunately, there is only one Baoshan brigade in China's political axe, while the Imperial Army has more than 40 elite divisions, and if necessary, it can be expanded to hundreds of elite divisions within half a year.

………… Xuzhou, the underground headquarters of the Baoshan Brigade.

Liu Yi walked into the war room with a solemn expression and said to Yue Weihan: "Brigade seat, the casualty figures are out!" ”

Yue Weihan raised his head suddenly, his eyes stared at Liu Yi for a moment, and Liu Yi said gloomily: "The brigade suffered a total of more than 3,200 casualties, including more than 2,900 killed and more than 300 slightly injured. ”

"What about serious injuries?" Yue Weihan said, "No seriously injured? ”

"There were no serious wounded." Liu Yi shook his head, but his facial muscles suddenly began to twitch violently, and it took a long time to try to suppress the tears that almost came out of his eyes, and choked up, "All the seriously injured people have all pulled grenades, or committed suicide, or died with the devil!" ”

Yue Weihan's body trembled suddenly, and he immediately raised his head suddenly.

"Good looks, all good looks, worthy of being soldiers of my Baoshan Brigade!" Yue Weihan sighed and said, "Chief of Staff, immediately compile the list of fallen soldiers into a book, and then send a telegram to the Commander's Department and the Military Command Department overnight, requesting the Military Command Department to compensate as appropriate, and engrave the list on the Chinese Martyrs' Monument to be mourned by the people forever." ”

"Yes!" Liu Yi snapped and stood upright, and then turned around and left.

………… Xuzhou Railway Station, Bayonet Battalion Battalion Headquarters.

With the glimmer of the flashlight, Zhao Xinyi is continuing to write her battlefield chronicles.

On May 17, the 27th year of the Republic of China, the defense of Xuzhou had entered the eighth day, the offensive of the army was becoming more and more fierce, the situation at the railway station had become more and more severe, ammunition, medicine, and rations were urgent, and the worst thing was that most of the casualties of our bayonet battalion and reading battalion had been killed, and the sum of all the soldiers who could fight was less than 300 people!

Unless a miracle happens, we won't survive tomorrow.

So, tonight's memoir is probably the last battlefield memoir I brought to you, and tonight, it will also be the last night I spent in this world, to be honest, I regret that this last night was not able to spend with the man I love, but I am not afraid, and I will not regret it.

If I could turn back time and make a new choice, I would still choose to go deep into the line of fire without hesitation, I would still choose to fight side by side with all the officers and men of the Bayonet Battalion and the Reading Battalion, and I would still not hesitate to pick up the pen and dedicate the tragic, real and touching heroic stories of the battlefield to everyone.

Finally, I would like to tell you another exciting good news, this morning, our sniper hero Zhao Youting successfully killed the sniper king of the Yue Army, and we won this peak duel between top snipers! Facts have once again proved that the Chinese nation is forever invincible, and we will never be conquered! Invaders can occupy our land, they can destroy our lives, but they can conquer our souls forever!

Alright, that's it, I'm going to get my weapon.

Tomorrow morning, I and the female soldiers of the battalion health team, the communications team, and the special service team will all set foot on the battlefield, and we will fight for the motherland and die for the nation!

………… Wuhan Xingying, the official residence of Chairman Chiang.

He Yingqin, Minister of Military Orders, hurriedly walked into Chairman Chiang's study under the guidance of Wang Shihe, the chief of the state guard.

Seeing Chairman Chiang, General He hurriedly stood up and saluted: "Commission, Baoshan Brigade is in an emergency, Zhao Youting killed the sniper king of the army in front of the battle this morning, Toshio Ikegami." ”

"Oh, good thing!" Chairman Jiang said happily, "This is a great thing! ”

As far as the Chinese nation is concerned, this is indeed exciting good news, and Chairman Chiang can fully imagine how much impact this news will have on all Chinese people once it is made public. It will also greatly boost the determination and morale of the whole army and the people to resist the war, and at the same time, it will also seriously damage the morale and confidence of the Japanese army.

There was no trace of joy on Admiral He's face, and he said in a solemn tone: "Bench, there is still bad news." ”

Chairman Jiang frowned slightly and said, "Respectfully, if you have something to say, just say it directly, you don't have to say it." ”

"Yes." General He said respectfully, "The army has invested about six infantry wings today, and the troops have launched a large-scale attack on Xuzhou and Xuzhou Railway Station in six ways, and after a fierce battle, the Baoshan Brigade suffered more than 3,200 casualties and about 4,000 casualties, and both sides suffered heavy casualties!" ”

"Huh!?" Chairman Jiang suddenly changed slightly.

In one day of fierce fighting, the Baoshan Brigade suffered more than 3,200 casualties?

According to this rate of casualties, it will only take six days for the Baoshan Brigade to be dead and wounded, and if we take into account the practical factors, perhaps the Baoshan Brigade will be wiped out in just five days, because when the casualties of a unit exceed 70 percent, it will basically lose its structure, and the remaining defeated troops will completely lose the will to resist.

"Bench, give the order to dig the embankment!" Admiral He said solemnly, "If the battle of Xuzhou continues like this, in three days at most, the Baoshan Brigade will be greatly damaged, and within five days, the Baoshan Brigade is likely to be wiped out!" The Baoshan Brigade is not only the Baoshan Brigade, but also the source of confidence for the whole [***] people to fight to the death. ”

Chairman Jiang looked gloomy, but he looked at the night scene outside the window with his hands behind his back and was silent.

Of course, Chairman Jiang knew the status of the Baoshan Brigade in the minds of all the people, but if he wanted to say that the destruction of the Baoshan Brigade would endanger the entire War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Chairman Jiang did not agree at all, and Chairman Jiang believed that the desperate war of resistance and heroic sacrifice of the Baoshan Brigade would only awaken the blood surname of the Chinese people, and would only trigger a new round of donations and material frenzy among all Chinese and overseas Chinese!

What's more, in three days, the $200 million in US economic aid will be finalized!

Although the Baoshan Brigade is a valuable asset, it is insignificant compared to the $200 million, for the simple reason that with $200 million, Chairman Chiang will be able to pull up dozens of more well-equipped Baoshan Brigades in a short period of time!

At this juncture, Chairman Chiang will never allow any accidents!

As a good politician, practical interests always take precedence over personal feelings.

"No!" Chairman Chiang did not hesitate to refuse General He's request, and said coldly, "For the sake of the overall situation of the entire country and the entire nation's anti-Japanese war, the Baoshan Brigade must not break through the encirclement, let alone dig the Yellow River embankment without authorization!" I still say the same thing, if you don't fight to the last soldier, you are never allowed to break through without permission! Violators will be severely punished! ”

"Remember, think twice!" Admiral He suddenly said urgently, "Zhongshu is your confidant and favorite general, and the Baoshan Brigade is a rare division of steel, our army has dozens of group armies and more than 200 infantry divisions, and can compete with the seventeen permanent divisions of the army with the same strength, but only Yue Zhongshu's Baoshan Brigade is there!" ”

Chairman Jiang coldly raised his hand and said, "I have made up my mind, so you don't need to say more." ”

Admiral He was silent for a moment, and seeing that Chairman Chiang had no intention of changing his decision, he had no choice but to turn around and leave abruptly.

Seeing General He's figure go away, Chairman Jiang suddenly felt a trace of uneasiness in his heart for no reason, Yue Weihan disobeyed orders on the battlefield not once or twice, and he fabricated his orders during the defense of Nanjing, which directly led to the annihilation of more than a dozen elite divisions of the Central Army, this time, will this kid obediently obey orders?

(To be continued)