"Boom, boom, boom" was followed by a violent explosion at the headquarters of the division. Although the grenade was not powerful enough to blow down the strong walls of the divisional headquarters. However, countless shrapnel in the courtyard of the command headquarters still formed a great lethality. Countless staff officers of the army who came and went in a hurry were blown to the ground by this dense shrapnel before they could react.

However, the shelling did not end there. With the end of the first round of explosions, the second round of eight grenades once again flew over the headquarters of the divisions and regiments, setting off a rain of blood again.

"Regiment commander, a squad of little devils is rushing towards this side, there is still a distance of 30 meters" Just as the soldiers had just finished firing the last round of grenades, the sound of a warning post came from the roof. It turned out that at the very first moment of the shelling of the divisional headquarters, a guard squadron arranged next to the divisional headquarters discovered this shelling position based on the ballistics of the grenades. Therefore, in the shortest possible time, the squadron leader of the guard squadron of the division and regiment gathered the strength of a small group and quickly rushed over to this side, in an attempt to completely annihilate this group of soldiers who dared to launch an artillery attack on the division headquarters.

"It's a pity that they're late, we've already completed the task, it's time to go home and order all the combatants to retreat immediately, these grenadiers have no ammunition, just leave it to the little devils, retreat immediately" Hearing the sound of the guard post, looking at the 8 grenadiers that were steaming, the regiment commander Xie Guohua ordered with a smile.

Immediately, thirty soldiers, under the leadership of the regiment commander Xie Guohua, quickly drilled into the tunnel from the tunnel mouth hidden in the courtyard. The little devil was left with an empty artillery position, and eight grenadiers that were emitting steam.

"Baga immediately surround this courtyard, don't let anyone go and rush in, destroy the Eighth Route Army inside, and kill it" From a distance, he heard the order of the captain of the army. More than a dozen little devils, led by a military cao, raised the rifles in their hands, and quickly rushed towards the back door of the courtyard according to the order of the squad leader

"Throwing grenades, boom, boom" As a dozen grenades thrown by the little devils exploded in the compound, a dozen little devils, under the cover of a light machine gun, rushed into the compound. However, in the courtyard at this time, there was nothing but 8 grenadiers left by the fighters.

"Report to the squad leader, only 8 grenadiers were found in the yard, and not a single Eighth Route Army was found. But we found a hidden tunnel entrance in the yard, and when we got in, there was a sudden explosion at the tunnel entrance, and two of our soldiers were also buried in the tunnel."

"Baga's cunning Eighth Route Army, they must have gotten into the tunnel. Quick, dig for me, you must dig the tunnel for me, I must catch these Eighth Route Army who dare to sneak attack the headquarters of the division and regiment" After listening to Jun Cao's report, the squad leader scolded loudly. However, at this time, the thirty team members led by Xie Guohua had already joined up with several other teams that had drilled into the tunnel in advance. The entire operation team of more than 100 people quietly left Gong Village, which had fallen into chaos, and rushed to the stationing place of the troops.

With the departure of the Eighth Route Army, the entire camp did not immediately quiet down. It was not until an hour later that a wing of troops stationed outside the village arrived, which completely prevented the situation from deteriorating.

And the headquarters of the division and regiment that had just been shelled like hell. The division commander, Seishiro Itagaki, was under the cover of the bodies of countless guards, and did not receive any damage. It was just crushed at the bottom by the corpses of countless guards. It wasn't until the guard squadron arrived that Seishiro Itagaki slowly stood up from the pile of soldiers' corpses with the support of reinforcements.

"Hachigaya Road, who attacked our camp, who shelled my division headquarters, our patrols, and our guard troops, why didn't these attackers be found?" was the first thing Itagaki said after crawling out of the pile of dead people.

"Your Excellency, the commander of the reporting division, according to the reports of the various units, it was the Eighth Route Army, wearing our military uniforms, who came out of the tunnels in the village and took the opportunity to sneak attack our station. When our garrison was in chaos, these Eighth Route Corps took advantage of the chaos to shell our division headquarters. However, after completing their mission, the sneak attack of the Eighth Route Army fled from the tunnel again, and we found the bodies of more than a dozen Eighth Route Army soldiers who did not escape.

"Baga is the tunnel again, why didn't the tunnel in the village be cleared before camping, Bage Yalu, the cunning Eighth Route Army, I want to kill you" Listening to the answer of the squadron leader of the guard squadron, Seishiro Itagaki asked loudly.

"Hey, Your Excellency Division Commander, the tunnel entrance of the Eighth Route Army is too hidden, and we can't defend against it at all. Your Excellency, Division Commander, for the sake of the safety of the division and regimental headquarters, I request that the regimental headquarters be transferred immediately. At the same time, all the troops stationed in the village of Gong were ordered to move to the open space outside the village at once," the squadron leader suggested.

"Yo Xi is still stunned for what to do, immediately transfer the division headquarters. Also, all the troops of the comrades stationed in Gong Village were transferred outside the village." Again, it took more than an hour for the army to move all the thousands of troops stationed in the village outside the village. However, at this time, the sky was already dark, and Gong Village, which had been noisy all night, slowly appeared in everyone's eyes.

The commander of the division, Seishiro Itagaki, surrounded by the guard squadron, walked up to a commanding height at the entrance of the village and raised the telescope in his hand. As far as the eye can see, the entire Gong Village, after last night's scuffle, is in a mess everywhere. There are still corpses of Imperial soldiers lying in many places, and what is even more conspicuous is that in the camp of the baggage wing, the corpses of mules and horses that have been killed countless times can be seen everywhere, and the destroyed ammunition and materials are still billowing smoke at this time.

"Baga's cunning chief of staff of the Eighth Route Army, immediately count our casualties and losses in the melee last night, and today we will stop marching, and we will rest here for a good day, so that the imperial army of the Great Empire can recuperate. Then, in the base area of the Eighth Route Army, we used the bayonets in our hands to teach these Eighth Route Army those who did not know the height of the sky and the thickness of the Eighth Route Army a good lesson. Itagaki Seishiro squeezed the command knife in his hand tightly and said hatefully.

"Hi Your Excellency Division Commander" The Chief of Staff turned and walked towards the division headquarters.

In less than half an hour, I saw the chief of staff of the division holding a list of counted data, and came to Itagaki Seishiro's side dejectedly.

"Division commander, last night's casualty reports of each wing and the material losses of each unit have been counted, but" The chief of staff really didn't dare to continue, and said hesitantly.

"Baganen" saw the chief of staff, Itagaki Seishiro said loudly.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander. The biggest losses last night were our baggage wing and field artillery wing. Among them, the artillery wing lost six carts of ammunition, a total of 500 shells, and 43 mules and horses. That is, if today we cannot collect enough mules and horses, then at least 10 artillery pieces will not be able to move on. The baggage wing lost 18 wagons of ammunition and supplies, and 298 mules and horses. In addition, about two-thirds of the mules and horses were lost, and 89 soldiers of the baggage company were shattered by the explosion of the ammunition truck, and more than 100 soldiers of the Imperial Army were injured of varying degrees. The chief of staff replied in a whisper.

"Baga, such a big loss of the cunning Eighth Route Army, I'm Itagaki Seishiro and you are incomparable, what about the infantry, is the loss of the infantry wing big?"

"Division commander, the losses of the infantry are slightly better. In last night's melee, we lost a total of 248 Imperial soldiers, 24 seriously wounded, and 129 lightly wounded, for a total loss of two squadrons," replied the chief of staff.

"Baga, I must kill these Eighth Route Army with my own hands, no, kill all the Zhina people. Now I order all the troops of the Fifth Division to enter the base area of the Eighth Route Army in China starting tomorrow. Kill everyone I see, whether it's the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army or ordinary people, and I'm going to make these shameless sneak attackers pay the price in blood. Let them know that I, Seishiro Itagaki and the Fifth Division of the Empire, are not so easy to mess with," Seishiro Itagaki ordered with an angry face.

"Hi Your Excellency, Division Commander, I will definitely convey this order to the ears of every soldier. However, the division commander still had a set of casualty reports that were not reported. The chief of staff nodded.

"Eight Ge Yalu, you can't finish your surname at once, what else, say it quickly" Listening to the words of the chief of staff, Itagaki Seishiro was annoyed again.

"Hi, division commander, it's like this. Last night, in addition to the shelling of the headquarters of our division, the headquarters of the 41st Wing was also shelled. Among them, the commander of the 41st Wing, Tetsujiro Yamada, was seriously injured and could no longer command the troops to fight. In addition, the two command centers were shelled, and a total of one Dazuo officer Yu Sha, 4 Zhong Zuo officer Yu Sha, 9 Shao Zuo officer Yu Sha, and more than 45 officers above the second lieutenant level Yu Sha The current two command headquarters will not be able to continue to operate if they do not replenish enough operational staff officers in time. "The chief of staff again said a piece of news that almost made Seishiro Itagaki vomit blood.

"How could Baga be like this" Listening to the words of the chief of staff, Seishiro Itagaki scolded for a while. Immediately, his legs went limp, and he fell to the ground.

"Division Commander, Division Commander" Finally, after a guard pinched Itagaki Seishiro's people, the division commander Itagaki Seishiro slowly woke up.

"Division commander, you have finally woken up, Nick must take care of your body, the hope of more than 10,000 imperial soldiers in the entire Fifth Division is pinned on you, please pay attention to your body" Seeing the division commander who woke up, the division chief of staff who was squatting next to Itagaki Seishiro hurriedly comforted.

"Chief of Staff, I know. A number of operational staff officers from the headquarters of each wing were immediately transferred to our division and regimental headquarters to supplement them, and in any case, the division and regimental headquarters must be operational. Also, let the deputy wing commander of the 41st Wing replace Yamada Tetsujiro Osa, and command the future operations of the entire wing. Ordered all troops to rest for a day in Gong Village today, and sent troops to collect mules and horses around. It is necessary to ensure that the transportation capacity of the troops will not be reduced tomorrow and that the normal march of the troops will not be affected. Seishiro Itagaki listened to the words of the chief of staff, nodded, and ordered to the chief of staff in front of him.

"Hey division commander, please rest assured, leave these to me, you take a good rest of the orderlies first, and immediately take the division commander Taidao command, take care of the division commander to rest, quickly" The chief of staff nodded and agreed.

As the planner of this night attack, Xie Guohua went through a rapid march of more than an hour. Finally, at dawn the next day, he rushed back to the troop station with his troops. Perhaps he was really tired, Xie Guohua, who returned to the station, didn't even bother to ask about the casualties of the troops, so he got into the temporary regimental command post and began to fall asleep. And as for the more than a hundred warriors behind him, they are no better than that. After an afternoon plus a night of continuous fighting, almost everyone's physical strength was at its limit. After entering the station, he didn't care about the stomach that was already growling, and lay down by the fire and fell asleep.

The entire combat detachment, from top to bottom, did not until two o'clock in the afternoon of the same day that people gradually began to wake up.

"Leader, you finally woke up This is a bowl of porridge that has just been heated by the cooking class, drink it while it is hot first to fill your stomach. When the soldiers are awake, I will let the cooking class make a good meal for you to eat. The chief of staff who stayed at the temporary regiment headquarters saw Xie Guohua sitting up from the bed. Hurriedly brought over a large bowl of millet porridge that was still steaming on the table.

"En's really fragrant, I feel like I haven't eaten such delicious millet porridge for a long time. Hehe, Chief of Staff, have all the fighters who went on the mission with me last night returned? Xie Guohua was not polite, took the millet porridge and began to eat it in a big gulp, asking while eating.

"Well, almost all of them are back, and now they are all the same as you, sleeping but, there are more than a dozen soldiers who have not returned" Listening to the question of the regiment commander, the chief of staff shook his head and said.

"What's going on, didn't you say that you should preserve your strength first, why are there still more than a dozen fighters who haven't come back." Listened to the sigh of the chief of staff. Xie Guohua, who was drinking millet porridge, immediately put the half-drunk millet porridge on the table next to him, and asked with a frown.

"Lao Xie, don't worry? Where are there no casualties in a war? As for the dozen or so fighters who died, I learned about it, and I can't blame those squad leaders. If you want to blame us, we can only blame us, we didn't think about the specific course of action before we set off. I saw the head of the regiment put down the dishes and chopsticks. The chief of staff hurriedly comforted.

"Tell me, what the hell is going on with these dozen fighters? We have to eat a lamp and grow a wisdom, and these warriors must not be sacrificed in vain. Xie Guohua nodded, agreeing with the chief of staff's words. He took the chief of staff and handed over the millet porridge that had already been half drunk, and continued to ask.

"Well, the dozen or so soldiers who died were mainly from the second squad. Their mission is to blow up the enemy's supplies and ammunition. However, several of the fighters happened to be blown up by enemy shells. You say, how powerful the shells were after igniting the enemy's ammunition truck, these soldiers did not escape, all of them were killed by these shells! It's all because we didn't think things through in the first place. The chief of staff said with a sigh.

"There is also the team led by Peng Deqing, three soldiers were unfortunately hit by the stray bullets of the little devil and died in the process of the enemy's melee. Seventy-eight fighters were also wounded, but none of them were life-threatening. As for the first squad, the squad led by Company Commander Li Shaoyuan was surrounded by little devils in the process of shelling the headquarters of the army wing. In order to cover everyone's retreat, the three soldiers fought with the little devil to the end, and finally detonated the grenade on their bodies and died with the little devil. The chief of staff said one by one.

"Alas, this is all our inconsiderate thinking, and a dozen well-trained veterans are gone," the regiment commander Xie Guohua said with a sigh.

"Lao Xie, don't blame yourself anymore. It's still the same sentence I just said, where there are immortals in war. We achieved such a great result last night, and we sacrificed a dozen soldiers tightly, even if these soldiers are below, they will know about it. The chief of staff continued to comfort.

"Well, I understand what you're saying. But just watching his comrades-in-arms leave one by one, I just feel uncomfortable, Chief of Staff, let's not talk about this. Yesterday, I was only thinking about shelling the headquarters of the Little Devil Division, and I did not inquire in detail about the specific results achieved by the various units. Chief of Staff, can you give me an overview of it? Xie Guohua shook his head and asked.

"Lao Xie, according to the report of the squad leader. The biggest result in the battle was the second squad led by Company Commander Wu. Not only did they release all the mules and horses of the Imp Baggage Wing and the Artillery Wing, but it was certain that more than 300 mules and horses would die on the battlefield. Without 300 mules and horses, and the baggage of the little devils, it would be impossible for the artillery to keep up with the speed of the troops. Speaking of the results of the battle, the chief of staff smiled.

(To be continued)