After Zhang Zhongyi left, Yue Weihan asked Liu Yi again: "Deputy Liu, how many people are left in our regiment now?" ”

Liu Yi said with a solemn expression: "Tuanza, the 1st Battalion, the 2nd Battalion, and the 4th Battalion have been basically disabled in the first four days of fierce fighting, and the three battalions together are more than 400 people, not to mention the bayonet battalion and the artillery battalion, and there are only 100 people when they are all added together, and now Zhang Zhongyi's 3rd Battalion and Guard Company are quite complete." ”

Yue Weihan said: "In other words, now we still have two battalions and a guard company left?" ”

"Yes, that's more than 1,500 people." Liu Yi said this, and said, "However, the casualties of the devil should be greater!" ”

Cao Xinglong next to him also said, "After the four days of fierce fighting, the casualties of the little devils are only a lot more than ours, and today's artillery battalion shelling and blasting, the little devils have suffered a big loss, not to mention that they have to die a thousand children and eight hundred, so that the total number of casualties of the little devils is more than 2,000 people!" ”

………… Liu Yi and Cao Xinglong's estimates are still conservative.

In fact, the total number of casualties of the Kunisaki detachment has already far exceeded two thousand!

In the four days of fierce fighting, the total casualties of the Yanagida brigade, which had been fighting the main attack, had already exceeded 1,000, and if it had not been for the replenishment of four squadrons in the front and back, the entire Yanagida brigade would have almost been wiped out, but even if it had been replenished, there was only half of the Yanagida brigade left, and the other half of the brigade had been killed in the blasting in the early hours of this morning.

As a result, the casualties of the Yanagida Brigade alone exceeded 1,000 people.

According to statistics, all five infantry brigades were shelled before and after, of which more than 300 people were killed, more than 100 people were seriously injured, and more than 1,000 people were slightly injured! Coupled with the battle losses of the mountain artillery wing, the total number of casualties of the Kunisaki detachment has exceeded 3,000 since it was put into the Jiangpu battlefield!

Three thousand people is almost an infantry wing, of course, there are not many of them who are really killed, most of them are lightly wounded, as long as they are treated a little, they will soon be able to re-enter the battlefield, but then again, these wounded cannot be compared with the previous ones in terms of health and fighting spirit.

The wounded are the wounded, and the combat effectiveness will definitely decline.

Such a result, Major General Kunisaki Noboru is obviously difficult to accept!

When Yasuda put the casualty statistics in front of Major General Noboru Kunisaki, he couldn't believe it was true.

The Baoshan Regiment actually caused such heavy casualties to the imperial army! How many people are there in the Baoshan group? According to the information provided by the special high school, there were only more than 3,000 people, but now, the casualties of the imperial army exceeded 3,000, which was simply a defeat for the imperial army, which was accustomed to winning more with less, and it was an extremely humiliating defeat!

Yasuda Daisa said with a heavy expression: "Your Excellency General, I must admit that the commander of Shina on the opposite side is indeed a very formidable opponent, and his tactical command ability is simply impeccable. ”

Major General Noboru Kunisaki was silent, as proud as he was, and now he must admit it.

Yasuda Dazuo paused, and then said: "First of all, this person successfully deceived us tactically, until all three lines of defense were lost, and the entire defensive position was seriously compressed, and we never put in the Qiwu Mountain Artillery Group to counterattack, so that we made a miscalculation, and then we were relieved and bold to mobilize the main force to launch a general attack. ”

"Secondly, this person's ability to capture fighters is also extraordinary, he not only accurately judged that the imperial army would attack in the early hours of this morning, but also judged the time when the imperial army's general attack began, and the time when the artillery began to shell was very accurate, if it was ten minutes earlier, or ten minutes later, the result would be completely different from now."

Major General Kunizaki Noboru waved his hand and said, "Speaking of which, we still underestimate the enemy." ”

In the eyes of Major General Kunisaki Deng, this is just a small obstacle on the way, at most it is a delay of a few days, and he thinks more about going north to Xuzhou along the Jinpu Railway as soon as possible.

But now, Major General Noboru Kunisaki finally realizes that he has made a mistake, and fortunately it is not too late.

The Chinese commander on the opposite side is indeed a very interesting opponent, but Major General Kunisaki Noboru still firmly believes that the final victory will belong to the Kunisaki detachment, and under the premise of superior strength and equipment, as long as the enemy is not underestimated, as long as it is not careless, how can the powerful Imperial Army lose to the weak squadron?

"Tomorrow ......" Major General Kunisaki Noboru slowly turned his head, looked at the night sky in the north, and said in a cruel voice, "I will personally lead the 1st Infantry Brigade of the 21st Wing out of Jiangpu Town to cut off the retreat of the Baoshan Regiment, and at the same time, the 2nd and 3rd Infantry Brigades of the 21st Wing will block both flanks and completely surround the Shina Army!" ”

………… When the Baoshan Regiment and the Guoqi Detachment were fighting bloody battles in Jiangpu, the people of the whole country were also paying attention to the Jiangpu Defense Battle, and even more concerned about the entire Nanjing Defense Battle.

Especially for the declaration, due to the serialization of Zhao Xinyi's battlefield chronicles, Luoyang paper was expensive for a while, and the period was out of stock.

………… The third day of the first month of the twenty-seventh year of the Republic of China (1938).

In the Shanghai Public Concession, at the gate of the Great World, a bank clerk had just bought a newspaper from the newsboy, and several idlers immediately surrounded him, and someone asked: "This gentleman, what did you say about today's war notes?" ”

In normal times, the bank clerk would never pay attention to these inferior poor people, but this time, he unfolded the newspaper without any trouble, and while letting these poor people read it for free, he helped explain it: "Today is the fifth day of the war story, the topic is the tears of the regiment commander, you see, there is also a photo of the regiment commander Yue Weihan." ”

"Ah, this is really Head Yue Weihan?"

"Well, there is a murderous aura, no wonder the little devil is afraid of him."

"Why is this big man crying?"

The bank clerk said: "Head Yue Weihan is not crying because he is sad, but because he is proud, do you know what he is proud of? Commander Yue is proud of the soldiers under him! The Baoshan regiment fought heroically in Jiangpu Town, and the whole company and battalion fought with the little devils, and in the end, no one turned around and escaped! ”

"It's good, the soldiers of the Baoshan Regiment are all good."

More and more idlers gathered next to him gave a thumbs up.

There was a sudden confusion in the crowd, but it was two young people who broke through the crowd and broke in, one of the young men snatched the newspaper from the bank clerk's hand without saying anything, and the two saw the black and white photo on the front page of the newspaper at a glance, and then began to shout without any image: "Battalion commander, donkey said, it's really our battalion commander!" ”

………… On the fifth day of the first month of the twenty-seventh year of the Republic of China, Kunshan, Yang Village.

Liu Baochang returned home happily with a few newspapers in his hand, and shouted before he entered the door: "Platoon Commander Liu, Platoon Commander Liu, there is news, there is news from the Baoshan camp......

An iron tower-like figure suddenly rushed out of the wing, followed by six young men.

These people are none other than the wounded who were left in Yang Village by the Baoshan Battalion, and the leader is Liu Tiezhu, the former guard platoon leader of the Baoshan Battalion, but now, Liu Tiezhu and the six seriously injured have all recovered.

Liu Tiezhu hurriedly greeted Baochang Liu and asked quickly, "Baochang Liu, where is our camp?" ”

"Don't worry, don't worry." Liu Baochang said repeatedly, "Let me take a breath, let me take a breath." ”

"Hey." Liu Tiezhu was anxious, and snatched the newspaper from Liu Baochang's hand, but he didn't know what was written on it when he turned it upside down, so he remembered that he was illiterate, so he had to hand the newspaper back to Liu Baochang and said, "Liu Baochang, what is written on it?" ”

Liu Baochang stroked his goatee, and then said: "Your battalion has been promoted, and now you are a regimental seat, and now you are leading the Baoshan regiment to fight with the Kunizaki detachment of the little devil in Jiangpu, it is said that Chairman Jiang has issued a military order, let them defend Pukou, and if they do not rescue the people in Nanjing City, they will not be allowed to retreat for a day......

Liu Baochang was still chattering, but Liu Tiezhu didn't have the heart to listen anymore.

At that moment, Liu Tiezhu saluted Liu Baochang with a military salute, and said solemnly: "Liu Baochang, farewell!" ”

After that, Liu Tiezhu walked out with the six brothers, Liu Baochang was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly said: "Hey, Platoon Commander Liu, where are you going?" ”

"Go find our camp!" Liu Tiezhu didn't look back and said, "Fight devils!" ”

………… On the seventh day of the first month of the 27th year of the Republic of China, Wuhan, the official residence of Chairman Chiang.

On the coffee table next to Chairman Chiang was a declaration, and the front page was still a war story, and the tenth was a photo of Li Yulong's bayonet battalion.

Wang Shihe stood next to the rattan chair and said to Chairman Jiang with a heavy expression: "Commission, Tang Shenzhi has just sent an urgent telegram, most of the 700,000 refugees in Nanjing have been transferred, but most of the urban area of Nanjing has also fallen, and only the Rujiang Gate and a small area near the Xiaguan Wharf are still under the control of our army. ”

Chairman Jiang was silent for a moment and said, "What are the casualties of each division?" ”

Wang Shihe sighed and said, "Most of the divisions have been reduced by half, and there are less than 20,000 people who can still hold on to the battle. ”

"There is ......," Wang Shihe said, and added, "The Military Command Bureau has just deciphered the code of the Chinese army, and the commander-in-chief of the Central China Front Army, Matsui Shigen, has issued an order, and after capturing Nanjing, he will lead his division north to join the North China Front Army in Xuzhou, and the 18th Division, as the vanguard force, has crossed the Yangtze River from Wuhu and is advancing towards Hefei, and the 13th Division has also crossed the Yangtze River from Zhenjiang and is attacking and advancing in the direction of Yangzhou, Tianchang, and Xuyi. ”

Chairman Jiang's slightly closed eyes suddenly opened, and he said, "How is Jiangpu doing?" ”

"The Baoshan regiment fought very hard in Jiangpu, and it is estimated that it will not be able to hold on." Wang Shihe sighed, thinking that Chairman Jiang would be angry, but he was most concerned about Yue Weihan, a bastard boy.

(To be continued)