It's just that the 118th Division, which was the first to complete the turn, has been unable to get close to the 72nd Division, and it is not that Lieutenant General Uchida Ginnosuke is not working hard. After receiving the order of Lieutenant General Eitaro Uchiyama, the 118th Division really did its best, and it can even be said that it even used the strength to eat.

Under the stern orders of Lieutenant General Uchida Ginnosuke, Major General Oka Hiroaki of the 89th Brigade to which he belonged even personally arrived at the front line to supervise the battle. After several days of fierce fighting, the average casualty rate of more than three squadrons a day was lost. From the 72nd Division being encircled and the 118th Division being ordered to turn to the rescue, to the current few days of offensive, the 118th Division has suffered nearly one-third of its casualties.

From this aspect alone, the strength of the 118th Division's support is not insignificant. However, under the stubborn resistance of the anti-coalition forces in the face, the progress was unusually slow, with an average of less than two kilometers per day. It is also said that the ministry has basically stood still after the attacks these days.

In these days, the artillery of the Anti-Japanese Union, especially the rocket artillery of two calibers, made the 118th Division suffer enough. Coupled with the accurate and ruthless artillery fire of the artillery, the 118th Division had to pay a huge price for every step forward. After several days of attack, the 118th Division can be said to have suffered heavy losses.

At the beginning of the breakthrough of Chiba Kumaji, in order to cope with Chiba Kumaji's breakthrough, the 118th Division even mobilized all the troops that could be drawn, concentrated all the artillery fire, and launched attacks in turn on the flank. But after three days of fierce fighting, it was not easy to break through less than nine kilometers. As a result, before the troops that broke through into the depth could gain a foothold, they were counterattacked by the Anti-Japanese Alliance.

Behind him, the troops of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region, although they did not fight back and forth with the blocking troops in front of them. However, with the regiment as a formation, it constantly harassed its rear and supply lines. The troops of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region did not have much appetite, and they had never tried to eat up how many troops of the 118th Division were in one go. But blow up an artillery position today, burn a supply hoarding point tomorrow.

Eat two squads today and cripple a squadron tomorrow. After a few days of piecemeal fighting, although there were few large-scale battles, the 118th Division was even more uncomfortable than being repeatedly attacked head-on. It's like a tiger eating a fly, and it can't find a place to put its mouth.

The 118th Division tried every means to transfer a part of its troops to try to eliminate these guys behind them who did not have the demeanor of a samurai and did not dare to confront them head-on. But it was not in vain, empty-handed, and I couldn't even catch a shadow. That is, the enemy army adopted the method of maneuvering and setting up an ambush, and caused heavy losses.

One of the heaviest losses was sent out to sweep away these boring fellows, and a fully formed infantry brigade with one squadron each of the search and engineer squadrons was strengthened, and the enemy adopted the tactics of resisting one after another, and after being drawn from Wei County to the northwest and northwest of the county, it was suddenly attacked by superior enemy forces.

By the time Major General Yuken Nagabo, commander of the 90th Infantry Brigade, personally arrived with reinforcements and rescued the encircled units, there was not much left of the infantry brigade. Together with this loss, these days do not count the battle losses suffered by the frustration of the frontal attack. The strength that was only eaten by the troops of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region behind him, and after miscellaneous calculations, it was nearly one-fifth of the strength of the 118th Division.

That is to say, together with the 72nd Division's breakthrough operation, the losses suffered are also counted. The current 118th Division is really unable to support the 72nd Division. It can only continue to attack and harass with small forces, and the anti-coalition forces that contain its front cannot withdraw.

This is already the 118th Division, and the only thing that can be done for the 72nd Division at the moment. However, in order to reinforce the 72nd Division, the 118th Division, which concentrated most of its troops in the front and had to face the attack and harassment of the troops of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region behind it, is not in a much better situation than the 72nd Division.

The department's supply lines were intermittently disturbed by the troops of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region, and it did not receive any supplies from the rear after the completion of the turn. Not only ammunition, but not even grain was given. In the war zone where it is located, the enemy army has carried out a complete clearing of the wall.

It was supposed to be a densely populated area, but there were no homes within a few tens of kilometers. Even the county seat of Weixian County has been completely relocated. The small forces sent out to collect food either went and did not return, or they returned empty-handed. And if a large force is mobilized to go out to rob, the 118th Division will not be able to be mobilized at all.

The troops responsible for securing the supply lines suffered heavy losses and were exhausted by the constant presence of the enemy. In other words, apart from the fact that the 118th Division was not encircled, its structure remained intact, and its strength was relatively abundant, the real situation was not much better than that of the 72nd Division.

A large number of wounded not only lacked medical care and medicine, but could only move with the team, and could not be evacuated at all. In the absence of transport, a wounded person had to be carried by several people. Unless it will be placed in that village, it will involve a considerable part of the energy of the 118th Division.

But in the chaos of the rear, to place all the wounded wherever they are is almost tantamount to abandoning them. Although the communist army behind him is still a gentleman. In all the raids, there were very few attacks on hospitals for wounded soldiers.

Even on occasional occasions, they only took away all the weaponry and medicine, and did not kill the wounded and doctors. However, the attack on the hospital undoubtedly made the morale of the 118th Division even lower. Wherever the wounded are placed now, these wounded feel abandoned. In order to maintain the low morale of the long-term attack, Lieutenant General Uchida Ginnosuke could only order that these wounded be transferred with the army as much as possible.

The most critical thing is that in one of the richest areas of the entire northern China, the 118th Division is in danger of running out of food under the enemy's almost constant day and night attacks, and the supply lines are still unable to keep unblocked. Food, ammunition, medicine, almost everything. This undoubtedly made the rescue operation of the 118th Division even more difficult.

After concentrating its forces to deal with the failure of the 72nd Division's breakthrough operation, the 118th Division was actually unable to fight again. In the words of Lieutenant General Uchida Ginnosuke, in order to cooperate with the 72nd Division and to comply with the requirements of the army's battle plan, the 118th Division can be said to have really done its best, and it is about to shed its last drop of blood.

After the failure of the response operation, Lieutenant General Uchida Ginnosuke had repeatedly reported to the army commander, requesting that either the 118th Division suspend the rescue operation and concentrate its forces to sweep behind him, so as to completely open up the supply line like an intestinal obstruction. At the very least, the wounded can be evacuated and adequately reinforced.

Either the commander of the army is giving the 118th Division, at least one wing, to ensure the smooth flow of supply lines behind him. If it continues to persevere, the 118th Division can only have two results. Either the whole army was trapped and died here, or it was just polished little by little under the front and rear attacks of the enemy.

The 100th Division is now far from quenching its thirst, and the 118th Division has never succeeded in its many efforts, and even its own delicate situation makes Chiba Kumaji at a loss. But just when he was helpless in the face of the shape and was ready to cut his abdomen, the anti-union in front of him suddenly stopped the final offensive.

This sudden change puzzled Lieutenant General Kumaji Chiba. Knowing that he only had one breath left, the enemy troops in front of him suddenly stopped giving him the final blow, and just kept bombarding his only remaining position with artillery fire. The observation posts at the front also observed that the anti-United Nations artillery and tanks in front of them were constantly being moved in other directions.

However, although it is not clear what the reason for the transfer of troops to leave at this time in person is the reason for the anti-coalition forces in person, Lieutenant General Chiba Kumaji is still somewhat relieved anyway. The enemy will certainly not let him go, but he can breathe a sigh of relief now.

It was only when I received reports from various positions on the front that I only observed the number of artillery transferred from Zaonan by the Anti-Japanese Federation. Facing the report of the forward troops, Lieutenant General Kumaji Chiba gasped at the same time. I also understand that I fought on the battlefield, and I didn't lose unjustly.

When did the enemy mobilize so many artillery troops in the Zaonan battlefield, as the main attack division, and even the army and front army, the multi-level intelligence organs did not touch it at all. The reconnaissance plane reconnoitred repeatedly, but found no trace. I'm afraid that these artillery have long been transferred to this direction, waiting for them on the battlefield of Zaonan and the old city.

The counterattack launched by the base camp has long been in the calculations of others. I am afraid that as soon as my division arrives in the northwest of Lu, it will be targeted by them. Set a trap for yourself, and jump into it stupidly. As a result, a division that was fully equipped with its own personnel is now left with such a few remnants of defeated generals. As for how long it will last, I'm afraid only God knows.

However, the number of artillery transferred by the Anti-Japanese Union only from the front-line troops, especially large-caliber artillery, far exceeded the number of artillery put into the two divisions of the Japanese army in the entire northwestern battlefield of Shandong before. Lieutenant General Chiba Kumaji, who is also a veteran of the Japanese invasion of China, shook his head and couldn't help but sigh at the same time, in just a few years, the enemy's body and bones have become like this.

The swarms of artillery shells that have fallen on their heads in the past few days, all kinds of combat aircraft on their heads, tanks and half-tracks on the ground. In addition, its commander's accurate judgment and grasp of the entire battle situation made a relaxed deployment. With the sophisticated tactics and tenacious will to fight, the defeat of the troops involved in the battle has turned from accidental to inevitable.

When an army is not only superior to itself in equipment, but also not inferior in tactics and will. Is the current Imperial Army still an opponent, and this operation to reopen the Jinpu Road can still be as the base camp wishes, and Lieutenant General Kumaji Chiba no longer has any hope.

Lieutenant General Kumaji Chiba also understood that the Japanese Empire had lost the war until now. The only thing that remains uncertain is how badly the empire will eventually lose. Is it still able to preserve a trace of vitality, or will you lose in the end and even put a crotch cloth in it.

In these days of fierce fighting, Lieutenant General Chiba Kumaji, who has seen more than once the participating troops of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, has never retreated even if he has fought to the last person, and has completely understood the ultimate reason for his defeat at this moment. A well-equipped army is not terrible, what is really terrible is an army that is well-equipped, but whose willpower does not decline with the improvement of equipment.

When an army's tenacious will to fight, it is not inferior to the Japanese army, which has always been known for its strong will. And when it also surpassed the Japanese army in equipment and strategy and tactics, the fate of the empire in this battle, and even in this war, may have been predestined.

As for now, the anti-coalition forces in front of him suddenly let themselves go, and Lieutenant General Chiba Kumaji believes that this is definitely not the opponent's kindness, let alone any low-level mistake on the part of the enemy. The enemy now allows itself to breathe, which is nothing more than their tactical need. As for whether the next unlucky ghost will be the 118th Division or the 100th Division, I'm afraid only God knows.