The chief of staff next to him affirmed: "Division commander, the strength of the Eighth Route Army today is indeed very shocking. ”

"Such a fierce artillery fire, if it had been placed a few years ago, only the imperial army could have it~ Although the shelling is still going on now, I can already guess that the casualties of the warriors must be very large!"

While everyone in the command was praying for a quick end to the shelling, the shelling of the heavy artillery battalion was over, but the shelling of mountain artillery, infantry artillery, mortars had just begun.

The people who had just relaxed their nerves tensed up again, and their faces showed expressions that were even more solemn than before.

"Division commander, the Eighth Route Army is too cunning!" The chief of staff gritted his teeth and scolded.

"First destroy the trenches we have just dug with heavy artillery, and then use ordinary artillery to hit our soldiers who have lost the cover of the trenches......"

"Heavy artillery and ordinary artillery cooperate with each other, and the losses of the troops must be very huge!"

Commander Kato had a calm face and did not speak.

But a pair of red eyes have already told everyone the anger and grievance in their hearts at this moment.

I don't know how long it took, but the explosions that hung in their ears finally stopped.

"Sir, the Eighth Route Army has begun to attack!" As soon as the artillery stopped, a lieutenant rushed in.

"Da Da Da ......"

Not far away, a dense burst of gunfire loomed, everywhere in all directions.

"It must be the Eighth Route Army launching an all-out attack on us!" Lieutenant General Kato judged with a calm face.

He immediately ordered: "Chief of Staff, send all the reserves in our hands and the guards as well, leaving only one guard squad, no matter what, we must resist the attack of the Eighth Route Army and hold the position!" ”

Seeing the chief of staff rushing out, Lieutenant General Kato still ordered with confidence: "Baggage troops, artillery troops, immediately dig a second circular fortification five hundred meters behind the existing circular fortifications!" ”

"Once the outer ring fortifications can't be held, we will immediately retreat to the second ring fortifications!"

"It is definitely impossible for us to withdraw from the base of the Eighth Route Army and continue to go north, and the chances of taking Linfen City are also very slim."

"So, what we need to do next is to hold our positions and inflict maximum casualties on the Eighth Route Army attacking us, and die as you deserve!"

Lieutenant General Kato's words are particularly sad and indignant, but they are also very inspiring.

There were many officers in the command who still had a glimmer of life, and when they heard this, they directly despaired.

After despair, these people go berserk.

Since it is no longer possible to live, when it comes to fighting, it becomes unscrupulous, and its combat effectiveness has increased to the extreme.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

Suddenly, a dense explosion sounded in the northeast corner of the battlefield.

Lieutenant General Kato's face suddenly turned pale, and then he exclaimed: "It's not good, the northeast corner of the ring fortification is the main direction of attack of the Eighth Route Army!" ”

"Go find the chief of staff immediately and send at least two infantry squadrons from the reserve to reinforce the northeast corner!"

In less than five minutes, the chief of staff returned, his face was pale, and his arm was still tied with a thick gauze, and the red blood had already stained the gauze red.

Rushed into the command and reported with a look of despair.

"It's over~Division commander, we're done~"

"Two infantry brigades and a reserve of the guard corps suffered heavy losses in the artillery bombardment of the Eighth Route Army for more than twenty minutes before they even went to the battlefield!"

"Nearly two thousand five hundred imperial troops have only gathered less than 1,500 people, and they can continue to fight!"

"The losses of the front-line troops were even greater, the fortifications in many places were blown up, the entire squad of the troops was killed by the heavy artillery of the Eighth Route Army, and the defensive line was a defensive gap at the beginning."

"All the reserves went to the battlefield to plug those gaps!"

"If the humble position is not wrong, we lost at least 2,000 people in the shelling just now~"

"The northeast corner, have you sent troops over to the northeast corner of the position, that is the real main direction of attack of the Eighth Route Army!" Kato asked anxiously.

The chief of staff shook his head and replied: "There are no more troops in the hands of the lowly officer!" ”

"But the humble post has just given an order to the baggage wing, asking them to send at least five hundred people to reinforce the positions on the northeast front!"

"That's good!" Lieutenant General Kato breathed a sigh of relief!

It's only been three or four hours since it gets dark, and the first half of the night hasn't even passed

If the ring fortifications defended by so many of them did not hold out even in the middle of the night, then even if he died in battle, he would become the laughing stock of the Imperial Army.

Less than two minutes after the tense nerves relaxed, a violent explosion resounded in the northwest corner of the battlefield.

"Sir, at least an artillery group of more than fifty guns is shelling our position in the northwest corner!" The artillery staff officer next to him reported with a miserable face.

The artillery strength exposed by the Eighth Route Army in these two nights completely subverted his imagination.

In the past, he looked down on the Eighth Route Army, bombed the Eighth Route Army, and chased them.

At this moment, he didn't even have the capital to fight back, so he could only watch the imperial army flee in all directions by the artillery of the Eighth Route Army, and he was as embarrassed as a lost dog.

Lieutenant General Kato's nerves tensed again, and he subconsciously ordered.

"Chief of Staff, send another 500 people from the baggage wing to reinforce the position in the northwest corner, immediately!"

As soon as the combat staff officer rushed out of the tent to give the order, a young man rushed in from outside.

A military uniform can hardly be found intact from top to bottom, and it is pitch black by the smoke of gunpowder, and many places are stained red with blood.

On his arms, on his face, there were wounds everywhere, red blood.

Without waiting for Lieutenant General Kato to speak, he rushed in and shouted with a look of despair.

"It's over~ Sir, my Ninth Brigade is finished!"

"The artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army was so fierce that the warriors were killed without even seeing the shadow of the enemy!"

"The position has also been broken through by the Eighth Route Army, at least one thousand Eighth Route Army has killed here, please transfer immediately!"

"Yaga!" Kato's eyes quickly turned red, and he scolded.

"The troops are gone, and you still have the face to live?"

Shao Zuo shook his head and replied: "I don't plan to live, but the communication soldiers are all dead, so I will act as the communication soldier for the time being." Now that the task of the communication corps has been completed, he will go back to fight, join up with his warriors, and die together! ”

After saying that, this Shaozo rushed out of the tent and didn't give Kato a chance to speak at all!

"Your Excellency the Protector Commander, transfer immediately!" The chief of staff reacted quickly and subconsciously ordered.

Then he commanded the only remaining squad of the guard, and forcibly carried him to transfer despite the opposition of the Kato Division.

When he moved to a trench that was safe for the time being, all kinds of bad news came like snowflakes, and there was not even a chance to breathe!

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