The commander of the 10th Division, Jiro Ishikawa, gave the order to die.

The 8th Brigade must capture the new regiment's outlying positions in Dagu Town within today's day.

The 237th Wing of the 41st Division, under the cover of artillery fire and 1 machine-gun brigade, enveloped the puppet army as soon as it came up and launched a fierce offensive against the position of the new regiment.

The battle lasted for seven hours, but the position was firmly in the hands of the new regiment.

The entire 237th Wing, half of the 1st and 2nd Brigades were brutally wiped out.

So far, the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the New 1st Regiment have suffered a total of nearly 800 casualties, nearly 300 killed, and more than 500 wounded.

The total casualties of the devils and the puppet army were more than 4 times that of the new regiment.

Moreover, most of the devils and puppet soldiers were killed and a small number were wounded, and as the attackers were within the firing range of the new regiment, it was difficult for the devils and the seriously injured soldiers of the puppet army to be carried down.

However, the new regiment of fighters, whether lightly or seriously wounded, could transport the wounded along the tunnel at any time to the rear field hospital for treatment.

After recovering from treatment, some of the fighters were able to return to the battlefield with their guns.

The battle on the side of Lijiazhen was also fierce, and the two wings of the Japanese 33rd Brigade were attacking very strongly, but they still failed to take the position of Lijiazhen.

The companies of the new regiment took turns to fight, so there was no situation where the formation was destroyed, and the casualties of each company were about the same.

The next day.

The two brigades of the 10th Division were still on the offensive, but it was useless, and they did not capture the positions of the new regiment.

……

Heyuan County, the front headquarters of the Japanese army.

A combat staff officer of the devil of the division and regimental headquarters, holding a folder in his hand, read to Tanabe Moritake and Ishikawa Jiro:

"So far, the 39th Infantry Wing has suffered more than 1,200 casualties, the 40th Infantry Wing has suffered more than 1,600 casualties, and the 8th Brigade has suffered a total of more than 2,800 casualties!"

"The 10th Infantry Wing suffered more than 1,300 casualties, the 63rd Infantry Wing suffered more than 1,200 casualties, and the 33rd Brigade suffered more than 2,500 casualties!"

"The 41st Wing of the 237th Division suffered more than 1,900 casualties!"

"More than half of the Imperial Alliance Army was killed or wounded!"

After saying that, the combat staff officer closed the folder and bowed to Moritake Tanabe and Jiro Ishikawa.

"Yaga!"

Jiro Ishikawa suddenly broke out, grabbed the teacup on the table, and threw it on the ground with a crisp sound, and the teacup shattered to the ground in response.

"A few small positions, the 10th Division, one of the most elite units of the Locust Army, have not been captured for so many days?"

"Not only did it not take it, but the attacking troops also suffered more than a third of the casualties, which is a shame!"

The total strength of the 10th Division is nearly 30,000 people, plus the supplementary 237th Wing, and the puppet army that assisted in the attack, the total strength is nearly 40,000.

The one-third mentioned here is the troops responsible for the offensive, after all, the 10th Division also has a cavalry wing, an engineer wing, a field artillery wing, and a baggage wing, and these forces are quite a lot.

What made Ishikawa Jiro angry was that if he had taken the position, it would have been forgotten, but instead of taking the position, the attacking troops suffered heavy casualties.

Moritake Tanabe waved his hand to the combat staff officer and motioned for him to retreat first.

The operations staff officer bowed his head, placed the folder on the table, and turned to walk outside.

Jiro Ishikawa picked up the folder and looked at it, then threw it on the ground again.

"Ishikawa-kun." Tanabe Moritake persuaded in a deep voice, "Don't be impatient for a while. ”

Ishikawa Jiro said in a somewhat cold tone: "These soldiers are not from your North China Front Army, and of course Tanabe-kun will not be heartbroken. ”

"Of course my heart hurts." Moritake Tanabe snorted, "They are all the most loyal and heroic samurai in my Great Japanese Empire, and they shed their last drop of blood for the Empire. ”

"But as a general, you should think about how to win the battle, and not encounter a little setback, just here incompetent rage!"

"There is an old Chinese saying that one will succeed and ten thousand bones will wither, and I must have heard of it."

"As long as you can defeat the new regiment and kill Li Yunlong, it will be worth the price, and Ishikawa-kun will also have the opportunity to be promoted to general in the future."

Ishikawa Jiro also snorted coldly: "Do you think I don't want to defeat the new regiment and kill Li Yunlong?" ”

"Tanabe-kun, you also saw it, after 13 days of fighting, the 10th Division did not even take the outer positions of the new regiment."

"What's the point of this, how to defeat the new group? How did you kill Li Yunlong? ”

"If we continue to fight like this, even if we capture the outer positions of the Eighth Road, there will still be those fortifications along the road in echelon proportion."

"I think even if the two elite brigades of our 10th Division are exhausted, we will not be able to defeat the new regiment, nor will we be able to kill Li Yunlong."

"You can also see the battle reports handed in by the brigades, and the troops used to defend the positions on the Eighth Route are not many, and the casualties are not large."

"Now I seriously suspect that the new regiment is consuming the vital strength of our 10th Division, and when our 10th Division is weakened to a certain extent, Li Yunlong will launch a full-scale counteroffensive against the 10th Division."

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has the intention.

Hearing this, Moritake Tanabe turned to stare at the map on the wall, lost in thought.

So far, there is no doubt that the casualties of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army are not large, but according to intelligence, the strength of the new regiment is more than 20,000 people.

There is only one truth, Li Yunlong wants to counterattack the 10th Division.

When the strength of the 10th Division has dropped to a certain level, and the soldiers are tired and demoralized, it will be the time for the new regiment to counterattack.

Li Yunlong didn't want to break through, he wanted to counterattack the 10th Division, and even defeat the 10th Division!

Thinking of this, Tanabe Moritake turned to look at Jiro Ishikawa and said in a deep voice: "Ishikawa-kun, your 10th Division has suspended the attack, and I will immediately report to Commander Okamura that the new 1st Regiment will most likely launch a counteroffensive against the 10th Division in the near future. ”

After speaking, Tanabe Moritake took paper and pen, and began to write a telegram.

Ishikawa Jiro was stunned, what was the situation, he just complained a few words, and wanted to let the soldiers of the 10th Division rest for a day or two before attacking, did Tanabe Moritake take it seriously?

After Tanabe finished drafting the telegram, he ordered the coder to translate it into a code, and then asked the telegrapher to send it to the North China Front Headquarters.

Okamura Ninji soon received a telegram from Moritakeshi Tanabe, and he had already guessed this.

However, the old devil is not reconciled, he also wants to have a three-flower, and at present, breakthroughs have been made in the two lines of North Road and South Road.

The 2nd line of defense of the Independent Regiment and the New 2nd Regiment has been broken through, and 4 divisions are attacking the 3rd and last line of defense of the 2nd Regiment and the Independent Regiment.

Once this line of defense is also breached, then the Japanese army can drive straight in, to the west can go straight to the Yellow River crossing, and to the east can form an encirclement with the 10th Division and the new regiment from three directions.

Although the new regiment has strong combat effectiveness, once the devils of the 5 divisions are surrounded, it will not be able to defeat it.

However, the reality is that the four divisions of the Japanese army have blossomed after paying heavy casualties on the side of the new 1st Regiment and the Independent Regiment.

Breaking through the third line of defense is just around the corner.

However, it was beyond Okamura's expectations.

However, the 10th Division was planted in the base area of the new first regiment, not only did it not even break through the first line of defense, but also suffered heavy casualties.

This was very different from the forecasts of Okamura Ninji and the North China Front Command before the war.

Okamura Ninji knew very well that the 10th Division was no longer suitable for attacking, and now he could only put his hope on the other 4 divisions, hoping that these 4 divisions would defeat the 8th Independent Regiment and the New 2nd Regiment as soon as possible, and come over to surround the New 1st Regiment with the 10th Division.

But.

Li Yunlong and the new regiment will definitely not sit still, and will definitely lead the people to break through.

Whether it is a frontal breakthrough or a scattered breakthrough, the most important thing for the 10th Division to do now is to defend, not attack.

Okamura immediately drafted a telegram and handed it to the communications staff officer, and then sent it to the former enemy headquarters.

……

"The devil of the 10th Division, there was no attack today?"

In the headquarters of the new regiment, Li Yunlong's tone was a little surprised.

The telegraph machine in the telegraph room next door was ticking, several combat staff officers were lying on the map, and Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, Xing Zhiguo, and Wang Dehou were gathering together to discuss.

Boss Chen stood aside and listened.

Wang Dehou touched his chin and slowly analyzed: "Could it be that the devil has detected our combat intentions?" ”

"Nine times out of ten, I think there's a good time." Li Yunlong glanced at Wang Dehou, and nodded while thinking about it, "Okamura Ningji, that old devil, must have seen that the strategic goal of our new regiment is to defeat the 10th Division. ”

"It's not hard to guess." Xing Zhiguo nodded and said, "Our new regiment is going to break through in the end, and the devil's reconnaissance plane must also have discovered that the people in our new regiment base area are rushing to harvest autumn grain." ”

Zhao Gang stared at the map and said, "I suggest launching a full-line counterattack against the 10th Division tonight, the more fully prepared the devil's fortifications, the more unfavorable it will be for us." ”

"How is the autumn grain harvest of the common people?"

Li Yunlong did not answer immediately, but looked at Xing Zhiguo.

Xing Zhiguo said: "At present, almost all the autumn grain has been harvested and dried in the sun. ”

"That's good!" Li Yunlong's eyes narrowed, and his tone was categorical, "Take away all the autumn grain that you can take, bury it in the ground if you can't take it, and don't leave a grain to the devil." ”

Then, Li Yunlong looked at Wang Dehou: "Chief of Staff Wang, immediately notify the companies directly under each battalion to launch a full-line counterattack on the position of the 10th Division at 12 o'clock this evening." ”

"Yes!" Wang Dehou straightened up and responded loudly.

After giving the order, Li Yunlong said with a smile: "210,000 rounds of artillery shells, labor and management have never fought such a rich battle in eight lifetimes, what the hell is the first division regiment and permanent division regiment, let the artillery prepare for me, this time labor and management will beat him hard in the Year of the Dog." ”

Li Yunlong's face was fierce and his eyes were sharp.

In order not to break the encirclement, the 10th Division will definitely desperately block the attack of the new regiment.

Next, the new regiment and the 10th division, there will definitely be a fierce battle between the two sides.

It's quite troublesome to take away all these shells, but it's better to hit them all on the heads of the devils and the puppet army, so that the devils and the puppet army can see what artillery coverage is.

The devils and the puppet army did not have anticlines and tunnel fortifications to hide from artillery fire.

Chen Feng on the side smiled and said nothing, this time maybe he can let the devils of the A Seed Division see what Li Yunlong's ammunition is.