"Today, our army lost 672 men and injured more than 800 men. Among them, 20 of them were sent to the rear. Those who could still fight with minor injuries were still in the camp, and those who could not fight for the time being were sent to the back!
We lost 23 heavy machine guns and 52 light machine guns. In addition, we lost eight mortars."
A staff officer stood in front of Chang Debiao, holding a document as he spoke. Meanwhile, Chang Debiao silently lit a cigarette for himself.
"Our light and heavy machine gun Brigade has just replenished us. However, there were no new soldiers or travelers.”
Chang Debiao listened slowly. No one knew what he was thinking. After a while, he threw the cigarette butt on the ground.
"Today, a single zhang caused over a thousand casualties. This number is not small! This was with the support of heavy artillery. If there were no heavy artillery, wouldn't my position be destroyed by the Japanese?”
Chang Debiao narrowed his eyes and glanced at the advisor. Of course, he knew that Zhou Weiguo was unable to replenish his troops. Zhou Weiguo no longer had any qualified soldiers.
"Regiment Commander, according to the reports from the frontline troops, the Japanese casualties today are not low either. According to our General Staff's estimates, the Japanese casualties today are at least 3,000!”
"Three thousand people? We have heavy artillery to support us, but the Japanese have only lost more than 3,000 people? I can't afford to lose this face. During the battle at Wuji Village, we took down a brigade of the 13th Division with only a thousand soldiers and defeated the Japanese Army. Do you think we still have the face?"
Chang Debiao glanced at the staff officer. At this moment, he was still thinking about how Zhou Weiguo would fight next. If it was just pure defense, this was definitely not Zhou Weiguo's personality. He could also see it.
According to Zhou Weiguo's personality, since he dared to fight with the Japanese here, he must be confident. Otherwise, Zhou Weiguo would definitely have had the time to retreat north.
"Alright! Stop wasting time and report the casualties! It's up to the traveler to decide!"
Chang Debiao saw that the staff officer wanted to say something and waved his hand. He only needed to focus on fighting the war. He believed that Zhou Weiguo would have his own ideas.
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13th Division Headquarters
"Regiment Commander, our casualties have been tabulated. Including the soldiers of the 58th Regiment, we have lost a total of 4600 soldiers today! In addition, there were more than 500 lightly injured people. There were no serious injuries!”
After Akita finished reading the document in his hand, he closed it and waited for the order from the Dizhou Army.
At this moment, Dizhou Libing was trembling with anger.
He had already lost more than 1,000 men some time ago. A brigade, the regiment command center, and the flag protection squadron, a total of about 1,400 men had been eaten by Zhou Weiguo. Today, there were 4,600 people. A force of about 6,000 men!
He had more than a regiment's strength. If he added another brigade, he would lose two regiments.
"Has their commander found out who it is?”
Di Zhou Li Bing asked in a trembling voice after he calmed down.、
"Zhou Weiguo! He used to be the colonel of the 87th Division of the Chinese government. Some time ago, he was promoted to the rank of Major General of the National Revolutionary Army's 1st Independent Brigade. As for the deployment of his troops and weapons, we don't know.”
Akita, who was standing behind Dizhou Ribei, shook his head. The time was too short. Even their intelligence agency could not find out in such a short time.
"Your Excellency Major General! Commander Ishihara Matsui sent a telegram saying that the 6th division will arrive the day after tomorrow. If we can't take down China, the 6th division will attack!”
At this moment, a confidential officer ran over and told him a piece of news that made Dizhou Libing very angry.
"Baka! Gu Shoufu, are you so eager to see me make a fool of myself?”
When Dizhou Libing, who was already very unhappy, heard this news, he immediately became angry.
"Your Excellency Major General! Be careful with your words!"
Akita, who was standing next to him, exclaimed in shock.
"I know! Akita Kun, don't worry! I won't say anything else!"
Only then did Dizhou Libing realize that his position among the major generals was not comparable to the 6th Regiment Commander Gu Shoufu.
"Major-general, Gu Shoujun has actually given us a lot of time. According to their speed, they should have arrived here yesterday!”
Akita's words made Dizhou Libing's expression look better. He knew that ever since Zhou Weiguo stopped at Huainan, the other divisions had slowed down. This was considered giving him face.
The reason why the 6th division had to speed up was probably because the commander couldn't handle the pressure anymore. After fighting for two consecutive days, they did not obtain anything other than casualties.
Dizhou Libing walked up to the map and began to look at it carefully. He knew that if he fought normally, he would definitely not be able to take down the enemy's position before night the day after tomorrow. Since the normal method didn't work, he could only use an abnormal method to make his subordinates tired.
"How are the losses of our 65th, 104th, and 116th Regiments?”
Dizhou Libing suddenly asked after watching for a while.
"How are their casualties?"
"Their casualties are mostly around a thousand people!”
"About a thousand people? He ordered the cavalry regiment to immediately disband and send them to the various regiments. We will replenish our infantry regiment. For the time being, we will not consider the cavalry regiment!"
Dizhou Libing had no choice but to do this. The various regiments were not complete, so he could only fill in the gaps.
Coincidentally, this was the Jiangnan area. There were many water systems and lakes everywhere. His cavalry regiment could not unleash its power here. It was better to add them to the infantry regiment now.
"Alright, I'll give the order later!"
"Yes! Later on, get the cavalry regiment to replenish the infantry regiments as soon as possible. Let the 65th Regiment take a detour from Zhuji Village to the back of Cao 'an Town. We'll attack Cao' an Town overnight.
Later, you go and generate electricity for the 104th and 116th regiments. Tell them to be ready and listen to my orders!”
This time, Di Zhou Li Bing brought out the Night Battle. It seemed like he had no other choice. If he could not take down Zhou Weiguo before the 6th division arrived, he would have to commit suicide.
"Ha ~ Yi ~ But Major General, should we send a signal to the 9th division to attack the Chinese army in Changfeng County to prevent them from sending reinforcements?”
"Yes! Not bad, go!"
"Yes, sir!"
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