Perhaps many people thought that the logistics and transportation troops in the army, or even the communication troops, did not have any combat strength. They were like a group of cattle and sheep that were at the mercy of others.
However, this was not the case. The logistics and communications forces of the Japanese army also had good combat effectiveness.
The reserve forces in the hands of the Imperial Guards were these troops. They had a total of 500 people. Of course, among these 500 people, there was also the strength of a flag protection squadron.
The Japanese flag protection squadron was the most elite squadron in the regiment. Their mission was to protect the flag. Under normal circumstances, the flag protection squadron would not follow the Japanese troops in the charge. They would only enter the battle at the most critical moment.
It was precisely because of this that Zhou Weiguo had not sent Xu Hu's Guard Battalion into battle. He was waiting for the reserve force in Wei Jinwen's hands.
Zhu Ziming could not help but shake his head with a bitter smile. War was not as simple as he had imagined. In the past, he had not been able to make a difference in small fights. He could not understand the big fight.
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"Our army has lost more than 1,700 men and more than 700 injured. Out of our three battalions, there are less than 600 people left who can still fight with guns.”
Matsushita Naoto closed his eyes and said with a pained expression. They were the local garrison exploration teams at the rear, not the combat exploration teams at the front lines.
Their treatment could not even compare to the independent mixed exploration teams at the front line. If the independent mixed exploration teams had any casualties, they would be replenished immediately, but they were not. They were not prioritized for replenishment. With such a huge casualty this time, it was unknown how long it would take for them to be replenished.
Matsushita's eyes were filled with pain, while Keibun was about to go crazy from anger.
"We must take them down! We must take them down!"
Right now, Keibun was thinking about taking them down. He did not care about the casualties of the soldiers. What he cared about was whether he could take down Clear Wind Camp. As long as he could take down Clear Wind Camp, the higher-ups would not blame him if the casualties were a little higher.
But if he couldn't take it down, his position would be unstable.
The generals of Japan did not care much about the casualties of their soldiers. In their opinion, casualties were inevitable in war. It was just that there were no more recruits! The key was whether he could achieve his goal.
"Guardian!"
Matsushita Naoto grabbed the arm of the seemingly bewitched guard and said in a deep voice.
"Matsushita-kun, I've decided. Tonight, they would attack Clear Wind Camp. Their casualties today were not small either. It was likely that their entire strength would be used today. We still have a few hundred people with us. Adding on the five or six hundred that have returned, we still have almost a large battalion of soldiers. We can take them down!"
Suddenly, Konebun turned around and looked at Matsushita.
Matsushita Naoto frowned and wanted to say something, but when he saw the determination in Konebun's eyes, he knew that whatever he said would be useless.
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Night completely enveloped the land. Zhou Weiguo sat on a chair in the Juyi Hall. In front of him was a map. Although he had played for the entire afternoon and was extremely tired, he still did not go to rest. According to the casualties this afternoon, the Japanese's casualties should not be small.
However, he did not believe that the Japanese would retreat just like that. If the Japanese retreated just because of this afternoon's attack, it would not be the Japanese's style.
"Guild Leader, the statistics are out. Today, the three infantry battalions had a total of 1,728 people, and 989 had died. Most of the remaining people were injured, and only a small portion were not injured.”
Shoutian Zhao walked up to Zhou Weiguo and said.
Zhou Weiguo leaned back on his chair. In just one afternoon, three of his infantry battalions had been destroyed. It would still take some time to restore the establishment!
"Settle the wounded. Xu Hu's guard battalion was transferred to defend and told Xu Hu to be careful of the Japanese coming for a sneak attack tonight.”
Zhou Weiguo leaned back in his chair and said in a deep voice.
"I'll go right away."
Zhao Shoutian wanted to leave after saying that, but Zhou Weiguo stopped him.
"How's Li Wu's condition now?"
"It's alright. It's just my shoulder. The Japanese's weapons have strong penetrating power, but they don't have much lethality.”
Zhou Weiguo nodded and gestured for him to go.
While Zhou Weiguo was deep in thought in the Juyi Hall, Xu Hu was leading his guard battalion to plant mines and explosives in front of the camp.
To be honest, Xu Hu also felt that the Japanese might attack at night tonight. This was not the first time. When they were defending Nanjing, didn't the Japanese attack at night?
Xu Hu was laying mines, while the old devil, Hideki Bunori, was preparing his troops. This time, he was using the last of his available troops.
Late at night, when the guard camp was silent, a group of Japanese soldiers began to sneak up on them about 700 to 800 meters away.
They bent their backs and slowly walked forward. Their footsteps were very light, afraid that they would be discovered by the Chinese army.
Shozo Yoshikawa was the commander of this temporary Japanese army of more than a thousand people, and he was also the person who had high hopes for Keibun.
The night gave people time to rest, but at the same time, it also gave them cover.
It was a dark night without any moonlight, and one could not even see one's own fingers. This was the current situation.
When the Japanese army was only about 600 meters away from the position, Yoshikawa did not continue to advance but stopped.
He nodded at the Japanese soldiers around him and they left.
Generally speaking, what kind of measures would two armies take to prevent the enemy from ambushing them in the middle of the night?
Generally speaking, there were two situations. One was to set up observation posts in front of the camp.
These observation posts were underground and would be camouflaged to a certain extent. Then, soldiers would be sent to stand guard and fire a warning shot if anything happened.
The other situation was to lay mines and explosives in front of the camp. Once the enemy approached, the mines and explosives would be detonated.
However, the second type was rarely used. After all, in this era, all countries in the world generally had engineer troops. Therefore, the use of observation posts was more common.
And what Yoshikawa asked the soldiers to do was to take down the observation post in front of the camp.
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