The arrival of the reinforcements boosted the morale of the First Battalion. Cheers filled the entire camp, especially the Second Battalion.
This meant that they could finally retreat and rest. After all, they had been defending this place for a month and their nerves had long collapsed to the limit.
If not for their strong loyalty, they would have retreated long ago. This was also the advantage of the system soldiers. If it was an ordinary army, they would have been terrified the moment they met.
"Baka, what's the situation on the other side?" Lieutenant General Yoshika Ryosuke, who was in the command center of the Japanese division, shouted in a bad mood.
"Reporting to Major General, it seems that the reinforcements from the Chinese Army have arrived.”The division chief of staff whispered.
He knew that Lieutenant General Yoshika Ryosuke was in a bad mood, so he didn't dare to provoke him loudly. As expected, when he heard about reinforcements, Lieutenant General Yoshika Ryosuke's expression darkened even more.
"Baka Yalu, Ozawa Haruichiro is simply trash. Go, make him commit suicide to thank the Emperor.”Lieutenant General Yoshika Ryosuke was furious. He immediately vented his anger on Haruichiro Ozawa, thinking that it was his incompetence that had not taken down the Chinese's position so far, which led to the arrival of the other party's reinforcements.
"Your Excellency Major General, His Excellency Haruichiro Ozawa has already died in battle.”The division chief of staff said sadly.
Upon hearing this, Lieutenant General Yoshika Ryosuke was stunned for a moment before snorting coldly,""Hmph, it's too good for him to die in battle."
Since he had died in battle, he didn't want to put the blame on a dead man.
"Get the Seventh Regiment ready to attack at dawn.”Lieutenant General Yoshika said in a deep voice.
"Hey!" The division chief of staff replied.
The 9th division could be said to be at its peak, with the 7th, 19th, 35th and 36th infantry regiments under their command.
There was also the 9th Cavalry Regiment, the 9th Mountain Cannon Regiment, the 9th Engineer Regiment, and the 9th Logistics Regiment. There were also the Communication Team, the Health Team, and four field hospitals.
To put it bluntly, the 9th division was able to fight against 3 to 5 divisions, and even defeat them.
On the other side, in the command post of the first regiment, Zhao Menghai welcomed reinforcements. However, the person leading the team shocked Zhao Menghai.
"General, why are you here? You are now with the entire army. You can't take the risk.”Zhao Menghai said hurriedly.
"What, don't you have the confidence to hold the position?”Yang Xin asked with a smile.
" General, please rest assured. We will not let any Japanese go..." Zhao Menghai said loudly.
"Alright, I'm not weak. What's a mere battlefield?”Yang Xin said heroically.
When the reinforcements arrived, the Japanese also began to retreat and stopped attacking. They also knew that it was impossible to take down the position in a short period of time, so they retreated and rested.
Yang Xin took this opportunity to get a general understanding of the situation. When he learned that the death rate of the entire regiment had reached 70%, his heart couldn't help but tremble. He didn't expect the Japanese to be so strong.
However, when he saw the number of Japanese casualties, he still smiled. There were more than 3,000 casualties. The 79th regiment was basically wiped out, and their commander, Haruichiro Ozawa, died in battle.
This could be considered a great victory. This meant that the independent mixed 79th Brigade would be removed from active duty.
"Good job. Go and call all the platoon level and above officers to the command center. Hand the position over to the newly brought 4th Regiment.”Yang Xin ordered.
"Yes, sir!"
"Call Zhang Tian from the second regiment and Xiao Feng from the artillery regiment to the command center.”
"Yes, sir!"
Soon, the command center of the First Regiment was filled with platoon level and above officers. Looking at the dusty officers in front of him, Yang Xin greeted them solemnly.
"Brothers, you've worked hard.”
"You guys have done well these days. With two regiments, you blocked the attack of one division and two exploration teams from the Japanese.”
After looking around, Yang Xin continued,""However, our casualties are also very high. I just saw the casualty report. The death rate is 50%. This means that at least 1,000 people have died.”
"Here, I'll use tea to replace wine to thank you and the heroes who sacrificed themselves. Without you, Dragon Head Town would have been long gone, and I, Yang Xin, wouldn't have lived for long.”
His tone was calm and did not have much emotion, but it made people feel depressed.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a little gloomy, Yang Xin smiled again and said,"Although we sacrificed so many people, our results were very gratifying. We wiped out more than 7,000 Japanese soldiers and destroyed more than 50 cannons.”
Hearing the praise, many officers chuckled. Seeing that the atmosphere had almost recovered, Yang Xin pointed at a few officers beside him and said,
"These are the reinforcements I brought this time. The 4th Regiment Commander Li Rufeng, the 5th Regiment Commander Lu Hong, and the 6th Regiment Commander Xie Yuanqing. They also brought 2,000 new recruits to replenish the losses of the various regiments.”
Yang Xin's words made the eyes of many officers light up. With these fresh troops, they gained a lot of confidence in the next fierce attack of the Japanese.
With a population of more than 100,000, Yang Xin could recruit more than 10,000 people. Excluding the three regiments that were fighting in the north, he transferred all the newly formed regiments and the 2,000 new recruits, totaling more than 6,000 people.
Adding on the 1,000 soldiers in the camp, the entire frontline now had more than 8,000 soldiers. They could totally fight the Japanese head-on.
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