Chapter 25
Chapter 25
It was impossible for a 75mm caliber cannon, whether it was a field cannon or a mountain cannon, to blast an Urban area into ruins.
The reason why Daisuke Fujii did this was probably to give himself and his troops some comfort.
After a barrage of cannonballs, it was still the same.
The building was still a building and had not become a ruin. However, the bullet marks were telling them that this area had been bombarded.
The Japanese entered the area again. This time, they were even more careful.
Three people formed a combat team. The three of them stood back to back, each looking in one direction.
Moreover, they did not act in a single combat team. They basically acted in two or three combat teams.
Their fingers were on the trigger, ready to pull the trigger at any time. Their eyes kept scanning the surroundings, afraid that someone would suddenly appear and shoot them.
They didn't dare to enter the house first. They basically pushed open the door first and threw a grenade in before entering.
However, they were still too unfamiliar with the surrounding area. There were no grenades on the door, but there would always be a few grenades thrown from the second floor from time to time. They were caught off guard and would always kill some soldiers, no matter how careful they were.
Some windows, or some inconspicuous small windows, would always have some guns aimed at them, and then a few bullets would take them away.
This was a psychological game, a spiritual oppression. They had been fighting for almost a day and a night, or rather, close to two days and a night.
Their spirits had already reached a point of extreme exhaustion. Even with their tenacity, they could not take it anymore.
Every Japanese had bloodshot eyes, and sleepiness lingered on their eyelids.
Many soldiers 'vision was starting to blur, but they could only hold on.
Death was not scary, what was scary was the process of death!
The kind where you knew that you might die, but you didn't know when you would die. That was the most terrifying.
Now, the Japanese were suffering from this kind of mental pressure. At the same time, their reactions began to become very slow. Sometimes, a grenade fell from the second floor beside them with a clear sound. They could only react half a second before it exploded.
The continuous sounds of gunshots and explosions made Daisuke Fujii Sueyoshi's expression turn ugly.
Even though his eyes were bloodshot, he still stood there.
Time slowly passed, and the sky began to darken. However, Fujisue Yoshida's expression became even uglier.
The soldiers under his command had already reached their limits and could not hold on any longer. Many of them were so slow that they could not react in time even if a grenade was thrown beside them.
"Order the troops to retreat immediately! All troops rest!"
Daisuke Fujii closed his eyes in pain.
The Japanese retreated, but their path of retreat was not safe. Snipers and grenades were constantly attacking them. In the dark, it made the Japanese soldiers suffer even more. Many Japanese soldiers could not hold on anymore and rushed in crazily. The weapons in their hands were also randomly loaded with bullets.
However, what awaited them was still death.
When it was past eight o'clock in the evening, when all of them finally retreated, Daisuke Fujii Sueji almost fainted when he saw the remnants of the soldiers returning.
There were two battalions and more than two thousand soldiers. Now, there were less than one thousand soldiers returning!
This was something he did not expect. There were no gunshots throughout the entire process, so it was difficult for him to determine how many troops were left on his side through the gunshots.
"720 people died in the 1st Battalion. 640 people from the second brigade died. There were only 710 people left from the two teams!”
The staff officer next to him said with a trembling voice. In just one afternoon and night, they had actually lost more than 1,300 people. This was an outcome that they could not accept.
How many people were left in his 35th regiment?
The third brigade only had around 300 men left. The two brigades here had around 700 men, which added up to only about 1,000 men. Including the flag protection squadron, they only had slightly more than one brigade.
Daisuke Fujii put his sword on the ground and said in a trembling voice,""Send a message to the division headquarters and report the situation here!”
This kind of thing couldn't be hidden. Fortunately, he just reported it directly.
He knew that his career as a soldier was over. In just one day, his 35th regiment was almost crippled. The Empire would not use such a regiment commander.
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9th Regiment
The 9th division had fought for two days and one night, and they were exhausted. Although they had not completely conquered Jin Ling city, they had taken down the outside and the key places, so the 9th division rested when night fell.
The remaining areas could be occupied tomorrow. In their opinion, there was no resistance in the entire Jin Ling City, and no one dared to resist them.
Lieutenant General Yoshizumi, the commander of the 9th division, was about to go to sleep when he was woken up by Chief of Staff Inoue Naoto.
"Inoue-kun, what is it? If it's just a small matter, can't we talk about it tomorrow?”
Lieutenant General Yoshizumi reluctantly came out of the room. He was wearing a white shirt. It was obvious that he was going to sleep.
"Regiment Commander, you should take a look. The 35th Regiment sent a message saying that they had encountered an unknown Chinese army in the city. They had been fighting for an entire afternoon, but not only had they failed to eliminate the Chinese army, they had also suffered heavy casualties.
The 35th Regiment's 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalion had suffered heavy losses. They only had 1,300 men left. Today, they had lost more than 2,000 people.”
Chief of Staff Inoue Naoto said in a heavy tone.
This sentence made Lieutenant General Jizhuo wake up immediately.
"Nani? Losing more than 2,000 people? Only 1,300 people remained? What was Fujii Sueyoshi doing? How could he have suffered such heavy losses? How many Chinese soldiers are there?"
Yoshizumi said as he read the telegram.
"They don't know much about this Chinese Army. At first, this Chinese Army sent people to Xiaguan to snipe the 35th Regiment. At that time, there were only a few hundred people. Later, the 35th Regiment was led into the city. Since then, they have not fought with the Chinese Army directly.”
Inoue Naoshi said in a deep voice.
Lieutenant General Yoshizumi didn't lose his temper after hearing that. Letting out his temper wouldn't solve the problem. This was the military quality that a lieutenant general should have.
"Power up the 35th Regiment and have them guard there temporarily. Just don't let the Chinese Army escape. As for the rest, he would send more troops to deal with them after the warriors had rested tomorrow!”
He went for lunch. As for the updates in the afternoon and evening, he was still hesitating whether he should update two more chapters or one more chapter…Crazy hinting!
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