On the plains between Nanzhang County and Xiang City, the 108th Division's 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Regiment, which had a total of more than 5,000 people, were buried in ashes. They were the vanguard of the 217th Brigade.
As all the soldiers of the 108th Division were equipped with semi-automatic rifles and a large number of general-purpose machine guns, under the suppression of firepower, Japanese soldiers were constantly killed or knocked down.
Of course, during the pursuit, the 108th Division also suffered casualties. From time to time, some soldiers were hit by bullets and fell to the ground, wailing in pain. There were also some who directly sacrificed their lives because of this.
War was always cruel. Unless it was a machine gun against a spear, it was almost impossible to avoid casualties.
"D * mn, you little bastard, I'll send you back to your hometown!”A soldier from the 108th Division stepped on an injured Japanese soldier. He raised the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle in his hand, pulled the trigger, and fired another bullet, hitting the Japanese soldier between the eyebrows.
Li Yan had previously told everyone that all Japanese soldiers, unless they were officers above the rank of major, were to be killed on the spot. No prisoners were to be taken.
The reason for this was very simple. Even if some Japanese soldiers lost their combat ability, they might take out grenades and drag a few enemies down with them.
Today's Japanese army was seriously influenced by the Bushido spirit. They believed that it was shameful to be a captive, but it was glorious to die on the battlefield.
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Soon, in less than half an hour, the 108th Division's pursuit team encountered the main force of the 217th Brigade.
The distance between the two sides was more than a thousand meters, and both sides immediately erupted into an intense battle.
One could see that on the yellow earth, the soldiers of both sides were a black mass, covering the entire mountain.
The sounds of rifles, machine guns, and cannons mixed together, and the smoke of war became the only theme.
Under the sunlight, the soldiers of the 108th Division relied on their powerful firepower to quickly gain the upper hand. The 217th Brigade was suppressed by the fierce firepower.
"Baka, how can Li Yan's troops have such fierce firepower? Did Li Yan's bullets not cost money?”The Major General of the 217th Brigade, Yamamoto Yoshiki, was stunned by the terrifying firepower of the 108th Division.
He could swear to the heavens that the 108th Division didn't have 5,000 men, but tens of thousands.
"Brigade Commander, the 108th Division is fully equipped with semi-automatic rifles. They also have a large number of new machine guns. The firepower of the 108th Division is too terrifying.”A Japanese military officer also said with a shocked expression.
"Baka!" Hearing such words that affected morale, Yamamoto Yoshiki cursed and slapped the colonel's face.
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Time passed. Two hours had passed in a flash, but the 108th Division and the 217th Brigade were still locked in a fierce battle.
Even after two hours, the firepower of the 108th Division did not weaken. However, the firepower of the 217th Brigade was much weaker.
In the past two hours, nearly 1,100 members of the 217th Brigade had been killed and more than 800 were injured.
Including the casualties of the vanguard unit, the number of casualties of the 217th Brigade was close to 2,000. If the number of injured people was included, the combat strength of the 217th Brigade had been reduced by half!
In other words, the 217th Brigade, which had a total of more than 7000 people, only had about 3500 people who were still capable of fighting after deducting the injured and the dead.
In other countries, such as Europe and America, if the number of casualties of any combat unit exceeded one-third of the total number of people, then they could surrender!
However, the 217th Brigade, which had lost more than half of its members, was still fighting and had no intention of surrendering.
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In the 108th Division's war command post, Li Yan was listening to the communications officer's report on the war situation.
"Sir, since the start of the war, the 217th Brigade has lost nearly 2,000 people, and more than 1000 of them have lost their ability to fight. The firepower of the 217th Brigade has been greatly reduced!”The communications officer loudly reported the general situation of the battlefield!
After listening to the report, Li Yan walked out of the command center. He held the binoculars and looked down at the vaguely visible battlefield.
After a long time, Li Yan couldn't help but praise,""The Japanese army's combat strength is not to be underestimated. Even though the 217th Brigade has lost more than half of their troops, they still don't show any signs of defeat!”
"Master, according to the three regiment commanders 'predictions, the 217th Brigade will be completely defeated before nightfall!”The communications officer continued to report.
" Before dark…" Li Yan nodded and asked,""Right, how are our casualties?”
The communications officer was silent for a moment before reporting truthfully,""Since the start of the war, we have lost a total of 228 people. In addition, there are 186 seriously injured and 215 lightly injured!”
"Why are there so many casualties? How did these three f * cking regiment commanders train their soldiers?”Li Yan couldn't help but curse when he heard the data.
In his opinion, the artillery regiment had already defeated the Japanese army, and the soldiers of the three regiments had firepower suppression. With such an advantage, how could there be such a large number of casualties?
According to this data, the casualties of the 108th division had already exceeded one-tenth.
"Master, my division has 3000 new recruits who have never been on the battlefield. 80% of these casualties are new recruits.”the communications officer said helplessly.
" Recruit…" Li Yan sighed. He didn't have any good ideas.
No matter what battlefield it was, new recruits who had never been on the battlefield and lacked training were often the group with the most casualties.
Although Li Yan could exchange for the best clone soldiers, he did not have enough exchange points!
One low-level clone soldier cost 2500 points, 100 would cost 250,000 points, and 1,000 would cost 2.5 million points.
Due to the lack of exchange points, Li Yan could only settle for the next best thing, exchanging enough weapons, equipment, and ammunition.
If the 108th division was made up of clone soldiers and equipped with weapons and equipment, Li Yan would dare to attack Xiang City directly!
Although the military quality of the Japanese soldiers was not weak, they were on a completely different level compared to the clones.
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