August 11th, in the morning, in Xiang City, in the 101st division's base, an emergency military meeting was being held.
It could be seen that the core officers of the 101st division were all in a state of rage.
Last night, the news of the 217th Brigade being wiped out came back.
At that time, Lieutenant General Masayoshi Ito of the 101st Division did not believe such news at all. He ordered people to personally go to the battlefield to check on the situation.
As expected, the news was true. The 217th Brigade was completely annihilated by Li Yan's troops. Even the major general of the 217th Brigade committed suicide in the command center!
It could be said that the destruction of the 217th Squadron was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for the 101st Division.
The 101st division had two exploration teams and one regiment, with a total of 19,000 people.
Now that the 101st Division had lost the Kawasaki Brigade and the 217th Brigade, the total number of people in the 101st Division had decreased by more than 8800.
At this moment, the 101st Division only had the 216th Brigade and the regiment under the division.
To put it bluntly, the 101st division's overall combat strength had already been reduced by half!
"Phew!"
After a long time, Masayoshi Ito took a deep breath. His eyelids trembled and he said with great difficulty,"The news has been confirmed. The 217th Brigade has indeed been wiped out by Li Yan's troops!”
"Baka, what is Yamamoto Yoshiki doing? How could the 217th Brigade be wiped out? This was an entire B-grade exploration team. Yamamoto Yoshiki was a sinner of the Empire's army. He would be sent to the military court!”
The 101st division's major general chief of staff, Wu Ze Xiaoji, couldn't accept this information and started cursing.
God, the 217th Brigade was completely wiped out by a local Chinese division. This was a huge humiliation for the 101st Division!
It could be predicted that in less than a day, the 101st division would become a joke among the divisions of the Japanese army. Moreover, all the higher-ups of the 101st division would not have a good life.
If the 217th Brigade had been wiped out by a single unit of the national army, it would have been understandable.
The most important thing was that Li Yan's troops were only a local division, and the total number of people in Li Yan's troops was not as many as the total number of people in the 217th Squadron!
At this moment, the brigade leader of the 216th Brigade looked at Wu Ze Xiaoji and reminded him,""Colonel Takezawa, the captain of the Yamamoto Righteous Brigade has already been killed!”
"So what if the jade is broken? Can death escape his guilt?”Wu Ze Xiaoji said with a gloomy face.
Takezawa Koji's meaning was clear. The responsibility for the death of the entire 217th Brigade should be borne by Yamamoto Yoshiki. Even if Yamamoto Yoshiki was dead, he still had to bear this responsibility!
At this moment, the commander of the 101st division's Ikeda regiment, Ikeda Osamu, said,""Major General, since the 217th Brigade has been completely wiped out, Li Yan's troops must have suffered heavy losses. Our 101st Division should immediately attack and take this opportunity to eliminate Li Yan's troops, so as to salvage the terrible consequences of the 217th Brigade being wiped out!”
"Destroy Li Yan's troops? How are we going to destroy Li Yan's troops? Don't you want Xiang City anymore?"
Masayoshi Ito looked at Ikeda Osamu coldly. His expression was extremely unsightly, as if his parents had died.
Xiang City was one of the largest cities in the entire Xiang Province. If the 101st division brought the remaining 10,000 men to attack Li Yan's troops in Nanzhang, who would defend Xiang City?
Even though the army sent by Xia Zhong had a large number of troops stationed in several provinces of the Central Plains.
However, don't forget that the Xia army had already mobilized most of their forces to gather near the provincial capital of Xiang.
The war to seize Chang City was about to break out, and the troops sent by Xia Zhong were already very tight. The mission of the 101st division was to defend the entire Xiang region and deter the national troops stationed in the northwest and southwest of Hunan.
If the 101st division left Xiang City, then the national army of Xiang Province would definitely take this opportunity to seize Xiang City.
Therefore, the remaining members of the 101st division didn't dare to make a move!
"Regiment Commander, as long as we are fast enough, we can still return to Xiang City in time after eliminating Li Yan's troops!”
Ikeda Daxiong continued with his suggestion. He believed that the 101st Regiment could not let Li Yan's troops off!
Upon hearing this, Masayoshi Ito glared at Ouma Ikeda and scolded,""Don't you have a brain? Don't tell me you haven't seen the situation of the Imperial Army in the entire Xiang Province?”
" I…" Ikeda Osamu opened his mouth but fell silent.
Previously, the 11th army was stationed in the entire northeast and southeast of Hunan.
The 11th division had a huge military force. It had four divisions and a Type A Exploration Group. The total number of soldiers in the 11th division was 87,000.
But now?
The 11th division stationed in Xiang Province had already transferred two divisions and a regiment directly under the division to Xiang Provincial City to participate in the Battle of Chang City. Therefore, the Japanese army only had two divisions left in Xiang Province.
Overall, the Japanese army in the Xiang Province region was extremely tense. The annihilation of the 217th Brigade and the Kawasaki Brigade was simply adding insult to injury!
Although the Japanese army occupied more than half of Xiang Province, they only had one and a half divisions left. Such a force was in danger.
Facing such a situation, how could the 101st Regiment still dare to take the initiative to attack and leave Xiang City?
Looking at the silent command post, Masayoshi Ito said weakly,""Immediately report to Regiment Commander Okamura that the 217th Brigade has been wiped out!”
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Half an hour later, in the headquarters of the Central China Dispatching Army in E Province, Abasura Ci Ning knocked on the door of the office of the commander-in-chief of the Central China Dispatching Army, Junliu.
After receiving permission, Abasura Ci Ning walked in with heavy steps.
Inside the office, Shunroku was sitting behind his desk. The military rank of a general on his shoulder was very eye-catching. He looked at Okamura Yasuji who walked in and asked,""What happened, Mr. Osamura? Why is your face so ugly?”
"Commander, on February 9th, the 217th Brigade left Xiang City. They wanted to recapture Nanzhang County, but they were completely wiped out in the battle with Xia City's 108th Division!”
After saying this, Asamura Ci Ning lowered his head. He was waiting for the storm that was about to erupt from the Six Generals.
At this time, the Central China Army had mobilized more than 100,000 troops and gathered near the capital of Hunan Province.
However, when the news of the 217th Brigade being wiped out spread, the entire Xiazhong army was shocked.
This was the first time that an entire exploration team had been wiped out.
Moreover, the morale of the Xia Country's army would also increase greatly because of this battle report.
In many ways, the news of the 217th Brigade being wiped out had a huge impact.
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