The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

Chapter 450
At the brigade headquarters, the independent regiment's success report was sent before it was dark.

The first thing that catches the eye is the good news that the Sato division was defeated in Dongshangang and suffered heavy losses.

The anxious expression on the chief of staff's face disappeared in an instant, and he analyzed happily: "We killed seven or eight thousand Japanese puppet troops in one battle, and also killed the artillery unit and tank brigade of the Sato Division..."

"If I were Sato, I wouldn't dare to fight anymore..."

"Definitely withdraw from the independent regiment base at dawn tomorrow!"

The brigade commander said deeply: "The independent regiment fought well..."

"A blocking battle will pull out all the tiger's teeth in the Sato Division, and no matter how powerful the tiger is, it will lose its ability to attack... They have no choice but to retreat!"

"But independence also pays a heavy price in combat..."

"Due to heavy casualties, the nine main battalions were downsized into three reinforced battalions..."

"The assault battalion was also beaten to less than two companies, so it had to form a battalion with the guard battalion..."

"Even the heavy artillery battalion lost more than half in the battle..."

"If it weren't for the strong foundation of the independent regiment, these losses would be enough to disable them!"

"Call Kong Jie back immediately: their decision to draw down is very correct!"

"Before the Japanese army's sweep of northwest Shanxi is over, the independent regiment must concentrate all its forces on the frontline combat troops to deal with all possible accidents on the battlefield!"

"I hope they will continue to work hard and completely win the anti-mopping up in Northwest Shanxi!"

On a small high ground six kilometers southeast of Dongshangang, the Sato division was holding up a telescope to observe the surrounding terrain to determine whether there were any defensive loopholes in the temporary station under their feet.

Panting heavily, the chief of staff climbed up to report: "The commander of the division... all the losses have been counted!"

"Go back to the headquarters... we will talk as we walk..." Lieutenant General Sato put down his binoculars and walked towards the tent at the foot of the mountain, ordering as he walked.

"Ha Yi..." The chief of staff followed his footsteps and reported.

"Except for the 48 gunners and ammunitionists of the Heavy Artillery Brigade who escaped by chance...all the other soldiers were killed...all twelve heavy artillery pieces were destroyed..."

"There are only three chariots left in the chariot brigade, and the remaining 33 chariots were all destroyed on the battlefield..."

"The six infantry squadrons and three puppet battalions that we sent in three attacks were almost wiped out..."

"The [-] puppet soldiers transporting ammunition and luggage died and fled. There are less than [-] people left..."

"All the ammunition they transported was destroyed...more than half of the food was burned, and only [-] catties were rescued!"

"According to the statistics: Except for the seventh and eighth infantry brigades, the guards are still at full strength, the fifth and sixth infantry brigades have more than half of the casualties, the first, second, third and fourth brigades have lost more than [-]%, and the ninth infantry brigade is completely wiped out..."

"There are a total of more than [-] people left in the nine infantry brigades to continue fighting!"

"Mountain Field Artillery Brigade, infantry artillery squads, only 313 gunners and ammunitionists left..."

"There are 246 cavalry left in the cavalry brigade..."

"There are more than [-] troops left directly under the division, plus puppet troops, infantry, cavalry, and artillery... There are only [-] people left in the whole army, and there are more than [-] lightly and severely wounded who have lost their combat effectiveness."

"The loss of weapons is even greater, especially heavy weapons... There are only three tanks left in the army, six direct-firing artillery, 21 rapid-fire guns, 49 mortars, and 52 heavy machine guns..."

"There are two bases of ammunition left... If you fight against the independent regiment, you won't even be able to hold on for half a day!"

Lieutenant General Sato just walked into the tent, and the remaining ten or so brigade and above officers of the division were all guarding here.

Some people looked dignified, some looked indignant, and some looked aggrieved!
When Sato walked in, these people seemed to be discussing, and at the same time focused their attention on him.

"The head of the division... the lowly position did not guard the supply unit and the heavy artillery brigade, and asked for punishment?" The captain of the Ninth Brigade who survived by luck offered to ask for forgiveness, hoping to be forgiven by Sato!
Sato waved his hand and said, "Now is not the time to pursue responsibility!"

"Everyone should know the situation our division is facing, it is at stake!"

"Resolve the crisis first and get rid of the immediate predicament, and it will not be too late for us to pursue accountability!"

"I make a promise to everyone, no matter how you performed in the previous battle...as long as you fight the enemy bravely in the next battle, do your best, and bring the division out of the predicament, I will not blame the past!"

Chief Nakamura is the most aggrieved among the three captains.

In the battle of Longgong Village, more than half of the Nakamura United Team suffered casualties...

The division commander managed to make up the shortfall by mobilizing troops from the supplementary team and the supply team. In the battle of Duanjiabao, the three infantry brigades under the regiment suffered more than half of the casualties again.

Withdrew from the Dongshangang offensive position all the way here, the three brigades lost hundreds of people again under the frantic pursuit of the independent regiment...

Up to now, there are only more than [-] people left in an infantry regiment, and its strength is not as large as a full infantry brigade.

The Nakamura United team fought three big battles with the Independence Regiment, all of which ended in failure, which made Chief Nakamura a little afraid of the Independence Regiment.

When the head of the division asked the troops how to get out of the predicament, he was the first to stand up: "The humble officer proposes to retreat..."

"More than half of the main force of the division suffered casualties, and almost all the heavy weapons were lost..."

"Although the specific loss of the independent regiment is still unclear, there must be a lot of artillery left in their heavy artillery battalion!"

"If we continue to go deep into the base of the Independent Regiment, the troops may be overwhelmed by their artillery at any time!"

"Unless we have heavy artillery support, retreat is certainly our best option."

The only two remaining captains of the Nakamura Regiment immediately stood up to support: "The humble rank also agrees to retreat...Please consider carefully, Your Excellency, Division Chief..."

"The humble job also supports the retreat..." A captain of the Noda United team stood up.

"Without heavy artillery support, if we continue to fight, our casualties will definitely rise in a straight line... It's not worth it!"

Mr. Noda didn't think so.

He is a traitor who must take revenge, and suffered such a big loss at the hands of the independent group...

If there is no revenge, as a loser, evacuating the base of the Independence Regiment in disgrace would be worse than killing him!
Immediately stand up and object: "Can't retreat..."

"Kill one thousand enemies, and lose eight hundred..."

"Our army has suffered heavy losses, and the independent regiment must have suffered a lot too..."

"Maybe they are facing a worse situation than us..."

"As long as we continue to attack, we will definitely be able to eliminate them with ease, so as to avoid future troubles..."

"As for the artillery issue that everyone is worried about... I don't think it hurts..."

"Although we don't have heavy artillery, we have planes..."

"Let the air force arrange a few more planes to protect us. No matter how many artillery pieces are left in the heavy artillery battalion of the independent regiment, they dare not attack us. They can only hide in the mountains as a display..."

"I implore the head of the division to lead us to continue to sweep the base of the independent regiment, avenge the warriors who died in battle, and avenge the shame!"

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(End of this chapter)