Anti-Japanese Jagged General

Chapter 1267 Heavy Loss (First update!)

"Sir, the Eighth Route Army has rushed up and mixed with our people. There is no way for the troops to gather here. They can only fight on the spot and fight to the death with the Eighth Route Army!" Hearing the increasingly dense gunshots and explosions around, The adjutant next to Matsumoto reported with a sullen face.

Soon, his complexion became more and more ugly, and finally turned into despair.

Seeing an Eighth Route Army either holding a light machine gun or a submachine gun, the dense flames it shoots look like a fire hedgehog from a distance. As long as the imperial army touches them, they will be beaten into a sieve.This fire hedgehog was invincible all the way, directly killing him.

His desperate face turned pale, and he shouted loudly: "It's over, the Eighth Route Army is coming~"

"There are so many of them, and the firepower is fierce, the troops in front can't stand it anymore! Captain, what should we do next?"

Colonel Matsumoto's last hope was gone, he drew out his command saber, like a mad lion, and ordered loudly.

"Kill... all the imperial army will kill me, and fight to the death with the Eighth Route Army who came over..."

At six o'clock in the morning, the sound of guns and guns that had been ringing all night finally stopped.

All the participating troops of the Xinyi Regiment took advantage of the last two or three hours before dawn to rush to Linfen City.Then take a good rest during the day, and continue to fight against the Kato Division at night.

Captain Kato, who had been tense all night, was completely relieved at this time.

"The commander of the division is wise. Since we arrived at the station of the logistics regiment, we have not been attacked by the heavy artillery of the Eighth Route Army, and even the infantry who attacked us are very few!" In order to relieve the depressing atmosphere in the headquarters, the chief of staff Changsong complimented .

Colonel Ida next to him added: "According to the investigation report, after you led the troops to kill the division commander, at least four thousand and eighth Route Army appeared nearby and quickly retreated!"

"They have been hiding near us for so long and have not moved. They must have taken down our logistics team."

"If it wasn't for the commander of the division, you decisively decided to defend the garrison of the logistics regiment. With the strong combat power shown by the new regiment last night, our logistics regiment must have been killed by them, and the entire army was wiped out!"

"Baga!" Surprisingly, Kato yelled, instead of smiling because of the two people's compliments.

With anger on his tired face, he asked back: "Do you think that we won the battle if we kept the logistics team?"

"Don't forget, we lost all the heavy artillery of the Heavy Artillery Wing..."

"There are also Matsumoto United, Watanabe United, Engineer United, and Imperial Association Army. So far, no news has come!"

As soon as he finished cursing, hurried footsteps sounded outside the headquarters, and then he saw a major rushing in with a serious face!
"Report sir, there is news from the Matsumoto United!"

"We found the body of General Matsumoto at the base of the Matsumoto United Army. He was robbed and beaten to death. We also found more than 500 corpses of the imperial army!"

"All the equipment and ammunition in the garrison were seized by the Eighth Route Army, leaving only the corpses of the imperial army!"

"Bageyalu!" Kato cursed.

"The Eighth Route Army is too cunning. After knowing that there is no way to take down our logistics regiment, they directly changed their targets and attacked the Matsumoto regiment."

Then he stared at the major and continued to ask, "Watanabe United? How are they doing?"

"Master Watanabe is still alive!" The major quickly replied.

"He is rushing here with his troops, and he will be there in a while. However, the engineering unit was wiped out by the Eighth Route Army. The Imperial Association Army stationed with the engineering unit was also wiped out!"

This time, Lieutenant General Kato had not had time to curse, and the smoky-faced General Watanabe walked in.

Holding back his anger, he saw Kato and complained: "Sir, this battle is really aggrieved!"

"On the Chinese battlefield, the artillery fire of the imperial army has always been pressing down on the Chinese army. But this time it was the artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army pressing down on the imperial army. Many soldiers were killed by the artillery shells fired by the Eighth Route Army!"

The battle is over, Lieutenant General Kato is no longer worried about the specific battle process.At this moment, his only concern is troop casualties.

Staring at Colonel Watanabe, he asked, "I don't want to listen to that nonsense!"

"Matsumoto-kun has died in battle, more than 1000 imperial troops of the Matsumoto United were killed by the Eighth Route Army's raid troops!"

"The Engineer Wing and the three regiments of the Royal Association Army were also killed!"

"I want to know how many troops you brought back. How many troops in our Kato Division can continue to fight."

Colonel Watanabe hurriedly replied: "The humble job brought nearly 3000 people here...but!"

Kato, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly tensed up again, staring at Watanabe and asked, "But what!"

"Nearly 2000 of these troops are artillery, and the remaining less than 800 are infantry... Among them, only more than 1000 belong to the Watanabe Regiment. Half of the remaining [-] belong to the Matsumoto Regiment and half belong to the Ida Regiment. !"

Captain Kato's face suddenly became embarrassed, staring at Watanabe and asking.

"That is to say, your Watanabe United team had more than 300 people before the battle, but lost 500 people in just one night! How did you command it!"

Watanabe lowered his head and replied: "Sir, please calm down... The humble office was attacked by more than a dozen armored vehicles and tanks from the Eighth Route Army, and was also attacked by nearly a hundred mortars from their mortar group. Bring it out, I have done my best!"

Seeing that the head of the Kato division was sullen and silent, Watanabe hesitated and continued to report.

"Also...the Eighth Route Army attacking us has more than 4000 troops, with strong firepower. And our combat troops are very scattered, giving the Eighth Route Army a chance to defeat us individually. If it weren't for the humble staff to quickly gather these troops together, and then concentrate their forces to break through , the loss of the humble job will be even greater!"

The head of Kato's division looked a lot better, and then he turned his attention to the chief of staff.

"In one night's battle, how many troops have we lost in total, and how many troops are left to continue fighting!"

"Hi!" replied the chief of staff.

After glancing at the data I recorded just now, I replied: "The main force lost nearly 5000 people, and the engineering wing was wiped out, a total of 1000 to 600 people. The heavy artillery wing lost all artillery and more than 27% of its gunners, a total of more than 800 people. The Field Artillery Wing lost [-] pieces of artillery and more than [-] gunners..."

"The Imperial Army lost a total of 500 people, and nearly 5000 people from the three regiments of the Imperial Association Army were wiped out!"

"We still have more than 3000 people left, including 2000 artillerymen, more than 2000 from the logistics wing, 500 from the cavalry wing, and more than 8000 infantry!"

Lieutenant General Kato ordered with a sullen face: "The artillery is gone, what's the use of leaving so many artillery!"

"Watanabe-kun, the troops you brought back belong to the Ida Regiment and are directly assigned to them. Those belonging to the Matsumoto Regiment are directly retained and incorporated into your Regiment."

"Only 300 of the [-] artillerymen are responsible for the remaining field artillery, mountain artillery, and all other artillery are incorporated into the Watanabe Regiment!"

"I'll give you two hours to form all three infantry brigades under the wing, and ensure combat effectiveness!"

"We will set off in two hours. The Watanabe Regiment and the Jingtian Regiment will take the lead to repair the road damaged by the Eighth Route Army. Other troops will follow up to protect the logistics regiment and cover the security guards. We must arrive at Linfen before dark city!"

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