Songhu: Never Give Up

Chapter 108 Crying children are fed by milk
At the 7th Division Headquarters, Yoshika Ryosuke's face was livid, and his facial muscles were twitching uncontrollably. After receiving the casualty reports from the 35th and th Regiments, he fell silent!
To be precise, they were hurt. Both main regiments suffered more than half of their casualties, and they had to undergo two reinforcements. Although he still had enough reinforcements, his combat effectiveness would drop significantly. Besides, the reinforcements were limited, and one less was needed.

The Chief of Staff, Colonel Hiroshi Nakagawa, seemed to be hesitant to speak, which made Lieutenant General Yoshika so angry that he shouted coldly:
"If you have something to say, just say it!"

Nakagawa Hiroshi bowed deeply and said:

"Your Excellency, the division commander, it seems that the tax and anti-smuggling police are also the elite division of the Chinese. If we add the 88th Division, our Wu Division will face as many as 4 elite troops, and we have the advantage of geographical location.

These people are all die-hards. Even if the Imperial Army outnumbers them three to one, it will cost at least tens of thousands of casualties to eliminate them.

There are still many cities in China waiting for the Wushu Corps to conquer, such as Shanghai, Jinling, and even Wuhan. We cannot waste our main forces in a small Yunzaobang—"

"Bakayaro, Nakagawa-kun, how can the warriors of the Empire have such a fearful thought? Is this still the invincible Ninth Division?"

Nakagawa-kun quickly bowed and admitted his fault, but knowing Yoshika Ryosuke, he knew that the division commander had already heard him;
The division commander's target is Jinling City, which is the capital of the Eastern Empire and the place that all the He people dream of conquering. Yoshika Ryosuke, who has always had great ambitions, is no exception.

If all the troops were wiped out in Shanghai, they would have no chance of capturing Nanjing. Yoshika Ryosuke could clearly distinguish the important points.

"Nakagawa-kun, how long will it take for the 101st Division and Shigeto's detachment to reach the battlefield?"

Yoshika Ryosuke finally succumbed to reality. Colonel Nakagawa was delighted, and then replied with a straight face:
"Your Excellency, the division commander, will arrive within two days at most."

"Yoshi, split up all the replacement battalions and send them to the 7th Regiment. Also, transfer 1 men from the baggage regiment and the engineer regiment to the 35th Regiment.

Report the losses to the commander. After two days of fierce fighting, our military division has killed nearly 10,000 enemies, but we have also suffered heavy casualties, with more than a thousand soldiers lost. We need to rest for a day."

Nakagawa Hiro immediately gave Yoshika Ryosuke a thumbs up in his heart. He was indeed very smart and worthy of being a famous general of the empire. He never falsely reported the results of a battle.

Nearly ten thousand enemies were annihilated. Nine thousand and nine is nearly ten thousand, and so is three to five thousand. There is nothing wrong with this.
The loss of over a thousand soldiers leaves more room for imagination, so the general would not lie.

After a day of rest and another day of preparation, the 101st Division arrived. This is a reasonable way to avoid war - brilliant!
"Hi, your Excellency the division commander is wise. The warriors have fought hard for two days and killed many enemies, but they are also very tired. It is necessary to rest for a day.

I guess it would be difficult for the 13th Division to achieve a major breakthrough in one day. I heard that their attack was not going well and they suffered over a thousand casualties."

Nakagawa Hiroshi's words were also very artistic. As an expert on China, he was very good at using the Chinese art of writing.

Yoshika Ryosuke nodded with satisfaction. After sending Nakagawa Hiro away, he fell into deep thought again. Reinforcements are a double-edged sword. If used well, they will be twice as effective. If used poorly, they will be a hindrance to others. He never does such a stupid thing.

The 527th Regiment, the Japanese's determined attack was finally repelled, the first battalion was almost destroyed, with casualties exceeding %, and the third battalion also suffered more than casualties.

Yue Qianli had no choice but to assign all the reinforcement team members to the two battalions, and only then did they complete the organization by adding the wounded. Now the 527th Regiment had no reinforcements, and the number of seriously wounded soldiers in the entire regiment was less than 2. There were only 1700 people who could fight, including hundreds of lightly wounded soldiers.

Since they were far away from the division headquarters, it was difficult for them to get reinforcements, so every loss was a loss.

Due to the heavy casualties, the atmosphere in the group was somewhat depressing. As the head of the group, Yue Qianli naturally had to show some attitude to boost morale. He immediately shouted coldly:

"I just can't stand your horse faces. There is no war without death! This is a national war. Since the July 8 Incident, the Japanese army has deployed a total of 5 divisions in North China and 17 and a half divisions in the Shanghai direction. If we add the divisions outside the Great Wall, it has exceeded divisions.

Before the war, the Japanese army had a total of only 17 regular divisions. Before and after the war, it urgently mobilized six special divisions from 101 to 106, a total of only 23 divisions, of which more than % were deployed in China.

The devils are here to destroy China. Losing this war means the destruction of the nation and the extinction of the race, so everyone should be prepared to sacrifice their lives for the country.

If the troops are wiped out, we will recruit them. It is better to die on the battlefield than to become a slave of a conquered nation. It is better to die in glory than to live in disgrace!"

Everyone's expression brightened, as if they had been enlightened. A life-and-death battle cannot be decided by casualties. Even if they have to replace one with ten, they must wipe out the invaders.

Thinking of this, Liao Jianping yelled:
"The commander is right. When fighting the devils, we must be prepared to lose all our troops, even if there are corpses everywhere!"

Li Jie also took over and said:

"Yes, the most difficult enemy to defeat are these hundreds of thousands of veterans. Once they are all gone, it will be easier to defeat the ones behind them. China has many brave warriors who are willing to die bravely. We will fight to the death!"

Yue Qianli praised loudly and said:
"I am very pleased that you have such aspirations. China has tens of millions of square kilometers of territory and 400 million compatriots. As long as we keep fighting, the devils will never be able to stay in China comfortably.
The country may be destroyed but the mountains and rivers remain; the city may be overgrown with weeds in spring; as long as the Chinese people are not wiped out, China will remain!

Fight to the bitter end, I will die but my country will survive!"

"Fight to the bitter end, I will die but my country will survive!"

"Down with the devils, long live the war of resistance..."

Everyone stood up and shouted slogans. The low mood caused by the heavy casualties was swept away, and was replaced by high morale and burning fighting enthusiasm.

Yue Qianli held a brief meeting to unify thoughts and boost morale. With sufficient supplies and medical support, the wounded were treated and morale quickly recovered.

The Japs were licking their wounds, and the 527th Regiment was also healing itself and waiting for a new battle.

As the battle progressed, the 527th Regiment also gained a reputation. Sun Yuanliang was also good at creating momentum. After receiving the battle report from the 264th Brigade, he slightly polished it and presented it to the attendant room as a victory report, and tactfully pointed out the difficulties faced by the 264th Brigade.

His original intention was to ask the Military Commission to order the 264th Brigade to be replaced. However, not only did the Military Commission not replace them, it also demanded that they must defend the line to the death.

Of course, as the elite of the Central Army, the principal would not watch them die, so he simply gave them two regiments of reinforcements, which were deployed by General Chen.

果然是会哭的孩子有奶吃，军委会也不会亏待了中央军嫡系，陈上将在收到侍从室的电文后，大手一挥就给264旅补充了200万发各类子弹、5000发迫击炮、6门民20迫击炮、12挺马克沁重机枪、50挺捷克式轻机枪、1千支短管毛瑟和两个团的补充兵。

General Chen was so generous, on the one hand, because he had the instructions from the attendant's office, and on the other hand, because the 264th Brigade was assisting the th Army in defending Yunzaobang, and you can't just let the horse run without giving it grass to eat.

After Gao Zhisong got the supplies, he immediately notified the two regiment commanders to come to the brigade headquarters for a meeting. Yue Qianli and He Shixian were both confused. The war on the front line was tense, and they would not be called together unless there was something serious.

(End of this chapter)