So far, after three days of fighting, the number of injured members of the Republican Army has reached more than 700, of which more than 270 were seriously injured. Most of them were injured by the gravel stirred up by the artillery shells, and there were also those damn volley bullets.

injured.

There was a shortage of medicines, so military doctors used fire cautery therapy to stop bleeding and treat wounds, which was the best way to prevent inflammation.

At the same time, quicklime has antibacterial, antiseptic and hemostatic effects, and military doctors can use it in small amounts on wounds, shot wounds, knife wounds and other traumatic wounds.

These two measures were actually first advocated by Chen Tianhua, and were later strongly praised by the Military Medical Director Xiang Dong. They actually saved the lives of many wounded soldiers and reduced their disability rate.

This is completely a major initiative on the current battlefield, and it has benefited the wounded a lot.

Yang Shanxin, Xiao Xuan, and Luo Longyun, accompanied by everyone, were visiting the sick and wounded one by one.

As the supreme commander of the Suzhou Campaign, he had to pay condolences to the wounded and bury martyrs during the war. These things had to be done and he had to do everything personally. This was the greatest way to improve morale and appease the soldiers.

At this time, an adjutant ran close to report the incident and handed Yang Shanxin a confidential telegram.

Opening it, he squinted his red and swollen eyes and said to Luo Longyun and Xiao Xuan:

"Brother Long Yun, Mr. Xiao, great news. We have received a call from the headquarters. Ten thousand elite soldiers of the Republic of China will land at Haiyu Town in Changshu tonight. Let us send a small team to secretly go out of the city to join them and act as guides.

, requesting that before dawn tomorrow morning, we launch a general attack on the Taihu Allied Forces to which Jin Tianlong belongs, both inside and outside."

The news came so suddenly that the scene fell silent, and then thunderous cheers rang out.

The wounded who were howling in pain just now seemed not to be in much pain now and were all grinning.

"What, there are 10,000 elite soldiers, this is great!" Xiao Xuan put down her usual steady posture and started dancing happily.

Finally, the counterattack was about to begin, which meant victory in the Suzhou Battle was in sight.

"Who is the commander of the reinforcements, Hong Asi?" Luo Longyun asked.

Ever since he left Chongming Island and returned to the Military Adjustment Department as Director of Operations and Head of the Special Task Force, he hasn't seen his old partner for more than a year.

"No, the person mentioned in the message is Song Xiaoniu. I am relatively familiar with him. I will lead a detachment to quietly leave the city tonight. Brother Long Yun and Mr. Xiao are in charge here in the city," Yang Shanxin said.

"That's okay. Before you leave, let's discuss how Brigadier Song will deploy his 10,000 elite troops and how we can cooperate." Luo Longyun said.

"Okay... let's go then!" Yang Shanxin, Luo Longyun, and Xiao Xuan left the field hospital and went to the city defense headquarters to discuss things.

…

dawn

The 10,000 elite troops led by Song Xiaoniu have been prepared in the fields and villages more than 20 kilometers outside Gusu City.

This time he brought a cavalry regiment from Hong'a Fourth Brigade, about 1,500 men and horses, 80 heavy artillery pieces, a large amount of military supplies, and used 15 large merchant ships and troop transport ships, and ran back and forth for several times.

I was busy all night.

Therefore, sufficient preparation time is important.

Song Xiaoniu looked at his pocket watch and issued a general attack order to his troops.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..." Three red arrows shot into the sky, shining particularly dazzlingly in the pitch-black night.

The eighty heavy artillerymen all raised their heads and locked the fire on Zhu Yuan.

"Fire artillery!" the commander of the huge artillery position issued the order.

"Shh...boom..."

"Shhhhhhh..."

"Rumble...Rumble..."

"..."

With deafening sounds of piercing the air and explosions, eighty cannons aimed at the military camp of the Taihu Allied Forces and bombarded them fiercely.

Then there were flames shooting into the sky, debris flying everywhere, sparks flying, the tents collapsing, and wailing everywhere.

For a moment, the earth was shaking, the mountains were shaking, sand was flying and rocks were flying, and black crows were coming like ghosts.

Eighty cannons, firing in this row, the shells have a strong explosive force, like a giant iron comb.

"Swipe, swipe, swipe..."

In an instant, strips of blood were plowed through the Taihu gang.

In this terrifying storm of cannons, even the flesh and blood bodies protected by giant platoon shields may not even have time to shout. They are like wheat in early spring, falling in pieces.

This kind of general attack is definitely a terrible nightmare for the gangsters who are still sleeping.

For a time, the military camp with a radius of dozens of kilometers was filled with screams, wails, and blood and flesh flying everywhere... The soldiers were trampling on each other as they scrambled for their lives.

"Boom...boom..."

"Boom, boom, boom..."

"..."

There were bursts of violent explosions, accompanied by flames that lit up the sky.

Jin Tianlong's ordnance and ammunition depot was hit by artillery fire and burst into flames.

The explosion erupted into fireballs and fiery waves. Along with the earth-shattering noise, thick smoke rose into the sky like an overwhelming sandstorm.

Violent explosions were heard endlessly, and broken projectiles, firearms, wooden planks and bricks fell like meteor showers, mercilessly hitting the fleeing gangsters.

There was even more violent commotion in the barracks, with shrill screams exploding from the barracks, and frightened soldiers flying out in all directions like exploding fragments.

"Run quickly, the Republican Army is attacking at night, covering the mountains and fields."

"..."

Speaking of Jin Tianlong's handsome tent, it was brightly lit all night.

Half an hour ago, they were still arguing fiercely about the next siege.

Jin Tianlong's face was ashen. He was very disappointed with the result of today's crucial battle. For a moment, he even thought that the city had been captured, but this idea was shattered in an instant. The five-color flag of the Republican Army was still on the tower.

Standing high.

"Father, according to the Shanghai Army, those who broke into the city last night were supposed to be in the Kunshan area. The Republican Army's special agent group responsible for blocking the attack consisted of 1,340 people. I wonder why Jiang Zunliang, the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Shanghai Army, did not return?" Jincheng

Yi is a little confused.

Geng Zhongming, the brigade commander of the Shanghai Army, said: "It is very likely that Governor Jiang encountered other Republican troops outside the city. Please don't forget that Yang Shanxin's brigade has two regiments outside. Counting the butcher regiments that went out of the city later, there are three in total.

Regiment, when they hear that Gusu City is under siege, they will definitely do everything possible to return reinforcements."

"Yes, father, we should increase our efforts and cannot continue like this, otherwise Chen Tianhua's reinforcements will come one after another." Jin Chengyi shouted.

Jin Tianlong nodded in agreement, "You are all right. According to my estimation, some enemy reinforcements may arrive before this evening. Therefore, we still have one day to attack each department in the morning. We will not be able to attack in the afternoon.

If we take it down, let our elite come up!"

As he said that, he glanced at Geng Zhongming and saw that the other man lowered his head and said nothing, obviously not very happy.

"Father, all the gangs have suffered heavy casualties. The Niutou Gang and Feiyu Gang have suffered particularly serious losses. I'm afraid these gang leaders won't do their best!"

Jin Tianlong was silent for a moment and said: "Chengyi, at this point there is no way for everyone to retreat. For our Taihu Alliance, this is a situation where everyone will be prosperous and everyone will suffer losses. You should know!"
Chapter completed!