Zhao Zhiguo also received an order for his regiment. If the Japanese army in front of them retreats, they must be held back no matter what, and they must not be allowed to smoothly join the main force, lest the Japanese army concentrate their forces and break through their encirclement.

Zhao Zhiguo was a little irritable after receiving the order. He was still worried about the Japanese troops in that brigade.

"Captain, our regiment was attacked by Murano Masao's regiment this afternoon, and there were some heavy casualties!" Gao Cang reported to Zhao Zhiguo.

From the beginning of the fighting yesterday to the end of the fighting this afternoon, Zhao Zhiguo and his regiment have suffered more than a thousand casualties.

The wheel battle also made Masao Murano's troops very uncomfortable. Almost every squadron participating in the attack had suffered more than half of its casualties.

Before the last ray of light disappeared, Zhao Zhiguo came to the front trenches. The battlefield was densely covered with corpses of little Japs. This afternoon, Masao Murano spent a lot of money to break through the positions of Zhao Zhiguo and his regiment. Masao Murano's regiment must have suffered casualties.

More than half way.

"Our soldiers have too many recruits, otherwise we wouldn't have suffered such heavy casualties!" Qin Dongsheng said.

Most of the recruits lack practical combat experience. Although they have learned a lot of life-saving knowledge on the battlefield, when the little Japanese rushes in front of them, this life-saving knowledge is like a dust-covered treasure that cannot help them make judgments at the critical moment.

Zhao Zhiguo did not blame Qin Dongsheng and Gao Cang. Even if he personally commanded on the battlefield, the casualties would remain high in the face of the Japanese army's desperate wheel-and-wheel battle.

"By the time this battle is over, they will all be veterans!"

Of course Zhao Zhiguo felt sorry for his soldiers, but when war came, the soldiers at the lowest level could not control their own destiny.

In a bloody battle with the Japanese army, death became the norm, and living became a kind of luck!

"Okay, don't have any psychological burden. The division headquarters has given us a new order. All troops will launch a counterattack at eight o'clock tomorrow morning. Our regiment's mission is to do everything possible to hold back Masao Murano's regiment." Zhao Zhiguo conveyed to the division headquarters.

The order, "Let everyone have a good rest tonight."

In the headquarters of the Little Devil Division, all the Japanese officers gathered together, waiting for the division commander to give them orders for tomorrow.

The Japanese division commander was very satisfied with today's attack. They had captured all the peripheral positions in front of Pingcheng and launched an attack on the city wall.

The 72nd Division guarding Pingcheng was reduced to only one regiment. Facing the Japanese ground and air firepower network, the 72nd Division fought too hard.

At this time, the Japanese army was only one step away from taking Pingcheng. By breaking through Pingcheng's wall defenses, they could enter Pingcheng.

All Japanese officers in the Japanese division headquarters vowed to end all fighting in Pingcheng and drive away the Chinese army from Pingcheng before tomorrow evening.

Of course, the Japanese army did not know the overall combat plan of the Chinese army, nor did they know that the troops of the two divisions had already arrived near the supply line at their rear. They were just waiting for an order to cut off the Japanese army's retreat.

At the meeting, the most depressing person was Masao Murano. It was he who voluntarily gave up the attack on the frontal position and led his troops to attack Zhao Zhiguo's troops on the flanks. As a result, he did not get any advantage, but he was made to ride a tiger.

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Masao Murano saw the progress made by other brother troops with small casualties and continued to fight! As for them, the casualties were not small, but the position defended by Zhao Zhiguo and his regiment commander remained unchanged.

Having lost all face, Murano Masao did not dare to make demands to the division commander in front of so many people. But if they did not make demands, their entire regiment would be wiped out, and it would be impossible to take down the position that Zhao Zhiguo and the others held.

Once we fight Zhao Zhiguo, both sides will suffer losses. What will happen if other troops come to pick up the slack?

Now the entire regiment has been fighting for two days without making any progress. The artillery position has been folded in. More than half of the entire regiment has been injured or killed, and morale has dropped to freezing point. How will he attack tomorrow?

But tomorrow is another critical moment for the attack on Pingcheng. All the troops are eagerly competing for the last credit, and they will definitely not be willing to allocate their forces to support Masao Murano.

However, the Japanese division commander also saw Masao Murano's reticence in the meeting. Other troops were rushing to invade Pingcheng, but Masao Murano was the only one with a sad face.

After the meeting, the Japanese division commander left Masao Murano alone.

"Zhao Zhiguo?" The Japanese division commander learned about Zhao Zhiguo from Masao Murano, "Is that the Chinese officer who promoted you from company commander to colonel commander?"

From the time he was the company commander, Zhao Zhiguo fought against the troops under Masao Murano. They were enemies on a narrow road. Now that Zhao Zhiguo has become a major commander, he still steps on Masao Murano's side.

Murano Masao was so ashamed that Zhao Zhiguo really regarded him as an experience baby. Ever since he met Zhao Zhiguo's troops, his battle plan had never gone smoothly. Zhao Zhiguo was like his nemesis.

"Tomorrow is the critical moment to capture Pingcheng. I don't want to spread our troops and firepower."

Pingcheng has reached the final moment. If the best opportunity to attack the city is missed due to the spread of firepower and troops, it will be a small gain but a big loss.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, I understand!"

Murano Masao didn't dare to make any demands. He had the greatest responsibility for the battle to be like this. He was already satisfied that the division commander did not remove him as the commander of the regiment.

"If you can hold off Zhao Zhiguo's troops tomorrow, after the battle in Pingcheng is over, I can send troops to help you and surround Zhao Zhiguo's troops. At that time, the artillery troops of our division will also support your regiment."

The Japs' heavy artillery troops are all in the hands of their division commander. Once Pingcheng is captured tomorrow, the heavy artillery troops will be free. Isn't it a piece of cake to use them to deal with Zhao Zhiguo?

"Thank you, division commander!"

Murano Masao excitedly thanked their division commander. If tomorrow's plan goes well, he can definitely avenge his shame. He just needs to hold back Zhao Zhiguo's troops.

The latest orders that Zhao Zhiguo and Murano Masao received were almost exactly the same, both of which were to hold the other party back.

It was a quiet night, and the little devils were all resting, looking forward to delivering the final blow to Pingcheng after dawn and defeating the Jinsui Army!

The division commanders of the Chinese army are also looking forward to dawn. They have all arrived at their designated positions. As soon as dawn breaks and the counterattack horn sounds, they will launch an attack on the main force of the Japanese army from all directions.

But just as night fell, the Japanese brigade appeared behind Pingcheng. In front of them were the two battalions sent by Chu Jie. Soldiers on both sides smelled the strong smell of gunpowder in the air, and the battle was about to break out.

"Boom boom boom"
Chapter completed!