"Only more than 500 people from the 7th Infantry Battalion of the 89th Regiment of the 24th Division successfully broke through last night!"

"Nani?" Yoshio Iwamatsu's expression suddenly turned ugly, "Only this small number of troops can successfully break through?"

The 7th Infantry Brigade of the 24th Division has more than 1,000 people, but only more than 500 people successfully broke through, indicating that the other 500 people have been loyal to the Locust.

What makes Yoshio Iwamatsu angry is that after organizing such a large-scale response attack last night, only such a small number of troops succeeded in breaking through.

So needless to say, both the troops responding to the attack and those preparing to break out must have suffered heavy losses.

"Hi!"

Hua Guzheng explained with an ugly face:

"The Eighth Route Army was well prepared. It knew that the surrounded Locust Army would break out last night, and also knew that the Locust Army would go to meet them, so the Eighth Route Army set up an ambush on the road."

"The Eighth Route Army had very strong firepower and was well prepared. The Locust Army suffered heavy losses."

"Baga!" Yoshio Iwamatsu looked at Hanatani Masaru and cursed mercilessly, "Trash!"

"Hi!"

Although Hua Gu was dissatisfied, he still lowered his head suddenly:

"Your Excellency, Commander, please give me another chance. I will definitely rescue the surrounded Locust Army tonight."

Just as Yoshio Iwamatsu was about to speak, Kazuki Yamamoto suddenly said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency, Commander, with all due respect, if I give the Chief of Staff another 10 nights, I will not be able to rescue the surrounded Locust Army."

"Yamamoto-kun!" Hanatani was furious, "Do you know what you are talking about?"

Hua Gu is an extremely arrogant person who has high ambitions but low abilities.

Even if he was reprimanded by the Commander, Kazuki Yamamoto still stood up to question him, which made Hanagani suddenly furious.

After all, you are one of the planners of September 18th. Who are you, Kazuki Yamamoto?

But Yoshio Iwamatsu waved his hand and said: "Yamamoto-kun, keep talking!"

Yamamoto Kazuki's expression was still paralyzed, and his tone and expression did not fluctuate at all: "During the offensive operation last night, my mixed 3rd brigade suffered more than 900 casualties. The attack will last for up to five nights.

My 3rd Brigade would have to be wiped out."

The mixed 3rd Brigade was cobbled together from here and there, with average equipment and average quality of soldiers.

Yamamoto Kazuki has the ability to lead troops, but there is no way to significantly improve the combat effectiveness of the 3rd hybrid brigade in a short period of time.

Even if the combat effectiveness of the mixed 3rd Brigade was raised to the level of Class A Division soldiers, it would still be no match for the Eighth Route Army.

Although Kazuki Yamamoto is very good at improving the morale of the troops, under the leadership of Yamamoto, the 3rd Mixed Brigade became a roaring force not long after its establishment. The spirit of bushido was quickly understood, and the soldiers rushed to be the first to be loyal to the Locust.

Is it useful? It must be useful.

But it's of little use.

The heavy artillery and tanks of the Eighth Route Army ruthlessly crushed the Bushido spirit and body that formed the 3rd Brigade.

Bushido and the spirit of loyalty to the Empire are of no use in the face of heavy artillery, tanks and aerial bombs.

The Battle of Nomenkan has already proven this.

Moreover, Kazuki Yamamoto participated in the Battle of Nomonkan. Heavy artillery, tanks and aerial bombs left an indelible impression on Kazuki Yamamoto.

The Eighth Route Army currently faced by the Japanese army has no less firepower than the Soviet army at Nomenkan in all aspects.

even.

The tactical command ability of Li Yunlong, the frontline commander of the Eighth Route Army, was no worse than that of Sukov, the Soviet commander who commanded the Nomenkan battle.

Yamamoto Kazuki is not a fanatical officer like Hanatani Masaru, who has high ambitions but low abilities. He knows that if he continues to fight like this, there will only be one ending.

That was the total annihilation of the 90,000 locust army on the Taiyuan and Zhengtai Railways.

"My 1st Cavalry Brigade also suffered more than 1,000 casualties!" The commander of the 1st Cavalry Brigade also said, "The Fifth Division also suffered more than 800 casualties!"

Yoshio Iwamatsu frowned suddenly, the casualties were much greater than he expected!

Including the 28th Division that responded to the attack, as well as the surrounded 21st Regiment, 24th Division and 41st Division, there were at least several thousand casualties in last night's battle.

However, this is only an estimate, and specific casualty data have not yet been calculated.

There were several battlefields last night, all of which were large in scale. The total number of troops invested by both sides was nearly 200,000.

"Yamamoto-kun, what do you think we should do?" Yoshio Iwamatsu asked in a deep voice with gloomy eyes.

"Breakout!"

Yamamoto Kazuki said in a serious tone:

"The surrounded Locust Army cannot be rescued while Crouching Tiger Mountain, Tianlong Mountain, and especially the Shizuizi position in the southeast are still in our hands."

"I suggest that you issue an order immediately to make preparations and wait until the evening to leave Taiyuan immediately."

"Going through Shouyang, Yangquan, the 40th Division and the 56th Division, and then passing through Niangzi Pass, this is the only way to get out of trouble."

"Once the Eighth Route Army eats up the surrounded Locust Army and captures positions such as Crouching Tiger Mountain, Tianlong Mountain, Fengliang Pavilion and Shizuizi, we will not be able to leave even if we want to."

"idiot!"

As soon as Yamamoto Kazuki finished speaking, Hanatani Masaru's curses and questions rang out:

"Yamamoto Kazuki, you also said that you are not a senior spy of the Eighth Route Army lurking at the First Army Headquarters?"

"Your Excellency, Chief of Staff!" Yamamoto Kazuki narrowed his eyes, and his murderous aura disappeared. "You said that I am a senior spy of the Eighth Route Army. Do you have any evidence?"

At this moment, Yamamoto Kazuki felt a murderous intention towards Hanatani Masaru in his heart.

I, Yamamoto, fought for the Locusts and shed blood for the Empire. You actually suspect that I am a senior spy of the Eighth Route Army?

Unless idiots like Hua Guzheng are eliminated, the First Army will never be able to defeat the Eighth Route Army.

Hanatani was so courageous that he turned a blind eye to Yamamoto Kazuki's murderous intention: "You actually bewitched the commander and gave up 30,000 elite soldiers of the Locust Army. Why are you not a spy? Your Excellency, Commander, I suggest that Yamamoto Kazuki be killed immediately. I would rather

Don’t let go of wrongful killing.”

"Chief of Staff, you are wrong. This is not called giving up." Kazuki Yamamoto corrected him in a deep voice, "This is called cutting off the wrists of a strong man!"

"When your hand is bitten by a venomous snake, you should cut off the wrist immediately to prevent the poison from spreading and endangering your life."

"Our current situation has reached the moment when a strong man should cut off his arms!"

Iwamatsu Yoshio immediately hesitated. He was originally afraid of death. His body wanted to escape from Taiyuan, but his reason told him that he could not retreat without permission without orders from his superiors.

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Chapter completed!