Chen Shusheng, Zhao Weidong, Wang Tong, Lu Jian and others all rushed back after receiving the Dragon Boat Festival order.
Dragon Boat Festival did not hesitate and directly asked about the casualties of the troops, because he had to know how many troops he could still mobilize.
Commander Yu of the 51st Army had informed him via telegram that at least one Japanese regiment had bypassed the 114th Division and headed due east.
But Duanwu didn't think that the little Japanese regiment was heading for the 113th Division. (The 113th Division was on the east side of the 114th Division.) Because in addition to the 113th Division on the east side of Bengbu, there was also Duanwu.
Of course, it's definitely not because Dragon Boat Festival thinks too highly of himself, but because Bengbu City has been destroyed, and if the little devils don't come to reinforce him, then it can only be said that Prince Beibaichuan is a fake.
Therefore, in addition to fighting against the Japanese in Bengbu, Dragon Boat Festival also needs to beware of Japanese sneak attacks.
He has already sent out scouts, but they are not as useful as Lao Snoring's spy camp.
So in addition to Wang Tong and Lu Jian's two troops, Duanwu felt that it was time for him to take action.
He telegraphed Zhou Weiguo to continue to pester the Japanese, while the entire independent regiment quickly sent reinforcements to Bengbu.
And if encountering Japanese soldiers on the road, Shangguan Zhibiao and Zhu Shengzhong would lead their men to stop them, while the three battalions of Sun Shiyu, Pang Hu, and Lao Shou would still move quickly towards Bengbu.
The Dragon Boat Festival battle had revealed the true intention of the Japs. It was obvious that the trap designed by the Japs was aimed at himself.
But the Little Japs overestimated themselves. Although they had strong troops, at least the two or three regiments of the Little Japs couldn't move with the 51st Army blocking them in front.
Of course, the 51st Army cannot move. If the 51st Army moves, the defense line will be riddled with holes by the Japs. And by then, let alone stop the Japs, the 51st Army will protect itself.
All difficult.
Fortunately, Commander Yu of the 51st Army has very strong military command capabilities. Coupled with the soldiers of the Northeast Army whose equipment has been replenished and whose combat effectiveness is not bad, it may not be that easy for the little devil to capture this army.
But the most critical battle is still the Dragon Boat Festival. If the Dragon Boat Festival wins, no matter what the little devil's plan is, it will be crushed in Bengbu.
But if Dragon Boat Festival is defeated, then I am afraid that the 51st Army will also pay for it.
There are more than 20,000 people in the entire 51st Army. If they were to die in Ningyuan and Mingguang, it would be an immeasurable loss.
So even the Dragon Boat Festival had to treat this battle with caution.
At this time, Chen Shusheng, Zhao Weidong, Wang Tong, and Lu Jian reported the casualties of the troops to Duanwu.
Chen Shusheng's machine gun company lost more than thirty machine gunners, and more than a dozen ammunition handlers were killed. But this number is likely to increase, because other troops have stopped, but Chen Shusheng's machine gun company is still fighting on the city wall.
Devils fight.
The commanding heights on the city wall must be captured, because whoever occupies this commanding heights will have the overall initiative.
Zhao Weidong's cavalry battalion suffered more than 80 casualties and more than 100 horse casualties.
Such figures made Duanwu feel heartache, because the cavalry battalion was a sharp weapon established by Duanwu, but in just one battle, more than 80 soldiers were killed and wounded, and the horses suffered even greater casualties.
But there is no way, because this is war. And if the cavalry battalion did not advance and Duanwu took the initiative on the battlefield, I am afraid that the Battle of Bengbu would never be like this.
Immediately afterwards, Wang Tong also made a report. After a brief battle with the Japanese, his regiment suffered at least one hundred casualties.
The battle was very fierce. Although the battle only lasted for just over half an hour, both sides used machine guns, artillery and other heavy weapons.
Wang Tong suffered a lot of losses this time, but the Japs did not get any benefits. Wang Tong said that his troops at least suffered one-to-one battle losses with the Japs, which was considered a draw.
Of course, this is all due to the two Type 92 infantry cannons given to Wang Tong during the Dragon Boat Festival. Without these two cannons, I am afraid that in this battle, Wang Tong would not have dared to confront the little Jaap Hard Steel.
Lu Jian's two regiments suffered more casualties than Wang Tong, with nearly two hundred casualties.
Most of these Sichuan soldiers died in the charge. Lu Jian's intention was to cooperate with Wang Tong's troops to outflank the Japanese from the left and right, and take the opportunity to attack from the east and west city gates.
But the firepower of the little Japs is very fierce, and the Japs also know what the consequences will be if the commanding heights of the city wall are lost.
Losing these two commanding heights, it can be said that half of the area will be exposed to the guns of Chinese soldiers.
Therefore, the resistance of the Japs was very tenacious, and the Japs' reinforcements arrived later, causing the Sichuan army to suffer very heavy losses.
At this time, all four people had finished reporting to Duanwu, who seemed to have a headache. Although there are no immortals in a war, seeing this battle is like filling it with piles of human lives. And how much? At this time
No one knows.
Because there will be street fighting with a higher casualty rate, and the longer this battle lasts, the more people will die.
Do you still remember the tragic defense of Stalingrad? Millions of people just filled in.
Dragon Boat Festival does not want to see the same tragic situation as the Battle of Stalingrad, let alone let each and every heroic Chinese soldier die in vain.
But at this time, it was a victory for Wang Tong and Lu Jian. In the battle against the Japanese, if the casualties of the troops were three to one, it was considered a victory.
Of course, if three of us die and one Japanese enemy dies, the battle will be considered a victory.
Because the Japs had strong combat effectiveness and excellent weapons and equipment, being able to cause losses to the Japs was a victory in the eyes of those high-level officers. What's more, at this time, they roughly estimated that at least one brigade of the Japs had been annihilated.
Based on this calculation, the casualty ratio between them and the Japs would be more than one to two. One for them and two for the Japs.
For Lu Jian and Wang Tong, this was simply a great victory over the Japanese.
But in Duanwu's eyes, this is definitely not the case. Because the number of casualties is too high. If such losses continue, I am afraid that all the strength of their nearly four regiments will be exhausted with the Japanese in Bengbu.
Because at this time, the battle situation has fallen into a stalemate. The Japanese have good marksmanship and are well-trained. As long as they stabilize their formation, this battle loss ratio will slowly be caught up, or even evened out eventually.
Therefore, Dragon Boat Festival must come up with a way as soon as possible to break this deadlock.
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At the same time, the little devils were also discussing the next battle plan.
The little Japanese mobilized the troops of the two brigades to stabilize the battle situation. This was also a victory for Kitashirakawa Lai.
He occupied half of the city, so he could still drag the Dragon Boat Festival to Bengbu and continue to complete his dragon-slaying plan.
And for some reason, he felt that this seemed even more perfect than his previous plan!