Jiangshan County, the head of the Zhejiang-Fujian War Zone.

"Go to the seat!" Li Ziren hurried into the war room.

Zhong Yi nodded and said in a deep voice: "Has Rong 1 Division been withdrawn?"

"Yes." Li Ziren replied, "It was evacuated, but it was basically crippled. The whole division may have less than 5,000 people."

The organization of the 41st Group Army is a standard organization of the National Army, with more than 10,000 people per division.

Now the Rong 1 Division has been beaten to less than 5,000 people, which is indeed a crippled person.

"Damn it." Yin Zuogan said next to him with a hatred, "This Xiantai Division is really well-known."

"Not." Wang Mengling also echoed, "Since the Sintai Division joined the battle, several of our honorary divisions have been destroyed in succession. Now even the Rong 1 Division, which has the strongest combat power, has been destroyed by them."

"To be precise, it's the Xiantai Regiment!" Hou Zhenbang said, "that is, the 4th Infantry Regiment."

While talking, a chaotic footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door of the war room, and then Yu Liangzhen, Qian Xiaojun, Xuan Tiewu and other senior generals walked in in a mess.

"Zi Ren, I heard that Rong 1 Division was disabled again?" Yu Liangzhen asked as soon as he came in.

"Yes." Zhong Yi nodded, "In order to cover the retreat of the main force of the 41st Army, the Rong 1st Division fought bloody battles with the Japanese 2nd Division from Jiubei Mountain to Chating Mountain for three days and nights. Now there are less than 5,000 officers and soldiers left in the entire division. However, the good news is that the Rong 1st Division has escaped the entanglement of the Japanese army and is moving towards the commander's headquarters."

"Damn!" Yu Liangzhen said hatefully, "The 2nd Division is so powerful!"

"There is no need to talk about the power of the 2nd Division." Qian Xiaojun said, "After all, it is an elite soldier from the Russo-Japanese War, and the foundation is there. This is definitely not a face-saving person like the Guards Division, or a newcomer like the 5th Division who has only recently achieved a record. This is the real elite!"

At this time, Zhong Yi said calmly: "The 2nd Division is indeed very capable, but there is no need to praise them too much. After more than a month of fierce battles, the divisions of the 41st Army suffered heavy losses, but the 2nd Division and the 5th Division of the Japanese were not much better."

After a pause, Zhong Yi said again: "If I guess correctly, the 2nd Division should be at the end of its strength. If they let them rush forward, they can't rush."

Yu Liangzhen suddenly heard the implicit sound of Zhong Yi.

Yu Liangzhen asked anxiously: "Zi Ren, what do you mean?"

Zhong Yi shook his head and said, "I know what you think by Liang Gong, but the time is far from ripe now. I'm afraid I have to fight with the Japanese for a while."

"I still have to fight each other?" Yu Liangzhen frowned, "It's too hard."

"No matter how hard it is, you must persevere." Zhong Yi said, "You can only persevere."

Until now, the Zhejiang-Fujian War Zone has become difficult to get rid of.

...

Almost at the same time, in Jiangtang Town, Longyou County.

The temporary division headquarters of the 2nd Division is located in the ancestral hall outside Jiangtang Town.

Nearly evening, more than a dozen trucks of bodies were transported back from the front line.

The division commander Shizumoto, Yoshimoto, walked out of the ancestral hall with two brigade commanders and corps commanders, and saw the orderly soldiers of the division headquarters moving bodies down from the car.

Looking at the broken and incomplete corpses being carried down, a trace of undetectable haze immediately flashed between Shinichi Yoshimoto's eyebrows.

There are more than a dozen trucks, more than twenty trucks per truck, and the total number is more than three hundred corpses!

More than 300 more imperial soldiers sacrificed their lives for the empire, and the troops of the Immortal Terminal were reduced by one tenth!

Since the 2nd Division joined the middle battlefield, it has been fighting with the opposite national army for more than a month and has experienced more than 20 battles of all sizes. Although the results are very fruitful, the price paid is also very heavy!

The situation of senior officers above the brigade leader is fine, but the grassroots officers below the squadron leader have suffered heavy casualties. The officers and soldiers at the lower level have been supplemented and replaced, and several have been replaced!

For example, the current soldiers of the 4th Infantry Regiment were just restocked three days ago.

But in just three days, the 4th Infantry Regiment was basically crippled, leaving only less than a thousand officers and soldiers!

Until now, the 4th Infantry Regiment or the 2nd Division has actually reached the end of its strength and cannot be defeated. Otherwise, the Rong 1st Division, which had been cut off from behind, would have never escaped so easily.

"Teacher Commander." Nasu Gongxiong, the brigade commander of the 3rd Infantry Brigade, said in a deep voice, "The army is too tired and the casualties are too great. If you continue to fight, the army may collapse! Otherwise, you might as well ask the headquarters to withdraw back to the rear and take a break for a while? Otherwise, it is likely to lead to unexpected consequences."

Yoshimoto Satoshi didn't say a word, but his face was gloomy.

Sadaichi Yoshimoto knew what Nasuki Kotoo's subtext was.

Nasu Gongxiong was worried that if the 2nd Division counterattacked by the Chinese army due to its sharp decline in combat effectiveness, it would be very likely to lead to a disastrous defeat. In this case, the Japanese flag would fall, and the damage to the morale and morale of the 13th Army and even the entire Japanese army would be incalculable.

...

In Shanghai, the 13th Army Command.

A communications consultant quickly walked into the war room and reported to Okamura Yasuji: "Your Excellency Commander, the 2nd Division is urgently telegram!"

Okamura Yanji reached out to take the telegram and signaled the communications officer to withdraw. Ishihara Kanji, who was standing on the side, raised his eyes and asked, "Okamura, is the 2nd Division complaining to you?"

"Yes." Okamura Yanji nodded and said, "But over the past month, the 2nd Division has indeed fought very hard on the battlefield in western Zhejiang. So far, how many divisions have they defeated the Chinese Army?"

Hinata Chiaki next to him continued: "In addition to the 1st Division of the Ei-1st Division, the 2nd Division has defeated nine divisions of the Chinese Army!"

"It only defeated nine divisions." Ishihara said, "The 5th Division defeated more than 30 divisions of the Chinese army in the Battle of Xinkou."

"It's different, this cannot be compared." Okamura Nishi shook his head and said, "How can the Chinese army that the 5th Division fought against in the Xinkou Battle be compared with the 41st Army? What's more, the more than 30 Chinese divisions in the Xinkou Battle scattered, while the Chinese army opposite the 2nd Division was extremely tenacious. The 2nd Division almost pushed it all the way. This was a real severance, and it was not a defeat like the 5th Division!"

Hearing this, Ishihara Kaner stopped saying a word.

Because Ishihara Kanir has to admit that what Okamura Yasuji said is true.

At this moment, Okamura Yasuji said to Hinata Shimiya again: "Higa Shimiya, drafting a telegram and ordering the 18th Division to replace the 2nd Division, and the 18th Division will be the arrow for the attack from now on!"
Chapter completed!