Snapped!
A loud slap in the face.
"Yamazaki, you useless piece of trash, Kusho is on your way! Nishiuchi!"
Snapped! Snapped! Snapped!
Tanaka Shinichi felt that the slap was not enough, so he kicked Yamazaki over, grabbed the wooden ruler used for drawing, and threw it at him head and face.
Poor Yamazaki Shiro was beaten to a bloody head but he didn't dare to resist at all. He could only curl up on the ground with his head covered and endure everything silently.
There were still a few captains standing in the tent, but they all looked extremely ugly and did not dare to say anything to dissuade them. If the battle ended like this today, someone must stand up and take responsibility.
Yamazaki really didn't expect that he would become the target of the division commander's anger.
"You are simply a disgrace to the Japanese Empire. You should have a caesarean section to apologize!"
Tian Zhong was so angry that it had caused such huge casualties on the first day. The key was still the 55th Regiment with the strongest combat effectiveness.
"Tanaka-kun, please stop fighting!"
Staff officer Ushijima quickly stepped forward and pulled Tanaka away: "Now that the war is urgent and the army is recruiting people, let's spare Yamazaki this time and let him serve his crime."
This bad-tempered division commander is really nerve-wracking. I have never seen an officer beat his subordinates like prisoners.
After losing his temper, Tanaka gasped and sat back on the chair. He was tired after fighting for so long, but when he thought about the combined attack of several troops and the loss of more than 2,000 people, his heart was filled with panic.
Today's offensive failure indicates that the next battle will be more difficult. The two lines of defense of the Chinese are too strong, and it is definitely not wise to fight head-on.
But the headquarters repeatedly urged to break through the Chinese obstruction as quickly as possible and support the besieged Tengchong Front Army.
Therefore, there is not much time left for them. If they cannot achieve their strategic goals as soon as possible, the entire 56th Division in Tengchong will be destroyed sooner or later.
"I'm very sorry, Your Excellency, Division Commander." Yamazaki ignored the pain on his body and quickly stood up again and humbly preached. No matter how frustrated and unwilling he was, he could only endure it.
"Hmph, Ushijima, how's the situation with the 165th Wing?"
Tanaka snorted and ignored him. If it weren't for the urgent support mission, he would have wanted to kill this idiot.
"The 165th Regiment has fought fiercely for a day and has captured several positions on the enemy's periphery. Colonel Shimohiko has just sent a telegram requesting massive artillery support tomorrow. He is confident of breaking through the enemy's defense line." Ushijima Truth Report reported.
"Nani?"
"It's possible?"
"How can the 165th Wing be so brave!?"
The officers present voiced doubts, but Ushijima was very displeased and shouted angrily at a louder volume: "Quiet! You may not believe it, but this is the fact!"
Although he said this, even Ushijima himself couldn't believe it.
The attacks of the 55th and 56th Regiments on the two frontal lines of defense were repelled by the Chinese, but the 165th Regiment, the least promising, fought "extremely fiercely" with the enemy.
Division Commander Tian Zhong noticed the open area from the beginning. The terrain there was flat and unobstructed, and it was on the side of the Chinese main position. It was very suitable for the troops to launch a large-scale attack and threaten the enemy's rear.
But in such an important place, Tanaka Shinichi did not believe that the other party did not arrange troops to garrison here, and that the cunning Chinese people might even set up an ambush here.
So he first sent the 165th regiment, which had the weakest combat effectiveness, to go to the mine to see what was going on there.
Unexpectedly, the 165th Regiment directly confronted the enemy. Although they did not win the position after fighting for a day, they were in sharp contrast with the other two retreating Regiments.
Even at night, Colonel Shimohiko arranged for soldiers to attack at night. With the deliberate "cooperation" of the 600th Regiment, the 165th Regiment defeated several lines of defense and forced the former to retreat more than 800 meters.
"Yoshi, Shimohiko did a good job. The entire 165th Regiment deserves encouragement. This is what the warriors of the Empire of Japan should be like."
The corners of Tanaka Shinichi's lips raised to express his high degree of affirmation. He had already forgotten that he had cursed the 165th Wing in the morning for how unbearable it was.
Ushijima next to him can also understand. After all, the morale of the entire army is low now, and a victory is needed to save face and boost morale.
"Give him a reply. Tomorrow the mountain artillery regiment and the heavy artillery brigade will fully cooperate with their actions. Be sure to capture the enemy position for me!"
"Hi eh"
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At around 11 o'clock at night, in a large camp on the outskirts of Mangshi town, people from the transportation group were busy loading boxes of supplies into trucks.
This place seems like a large material transfer station, with countless ammunition supplies piled up like mountains, and two to three hundred trucks of various types responsible for transportation here.
"Hurry up and load the truck. This batch of artillery shells is sent to the Third Regiment. After that, you have to go to the division headquarters and bring a group of people to the front line."
"I understand, deputy commander."
Kang Ya, carrying two bars and two stars, patrolled around the camp with his hands behind his back. Now he was a popular figure in the third division. Almost every army's supplies had to go through his and Zhao Gongming's hands.
The God of Wealth, Zhao Gongming, is mainly responsible for arranging the supplies delivered to the Third Division from the rear, and he is responsible for classifying and distributing these supplies.
Most of the main combatants have rested, but the logistics troops continue to transport supplies day and night.
Ammunition, supplies, food... nothing is transported to the front line in tons and tons, especially the consumption of bullets is an astronomical figure.
Although the two main groups fought happily during the day, it was their support staff who were suffering now, and full firepower also came at a cost.
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"Take a seat, there is news from Yituan Group. They are currently behind Huilong Mountain in the southwest."
At the division headquarters, Liao Mingyu had just returned to the tent to rest, but unexpectedly, Fang Jingyao hurriedly found him with a map.
"Back to Longshan? Why did Long Wenwen go there?" The sleepy Liao Mingyu put on his coat again and carefully observed the map with the faint light of the kerosene lamp.
Huilong Mountain is located to the southwest of the left wing defense line. Judging from its location, it has gradually separated from the scope of the main battlefield, and that area is full of high mountains and ridges, making it inconvenient for large troops to march.
"Captain Long simply replied that they had found a way around the mountains and penetrated directly into the rear of the Japanese army!"
Liao Mingyu's eyes were completely sleepless, and he immediately cheered up and said in a deep voice: "Contact Long Wenwen immediately, I want him to give me the exact news!"
At this time, both sides had called a truce. The soldiers who had been fighting fiercely all day had fallen asleep early and took the time to rest. Only a few personnel on duty kept their eyes wide open and watched the situation in front of them.
Every 15 to 30 minutes, a flare was projected into the air from the positions on both sides, and dark red cold light fell on the land. Both sides were afraid of being attacked by the enemy, so they did not dare to be careless at all.
But what no one knows is that in the densely forested mountainous area to the southwest of the left-wing position, there is a unit that is moving slowly and quietly...
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