The headquarters of the First Army was filled with gloom and gloom, like mourning a heir.
Xiao Zhuoyi's hair turned gray overnight, and his original jet-black hair turned gray, resembling Mount Fuji somewhere;
His straight waist also stooped, and even Duanmu could no longer push him.
"Miyamoto-kun, just read it, I can survive it!"
Xiaozhuoyoshi's voice was filled with the desolation of the declining sun, making Miyamoto Musashi unable to bear to hit him any more, and he hesitated to speak.
"Miyamoto-kun, a true warrior dares to face the coldness of life. It's no big deal. The imperial army can bear it, Nian!"
Miyamoto took a long breath, straightened his back, and said bravely:
"Your Excellency, Commander, Lieutenant General Wu Ren of the 36th Division sent a message. On the way to pursue Chuxiong's eastward column, the main force of the 36th Division was ambushed by the main force of the Independent Brigade that had been lurking, and suffered heavy losses;
All the heavy artillery and baggage were lost, and the army lost more than 3,000 men. The remaining nearly 7,000 men temporarily stabilized the position, but most of the jade-broken warriors were from the main regiment;
Eighth Route Army——"
Miyamoto's words were interrupted by the furious Xiao Zhuo Yinan. The commander who promised to face the cold life once again broke his promise.
"Bagayalu! This bastard Wu Den is unworthy of His Majesty the Emperor's trust. I repeatedly told him to be careful of the main force of the Eighth Route Army that has been hidden, but he still fell into Chu Xiong's ambush;
The 35th Division and the 36th Division were both defeated by Chu Xiong's ambush. Can't this bastard Wu Dan learn the lesson of the 35th Division?
Bagaya Road, this is a crime!
The imperial army’s invincible reputation has been ruined by these losers..."
Miyamoto Musashi could only endure the thick stench in the air. The commander was anxious about the war and had not brushed his teeth for a long time.
I don’t know how long it took, but just when Major General Miyamoto was about to faint, the commander finally stopped spewing feces.
Xiao Zhuoyinan breathed a long sigh of relief, and then signaled Major General Miyamoto to continue.
Seeing that the commander finally calmed down, Major General Miyamoto breathed a sigh of relief and blew away the stinky breath that Xiao Zhuoyi blew at him, otherwise he would become the first general in the empire to be smoked to death by saliva.
"Your Excellency, Commander, with all due respect, with the rendezvous between Chu Xiong's troops and the main force of the Independent Brigade, the imperial army's intention to finalize the campaign by annihilating Chu Xiong has been shattered;
In the Battle of Yuci, the imperial army has lost!
Even if the entire First Army is committed to the Yuci battlefield, it will only be a draw at best;
To the northwest, the 120th Division, another main force of the Eighth Route Army, suspended its action to break the junction, concentrated no less than 12 regiments, and skipped the Zhengtai Road;
It took only three hours to capture Echeng, and the troops were directed towards Xinzhou.
Once the imperial army continues to deploy the 56th Division of Xincheng into the Yuci battlefield, Xincheng may be captured by the 120th Division, and Taiyuan will be in danger. "
Miyamoto's words can only go so far. How to make a decision is the commander's business.
Xiao Zhuoyi's heart felt bitter. He didn't know that the imperial army had already lost this battle, and now it was just a matter of how much.
Before, he was just unwilling to give in. He couldn't help but push forward when he was impulsive. Even if he mobilized the 56th Division and put it into the Yuci battlefield, it would not change the fate of failure;
The 50,000-strong army was defeated. How much trouble could one 56th Division cause?
As long as the Eighth Route Army is willing, the 56th Division will not be able to reach the main battlefield for ten days and a half. Now it is time to consider how to end it.
"Miyamoto-kun, how many troops does the imperial army have in the Yuci area?"
This is Miyamoto's job, and he treasures it all without even thinking about it:
"Your Excellency, Commander, there are still 7,000 people left in the main force of the 36th Division of the Central Route Army;
After seeing the Chengwu detachment defeated by the 81st Division, the 35th Division of the Left Army only gathered less than 5,000 men;
There are still more than 1,000 people in the Independent Eighth Brigade. They have been surrounded by the 881st and 882nd Regiments of the Eighth Route Army on a slope west of Nirvana. The roads have been completely destroyed. Without reinforcements, there is little chance of standing out. ;
The 224th Regiment of the 36th Division of the Right Route Army and the First Regiment of the Cavalry Brigade were besieged by 6 regiments of the 129th Division and suffered heavy losses. The remaining 2,000 troops evacuated the Yuci battlefield and moved closer to Taiyuan. The Eighth Route Army did not pursue it;
The remnants of the 17th Independent Brigade were divided and surrounded by 10 regiments from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei-Nie Division, with more than 3,000 people left;
After the independent 18th Brigade was defeated by the main force of the 129th Division, the remaining 2,000 people were besieged by no less than 8 regiments and were in danger;
Huangzhuang's quick reaction detachment was completely wiped out by the 81st Division. All 1,500 warriors below the water field were shattered. Only the second regiment of the cavalry brigade broke through the encirclement and suffered little losses.
The hundreds of kilometers of blockade surrounding the Yuci area were cut into countless pieces by the three major groups of the Eighth Route Army. Hundreds of artillery towers and bunkers were destroyed. No less than 2,000 Imperial Army warriors were shattered, and the Imperial Associated Army lost more than 10,000 people. people;
Many of these wastes took the initiative to join the Eighth Route Army, and it was only a matter of time before the remaining blockades were cleared by the Eighth Route Army. "
"Miyamoto-kun, the Eighth Route Army has a large number of weapons that can break through the gun towers. The cage policy will have no effect on them. Instead, it will put the Imperial Army in a difficult situation of being defeated by them one by one;
The imperial army spent a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial resources. It took a year to build the blockade, but the Eighth Route Army broke through it in two months.
The Imperial Army lost no less than 6,000 people on the blockade alone, and the Imperial Army lost more than 30,000 people, and the supplies were impossible to count;
To this day, I have to admit that the cage policy was a complete failure. The Imperial Army must regroup and find a better way to deal with the Eighth Route Army.
Order the besieged ministries to break out. Send all the aircraft to assist the ministries to break out. Order the 36th Division and the 35th Division to move closer to each other. As long as they join forces in one place, there will be nearly 13,000 troops. The independent 8th Brigade will stay to contain Nirvana. direction of the Eighth Route Army;
There are still nearly 20,000 people in the imperial army. I want to see how big the mouth of the Eighth Route Army is to swallow my 20,000-strong army! "
The flames of war were once again ignited in Xiao Zhuoyi's chest. The 20,000 imperial troops might be able to knock out a few of the Eighth Route Army's teeth with a single blow.
Major General Miyamoto is not so optimistic. The 8th Independent Brigade is obviously abandoned. If it can contain the Eighth Route Army in the direction of Nirvana, it is regarded as being loyal to His Majesty the Emperor!
The several thousand remnants of the 17th and 18th Brigades were besieged by more than 20 regiments from Nie and Liu from the 129th Division. Very few of them could stand out. Their current value is also to hold back these two heavy Eighth Route Army troops as much as possible. .
What's left is the remnants of the 36th Division and the 35th Division, about 13,000 people, versus the Chuxiong and Xu Heshang tribes of the 81st Division. There is not much difference in the strength of the two sides. Even if they cannot defeat them, breaking through should not be a big problem. Keeping this unit is victory!
"Miyamoto-kun, come up with a careful plan as soon as possible to ensure that the 35th and 36th Divisions can successfully break through. The imperial army cannot afford the consequences of two divisions being annihilated."
Xiao Zhuoyinan finally told his bottom line. It was just as Miyamoto thought, everything was to protect the 35th and 36th divisions.
"Your Excellency, Commander, the two divisions of the 81st Division only have more than 10,000 men in total. Both sides have equal strength. It is still unclear who will win!"
13,000 versus 10,000!
The hope of victory was once again ignited in Miyamoto and Xiao Zhuoyi's chests.
