Kitashirakawa Aoi and Aso Taro have a new plan, but what their true intention is is probably only the two of them know.
Because no one knew what Taro Aso was whispering to Kitashirakawa just now.
However, Yin Teng and others then received an order to prepare for war and prepare for a counterattack. Moreover, a highly effective imperial army squad should be organized to go out from the west city gate, and then bypass the enemy's rear to launch a surprise attack.
Yin Teng also felt that this plan was very clever. When the enemy is busy dealing with the frontal enemy, insert a knife in the enemy's back. If successful, they can turn the tide of the battle.
So this time, he called his guard captain Takahashi again and asked him to select people in person, and then waited for the opportunity to go out of the west gate to surprise the Chinese army.
At the same time, Duanwu was not idle. He was also counting the number of casualties, as well as the status of their weapons and ammunition.
Wang Tong and Lu Jian handed over their casualty figures to Duanwu's hands.
Duanwu looked at the number of casualties, which was quite expected. Wang Tong's regiment lost more than 400 people. Most of these people died in battle when they first replaced the machine gun company of the Independent Regiment. The battle on the city wall was very fierce at that time. In less than half an hour, a company of the Northeast Army was gone.
Others died in frontal battles with the Japanese and in the battle to seize the East City Gate.
The number of troops has been reduced by more than one-third, and the organization is no longer complete.
And what about Lu Jian's Sichuan Army? There were more casualties than Wang Tong's Northeastern Army. In the subsequent battles, the two battlefields on the city wall swallowed up a battalion of the Sichuan Army. In addition, the battle when entering the city, including the later head-on attack on the Japanese, resulted in more than two battalions being killed or injured, totaling no less than 800 people. .
In other words, after one battle, the number of casualties between the Sichuan Army and the Northeast Army exceeded 1,300. And this does not include the casualties of the independent regiment's machine gun company and cavalry battalion.
But even so, this was still within Dragon Boat Festival's expectations. And this is also the reason why Dragon Boat Festival doesn't like to engage in positional warfare and street fighting. Because once the fighting begins, many, many lives will be poured into this battlefield.
Remember the battle of Stalingrad that the world will remember? After that battle, not only the entire Stalingrad was destroyed, but millions of people were killed and injured.
Compared with such a battle, the battle in Bengbu was much smaller in scale, and fewer people died.
Duanwu consoled him: "Brothers are all brave, and it is precisely because of their sacrifice that we can fight against the Japanese in Bengbu.
But I think the next battle may be even more brutal, so you all should be mentally prepared! "
Wang Tong nodded at this moment, but at this moment, Lu Jian said: "Special Commissioner, didn't you say that your independent regiment will be able to arrive at dawn? We might as well consolidate the defense line and wait for dawn, so that we can reduce the number of troops. losses. And you often tell us that the lives of soldiers are important. We must not only destroy the enemy, but also protect ourselves.
Of course, special commissioner, it’s not me, Lu Jian, who is afraid of death. I just feel that if we continue to attack, we will only increase casualties. "
Duanwu smiled and said: "Old Lu said it well. I have always disliked fighting positional battles and street battles. Because fighting in this way, no matter how perfect your plan is, the troops will suffer heavy casualties.
But now that we have entered the city, it is not up to us to decide whether to fight or not.
We say we will not fight, but the enemy wants to fight. What should we do? "
Duanwu asked back, Lu Jian nodded. Because indeed, if the enemy wants to fight, how can they not follow suit?
As for the Dragon Boat Festival, they stopped gossiping and asked Lao Abacus to bring out a map of Bengbu.
This is the town map. When I entered Bengbu during the Dragon Boat Festival, I asked the mayor for it.
Duanwu pointed at the map and said: "Now, most of the south city wall, the east city wall, including a small part of the west city wall, are in our hands. Therefore, our safe activity area is in the south and east of the city.
But we cannot be careless, because the West Gate and the North Gate are still in the hands of the Japanese.
It can be said that the Japanese have not driven us to a dead end. Not only can they retreat calmly, but they are also very likely to sneak out of these two city gates to attack us. So the first thing we have to do is to send scouts to monitor these two city gates. If any Japanese sneak out of the city quietly, report them immediately.
In addition to monitoring these two city gates, the most important thing is the city wall. Let the brothers take turns to hold their positions on the city wall. Just as Lao Lu said, our reinforcements will arrive early tomorrow morning. So since we have established a firm foothold in the city, there is no need to fight to the death with the Japanese.
The other thing is inside the city. The commanding heights in the south of the city, including the east of the city, must be heavily guarded. If the little devil suffers a loss, he will most likely try to imitate us.
As for the frontal defense line, Lao Lu is responsible for it. Then I will ask Lao Wang's troops to replace the troops on your city wall and rest. "
"Special Commissioner, our Sichuan Army can still defend. Our brothers in the Northeast Army also suffered heavy losses."
Lu Jian declined, because he knew that the battle on the city wall was the cruelest. The Northeast Army suffered a lot of losses when fighting on the city wall before, and then successfully captured the Church and Foreign Trade, two important Japanese military sites with the Dragon Boat Festival Commissioners. Otherwise, the battle on the east city wall would not be over until now, and there would be no way to know whether there would be casualties. How many brothers.
So now, Lu Jian feels that it is unjustifiable to hand over the most brutal battlefield to his brothers from the Northeast Army.
"Hey, Brigadier Lu, compared to us, the Sichuan Army brothers have suffered greater losses. Just let us go! Let the Sichuan Army brothers have a good rest and rest."
Wang Tong said politely, but before Lu Jian could say anything, Duanwu said: "Both of you, don't be humble. Of course I do this for a reason. Because the situation in the next battle will be very complicated. The enemy It is very possible to disguise themselves as the Sichuan Army or the Northeast Army to sneak in and destroy our military defense lines.
Therefore, I separated the defense areas of the Northeast Army and Sichuan Army brothers. In this way, if the Japanese pretend to be the Sichuan Army or the Northeast Army, our people can quickly identify them. Therefore, the brothers from the Northeast Army were on the city wall and guarding the south and east gates. The Sichuan Army brothers have to defend the city's defense line.
During this period, if I did not have my orders, the brothers of the Sichuan Army and the Northeast Army would each perform their duties. Once a suspicious person is found, he can shoot immediately. Do you all understand? "
Duanwu asked, Wang Tong and Lu Jian suddenly realized. It turns out that this is the purpose of the special commissioner.
Both of them nodded in admiration, feeling that the Dragon Boat Festival commissioner was indeed thoughtful. But at this moment, Lao Abacus walked in from outside the office with a very anxious look.
"Regiment leader, our independent regiment encountered the Japanese at Laoye Ridge..."
