12dz Chapter 884 Fan Xiaoyu said frankly that the losses were too great and the field hospital could not
Chapter 884 Fan Xiaoyu said frankly that the losses were too great and the field hospital could not
Ono climbed out of the nearly waist-deep crater, put his hands on his hips, and asked condescendingly, "What's wrong with this? It's a willing fight, a willing blow. I think this is quite appropriate."
"Why don't we hold a meeting to discuss it?" Fang Shengli said as he lit a cigarette.
Zhou Weiguo thought about it and nodded; "Then let's hold a meeting to decide."
Brigade Command. After returning, Zhou Weiguo immediately summoned several staff officers and several regimental commanders from the brigade command to hold a meeting. The purpose of this meeting was to decide whether to seize the batch of heavy artillery.
"My opinion remains the same. We don't need to use this batch of artillery, but we need to control it. The troops of our expeditionary force are not well-equipped, so we can't use them. But we can sell them to other troops, such as the Yunnan Army and the Guangxi Army. They have always been looking for more weapons."
Xiao Ye waited for Zhou Weiguo to finish explaining the situation before directly expressing his own opinion.
Sano Tadayoshi put down his teacup. "Our mission is defense, not offense. If we start, it means we'll be locked in a bloody battle with the 55th Division."
"We're just trying to rob them, not fight them. As long as we get this batch of supplies, we'll withdraw. How is this possible..."
"I don't agree." A voice came from outside the door. When several people heard the voice, they all stood up. A man in a light blue suit and black pants walked in.
Chao Xiang Xiuling saw who came in, smiled and stood up and walked over to her; "Big sister, you're back."
Xiao Ya nodded, then came to Zhou Weiguo. Zhou Weiguo made room for him to sit down, and Jinxiu next to him immediately brought tea to Xiao Ya.
"Shoutian, go to the city and buy some food." Zhou Weiguo shouted outside.
"I got it, Second in Command. I'll be there right away." Zhao Shoutian responded from outside, and then he saw him rushing out like smoke.
"Did you have a safe journey?" Zhou Weiguo asked, looking at the dusty Xiao Ya.
Xiao Ya took a sip of tea and nodded. "I took a naval transport plane and landed at Tonggu South Airport. I came here with my brother through the military gap."
Takeshita Shun, who was drinking from Ono's teacup, turned his head to look at Zhou Weiguo; "You are a person who will not be in trouble even if I am in trouble."
"That's right, don't you see who you are?" Zhou Weiguo threw the cigarette over, then he said to Xiao Ya beside him; "Go change your clothes first, we'll wait for you."
Xiao Ya nodded and stood up. Zhang Guifang, who was responsible for managing her military uniform and personal belongings, followed Xiao Ya to the next room, while Takeshita Shun went to another room with Miyamoto Shigeru to change into military uniforms.
Xiao Ya, now in military uniform, sat down next to Zhou Weiguo and said, "Just now I heard you discussing the issue of seizing the 55th Division's heavy artillery. For the sake of long-term interests, we can't do anything about it."
"Why?" Xiao Ye was very confused. The fat meat was already delivered to his door, but Xiao Ya didn't suggest taking action.
Takeshita Shun, who was sitting casually on the doorstep, lit a cigarette and said, "The reason is simple. The Japanese army doesn't have many of these large artillery pieces. If we seize them, they will lack powerful firepower to suppress their attacks on South Asia in the future."
Xiao Ya hummed. "My brother is right. I learned from Hase Kiyoshi that this batch of heavy artillery was urgently transferred from mainland China and assigned to the Japanese 4th Army. Because the Imperial Guards Division, the 5th Division, and the 18th Division suffered heavy losses in the battle some time ago, they are now resting. The 55th Division was also assigned this batch of heavy artillery to attack northward. The rest was captured from the British Army."
"They're already struggling, and if we attack them, it will only make their already struggling situation even worse. Furthermore, if we launch an attack, it's very likely that Terauchi Juichi and the headquarters will adjust their attack timing."
"You are right, but if we do this, our losses in Tonggu will increase significantly."
"Let's dig trenches. The only thing we need to do now is to dig trenches well to deal with their attacks. We need to block their attacks once or twice. If we can, the Japanese will not be able to break through our front position in Tonggu and will inevitably attack the British First Division on the right." Xiao Ya knocked on the table. "They can retreat, but their weapons and equipment must be left with us."
Xiao Ya looked at Ono across from her. "We don't just have the Japanese army as an option now. We also have the British army. Relatively speaking, the British army's weapons and equipment are much more abundant than the Japanese army's."
Boom boom... boom boom boom...
Early the next morning.
The Japanese army launched an attack on the first regiment's position.
After more than ten minutes of heavy artillery bombardment, the entire position was blown to pieces. Afterwards, Japanese bombers launched a crazy bombing of Tonggu and the entire position.
"Brother-in-law." Fan Xiaoyu came to the brigade headquarters amid the roar of artillery fire.
Zhou Weiguo, who was lying in front of the map, looked up at him and asked, "Why are you here? Are you short of medicine?"
"Brother-in-law, there are too many wounded. I'm afraid we need to move them to the rear." Fan Xiaoyu came to Zhou Weiguo's side. "The field hospital is already full. From what I've seen, most of them were injured by artillery fire."
"I'll immediately arrange for a truck to transport the wounded, and have support from behind." Motioning for Fan Xiaoyu to leave, Zhou Weiguo pointed to the telephone operator next to him; "Connect me to a regiment."
"Old Sun, what are your losses?"
Sun Xinpu, his body covered in dust, uttered several "Pooh" sounds before saying, "The losses are too great. Our troops have no experience defending against large artillery. Sometimes a single shell can kill a dozen of us. Some are even trying to flee in fear. Have Tian Jing mobilize the supervisory team to keep an eye on them."
After figuring out the situation, Zhou Weiguo thought for a moment and said, "Keep an eye on their attack this time. I'll have the Second Regiment come up to relieve you later."
"Well, I told you, this batch of heavy artillery is a threat if it's left behind." Xiao Ye approached Zhou Weiguo, cigarette in hand. "Let's kill him. If this continues, my independent brigade will suffer heavy losses."
Zhou Weiguo picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and looked at Xiaoye in front of him; "You are still staring at those heavy artillery."
"Otherwise, of course, I don't have to keep an eye on this batch of heavy artillery. It's just that you just heard Sun Xinpu's report. We have suffered too many losses, and most of them are caused by his heavy artillery. Old Zhou, defense is our weakness. Our troops are better at attacking. You are putting the cart before the horse by doing this."
"Yes, you also said that most of our losses were caused by the heavy artillery."
"That's right." Xiao Ye thought Zhou Weiguo was moved, but he immediately felt something was wrong and asked, "What do you mean by that?"