As the day passed, the time quickly came to the next day, which was August 19th.

At eight o'clock in the morning, Higashikurenomiya Tsukihiko got up and asked the adjutant to call Machijiri Liangji.

"Machijiri-kun." Higashikuremiya asked, "How was yesterday's battle?" ”

"Hello!" Machijiri Quant Keaton said, "Your Highness, after a day and night of fierce fighting, the four divisions of the Imperial Army have lost more than 2,000 people in total and more than 1,000 seriously wounded!" ”

Higashikurenomiya shook his head slightly, and the casualties of the Japanese army were basically the same as yesterday.

However, Higashikurenomiya didn't pay much attention to it, and asked again, "How about the capture?" ”

"Hello!" Machijiri Gakuki was stunned and said, "The collar badges captured by the imperial army are more than 9,000 pairs!" It's basically the same as yesterday! ”

"Nine thousand?!" Higashikurenomiya Tsukihiko frowned and said, "Machijiri-kun, will there be anything missing?" After all, there are more than 3,000 imperial soldiers killed in battle, and they should also have the collar badge of the Chinese army. ”

"Hello!" Machijiri Quantikton said, "There will definitely be omissions, but most of the badges of the Shina Army captured by the fallen imperial soldiers have been brought back by their comrades!" ”

"Okay." Higashikurenomiya Tsukihiko nodded and said, "Let's listen to what the Shina Army has to say on the radio first." ”

"Hello!" Adjutant Igarashi smacked her head, then quickly stepped forward and turned on the radio.

At eight o'clock, the voice of Jiang Han started broadcasting on time, and Xiao Bing's voice came from the radio: "Officers and soldiers of the Wuhan garrison, listeners from all over China, good morning!" ”

"Before I start today's broadcast, I would like to give you a brief introduction to yesterday's battle!"

"Yesterday, after a day of fierce fighting, more than 9,000 officers and soldiers of our army died bravely, and more than 1,000 officers and soldiers were seriously injured! I would like to emphasize that due to the extreme shortage of medicines, the situation of these more than 1,000 wounded is worrying! ”

Hearing this, Higashikurenomiya frowned slightly, the casualties of the Shina Army were indeed few.

Although it was only 2,000 people reduced, it still worried Higashikurenomiya Tsukihiko.

If the casualties of the Chinese army continue to decrease, then the casualty ratio of the two sides will be leveled little by little, and the advantage of the Japanese army will be lost little by little, which is not a good phenomenon!

……

In Chongqing, the combat hall of the high command.

Hearing Xiao Bing broadcast the casualty figures of the Wuhan garrison on the radio again, the whole hall exploded at once.

Chen Shidao: "What is Zhong Yi doing? How can the casualty figures be publicly reported? In doing so, he will not only seriously dampen the morale of the defenders and soldiers, but more importantly, he will also reveal such important information to the Japanese army. Monkey business! ”

Liu Sheng: "This, Zhong Yi has already sent a telegram to explain." ”

"He's already explained?" Chen Shidao, "How do you say that?" ”

Liu Sheng took out a telegram and said in a deep voice: "There are only four words on the telegram, increase the number of troops and reduce the stove!" ”

"Increasing troops and reducing the number of foci?" Chen Shi was stunned and said, "What do you mean?" What stove? Be all abroad! ”

"Whether it's inexplicable or mysterious, the only thing we can do now is to wait quietly!" Bai Chongbei said lightly, "Wait for the defense of Wuhan to be seen as soon as possible!" ”

……

At the same time, in the Hankou Five Prisons Palace.

Zhu Liangcheng said: "Ziren, how many casualties did our army suffer yesterday?" ”

Zhong Yi replied: "More than 8,000 people were killed and more than 1,000 were seriously injured!" ”

Zhu Liangcheng then asked, "How many devils have you killed in total?" ”

Zhong Yi replied: "Counting those who escaped with serious injuries, it's almost three thousand!" ”

Zhu Liangcheng said: "Ziren, it seems that it is similar to your expectation, with the death of a large number of recruits with weak physical fitness and lack of military training, the combat effectiveness of our army is gradually improving, and the casualty ratio of both sides is gradually getting closer!" ”

After a pause, Zhu Liangcheng said to Li Sigen again: "Sigen, there are still fewer collar badges you put in today, and it is almost the same to put in 2,000 collar badges, but you only put 1,000!" ”

Li Sigen said: "Since it was the first day, I didn't dare to put too much!" ”

Zhong Yi said: "Put more tomorrow, put 4,000 pairs!" ”

"Yes!" Li Sigen said, "Understood! ”

……

In the blink of an eye, three days passed, and the time came to August 23.

At eight o'clock in the morning, Higashikurenomiya Twisthiko got up on time to listen to the Voice of Jianghan broadcast.

Just after eight o'clock, Xiao Bing's pleasant voice sounded on the radio again: "Officers and soldiers of the Wuhan Garrison, listeners and friends from all over China, good morning, I am Xiao Bing!" ”

"Before I start today's official broadcast, I would like to first inform you of yesterday's results!"

"Yesterday day, we once again killed more than 3,000 devils on the battlefields of Hankou and Hanyang! As of today, more than 70,000 devils have been killed by our army on the battlefield in Wuhan! ”

"Now, I would like to inform you of the latest changes in the hero list, following yesterday's rooster overtook Erbao, today Erbao has surpassed the rooster again, Erbao's number of enemies has come to 119 people, and the number of roosters killed is 118 people! The third place on the hero list was replaced by Liu Changzi of the 114th Regiment of the New 38th Division, and his number of killed enemies was 38! ”

Hearing this, Higashikunomiya Tsukihiko said to Machijiri Liangji with some astonishment: "It's strange, why didn't the people of Shina report their casualties on the radio?" ”

"Expected!" "Because when the casualties of the Shina army accumulate to a certain extent, it means that the total strength of the defenders has been reduced to a certain extent, and if the casualty figures continue to be announced, it will inevitably shake the morale of the army!" So as long as the people of Chi Na are not pigs, it is impossible to broadcast the casualty figures! ”

"That's just as well." Dongjiu Gong Twist Yan bowed his head slightly, and said, "However, whether the people of the branch broadcast it or not, I know exactly how many troops they have left!" ”

After finishing speaking, Higashikurenomiya Tsusahiko turned his gaze to the blackboard placed on the side.

Machijiri and several staff officers from the headquarters also turned their eyes to the blackboard.

But I saw two sets of numbers written on the blackboard, one was 74,000 and the other was 137,000!

Looking at these two sets of figures, Higashikurenomiya Tsukihiko said: "Up to now, the defenders of Wuhan have a maximum of 74,000 people left, and according to the attrition rate of about 12,000 people per day, it can hold out for a maximum of six days!" ”

"Hello!" "In six days, the strength of the Shina Army will be exhausted!" ”

After a pause, Machijiri continued: "At that time, the imperial army will easily occupy the three towns of Wuhan without much effort, and will also win the battle of Wuhan!" ”

"But!" Higashikurenomiya's expression suddenly became solemn, and he said, "The casualties of our Second Army are really a little larger, and by now, the number of casualties has exceeded 70,000!" Since the outbreak of the full-scale war between Japan and China, the imperial army has never lost so many imperial soldiers in a single battle! ”

"But it's worth it!" Machijiri Measurement Base.