At the same time, at the front-line command of the Ninth Theater of Operations in Xiushui County.

Zhang Lingfu said: "General seat, we can't carry out this order!" ”

Xue Yue's gaze cooled, and he said in a deep voice: "You mean, let me disobey?" ”

"Yes, disobedience!" Zhang Lingfu said in a deep voice, "The principal and the officers of the command department don't understand the actual situation on the front line, so they made such a wrong decision, but you are clear!" ”

"Yes, I know very well!" Xue Yue said, "I clearly know that our First Corps is no longer sustainable!" If this battle continues, our First Corps will be exhausted! I, Xue Yue, am also going to become the commander of the light pole! 150,000 people, a whole 150,000 elites! Zhang Lingfu, how much is left now? ”

"Boss, I know that this battle is very hard for our First Corps!" Zhang Lingfu nodded, and said, "But the Japanese army is also very difficult, believe me, Okamura Ningji's Eleventh Army is also about to run out!"

Xue Yue stared at Zhang Lingfu with a cold gaze, silent, and didn't know what he was thinking.

Fine beads of sweat immediately oozed from Zhang Lingfu's forehead, and he said, "General seat, please give me another three days, just three days!" I'll only have three days! We'll see in three days! ”

The cold color in Xue Yue's eyes slowly dissipated, and he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll give you three days!" After three days, if the Japanese offensive has not weakened, the battle must be withdrawn! ”

"Yes!" Zhang Lingfu snapped upright, and responded.

……

Actually, it won't take three days!

Okamura Ninji's Eleventh Army has already reached the end of its strong crossbow!

Okamura Ninji, accompanied by Ryosuke Yoshisumi, commander of the 9th Division, and Sadachi Yoshimoto, chief of staff of the 11th Army, walked into the field hospital in Luoping Town.

Located in Luoping Town was the 4th Field Hospital of the 9th Division.

As soon as I entered the gate, I saw two soldiers pushing a truckload of corpses with a cart out of it.

More than ten meters away, Okamura Ninji smelled a corpse stench mixed with excrement, obviously, the corpse on the trolley had begun to decompose, and there were a large number of flies chasing and biting.

Yoshimoto hurriedly handed Okamura a mask.

Okamura Ninji didn't dare to hold it up again this time, so he immediately put on a mask.

Ryosuke Yoshizumi and Sadachi Yoshimoto also hurriedly followed and put on their masks.

Seeing the two soldiers pushing a truckload of corpses out of the gate, Okamura Ninji asked with a gloomy face, "Yoshizumi-kun, how is the attrition of the Ninth Division?" ”

"Your Excellency, Commander, I'm not optimistic!" Yoshizumi Ryosuke said, "The combat attrition is actually not much, and it is only three to five hundred people a day, but the attrition due to illness has become more and more serious, especially since three days ago, the number of malaria patients suddenly began to surge, and more than 500 people were infected with malaria yesterday alone!" ”

"Nani?" Okamura Ninji lost his voice and said, "More than 500 people were infected with malaria yesterday alone? ”

"Hello!" Yoshizumi Ryosuke paused and said, "What is even more worrying is that malaria is developing very quickly, and it can kill in just three days, coupled with the lack of medicines in our reserves, a large number of infected officers and soldiers are now dying every day!" More than 100 people died of illness yesterday alone! ”

After a pause, Ryosuke Yoshizumi continued: "It seems that there will only be more dead people today!" ”

"Yaga!" Okamura Ningji gritted his teeth and scolded, "What are those bastards in the logistics department doing, let them get a few boats of quinine to send to Jiangxi, why is it so difficult?" ”

Yoshizumi Ryosuke and Yoshimoto Sadachi were silent when they heard this.

This is not something they can do!

As they spoke, the three of them had already walked into the hospital.

However, the hospital was already full of wounded people, and because there were not enough beds, most of the wounded could only lie on wooden boards, or even directly on the ground, and the ward was also very dirty, full of flies.

At the moment when Okamura Ninji walked into the ward, a wounded man suddenly fell from the hospital bed and began to vomit, spitting out a large amount of black filth, and then attracted a large number of flies, flying and biting all over the sky.

Seeing this, Okamura Ningji's brows immediately frowned, not like words!

Yoshizumi Ryosuke said with a wry smile: "Your Excellency, in the past month or so, due to the intensity of work, the medical personnel in various field hospitals have been exhausted, so that most of the medical personnel have been infected with malaria, which has led to a serious shortage of medical personnel in various field hospitals, so it is really impossible to take care of them. ”

At the very moment when Yoshizumi Ryosuke spoke, a doctor in a white coat walked and collapsed, falling to the ground less than five meters away from Okamura Ninji.

Seeing this, Okamura Ninji's brows became more and more frowned.

Next, Okamura Ninji was no longer in the mood to inspect the hospital.

Hurriedly walking out of the field hospital, until he could no longer smell the choking stench in the hospital, Okamura Ninji took off his mask, and then sniffed out the fresh air almost greedily.

Yoshimoto Sadachi then took off his mask and said to Okamura Ninji: "Your Excellency, Commander, the situation of the 18th Division, the 101st Division, and the 106th Division is similar to the 9th Division, or even worse. ”

After a pause, Yoshimoto Sadachi said again: "Now the malaria epidemic is still at a critical point, and there has not been a large-scale outbreak yet, once the malaria epidemic breaks out on a large scale, if the Chinese army takes the opportunity to counterattack again, the entire second army may suffer a catastrophe!" So for the long-term, it's better to withdraw to De'an and Jiujiang to rest! ”

Yoshizumi Ryosuke also nodded, "yes, it's too hot here, and there are too many mosquitoes and flies!" In addition, the remains of the dead soldiers on both sides of the enemy cannot be collected in time, most of them can only be left to rot on the battlefield, and it is easy to breed plague, malaria is actually quite good, if it induces cholera or plague, it will be really troublesome! ”

"Hello!" Yoshimoto Zhen paused and said, "Your Excellency Commander, order the withdrawal of troops, withdraw to De'an and Jiujiang to rest, and wait until the weather is cool in September or October before launching the next wave of attacks!" ”

Okamura Ninji was still a little unwilling, and asked Yoshizumi Ryosuke: "Yoshizumi-kun, how many soldiers are left in your Ninth Division now?" ”

Yoshizumi Ryosuke pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice: "At most, there is one infantry wing left!" ”

After a pause, Yoshizumi Ryosuke continued: "But if the infantry of this wing falls, and the Shina Army takes the opportunity to launch a counterattack, what awaits our Ninth Division is only the annihilation of the entire army!" ”

"Okay." Okamura Ningji sighed and said gloomily, "Then leave this wing behind, hold Wuning, the main force of the Ninth Division and the rest of the divisions, and immediately withdraw to De'an and Jiujiang to rest." ”

"Hello!" Yoshimoto shook his head, turned around and walked away.