In the temporary headquarters of the Matsuura Division stationed in the small mountain village, the guards had lit the candles, but the earthen wall room was still dim.

From time to time, the sound of rumbling explosions came from the distant night, and the flash of the explosion reflected the dark and undulating mountains.

Although night had fallen, the battle continued, some of which took place nearby, others far away, and the night made the battlefield with no end in sight dangerous.

"Chief of Staff!"

The guards at the gate raised their hands and saluted the chief of staff of the division, Yoshitaka Akiyama, who was hurrying over.

"Has the general slept?" Yoshitaka Akiyama asked.

The guard snapped and replied, "Not yet."

"But the division commander may be in a bad mood......," the guard added, without saying anything.

Yoshitaka Akiyama nodded, indicating that he understood, and pushed open the creaky wooden door.

Yoshitaka Akiyama stepped into the dimly lit room, searched everywhere, and was startled when he saw the division commander Junrokuro Matsuura, who was sitting silently on a chair with a saber facing the door.

With the help of the dim light in the house, it was determined that Junrokuro Matsuura did not commit suicide by breaking his stomach, and Akiyama Yoshitaka Daisa came back to his senses, if something happened to the division commander, then their division would undoubtedly be even worse.

"Akiyama-san, what's the matter?"

Junrokuro Matsuura's voice rang out in the room, full of exhaustion.

Akiyama Yoshitaka Osa retracted his thoughts, stepped forward and reported in a low voice: "General, the commander of the Aoki Brigade, they fought for a day of blood, and failed to break through the defense line of the Shina Army in the direction of Changling-Zhanggusan......

The Changling-Zhanggushan line is their only way to survive now, but in the face of the stubbornly defending Chinese army, no matter how they attack, they just can't attack it, which makes them extremely depressed and depressed.

Junrokuro Matsuura walked to the candlelight with a calm face, stared at Akiyama Yoshitaka Daisa, and said: "Telegraph the commander of the Aoki Brigade, the officers who are unfavorable in the battle must be severely punished!" We must tear through the defense line of the Fen Na Army, or our 106th Division will be erased, you know?! You and I will all be sinners of the Empire! Unforgivable! ”

The unkempt Junrokuro Matsuura suddenly roared, and his irritable state made the guards at the door shiver.

With the unfavorable situation of the war, the temper of the division commander Matsuura Junrokuro, who had been calm and unfazed, had become worse and worse, and an hour ago, he fanned a staff officer who had come in without knocking on the door.

Seeing Junrokuro Matsuura who was furious, Chief of Staff Yoshitaka Akiyama could only hang his hands and not speak, waiting for Junrokuro Matsuura to vent.

Seeing Yoshitaka Akiyama bowing his head and hanging his hands, Junrokuro Matsuura vented, and also felt that he was a little out of shape, so he turned around and sat back in his chair.

"Sit down and talk." Junrokuro Matsuura commanded.

"Thank you, General." Yoshitaka Akiyama sat down.

Junrokuro Matsuura had to bring the topic back up: "What's the specific situation over there with the Aoki Brigade?" Why didn't you tear down the defense line of the army? ”

Akiyama Yoshitaka sat down and sighed and said: "General, the Aoki Brigade has actually tried its best, and today it has been attacking for a day without stopping, and it has fought hand-to-hand battles with the Shina Army several times, and the soldiers killed in the entire brigade have reached more than 3,000 people, and the grassroots officers have suffered heavy losses, not that they don't do their best, but the Shina Army is too strong......

Junrokuro Matsuura also knew the situation of his troops, and most of the soldiers were composed of reservists except for officers.

Although the combat effectiveness of their divisions and regiments was not as strong as those powerful veteran divisions, it still made him feel a little angry when the battle was like this.

But it's useless to be angry now, you have to continue fighting, otherwise there will only be a situation of destruction.

"Can the Aoki Brigade continue to fight?"

Junrokuro Matsuura rubbed his tired temples and asked, more than 3,000 people were killed in just one day, and they had never suffered such heavy casualties.

"The commander of the Aoki Brigade sent a telegram saying that their grassroots officers have lost all their ranks, many squad and squadron officers have almost run out, and the troops have almost lost their combat effectiveness.

Hearing that the battle was fought so badly, Matsuura Junrokuro was also shocked, how could the Chinese army have become so strong that they actually beat them to the point of losing their combat effectiveness.

"A group of officers from the units directly under the division and regiment were transferred over and told the commander of the Aoki Brigade that he must regain his strength and then organize an attack tomorrow, otherwise our division will be finished."

"Hey!"

The unfavorable situation of the war made both of them gloomy, and they rushed over with great momentum, but they did not expect to fall into this trap.

If he knew that he would encounter the current predicament, Junrokuro Matsuura would not have been so unclear about the information at the beginning, so he rushed to the Wanjialing belt with his troops.

"General, the artillery shells of the troops have run out, and there are not many bullets left, you see ......"

Although the bad news came one after another, Yoshitaka Akiyama, as the chief of staff, had to report to Junrokuro Matsuura and make him mentally prepared.

Junrokuro Matsuura waved his hand and said: "The commander has called, they are mobilizing materials and ammunition, and they can be airdropped as soon as tomorrow morning, please be sure to do a good job of airdropping the ground guidance."

Hearing that the airdrop supplies would arrive tomorrow, Yoshitaka Akiyama, who had a sad face, finally squeezed out a trace of joy on his face.

"Tell all the soldiers of the Imperial Army that the difficulties are short-lived, let them hold their positions, the 27th, 101st, 9th, and 6th Divisions are attacking and advancing with all their might on the periphery, and we will soon be able to join them, and then we will be able to wipe out the Chinese army."

Speaking of which, Junrokuro Matsuura became energetic again, as if they could really break through.

But Yoshitaka Akiyama is not so optimistic, this time the Chinese army's combat effectiveness and strength are beyond imagination, can it really converge with friendly forces? He was confused.

"Smack!"

Just as Yoshitaka Akiyama and Junrokuro Matsuura were talking inside the house, gunshots suddenly rang out outside.

Immediately, countless shouts and chaotic footsteps were heard, and there was a sudden chaos outside.

Yoshitaka Akiyama hurriedly pulled out the southern pistol on his waist and ran to the door: "Where to shoot?!"

The guards also took their rifles off their shoulders and looked out of the village with a wary face.

"Let's see—" Yoshitaka Akiyama commanded one of the guards as he stood guard at the door.

"Hey!"

The guards quickly grabbed their guns and ran into the darkness outside the village.

After waiting for a few minutes, the guards hurried back again and reported the situation to Yoshitaka Akiyama, and it turned out that a group of hungry soldiers had shot and killed the pack horses that accompanied the army.

These pack horses were all carried by the baggage wing and mountain artillery, so how could they be easily shot.

Yoshitaka Akiyama, the chief of staff, and Junrokuro Matsuura, the commander of the division, calmly prepared to find out.

But when they went out of the village, they saw unkempt soldiers hurriedly throwing large pieces of unhaired horse meat into the pot in the light of the fire, and many hungry devils even gnawed on the raw meat, so that their mouths were full of horse blood.

In the distance, a large group of soldiers were confronting the soldiers of the baggage wing with their guns in hand, their eyes glowing green, staring at the pack horses like a herd of wild beasts.

Akiyama Yoshitaka Daisa was about to step forward to scold them for stopping them from eating the pack horses of the baggage wing, when the division commander Junrokuro Matsuura stopped him.

"Slaughter all the pack horses and let the soldiers have a full meal." Junrokuro Matsuura ordered.

The six-day dry food they carried had already been eaten, and seeing these tired and hungry soldiers who had been hungry for several days, Matsuura Junrokuro knew that if they didn't solve their stomach problems and didn't wait for the tomorrow sky to drop supplies, they would have to mess up their own battles.

It was because of the order of Junrokuro Matsuura that the soldiers of the 106th Division finally ate a meal of boiled horse meat without salt......