"Am I wrong?" In the new headquarters of the Jinan sub-base, Meng Xiang sat there, with a cup of tea in front of him, and the transparent crystal tea leaves stood up and down, up and down. Meng Xiang had been staring at it for a while, until his finger was burned by the cigarette butt he was holding, so he shook it off violently and asked Fan Chongdao directly.

Fan Chong has also read the preliminary report, this time in the counterattack on the Eastern Front, more than 2,200 soldiers of more than 3,000 counterattacks fell there, and the others were also hung up one by one. The soldiers of the Vanguard Army had not practiced much in melee combat, they were only fighting on the basis of their blood surnames. Plus more than 2,000 people who went to support and more than 500 people who lost. This time, it was the most sacrificed in the several battles of the Vanguard.

"At least more than 5,600 people have died!" Fan Chong comforted, of course, these devils are not the credit of hand-to-hand combat.

"I said that I would die if I died, but my soldiers, this time the losses were too great." Meng Xiang also blamed himself a little, this was not only Huang Huamin's responsibility, but he was also a little careless about the devil's counterattack when he was busy checking the battle situation in other places.

Fan Chong was silent, and the counterattack was not based on a momentary anger, and a battle exposed all kinds of shortcomings. There is a lack of cooperation in the team, and there are also problems in the organization and matching of equipment. Faced with the devil's bayonet, the vanguard soldiers could only throw Suomy, who had run out of bullets, and picked up the 38 style to fight the devil. Meng Xiang's imaginary idealization that he could cope with only a pistol was not valid after all.

Meng Xiang was also silent.

"What will happen to that half-city consumption?" After a long time, he asked.

Today's vanguard army quickly blocked the Yue army again, and at the cost of nearly a battalion, the corpses of more than 2,000 devils quickly piled up under the city. has not yet reached the three thousand that Meng Xiang said, and Niu Yi has always been sticking to it. Although it is almost midnight now, the devils are still attacking the city. Although, Eijiro Tahato also made a bitter face, but Ryosuke Isoya was even crazier.

Fan Chong sighed slightly in his heart, and then explained to Meng Xiang: "After so many days of construction, Jinan City at this time is already a huge fortification, and it is more suitable to strangle it inside the city than to block it outside the city. After a week of emergency training, the regiment has adapted to the style of street fighting. ”

He paused and said: "We have the initiative, we have occupied the position, and there will be no shortage of bullets!" ”

The last sentence made Meng Xiang's heart tighten, it was precisely because he was stirred up by the devils and couldn't be withdrawn that it would cause the soldiers of the Eastern Front counteroffensive to run out of bullets, and they had to use their shortest side to deal with the devils who were proficient in assassination.

"The central army in Xuzhou in the south has almost been assembled, and they don't expect us to hold it for a long time! They had already planned to meet the enemy from the north. Fan Chong added, "We can't afford to delay it for too long!" More recovering veterans and well-trained recruits will take time. ”

Meng Xiang was silent again, slowly picked up the cup of tea that was already a little cold, and drank it little by little.

The news of the Yellow River defense line had also arrived early, and the first wave of attack of the 108th Brigade of the 104th Division was hit back head-on, and the 1st Armored Battalion gave them a good lesson in popularizing tank knowledge. After dropping more than 1,200 corpses, they finally understood that it was not the incompetence of the 5th and 10th Divisions, but that the opponents were too powerful.

The ensuing heavy artillery bombardment made them quickly realize that the Yellow River in front of them was not a small ditch in front of their house, and they could cross it if they thought about it.

Meng Xiang's mind was arguing with each other for countless reasons, he closed his eyes tiredly, but then opened them again, strode out, came to the command center of the sub-base disguised as a lounge next door, and asked Xiaohua directly: "Is my current promotion merit enough to compensate for the loss of front-line defense?" ”

"Yes!" Xiaohua's answer made Meng Xiang breathe a sigh of relief, although the series of attacks were fierce, they also consumed all his strength, just for this upgrade. If it continues, I'm afraid it will be really irresistible.

"Inform Niu Yi that you can give up the North City Gate and the train station outside the city!" Meng Xiang ordered directly.

"We are all wrong, the Vanguard Army will be our greatest enemy in the future! We need to use all our strength to defeat the vanguard first! After retreating to the county seat of Weixian, Itachi Seishiro proposed directly to Shouichi Terauchi.

This time, the 5th Division suffered heavy losses. The Kunisaki detachment, formed by the commander of the 9th Brigade, Noboru Kunisaki, now has only half a wing left. Among them, the 41st Wing was completely annihilated, and the flag of the Wing was captured by the Vanguard. And all the people in the 11th Wing combined, there are less than 3,000 people left.

Noboru Kunisaki, who wanted to commit suicide, was stopped by Itahiro.

The commander of the 21st Brigade, Toshiji Miura, and the commander of the 21st Wing, Hidehide Inainahara, were directly bombarded by the huge artillery and could not find a single intact bone. Many of the bones scattered there are not theirs.

The 21st Wing, in the absence of a supreme command, was in a panic, was taken by surprise by the counterattacking vanguard, and at least half of its losses during the attack were killed.

The commander of the 43rd Wing, Oba Sihei, was affected by the huge artillery and is still unconscious and is being treated, while the chief of staff of the division, Nishimura Toshiwen and many staff officers in the division, have simply evaporated from the world. It made Ban Heng feel sad. The 43rd Wing was responsible for the broken rear and also lost more than 2,000 broken troops.

The commander of the 5th Cavalry Wing, Xiao Di, is the chariot unit of the Fanhe Division rushed to Shouguang to attack, and there is no news so far.

The 5th Field Artillery Wing was almost completely wiped out, and the whole team only dragged back three 75 guns and one 105 guns. Wing Commander Takeda Shin disappeared in the first huge artillery bombardment. More than 1,000 people, nearly half, were lost in all categories.

Although the other subordinate units were there, the main wing was all disabled. It can be said that the Fifth Division has been crippled and has lost more than half of its combat effectiveness.

"After all, the vanguard army lacks stamina, and our biggest opponent is the Central Army! If we let them relax, our plan to capture China will come to naught! Shouichi Terauchi said in a deep voice. This time, Itasun Seishiro was a little out of shape, he used to always be more thorough about these outlines than others, why did he get entangled in a small place this time.

In the original plan, they should quickly crush the Central Army, deal a heavy blow to it, make it completely lose confidence, and even surrender. In this way, the follow-up plans of the empire can be completed. Otherwise, the empire's economy would have shown signs of badness, and the domestic opposition to the expansion of the war would have grown stronger. What the plutocracy needs is resources and wealth, not endless consumption.

Itahima Seishiro also knew this, but the anger in his heart, as well as an intuitive sharpness, still made him say: "The vanguard army will still become our biggest opponent in the future!" ”

"That is later, now our biggest enemy, the Central Army, is gathering in the Lianghuai area, and it is a good time to fight a decisive battle with them. We can't afford to drag it out any longer. Foreign interference is becoming more and more serious, and this situation will not last long, and we must fight a decisive battle early and directly defeat the Central Army. Fight the Central Army, it is better to fight at this time. If Chiang Kai-shek is allowed to integrate other forces, and then the United States, Russia and other countries intervene, I am afraid that it will be even more difficult to fight! Terauchi Shouichi smiled and said, "Now as long as Chiang Kai-shek's political axe falls, the branch will be scattered, and we can slaughter it!" Others will just come over to join the feast of Tu Chai China! ”

He didn't say a word, as long as he played the Central Army, there would be more bystanders within the Zhina people, so as to wait for the last opportunity to shuffle the cards. Attacking other teams, just like Han Fuyu and Yan Xishan, it was difficult to catch their main force to fight, and they scattered as soon as they fought. After that, whenever they have the opportunity, they will put together again. As for the Central Army, the Central Army was in the face of great righteousness and could not retreat there, so it could only fight a decisive battle.

After the collapse of the Central Army, under the internal strife of China, it was just convenient for the empire to support and divide.

The predicted decisive battle in North China did not materialize, but the Central China Front occupied Nanjing, much to the annoyance of Terauchi Shouichi, who needed to confirm something with a decisive battle with the Central Army.

"As for the vanguard army, as long as they are trapped, they don't have much room to develop in such a small piece of territory. Even if there are people behind us, as long as we block the coastline, they won't last long! It's not long before their sharpness comes to an end! Trap them to death! "Until now, no one would have believed that the Vanguard would produce on its own. But there is always a limit to support. When the reserves of support are exhausted, it is the time when the vanguard army is destroyed.

"They are stuck in the Jinpu railway, we need to defeat them and occupy Jinan!" Itachi Seishiro swallowed his breath a little. Even if he faces the longevity of the temple, he rarely whispers so much.

"The 10th Division has already entered Jinan, and the railway station has also been occupied! The Jinpu line has been opened! Terauchi Shouichi said with a smile, the dispute between different political factions, it is rare to see Ban Heng such a tone. He had already heard about the Fifth Division. Although he was also surprised by the combat effectiveness of the vanguard army, there was nothing to threaten without roots.

But once Chiang Kai-shek is firmly established, he will be the empire's greatest enemy in the future, judging by his growing prestige since 36 years and the means of integrating the local Northeast Army.

"The navy has promised to completely block the coastline of Shandong and other places, so that not a single bullet will be transported in!" In the end, he comforted Ban Hengdao, after all, Ban Heng, as the future star of the empire, has many bigwigs behind him.

"I don't know what will happen to his defeat this time? Maybe someone is going to be unlucky! He couldn't help but think.

"They finally lost Jinan!" Wuhan's old Jiang was also sighing. After receiving the news of the destruction of the city of Jinan, the news soon came that the vanguard of the army had been found in the south of Jinan. Both he and Yue thought that the vanguard army was going to withdraw next. The anxious Nishio had already sent someone south to explore the way.

"Welcome to Jinan!" At this time, Meng Xiang was standing on the hillside outside the sub-base, looking at the morning star in the sky, smiling and whispering to himself.

(Continue to settle the egg, and stick to the end is victory!) ）