January 11, 1941, for all the officers and soldiers of the 27th Army, it can be said that it was the longest and most difficult day in his life.

When the light finally darkened and the Japanese army finally retreated like a tide, Yang Sen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The Japanese army has always been not good at night fighting, so they generally do not attack after nightfall until they are absolutely necessary.

The 5th Japanese Division on the opposite side was no exception. After dark, it simply ended its offensive.

Yang Sen immediately ordered Chief of Staff Xia Jiong to count the casualties of the troops, and asked Li Yueshen and Luo Yuan to hurry up and repair the defensive positions outside the city that were destroyed by the Japanese army.

Half an hour later, the casualties came out.

Xia Jiong returned to the headquarters and reported to Yang Sen: "The chief officer, the minor injuries are not counted. The 133rd Division and the 134th Division have a total of more than 900 people seriously injured or killed."

"What did you say?" Yang Sen shouted in dismay, "More than 900 seriously injured or killed?"

"Yes." Xia Jiong nodded with a serious expression and said, "Most of the brothers died in hand-to-hand combat, but not many were actually killed by the Japanese artillery fire and machine guns."

"Most of them died in hand-to-hand combat?" Yang Sen's face suddenly turned dark, "How is that possible? Before coming to Myanmar, we had been training for six or seven months. We didn't do anything in the past six or seven months. We just focused on practicing hand-to-hand combat, but we still couldn't beat the little Japanese? How is that possible?"

Xia Jiong spread his hands and said, "That's the truth."

Yang Sen said with a dark face: "If this is the case, we must avoid hand-to-hand combat starting tomorrow."

"Yes." Xia Jiong said, "If we use this rate of reduction in staff today, in less than ten days, the more than 8,000 people in our 27th Army will be here."

Yang Sen said: "But what Chief Zhong asked to stick to it for a month!"

"So." Xia Jiong said, "We have to change the way of playing tomorrow."

"Change the style of playing? It's easy to say." Yang Sen said, "How to change?"

Xia Jiong said, "Master, do you still remember what Li Yueshen and Luo Yuan said before the arrival of the Japanese?"

"They two?" Yang Sen snorted coldly, "They two ** boys know nothing. I eat more salt than rice they eat, and the bridges they walk through are longer than the road they have walked! Don't think that after studying at Army University for half a year and learning tactics for several months with Chief Zhong, they have really become famous generals."

Xia Jiong said: "Kebeizhi thinks, it's always okay to try it out?"

Yang Sen thought about it and said reluctantly: "Okay, then let's try it first."

...

Almost at the same time, at the 8th Division Command.

The commander of the 8th Division, Masato Honda, stared at Chief of Staff Tetsuji Akai with a cold expression, and said in a deep voice: "Akai Kun, how many casualties of the Aomori United?"

Tetsuji Akai said: "There are no minor injuries, serious injuries or deaths in total."

"Nani? A total of 506 people were seriously injured or killed?!" Masato Honda's expression became colder.

This number of casualties was somewhat beyond his expectations. How could there be so many casualties? What's worse, since the battlefield is always under the control of the Chinese army, this means that seriously injured Japanese soldiers are basically equivalent to death, because unless a miracle happens, they will never be able to come back alive.

"Hai." Tetsuji Akai paused and said, "The strength of the opposite Chinese army is beyond imagination, especially hand-to-hand combat, which is more fierce and experienced than any army we have encountered before! I just heard from a second lieutenant of the Aomori United that the opposite Chinese army had a ghost-headed sword, which was like a silver-training sword, and the sword was killed!"

"Baga!" Honda Masato cursed and asked, "Which unit is the opposite? The local troops of the Chinese army should not have this combat power. Is it Chang Kaishen's Central Army?"

"No." Tetsuji Akai shook his head and replied, "I have just investigated it. The opposite is the 27th Army of the Chinese Army, the Sichuan Army! It is the last local armed forces!"

"Nani, Kawashima?" Honda Masato was stunned, "How is that possible?"

Tetsuji Akai said: "It's really incredible, but it's true."

After a pause, Tetsuji Akai said again: "Educated to other colleagues who have fought with the Sichuan Army, although the Sichuan Army is tenacious, its training is very poor and its equipment is even worse, so its combat effectiveness is actually very poor! But this Sichuan Army on the opposite side is not the case at all. The Sichuan Army on the opposite side is not only well-trained, but also very well-equipped, and its combat effectiveness can be said to be extremely strong!"

"Haga." Honda Masato said with a frown, "It seems that there will be a fierce battle in Shinobu!"

Speaking of this, Masato Honda gritted his teeth and said, "However, no matter how difficult it is, you must get the tin in three days! Tell Setoguchi, if you can't get the tin in three days, he will thank you!"

...

At this time, in the Yangon Chief Office.

Wang Geng hurried into the war room with a stack of telegrams.

"Brother Shouqing, what's the situation?" Zhong Yi buried his head and looked at the sand table, asking without raising his head, "How many casualties in the 27th Army of Yang Sen?"

Wang Geng replied: "There are more than 900 people who are seriously injured and killed in battle."

"What?!" Zhong Yi raised his gaze from the sand table and said in surprise, "Why are there so many people being reduced?"

Wang Geng said: "I just asked the Intelligence Department to investigate secretly. Yang Sen did not implement the flexible defense strategy, but instead defended the fortifications he relied on."

"Nonsense!" Zhong Yi said furiously, "There is a flat horse outside the city, and there is no danger to defend. Put the troops of a division outside the city to defend the enemy. Isn't this the Japanese artillery and tanks crushing it?"

"The main thing is the tank." Wang Geng said, "Due to the lack of combat artillery and rocket launchers, the 27th Army had almost no way to deal with Japanese tanks. The 1st Armored Brigade cannot be deployed easily now, so every time the Japanese army broke into the defensive position, six hand-to-hand combat broke out in one day today, so so many people were seriously injured and killed."

Zhong Yi frowned and asked again: "Contact Yinjiang Logistics Company and see when the 200 rocket launchers and 2,000 rockets sent by Yinjiang are sent to Meng Gong?"

"I've just asked." Wang Geng said, "I've been sent to Lash Railway Station."

"Oh, have you been sent to Lashio Railway Station? That's great." Zhong Yi said again, "I'll call Brother Hesun and ask him to arrange a special car to send these bazooka and bazooka to the tin! The faster the better!"
Chapter completed!