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Chapter 569 Number of Casualties

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    A few minutes later, the headquarters of the Five Prisons Palace in Hankou was reached.

    Yu Da, the director of the munitions department, hurriedly walked into the war room and saluted Zhong Yi, who was standing by the sand table: "Take a seat!"

    "Director Yu, you are here." Zhong Yi nodded and said, "Have all the large-caliber artillery shells I asked for arrived?"

    "It's all been shipped to Hankou!" Yu Da nodded and replied, "A full 60,000 rounds of 155mm caliber artillery shells will be all on the Hankou Pier."

    "Very good!" Zhong Yi nodded lightly and said to Zhu Liangcheng, "Old Zhu, immediately send troops to Hankou to transport the artillery shells. Your 367th Brigade will receive 20,000 rounds, and the remaining 40,000 will be sent to Wudang Palace and Racecourse positions.  , hand it over to the Guard Brigade and the Secret Service Brigade!"

    Zhu Liangcheng responded and immediately sent someone to inform the commander of the 3rd regiment, Shen Xian, to lead his troops to the dock. He turned around and asked Zhong Yi: "Zi Ren, what is the use of having so many shells transported?"

    Stilwell also said curiously: "Yeah, without cannons, what's the use of just cannonballs?"

    This batch of artillery shells are the m1918 155mm caliber howitzer shells that Zhong Yi ordered before.

    Because he was worried about not having enough shells, Zhong Yi ordered a full 120,000 rounds. But now, all 24 heavy howitzers have been destroyed, but there are still more than 100,000 shells left.

    This time, Zhong Yi asked Yu Da to transport a total of 60,000 rounds.

    "These artillery shells are of great use!" Zhong Yi grinned, showing two rows of white teeth, and said, "Lao Zhu, and Colonel Stilwell, what do you think, if we make these 60,000 rounds of 155mm caliber artillery shells?  They turned into landmines, and they were all buried in the train station, Wudang Palace and the racecourse!"

    After a pause, he continued: "Then, after the Japanese invade the position, we suddenly detonate the mines, and a total of 60,000 155mm caliber mines explode at the same time. What will be the effect?"

    "ah?!"

    ¡°Oh special?!¡±

    When Zhu Liangcheng and Stilwell heard this, they immediately took a breath of air.

    Zhong Yi, however, ignored the two of them and turned around and shouted: "Consultant Li!"

    Li Lianggang, director of the Military Service Department, took a step forward and said, "What are your instructions?"

    Zhong Yi said: "Immediately lead the independent engineering corps to the train station, Wudang Palace and racecourse positions, and convert the 155mm caliber artillery shells transported to the front line by each brigade into landmines!"

    After a pause, Zhong Yi specifically warned: "Remember, don't connect all the mines in a line. It is best to connect a hundred or two hundred mines together. In addition, the mines must be buried."  In key areas where the Japanese are likely to build fortifications, they must also be well disguised so that they cannot be discovered!"

    "Yes!" Li Lianggang agreed, turned and left.

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    As soon as Li Lianggang left, Master Zhang came in with his hind legs.

    "Take a seat!" Zhang Shiliang stood at attention and said loudly, "The casualties of the Guard Brigade and the Secret Service Brigade, as well as the number of enemies killed, have been calculated!"

    Zhong Yi said: ¡°Let¡¯s talk about the number of casualties first!¡±

    "Yes!" Zhang Shiliang agreed, and then said, "In the counterattack early this morning, the Guard Brigade suffered more than 4,000 casualties, of which more than 3,200 were killed, and the Secret Service Brigade suffered more than 5,000 casualties, of which nearly 4 were killed.  Thousands of people!¡±

    When Zhu Liangcheng heard this, his expression became serious and he said in a deep voice: "Including our 367th Brigade, our army suffered 12,000 casualties in this counterattack, including nearly 10,000 killed!"

    Zhong Yi said: "If you include the casualties during the day, there are 22,000 casualties and 18,000 killed!"

    Hearing this, the dozen or so young staff officers present all turned pale. In just one day, the Wuhan Garrison suffered 22,000 casualties, including 18,000 killed!

    Zhu Liangcheng took a deep breath and said: "Zi Ren, this casualty number is too high! Moreover, this is only the first day of the Japanese general offensive. If this continues, we may not be able to survive for a few days!"

    "You have to hold on even if you can't hold on!" Zhong Yi then asked Master Zhang, "Commander Zhang, what's the number of enemy kills?"

    "Yes!" Zhang Shiliang agreed, and then said, "The Japanese infantry that broke into Hankou from three directions during the day yesterday consisted of nearly three infantry regiments. In this counterattack, almost no one escaped, and they were basically wiped out by our army.  !¡±

    After a pause at this point, Zhang Shiliang continued: "After counting, more than 9,000 Japanese troops were killed! In addition, more than 50 Japanese tanks and more than 30 combat anti-aircraft guns were destroyed!"

    "More than 9,000 enemies were killed!" An inexplicable cold light flashed across Zhong Yi's eyes, and he added, "It seems that our assessment of the combat effectiveness of both the enemy and ourselves is basically accurate. The casualty ratio this time is exactly one to two!""But this is only the Japs' first general attack!" Zhu Liangcheng said, "In today's second general attack, it will be difficult for us to achieve such a casualty ratio, because after the Japs broke into the urban area, they were very concerned about the enemy's defenses built by our army.  The massive destruction of fortifications, especially underground bunker fortifications, will inevitably seriously affect the subsequent battle!"

    Zhong Yi said: "But no matter what, we have recaptured the lost urban area! Today, the little devil's second general attack will start from the starting point again!"

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    At the same time, at the Chongqing headquarters.

    Because of worry, Principal Chang did not return to Yunxiu Tower last night.

    At two o'clock in the morning, there was still no news from Hankou. Principal Chang couldn't stand it anymore, so he went to the nearby lounge to take a nap.

    In a daze, I suddenly heard a burst of cheers outside.

    Sitting up hastily, he saw Lin Wei pushing the door open and walking in.

    "Principal!" Before Principal Chang could ask, Lin Wei said excitedly, "The Hankou counterattack is over!"

    "The fight is over!" Principal Chang looked calm and said, "Wei Ran, looking at your expression, there should be good news?"

    "Yes!" Lin Wei nodded vigorously and added, "I just received an official telegram from the Wuhan Garrison Headquarters, saying that in the counterattack early this morning, they wiped out three Japanese infantry regiments that broke into Hankou city.  , killed more than 9,000 enemy people! In addition, more than 50 Japanese tanks were destroyed! Countless firearms were seized!"

    Principal Chang became excited when he heard this, and said anxiously: "So, the position lost during the day yesterday was regained?"

    "Yes!" Lin Wei replied, "All the positions lost during the day yesterday were recaptured. This means that the Japanese were busy all day and killed more than 9,000 people, but they couldn't get any benefits!"

    "Got it!" Principal Chang nodded, immediately walked out of the lounge and returned to the hall.

    In the hall, there are several senior generals and more than a dozen senior staff members, all with different expressions.

    Chen Shi, He Yingpei, Xu Yongsheng and others inevitably look embarrassed. They were slapped in the face by Zhong Yi again. How can they not be embarrassed?

    Seeing Chen Shi¡¯s embarrassed looks, Principal Chang suddenly felt a little funny, thinking that these people always have short memories and are slapped in the face by Zhong Yi again and again!  But he forgot that he almost ordered the withdrawal of troops before!  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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