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Chapter 445: Battle of Guide (13)

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    Another night of bloody battles. The entire forward position outside Guide City has been completely destroyed. All the fortifications have been razed to the ground by artillery fire. Most of the bunkers are no longer usable. There is a thick layer of corpses in front of the position. It is impossible to estimate the outcome.  How many Japanese soldiers are there?

    The same was true in the trenches of the defenders. There were corpses and broken limbs everywhere.

    Since it is now the end of May and the beginning of June, the temperature in the entire northern Anhui region is already very high. Coupled with the urgency of the war, both sides have no time to collect the bodies of the dead and can only leave them on the battlefield.

    A large number of corpses were exposed to the scorching sun and decomposed in less than two days. The entire outside of Guide City was filled with the smell of rotting corpses, which was disgusting.

    War is so cruel, everyone must learn to be patient!

    On May 31, at around six o'clock in the morning, the Japanese army finally stopped attacking.

    It¡¯s not that they don¡¯t want to fight, it¡¯s that they really can¡¯t fight anymore.

    From the morning of the 29th to now, the two sides have been fighting continuously outside Guide City for 48 hours. Even the little devil, who is always known for his madness, cannot bear such high-intensity fighting.

    Exhaustion is one thing, but more importantly, the casualties of the troops also shocked Nakajima and others.

    In just 48 hours, their 16th Division lost more than 8,000 people, of which more than 5,400 were directly killed. This did not include the casualties of the Independent Third Brigade. The combined casualties of the two armies should be  There are more than 13,000 people.

    Such huge casualties were something Nakajima Kongo had never imagined before. He never imagined that a small Guide City would turn into a huge meat grinder, constantly crushing the lives of soldiers on both sides.

    Lieutenant General Nakajima wanted to let the soldiers on the frontline rest for a few days and at least get a good night's sleep. However, the reality was cruel.

    Less than an hour after the gunfire stopped on the front line, a telegram from the North China Front Army Headquarters supervising the operation was sent again. According to the news conveyed in the telegram, the Chinese army attacked overnight last night and two villages where the Doihara Division was stationed were captured.  , the 14th Division's living space has been further compressed. If the 16th Division cannot break through the Chinese army's defense line on the Guide front today, it will probably be too late.

    Therefore, the North China Front Army Headquarters immediately asked the 16th Division to attack the city at all costs. Guide City must be captured today.

    At the same time, the North China Front also sent a top-secret intelligence message. According to the Chinese telegram intercepted by Tekko, what is currently blocking the 16th Division is not the so-called Eighth Army, but the legendary 61st Army.  , the commander is the famous Li Guoyao.

    After receiving the telegram from the North China Front Army Headquarters, Nakajima Jinmao suddenly felt his heart freeze, feeling like tens of millions of alpacas were rushing past.

    Didn¡¯t it mean that Li Guoyao and his troops were fighting on the southern front in Mengcheng and Woyang? Why did they suddenly arrive in Guide City? Which troops were fighting the Third Division and the Sixth Division?

    Although he is a little depressed, Nakajima Jingo also knows their current situation. If he really watches the 14th Division being annihilated by the Chinese army, then he, the lieutenant general division commander, will probably be done with it.

    In view of this, Nakajima immediately ordered the troops to gather immediately and continue to attack the city.

    Speaking of which, when the Japanese army was gathering, Li Guoyao was distressed by the huge casualties suffered by his troops. Although the 187th Division was the main force in last night's battle, the 61st Army still suffered a lot of casualties.

    So far, only more than 3,000 of the 14,000 people brought by Li Guoyao are left, and the casualties have exceeded 10,000.

    In addition, the 187th Division also suffered losses in the battle last night, with more than 2,600 killed and more than 1,000 wounded. It can be said that more than half of the casualties were lost.

    At this time, there are still more than 13,000 soldiers in Guide City, but only less than 7,000 can actually fight, and the rest are all wounded.

    "The Japanese soldiers outside the city are still huge, estimated to be no less than 13,000 people. Such a disparity in strength casts a shadow on everyone's mind.

    At eight o'clock in the morning, a low sound of engines suddenly broke through the silence of the early morning. Then more than 30 planes suddenly emerged from the clouds and launched a fierce bombing towards Guide County below.

    Although Li Guoyao had ordered people to light the smoke in time, God did not bless them today. A southeasterly wind blew, and the smoke was blown away as soon as it took off, which did not achieve the expected effect.

    And taking this opportunity, the little devil's fighter plane launched an attack!

    "Ula" "Ula"

    The shrill air raid siren has just been soundedBefore the soldiers in the city were ready, the Japanese fighter planes swooped down, followed by artillery shells.

    "Boom" "Boom" "Boom"

    Heavy aerial bombs fell from the sky one after another, followed by violent explosions that resounded throughout the county.

    The violent explosion destroyed every building in the city and even left huge pits on the ground. The violent air wave knocked over half of the tiles on the roof of the city defense headquarters and the windows.  The glass on the floor was shattered to the ground, killing one of the two soldiers standing guard and injuring the other.

    This bombing lasted for nearly half an hour. By the time the Japanese fighter planes left, fires were everywhere in the city, and thick smoke enveloped the city again.

    After listening to the loss report from the combat staff, Li Guoyao was shocked and furious, secretly thinking that he was really careless this time.

    Li Guoyao originally thought that the Japs would take a break after last night's bloody battle, but he never thought that the Japs' fighter plane would arrive just after the battle, so he was not well prepared.

    In addition, the weather today was not quite right. Not to mention the wind, it looked like it was going to rain. As a result, the smoke they lit did not have the effect of protecting the city, so they were caught off guard by the little devils.  .

    After this bombing, most of Guide City was destroyed.  Some military industrial facilities were also damaged, and there were some casualties.

    The most important thing is that several artillery shells fell into the yard of the field hospital, directly killing dozens of wounded people. Several houses also collapsed, crushing many seriously wounded people to death.

    As soon as the Japanese fighter planes returned, Li Guoyao received a call from the front line again, saying that the main force of the Japanese army had gathered again and a new round of offensive and defensive battle was about to begin.

    After receiving the report from the front line, Li Guoyao immediately ordered the troops to prepare for battle, while secretly calculating how long the troops could last.

    And just when Li Guoyao frowned, he suddenly saw Hou Zhifu walking in with a happy face and a telegram!

    "Military seat, what a good thing!"

    Li Guoyao raised his head and looked at him, and immediately asked: "What's the matter? Are you eating bee poop for fun?"

    "Hahaha, this is much better than eating bee poop. Our reinforcements have arrived!"

    "Reinforcements, are you talking about the two divisions of the Eighth Army?"

    "Yes, Zhang Shaolin just sent a telegram saying that the two divisions of the Eighth Army have already set off south. Their leading troops set off two hours ago and are expected to arrive at Guide City in another half an hour.  The main force can all arrive before ten o'clock." Hou Zhifu replied.

    "Okay, did the monk tell me how many troops the Eighth Army has in total?"

    "It's less than 19,000. After excluding the wounded, it should be about 17,000, and they also have a reinforced artillery regiment!"

    "Okay, with these supporting troops, there shouldn't be much problem in Guide City!" Li Guoyao said.

    "Military, the monk killed someone this time!" Hou Zhifu said suddenly.

    "How many have been killed, and who are they?" Li Guoyao asked immediately.

    "One is a deputy division commander, his surname is Wang!"

    "Oh, the monk is still a bit petty. He actually killed one person in such a big battle. Come back and tell me about him!" Li Guoyao said lightly.

    Hou Zhifu¡¯s eyes suddenly opened wide and he looked confused!  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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