No words all night.

The brigade commander woke up amid the chirping magpies.

After washing the brigade commander came to the war room.

Wang Ye, who was on duty in the war room, quickly stood up and saluted: "Brig Commander."

The brigade commander nodded and asked, "I heard Ji Que shouting early this morning. Is there any good news?"

"There is really good news." Wang Ye smiled, "Last night, the 1st Division and the 28th Division of the Japanese Army were crazy and launched a fierce attack on my Wild Boar Gully and the Pig-Killing Fortress overnight."

"Until this morning, the Japanese army left thousands of corpses in each of the fortresses!"

"The only regret is that the Japanese tanks or armored vehicles were not destroyed in the battle last night."

After a pause, Wang Ye said again: "Obviously, after the 1st Division suffered a loss in the Wild Boar Gate, it has learned its lesson and will no longer attack from the front."

The brigade commander said: "That is to say, we killed two thousand Japanese devils last night?"

"Yes." Wang Ye said, "it's more, not less."

The brigade commander said: "Where are our own casualties?"

Wang Ye said: "There are few casualties in his own country. About 500 people were killed or killed in the first and second divisions. In addition, about 50 bunkers were destroyed by Japanese explosive packs."

"The Kwantung Army's Japanese are quite fierce."

"That's really rushing up with the explosive pack."

"However, the destroyed bunker can be easily repaired."

After a pause, Wang Ye said again: "Because the tunnel network is still under the control of our army, you only need to dig dozens of tunnels to directly lead to the ground, and there are dozens of simple bunkers."

The brigade commander laughed and said, "The Japanese will probably be angry to death."

Wang Ye also smiled slightly and said, "This is the benefit that the terrain brings to us."

"Yes." said the brigade commander, "this is the only benefit of the Loess Plateau in northwest Shanxi. It is relatively easy to dig tunnels, and it is not easy to collapse."

After a pause, the brigade commander said again: "Xiao Wang, go and rest. I guess there is nothing wrong with it today."

Wang Ye was not pretentious either, so he went back to his dormitory to sleep. He was on a night shift and was so tired.

...

In the wilderness outside the Wild Boar Gully, the temporary command of the Japanese 1st Division.

The captain of the 49th Infantry Regiment, Koura Jiro walked into the square top tent of the command center with a dark face.

The attack last night was led by the 49th Infantry Regiment. The soldiers of the 49th Infantry Regiment came from the Jiafu, which was the Jiafei Tiger. After the vassal state was abolished and the county was renamed to the Jiafu.

In the entire Tokyo capital, the folk customs of Kofu are quite fierce.

Therefore, the combat effectiveness of the 49th Infantry Regiment has always been the leader of the 1st Division.

However, last night, three brigades of the 49th Infantry Regiment entered the battle one after another and attacked for a whole night, but they were unable to break through the Wild Boar Grotto Fortress.

Instead, more than a thousand people were killed in battle.

In other words, a brigade is gone.

This result made the United Captain Jiro Koura's face dull.

So when he walked into the division headquarters, Jiro Koura was quite nervous, worried that the division commander would be furious and might even slap him in the face.

Imada Yoshio was slapped more than a dozen times.

"Second Commander!" Koura Jiro said with a head-on note.

Jiro Koura was even ready to be beaten.

However, what surprised Koura Jiro was that Mio Nakazawa did not get angry.

On the contrary, Mitsuo Nakazawa patted his shoulder and comforted him: "Kun Koura, don't blame yourself, and don't feel guilty. You have tried your best, and the imperial soldiers of the Kofu United have tried their best."

"The Empire will not forget their heroic figure of rushing towards the bunker with explosives."

He paused and said, "In the future, their heroic spirits will also be enshrined on the walls of the Yasukuni Shrine."

Jiro Koura felt a little sore in his nose, and lowered his head and said, "Teacher Commander, I'm really sorry..."

"No, you really don't have to feel sorry." Miyu Nakazawa waved his hand suddenly and said, "Go back and rest, have a good sleep, and take enough energy to wait for the next battle!"

"Hayi!" Koura Jiro bowed his head heavily, then turned around and left.

Watching Jiro Koura walk out of the tent, Mio Nakazawa said to Chief of Staff Takahashi Mizuzo, "Takahashi, call the Front Command immediately and report everything that happened yesterday."

"Hayi." Takahashi Manzo paused heavily.

...

Okamura Yasuji did not work night shift last night, but he still came to the combat hall early.

As soon as he entered the door, Okamura Yasuji asked: "Is there any progress in the 1st Division in the Wild Boar Gully, and the 28th Division in the Pig Killing Mouth?"

"this……"

There were three spontaneous ejaculation and his expression was suffocated.

"What?" Okamura Niji's face collapsed, "Assaulted overnight, but there was no progress?"

"Hayi." Youmojing Sanyi paused and whispered, "The 1st Division attacked the Wild Boar Gully and the 28th Division attacked the Pig Killing Mouth all night, but none of them made a breakthrough, and..."

"And what?" Okamura Nishi's face became more and more embarrassed.

You Mo Jing San sighed lightly and said, "And there were major casualties."

"Greater casualties?" Okamura Nishi asked, staring at her eyes, "How big is the greater casualties?"

Youmo Jingsan whispered: "Last night, the 1st Division and the 28th Division each organized more than ten attacks. By dawn, more than a thousand imperial soldiers each sacrificed their lives for the empire."

"What?" Okamura Yasuji was stunned when he heard this.

More than 2,000 people died one night last year?

This result was something Okamura Yasuji never expected.

Youmi Seizumi thought Okamura Yasuji didn't hear it clearly.

He said sadly: "Your General, there were more than 2,000 more imperial soldiers broken last night."

"This is impossible." Okamura Yanji said with some disobedience, "Why are the casualties so big? In just one night, more than 2,000 people were killed?"

Akimo Jingsan sighed: "Because the Eighth Route Army hid in the bunkers built in advance, and there were a large number of bunkers in the wild boar ditch and the canyon where the pig killing mouth were spread. These bunkers formed cross-fire power and could form effective protection between each other. The attacking forces of the 1st and 28th Divisions suffered a large amount of killing and injury when they carried out the blast."

"Blasting?" Okamura Yasuji said in surprise, "Does the 28th Division have a field artillery corps? Not to mention the artillery firepower of the 1st Division, with such powerful artillery firepower, why do you still carry out blasting attacks? Is the headquarters not providing them with enough shells? Or are all the cannons malfunctioning?"

"Neither." You Jing San said bitterly, "Your Excellency General, because the Eighth Route Army built a bunker fortification group in Wild Boar Gate and Slaying Pigs is very tricky, and the artillery firepower of the 1st Division and the 28th Division cannot cover at all, so the attack troops of the two divisions were forced to use explosive packs to blast."

"What? Is this kind of thing actually happening?" Okamura Yiji attracted attention.

Atsushi Semi frowned and said, "I don't know what's going on, but Nakazawa and Ishiguro both said this in the telegram, saying that the bunker built by the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army was in the Wild Boar Gate and the Pig Killing Mouth was extremely tricky. It not only effectively locked the road, but also perfectly avoided the attack of the firepower of the Imperial Army artillery."

Hearing this, Okamura Yoshika could no longer sit still, and it must be true that he saw it.

At this moment, Okamura Yasuji said to Nakamura Moritao, the commander of the 3rd Flying Division, “Nakamura, can you please fly northwest Shanxi again?”

"Your Excellency General, isn't that good?"

Nakamura Moetsu was a little embarrassed. On the one hand, it was difficult to refuse Okamura Yanji's orders, but on the other hand, he had to be responsible for Okamura Yanji's safety.

You Mo Jingsan also dissuaded: "Your Excellency, you can't fly anymore."

After a pause, Ao Jingsan said again: "Last time you flew to northwest Shanxi for air reconnaissance, the Army Department and the Prime Minister were extremely angry when they knew about it. If you still insist on doing your own thing this time, I, the Deputy Chief of Staff, cannot be the one who can only report this matter to the Army Department and the Prime Minister."

"I don't want to go there either." Okamura Yasuji said helplessly, "but the 1st Division and the 28th Division have obviously encountered new situations that have never been seen before. Nakazawa and Ishiguro Kwan couldn't explain clearly in the telegram, so I had to go to the front line to conduct on-site investigations in order to get first-hand information in a timely and accurate manner."

After pausing, Okamura Yasuji said again: "Atsushi, you know, if we cannot grasp the situation in time, there is a very likely misjudgment, which will cause unpredictable consequences on the battlefield."

A Mo Jingsan said, "Your Highness General, otherwise I will go to the northwest of Shanxi."

"No, I'll go." Okamura Yasuji didn't want to say that it would be useless if you went there, but said tactfully, "You Mo Jun, what you are best at is coordination, so stay at the headquarters to coordinate the various participating divisions."

"Okay." You Mo Jingsan was obviously convinced and said, "But be careful."

"Don't worry, you have Mokun. I don't want to be worshipped on the wall of Yasukuni Shrine so early." Okamura Yasuji smiled, then turned his head to Moritao Nakamura and said, "Nakamura, please."

Nakamura Moetsu said helplessly: "Okay, but this is the last time."

"Of course, of course." Okamura Nishiji smiled, "I promise this is the last time."

Watching Okamura Yasumi leave, Atsumi turned his head and ordered the Communications Division Chief: "Order, the 1st Division and the 28th Division will suspend the attack and attack again in about an hour and a half, and this time it will be an attack with all its strength."

"Hayi!" The communications department head paused.

...

Okamura Yiji took the Mitsubishi 97 reconnaissance plane driven by Moetsu Nakamura, and took off from Beiping Nanyuan Airport at 8 o'clock in the morning. He flew over the Wild Boar Gully northwest Shanxi about nine o'clock.

At this time, the 1st Division happened to attack the Wild Boar Gourd Fortress again.

Because the Front Command issued strict orders, the attack was very strong.

This time, the 1st Division not only invested four squadrons on the hillsides on both sides, but also invested two infantry squadrons and one chariot squadron in the middle.
To be continued...