The combat staff knew very well and did not continue to report.

But the Chief of Staff did not intend to let him go and continued to ask: "What about the losses? How many people did the infantry brigades lose in the melee just now?"

No matter how reluctant the staff member was, he could only report: "A total of 685 people were lost, of which 498 were killed on the spot, and nearly 200 people were seriously injured and lost their combat effectiveness. He could only stay in Jinzhong County and could not participate in the next attack!"

"Bageyalu..." The Chief of Staff was really angry at this time.

He lost six or seven hundred troops for no reason, and most of the soldiers died at the hands of his own people. As the head of the counterattack force, he had an unshirkable responsibility.

The most important thing is to feel frustrated.

In normal combat, the Imperial Army launched a medium-sized battle and could not kill so many troops.

In the melee just now, the enemy only dispatched one or two hundred ambushes and consumed more than one hundred shells to make the counterattack troops explode the battalion. It was really embarrassing.

The National Salvation Army that shelled his own shelling outside the city could not take revenge for the time being, so the Chief of Staff could only stare at the ambush in the city and vent all the anger that was held in his stomach on them.

He punched the table in front of him and ordered with murderous intent: "Each infantry brigade doubles the patrol team, immediately search the whole city, find the National Savior Army who had just attacked us, and destroy them!"

"The other troops remained motionless and continued to rest. No one could leave their base without the command command!"

"You must never be led by the enemy by the nose and make a joke about beating your own people!"

Although the melee in Jinzhong City ended, the gunshots of the encirclement and suppression of the national rescue army did not stop.

Although the lurking troops have authentic hiding, the Japanese are not vegetarians.

After dawn, the Japanese patrol still found four national rescue operations teams.

Faced with a handful of battle results, the Chief of Staff was in tears.

I really want to find it again, but the battle to directly attack the national rescue army's lair is more important.

"Chief of Staff, should you leave an infantry brigade and continue to look for the remaining enemies of the National Salvation Army floating in the city? Last night, we had found many authentic tunnels. Following the clues, we will definitely find all the remaining enemies!" A captain of the Central Secretariat suggested.

In the melee last night, his troops suffered the most losses, with nearly 200 people killed and injured, and they were full of anger and had no place to get angry. They were the ones among all the brigade leaders who wanted to destroy the national rescue army in the city.

The Chief of Staff was very moved. Whether it was for revenge or to give the military an explanation, it would be the best result to eliminate the hidden troops of the National Rescue Army in the city.

But after thinking about it, he refused: "I also want to kill the national-savior army, but we can no longer distribute the troops to stay in Jinzhong!"

"Last day and night melee, we had lost a single infantry brigade!"

"The counterattack troops have only six infantry brigades in total. If one infantry brigade is left, only four infantry brigades will be left to directly attack the national rescue army's lair, and the troops will be divided into two groups to break into the country. It's too risky!"

"I decided to leave all the minor and serious wounded people and a baggage squadron, and then draw two battalions from the Imperial Army to assist in defense to ensure that the Jinzhong County is firmly in our hands!"

"When the situation is stable and there is excess force, we will search for the enemies lurking in the city by the National Rescue Army!"

The revenge of the Japanese Chief of Staff ended in vain. More than 7,000 Japanese and nearly 2,000 imperial troops, they divided into two groups and left Jinzhong before dawn and entered the defense zone of the National Rescue Army.

At this moment, the battle in Shimen City has not ended yet.

According to the scheduled combat plan, Chen Zhengyu was able to take down the Shimen three hours ago, but the division headquarters suddenly sent a telegram asking the National Rescue Army to suspend the attack.

They were also stimulated by the powerful combat power of the National Salvation Army, and they decided to surround the points to fight the reinforcements first, kill the Japanese and puppet troops who reinforced the Shimen, and then take down the Shimen in one go.

At five o'clock in the morning, the atmosphere at the Japanese Army Headquarters in Shimen was much easier than an hour ago.

It was almost dawn, and the aviation troops were ready to go, and more than a dozen planes were ready to take off to reinforce the battlefield at any time.

As soon as the plane arrived, the national rescue army attacking Shimen would naturally evacuate from the battlefield, and Shimen would defend it.

"His Excellency Commander, the aviation force will be able to take off to fight in half an hour. I hope we will hold on for another hour!" The communications consultant rushed over to report.

The combat staff on the side immediately responded: "It's okay to hold on for another two hours!"

"The city defense force just reported that the national rescue army's offensive has slowed down and there are signs of evacuation from the battlefield."

"When the plane sent by the aviation corps arrives here, they will definitely run away!"

Another combat staff immediately showed a worried expression: "Commander, once the national rescue army retreats, will we not be able to continue the plan to annihilate them at Shimen?"

"The plan of encirclement and annihilation remains unchanged!" the commander replied confidently.

"The National Salvation Army that attacked us is indeed retreating, but they dare not move again as soon as the sky is dawn!"

"The plane has one hour to fight to the battlefield, and at most they have one hour to retreat. No matter how fast they run, they are still around the stone gate."

"As long as the reinforcements surrounded the stone gate before dark today, forming a large encirclement around it, the attack on our national rescue army will be unable to escape!"

"Give the city defense force an order: "If the national rescue army wants to retreat, let them retreat, at most let them live more time."

"Contact the reinforcements again: after dawn, they have more than ten hours of reinforcement on the battlefield, and they can also call for air support anytime and anywhere. All units must fight me steadily and must not enter the pocket formation of the Eighth Route Army and the National Salvation Army!"

The combat staff who were recording the order immediately responded: "Biyi has informed other reinforcements that the reinforcements were completely wiped out by the Eighth Route Army."

"The troops have learned from it and are very cautious. In addition to the vanguard troops, they have also sent a large number of scouts to guard the team, and they will definitely not make the same mistake again."

The commander continued to order: "The troops that reinforce the Zhengtai Railway should also join the encirclement and annihilation battle, so that they can immediately move closer to the Shimen direction and encircle the national rescue army outside the city from the southwest direction!"

In the division command center more than 100 kilometers away, several division leaders were also studying the battle of the Shimen offensive and defensive battle that was getting bigger and bigger.

The Chief of Staff pointed to the map and introduced the latest situation on the battlefield to the division commander: "Chief Chen, the National Salvation Army who stayed at Shimen, reported that the Shimen garrison had a maximum of 1,500 troops left, and the city defense troops were reduced. The troops left behind in the city were less than 300. Half of the troops were protected by the headquarters and half of the troops were protected by major warehouses."

"The National Salvation Army has infiltrated into Shimen for more than a hundred people, including their most powerful reconnaissance team."

"After tonight's general attack begins, they are confident that they will take down all warehouses and Japanese commands within ten minutes to cover the siege troops into the stone gate."

The division commander was very satisfied: "The battle to conquer Shimen is stable, so let's discuss the battle outside the city next."
Chapter completed!