"Your Majesty Lieutenant General, please have a drink of water."

After the bad news about Xinkou came, Tuqiao had been sitting in the headquarters for the first time, saying nothing, with a dull expression and empty eyes.

Seeing that Dohashi still didn't respond, Yoshio Hongo had no choice but to put down the water glass, spread out a telegram, and whispered:

"Akachai-kun was shot in the chest, and the military doctors are still operating on him. The news coming back so far is not good. We are afraid we will lose this warrior!"

Akashiba Yaezo was Dobashi Ichi's confidant. When he heard the news, his eyelids moved and his voice was a little hoarse and he said:

"Let the military doctors do their best to rescue him and save him no matter what."

"Hiyi!"

Yoshio Hongo shook his head and continued reporting:

"The news of the imperial army's defeat at Xinkou seems to have reached the ears of the Chinese army in the south. The Chinese army launched another attack in the evening. This attack was extremely violent. The frontline troops reported that the morale of the Chinese army was strong and the infantry and artillery were coordinated.

It's also getting better and better.

We have consumed a lot of ammunition in continuous battles, and now we can only use the lives of warriors to block the Chinese guns, making defense very difficult."

"What do you say, Commander?" Dohashi asked feebly.

"Tomorrow we will increase the intensity of air cover, and we are still ordered to continue to break through to the north."

Doqiao once looked depressed,

"Even poison gas bombs cannot weaken the will of Chinese soldiers, and no matter how strong air support is, it is useless.

The 39th Army Corps, this is a completely different new force.

In Chinese terms, this is an army with ideals and beliefs."

Yoshio Hongo is not willing to listen to frustrated words,

"Your Excellency Lieutenant General, the warriors of the Japanese Empire are loyal to the Emperor and are willing to sacrifice their lives for the Emperor!

We are also encouraged by the spirit of Bushido, which is no worse than that of the 39th Legion!"

"Yeah!" Dohashi was hesitant for once.

"What to do next? The Chinese army will attack Taiyuan tomorrow."

Doqiao smiled bitterly,

"Our Commander-in-Chief may still not understand that the Tumochuan Plain and the Jinzhong Plain are the cemeteries chosen by Jiangdong for our North China Front Army. He has been planning this battle for a long time and is extremely well prepared after all.

The reason why we lost was because we underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly!

The previous two years of war had allowed the imperial army to develop an arrogance that was unparalleled. They talked about being cautious, but their actions were exactly the opposite.

You ask me what to do, and I don’t know. We are prey that fell into a trap. The more we struggle, the tighter the binding becomes, and the more serious the injury becomes!”

Yoshio Hongo was a little angry. After the First Army and the Twelfth Army were trapped in Taiyuan, Lieutenant General's mood became lower and lower.

It is definitely not possible to continue like this. The lives of tens of thousands of warriors are still counting on him.

Seemingly understanding Hongo Yoshio's emotions, Dohashi once continued:

"Unless the Kwantung Army comes to help us, the North China Front Army will not be able to get out of this predicament.

Hongo-kun, I am worried about the Imperial Army and the future of Great Japan.

Umezu Yoshijiro, Sugiyama Moto, and now His Excellency Shun Tada, they will only realize the power of Koto when they fail. But they have no chance to recover from their failure. Once they fail, they will be removed from their posts, and the new commander will

I am not familiar with Jiangdong, and then I will face a big defeat.

Such a vicious cycle will greatly consume the vitality of the Imperial Army!"

Hongo Yoshio thrust the water cup into Dobashi Ichigo's hand and forced him to drink all the water.

"Your Excellency Lieutenant General, we still have the 110th Division, the 115th Division, and 30,000 imperial warriors. I ask you to cheer up and lead the warriors to find a way to survive.

Your current attitude is irresponsible and not what a warrior should do.

As long as you can lead the warriors out, you are the person most familiar with Jiangdong, and you will not be dismissed.

The future of the North China Front still depends on you!

Please cheer up, please!"

Hongo Yoshio stretched his waist and bent down.

"well!"

Doqiao raised his hand once, not knowing what to do.

At this moment, a communications staff officer rushed in quickly.

The strange scene in the room stunned the communications officer for a moment. He pretended not to see it and said to the two superiors:

"Your Excellency Lieutenant General, Your Excellency Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Sawada Shigeru of the 4th Division called us. He hopes that we can break out from Niangzi Pass. The 4th Division has discovered the weakness of the Chinese army and is very likely to help us out!"

After hearing this, Yoshio Hongo grabbed the telegram and read it carefully.

His face showed the joy of surviving a desperate situation, and he waved his hand to drive the communications staff officer out.

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, with the blessing of Amaterasu, there is no end to the road. What a great opportunity!"

Dohashi once received the telegram and browsed it slowly. His brows wrinkled and unclenched, and his eyes changed into various colors.

"Is this the plan of the 4th Division? It sounds pretty good!"

"Do you want to ask the Commander for instructions to change the direction of the breakout?"

Doqiao waved his hand once,

"Every unit remains in its current position. If you want to survive, just listen to me!"

Yoshio Hongo saw the Lieutenant General's eyes become lively again. He was overjoyed and nodded in agreement hastily.

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"Buzz buzz..."

The roar of airplanes came from the sky above.

"The plane is coming! The plane is coming!"

Japanese soldiers cheered.

"The plane is coming, the plane is coming..." The 1st Guards Division's position was also shouting.

Soldiers from both China and Japan rushed out of their bunkers, lying on the trenches and looking up at the sky.

Three Japanese transport planes slowly appeared over the battlefield. After the transport planes passed, a dozen white parachutes appeared above the heads of the soldiers on both sides.

"Grandma, are you sending me canned vegetables or pickles this time?" Li Kang loaded the mg42 machine gun with a clatter.

"The canned food is so salty that dogs won't even eat it, and the fish still smells bad. Is little Japan going to be doomed?"

I really hope the Japanese general will do well and send us some roast chicken or goose!" He licked his lips.

A soldier next to him teased:

"Squad leader, you want to eat the food while it's still floating in the sky. It's broad daylight, so wake up!"

Li Kang picked up the clods of soil and threw them at the soldiers, cursing angrily,

"I've been hanging around with you bumpkin's all day long. I've almost forgotten about Confucius and Mencius. I can't even try to eat good food. There's really no way I can reason with you!"

"Hey, Master said: The squad leader has no virtue, he will replace him..."

"Hahaha……"

The soldiers of the 1st Guards Division are all literate young men, and some of them used to speak freely.

After coming to the army, people who know it well say less, and they are more self-taught when it comes to cursing their mothers.

Amid the laughter of everyone, parachutes filled with various supplies slowly fell.

The soldiers on both sides watched helplessly.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

By coincidence, all the airdropped supplies fell in the center of the confrontation between the two sides.

Several wooden boxes were broken when they fell, and all the meat cans in the boxes rolled out. All the sights of the Chinese and Japanese soldiers were attracted by these meat cans.

The Japanese soldiers who were short of food and ammunition licked their lips, and the sound of swallowing saliva was heard all over the battlefield. They looked like hungry wolves who had been hungry for many days, and their eyes turned green.

In front of the 1st Guards Division was the 1st Infantry Regiment of the 27th Division. The commander of the regiment, Motomura Aki, came to the front line in person on behalf of the colonel.

The airdropped supplies not only include food, but also weapons and ammunition, which the imperial army must take!

"I need a squadron of warriors to snatch the supplies back. If you are willing, sign up!"

Almost all the soldiers of the 1st Regiment raised their hands.

On the other side, An Ziliang also came to the front line. He didn't say much harsh words.

"We must not let the little devil get the airdrop, one after another, follow me!"
Chapter completed!