AWB Chapter 240 Huge casualties of the Tiger Guard Division!
Chapter 240 Huge casualties of the Tiger Guard Division!
Zhou Weimin invited his father-in-law Qiao Anbang to join the Tiger Guards, but Qiao Anbang hesitated for a while and refused.
In fact, the reason why Qiao Anbang rejected Zhou Weimin's invitation was very simple, that is, Qiao Anbang still had a secret.
The secret is that Qiao Anbang has been funding the Eighth Route Army for more than six months.
Qiao Anbang didn't know what Zhou Weimin's attitude towards the Eighth Route Army was, but Qiao Anbang knew that all the troops in the country were suppressing the Eighth Route Army.
Moreover, Qiao Anbang was also worried that this incident would affect his daughter Qiao Linwei.
So Qiao Anbang rejected Zhou Weimin's invitation.
"Since Uncle Qiao is unwilling, I won't force him." Zhou Weimin looked at Qiao Anbang, was slightly stunned, and then said to Qiao Anbang.
In fact, Zhou Weimin really didn't expect Qiao Anbang to refuse his invitation.
Although Zhou Weimin didn't know what Qiao Anbang was thinking, he didn't force Qiao Anbang.
After all, Qiao Anbang is Zhou Weimin's father-in-law, and Zhou Weimin has no way to force him.
Zhou Weimin and Qiao Anbang then chatted for more than an hour, mostly about family matters.
After arranging guards to escort Qiao Anbang away, Zhou Weimin also went to the military camp.
After staying in the military camp for more than an hour, Zhou Weimin went to the hospital to visit the wounded soldiers.
In a few hours, Zhou Weimin visited almost all the places he needed to go, and then returned to the compound where he lived.
When we returned to the compound, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon.
At this time, Wu Qianli, Xu Hu, Liu Feng, Wang Dali and Sun Hu were already waiting for Zhou Weimin.
"Don't talk about anything else for now, let's talk about the casualties." Zhou Weimin said directly after seeing Wu Qianli, Xu Hu, Liu Feng, Wang Dali, and Sun Hu.
"Commander, this time we suffered a total of 9,300 casualties, of which 8,963 were killed, and the rest were seriously injured."
"The surviving soldiers mostly suffered some minor injuries."
After hearing Zhou Weimin's words, Wu Qianli reported to Zhou Weimin with some sadness.
No one expected this result of casualties.
Because this means that the troops of the Huben Division in Chidong County have basically been defeated.
You should know that there are more than 12,000 people in the Tiger Guard Division in Chidong County, of which more than 1,000 are medical teams and logistics troops who are not on the battlefield.
This means that basically none of the 11,000 men who went to the battlefield are left.
It can be seen how powerful the combat effectiveness of the Japanese 37th Division is. You must know that the weapons of the Tiger Guard Division are one level stronger than those of the Japanese!
"Are all these casualties caused during the defense?" After hearing Wu Qianli's words, Zhou Weimin was silent for a while, and then asked Wu Qianli.
Although Zhou Weimin had guessed that the casualties were heavy, the number of casualties still shocked him.
The troops in Chidong County were wiped out.
This is what Zhou Weimin is thinking at the moment.
"Commander, the casualties weren't all during the defense. We also suffered nearly 2,000 casualties during our counterattack."
"It was too dark last night. Although we had surrounded the Japanese, many of our troops were already entangled with them because they rushed in too fast."
After hearing Zhou Weimin's words, Wu Qianli immediately stood up and said to Zhou Weimin.
In fact, Wu Qianli, Xu Hu, Liu Feng, Wang Dali, and Sun Hu all thought that the casualties were normal.
After all, the Japanese have a division with more than 25,000 people.
This is a one to two score.
Which other unit in the country can achieve this result? Their Tiger Guard Division did it.
But Wu Qianli and others also knew that Zhou Weimin was a person who attached great importance to casualties and also a person who pursued zero casualties.
But it is simply impossible to have zero casualties in wars nowadays.
After all, the Japanese soldiers of this era were really stronger than the Chinese soldiers, because these Japanese soldiers were veterans who had fought for many years and had poor training.
"The compensation for the dead and wounded soldiers will be handed over to Zhou Ming. We must do our best to ensure that every soldier's ashes are personally delivered to their families."
"The heavy casualties this time are my fault. I underestimated the Japanese 37th Division."
"It was also because I didn't prepare in advance, and I didn't command well."
After hearing Wu Qianli's words, Zhou Weimin said sadly to Wu Qianli, Wang Donglai and others.
In fact, Wu Qianli, Xu Hu, Liu Feng, Wang Dali, and Sun Hu could not understand Zhou Weimin's feelings at all.
Zhou Weimin was not a tough soldier. He attached great importance to the death of soldiers, or was a little sentimental.
But it is precisely because Zhou Weimin attaches importance to the death of every soldier that the soldiers are willing to die for him.
"Commander, there are many soldiers in the army whose homes are not in Jin." After hearing Zhou Weimin's words, Wu Qianli hesitated for a moment, and then said to Zhou Weimin.
The soldiers of the Tiger Guards Division were a mixed bunch, coming from all over the country, including bandits, puppet troops, deserters...
Therefore, Zhou Weimin requested that the ashes of each soldier be handed over personally to their relatives.
Wu Qianli, Xu Hu, Liu Feng, Wang Dali and Sun Hu cannot do this!
"Those who can be delivered must be delivered, and those who cannot be delivered will be buried in the Martyrs' Forest Park on Hutou Mountain."
"However, the identities of these deceased soldiers must be preserved, and their families must be contacted when the opportunity arises."
After hearing Wu Qianli's words, Zhou Weimin thought for a while, and then spoke to Wu Qianli, Xu Hu, Liu Feng, Wang Dali, and Sun Hu.
"Yes!" Wu Qianli, Xu Hu, Liu Feng, Wang Dali and Sun Hu saluted upon hearing this.
"Tell me about the seizure this time." Zhou Weimin walked to the sofa, sat behind it and said.
But after sitting down, Zhou Weimin suddenly thought of the armored forces, so he said to Wu Qianli and others, "By the way, what are the casualties of the armored forces?"
After hearing Zhou Weimin's words, Wu Qianli and others looked at Xu Hu, because Xu Hu was responsible for counting the casualties of the armored forces.
"Commander, the armored forces suffered few casualties. We lost more than a dozen tanks and armored vehicles..." Before Xu Hu could finish his words, Zhou Weimin interrupted him, "I'm talking about casualties, not equipment."
Upon hearing this, Xu Hu quickly said, "Yes!" He then continued, "Commander, the armored forces have suffered over a hundred casualties."
"The casualties of the armored forces have already been included in the casualties reported by Wu Qianli just now."
There are not many infantry in the armored forces. The soldiers are all in tanks or on armored vehicles, so there are basically no casualties.
Besides, the firepower of the armored forces was so strong that the Japanese were basically wiped out before they even got close to the armored forces.
Moreover, when the armored troops participated in the battle, the Japanese had already begun to suffer a major defeat. At that time, the Japanese had little combat effectiveness at all.
The casualties of the armored forces were basically caused by the Japanese committing suicide.