"Colonel Kinoshita, have the Wing Commanders come see me at once!" After returning to his Division Headquarters, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Teiichi ordered with a dark expression.
"Yes, Division Commander!" Colonel Kinoshita Takeo replied.
Very soon, the Wing Commanders of the four main infantry wings under the Island Nation's Army 2nd Division arrived at headquarters. All of them wore grave expressions. They knew that the current battle situation had undoubtedly left the Division Commander deeply dissatisfied. Yet they too had grievances they could not voice! Faced with the Germans' overwhelming firepower, they had already done everything they could. The troops were now suffering enormous casualties, and even their morale had been affected.
After all, the Island Nation's Army truly did fight without fear of death. But that did not mean they were genuinely unafraid of dying. Watching comrades fall beside them, struck by enemy bullets or blown into pieces by shells, was an immense shock to anyone. If their minds wavered even slightly, they could collapse.
"Gentlemen, the Commander is extremely dissatisfied with our performance. Area Army Headquarters has also been constantly asking whether we have made any progress. To support us, the 3rd Air Force has suffered tremendous losses as well. Therefore, we have no way back now!" Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Teiichi said.
"Division Commander, we have already done our utmost. But the Germans' firepower is too fierce. Our attacks are no different from marching to our deaths. If this continues, I fear we will soon be completely wiped out," Colonel Matsuno Iwao, Wing Commander of the 4th Infantry Wing, replied.
"Yes, Division Commander. The entire 16th Infantry Wing has already suffered losses exceeding forty percent," Colonel Miyazaki Shigesaburo, Wing Commander of the 16th Infantry Wing, reported.
The other two Wing Commanders also looked as though their units had suffered