Lieutenant General Chiba Kuma-ji and Lieutenant General Kawata Suezaburo were respectively the division commanders of the 72nd Division of the Island Nation's Army and the 73rd Division. However, both divisions had only been formed by the Island Nation's Army shortly before the war was about to break out, and were three-regiment divisions. Compared with the 4th Division, a Class A Division, the 72nd and 73rd Divisions were a notch weaker in both manpower and combat strength.
But during the afternoon's battle, the 4th Division had already been all but wiped out. Thus, the night's battle could only be left to them.
Although they had long guessed this would be the outcome, Lieutenant General Chiba Kuma-ji and Lieutenant General Kawata Suezaburo were still somewhat nervous and worried. From the 4th Division's battle, it was clear that fighting for them was little different from walking to their deaths. The firepower along the German defensive line was too powerful. Apart from smashing their heads bloody against the Germans' solid defenses, the Island Nation's Army's attacks had achieved no other effect. Of course, at a tremendous cost, the 4th Division had depleted a great deal of German ammunition. Perhaps that was its only achievement.
"Chiba-kun, Kawata-kun, relax a little! The Germans expended a great deal of ammunition during the afternoon's battle. At the same time, after an entire afternoon of high-intensity fighting, those Germans must be extremely exhausted as well. If you launch your attack at night, there is still a very good chance of breaking through the German defensive line." Lieutenant General Shojiro Iida wore a confident expression.
Lieutenant General Chiba Kuma-ji and Lieutenant General Kawata Suezaburo nodded, but they clearly did not think much of Lieutenant General Shojiro Iida's words. It was true that the 4th Division had used up a great