War of Resistance

Chapter 1264 War of Attrition?

"What you said is indeed reasonable, let's see the results tomorrow!" Guo Qiliang nodded.

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In the middle of the night, the mountains were shrouded in mist, and even the stars in the sky gradually began to dim.

While Zhang Tianhai and others were still sleeping soundly, Liu Yuzhang led the troops to advance first.

It wasn't Liu Yuzhang's treachery or something, but after thinking about it, Liu Yuzhang still felt that it was appropriate to stay away from here at night. Otherwise, when the Japanese fighter planes arrived in the daytime, they would most likely be bombed.

Don't forget that Liu Yuzhang's troops are indeed strong in combat, but that is because they have more veterans, not good equipment.It is impossible for such a good thing as the Soloton cannon to be used by troops like the Second Division.

If you have to make a division, it is that the second division is a Type A unit, and the three divisions originally from the National Guard are positioned as a super Type A unit, and the guard unit of the Ninth War Zone just happens to inherit the mantle of the original National Guard and belongs to the National Guard. Positioning of Super A troops.

It is precisely because of this that the weapons and equipment of the Ninth Theater Guard are much better than other troops.

It's just that why the Ninth Theater and the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government didn't organize the reformed troops into an honorary division is unknown.

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The next day, the sun was shining.

When the first ray of sunlight in the morning covered the earth, the Japanese attack proceeded as scheduled, their cannons were aimed at the hillside, and the shells arrived as scheduled.

"Whoo~~Boom!!!"

"Whoo~~Boom!!!"

"Whoo~~Boom!!!"

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The violent explosion echoed on the hillside, and Zhang Tianhai also slowly woke up to the sound of shelling.

"Where did the Japanese army attack?" Zhang Tianhai opened his sleepy eyes.

"Report to the commander-in-chief that the Japanese army has launched a continuous attack on the left and right wings of our army, and has not directly attacked our central position." Xu Xun, who was next to Zhang Tianhai, said.

"It seems that these little Japanese have learned very smartly, avoiding the front of our army, attacking the sides of our army, forcing our army to retreat..." Zhang Tianhai smiled softly.

"Now the frontline troops are already fighting back." Xu Xun reported again.

"It's good to counterattack, it's good to counterattack... The key is, before we evacuate, we must not lose the positions on the two wings. If we lose it, then we will be forced to retreat across the board." Zhang Tianhai stood up and tidied his clothes side said.

"I understand." Xu Xun nodded.

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In this dense mountain forest, the Japanese army and the national army fought fiercely for a whole day, and both sides suffered heavy casualties.

"Snapped!!"

A battle report slammed onto Ushijima Man's desk, but he never expected that the group of enemies he encountered would be so difficult to deal with. They were just improvised troops from several regiments. How could they become such a fierce fighting force? force?
"Bageya Road!! When did the damned China Army become so strong? Just these miscellaneous fish troops have entangled our army for such a long time! If it is normal, it must be at least a division of troops!" Niu Niu Shimaman was not generally angry. For him, this was indeed a poor record, but it also inspired his fighting spirit to destroy the opposing army.

As long as the national army can be completely annihilated in this battle, the Ninth War Zone Guard Force will be much less hindered by the Japanese army in the future.

However, what everyone didn't expect was that a major general of the Japanese Sixth Division, like Ushijima Mitsuru, would regard a regular division-level unit of the national army as an opponent, and was determined to annihilate the opponent.

In a whole day, the Japanese army almost lost a brigade of troops, because they were not only the main attackers, but also the main attackers who wanted to annihilate the enemy within a limited time, which would be a test of technology.

A brigade, that is, more than 1000 people, as the main attacker at both ends of the attack, it is normal to lose this amount of troops.

And Zhang Tianhai's troops are also similar here, they also lost nearly two battalions of troops, equivalent to more than 1000 people, but the casualties of the national army are even greater, after all, the weapons and equipment are not It represents the level of training and combat level.

Front Enemy Headquarters of the Ninth Theater Guard Force.

At this time, Zhang Tianhai, Zhou Fangjie, Li Yinglun, Guo Qiliang, Gu Shi'an and other core personnel of the Ninth War Zone Security Force had already gathered together. Obviously, this was a short meeting.

"Commander, it's not an option to fight like this. The Japanese army is now going to fight our army on the front line. Now they have enough personnel, weapons and ammunition. Their planes and cannons directly bombed our army's frontline positions in turn. Just these three In a few days, our army has already lost more than half, if we don't retreat, I'm afraid there will be danger of collapse..." It was Zhou Fangjie, the deputy commander of the army, who made this dejected statement, but it might not be courageous for someone else.

"Commander, I also think that the deputy commander is right. We are not saying that we want to preserve our strength, but if we continue to fight like this, the vitality of our army may be even more damaged. We have almost become a war of attrition now. It's an oil war," said Li Yinglun, chief of the general staff.

The other two major military chiefs of the theater security force also spoke out. Zhang Tianhai felt that this matter should be seriously considered, and according to his arrangement, the retreat would be carried out tomorrow night.

"Both the deputy chief and the chief of staff are very reasonable. Our army itself has not many personnel, and the total is thirteen infantry combat battalions. Since the beginning of the war, we have lost nearly six battalions. Indeed. It is not an exaggeration to say that the loss is more than half. How about this, let's make a retreat plan now, and the scheduled retreat time is tomorrow night, what do you think?" Zhang Tianhai looked at the crowd.

"Commander-in-Chief, I think it's inappropriate." Zhou Fangjie said, "Our army is now facing the dilemma of losing more than half of the main combat troops. If we persist for another day, there will not be so many troops to use. We can definitely submit to No. The 15th Group Army will make a briefing. Tell them about our current situation. If they can send troops to accept the positions on the left and right wings of our army, we may not be able to push them down. But it will be difficult now."

After Zhang Tianhai heard this, he frowned slightly, and said, "What the deputy chief said makes sense, so let's do it this way! Send someone to call the No.15 Army immediately and ask Guan Linzheng for instructions. If Chief Guan agrees to do this, we will We will complete the troop change tonight, and if Chief Guan does not agree, we will have to hold out until tomorrow night, at least until Liu Yuzhang’s regiment has enough time to make arrangements. What do you think?”

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