War of Resistance

Chapter 1405 World War I Changsha (28)
Seeing Zhou Fangjie and Li Yinglun's resolute attitudes, Zhang Tianhai could only nod helplessly, and then opened up the conversation: "That's what I think, Changle Town, which we are in charge of defending, is far away from Xinshi Town and Miluo County. The county seat is not far away, if I were the Japanese army, the main direction of attack must be Miluo County, and only by capturing Miluo County can we truly threaten the Miluo River and the Xinqiang River for our army’s retreat."

"That is to say, our next focus should be placed in other directions. For example, the defense of our troops is focused on the flanks of Miluo County and Xinshi Town; for the direction of Xinshi Town and Miluo County, I propose to put the guards on the second The second and third battalions of the regiment and the first battalion of the third guard regiment are deployed here, and the artillery of the artillery battalion is arranged behind the position. When the Japanese army captures Xinshi Town or Miluo County, our artillery battalion can attack the troops The Japanese army bombarded them, and they could take advantage of the Japanese army's unstable foothold to launch a counterattack against them." Zhang Tianhai talked eloquently.

Speaking of this, Zhou Fangjie couldn't sit still. He said: "If our troops launch a counterattack against this part of the Japanese army, will our army have enough troops to defend Changle Street? At that time, if the Japanese army No. 30 marching westward The Third Division fought all the way to Wukou Town, and Changle Town is very likely to be caught in a pincer attack from both sides of the Japanese army."

I saw Zhang Tianhai smiled slightly and said: "It's okay, as long as we can repel the Japanese troops in the direction of Miluo County and Xinshi Town, our army has enough strength to resist the Japanese army's westward advance. The Cavalry Battalion and the First Battalion of the Second Guard Regiment are arranged on the only way from Wukou Town to Changle Town, and it is impossible for them to reach the border of Changle Town within two to three days."

"That is to say, the commander-in-chief intends to launch a counterattack against Miluo County and Xinshi Town with all the main infantry battalions of the First Guard Regiment? Only the third battalion and one battalion of the Third Guard Regiment will stay behind at the Changle Street Headquarters?" Zhou Fangjie stared wide-eyed. He closed his eyes, he never expected Zhang Tianhai to be so reckless.

"Yes, I don't think it's enough for a battalion of our army to defend Changle Street. When it retreats, Changle Street will inevitably become a retreat channel for the No. 15 Army's headquarters. Multiple troops will become a burden instead, and protecting the external environment of Changle Street so that the No.15 Army can pass through quickly is our important task." Zhang Tianhai patted the table seriously.

"In that case, I agree with the commander-in-chief's approach." Zhou Fangjie finally raised his hand.

Seeing that the sober Zhou Fangjie had already supported Zhang Tianhai's approach, then Li Yinglun also felt that there was no reason to object, and he agreed quickly.

Now that the three giants once again agreed to a new battle plan, Zhang Tianhai also began to arrange his new plan.

Just like the arrangement in his combat plan, he arranged three ordinary infantry battalions in Miluo County, the narrow passage from Xinshi Town, five kilometers south of Miluo County, to the outskirts of Changle Town; The Ministry Guard Battalion and the First Battalion of the Second Guard Regiment, which was lost in the First Battle of Hukou, Huangsha Town, were arranged in the direction of Wukou Town.

In fact, it was Zhang Tianhai's little trick to arrange the cavalry battalion in the direction of Wukou Town - no way, who let the cavalry battalion have horses?You must know that Changle Town, Xinshi Town, and Miluo County are all flat alluvial plains, and the speed of the cavalry is extremely fast. The first battalion of the regiment returned to aid, and everything was still too late.

That is to say, Zhang Tianhai organized almost nine infantry battalions (including a demonstration reinforced battalion) in addition to the artillery battalion to guard against Miluo County and Xinshi Town. The first battalion of the second guard regiment and the cavalry battalion with battalion strength add up to eleven battalions in total.

Eleven battalions, based on the calculation of three battalions and one regiment of other troops, it is close to four regiments. No matter how bad it is, the third battalion of the third guard regiment defending Changle Street can also go to support. This scale of battle is no small matter Son.

Of course, after the battle of Hukou, the troops of the second guard regiment also experienced a certain reduction in personnel, but Zhang Tianhai always believed that with the strength of this group of people, they could stand up against the No. 20 Fifth Division after a series of fierce battles. The upper village detachment is still possible, unless the main force of the Sixth Division goes south.

So here comes the question, is Zhang Tianhai really not afraid of the main force of the [-]th Division of the Japanese Army going south?
To be honest, of course I was afraid. If the Japanese Sixth Division suddenly appeared next to their flanks during the fierce battle with the Uemura Detachment, it would be a big trouble.

But Zhang Tianhai is betting that the frontline troops can withstand the ferocious attack of the Japanese Sixth Division. As long as he can hold the back road of Changle Street, then it is impossible for the No. 15 Army to retreat all the way—every inch of mountains and rivers, every inch of blood , this is by no means empty talk!
"The rest is up to fate." Zhang Tianhai grinned, even he himself was speechless because of his own madness.

"Fate?" Zhou Fangjie was a little puzzled.

"Then what? The battlefield is a big gamble. Now our theater guards have stabilized the No. 15 Army's rear. The purpose is to make those armies withstand the pressure of the Japanese army on the front line. That's the only way. We Only the best troops can make the most of their due contribution. When the little devils fight with us, the domestic economic pressure, social pressure, and population pressure of the little devils are already so huge. I don’t think they can bear such military failures many times, even if If they can withstand five or six times, there is a high probability that they will be difficult to beat in the later stage." Zhang Tianhai grinned as he said that, he has led his army to defeat those seemingly invincible Japanese troops several times in this era.

After thinking about it, Zhang Tianhai thought, these Japanese beasts will hurt if they beat them up. As long as they eat them one by one, the Japanese invaders will soon fall into an unsustainable situation. Status - After the full-scale outbreak of the war of aggression against China, it has been fought for eight years. Looking at the first three or four years, the Japanese army fought very fiercely, but it was not so easy in the next four or five years. In addition to objective factors such as the lengthening of the logistics supply line and the inability to achieve [-]% effective control, it was also the Japanese devils who damaged the national power in the huge consumption in the past few years.

Zhang Tianhai always firmly believed that as long as he wiped out one more Japanese army team, the pace of victory would be one step faster. What's more, he wanted to personally avenge the deaths of those villagers and elders in Nanjing.

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