War of Resistance

Chapter 479 The Battle to the West of Yi County

"Tuan Zuo, this time the little devil has put his life to the test. It seems that this time the third battalion may be a bit difficult to carry. Maybe after this battle, our main battalion will be seriously injured again. " Guo Qiliang said in a deep voice.

"You are so optimistic. This is the little devil who made it clear that he is searching for power, and his attempt is to tear a gap from our side. If there is no increased firepower from the small artillery company and the mortar company, I think any of the main forces of our regiment The strength of the battalion will definitely not be able to survive this battle." Zhang Tianhai said seriously.

"I don't think so, right? You first strengthened each battalion with nine grenadiers and nine light machine guns. With such a firepower configuration, are you still an opponent of the Japanese army?" Guo Qiliang said with some doubts.

"We are in one regiment. It seems that the battalion-level firepower is enough. Don't forget that each squad of the Japanese army is a platoon-level unit corresponding to our national army. The fire detachment. They have nine grenadiers in a squadron. In terms of company-level units, they have six more grenadiers than us, and a battalion has eighteen more. Besides, their battalion-level units are It is so much larger than our battalion-level units. They have more than 100 people in a brigade, which also includes a machine gun squadron they strengthened. A machine gun squadron has twelve heavy machine guns, including their reinforcements. There is an artillery squad, and this artillery squad has two [-] infantry artillery." Zhang Tianhai made a comparison like a few treasures, obviously he has put a lot of effort into these things.

"It can be seen that you have put in a lot of effort. Judging from this, the Japanese army is indeed stronger than us in terms of strength on paper. There are more than 500 more battalion-level units than us, and six more heavy machine guns. There are eighteen more grenadiers and two more infantry guns. No wonder you must strengthen the third battalion with small artillery companies and mortar companies, because you are afraid that the third battalion will suffer losses?" Guo Qiliang asked with a smile on his face It seems that Zhang Tianhai has been seen through.

"Of course, the third battalion is the only veteran battalion we have left. If we don't increase our firepower, we will fight back these little devils. When the main force of the Japanese army fights here again, we are afraid that we will be doomed." It's gone." Zhang Tianhai said with a wry smile, asking the artillery battalion to fire back was not an impulsive move, but if the bombardment continued like this, it would be easy for the Japanese to approach the position.

Besides, judging from the density of artillery fire fired by the Japanese army's artillery, the Japanese army's artillery should also have about a dozen cannons, which should be half a catty compared with the artillery of the Zhiyi Regiment.

It was precisely because of this that Zhang Tianhai was not afraid that the artillery battalion would be taken away by the Japanese artillery fire.

If the enemy army has more than fifty artillery pieces, it's a fart to suppress them. It is directly to reduce the risk of artillery losses, and the artillery fires again when necessary.

"To be honest, our regiment's firepower is stronger. If it were replaced by other troops, it would have been enough to drink a pot. If our regiment can't survive, even if it is replaced by a brigade of the Northwest Army, it will not be enough. It may not be able to withstand the full force of the Japanese army." Guo Qiliang said seriously.

"Okay, this result is inevitable. We just need to do our best to withstand this wave of Japanese attack. This battle is over. I don't know how many people in our regiment will survive." Zhang Tianhai said solemnly Now, the initiative of the war is no longer in their hands, more precisely, it is not in the hands of Zhi Yituan.

"Don't worry, if you really can't fight. At worst, just send a telegram to the commander's department of the war zone! It doesn't matter if all of our people are dead, if the Japanese invaders break out, I'm afraid we will both have to become sinners through the ages. "Guo Qiliang shook his head and said, as if he was not optimistic about the prospects of this battle.

"Don't be so optimistic. Let's not talk about this battle. There may be no reinforcements. We have to concentrate our firepower first and hurt the little Japan, so that they won't aim at us to break through the siege." Zhang Tianhai said seriously.

"No reinforcements? That's impossible, isn't it? Isn't there Zhang Zhen's [-]th Division on our rear flank? This division is also the Central Army like ours. Logically speaking, it is impossible to ignore death. "Guo Qiliang was a little surprised, as far as he knew, Zhang Tianhai would not be aimless.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Tianhai laughed: "Old Guo, don't be naive. As for Zhang Zhen's division, its composition is mixed and its combat effectiveness is extremely poor. You wait for them to rescue us? Let me see, they are all overwhelmed. Besides, when Tang Enbo was in Teng County, he treated the Sichuan army like he was dying, what if he gave us one too? The final battle report is that the whole regiment of the first regiment directly under the third theater died for the country?"

"Probably not? When we were in Teng County, the temporary combat command was in the hands of Wang Zhonglian, not Tang Enbo. Besides, isn't it normal that our Central Army does not accept the command of the Sichuan Army? The commander-in-chief of the group army, but if they want to command our central army, it is not in accordance with the rules, right?" Guo Qiliang said very seriously.

In fact, it’s not surprising that Guo Qiliang thought so. In the previous ten years of civil war, the troops of the various factions of the national army had already been clearly divided: Liu Xiang’s Sichuan Army, Long Yun’s Yunnan Army, and Li Zongren’s Guizhou Army. The Jinsui Army and Yan Xishan's Jinsui Army formed their own faction; Feng Yuxiang's Northwest Army was directly wounded during the Central Plains War, and finally Feng Yuxiang was electrified and went to the field, and the former Northwest Army's various departments were like a mess of sand; Zhang Xueliang's Northeast Army It was directly annexed after the incident; Chen Jitang's Cantonese army was resolved and annexed during the Guangdong-Guangzhou Incident; He Jian's Hunan army also collapsed because of He Jian's transfer during the July [-]th Incident; Small warlords like Deng Xihou in China are not worth mentioning at all.

Therefore, Zhang Tianhai can also understand Guo Qiliang's thoughts. After all, he did not participate in the Central Plains War in essence.

After all, his soul comes from the 21st century. The previous Zhang Yulin may have participated, but he doesn't have too many memories of the original Zhang Yulin, so he can only try to understand.

People like Guo Qiliang are different. They participated in the Central Plains War, the Guangdong-Guangdong Incident, and even the Double Twelve Incident.

Why Song Xilian's No.30 Sixth Division was stationed in Xi'an before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War? Wasn't the reason why it was ordered to station in Xi'an after the Double Twelve Incident was resolved?
"Old Guo, you, you should change your thinking. In the face of the war of resistance, there are no factions, only the struggle between the Chinese army and the Japanese invaders. Although the equipment of the Sichuan army is inferior, it is still our Chinese army. A member of the team shouldn't just ignore death. Besides, without Tang Enbo's authorization, how dare Wang Zhonglian send only one regiment to rescue Wang Mingzhang's troops?" Zhang Tianhai analyzed earnestly.

As he said that, a sneer appeared on the corner of Zhang Tianhai's mouth: "Wang Zhonglian's No. 80 Fifth Army is well-equipped and has extremely strong combat effectiveness. During the battle in Teng County, the main force attacked Zaozhuang to achieve the victory of besieging Wei and saving Zhao. But can the position of Zaozhuang save the Sichuan Army? Can’t it? Now it’s all right, Teng County is lost, the entire division of Commander Wang Mingzhang’s troops died in the city, and the troops attacking Zaozhuang also suffered heavy blows because of the loss of the flank.”

In the end, Zhang Tianhai did not forget to conclude: "Let me see, it is fake that Tang Enbo's army encircled Wei and saved Zhao. The front of the main force of the Japanese army is hard steel."

"What you said is indeed reasonable, but whoever is placed in the position of Teng County will end up the same! The main force of the Isoya Division of the Japanese Army went south. It was the strongest battle after the war, and it was the first time in North China. In the battle of Xinkou, the 20 National Army troops were no match for the tens of thousands of Japanese troops. It is normal not to dare to touch it. Their Tang Enbo army, if they face this group of little devils, it will probably be tough." Guo Qiliang sighed.

"It's enough, it's enough, it's not necessary to fight what should be fought. Our German armor division has been fighting in Shanghai for so long, for three full months, and we haven't seen any coward who wants to back down. In the final analysis, it's the commanding organization's fault. !" Zhang Tianhai criticized in a deep voice, he just looked down on such a desperate behavior.

And Guo Qiliang, as Zhang Tianhai's chief of staff, must not be eroded by this kind of thinking of dying, and the third theater is directly under the first regiment, which is an anti-Japanese force. Become a team with good style and strong combat effectiveness.

A unit with strong combat effectiveness, first of all, it has faith, and only a unit with faith can have internal motivation.

"Indeed, Lao Zhang, I am not as good as you in seeing problems. You have a long-term perspective in seeing problems, and I need to learn from you." Guo Qiliang smiled and said.

"So, this battle west of Yi County must be fought by ourselves, and we must fight well. After this battle, I will apply to the Minister's Department to let the troops rest. Our army Ah, the losses in the war of resistance for several days can be said to be very heavy, and there is no time to replenish the troops." Zhang Tianhai sighed, his brows were full of sorrow, not only the replenishment of the troops, but also the matter of his marriage with Zheng Man .

Seeing that Zheng Man's belly is getting bigger day by day, the marriage is getting closer day by day.

Zhang Tianhai thought that he was not that kind of heartless man, so he had to get this matter settled as soon as possible.

In Zhang Tianhai's limited memory, after Yi County, there was no particularly big battle, except for the last big tactical shift of the fifth theater collectively breaking out of the encirclement of the Japanese army.

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