War of Resistance

Chapter 532 Abandoned!

Regarding the rectification plan of the cavalry battalion, Zhang Tianhai smoked for a whole night.

As for the use of the cavalry battalion, there are probably only two aspects. If the cavalry battalion is simply to undertake the task of harassing and fighting the enemy cavalry, there is no need to add any weapons and equipment; but if the cavalry battalion is only responsible for harassing the enemy The task of the army is indeed relatively wasteful.

Therefore, Zhang Tianhai was considering whether to combine them—to organize the three companies of the cavalry battalion into companies with different combat missions.

For example, the first company is responsible for reconnaissance, and does not add any weapons and equipment to ensure the mobility and basic combat effectiveness of the troops; the second company is responsible for mobile combat support, and can supplement some grenades, mortars, etc. Close support weapons; the third company is the most elite part of the whole battalion. In addition to being proficient in equestrianism, it must also undertake the combat duty of being able to chop when mounted and able to fight when dismounted.

Zhang Tianhai looked at the content written on the paper, but frowned deeply: Should we implement this plan?If this plan is implemented, where does the equipment come from?

These are the things that he, the head of the regiment, should think about, the prospect of troop development, equipment and so on.

If you ask your superiors, you probably won’t get it in all likelihood. After all, the equipment of the Zhiyi Regiment is really not bad now. All the troops on the front line are short of guns, ammunition, and soldiers. Ask at this time. The minister's department needs equipment, isn't this an obstacle to the minister's department?

So Zhang Tianhai thought it over and over again, and still felt that it was more reliable to grab equipment from the little devil's hands.

But recently there are still wars?The little devils on the front line came in groups, and the reinforcements caught a lot of them. It might not be an easy task to secretly kill one or two teams from them.

You must know that most of the little devils at this time were the elite of the standing division, and it was only after 1939 that the situation began to decline.

In the current situation, it is not a good thing to rashly provoke the little devil.

So Zhang Tianhai felt that this matter still needs to be discussed in the long term, and he dispatched the main force of the regiment headquarters. If nothing else, he was afraid that all of them would have to stay there.

"Hey, this is really a headache..." Sighing, Zhang Tianhai lit another cigarette, and he had almost finished the pack of cigarettes.

After much deliberation, Zhang Tianhai still couldn't come up with a good result. After smoking the cigarette, Zhang Tianhai immediately put on his coat, and muttered to himself, "Forget it, let's take a bath and sleep first to feel better. , if it goes on like this, I'm afraid it won't be a problem."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Tianhai found out his own clothes, packed them up, and went to take a shower. As for his changing clothes, he had his own orderly to do them.

Well, now that Zhang Tianhai is a dignified head of the regiment, he is naturally qualified to have orderlies.

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On April 40th, Fan Songfu's No.60 Sixth Army and Lu Han's No.[-] Army arrived at the Yixian battlefield one after another.

On the front line of Yi County, Sun Lianzhong's Second Army Command.

"Report to the commander-in-chief, the troops of the No.40 Sixth Army and No.60 Army have arrived!" A communication soldier quickly ran to Sun Lianzhong and reported.

After hearing the news, Sun Lianzhong finally let out a long sigh of relief: "Our reinforcements have finally arrived. If the reinforcements don't arrive again, our Second Army may be wiped out..."

What Sun Lianzhong said was not a lie, but the truth. If Taierzhuang was defended to death, nearly 4% of the troops of the Second Army would be killed or injured. What kind of concept is that?A group army of more than 1 people fought until there were only more than 1 people left, and the remaining [-] people immediately went into the attack on Yi County.

You can know without guessing that the troops of the Second Army are almost immobile!
And is this really the case?It really is!
After Sun Lianzhong's Second Army entered the city gate of Yi County, it was already in a state of being unable to move. After all, their organizational system was basically disrupted, and there was a shortage of personnel in each battalion and regiment. The phenomenon of being scattered, and only with a spirit of fighting the enemy bravely, the troops could barely withstand the counterattack of the Japanese army.

If it weren't for this bloody courage, the troops that had already attacked the city gate of Yi County would have collapsed long ago.

So when he learned that the new force was coming, how could Sun Lianzhong be unhappy?For example, Fan Songfu's No.40 Sixth Army is a unit of Chen Cheng's Civil Engineering Department, and its equipment is much better than that of the Second Army.

And what about Lu Han's No.60 Army?That is even better than Fan Songfu's No. 40 Sixth Army. You know, Lu Hanna is the cousin of "Yunnan King" Long Yun, and the No. 60 Army is where the elite of the Yunnan Army is located.

In addition to good equipment, the victory lies in the background. Almost all the officers are graduated from the Yunnan Lecture Hall. Sun Lianzhong will not be unaware of this.

So when these two troops arrived at the front line, Sun Lianzhong knew that his Second Army could temporarily retreat for a rest.

Not long after, Lu Han, the commander of the No. 60 Army in uniform, came to the command post of the Second Army General Headquarters.

Lu Han's stature is not considered tall, about 1.7 meters four, and he is even a little thin. The only thing that attracts attention is his capable breath and cool temperament.

Lu Han is from the Yi nationality, but almost his whole body exudes the unique temperament of a scholarly family. He seems to belong to the kind of person who is a little cold.

After Lu Han entered the headquarters of the Second Army, he didn't know Sun Lianzhong at first. When he saw that the latter's collar badge was the rank of second-level general of the National Revolutionary Army, he immediately stood at attention and saluted Sun Lianzhong. : "Hello, Commander Sun, Lu Han, commander of the humble No. 60 Army, has come to take over the position under the orders of Commander Li, Commander of the Fifth War Zone!"

Sun Lianzhong also didn't rely on his high military rank and high position. After all, different factions have different troops.

Lu Han's No.60 Army, although it may seem that there is only one army establishment, but his army was reorganized from the rear before being sent to the front line, and the troops were all fully loaded.

Lu Hanqi's No.60 Army has three divisions under its jurisdiction, which are An Enpu's 182nd Division, Gao Yinhuai's 183rd Division, and Zhang Chong's 184th Division. An army of more than 4 members!

As far as the scale of such troops is concerned, it can be said that it is on the same scale as the Second Army before the war. In addition, its troops are well-equipped. It must be a bit crazy. At this time, Lu Han was only 42 years old!

Sun Lianzhong hurriedly returned a military salute, and then said: "Commander Lu, your Dian army came too timely. My troops have already entered the city gate, but they have no strength to continue fighting. Now that you are here, Probably the troops of the [-]th Division of Isoya Rensuke in Yixian County will not be able to escape."

Lu Han still said with a serious face: "Mr. Sun, you just hand over the position to our brothers in the Dian army. We will definitely live up to your expectations. It's just that our No.60 army is following The troops I launched at the front were only the 182nd Division of An Enpu. If they fought, it would probably not be much worse. Other troops of our army have been ordered to support other battlefields, and some troops are still fighting In the process of pulling out."

Sun Lianzhong nodded and said: "Anyway, Yixian County will be handed over to your No. 60 Army. By the way, I see the order from the theater chief's department is that Fan Songfu's No. 40 Sixth Army was also ordered to come to replace my second army. In the surrounding defensive positions, why is it that only your Yunnan Army troops have arrived in advance?"

Lu Han shook his head and said, "I'm not very clear about this matter. My No. 60 Army has three divisions, six infantry brigades, and a total of twelve infantry regiments. After the command of the commander-in-chief's department, they went directly to the front line, but some troops remained in the southeast of Taierzhuang as the second force to resist the main force of the enemy going south to Taierzhuang."

"Okay, since the chief of the Minister's Department has already made arrangements, then I won't say much. I will hand over the position to you. You troops of the No. 60 Army should enter the position as soon as possible! Otherwise, the enemy will take advantage of our army to change defenses. At that time, if we launch a large-scale counterattack, then all the sacrifices of our Second Army troops will be in vain." Sun Lianzhong said seriously.

"Yongheng (Lu Han's name) is here, so I would like to thank Commander Sun for his kindness." As he said that, Lu Han gave a military salute to Sun Lianzhong with a serious face.

This military salute also included his respect for the huge sacrifices made by the Second Army troops on the front line!
Lu Han also knew before that the army guarding Taierzhuang was the second army as the main force. If an elite standing division of the Japanese army could be defeated here in Taierzhuang, it would definitely have to pay a huge price.

After the battle of Taierzhuang, the second group directly invested in the siege of the enemy in Yi County without resting, and even broke into the city gate. To be honest, it has to be said that it is a very remarkable thing.

Although it is indeed a remarkable thing, behind this brilliance, there must be numerous casualties.

Although the appearance of Zhang Tianhai's unit did add a lot of color to the battle of Yi County, but the effect was not too great.

Zhang Tianhai's Zhiyi Regiment lost a lot in the positional battle west of Yi County, and the Japanese army also suffered a lot, but its effect was limited after all.

In the historical battle of Yixian County, the headquarters of the Second Army only approached the Chengguan. Because Zhang Tianhai fought this battle at the west gate of Yixian County, the defenders of Isoya Rensuke suffered a lot of losses. There were a lot of troops defending the city, which gave Sun Lianzhong's Second Army a chance to break into the city gate.

"Okay, we don't need to talk too much here, just hand over the troops, and drive away the little devils another day, let's sit down and have a good drink." Sun Lianzhong said very heartily, after all, he belongs to that A very typical and bold northern man.

"Okay. With Officer Sun's troops laying the foundation for us ahead, our No. 60 Army's troops will definitely wipe out the enemy's defenders in Yi County." Lu Han said confidently.

Although the No. 60 Army does not have many good guys like aircraft and cannons, the infantry unit is well-equipped and is a new force, while the Japanese defenders are like a bereaved dog, a tired division that is in constant fear.

So, this is where Lu Han's confidence lies.

However, will things really be as beautiful as he imagined?Not necessarily!

The camera turns to LY.

The menacing approach of the Japanese troops was not something that the No. 40 troops, which were poorly equipped and mostly recruited, could resist. The positions on the periphery of LY were constantly being lost.

Even the No. 40th Army and the infantry brigade of the Ninth Army fought desperately, but they were no match for the enemy's aircraft and artillery after all, and flesh and blood were no match for these things after all.

LY's defenders, entire battalions and companies were dying, but they couldn't resist the menacing attack, and the troops under the Fifth Division of Itagaki Seishiro who wanted to come to revenge.

LY City, the Legion Headquarters of the Third Legion.

"Mr. Pang, I believe that there is no need for LY to stand firm anymore. It is time to order the troops to retreat. Even if it is retreating into the Yimeng Mountains to fight guerrilla warfare with the Japanese army, it is more meaningful than blindly defending now." Third Army Corps Chief Councilor Wang Shouwu said.

"Oh? How do you say it? Shouwu, just say it." Pang Bingxun asked.

After Wang Shouwu thought for a while, he said, "Mr. Pang, it's different now. The Japanese army is coming in menacingly. They have to cut through LY directly, and then deploy the absolute main force to rescue the Japanese army in Yi County. The whole army will die in the city, and it is extremely meaningless."

After hearing this passage, Pang Bingxun narrowed his eyes slightly, and he said, "Shouwu, what do you mean, let our army be used as a threat to the rear of the Japanese army? So that they can't do their best. To rescue the Japanese army in Yi County, right?"

Wang Shouwu nodded and said: "Yes, regiment commander, if our troops are killed in the city now, it will be of no help to the front line of Yi County. After they wiped out the main force of our army, they will concentrate All forces march westward to support. With the current strength of our troops, we will definitely not be able to defend LY for two days."

Pang Bingxun also knew that what Wang Shouwu said was true. 80.00% of the Third Army was recruits. How should we fight this battle?
So, after some thinking, Pang Bingxun finally made a decision: abandon LY!

Partial abandonment and temporary trade-offs are not necessarily failures, the key is how to use the general trend of this battle!

However, after Pang Bingxun's troops decided to abandon LY, the door of Yi County was already wide open!
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PS: Today there are still only [-] words, and the remaining words should be regarded as interest~
Now I owe you four chapters~
Pay it off before the third day~
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