War of Resistance

Chapter 960 The situation is bad
After reading the translation of the telegram, Zhang Tianhai touched the bridge of his nose lightly, and looked at the exhausted but still marching troops. He said to the staff officer, "Counselor Qian, call back immediately." Commander-in-Chief Xue, report to him that we are [-] kilometers away from our destination, and the troops will be able to reach Shangjin Mountain at noon tomorrow at the latest, and we can guarantee the completion of the mission."

"Yes! Group seats!" Staff Officer Qian responded.

After Staff Officer Qian left, Xu Xun walked to Zhang Tianhai's side and said, "Tuan Zuo, can't we make it to Shangjinling tomorrow morning? I don't understand, so I asked Tuan Zuo for advice."

"Our army has been moving too fast these two days, and it's indeed raining, so we need to let the brothers rest, otherwise we will suffer a lot if we drag a tired little devil to work hard." Zhang Tianhai explained that for him, he is the head of the regiment after all, and he still has to bear the responsibilities that should be borne.

"I understand." Xu Xun nodded.

Soon, Zhang Tianhai ordered the troops to stop advancing for a while, and then he asked Xu Xun to take out the military map, and then started to study it.

"Today is already the 27th. According to the historical process, the mountain brigade has now entered the Wanjialing area. Maybe it has already begun to divide its troops. The main force of the [-]th Division will soon be stationed in Wanjialing It's gone." Zhang Tianhai murmured to himself.

"Um... Regiment, I would like to know, how did you analyze that the Matsuura Division is going to be stationed in Wanjialing?" Xu Xun scratched his head, as if he didn't quite understand where the commander's judgment came from.

Zhang Tianhai smiled and said: "There are many things that I can't explain too clearly. You have to think about these things and learn them. The key is comprehension. There are many other things that should be thought about in series. Think about the superiors. Why do you want us to report the location?"

Xu Xun thought for a while, and immediately put on an expression of enlightenment, and said: "Tuan Zuo, I understand...there is a battle going to be fought soon, right? And on the side of Baishui Street, haven't we already trapped the Japanese army?" Is there a division? The Japanese army decided to reinforce the Honma Division, so the reinforcements are the Matsuura Division, right?"

"These are the basic skills you should have mastered a long time ago. You realized it too late, but if your comprehension is much higher, you may be sitting in Wang Liang's current position." Zhang Tianhai said with a smile. But he was criticizing Xu Xun.

Xu Xun was not a fool in the first place, and he immediately heard the meaning behind the leader's words, and he immediately said: "Yes, the leader. I know my mistake, and correct it immediately."

"Okay, just think about it more in the future." Zhang Tianhai said casually, then lowered his head and continued to study the map.

In fact, after receiving this telegram from Xue Yue, Zhang Tianhai began to ponder: In this battle, where should the first regiment of the guards be placed?How do you want to use the first regiment of the guards, sir?
These two issues were Zhang Tianhai's top priority.

From Zhang Tianhai's point of view, in the Wanjialing battle in the original history, there was no unit with the number of the First Guard Regiment at all. Things have changed, now that the police regiment has participated in this decisive battle, it should play its due role.

Taking ten thousand steps back, even if you haven't reached that perfect level, you still have to figure out how to fight this battle and how to survive this battle.

War is a life-and-death struggle. If you don't pay attention, you will be wiped out in the smoke. Zhang Tianhai can't help but be careless.

Soon, Zhang Tianhai found the location of Shangjin Mountain on the map, and he made a special mark.

Zhang Tianhai had paid attention to Shangjinshan before, but he didn’t pay much attention to it. After all, before the order from the superior came down, any change is possible. It’s useless to pay too much attention. mean.

But now it's different, the meaning of the above is very clear - it is to go to Shangjin Mountain to stand by, so Zhang Tianhai must study it clearly, otherwise he will not feel at ease.

It doesn't matter if you don't study it. Once you study it, you find that Shangjin Mountain is not too far from the front line of Wanjialing, only forty kilometers. If you march quickly, you can reach it in less than a day.

"The distance of [-] kilometers is not far or near. If the Japanese army from Baishui Street broke through, wouldn't our place be very dangerous?" Zhang Tianhai muttered to himself, the voice only he could hear.

Gently pointing to the location of "Shangjin Mountain" on the paper, Zhang Tianhai seems to have understood the role of his army in this battle: it is very likely that it will be used as a reserve team, waiting for the frontline troops to fight. After getting tired, he brought his troops forward to show off his might.

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However, just when Zhang Tianhai had just figured it out, the situation of the [-]th Division was a little bit bad.

The frontline troops were marching forward, but Matsuura Junrokuro was a little unhappy. At this time, his division was gradually approaching Wutailing, and the troops were about to enter the Wanjialing area.

To be honest, Matsuura Junrokuro is very dissatisfied with the order to rescue the No.11 Seventh Division issued by Lieutenant General Okamura Ningji, the commander of the No.20 Army—why did this happen?The reason is that in the several confrontations of the national army, the headquarters of the [-]th Division suffered heavy casualties and did not gain much benefit. It's really not a wise choice.

Don't forget that although Junrokuro Matsuura has been supplemented by more than [-] supplementary soldiers, the supplementary force is not strong for the troops with a huge gap: before that, the Matsuura Division had already More than half the casualties.

The term "more than half of the casualties" may be used for the division-level troops of the national army, which is not too big, but there are also 6000 to 8000 casualties.Don't forget that the special division of the [-]th Division is not much different from the active division. When the division is fully staffed, there are more than [-] people.

The casualties were more than half, that is to say, there were only more than 1 to 3000 people left before replenishment, so before setting off, Matsuura Junrokuro drew his troops, and there were only about 5000 left More than [-] available soldiers.

As the Matsuura Division entered more and more, the heavy equipment brought by the troops could not enter the mountain at all!

Why does this happen?The reason is that the national army troops stationed here have already destroyed the nearby roads. In addition, the rain made the ground muddy and dry, and it was impossible for Japanese cars to pass through, let alone need The car pulls the heavy equipment too.

What made Matsuura Junrokuro feel very helpless was that the commander Neiji Okamura issued a deadly order to contact the No. 20 Seventh Division, which had been encircled by the Chinese army.

His strength has not recovered, and he has to give up most of the heavy equipment he relies on for survival. How can Matsuura Junrokuro not be irritable?

However, soon, something that troubled the head of the Matsuura division came.

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