Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

Chapter 1096 Sichuan Legion!
The Dragon Boat Festival posed a problem for Li Zhongren. Most of the troops in the fifth war zone were concentrated in northern Jiangsu and Shandong.

For example, the 3rd Army, the 3 armies under its jurisdiction (12th Army, Commander Sun Tongxuan; 55th Army, Commander Cao Fulin; 56th Army, Commander Gu Liangmin) were all stationed in Shandong.

Although the training and equipment of the unit are relatively good, whether it can obey orders and fight desperately is a big problem.

What's more, the 3rd Army was originally Han Fuju's subordinate, and the three armies all listened to him alone. Even if it was Li Zhongren's order, I am afraid that it would not be able to mobilize a single soldier.

In addition to the 3rd Army, most of the other armies are also deployed in the northern Jiangsu area.

The 57th Army, commander Miao Tengliu, has 2 divisions under its jurisdiction, stationed in northern Jiangsu.

The 89th Army, Commander Han Deqin, has 2 divisions under his jurisdiction and is also stationed in northern Jiangsu.

The 51st Army is the Northeast Army. The commander is Yu Xuezhong. It has 2 divisions under its jurisdiction. It was originally stationed in Qingdao and then transferred to the southern section of Jinpu.

The 3rd Army, headed by Pang Bingxun, has an army under his jurisdiction and is stationed in Dangshan.

The 22nd Group Army, Deng Xihou's Department, is a force that dares to fight tough battles, but daring to fight does not mean that it can fight.

Because the Sichuan army is notoriously poorly equipped, these people are sent to the battlefield, and nine out of ten are cannon fodder.

However, since the war is imminent, why not equip the Sichuan Army with weapons and equipment?
The reason is simple, because the 22nd Army, like other troops, is a motley army.

Therefore, in terms of weapons, ammunition, clothing, and food and salaries, the Central Army received unlimited supplements, while the miscellaneous troops were deducted.

Take the 22nd Group Army as an example. When it arrived in Xuzhou, it repeatedly asked for additional weapons and equipment, but it was only one army, and it only added 250 rifles, and it was an exception.

So how can such an army fight? It is simply a group of old and weak soldiers.

What's more, the No.20 Second Army is resting in Xuzhou, and it is too far away to quench the thirst.

But even so, Li Zhongren still sent a telegram to the Dragon Boat Festival, which said that two regiments under the jurisdiction of a mixed brigade of the 125th Division of the Sichuan Army would be dispatched to Bengbu for reinforcements.

When Duan Wu saw this news, he frowned slightly.The Sichuan army fought bravely, but their equipment was too poor, and they relied entirely on bravery to fight the devils.

But it is precisely because of this that the Sichuan Army suffered heavy casualties in almost every battle.

Of course, this is not important. The important thing is that it will take twelve hours at the fastest for the Sichuan army to arrive in Bengbu, and within these twelve hours, there are too many variables.

What's more, can the little devil give them these 12 hours?

Moreover, there is still no news about a regiment dispatched by Commander Yu.Of course, the Dragon Boat Festival must not know that the radio station of this regiment of the 51st Army is broken.

But not all troops are as rich as the Dragon Boat Festival. The radio station is used casually, and if it is not used, it will be given away.

Although the Northeast Army is stronger than the Sichuan Army, it has not made a sound for several months.What's more, when something like the Xi'an Incident happened again, even if the chairman had something, he probably wouldn't give it to the Northeast Army.

So the Northeast Army hasn't been doing very well in the past few years, so Commander Yu sold his wife's jewelry and bought cotton coats for the soldiers.

Of course, the Sichuan army was not so lucky. They were still wearing straw sandals when they came.

So the Dragon Boat Festival seemed to have one of its own troops left all of a sudden.

The old abacus bowed aside and waited for Duan Wu's order, but Duan Wu didn't say anything for a long time.

Because at this moment, he seems to have fallen into a strange circle, no matter how he designs, the chances of winning are not great.

First, he doesn't know how many enemies he has now, and how many devils have infiltrated them.

And second, he couldn't contact the regiment of the Northeast Army.The two regiments of the Sichuan Army will not be able to reach the Bengbu area until around [-] o'clock tomorrow morning at the earliest, and if they want to fight, they have to get some weapons for each other to go back at the Dragon Boat Festival.

"Let's get weapons."

Duan Wu finally nodded, thinking that this might be a breakthrough.Otherwise, he doesn't know where to hit the little devil now.And since the opponent's ambush has come to the door, it might as well mess with him all at once, get some equipment for the Sichuan army first, and then attack Bengbu.

Of course, there is one more thing to do at the Dragon Boat Festival.Just find the Northeast Army.Although they couldn't contact the regiment of the Northeast Army for the time being, they had an agreed place.

Duan Wu called the old abacus over and told him to take two soldiers on horseback to meet up with the Northeast Army at the agreed location, and told them to stay nearby and not move.Because next, the Dragon Boat Festival needs manpower, and the more people the better.

The old abacus had been with Duan Wu for a long time, as long as Duan Wu explained a few words, he would know the intention of the regiment, so he nodded, and led two cavalry from the east, bypassing this section of the mountain road, to find the regiment of the Northeast Army.

The organization of this regiment is not clear to Duanwu, and Commander Yu only told Duanwu that the regiment leader's surname is Wang, and his name is Wang Tong.It is a regiment under the jurisdiction of the 114th Division.

However, Duan Wu only contacted the other party once, and after confirming the meeting place, he could not be contacted again.

After the Dragon Boat Festival, I also asked Commander Yu, and Commander Yu also said that he had lost contact for the time being.

But Commander Yu wasn't too worried. After all, it was the strength of a regiment. Even if they got into a fight with the devils, the whole army would not be wiped out.What's more, he knows best about the broken radio station of the 51st Army, and the failure rate is extremely high.Even some confidential things, he dare not say on the radio.

And Duan Wu felt that it was the same, the little devil infiltrated, and his eyes should be smeared, and as for Wang Tong's group, the devil couldn't find it so easily, unless it was an encounter.The two sides accidentally ran into each other.

But according to the configuration of Wang Tong's regiment, the entire army was wiped out, so there should be no possibility of that.So it is possible that, as Commander Yu said, Wang Tong's radio station is broken.

So Wang Tong's regiment, put aside the Dragon Boat Festival for the time being, he wants to get some weapons for the Sichuan Army and come back.

As for how to do it, it's simple, the little devils are nearby, as long as they dare to chase, the weapons will be available.What's more, Chen Shusheng still has weapons and equipment. Although there are not many, there will definitely be no problem in equipping a battalion of the Sichuan Army.

Moreover, the Dragon Boat Festival also kept a company of German equipment, which he kept to replace the damaged equipment at that time.After all, war is about consumption.

Fighting consumes not only bullets, but also the guns in the hands of soldiers.

The gun will wear out during the constant ejection of bullets, and this is the service life of each gun.

Of course, very few guns can end their lives, because the battlefield environment is complex, and the firearms are not maintained during the war, which accelerates wear and tear, and even irreparable failures are common.

Therefore, some automatic weapons must be left for the Dragon Boat Festival to prepare for emergencies.

But I don't want to, the little devil came so soon, and the equipment of the Sichuan army is poor, so the Dragon Boat Festival can only take out this part of the weapons to support the brothers of the Sichuan army.

However, the Sichuan Army has two regiments. Even if the equipment of a battalion is pieced together, it is only a drop in the bucket. Therefore, in the Dragon Boat Festival, some more weapons and equipment are needed to arm the Sichuan Army, so that there is a way to regain Bengbu and take the initiative in this battle! .
(End of this chapter)