Invincible from the sword

Chapter 357
Severely punish Lao Tang...

Say so.

But Li Delin couldn't do it at all.

Not to mention that Lao Tang can't be contacted at all now, even if he does, Lao Tang, a bastard, won't come over.

Besides, Li Delin didn't have the guts either.

If Lao Tang was killed, the old man in Shancheng would turn his back on Li Delin completely.

Li Delin will not do things that are not worth the candle.

Now Li Delin is also very depressed.

The old man in Shancheng was guarding against him, and everyone on the earth knew it.

Who made him a representative of the Guangxi Clan?

The old man in Shancheng has always been wary of all local troops.

A local faction commander like him, Li Delin, couldn't get enough of the old man in Shancheng.

Regardless of the fact that the old man in Shancheng gave Li Delin a lot of duties.

Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth War Zone.

What an official.

But there are not many troops under Li Delin's command.

In addition to his own troops, that is, other local troops.

Most of the local troops fought tenaciously in the process of fighting the Japanese army.

Especially in the Battle of Xuzhou, under the command of Li Delin, 30 local troops fought fiercely with the Japanese army.

Although it is said that he failed in the battle of Xuzhou, but in the battle of Taierzhuang, his name as Li Delin was really won.

Of course, the local troops suffered heavy casualties because of their poor equipment.

All the local troops have poor equipment.

The one that can be counted is the No.30 Army.

The No.30 Army is the Yunnan Army.

Before coming out of Yunnan, Lao Long, the chief executive of YN Province, used his wealth to buy a batch of weapons from abroad.

Therefore, among the local troops, the equipment of the Yunnan Army can be said to be the best.

But even so, compared with the direct troops of the old man in Shancheng, it is not a star and a half behind.

During the Battle of Xuzhou at that time, Li Delin had 30 troops in his hands, all local troops.

There are Sichuan Army, Yunnan Army, Northwest Army, Northeast Army and so on.

It is the Central Army without the old man Shancheng.

Obviously, the old man in Shancheng didn't want to keep Xuzhou at that time.

It is using the Japanese army to achieve the purpose of weakening the combat effectiveness of local troops.

Old man Shancheng is very sinister.

In this Wuhan battle, although Li Delin had 23 armies under his command, it was very troublesome to command.

Especially the First Army Lao Tang.

Not to mention fighting the Japanese army, it would be nice not to cause trouble.

Inside the Chief's Department of the Fifth War Zone, Li Delin sighed.

Forget it.

As for Laotang's problem, let him go.

What the old man in Shancheng did would hurt the heart of the entire country.

He has already read the old man Shancheng sent him about the treatment of Lao Tang.

It's just nonsense.

Withholding one month's military pay...

Fortunately, the old man in Shancheng figured it out.

Over the years, Lao Tang has bought countless family businesses.

Let alone one month's military salary, it is 100 years of military salary, Lao Tang doesn't care.

Li Delin didn't have time to talk to the old man in Shancheng.

What he is thinking about now is the defense of the mall.

Now defending the mall is Sun Lianzhong's Third Corps.

The Third Corps consisted of five armies.

A line of defense has been set up in the mall.

Together with the retreating troops, there are ten armies.

In this case, Li Delin still has confidence in defending the mall.

The troops retreating from Gushi, the Seventh Army and the No.80 Ninth Army, according to Li Delin's order, have deployed defenses in Huangchuan, the flank of the mall.

The remaining No.40 Fifth Army, Ninth Army and No.70 First Army all went to Xinyang for defense.

As for Laotang's first army, Li Delin doesn't even know where it is now.

He couldn't care less.

However, Li Delin was still not at ease.

The Japanese Second Army has four first-class divisions.

And two hundred more planes.

In his Fifth Theater, the most capable unit is the Tenth Army.

When the Tenth Army fought in Changsha, it fought very well.

After Tiger Boy equips the Tenth Army with Su weapons, the combat effectiveness of the Tenth Army is even more formidable.

Coupled with the high combat quality of soldiers.

The combat effectiveness of the Tenth Army is not as tough as a brigade of the Japanese Army.

However, in his Fifth Theater, there is only one Tenth Army.

The other troops are not strong in overall combat capability.

No one can do anything about it.

The old man in Shancheng said in the telegram that Zhang Lei's temporary team would be transferred over.

But a mere regiment is useless at all.

In a battle of this scale, let alone a regiment, if a division is filled in, it won't even be able to fight a splash.

Now he, Li Delin, mobilizes troops, all of which use the army as the combat unit.

Li Delin really didn't know how to arrange a group for him so suddenly.

Li Delin is worried.

Lao Gao frowned.

In the war room, the commanders of the group army of the fifth theater and the commanders of the troops directly under the theater were waiting for Li Delin's latest combat order.

According to the current situation, the Japanese army can reach the mall within a day at most.

Now defending the mall is Commander Sun's Third Corps.

The Third Corps has five armies.

Such a force is simply not enough to face the concentrated attack of the three divisions of the Japanese army.

Huangchuan, which flanks the mall, now has two armies.

In this case, there will be seven armies in the entire mall defense line.

No matter how you look at it, the seven armies against the three divisions of the Japanese army are not enough.

The three first-class divisions of the Japanese army.

Under normal circumstances, not to mention seven armies, ten armies will not work.

As a commander who fought against the Japanese army many times, Li Delin has a deep understanding of the Japanese army's combat effectiveness.

Not to mention the first-level divisions, even the second-level divisions of the Japanese army, it was very difficult for the troops of the national army to fight.

Even according to the most normal ratio, if five national army soldiers were exchanged for one Japanese soldier, Li Delin's troops would not be enough.

It is not easy to keep the mall.

It's hard for Li Delin to say how effective the old man in Shancheng transferred a temporary group.

In Li Delin's view, although Zhang Lei's temporary regiment is extremely powerful.

But after all, there are only 5000 troops.

And 4000 of them are still in Taihu Lake.

Totally new recruits.

It's hard to say whether it can fight or not.

The combat effectiveness of recruits is basically nonexistent.

Not to mention fighting the Japanese army, it would be nice to be able to stand firm.

Therefore, Zhang Lei's temporary group, in Li Delin's view, still does not have much effect.

If it was the temporary regiment in Burma, then Li Delin would never doubt it.

After all, all the veterans Zhang Lei brought over were all veterans.

Coupled with powerful weapons, the combat effectiveness of the temporary regiment at that time was comparable to that of a first-class division of the Japanese army.

just now……

It would be nice to have one-third of the original combat power.

What a pity.

Such a vigorous force was actually split up by the Eighth Route Army after the Burma campaign ended.

At that time, Li Delin felt it was a pity.

But as a thoughtful commander, Li Delin also knew why the Eighth Route Army did this.

To put it bluntly, I was worried about being missed by the old man in Shancheng.

As long as the old man in Shancheng thinks about it, there will be absolutely nothing good.

With such a powerful army, the old man in Shancheng couldn't sleep well.

Just when Li Delin was worried, Zhang Lei received the latest order.

The old man Shancheng sent the transfer order to Chen Cixiu in the ninth theater.

Ask Chen Cixiu to immediately let Zhang Lei lead a temporary regiment into the area of ​​the shopping mall for defense.

Block the Japanese Second Army.

Go to the mall?
Not only Zhang Lei was surprised, but Tiger Cub who came with him was also shocked.

This mountain city old man, what kind of plane is he doing?
Tiger Cub immediately objected.

There are 23 armies in the fifth theater.

There are 50 troops.

As long as the command is proper and the attack of the Japanese Second Army is blocked, it should not be a big problem.

Why do you need Zhang Lei's troops to reinforce?

Zhang Lei's troops had just fought a big battle in Taihu Lake and Wangjiang area, and now they need to rest.

Besides, Zhang Lei's troops are still at Wangjiang.

From Wangjiang to the mall, it will take at least two days of rapid march.

This will have a very large impact on the combat effectiveness of the troops.

From Tiger Boy's point of view, the pressure in the fifth war zone should not be too great.

The Japanese Second Army has a total of four divisions, and the troops that can be invested are three divisions.

There are three Class A divisions with a strength of almost [-].

Although such a force seems very strong, Li Delin's defenses are basically easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Li Delin is also a person who has seen big scenes, so he shouldn't be so flustered.

Is something wrong with War Zone [-]?
As soon as Hu Zai's words came out, Chen Cixiu shook his head again and again: "Old Tang of the First Army, when the Japanese army attacked Gushi, he retreated without authorization.

As a result, the Japanese army circled to the rear of the Gushi line of defense.

If it weren't for Li Delin's order to retreat, the other armies defending Gushi would have been made dumplings by the Japanese army.

Gushi is the gateway of the mall.

The fall of Gushi was a major setback for Li Delin.

Now the Second Japanese Army is about to approach the mall.

Li Delin was under a lot of pressure.

The old man in Shancheng was in a hurry to transfer Zhang Lei's temporary group to the mall, probably because he was worried that the mall would be occupied by the Japanese army.

If the mall is occupied, the Japanese army can go south from the mall to Macheng.

At that time, the north of Wuhan will become within the attack range of the Japanese army.

In that case, it will be difficult for us to defend Wuhan. "

Chen Cixiu also looked depressed.

This was a good situation, but because of Lao Tang, the situation of the entire Wuhan battle is now a bit confusing.

Damn.

Simply.

You, old Tang, have done this kind of thing not once or twice.

If there are so many more, no matter how many troops there are in the national army, people like you will have to blow them away.

"Who!?"

When Tiger Boy heard what Chen Cixiu said, he immediately became angry.

Son of a bitch.

It's this coward again.

Tiger Cub's face turned black.

This old soup has a good reputation.

Not to mention the local troops, even in the direct line troops of the old man in Shancheng, no one looked down on Lao Tang.

This guy is simply a pig brain.

Still commanding an army?

Commanding a regiment is enough.

(End of this chapter)