At the lone army brigade headquarters, Luo Ying was convening a meeting with several key personnel. Due to the great victory, everyone was in a very good mood. They were joking with each other, which swept away the tense atmosphere of the heavy troops pressing into the situation. Luo Ying's mood Not bad either.
The reason why he chose to fight a street battle in Kunshan with the Japs in a tight siege was not only to survive, but also to train his troops and practice with the Japs, especially to practice urban street fighting tactics, so as to prepare for the Jinling Defense War later. combat experience.
He left one regiment each of the 881st and 882nd, an artillery battalion, a guard company, and other units, so that each unit could adapt to the street fighting style in advance;
Although Jinling City, the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, is not dangerous to defend, there is a lot of room for street fighting. After all the big guys run away, his major general card will be easy to use. He only needs to collect the 100,000 soldiers stranded in Jiangnan. Soldiers, relying on the huge Jinling City, will always knock out a few front teeth of the Japanese.
Rather than letting the Japs be slaughtered as prisoners of war, it is better to lead him to fight to the death with the Japs. Even if three of them fight against the Japs, the Japs will never be able to capture Jinling City without paying the price of tens of thousands of people...
Seeing that the atmosphere was almost complete, Luo Ying coughed quietly and said:
"Brothers, now is not the time to be happy. The Japanese still have at least 5,000 people. The enemy and our forces are equal in strength. We still have to show weakness and consume part of their strength. Otherwise, we will not be able to defeat them and we may still be able to defeat them. A pot of raw rice.”
After hearing this, everyone nodded. The reason why they achieved such brilliant results was due to a certain amount of chance. The Japanese underestimated the enemy and fought a city defense battle, which gave them an advantage.
The main forces of the 881st and 882nd regiments hidden outside the city only have 4 infantry battalions and two artillery companies. Even including the regiment headquarters, the total strength is less than 4,000 people. It is good for the more than 2,000 people in the supplementary regiments to protect the people.
If 4,000 people were to surround 5,000 Japanese soldiers, they would be beaten into a pot of uncooked rice without even thinking about it. Therefore, we had to find a way to consume the Japanese soldiers, and we would have to fight for at least two more days.
Thinking of this, Chen Wu stood up and said:
"Prince, the Japs are here with a mission this time. If they don't eliminate us, they won't be able to do it. In this case, we will fight the Japs in the city for two more days and consume one or two thousand Japs. Then things will be easier. ;
Although the new recruits in the supplementary regiment cannot take on the leading role, they can still cheer and cheer along with the main force, which just allows them to adapt to the battlefield environment.
I think that as long as the Japanese allocate part of their forces to attack us, even if they cannot be eliminated, as long as they are contained, we will have the conditions to launch a counterattack;
There are a total of 5,000 Japanese soldiers. As long as 1,500 Japanese soldiers are restrained, they will only have 3,500 people left outside the city. These 3,500 people also have a large number of non-combatants and artillery. The number of infantry and cavalry that can really fight is only 2,000. Someone comes.
Our main force plus the supplementary regiment is nearly 6,000 people, so there is still a lot of hope in surrounding them. "
After listening to Chen Wu's words, Qi Hua also stood up and said:
"I agree with Lao Chen's opinion. Although the new recruits in the supplementary regiment cannot fight a fierce battle, they can increase their numbers at critical moments and fight a smooth battle.
As long as the Japs are allowed to divide their forces, we will have the conditions to defeat or even encircle and annihilate the main force of the Japs. As long as we defeat this group of Japs, the surrounding counties will be our world. It will be possible to gather the defeated troops and strengthen ourselves. "
The two main battalion commanders expressed their opinions and proposed specific strategies of attack. The other direct company commanders also expressed their agreement. Seeing that the troops had unified their thoughts, Luo Ying made up his mind and said:
"After losing half of his troops, the Japs commander will definitely become cautious, fearing that the Japs will change their tactics. If the Japs change their tactics from a strong attack to a siege, and then send out cavalry to search for the surrounding people to serve as cannon fodder for them, then it is possible that we will be forced to advance in advance. A decisive battle with them would not be conducive to our original intention of concentrating our forces on a war of annihilation;
So I decided to add more fire to the devils. I still followed the old rules and issued a power of attorney to roast the devils on the fire, so that they would not have enough time to search for the people..."
Outside the city, at the 103rd Brigade Headquarters, the Japs were also having a meeting. Yamada's face was terrifyingly gloomy, and the other Japs held their breath, not even daring to breathe loudly.
Seeing that the problem could not be solved if this continued, Yamada suppressed the anger in his chest and snorted coldly:
"The Emperor has been completely humiliated by you. The lone army brigade only has more than 2,000 people at most. Most of them are temporarily gathered and defeated troops. It is a group of defeated soldiers and there is no danger to defend;
The imperial army successively invested 5 infantry brigades, but in the end only more than 500 people escaped. It is true that there is only one out of ten. The imperial army has never fought such a useless battle since the founding of the army!
As commanders, you cannot win His Majesty's forgiveness even if you engage in hara-kiri. "
Everyone lowered their heads again in shame. Some even thought of committing seppuku as an apology to the emperor. They were stopped by Yamada's cold eyes. Yamada said coldly:
"You committing seppuku now will only make Luo Ying happier. The honor of the imperial army must be washed away with blood. I will give you one last chance;
The imperial army suffered heavy casualties, and the Chinese casualties were also high. They only had a thousand troops left at most. The reason why they were able to repel the attack of the 104th Regiment was that Geinluo Ying buried the heavy artillery shells captured in the city's material warehouse. to the center of the city, and then sent dead soldiers to detonate it.
The former Kunshan garrison has an unshirkable responsibility for this battle. I will report this matter to the division commander. They cannot shirk the responsibility for the 16th division. "
After hearing this, everyone agreed, and they found a scapegoat. Chief of Staff Shangjing further stated that without the large amount of ammunition and supplies left by the useless Kunshan garrison to the Chinese people, the lone brigade would not have been able to persist. After so long, this is to support the enemy!
Seeing that a consensus had been reached on the matter of passing the blame, Yamada continued:
"They can't run away from the responsibility of the 16th Division, but our 103rd Regiment has a heavy responsibility. The Chinese in the city must be annihilated. Do you have any good ideas? Tell us!"
After Yamada finished speaking, he glanced at Lieutenant Colonel Kamei. He was the chief of staff and must come up with a feasible plan. Let's discuss it together.
Major General Sami Yamada looked at him and said bravely:
"Your Excellency General, there are at most a thousand defenders in the city, but they are all hiding in the fortifications. They have dug a large number of tunnels in the city in advance. Although there are only more than a thousand people, it is not easy to capture them;
How about sending cavalry to the surrounding towns to grab some human shields, driving the Chinese people into the city, and letting the lone brigade throw rat weapons, and the imperial army only needs to follow..."
After hearing this, Yamada felt something in his heart. The advantage of driving the Chinese people to open the way was not only a human shield, but also used to consume the ammunition of the lone army brigade. Anyway, it was the Chinese who died.
Seeing that Yamada did not object immediately, others knew that he was moved, so they all stood up to second the proposal, and a consensus was quickly reached.
Major General Yamada was about to make a decision when Major Kawada, the communications staff officer of the brigade, came in with a report and handed Uye a message. After reading it, Uye's expression changed and he looked at Major General Yamada;
Major General Yamada was also heartbroken, but he still calmly signaled to Ueui that he could read directly. There was nothing to hide. Uei then said:
"Your Excellency General, this is a telegram just published by Lone Brigade Luo Ying, making public all the battle reports of the Battle of Kunshan——"
After hearing this, Yamada cursed:
"Bagaya road!"
