After paying a heavy price, the 881st Regiment finally captured the Japanese defense line of Jingjiang and annihilated more than 2,000 Japanese soldiers under Colonel Oda. The main attacking battalion suffered more than 500 casualties. In addition to the casualties in the Linjialing battle, only the first battalion remained. 147 people were killed, all of whom were injured. Battalion Commander Hu Hao was seriously injured and his left arm was blown off. The soldiers dug him out from the pile of dead people. The Second and Third Battalions also suffered many casualties;
Li Shuo knew that the reconnaissance battalion was the brigade commander's treasure. After the main force arrived, he did not let them go up. He only let them serve as a reserve team, so the casualties were not large. Only more than 50 people were injured in the first stage of the feint attack. It was also the battle with the highest casualties since the formation of the reconnaissance battalion.
In the battles of Linjialing and Jingjiang, the 811th Regiment suffered more than 1,600 casualties, of which 951 were killed, most of whom died in critical battles;
Of course, their sacrifices also achieved brilliant results, wiping out nearly 4,000 people from the 50th Regiment and the 19th Regiment. The biggest result came from the Linjialing ambush battle, where they annihilated 2,000 enemies and suffered no more than 500 self-inflicted losses. Only now did Li Shuo truly realize what Luo Ying said about the significance of fighting sports.
In offensive battles, one thousand enemies are killed and eight hundred losses are suffered. This is only the exchange ratio based on the fact that the enemy's positions are all civil fortifications and they have more than thirty artillery pieces. If the artillery battalion and reconnaissance battalion are included, casualties, the Battle of Jingjiang was almost a one-to-one exchange ratio, with 881 slightly ahead.
"Send power to the brigade commander. The Jingjiang defense line has been breached and the path forward has been opened. This is the door to victory that a battalion of officers and soldiers opened with their lives!"
At the Defense Army Brigade Headquarters, Luo Ying was silent for a long time after receiving Li Shuo's message. The sacrifice of the First Battalion this time was too great...
"Lao Luo, the sacrifice of the first battalion——"
Xie Zhongyuan's words of enlightenment came to his lips and he swallowed them. At this time, all the words seemed to be redundant. From the Gujun camp down, the organization was exhausted several times and then pulled up again. The personnel did not know how many times they had changed. , I don’t know how many of the earliest batch of veterans are left, but the military spirit of the Gujun Battalion has been passed down. Although it has expanded more than ten times, this is still the unit that can fight hard battles at that time. One battalion is one Great example.
Luo Ying knew that it was not the time for him to be pretentious. The battle to defend Jinling that was about to begin was still full of casualties, with rivers of blood flowing. The bloody figure of three hundred thousand had been lingering in his mind;
A large part of them were unarmed civilians. This was China's tragedy and its shame. He made such a big effort to break through to the north just to participate in the Battle of Jinling. He didn't want to miss it, no matter how high the price was. No matter what.
"Lao Luo——"
Luo Ying snorted lightly, shook his head, and then said with firm eyes:
"I'm fine, call back and tell Li Shuo that we must rescue Hu Hao and tell Hu Hao that Jinling City needs him to continue fighting!
Set off! "
Shen Cheng, East China Dispatch Headquarters, Lieutenant General Chaoxiang's face was livid, and he felt uncomfortable being fooled. As a member of the royal family, he has always been arrogant and arrogant. Since graduating from the non-commissioned officer school, everything has been smooth sailing. , I have never suffered a setback, and I did not expect that I would be fooled by a little brigade commander in China this time.
“Bage Ya Road, a bunch of trash!
Luo Ying, you really impressed me. "
"Your Majesty Commander, you have just arrived, and many things are left over from history——"
"Iinuma-kun, there is no need to whitewash it for me, and there is no need to give me reasons. If you lose, you lose. Anyone who makes excuses for failure is cowardly behavior. It's just a small setback. It will only make me more motivated." ;
I originally thought that the Battle of Jinling was just a formality, but now it is becoming more and more interesting!
The more than 200,000 Chinese main force gathered outside Jinling did not collapse at the first touch. They not only withstood the successive attacks of eight divisions of the dispatched army, but also caused huge casualties to the imperial army;
A little Luo Ying, with thousands of remnant soldiers, built plank roads openly and secretly in Chen Cang, and actually slipped away like a mouse under my nose. This battle became more and more challenging.
Iinuma-kun, I like this feeling more and more. Life is more meaningful when you have opponents!
If Luo Ying runs away, just run away. There is a saying in China that a monk who can run away cannot run away from the temple. Instead of going all out to find them, it is better to let them return to Jinling, and then the new and old debts will be settled together. "
In Jinling City, the debate over whether to defend or give up finally came to an end. At the senior staff meeting, Tang Mengxiao, director of the Security Executive Department and Director of the Military Law Executive Department, firmly advocated defending and took the initiative to defend Jinling;
Everyone, including Xiao Zhuge and others, advocated abandoning Jinling. The reason was that Jinling was surrounded by water on three sides and faced the enemy. It was strategically undefendable and it was possible for Jinling City to be destroyed.
It would be better to withdraw to the Jianghuai area before the Japanese army encircles you, concentrate on defending the Longhai Line, and prepare for the Battle of Xuzhou;
Take the initiative to declare Jinling an undefended city to avoid destroying Jinling and losing a large number of elite troops.
Tang's opinion was approved by the commander. He and the government were seeking diplomatic means to intervene in Jinling's invasion of China. He believed that after the defense of Jinling, the international situation would change accordingly;
The meeting finally decided that the national government would move the capital to Yuzhong, the military committee would temporarily move to Xingcheng, and the Jinling Defense War would be launched from now on.
The next day, Tang Mengxiao was officially appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Jinling Garrison. Luo Youqing and Liu Xin were deputy commanders, and Zhou Shuqi was the chief of staff. The participating troops included the 71st Army, the 72nd Army, the 74th Army, the 78th Army, the Teaching Corps, and the 66th Army. Army, 83rd Army, 2nd Army, Jiang Defense Army, Air Defense Command, Artillery Headquarters, Military Police Headquarters, 17th Army (13 organic divisions and 15 regiments, about 150,000 people, responsible for defending the front line of Jiangbei Pukou, Army Commander Hu Shoushan);
In another time and space, the veterans of the above-mentioned armies were basically wiped out in Shencheng. Although there were 150,000 soldiers, most of them were temporary recruits. The combat effectiveness dropped very obviously, and Hu Shoushan's 17th Army did not participate at all. , just to prevent the Japanese from taking the opportunity to attack Jiangbei, so the number of troops actually participating in the battle was 150,000.
In this time and space, although the above-mentioned units suffered heavy losses, their structures were still there, and at least half of the veterans were preserved. After adding a certain amount of new recruits, their combat effectiveness was restored, so they fought back and forth with the Japanese on the periphery. This gave the government hope to defend Jinling, and the total military strength was more than 30,000 more than in another time and space. Together with Luo Ying's lone brigade, the total military strength was close to 200,000.
A few days later, after many twists and turns, the lone brigade successfully arrived at Jinling and returned to the army with the support of the main force of the 72nd Army;
Since the lone brigade had been fighting, after returning to Jinling, under the care of Deputy Commander Luo, the second-largest figure in the civil engineering department, they no longer participated in peripheral operations. Instead, they stayed in the city to rest and recuperate as the reserve team of the headquarters, temporarily bidding farewell to the war.
Since being left to fight alone north of the Suzhou River, the lone brigade has been fighting continuously for a month and a half. The soldiers are very tired and are in urgent need of rest. This is a good opportunity for them;
After returning to the army, Luo Ying suddenly had a bunch of mothers-in-law on his head. Luo Ying, who was used to being wild, was really uncomfortable with it. What made him most uncomfortable was that he had to participate in various social activities. Now the Lone Brigade is a star force, and they have never been used to it. The Political Department needs to vigorously publicize the feat of breaking out from the siege of hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers. These are things that make the government look good. The morale of the military and the people need to be encouraged and inspired by him.
For Luo Ying, as long as they don't mess with his troops, it doesn't matter how they mess with him, and he can cooperate;
He understands the need for publicity...
On this day, the Political Department notified him to attend a high-profile press conference, requiring him to attend in a well-dressed manner and wear the Medal of the Blue Sky and White Sun. A large number of Chinese and foreign reporters would be present. He had to answer reporters' questions. This was a matter of national dignity. He said Every word he says must be reviewed by the Political Department. It is no exaggeration to say that he is a high-level puppet.
In view of his previous tradition of speaking freely, the Political Department regulated his speeches and sent a special person to teach him to memorize the manuscript. This person was none other than his sister Luo Yu.
