The Japanese attack has come to an end, and the bloody battle triggered by a reconnaissance team caused heavy losses to both sides. The three troops on both sides of the Nu River were licking their wounds and did not dare to make any other moves for the time being. This caused a brief calm on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, which were originally under fire.
The veterinarian and medical company stayed at the Yushi Field Hospital, because most of the wounded from the Sichuan Army Corps were here, and it was convenient for the medical company to stay and take care of them. After all, the place here is spacious and the environment is relatively clean, which is more helpful for the recovery of the wounded.
Xing Fuquan's second battalion was placed at Zhongbatan. The third regiment of Yu Division was basically wiped out, and Yu Xiaoqing was unable to defend the upper reaches. If we divide our forces, the defensive strength of the lower line will be dwarfed by comparison. At this point, the garrison of the Sichuan Army was exactly what he wanted.
But Liao Mingyu’s help was not in vain. I can help you garrison, but I need to provide ammunition, right? After all, you, Master Yu, are considered wealthy. I have to pay you some wages for working part-time, right?
After this battle, the entire Sichuan Army's ammunition was depleted. Zhao Gongming's supplies have not yet been delivered, and the system has been upgraded in the past two days and cannot be contacted. To be honest, the Sichuan Army has now reached a very critical moment.
Ammunition, ammunition, without bullets the gun becomes a fire stick. If the Japanese army attacks again, will they have to carry bayonets again? So the next day, Liao Mingyu brought people over to settle accounts with Yu Xiaoqing.
"Based on the current situation, it is not impossible for the Japanese army to attack again. Commander Yu, think about it, Zhongba Beach has become a key point, like a loophole in the entire Nujiang defense line."
Liao Mingyu stood inside the Yu Division headquarters, pointing at a map and talking endlessly. And in front of him, Yu Xiaoqing's dark face seemed to be dripping with water.
"It's okay to help you defend, but our army's ammunition consumption is really serious. I won't argue with you about artillery shells. You have to give me 300,000 rounds of 79 bullets and 5,000 grenades. By the way, there are also heavy machine guns. At least 20 of them, our heavy machine guns were blown up a lot in yesterday's battle, you have to send people to arrange cover on both wings."
To run out of bullets, you need a machine gun, and to run out of machine guns, you need flank protection, which directly turned Yu Xiaoqing's face into a black face. He finally couldn't help it anymore: "Commander Liao, why don't you go and grab it? Go and see how many heavy machine guns I have in one division. There aren't that many bullets, so my own troops have to use them too."
"Then there's no need to discuss it. You can figure it out on your own in Zhongbatan. I'm not a saint. I'll help you twice before I think twice." Liao Mingyu simply gave up his choice and summoned the communications soldier:
"Contact the Second Battalion Commander and immediately exit the Zhongbatan position and return to Jiqipo!"
"Oh, Captain Liao, don't be impatient. If it's easy to discuss, let's talk slowly."
The peacemaker Tang Ji quickly stepped forward to comfort him, and then turned his head and glared at Yu Xiaoqing, indicating that he put the overall situation first.
Yu Xiaoqing was holding back his anger. If it weren't for the fact that he had no choice but to rely on the Sichuan Legion to help with the garrison, he really wouldn't want to deal with this shameless guy. Yesterday, he seemed to have an expression of national justice, but today he behaves like a common citizen.
Liao Mingyu didn't think much about it. What happened yesterday was called an emergency. It was necessary to have a dead lip and cold teeth. After this, it will be a long-term cooperation. If we don’t set the rules first, will we suffer a loss?
"The amounts mentioned by Captain Liao are too big, and Yu can't do it. Just...a little less." Yu Xiaoqing sighed and said helplessly.
"At least 300,000 rounds of bullets, 800 rifles, 20 light machine guns, 10 heavy machine guns, and you can take the grenades. Don't forget that I haven't argued with you about the batch of medicine in the hospital. If it weren't for our Sichuan Army Corps Can't you kill half of your hundreds of wounded?" Liao Mingyu continued to speak loudly, saying that they were all for nothing anyway.
"Captain Liao, this is a bit difficult for us."
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The two waves of people went back and forth for a long time but still couldn't reach a consensus. Seeing that Yu Xiaoqing's bottom line was almost touched, Liao Mingyu set his sights on the hospital again.
I heard from Chen Jize that the bearded commander of the Third Regiment of the Yu Division was from the 29th Army and was quite fierce in fighting. Now he is seriously injured and lying on a hospital bed. He had some intentions for this officer, so he took him along with him while bargaining.
Fan Xiangwu was not from his direct line in the first place, but was an officer arranged by Shangfeng. Now the Third Regiment has ceased to exist in name only, and he will not be used again even if it is reorganized in the future. For the sake of that batch of medicines, Yu Xiaoqing simply packaged them together with the remaining dozens of people from the third regiment and gave them to Liao Mingyu.
In the end, Yu Xiaoqing agreed to give him 200,000 rounds of ammunition and 10,000 yuan as military supplies. Not a single gun was given to him, so he had to keep it to rebuild the third regiment. I was given 3,000 grenades. In addition, Fan Xiangwu, commander of the third regiment, and more than 30 remaining men of the Northwest Army from his guard company. Others refused to let go.
Liao Mingyu can accept these supplies, but he doesn't like the guns. Anyway, when Zhao Gongming comes over next time, the remaining two battalions of the Sichuan Army should change their equipment. The main reason is that they are short of bullets. With these 200,000 bullets, they can support it. a period of time.
Finally, Liao Mingyu led the soldiers of the Sichuan Army back to Jiqipo. He had a lot to do. After this battle, there were also vacancies in the Sichuan Army's establishment, and many affairs had to be rearranged.
The one with the greatest casualties was Chen Jize's Third Battalion. The third battalion had the worst equipment. Bayonet attacks and Japanese shelling caused serious attrition of the troops. Only one-third of the more than 1,200 people left the battlefield, almost crippling the organization. The Guard Battalion and the Second Battalion also suffered some casualties, and the First Battalion was in relatively good condition. The entire Sichuan Army suffered a total of about 1,100 casualties.
In comparison, the situation of the Yu Division was even more tragic. The third regiment was directly destroyed, and the other two main regiments also suffered a lot of losses. More than two thousand people were lost.
Ayi's fourth battalion transferred 400 recruits to supplement the third battalion, and then transferred 200 veterans from the first and second battalions to the third battalion. The remaining more than 300 recruits of the fourth battalion were added to the vacancies of the first and second battalions. This arrangement can ensure that the combat effectiveness of the troops is balanced to the greatest extent.
When the hundreds of wounded in the hospital recover and return to the army, the organization of the three main battalions of the Sichuan Army will be restored to complete. But it was a bitter experience for Ayi. He became the bare commander within two days of being the battalion commander.
In the next few days, none of the three parties made much movement, especially the Japanese troops on the west bank, who huddled on the Nantianmen and continued to be their pangolins.
No one gained from this battle. Nearly three thousand casualties and more than a dozen field guns were destroyed, morale also plummeted, and the huge losses drove Takeuchi Rianshan almost crazy.
Impulse is the devil, and Takeuchi can be considered a rational person. He knows that at times like this, he must stay calm. This risky attack had already explained everything. The Chinese on the other side were far stronger than he imagined.
Taking advantage of this period of calm, he let the troops proceed as planned and continued to hollow out the mountain of Nantianmen to connect his fortress with the underground transportation channel.
The loss of the artillery position gave him a wake-up call. He now hated that small Chinese army, and sent many patrol teams to patrol around Nantianmen day and night. They even carried out large-scale raids on several small towns to the west of Nantianmen, and the people living here were persecuted extremely miserably by them.
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