Zhang Tianhai was serious about reviewing the troops. He had to see with his own eyes how well his troops had been trained before he could feel confident.
In the next week, there is no telling whether he will evacuate with the commander's department. In short, he must lead the troops to prepare for battle in advance!
As for the transfer of refugees, he has done his best. Hang Liwu has already said that he has asked Tang Shengzhi about this matter. Even Tang Shengzhi, the garrison commander, has not evacuated these refugees, not to mention that Zhang Tianhai is only a small boy. Where is the young group leader?
It is impossible for him to rescue more than 200,000 refugees by himself. It is better to train the troops more quickly and then fight to the death with the Japanese army. The torrent of history cannot be stopped by an individual.
At this time, it was already dark. After gathering the four battalions in a relatively open place, Zhang Tianhai and Guo Qiliang began to inspect the four battalions.
The review mentioned by Zhang Tianhai and Guo Qiliang is not so much a review as it is to see the mental state of these officers and soldiers. If the spirit and fighting spirit are not good, then they must find ways to boost morale. After all, The current Zhiyi regiment is still a strengthened regiment made up of broken troops.
The defeat is not terrible. The most fearful thing is that the enemy will destroy their spirit and morale. A team without spirit and morale will only collapse on the battlefield.
Compared with the 216th Regiment before the war, the current Zhiyi Regiment is still far behind. On this point, both Zhang Tianhai and Guo Qiliang are very clear - the quality and morale of the officers are not as good as before, which has always been a victorious force. The Thirty-sixth Division has a kind of confidence, which is battlefield confidence. This is the strong self-confidence of a unit from the battlefield.
After seeing that the mental state and morale of the officers and soldiers were relatively high, Zhang Tianhai and Guo Qiliang left. It was time to inspect Lu Shaojie's second battalion and Wang Ziqing's third battalion. The first battalion was the battalion Zhang Tianhai valued most, so He wanted to save the review until the end.
When we arrived at the Second Battalion's headquarters, the Second Battalion had just finished its meeting and was now at the end of the meeting. The arrival of Zhang Tianhai and Guo Qiliang delayed their meeting that was supposed to end soon.
Just like he did at the Fourth Battalion Headquarters, Zhang Tianhai once again repeated what he just said. Even if he was a four-time repeater, he would still compare the four battalions. As the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison.
For the battalion commanders, this review is like an assessment, testing their ability to lead troops.
When the remaining three battalions were inspected in batches, it was already an hour later. Zhang Tianhai made a comprehensive analysis and found that in general, the mental outlook of each battalion was still very good. After all, it was the veterans of the first battalion who brought them out. The team, coupled with various aspects such as equipment bonuses, have strengthened their confidence to a certain extent.
After all, the guy in hand is good and the waist is strong. What if we let them try it with a fire stick? Anyone who doesn't run is a fool.
"Lao Guo, what do you think of our four battalions?" After returning to the regiment headquarters, Zhang Tianhai began to ask Guo Qiliang. He also wanted to hear the latter's views on the review results. After all, What a person can see is limited.
Guo Qiliang thought for a while and said: "To be honest, the four battalions of our regiment are very good in terms of mental outlook and other aspects. If they are pulled out, it will not be a problem to fight a tough battle. The key is not to collapse when the battle begins. .”
"If we don't collapse, it depends on our command skills. The enemy is far superior to our regiment in terms of heavy firepower. Even if they have the number of grenades in a regiment, coupled with the support of artillery, we will not have the advantage." Zhang Tianhai He said in a deep voice, "In the battle in Nanjing, if our regiment goes to the front line, we probably won't be able to come back."
"Hmm..." Guo Qidian nodded.
Suddenly, the regimental meeting room fell silent, with only the ticking of the telegram in the next room. This topic was too heavy.
It was Guo Qiliang who was the first to break the silence: "Old Zhang, it's just the two of us now. To be honest, I really don't want us to be together. How much effort we have spent on this, especially you, back then He even went to the shelter to rob people at the risk of being shot."
Zhang Tianhai was silent for a moment and said: "Our regiment has grown from only more than 300 people to a strengthened regiment with more than 3,000 people today. We have indeed put in a lot of hard work, but the Ministry of Military Affairs wants us to Isn’t the purpose just to make some contributions on the anti-Japanese battlefield? In the battle of Nanjing, I’m afraid our regiment was not the only one to die..."
Zhang Tianhai, who is familiar with history, knows that in the Nanjing defense battle, the most elite German weapons troops were wiped out. Even the Thirty-sixth Division, which was the only remaining fruitful force, was half disabled, let alone the Seventy-fourth Army. There were also troops like Xu Yuanquan's Second Corps, which suffered a lot of casualties.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that there is no chance of winning the battle in Nanjing, but a battle has to be fought - Nanjing is the capital of the Republic of China, and the capital can be surrendered. Is there any place that cannot be given up? In the long run, the countermeasures against Japan are very unfavorable.
Guo Qiliang sighed heavily and said: "Nanjing is about to become a dead city. Behind us is the Yangtze River. The First Army stationed in Pukou on the opposite side of the Yangtze River has received the death order from Chief Tang. Qixia Mountain in the northeast will soon be We are about to fall into the flames of war; I hope Yuhuatai to the east can withstand the Japanese firepower, but I don't think it will last long. The 88th Division has not been fully replenished before it is pulled to Yuhuatai and Guanghuamen; The 74th Army in the south has also been at war with the Japanese army. When these three sides are conquered by the Japanese army, it will be the day when we will die for our country."
Guo Qiliang is not that kind of person with a short-sighted strategic vision. On the contrary, his grades were already very good when he was studying in Huangpu. After getting all the memories of his predecessor Zhang Yulin, Zhang Tianhai naturally knows what the former is capable of, otherwise he would be full. Would you ask for a bottle of oil to hold you back?
Zhang Tianhai also knew that what Guo Qiliang said was the truth, but he felt that the conversation could not continue in this direction. If it continued like this, everyone's confidence would be lost, so he said: "Now with our four camps , if we can be pulled to the front line, I believe that our regiment's strength can kill and injure many Japanese troops. We are not afraid of death, but little Japan will not take too big advantage of us."
"Old Zhang, I understand what you mean. You are afraid that even we will not have the confidence to fight. How can we continue to fight, right?" Guo Qiliang said with a wry smile, "Actually, Qiliang is not afraid of death. He came from Huangpu. I had predicted that such a day would come that day. I was very happy to die on the battlefield of the National War. Otherwise, let’s start studying the evolution of the battle soon. After all, it may be necessary for us to go into battle as a group. It’s probably a good idea to be mentally prepared!”
"Yes. Okay." Zhang Tianhai nodded in agreement with Guo Qiliang's suggestion. After all, the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. The deduction method proposed by Guo Qiliang is also excellent, especially conducive to cultivating the staff's judgment and prediction abilities. .
Yes, that's right, Zhang Tianhai was skeptical about the ability of the three staff officers at the regiment headquarters who were temporarily rushing to sell ducks, so he felt that it was necessary to cultivate their business capabilities.
But as soon as the two of them finished speaking, their stomachs began to growl. It turned out that the two of them had been busy reviewing the troops and even forgot to eat dinner, so their stomachs were growling with hunger at this moment.
"Liu Houming, call the cooking class to prepare a quick dinner for the three of us!" Zhang Tianhai called to Liu Houming who was standing at the door.
"Yes, group seat!" Liu Houming responded.
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PS: This is another chapter. The plot of this chapter progresses slowly and there is a lot of foreshadowing. I can only thank everyone for your understanding.
Thanks to Qidian book friend Lao Zi Mo Daode for the 100-point reward!
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