With Wei He's temporary battalion staying behind, Zhang Tianhai's worried heart finally calmed down by half. The next thing he wanted to do was to urge the team to move forward at full speed. Even if these common people were not rushing quickly, it would not be possible. We must hurry.
The Japanese army did not have much time left for them. It is estimated that the equipment and personnel of the First Battalion could not last long. It was estimated that it only lasted for more than two hours. Although these Japanese troops were not reinforced by aircraft and artillery at night, the personnel of the First Battalion could not last long. The composition is mixed, and they have not been systematically tempered and trained. They just rely on their full blood and courage, and that's all.
Moreover, the ammunition reserved was relatively insufficient. Yes, more than 400 rifles were left for them, and a dozen light and heavy machine guns were also left for them. However, these little devils they killed were not considered rich to begin with. , the supplies haven’t even caught up after the battle.
It is precisely because of this that Zhang Tianhai said that this mission was a near-death mission. The officers and soldiers of the First Battalion had to withstand the attack from the absolute main force of the Japanese army, and the key point was that they were at an absolute disadvantage in terms of personnel and guns and ammunition.
After transferring the First Battalion out of the common people, Zhang Tianhai transferred Liu Houming back to him. After all, it was really inconvenient for him not to have a trusted confidant who could fully command him. No, Zhang Tianhai directly transferred the Fourth Battalion to him. Li Zuoliang is fully responsible for the transfer of civilians.
Liu Houming came back as his guard and commander of Xiao Peihuan Company and Yang Dinghe Machine Gun Company. As a qualified regiment-level commander, he must stand in the position of commanding operations instead of continuing to lead the charge.
Like the situation just now, it was because of necessity. If he, the regiment leader, did not take the lead, the officers and soldiers below would probably not be able to muster much fighting spirit. More importantly, the officers and soldiers of the fourth battalion had not tried it. He serves as the coordinated infantry of the tank, so from this point of view, he, Captain Zhang, has to bite the bullet.
After watching the civilian team and the officers and soldiers of the Second Battalion pass by, Zhang Tianhai immediately waved his hand for the machine gun company and Xiao Peixuan Company to follow, and then began to slowly deviate from the direction of Chunhua Town where the First Battalion was located in the west direction.
The camera then turned to the Chunhua Town position.
After commanding the troops to enter the position, Wei He gathered together the company commanders of the First Battalion. He said: "Brothers, I also know that I, Wei He, are not as good as you in terms of qualifications; in terms of education, I Not as good as you, but what I want to say is, let’s brainstorm now to see how we can fight this battle, win this battle, and then retreat.”
The three lieutenant and company commanders present looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
"I won't lie about it. In fact, I just became the company commander not long ago. Before my butt was even warmed up by the position of company commander, I was appointed as the temporary commander of the first battalion. Let's put it this way, I command It's quite difficult to bring more than two hundred people, let alone command seven or eight hundred people. If calculated according to normal standards, how can this be regarded as a strengthened battalion?" Wei He said very frankly, well, accurately Said he was very single.
Finally, a company commander spoke: "Captain Wei, I think it's better to distribute our three companies in a triangle. In this case, unless the Japanese army surrounds us all, the Japanese army will attack any corner of us. In addition, Both sides can provide maximum support. Even if the Japanese army attacks our corners, we still have a way out, right?"
Wei He and the others thought about it for a while, and it was the same reason. It seemed that this plan was relatively safe.
"I agree with the second company commander's opinion. Let's concentrate most of the light and heavy machine guns in the direction of Tangshan Town and Niushou Mountain. As for the retreat route, just leave two light machine guns." Wei He spoke first, If there is no light machine gun to suppress the enemy's firepower when retreating, then there is no way to escape.
At this moment, another company commander spoke up: "I think it is too early to discuss the retreat. It would be good to leave two light machine guns in a platoon as a mobile force, but don't forget why. Chief Zhang wants to keep us here."
Wei He frowned when he heard this: Yes, it seems that even if we want to retreat, we have to survive for three hours.
"Then what's your opinion, third company commander?" the second company commander asked.
The third company commander thought for a while and said: "Find a way to complete the mission first. Our enemy will not leave us too much time. Just follow the triangular position distribution you mentioned before, but it needs to be changed. Just now I After observing the terrain of the position here, we found that the position here has two major lines, with their sides and backs leaning towards Niushou Mountain. After the Japanese army occupied the position, they did not make much changes. Our weakness is the mountain road behind it. If If the situation permits, we can arrange a company to attack the Japanese troops coming down from Niushou Mountain."
"But we only have seven or eight hundred people, do we still need to divide our troops?" Wei He questioned.
"We have to divide our troops, otherwise we won't be able to survive for three hours with just a few of us, so we can only do it by chance." The third company commander opened up his mind and began to talk nonstop, "You think, We are now at night, and the enemy's strength is closest to ours at this time. Judging from the situation, we are waiting for work, and the Japanese army is following us. They must not be as good as us in terms of geographical control. We can take advantage of the night , catch his son of a bitch off guard."
"Okay, this is a good idea. As long as they are stunned and can't find the east, west, north, and south, it will be a good opportunity for our retreat or the evacuation of a large force." The first company commander who had been silent until now spoke, "But which company will serve as this assault force?"
"I think the third company commander can lead the brothers of the third company to carry out this task." The second company commander first introduced the third company commander, "This plan was proposed by the third company commander. It must be better for the third company commander to carry out this task. "
"I agree." The first company commander also voted with a show of hands.
"What do you think of the third company commander?" Wei He looked at the third company commander.
The third company commander gritted his teeth and said: "I can take on this task, but I require each of my company's officers and soldiers to carry two grenades."
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The camera turned to the side of Nakawa Bridge again. At this time, Takahashi Masatake finally waited for the reinforcements mentioned by the commander of the Ogisu Rippei Division. Indeed, he was a little surprised. He knew that reinforcements like a regiment would be sent, but he did not expect them. Even troops from the Sixth Division came.
"Takahashi-kun, listen, the division commander has specifically ordered you and me to cooperate with the 13th Regiment to pursue the greatest results. This pursuit has even alerted the Central China Dispatch Army Headquarters. . Therefore, it is necessary to coordinate operations. Your Excellency, the division commander, will immediately lead the main force of the division headquarters to pursue us. Now our three regiments are temporarily under your command. Take action, Takahashi-kun!" The new 58th Regiment came for reinforcements. Team co-captain Soeda Uki ran to Takahashi Masatake and lowered his voice.
"Suga, I understand, Soeda-kun." Takahashi Masatake nodded.
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PS: An update is coming. This chapter is a little late. I’m going to check my health this afternoon. Post-op review half a year later, so I didn’t update in time this afternoon, sorry.
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