For Zhang Tianhai, he does not require the special agent company to be as fierce as those special forces units of later generations. He just wants to train this company to be stronger and put the special agent company into battle at critical moments.
Due to the effective combat of the Sichuan Army's 22nd Group Army on the front line, the main force of the Japanese army on Jinpu Road was temporarily stopped in the Zouxian and Liangxiadian areas of Shandong Province, and the smoke of war did not envelope Xuzhou for the time being.
Although the war has not yet come to Xuzhou, the commander-in-chief of the Fifth War Zone, Li Zongren, is not so optimistic. The Sichuan Army can still hold on for now, but the pressure is definitely not small. Once the Sichuan Army suffers heavy casualties and is unable to fight anymore, That's trouble.
In the operations hall of the fifth theater commander's headquarters.
"Chief of Staff Xu, what is the current situation of Zhang Tianhai's regiment?" Li Zongren, who was immersed in studying the combat plan, suddenly raised his head and asked Xu Zuyi.
"I went to inspect once before. They are conducting a general training for the whole regiment. It seems to be very lively. They have also organized some main camp confrontation training and the like." Zhu Zuyi said truthfully.
Li Zongren smiled and said: "This Zhang Yulin is really a restless master. I think it is better to transfer them to Lanling County. This is located in the northeast of Taierzhuang and very close to Linyi. Now the Jinpu Line On the front, in the direction of Zouxian, Deng Xihou's troops of the 22nd Army of the Sichuan Army are still holding up here, and Pang Bingxun's Third Army is also attacking Mengyin, which is very close to the front line."
"But, is it too close here? First, Zhang Yulin's regiment is the essence of our army. Positional warfare and defensive warfare can be left to the Sichuan Army and the Northwest Army. Moreover, they are just a small reinforced regiment. , the whole regiment has only more than 3,200 combatable soldiers. With such a small number of people, as long as the Japanese army launches a fierce attack, they are afraid that they will not be able to last for a day?" Xu Zuyi did not agree with this opinion very much.
Xu Zuyi is not only the chief of staff of the Fifth War Zone, he also served as the director of the Wuhan branch of the Central Military Academy, so he also knows how difficult it is to train these qualified officers, especially those directly under the First Regiment of the Third War Zone. For this kind of army, the deputy battalion commander and above are all students who graduated from the Central Military Academy. It is not easy to be a force of this level.
Like the deputy battalion commander in the Zhiyi Regiment, if he were placed in the Northwest Army and the Sichuan Army, he would at least be a deputy commander.
Precisely because after the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War, the gap of all types of grassroots officers expanded, and a large number of qualified grassroots officers died on the battlefield, so the gap of officers in various elite units increased.
Therefore, Xu Zuyi does not agree with Li Zongren's approach. This kind of elite troops must fight battles at critical moments. If they are placed on the front line to fight positional battles, wouldn't it be a waste?
Li Zongren shook his head and said: "Chief of Staff Xu, please listen to my analysis. Now the Japanese army is not making good progress on all roads. In the future, they will definitely increase their troops across the board. The Japanese army in the southern part of the Jinpu line (that is, the Japanese army in central China) has already gone north to Bengbu. There is no doubt that , their strategic intention is to open up the Jinpu Line and occupy Xuzhou."
Before Xu Zuyi could speak, Li Zongren continued: "Next, the Japanese army in North China will definitely send more troops to Mengyin, Zouxian, and Linyi. The location of Lanling is not a dangerous place. The only advantage is that it is close to the front line. Once there are fighter planes on the front line, When the time comes, you can put it into battle."
"That's all, this is the best arrangement. After all, if there is an emergency on the front line, it is a good thing to have such a regiment. But my suggestion is to mobilize a larger force with stronger combat effectiveness to the vicinity of Linyi when there is time. , their small reinforced group alone is undoubtedly a drop in the bucket." Xu Zuyi sighed.
Li Zongren nodded and said: "Yes, but there is no rush now. Let's see how the situation goes. The war in the southern section of the Jinpu Line is quite urgent now. We still need to have some reserve teams on hand. In addition, Zhang Zizhong came to see me last time. , wants us to transfer his troops to the battle order of the fifth theater. This time the southern section of the Jinpu Line is in emergency, and I am wondering if I should take the opportunity to bring their troops to our fifth theater."
"You can give it a try. It's difficult to get the Central Army now, but it should be possible to get the Northwest Army. What's more, the southern section of the Jinpu Line is in urgent need. I think the Central Committee will not refuse." Xu Zuyi said.
"Well... let's make this decision for the time being!" Li Zongren nodded.
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Liangxiadian, an inconspicuous village, has become a point of repeated contention between China and Japan. The fighting situation is similar to that of the Songhu battlefield and the Luodian battlefield.
Of course, just because it looks like it, it doesn't mean that it's as intense as the Luodian battlefield.
The Luodian battlefield was fought under the joint artillery fire of the Japanese army, navy, and air force, and the opponents were old standing divisions such as Susumu Fujita's Third Division. These standing divisions were equipped with artillery regiments and had Japanese naval forces. The focus of the aviation bomber formation's visit is naturally extraordinary.
The Sichuan Army of the 22nd Army was no match for the Central Army's Adjustment Division on the Songhu battlefield, and the Japanese 106th Division was also no match for the Third Division reinforced by Air Force bombers and artillery regiments.
You know, the 106th Division is a second-class division, even newer than the 13th Division of Ogisu Rihei. After all, the 13th Division still retained a team before it was rebuilt. As for the 106th Division, where even the candidates for the division commander were recruited temporarily, they must be incomparable.
As for the artillery, the 106th Division only needs one artillery brigade to strengthen, and the cavalry brigade has not yet been fully formed. There is only one cavalry squadron, so it can't do much...
As a result, a phenomenon emerged. During the day, the Japanese army desperately attacked Liangxiadian, and at night, the Sichuan Army brothers with rifles in their hands and steel knives on their backs restored the village of Liangxiadian and nearby positions. Well, the battle situation is not so fierce.
"Dear me, this son of a bitch is really carrying it. He's hitting his father's head with cannonballs every day. He's really unworthy of his descendants. These idiots are really just trying to save some money for their wives and children." Okay? You deserve to be cuckolded by your wife when you are cheating." Yin Weiwei cursed angrily with a strong Chengdu accent. Although his fingers were already red from the cold, this did not affect him in the slightest from "greeting" the other person. The fun of the little devil’s family.
The officers and soldiers stationed at this position are the officers and soldiers of the 125th Division, 373rd Brigade, 746th Regiment of the 45th Army of the 22nd Group, and the brigade commander Lu Jiqing personally gave the order.
Since the attack on Liangxiadian where the Japanese troops were stationed on the 16th, Yin Weiwei has been fighting until now. He is the third battalion commander of the 746th Regiment. Since the sneak attack failed on the evening of the 16th, Yin Weiwei was still recorded. Big once.
The weather on the battlefield was extremely cold, and snow was flying in the air. Among the vast white snow, there was also the scream of Japanese artillery shells.
"Boom~~Boom~!!!"
"Boom~~Boom~!!!"
One after another, the shells hit the frozen soil hard, and the fragments of the shells carried the thrown frozen soil and were picked up in all directions. A little carelessness can kill you, so you can't help but treat it with care.
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