God has said that if he wants to destroy people, he must first make them crazy.
Obviously, the entire Isoya division, as well as the southward troops under the command of Isoya Rensuke, were all caught up in this very crazy state.
"Setani-kun, how do you think we can hold on to completely delay time?" Isotani Rensuke looked at Major General Setani Kei, captain of the Setani detachment and commander of the 33rd Brigade.
After thinking for a while, Setani Kei said: "I think it is still necessary to defend the villages outside first to slow down the Chinese army's attack on us."
"Is there really no other way?" Isotani Rensuke murmured to himself, and then he sighed again.
"Your Excellency, the division commander, we can only defend at this stage. We have no choice. Please forgive me for my incompetence!" Keitani lowered his head and said, his face full of shame.
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The battle order was issued, but Tang Enbo's army did not take immediate action.
The fifth theater, the headquarters of the 20th Army Corps.
Tang Enbo's legion headquarters was set up in a small village near the front line of Yi County. It was noon, and the house that should have been dark was now brightly lit.
Tang Enbo, who was a little out of shape and fat, looked at the military map carefully. He was only thirty-seven years old this year, and he was already the commander of a legion of nearly 70,000 people. He had one thing in common with all those who learned about it at a young age: he also had some Kuang, once the 20th Army Corps entered the battle, they achieved a series of military operations, and they were victorious one after another. It must be said that he did have Kuang's capital.
"Yudong (Guan Linzheng's surname), the battle in the Lincheng section of Yixian County has come to an end at this stage. Now it's time to head south. Do you think various transfer methods are more reasonable?" Tang Enbo put his hands behind his back and asked Guan Linzheng beside him.
"The enemy is currently advancing towards the city in a mobile manner. The number of troops is unknown. However, for the sake of safety, I suggest that after moderate resistance, our 52nd Army will withdraw safely at night." Guan Linzheng said seriously. road.
After Tang Enbo thought for a while, he said: "Yudong's words are still inappropriate. The Japanese army is now rushing towards the city. If nothing unexpected happens, it is the reinforcement of the fifth division of the Japanese army Seishiro Itagaki. This Japanese army Since it can penetrate the Linyi defense line, it must have a lot of troops. After Xiangcheng, it is Lanling County. With the small strength of Lanling County alone, it is impossible to stop the Japanese army from advancing, and it is impossible to stop it. The pace of the Japanese army's advance. If the 52nd Army does not retreat quickly, then the main force of the Japanese army in Taierzhuang will respond to the Japanese army moving south and swoop towards Lanling and Xiangcheng with all its strength. Our 52nd Army is very likely to We are surrounded by Japanese troops, so we must retreat quickly. Fight in the direction of Taierzhuang!"
"Commander of the Army, please forgive me for speaking bluntly. If we retreat quickly, that is, during the day, we will most likely be bombed by Japanese aircraft. Not only will the army be in danger of collapse, but the enemy will also be aware of our presence. Combat intention. I believe that the daytime transfer is a plan and will never work." Guan Linzheng objected. As Chiang Kai-shek's true disciple and die-hard supporter, he was not afraid of Tang Enbo.
Seeing the expression of firm opposition on Guan Linzheng's face, Tang Enbo knew that Guan Linzheng was firmly opposed to his opinion. In addition, what Guan Linzheng said was indeed reasonable, so he could only agree with Guan Linzheng's opinion.
"Okay, let's move at night! After passing Lanling County, immediately head towards Taierzhuang!" Tang Enbo said seriously.
"Yes! Sir, you are wise." Guan Linzheng stood at attention and saluted.
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In fact, in terms of the overall situation, everyone can see very clearly that the location of Lanling County is not unknown to Lanling County Magistrate Chen Dazhi, so he tried every means to keep Zhang Tianhai's troops in Lanling, but there was no way. The order Zhang Tianhai received was personally issued by Li Zongren, commander-in-chief of the Fifth War Zone.
Part of the Japanese Fifth Division forcibly penetrated the Linyi position and marched toward Taierzhuang along the roads to Xiangcheng and Lanling.
Lanling County can also be said to be a county very close to Taierzhuang. The urgent march only took about one day. The Japanese army fought so fiercely in the direction of Taierzhuang. How could the Lanling elders at that time not know?
Zhang Tianhai's regiment is more than enough to defend the city, but if it attacks in the direction of Taierzhuang, it will inevitably be hit head-on by the Japanese army led by the enemy's Jigu Lianjie Division. So considering this, Li Zongren thought at that time The first regiment directly under Zhang Tianhai's third theater was temporarily stationed at Zhangshan Mountain in the southwest of Yixian County and Xigaohuang Temple south of Tianzhu Mountain to cope with the frontline war and to provide reinforcements to Yixian County at any time.
In the next few days, Zhang Tianhai kept his troops rested and ready to fight at any time. On the other hand, he continued to send reconnaissance troops to Zhangshan, Tianzhu, and Baishan mountains to conduct reconnaissance and searches. Zhang Tianhai always believed that there would be It is a key point in the later battlefield.
And he still has an impression of this battle. For example, when Isoya Rensuke led the remnants of the enemy to Zhangshan or Tianzhu Mountain, he established a position here in an attempt to wait for the enemy's North China Front Army. When the reinforcements arrived, the Zhou Qi Division of the 75th Army, which was responsible for leading the front-line attack on Zhangshan and Tianzhu Mountains, suffered heavy casualties due to poor combat performance. The furious Chiang Kai-shek directly removed him from the position of army commander.
So at this time, he felt it was necessary to send troops to conduct a preliminary reconnaissance and understanding of Zhangshan and Tianzhu Mountains.
Xigaohuang Temple is the temporary headquarters of the First Regiment directly under the Third War Zone.
Guo Qiliang and Zhou Fangjie both stood next to Zhang Tianhai and looked at the sand table on the map. Other combat staff were also here.
"Regiment leader, I believe that now that the war is about to begin, we really shouldn't send more troops to Zhangshan, Tianzhu, and Baishan for reconnaissance. Not to mention this waste of manpower and material resources, the key point is that it is of no use." In Guo Qiliang's opinion, these mountains have no strategic value at all, they are just a few well-known mountains in Yixian County.
"Chief of Staff Guo, I think we should take a longer-term view. There is Commander Sun Lianzhong's Second Army in Taierzhuang. Even if the Second Army suffered heavy casualties, it would not be as heavy as the Sichuan Army in Teng County. Furthermore, Chief Tang Enbo's 20th Army Corps is also being ordered to be transferred to Taierzhuang. If there are no accidents, Tang Enbo's Army Corps should be the core of the Taierzhuang battle. In addition, Chief Zhou Qi's 75th Army Corps, plus the principal It goes without saying that the independent artillery regiments transferred from other theaters will win this battle. What we should be thinking about is how to get a piece of the pie in this final battle." Zhang Tianhai said seriously.
At this moment, Zhou Fangjie next to him spoke up: "Yes, I also agree with what the regiment said. No matter how elite our regiment is, no matter how capable it is, it is still just a small regiment. This battle, at least It has to be a battle at the division level or above. No matter how short of men and troops the commander's department is, it is impossible for our regiment to be mobilized. So we just need to find ways to win this final battle."
"I think so too, as long as we can fight this final battle well. Our regiment is the same, we can become famous all over the world in one fell swoop. Besides, our army is not well-equipped with weapons. The only shortcoming is that there are few veterans. Well, when that time comes, we should also give little Japan a little surprise." When Zhang Tianhai said this, he was gearing up and excited. Obviously, he was quite confident in his troops.
To put it bluntly, I don't have enough experience, so I have to scrape together the equipment.
Judging from the current equipment and ammunition reserves of the Zhiyi Regiment, it is not difficult to do well in the final battle - after all, the Japanese troops who have just broken out are also a group of bereaved dogs, the kind that are in constant fear all day long.
Treat such a group of enemy troops. If Zhang Tianhai doesn't even have this confidence, then he might as well stop messing around and hand over the position of group leader to someone else. Someone else will definitely shine in this position and become bigger and stronger.
Again, the guy in his hand can only be tough if he has a strong waist. Without this diamond, he would definitely not take on this porcelain job.
At this point, Zhang Tianhai's self-positioning is still very clear.
"Okay, then I have nothing to say, so I have to choose to believe you." Guo Qiliang said helplessly. When it comes to fighting, he is really no match for the two people in front of him.
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PS: Here comes the first update, I will definitely pay off my debt tomorrow! ! ! I'm going to bed, good night everyone.
