What surprised Zhang Tianhai was that just the explosion of an artillery position could make these extremely cruel and evil-doing little devils retreat? !
Looking at the retreating figures of the Japanese troops, Zhang Tianhai could hardly believe his eyes!
Did these Japanese soldiers escape so quickly? What's going on with the corpses left on the ground? Countless ideas flashed through Zhang Tianhai's mind.
After all, the Japanese army usually attaches great importance to the corpses of their comrades. Even if they are in a hurry, they will cut off the fingers of their comrades, take them back to Japan, and burn them again, as a memory for their families.
This time they were so anxious that they didn't even collect the body, let alone cut off the fingers.
As a qualified commander, Zhang Tianhai must anticipate everything that may happen on the battlefield in order to judge the general trend of the battlefield.
"Order people to deal with the wounded immediately and rescue as many brothers as possible!" Zhang Tianhai said in a deep voice. Although he was confused at this time, he was still quite calm on the surface.
"Yes, group seat." Li Chunfei responded.
Zhang Tianhai analyzed it carefully and found that there were probably only three reasons why the Japanese army retreated in such a hurry at this time: The first was that the pursuers of Tang Enbo's army were approaching. The Japanese army saw that there was no hope of capturing Zhangshan, so they retreated in a hurry ; The second reason is that the senior commander of the Japanese army ordered the troops attacking Zhangshan to evacuate urgently; the third reason is that the war in Yixian County is tight, so it is necessary for the troops attacking Zhangshan to evacuate urgently to support the battle in Yixian County .
However, Zhang Tianhai calmed down and thought about it carefully, and found that the latter two were actually unlikely.
The Japanese army's retreat plan was definitely not made in a hurry, but was planned for a long time, and it was a combat order that was conveyed after very careful calculation.
Even if it is an evacuation, unless it is extremely urgent, the already established battle plan will generally not be changed. After all, changes in part of the planned plan will have a great impact on the next battle situation.
However, when Colonel Akashiba Yaezo decided to run away, he first called the division commander Isotani Rensuke and informed the division commander that Zhangshan had been occupied by the enemy's elite troops and had passed by. After a fierce battle, they paid a heavy price and could not win. Now that the pursuers were approaching, they could only apply for a retreat and so on.
Regarding the occurrence of this unexpected emergency, Isotani Rensuke had no choice but to approve the request for retreat from Colonel Akashiba Yaezo.
After all, the casualties of the 10th Division are already high enough. If it continues, what will it do besides burying Akashiba Yaezo's 10th Regiment and Kato Yushin's Regiment?
Therefore, it will not work without approval.
What the Isoya Agency never expected was that Colonel Akashiba Yaezo had already run away with his troops when he sent the request telegram to him. As for sending a request report, it was just to make up for the procedures. , otherwise it would be quite troublesome if the people from the General Staff Headquarters would blame him in the future.
So, at dawn when the sky was dark, the Japanese army ran away.
At this time, the leading troops of Dai Anlan's 73rd Brigade of Tang Enbo's Corps also reached Zhangshan. However, by the time they arrived at Zhangshan, the battle was over, leaving only the Japanese cars and artillery crackling. Burning.
In addition to the smell of gunpowder smoke, there was also the smell of burnt human flesh floating in the air.
Some recruits of the 73rd Brigade couldn't stop vomiting to the side after realizing that the smell was of burning human flesh.
But they couldn't vomit it out. Their food was limited to begin with, and after exercising, they had already digested a lot, and they couldn't vomit it out, so they could only retch.
After seeing this scene, Dai Anlan frowned slightly: Although the 25th Division is a unit with more backbones in the 13th Army, it still has too many new recruits.
Except for Zheng Dongguo's second division, the other three divisions have added a lot of new soldiers to varying degrees. While their combat effectiveness has declined, there are still many unexpected situations.
Just like now, it can be seen.
"It seems that the fighting here is very fierce. Brigadier Dai." said Tan Yizhi, chief of staff of the 25th Division Major General.
"Yes, sir. It is said that there is only one regiment of troops stationed here in Zhangshan, which was seconded from the Third War Zone to the Fifth War Zone." Dai Anlan said with a frown. Although he and Tan Yizhi both hold the rank of major general, Tan Yizhi belongs to the division. Dai is the third-term graduate of Huangpu, and Tan is the second-term graduate of Huangpu, so there is nothing wrong with calling him "chief."
"Yes, I heard about it too. This regiment is still a strengthened regiment. I heard that the total strength is close to 4,000, which is comparable to your 73rd Brigade. It is said that the commander of this regiment is still He's a junior student from the seventh period of Huangpu. It's so irritating that people are more popular than others. Is this a rocket on your butt?" Tan Yizhi said with a smile. After all, the national army was winning every battle in the Taierzhuang battle. I think he was in a bad mood. It’s hard to do well.
"It seems that this is a star team. Our junior brother seems to have a very promising future. The seventh-term student of Huangpu can be the leader of the reinforcement group. If this guy is from before the fourth term, , I might not be able to become a division commander, or a brigade commander." Dai Anlan smiled dumbly.
"It seems that we have to meet this junior. Let's see if this junior is really that powerful." Tan Yizhi said with a smile.
"Okay, let's go!" With that said, two military off-road jeeps set off towards the center of the battle.
Fortunately, the sky was already slightly bright at this time, and the leading soldier was holding a red army flag with a blue sky and white sun on the ground, otherwise the mortar company of the regiment would have opened fire directly.
After all, they have absorbed the experience just now. If these little Japanese are given another twenty minutes or half an hour, they may rush to the battlefield directly.
Therefore, whether it is the four mortars of the first and third battalion machine gun companies, or the six mortars of the mortar company, they are already ready to go.
Even the small shells of the grenade are ready to be thrown at any time. In other words, if someone enters unprepared and unknowingly, and an accidental attack occurs, at least half the company will have to be reimbursed with this level of firepower, right? And it’s the kind that gets reimbursed in the first round.
"Stop shooting and get ready! It's a friendly force! It's a friendly force!!!" After Zhang Tianhai found out that it was a friendly force, he ordered the messengers to go down and convey the information quickly to avoid unnecessary conflicts.
Taking advantage of the bright light, Dai Anlan and Tan Yizhi walked in and found that the ground was full of corpses of Japanese soldiers. Many of them had their hands and limbs broken by mortar shells. Some of them were even worse. The intestines fell outside.
"Look at this, our little brother's army is quite good. There are corpses on the ground, and it looks like the little devil has tried his best." Tan Yizhi's eyes were very sharp, and he could tell the difference at a glance.
If there were only three or four mortars, it would be impossible to create such a formation!
"This is a formation that requires at least five mortars to carry out bombardment. Otherwise, it would be impossible for so many people to have their hands and feet blown off. Only mortars can achieve such a long distance here. The range of grenades is not that far at all, and the range of field artillery is not that close. The only distance at this distance is mortars." Dai Anlan added.
"I think it's not just the fifth gate, but at least the eighth gate. Anyway, let's go up and talk about it!" Tan Yizhi said.
"Okay!" Dai Anlan responded, and the guard company behind him followed closely, fearing that he would be attacked by the enemy troops who had not yet had time to retreat.
As Dai Anlan and Tan Yizhi walked up, a voice came from the front: "Which department are you from?!"
"Tell them directly that we are from the 20th Legion!" Tan Yizhi said very domineeringly.
"Yes, sir!" Tan Yizhi's accompanying staff responded, then stepped forward and shouted loudly: "Brothers in front, we are the troops of the 20th Army Corps of Chief Tang Enbo! Please inform your commander, we are the 25th Army Corps. Commander Qin of the division and Brigadier Dai of the 73rd Brigade have both arrived!"
"Okay! Just wait a moment, and I'll report to our group!" the platoon leader replied loudly.
After a while, Zhang Tianhai arrived to inform Dai Anlan and Tan Yizhi of their location.
After all, Dai Anlan and Tan Yi were both from Huangpu. They could be said to be their seniors in this life. They both belonged to the Central Military Faction and were both Huangpu students. They should be received with the highest courtesy.
It's wartime now, so there's no such thing as a critical moment, but at least you have to come out to greet it, right? So, Zhang Tianhai came to greet him in person.
After seeing Dai Anlan and Tan Yizhi, Zhang Tianhai gave a military salute: "Hello, sirs. My humble post is Zhang Tianhai, commander of the first regiment directly under the third war zone. He is also a graduate of the seventh infantry department in Huangpu. First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to you two. Hello, senior."
After Tan Yizhi and Dai Anlan returned the military salute at the same time, Tan Yizhi said: "I have long heard that there is a young and outstanding person in the seventh period of Huangpu. He became a member at the age of twenty-five or six. The captain of the colonel, and the leader of the reinforced regiment. He really deserves his reputation... Yes, yes, we old seniors in the second and third periods are now major generals. They are not far behind you. It is really that the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead. .”
Zhang Tianhai's eyes were sharp, and he saw what was written on Tan Yizhi's badge at a glance, and then said: "With the talents of seniors, it will not be a problem to command an army in the future. Juniors are just lucky for a while. In terms of future prospects and true talents, , the juniors are naturally not as good as the seniors.”
There are two versions of the official word, no matter how you say it, it works. The key is that the person carrying the sedan chair carries the person, and everyone likes to hear it.
"Brigadier Dai and I just came here. We saw that you killed quite a lot of kiddies. It seems that your regiment is not that strong. You can kill a lot of kiddos in Linyi. It's not simple." Tan Yizhi smiled.
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