"Team leader, this time the little devil is fighting for his life. It seems that the third battalion may have a hard time withstanding this time. Maybe after this battle, another of our main battalions will be severely damaged. "Guo Qiliang said in a deep voice.
"You are so optimistic. This is a clear search for power by the little devils, and their intention is to open a gap from our side. Without the increased firepower of the small artillery company and mortar company, I think any main force of our regiment will be destroyed." The battalion's strength will definitely not be able to survive this battle." Zhang Tianhai said seriously.
"I don't think that's the case, right? You first strengthened each battalion with nine grenades and nine light machine guns. With this kind of firepower configuration, is it still not a match for the Japanese army?" Guo Qiliang said with some doubts.
"We are in a group, and it seems that the battalion-level firepower is enough. But don't forget, each squad of the Japanese army, which corresponds to the platoon-level unit of our national army, is equipped with a three-grenade Firepower team. Their squadron has nine grenades. In terms of company-level units, they have six more grenades than we do. One battalion has 18 more grenades. Moreover, their battalion-level units are It is much larger than our battalion-level units. Their group has more than 1,100 people. This also includes a machine gun squadron they have strengthened. Each machine gun squadron has twelve heavy machine guns, including them. A strengthened artillery squad, this artillery squad has two 92 infantry cannons." Zhang Tianhai made a detailed comparison, and it was obvious that he had put great effort into these things.
"It can be seen that you have put in a lot of effort. From this point of view, the Japanese army is indeed stronger than us in terms of paper strength. There are more than 500 more battalion-level units than us, and six more heavy machine guns. , there are eighteen more grenades, and two more infantry guns. No wonder you have to strengthen the third battalion with a small artillery battery and a mortar battery, just because you are afraid that the third battalion will suffer, right?" Guo Qiliang asked with a smile, His expression seemed to have seen through Zhang Tianhai.
"Of course, the third battalion is the only remaining old battalion of our group. If we don't strengthen our firepower and fight back these little devils, when the main force of the Japanese army attacks here again, we will probably be doomed." ” Zhang Tianhai said with a wry smile. It was not an impulsive move for the artillery battalion to fire back, but if the bombardment continued like this, it would be easy for the Japanese army to get close to the position.
Besides, judging from the intensity of the Japanese artillery fire, the Japanese artillery should have about a dozen guns, which should be about the same as the artillery of the Zhiyi Regiment.
Precisely because of this, Zhang Tianhai was not afraid that the artillery battalion would be destroyed by Japanese artillery fire.
If the enemy has more than fifty artillery pieces, it would be useless to suppress them. This is directly to reduce the risk of artillery losses. The artillery fires when necessary.
"To be honest, our regiment's firepower is relatively strong. If it were replaced by other troops, it would have been enough for a long time. If our regiment cannot hold on, even if it is replaced by a brigade of the Northwest Army, it will be enough." It may not be able to withstand the Japanese army's full onslaught." Guo Qiliang said seriously.
"Okay, this result is inevitable. As long as we withstand this wave of Japanese attacks with all our strength, this battle is over. We don't know how many people in our regiment will be alive." Zhang Tianhai said with a solemn expression. , the initiative in the war is no longer in their hands, or to be more precise, it is not in the hands of Zhiyi Tuan.
"Don't worry, if we really can't defeat it, at worst, we can just send a telegram to the theater commander's headquarters! It doesn't matter if all of our people die. If the Japanese invaders break out, I'm afraid we will both become sinners for the ages. "Guo Qiliang shook his head and said, as if he was not optimistic about the prospects of this battle.
"Don't be so optimistic. Let's not talk about this battle for now. There may be no reinforcements. We have to concentrate our firepower first and inflict pain on the little Japanese, so that they will not aim their breakout momentum towards us." Zhang Tianhai said seriously.
"There are no reinforcements? Is this impossible? Don't we still have Zhang Zhen's 110th Division on our rear flank? This division is also the Central Army like us. Logically speaking, it is impossible to ignore death. "Guo Qiliang was a little surprised. According to his understanding, Zhang Tianhai would not act without aim.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Tianhai laughed: "Lao Guo, don't be naive. Zhang Zhen's division has a mixed composition and extremely poor combat effectiveness. Are you waiting for them to come to save us? Let me see, they all have too much time to take care of themselves. Besides, when Tang Enbo was in Teng County, he treated the Sichuan army without mercy. What if one of us is also killed? The final battle report is that the entire first regiment directly under the third theater was martyred?"
"Probably not? When we were in Teng County, the temporary combat command was in the hands of Wang Zhonglian, not Tang Enbo. Besides, isn't it normal for our Central Army not to accept the command of the Sichuan Army? Although Sun Zhen is your Commander-in-Chief of the Group Army, but if they want to command our Central Army troops, that is not in line with the rules, right?" Guo Qiliang said seriously.
In fact, it is no wonder that Guo Qiliang thinks so. In the previous ten years of civil war, the troops of the various factions of the national army have been clearly divided: Liu Xiang's Sichuan Army, Long Yun's Yunnan Army, Li Zongren's Gui Army The army and Yan Xishan's Jinsui Army formed their own faction; Feng Yuxiang's Northwest Army was directly injured during the Central Plains War. In the end, Feng Yuxiang was electrified and left the field, and the original Northwest Army was like a plate of scattered sand; Zhang Xueliang's Northeast Army It was annexed directly after the incident; Chen Jitang's Guangdong Army was solved and annexed during the Guangdong and Guangxi Incident; He Jian's Hunan Army also collapsed during the July 7th Incident because He Jian was transferred; as for the Sichuan Army like before The strength of small warlords like Deng Xihou is not worth mentioning at all.
Therefore, Zhang Tianhai can also understand Guo Qiliang's thoughts. After all, he did not participate in the Central Plains War.
After all, his soul comes from the 21st century. Zhang Yulin may have participated before, but he doesn't have many memories of his original Zhang Yulin, so he can only try to understand it.
But people like Guo Qiliang are different. They participated in the Central Plains War, the Guangdong and Guangxi Incident, and even the Double Twelve Incident.
Why was Song Xilian's 36th Division stationed in Xi'an before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War? Isn't the reason why they were ordered to station in Xi'an after the Double Twelve Incident was resolved?
"Lao Guo, you should change your thinking. In the face of the Anti-Japanese War, there are no factions. There is only the struggle between the Chinese army and the Japanese invaders. Although the Sichuan army's equipment is inferior, it still belongs to our Chinese army. A member of the army should not ignore death. Besides, without Tang Enbo's authorization, Wang Zhonglian dares to send only one regiment to rescue Wang Mingzhang's troops?" Zhang Tianhai analyzed earnestly.
As he spoke, a sneer appeared at the corner of Zhang Tianhai's mouth: "Wang Zhonglian's 85th Army is well-equipped and has extremely strong combat effectiveness. During the battle in Teng County, it chose to attack Zaozhuang with its main force to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao. But can Zaozhuang be saved from the Sichuan Army? Can't be saved? Now, Teng County is lost, Commander Wang Mingzhang's entire division died in the city, and the troops attacking Zaozhuang also suffered a heavy blow due to the loss of their flanks."
In the end, Zhang Tianhai did not forget to sum up: "Let me see, this Tang Enbo army's encirclement of Wei and the rescue of Zhao is a lie. They want to take advantage of the Sichuan army's death on the front line to make new achievements. The most important thing is that they don't have to fight with Isotani Rensuke." The main frontal force of the Japanese troops under my command is made of hard steel."
"What you said is indeed reasonable, but no matter who is placed in Tengxian's position, the end will be the same! The main force of the Japanese Isoya Division went south, and its military strength was after the Battle of Songhu and the Defense of Nanjing. The strongest battle since the war, but an unprecedented one in North China. In the Battle of Xinkou, the 200,000 National Army troops could not defeat the tens of thousands of Japanese troops. If they dare not touch it, that is normal. Even if It's Tang Enbo's army, if they face these little devils, they will probably be in trouble." Guo Qiliang said with a long sigh.
"It's enough, it's enough. We don't have to fight what should be fought. Our German Arms Division troops have been fighting in Shanghai for so long, for three whole months, and we have never seen any cowards want to retreat on their own initiative. In the end, it's the command organ that can't do it. !" Zhang Tianhai criticized in a deep voice, he just looked down upon this kind of reckless behavior.
As Zhang Tianhai's chief of staff, Guo Qiliang must not be eroded by this kind of unwillingness to save others. The first regiment directly under the third theater is an anti-Japanese force. In Zhang Tianhai's opinion, this force must Become a force with good style and strong combat effectiveness.
An army with strong combat effectiveness must first have faith. Only an army with faith can have internal motivation.
"Indeed, Lao Zhang, I am not as good as you when it comes to looking at problems. You have a longer-term perspective, and I need to learn from you." Guo Qiliang said with a smile.
"So, this battle west of Yixian County must be fought by ourselves, and we must fight it well. After this battle, I will apply to the commander's department to let the troops rest and recuperate. Our troops Ah, the losses in the continuous war of resistance have been very heavy, and there is no time to replenish the troops." Zhang Tianhai sighed, his brows filled with sorrow, not only the problem of replenishing the troops, but also the matter of his marriage to Zheng Man .
Seeing that Zheng Man's belly is getting bigger day by day, the marriage is getting closer day by day.
Zhang Tianhai believed that he was not the kind of heartless man, so he had to settle this matter as soon as possible.
In Zhang Tianhai's limited memory, after Yixian, there were no particularly big battles, except for the final tactical shift in the fifth war zone's collective breakout to escape the Japanese encirclement.
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