No one would believe that Tuanzuo could actually say words that would make his subordinates fight a losing battle.
After all, according to the character of Captain Zhang Tianhai, he is quite strong, and he can hardly tolerate a wisp of dust on his record.
You know, since Zhang Tianhai took office as the leader of the Zhiyi Regiment, except for those inevitable big scenes, he has almost never suffered a defeat.
What's more, Zhang Tianhai's temperament is somewhat arrogant. How can a person like this allow his subordinates to lose the battle?
"Yes, it is to fight a losing battle. Not only must it be defeated, but it must be defeated at a high level. The enemy must be brought to Yangzhuang. In Yangzhuang, I will deploy a company of troops to defend. You You need to bring your troops to this place as soon as the shelling starts. You can hide in the prepared artillery defenses!" Zhang Tianhai said in a deep voice.
"Anti-artillery fortifications? Does this mean that Yangzhuang and us are both bait?" Liu Houming asked.
"Yes, they are all bait. If I don't throw you in, the enemy will not come." Zhang Tianhai admitted without comment.
"Yes, I understand." Liu Houming responded.
"Remember, your mission is to lead the enemy to Yangzhuang!" Zhang Tianhai said in a deep voice, but reminded Liu Houming again, as if he was afraid that he would forget.
"No problem." Liu Houming grinned.
Looking at the smile on Liu Houming's face, Zhang Tianhai didn't feel much relaxed in his heart - the Yangzhuang annihilation battle was just a set goal, and it was of a kind that might not be accomplished.
A mountain-like pressure accumulated in his heart, but no one could express it.
Some things are destined to be endured by only one person.
Thinking about it, Zhang Tianhai's fists clenched slightly.
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The fact that the Chinese army is preparing for certain things does not mean that the Japanese army will give up its established goal of advancing southward.
Major General Takashi Sakai, commander of the 28th Infantry Brigade of the Japanese Army, was standing on the edge of the Yellow River, watching the rolling Yellow River that rushed to the sea and never returned, surging and splashing a lot of waves.
The wet vapor was blown gently by the wind on the unshaven face of Major General Takashi Sakai. The command knife in his hand was leaning on the ground, and his eyes were staring at the engineering troops.
For him, the feeling of making a great contribution was quite urgent - Major General Guan Yu, the commander of the 27th Brigade, had already led the 2nd Infantry Regiment and the 59th Regiment under his command. Huang He went to fight.
Seeing the Kanyu Brigade playing vigorously there, Sakai Takashi felt extremely anxious. Others were working hard to get promoted, but he couldn't fall behind. If he fell behind, it would be very difficult. chasing.
The engineer troops worked hard like worker ants in an ant nest in order to allow the main force of the 28th Infantry Brigade to cross the river to fight.
After all, compared to the 27th Brigade, the 28th Brigade is obviously the highlight. In addition to allocating four artillery pieces to the 27th Brigade for firepower reinforcement, it is like two heavy artillery regiments. And the absolute main force of the artillery regiment is still on the 28th Brigade.
As the saying goes, only when you have a strong backbone can you speak boldly and confidently.
Takashi Sakai is in this state now. He wants to see if his troops, with the main force of three artillery regiments and the enhanced firepower of a tank squadron, can reach wherever the front reaches. They are all invincible!
"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, when we cross the Yellow River, victory will belong to our Empire of the Rising Sun!" Tatsumi Matsushita, the chief of staff next to him, said in an encouraging tone.
"Matsushita-kun, wait until this battle is over. Let's celebrate your promotion to the rank of colonel together!" Takashi Sakai seemed to be very confident. This "promotion to colonel" is definitely a congratulatory message, because currently Matsushita Ritsuzou His military rank is still the rank of lieutenant colonel. Only when he reaches the position of chief of staff of a division or takes up the position of commander of a coalition can he be promoted to the rank of colonel.
This was not just Takashi Sakai who was so confident that he was about to explode, but the entire Japanese army in the Fourteenth Division was so arrogant.
Originally, they had not suffered a defeat since entering China. They fought directly from Tianjin Port to Jinan. Not to mention that this time, they also strengthened so many artillery and equipped a squadron of tanks. This is definitely an inflated self-confidence. explode!
This comes from a kind of arrogance about one's own strength!
To be honest, if Zhang Tianhai had the strength of a division, so many artillery units to coordinate operations, and tank battalions to help - he would be even crazier than Takashi Sakai!
The engineering unit of the 14th Division is not a unit with extremely poor professional capabilities, but a unit with extremely high quality and extremely strong hands-on ability!
It didn't take long for the pontoon bridge to be erected.
Of course, the "not long after" here refers to the engineering troops. In fact, is this really the case?
In fact, it took a full hour.
Due to the rapid flow of the Yellow River and the fact that most of the bridge crossing tools have been tilted towards the 27th Infantry Brigade, the pontoon bridge here is naturally not as big as usual.
Of course, this "not big" is only relative. Normally, it might be possible to pass more than half of the regiment in an hour, but now it can only pass about one brigade.
After seeing that the pontoon bridge was erected, under Takashi Sakai's order, the troops of the 28th Infantry Brigade of the Japanese Army began to cross the Yellow River.
It is customary and necessary for the infantry troops to pass through first. Let me ask you, if the logistics troops pass through first, they will be unable to recover if they are attacked by the enemy. It is not as simple as ordinary helplessness.
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When the Japanese army crossed the Yellow River one by one, Liu Houming in the distance arrived with his troops.
At this time, Liu Houming was naturally accompanied by his special agent platoon and the troops of the First Battalion of the Heze Security Regiment.
Looking at the groups of Japanese troops passing by on the pontoon, Liu Houming was angry and anxious, but he also had sincere admiration for Captain Zhang Tianhai - he was really the leader of the group, and it was a big deal to be in this position. It's so simple. You know, this is a pretty accurate guess.
I would like to ask how many people in the national army have the strength of Tuan Zao? Being able to predict the enemy first, an ambush was prepared here in advance. Liu Houming thought secretly.
However, what Liu Houming never expected was that they could go so smoothly just because their regiment was lucky. If the division commander hadn't been planning how to send troops eastward to attack Lu Xi's troops, otherwise the 20th Infantry The Eighth Brigade has already crossed the Yellow River south!
Doihara Kenji originally wanted both sides to advance at the same time, but when he thought about it, it was impossible, because if both sides started at the same time, it would most likely reveal fatal flaws.
Although the 14th Division can fight and is very powerful, it depends on the situation. After all, the 230,000 troops in the first theater of the national army are not just for nothing.
Even if you want to make a meritorious deed, you have to wait until the situation becomes clearer before making a decision, right?
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PS: The second update is here.
Today is a record-breaking overtime period. I worked from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., with a one-hour break at noon.
It’s so difficult for me. Good night everyone! I owe you an update, let’s talk about it on Sunday!
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