Commander, I understand what you mean, our troops will fight back. "Seemingly infected by Zhang Tianhai's emotions, Wang Liang's voice also became deeper.
"Be prepared, our next battle will be more brutal. Maybe the entire army will be wiped out." Zhang Tianhai said very seriously.
After hearing this, Wang Liang couldn't help laughing. He said: "Tuanzuo, don't worry! Under your leadership, there will be no one who is afraid of death." . If you were really afraid of death, you wouldn’t choose to be a soldier.”
"Very good, if only people across the country could have the same consciousness as you! I think it won't take long for this little devil to get out of China." Zhang Tianhai patted Wang Liang on the shoulder and said, indeed he also said something big To be honest - there are still many unscrupulous Chinese people who are willing to be the minions of the Japanese army and to be the puppet soldiers who harm their own compatriots.
Whether it was the Battle of Songhu or the Defense of Nanjing, a large number of puppet troops had appeared. They had never been soft on helping the enemy attack the Chinese people. Of course, there were still some puppet troops who "saved the country through curves" Military officers will find ways to spare the national army.
But most of the puppet troops will not be lenient. For example, when Zhang Tianhai broke out in Nanjing, it was quite rare for him to meet such puppet army officers who were willing to let his countrymen go. It can only be said that it was his With good luck, his life should not be cut off. If he had been replaced by a ruthless and talented puppet army officer, his fate might have been worse.
It didn't take long for the clearance to end. The national soldiers who had sacrificed their lives for the country were taken away and buried by some fellow villagers who came to help on their own initiative, while the corpses of the Japanese soldiers were dumped on the side of the road, waiting to stink and rot.
The valuables of these Japanese soldiers who died in battle had long been confiscated by the common people. They even took off the clothes of the Japanese soldiers, stripped them naked, and threw them on the roadside.
This was definitely an insult to the Japanese army. Although it did not directly cause great harm to the Japanese army, it was still quite useful in terms of mental shock.
The remaining troops of the Zhiyi Regiment and the Heze Security Regiment withdrew very quickly, because this was a retreat that had been planned for a long time!
As for the request for instructions and reports on the retreat, Zhang Tianhai started to call them, and he specifically wrote about how he led his troops to fight the Japanese 14th Division on the edge of the Yellow River. In any case, this can be regarded as a communication. It's bad.
The strength of a brigade can be said to be too much or too little. If calculated according to merit, this can definitely be regarded as a piece of merit.
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The scene moves to Kaifeng, where the former headquarters of the First Theater Command is located, which is now the headquarters of the First Corps.
A telegram from the retreat disturbed the headquarters of the First Corps of the First Theater Zone, which was originally busy.
Xue Yue's office of the commander-in-chief of the First Corps.
At this time, Xue Yue had just had a phone call with the commander-in-chief of the First War Zone, which had been stationed in Zhengzhou, probably to report on the battle report on the Western Shandong front.
Huang Jie's 23rd Division of the Eighth Army suffered heavy casualties when facing the Japanese troops on the Luxi side. Not only that, the national troops guarding that direction also suffered heavy losses.
The First Corps of the First Theater Zone can be said to be the only large corps that can support the Luxi Corps (i.e. Longhai Corps). If even they fail to save them, it will be a very terrible thing.
We need to save, but the key is how to save?
The First Corps has dispatched two divisions of the Eighth Army to support the Luxi Corps, but it is obviously still in decline.
The mission of the First Corps is to guard the Longhai Line and prevent Japanese troops from threatening Zhengzhou where the First Theater Commander's Headquarters is located!
If Zhengzhou is lost, thousands of miles of hinterland in the Central Plains will be completely lost to the Japanese army. When the time comes, the Japanese army will continue to advance westward, or the main force will move south to attack Wuhan. That is no longer a matter for the national army to decide.
Just when Xue Yue was still worrying about how to support the frontline troops, a combat staff officer ran to the door of Xue Yue's office and reported: "Report to Commander Xue, the third theater of the 71st Army is directly under the headquarters of the first regiment. Here comes the battle report!”
"Huh? The third theater is directly under the first regiment? Aren't they guarding Heze with Li Bifan? Li Bifan didn't send any battle reports, but they did?" Xue Yue frowned.
"Yes, sir. Zhang Tianhai, commander of the First Regiment directly under the Third War Zone, completely annihilated a brigade of the Japanese 14th Division in the area of Yangzhuang on the south bank of the Yellow River. However, their troops suffered heavy casualties, and the Japanese army's 10th The Fourth Division is already forcibly crossing the Yellow River, so they have withdrawn towards Lanfeng." The combat staff reported according to the telegram sent by Zhang Tianhai.
"A brigade? Or was it wiped out under the eyes of the Japanese army?" Xue Yue asked. He already knew the news that the main force of the Japanese 14th Division left Pu County and headed south.
In fact, Xue Yue had already guessed that the 14th Division would use its main force to cross the Yellow River at the line between Lanfeng and Heze to cut off the retreat of the defenders in Heze. However, what surprised him was that Zhang Tianhai could be so arrogant. Annihilate a large group and then escape unscathed?
"According to what he said, yes. The original text of the translation is here." The combat staff handed Zhang Tianhai's "pitiful" and all kinds of miserable battle report to Xue Yue.
The general content of the above is: I have long expected that the enemy may cross the river north of Yangzhuang, so I deployed the main force of the Heze Security Regiment and the First Regiment directly under the Third Theater Zone on the Yangzhuang line, hoping that on the Yangzhuang line Being able to withstand the front of the main force of the Japanese army, being able to inflict heavy damage on the enemy, and so on.
Of course, the previous ones are all foreshadowing, and only the following ones are the focus——
I saw the words behind it: The Japanese army is fierce and our army has suffered heavy casualties. The main force of our regiment and the troops of the Heze Security Group have evacuated towards Lanfeng. If we do not evacuate, there is a risk of the entire army being annihilated. The troops are now We have retreated south to Lanfeng. I hope the commander will approve it!
After reading this battle report, Xue Yue said with a helpless face: "This Zhang Tianhai is really a ghost. Now that the troops have withdrawn, why are you asking for instructions? What if it were other times? You can just refuse. How old are you, and you still try to intimidate your superiors?"
"What do you mean, sir, let the first regiment directly under the third theater go back to Heze and continue to guard it?" the combat staff asked.
"No, no, no, that's inappropriate. Now they have wiped out a large group of the Japanese army and escaped unscathed. We can no longer bite them and there is nothing we can do against them." Xue Yue shook his head and said, Zhang Tianhai used This move really blocked his mouth, and blocked it tightly.
"Why did you say this, sir?" the combat staff officer asked in confusion. After all, it was rare for Commander Xue to be so helpless.
"This First Corps is composed of the direct troops of the Chairman, and the First Regiment directly under the Third War Zone is so elite that it can be said to be the Chairman's heart. If in this case, I He also asked them to continue to fight, but it doesn't make sense..." Xue Yue let out a long sigh.
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PS: The first update is here, the second update will be added tomorrow!
