"Okay, after this battle, we brothers, let's have a good drink." Liu Mantian agreed readily. He has a very cheerful character.
Liu Mantian is not tall, and can even be said to be a head shorter than Zhang Tianhai, but that is compared to Zhang Tianhai, who is as big as him.
Well, the real height is about 1.7 meters.
But height does not limit his boldness, which is closely related to his personal temperament.
"Okay. Then it's settled." Zhang Tianhai said with a smile, "By the way, senior, how is the situation on the front line? The firepower of this little devil just now was not so fierce. If the firepower is configured according to this level, according to this Logically speaking, that shouldn’t be the case.”
I saw Liu Mantian sighing and said: "Hey. It's good luck. After the fierce battle last night, we are already exhausted. The troops are almost unable to fight. After dawn, little devil They raised a hot air balloon and used artillery to suppress the forward troops of our brigade. Although our brigade fought very bravely and was not afraid of death, it was subject to the fatigue of the troops and the suppression of enemy artillery fire. The casualties were very heavy... …”
Seeing the depression on Liu Mantian's face, Zhang Tianhai had already guessed what the situation was like on the front line. The 259th Brigade could be said to be the number one ace unit of the entire 71st Army.
The 87th Division is Wang Jingjiu's starting unit. During his tenure as commander, he must give priority in terms of personnel replenishment, equipment replenishment, or combat training.
As the commander of the 87th Division, Shen Fazao was Wang Jingjiu's number one confidant, and he was promoted from the 259th Brigade. He must have paid more attention to the old troops in many aspects.
Therefore, the 259th Brigade naturally belongs to the most elite brigade-level unit in the 71st Army.
Looking at the construction of most troops, they first establish a unit that can play a demonstrative role and even carry a banner in terms of combat effectiveness, and then use this unit to drive the construction of other units.
Even the great reform and opening up made use of this principle - first let some people get rich, and then promote common prosperity.
It is the same reason that the army starts from scratch.
Since it is the most powerful brigade-level unit in the 71st Army, it encountered such a dilemma, which shows how ferocious the Japanese artillery fire was during the day.
Although the size of the first regiment directly under the third theater is similar to that of a brigade-level unit, in terms of front-line combatants, it is not as numerous as the brigade-level unit.
Compared with other regiment-level units, the first regiment directly under the third theater not only has one more battalion, but also has a larger number of battalion-level troops. More importantly, the support capabilities of this regiment are directly under its jurisdiction. More firepower troops.
That's all.
For Zhang Tianhai, can he not see his own strengths and weaknesses clearly enough?
As the saying goes, if you know yourself and the enemy, you can fight without danger.
The 259th Brigade has more combat soldiers than itself. In terms of artillery, it is also supported by an artillery battalion directly under the military headquarters, and it also uses the 75th Mountain Artillery.
All things considered, Zhang Tianhai didn't think he was much better than the 259th Brigade.
Don’t forget, the predecessor of the 259th Brigade was also the German Arms Forces!
Although the large army was almost completely lost in Nanjing, the quality of middle- and high-level officers has not fallen behind.
Zhang Tianhai did not belittle himself, he had to understand clearly!
"Besides this, is there anything else?" Zhang Tianhai asked again.
"No, there are only two points in total: first, our brigade troops are exhausted; second, the enemy's artillery fire is very fierce." Liu Mantian said, "By the way, your troops are a fresh force, and your regiment now has an artillery battalion." , coupled with the artillery battalion of the military headquarters, the firepower has also been strengthened. I hope you can smoothly capture the enemy and the enemy in one fell swoop!"
With that said, Liu Mantian patted Zhang Tianhai's shoulder heavily, as if he had placed infinite hope in it.
"Thank you, senior." Zhang Tianhai held Liu Mantian's hand and said solemnly, "After this battle, we will drink together."
"Okay! I'm waiting for your triumphant return!" Liu Mantian said in a deep voice.
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Soon after, under Zhang Tianhai's arrangement and command, the First Regiment directly under the Third War Zone launched a fierce artillery attack on the people and villages defended by the Japanese army.
At the same time, Li Chunfei's battalion also launched a fierce attack on Renhe.
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Kazumi Morita is the captain of the garrison at Renzhuang, and the captain of the second brigade of the Japanese 50th Regiment.
Regarding the garrison and the village, he originally came with a death wish. After all, he is not a military blind person. He is an elite graduate of the Army. He will not be unable to judge the surrounding situation clearly. The Chinese army must be in a massive siege against them.
It is very likely that the division commander's reinforcements will not arrive so quickly. After all, they have already fought with the Chinese army that invaded their retreat. If the 28th Brigade wants to escape unscathed, it must be on the periphery. A huge hole was opened in the position!
And which unit was involved in the fight with the 27th Brigade led by Kenji Doihara, the commander of the 14th Division?
Yes, it was the Northern Route Army of Sun Tongxuan's Third Group Army and Shang Zhen's 20th Group Army. The order they received was to cut off the Japanese army's retreat route in the north and allow the main force of the Central Army in Lanfeng and Kaifeng to retreat. The troops annihilated the main force of the Japanese 14th Division, and then went north to completely annihilate the headquarters of the Japanese 14th Division!
This combat plan was simply formulated by a genius, but there were some problems in its execution.
If Lan Feng is not lost, and the Dangshan Mountain outside Lan Feng is not lost, the national army will have an opportunity - but the prerequisite is that if both are not lost, at least one must be!
Zhang Tianhai wanted to keep Lan Feng. As long as Lan Feng was not lost, the Sakai detachment of the 14th Division of the Japanese Army would probably be annihilated.
Okay, let’s get back to the topic.
Kazumi Morita has led the troops to be stationed here for a whole day. Although the offensive of the national army is fierce, judging from the current situation of the second brigade, the casualties are not too large.
If it were an offensive battle, more than half of them would be killed or injured, which would be a huge problem.
But this was a defensive battle. Even if more than half of them were killed or injured, they still had enough troops to defend key points of people and villages.
As long as he defends until dark, he will be victorious - by then, he can retreat with the main force of the brigade headquarters.
Don't forget, the current Sakai detachment has strengthened three artillery regiments on the basis of the Sakai brigade, plus the tank squadron, it is so fierce.
Although the infantry has suffered heavy losses today, the elite artillery and tank squadrons are still there, and the Sakai detachment's powerful penetration capability is still there!
In Kazumi Morita's view, the cavalry regiment directly under the division has also moved south at this stage. As long as the cavalry regiment can hold the rear wing of the Chinese army, the Sakai detachment, which is composed of the 28th Brigade as the backbone, will definitely be able to Breaking through the defense line of the Chinese army!
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