Hukou Town finally fell, but it was not easy for the Japanese army to capture Hukou Town.
When the Japanese army attacked Hukou Town, it could be said that the roar of artillery and the sound of killing were loud. The desperate resistance of the national army also caused a lot of casualties to the Japanese army.
Under the joint attack of Japanese land, sea and air firepower, Hukou Town, which was desperately defended by the 187th Division of the Cantonese Army, finally fell.
However, after taking Hukou Town, the Japanese army seemed to be exhausted and had no tendency to move forward.
After the remaining troops of the 64th Army of the 29th Army withdrew, they immediately joined forces with the troops of the 70th Army to garrison the position.
Li Jue's name of the 70th Army does sound quite bluffing. After all, it is also a unit of the same army, right? But that's not the case. It only has one 19th Division under its jurisdiction, the division commander Li Jue.
Zhang Tianhai was not too surprised by the news of the fall of Hukou Town. After all, according to the historical process, after the fall of Jiujiang, the Japanese army began to launch the 106th Division's strategy of marching south to De'an.
It was after the attack on De'an that the Battle of Wanjialing took place.
But it was after learning about the fall of Hukou that Zhang Tianhai gradually became clear about the situation of this battle to defend Jiujiang.
Sun Tongxuan's Twelfth Army and Huo Kuizhang's Fifty-fourth Army are stationed in the northeast and southeast of Ruichang respectively. They are a certain distance from Jiujiang. In other words, only Wu Qiwei can be put to use. The Fourth Army and Wang Jingjiu's 25th Army, plus Peng Shan's 11th Division and Zhang Tianhai's 1st Guard Regiment of the 9th Theater.
As for Li Hanhun's 29th Legion, they are basically of no use anymore——
The two divisions of the 64th Army, the main force of the 29th Army, have been disabled in the crazy battles with the Japanese army on the front line. There is only one 19th Division of the 70th Army left. Although it is a veteran division, It would be quite stressful to face the fierce Japanese army.
Looking at the First Guard Regiment of the Ninth Theater Zone, in addition to actively focusing on training, this is also the third time that the main officers of the regiment have held a meeting on the progress of the frontline campaign.
What made everyone feel a lot of pressure was that the century-old calmness on the group's face disappeared and was replaced by seriousness and active response.
"Rui Wen, tell me what you think! If you were the Japanese army, how would you fight?" Zhang Tianhai turned his attention to his number one confidant, Li Chunfei.
After Li Chunfei thought for a while, he said: "Reporting to the group, if you are a commander of the Japanese army, the target of attack will naturally be Jiujiang County. However, if you want to break through the front line, you must not be too far away from the Yangtze River. After all, the only way is to be close to the Yangtze River. Only by crossing the Yangtze River can we get the support of naval gunfire. In addition, there are certain advantages in transporting supplies. The advantage of being close to the Yangtze River must be great."
"Well, that's true. So for a unit like our regiment, where should our biggest advantage be?" Zhang Tianhai's eyes were still staring at Li Chunfei, with endless expectations in his eyes. He hoped that Li Chunfei could Successful!
At this time, all the battalion-level officers of the 1st Guard Regiment of the Ninth War Zone had gathered in the small village of Jijia Village.
Yes, Zhang Tianhai's regiment naturally requisitioned the largest house in the village - in the face of the war of resistance, everyone must make certain concessions, otherwise, they will face the entire Ninth War Zone First Guard Regiment of anger.
The hall in the main wing has been designated as the staff and headquarters, so the east wing was naturally requisitioned as a conference room.
The conditions of the conference room are very simple, consisting of a few tables and stools.
Due to the special nature of the gendarmerie, He Jiguang also participated in this meeting between major military officers.
"Reporting to the regimental seat, I believe that the biggest advantage of our regiment is that it is well-equipped, its combat effectiveness is stronger than that of ordinary brigades, and its firepower configuration is stronger than that of ordinary national army troops. I believe that with the arrogance of the Japanese army, they will definitely treat me The military's alert is not that deep. We can start from this point..." Li Chunfei started his long speech.
But when he was halfway through speaking, Zhang Tianhai lightly knocked on the table, and then interrupted Li Chunfei: "Keep it short and get to the point."
Li Chunfei was suddenly interrupted by this, and quickly reacted, and then said: "Yes! Tuan Zuo! I think the best way is to attack them in an ambush and fight like they did at Yangzhuang Station. Caught off guard!”
At this moment, He Jiye, who was usually quiet, spoke up: "Bizhi also agrees with Battalion Commander Li."
"Oh? Then please tell Section Chief He what you think!" Although Zhang Tianhai was a little surprised, he still chose to let He Jiye express himself freely.
He Jiye pondered his thoughts for a moment, and then said: "The current state of our regiment is far inferior to the state at the beginning of the Battle of Lanfeng, let alone when we first broke out of Nanjing. Although our regiment is now The number of troops has nearly doubled, but there are also problems of insufficient coordination and lack of tacit understanding among the various units."
After saying that, He Jiye paused, and then continued: "So, if we want to carry out combat operations, we can only coordinate the combat capabilities of the battalions through these combat operations. Especially the cavalry battalion, which is undergoing restructuring Before, we had been training on mobility, but now our troops have entered the mountains of Lingnan. The situation is also a little different. Therefore, now that the cavalry battalion is required to dismount their horses to fight the Japanese army, I am afraid it will be even more difficult. Be careful."
As soon as He Jiye said these words, the face of the Northeast Han Dynasty Wang Yongcheng immediately turned red. He said with a somewhat angry tone: "Chief He is worrying too much. Even if our cavalry battalion is dismounted, then They are also the fastest infantry, and they are also a unit with not bad combat effectiveness!"
Seeing that the situation was likely to get out of control, Zhang Tianhai intervened and said, "Indeed, what Section Chief He is worried about is unreasonable. But I still have to make one request for the cavalry battalion, that is, it can withstand critical moments, no matter it is It doesn't matter if you're a cavalryman or a dismounted infantryman. It's all the same."
"Yes! Group members! I promise to complete the mission despite my humble position!" Wang Yongcheng assured Zhang Tianhai, but he almost didn't pat his chest.
"Okay, don't rush to make promises. First, we need to capture the troops for training. Now the Japanese army has occupied Hukou Town, the bridgehead in Jiujiang, which means they can cross this line at any time to launch an attack on us. So, We must be prepared." Zhang Tianhai said solemnly.
Immediately afterwards, Zhang Tianhai changed the topic and said: "But one thing is for sure, the Japanese army will not attack so soon. They need at least a week of rest. During this period, I plan to send out an engineer company to break up the enemy." After that, they entered each battalion to carry out training in fortification construction. No matter what, the engineer company of our regiment is selected from many talents. Please pay attention to this training."
"Yes!" everyone responded.
"Okay, without further ado. We will start working on this work now. Within a week, I will see results, otherwise, the battalion commander will be dismissed from his post! The meeting is adjourned!" Zhang Tianhai said in a deep voice, but his tone was There is no hint of joking, this is his preparation for the battle to defend Jiujiang, or even the battle of Wanjialing!
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PS: Make up for last night’s second update!
