After reading the translation of the telegram, Zhang Tianhai gently touched the bridge of his nose, and then looked at the troops who were already a little tired but still insisting on marching. He said to the staff officer: "Coach Qian, please call back immediately. Commander-in-Chief Xue, please report to him that we are already 40 kilometers away from our destination, and the troops will be able to reach Shangjin Mountain at noon tomorrow at the latest, ensuring the completion of the mission."
"Yes! Head of the group!" Staff Officer Qian responded.
After Staff Officer Qian left, Xu Xun walked up to Zhang Tianhai and said, "Commander, can't we make it to Jinling tomorrow morning? I don't understand, so I asked the leader for advice."
"Our troops have been marching too fast in the past two days, and it has indeed rained. We need to give our brothers a rest. Otherwise, we will suffer a big loss if we drag our tired bodies and fight hard with little devils." Zhang Tianhai explained that for him, he is the leader after all, and he still has to shoulder his responsibilities.
"I understand." Xu Xun nodded.
Soon, Zhang Tianhai ordered the troops to stop their advance and take a break. Then he asked Xu Xun to take out the military map and study it.
"Today is already the 27th. According to the historical process, the mountain brigade has now entered the Wanjialing area. Maybe it has already begun to divide its troops. The main force of the 106th Division will soon be stationed in Wanjialing. Yeah." Zhang Tianhai murmured to himself.
"Um... regimental leader, I would like to know, I would like to know, how do you analyze that the entire Matsuura division is preparing to be stationed in Wanjialing?" Xu Xun scratched his head, as if he didn't quite understand where the regiment leader's judgment came from.
Zhang Tianhai smiled and said: "I can't explain many things too clearly. You have to think about these things and learn them. The key is to understand. There are many things that should be thought of in series and think about the superiors. Why do we need to report our location?"
Xu Xun thought for a while, then immediately put on an expression of enlightenment and said: "Commander, I understand... there is a war coming soon, right? And over on Baishui Street, haven't we already trapped the Japanese army?" Is there a division? The Japanese army planned to reinforce the Honma Division, so the reinforcement is the Matsuura Division, right?"
"These are basic skills that you should have mastered a long time ago. You realized it too late. If your understanding were much higher, you might be sitting in Wang Liang's current position." Zhang Tianhai said with a smile. In fact, But he was criticizing Xu Xun.
Xu Xun was not a fool to begin with, and he immediately understood the implication of the regimental leader's words. He immediately said: "Yes, regimental leader. I am humble enough to know that I made a mistake, so I will correct it immediately."
"Okay, just think more about what you do next." Zhang Tianhai said casually, then lowered his head and continued to study the map.
In fact, after receiving this telegram from Xue Yue, Zhang Tianhai began to wonder: In this battle, where should the first regiment of guards be positioned? How do you want to use the First Guard Regiment, sir?
These two issues are Zhang Tianhai's top priority.
In Zhang Tianhai's view, in the original battle of Wanjialing, there was no unit with the designation of the First Guard Regiment at all. Even if there was, it could not be as large as it is now - as the saying goes, things are constantly developing. What has changed is that now that the police group has participated in this decisive battle, it should play its due role.
To put it ten thousand steps back, even if it is not that perfect, you still have to figure out how to fight this battle and how to survive this battle.
War is originally a life-and-death struggle. If you are not careful, you will be lost in the smoke, and Zhang Tianhai cannot help but be careless.
Soon, Zhang Tianhai found the location of Shangjin Mountain on the map, and he made a special mark.
Zhang Tianhai had paid attention to Shangjinshan before, but he didn't pay too much attention to it. After all, before the orders from the superiors came down, any variables were possible. It was useless to pay too much attention. You still have to look at the above. mean.
But it was different now. The meaning above was very clear - to go to Shangjin Mountain to wait for orders, so Zhang Tianhai had to study it clearly, otherwise he would not feel at ease.
It doesn't matter if you don't do research. Once you do some research, you will find that Shangjinshan is not too far from the Wanjialing front line, only 40 kilometers away. If you march urgently, you can reach it in less than a day.
"The distance of forty kilometers is neither far nor close. If the Japanese troops from Baishui Street break through, wouldn't it be very dangerous for us here?" Zhang Tianhai murmured to himself, his voice only heard by himself.
Gently pointing to the location "Shangjin Mountain" on the paper, Zhang Tianhai seemed to have understood the role of his unit in this battle: it was most likely to be used as a reserve unit to wait for the frontline troops to fight. After getting tired, he led his troops forward to show off his power.
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However, just when Zhang Tianhai had just figured out some clues, the 106th Division was in a very bad situation.
The frontline troops were advancing triumphantly, but Matsuura Junrokuro's face was a little unhappy. At this time, his division was gradually approaching Wutailing, and the troops were about to enter the Wanjialing area.
To be honest, Matsuura Junrokuro was very dissatisfied with the order issued by Lieutenant General Okamura Neiji, commander of the Eleventh Army, to rescue the 27th Division - why did this happen? The reason is that in several battles between the Chinese army, the 106th Division suffered heavy casualties and did not gain much benefit. However, when its own strength has not been restored, it has to go deep alone. It's really not a wise choice.
Don’t forget, although Matsuura Junrokuro was supplemented by more than 2,700 supplementary troops, the supplementary force was not strong for a unit with a huge gap: before this, the Matsuura Division had already More than half were killed or injured.
The term "more than half the casualties" may be used for the division-level troops of the national army. It is not too big, but there are still five to six thousand casualties. Don't forget, the 106th Division, a special division, is not much different from the active division. When the division is fully staffed, there are more than 28,000 people.
The casualties were more than half, which meant that there were only between 12,000 and 13,000 people left before replenishment. So before setting off, Matsuura Junrokuro drew down the troops he had on hand, and there was only about one person left. More than 15,000 available troops.
As the Matsuura Division entered more and more, the heavy equipment brought by the troops could not enter the mountain at all!
Why does this happen? The reason is that the national troops stationed here have already completely destroyed the nearby roads. Coupled with the rain, the ground is muddy and not dry. Japanese cars cannot pass at all, let alone need to The car was pulling heavy equipment.
What made Matsuura Junrokuro feel very helpless was that Commander Okamura Neiji gave a fatal order to contact the 27th Division, which was already surrounded by the Chinese army.
His strength has not been restored, and most of the heavy equipment he relies on for survival has to be given up. How can Matsuura Junrokuro not be irritable?
However, soon, something even more troublesome for the Matsuura division commander came.
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PS: The second update is here!
There will be two more updates during the day tomorrow!
