Why is there such a strong premonition? That's because Zhang Tianhai already knows his position in the hearts of the officers.
The position of the former enemy commander of the Ninth War Zone Guard Force seems to be a temporary position, but if analyzed from the perspective of officialdom, it is a transitional position - as long as Zhang Tianhai is from the fifth phase of Huangpu or before the fifth phase, he He is the lieutenant general commander of the theater security force.
Zhang Tianhai also understood that just because he was in the seventh phase of Huangpu, according to his seniority, he could not sit in that position so quickly. If he had to be appointed as the commander of the security force in the theater, he would probably be the commander-in-chief of the former enemy in the theater. Luo Zhuoying may be Wu Yizhi, chief of staff of the former enemy general headquarters in the theater, and serve concurrently.
Why did Zhang Tianhai think of Wu Yizhi? The reason is very simple, because Wu Yizhi has been Xue Yue's chief of staff all the way, and asking him to be Luo Zhuoying's chief of staff this time is just a transitional period - after all, Chiang Kai-shek asked Xue Yue to take the position of commander-in-chief of the ninth theater, but he wanted to Wasn't it Wu Yizhi's contribution that allowed Xue Yue, the "tiger boy", to win the battle and the victory at Wanjialing?
To sum up, Zhang Tianhai still believes that Wu Yizhi is very likely to take up the post of commander of the Ninth Theater Guard Force. As for the management of specific affairs, it is estimated that he, the former enemy commander-in-chief, will not be able to escape.
"Sir, withdraw! The troops have almost cleared the front." Xu Xun ran back and reported.
"Then let's go!" Zhang Tianhai nodded, then turned and left.
Perhaps after experiencing the war for a long time, Zhang Tianhai's heart has become a little numb. The many brothers who died in front of him actually made him feel just a little sad - maybe this is the fate of a soldier. On the battlefield, you should be prepared to never go back.
Maybe... one day, I may be on the battlefield and unable to return! Zhang Tianhai sighed secretly in his heart.
Thinking about it, Zhang Tianhai was still thinking about how to make up for the losses of the Fourth Battalion. After all, other troops in his own army also suffered a lot of losses. Is it really necessary to transfer a group of soldiers from the Fifth and Sixth Battalions? , and then ask people from the commander's headquarters to replenish the empty numbers of the fifth and sixth battalions?
Zhang Tianhai thought about it again and again, and felt that this was not very reasonable, so he could only think of transferring officers from other troops to supplement the fourth battalion headquarters, and ordinary soldiers, and then get them from the commander's department!
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In general, the retreat part was quite smooth. Under the strict orders of Li Yinglun, the general counselor of the theater guard force, the logistics force quickly built three temporary pontoon bridges, which allowed the retreating troops to quickly cross the Xinqiang River and then head to Sanjiang Town. direction to retreat.
Three hours later, Zhang Tianhai finally arrived at the south bank of Xinqiang River.
After arriving at the south bank of the Xinqiang River, Zhang Tianhai said to Xu Xun beside him: "Xiao Xu, immediately call Commander Guan Linzheng, commander-in-chief of the 15th Group Army, to inform him that our unit has safely withdrawn to the south bank of the Xinqiang River and has completely wiped out the Japanese army." Headquarters of the 45th Regiment! I already have the regiment flag with me!"
"Yes! Sir!!" Xu Xun responded.
As for why Zhang Tianhai sent a telegram to Guan Linzheng at this time, the reason is actually very simple. It is because Zhang Tianhai told them the news too early. When the time comes, Guan Linzheng is unwilling to send troops to save him, which will be troublesome.
Zhang Tianhai didn't know that he thought so, but it was actually narrow-minded. Why do you say that? Because he and Master Guan Linzheng came from the same school, both graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy, and the troops he led were all elites in the Central Army. Based on this alone, Guan Linzheng would not ignore death, and he did not offend Guan Linzheng.
At this moment, the Japanese forward troops finally arrived at Jangkou Town.
Looking at the mess on the ground and the destroyed town of Jiankou, the Japanese commander couldn't help but take a breath: How many artillery did these damn Chinese troops use to blow up such a town into this? Like?
Nakumaru Rokuro stood where Zhang Tianhai just stood and watched everything in front of him. He was shocked and shocked: he didn't understand how many elites the Chinese army had mobilized to join the 45th Regiment and fight until they couldn't even fight back. , and the whole army was wiped out.
"Immediately send a message to inform the commander of the regiment that our brigade has arrived at the forward position of Jiankou Town, and our troops (referring to the 45th regiment) have been completely wiped out." Nakamaru Rokuro said solemnly.
"Hai!!" the staff officer next to him responded.
In addition to conveying this order, Nakumaru Rokuro also issued an order, that is, to find survivors. Only by finding survivors can we know what happened in this battle.
After the news reached the commander of the 47th Regiment, the commander also made a very correct decision, which was to report the situation step by step. The first step was to report to the brigade commander, Major General Ushijima Mitsuru.
As soon as the news that the 45th Regiment was annihilated overnight came out, it almost alarmed the entire senior management of the Japanese Sixth Division - if this news hadn't come from the frontline troops, they would have almost thought it was a fake. News.
"Nani?! One of our elite regiments was so easily annihilated by the Chinese army on the front line! What did Masahiro Kumatake do for a living! How could such an elite regiment of ours be defeated by the Chinese army in such a short period of time? Troops are annihilated! What is this? What is this?!" The angry Shiro Inaba cursed, leaving the major in front of him at a loss.
"Your Excellency General... Colonel Xiong Wu Zhenglang has also been 'broken'. According to the report, judging from the situation on the scene, they experienced fierce fighting. Even the entire town of Jiankou was destroyed by the Chinese army. By the way... according to the report The intelligence from the aviation force stated that both of their planes encountered strong enemy anti-aircraft firepower. One of the planes even crashed!" The major had a wry smile on his face. In fact, to be honest, he also I don't want to tell the truth at this time. After all, the commander is so angry now. If he gets a big slap, it will be a big loss.
Fortunately, Inaba Shiro was not as angry as he imagined. Although he was extremely angry, he did not reach the level of losing his mind - because he knew that he could not lose his mind at this moment. The enemy could kill him so quickly. If your own troops are annihilated in one fell swoop, then they will have great strength. Judging from various signs, the enemy is a ferocious hungry wolf. As long as there is a chance, it will bite your throat in one fell swoop.
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