Patting on the thigh is a pat on the thigh, but the reality is that the done deal is done. Zhang Tianhai also knows that he cannot continue the bombardment - if he continues to bombard, his artillery battalion will be finished when the Japanese bombers come back. There is only one chance, and if you miss it, it will be over. Really no more.
To be honest, Zhang Tianhai really wanted to say "Bring me my gun", but after thinking about it, he decided not to do it, because if he fired at this time, the location of the headquarters would be exposed, and the Japanese ground and air defenses would be exposed. The firepower was completely directed at his former enemy headquarters.
"Lao Zhang, do you want to order firepower from both sides to drive away the Japanese troops now? It shouldn't be difficult to drive them away while the foothold is not stable." Guo Qiliang asked next to him.
Zhang Tianhai shook his head and said: "No, this is absolutely inappropriate. It's still morning, and the Japanese army has enough time to play a delaying game with us. As long as our troops go out, let alone expose their position first." , if we go to drive them away, we will definitely be intercepted by Japanese artillery fire, and the casualties will be too great by then to be worthwhile."
"But, I'm afraid it's not appropriate for us to stick to this place now, right? The initiative in this war is completely in their hands." Guo Qiliang said again.
"Now all we can do is defend. Our unit has always been good at mobile warfare and interspersed warfare. Can't we fight positional warfare now? It can't be like this. Even if the Japanese army uses all kinds of means, we We must endure it to the end." Zhang Tianhai's tone was full of determination.
"Well, that's all that can be done. I guess the next wave of Japanese attacks will not be a frontal attack." Guo Qiliang analyzed.
Zhang Tianhai nodded and said: "They will definitely not attack from the front, because the existence of our artillery battalion will make them use weapons as a deterrent. At the same time, they will try their best to find our artillery positions. Now withdraw the artillery battalion." Leaving is the best option.”
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Sure enough, just as Zhang Tianhai expected, it didn't take long for the battle between the left wing and the right wing to start at the same time.
"Reporting to the commander-in-chief, our army's left and right wing positions were attacked wildly by the Japanese army, and their numbers are unknown." A combat staff officer ran to Zhang Tianhai and reported.
Zhang Tianhai nodded slightly and said, "Let them all hold on to me, they must withstand this wave of Japanese attacks!"
"Yes! Sir!" the combat staff officer responded.
This cannot be blamed for the inability of the national army to detect the number of attacking Japanese troops, because the jungle is dense and dense, and the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army has not changed due to the number of troops.
Indeed, the Japanese army focused on its left wing, but the frontline commanders of its right wing forces did not believe that they had to give up the credit to the left wing forces - although their number was two squadrons less than the left wing forces, their The combat effectiveness is not bad. They must complete the task of capturing the hilltop on the right wing before the left wing troops capture the hilltop!
As a result, the Japanese army's attack direction also had this situation: Ushijima Mitsuru's focused attack did not have an effect. Instead, both sides launched an all-out attack. This not only made Ushijima Mitsuru feel very Depressed, even the national army on the opposite side is also very depressed - what are you doing? Don't you want to die?
Fierce battles raged in the mountains and forests. In addition to intensive gunfire, there were also explosions of grenades and grenades.
This battle lasted for a whole day, but the Japanese army made no progress.
"Bagaya! When did the damn China Army become so strong? Our attack was ineffective for two whole days, but we lost countless troops!" Mitsuru Ushijima slapped the table, his expression full of annoyance.
In one day, neither too much nor too little. Apart from suffering a defeat on the frontal battlefield, the Sixth Division actually did not suffer any losses. On the contrary, it gained a lot in the battles on both wings. Because of their battles, Their abilities are not very strong, especially in cooperative operations, but they are much more capable than the national army that lacks specialized training.
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It's night, and there are stars in the night sky, which indicates that there will be beautiful weather tomorrow.
Good weather does not mean that this is good news. If it rains tomorrow, the Japanese attack will be delayed. If there is heavy fog because of this, it will be doubly good - because that will allow the Japanese combat aircraft to It will cause great trouble when performing tasks, especially in the direction of travel of the aircraft.
Zhang Tianhai looked at the stars in the night sky, with anxiety in his eyes. He turned to ask Li Yinglun, the chief of general staff of the guard force. He asked: "Brother Yinglun, during this combat operation, I The army's consumption was very high. In today's two-wing battle, the two wings of our troops were fighting fiercely with the Japanese invaders. The losses have not yet been calculated. Even our previous artillery positions were bombed by the Japanese. Fortunately, we were able to withdraw. Hurry..."
"The commander-in-chief is wise. If you hadn't made this decision, I'm afraid the artillery battalion would no longer exist. But I have to remind you that our artillery battalion inventory is low. On average, there are only ten shells left per gun. ." Li Yinglun looked at Zhang Tianhai and reminded him.
I saw Zhang Tianhai sighing softly and said: "Just ten rounds, there is nothing we can do about it. Our army originally has many recruits and a little lack of combat effectiveness. If we don't fire the artillery shells at that time, If so, our troops will suffer greater casualties. The two most capable battalion-level troops, the 1st Battalion of the 1st Guard Regiment and the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Guard Regiment, have been disabled. We can only rely on the troops to guard the battalion. Hold on. Brother Ying Lun, you are in this position as the commander of the Third Guard Regiment. I think you also know the combat effectiveness of the Third Guard Regiment and the Second Guard Regiment. There are not many troops that can fight. No matter what, we We can only try our best to withstand the pressure of the Sixth Division, otherwise, the Ninth Theater Guard Force will most likely cease to exist in the near future..."
"Indeed, the Japanese Sixth Division has extremely strong combat effectiveness. If we hadn't taken advantage of all the advantages, our troops would definitely not have benefited from a direct confrontation with them." Li Yinglun patted Zhang Tianhai on the shoulder. As the chief of general staff of the security forces, how could he not know the current situation of the security forces in the theater?
"It's not that we can't get any benefits, it's that we have no chance of winning at all. You and I both know what kind of army we are facing. The next battle plan can only be made with the help of the 15th Group Army. If implemented, we can only severely damage them, even if we ourselves will pay heavy casualties." Zhang Tianhai directly corrected Li Yinglun's statement.
"That can only be like this. After all, the Fifteenth Group Army has three armies in its hands. Our guard troops add up to only one division, and most of them are new recruits. If the commander-in-chief is here, it is estimated that many things will be easier to handle. Now the commander-in-chief We went to Lushan to train the team again. It’s still difficult for us to do it alone..." Li Yinglun also sighed.
Zhang Tianhai also knew that he was telling the truth, but the battle still had to go on, so he asked, "Have our reinforcements arrived?"
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