"Here we are, the troops of Zhao Gongwu, commander of the Second Division. The Eighth Regiment of the Fourth Brigade of the Second Division." Li Yinglun answered honestly.
"The second division of the 52nd Army... It seems that our old senior is really interesting." Zhang Tianhai is very satisfied with this result. After all, the combat effectiveness of the second division is obvious to all. of.
More importantly, this second division is a veteran Central Army unit. It was led by Zheng Dongguo, and it also participated in the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War. Before Zheng Dongguo became the division commander, Huang Jie was transferred to the head of the tax police corps. .
"By the way, when did they arrive? I have to see him in person." Zhang Tianhai asked.
"I arrived in the afternoon. The team leader is Liu Yuzhang, who is our senior in the fourth phase of Huangpu." Li Yinglun said.
"Very good, no matter what, at least our army now has strong reinforcements. Take me to meet Commander Liu!" Zhang Tianhai said seriously.
"Okay." Li Yinglun nodded.
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In a hidden fortification under the back mountain, Zhang Tianhai finally met Liu Yuzhang.
What caught Zhang Tianhai's eyes was a bright bald head with a ruddy complexion and a Chinese character face. He had a very strong figure, and with the eye-catching uniform of the Central Army, he looked like a strong man at first glance. .
Zhang Tianhai took a closer look and saw that his military rank was that of colonel. No need to guess, he must be Liu Yuzhang.
"Hello, Captain Liu!" Zhang Tianhai greeted him very politely as he entered the door.
"Hello, Commander-in-Chief Zhang!" Liu Yuzhang did not put on airs, but instead gave a military salute.
"Senior, isn't this a shabby junior? We must remember the revolutionary friendship of our revolutionary soldiers..." Zhang Tianhai laughed and gave a military salute in return.
"In any case, although we are both colonels and regimental commanders now, you still have the title of 'Commander-in-Chief' on your head. You are half a rank higher than us, so that is half a rank higher." Liu Yuzhang was very polite. He said, as a veteran Huangpu student, if Zhang Tianhai hadn't performed so well on the battlefield, he wouldn't have been so polite - don't forget, Huangpu Military Academy is very particular about seniority.
"Senior, you're welcome. With your help this time, I think our theater security forces won't be so sad. Please take a seat, don't stand." Zhang Tianhai smiled with a smile on his face and was also very polite.
This time, Liu Yuzhang was not polite anymore. He smiled and then sat down and asked: "By the way, Commander-in-Chief Zhang, I heard today that our theater security forces were facing fifty cannons from the Japanese army. Bombing, right?”
As soon as he said this, Zhang Tianhai's face was full of helplessness. He said: "To be honest, in addition to these fifty artillery pieces, they also had twenty combat aircraft that continuously bombarded our position. The bombing... these days are not ordinary..."
"The Japanese army dispatched so many troops just to beat up the war zone guards. Come to me, they just want to make a hole in your position." Liu Yuzhang analyzed.
"This junior would not have guessed it. After all, the initiative is now in the hands of little Japan. There is no use in rushing." Zhang Tianhai said with a wry smile again.
"It's not that, it's not that. The security forces in the war zone were the best before. They directly wiped out a regiment of the Japanese army, and it was the troops of the Japanese Sixth Division. In addition, this time our troops entered the Xinqiang River. I guess their One of the goals of the operation is to make a hole here and set up their moves on the south bank of the river in our new wall so that they will not be restrained by us." Liu Yuzhang said in a eloquent manner, and his analysis was quite accurate.
Zhang Tianhai thought for a moment, nodded and said: "I don't rule out this possibility, but if they want to do this, I won't let them get what they want. At least, it is definitely not an easy task for them to take over our defense area. matter."
"To be honest, Commander-in-Chief Zhang, no, if we should count it as our senior brothers in Huangpu, you are my junior. Commander-in-Chief Guan sent our regiment here this time to support the theater security forces. Before coming, Our brigade also told me that we are brothers and sisters from Huangpu fighting together this time. We must be sincere and united. We cannot let other troops laugh at our lack of unity in Huangpu. Junior, you are now a former enemy of the theater guard force. Commander-in-Chief, you can just give your orders as to what this combat mission is, but because I am a senior, you are embarrassed to give orders. You have the final say on this battlefield now," Liu Yuzhang said bluntly.
"Junior, I would like to thank all the seniors in advance." After saying that, Zhang Tianhai really wanted to get up, but was stopped by Liu Yuzhang.
"Let's just put it bluntly, we are all from Huangpu." Liu Yuzhang said seriously.
"Senior, to be honest, our unit is indeed facing considerable pressure from the Japanese Sixth Division this time. Although we have caused some casualties to them in this battle, after all, they are also strong in combat effectiveness and have a large number of people. I guess we here It can still withstand three to four days. At that time, I want to open a path in my defense zone to allow the Japanese troops to move south. The troops will then be deployed in the Sanniang Bay area for defense. Then I will close the defense zone. , requesting Commander-in-Chief Guan’s support to close the door and beat the dog, theoretically, we can still achieve it.” Zhang Tianhai said seriously.
"Is your kid's appetite really big? You even want to think about the Sixth Division? Are you afraid that you won't be able to eat it?" Although Liu Yuzhang heard that Zhang Tianhai was very bold, he was still a little surprised after hearing his words.
"No, no, no, what I mean is that we can just eat one of the protruding parts of the Japanese army. At least we can force them to retreat, and we have accomplished the task assigned by the higher-ups. Isn't our purpose? Can we contain some of the Japanese troops? Now that we have contained them, I think we have almost beaten them in Hubei. Only when we hurt them will they retreat," Zhang Tianhai analyzed.
"That's okay. Our battle is still under control. In my opinion, the Japanese army probably won't want to go south at this time. The pressure of fighting on the second and third fronts is really too great. Moreover, a large number of Japanese troops Appearing to the north of our 15th Group Army but not crossing the river, I think this also confirms our thinking." Liu Yuzhang analyzed that in any case, he is an outstanding student in Huangpu. This inference ability There are still some.
"Yes, if they dare to go south, we will beat them. If they dare not, then I can only find ways to launch a counterattack. At least we cannot let them hammer a nail into our south bank of the Xinqiang River. This is terrible. It's not an ordinary discomfort." Zhang Tianhai said calmly, the expectation is good, but the realization can only depend on luck.
For Zhang Tianhai, this was all he could do at this moment - ever since the Japanese army changed its fighting style, he knew with his bare bones that his troops would definitely have to pay huge casualties, especially when the Japanese army was fighting steadily. situation.
If they continue to fight head-on like this, the first ones who cannot withstand it will definitely be their theater security forces, so they must open a gap to see if the Japanese army will be fooled. If you don't get fooled, you can only change your combat strategy...
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