Amakasu Jutaro's underestimation of the enemy is indeed a good thing in a sense. After all, it is my good fortune to underestimate the enemy.
Different from the intense pace of the national army, the Japanese troops moved forward as if they were on a spring outing. Although the queue was not sloppy, the relief on their faces was evident. Even the division commander did not think of this battle. Take it to heart, what are they afraid of? The Central Army of China Army is not that scary...
Yes, the change in attitude of the 33rd Division lies in the strategic change of Commander Neiji Okamura. In the eyes of this group of people in the 33rd Division, originally they may have been the main offensive force, but now they are a partial division, capable of The kind that cannot attract the enemy's main force...
If you can fight, fight; if you can't fight, retreat first and then look for opportunities...
You guessed it right, this is the legendary soy sauce...
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"One, two!"
"One, two!"
"One, two!"
Instructors from the engineer company are constantly guiding the officers and soldiers of the infantry battalions of the First Guard Regiment to dig trenches.
Yes, although the engineer battalion of the guard force has been established, it is still essentially composed of the engineer companies of the three guard regiments. The engineer battalion of the headquarters is indeed an empty shell.
Regarding this situation, don't the "Three Musketeers" Zhang Tianhai, Zhou Fangjie, and Li Yinglun really not want to solve it immediately? I really want to, but I really have no choice.
Why is there nothing you can do as a direct descendant of the Central Military Army? Putting aside the personnel establishment, the Ninth War Zone Guard Force is already at full strength. The gap in technical personnel is another big problem - soldiers are easy to recruit, but qualified engineer officers are not. trick.
Of course, there are difficulties and there are solutions, but they cannot be highlighted immediately. In order to solve the current predicament, at an early military meeting, Zhang Tianhai and Li Yinglun argued that this engineer battalion was just a show. A solution was proposed to the problem of the battalion, which must be carried out in three steps: first, the engineer company of the First Guard Regiment and the engineer company of the Second Guard Regiment will expand by one engineer platoon each on the existing basis; second, the Third Guard Regiment The engineer company must form combat effectiveness as soon as possible and cannot hold back the entire unit; third, the engineer battalion under the general headquarters must first establish two shelf platoons, and at the same time, constantly look for officers who appear as engineers, and find ways to recruit engineers to the battalion.
Although the results of this approach are quite slow, there is no other way. When the engineer company of the Third Guard Regiment becomes combat effective, there will be four to five engineer platoons in the engineer battalion. If some backbones are transferred to supplement them, there will be at least six An engineer platoon can be formed into two engineer companies. At that time, the engineer battalion will be truly established.
"Captain Guo, the progress may still be a bit slow..." Li Yinglun frowned slightly. He also saw the brothers working very hard, but he still felt that it was a bit slow - tomorrow at the latest At noon, the troops of the Japanese 33rd Division will appear in their battle field of view.
"Chief of the General Staff, there is no way. Brothers are already firing on all cylinders. In any case, this is only a position for two battalions. It is extremely difficult to deploy two battalions at such a narrow distance. It's both strategic depth and positional secrecy." Guo Qiliang frowned.
"If it doesn't work, let's do it like this. Let's let one of the leading Japanese troops pass first, and then your two battalions will pinch their throats in the middle so that they can't take care of both ends." Li Yinglun said on a whim. .
"Chief of the General Staff, according to the commander-in-chief, our two battalions plus the troops behind them will eat their leading ones first, and then the two battalions in front will retreat." After listening to this, Guo Qiliang smiled bitterly. It’s thicker.
"Does it mean that my words won't work now?" Li Yinglun was quite unhappy, because since he became the chief of general staff of this army, the main personnel of the theater security force are basically Zhang Tianhai's people. These people only Recognize Zhang Tianhai's orders, but other people's orders are not easy to use.
"That's not what I mean, because according to the commander-in-chief's expectation, our first battle is to eat the enemy's leading part and then retreat. He also gave this order to me before setting off. If we eat the enemy's middle We can do it with one battalion, but the first and third battalions will be gone, and our troops will be attacked from both sides by the Japanese army." Guo Qiliang explained the reason.
After listening to Guo Qiliang's explanation, Li Yinglun's expression finally softened. He nodded and said, "Okay, very good. Let's do it like this!"
"Thank you for your understanding, sir!" Guo Qiliang said seriously.
Li Yinglun nodded lightly and said no more. In fact, from his point of view, this first regiment of guards was Zhang Tianhai's starting unit after all. Although he had also been in this unit, he could understand Zhang Tianhai's role in this unit. The prestige of the army and the importance Zhang Tianhai attaches to this army are known. If the First Guard Regiment suffers heavy losses due to his blind command, then his relationship with Zhang Tianhai will definitely deteriorate sharply. More importantly, he He was about to be transferred from the theater security force, and he didn't want to offend Zhang Tianhai at this time.
The reason why Li Yinglun wants to leave the theater guard force is very simple: first, the future of the theater guard force limits his room for advancement, and the position of military chief will not be reserved for him, Li Yinglun; second, he wants to give it to Mr. He Give way, He Jiye is the nephew of Minister He after all. If He Jiye wants to seek promotion, he, Li Yinglun, must leave his current position. Rather than leaving when Minister He is found, it is better to leave now. At least he still has a choice.
Ever since, just like that, the battle plan for the First Guard Regiment was carried out according to Zhang Tianhai's will.
So the question is, since Zhang Tianhai has already decided, why should Li Yinglun come over to be the "supervisor"? The reason is also very simple. At least one more person is here to watch, which makes him feel more relieved. After all, Li Yinglun still has real abilities and has given many useful suggestions on combat planning.
Look at the Second Guard Regiment again.
As the deputy commander and leader of the Second Guard Regiment, Zhou Fangjie is working very hard in commanding his troops. His troops are setting up positions around the only road from Huangsha Town to Pingjiang County.
It has to be said that Zhou Fangjie is quite motivated now - after his Second Guard Regiment was integrated into the combat order of the theater guard force, its combat effectiveness has skyrocketed, and both the quality of the soldiers and weapons and equipment have been greatly improved. Major improvements, especially the continuous enrichment of the officer corps, are making this force continue to improve.
The only thing that makes Zhou Fangjie feel a little pity is that his second guard regiment is also a reinforced regiment, with only four battalions. Even though the troops directly under the regiment headquarters barely have five battalions, compared to the guards The first regiment, a big brother-level unit, is still a bit far behind.
"Our regiment now also has a guard company, a special agent company and an engineer company. Brother Ziqi, you should keep an eye on it. After this battle, our regiment must find a way to expand the armed forces of a battalion, otherwise it will be too little. Falling behind." Zhou Fangjie told acting team leader Liu Ziqi.
"Where is the commander-in-chief?" Liu Ziqi asked weakly.
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