Seeing Zhou Fangjie and Li Yinglun's resolute attitude, Zhang Tianhai could only nod helplessly, and then started talking: "That's what I think. Changle Town, where we are responsible for defense, is far away from Xinshi Town and Miluo County. The county seat is not far away. If I were the Japanese army, the main direction of attack would be Miluo County. Only by capturing Miluo County can we truly threaten our army's retreat route along the Miluo River and Xinqiang River."
"In other words, our next focus should be on other directions. For example, the defense focus of our troops is on the flanks of Miluo County and Xinshi Town; for the direction of Xinshi Town and Miluo County, I propose to place the second guard The second and third battalions of the regiment and the first battalion of the third guard regiment are deployed here. At the same time, the artillery battalion's artillery is deployed behind the position. When the Japanese army captures the new town or Miluo County, our artillery battalion can attack the unit. The Japanese army carried out artillery attacks and could launch counterattacks while the Japanese army was not on a stable footing." Zhang Tianhai talked eloquently.
At this point, Zhou Fangjie couldn't sit still. He said: "If our troops launch a counterattack against this part of the Japanese army, will our army have enough troops to defend Changle Street? By then, if the 30th Japanese Army marches westward, The third division fought all the way to Wukou Town, and Changle Town is very likely to be caught in a double attack by the Japanese army."
Zhang Tianhai smiled slightly and said: "It doesn't matter. As long as we can repel the Japanese troops in the direction of Miluo County and Xinshi Town, our troops will have enough strength to withstand the Japanese army's westward advance. As long as our troops will move the headquarters guard camp and The cavalry battalion and the first battalion of the Second Guard Regiment are deployed on the only road from Wukou Town to Changle Town. It will not take them two to three days to reach the boundary of Changle Town."
"In other words, the commander-in-chief intends to use all the main infantry battalions of the First Guard Regiment to launch a counterattack against Miluo County and Xinshi Town? Only the third battalion and one battalion of the Third Guard Regiment from the Changle Street headquarters will be left behind?" Zhou Fangjie stared wide-eyed. Eyes wide open, he didn't expect Zhang Tianhai to be so reckless.
"Yes, I don't think it's enough to have a battalion of our army defending on Changle Street. When the time comes to retreat, Changle Street will inevitably become a retreat channel for the Fifteenth Group Army. If our army deploys too many troops on Changle Street, Multiple troops will become a burden. Protecting the external environment of Changle Street and allowing the 15th Army to pass quickly is our important task." Zhang Tianhai patted the table seriously.
"In that case, I agree with the commander-in-chief's approach." Zhou Fangjie finally raised his hand.
Seeing that the sober Zhou Fangjie had already supported Zhang Tianhai's approach, Li Yinglun also felt that there was no reason to object and simply agreed.
Now that the three giants once again agreed to a new combat plan, Zhang Tianhai also began to lay out his new plan.
As arranged in his battle plan, he deployed three ordinary infantry battalions in Miluo County, a narrow passage from Xinshi Town five kilometers south of Miluo County to the outskirts of Changle Town; The headquarters guard battalion and the first battalion of the 2nd Guard Regiment, which was lost in the Battle of Hukou in Huangsha Town, were deployed in the direction of Wukou Town.
In fact, arranging the cavalry battalion in the direction of Wukou Town was a little trick Zhang Tianhai took - there was no way, who let the cavalry battalion have horses? You know, Changle Town, Xinshi Town, Miluo County and other areas are a gentle alluvial plain, and the cavalry is extremely fast. Even if there is an emergency on the front line, there will be a cavalry battalion on top, and the second guard will be dispatched. The first battalion of the regiment returned for reinforcements, and everything was not too late.
In other words, Zhang Tianhai organized almost nine infantry battalions (including one demonstration reinforcement battalion) in addition to the artillery battalion in the direction of Miluo County and Xinshi Town. If the situation changes, he can also call back the ordinary infantry. The battalion-strength First Battalion of the Second Guard Regiment and the Cavalry Battalion add up to a total of eleven battalions.
Eleven battalions, based on the calculation of three battalions and one regiment of other troops, it is close to four regiments. Even if it is not possible, the third battalion of the third guard regiment guarding Changle Street can also go to support. This scale of battle is no small matter. Son.
Of course, the troops of the Second Guard Regiment also experienced a certain attrition after the Hukou battle, but Zhang Tianhai always believed that with the strength of this group of people, they could withstand the forces that had already gone through a series of fierce battles with the 25th Division. The Shangcun detachment is still okay, unless the main force of the Sixth Division goes south.
So the question is, is Zhang Tianhai really not afraid at all of the main force of the Japanese Sixth Division going south?
To be honest, of course I was afraid. If the Japanese Sixth Division suddenly appeared next to their flank during a fierce battle with the Uemura detachment, it would be a big trouble.
But Zhang Tianhai was betting that the frontline troops could withstand the fierce attack of the Japanese Sixth Division. As long as he could hold the back road of Changle Street, it would be impossible for the 15th Army to retreat all the way - every inch of mountains and rivers, every inch of blood. , this is by no means an empty talk!
"The rest depends on fate." Zhang Tianhai grinned. Even he was speechless at his own madness.
"Looking at fate?" Zhou Fangjie was a little confused.
"What else? The battlefield is always a big gamble. Now our theater security forces have stabilized the retreat of the 15th Group Army. The purpose is to make those armies withstand the pressure of the Japanese army on the front line. Only in this way, we Only in this way can the troops exert their due contribution to the maximum extent. By the time the little devils are ready to fight us, the domestic economic pressure, social pressure, and population pressure of the little devils are already so huge. I don’t think they can withstand such military defeats many times. Even if If they can withstand five or six times, then there is a high probability that they will be difficult to defeat in the later stage." As he spoke, Zhang Tianhai grinned. He had led his army to defeat the seemingly invincible Japanese army several times in this era.
Zhang Tianhai thought about it again and again, and decided that if these Japanese beasts were beaten, they would feel pain. As long as they were beaten one by one, the Japanese invaders would soon fall into an unsustainable situation. Status - The war of aggression against China lasted for eight years after it broke out. Looking at the first three or four years, the Japanese army fought very fiercely, but the next four or five years were not so easy. In addition to occupying too large an area, the Japanese army fought very hard. In addition to the objective factors such as the lengthening of the logistics supply line and the inability to achieve 100% effective control, it was also the huge consumption of the Japanese in the past few years that caused the damage to the national power.
Zhang Tianhai always believed that as long as he annihilated one more Japanese squad, the pace of victory would be a step faster, not to mention that he would personally avenge the dead folks in Nanjing.
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