Chapter 144: The Remnants of the Defense
After hanging up the phone, Chen Cheng dialed the phone again and said, "Pick up the chairman"!
A moment later, the chairman's voice came: "You say resign!"
After receiving the call, almost as a reflex, Chen Cheng's body straightened up, and then he spoke: "That's the chairman, the 60th Army has been stationed in the Yangxin area of Pai City for more than a month, destroying more than 8,000 enemies, and nailing the 9th Division of the Japanese invaders to death in the Paishi area, and now they have suffered heavy casualties, and their troops are no longer enough to be dispatched, so they ask for retreat and repair, you see..."
There was silence on the other side of the phone for a while, and then the chairman spoke: "How many troops do they have?" ”
"All of them add up to less than 4,000, Yangxin is still in a fierce battle, and the number of troops in the platoon is less than 1,000, if we don't support the 60th Army, it is very likely that we will be defeated by the Ninth Division, or even annihilated"! Chen Cheng said. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Where is the 58th Army"?
"The 58th Army is still on the way, the Japanese invaders used planes to blow up our army's railway, and the 58th Army can only come on foot, and it is conservatively estimated that it will take ten days"! Chen Cheng replied.
The other side of the phone sighed and said, "Can you still draw out the troops in your hands?"
"The front line is tight, almost everywhere in the periphery of Wuhan is in an emergency, even the last reserves have been pressed up, and there are no more troops available"! Chen Cheng sighed.
"Then let them hold on for a few days, it's really not okay, you arrange for them to withdraw, they are elite troops, I don't want them to be severely damaged or annihilated, this will not only damage morale, but also make Long Yun worried"! The chairman said.
"Humble Understanding"!
After hanging up the phone, Chen Cheng picked up the phone again and said, "Pick up the military headquarters of the 60th Army"!
After a while, Lu Han picked up the phone and said, "Sir Chen, I'm Lu Han"!
"Brother Yongheng, I have truthfully reported the situation just now to the chairman, but you also know the current situation, I hope you will overcome all difficulties, and persist for the sake of the country and the nation, and when you can't hold on, I will even send my own guards to you!" Chen Cheng said.
"Chief Chen, there are only more than 700 people in our Pai City area, and most of them are wounded soldiers, once the Japanese army comes to attack, it is very likely that they will not be able to resist, it does not matter if our army dies in battle, the important thing is that if our army is completely annihilated, the Japanese army is referring to Wuhan"! Luján said.
Chen Cheng was silent for a while and said: "Now I will pass on the order, let the reinforcements around you be sure to send troops to support when you are in a hurry, I hope you can also understand my distress and understand the chairman's distress!"
Seeing this, Lu Han had no choice but to say: "I will obey the arrangement, the officers and men of our army are not afraid of sacrifice, and they have been fighting with the strong enemy for more than a month, and I also hope that Chief Chen can really provide timely support as you said, there are only a few thousand left in the 40,000 sons and daughters, I hope you can let me bring a few back after the victory"!
"Brother Yongheng, rest assured, I Chen Cheng will guarantee this matter with credibility, and I will definitely support you when you are in danger"! Chen Chengxin said.
"Thank you, Sir Chen"!
"No thanks" for the internal affairs! After speaking, Chen Cheng hung up the phone and sighed for a long time, now Wuhan is already in danger, and the Japanese army's three armies have all approached Wuhan, especially yesterday, the Zhongshan ship sank into the river, so far the Chinese Navy has completely ceased to exist.
After the Sino-Japanese War, the Chinese Navy has not been able to recover its vitality, the total tonnage of the Chinese Navy is worlds apart from the Japanese army, after the start of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Chinese Navy suffered heavy losses as soon as the war began, throughout the Battle of Wuhan, the Chinese Navy dismantled the heavy artillery on the warship and deployed it along the Yangtze River and fought hard with the Japanese army, so far the Zhongshan ship and the Japanese army suffered heavy losses in the bitter battle, the captain Sa Shijun and the ship sank the Yangtze River, blocking the Yangtze River waterway, and preventing the Japanese warships from entering the Chinese mainland through the Yangtze River.
Although the Chinese Navy was also brave and tenacious in battle, after all, it was not the opponent of the Japanese army's huge tonnage and large number of warships, and after heavy losses, it could only take the tragic scene of sinking the river and blocking the river, and now the Chinese Navy has exhausted all its equipment and completely wiped out, which is not only a tragic scene for our country, but also a shame for the Chinese Navy, and it is bound to be a shame for the Chinese nation.
When I saw the current Aegis ships of our army galloping in the ocean, when I saw my country's aircraft carriers going to sea, and when I saw my country's warships ramming Japanese ships, the author thought of the tragic and helpless scene of those years, and I couldn't help but feel sad in my heart, but fortunately, a great power finally rose! I also hope that the people of our country will not forget the national shame and strive for self-improvement, and will not let those shameful scenes of the past be repeated.
After getting Chen Cheng's order, although Lu Han was helpless, he weighed it and said: "Inform the vigilant troops around the highway to leave only the necessary sentry posts and withdraw them all"!
"Yes"!
"Reorganize the two regiments and change them into one regiment"!
"Yes"!
"Commander, I think it's better to divide them into two parts, even if it is changed to a regiment, it must be divided into two parts of the force, so that they can also cooperate with each other, even if one side is defeated, the other half is also our hole card, isn't it"? Xue Zizheng said.
Lu Han was silent for a while and said, "It's okay"!
"Inform the troops to leave the necessary reconnaissance troops behind, and all of them will be withdrawn for repair"!
"Yes"!
After cleaning up the battlefield, Zeng Zesheng also received instructions from the military department, and immediately withdrew all the troops, leaving only a platoon of troops to guard in the surrounding mountains.
When I was withdrawn from the battlefield, although I suffered heavy casualties and was tired enough, the morale of the soldiers present was high, why?
This time, the two regiments of less than 2,000 troops were stunned to inflict heavy losses on 3,000 Japanese troops, which was enough for them to be proud of themselves and proud to face their hometown fathers.
In the crowd, although Li Zuo was tired enough, he said while walking: "Brothers, they all say that fighting with the Japanese army is five to one, seven to one, today we have less than 2,000 people to defeat their strength of nearly a wing, what five to one, what seven to one, who is ruthless on the battlefield is the king, tell me, you are ruthless or not"!
"Ruthless!"
"Are you tough"?
"Fierce"!
"Okay, follow me and sing the military song, I'll start! We come from the great place of the Yunnan uprising...
Immediately, the majestic military song of the 60th Army sounded again on the battlefield where the smoke of gunpowder was not extinguished, Li Zuoneng felt that no matter when, no matter how many casualties were paid, their soldiers were never discouraged, and they were never down, as long as they fought against the Japanese army, they were good, not only courage, but also a spirit, the spirit left by General Cai Yi!
Desperate spirit!
And the war is fought many times is this spirit, the war-fearing soldiers will never dare to brave the poisonous gas and brave the rain of bullets and bullets to charge, at that time many troops have not even fought with the Japanese army has begun to retreat, if the troops at that time have a desperate spirit, even if the Japanese army has hundreds of thousands of troops, even if the fight is to the end of the death, the Japanese army can not stand much.
Courage and strategy can often determine the victory of a battle, and equipment is always just equipment, as long as you dare to fight with the Japanese army and dare to fight to the last person, the victory or defeat of the war is not a bunch of equipment.
During World War II, the Italians also had excellent equipment, but they were still inferior in numbers and equipment to the British army in North Africa, and the same British army in Burma also had better equipment than the Japanese army.
After returning to the position, the cooking squad had already prepared rice porridge and hot white flour steamed buns, and the wounded soldiers were also transferred to the rear hospital. Yang Hongyuan was also forcibly sent down by Lu Han, although Lu Han was angry at Yang Hongyuan's disobedience on the battlefield, but it was Yang Hongyuan who was a veteran who fought all the way, and he could fight well, and there were not a few regiment commanders left, and Lu Han only scolded him angrily and did not deliberately punish him.
The battlefield, which had been noisy all day, finally quieted down, and it was not until the evening that two Japanese reconnaissance planes circled over the 60th Army a few times and then moved away.
At this time, the strength of the two regiments was unified under the command of Zeng Zesheng, and in fact there were less than 1,000 people, but fortunately, in the middle of the night, the troops originally deployed on the road were basically all transferred back, a total of more than 800 people, and the so-called two regiments plus reinforcements were more than 1,500 people.
In accordance with the instructions of the military headquarters, Zeng Zesheng divided the strength of the two regiments into two teams and reorganized them into two reinforced battalions, one under the command of Li Zuo and the other under his own command. He was stationed in the position on the surface, but Li Zuo was hiding in the mountains and forests with this battalion, ready to provide a diversion strike at any time.
At this time, Lu Hai and they were all incorporated into Li Zuo's troops, after all, there were already scouts in front, and there was no need to let them run around, now Lu Hai was in charge of commanding a company, but there were about 230 people in a company, and the commander of a battalion also commanded a company, and the remaining company was handed over to Chen Liang to command.
Until the next day, the Japanese army did not move, they finally had a rare rest, the Japanese offensive was repeatedly frustrated, and the strength began to be urgent, after all, on the one hand, they also had to attack Yangxin, on the other hand, they had to attack Paishi, and they had to worry about a gap in the defense line at any time friendly sneak attack.
In this way, the original hot battle finally stopped, but everyone knew that the Japanese army would never give up the attack, after all, now that the three-way army was approaching Wuhan, everyone wanted to take the lead in attacking Wuhan, and the Ninth Division must break through Yangxin and break through Paishi if it wants to enter Wuhan.
Although the battle on the Yangxin side was also fierce, the losses were not as heavy as those on the Paishi side, because the focus of the Japanese army's attack had always been in the Paishi area, and the Yangxin area was close to friendly forces, and the Japanese army did not launch a large-scale attack, so Zhang Chong dared to boldly transfer Qiu Bingchang's regiment to support.
In the blink of an eye, three days have passed, but the expected tragic battle has not yet come, and everyone suddenly has hope, as long as it drags on for a longer time, the 58th Army may come to reinforcements at any time, you must know that the 58th Army is also formed by Long Yun in accordance with the 60th Army, there are more than 30,000 people, as long as these 30,000 people arrive, Lu Han will dare to take the initiative to attack, and even directly defeat the Ninth Division in front! (To be continued.) )