Chapter 117: Ushijima Man
In the day-to-day battle, the 11th Brigade suffered more than 3,000 casualties, including more than 1,400 killed, including the commander of the 13th Wing, Okamoto Hoyuki, and the four captains.
Why is it four, because after Kazuhiko hung up at ten o'clock, the brigade ushered in a new captain at ten o'clock, but he hung up as soon as he took office.
The biggest casualties were still the 10 o'clock brigade, except for those who had not entered the city before, or less than 100 people came out, maybe some of them were still trapped in the city, but the losses of the 10 o'clock brigade must have reached seventy percent.
In addition to the number of casualties, more than a dozen tanks were also blown up.
What's even more infuriating is that the wing flag is also gone.
He still did not dare to report this news to his superiors, knowing that if the flag of a wing was captured by the enemy, the wing would have to be removed.
The flag can be destroyed, but it cannot be captured, which is a glory for a team.
If the Wing Flag is really captured by the Chinese army, then the matter will be serious, and he, the commander of the division, may also be implicated.
"We must find a way to find out about the wing flag of the 13th Wing, if it is really captured by the Zhina, the consequences are not something we can bear." Gu Shoufu looked at the group of generals and junior officers in front of him and said in a deep voice.
"Your Excellency, division commander, but the people in the city have fierce resistance, the weapons and equipment are basically German, and they are also familiar with the terrain, so our people are very disadvantaged." Tokutaro Sakai said worriedly.
"Yaga, if you are careful, is that so? If the flag of the 13th Wing cannot be found, you will have to wait to be court-martialed. When he saw Tokutaro Sakai, he knew that he was complaining, and Tani Shofu wanted to kill the other party with a knife.
If the wing flag of the 13th Wing was really captured by the Chinese army, Tani Toshio would definitely let Tokutaro Sakai take the blame, and as the brigade commander, he would be directly responsible.
"Hey!" Tokutaro Sakai looked frustrated.
"Your Excellency the division commander, if you don't let me lead the 36th Brigade into the city, the 11th Brigade has suffered nearly half of the casualties, and its combat strength will be greatly affected, I'm afraid it is not the opponent of the army in the city." Major General Ushijima, who was standing silently on the side, couldn't help but speak.
"Ushijima-kun? Are you sure? Gu Shoufu said in a deep voice.
Ushijima can be said to be the trump card in his hand, his ability is far stronger than Sakai Tokutaro, after landing from Jinshanwei, the Sixth Division belongs to Ushijima Man's 36th Brigade is the most fierce and fastest.
Ushijima said with a serious expression, "Your Excellency, Division Commander, you are not 100% sure. I have to say that Leng Jie should be a branch officer who is very proficient in street fighting, fortunately he is only a regiment commander, if the commander of the Nanjing Garrison Command of the previous branch is proficient in street fighting, maybe we will not be able to occupy Nanjing at all.
The number of this Chinese army in the city is only two or three thousand, and the scope of activity is mainly from the south to Zhonghua Gate and the north to Xinjiekou.
Because they are familiar with the terrain, they can beat the imperial army dizzy, and the 11th Brigade is not familiar with the terrain, and because of the greed for money and women, it is so embarrassed by the small army in the city. ”
"Ushijima-kun, just talk about your method, don't explain so much!" Seeing that Ushijima was like a talker, Gu Shoufu was also a little unhappy, this is not a post-war analysis, who has time to listen to your nonsense.
Ushijima was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Actually, it's very simple, the method is relatively stupid, but it's very useful." Organize the troops into squads, and then carry out a carpet search, not too far apart from each other, and once you find a large force, the surrounding squads will send reinforcements.
And there is one thing, that is, discipline, this is not the time to reap the benefits. If the soldiers below do not seriously encircle and suppress because of the benefits, it will be difficult to completely eliminate the resisting Chinese army in the city. ”
Speaking of this, Ushijima glanced at Tokutaro Sakai and found that the other party's face was not very good-looking.
In fact, with the strength of the 11th Brigade, it will not be like this, especially the 13th Wing.
After entering the city, these soldiers began to mess around, only caring about looting property, catching flower girls, and relaxing their vigilance, only then were they beaten by the Chinese army in a hurry, dizzy, and fell into the continuous attack and harassment of the Chinese army.
"Yo Xi!" Gu Shoufu nodded with satisfaction, "Ushijima-kun is worthy of being a famous tactician in the empire, although this method is stupid, it is a good method. The 47th Wing did not need to withdraw for the time being, and gave an order to the Captain of Hase, so that he could lead the 47th Wing to attack Xinjiekou and occupy the place where the Chinese army was entrenched.
If you're not mistaken, there should be a lot of weapons and equipment stockpiled here. After occupying these, the army of China in the city could not make a big wave.
As for the Shina army in the neighborhood near Zhonghua Road in the south of the city, I will hand it over to Ushijima-kun's 36th Brigade, I hope Ushijima-kun can bring me good news! ”
"Hey!"
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"Battalion Commander Li, I didn't expect to meet you here!"
Seeing Li Sanpao, who had a one-sided relationship, Leng Jie was also a little surprised. For this Northeast Army battalion commander, he was very impressed, and he played with a big knife in one hand, and he also cut down the more notorious Noda Takeshi in history.
Li Sanpao's face was a little embarrassed, "Commander Leng, I'm ashamed to say that when the city was broken, Lao Li and I chose to be a deserter." ”
"It's fine!" Leng Jie patted the other party on the shoulder and said with a smile, "As long as you pick up your arms again to fight the little devils, it's all good, don't mention the past." ”
"Thank you Regiment Commander Leng regardless of the past suspicions, I have brought more than 300 brothers, most of them are brothers of our 112th Division, you see how to arrange it!" Li Sanpao pointed to the ragged soldiers behind him, no, it should be the people, and said with some embarrassment.
The reason why it is said to be ordinary people is because these soldiers have taken off their military uniforms before, and they have found a common person's clothes to wear, regardless of whether they fit or not. So you will see that most of the clothes of these 'people' who come out of the safe zone do not fit, they are either long or short, and they look a little nondescript.
"Li Jichang, take these brothers to eat something, and by the way, put weapons... Forget about weapons, their weapons are fine, give them ammunition to replenish. Leng Jie looked at the Liao-made Type 13 rifle, which was no worse than the formal rifle, and immediately changed his words.
The Liao-made Type 13 rifle is the standard rifle of the Northeast Army, produced by the Shenyang Arsenal, and the caliber is also 7.92 Mauser bullets.
However, the Liaozao Type 13 rifle is significantly different from the Chinese formal rifle and the German 98k rifle, but they all have Mauser blood.
All three guns are derived from a type of rifle, the Mauser 1898 rifle, the standard rifle of the German army during World War I.
The prototype of the Liao-made Type 13 rifle is the Czech Mauser rifle, that is, the Czech version of the Mauser 1898, you must know that during the period from the end of World War I to the end of World War II, the Czech Skoda Arsenal was called a brilliant one, and it was the second largest arsenal after H&K in Bassenhofen at that time, and the factory's artillery output in 1937 was almost the total output of the British local arsenal.
However, the Liao-made Type 13 rifle is not an imitation of the Czech Mauser rifle, but an improved model, and it also combines some characteristics of the Japanese Type 38 rifle. So in terms of appearance, the Liao-made Type 13 rifle is somewhat similar to the Japanese Army's Type 38 rifle.