Chapter 242: Border Storm (4)
"Haining County needs to be rebuilt, and in the future, it will also need to be responsible for local defense."
Yu Zhanshan seemed to understand something, he looked at Karasov with some surprise, you must know that this can be regarded as putting power in their hands, and even looking at the attitude of the Russian Empire, they have always been generous to the attached army and are used to treating them with an equal attitude. Of course, these are not the main ones, the main thing is that now the Russian Empire is not unprepared to invade China, and they have a good impression in the eyes of ordinary people.
In addition to living a life of wealth, it may be a reputation, and it is also a follower, but following the Russian Empire will at least not get the title of a traitor, and how to choose them naturally knows it.
The officers who pinched Karasov did not say anything about this proposal, and thirty percent of the entire Russian Empire were ethnic Chinese, and although only two of the members of the cabinet were of Chinese origin, there were many local governments. Now it is nothing more than an army division composed entirely of Chinese descent, and they have become accustomed to it.
The unexpected result made Yu Zhanshan very excited, but now the problem has not been solved, so they quickly moved the topic to business, fortunately Karasov has a detailed map of Haining County, otherwise it is difficult to grasp the specific situation just by telling it.
"Here, here is now in charge of the Japanese division, but we all know the ability of Master Hu, it is almost impossible for them to take it in a short time, and now we need to hurry up and gather together. Just now you, our Air Force passed by, pinch General Karasov, can you still contact them now? ”
Just now Kalashov has briefly introduced himself, so Yu Zhanshan knows his name. And he is now considered a member of the Russian Army. It's normal to talk about our Air Force. In fact, when Karasov understood that Yu Zhanshan still had more than 2,000 troops close to a regiment, he had already planned it. However, what Yu Zhanshan said is not bad, the important thing now is to gather all the soldiers.
"Contact the domestic air force, we need their support, and at the same time report back the situation here, maybe this is an opportunity to inflict heavy damage on the Japanese army."
The Japanese Kwantung Army has about 31 infantry divisions in China, counting about 1.2 million tank brigades, logistics and air forces, but the area they need to defend is also very large, and now the Russian Army is only 6 infantry divisions and three tank brigades. Of course, unlike the Japanese Army divisions here. The Russian Army is restrained by the first army division, and the number of soldiers in the entire division is close to 30,000. However, the Japanese tank brigade is a little worse, although there are a lot of them, but one tank of the Czech principality in combat effectiveness can beat 3 of the opponent, whether it is beating, it is a complete abuse, and it is equal in combat effectiveness.
The place where Japan needs to defend is not small, after all, the place where he stayed is unpopular in China at all, even if it takes a long time, there are many Japanese overseas Chinese in the locality, but the local rebellion has not stopped, if there are too many soldiers, there will inevitably be a risk of the fall of the county, and the Japanese overseas Chinese in it will not get a good end at that time.
The Japanese government does not dare to gamble on risky things, especially once the local county town falls. Then the soldiers on the front line will naturally have no intention of fighting because they are worried about their families, and in the end it is those generals and high-ranking officials who are unlucky. In other words, the transfer of these 5 divisions will inevitably make the Kwantung Army a little empty. If ever there was a good opportunity to attack, now is.
Russia's army on the border is only 100,000, but the air force is almost vertical and horizontal, so that even in the face of 6 army divisions and 3 tank brigades of more than 200,000 Japanese army, they are not afraid at all, and even the Kwantung Army should be afraid, after all, the Russian army, which is in the same vein as the Czech principality, can be quite strong.
When the news was sent, the next thing was to pinch Karasov to solve it himself, and the first thing he had to do was to gather troops, and if they could, they would rush to the aid of Hu Xuanting's troops. In any case, they are now considered allies, even if Hu Xuanting does not surrender to the Russian Empire in the end.
The wounded were carried to a safer position, and then Karasov led 600 Russian troops who were still fighting to follow Yu Zhanshan and prepare to fight his troops. In order to enhance the combat effectiveness of Yu Zhanshan, Karasov specially asked people to gather the weapons and armaments they brought, although the number was not large, but it was enough to reequip Yu Zhanshan about half.
In the southern suburbs of Haining County, this was originally a division and regiment camp composed of Chinese, but now the owner here has become Hu Xuanting, because his classmate in the Japanese charge just now, the "traitor" division commander who also graduated from the Baoding Army Academy has been killed.
The three of them were one, although they were a little unfamiliar because of interests and other reasons, but when he was dying, the division commander obviously forgot all this, because he put his life, the remaining more than 7,000 soldiers, into the hands of Hu Xuanting, which is also the largest military force on the battlefield in Haining County.
Although there is still a real Japanese division here, because there is still another Chinese division to be solved, the Japanese division can only be divided into two ways, after all, it is very likely that the other side will scatter and flee too late in the past. The two armies were led by Major General Nakajima and Lieutenant General Yoshida, respectively.
This time Japan did not bring a tank brigade, which should be the luckiest thing for Hu Xuanting and Pinch Karasov, otherwise the only thing they could do with their military power alone might be to escape. The cities are in ruins, what else do they have to hold back the tanks? The most important thing is that there are no heavy weapons against Japanese tanks in Karasov's hands, otherwise it should be the Japanese divisions that will flee.
After several rounds of Japanese attacks regardless of casualties, 7,000 Chinese soldiers are now left with only more than 5,800 soldiers, and more than 1,000 soldiers are lying on this land. Although the soldiers are very brave, it has to be said that they are much worse than their own soldiers, and here you can see how capable the three division commanders are.
The division commander who died in Haining County was different from Hu Xuanting, he was a serious bandit, righteous, and fierce enough, but often such guys died early. It's the same process, but Hu Xuanting was able to escape and he died under the fire of the Japanese, which can be seen that his head is more or less tendoned.
"Master Hu, what should we do now?"
It's not the first time I've asked the same question, but Hu Xuanting really wants to shout angrily, how do I know what to do? Not to mention the poor combat effectiveness of the soldiers, the main reason is that these officers are not united, some are dissatisfied, some are eager for revenge, and some want to flee for their lives, all in all, it is really not easy to be able to unite now.
"Finish off their headquarters, that Yoshida guy I know...... "This is ready for revenge."
"Are you crazy? There are so many enemies, how do you touch them? It should be retreated now, there are other ...... anyway" This is preparing to escape, but it is obvious that he forgot that the other armies he wanted to say are also Hu Xuanting's department, even if his words are not finished, but the meaning is very clear to everyone, and Hu Xuanting's face is very ugly for a while.
However, he knew very well what time it was, gritted his teeth and shook his head: "We can't run away, and we have nowhere to go, now we should contact Haining County, I hope there are still Russian officers in it......"
"Officers of Russia? What are you looking for them? ”
"Surrender!"
"Surrender?"
Hu Xuanting's words set off a thousand waves, they had never thought of surrendering to the Russian Empire, although they knew that it might be better to live there than Japan. However, these people came from different backgrounds, and the rigors of the Russian Imperial Army's military training were sure to make some people retreat.
"Division Commander Hu, now that Haining County is in ruins, where are there any officers?"
"There must be, we didn't see any traces of the Russian Army when we entered the city, I believe they must have been hiding, and most of them were in cellars."
If Karasov is here, he will be glad that they have turned against Japan, otherwise the artillery fire will be followed by the destruction of Karasov's troops, and it is very likely that Karasov, who wants to ambush, will be ambushed, and street fighting will not have an advantage for them who are not familiar with the environment.
The gunfire outside was noticeably clearer, which was not a good thing, but a sign that the other side was getting closer and closer to the temporary headquarters, and there were explosions from time to time in the gunfire. The Japanese were still very wary of them, and they were only equipped with a small number of heavy weapons such as grenadiers and machine guns, otherwise they would not have fought so aggrieved.
Aggrieved? That's right, it's aggrieved. The number of people is above the opponent, although the combat effectiveness is much worse, but the courage has narrowed the gap between them, and now the only thing that causes them to be unable to raise their heads and retreat is the opponent's heavy weapons. The sweep of the machine guns and the bombardment of the grenadiers caused them heavy casualties and had to be beaten passively.
"Maybe it's a good thing if it can be integrated by the Russian army."
Seeing that the firepower of the lightly armed Russian Army was still so sharp, Hu Xuanting had to have such an idea, after all, it was a real battle. Thinking about tanks, machine guns, artillery, and even air support, Hu Xuanting is innumerably envious.
"Yes! This is also an opportunity for us, and we only hope that they will be able to find the Russian officer in Haining County, and that he will be able to accept our surrender. ”
Hu Xuanting's muttering was heard by an officer next to him, and he also added expectantly, they didn't know that such a wish would not be difficult to achieve, and the result would even surprise them. Less than 2 kilometers away were hundreds of Russian troops pinching Karasov, and they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they heard the sound of artillery and gunfire.
The soldiers of the Russian Army and the soldiers of the 15th Infantry Division of the Kwantung Army were mixed together, but in fact, they were all of Chinese descent, but they stood on different positions before. Perhaps I really admired these soldiers from the Russian Empire, and most of the junior officers among them were served by these Russian Army officers and soldiers. (To be continued.) )