Gu Shoufu's heart had fallen to the bottom at this time, and after several artillery battles, the heavy artillery in his hand was also destroyed by the enemy as many as four, and the 38-type 75 mountain field artillery belonging to the division also reached nearly ten, and I believe that the price paid by the other party was even heavier. Except for a very small part of the artillery shells deliberately retained, if they were not intentional, they would have bottomed out at this time, on the other hand, the enemy's position, unlike the intermittent artillery fire when they attacked, the enemy's artillery fire has not stopped for a long time, mountain artillery, mortars, grenadiers, one after another. Due to the lack of fire cover, the heavy losses of his 6th Division at this time were simply shocking, and the 6th Division of his headquarters alone directly lost more than 1,600 people, and the death rate of the 20th Division that came with him was as high as more than 1,000. If it is considered a light or serious wounded, I am afraid that the casualty rate is no lower than that of the defenders on the opposite side. This is probably one of the most defeated wars that the Japanese army has fought since it entered China.

rumble

What made Gu Shoufu even more difficult to accept was that until this time, the sound of artillery was still rumbling, and this damned enemy commander had already realized that the Japanese army was carrying insufficient ammunition in several encounters, and at this time he became more and more unscrupulous.

"Damn, this battle is really exciting, and the number of Japanese soldiers in several battles in Tianjin combined is not as many as the Japanese soldiers seen in this battle." Han Lianxi had worked quite hard under the attack of the Japanese army before, but he didn't expect that it would be easier and easier to fight later, although the Japanese army's offensive strength was large, but it was frustrated several times in front of the battle.

"That's it, our army has been fighting in Tianjin for so long, and there is no battle of half a division of the Northwest Army in Xiongzhou Town." Chief of Staff Wang Kunshan couldn't help but say beside him.

"Who said no, but if the Northwest Army fights a war is really a little too arrogant, with such a large arsenal, the third child, how about we follow the Northwest Army in the future?" Han Lianxi suddenly asked. Although Wang Kunshan is not the same surname as him, he is the same nurse, and his friendship is not much worse than that of his own brothers, and Han Lianxi does not have so many taboos.

"This, why does the brigade say so, although the Northwest Army has deep roots. But there are also a lot of rules, and the brothers of our brigade may not be able to withstand these constraints when they go. Wang Kunshan was shocked when he heard this.

"Compared with Liu Yueshan's guys, we can't be ranked under Commander Sun, and the 41st Army Commander is not very well equipped, if we bring a set of all-day weapons back, Commander Sun may not be happy in his heart." Han Lianxi expressed the worries in his heart, but Han Lianxi didn't care too much about what Wang Kunshan was worried about, "Since ancient times, it will be a success." It doesn't matter if the people below can withstand the constraints of the Northwest, as long as we don't make trouble. Besides, it's better to die than to live, Zhao Dengyu on the side of the 29th Army is a fierce man, and it is not the same as being killed by the Japanese army, and the division and brigade commander who was killed by the Japanese army on the Songhu side is not nothing. I see, we are natives of the north, and we are not suitable for going to the south, and I look at the north. Or the Northwest has the final say. Han Lianxi said with concern in his heart.

"If the brigade does make a decision, then follow this path. We are also a little far away from the military seat, and we are thinking that the Northwest Army will not last long in Xiongzhou Town, and after this battle, we still have to withdraw to Baoding, and then we will follow all the way to Baoding, and take the opportunity to dredge one or two to Division Commander Li. After all, in this battle, we have merit and hard work, and I believe that Master Li should not be able to save our face. In the past two days, I have also inquired about the humble position, and now there are very few brigades in the Northwest Army, and the former infantry brigades have been reorganized into divisions. They are a main force regiment, stronger than our current half-tone brigade, if the brigade seat defects to the past, it is unlikely to be transformed into a regiment, and it is unlikely that it will be promoted to division commander for a while, but even if the scale of the brigade is maintained, the road in the future will be easier than now. I heard that a temporary brigade of the Northwest Army was four or five thousand people, and a wartime mixed brigade was eight or nine thousand. Wang Kunshan also had some longing on his face at this time.

"That's right, if we go back to the 41st Army, with the strength in our hands and the record in Xiongzhou Town, it is more than enough to be a division commander. However, the division commander of a miscellaneous army is not too interesting, we are tied together with a 41st Army, and if we really want to count it, we may not be able to do it better than a division of the Northwest Army. ”

During the period of Yuan Shikai in the Republic of China, the establishment was very strictly controlled, especially in the early years of the Republic of China, when there were only seven or eight lieutenant generals and division commanders in the entire Republic of China, and the gold content was the highest. AT THAT TIME, THE BEIYANG ARMY WAS EQUIPPED WITH 54 75MM CALIBER CANNONS AS STANDARD FOR A DIVISION, AND EVEN A NEWLY FORMED MIXED BRIGADE HAD AN 18-GUN BATTALION. Later, with the expansion of the army, due to the constraints of conditions, the artillery allocation declined, but a regular division basically maintained two artillery battalions, about 36 guns. Later, although with the repeated expansion of the army, the Beiyang Army could not maintain the sophisticated armament in the early days. However, Yuan Shikai had already begun to integrate the military industry of the Republic of China at that time, spending a huge amount of money to build the Gongxian Arsenal, and at the same time integrating Hanyang, Huchang, Sichuanchang, Dezhou and other places. If it weren't for the interruption of the imperial system later, the military industry of the Republic of China would never be the scale it is now.

Including aircraft, the layout and timing of the Republic of China are also very early, and the Republic of China has come to the present, in fact, it is already retreating, even if it is the elite German armor division of the Nanjing Central Army, a division has only one 12-gun 75MM artillery battalion, which is several levels worse than the original Beiyang New Army. In the more than 20 years since the Republic of China has come to the present, only the original Beiyang New Army is the closest to the combat strength of the armies of the great powers. Where is it like now, casually pull up the flagpole and shout, it is a certain commander, three or four thousand people will give the establishment of a division, Song Zheyuan has a 29th Army, and there are only three or four dissatisfied divisions below, and Liu Ruming's division is directly out of the control of the 29th Army. The remaining divisions were not originally full, but after a major war this time, Nanjing did not provide any ordnance or military supplies, so they planned to directly expand the 29th Army into a group army, and expand a division controlled by Pang Bingxun himself into a corps.

"That's right, no matter how big the establishment is, the benefits that can fall into your hands are no different from before. The Northwest Army has tens of thousands of people in one army, and that is called real money. Liu Kunshan also shook his head at this time, although the bait given by Nanjing sounded good, but these soldiers who were trying to survive in the troubled times knew that what could fall into their pockets was true. At least at this time, under the influence of the Northwest, some people began to be not very interested in that kind of flashy establishment.

"Yo, Chief of Staff Sun, why are you here?" The two were discussing, and when they heard Sun Yi coming, they immediately came out to greet them.

"The military situation is urgent, the Japanese army is about to withdraw, Division Commander Li and I pondered, I plan to lead the army to take the initiative to attack, the opportunity is rare, this time we must beat the little devil hard." Sun Yi said. (To be continued.) )