"Your Excellency, Wing Commander, all the troops around us have been evacuated. Only 110 kilometers away in Shanghang County was stationed a brigade of troops. The captain in charge of Shanghang County is Tetsu Yoshino ......"

The Banshang Wing was originally a unit stationed in Longyan, and the surrounding Longmen Town, Dachi Town, and Xiaochi Town were all garrisoned by them. Now that they are marching in a concentrated manner, it means that all the troops around this area have been drained!

And the nearest unit is stationed in Shanghang County, which is more than 100 kilometers away! Japanese soldiers who participated in the war in the early stage of World War II were required to undergo at least 11 months of military training, and the first five months of military training of this year were intensive training for recruits, including paralysis, assassination, target shooting, and training.

During this period, there must be at least one five-day camping exercise under severe winter conditions to train the soldiers' endurance in the cold and their ability to respond to combat at night. The next two months will be a regular training in the comprehensive quality of individual soldiers, emphasizing operational coordination at the squad and squadron levels.

During this period, there must be more than 30 kilometers of marching endurance training every day, and the instructor must control the proportion of forced marches, but not less than 5 kilometers of forced marches per day.

In the next month, there will be a brigade-level combat training, and at this time, the recruits' target shooting results have stabilized, and the basic requirement is that they should shoot 10 shots and 80 rings at 200 meters.

This month, the recruits begin field shooting training, swimming training and intensive assassination training, in addition to a daily 40-kilometer march.

In the next two months, the Japanese ordinary soldiers will not only have excellent individual skills, but will also be able to have a very clear understanding of the larger battle situation, which is why the Japanese army can often maintain its combat strength without a commander.

To sum up, under normal circumstances, the Japanese army's ability to sustain combat marches is about 50 kilometers per day, and if limited boat and vehicle assistance is added, its combat mobility capability can reach more than 100 kilometers per day on average, and the forced march can reach more than 80 kilometers per day!

In addition, the Japanese army was able to fight for another six hours on the same day on this basis, of course, this is a short period of combat and a long time will certainly not be able to withstand it. Can. What is this concept?!

At the same time, the average Chinese troops have a continuous marching capacity of about 35 to 45 kilometers per day, and they can force a march to reach about 60 kilometers a day. During World War II, the Japanese army set a record in Southeast Asia for a 72-hour march of 100 miles (about 160 kilometers)!

In a nutshell. The Japanese army has always had a clear advantage in mobility over ordinary Chinese troops, which has led to the situation of the squadron being passively attacked in most situations.

From Shanghang County to Longyan, if there is no attack, it will be about a day to arrive with the forced marching ability of the Japanese army. But that's still too slow for the board!

You must know that now Hongfang is only more than ten kilometers away from Longyan. If you rush back and don't encounter any resistance, then it will only take less than two hours to return to Longyan.

"Let the cavalry troops immediately return to the city and see what is going on!" The board also calmed down, and at this time he knew that no matter how anxious he was, it would be in vain. It's better to calm yourself down. Take precautions.

"The Uesugi Brigade and the Akagi Brigade immediately withdrew to Longyan with the army, and the rest of the troops marched towards Longyan City with me!"

"Hail!!" Everyone also knew the seriousness of this matter, Longyan City had all the supplies of a division! Even four Type 92 infantry guns were included! If these things are lost, the division commander can make them all disembowelment to thank the emperor!

On the Liu Songshan side, without the pursuit of the Japanese army, they quickly broke away from the battlefield, and then retreated to the secret camp in the mountains to repair. Rushing to the secret camp, Zhao Cheng and the others began to count the casualties of each unit.

It was very fast, and it didn't take long for it to be counted. Liu Songshan looked at the casualty report and almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood, and the troops participating in the battle this time had three divisions and one brigade of the main force.

Thereinto. The Zhaocheng Brigade responsible for blocking the Chimu Brigade suffered more than 1,800 casualties! It is estimated that about 600 Japanese soldiers were killed or wounded.

The two divisions responsible for attacking Hongfang were a little miserable, after all, the Japanese army in Hongfang relied on the fortifications and tunnels left by Jiang Zhongzheng to defend it was much more difficult than the field battle. Moreover, the Japanese army also has about 4,000 security forces here to help.

Two divisions, totaling about 23,000 men. And the Japanese army so a fight. In the end, it was about 5,000 casualties. About 1,000 Japanese soldiers were killed or wounded.

The Japanese security forces killed and wounded more than 3,600 people.

"Fuck! This little Japan is really not easy to fight......" Picking up the tooth flower, Liu Songshan blushed for a while before saying. And the two division commanders around him, the chief of staff of the headquarters and the political commissar were silent.

For the first time, the Red concentrated such a large force to attack a regular army of no more than 1,000 men and a coercive army of 4,000 men, but it was like this. This can't help but make them feel weird in their hearts.

"Commander, what I want to say is that the Japanese army is indeed very capable of combat!" After being silent for a while, he saw the chief of staff facing Liu Songshan and said: "Whether it is the quality of soldiers, combat awareness, fighting will, and weapons and equipment, the Japanese army is much stronger than us!" ”

"Also, I've found that they're very good at working together in small groups. The coordination between squads, squads, and squadrons is excellent, and with the advantages of tunnels and pillboxes, as well as grenadier canisters, light and heavy machine gun firepower, etc., they occupy a lot of advantages in the battle with us! ”

Liu Songshan couldn't help but sigh when he heard this. After a long silence, he said slowly: "Yes...... We are not unjustly defeated this time! The Japanese are indeed very capable of fighting! ”

It is no wonder that the Nanjing government mentioned that it would fight against the Japanese army, so Jiang Zhongzheng could retreat. It's really because the combat effectiveness is really no match for others!

"Commander, we're not defeated!" But I saw the political commissar smile at Liu Songshan and said, "We have gained a lot in Longyan City!" According to the guerrilla report, they pulled out four Type 92 infantry guns from the warehouse in Longyan City! There are also eight Type 92 heavy machine guns, thirteen Taisho Type 11 light machine guns, and 800 38 large cover ......"

But he saw that this political commissar said to Liu Songshan and the others, and every time he said something, Liu Songshan and the others' eyes lit up!

"Fifty grenadiers and 1,000 grenades. More than 80,000 rounds of ammunition of all kinds! The political commissar smiled and said to Liu Songshan: "This is not counting what we have captured!" ”

"On the battlefield, we captured three Japanese 92 heavy machine guns that could still be used, two crooked handles, and more than 600 38 covers!" As he spoke, the commissar said to everyone: "We have captured more than 60 grenadiers, but not many ammunition and grenades. But it's basically enough for us to use the last paragraph! ”

As he spoke, the commissar paused and said to everyone: "Comrades! The Japanese army is stronger than us, we have to admit it! But this battle, I don't think we lost! According to Comrade Zhao Cheng's report. Coupled with our statistics in the Red Square and the reports of the blocking forces from all directions, the Japanese army suffered at least 3,000 casualties! ”

"This is the biggest loss of the Japanese army since the 52nd Division! The Nanjing government didn't dare to say that it could make such a result! But I saw the political commissar saying to everyone in high spirits.

"What we have to do now is to sum up the experience of fighting the Japanese army! A new operational doctrine will be formed, which will guarantee the annihilation of at least one brigade of the Japanese army in the next battle!! ”

"Boom, la......" everyone immediately applauded. What's next! Naturally, it is a share of spoils...... Well, it's time for the Equipment Distribution Conference. The two division commanders of the four Type 92 infantry guns did not dare to make up their minds, but those light and heavy machine guns, grenadiers and 38 large covers became the focus of their contention!

Liu Songshan was calculating how much they had earned, but Ban Shangshou couldn't cry if he wanted to! Halfway back to his journey, he received a telegram from the cavalry.

Longyan City has been breached, and almost all the supplies have been emptied! Looking at the empty warehouse, and the corpses all over the ground, Shou's face continued to change. Finally "Poof! A mouthful of blood spurted out and fell to the sky!

"Captain!! Co-Captain!! Several captains supported the captain of the wing who had flipped down and called out loudly. Unfortunately, the wing captain was already unconscious and could not hear their calls.

Xiamen is the station of the newly organized Third Army of the Japanese Empire. And the commander of the Third Army is General Otozo Yamada, who graduated from the Japanese Army University and participated in the Russo-Japanese War!

The current Third Army belongs to the 1st, 7th, and 9th Divisions. The Third Army was subordinate to the First Front Army of the newly built Minjiang Garrison. Like the Third Army, the Fifth Army was newly organized and belonged to the First Front.

The Fifth Army was under the jurisdiction of the new 124th, 126th and 135th Divisions. The headquarters of the army is located in Quanzhou.

The Banshangshou Wing is the 19th Infantry Wing of the Ninth Division of the Third Army of the First Front Army. And when the commander of the 9th Division, Lieutenant General Yoshizumi Ryosuke, learned that his warehouse was half empty, the division commander suddenly pulled out his saber, "Click!" "Chop the chessboard in front of you in half!

"Three thousand casualties, the loss of supplies for the entire division!" But when he saw Lieutenant General Yoshizumi Ryosuke facing his chief of staff, Nakagawa Kosa, he said in a deep voice.

"Tell Itagami Shou. The choice is for them! Do you want to go to a court-martial, or do you want to reward the emperor yourself!! ”

Nakagawa Hirozo couldn't help but sigh when he heard the words of his commander. This loss is too great, and someone needs to come forward and take responsibility. Itakami Shou is both the captain of the wing and the person responsible for defending Longyan City, not his top tank, but who is the top tank?!

"Hay! I will convey the request of His Excellency the Commander to the Captain of the Itagami Wing......" Nakagawa Kosa responded, and then turned around and handed over the order to the telegraph soldier and sent it to Itagami Shou, who was waiting for news in Longyan Castle in a panic.

On February 3, 1937, the commander of the 19th Wing of the 9th Division of the 3rd Army of the 1st Front Army of the Japanese Southern Fujian Garrison, Itagami Shou, and the captain of the brigade under his command, Akagi Yoshinari, committed suicide by disembowelment due to the defeat in the battle.

At the same time, the Northeast National Defense University in Fengtian welcomed a group of more than 300 new students. This group of trainees came from Shaanxi, if anyone familiar with the military and political situation in Shaanxi has noticed. Then they will find that the composition of this cadet team is extremely large!

There are red dignitaries wanted by the Nanjing government, of course! Now they have been revoked and wanted. There are also officers of the Northeast Army, as well as officers of the 17th Route Army of Yang Hucheng.

When they entered the Northeast National Defense University in Mukden, these students couldn't help but be a little timid. The school was so big that there were even foreigners in cadet uniforms everywhere, and these people would salute and greet them.

This made the faces of these students quite strange. And the instructor who brought them to the school explained to them that these foreign trainees were either sent by the United States to study armored warfare together.

Either Germany sent them to study tactics and modern modes of warfare, and there is no doubt that the three eastern provinces have achieved great success in this regard. The fact that half of the DPRK fell under the guns of the three eastern provinces proves that both air and armored warfare are new topics in the present war.

The United States and Germany also hope that they will be able to gain some information from the war examples in the three eastern provinces.

Listening to the instructor's explanation, these new students couldn't help but feel relieved. When I walked to the door of the senior command department, I saw a huge stone monument standing somewhere! The stele is engraved with the following sentence:

Remember it, we soldiers! Our people, remember it! At all times and under all circumstances, national and national interests must be above all politics, beliefs and ideologies!

The payment was made by Tu Mengben, commander-in-chief of the national defense forces of the three eastern provinces.

On the other side, there is also a stone monument. On this stele is a line of words in vigorous cursive script:

5,000 years of heroic souls of the ancestors of the Chinese nation, torture and so on! The national shame is not over! Slack no?!!

Signed, Marshal of the National Defense Forces - Sa Dingming!

When he walked here, the instructor's face became extremely serious! He walked to the stone tablet with Sa Dingming on it, and slowly and respectfully gave a military salute! Loud voice.

"The national shame is not settled! Don't dare to slack off! Defend the country! Don't dare to slack off!! ”

Looking at these lines and listening to the words of this instructor, suddenly a warm blood flowed in the hearts of these hundreds of students! Their faces turned red, and one by one they walked out of the ranks, slowly saluted towards the stone tablet, and let out a roar from their hearts and souls.

"The national shame is not settled! Don't dare to slack off! Defend the country! Don't dare to slack off!! ”

When these trainees visited the National Defense University, Wu Hao, Zhang Xueliang, and Yang Hucheng and Tu Qianjun, commander-in-chief of the National Defense Forces, were smiling and saying something at the National Defense Forces General Headquarters.

"Zi Ren was supposed to come, but there are too many things! He can't get out of it! Let me come! Wu Hao laughed and said to Tu Qianjun, and Tu Qianjun scolded with a smile.

"Busy with work, busy with work, this busy child doesn't come to see it! You go back and ask Brother Ziren, how long has his baby lost me in the three eastern provinces?! The kids have to see Daddy too! His father is not up to par! (To be continued)