Chapter 737: The Battle of Tianjin

During his stay in Wuhan, Tang Qiuli was arrogant and arrogant, and even used clever tactics to become the biggest winner, and got the power to command the whole army, because the war in North China was tight, after the special plane arrived, he returned to North China overnight.

The special plane took off, and all the adults, who watched Tang Qiuli's special plane with complicated feelings, rushed into the sunset and gorgeous sky, gradually went away, and flew all the way to the north, this dazzling rising star in the political arena of the Republic of China, a stomp of his feet, enough to cause an earthquake in the political arena of the Republic of China, gave them too much pressure, Wuhan several days and nights of changes, open and secret fighting, all with the departure of this strongman, and returned to calm, a thing is a foregone conclusion.

Before leaving, he left the mountain tiger to command the guard brigade, only with the special guard team to the north, the internal relationship between the Nanjing camp is complicated, the central command and the military command are indispensable to install people, if Yang Ketian and Shen Jun, Yu Deshui they have an accident, Tang Qiuli will not forgive the fight, there is a mountain tiger, he is relieved, the mountain tiger is the first time to separate from him, full of reluctance, mainly not at ease, the special guard team several detachment leaders gathered together, told for a long time.

Tang Qiuli also gave a detailed explanation of the details that Yang Ketian and the three of them needed to pay attention to, and contacted them at any time to report on the movements of the Nanjing camp, and absolutely obeyed the orders of Chen Cheng and Yang Yongtai, and must not be hard topped, and communicated with General Zhang Zhizhong more if there was something to do, and gave an order to Zhou Yushan to immediately hand over the command of the transportation headquarters of the independent division to Bai Shibin, chief of staff, and rush to Nanjing to take up his post.

On the plane to the north, Mei Xue snuggled up to his side, since she had a skin-to-skin kiss, this girl's dependence on Tang Qiuli has deepened, and she can hardly leave for a moment, and her pure girlish temperament has a ** glamorous light, which is more and more endearing, but today, it seems that she has something to say, her dark and faint eyes, and she keeps observing Tang Qiuli's expression.

Tang Qiuli thought that she was worried about the mountain tiger and others who stayed in Wuhan, so she gently rubbed Mei Xue's shoulder, patted it a few times as if comforting, Mei Xue whispered in his ear: "Qiuli, my sister has a child, don't let me sue you, for fear of distracting your energy," Tang Qiuli was surprised, and then rejoiced, his mind was blank, right? The complex feelings of the French language are xù.

I have a child, since Xiaoling and the child in her belly disappeared together in the mountains and forests in the northeast, Tang Qiuli didn't dare to think of the past, for fear of causing a sad past, now, Mei Ting has a child, this is an absolutely impactful news, "I have a child, I have a child" He kept chattering in his heart, indescribable feeling, wanted to laugh and wanted to cry, rubbing his hands at a loss, if it wasn't for the plane, he might roll a few times on the spot and express the excitement in his heart.

Mei Xue saw the appearance of beating a man at a loss, her face was happy and sad, her eyes were moist, she had already learned about Tang Qiuli from her sister Mei Ting, and found that in the Northeast, he had a fiancée, who was still pregnant with his child, who disappeared in the battle, and there was no news until now, and she also found the pain in her heart from this premature white-headed man.

Mei Xue felt happy for her sister and sad for the girl she had never met, reached out and grabbed Tang Qiuli's head, and pressed it tightly to her towering chest, so that the man she loved, in this moment of joy and sorrow, felt that her soul was supported, and at this moment, Mei Xue seemed to have grown up.

The plane landed at Shijiazhuang Airport, it was already full of stars, Tang Qiuli's first thing was to send a telegram to the old general Jiang Baili in Taiyuan, arrange enough troops, escort Mei Ting back to Dingbian, to ensure Mei Ting's absolute safety, this order was carried out immediately, he was really afraid, the battlefield was full of artillery fire, once Mei Ting had any accidents, he absolutely couldn't afford it, and he couldn't afford to be hurt, lost Xiaoling, he couldn't afford to lose Mei Ting and the child in his belly.

After meeting Tang Qiusheng and Liu Tiehan, he understood the shape of the battlefield, and on the whole, the battle went relatively smoothly, and more than 400,000 Japanese troops, relying on the fortifications of Tianjin, desperately resisted the five-way attack of the independent division troops, and the two sides carried out repeated fierce battles in Xiaosunzhuang, Liangwangzhuang, Yangliuqing, Shuanggou, Dalongwan, Xiditou, Junliangcheng and other places, and the positions changed hands several times.

By the end of this evening, the attacking units had advanced to the periphery of the core area of the Japanese defense line in Tianjin, further compressing the Japanese army, but the deeper the attack went deeper into the Japanese defense line, the greater the resistance of the Japanese army, and the stronger the fortifications.

Seeing Tang Qiusheng and Liu Tiehan, their mental state was excellent, obviously full of confidence in the capture of Tianjin, Tang Qiuli was no longer worried about the war in Tianjin, and asked about the casualties of the troops, Tang and Liu hesitated slightly, and immediately attracted Tang Qiuli's attention.

Liu Tiehan replied: "Division commander, after five consecutive days of attacks in the Tianjin Campaign, the casualties of the participating troops are still relatively large, and by the evening of this evening, the number of casualties has reached more than 28,000, of which more than 16,000 were killed," Tang Qiuli gasped, in five days, the casualties had exceeded the strength of the two field brigades, and the loss of nearly 6,000 people a day.

Looking at Tang Qiuli's face, Tang Qiusheng and Liu Tiehan were somewhat unnatural, they were both veterans of battle, and they also commanded the field corps with the most combat effectiveness, the largest number of troops, and the best equipment of the independent division, such a large casualty also exceeded their expectations, Tang Qiuli was immediately relieved, the independent division and the Japanese army, in such a narrow area as Tianjin, the two sides concentrated nearly 900,000 soldiers, a shell fell, it can blow up a bunch of people, and such a large casualty is also in line with the convention, how can there be a deal that only takes advantage of the advantage and does not suffer losses.

Seeing the expressions of Tang Qiusheng and Liu Tiehan, he secretly blamed him, such a fierce siege battle, in the face of more than 400,000 red-eyed Japanese troops, even if he fought and commanded in person, the casualties would not be less than this number, how else could he have the right to blame Brother Qiusheng and Brother Tiehan? Hurriedly changed the topic and asked: "What about the casualties of the Japanese army?" ”

Tang Qiusheng replied: "Division commander, after five days of fierce fighting, the number of enemies destroyed by the General Staff Office and the reports of each brigade has reached more than 63,000 people," and "good" Tang Qiuli got up from the case and said: "The casualty ratio of two to one, the Tianjin attack force fought quite correctly, killing nearly a quarter of the Japanese troops, and the fat of Tianjin, you two chopped off a large piece with one knife, which is worthy of commendation."

Liu Tiehan and Tang Qiusheng breathed a sigh of relief obviously, a smile appeared on their faces, the front-line commander didn't want to be recognized by the commander-in-chief, they were afraid that the fight would dissatisfy the young division commander, Tang Qiuli then asked: "Your Excellency the two commanders, how many days will it take to capture Tianjin?" I can't wait anymore, the commander of the Kwantung Army is more anxious than me, and he is busy transferring troops to Tianjin" Half joking and half serious, Tang and Liu both laughed, and the staff officers in the room also pursed their lips and smiled, and a relaxed and happy atmosphere permeated the air.

Liu Tiehan and Tang Qiusheng glanced at each other, but Liu Tiehan replied: "Division commander, according to the current battle situation and the attack speed of our army, if the Kwantung Army does not have reinforcements across the sea, it will only take four days, and if the Japanese reinforcements arrive, I am afraid that we will need to readjust the deployment, right?" Law is sure," after speaking, he looked at Tang Qiuli calmly.

Tang Qiuli found that Liu Tiehan was telling the truth, 100,000 Kwantung Army reinforcements crossed the sea to join the Tianjin battlefield, the total strength of the Japanese army should exceed the siege troops, and the shape would turn immediately, according to the information of the Northeast Intelligence Station, according to the speed of the Kwantung Army's assembly, plus the time of crossing the sea, five days later, you can land in the Tanggu area, how to fight the battle at that time, there will be great variables, the battlefield situation, will not be controlled by the thugs, it is possible to counterattack out of Tianjin by the superior Japanese army, and it is also necessary to guard against the Japanese army in the direction of Beiping behind you, It's not much, but 10,000 troops are a threat.

The Japanese base camp is to fight desperately in Tianjin and Shanhaiguan, and the Kwantung Army is also red-eyed, regardless of casualties, storming the Liuguhe blocking position of Feng Jiwu's corps, although he did not receive a telegram from Feng Jiwu again, but he knows that Feng Jiwu is now gritting his teeth and insisting, and the troops directly under the independent division headquarters reinforced have just arrived in the Cangzhou area, even if they march day and night, it will take two days to reach the front line of Shanhaiguan, so, these two days, right? Whether it is Feng Jiwu's corps or the troops attacking Tianjin, it is crucial.

After a little muttering, Tang Qiuli said: "Okay, I will give the troops attacking Tianjin four days, from now on, until the evening of June 29, I want to hear the news of the capture of Tianjin, in addition, I am in the reinforcement of the Shanhaiguan troops, and then transfer two artillery brigades to you, concentrate all the artillery fire, bombard the position of the little devils, after capturing Tianjin, immediately prepare for anti-landing operations, there are still 100,000 Kwantung Army, waiting for you to deal with it, there is no time to take a breath, you two have to work harder." ”

Tang Qiusheng and Liu Tiehan immediately got up and promised together: "Please rest assured, division commander, before 7 o'clock in the evening of June 29, Tianjin will definitely be captured," Tang Qiuli said again: "If the Japanese army in Tianjin cannot be completely annihilated, half of it can be annihilated, and the rest will be let them retreat to the northeast by sea, and the troops attacking Tanggu Port will be withdrawn and turned to other directions, please consider whether they will withdraw and move to other directions." ”

Tang Qiusheng and Liu Tiehan immediately understood that the upcoming 100,000 reinforcements of the Kwantung Army would put a lot of pressure on the division commander, and he was worried that this unprecedented decisive battle would be a sandwich meal, so he would retreat and immediately order to adjust the deployment and make way for Tanggu to be opened.

(To be continued)

Chapter 737: The Battle of Tianjin