Chapter 181: Rationality Faces Victory and Defeat
As a living little devil has been seen on the road, there are also quite a few infantry of the independent regiment, running to hunt down those little devils who are scattered and fleeing. The officers and men of the separate regiment who were assigned to clean the battlefield, under the inspection of those trained drivers.
It was found that there were still six little devil tanks that could be driven, and the remaining four had problems with the tracks, and they should be able to drive if they were dragged back and replaced with good tracks for other scrapped tanks. As for the rest of the twenty-odd tanks, unfortunately they were only disposed of as scrap metal. In this regard, I don't think this tank has anything to do with Situ Qingyun, but I don't feel distressed. Anyway, if you don't fix it, you can still form a tank detachment!
On the other hand, a major and deputy battalion commander were appointed as the captain of the first tank detachment of the independent regiment, and he was responsible for the transfer of officers and men of the independent regiment who were familiar with tank driving. Assemble this tank detachment as soon as possible, and when we return to the rear base, it will definitely be useful to meet them.
In this regard, the major who drove his own heavy tank, although he looked down on these thin-skinned iron kings. But being able to take charge of a tank detachment alone, I personally felt quite satisfied, and soon received the task. Go pull people for the tank detachment!
Seeing that the battle was almost over, all that remained was to wait for the subordinates who had run around to return, Situ Qingyun asked the telegraph operator to send a telegram to the division headquarters, telling them the gains and losses of the independent regiment in this battle. Although Situ Qingyun had thought about it very well before starting the war, he finally let more than ten soldiers fall here. As for the other wounded officers and men, the doctors of their own division headquarters are responsible for treating them, and they can return to the unit after they have recovered from their wounds.
When this telegram of success reached the rear headquarters, Li Shi, who was still here, saw the son of the principal of the Longhua Military Academy. At the cost of less than 50 casualties, the armored brigade of the 1st Division and the infantry of that brigade were completely annihilated. This record is nothing short of a miracle.
In fact, the independent regiment was able to fight this battle so smoothly. In addition to the well-trained officers and men, there are also many elements of luck. That was the Japanese armored brigade, which believed in its own strength too much and did not expect it. In the hands of the independent regiments, there were so many anti-tank weapons that ate their tanks to death.
There is also the fact that this battle was an ambush, and the officers and soldiers of the independent regiment can be said to be the best of the best, in terms of marksmanship alone. In the Xu family's army, in addition to the guard brigade that protects Xu Bin, there are only a few special forces. After all, the Independent Regiment is an elite unit that Xu Bin used to build a model army. It's normal to have this strength.
What seemed normal to Du Liren was shocking to Li Shi. At first, he felt that the Volunteer Division commanded by Du Liren won the No. 1 position in one round, which was already very strong. didn't think about it, this little-known independent head Situ Qingyun. The operational command capability is so strong.
After sighing 'Tiger Father has no dog son', Li Shi solved the armored brigade of the First Division. Undoubtedly, he was very excited. Command the 1st Division under his command. Swap defenses with the 1st Volunteer Division, and at the same time launch an attack on other Japanese positions. The 1st Volunteer Division, which once again retreated to the second line, in addition to the lack of artillery support, sent its own artillery to support the Liaozhou Army in the operation.
The officers and men of the remaining 1st Division all retreated to the rear to rest. By the time they returned to the rear camp, they watched as the Separate Regiment drove ten captured Japanese tanks. Suddenly drove into their own camp. A group of officers and soldiers also rushed up to take a good look at the Japanese army's Iron King Ba, what is so rare.
After gathering the troops, the scrapped tanks were handed over to the Liaozhou army without any care. Guards who rushed over to pick up the mess. Knowing that the Independent Regiment did not mind, and when the Liaozhou Army used these scrapped tanks to publicize their achievements, the Liaozhou Army's goodwill towards the First Volunteer Division naturally increased.
Soon the No. 1 position was taken over by the Liaozhou Army, and various counterattack missions were released one after another. The artillery of the Liaozhou Army, which occupied a geographical advantage, began to cooperate with the artillery regiment of the 1st Volunteer Division. Artillery bombardment was launched on the adjacent Japanese position No. 2, as well as the Japanese defensive positions in the remaining passes.
The officers and soldiers of Beiyi who wanted to compete with the Xu Jiajun naturally took the lead in this kind of battle against the little devils. Through rounds of bloody battles, he finally captured all the defensive positions of the First Division, which realized that the general trend had gone and was unwilling to withdraw from the Xinyuan Passage, into his own hands.
Although they paid the price of thousands of soldiers' lives, the good news that the Xinyuan Passage was recaptured still made Li Shichang, who was sitting in Dragon City, couldn't help but shout 'good'. and quickly informed the legislators who were also concerned about the war of the good news, which also made these legislators who slowly agreed with Li Shichang also praised Li Shichang's good command.
When the major newspapers in Longhua received the telegram from the National War Committee, the people of Longhua, who were looking forward to the progress of this war, undoubtedly cheered. You know, this is a good news that they have not heard of victory in battle with foreign troops for many years. For this good news, how many years have the people of Longhua waited?
In this good news of the whole country, Xu Jiajun's exploits were deliberately reduced a lot, and the leading role was replaced by the Bei Yi Army, and the supporting role naturally became Xu Jiajun. Xu Bin has no opinion on this, after all, he took the initiative to ask for this.
Of course, what he meant to President Li Da was that the main force in this battle to protect the country was the Beiyi Army. In addition, the area of the war is also Beiyi, so it is also appropriate for the Beiyi army to be recognized by some people. Xu Bin, who almost shouted 'good brother' for this moving President Li, saw this telegram that obviously concealed the merits of the Xu family.
sighed privately and sincerely: "There is a way that people are afraid of being famous, pigs are afraid of being strong, and this thing that attracts hatred will trouble you Li Datou." "Anyway, for the 1st Volunteer Division, his commendation telegram has been communicated to all the officers and men of the division.
Even the two main regiment commanders who almost rolled up their sleeves and fought in front of Du Liren for the sake of their first work. This time, Xu Bin was also very generous, and promulgated the first merit of informing the whole army to both regiments.
So much so that the two heads of the regiment will also compete for merit in private, and it is good to have a good relationship with each other. Until he was drunk and fainted, and when he called him brother again, Du Liren found out that he directly locked this overjoyed head of the regiment in the confinement room and woke up for a day and a night. For this reason, these two regiment commanders, who had just enjoyed happiness and suffering, also became the objects of jokes for the officers of the 1st Volunteer Division.
Putting aside these interesting things that happened in the Xu family's army, he successfully took the Xinyuan passage and opened up the Liaozhou army on the route to Heihe Prefecture. Because in this battle, there were really a lot of casualties. There were more than 50,000 people in the whole army. At the end of the battle was nearly thirty percent less combat effectiveness.
In order to cope with the major battle that will be faced in the future, the Liaozhou Army was also ordered by President Li Da to temporarily rest and replenish new soldiers on the front line of Xinyuan to improve the original combat strength as soon as possible. The rest of the Beiyi Army and the various warlord troops that cooperated with the battle, passed through the Xinyuan Pass and began to advance towards Heihe Prefecture.
Although the progress is still slow, at least this national war has made the Japanese military high-level see that Longhua's military strength is not as rabble as they imagined. In particular, Taro Suzuki, who lost the Shinhara passage, had more than 50,000 officers and soldiers in the entire division, and the number of officers and soldiers who retreated to the second-line defense circle at the end of this battle. There are less than 30,000 people. Moreover, with the loss of the artillery brigade and armored brigade, the reputation of the first division of the Japanese army was completely lost.
When he returned to the rear, he was directly removed from his post and investigated by General Chaoxiangjin, a member of the royal family who was in charge of the Japanese army stationed in Longhua in Heihe Prefecture. After all, this face loss is a bit ruthless. It is also known as the first division of the Royal Praetorian Guard of the Sun Country. If Taro Suzuki is not removed from office and investigated, how do you think the local royal family will explain to the cabinet?
I know that this time I did lose. Although the defeat is a little confused, a little big accident, and a little unjust. But defeat is defeat. Even Taro Suzuki, who had a lot of connections in the War Department, didn't let anyone help him speak, and when he returned to the rear, he took the initiative to hand over the command of the almost crippled First Division. As for him, he returned to his homeland with a hint of sadness, waiting for the next chance to make a comeback.
Compared with the first battle of the Longhua people for the national protection army, nearly 100,000 officers and soldiers of the Japanese army were annihilated. As well as an armored force while rejoicing. Everyone knows that the warlords who have the water in this good news have rarely pierced this lie.
As for the newspapers of the Sun Country, they similarly downplayed the defeat of the 1st Division. Emphasis was placed on the bravery of the 1st Division. After paying one-third of the casualties and eliminating several times the total strength of the Longhua Army, the Longhua National Coalition Army finally chose to retreat strategically according to the order of the rear headquarters, and continued to block the Longhua National Army on the second line of defense, which was not a defeat and defeat as the Longhua people advertised.
The newspapers of both countries reported good news but not bad news, knowing that too much vanity was likely to ruin the atmosphere of Longhua Kingdom, which was currently developing in a good direction, and once the coalition forces were defeated in the next war. Then, at present, the situation in which the morale of the military and the people is growing at an accelerated pace will inevitably take a sharp turn for the worse with the unfavorable situation of the war.
As the supreme commander of an army, when he does not have the absolute ability to coordinate the overall situation, Xu Bin often prepares for the worst. Therefore, realizing that this kind of propaganda war was very necessary, he began to arrange newspapers controlled by Xu Jiajun.
It focuses on the bravery of those fallen soldiers in this battle. Let all the people enjoy the joy of victory in this war, and do not forget these heroes who sacrificed their lives for the country. Taking this opportunity, it will also reverse the image of a soldier who does not have a good impression in the minds of the people of Longhua.
When the people who were immersed in joy saw that the Liaozhou army under the rule of the Beiyi Army had paid nearly 20,000 casualties in this battle to achieve this victory. I also began to truly understand that war is not child's play. A victory or defeat is accumulated by a huge number of casualties among soldiers, so whether it is defeated or victorious, it will be dead.
As these reports deliberately expanded, Xu Bin soon donated ten dragons to each of the 20,000 soldiers killed in the Liaozhou army in the name of the governor of Gannan and the governor of Sidao. In this way, it is also 200,000 Longyang's condolences money. With Long Yang of about ten people, plus the pension of the Beiyi Army itself, it can make the hero's family more comfortable in the future.
This benevolence and righteousness undoubtedly made Xu Bin's prestige improve a lot in the minds of the people of Longhua, and also made Li Shichang slightly restrain his excitement for a few days, and shifted the focus of his work to the aftermath.
After all, these soldiers who died in battle were all his Beiyi soldiers, and the casualties of nearly 20,000 people meant that nearly 20,000 Beiyi military families would be covered with white flags. It is reasonable that he, who is the president and the commander-in-chief, cannot sit idly by.
In the face of the fanaticism of the people of Longhua who quickly calmed down after the victory, the representatives of various countries were undoubtedly a little surprised. You must know that this is the first victory between countries in Longhua after the Longhua Dynasty was overthrown. It stands to reason that this kind of victory should be widely advertised. But one by one, the joy of victory has been turned into a series of memorial activities for the martyrs.
Even Li Shichang, who received donations from all walks of life in Longhua, accepted Xu Bin's suggestion when he felt that this favor was too grand. In a feng shui treasure in Longcheng, build a loyal soul shrine to worship these Liaozhou soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country, and at the same time increase the pension for the families of the deceased soldiers.
So much so that President Li, who was not very good in the hearts of the people of Longhua before, with the end of these big victories, he earned the people's reputation at the same time, and also made a small amount of money. This little life of President Longhua is extremely comfortable! (To be continued......)