It's a battlefield now, and there are more than 20,000 Japanese troops watching outside the defense line.
Moreover, after this battle, there was not only the 18th Division, but also thousands of soldiers from the 36th Infantry Brigade of the 6th Division and the remnants of the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade. In terms of military strength, it has exceeded the three Chinese troops on the defense line.
The total strength of an infantry division.
The independent battalion cannot just rest easy and carry out reorganization in such a big way.
Even as Tang Dao expected, the 18th Division had remained silent since yesterday morning.
No one can be 100% sure that they will not launch an attack.
The cavalry platoon of the independent battalion's special agent company did not participate in any reorganization due to its special nature. Apart from each person being issued an extra Southern Type 14 pistol and receiving twenty rounds of ammunition, there was basically nothing else. Therefore, Tang Dao announced that it was complete in the morning.
I made a plan and sent them out.
There were actually not many troops ordered to stay behind the defense line for repairs. Tang Daobu, who had returned from the battlefield and had to reorganize new troops, was one of them. However, all the troops ordered to repair needed to be repaired by the officers and soldiers, and they did not do nothing.
Also help defend and reconnaissance the two wings and rear wing of the defense line.
Under the leadership of Lu Sanjiang, the cavalry platoon left the station as far as ten kilometers. It not only provided reconnaissance for the independent battalion on the battlefield, but also acted as eyes for the entire defense line.
Otherwise, would Lieutenant General Wu really be so talkative that he would just transfer a cavalry platoon to Tang Dao? That was also the result of the Lieutenant General's consideration from an overall perspective.
The independent battalion that was being reorganized and an infantry regiment from the 107th Division that had fought so hard were guarding the left flank of the defense line. If the Japanese army tried some trick to bypass the two wings, even if it was an infantry regiment, they would have to go up.
Moreover, starting from this morning, the first section of the field hospital began to retreat towards the Jiaxing defense line carrying heavily wounded people under the protection of the infantry and cavalry section.
Yes, it is similar to the Xicheng Defense Line. A few years ago, the Ministry of National Defense began to build two defense lines in northern Zhejiang, mainly in Jiashan and Jiaxing counties. The Jiashan Defense Line is the first one and the Jiaxing Defense Line is the first.
The second way.
In the original design, if the Japanese troops landed on the coastline, the defenders would defend Jiashan as the first line of defense. If the Japanese army and navy were strong, they would exhaust the Japanese troops on the first line of defense and then retreat to Jiaxing, which is 30 kilometers away.
Defense line.
Both defense lines have permanent concrete fortifications that can withstand heavy artillery. If hundreds of thousands of troops are stationed, they can withstand the attack of several divisions of the Japanese invaders.
This strategic thinking is correct, but war is never based on human will.
In the past, after the July 7th Incident broke out, no one, including the Japanese, expected that the Chinese army would strike first and directly attack the Japanese troops stationed in the financial metropolis of Songhu. As both sides continued to invest troops,
It eventually turned into the largest battle in the entire East.
In the end, both warring parties invested more than one million troops, and the Japanese even invested two naval fleets with aircraft carriers.
What the Chinese top brass didn't expect was that the 700,000 elite army and air force, which had invested almost all the country's resources, were still defeated.
In the fierce fighting in March, although the 700,000-strong army showed their courage as elites and created the largest number of Japanese troops annihilated by China since the Sino-Japanese War of 1884-1894, the Japanese suffered more than 40,000 casualties, but their own losses also exceeded one-third.
The almost gamble-like battle still failed. The only bright spot may be that it completely shattered the arrogant words of the top Japanese invaders that they would "sweep the whole of China in three months."
The outcome of the devastating defeat was that the four lines of defense that had high hopes in Jiangsu and northern Zhejiang lost their original role.
Even now, because Matsue successfully blocked the Japanese Tenth Army and gave the retreating army a breather, it is not a defeat, but a defeat is a defeat. The morale is already not as good as before.
It was already in danger under the violent attack, and it was breached in the past few days.
The situation in Jiashan and Jiaxing is even worse. The army ordered to retreat from this direction ran faster than a rabbit. Except for the three infantry divisions on the Jiashan defense line, there was not even a single person on the Jiaxing side.
In other words, the two defense lines built at a cost of tens of millions of silver are only defended by 20,000 people. Otherwise, Wu, Guo, and Gu would not have scolded the headquarters for a long time after hearing the news.
Mother.
Just scolding and scolding, no one will be left out of the battle with the Japanese.
Not for the fast-running colleagues, but for themselves. The Japanese are like jackals who have been beaten hard by a stick and retreated temporarily. Once they sense the weakness of the Chinese army on the defense line, they will immediately jump out.
Revealing its sharp white fangs, it pounces and tears its opponent into pieces.
Therefore, the army on the defense line cannot retreat for the time being, but the seriously injured soldiers with slow mobility must be transported away first, at least thirty kilometers ahead of the army.
On the way upstream to support Songjiang, the 67th Army had already seen the desperate and helpless eyes of countless seriously wounded soldiers who had been abandoned by the army and were waiting for death on the roadside. It was really heartbreaking and panic-stricken.
The first oath Lieutenant General Wu made in front of the entire army was to never abandon a wounded soldier unless the entire army was defeated.
This is also one of the important reasons why more than 30,000 people of the 67th Army have been continuously faced with major battles and decisive battles, but they still maintain sufficient combat effectiveness to this day.
Their commander has not broken his promise and has taken all seriously wounded soldiers with him even if he still has breath until now.
Not abandoning your comrades also means that you will not be abandoned. This is a truth that everyone understands.
Lu Sanjiang's cavalry platoon had a large reconnaissance range, and it actually wanted to escort these troops transporting wounded soldiers. After Yao Meier's incident, Tang Dao would never tolerate another incident of wounded troops being sneak-attacked by the Japanese army.
The cavalry platoon returned not long ago, and there was no sign of any large-scale Japanese troops. However, the Japanese reconnaissance cavalry was seen from a distance. However, the two parties had a tacit understanding and immediately turned their horses and left as soon as they found each other. This did not happen.
fighting.
This is the most normal phenomenon. If the Japanese army not only has no large forces in action but also has no top reconnaissance troops, then there will be a problem.
The Chinese army is guarding against the Japanese, and the 18th Division, which is three or four kilometers away from the defense line, is also guarding against the Chinese.
Continuous night attacks have already exhausted the Japanese. What if the Chinese did the opposite and gave them this kind of attack during the day?
Ushijima Sadao would never make such a stupid mistake.
However, this also confirms that the Japanese army will not launch an attack at least today, and the independent battalion will at least have time to do its own thing.
For example, each company completes their own training in their own station.
In six hours, at least five companies had already submitted their personnel lists, and only three companies were still not fully prepared.
"Sir, sir, Captain Qian has summoned his infantry company to start training. I heard that there will be some assessment to select the squad leader, deputy and precision shooter!"
The Tang Dao Notice compiled the list.
"Oh? This kid Qian Dazhu finally came up with his idea. Come on, take me to see." Tang Dao smiled slightly and stood up.
Not only did Qian Dazhu not come up with the list, but I heard that for the past five or six hours, he had only been busy communicating with soldiers he was not familiar with, and had not taken any actual actions to appoint any infantry squad.
monitor.
His three infantry platoon commanders also urged him several times. The youngest infantry company commander of the independent battalion seemed to be still hesitant and undecided.
It was just that Tang Dao had not commented on this before, so no one dared to say publicly that he was not good. But in private, not to mention other people, Guo Shouzhi and Master Zhuang and other deputy battalion-level officers all murmured a little bit, not knowing this
Is it still possible?
Until now, Tang Dao was smiling. He knew that it was not that Qian Dazhu had no idea, but that he had been waiting for the cavalry platoon to come back and make sure that the surrounding environment was safe and that the entire independent battalion did not need to go into battle before he started to implement his plan.
appointment plan.
Qian Dazhu's performance in endurance alone made him worthy of being elevated to the position of infantry company commander by Tang Dao.
And his plan wasn't anything new or out of the ordinary.
Assessment! Regardless of whether you are a veteran or a new recruit, only those who are capable will be admitted!
In the military, respecting the strong is the most fair and just method, although it is simple and crude.
This chapter has been completed!