On the outskirts of Jingjiang City, the temporary headquarters of the Baoshan Regiment.
Yue Weihan was working on the map. In less than a moment, a very beautiful marching route appeared on the map. He then took a square ruler to measure the distance. Of course, this was only the straight-line distance on the map. If you were to actually march, you would also have to consider the mountains and rivers.
Due to the influence of rivers and other terrain, the actual distance is only slightly closer than the distance on the map.
The 668th Regiment of the 112th Division of the 57th Army of the Northeast Army has been officially integrated into the Baoshan Regiment!
Yue Weihan showed the Northeastern soldiers of the 668th regiment what real strength is. This legendary regiment leader did not consult anyone at all. He said he would recruit an A-type regiment and he would just do it! It’s just words.
Then again, given the current situation of the Northeastern Army, it is completely normal for the troops to be dispersed and then regrouped.
In fact, the Northeast Army has completely become a rootless tree since it abandoned the four eastern provinces and entered the customs. After the Xi'an Incident, Marshal Zhang was placed under house arrest by Chairman Chiang.
They are wild children who want to take a bite of anyone they catch. The 400,000 troops when they first entered the customs are now gone.
Here Yue Weihan had just drawn a marching route, and over there Cao Xinglong hurried into the regiment headquarters.
Just by hearing the footsteps, Yue Weihan knew that Cao Xinglong had arrived, and without raising his head he said: "Have all the troops crossed the river?"
"Report to the regiment." Cao Xinglong snapped to attention and saluted, and said loudly, "Except for the wounded, all 1,206 officers and soldiers of the Baoshan Regiment have crossed the river. Report completed, the commander of the Baoshan 1st Battalion, Cao Xinglong!"
"Dalong, you did a great job." Yue Weihan nodded happily, "In this way, let the brothers seize the time to rest, and let the cooking team seize the time to prepare lunch. Also, try to get some eggs, beef, mutton and pork as much as possible to beat the brothers.
Tooth-beating ceremony, and after lunch, we have to march long distances, and we don’t have any meat or meat to support our physical strength.”
"Forced march?" Cao Xinglong frowned, "Are we going to have a forced march?"
"Yes." Yue Weihan said solemnly, "This mission is more difficult. We must reach Yangzhou, two hundred miles away, before dawn tomorrow."
"Ah?" As soon as these words came out, Cao Xinglong and the other three were fine, but the three former battalion commanders of the 668th regiment suddenly changed their expressions. Are you kidding me? Are you going to rush to Yangzhou, two hundred miles away, before dawn tomorrow? Do you want to give in?
Is the person alive? Although the Northeastern Army has been practicing their leg strength since entering the customs and has traveled throughout most of China, they don't have to torment people like this?
Cao Xinglong frowned and suddenly advised: "I'm afraid it won't work if we sit down together."
"No?" Yue Weihan said coldly, "Cao Xinglong, when will it be your turn to make the decision for the Baoshan Regiment?"
"Uh, regimental commander, I don't mean to oppose your decision." Cao Xinglong quickly explained, "There is no problem with a forced march. I mean that the 36th Infantry Regiment of the Little Japs has arrived on the other side of the river and is expected to cross the river in the afternoon.
, if we move towards Jiangdu without beating any of them, these little devils will definitely stick to us like dog-skin plaster, and we will be in trouble by then."
Yue Weihan immediately threw the pencil in his hand on the map and said in a deep voice: "Has the little devil chased him to the other side of the river?"
"Yes." Cao Xinglong said solemnly, "Before we boarded the ship, the top Japanese soldiers were only a few miles away from us. By now, the main force of the Japanese army should have already stationed in Shanguan Town."
"The 36th Infantry Regiment is indeed the elite of the permanent division. It moves very quickly. I thought they wouldn't be able to arrive before dark, but I didn't expect that they were here before noon. How amazing!"
Yue Weihan looked up at the sky and suddenly said something irrelevant, "Look at the sky, it will definitely clear up tomorrow."
"What do you mean?" Niu Dagen scratched his head and asked, "Tuanzu, do you want to fight or not?"
"Hit! Of course!" Yue Weihan said coldly, "The little devil's bayonet is stuck to his butt, how can it be done without beating him?"
"Grandma." Chi Chengfeng suddenly shouted, "This is not the Sihang Warehouse. In the Sihang Warehouse, our terrain is favorable and we have sufficient ammunition. However, the current terrain is not conducive to our defense, and our ammunition is insufficient.
In addition, there are two to three thousand Japanese infantry regiments on the other side of the river, and the outcome of a fight will be unpredictable."
"Then we have to fight!" Yue Weihan said solemnly, "Escape at this time can only be a dead end!"
This battle really must be fought. There is only a Yangtze River between the pursuers and the Baoshan Regiment. There is really no way to run away!
If we continue to run away, this group of Japanese troops will soon cross the river and chase them up. If the most elite Japanese field regiment is to catch them, we will be in big trouble, so this battle is really a must-fight.
What's more, the Baoshan Regiment is now a strengthened regiment with more than 3,000 guns.
Four 81mm mortars have just been captured, and with the original two, the foundation of the artillery battery is already established. Even if facing the most elite field regiment of the Japanese army, Yue Weihan has the confidence to kill him, at least not with one shot.
Don't turn around and run away. If you really do this, the more than two thousand Northeastern troops who have just gathered up will be destroyed immediately. It will be strange if they don't blow up their nests by then.
The most important thing is that if this battle is won, the morale of the original more than 1,000 defeated troops of the Baoshan Regiment and the more than 2,000 Northeastern defeated troops that have just been recruited will be quickly restored, and the confidence will be greatly improved. In this way,
Come, the Baoshan Regiment will no longer be a routed regiment that cannot be defeated, but a routed regiment that cannot be defeated.
If we can win a few more battles in the future, the defeated army will become an elite army!
"Pass my order and all battalions will immediately go to the river to build river defenses and prepare to meet the Japanese army."
"Yes!" Cao Xinglong, Chi Chengfeng and Niu Dagen agreed, then turned around and walked away.
Although Chi Chengfeng did not agree with fighting this battle on the riverside, he had no objection to Yue Weihan's military orders.
The three former battalion commanders of the 668th Regiment hesitated a little, and Yue Weihan's cold eyes glanced over. The three battalion commanders immediately thought of the scene when Yue Weihan shot the defeated company commander. This executioner was really like a killer.
Like a chicken, he immediately shuddered excitedly and turned around to follow.
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On the south bank of the Yangtze River, Shanguan Town.
Colonel Nakagawa was standing at the headquarters of the Baoshan Regiment yesterday. The courtyard had also been occupied by the Japanese army. The white-bearded squire and his family had all been driven into the courtyard, and the two crooked machine guns had also been
It was set up under the eaves, and as long as Colonel Nakagawa gave the order, the entire family would probably be wiped out.
Frankly speaking, Colonel Nakagawa really wanted to kill the group of Chinese people in front of him, especially the stubborn old man with white beard. Faced with the kindness of the imperial army, this old guy not only did not appreciate it, but actually bit off half of the translator's ear.
, it’s really hateful!
Moreover, if these Chinese people had not caused trouble along the way, the 36th Regiment would not have caught up with Baoshan Camp today!
Although the bad weather caused great difficulties to the march of the 36th Regiment, this is not the main reason. After all, the 36th Regiment is the elite infantry of the permanent division. No matter how bad the weather is, it is impossible to stop their progress.
It was these Chinese people who caused difficulties for the 36th Regiment's pursuit.
Along the way, almost all the Chinese people led the imperial army astray. A bold and extremely hateful young Chinese man even volunteered to be the imperial army's guide, and then took advantage of the darkness to lead the imperial army in.
In a swamp, dozens of brave imperial warriors did not fall on the battlefield, but died under the cold swamp.
But so what? What if these Chinese people are trying their best to cause trouble?
After all, the 36th Infantry Regiment is the most elite permanent infantry regiment in the Empire of Japan. Although Yue Weihan is cunning and the Baoshan Battalion is difficult to deal with, it is a delusion for them to escape the pursuit of the 36th Infantry Regiment! The top soldiers return, Baoshan
The remnants of the battalion are now across the river, and the 36th Infantry Regiment has now bitten the Baoshan Battalion's tail.
As soon as the ships are in place, the 36th Regiment will cross the river to pursue them. The road for Yue Weihan and the Baoshan Battalion has come to an end.
Although the 36th Regiment under Colonel Nakagawa actually only had two infantry brigades, and the remaining brigade and artillery squadron were still hundreds of miles away, Colonel Nakagawa was confident enough to defeat Jiang with half of the regiment in his hands.
The Baoshan Battalion opposite had only a thousand troops defeated, and half an infantry brigade was enough to solve the problem.
After waving his hand, Colonel Nakagawa finally ordered the release of the people. Although he wanted to kill people, the commander of the front army, General Matsui Iwane, had already issued an order to each division. No mass killings were allowed in the near future! In order to show off to the Western media, Matsui
General Shi Gen even publicly executed two second lieutenants for "indiscriminate killing of innocent people".
Of course, those two lieutenants were not real warriors of the Imperial Army, but just two deserters from the Manchukuo Army.
But even so, the imperial warriors of the divisions under the Central China Front can no longer kill innocent people indiscriminately, at least not during this period of time.