Lieutenant General Nishi Yiichi of the Eighth Division of the Kwantung Army now has no fewer men than before, or even more.
As one of the permanent divisions of the Japanese Army, the 8th Division should be organized into one division, two brigades and other auxiliary arms. The full total strength can reach more than 25,000 people. However, the 8th Division at this time is still
In peacetime establishment, the number of division soldiers has not been expanded to wartime, so the establishment of the brigade is not two regiments, but a brigade as a unit.
Excluding the 700 casualties in the previous attack on Xifengkou, the 16th Brigade directly under the 8th Division has nearly 7,000 troops, including 5 infantry brigades and an artillery brigade.
In addition to the 7,000 troops from the 11th Brigade of the 6th Division, 3,000 troops from the 6th Field Artillery Regiment, and the 1st Tank Battalion of the 8th Division before the war, the Lushun Heavy Artillery Battalion and other auxiliary units, Xiyi Yiyi
Now with 20,000 elite Japanese troops under his command, plus nearly 10,000 so-called Manchukuo soldiers, Nishiyi's troops are even larger than before the Battle of Jehol.
To maintain peace, Nishi Yi had already sent out troops to level the inconspicuous Luo Wenyu Pass. But now, Nishi Yiichi chose to stand still and built fortifications himself, as if he was going to face a long-term confrontation.
appearance.
The eyes of the Chinese soldiers on the opposite position were opened. From the beginning of the war to now, they had never seen so many Japanese, and so many Japanese had no intention of attacking the position. From the moment they arrived on the battlefield, they replaced the 4th Brigade.
After collecting the corpses, the regiment was busy digging trenches and building fortifications in the distance.
"Squad leader, what are you guys doing? If you don't come to attack us, why are you digging a trench so far away?" A recruit curiously bumped into the squad leader who was lazily lying in the trench smoking.
Without even bothering to look outside, the veteran puffed out a smoke ring leisurely and said: "Why are you digging a trench? The little Japs are scared to death. Thousands of Japs have been beaten to death by me. Do you think they are not afraid?"
Maybe they thought we had several divisions waiting for them!"
"But, squad leader, how many divisions are there from us? Including the brothers from the two regiments over there, we only have 3 regiments in total. How can we fight with a small number of us!" The recruit looked towards the countless people in the distance again.
There is a little black spot, and the face looks a little ugly.
"I'm afraid of eggs. Don't you Sichuan people all like to say that Brother Pao and his brothers don't have loose stools? Why, there are so many little devils, are you scared?" The veteran puffed out a puff of blue smoke and looked at the slightly timid one with disdain.
The new soldier sneered.
"What a coward, squad leader, you saw it with your own eyes. Yesterday I killed two Japs. If there are more Japs, our independent group can just kill a few more. I'm just worried about the National Army brothers over there. I'm afraid of the little ones.
When there are too many Japanese, they become cowards." The recruit argued with a blushing face.
"Don't worry about other people's worries. No one can do anything if the weaklings run away. We're going to hit ours. But the group has said that it's five dollars to kill a Japanese. You'd better take this opportunity to save up more money for your wife. If you miss it,
There is no such store in this village." The veteran squad leader rolled his eyes, glanced into the distance, and lay down lazily again.
This is also a relatively common thought among the soldiers of the independent regiment. The Japanese are now very powerful and look very scary, but for them who are very motivated and have already annihilated a brigade, they are really not too afraid. What they are worried about is probably the defense.
If the two regiments of the 29th Army on the right side of the position cannot withstand it, it will be a bit bad.
Not to mention that the soldiers of the Independent Regiment would think so, even Qi Guangyuan himself couldn't stand it.
Qi Guangyuan, who had just learned from the telegram that he had received the Medal of the Blue Sky and White Sun, was not happy at all. He had been staring at Luo Wenyu's map hanging on the wall of the joint headquarters of the two regiments for a full hour.
Although the specific number of the Japanese troops arriving on the battlefield is not yet known, according to the information fed back by the forward reconnaissance company, the number of Japanese troops plus puppet troops on the opposite side will never be less than 25,000. This is the number of Japanese troops defended by nearly 60,000 people in the entire 29th Army.
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Others don't know, but Qi Guangyuan knows very well that since the first battle of Xifengkou broke out, the 29th Army has lost 3,000 officers and soldiers and injured 6,000, and their current strength of three regiments that can participate in the battle is only 7,300.
The number of casualties of the 29th Army alone was already higher than the number of all Luo Wenyu's defenders.
Can we still fight this battle? The difference in strength is too great!
As for reinforcements, Qi Guangyuan no longer dared to expect them. The division headquarters had already received a call. The enemy's 33rd mixed brigade was moving towards Lengkou. If Lengkou fell, the flanks of the 29th Army would be completely exposed to the enemy's gunfire. It was originally preparing to attack Lengkou.
The reorganized Second Division reinforced by Luo Wenyu must carry out reinforcements to Lengkou. At the same time, there is definite news about the front position of Xifengkou. The first part of the Kwantung Army's 10th Division is moving towards Xifengkou from Chifeng, 300 miles away.
Come. A mixed brigade plus a brigade, and a division has been moved to the cold-proof entrance. The pressure faced by the front position of Xifengkou is almost the same as that of Luo Wenyu.
As for the three divisions of the Central Army in Gubeikou, Qi Guangyuan never thought about it. It would be great if they could hold the Nantian Gate of Gubeikou without losing it. If a large group of Japanese troops came from the direction of Miyun, then these three
Tuan Ke is about to be made into dumplings.
Not to mention the reinforcements from other directions. Regardless of what the big guys on the military committee think, the distance of hundreds of miles is despairing. Even if they come, they probably won't be able to catch up with the war.
It's no wonder that Qi Guangyuan was desperate. In this era, except for the Central Army which had a few cars, other troops relied more on iron bases. The distance of several hundred miles was enough for them to run on the road for several days.
In other words, within these few days, if you want to repel the attack of 20,000 to 30,000 Japanese troops, you can only rely on yourself.
Perhaps, if he wants to survive this upcoming cruel battle, he can only look at the independent regiment. Qi Guangyuan, who has been frowning tightly, can't help but think of Liu Lang's cute face with a faint smile.
Come on with a fat face.
However, since the day and night of the battle with the 4th Brigade, Qi Guangyuan has never associated Liu Lang's fat white face with the word cute. He is as smart as a demon, and he plans to defeat the 4th Brigade one by one.
The fact that the regiment had nearly 10,000 little devils wiped out proved that the young regiment leader had the potential to become a famous general, and Qi Guangyuan did not doubt that Liu Lang would become a first-level general in the future.
However, stripping nearly a thousand wounded Japanese soldiers naked and throwing them into the fields to freeze to death without blinking an eye was not a decision that a commander with a "cute" title could make.
Liu Lang's heart was much harder than his soft face.
Of course, Qi Guangyuan did not know about the heinous crimes committed by the Japanese army on the land of China five years later. The innocent souls of the 400,000 compatriots in Nanjing will still wail in people's ears in the new century and cannot be forgotten.
Liu Lang just collected some interest first.
In fact, throughout the entire period of the Anti-Japanese War, Liu Lang's cruelty to Japanese prisoners has been criticized by Chinese senior officials. However, due to his illustrious military exploits and lack of evidence, most of the leaders just turned a blind eye and died anyway.
The Japanese side naturally hated the little devil, but they had no choice but to take advantage of a certain man who ranked first on the must-kill list.
Liu Lang's deep-seated hatred of the Japanese army that he showed from the beginning of the war has always been a focus of debate among historians. In contrast, it is said that Liu Lang hated the young lady because of the Songhu Anti-Japanese War, when she was almost raped by the Japanese army.
I am afraid that most Japanese people still think that Liu Lang is a nationalist at heart, which is more reliable.
Yes, first ask Captain Liu for his opinion. Qi Guangyuan dialed the number of the Independent Regiment Headquarters without hesitation.
Perhaps Qi Guangyuan himself did not realize that, subconsciously, he had regarded his equal Liu Lang and his independent group as the backbone.