In the evening, after almost two hours, the First Battalion finally sent a telegram from the front line again. Tieling County was temporarily held, but the price paid was extremely heavy. In addition to the death of all members of the First Company, the Second Company
, the third company and the guard platoon also suffered more than half casualties, and Beicheng District, Dongcheng District and Xicheng District were also lost one after another.
Now, there are less than 500 people left in the first battalion, relying on two blocks in Nancheng District to make the final resistance.
Although He Guangming made an impassioned speech in the telegram, Xu Rui had already clearly realized that the first battalion's goal of holding Tieling for ten days had basically been achieved. Unless a miracle occurred, it would not be ten days, not even three days.
Maybe if we defend it, most of the entire battalion will be killed by tomorrow evening at the latest.
However, this is not the most worrying thing!
The fall of Tieling a few days ago only had some impact on Fengtian's defense system, but it was not fatal. What really made Xu Rui feel that the situation was very serious was that he seemed to have underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Japanese Seventh Army! The battle of Tieling was enough to prove
The Seventh Army's combat effectiveness was much stronger than they expected.
The Seventh Army of the Little Japs is more powerful than any Japs army they have encountered before!
Wang Husheng also had the same feeling, and said in a deep voice: "Old Xu, we seem to have underestimated the Seventh Army."
"Whether it's underestimated or overestimated, it's meaningless now." Xu Rui shook his head and said, "The only thing we can do now is to continue to strengthen the defense of Fengtian City, otherwise the first battalion's defense in Tieling will be useless.
It is worthless, and the sacrifices of more than two thousand brothers will also become meaningless."
"Yes!" Wang Husheng nodded and said, "I will go back to the construction site and urge everyone to work overtime overnight. Tonight, we must reinforce the several main communication trenches connecting the permanent fortifications outside the city, and also reinforce the eight main tunnels.
Work must be stepped up, and there is also the expansion of various underground shelters, warehouses, hospitals, etc. Oh, there is really too much work."
Wang Husheng turned and left, and Xu Rui also turned and walked into the communications office next door, asking Liang Yixiao: "Xiao Liang, is there any news from the Soviet Far East Front?"
Xu Rui is not afraid of making sacrifices. As long as he can save the country and the nation, he will not frown even if he sacrifices the entire Chahar Independent Regiment, not to mention a mere battalion. What he is afraid of is that the sacrifice will be worthless! If
They paid the greatest sacrifice, but in the end the Soviet army still lost all of Siberia, which was a real loss.
So, now, Xu Rui must figure out what is the situation on the Siberian battlefield?
If Zhukov is really unable to support Adou, after their Chahar Independent Regiment tried their best to transfer the main aviation force of the Japanese Far Eastern Army, the Soviet army still cannot withstand the Japanese offensive, and the entire Siberia will eventually have to comprehensively
If it falls, then the Chahar Independent Regiment has no choice but to move ahead of time now.
Because once the Soviet army loses all of Siberia, it will become meaningless for the Chahar Independent Regiment to continue to defend Fengtian.
But if the Soviet army has a chance to hold Siberia, they must hold on to Fengtian until the end! Because only in this way can it be possible to exhaust the entire war potential of the Japanese and turn China out of danger. Otherwise, if Ishihara Wanji’s Seventh Army is not
After being exhausted in Fengtian City, this elite force will definitely be transferred to the North China battlefield.
Although the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the North China battlefield has achieved unprecedented development, it is obviously impossible to block Ishihara Wanji's elite Seventh Army, because the main force of the Eighth Route Army is far from equipped with weapons, equipment, and combat experience.
Compared with the Japanese Seventh Army, which was tempered in the Chita Battle, not to mention that the Seventh Army also had two armored divisions.
Therefore, Xu Rui must find out as soon as possible whether it is possible for the Soviet army to hold Siberia?
Xu Rui quickly walked into the communications office and asked Liang Yixiao: "Xiao Liang, is there any news from the Soviet Far East Front?"
Liang Yixiao took off his earphones and stood up. Just as he was about to shake his head and say no, another female correspondent next to him suddenly shouted: "Sister Xiaoxiao, the Soviet Far East Army seems to have responded!"
Xu Rui's eyes froze for a moment, and Liang Yixiao said urgently: "Hurry, take notes!"
The female correspondent quickly picked up the pencil and listened carefully while writing lines of dots and dashes on the telegram copy paper in front of her. The telegram was unexpectedly long, and the female correspondent drew several Zhang's dots.
Then he took off his ears and handed the stack of copy paper covered with dots and dashes to Liang Yixiao.
Liang Yixiao quickly found the code book and translated the stack of dots and dashes into text.
While Liang Yixiao was translating the message, Xu Rui was standing behind her and watching.
When the first sentence was translated, Xu Rui secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It was actually a good news!
The Soviet Far East Front had just won a victory. The special service team of the high command led by Vasily accidentally discovered a Japanese division headquarters, then carried out a beheading battle and successfully destroyed the Japanese division headquarters. Zhukov again
Taking the opportunity, they mobilized five divisions and launched a large-scale counterattack. As a result, the Japanese offensive in the middle was disrupted in one fell swoop.
Although the left-wing and right-wing Japanese troops quickly returned reinforcements and regained the initiative, after this defeat, the Japanese Far Eastern Army was exhausted and could no longer organize a vigorous offensive like before. The entire battle situation fell into a stalemate. The Japanese army
Although it still occupies an advantage, the advantage is no longer obvious.
After reading the telegram translated by Liang Yixiao, Xu Rui didn't have much reaction on the surface, but Du Junjie behind him let out a long breath, waved his fist and shouted: "Okay!"
This is indeed good news. The infantry and armored groups of the Japanese Far Eastern Army have been pinned down on the Siberian battlefield and will no longer be able to move south in a short time!
In other words, the only thing that can threaten the North China battlefield at this time is the Seventh Army. This means that as long as the Chahar Independent Regiment can drag the Seventh Army in Fengtian, the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the North China battlefield will only have to face
The First Shanxi Army, the Twelfth Army of Shandong and the Mongolian troops stationed in northern Hebei! In this way, not only can the Baotou base be preserved, but the main force of the Eighth Route Army can even win at least five months of operating time. At least before the arrival of winter, North China is
safe.
In this way, the tactical goal of the Chahar Independent Regiment was perfectly achieved!
Because there are five months, even if the main force of the Eighth Route Army in North China is still difficult to defeat the First Army stationed in Shanxi, the Twelfth Army stationed in Shandong and the Mongolian army stationed in Chanan in northern Hebei, various base areas in North China can welcome
Unprecedented development opportunity, the Eighth Route Army's strength may expand from 400,000 to over one million within half a year!
If the Eighth Route Army had one million men, then the entire situation on the North China battlefield would be completely different!
Of course, to achieve this goal, there must be a prerequisite, that is, their Chahar Independent Regiment must defend Fengtian City for at least five months, and must also ensure that Ishihara Kanji's Seventh Army is crippled! Otherwise, in
After capturing Fengtian and annihilating their Chahar Independent Regiment, the Seventh Army will still have enough power to sweep across North China.
Thinking of this, Xu Rui's mood became heavy again, because it was not easy to hold Fengtian City for five months and ensure that Ishihara Wanji's Seventh Army was crippled! Especially in the Battle of Tieling, the Seventh Army
The army has demonstrated a powerful combat capability that far exceeds that of the Guards Division and the First Division, which makes it more difficult to achieve this goal.
Xu Rui said at that moment: "Ajie, you immediately lead people to conduct another war game. This time, directly set the combat effectiveness of the Japanese Seventh Army to twice the previous one! On this basis, determine the defense plan! The target is not
If we want to change, we should hold on to Fengtian for at least five months, and we must leave enough energy to break out!"
"Ah?" Du Junjie's face immediately fell down when he heard this, and he cried bitterly, "Just set it to twice as much?"
"Ah what?" Xu Rui said without any doubt, "Just do as I say and start the deduction immediately."
"Okay." Du Junjie scratched his head and returned to the war room with several combat officers from the staff department.
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Almost at the same time Xu Rui asked Du Junjie to re-formulate the defense plan, Ishihara Wanji was also furious.
"Stupid, stupid! Extremely stupid!" Ishihara Wanji put his face close to Maruyama Masao, and the spittle sprayed directly onto Maruyama Masao's face. If it weren't for the fact that Maruyama Masao was also a lieutenant general with the same military rank as himself, Ishihara Wanji would have
I really want to throw away my hand and slap you, you idiot, you don’t even have the brains to start a fight.
Why is Ishihara Wanji angry? Because the loss is too great!
In just one day, the Second Infantry Regiment of the Second Division, which has the most complete structure and the strongest combat effectiveness, was basically wiped out. The first tank regiment of the coordinated combat vehicle can also be basically abolished, because the entire regiment has only the remaining
With less than ten tanks, we can't even form a squadron. How can we fight worse than this?
What makes Ishihara Wanji even more angry is that after paying such a heavy price, Tieling has not yet been captured! At least one battalion of Chinese soldiers is still entrenched in the Nancheng District of Tieling and continues to resist! If based on the previous casualty ratio of both sides,
, the Seventh Army will have to lose at least one infantry brigade, plus a tank squadron, before it can completely occupy Tieling!
However, Tieling is only defended by a small force of the Chahar Independent Regiment. It is so strenuous to attack Tieling. What if we then attack Fengtian City, which is guarded by the main force of the Chahar Independent Regiment? What if the casualty ratio is still like Tieling?
Even if they use up all of their Seventh Army, I'm afraid it won't be enough. Is it possible to mobilize more troops from the mainland?
It is precisely because of this that Ishihara Wanji was so angry and exploded!
Political Commissar Maruyama was a little unconvinced and retorted: "Commander, do you have a better way?"
Ishihara Wanji was immediately choked up when he heard this. He actually had no better way. If he had any good way, he would have told Masao Maruyama as soon as possible. How could he wait until now and not tell him?