Of course, Shunroku Hata knew that it would not be easy to capture Feicheng, let alone that fast.
But this isn't a press conference. It's just a big talk and there's no need to be responsible, right?
Besides, one of his additional purposes for convening this press conference is to put pressure on the National Government and Chairman Chiang through these Western media. So of course the smoother the Feicheng battle situation is, the better, and it is best to scare Chairman Chiang.
He wanted to stay and give up the siege of the northbound cluster, but he also knew that this was impossible.
"Uh-huh?" the female reporter from the Associated Press asked in great surprise, "General, you mean to say that the Japanese army will soon occupy Feicheng and capture Xu Rui alive, right?"
Shunroku Hata said calmly: "You can understand it that way."
The female reporter then asked: "Your Majesty General, I want to know where your confidence comes from? As far as I know, your army has never won a victory in many confrontations with Xu Rui. Why does your Majesty General conclude that this time?
In the battle of Feicheng, your army will definitely be able to win the final victory and capture Xu Rui alive?"
Hearing this, Shunroku Hata's face darkened, and he was already very unhappy.
Shunroku Hata spent so much money to hold this press conference, not to satisfy the curiosity of these Western reporters, let alone to let them write a biography about the dispute between Xu Rui and Shunroku Hata, but to eliminate negativity
influence and restore the reputation of the Imperial Japanese Army in the world.
Kawabe Shozo had already noticed Hata Shunroku's displeasure and immediately said: "Next question."
The pretty female reporter from the Associated Press wanted to ask again, but Masami Hebian didn't give her a chance at all. What the hell, she kept singing praises for the Chinese. Don't forget that this was Fanghuayuan, where they
The Japanese army's military headquarters in Central China was not in Feicheng, let alone the Dameishan base area.
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Let’s not talk about the press conference in Nanjing first, let’s talk about the battle in Feicheng first.
Xu Rui actually spread a smoke bomb in his radio speech in the evening. He said on the radio that the Independence Regiment had suffered heavy casualties during the Japanese bombing and the daytime battle, and now there were not enough soldiers left to fight.
Thousands of people, this is a complete lie, that's not what happened at all.
In fact, after today's fierce fighting, the independent regiment did suffer heavy casualties, especially He Shuya's independent battalion, which was almost completely wiped out. However, the losses of the three main battalions were relatively light.
The remaining three main battalions of the independent regiment now have a total of almost 2,000 people.
In addition, there are more than 500 seriously wounded soldiers at the regiment headquarters. If it comes to the last moment, these more than 500 seriously wounded soldiers can also go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. In Eastern thinking, there is no such thing as surrender when ammunition is exhausted.
The concept of Oriental thinking is that you will never give up until the last moment and the last breath!
Before the war started, the task given to the Wanzhong Advance Brigade by the Third Theater District Commander's Headquarters was to hold Feicheng for at least ten days. Six days have passed and there are only four days left. With two thousand remaining troops, Feicheng must be held for at least four days. Is it still possible?
It is certain that after all, the remaining two thousand or so remnants are no longer the recruits they were before.
When these new recruits first arrived in Feicheng, they were all honest farmers. It was difficult for them to kill even a chicken, not to mention killing people. But now, after going through all kinds of hardships, especially after enduring the extremely cruel war,
After baptism, they have grown up rapidly and become qualified veterans.
With more than 2,000 remaining soldiers, Xu Rui is still confident that he can hold Feicheng for at least four days.
However, if you want to defend Feicheng for four days, passive defense will definitely not work. Passive defense and passive beating will not only severely dampen the morale of your own soldiers, but also increase the arrogance of the Japanese. If it is a large-scale field battle, you can also use this strategy to paralyze
The enemy is tempted to go deep, but in street fighting, adopting this strategy is suicide!
The main reason why the Soviet Red Army was able to persist for nearly two years in the Defense of Leningrad was that the Soviet Red Army never stopped attacking even though it was at an extreme disadvantage. They kept attacking and attacking.
Attack again, and form a cruel balance with the German army through tenacious offensive.
In the same way, the independent group must combine offense and defense, and cannot just defend.
During the day, because the Japanese army has the advantage of air force and artillery, the independent regiment can take the initiative to retreat, but at night, the independent regiment must take the initiative and attack with all its strength to regain the positions lost during the day, leaving enough room for contraction during the next day.
Otherwise, by daytime the next day, the independent regiment will face a situation with no retreat.
Therefore, a powerful assault must be launched tonight. Even if the entire position cannot be restored, at least part of the position must be restored to leave room for active contraction tomorrow.
Now, Xu Rui is preparing for a counterattack at night.
Xu Rui summoned officers above the battalion level to his regiment headquarters.
Despite the dire situation, despite the fact that three-quarters of Feicheng has fallen to the enemy, and despite the fact that they have been surrounded by the Japanese, the senior officers of the independent regiment have not shown any pessimism. On the contrary, He Guangming, Wan Zhongshan and others
The expression on his face was very relaxed, and he was talking and laughing when he entered the regiment headquarters.
Veterans are veterans, and veterans have their own unique standards for judging battlefield situations.
In the eyes of veterans such as He Guangming and Wan Zhongshan, the current Independent Regiment is far from reaching its end. They lost such a large area of the city during the day. It is not so much that the Japanese are too powerful as that the Independent Regiment did not hold on.
The Independent Group is simply shrinking on its own initiative and secretly accumulating potential energy.
Just like a bow, if you want to shoot farther and gain more powerful kinetic energy, you must compress it as much as possible, accumulate all the power at one point, and then explode it violently. The current independent group is an extremely compressed bow.
The broken bow was waiting for the moment of rebound, waiting to give the Japanese a hard blow.
When everyone arrived, Xu Rui whispered to He Shuya.
He Shuya strode to the simulated sand table that the youth training team had just built and said: "From the battle situation during the day, we can basically judge that the Japs have deployed heavy troops in the east area of the city, and there is at least one regiment in the south area of the city.
Of the above forces, only those in the west and north areas of the city are relatively weak."
"Based on the information collected from various aspects, we can basically judge that the Japanese defenders in the north and west of the city are at best an infantry brigade. If we gather more than two battalions of troops, we can raid the Japanese in the north or west of the city at night and defeat them.
The enemy in front of you is confident."
Yang Banan frowned and said, "Counterattack? Did you make a mistake? We are defending now."
"Chief of Staff Yang, can't defense be counterattacked? Have you never heard of defensive counterattack?" He Guangming said suddenly, "They say that all the cadets from your Central Military Academy are stupid. I didn't believe it before, but today
But I have to believe it, you principals of the Central Military Commission are really fucking stupid."
The other battalion commanders also burst into laughter. Yang Banan was the only one here who was a student of the Central Military Academy.
Yang Banan was ridiculed by He Guangming until his face turned red. They said that a staff officer is not good enough to even fart. But Yang Banan is obviously the chief of staff of the independent regiment, but why does he feel that he is not as good as a staff officer? There is no way, because
Xu Rui, the group leader, didn't want to see him, so few people in the group were willing to look at him seriously.
"That's not what I meant." Yang Banan argued, "Of course I know about the defensive counterattack. What I mean is that our independent regiment has limited troops at the moment, but we still have to defend for at least four days. Therefore, I think we cannot use our precious
Troops are wasted on unnecessary counterattacks, and all efforts should be made to strengthen defense."
"You have a one-sided theory of absolute defense!" Xu Rui did not ridicule Yang Banan like He Guangming did, but his tone was equally impolite, "But what I want to tell you is that there is nothing in this world that is invincible.
There is no fortress that cannot be penetrated, and there is no defense that cannot be penetrated. If you blindly defend it, you will only be able to defend it to death in the end!"
Several battalion commanders immediately pricked up their ears and began to listen carefully.
Although Xu Rui is much younger than them, after getting along for a long time, they must admit that Xu Rui is much better than them in terms of tactical command ability and military theory level. Therefore, every time Xu Rui explains military theory, the independent group
These battalion commanders and company commanders will listen carefully.
Xu Rui continued: "Only by combining offense with defense and attacking in defense can we better protect the position. This is like two football teams playing football. If you blindly shrink your own half and refuse to invest anything in the frontcourt,
If you have offensive power, the more the opponent plays, the more confident they will become, and the more they play, the more aggressive they will become, and eventually your goal will be broken by the opponent. You can only invest appropriate power in the frontcourt, launch counterattacks unexpectedly, and give the opponent points.
Only by creating some trouble and creating a certain threat will the other side not dare to throw all its troops into the attack unscrupulously, so the pressure on you will be less."
Yang Banan was stunned for a moment. At first he heard Xu Rui's words were superficial, but when he thought about it carefully, he found that Xu Rui's superficial words contained profound military theory. Although fighting is not playing football, it is undeniable
What is surprising is that modern competitive sports evolved from ancient military affairs, and the two have great similarities.
Could it be that the military theories taught at the Central Military Academy are really out of date?
For the first time, Yang Banan had doubts about the teaching of the Central Military Academy.
Xu Rui had no intention of caring about the impact of his words on others, and added: "Shu Ya has made it very clear just now that by gathering more than two battalions of troops, we are absolutely sure to defeat the Japanese in the north or west of the city in one fell swoop.
Yes, then the question now is, should we attack the Japanese in the north of the city or the west of the city?"
He Shuya said: "Commander, I suggest attacking the north of the city."
"What's the reason?" Xu Rui said, "Tell me your reason."
He Shuya said: "Because the north of the city belongs to a slum area, the streets are denser and the terrain is more complex. Once the battle starts, we can launch attacks from multiple directions at the same time."
