The 38th Division Headquarters, Deputy Commander Wentian, also had an extremely serious look on his face. He listened to the reports from all the officers under his command, including the Mosquito NF Mk.II night bomber group, the Do 215B night fighter group dispatched from Zhou Wenhua, and
The "Lancaster" heavy bomber group continuously carried out night air raids and bombing operations. After blowing up the Japanese garrison in Tianjin City and the Dongjuzi Airport, the entire defensive force in the city was destroyed.
, now only their thirty-eighth division and the German weapons troops sent by Zhou Wenhua are left.
But the matter is not over yet, because after their victory in Tianjin City, they attracted the commander of the brigade, Major General Kawabe Shozo, to personally lead a large number of Japanese troops to attack at the fastest speed.
They were surging over here, preparing to carry out encirclement and suppression operations. Faced with the attack of so many Japanese troops,
Deputy Commander Wentian really had a headache and became worried.
Because with the troops, weapons, equipment, and ammunition he currently has at hand, it is basically difficult to fight against such a large-scale offensive operation by the Japanese army.
"This time the Japanese army dispatched so many troops to attack us. What do you think?"
"Fight? Or withdraw?"
"I have already reported this matter to the superiors! But there is still no reply at all, so I hope you can give me some good suggestions!"
"Because I have no intention of evacuating here just like this. There are many unarmed citizens who are still staying here. Once we evacuate, they will have to face the brutality of the Japanese troops. These are the citizens we are familiar with.
!I can’t bear to see them being slaughtered by the Japanese troops, so do you have any better suggestions?”
When Deputy Commander Wen was at his headquarters, after crossing the river for a while,
He also felt increasingly irritable.
"Perhaps we can discuss this matter with the commanders of the German weapons troops who came to support our operations. They helped us almost annihilate all the Japanese troops in the city. Their operations were very brave, especially their
The weapons and equipment are very sophisticated, and they are worthy of being an elite ace unit!"
"Even the equipment of the Japanese army is not as sophisticated as theirs. This is something that our troops cannot compare with. So if they can stay here and continue to fight against the incoming Japanese army, then I feel that we can stick to the defensive operations here."
The chance of winning is also a little better!"
"At least it's better than fighting alone! I just don't know what the mentality of these German weapons troops is like now. Should they defend? Or withdraw?"
Chief of Staff Li Daoming also responded.
"Well! I have already asked their commander. What they mean is to continue fighting to the end. They will not evacuate Tianjin until their commander-in-chief issues an evacuation order. Otherwise, even if the entire army is destroyed, they will not evacuate.
Will evacuate from here!"
"Their combat attitude is very unswerving, which shocked me. It is also because of this that I will immediately summon you to the headquarters to discuss the next combat deployment!"
"As for my personal intention, I want to continue to stay here to assist these German troops in fighting against the Japanese invasion, instead of evacuating here so quickly and abandoning the unarmed citizens in the city and letting them face the per capita
The invasion and destruction of the army!"
Deputy Commander Wentian responded immediately without thinking.
"In this case, I also agree to stay here and fight against the Japanese invasion to the end. We are all soldiers. Protecting our homes and the country, and protecting the safety of the citizens of the city we are stationed in, is our duty and the purpose of joining the army!
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"So I am willing to stay here with you, kill the Japanese invaders, and protect my family and the country!"
"I still understand the principle that every man is responsible for the rise and fall of a country!"
"What's more, can we evacuate there? I won't just watch these damn Japanese invaders invade our hometown unscrupulously!"
After seeing that Deputy Commander Wentian had made up his mind,
Chief of Staff Li Daoming also made up his mind.
"Okay! Then we will kill the Japanese invaders together until we die on the battlefield!"
Seeing his chief of staff supporting him so much, Deputy Commander Wentian did not hesitate and became more determined.
Afterwards, they immediately began to discuss how to continue to join forces with Zhou Wenhua's German weapons troops to fight against the menacing Japanese army.
At this moment, the entire city of Tianjin, except for the foreign public concessions, was shrouded in the shadow of the incoming Japanese army, and people were in panic.