Chapter 295 These Sichuan Army Troops Are Really Lost
Chapter 295 Are these Sichuan troops really lost?
Author: Entertainment Cat
Chapter 295 Are these Sichuan troops really lost?
After He Feiyang received the 12 JU88 bombers and 100 tons of ammunition rewarded by the system, he became more confident and led his troops to continue marching towards the capital city of Nanjing.
At this time, the Sichuan Army troops dispatched by Yang Sen were heading towards the capital's defense position where the teaching corps was located.
The teaching corps was the most well-equipped in the battle to defend the capital Nanjing, and its combat effectiveness was still the strongest. Even the veteran and elite soldiers were able to retain a relatively large number of main troops after experiencing the Battle of Songhu.
The teaching corps is the standard version of the German military division of the national army.
The original idea was to form three infantry brigades with nine main regiments: one artillery regiment, one cavalry regiment, one engineer regiment, one baggage regiment, one signal corps regiment, one sergeant regiment, and one special agent regiment.
However, only 6 regiments were deployed to defend the capital, and 3 regiments were training in the rear.
The commander-in-chief is Lieutenant General Gui Yongqing, the deputy commander-in-chief is Major General Zhou Zhenqiang, the chief of staff is Colonel Qiu Qingquan, and the chief of staff is Colonel Wan Chengqu.
In the battle sequence of the battle to defend the capital Nanjing, there can be roughly four types of troops. The first type is the teaching corps, the 36th Division, the 87th Division and the 88th Division. These are the remaining "German Arms Troops" that survived the Songhu battlefield.
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The second category is the Central Army that is directly related but not considered a "virtual weapon" force. For example, Commander Yu commands the elite 74th Army of the National Army stationed in Niushou Mountain and Hechunhua Town, as well as the military police.
The third category is the temporarily transferred local troops, such as the 66th Army and the 83rd Army of the Guangdong Army, as well as other local armies.
The fourth category is Xu Yuanquan's Second Legion, which was the last to join the city defense force. It is a miscellaneous army with poor equipment.
However, even the weapons and equipment used by the most elite teaching corps among the so-called national army are not all authentic standard weapons and equipment of the main force of German weapons, but a hodgepodge of anti-German weapons and national weapons.
The equipment is not made in Germany as many people imagine.
As for the Guangdong Army and the rest of the local troops, all the weapons and equipment used are "Made in All Nations" weapons and equipment.
It is also because of this that the weapons and equipment of these local troops, including the Central Army, cannot be standardized, which makes battlefield logistics chaotic and difficult.
This is also a logistical supply problem that has plagued the national army for eight years.
Finally, he taught the Nanjing Garrison Headquarters. The troops under its direct jurisdiction include the 8th Independent Artillery Regiment and a battalion of the 10th Regiment, with a total of less than 30 artillery pieces;
As for the tank defense artillery battalion, which has less than 10 guns, the independent tank unit, which has less than 12 tanks of the IWC brand, and the anti-aircraft artillery unit affiliated to the Air Defense Command, which is equipped with less than 30 anti-aircraft guns of various types, this is Tang
The commander vowed to fight to the death in the capital city of Nanjing, and all the combat assets he could obtain,
There is a serious shortage of large-caliber artillery, and there is no anti-aircraft firepower to cover these artillery positions, which can easily be blown up by Japanese aircraft groups.
Moreover, the combat capabilities of the teaching corps and the three German weapon masters also dropped sharply by half, or even more than half, after experiencing the tragic Songhu Conference.
On the other hand, when looking at the incoming Japanese army, not only did each division have an internal artillery regiment and a heavy artillery regiment,
We even obtained a large number of mortar brigades or squadrons that were temporarily strengthened to support operations, as well as independent mountain artillery brigades and field artillery brigades.
Even in order to achieve the greatest victory in the battle, Commander Matsui Iwane also dispatched all two "field heavy artillery brigades" (the 5th Heavy Artillery Brigade and the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade) owned by his Central China Expeditionary Army.
Attack the capital Nanjing.
Especially after the capital Nanjing was besieged by the Japanese army, the Japanese army not only had a reconnaissance aircraft group to conduct reconnaissance and guide the artillery team for artillery bombing, but also had an observation balloon group to guide the Japanese bomber group, howitzer group, and mountain artillery group.
Groups, and heavy artillery groups jointly carried out artillery fire coverage bombing, and precise artillery bombing of the main positions of the national army and important military defense positions.
Therefore, most of the important defenses and heavy firepower weapons and equipment of the national army were completely destroyed by the Japanese army through guided artillery bombing.
It was also because of this that during the battle in Nanjing, the capital city, when the city was bombarded by the Japanese army, all the national defenders had almost no artillery support or cover.
Most of the national troops only had light weapons and equipment to carry out counterattacks. This was one of the reasons why the capital, Nanjing, was quickly defeated and defeated.
When Commander Yang Sen sent the Sichuan Army troops, led by deputy commander Zhou Wenbi, towards the defense line in the Zijin Mountain area where the teaching corps was located,
The training corps, which has nearly doubled in size before the war, has begun to add new recruits to the army, and following the veteran troops, they are digging fortifications.
However, the weapons and equipment of these recruits are relatively inferior. They are not as sophisticated as the three main regiments that evacuated from the Battle of Songhu. These newly added troops are only equipped with light weapons in stock, not German rifles or other light weapons.
equipment.
In fact, at this time, in addition to the teaching corps that was faced with the level of weapons and equipment supplying the troops, which had dropped to the IWC brand weapons and equipment, the other main forces of the Central Army, the 36th Division, the 87th Division, the 88th Division, the 51st Division, and the
The weapons and equipment deployed by the supply troops of the 58th Division are also in exactly the same situation.
In other words, although the soldiers of these main elite troops have been replenished, the firepower level of the weapons and equipment is not at all as sophisticated as before the Battle of Songhu.
Especially the artillery regiment under the entire teaching corps currently has only 12 German-made 75mm Bofors mountain guns, and more than 10 "Soloton" 20mm small guns, that is, 20
Millimeter machine guns, each battery is equipped with 6 standard guns, but there is no way to configure them.
Therefore, in terms of heavy firepower configuration, the most elite teaching corps cannot compete with the heavy firepower configuration of an elite Japanese Type A division.
"Didn't Commander Tang say that there will be Sichuan troops to supplement our defense front today to assist in the fight against the Japanese invaders?"
"How come it's been half a day now and there's not even a shadow?"
"What are these Sichuan troops doing?"
"I heard it seems to be a unit under Commander Yang Sen's 20th Army of the Sichuan Army!"
"I heard that they fought well in the anti-Japanese war at Chenjiaxing and Dunwu Temple!"
"But at their current marching speed, I feel like it's really too slow!"
"Although the Nanjing area, the capital, is quite large, it's not like we haven't seen anyone in half a day, right?"
After inspecting the reinforcement works of the defensive front where his troops were located,
The commander, Lieutenant General Gui Yongqing, was also slightly dissatisfied. He complained to the deputy commander, Major General Zhou Zhenqiang, the chief of staff, Colonel Qiu Qingquan, and the chief of staff, Colonel Wan Chengqu, and other senior officers.
"I'm worried that these Sichuan troops will get lost because they are unfamiliar with the place!"
"Commander Tang doesn't seem to have asked anyone to bring them to us, so I think they might be lost!"
Major General Zhou Zhenqiang, the deputy captain, smiled and expressed his feelings.
"Ah! You're not really lost, are you?"
Hearing this, Captain Gui was stunned for a moment, then muttered.
He really never thought about whether the Sichuan troops who were not familiar with the terrain and environment of Nanjing, the capital, might really get lost during the march.