However, these more than 50,000 troops were not put into the battlefield in Songhu all at once.
They were divided into two groups of troops, marching,
Moreover, the strength of the Gui army in one division does not exceed 10,000.
The Gui army is good at group assaults and specializes in attacking the enemy's weakest locations.
It's just that all the officers and soldiers of the Gui Army troops who are on the march have not really seen the Japanese army's aircraft, artillery and tanks and chariots fighting together, so they don't know that a group like theirs charges into battle.
assault combat method,
For the Japanese army, which was well-equipped with weapons and equipment and coordinated operations on land, sea and air, it simply did not have much lethality.
It even dealt a heavy blow to the Gui army's casualties.
After the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, the Gui Army was reorganized into the 7th Army, the 15th Army and the 31st Army.
However, as the Battle of Songhu became more and more uncontrollable and the Nationalist Army was more and more defeated, the Gui Army urgently transferred the 7th Army and the 48th Army to Songhu to fight.
And transferred to the 21st Group Army commanded by Commander Liao Lei.
According to the original historical trend, when the 21st Group Army arrived at the Songhu battlefield, the Japanese army had already broken through the southern bank of Zongzaobang and the front lines in the Chenjiaxing area.
But even if the war is so unfavorable to his side, as Commander Bai, the leader of the Guangxi faction, he is still very confident in the combat strength of the Gui army he has personally cultivated.
Therefore, he also decided to launch a large-scale counterattack immediately after his troops took over the 20th Army of the Sichuan Army, preparing to make the reputation of his Gui Army troops famous in Songhu and even the world.
Because the foreigners who are paying attention to the Songhu Battle now are from major powers in the world, and even some smaller foreign countries are paying close attention to the final direction and outcome of the Songhu Battle.
Therefore, Commander Bai entrusted Liao Lei, a well-known general under his command and whom even the Chairman of the Generalissimo praised highly, with the important task of commanding the 21st Army to kill the enemy and serve the country.
As for dispatch, the Gui army will still adopt the old method of internal fighting, using battalions as units to charge with bayonets, which is hand-to-hand combat.
Their plan was to divide the Gui army into left and right wings. From Tanjiatou and Chen Jiaxing, they would launch a fierce attack.
In the end, 6,000 Japanese troops were annihilated and 19 villages were recovered.
However, the current Gui Army troops are still on their way.
Troops of the 7th Army of the Guangxi Army,
"Hey! What do you think those Japanese are like? When I came here, many people in the newspapers and news in big cities outside said that they were very powerful! Not only did they occupy our three northeastern provinces, but also Peking.
One side has also fallen, especially now that war has broken out even on the Taiyuan side and here in Songhu!"
"I've never seen the appearance of those Japs, so what the heck! We're just going to kill them anyway. I still don't believe that we have so many troops and are still afraid of such little Japs? I heard that they came to attack Songhu's troops.
, there were more than 5,000 people at the beginning! It seemed to be some kind of Marine Corps! But now it seems that tens of thousands of Japanese troops have come to Songhu to support the operation, but even so what? We have almost dispatched 60,000 troops now.
And aren’t there many other troops in Songhu to assist in the battle? So why are we afraid of them? Just kill them!"
"Yes! Just kill them. We are the strongest unit. In terms of hand-to-hand combat, I have never lost to anyone from other units. Even if it is a Japanese unit that I have never fought against, I feel that I can defeat them!
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"But I heard that these Japs seem to have very powerful flying troops, artillery troops and naval guns to assist in the battle! And there are mechanized troops to participate in the battle! So I think we should be more careful! Especially since I heard that the Japs
Those artillery units are even more destructive and powerful!"
"You are building up other people's ambitions and destroying your own prestige! I don't care whether the Japanese have a lot of artillery, tanks and planes to fight. I only know that our commander Liao Lei is commanding us to fight, so I am not afraid at all.
These are those stupid Japanese! Even if the newspapers brag about how powerful they are, it’s fine. We just have to kill the enemy as fiercely as usual! As long as they are human beings, we can kill them!"
"Well said, when have our Gui Army been afraid of other troops? When we get to the battlefield, we will kill these Japs to death. Maybe we can fight here in Songhu and become famous overnight. People all over the world know our Gui Army troops.
It’s amazing! At least I feel that our Commander Bai has such a little idea!”
"You want to die for saying so loudly! When the officers and others hear about it, you will be in trouble! Speed up the march. I heard that the Sichuan troops on the other side of Songhu are about to die. They are about to be defeated by the Japanese troops.
Come down, if we haven't been able to reach the battlefield earlier, then they may lose that very important position, called Chen Jiaxing's position!"
"I'm already marching in a hurry, I'm so tired! We've been marching like this for many days, and I'm not tired enough to lie down. I'm already good at it. It's all the usual hard military training that helps! Otherwise, like us, we are often like this.
It would be strange if we didn’t die of exhaustion during a rapid march on foot!~”
"There is no other way! We are not directly affiliated with the Central Army, and the transportation here is really not very convenient, so marching on foot is common. We are almost at the Songhu battlefield, so just hold on a little longer
Bar!"
On the way of the rapid march, there were still many Guangxi officers and soldiers, talking about the situation of the Battle of Songhu and the situation of the Japanese.
Regarding such behavior, the officers of the Gui Army did not stop or pay attention to it.
Anyway, as long as it doesn't affect their marching speed, it's fine.
And even these officers of the Gui Army would sometimes discuss together what the situation was like on the Songhu battlefield, including what kind of army those Japanese soldiers were.
Because they also want to know the details of the Japanese army,
And after distracting their minds like this, they no longer felt bored and tired on the march.
Of course, at this moment, they are still very happy to go to the Songhu battlefield, ready to kill all directions, and become famous all over the country, and even the world.
It's a pity that the ending is that many Guangxi officers and soldiers who fought bravely were killed or injured on the Songhu battlefield, and they will never be able to return to their hometown.
Because they never expected in their wildest dreams that the heavy firepower weapons and equipment of the Japanese would be more terrifying and more murderous than what they had simply imagined.
Moreover, the Japanese also allowed them to secretly release poisonous gas bombs to carry out counterattacks, so the Gui army suffered huge casualties.
As these Gui Army troops got closer to the battlefield, the weather became colder and colder, but they still wore shorts and were marching in a hurry.