I had the experience of reorganizing an independent battalion, but this time the reorganization of the Four Elements Regiment was much faster than Tang Dao had imagined.
Before noon, the three infantry battalions and the commanders of the units directly under the regiment came to report that all their subordinates except for the missing soldiers were present.
After counting by the regiment staff headed by Zhuang Shisan, the vacancies in each infantry company under each battalion are now about 30, while the Wei Donglai infantry company and Cai Yongguan's infantry company assigned to the first and second battalions have full vacancies. , even the two company commanders were still lying on stretchers, and it would be at least a week before they could get down and walk.
That also means that the first and second battalions actually only have three companies available each, two infantry companies plus a machine gun company that has not yet been fully completed.
On the contrary, Leng Feng's third battalion was more uniform, with three infantry companies with an average strength of 130 men, plus a machine gun company with a strength of 100 men.
The remaining companies directly under the regiment headquarters are even worse. Except for the guard company, which was reorganized from the original first company with full personnel, the cavalry company now only has a small cavalry platoon of 20 people, and the two artillery companies have been given a lot of equipment, such as The 1st artillery company has 4 mountain guns and 6 infantry guns. The 2nd artillery company currently has two machine guns and 12 heavy machine guns to make up for it. However, half of the original artillery squad and heavy firepower squad have been transferred to the subordinates of each battalion. The machine gun company, including the new recruits, only has 130 men each, a one-third shortage, and its combat effectiveness has been severely reduced.
That is to say, regardless of the transformation from battalion to regiment, which has more officer positions and increased momentum, in fact the overall combat effectiveness is not as good as before.
Especially for the two artillery batteries, in Cheng Tieshou's words, the two machine guns and 12 heavy machine guns looked pretty good, but due to the transfer of skilled machine gunners, their combat effectiveness was at most half of the previous one.
"Team leader, if the Japanese army comes here, we are going to have problems." Master Zhuang couldn't help but feel worried after reading the numbers reported by each battalion and company.
A few days ago, there was a battle report from the military headquarters. The Japanese army had begun to mobilize troops and generals to move towards Xuzhou. The military and political department was also gathering troops and planned to have another large-scale battle with the Japanese army in Xuzhou.
"Don't worry, the big shots in the Military and Political Department are all very smart people. They know that you can't catch an army and use it to death. They just upgraded our organization and we haven't gathered the people yet. How can we go to the battlefield? This battle There's nothing wrong with us." Tang Dao looked at the map and smiled lightly.
"As for the Japanese, they are not so fast yet. If they want to go south, they must attack Xuzhou, a strategically important town in East China, but they cannot defeat it with their exhausted Central China Expeditionary Force alone."
"What does regiment mean?" Lei Xiong, who was looking at the list of officers of each battalion and company at the table nearby, was also attracted by Tang Dao's words and asked curiously.
"They must wait for the arrival of the North China Expeditionary Army before they can conquer Xuzhou, so that they can completely open up the Jinpu Railway, then seize the Longhai Line to Zhengzhou, and then attack Jiangxia along the Pinghan Railway." Tang Dao pointed at the map. Sliding, narrated expressionlessly.
These are all examples of battles that have occurred in time and space in the past, so they are naturally not difficult for him.
The Japanese base camp had been planning the Xuzhou battle as early as half a month ago. General Juichi Terauchi, commander of the North China Expeditionary Force, personally led two divisions to attack Xuzhou from the direction of Qingdao, but this all took time.
Not only does the Japanese army need time, the Chinese army also needs time. The Fifth Theater Command Headquarters will gather 64 infantry divisions and three infantry brigades with more than 600,000 people to fight the Japanese army fiercely.
"If the Japanese army attacks from the north and the south, I'm afraid we will lose this battle again." Lei Xiong looked at the map with cold eyes.
Although he didn't show much emotion, Tang Dao could still feel the despair in his eyes that was covered by the coldness.
But this is already a strong enough Chinese soldier.
A single defeat is not terrible, as there is never a victorious general on the battlefield, but repeated defeats are too despairing for a soldier.
The Battle of Songhu was defeated and China's economic center was lost.
The Battle of Jinling was defeated, and China's political center and the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians were lost.
If Xuzhou, the central hub, loses again, it would be really disappointing.
For a soldier, it's like entering the dark night, and you can't find your direction at all.
Even the existence of the Four Elements Group doesn't mean much, because no matter how strong you are, you can't change the entire battle situation. The feeling of powerlessness that goes deep into your bones is like falling into a boundless swamp. No matter how hard you struggle,
In the end, they will fall into the quagmire forever and sink completely.
"Losing? In terms of the final outcome, if our army loses Xuzhou, hands over the Longhai Line to others, and allows the Japanese army to transport equipment and personnel southward through the railway, then our army will naturally lose." Tang Dao said.
Much calmer than the two subordinates.
"But if this battle lasts three months, then this battle is not lost." Gu Zhou
"Why is that?" Master Zhuang was stunned and asked subconsciously.
"Because our country never lacks strategic depth. If the territory is lost, it will be lost. The Japanese still have to send troops to garrison, forcing them to continue to send troops to our country. But our country lacks time. Only when there is enough time can we continue to gather troops from all over the country.
, and conducted a battle with the Japanese army.
Xuzhou has been lost, as well as the important town of Jiangxia. As long as there are three months, our country will place another 60 divisions there to fight the Japanese army decisively.
Jiangxia is lost, and there are still big cities further south. As long as the Japanese army goes all the way south, it will be a decisive battle all the way. At that time, the Japanese army would not say ten divisions, but twenty or thirty divisions, and their strength would be stretched thin.
Moreover, do they think they can control all the territory they captured? Unless he has the ability to occupy every mountain, otherwise, there will be battlefields everywhere and the smell of flames and smoke everywhere will probably not be that pleasant.
And when we go to the north, isn't that what we plan to do? The little devils are jumping more and more energetically in front, so we will poke their butts hard from behind, making them focus on their heads instead of their buttocks. After the beating, they will crawl into the mountains and leave a sentence
If you have the guts, come and beat me! If you dare to go into the mountains, without the support of tanks and artillery, we dare to continue beating you. Do you think that would be a great pleasure?"
Hearing what Tang Dao said was interesting, the two officers who were a little depressed just now couldn't help but laugh.
"Bah, bang, bang!" Applause came from outside the door, and a rough voice sounded: "Well said!"
The three of them turned around and saw that the burly soldier standing at the door with a smile on his face was either Commander Wu or that one.
"Commander Wu, why are you here?" Tang Dao and the others saluted in unison.
"Haha! I was worried that your Tang Dao baby would be extremely depressed because of the incident in Jinling! Now it seems that I have overthought it." Commander Wu stepped into the room, looked at the upright Tang Dao, and said with a satisfied smile.
"How's it going? Have you recovered from the syncope last time?"
"Let the officers worry about it. It should be an old illness on the battlefield. It's all gone now. I even moved my muscles and bones yesterday, so there's no problem." Tang Dao hurriedly welcomed Comrade Wu, who was obviously in a good mood, to the table.
He sat down in front of him. "Er Ya, let's have some tea."
"Commander Wu, didn't you say you were waiting for me at the 67th Army Headquarters? Why did the labor force come here?" Tang Dao couldn't help but asked curiously when Comrade Wu sat down.
"If I don't come, I'm afraid you'll fall into a trap! Fortunately, I had a whim today and came to visit the newly formed Four Lines Group. Otherwise, it would be impossible to go to the north." Comrade Lao Wu looked happy.
"In Xuzhou City, you Tang Dao can go, but your Four Elements Group cannot go."
Tang Dao and Lei Xiong couldn't help but look at each other, what's going on?
Tang Dao had to be quick to react, and he reacted instantly, pointing in the direction of Xuzhou, "Is that the one who is trying to pull a strong man?"
"Otherwise!" Comrade Lao Wu sighed. "That bastard Han Fuqu fled without a fight, and Qingdao was lost. As you just analyzed, the Japanese North China Expeditionary Force will soon come to Xuzhou, and the north will block the Japanese."
Two divisions and an independent brigade, and three divisions and a detachment to the east to block the imminent Japanese, who would have to scratch their heads!
"If your baby is one of the thousand people reported earlier, the commander will naturally take notice of it, but I know that your baby likes to bring in private goods, so will you tell the truth to those guys? I'm here now
Take a look, okay! These strong soldiers and horses are like an infantry regiment! Tell me, who could it be that he could let go of an elite soldier like you?"
"You mean, the 67th Army this time..."
"In the battle of Xuzhou, there is no need for him to come to me. I have already decided that I will fight with the stupid Japanese. Even if I risk my life, I will not let Xuzhou become the second Jinling." Comrade Lao Wu's eyes flashed with anger.
He nodded.
Tang Dao was stunned for a moment, this was something that had never happened before in that time and space.
Then, my heart felt happy.
The Battle of Xuzhou was not like the previous two battles. Commander Li was much stronger than the big guy who liked to get involved. Although the battle was tragic, the Chinese army this time pinned the Japanese to the ground and rubbed them.
, and its own losses were not too great. In the end, they resorted to an empty city strategy, which almost killed the Japanese army that gathered in large numbers.
Although the 67th Army was crippled, it still had more than 10,000 people, and it was about to be replenished with new equipment. The addition of such a new force that did not originally exist may be more than just rubbing salt into the wounds of the Japanese army.
Bar!
The famous Battle of Taierzhuang almost wiped out a Japanese division.
That was because the pockets were not tied tightly, allowing a Japanese army to escape, so this feat was not accomplished. However, even so, more than 10,000 Japanese soldiers were killed in this battle. If the 67th Army had been allowed to come out at that moment and completely block this hole
