Chapter One Hundred and Fifty-Five: The Ruthless Li Shouxin
However, Major General Takahashi Shigejukei once explained that these troops were mainly sent by the Mongolian Autonomous Army. The main force of the Japanese army was to prevent the anti-Japanese resistance forces in the north from moving southward, and to deal with the eighth theater of the frontal battlefield.
In this battle, we will not and cannot send too many troops to participate.
In this battle, the Mongolian army could only mobilize some troops to participate in the battle, and their main role was to supervise the battle. Therefore, he had to show at least superficial respect to these commanders of the Mongolian autonomous army. Although
The senior officials of the Mongolian garrison did not believe that the so-called Mongolian Autonomous Army, which even controlled the daily quantity of ammunition issued in the hands of Japanese military advisers, would come back to bite them.
If they really had the guts, they would not have sold themselves to the Empire of Japan in order to seek glory and wealth. However, in order to stabilize these high-level puppet troops and make them serve the empire's strategy wholeheartedly, at least on the surface, they should be given proper respect.
Necessary.
With the special explanation from Chief of Staff Takahashi, and after all, I accepted 10,000 yen from others, at least on the surface it was interesting. Moreover, I heard that the deputy commander-in-chief has always been very generous, so I made up my mind now.
How did you get more out of this guy? Lieutenant Colonel Tokugawa was not too stiff before.
But at this time, Lieutenant Colonel Tokugawa, who was exhausted by the Kwantung Army who was exhausted by the sharp deterioration of the battle situation on the Linxi battlefield, and who was overwhelmed by telegrams urging action one after another, did not care about Major General Takahashi's giving appropriate advice.
Respect's instructions, in an extremely tough tone, require the Mongolian army to launch a pursuit early tomorrow morning and catch up with the anti-Union detachment and eliminate them at all costs.
Lieutenant Colonel Tokugawa, who was made anxious by his superiors, threatened that if the Mongolian army was hesitant and slow to act, it would be dealt with in an attitude of non-cooperation with the imperial army.
If Tubal Road gets the food and other materials they urgently need, then the imperial army will severely punish all the Mongolian Autonomous Army participating in the war. Although he did not say what the punishment will be, at least it won't look too good.
Lieutenant Colonel Tokugawa's firm attitude and threatening tone made Li Shouxin and several division commanders look at each other helplessly. They all felt that there must be an ambush ahead, but no one had the ability to deny the Emperor's decision.
If he really pissed off the Japanese, he would really have to walk around without food.
What will happen to those who do not cooperate with the Japanese army? The several military division commanders of the Mongolian Autonomous Army present here naturally know very well that they do not want to be that unlucky guy. Their many years of official career tell them that Lieutenant Colonel Tokugawa is in front of them.
The threat in the tone was obviously not meant to scare them. The Japanese were still very harsh in dealing with the puppet troops who were not in a good position to fight.
All the puppet generals turned their attention to Li Shouxin, and Li Shouxin looked at Lieutenant Colonel Tokugawa's murderous face and nodded helplessly. He knew some inside information and knew very well that he wanted to deceive him again this time.
It is basically impossible to pass the customs. The Japanese in front of me is not easy to fool.
In the past, I could use the excuse that the opponent was stronger and that I was not the opponent. Moreover, facing the opponent's tanks and heavy artillery, Lieutenant Colonel Tokugawa was also timid, so he agreed to just step down and divert his attention. But now the opponent is like this
If the Japanese cower in terms of military strength, they will disarm themselves without hesitation.
If he sends troops alone, he can find an opportunity to kill him, and then find an excuse to go back and fool the senior officials of the Mongolian garrison. Presumably, those Japanese military advisers in his army who have received a large amount of money from him will not betray him. For these Japanese who have long lost the courage to fight on the battlefield, they will not cut off their own financial resources.
As long as they can find a decent excuse, these Japanese will also excuse themselves. And the senior officials of the Mongolian garrison, if they still have value, will not pursue it too much. And if Lieutenant Colonel Tokugawa If you had a strong background in the Japanese army, you would have already gone to the frontal battlefield to experience and be promoted, and you would not be sent to the garrison in Mongolia to chew the sand.
It's just that now there are not only his own men here, but also three divisions of his old rivals. The most important thing is that there is also a cavalry brigade of the regular Japanese army here, as well as several infantry squadrons. After so many years, Li Shouxin knows that his troops What is the true state of virtue?
Not to mention so many regular Japanese troops, even that cavalry brigade, all the troops put together are no match for them. What's more, if they really fall out with the Japanese army, those Japanese consultants will not stand on their side no matter how greedy they are for money. If I were not myself, I would not betray the Japanese.
And all of his supplies and ammunition are controlled by these Japanese advisers. Each gun of his subordinates only has fifteen bullets. Even if he wants to take a bite, he doesn't have the capital. Besides, although his subordinates are all direct descendants brought up by himself. , but these years of being a traitor have long since left them without the ability to be bloodthirsty.
I don't have the courage to fight against the Japanese and lend them eight courages. What's more, who knows if any of them want to replace me. These people are not all old brothers who followed me to the enemy. Many of them are still In the face of common interests, these people who were recruited by me later may still be able to stand on the same line as me.
But it is simply impossible to say that these people who stand with me because of their own interests are of the same mind as me. If they betray the enemy, how many of my subordinates will be able to go with me? For Li Shouxin To be honest, I don’t have much foundation in my heart at all.
Fighting to the death is not his creed, but if he doesn't fight hard, he won't be able to explain himself. If he doesn't come up with something this time, the Japanese won't be able to forgive him. But if he does what the Japanese ask him to do, he will have the strength he has worked so hard to accumulate. , but the losses will be huge, but if you don’t do what they ask for.
Thinking about the consequences once he completely offended the Japanese, Li Shouxin now somewhat hated himself. Why didn't he follow Marshal Tang to withdraw into the customs, but stayed to be a traitor and a thug for the Japanese? If he had withdrawn and entered the customs, , and there is no need to mix it into what it is now.
Just thinking about the consequences of the withdrawal of his old colleagues in the Northeast Army, he suddenly felt very lucky. Fortunately, he now had a certain strength on hand. Although ten thousand men and guns were nothing, the equipment was nothing. It's a bit bad, but the good thing is that at least for now, this armed force is still looking after itself.
After entering the pass with the young marshal, they were transferred to pieces. Where the fighting was the fiercest, they were transferred there. The troops were exhausted and there was no replenishment. Weapons, equipment and ammunition had to be found by ourselves. Once they were killed, There is not even the most basic pension. If the daughter-in-law remarries, she has to bring her mother-in-law with her.
The troops suffered heavy losses and were easily swallowed up by the Central Army's old brothers from the Northeast Army who had been spying on them for a long time. No matter what, I now have nearly 10,000 troops, although the equipment is not as good as my old brothers. The opponent is the national army in Suiyuan, but Haolai is also stronger than those Tubal soldiers.
And at the very least, the Japanese are relatively generous with money. What I have made in the past few years can be regarded as rich. Without the trust of the Japanese, all this will be completely lost. Anyway, Tubal Road He himself participated in the clearing of his troops in Chahar many times. He had too many blood debts on his hands and they would not forgive him.
As for the national government, in the past, they either dismantled their own motley crew to pieces, or they were pushed to the front to block the spotlight. When he was in the Northeastern Army, he was just a motley crew. Others looked at them with too much glare, and the soldiers Replenishment and supplies of weapons and ammunition are always ranked last.
Anyway, when I get to the government, I haven't had enough of the no-name brand in the past. I don't want to be looked down upon by others anymore, let alone stand out for others. Anyway, for me, it is not an escape route at all. At the moment, I have no other way out except to go all the way with the Japanese.
Looking at the dark mountains outside the tent, and then looking back at his subordinates and Tokugawa Lieutenant Colonel with a murderous face, Li Shouxin gritted his teeth, grandma, those mud-legged guys have guns and cannons in their hands, so take it in your own hands. It's not like they were burning fire sticks. They were just a battalion of infantry. Even if they had tanks, what would they do? Those tanks couldn't change the situation of the battle.
It’s not like I haven’t seen tanks in the old Northeast Army. When fighting at Nankou, the Feng Army also dispatched tanks. But what about those tanks? They were not helpless against the Northwest Army, and they were under the attack of the Northwest Army. , was beaten and suffered heavy losses.
My current equipment is much better than that of the Northwest Army. The Northwest Army was not afraid of the scrap metal. I am still afraid of these tanks, and since Huanggangliang is surrounded by mountainous areas, these tanks Tanks are like scrap metal and cannot play a big role.
Without those tanks, the opponent can only have the strength of a reinforced battalion at best. Even if his subordinates are all rubbish, he can still hold them to death. Even if they are the Tubal or the Resistance Alliance, they are still tenacious, but their strength is limited. The gap is just a gap, nothing else can make up for it. So what if they set up an ambush, I have more soldiers.
Thinking of this, Li Shouxin turned around and looked behind him at his subordinates, and Lieutenant Commander Tokugawa said harshly: "Tomorrow morning we will have dinner on time at seven o'clock, and we will enter the mountain on time at eight o'clock. The entire army will use the Sixth Division as the forward, and the rest of the troops will In the sequence of seven, four, and eight, each division will follow up, and the second division will finish at the end of the marching sequence."
"The first division serves as the guard for the general headquarters and artillery. After the sixth division leaves the valley, it will cover the general headquarters. The imperial army and artillery pass through the valley. Each division enters the mountain and marches at an interval of 500 meters. At the same time, all divisions are concentrated The artillery is deployed at the mountain pass to cover the troops entering the mountain. Once there is an ambush in the mountain, the artillery fire is concentrated to cover the troops' rapid passage."
"After each division enters the mountain, ignore the mountains on both sides and do not conduct any searches. Pass through the valley at maximum speed. If you capture the Anti-Union car convoy, I will be rewarded heavily when I go back. If you can't catch it, I will Those who are too afraid to fight will be severely punished. The division commander will be dismissed on the spot, and the regiment commander and other officers below will be shot on the spot. I will personally organize and supervise the battle team. I will never tolerate those who are disadvantaged in the battle."