Li Meng, who had suffered some minor injuries in the previous battle and still had a bandage on his arm, hesitated for Liu Guanghua's suggestion and then said: "Old Liu, your suggestion is good. But now the Japanese army is besieging all sides.
The structure is complex, and the alleys are like a maze. We are fighting alone, and at least from now on, the main force will not be able to rush up in a short time."
"If the price paid is too high when breaking through and intersecting, then the gains will not be worth the losses, and it will greatly weaken our current little strength. Lao Liu, my suggestion is to continue to stick to it here.
Judging from the current situation where the surrounding enemy forces are desperate to eliminate us, it is obvious that they are not just worried about being attacked from both sides."
"As long as we stick here, we will create a good opportunity for the brother troops who make a frontal breakthrough in the Japanese Concession. Therefore, my suggestion is to stick to the spot and attract as many Japanese troops as possible from the surrounding areas. As for the troops who penetrate deeply into the enemy's territory,
I have reservations about this matter."
Regarding Li Meng's worries and thoughts, Liu Guanghua smiled and said: "Old Li, don't worry about this. Although the Japanese counterattack is fierce, it is mainly concentrated on the front and the junction of the Japanese Concession and the French Concession in the south. In their
The northwest is close to the Chinese border, so there are not many troops invested. If I concentrate my troops, attack northwest, and tear apart their defense line, there won't be much problem."
"And even though they are counterattacking very fiercely now, their front side still has to bear the pressure of our brother troops. If I am not wrong, the Japanese troops in the Japanese Concession who are fighting on two, not to say three, fronts now, I am afraid that the deep strength of them is now
It's quite empty, as long as we stab him, they will have to send troops to come back, no matter how reluctant they are."
"No matter what the reason is, they regard us as a thorn in their side, and they must pull it out quickly. But one thing is certain, the pressure they endure on the front battlefield in the Japanese Concession is far greater than what we have here. As long as I penetrate their
In depth, they can only send troops to return reinforcements from here."
"As long as I can divert most of the surrounding Japanese troops away, the Japanese troops will probably adjust their tactics when you are here. Instead of resorting to heavy siege, they will mainly focus on siege. In this way, your pressure will basically disappear. You
And these seriously injured people will be safe."
"As for the complicated terrain of Tianjin, Lao Li, don't forget that I am a native of Tianjin. Before I was captured by the Japanese and sent to the Northeast to work as a laborer, I worked as a stevedore at the Haihe Wharf in Tianjin. Especially in the Japanese Concession where we are now, I
It’s even more familiar. Before I went to the dock to work as a stevedore, I used to pull a rickshaw here.”
"Even the current Kant Emperor of Manchuria, I have visited the place where he lived in Tianjin. The only time I saw this emperor was in Yamato Park when I was pulling a rickshaw in the Japanese Concession of Tianjin.
Every brick and tile here, every plant and tree, every alley and street here is very familiar. I will lead the troops to attack, so you can rest assured, I will never get lost."
"Even if the Japs are a strong dragon, they can't suppress me, a local snake. I want to see what secrets the Japs hide in this concession, so that they will regard our small army as a thorn in their side and a thorn in their flesh."
, even more important than our multi-group front."
Having said this, Liu Guanghua lit up a cigarette, took a deep breath, handed it to Li Meng on the opposite side and said: "Old Li, actually after we crossed the river and from the unusual movements of the Japanese troops around us, I discovered that this
There must be articles in it. We are just an organized infantry battalion, and basically no heavy weapons are brought here. It can be said to be a light infantry battalion."
"Judging from the number of Japanese troops in the Japanese Concession and the pressure brought by our brothers' frontal attacks, their frontal pressure is far greater than the pressure we bring to them. In Haihe this season, I
I still know. Apart from crossing the bridge, there is basically no way to cross the river after the ice is blown open."
"Ever since the Japanese bridge we seized was destroyed by Japanese naval gunfire, we lost contact with the main force. To the Japanese army, our battalion was far less of a threat than the frontal brother troops. But from the moment we crossed the river,
There are almost at least four Japanese infantry squadrons concentrated around us."
"And with the changes in the war and casualties, the Japanese army continues to add troops to our front and south. I have carefully observed that within the past four hours, the Japanese army has increased its troops by at least two squadrons. In other words, we have one
Surrounding the camp, two Japanese infantry brigades were actually concentrated."
"Before the ships on the Haihe River were dealt with by superiors, almost half of the naval guns fell on our heads. The number of ground gunfires falling on our heads was even greater, and the farthest one was even in the northeast corner of the city, and it was large
Some of them are large-caliber artillery shells. We are only a light infantry battalion, but we have to enjoy such high-level treatment. This situation is a bit abnormal."
"Under the situation where the front and southern fronts are under great pressure, so many troops and firepower are invested in dealing with us. Is it just to avoid being attacked from the front and rear? This is somewhat unreasonable. Therefore, I thought of taking advantage of my familiarity with the terrain to lead
Let the troops dig deep into them. Let's see what ulterior secrets these little devils hide in this Japanese concession?"
"The most important thing is that I want to bet on him. If we all stay here, we will only be exhausted bit by bit by the Japs who have an absolute advantage in strength around us. It doesn't matter if we sacrifice, but after we sacrifice,
What to do with the remaining seriously injured people? Are we going to let the Japanese pick them all with bayonets?"
"So, I wanted to take advantage of the Japanese's eagerness to eliminate us. I led the troops to protrude from the northwest corner where the Japanese army was relatively weak. I took advantage of my familiarity with the terrain in this area to attract the main forces of the surrounding Japanese troops and hold their hands.
Turn your nose in circles inside the Japanese Concession. Reduce the pressure on you to stay here, ensure that these seriously injured people can survive, and create opportunities for friendly neighboring troops to attack head-on."
When Liu Guanghua said this, Li Meng said nothing and just smoked quietly. After finishing the cigarette, he used his remaining hand to take out Liu Guanghua's cigarette from the pocket of his military uniform.
He lit another one. When Li Meng was smoking, Liu Guanghua did not urge him.
As a military cadre, Liu Guanghua, who has a weak cultural background, has always respected political cadres who generally have a relatively high level of education. When he was in the company, he worked well with the two instructors. Although in this matter,
As a military commander, according to the regulations and orders of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, he could make the decision on his own. However, he still decided to make a decision after discussing it with the instructor.
Li Meng did not answer him immediately, and Liu Guanghua did not urge him. The two of them just sat here quietly. The Japanese army on the opposite side may be adjusting their deployment, maybe they are tired from the attack, or maybe the Japanese fleet on the Haihe River has been destroyed and will
They were frightened. During this period of time, they did not launch any attacks. On this local battlefield, there was a rare brief moment of tranquility.
In fact, both Liu Guanghua and Li Meng's minds are racing rapidly now. Especially Li Meng, although he disagreed with his words before, he also found that behind such a fierce counterattack by the Japanese army, there must be something unusual about him, or...
I agree with Liu Guanghua’s idea from the bottom of my heart.
The most important thing is that Li Meng came to a situation that he judged was likely to occur based on the rapid and violent counterattack of the Japanese army. That is, the Japanese army made such a big move, and the most likely person was the Supreme Command of the Japanese Army's Tianjin garrison.
, maybe not far around you.
With this guess, Li Meng, with the sensitivity of a political cadre, was keenly aware of what kind of changes it would bring to the entire Tianjin war situation if he could knock out the Japanese high command in Tianjin. If he could give the brothers
Troops, completely retaking Tianjin to create convenience, so what does it mean if you and everyone else are sacrificed here?
Thinking of this, Li Meng squeezed the remaining cigarette butts on hand on the ground: "Old Liu, since you have made up your mind, you will implement it according to your ideas. However, when it comes to the distribution of troops, we cannot follow what you said.
You leave me one squad and one general-purpose machine gun, and you take all the rest of the troops and equipment with you."
After that, Li Meng used his only remaining hand to open the spare magazine bag for his pistol, took out all three spare magazines inside, and stuffed them into Liu Guanghua's hand. Although he didn't say anything else,
He has expressed his support for Liu Guanghua through actions.
Taking the pistol magazine handed over by Li Meng, Liu Guanghua shook his head and threw it to the correspondent behind him: "Old Li, it's enough for me to lead three platoons. In addition to foreign banks, there are banks in this area, and there are also garden villas.
District. Compared with our Chinese boundaries, the building density is much smaller and the streets are much wider."
"Even in a Japanese civilian area, the number of houses is not like that in our Chinese area. They are almost all door-to-door. There are too many soldiers, which makes it difficult to move. And you have so many wounded people here. After I leave,
We still don't know exactly what the Japanese army will do. It's just a rough guess. It's definitely not possible to leave only one squad."
"In this way, the distribution of troops will still be as I said. I will leave you the captured Japanese machine guns and anti-aircraft guns, as well as all the ammunition. I will take away the general-purpose machine gun, and you and I will each have one of the two large-caliber machine guns. Lao Li
, the matter is settled like this. It will be dark soon, and we don’t have much time to argue."
After saying this, Liu Guanghua immediately began to adjust the distribution of troops. He abandoned all positions except Okura Yoko and withdrew all troops to Okura Yoko. He also compressed the organization and reduced the original three infantry companies and nine infantry platoons, together with the three
A company-affiliated fire platoon, a total of twelve platoons were reduced and organized into four reinforced platoons.
All the original company-affiliated firearms were transferred to the platoon level. The company commander and the instructor became the platoon leader when they left the platoon, and the platoon leader became the squad leader when he got off duty. At the same time, Liu Guanghua relied on his own memory to draw a picture of the surrounding situation of the attack route he chose.
A rough map was prepared and a copy was distributed to each platoon leader.
He told several platoon leaders that once the troops were dispersed by the Japanese troops surrounding them during the battle, they would fight independently and attack toward the Japanese Consulate in the southeast. The meeting point of the entire army was at the Japanese Consulate. This deployment required
Handed to every infantry squad.
After completing the adjustment and deployment, Liu Guanghua redistributed the weapons on hand. He left Li Meng with a reinforced platoon plus half of the 60 mortars, and two flamethrowers. All the captured Japanese machine guns
And all the ammunition, nearly a hundred boxes of Japanese standard hand grenades seized in Okura Matheson were all left to Li Meng.
Considering that he did not know when the battle would end and when the main force would be able to rush over, Liu Guanghua left all the dry food on all the attacking troops, cadres and soldiers for the wounded and the remaining troops. He took advantage of the brief calm before the next round of Japanese charges.
After doing all this, he led his troops to assemble to the west of Okura Yoko and made final preparations for the attack.