Chapter 5 The war started, and the military division became an army (forty-six)
The gunshots not far away alerted the Japs in Lizhuang. Compared with the crazy state when Doihara was captured, now most of the Japs were sick and wounded, and all of them lost their usual arrogance. The main force of the Japanese army led by Doihara was the 104th Brigade, whose brigade leader was Major General Tomomichi Fourth Floor. It had jurisdiction over the 52nd and 105th Regiments. After Doihara was captured, the command naturally fell to Tomomichi Fourth Floor. body, but this old devil had caught a cold before the war. When Langya rushed in to get someone, he was still lying on the bed covering his sweat. The noise caused by Langya in Lizhuang was too great, old devil After being awakened, I was baptized by heavy rain in the yard. When the situation calmed down, the cold became serious.
When gunshots rumbled on the barren slopes and wetland groves, the middle-ranking officer of the little devil first ordered his men to be on alert, and then they gathered around Himidi's bed on the fourth floor and asked him to give instructions.
The old Japanese had a wet towel on his forehead, his eye sockets were sunken, and his face looked haggard. After listening to an officer's description of the situation outside, he rolled his eyes with some difficulty, and his eyes swept over the faces of the young Japanese officers for a long time. He said softly: "Why, a small setback will make you lose your fighting spirit."
The officers quickly lowered their heads, as if they were respectfully listening to the instructions.
"General Nakano and Colonel Takasuki Kaori are both experienced men. You have to believe in their abilities. The situation of the troops is very bad. If you attack rashly now, you will only be led by the Chinese. Now, you should What we are doing is seizing the time to repair the fortifications. I think that no matter whether our three troops can join together or not, the Chinese will attack us, Major Edao." His eyes fell on the face of a thin and tall little Japanese officer. , the latter instinctively stood at attention, raised his chest, and said: "The best situation now is your engineering unit. You immediately gather your troops and move towards the concession. Be sure to ensure that this road is smooth. By the way, Jiuzheng Is there any news coming back?"
"They have arrived at the designated location and are waiting for instructions on the next step."
"Let them move closer to us. Under such circumstances, if they attack the urban area of Tianjin rashly, let alone whether they can get in, it will be bad if it triggers collective protests from Western countries." But from a military and political perspective. Let's judge, this guy on the 4th floor of Tamami Di does not lose his style. However, if he thinks he can defeat Zhang Zizhong in this way, he is a bit too arrogant.
The Kushōbu was the unit that Doihara came out of this department before. Its original intention was to fish in troubled waters at critical moments, but now, the fourth floor of Tomamichi directly vetoed his decision.
Of course it is correct to do this on the fourth floor of Tammidi. You must know that the complexity of the Tianjin Concession is not as simple as it seems on the outside. This symbolizes the special existence of corruption and incompetence of the Qing government. Although there are not many garrisons in each country, once it is really If swords and guns are used, the side effects are unpredictable. Moreover, at this time, due to the rise of the cadet army in North China, especially due to the effect of penicillin, those friendly countries that were once part of the "Eight-Power Allied Forces" no longer dare to treat China and Japan. His attitude is too biased,
The Jiuzheng Division is the only army in the 108th Division that has not suffered from heavy rain. However, this is no longer important. When Zhang Zizhong definitely ambushed the Nakano Division and Gao Shujia Division, how could he forget that such an army was ambushing Tianjin? Where are the nails outside the city?
Just when Jiu Zheng received the order from the fourth floor of Tammidi, he wanted to leave but it was no longer possible.
After the 38th Division was stationed in Tianjin, Zhang Zizhong took advantage of Chiang Kai-shek's desire to win over the 29th Army and recruited troops on a large scale. His subordinates once reached 150,000. Later, after seeing Ren Qiu's role in the Self-Defense Forces, He selected the elites among the 150,000 and integrated them into the regular army, while the others were dispersed into the Self-Defense Forces based on towns and villages. These Self-Defense Forces maintained rural security in peacetime and could cooperate with large forces in wartime. Now, he was appointed by Zhang Zizhong With the heavy responsibility, the ones responsible for holding the Jiuzheng Department are several self-defense brigades in nearby areas.
The Jiuzheng Division is stationed in a village called Zhangjiagang. This village is the only village that suffered civilian casualties in the Tianjin Battle. Speaking of which, it was the fault of the old Japanese from Dofeihara. Because he did not expect that he would send troops to station here, the 38th Division The relevant personnel did not have time to notify the villagers in Zhangjiagang to evacuate. As a result, after the Jiuzheng Department entered, except for a few clever families who hid in the tunnels, most of the villagers failed to escape. At first, the little devils performed well, and As night fell, these Japs began to do evil. Not all villagers in Zhangjiagang were cowards, not to mention there were several self-defense members among them. They saw their sisters, neighbors or even their lovers being dragged in by the Japs. They went to ravage the room, and they couldn't help but jumped out first. Unfortunately, the guns of the Self-Defense Forces were kept uniformly. Without weapons in their hands, how could they possibly fight against the Japs who were armed with live ammunition, relying on their passion and a pair of fists? Well, except for a young man named Zhang Xiaochun who jumped into a well (there was a tunnel below) and escaped after being injured, the other four people who came forward were not spared. One of them, a young man named Zhang Erwa, was brutally beaten by the little devils. He opened his stomach with a bayonet...
After Zhang Xiaochun used the tunnel to escape from the village in anger, he dragged his injured body and ran for more than 20 minutes to the brigade headquarters of his self-defense brigade. After hearing his report, brigade captain Huang Youyun couldn't sit still. There were more than a thousand Japs, and he knew that the small number of people in his brigade was not enough to challenge the enemy. He immediately called his superiors to report, and then quickly reported to the 38th Division headquarters level by level. Zhang Zizhong heard this After hearing the news, especially when he heard that several girls had been raped by the little devils, he became silent at that time. It was just dark at this time, and the heavy rain had not started yet. Considering that in order to complete the previous plan, our regular army would definitely They couldn't move, and the city's police force and pistol regiment couldn't move either, so he decided to try letting the self-defense forces try it.
The reason why Zhang Zizhong came up with this idea, in addition to the shortage of troops, is that after this battle, there is a high possibility of a full-scale conflict with the Kwantung Army. By that time, the existence of the Self-Defense Forces will not be dispensable. It has become a force. If used properly, it can definitely be used as a real army. His purpose of doing this is actually to further test Ouyang Yun's "all people are soldiers" tactic.