si-mexico Chapter 851 Heavy losses
Chapter 851 Heavy losses
When Deputy Regimental Commander Liu arrived with his men, the position had already been lost. However, our men held on until the very end, without anyone surrendering. The entire army died for their country.
"Organize a defense line right here. Don't let the Japanese get any closer. I'll send troops to support you immediately."
After Li Shaoyi received the report from Deputy Headman Liu, he felt very angry.
The 29th Army and our brothers, totaling more than 3,000 people, were able to block the advance of the Japanese 26th Division.
According to the report of Deputy Regiment Commander Liu, the Japanese lost more than 5,000 people, which should be the lowest in the 72nd Army's casualty ratio. However, in order to take care of the brothers of the 29th Army, our personnel followed the 29th Army's style of play and no one retreated.
This battle also made everyone see that in a real light weapons competition, we did not have much advantage over the Japanese. We had to let our armored forces charge forward. If we were to separate from the armored forces, our personnel would only be able to fight the Japanese at a ratio of about one to two.
"The Sixth Security Regiment will assemble and go support Fengping."
Before he traveled through time, Li Shaoyi was also wondering how the 29th Army, with a force of 100,000 soldiers, could lose North China without launching any sensational battles.
Now we finally understand just how strong the Japanese army is. Facing the heavily armed 72nd Army, the Japanese army didn't have much capability. But facing our local warlords, the Japanese were like wolves charging into a flock of sheep. They were truly formidable. The disparity in comprehensive national strength could even be reflected in a single army.
Without air support and artillery support, the soldiers of the 72nd Army could not gain much advantage, and they also had to take care of their brothers in the 29th Army. It was quite difficult to fight like this.
The Sixth Security Regiment was the security regiment closest to Tianjin. Except for the lack of tanks, all other weapons and equipment were standard equipment like those of regular troops. After running for two full days and two nights, they finally arrived at the designated location.
At this moment, the 29th Division of Japan had also arrived at the port of Tianjin. In this situation, Li Shaoyi had to face the processing of two divisions, and he only had more than 10,000 people, which was really stretched.
In fact, nearly three thousand people can be transported here every day through various means, but don’t you have casualties every day?
The number of defensive personnel in various places needs to be increased, and reinforcements are needed in all battlefields. Even if 3,000 people are transported here every day, Li Shaoyi still feels that the troops at his disposal are stretched thin. Now on the front line in Fengping County, he can only let the Sixth Security Regiment go there to hold on.
"The Sixth Security Regiment is setting off."
After receiving the order, the regiment commander Su Jiayuan did not care how tired his soldiers were. He only rested for less than two hours. After being replenished, the Sixth Security Regiment set foot on the front battlefield.
Next to Li Shaoyi was a telegram from the navy. It said that the 29th Division of Japan was divided into eleven troop transport ships and escorted by the main force of the Japanese Navy. Although our submarine force discovered them, they did not launch an attack after weighing the pros and cons.
Li Shaoyi believed that the choice of the submarine force was correct. If submarines fought against destroyers, the submarines would have little chance of winning, and the main force of the Japanese Combined Fleet was following. We only had six submarines around Tianjin, so there was really no need for that.
These submarine soldiers are the best talents under Li Shaoyi. If they are all lost, it will be difficult to train another batch of them. Moreover, these people have been in the army for too short a time and are not mature enough in all aspects. Therefore, Deng Jiugong ordered all personnel to retreat or dive in the local area.
Commander Song of the 29th Army has finally understood that peace cannot be achieved through negotiations, and has now strictly ordered all units of the 29th Army in North China to launch an all-out resistance.
This order is the best news in recent days, but because of the previous retreat order, many officers and soldiers of the 29th Army have lost the will to resist. Changing orders every day is a taboo on the battlefield, and the 29th Army has all of them.
Fortunately, the officers and soldiers of the 29th Army had good willpower and switched to defense on the spot, which relieved a lot of pressure on Li Shaoyi. Li Shaoyi immediately ordered the airdrop troops to start replenishing ammunition and food to the 29th Army.
Li Shaoyi didn't know how the 29th Army had planned before. There were a lot of things in the warehouse, but the transportation capacity was too poor. After one or two rounds of resistance, the troops in various places had run out of ammunition. With no replenishment from the rear, how could they hold on?
At this moment, General Terauchi of the Japanese North China Front Army returned to land again. He had previously gone to the warship to command. In the past week, five divisions of troops will arrive in North China in various ways, so the old guy felt that he was able to do it again, but due to the dissuasion of his subordinates, he went directly to the port command center.
"Reporting to His Excellency the Commander, the 5th and 16th Divisions are ready and will arrive at the North China battlefield within a week."
After hearing the report from his men, the senior Japanese generals smiled with satisfaction. The reason for the defeat in the war some time ago was that our main forces had not arrived and the troop transport speed was too slow. Now the headquarters has finally increased the speed, and the Kwantung Army dares not to fail to cooperate. Taking over North China is just around the corner.
"Is there anything else?"
Chief of Staff Yamamoto saw that the telegraph operator had not left, so he was sure there was more news.
"More than 20,000 troops from the 3rd Infantry Division of the 72nd Army have entered northern Beijing."
After hearing the news, the people present were not happy for half a minute. It was as if they had just flown up and then fell down.
The 72nd Army has more than 20,000 people. According to the proportion on the northern battlefield, we need at least 100,000 people. Moreover, this can only stabilize the battlefield, not win the victory.
"Immediately forward this message to the headquarters and request that the 9th and 11th Divisions in mainland Japan be sent here."
There are no such arrogant Japanese generals now. They are well aware of the combat effectiveness of the 72nd Army. The main force of the 72nd Army we encounter now has not been able to transport the armored troops because of the blocked roads. Therefore, we have been able to achieve the current results relying solely on the weapons of various troops. Once the armored troops and air forces come, the Japanese army will have no advantage at all. The number of casualties in a single day will be at least more than 5,000, so this number of people is simply not enough.
"Hayi..."
The messenger answered loudly and ran back to send a telegram to the base camp.