si-mexico Chapter 836 The surname has eyes
Chapter 836 The surname has eyes
At the same time, after hearing Li Shaoyi's broadcast, people from all over the country launched rounds of patriotic parades in dozens of major cities.
Starting with patriotic youth, the movement quickly spread to all industries. Everyone demanded that the top leaders of the National Government correct their attitudes and not harbor illusions about the Japanese invaders. In particular, they demanded that the various troops in North China cooperate with the 72nd Army to fight against Japan and not make the same mistakes as the 19th Route Army.
Major newspapers also published this news, and for a time, slogans of united resistance against Japan were shouted throughout the land.
"You've seen it, right? What did I say? As long as you're truly fighting the Japanese, no matter how others slander you, no matter what the situation is at the time, the people will ultimately see things clearly. So where are those experts and scholars now? Why aren't they speaking out?"
At the airport base in Tianjin, Li Shaoyi happily took out the newspapers in front of him, and the people around him nodded. To be honest, Li Shaoyi was at a disadvantage in the public opinion circle at the beginning, and many people were worried about Li Shaoyi, fearing that the responsibility for starting the war would be pinned on Li Shaoyi.
But the situation is different now. The people are not stupid. Japan's various mobilizations, coupled with some of their telegrams, clearly show their intention to launch a full-scale invasion of China. Now that all the evidence is laid out, is there anyone who still doesn't believe it?
If there is any, it is the surrender faction and semi-surrender faction of the National Government. These people are scared by Japan and none of them want to fight this war. Even though the war has broken out, these people are still unwilling to face reality and are still living in their own fantasies.
Fortunately, this group is a minority. If the number of people is too large, or if they have considerable power, then it might really delay important matters.
"The common people are naturally on our side, but right now there's a critical situation. The 29th Army must retreat. They've fought several battles with the Japanese around Peking and suffered heavy losses. Of course, that's not the biggest loss. The biggest loss is that a large number of people have taken off their uniforms and joined the 72nd Army."
Zhao Tiezhu said with a wry smile that various signs showed that some units of the 29th Army had received orders to retreat. They believed that there was no benefit in staying and that victory would be the credit of the 72nd Army, with the 29th Army just having to eat porridge. Of course, the current situation showed that the chances of winning were very small.
If the war was lost, the people would stand on the side of the 72nd Army, and the 29th Army would definitely be blamed. So from all aspects, the 29th Army should withdraw from North China.
"It's not that easy to retreat. The 29th Army is different from us. They rely on their legs to maneuver. Order all our troops to attack all the Japanese troops in front of them after dinner tonight. We must attack from multiple directions."
Li Shaoyi sneered and said, "It's time to kidnap you. We still have too few people in the whole of North China. Even if we transport troops quickly, the interference from Japanese aircraft is very strong. At present, all of Li Shaoyi's troops in Tianjin add up to only more than 10,000 people. If the 29th Army is gone, all the Japanese troops in front of the 29th Army will be overwhelmed by us."
So Li Shaoyi adopted this strategy, launching an all-out assault to hurt the Japanese, and then the Japanese would launch an all-out counterattack. Various transportation lines have always been the places that the Japanese most want to occupy. When the 29th Army had no way to retreat, they could only stay and fight with us.
In fact, Li Shaoyi did not have high requirements for the 29th Army. These people do not have to fight with the Japanese army. As long as you stay where you are, you can let some Japanese troops be separated to watch you, so we can free up our hands to fight another group. After we have defeated that group, we will immediately come to deal with the Japanese army confronting you.
Unfortunately, the 29th Army did not want to do such a thing, but when you are on the battlefield, there are some things that you cannot do as you wish.
After eight o'clock that evening, two weeks had passed since the day the Japanese soldiers disappeared. The 72nd Army's largest offensive in history began. Except for 1,500 soldiers defending the airport, the remaining 13,000 soldiers began to spread out around the area.
General Terauchi, commander of the Japanese North China Front Army, has now been transferred to the warship.
Although this was a very humiliating act, they had no alternative but to do so. The entire city of Tianjin was almost unsafe. The 72nd Army was divided into small groups, with all the troops consisting of 30 to 40 people in each group, and began to infiltrate between the Japanese positions.
According to information obtained by various Japanese combat units, these forty people were centered around a tank or an armored vehicle, surrounded by various modified cars or jeeps. The team specialized in attacking Japan's weak points, and after breaking in, they relied on the speed of the mobile forces to inflict large-scale casualties on the Japanese army.
If they encountered a large group of Japanese troops, the other small teams around would immediately unite and form a large team to fight together. If not, the people of the 72nd Army would immediately turn around and flee.
Li Shaoyi had already told them very clearly: fight where you can gain an advantage, and run where you cannot. Anyway, the wheels are right under your feet. Even if the Japanese run like crazy, they will not be able to catch up with you.
During the training camp, the instructors paid great attention to the combat between small teams, especially urban street fighting. Now they have finally put everything they have learned into use. The Japanese are in big trouble around the entire city of Tianjin.
Yan Wuhua's team is Team 25. Their team has just merged with another team that is stronger and has a total of 70 members.
The entire squad consisted of one tank, two armored vehicles, three armed trucks, nine jeeps, and seven three-wheeled vehicles.
Of course, this is the number that came out. Several vehicles have already withdrawn from the battle, and several brothers are buried here.
However, compared with the results they have achieved, these losses are not important. The battle started at 8 o'clock and it is now half past 10. They have killed less than 200 Japanese soldiers along the way and also captured a Japanese major.
At this moment, under the guidance of this major, they were heading to a Japanese reserve point in Tianjin...