Rebirth of the National Marshal

"Commander, actually our mission is not that simple. If I were the commander of the Japanese brigade, I would choose to break out at Chenjia Town. After all, this place is guarded by a security regiment. Although we killed a Japanese battalion a while ago, the Japanese do not believe in our combat effectiveness. They always feel that we are taking shortcuts. If they underestimate the enemy and really rush over, this will be our chance." Wang Bing said after seeing what was shown on the map. Although Wang Bing did not believe in the combat effectiveness of the Central Army and the Northwest Army, a wise commander would not go head-to-head with an enemy that is ten times his own, even if the enemy's weapons and equipment and training are insufficient, because that would be dangerous.

"Now I order the Security Regiment to stay in the capital, with Zhang Dashan as the commander-in-chief. You two should discuss everything. Monkey, let all your people go. At this time, the front is fighting and the rear must not be in chaos. The pro-Japanese factions must not be allowed in the entire capital. If there is any disturbance, whoever jumps out at this time will be killed without hesitation." Mao Yuanshan said viciously. The rear was too important at this time and no mistakes could be made.

"Don't worry, Commander. If there's any disturbance in the capital, it will not escape my eyes. And with the help of the Qing Gang, there will be no problem." Monkey said confidently.

"Zhu Zi's Second Regiment, plus the artillery battalion, follow me into Chenjia Town." No one expected that Mao Yuanshan would want to go to the front line in person. The people here were shocked. The reason why the security corps had developed so well was directly related to Mao Yueshan. If he made any mistakes, the source of weapons would be cut off. If an army was without weapons, it would be a problem.

"Commander, I think you should stay in the headquarters. Zhuzi and I will go." The chief of staff said with difficulty. Although it might be of great help if the commander went with them, such as boosting morale, once there was a loss, it would be irreparable.

"Don't worry, Chief of Staff, I'll go. This time we are cooperating with the Central Army and the Northwest Army. The situation is different from before. None of their arrogant soldiers and generals have anyone of importance. Do you think they will cooperate with you well?" After Mao Yuanshan said this, the rest of the people fell silent. These people also knew the character of the people from the Central Army and the 29th Army. With Mao Yuanshan there, the people from the 29th Army dared not say anything, and the people from the Central Army certainly would not dare to act recklessly.

"Alright, everyone go down and get ready. Make sure you have enough weapons and ammunition. If you need anything, come to me immediately and we will garrison in Chenjia Town within three days." Mao Yueshan gave an order and everyone present saluted immediately and then left. This was a bit like the behavior of a modern soldier.

In fact, Mao Yuanshan was also unsure in his heart. This war was different from the last one. The last time was at most a small-scale conflict, but this time he would have to fight the Japanese with real guns and swords.

Last time the Japanese only had a battalion, but this time it's two regiments. If they really rush in at once, I really don't know how strong my own army is.

A standard Japanese regiment of 3800 people includes a 54-man headquarters, a 121-man transport team, carts and mules, carrying a day's supply of supplies for the regiment and each company directly under it, and a field kitchen that may be assigned to the division, and an 81-man ammunition platoon carrying a day's supply of ammunition. Three infantry battalions and an artillery squadron of 122 people, including a 25-man company headquarters, an observation squad, a 31-man ammunition platoon, and three 31-man artillery platoons, each with two 2-man artillery squads, equipped with a 15 infantry gun. Very few regiments have an artillery battalion of 1 people, organized into two 70-man squadrons, each with 364 guns. The regiment's anti-tank squadron has 170 people: a 4-man company headquarters, a 122-man ammunition platoon, and three 20-man artillery platoons, each with two 21 anti-tank guns.

According to the latest battlefield intelligence, these two regiments are both first-class companies and have expanded to an unprecedented level. The two companies have a total of more than 8100 people, and all of them are veterans.

Mao Yuanshan's Second Regiment plus the artillery battalion had about 20,000 people. War is not just about comparing numbers. If we only compare numbers, Japan can never compare with China. There are also various aspects. In terms of training, Mao Yuanshan's army is really no match for the Japanese. Although there is sufficient ammunition for training, time is something that cannot be exchanged.

"Brothers, the headquarters has assigned the artillery battalion to our Second Regiment, and our Second Regiment will be the main attacking force in this mission. Don't say that the First Regiment was raised by its biological mother, and we were raised by our stepmother. This time the commander is taking our Second Regiment with him to Chenjia Town, so don't embarrass me. When the war breaks out later, you must die on the battlefield. No one can be a deserter. If there are any who disobey, I, Zhuzi, know you, but the gun in my hand does not." Zhuzi was very happy that he could lead the troops to enter Chenjia Town this time. Although guarding the capital was also an important task, if he wanted to achieve success, he had to take the initiative to confront the Japanese devils head-on.

"Captain, don't worry. Look at the equipment we have now. Our large-caliber heavy machine guns can fire a volley of bullets at a person, no matter where on the body, that person will be basically disabled." A company commander of the Second Regiment said cheerfully. It turned out that the soldiers all felt that the Maxim heavy machine gun was very good, but the gap with the large-caliber heavy machine gun on the training ground was too big. These two dozen American infantrymen were definitely powerful.

"Don't be too complacent. Weapons are only one aspect, but the most important thing is our spirit. We have to feel from the bottom of our hearts that these Japanese are no match for us." Along the way, Zhuzi was cheering up his officers, and his officers were also cheering up their brothers. No matter how advanced their equipment was, this was a unit that had never seen blood after all.

"Captain, the commander's jeep is coming." From a distance, dozens of jeeps were lined up and coming towards this side.

"When can our commander get me a bunch of jeeps? I'm so jealous." Zhuzi said with some envy. Originally, things like jeeps had not appeared in this era. Mao Yuanshan made some improvements to these jeeps and added a 2-machine gun on each jeep.

Although it is not as imposing as the later Hummer, it is already very advanced for that era.

"Commander, last time Battalion Commander Xie gave a lecture, he said that the commander's top-quality jeep can run much faster than a horse, and with the jeep in front, it would be best to turn the machine gun over to shoot at the cavalry." The company commander under Zhuzi had also heard Xie Tianhua's lectures.

"Such equipment is certainly good for killing the Japanese, but the price is too high. I heard that this jeep alone costs more than 1 yuan, plus the machine gun on it, and there must be a guard with a submachine gun on the co-pilot seat, which costs a total of or yuan. The worst thing is that we don't produce natural gas and oil here, so all of this is purchased from foreigners." It is also due to energy constraints now, otherwise the entire army would definitely be equipped with such jeeps.

"What's the matter? Zhuzi, are you jealous of my jeep? Let me tell you this first. If your Second Regiment can fight well in this battle, 15 jeeps will be given priority to your Second Regiment." Such equipment and such firepower will definitely attract people's attention. Mao Yuanshan already knew that his two regiment commanders and one battalion commander were very envious of the jeep he had modified, and they also hoped to have one. However, due to the current actual situation, he could only give them one each.

"Commander, you have to keep your word. With your 15 jeeps, I guarantee that our Second Regiment will stay in Chenjia Town like a nail and will never take a single step back. The Japanese want to escape from here, only by stepping on my dead body." Zhuzi said.

"We are all men. We will never talk nonsense." After saying this, Mao Yuanshan asked his driver to drive over. All the brothers in the Second Regiment looked at the commander enviously. If they also had a small four-wheeled car like this, it would be so glorious.

In addition to envying the commander's guard company, I also envy the artillery brothers because they have now switched to trucks.

It is really that gasoline is too expensive in this era. Now gasoline is sold by gallons. 1 gallon is roughly equal to four liters in later generations, and it costs two dollars a gallon. Today's cars are more fuel-consuming. An ordinary jeep uses 1 gallon to run 25 kilometers, and it costs eight dollars to run 1 kilometers. 100 cars travel 400 kilometers back and forth, which means more than 100 dollars are spent.

Of course, this is mainly because the profits of foreign companies and compradors are too high. If you buy gasoline in the United States, the price will be reduced by half.

Mao Yuanshan had also looked at the exchange system, and it could be exchanged for gasoline in the future, but the problem was that he didn't know when it could be unlocked. For now, he could only rely on purchasing it. Because of the war, the capital city was now short of everything, especially similar energy sources. Even if Mao Yuanshan went out with a lot of money, he could only buy enough gasoline for a few hundred cars.

Oil is a very important strategic resource in any era. People in later generations said that my country has a vast territory and abundant resources, but compared with oil, the reserves are still too small. So Mao Yuanshan decided that it would be better if it could be exchanged in the system. If it could not be exchanged in the system, then he would go out and rob other people's oil.

On February 2, the 26th Division of the Japanese Army captured Tianjin Port. The defending 4th Division, 38nd and 152rd Regiments suffered heavy losses and evacuated with more than half of their casualties. This battle allowed the Japanese to gain a large landing site and also left the 153th Army in North China without sea support.

Although China received very little maritime support, it was still able to transport supplies in. Now that this resource has been cut off, the 29th Army, which was already having a hard time, has found it even more difficult.

战斗打到现在29军38师已经伤亡超过2/3，不过他们也打死打伤5000日本军人，战损比达到了二比一，这个比例在前的时候要5比1左右。

On the same day, the independent battalion of the security regiment arrived in Tianjin and was assigned the task of defending the Tianjin railway station. That afternoon, the artillery company of the independent battalion fired more than 1000 shells at the Japanese positions, killing and injuring more than 400 people and destroying six Japanese Type 16 infantry guns. Our side lost three infantry guns. This loss ratio made Xie Tianhua feel very dissatisfied, because our side used 10 infantry guns to bombard the opponent's infantry guns, and we had an inherent advantage in the supply of artillery shells.