Rebirth of the National Marshal

Along with the entire building, nearly 300 Japanese soldiers also disappeared.

All Mao Yuanshan paid was a few dozen mortar shells.

"The artillery will continue to fire for five minutes and then quickly withdraw from the position." Although it is still the old method, it is undeniable that this method is very useful.

The Japanese artillery regiment has also discovered the independent battalion's artillery, and they have already aimed at this direction from another location.

With the south building of the train station as a barrier, they felt that they were very safe behind it, so they did not build some protective facilities. As a result, they suffered heavy losses under the attack of 100mm mortars.

When the South Building collapsed, their officers ordered them to transfer some military equipment, but it only took a few minutes, and even if they were gods, they couldn't move that fast.

In five minutes, a total of 350 100mm mortar shells were fired, turning the entire position into a sea of ​​fire. The Japanese had never seen such fierce artillery fire. The soldiers of the 29th Army in the rear were even more stunned. In their opinion, the Japanese artillery fire was already quite fierce, but compared with the artillery fire of the Security Corps, the Japanese artillery fire was nothing. It was not enough at all.

When the last artilleryman evacuated his position, a shell exploded near the artillery position of the security regiment. This was a test firing by the Japanese devils.

"Sergeant, these are all heavy artillery." The young artilleryman felt a little sad. If those 100-mm mortars were blown up, it would be fine. He wouldn't feel so bad about that, but this one has a caliber of mm.

"Kid, you're not feeling sad at all. Don't you see our commander is looking at you happily? As long as our commander has a smile on his face, the battle can be fought. Don't worry, we have plenty of cannons as long as you save your life." The squad leader has experienced several similar battles, so in his eyes, it is right to give up some artillery. As long as he can save his own life, there are plenty of artillery.

The rookie shook his head helplessly. Although he didn't know where the commander got so many artillery pieces, he knew that this way of fighting was really a waste of money.

"Don't just stand there. The supply team in the rear has brought over 30 100mm mortars. Go and receive them quickly. After the Japanese devils finish firing, go up and check. Take down any that can be used, and throw away any that can't be used." Before the new recruits could say anything, the artillery company commander Guo Liang told them to go to the back to get the new artillery.

"See? Kid, I told you a long time ago not to worry about it. Our commander has plenty of ways. These few artillery pieces are nothing. We can use 30 artillery pieces to exchange for the lives of thousands of Japanese soldiers. Our commander has calculated the account clearly. You don't need to worry here." The old squad leader patted the guy on the back of the head and quickly took his men to the back to move the new artillery pieces. Only the soldiers of the security regiment could change the artillery pieces twice a day, which made other troops envious.

"Hehe." It seems that the old man is still the wisest. He just can't keep his cool. Look, the squad leader is fine. Everyone knows that the 100mm mortar is a good thing. Even he knows that it is a good thing. How can the commander not know it? It seems that the commander's way is really wild.

"Reporting to the commander, our artillery unit's artillery has extended its firepower and is estimated to have killed more than 1000 Japanese soldiers and destroyed enough of their supplies to last a regiment for several days. We have lost 18 100mm mortars and two artillerymen." Artillery company commander Guo Liang hurried over to report to Mao Yuanshan.

"Guo Liang, you are not a very competent company commander. You lost two artillerymen in a short while. There are only a few hundred people in the artillery company. If you continue to fight like this, in a month, only 3/4 of your artillery company will be alive, and the other 1/4 will basically be dead. How can I find people to reinforce you by then? Do you think this is an infantry unit? If one person dies, we can quickly replenish them." Guo Liang thought he would be praised, but he was scolded by the commander as soon as he arrived.

"Those two guys ran a little slow. I think the artillery company has achieved quite well. Commander should not make things too difficult for Captain Guo." Xie Tianhua on the side also felt that the commander was going too far. So many artillerymen only lost two people, while more than 1000 enemies were killed or wounded. This ratio was already acceptable.

"You guys still haven't adapted to modern warfare. What are we pursuing? Zero casualties. Otherwise, why would I supply you with so many weapons and ammunition? It is to use weapons and ammunition to save everyone's lives. Although two people dying on the battlefield is nothing, they are also two families. If they two die, how are you going to let their families live? We must be responsible for our soldiers. If we can avoid the death of anyone, we will not let anyone die. Just now I saw that you were able to retreat your artillery company. If you had planned the route well, you would never have let these two soldiers die like this." Mao Yuanshan said sternly, and it was the first time that the officers below heard what zero casualties meant.

In the minds of most officers, even Xie Tianhua, who returned from studying in Germany, does not believe that war can be fought with zero casualties. In their view, there will always be casualties in a war, and as long as the casualties are controlled within an acceptable range, it is a victory.

"Give me another artillery attack on the bank building on the east side later. I hope you can complete the task well." Mao Yuanshan also knew that he couldn't ask for this now, so he gave it another chance. He believed that Guo Liang should be able to grasp it. It doesn't matter if you make a mistake for the first time, but if you make a mistake for the second time, I will have a good talk with you. There are many people who want to be artillery company commanders.

"Yes, I promise to complete the task." After saluting, he went down.

"Captain Xie, you should change your mindset. The reason why I supply you with such good weapons and ammunition is to let you know that human life is the most important thing on this battlefield. As long as people can survive, it doesn't matter how many weapons and ammunition are spent. Talent is the most precious in our army." He looked at Xie Tianhua who was a little at a loss.

Xie Tianhua nodded helplessly and went down to arrange the combat tasks. He wanted to personally oversee the artillery company's retreat plan.

What Mao Yuanshan wanted was to use weapons and ammunition to exchange for the lives of his own devils, while saving the lives of his own people, especially the artillery. It was too difficult to train an artilleryman.

However, Mao Yuanshan's idea was still relatively advanced in China. Even in the US military, there was no such idea at the time. It was not until the 80s, when the US economy became more developed and people could no longer afford to die, that they had such an idea.

A regiment of the Japanese devils over there was wiped out. This regiment had just made a great achievement by capturing the south building of the railway station. However, they did not expect that before they could celebrate, the entire south building collapsed and half of the regiment died inside. Before they had time to grieve, the artillery started firing from the back.

This original infantry regiment, which had existed for more than 2000 years, now has less than 400 people, including the regiment commander and some officers, and has basically disappeared.

The Japanese 4th Infantry Division was in bad luck here. They originally thought that it would be easy to defeat a security regiment, but they didn't expect that they couldn't defeat it when the security regiment had no reinforcements. Now that they have received 3000 reinforcements, they have even less chance.

The entire Fourth Division has lost nearly 6000 people here, which is an unimaginable number. They originally thought that on the battlefield in China, the army that could cause them to lose so many people had not yet been born. Even if they lost 6000 people, the opposing army would at least lose 6 people.

The operations room of Japan's Kaga aircraft carrier.

This place was set up as a temporary command base.

It is well known that Japan's navy and army are at odds. Because Japan is a small country with a weak population and very limited resources, the navy and army often fight over resources.

The cooperation between these two armies is simply a joke.

If it weren't for the order that the headquarters had forced down a few days ago, the Japanese Navy would not have dispatched its air force to help them. Now that the Japanese attack was blocked, the army came to request the navy's air force to be dispatched.

"General Matsumoto, please send naval aviation to support us in attacking Tianjin Railway Station. This is the order of His Majesty the Emperor. We must destroy this Chinese security group." Ichiro Ono, Chief of Staff of the 4th Division, was appointed as the commander to seek help. It was a very embarrassing thing for the army to ask the navy for help, so those people did not come, and only a division chief of staff came.

"Ichiro, our two families have been friends for generations, and we will not involve ourselves in the conflicts between the navy and the army. You have seen that half of the fighter planes on the Kaga aircraft carrier have been lost. These are the elite of the Japanese naval aviation force. If they are allowed to continue fighting, they may all die here." General Matsumoto and Ichiro have been friends for generations, and what they both said was from their hearts. The army really couldn't attack, so they shamelessly came to ask for help. The navy really couldn't bear to do that now, as half of the aviation brigade had been killed.

"General Matsumoto, thousands of people die in battle here every day. That's thousands of people." When he said this, Yilang's eyes became moist. If the 4th Division continued to fight like this, it would lose its number within half a month.

"I really can't help. I only have about 20 planes that can take off." One-third of the pilots have been lost, and two-thirds of the planes have malfunctioned, so there are only 1 planes that can take off. We can't use up all the last of our planes. If we do, this aircraft carrier will become useless.

"I'm sorry, General Matsumoto, this is an order from the headquarters." Yilang saw that the navy really would not help him, so he had no choice but to take out the order from the headquarters.

"Why bother? If I had the ability to support you, why would I let you take out the order from the headquarters in the end? Well, you are all brave warriors of the empire, I will let the navy take the risk again." General Matsumoto is an old fox. He said such words, but he was waiting for the order from the headquarters in his heart. Now that he has the order from the headquarters, even if the entire air brigade is lost, it has nothing to do with him. At that time, the headquarters will give priority to him for replenishment. If he does not have this order, his future life will be difficult.