Rebirth of the National Marshal

In fact, the Japanese Naval Aviation was not unwilling to send planes to support the army's attack. It was just that their losses were too great. It had only been a few days, and they had lost so much. The Japanese Naval Aviation was different from the Army Aviation. All of them were elite pilots. After all, being able to take off and land on an aircraft carrier is definitely much more powerful than taking off and landing on a land airport.

Moreover, due to Japan's lack of resources, the air force has always been a relatively expensive branch of the military. They implement elite training, and it costs a lot to produce each pilot. Losing each one is like cutting their flesh.

However, the current situation does not allow them to conserve their strength. This security corps has completely wiped out the forces of their two infantry regiments in the capital area. Now even His Majesty the Emperor has ordered an all-out effort to wipe out the security corps. If the navy conserves its strength at this time, it is very likely to be pushed into the storm.

In the eyes of the Japanese Navy, the army was just a group of nine-cent soldiers, because every Japanese soldier was recruited with a postcard worth nine cents. When every Japanese received this postcard, he was prepared to say goodbye to ordinary life, pick up a gun, and become an invading army.

If an army soldier dies, it is just a loss of nine cents, nothing else. Not only the navy officers and soldiers think so, but also the high-ranking officials of the Japanese military think so. Don't be fooled by what they say that every soldier is very important. Just look at the gap between the navy and the army and you will see the difference. What does the navy eat? What does the army eat?

Although General Matsumoto agreed to provide air support, there are only less than ten planes that can take off now. The ten planes will fly over and come back. As for the effectiveness of the support, it is not something we can control. Can we decide the situation on the battlefield?

Although the navy fought perfunctorily, the army spread the news and let every soldier know that the next battle would be supported by the naval aviation. Everyone knew that with the support of the air force in the offensive battle, it would definitely be twice the result with half the effort, so everyone was confident this time, otherwise they would always be bombarded by the 100mm mortars of the opposite security regiment and lose their confidence.

Now there are 5000 security troops huddled in an area of ​​less than one square meter. It can be said that the population is extremely dense. Not only are there so many people, but there are also a large amount of military equipment. Although Mao Yuanshan and Xie Tianhua also know that such a crowded situation is definitely a good time for the enemy to launch an air raid, there is no other way now. There are no friendly forces around, and all the support depends on their own troops.

Because of the Security Corps' perseverance, the Japanese army's entire defense line has come to a standstill here. Tens of thousands of troops are watching here every day, and the 4th Division really feels embarrassed.

Replacing generals at the critical moment of battle can be said to be a taboo on the battlefield, but the Japanese garrison troops in North China had no choice but to do so in order to complete the orders of His Majesty the Emperor.

Itagaki Seishirō, an elite in the Japanese Army, became the new commander of the 4th Division. Historically, this guy was the first to serve as the commander of the 30th Division. His combat record can be said to be very impressive. In , he defeated more than divisions of the Central Army with only half a division. In , he was appointed Minister of the Army and advocated the Tripartite Alliance. In , he became Chief of Staff of the China Expeditionary Army.

It was you, the guy, who made the 4th Division the toughest unit in the Japanese army.

"Commander, this old Japanese is not easy to deal with." Xie Tianhua was very familiar with some generals of the North China Expeditionary Army and had collected a lot of information about them. He knew that this new division commander must be a brave fighter.

"No matter how powerful you are, you are our opponent. You have only one head on two shoulders. I don't believe this old devil has three heads and six arms. Under our powerful firepower, I don't believe he has any way to rush over." To be honest, this guy is the first historical celebrity Mao Yuanshan has met. It is impossible not to be afraid. But look at the munitions pulled in the trucks behind. With these things, I am much more advanced than you. No matter how powerful you are, you will be defeated by me.

Soon, the tactics brought by the new division commander changed. This guy did not let the soldiers continue to go up and die. In his opinion, no matter how brave the soldiers of the Empire of Japan were, they would not be able to break through the firepower network of the Security Corps. The firepower network of the Security Corps had disguised them like a hedgehog. Continuing to go up would only result in the loss of more soldiers' lives.

He brought an artillery regiment from Japan. Since the security corps wanted to fight with artillery, he let these backward Chinese people see what kind of artillery was considered.

"Everyone get into the bunker." Japanese planes were flying in the distance. Mao Yuanshan took a look at them with contempt. There were only eight planes.

The anti-aircraft firepower network on the ground is also very dense. The air defense capability of battleships at sea is the strongest, but the density of their anti-aircraft machine guns cannot be compared with that of the current security corps.

Itagaki Seishirō's expression was the same as Mao Yuanshan's. He didn't think much of the navy. He didn't think the navy's losses were that huge. In his opinion, the army soldiers could die for the emperor, and the navy could die too. The navy actually refused to support the army's attack because of the heavy losses. What are you doing here? Is it because the Chinese have never seen an aircraft carrier? Are you here for exhibition?

"Kill them all at once." Mao Yuanshan and Xie Tianhua looked at each other. The Japanese on the other side were really reckless. Their planes were still preparing to bomb, but they didn't expect their army to rush up. It would be easy to bomb their own people.

Itamoto Seishirō didn't think so. In his opinion, the firepower network of the Security Corps would only have loopholes when facing aerial bombing. If they didn't rush up at this time, they might not have a chance. What did it matter if they lost a few soldiers? As long as they could take down the Security Corps, they would be the No. 1 in the Japanese Army.

A 50-kilogram bomb dropped by a Type bomber exploded on the position of the Security Corps, but two soldiers of the Security Corps were killed, while seven or eight Japanese who rushed up were killed.

The Japanese came up one after another and were killed by their own bombs. According to incomplete statistics, in this attack, they killed about 200 people by their own aerial bombs, while the security group lost more than 100 people during the same period.

"Grenade team, beat them back." Even if more than 200 of you died, you still couldn't break into our position. Mao Yuanshan gave an order, and seventy or eighty people carrying grenades rushed up. They didn't care what was ahead, as long as they threw all the dozen or so grenades hanging on their bodies in the shortest time, that would be victory.

Those holding submachine guns at the forefront position stood up immediately. They didn't care about life or death at this time. If the Japanese really rushed in, we would definitely not be their match in hand-to-hand combat. Although many soldiers with submachine guns were sacrificed, the Japanese army was blocked outside the trenches. At this time, grenades arrived. There were so many grenades that they directly blew up the Japanese devils.

This is how Itamoto Seishirō's debut ended.

The results of the battle were quickly counted: more than 1050 people died, 400 were injured, one aircraft and 11 artillery pieces of various types were lost, and the position did not advance 1cm or even 1mm.

However, this battle was also the one with the most serious casualties since the independent battalion arrived in Tianjin. After this battle, 400 people closed their eyes forever.

Itamoto Seishirō's crazy fighting style did have an effect.

"We can't go on like this. We only have this one position. The Japanese devils can attack us from three sides, and we don't even have a place to contain them." Although they won the victory, Mao Yuanshan also saw the dangerous predicament they were in.

"The troops of the 29th Army around us have retreated to 2000 meters away. Even if they want to support us, they have no way to break through the Japanese army in front of them. After all, they don't have such perverted weapons as ours." Xie Tianhua looked helplessly at the position of the 29th Army in the distance. Originally, our security regiment came to assist you in defense, but now we have to take the main attack and you have gone to the back.

"Forget it, it's not their fault. Their weapons and equipment are far inferior to those of the Japanese." The soldiers of the 29th Army have done very well. There are only 10 soldiers left out of the 5-strong army. More than half of the army has suffered casualties, which is much more severe than any resistance in history.

"Report to the commander, an order has come from the 29th Army Headquarters, asking us to cover our retreat at o'clock this afternoon." Just when Mao Yuanshan and Xie Tianhua were trying to find a support point on the map, an order to retreat came down from above. Wasn't it the previous order that they would not retreat for the time being because they had achieved victory in the capital area?

Mao Yuanshan took the order and looked at it with doubt.

It turned out that the 109th Division of the Japanese Army had occupied Qingguang Town, which was located in the rear of the Tianjin Defense Line.

After the Japanese army occupied this place, it had a significant impact on our supply lines.

If we don't retreat now, once there is a problem with the supply line, there is a high possibility that the entire army will be wiped out.

The newly arrived division of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army was defending Qingguang Town.

The entire division of more than 9000 people resisted for less than an hour before being defeated by a battalion of Japanese devils.

The Japanese devils can only unleash their terrifying fighting power when facing an army that is not a security corps.

"At the moment, if everyone retreats, there is no point for us to continue to hold on here." Xie Tianhua expressed his attitude.

Mao Yuanshan also knew this truth, but he felt uncomfortable because he had to retreat not because of his own fault. Although you guys didn't fight very well, I fought very well here, and have caused the Japanese devils to lose more than 5000 people.

The orders from the 29th Army Headquarters have been sent to all places. Although the central government has repeatedly ordered them to fight to the last man, the situation has taken a sharp turn for the worse and their logistics have been threatened. If they continue to resist, they will most likely be left here. In order to preserve such a viable force, they should retreat towards the capital.

The soldiers of the independent battalion can retreat by car. Although they are the last sequence to retreat, if they retreat, they will most likely leave their backs to the 29th Army. Given the current situation of the 29th Army, it will surely be defeated if it encounters the pursuing Japanese devils. Therefore, Mao Yuanshan decided to retreat half an hour after the scheduled retreat time, and Xie Tianhua also agreed to this retreat plan.