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Chapter 410: Li Guoyao¡¯s family background

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    There was silence again in the command post. Although Li Guoyao had clearly explained the reasons for this battle, the vast majority of the officers were still silent.

    Emotionally speaking, they have no shirking responsibility for this battle, but intellectually everyone knows that with a tired and motley army that has been fighting for so many days, there is almost no chance of winning against the main force of the three divisions of the Little Devils.

    Although everyone has been used to life and death during this period, this battle is definitely different from the past. Not only is the small city of Meng not suitable for defense, but even the fortifications are in dilapidated condition. Here, we will fight to the death with the heavy soldiers of the Japs.  The result is likely to be total annihilation.

    Based on the Military Commission's habit of treating miscellaneous troops, once the troops are exhausted, the final result will be to cancel the designation, which is definitely something no one wants to see.

    Li Guoyao knew very well what everyone was thinking and said immediately: "I know what the brothers are thinking, but what I want to tell you is that as long as we wear this military uniform, we are China's national defense force. When the country is in crisis, we  There is no way out, we can only fight to the death, the country will survive and we will perish! This battle may result in the annihilation of the entire army, but as long as we can block the Japanese army on the southern front and create conditions for the troops in eastern Henan to completely annihilate the Dofeiyuan Division, we  It¡¯s glorious to die!¡±

    "You are all old men who followed me out of Nanjing. You also know my character, Li Guoyao. I have never worked for a certain person or a certain group. The reason why I took this mission is entirely because of me.  I think we need to fight this battle, that¡¯s all!¡±

    As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Hu stood up and said: "Military, have you ever thought about it, if we really use up all the troops, will the summit give us more?"

    Li Guoyao smiled lightly and said: "Supplements? When did we rely on supplements to fight the war?"

    Then Li Guoyao continued: "With the urinary attitude of those in the Military Commission, if we really wipe out all the troops, the most likely thing is to cancel the designation! But we have been upgraded from a small detachment of remnants to a B-type army.  When did we rely on others¡¯ supplements? It wasn¡¯t before, it¡¯s not now, and it won¡¯t be the case in the future!¡±

    "But don't worry, everyone. Chairman Chiang Kai-shek has agreed to allocate three to four regiments of supplementary troops to us. They are already on the way and are expected to arrive within two days. In addition, reinforcements from two divisions are also being assembled, and they are expected to arrive within two days.  It will arrive in a few days.¡±

    Xu Hu nodded and said: "If this is the case, this battle is not impossible to fight, but our ammunition consumption is serious, and we have also lost a lot of heavy weapons"

    Before Xu Hu could finish speaking, Li Guoyao interrupted him and said, "You don't need to worry about ammunition and equipment. There is already a large amount of ammunition on the way, and it will be replenished to the frontline troops soon."

    Li Guoyao then continued: "But before the battle begins, I must find out how much strength our army has now. Lao Ma, can you tell us about the casualties in this battle and the existing strength of our army?"

    Chief of Staff Ma Desheng immediately stood up and said: "Reporting to the military, our army killed 2,721 people and injured 1,999 people in the Battle of Mengcheng, totaling 4,720 people. According to statistics, our army currently has 18,368 combat troops, including 10,322 from the 7th Temporary Division.  There are 4,526 people in the new 100th Brigade, and the rest are all troops directly under the army."

    "How are the weapons and equipment?"

    "Our army is currently equipped with a total of 12,724 Type 38 rifles, 258 light machine guns, 104 heavy machine guns, 38 anti-aircraft machine guns, 86 grenades, 58 small-caliber artillery pieces, infantry guns, mountain guns, field guns and other large  There are 41 caliber artillery pieces and 2,847 war horses. In addition, there are more than 13,000 guns of various types and more than 50 light and heavy machine guns in the warehouse, but there is not much ammunition." Ma Desheng replied.

    Li Guoyao nodded and said: "Well, in terms of military strength, we should be about the same as a Type B division of the Little Japanese. It seems that we are not as good as the Japanese soldiers on the front line. But there is no need to worry, the Little Japanese's Type A division is clearly showing up."  They are very arrogant, but in fact they are always in combat, and the troops are rarely full. Therefore, whether it is the Third Division or the Sixth Division, a single division may not have as many people as we do.  many."

    "In addition, our additional troops and reinforcements are about to arrive. If they all arrive, their strength may not be less than that of the Japs. The only difference is probably weapons and equipment and firepower, but leave these matters to me. You just have to  Just ensure the frontline battle!"

    Xu Hu then said: "Please don't worry, military commander. Although the brothers are more or less worried, as long as you give the order, the brothers will not hesitate to go through fire and water!"

    "Military seat, I will listen to you no matter how you beat the brothers!" Zhang Tengjiao said immediately.

    "Military seat, give the order!"

     Li Guoyao signaled everyone to be quiet, and then said: "I have been thinking about this battle on the way to Mengcheng. There is really no shortcut. It is such a small county with just such a few simple defenses.  What we come down to see is who has more courage and who has a stronger will to fight."

    "So we won't discuss it anymore. Order: the main force of the 7th Division will be stationed in Mengcheng, the 8th Brigade will defend the southern position, the 15th Brigade will guard the eastern position, the 15th Brigade will guard the northern position, and the headquarters of the 7th Division will stay in Mongolia.  City! The artillery regiment and air defense regiment directly under the military headquarters are placed under the command of the temporary seventh division headquarters!"

    "Yes, I promise to complete the mission!" Zhang Tengjiao and Xie Baojun said in unison.

    "Order: The newly formed 100th Brigade immediately conducts a dragnet cleanup of the entire city. All civilians, regardless of age or sex, are evacuated outside the city. The newly formed 100th Brigade also evacuates outside the city and is stationed in Yuefang Town, northwest of Mengcheng.  And build fortifications on that front line, build as many lines of defense as possible to ensure our army's retreat and the response plan after the fall of Mengcheng. The cavalry regiment and engineer regiment directly under the military headquarters are under your command!"

    "Yes, I promise to complete the task!"

    "Order: The General Staff will tally the results of the troops in the past few days and report them immediately to the Military Commission for credit! At the same time, urge the supplementary troops to speed up their march!"

    "Okay, let's get ready!"

    "yes!"

    There was nothing to say all night. Early the next morning, Li Guoyao personally took people out of the city to check the terrain.

    After returning from outside the city, it was already past ten in the morning, but Li Guoyao felt a little depressed after returning.

    Although he already knew that Mengcheng was not suitable for defense, he did not expect that the situation would be so severe. There was almost a flat plain outside the city, which was very suitable for the mechanized troops of the Japs to attack.

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????? and the crops outside Mengcheng are already very tall. The little devils can use the cover of these crops to get close to the garrison position.

    The most important thing is that the fortifications built by the 1033rd Regiment of the Gui Army outside the city have long been smashed to pieces. Moreover, the fortifications of the 1033th Regiment are also very crude and cannot be used at all.

    "The temporary fortifications built by Xu Hu's troops were also built with soil and sandbags, and there was no time to dig cat's ear holes. It is not easy to fight against the Japs with such fortifications.

    Therefore, after returning to the headquarters, Li Guoyao quickly issued several orders. First, he ordered the troops outside the city to immediately destroy all the crops within one kilometer in front of the defensive position.  Fire, in short, cannot affect the defender's shooting sight.

    At the same time, Li Guoyao ordered the frontline troops to dig anti-artillery holes within the defense line. This was one of the few means they had to deal with the Japanese artillery and aviation.

    Then, Li Guoyao once again ordered the Seventh Division to mobilize 3,000 people to build fortifications in Mengcheng City. All buildings near the city wall were knocked down, and all nearby objects that could be used as bunkers were cleared. At the same time, two hundred meters behind the city wall,  In order to build fortifications, Li Guoyao wanted to turn this place into a death zone.

    If there were no building materials, civilian houses would be demolished. If there were not enough manpower, all the logistics personnel of the general headquarters would be sent out to seize the time to build positions.

    But no matter how Li Guoyao tried to grab time, he still failed to build all the fortifications in the city before the little devils arrived, which made Li Guoyao quite depressed.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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