gnovel Chapter 106 Not many tanks, only 8; Kei Seya's ambitions.
Chapter 106 Not many tanks, only 8; Kei Seya's ambitions.
Li Jianghe thought to himself, if it were the original two thousand men, they would have had to fight to the death to hold Teng County for three days. No wonder they were all wiped out in the end, and even the commanders died in battle.
"In that case, the Japanese army on the other side, at most, numbered just over ten thousand, and could not even be considered the entire main force of the 10th Division."
Li Jianghe said this with a hint of disdain for the Japanese army.
Zhao Weibin was a perceptive person, and naturally he understood the underlying meaning of those words, so he couldn't help but ask:
"From what Brother Li is saying, are you complaining that there aren't enough Japanese soldiers on the front lines?"
"That's too little."
Li Jianghe said matter-of-factly.
This answer not only surprised Zhao Weibin, but also surprised Wang Mingzhang.
People who have killed a lot of Japanese soldiers speak with a lot of confidence.
Zhao Weibin thought to himself, "But this isn't the way to be so tough. Even if we add Li Jianghe's independent detachment to the city's garrison, it's still less than the size of the Japanese troops on the other side."
Not to mention the huge gap in weaponry and equipment.
How to fight this battle? Zhao Weibin couldn't figure it out; it seemed the only option was to risk his life.
Wang Mingzhang cleared his throat and said:
"So, according to Brother Li's plan, how should this battle be fought?"
Li Jianghe humbly replied:
"Commander Wang, you are the commander-in-chief of the front, I will definitely listen to you first."
He thought to himself that although he had many soldiers and generals, he was still just a detachment commander, and in terms of rank and position, he was inferior to Wang Mingzhang.
Wang Mingzhang pondered for a moment and then said:
"In my opinion, we should hold our ground first. I see that your unit still has quite a few tanks. We could consider launching a counterattack at night to catch them off guard and recapture some of the outer positions."
Li Jianghe thought to himself, "This Commander Wang is a man of ideas. He probably already planned how to fight this battle as soon as he saw his tank unit."
Simply defending cannot unleash the full power of a chariot; its offensive capabilities can only be demonstrated during a counter-offensive.
Zhao Weibin, standing to the side, was focused on the word "chariot".
"Wait, tanks? Your unit has... has tanks?"
Zhao Weibin said with some surprise.
"There are some, but not too many."
Li Jianghe remained humble.
"Isn't this a lot? How much is it?"
Zhao Weibin pressed for an answer.
Li Jianghe pondered for a moment and said:
"Only a few dozen vehicles."
At the same time, he silently added in his mind that dozens of vehicles had entered the city, while the remaining hundreds had taken advantage of the cover of night to go to the flank of Teng County for cover and to prepare for a counterattack.
Li Jianghe's entire independent detachment did not enter the city.
The guard battalion, the engineer battalion, and the field medical unit together numbered about six thousand.
As for the other three motorized infantry battalions, they quietly hid among the mountains east of Teng County, awaiting orders.
"Dozens of vehicles!? Tanks?"
Zhao Weibin's voice rose a few decibels, but his gaze fell on Wang Mingzhang, revealing a look of inquiry.
"There are dozens of vehicles, as well as a lot of artillery. In addition, Brother Li also replenished our division with 300,000 rounds of ammunition, 10 heavy machine guns, 20 light machine guns, and some artillery shells and sulfanilamide."
Wang Mingzhang said.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Weibin was even more excited. This kind of thing sounded like a dream, a fantasy, and unbelievable, but Wang Mingzhang would never joke about such a thing.
This is true, it's all true.
Li Jianghe didn't just come to support their battle; he also replenished their weapons and ammunition, and even extremely precious sulfonamides.
"Brother Li... I... I thank you on behalf of the Sichuan Army brothers."
Zhao Weibin's voice trembled slightly; he wished he could kneel down and kowtow to Li Jianghe right now.
In such a time of crisis, which military unit would be so generous as to directly provide so much weaponry and ammunition, and even sulfonamides that have long been sold at exorbitant prices?
"We are all brothers who have shared the nation's hardships, why be so polite?"
Li Jianghe smiled calmly, appearing completely unperturbed.
Now Zhao Weibin understands why Li Jianghe thought there were fewer Japanese soldiers on the other side.
They really have the ability to say such tough things.
Unlike their Sichuan Army, which previously launched a counterattack on the Jining-Zoucheng area, but failed due to a severe lack of offensive capabilities and was unable to conquer despite having a numerical advantage, and suffered heavy casualties among its combat personnel at the hands of the Japanese army.
Thinking about these things, Zhao Weibin felt heartbroken.
Now things are much better. We have tanks, artillery, plenty of ammunition, and machine guns, so the Japanese on the other side are no longer a threat.
You have it, I have it, everyone has it.
At night, under Li Jianghe's orders, the soldiers of the engineering battalion urgently reinforced the defenses of Tengxian County.
They are well-equipped, especially the upgraded engineering units, which even possess some engineering vehicles modified from armored tracked vehicles.
This allowed them to build barricades at a speed that increased exponentially.
Inside the headquarters of Seya Kei, he had already received orders from Isogai Rensuke to take Teng County within a day.
Chief of Staff Kitano Suzuki was tall and thin, with a long face and slightly protruding teeth, making him a "beauty that is rarely seen in a thousand years."
After glancing at the telegram from the division headquarters, he stood up and said to Keiji Seya:
"Brigade Commander, according to intelligence from the division headquarters, the Fifth War Zone Command dispatched an independent detachment last night to support Teng County. It has a size of about six or seven thousand men. You should know the person leading the detachment."
"I know them? I don't even know this so-called independent detachment."
As Kei Seya said this, he looked up at Suzuki Kitano, who had a long face.
He held a samurai sword in his hand, a general's sword bestowed by the Emperor, the honor that Seya Kei was most proud of.
"Li Jianghe, you should have heard of this name, right?"
Kitano Suzuki chuckled softly.
"Oh, so it was him."
Kei Seya suddenly realized, "I heard that after fighting this man, the commander of the 9th Division, Yoshizumi Ryosuke, was so angry that he was hospitalized and is currently recuperating in the rear. The chiefs of staff of the 6th Division and the 114th Division were also killed in action against this man."
Li Jianghe was an absolute celebrity in the Japanese army, and even many people in Japan knew his name, referring to him as the "Tiger of Nanjing".
Kitano Suzuki chuckled:
"That's right, he's right across from Teng County. This is our chance! If we can kill him, I think His Majesty the Emperor will surely bestow upon you a new officer's sword."
Kei Seya only had a brief moment of reverie before he became somewhat elated.
"Well said. Before nightfall, take Teng County and cut off Li Jianghe's head. Consider it a gift for His Majesty the Emperor."
After he finished speaking, he drew his samurai sword with a swift motion and looked at the corner of the table.
"Bang!!!"
With a muffled thud, the corner of the elm table was not severed by the samurai sword.
This made Kei Seya frown deeply, thinking that the table was indeed sturdy.
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