funbook-pk Chapter 819 Who has been planning this for a long time?
Chapter 819 Who has been planning this for a long time?
North China Front Army Headquarters
"What a bunch of losers! The battle plan took so long to develop, and now they can't even take a county town. They don't even know how thousands of people are defeated. Isn't there no regular troops of the 72nd Army here?"
General Terauchi, the newly appointed commander of the North China Front Army, clapped his hands until they almost turned red.
"Commander, the troops of the 72nd Army have never completely withdrawn. A large number of them have been stationed in police stations across the country. In addition, they have buried a large amount of weapons and equipment in some hidden places. This time, our troops attacking Peking were attacked by them."
General Yamamoto, the former commander of the garrison army, is no longer suitable for this position, so he can only be the chief of staff. He is also unwilling to take the position of chief of staff. He knows that North China is a tough nut to crack. Everyone thinks that taking Beijing will be a great achievement. After all, this was once the capital of the Dragon Kingdom.
But then again, do you really think that Li Shaoyi, after suffering a loss in Nanjing, would withdraw all his men? This is simply impossible. Long ago at the headquarters meeting, Chief of Staff Yamamoto said that sending only a few thousand troops to capture Peking was simply nonsense.
But the people present did not believe it. They thought that without the participation of the 72nd Army, four infantry battalions were enough to advance towards Peiping. As long as the advancement went smoothly, their follow-up troops could also be engaged in battle one after another. The people of the 29th Army were no match for them at all.
At this moment, their estimates were partly correct. Although the 29th Army's resistance was fierce, the training gap between the two sides was irreparable. As long as there was a few days of fighting on the 29th Army's position, they would be able to break through the 29th Army's position.
But it's different with the police. They have no position at all. Even if you send out sufficient troops to fight them, you don't know where they are. These guys are all mechanized, and the roads around Peiping are relatively good, so when you hear the roar of cars, you know they are coming, and when the roar gradually fades away, you know they are leaving.
When they came, it was a very fierce attack. Shells and bullets were flying everywhere. Many people on our side fell down. When we regrouped and wanted to take revenge, these people immediately disappeared without a trace. No matter how fast the soldiers ran, they could not catch up with the wheels.
What's more, the people on the wheels were not stupid. When they retreated, they often buried mines on the roads, or hid in the dark to launch another wave of attacks, resulting in high casualties among the Japanese army. Take the four battalions sent out this time as an example. After only two days of fighting, less than 30% of the people in these four battalions were left, and no one knew where the rest of the people were killed.
This is also the reason why General Terauchi was depressed. If the casualty ratio was followed, let alone taking North China, even taking Tianjin and Beijing would cost at least 80,000 to 100,000 people, or perhaps even more.
Japan has already begun mobilization and has temporarily formed many armies. However, based on the losses, it will take at least 200,000 troops to take over the entire North China. This is just North China. Can Japan afford it?
"Reporting to His Excellency the Commander, the Jincheng Police Department's Security Brigade has launched an attack on our coastal military camp."
While the meeting was going on, his men walked in quickly. The Coastal Military Camp was a newly established military camp specially used to accommodate Japanese troops transported from the sea. Now there was a ship arriving almost every day, and at least two to three thousand devils came down.
Police station security brigade?
General Terauchi looked at Chief of Staff Yamamoto beside him with some confusion.
"According to the original regulations, the Jincheng Police Department had a 1,500-member public security brigade, which was managed by the 72nd Army. Even after the 72nd Army withdrew, they retained their full staffing. This was our greatest effort at the time."
What Chief of Staff Yamamoto said was the truth. When the Nanjing National Government stabbed Li Shaoyi in the back, they also mobilized all their people within the Nanjing National Government in order to put North China into the hands of useless people and prevent the 72nd Army from continuing to be stationed here.
However, the police station's security brigade had only 1,500 people, and a fight almost broke out over this issue. Chief of Staff Yamamoto had no choice but to temporarily surrender and allow them to be stationed in Tianjin.
"What a bunch of fools! With only 1,500 men, they're actually trying to attack our main force. Colonel Tada, I order you to wipe them out immediately before sunrise tomorrow."
General Terauchi said very irritably that there were people from the 72nd Army under his nose, which really made him very uncomfortable, so he had to use his elite troops, the Tada Regiment, to wipe them out.
According to normal organization, the Japanese regiment had about 3,800 people.
But some infantry regiments are also different. For example, the Tada Regiment just mentioned, in addition to three infantry battalions, also has a cavalry battalion, plus some miscellaneous troops, so this Tada Regiment has nearly 5,000 people, which is an absolute elite in General Terauchi's army.
In order to get off to a good start, the elite troops under his command must be sent to fight. If they fail to get off to a good start, it will deal a severe blow to the morale of the entire army. Now General Terauchi has asked Regiment Commander Tada to go and set an example for everyone, so that they can see how the real Japanese army fights.
Before Captain Tada walked out of the door, he felt the vibration from the ground. The people in the house looked outside in horror. It turned out that a huge fireball rose into the sky in the distance, and then the lights in the house went out. That was the power plant in the Zizhulin Concession.
"Your Excellency Commander..."
In less than half a minute, someone ran in to report, but General Terauchi waved his hand to stop him from reporting. Do you still need your report now?
This damned 72nd Army had indeed made combat preparations. Most of the important facilities in the entire city of Tianjin had either exploded or been involved in exchanges of fire in the past half minute. In any case, they would not leave these things to the Japanese...