BSI Chapter 175: The 3rd Detachment annihilates over 20,000 Japanese troops on its own; Li Jianghe atten
Chapter 175: The 3rd Detachment annihilates over 20,000 Japanese troops on its own; Li Jianghe atten
Upon hearing this news, the two, who had been looking gloomy, couldn't help but beam with joy.
"really?"
Commander He was the first to walk over, take the telegram, read it carefully, and then looked up at the principal and said:
"Chairman, that's right, this Li Jianghe is really something. Including Kawagishi Bunzaburo, he's taken down two Japanese lieutenant generals."
The principal was initially quite depressed about the defeats on both the northern and southern fronts, but this news temporarily swept away the gloom in his heart.
He exhaled a breath of stale air and tapped the marble floor lightly with his cane, saying:
"The most promising ones are actually these ragtag troops that we initially looked down on."
Commander He smiled and reminded him:
"Chairman, actually it's mainly Li Jianghe's Third Detachment. This man is a lucky general. He can lead troops into battle and not only win battles, but he can also always kill high-ranking enemy generals."
This was evident during the Battle of Nanjing.
He casually killed many Japanese division chiefs of staff.
After pondering for a moment, the principal said:
"Alright, it's time to reward those who have rendered meritorious service. If I remember correctly, Li Jianghe does have a military rank, right?"
Commander He nodded and said:
"Yes, in fact, based on his military achievements, he should have been promoted long ago."
However, the battle was not yet over, and there was no time to hold an award ceremony for them.
The principal chuckled and said:
"Now that we've won the battle, we have time."
After saying this, he ordered someone to prepare a plane, intending to fly directly to Xuzhou.
The fighting in northern Teng County continued for another two days.
Over the past two days, the fighting between the two sides has mainly involved the 20th Army Group and the 3rd Detachment armored units clashing with the Japanese 38th Division, as well as the mopping up of the remaining forces of the 20th Division within the encirclement.
At Li Jianghe's command post in Zaozhuang, Long Wenzhang handed him a list.
"This is a list of captured supplies and weapons, as well as the Japanese personnel killed and our own casualties."
Once the list is opened, you can see the captured military supplies and weapons.
Among the light weapons seized, there were more than 15,000 rifles, more than 1,300 light and heavy machine guns, and more than 700 grenade launchers.
More than thirty infantry guns, anti-tank guns, and field guns were captured.
At the same time, more than four million rounds of ammunition and more than three thousand artillery shells were captured from the Japanese army.
The main reason is that many Japanese troops would destroy artillery and ammunition before retreating, otherwise they could have captured more.
Then there were the seized mules, horses, and vehicles.
Japanese Class A divisions were highly mule- and horse-powered units, with a ratio of soldiers to mules and horses that was almost three to one.
In fact, it was quite remarkable that a force capable of using mules and horses was able to achieve this in this era.
Even German armored divisions relied heavily on the transport capacity provided by mules and horses.
More than 3,000 mules and horses were captured, along with more than 200 Japanese trucks, some tractors, and so on.
As for the Japanese troops annihilated by Li Jianghe's Third Detachment during the entire battle, preliminary statistics indicate that there were at least 22,000 Japanese soldiers.
In the entire Battle of Taierzhuang, one-third of the Japanese army's forces were wiped out by Li Jianghe's Third Detachment.
For Li Jianghe, the most direct benefit was that he gained more merit points through this battle.
Li Jianghe is now expanding the total number of troops from over 15,000 to around 30,000, while still maintaining 600,000 reserve merit points. Remember this name: Remember this domain name: Good books don't get lost.
If we disregard the consumption of personnel and resources, and simply use these merit points to summon a basic infantry squad, we can directly summon a force of over 60,000 men.
Of course, Li Jianghe was pursuing an elite force strategy, and he also wanted to ensure the full mechanization of the troops.
Considering the terrifying fuel, logistics, and maintenance costs of mechanized units, these merit points can at most summon another armored force of over 20,000 men, and even then, logistical support cannot be guaranteed.
Regardless of the circumstances, if rewards were given based on merit in battle, Li Jianghe was confident he could receive another promotion.
I just don't know what new squads, weapons, and supplies will be unlocked after the next promotion.
If we could unlock tanks, that would be a good thing, even if it's a light tank.
There are also medium armored vehicles, trucks with more horsepower, tractors, tracked vehicles, and larger caliber artillery, anti-aircraft guns, etc.
On the engineering side, the hope is to unlock engineering vehicles, as well as combat repair vehicles, and so on.
Li Jianghe will inevitably have his own territory in the future. When he builds infrastructure on his own territory, what is the most important thing?
Aren't these just construction vehicles?
As he spoke, the communications soldier stood up and said:
"The command has sent a telegram ordering you to proceed to Xuzhou immediately."
Upon hearing this, Long Wenzhang said to Li Jianghe:
"Sir, I reckon you're going to get promoted again, and we'll all be getting promoted along with you."
"Sir, I reckon you're going to get promoted again, and we'll all be getting promoted along with you."
Li Jianghe smiled noncommittally, thinking to himself that he was being promoted too slowly; otherwise, he would have been a corps commander long ago.
"Alright, you keep a close watch on the house and watch out for the Japanese devils from the north."
After making these arrangements, he packed his things quickly and took the train to Xuzhou.
Li Jianghe was not the only one to receive the invitation; many other commanders also received it.
However, among the many army commanders, division commanders, and group army commanders, Li Jianghe's position was relatively low.
Even so, no one dared to underestimate him.
Soldiers are judged on the battlefield, and Li Jianghe's military achievements are unparalleled in the entire Fifth War Zone, or even on the national battlefield.
The main reason for coming here is to attend the awarding ceremony. Moreover, when Li Jianghe was on the train, he inquired with several colleagues, including Chi Fengcheng and Wang Mingzhang, and they said that the Chairman would be coming in person this time.
This surprised Li Jianghe, who thought that the transportation captain's visit to Xuzhou was probably not just for the awarding of medals.
"The situation in Henan and southern Anhui is not good."
Chi Fengcheng said, "This is what our army commander revealed before. Our Fifth War Zone fought well at Taierzhuang, but the overall battle situation is still in the hands of the Japanese army."
Wang Mingzhang said with deep concern:
"Looking at the map, it seems the Japanese are planning a pincer attack from the north and south to cut off Xuzhou's rear supply lines."
After saying that, he looked at Li Jianghe and said:
"Jiang He, what do you think about this?"
Li Jianghe knew what the outcome of the Battle of Xuzhou was in history. At that time, the Japanese army had amassed more than 200,000 troops and launched an attack on Xuzhou from multiple directions.
It was only because Commander Li reacted quickly and decisively led his troops to retreat that the National Revolutionary Army could have lost hundreds of thousands of troops in Xuzhou.
The subsequent battle for Wuhan will only become more difficult.
"We're just nobody here, so we'll just do whatever our superiors say."
Li Jianghe didn't want to be the one to stick his neck out, after all, he had already made too much of a splash during the Battle of Taierzhuang.