Anti-Japanese War: The whole world is a base vehicle

Chapter 36: Do you have any cannons? Not many, maybe twenty!
"A whole company is gone?" Wang Lingyun was stunned for a long time when he learned that a company he had transferred to the company was gone.

"Yes, not only that, the Sichai Village position was also lost. The Japanese artillery fire was too fierce, and the frontline troops suffered heavy casualties, so they had to withdraw." Wang Yujiu said with a dejected face.

The original wave of counterattacks stunned the Japanese and was even able to defeat the Japanese troops in the front.

As a result, when the Japanese artillery bombardment ended, there were few people left on the position.

Only a small number of veterans survived by relying on their experience.

Before they could react, the Japanese army attacked. Wang Yujiu had no choice but to order his troops to retreat.

"Master..." Wang Yujiu wanted to say something but was interrupted by Wang Lingyun.

"Let's go down and rest for a while. We still have the Shankouxu position and the high ground north of Gantang. As long as we hold these places, the Japanese army will not be able to get through."

Hearing the comfort from his master, Wang Yujiu nodded heavily.

After Wang Yujiu left, Wang Lingyun sighed.

There is probably little hope of holding Gan Tang unless there is artillery support.

It was originally thought that the German-equipped battalion consisting of hundreds of submachine guns would be able to achieve something.

In fact, it played a significant role.

After all, it was a positional warfare, and there was no unit that dared to launch a counterattack against the 1st Guards Brigade.

However, the Japanese artillery was too powerful.

Otherwise, this battle would definitely be fought beautifully.

"Report, after the Japanese army captured the Sichai Village position, they continued to attack the Shankouxu position. The Shankouxu position is now in danger and requires reinforcements." The signalman ran in and reported quickly.

Upon hearing this, Wang Lingyun's face finally changed drastically. Isn't the Japanese army too fast?
Normally, it takes a while to rest after taking a position.

Moreover, in the previous counterattack, a Japanese squadron was severely damaged and suffered heavy losses.

As a result, they continued the attack without even taking a break?
It was clear that the Japanese army wanted to capture Gantang as quickly as possible and then head straight to Binyang.

"Dispatch another German-equipped company to support the Shankouxu position." Wang Lingyun said with a deep breath.

There is a huge gap in firepower between the two sides. The soldiers on the front line cannot hold out for long relying solely on their flesh and blood. I hope this company can hold out for a while longer.

In this case, he only has one last German-equipped company left.

He felt a little regretful. Why didn't he make more money before?
Buy a few cannons so that you won’t be defeated without any chance of fighting back.

It’s not that there are no mortars, but the few mortars that exist are just for show and don’t have many shells.

Once this is over, what should we do next?
The precious shells must be used on the blade.

"Commander, a garrison regiment commander has arrived from the rear, saying he is reinforcement and wants to see you." At this time, the communications staff officer came in and reported.

Hearing this, Wang Lingyun was stunned. Commander of the garrison regiment?
Why are you running to him instead of staying behind?
Are you here to support?

How many soldiers can a lousy garrison commander have?

Three to five hundred is the maximum.

They are all old, weak and sick.

These days there is no militia leader who doesn’t drink the blood of his soldiers.

After all, he himself had come up from the bottom of society and knew very well the morals of these garrison regiments and militia.

"Go away, go away. How can I have time to meet with a small garrison regiment commander? Find a place for them to stay in the rear." Wang Lingyun looked unhappy.

Don’t those bastards in Binyang know that the front line is in danger?

These are nearly 30,000 Japanese troops.

Gan Tang only has the strength of two divisions.

In terms of both numbers and weapons and equipment, they were far behind the Japanese army.

How to fight this?
Once Gan Tang was lost, the Japanese army would definitely head straight for Binyang.

By then the Japanese army will be at the gates of the city.

Wouldn't the 36th Army's efforts in Batang be in vain? Wang Lingyun really didn't understand why they were still doing this at this time?
"Commander, I suggest you go and meet him in person. This garrison regiment is different from other garrison regiments." The communications staff officer scratched his head and said.

"What's different? No matter how different it is, isn't it still a garrison regiment?" Wang Lingyun swore that he hadn't thought so much.

"This is indeed different. You should go and see it. The equipment of everyone in our division combined is probably not as good as that of one battalion of theirs." The communications staff officer didn't know how to describe it and could only say these words.

"And they had a pass signed by the Chief of Staff himself."

Hearing this, Wang Lingyun immediately became interested.

When he walked out of the front-line command post, the scene before him stunned him.

He participated in the Battle of Shanghai and had seen the excellence of the German-equipped divisions, which was why he spent all his family fortune to set up a German-equipped battalion.

During this period, I also saw German military advisers in military uniform.

I thought I would never see it again in this lifetime.

Who knew we would see each other again today.

"Original German military uniforms?" Wang Lingyun finally understood why the communications officer was hesitating.

He really should meet the person in person.

"Reporting to the commander, Lieutenant Colonel Lu Yuhua, commander of the 714th Garrison Regiment, has been ordered to support the Gantang position." Seeing Wang Lingyun's military rank, Lu Yuhua guessed that the other party should be Wang Lingyun, commander of the 76th Division.

He was born in the outlaws' family, and later gained the support of the militia and became a member of the Henan Army. After that, he went through untold hardships along the way to get to where he is today.

Later, he became a member of Shancheng's direct troops.

It is obvious that this person has profound attainments in political tactics, so when dealing with such a person, Lu Yuhua naturally becomes more vigilant.

Wang Lingyun came back to his senses and looked at Lu Yuhua in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh.

It is true that heroes emerge from youth.

This woolen military uniform paired with long leather boots is really handsome.

"This should be the German military uniform, right?" Wang Lingyun asked.

"Yes." Lu Yuhua nodded.

He didn't expect that his momentary show-off would attract so much attention.

So now every time someone asks me a question, I have to answer it forcefully.

"How many people are here with you?" Wang Lingyun did not ask further questions, but instead asked how many people there were. If there were only a few hundred people, it would probably not have much effect.

"Not many, just over 3,000 people." Lu Yuhua didn't think much about it and pointed his finger with an embarrassed look.

hiss!
Wang Lingyun took a breath of cold air. Only then did he truly understand why the communication officer looked like he was constipated.

Are you a group?

You're almost a Type B brigade.

His entire division has less than 7,000 people.

As a result, your regiment has more than 3,000 people.

And looking at the equipment of the soldiers behind him, it is obviously better than that of his German-equipped battalion.

No wonder the communications officer said that the entire division combined was not as well equipped as one of their battalions.

"Do you have a gun?" After a long while, Wang Lingyun finally uttered these words.

They probably didn't bring it. How could a garrison regiment have cannons?

He used to be the leader of a militia.

But the next second, Lu Yuhua's words made him completely numb.

"Well, not much, just 20 105mm howitzers, don't be disgusted, Commander Wang."

(End of this chapter)