12dz Chapter 195: Meeting and Military Review (Part 1)
Chapter 195: Meeting and Military Review (Part 1)
The fighting during the day on December 20 was not very successful. The Japanese's stubborn resistance seemed increasingly weak under the air bombardment and ground artillery bombardment.
After a round of rocket bombardment, the 11th Regiment of the 4th Infantry Division of the Eastern Route Army finally won the honor of being the first to reach the summit.
其 2 营 3 连100多名战士组成的突击队率先在M4A3（105）坦克的掩护下从西郊找到突破口冲进了龙陵县城内。
Then the breakthrough continued to expand, and more and more troops rushed into the county town.
The Japanese in the city still wanted to use barricades and roadblocks to resist stubbornly, but the M4A3 (105) tanks that fired at close range with their 105mm barrels taught the Japanese what "firepower advantage" meant.
As for the barricades made of broken building debris and furniture debris, they were directly flattened by the bulldozer installed on the front of the M4A3 (105).
During the daytime fighting, the Japanese suffered heavy casualties, and many defensive strongholds in the city were almost completely destroyed. The surviving Japanese troops were no longer able to resist the attack in any effective way.
So, as the sun set, on the night of the 20th, the desperate Japs launched a final counterattack, trying to break through, but were repelled by the well-prepared Security Army and Expeditionary Force.
In the end, the Japanese counterattack was completely crushed in the early morning.
In the early morning of the 21st, with the disappearance of the last Japanese position, the two armies completely recaptured the entire city of Longling.
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That afternoon, the battle was finally settled.
Under the protection of a team of guards, Zhang Chi walked into the city that had just escaped from the sea of blood.
As he slowly moved forward, the devastated city appeared before his eyes: broken walls and ruins were everywhere, burning fires could be seen everywhere, and the air was filled with the smell of scorched earth and the breath of death.
However, there was no trace of sadness in Zhang Chi's eyes. Instead, there was a rare calmness and determination, as well as a hint of hope for the future.
He knew very well that as long as the ground passage was opened, truck teams would continue to drive from Sindhu to Spring City with Eagle Aid weapons, and on the return journey these empty trucks could naturally carry the victims who wanted to migrate to Pegu.
With these immigrants, Zhang Chi's many subsequent plans can be implemented better. Otherwise, as soon as he leads the Anmin Army to fight bloody battles to drive away the Japs, the local natives will steal the fruits of victory by relying on their numerical advantage.
Although Zhang Chi already had a complete method in mind to assimilate these local natives with the more advanced Chinese culture, without a sufficient population of Qian people to create a Chinese cultural atmosphere, the so-called assimilation could easily become a mirage.
"What are the casualties and results?" Thinking of this, Zhang Chi asked casually, his tone not hurried, but his eyes never left the surrounding scene.
Bai Minghui smiled slightly, his tone relaxed: "We have found thousands of Japanese corpses here alone, and I estimate that the expeditionary force has no fewer. There should be few Japanese in the city who broke out. They have basically been wiped out."
He paused and continued, "We captured two wounded Japanese soldiers, more than 30 Korean baggage soldiers, and more than 10 Korean women who were tortured beyond recognition."
"As for casualties, the total number of casualties, including those with irreversible injuries, is over 160. The remaining 300 or so wounded have recovered and returned to the team as brave men again. Thanks to the battlefield emergency team organized by Director Hao, our wounded have all received proper treatment."
The enemy's casualty ratio was nearly 2 to 1.
Zhang Chi nodded when he heard this. Although his side had an absolute advantage in firepower, he knew that once they entered the building and engaged in hand-to-hand combat, the soldiers would be gambling with their lives.
Who lives and who dies, or whether both perish together, everything is determined by heaven.
The irreversible losses of just over 160 were far beyond his expectations. He had even prepared a 1:1 casualty ratio before the war.
从进攻八莫开始，东路军已经分批累计歼灭了近1万5千鬼子，涉及到鬼子第 2 、 18 、55 、56 四个精锐师团（56师团113联队当初没在密支那）。
Including non-combat casualties and missing persons, the Eastern Route Army itself suffered nearly 10,000 casualties.
However, since all soldiers in the army have received basic first aid training and each soldier is issued a first aid kit containing hemostatic powder, triangular bandages, and anti-inflammatory drugs, the actual irreversible losses including death, disability, and organ damage are less than 2000.
This is also what Zhang Chi is most proud of. It is different from the White Party, where once the troops suffer casualties in battle, their combat effectiveness becomes weaker and weaker because the veterans cannot get medical treatment and return to the team.
(Many of the newly formed numbers are because the backbone of the old troops were completely wiped out, so they were simply reorganized with newly graduated officers from Huangpu and new recruits. The regimental commander is not as hot as in TV dramas, and he just throws the wounded into the shelter and leaves them alone. This is the true portrayal of most cannon fodder wounded.)
Although his troops suffered heavy casualties, their combat effectiveness grew stronger with the return of recovered veterans.
"Okay, contact the transfer office immediately and send a special car or plane to take these wounded soldiers to the rear for recuperation. These are the backbone of the combat, and I want them to return to the team in good health!" Zhang Chi turned around and instructed Xiao Qi beside him.
"By the way, speaking of the wounded." Bai Minghui coughed lightly, then suddenly paused, his eyes hesitant. "General Wei previously sent a telegram requesting us to provide a batch of penicillin or sulfonamides to treat the wounded of the expeditionary force."
"Your Excellency, although this may not be very kind of me to say, White Eagle clearly provided them with a batch of penicillin before. Why is General Wei asking us for help now? There's something wrong here."
Bai Minghui's tone was a little doubtful. After all, he was born into a powerful family in Northeast China, joined the army halfway, and later served under Zhang Chi. He had not yet fully understood the business practices and twists and turns of the Bai Dang army.
Zhang Chi burst out laughing: "The White Eagle guy is helping the White Party, not Wei, so he won't be able to get much medicine."
The medicine went into the pockets of the four major families as soon as they got off the plane. Zhang Chi could even imagine the embarrassment Commander Wei felt when facing those people.
"These are all penicillin from the greenhouse. You think it's expensive, and I think it's expensive too. Two for a small yellow croaker. Take them if you want."
That’s right, even the famous Wei Junru has to pay if she wants to use the precious Eagle Aid penicillin.