kingnovel Chapter 853: Police Corps Evacuation
Chapter 853: Police Corps Evacuation
Tianjin Railway Station
More than 1,400 people from the first battalion of the first regiment of the second brigade of the third infantry division of the 72nd army were ordered to take over the Tianjin Railway Station from the Tianjin Police Corps.
In the battles of the past few days, the Tianjin Police Corps paid the price of 1,100 people to defend the train station for four days. During these four days, the Japanese side paid a total of more than 3,000 people, but did not make any progress.
Now that the regular army has finally arrived, the brothers of the Tianjin Police Corps can breathe a sigh of relief and retreat to the rear to have a good rest.
Only 40% of the police corps were Li Shaoyi's men, and the rest joined later. However, these brothers were not cowards. Although they were all police officers, no one chose to escape during the battle, and some heroes even emerged.
"Director Xie, please rest assured. We in the 72nd Army have all the names written down. When the war subsides a little later, we will send all the compensation to each family. We cannot let the blood of our brothers be shed in vain."
First Battalion Commander Chu Shenyun shook hands with Director Xie of the Jincheng Police Department.
"Captain Chu, what you said is out of line. We can fight the Japs, too. Although we're not as strong as you, we're not built for nothing. We're all native Tianjin people. The Japs are coming, so how can we just sit there and watch? This train station was built by foreigners, and the various buildings are quite solid. The Japanese are obviously afraid to use heavy artillery, so the surrounding buildings have been preserved. But we can't be sure what will happen next."
Director Xie sighed. Most of his men had been killed. It was impossible for him to continue holding on. If the people from the 1st Infantry Battalion did not arrive, they would probably die like the other troops.
"Don't worry, Director Xie. I'll hold the position just as you give it to me. If it's even a meter short, you can hold me responsible."
Chu Shenyun said with a smile that although his army had never fought against the Japanese army, they had fought against the Russians on the northern grasslands.
"Then I wish Captain Chu a successful start. I won't bother you here anymore. My head is dizzy and I have to go take care of my wounds."
When Director Xie saw his men coming, he didn't insist on staying here. During the battle a few days ago, he had several wounds on his body. Although they had been bandaged, the wounds were broken open when he exerted force. He had no time to deal with them, and now he had found an opportunity.
"Drive my car over here and take Chief Xie to the field hospital in the rear. Thank you, brothers from the Police Headquarters. All the officers and soldiers of the First Battalion salute."
Following Captain Chu's words, all the officers and soldiers of the first battalion raised their right hands in unison to salute the heroes on the battlefield.
The brothers from the Police Headquarters also raised their hands to salute the brothers from the First Battalion, but unfortunately many of them could no longer stand up, and some were lying on stretchers, only able to move their right hands slightly, without even the chance to put them to their ears, as their injuries were too severe.
"Reinforce all firing points and transport weapons and equipment as soon as possible. The artillery company should immediately establish artillery positions. The Japanese artillery is also quite strong. Select three or four or more locations in succession and be ready to retreat at any time. The weapons must be stored underground."
Captain Chu saw his brothers from the Police Corps retreating, and loudly ordered his men that time waits for no one, and the Japanese may launch an attack at any time. The next position we are going to hold was won with the lives of Director Xie and his men, and we have just made a promise to them that they have suffered so many casualties but have not lost a single meter. If they lose it in our hands, the regular army will be humiliated.
"Reporting to the commander, Wu Ping, former captain of the Second Squadron of the Jincheng Traffic Brigade, has received an order from headquarters to lead his entire team of 270 men to provide support. Please assign them tasks."
When Li Shaoyi arranged his personnel, he usually paired a regular army with an army that was originally lurking in Tianjin. Although the lurking army had some shortcomings in training, they had all undergone three months of recruit training that year, and they were relatively familiar with Tianjin, so they could be considered a good combination.
"Captain Wu, immediately disrupt your team and assign them to my infantry squad in groups of three."
Battalion Commander Chu didn't waste a minute and immediately assigned these people to various combat units. With these local people, his soldiers would not be blind and would be able to know more about the situation in the railway station and its surroundings. We no longer have time to familiarize ourselves with the surroundings, but with these people, some things will definitely be easier.
"Yes."
Captain Wu saluted and immediately assigned his men to different tasks. An adjutant of Battalion Commander Chu next to him began to help with the assignments.
Similar situations were basically happening in various places in Tianjin. The troops coming from the rear combined with the troops on the front line to better play their role. Li Shaoyi did not withdraw all the troops on the front line just because the troops from the rear came.
Although the Japanese offensive in the past two days was also very fierce, Li Shaoyi could feel that the Japanese were also waiting for their troops to arrive, and then they would try to drive us out in one go and advance towards Beijing.
This also gives me a chance to breathe...
At the same time, the two major military regions in the Far East of Russia jointly conducted a large-scale exercise in the northern part of the Xiongnu grassland, deploying more than 250,000 troops. Li Shaoyi also understood what it meant. It must be to put pressure on himself and prevent him from transferring a large number of troops from the north to the south.
Li Shaoyi had never thought of pulling the troops from the north over. If they were sent south on a large scale, the Xiongnu grasslands would probably be taken back again, so he planned to use the third division from the beginning.
As for the people from the independent brigade, they were prepared for Pujiang.
Anyway, the war in Pujiang will not become the most intense right from the start. There will be some time in between, and during this period, some new recruits will come out.
"Which direction is that?"
Li Shaoyi, who was at the airport headquarters, felt a huge vibration on the ground.
"Reporting to the Marshal, the Japanese have assembled two infantry regiments and an independent battalion in the direction of the train station and launched an attack on the train station."
Wang Manli looked at the latest mark on the map and quickly reported to Li Shaoyi.
Tianjin Railway Station...
That's the most important thing, but we just sent an infantry battalion there, so let's see if you have what it takes...