Chapter 231: The German-equipped Troops Coming To Aid Tianjin
Just after Deputy Division Commander Li Wentian candidly informed his trusted direct subordinate Regiment Commander Guo Jingming of the various combat instructions that were about to be issued,
the communications soldier in his communication room also hurriedly rushed in to report.
“Report! Deputy Division Commander!”
“A new telegram has arrived, sent by the regiment commander of the German-equipped troops on the side holding fast Beiping City!”
“He said they have another German-equipped reinforced regiment en route hurrying to support us in resisting Japanese invaders, hoping we can hold fast Tianjin here and not let Japanese invaders easily occupy it!”
“Even if we cannot hold Tianjin in the end, we must make Japanese invaders’ troops pay a heavy casualty price; their reinforcements are already hastening their march!”
“They will strive to arrive here within three days to conduct support operations!”
“The name of the German-equipped regiment commander who sent the telegram is Chen Jiale!”
Communications soldier Li Jiayin hurriedly saluted and reported.
“What! German-equipped troops coming to support our operations?”
“Really? Which German-equipped troops are coming? Why hasn’t above notified me of such good news?”
“I haven’t heard of this name Chen Jiale!”
After hearing the report,
Deputy Division Commander Li Wentian also suddenly brightened up, delightedly pressing for an answer.
Although he had not heard of the name Chen Jiale, he was well aware of the elite nature of German-equipped troops; at least the German-equipped troops on the Beiping City side had been sending continuous victory reports, making him involuntarily clap and praise.
Although in the end Beiping still could not hold fast, if under his current situation of insufficient troops and inferior weaponry and equipment, he could obtain support operations from the most elite German-equipped troops in the National Revolutionary Army to resist the onslaught of Japanese Army, then he would still be greatly delighted.
“The other side did not specify which German-equipped troops dispatched them; he only said they are troops of the same unit designation as the German-equipped troops on the Beiping side!”
“They said for the sake of keeping the operation secret, they are unwilling to publicize the unit designation, to avoid being investigated by the Japanese Army side and exposing their details, which would be disadvantageous to supporting our operations!”
Communications soldier Li Jiayin continued to report.
“Good! No matter which German-equipped troops they are, as long as they are willing to fight side by side with us, together kill Japanese soldiers, and defend Tianjin City, I will welcome them and host them well!”
“Immediately send a telegram back to them; I will personally receive their arrival here in Tianjin City, and will definitely hold fast here and resist Japanese invaders until they arrive!”
“Absolutely not allow Japanese invaders to capture Tianjin City so easily!”
Although he did not obtain a reply on which German-equipped troops’ unit designation,
Division Commander Li still moodily delighted clapped and decided.
“Yes! Deputy Division Commander!”
Communications soldier Li Jiayin hurriedly loudly agreed.
And swiftly acted on orders and left.
“Division Commander! Now with elite German-equipped troops coming to support our operations, we have even more confidence in this defensive operation, and if they are the elite German-equipped division troops that held fast Beiping City, then we have even more confidence; you know the victory reports from the Beiping City side are numerous!”
“If not for too many Japanese Army reinforcements, plus aircraft and cannons and tank units conducting support operations, the German-equipped troops on the Beiping side probably would not have evacuated Beiping City so quickly!”
“They would definitely have severely damaged that Japanese Army 20th Division conducting the attack operation even more, but even so, that Japanese Army 20th Division’s casualties were quite heavy!”
“I saw those front-page headline war photographs taken and published in foreigners’ newspapers; it was simply too gratifying and greatly satisfying!~”
“This German-equipped troops are really too surprising in killing Japanese soldiers; no wonder they have so many victory reports, they are truly worth us learning from!”
And after hearing this completely unexpected delightful news,
Not only was Deputy Division Commander Li Wentian in great spirits, even his trusted direct subordinate Regiment Commander Guo Jingming also showed a long-lost brilliant smile, continuously praising Zhou Wenhua’s German-equipped troops for their heroic enemy-killing actions and victory reports in holding fast Beiping operations.
And increasingly hoping that this German-equipped troops would quickly arrive in Tianjin here to join them in resisting Japanese invaders’ invasion operations.
“That’s of course; otherwise why would I be so happy!”
“Alright! We cannot completely rely on others for support operations while doing nothing ourselves; now immediately follow the combat deployment plans I just told you, and quickly assign combat troops!”
“Get ready to deploy, and once my combat orders are issued, immediately conduct attack operations!”
“Beiping has now fallen under the onslaught of Japanese Army; probably soon these Japanese Army will advance to attack, and might even appear outside our city tonight!”
“So time is limited; set off immediately!”
To trusted direct subordinate Regiment Commander Guo Jingming, Deputy Division Commander Li Wentian also immediately issued combat orders.
“Guarantee to complete the task! Division Commander!”
Trusted direct subordinate Regiment Commander Guo Jingming immediately saluted and loudly agreed.
Moreover, he knew how to act properly, unlike that communications soldier Li Jiayin who added the “deputy” word.
So he directly omitted the “deputy” word, straightforwardly addressing Deputy Division Commander Li as Division Commander.
And also with the fastest speed and most serious combat attitude, acted on orders and left.
That afternoon,
the three 29th Route Army troops for separate combat actions were already ready to deploy, able to divide into three routes to conduct combat actions in different areas.
