Chapter 290: Fellow Townsmen Meeting Fellow Townsmen

Although the 43rd Army is called an army.

However, it only has the strength of one division—the 26th Division, with Division Commander Liu Yuqing and Deputy Division Commander Liu Guangji.

The 26th Division under the 43rd Army.

After entering Songhu, it took over the defense of Dachang Town from Song Xilian's 36th Division.

At that time, the 36th Division Commander had already been fighting bitterly for a long time.

Song Xilian had been requesting reinforcements from the war zone Commander Gu Mosan.

After the 26th Division arrived in Songhu, the war zone transferred it to Dachang Town.

After the Central Army 36th Division withdrew.

When the Sichuan Army left Sichuan to fight, Jinling had been in arrears with the military pay for two group armies.

The Sichuan Army, having just arrived at the battlefield, received orders before they could even catch their breath.

Within Sichuan Province, it was also personally trained by Marshal Liu.

The 43rd Army fought so miserably in Songhu; the entire army of ten thousand men has now arrived at the Seventh War Zone.

The entire division suffered seventy percent casualties, among which two Regimental Commanders were killed in action and thirteen Battalion Commanders were killed in action.

"It's just that Jinling won't give us an establishment, so the Marshal is organizing and training two divisions in the name of the Chuan-Kang Pacification Office."

"Our 23rd Group Army brought five replacement regiments to the Seventh War Zone."

Many generals also made money, and on top of that, there is the Arsenal in Sichuan Province.

"The entire division now has fewer than three thousand men left."

The 43rd Army, having withdrawn from Songhu, had only six hundred men left and is now being besieged by the Japanese Army in Songjiang Town.

If you haven't managed to get it, Marshal Liu will relieve you of your post and tell you to go home and hold your babies.

The various Sichuan Army generals who received the order were grinning from ear to ear.

"We can expand our troops in the name of the Chuan-Kang Pacification Office!"

As the saying goes, when fellow townsmen meet fellow townsmen, their eyes fill with tears.

Yu Hua suggested to Marshal Liu that the 23rd Group Army should recruit soldiers right there in the Seventh War Zone.

Yu Hua grinned: "Guo Laoge!"

These Sichuan Army soldiers fighting for the country did not complain either.

Each Sichuan Army division, along with two Independent Brigades, also continued to replenish their personnel.

"In war, there will naturally be sacrifices."

"I have already contacted the Marshal beforehand."

Everyone goes to get it; if you get a lot, the Marshal is happy, but if you get too little, the Marshal will curse you out.

If the Sichuan Army 23rd Group Army, having descended upon the Seventh War Zone, were to recruit soldiers from Sichuan Province to replenish the troops.

"The Marshal said, if you want replacement soldiers, go recruit them yourselves."

You must know!

The 43rd Army did not re-equip before heading to Songhu; to be able to achieve such results is already quite good.

If the Marshal can provide some of the equipment, then buy the rest with money!

Upon hearing this, Guo Rudong laughed happily: "Good!"

"This move by the Marshal is good; the Nanjing Command won't give us an establishment."

More than two hundred and fifty Platoon Leaders and Company Commanders were killed in action.

Now the entire army in the Songhu Region has withdrawn.

Capable of producing equipment in a steady stream.

Still able to afford it!

Marshal Liu agreed to Yu Hua's suggestion.

Guo Xunqi patted Guo Rudong on the shoulder: "Old brother."

Immediately utilizing his classmate relationship, he obtained military maps from Hu Shoushan's First Army.

"When the time comes, the military pay and equipment will naturally be given to you."

The Sichuan Army in the Seventh War Zone is strong and sturdy, each and every one of them wearing new-style cotton uniforms.

Anyway, if the higher-ups ask later, Marshal Liu can easily say that these are replacement troops organized and trained for the Sichuan Army.

"Your 144th Division still has three thousand men now."

Old Guo grabbed the hands of the various Sichuan Army generals and wept bitterly.

"Now that we have left the province to fight, the Marshal has left the issue of personnel to be resolved locally."

"I can understand how you feel."

Currently, the Sichuan Army is supporting the strength of three group armies.

Just like that, the Sichuan Army 26th Division, relying on inferior weapons, relied on Broadswords and Hand Grenades.

The Sichuan Army took over the defense; Dachang was flat as a pancake, all open ground, with absolutely no natural defenses to hold.

Moreover, the 26th Division was also one of the five divisions with the most outstanding combat records in the Songhu Campaign.

The military pay was also resolved by the various warlords of the Sichuan Army themselves.

Marshal Liu united the various warlords of the Sichuan Army, and they all invested shares.

The Marshal let them develop on their own; they could recruit as many as they could.

"I am recruiting soldiers right here in the Seventh War Zone."

Upon hearing this!

Seeing so many Sichuan Army generals, as well as other units of the Sichuan Army 23rd Group Army encountered along the way.

"You should stop setting your sights on the three remaining reinforcement regiments of the Marshal."

Although they lack a formal establishment, these five reinforcement regiments are not lacking in combat effectiveness at all.

The factories in Sichuan Province have earned money, and now that they have money, they can buy Weaponry.

Guo Xunqi looked at Yu Hua: "Brother Yu."

Since Jinling would not provide an establishment, Yu Hua asked Liu Dashuai to expand the troops in the name of the Chuan-Kang Pacification Office.

The Sichuan Army 43rd Army had only two hundred and some men arrive in Wuhu.

In any case, the Sichuan Army is in charge of the Seventh War Zone now!

Immediately, Yu Hua looked at the other generals present.

"However, this time coming out of Chuan, our Sichuan Army has taught the little devils a harsh lesson."

Whether it is the soldiers' marksmanship or the quality of the troops, both are much worse.

At this moment!

Guo Rudong saw so many people come to welcome him.

As for the issue of Weaponry, Liu Dashuai can solve a portion, and the rest will have to be solved by themselves.

If it weren't for Jinling not providing an establishment, Liu Dashuai would have wanted to expand it into an independent Division.

The Sichuan Army 43rd Army completed the task of holding Songjiang and retreated to the Seventh War Zone.

"Moreover, the Marshal has specifically permitted the Sichuan Army 43rd Army to expand recruitment."

"Incorporate two reinforcement regiments into the Sichuan Army 43rd Army, and use this as a backbone to build up the framework of the army."

Whatever guns, artillery, food, clothing, supplies, medicine, or anything else, as long as it can be obtained.

There is one condition, and that is not to bully the common people.

Nowadays, Yu Hua has allowed foreigners to act as agents in Sichuan Province to open many factories.

"What about my 144th Division?"

The rd Group Army brought five reinforcement regiments to the Seventh War Zone.

"The 144th Division in my hands was also crippled in Jinshan County."

There are only two hundred and some men left; the other brothers of the Paoge were all left in Shanghai.

His tears could not help but fall.

Also tell them that after the troops suffer casualties, they should recruit soldiers on the spot to replenish them.

"For every Division, the Marshal said, thirteen thousand men!"

The reply from the War Zone Command to the Sichuan Army was for them to find a way to solve it themselves.

Just like that!

The Sichuan Army in the Seventh War Zone also began to howl and recruit soldiers.

Taking over the defensive lines of friendly forces is fine, but one must have maps to fight a war.

This consumes energy and is not very cost-effective; after all, it is a journey of over a thousand miles.

Ever since his Division retreated from Songhu to Songjiang Town, the Yang Sen th Army retreated to Anhui.

The Sichuan Army generals present also burst into loud laughter.

Fortunately, a Staff Officer of the Sichuan Army 43rd Army was a graduate of the Whampoa Military Academy and learned that he had classmates in the First Army of Hu Shoushan.

"Since the Marshal has spoken, then I will not be polite."

Engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese Army in Dachang Town.

Guo Xunqi clapped his hands, "Fine!"

"The troops of the Chuan-Kang Pacification Office can be counted as reinforcement troops."

Without maps, isn't that like being completely in the dark?

Because, ever since the retreat from Songhu, from November 8th to November 12th, Shanghai fell.

"Fighting to show our might makes everything worth it."

"Therefore, the Sichuan Army 43rd Army can now organize and train three infantry Divisions."

Moreover, the Sichuan Army can also expand on a large scale.

"Not providing any reinforcement troops?"

At this time, Yu Hua stood out.

The Sichuan Army 43rd Army had no fellow countrymen left in Songhu.

"What did the Marshal say?"

Anyway!

"Army Commander Guo!"

The 26th Division has only ten thousand men in the whole Division; compared to the Central Army 36th Division, it is inferior in both Weaponry.

After a week of bloody fighting, they successfully blocked the offensive of the Japanese Army.

The Seventh War Zone was subjected to a fierce attack by the Japanese Army 10th Army and the Shanghai Expeditionary Army.

The casualties of each unit were also not small.

(End of this chapter)