Chapter 520: Burning Luoyang City
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Headquarters of the 1st Army of the Wehrmacht.
"Commander, do you really want to burn Luoyang City?" Zhou Bo said in a deep voice.
Hu Jingyi nodded and said, "This is the most effective method." And if this is not the case, when Wu Peifu calls, we will turn from an advantage to a disadvantage. What's more, now there is nothing in Luoyang City except for enemies. It's nothing to burn it. ”
"Commander, although we have become passive because of the sudden counterattack of Beiyang, although the losses of the main force of our army are large, the losses of Beiyang will only be greater, not to mention that we still have 200,000 garrisons. If we are like Wu Peifu regardless of sacrifice, Wu Peifu will never be able to achieve results. Zhou Bo said.
"That being said, if we can't take this opportunity to deal a heavy blow to Wu Peifu, I'm afraid we will have to face his endless harassment in the future. After all, this is the home of Beiyang, and if Wu Peifu gives up fighting with us, our situation will only get worse. Hu Jingyi said in a deep voice.
"Commander, Wu Peifu, as a famous general, shouldn't be so unskilled and fight with us! This is simply contrary to his title of famous general. Regarding the performance since the start of the war, Zhou Bo feels that Wu Peifu's realization is really average, if Wu Peifu only has this ability under his great name, it will be too much for him to look down on.
"All this can only show one point, Wu Peifu underestimated the enemy." Hu Jingyi smiled and said: "Although the First Group Army has strong troops, two-thirds of them are local garrisons with little combat experience, and the real combatable soldiers are only about 100,000 people. On the Beiyang side, the soldiers who can fight are similar to us. We have an elite first division, and they also have the world-famous Tiger Guards. The difference in combat effectiveness between the two sides is not far apart. And he, Wu Peifu, as a well-known and outstanding general in the country, must be quite conceited. And I, Hu Jingyi, was only an unpopular small regiment commander under Chen Shufan, the overseer of Shanxi, and I had never commanded such a large-scale force battle. Wu Peifu must look down on me. This is the fundamental reason why he underestimates the enemy. ”
Zhou Bo nodded thoughtfully, Zhou Bo was able to leap from the political commissar of the division to the political commissar of the group army, and he was also extremely capable. And with the long time in a high position, the personality has also changed a lot, although I don't wear colored glasses to see people and things, but for those who are very different from my identity, many times I choose to ignore them. Wu Peifu, as a direct general, now faintly has the title of the first general in Beiyang, and his personality is strong, if the Northeast sends a famous general, I am afraid that Wu Peifu will definitely not fight like this in this battle. But Feng Yong sent the little-known Hu Jingyi. It is normal for Wu Peifu to look down on him.
"Report to the commander, our army has all withdrawn from Luoyang City." Qian Yansheng, who strode into the headquarters, still had a look of shock on his face. It's really too powerful for the heavy artillery troops. Dozens of shells went down, and the huge Luoyang City turned into a sea of fire, and with the continuous shelling of the heavy artillery units, the scope of the sea of fire was still expanding. Looking through the telescope, the soldiers of the Beiyang Army covered in fire rolled to the ground and wailed, even Qian Yansheng's rough personality was a little unbearable. Not to mention ordinary soldiers. Fortunately, Qian Yansheng took the opportunity to pull the troops out of the city, and with the cover of the city wall, Luoyang City, which has become a hell on earth, has a much smaller impact on the soldiers, anyway, the skyrocketing fire is really not a surprise to these veterans of a hundred battles.
"How's it going?" Hu Jingyi asked in a deep voice.
"The Beiyang Army has withdrawn. They should have also withdrawn from Luoyang City. Now the entire Luoyang City has become a sea of fire. Qian Yansheng said with palpitations. Previously, he also wanted to have the unit in charge of receiving him launch a counter-charge to defeat the enemy's attacking spirit. However, with the power of the heavy artillery unit, especially the fire caused by it, it was hard to stop the charge of the Beiyang Army. And anyone who is touched by these shells will burn on their bodies and will be difficult to extinguish. Through the binoculars, Qian Yansheng clearly saw the process of a soldier being burned alive, and the terrible howl seemed to be heard clearly by him. …,
"It's so powerful, no wonder the young marshal let us use it carefully!" Hu Jingyi said in amazement.
"Commander, what kind of shell is that?" Qian Yansheng asked in surprise.
"Incendiary bombs are a batch of new special artillery shells transferred from the headquarters. There is chemical grease inside, which is difficult to extinguish after combustion. Hu Jingyi said simply. Hu Jingyi is not very clear about this special bomb, this is a message sent by the Ministry of Military Industry.
"Molotov cocktails, it's a horrible thing. Fortunately, our army has it, otherwise we would have suffered. Qian Yansheng said with a grin and exclamation. In my heart, I was in awe of those experts who were coaxed by the Ministry of Military Industry. Originally, although Qian Yansheng respected these military experts, he was not in awe. After all, the production of guns and ammunition also did not give the Wehrmacht much technological advantage. However, this battle made Qian Yansheng see the impact of new weapons and equipment on the combat effectiveness of the troops. This battle if the Wehrmacht is not armed with high-explosive and incendiary bombs. It is estimated that the fighting of the Wehrmacht will be extremely hard. But it was these two gadgets that gave the Wehrmacht a big advantage in this war. frequently disrupted Wu Peifu's deployment, forcing Wu Peifu to have no choice but to fight hard.
"It's a pity, with this, I'm afraid that the wounded soldiers we fell on the battlefield will be more than lucky." Zhou Bo said with a sigh.
"Don't worry, commissar. When the 1st Division was evacuated, most of the wounds and illnesses were brought out. However, the remains of those martyrs may have to wait until the fire has subsided. Qian Yansheng said.
"The losses are huge, aren't they?" Hu Jingyi said in a deep voice.
"It's very big, the first division lost more than 5,000 casualties, more than 10,000 light and serious wounded, and the entire first division can be said to have lost half of its troops. In addition, the losses of the Eighth Army were even greater, especially when Wu Peifu launched a counterattack, and the unprepared Eighth Army troops suffered a partial collapse. The entire Eighth Army suffered more than 20,000 casualties. Qian Yansheng said.
"The battle lost 40,000, and the elite lost almost half of it. I'm afraid the next battle will not be easy to fight. Hu Jingyi sighed and said.
"Commander, rest assured, we have suffered great losses, and Beiyang has suffered even greater losses. According to our visual measurements, when Beiyang finally organized a counterattack, the total strength was less than 100,000. In other words, the number of people they have eliminated by us in this battle has exceeded 100,000, which is already a victory for us. Qian Yansheng said.
"It can't be calculated like this, we have lost all the elite, and most of the losses of Beiyang are some new soldiers, there is no comparison between the two sides at all, with the population under Beiyang's rule, it is very easy to raise hundreds of thousands of recruits. Moreover, we are left with 60,000 elites, 200,000 recruits. And the remaining 100,000 people in Beiyang are barely considered elite soldiers, so in this comparison, I don't know who loses and who wins in this battle. Hu Jingyi said with a frown.
"Commander, what do we do next?" Zhou Bo said.
"Troops were drawn from the garrison army, and after they were dispersed, they were replenished to the Eighth Army and the First Division to replenish the combat losses of the troops. Then the whole army corrected, and after the fire stopped, the eighth division was used as the attack arrow, preparing to occupy Luoyang City. Hu Jingyi said in a deep voice.
"Will Wu Peifu rob us?" Qian Yansheng said excitedly. He was expecting the Beiyang Army to fight him.
"No matter what Wu Peifu does, when the battle comes to this, we will occupy Luoyang City." Hu Jingyi said firmly. He knew that both sides of the battle had suffered heavy losses, but he also had a clear understanding of the opponent's way of using troops. Although the troops suffered heavy losses, the contest between the commanders of the two sides had just begun. In terms of troops, in this battle, the Wehrmacht had the upper hand with a more advanced military industry. This battle also determined the ownership of Luoyang City.
The fire in Luoyang burned for a whole day and a night. In addition to sending spies between the two sides, the army is resting.
The next day, as soon as the sky was bright, 20,000 officers and men of the Eighth Division of the National Defense Army entered Luoyang City in full gear. You must know that in the battle the day before yesterday, the number of casualties between the two sides was probably more than 50,000. Although most of them were Beiyang soldiers, the Wehrmacht was also quite numerous. …,
"Clean up the battlefield and collect the remains of the martyrs." The commander of the Eighth Division said in a deep voice. At the same time, the troops were ordered to advance on alert. But what surprised him was that Wu Peifu's Beiyang army never appeared in the city. When the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Division arrived at the south gate of Luoyang, the entire gate was opened, and there was still a trace of the Beiyang Army. The Eighth Division immediately reported the news to the headquarters of the group army.
Command of the 1st Army.
"Damn, Wu Peifu actually escaped!" Qian Yansheng said depressedly. In the end, he didn't fight Wu Peifu.
"This battle has taught Wu Peifu a big lesson, and I think he will definitely pay attention to us in the future. From now on, we must also be vigilant. Although Luoyang was taken, we did not get the slightest benefit. But we can't stop, the further south, the deeper the Beiyang operates, and the enemy is dark and we are clear, which is very unfavorable to us. Hu Jingyi said in a deep voice.
"Don't worry, Commander, I will send more people, and I will definitely not give Wu Peifu a chance to take advantage of it." Qian Yansheng said confidently.
Hu Jingyi nodded, leading the troops to fight, he is indeed not as experienced as Qian Yansheng, so he can still trust Qian Yansheng with the task of reconnaissance and monitoring Wu Peifu.
"Send a telegram to the young marshal, yesterday's battle, Luoyang City has become a ruin. Today, our army will occupy Luoyang and will continue to move south, looking for Wu Peifu's main force, and containing and harassing it. Hu Jingyi said.
Zhou Bo nodded and quickly went to prepare. In terms of the process, the two sides fought a draw. But judging from the results, the Wehrmacht lost a small number of people and occupied Luoyang City, which can be regarded as a victory.
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