Rise From Eight Hundred Chapter 1129

Chapter 1129 The commander above!

By this time, in a small highland attack battle by the Fourth Line Regiment, an infantry squadron of the 62nd Infantry Regiment had suffered more than 50% battle losses!

In any battle, this can be regarded as an extremely tragic failure.

But this is not the end.

Compared with the desperate squad that was just wandering around the edge of the artillery fire, the main force of the Japanese infantry squadron, which was about 150 meters away from the position, was already lying on the ground and was still praying for Amaterasu to appear and let the artillery fire. You have to be more accurate and don't fall on them.

But obviously, the divine light of Amaterasu, which had been calling for a long time, did not take care of these poor little people.

Artillery in this era does not have laser guidance and does not have the ability to accurately target artillery shells to meters.

Of the 150 shells fired by the four mountain guns that had been shelling continuously for ten minutes, no less than 6 landed on the Japanese position more than 150 meters away. At least 20 people were blown up by our own shells.

The casualty rate of this infantry squadron actually reached an astonishing 60%. If it had been on the Western battlefield, it would have collapsed two or three times.

Is the Japanese commander crazy? Li Jijin, the commander of the 7th company, received a call from the sharp knife platoon to report, and his face was filled with gloomy clouds!

This is certainly not the most terrifying bombardment this veteran has ever encountered. There are things ten times crazier than this. On the Songhu battlefield last year, the Japanese army used a 203-caliber naval gun. With that shot, even if they were hiding in the trenches, Here, an infantry platoon was instantly wiped out. The fear of annihilation. If he didn't want to go home to see his mother-in-law and give birth to a baby, Li Jiujin, who has always been optimistic, would have been unable to hold on.

However, this is definitely the first time he has encountered that in the first battle, before both sides showed their final cards and before the decisive battle began, the Japanese commander used this desperate gambling method to attack with the same fate and death with the enemy.

Li Jijin's eyes narrowed!

It was this kind of madness that made him smell a hint of crisis!

First of all, those who dare to issue such military orders must have high-level official positions, otherwise they may not be able to withstand the criticism they receive after the war;

A small highland where only one infantry squad is stationed is actually personally commanded by a senior officer of at least the rank of major or above. This in itself explains some problems.

Secondly, what is hidden under this crazy military order is sophistication, because the Japanese army has an absolute advantage in terms of military strength. If they exchange people, even if it is two for one or three for one, the defenders will definitely suffer in the end!

Because, Tang Tuanzuo said that in the eyes of Japanese aristocratic officers, there is no concept of loving soldiers as sons. Just like the famous so-called Japanese military **** Nogi Nogi Nogi, he used the lives of 60,000 Japanese soldiers to pave a **** ladder for him to climb to the top of the clouds!

Moreover, when the Japanese troops were suppressed at the front of the position and could be beaten by the mortars hidden by the Four Lines Group at any time, the fate of these Japanese troops was already destined to be sacrificed. This unknown Japanese commander The direct choice of "If you don't let me die well, then I won't let you live well either" is actually a seven-injury punch that is extremely vicious and can hurt others and yourself.

With this move alone, the opponent will be an extremely difficult opponent to deal with.

It's just that this ruthless Japanese commander's ambitions are too deep.

At this moment, he was still thinking about attacking the position. When he heard the report from his sharp knife platoon leader that the Japanese troops in front of the position were lying motionless, letting their own artillery shells lift him high but still not retreating, a cold flash flashed in Li Jijin's eyes. Terrible!

The Japanese take themselves too seriously. Are they great if they have mountain cannons? Mountain cannons are also available in the Four Lines Regiment.

"I requested the Artillery Battalion Mountain Artillery Battery to launch a retaliatory artillery attack on the Japanese troops from 300 meters to 1200 meters in front of our 209.1 Highland. Tell Deputy Battalion Commander Pang for me that he owes me three drinks. I will waive it. I want to grow old with you." I also agreed to the Li family's marriage to the baby, and I guarantee that the betrothal gift will be from his old Pang family!

In addition, my order is for the company headquarters security squad to reinforce 209.1 Highland and ask them to bring an MG34 heavy machine gun fire team. If the mortar squads of the other platoons receive fire support flares from 209.1 Highland, they will support me at all costs. , the shells were all fired, I personally went to find the battalion commander, Director Zhuang, and the regiment.

Damn it, if the little devils want to play exchange so much, let them do it! I, Li Jiujin, don't believe in this evil today! "Li Jiujin threw off his helmet and ordered decisively.

Li Jiujin, who was experienced in the battlefield, keenly realized through the crazy shelling of Hengshan Ze that the Japanese army on the opposite side planned to use the 209.1 Highland as a breakthrough point and then form a point-breaking battle pattern, so he immediately dispatched his company with the strongest combat effectiveness. The direct guard squad can be considered as indirectly showing their strongest trump card.

A sharp knife platoon infantry squad, a guard squad, a precious MG34 heavy machine gun firepower group, and the entire company's nine 60mm mortars for artillery support at all costs, and they are supported by relatively solid fortifications.

In addition, there are 12 Bofors from the mountain artillery battery that have never been used to support the fire barrier formed in the 500-meter area in front of the site.

Even if the Japanese army sends two infantry squadrons to attack, Li Jijin, the company commander, is not very guilty. He plans to turn this place into a flesh and blood mill, grinding the flesh of the Japanese army and bleeding the blood of the Japanese army.

Even after the war, no one criticized Li Jijin's tactical plan. This was Li Jijin's best tactic based on the current battlefield situation.

What's more, at that time, the highlands where his infantry company belonged were attacked by nearly 1,500 Japanese troops, up to one and a half infantry brigades, with a strength ratio of almost 5 to 1!

But everyone underestimated how crazy Hengshan Ze would be!

When Pang Panghai received Li Jijin's request for artillery support from across the regiment headquarters, he first laughed and cursed: "Old Li is a bitch, this is a blatant bribery of me." Then he immediately sent text messages to the regiment headquarters and Tang Dao respectively for instructions.

Li Jijin was jealous. The officers would not blame him. But if he fired without asking for instructions and exposed the strength of the regiment's artillery, not to mention that Director Ye, who was in charge of the regiment at this time, would take a note of him. I'm afraid the regiment would No superior could spare him.

Normally, you can engage in small circles and small hills in private, but in a war, the whole army is in a game of chess, and everything must follow actions and orders. As the deputy commander of the artillery battalion and the commander of the mountain artillery company, no matter how eager he is to join the battle, he can't. Never because of personal relationships.

Of course, the reason why veteran Youzi dared to "bribe" so openly in the telegram was that he must have asked for instructions from his superiors. This "bribery" was just to hope that his old brother would quickly help him contact the regimental commander. Report the emergency situation on the flanking high ground.

As for why you didn't directly ask Leng Feng for instructions and then contact the regiment headquarters, it was naturally because the war situation was urgent and there were fewer intermediate links. Leng Feng would definitely report it before the artillery support arrived!

With the strong comradeship between him and battalion commander Leng Feng, he believed that Leng Feng would understand!

This is Li Jiujin. If it were any other company commander, I am afraid he would not choose to bypass his two immediate superiors. That is an absolute taboo in the military!

This is the wisdom of battlefield survival belonging to veteran Youzi. It is a bit of a personal relationship, but it is definitely the best way to obtain one's own large-caliber artillery support in the shortest time.

At least make the arrival of artillery support five minutes earlier!

The battlefield situation changes rapidly. Not to mention 5 minutes, even 50 seconds may change the battlefield situation.

“What kind of Japanese army would let Li Jijin take such a risk?” Ye Chenghuan was slightly stunned after receiving the call from the artillery battalion.

Although Li Jijin was usually a bit tired, but through his contact with Lao Li in the past few months, especially the battle that annihilated the second mixed brigade, Ye Chenghuan knew that Li Jijin had a tired appearance. Underneath, he hides tenacity and wisdom that ordinary people do not have.

The nine infantry company commanders selected by Tang Tuanzuo all have their own personalities and characteristics, including the taciturn Zhao Daqiang, the young and energetic Qian Dazhu, and the bandit-like and heroic Cai Yongguan.

Among the 9 infantry company commanders, only veteran Youzi is known throughout the regiment for his lazy temperament. But miraculously, no one among the regiment's school-level officers thinks he is incompetent!

what is this? This is great wisdom, this is the skill!

“Order eight mountain artillery pieces from the mountain artillery company to provide fire support to the front line, and the other four are on standby!” Ye Chenghuan gave the order without hesitation.

Although Ye Chenghuan is the director of the Political Department, his battlefield experience can even be traced back to 8 years ago. From a small soldier to a commander commanding thousands of soldiers, his rich combat experience is not even as good as that of Tang Dao.

Although the information reported by Li Jijin was not very clear, he was keenly aware of the Japanese army's expectations for a breakthrough on the high ground on the flanks.

If his guess is correct, in a few minutes, the rate of fire of the Japanese artillery fire will gradually decrease, and the Japanese troops still lying on the forward position will charge to the high ground under the suppression of artillery fire.

Li Jijin requested a concentrated artillery attack on the Japanese army in front of and behind the position. It is very likely to give the Japanese army a heavy blow that is ready to move!

The purpose of hiding the Bofors Mountain Cannon was to wait for the Japanese troops to concentrate enough and beat them with blood on their faces in one fell swoop!

This means that 12 150-heavy mortars are placed on the main battlefield, and their range is only 3,000 meters. Otherwise, they will definitely look good to these little devils.

In the artillery cave, Tu Yunsheng, who had finished smoking two cigarettes leisurely, listened to the noise outside, dusted off the ashes on his head and shoulders, "Brothers, check the guns and prepare to enter the position."

“But, squad leader, the enemy's artillery fire hasn't stopped yet!” A new soldier who had only joined the army for less than three months said in a worried voice.

Only those who have truly experienced shelling will understand that, let alone staying in a position with only trenches, even staying in an artillery-proof hole with logs as the roof and logs as the bones is shaky and scary. "Idiot! When the artillery stops, the Japs will be here too. You want to fight them with bayonets, right? The few of us now are not enough for the Japs to swallow us up." The young squad leader rolled his eyes and cursed. The recruit was left speechless.

"Brothers, you have all made a note of it for me. As soon as the whistle blows, you will be on the battlefield for me. Remember, empty the bullets in the gun at the Japanese. No matter how accurate it is, you must hide from me. I only need to tell you to run." I'll go back to the bomb shelter right away." The young sergeant squad leader threw the cigarette **** on the ground and crushed it out with his foot.

"Squad leader, I heard from the company commander that killing a Japanese soldier costs two oceans! You have to record it for me! This is how my son will get a wife." A veteran laughed cheekily.

"Brother Tao, your wife is still living in your mother-in-law's house! Why did you think about the baby in advance? Isn't it a bit too early?" A soldier in his early 20s heard this and made fun of him for being two years older. The veteran who is actually still a bachelor at the age of 10 gets up.

"Rolling ball, when I was in my hometown, the fortune teller told me that I was destined to have a child, so I made preparations in advance! Ma, don't be too busy laughing at me, I think we blocked it a while ago The pretty girl from my landlord's house seems to like you, so you better worry about your gift money!" the veteran responded.

"Brother Tao, don't talk nonsense. Sister Yun is very thin-skinned. If word spreads, people will stop being a good person." The young soldier's originally dark face instantly turned red, and he hurriedly explained.

Seeing this, the soldiers who had lived in the landlord's house for more than ten days all smiled.

That was when the Fourth Army Regiment first arrived in Dakouzidong. Because there were not enough field tents, many companies rented houses in fellow villagers and paid them rent.

Even though they later had their own barracks, during holidays, soldiers who had a deep relationship with their landlords would go to their landlords' homes to help with farm work. This was also advocated by the regiment headquarters.

The landlord's wife, Yun Nier, is eighteen years old this year. She is very young but is also extremely shy. The soldiers are basically older than her and they always treat her as their little sister. Moreover, the Four Lines Group also has discipline, so you can fall in love and get married if you want. That requires at least two years of military service and the rank of sergeant or above!

The young soldier named Ma, nicknamed Ma'er, is now a superior soldier, still two ranks short of a sergeant. This was made fun of by his comrades. He was busy explaining to the girl, but he didn't even think about defending himself. He didn't even try to hide it. .

“Okay, stop talking nonsense. If you want the bonus, you have to save your life to get it first. Don't you know why Lao Zhou is missing?

You all should be smart, don't stay in one fighting position for too long, and save your lives. If my guess is correct, since the little devil commander doesn't take their lives seriously, There will definitely be a next time. "The young sergeant frowned and reminded the soldiers beside him.

When talking about the machine gun shooter Lao Zhou who died due to a grenade, the shell-proof cave became quiet.

On the battlefield, no matter how careful you are, you may be able to dodge bullets, but when it comes to grenades and artillery shells, you can only leave it to fate.

"Don't worry, just don't get up and follow me to finish this battle. I'll treat everyone to a mutton-boiled hot pot." Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit dull, the young sergeant grinned and tried to lighten the atmosphere.

At this moment, among the dull roar of artillery shells, a sharp iron whistle sounded one after another.

That was sounded by Boss Cao, who took the initiative to stay in the front-line trenches, indicating that the Japanese infantry was really coming up.

“Let's go!” The young sergeant picked up his gun neatly and was the first to get out of the shell-proof hole and into the choking gunpowder smoke.

Several soldiers behind him followed closely.

Soldiers in another artillery hole also entered the communication trench at about the same time.

Then, a sharp and hair-raising roar came from the distance behind him.

Whether they were Chinese soldiers or Japanese infantry, they instinctively looked up at the sky, and their legs trembled slightly involuntarily.

Such a dense roar can only have one result, a swarm of artillery!

No matter how tenacious a soldier is, he can't help but tremble in the face of the cannonballs that can blow the solid fortifications into a piece of white ground.

Tu Yunsheng is no exception!

“Get out of the way!” the young sergeant roared angrily and jumped into the trench first. Holding the gun in both hands, he huddled up against the trench wall and tried his best to protect his most vulnerable chest and abdomen.

Perhaps, this is the unified posture of all Chinese and Japanese soldiers on the position. The only difference is that some are faster and some are slower. In addition, the Chinese soldiers have trench protection, but the Japanese do not!

Then the earth trembled!

A ball of fire bloomed on the hillside!

Although some artillery shells also landed in an area less than 50 meters away from Boss Cao who was hiding in the observation post, scaring the old man's old face white with fright, this basically frightened the Chinese soldiers on the position. They concluded that this was the power of their own mountain cannon.

"My dear, our old company commander Li is so proud! He actually mobilized the artillery battalion and mountain artillery battery!" A minute later, the soldier surnamed Ma quietly poked his head out from the edge of the trench and took a look at the scenery below, the scorching heat wave Let him quickly retreat into the trench and say with excitement.

But this time no one responded to him. The only reaction was the stern look from the young sergeant.

The shells that continued to explode like thunder were hundreds of meters away. All the soldiers' ears were buzzing. Who could hear what he said? Moreover, he would not be allowed to spy on the battlefield without protection, which was blasted by artillery fire and shrapnel was scattered everywhere.

But, who doesn't want to see the Japs dying in the fields under our own artillery fire?

"Baga! Order the whole army to avoid the artillery quickly!" Hengshanze was quite smart. When he saw that the roaring artillery shells hundreds of meters away were blown up into a sea of fire, he had no time to consider the hundreds of infantrymen who were still on the position. fate, but immediately thought of the 400 main force still staying 800 meters away.

The Chinese have hidden their mountain artillery group for so long. Once they open fire, they will never stop easily.

Yokoyama Sawa's decision at least helped him save nearly a hundred Japanese troops, including himself.

Eight Bofors Mountain Cannons that were allowed to fire, with their ultrlong range of up to 9,300 meters and sufficiently accurate impact point, exploded more than 200 meters in front of the 209.1 Highland into a sea of fire, and then quickly extended outwards.

The catharsis lasted for half an hour, firing more than 500 shells, and Hengshan Ze had a taste of what it means to be ruthless!

come! Change it! In this hurricane of artillery fire, those who are not afraid of death will rush forward!

An infantry squadron of the 1st Infantry Group of the 62nd Infantry Regiment, in the madness of the artillery fire from both sides, no more than 10% survived.

In addition, the lives of nearly a hundred Japanese troops including the 62nd Infantry Regiment Wing Headquarters, artillery squad, and heavy machine gun squad were also taken away.

Colonel Yokoyamazawa, who was covered in ashes and protected by two Japanese guards, felt his heart turn to mud!

But the anger in his red eyes has not diminished at all!

To put it in layman's terms, call the boss!

(End of this chapter)

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