Rise From Eight Hundred Chapter 1133

Chapter 1133: Medicine for heartache!

In the artillery battle, the artillerymen of the four regiments took advantage of the ultrlong range of the Bofors Mountain Cannon, but on the ground battlefield they could only rely on hard work.

The Japanese artillery brigade that bombarded the 7th company's high ground stopped, but under Hengshanze's strict order, the 4 mountain guns, 2 90 mortars and 8 mountain guns belonging to the 62nd Infantry Regiment did not stop.

At least half of them fall on high ground 209.1.

It can be said that this highland offensive and defensive battle not only tested the courage of the soldiers on both sides.

It is more about the tolerance of the commanders on both sides and the tolerance for casualties. Whoever cannot bear it is the loser.

Even though two infantry squads and a heavy machine gun group of 34 soldiers were fighting under artillery fire, they were still in the trenches anyway. As long as the artillery shells were not extremely close, they could at least sneak into the trenches and escape the terrible fire. Air wave attack.

Of course, if the shell exploded in the trench, you would have to consider yourself unlucky. A mountain cannon shell could kill everyone in the trench more than ten meters long. It was absolutely unlucky.

In this brutal defensive battle, in 30 minutes, two infantry squads suffered 11 casualties. Three of them were because a mountain artillery shell fell into the trench and died on the spot. Four others died as a result. Injured, the two seriously injured people were carried down the mountain by the stretcher team for treatment.

The casualties caused by bullets accounted for only a small half.

But the Japanese troops 100 meters ahead of the position did not have trenches. Not only did they have to endure the continuous firepower of the Chinese on the position, including two light machine guns and one heavy machine gun, as well as submachine guns and semi-automatic rifles, they also had to endure the continuous firepower of falling from time to time. Their own artillery shells on their positions.

There are no trenches, which means there is no way to avoid the murderous wave caused by the explosion of the 6.5-kilogram projectile of the Type 41 mountain gun.

Within 30 minutes, there were at least sixty or seventy Japanese soldiers who were blown away by the airwaves of their own artillery shells. The number of Japanese soldiers was even close to the number of Japanese soldiers who were killed by two infantry squads of the Fourth Infantry Regiment who fired nearly 10,000 rounds of bullets on the position.

If you are injured by a bullet, you still have the opportunity to fight against the infection caused by bacteria to see if you can escape the sickle wielded by the **** of death.

But being injured by the cannonball blast, even this opportunity was lost. The violent air waves are enough to crack the internal organs of the human body. The injury will make all experts scratch their heads even eighty years later, let alone this era.

Li Jijin, commander of the 7th company, has already brought his last mobile infantry squad to the high ground of his sharp knife platoon.

The second lieutenant of Sharp Knife Platoon looked at Highland 209.1, which was shrouded in gunpowder smoke 300 meters away and still making loud noises of killing. He had already wanted to persuade his company commander several times to send reinforcements from behind the mountain to increase the firepower of the high ground and defeat this stubborn Japanese army in one fell swoop.

However, they were all blocked by Li Jiujin's cold expression, which was staring at the battlefield with a frosty face.

The defensive battle on Highland 209.1 was fierce, but the number of casualties of 11 was still within the acceptable range of the infantry company commander.

The Japanese army has almost put their cards on the table. The 7th company position is the focus of their breakthrough, and the hillock of 209.1 is the focus of the focus, eventually forming a point-breaking situation!

To this end, the Japanese army frantically invested more than 1,500 infantrymen toward the 10 highlands defended by the 7th Company, and one-third of them were actually in front of the 209.1 highland.

Leng Feng has called Li Jijin twice and asked him if he needs reinforcements. If necessary, 80 people from the battalion guard platoon will be ordered to join the 7th company in the battle.

At the same time, Leng Feng will ask for reinforcements from the regiment headquarters, even if only 100 reinforcements are sent to their third battalion.

But Li Jijin thought carefully and rejected the battalion commander's kindness.

He knew very well that the total strength of the Japanese army was as high as 19,000. The first and second battalions on the main position faced two infantry regiments plus three tank squadrons. They also faced bombardment from mountain artillery and howitzers at any time. The pressure would only increase. Bigger than Sanying.

The regimental commander holds a guard company and a cavalry battalion as the last mobile force of the regiment. The total strength will not exceed 550 people. That is the strongest and final strength to fill in when a certain line of defense is breached.

At this time, it was only the third day after the war started, and the regimental commander had to use his last strength. What should we do next?

So, the 7th company can only support it by itself now, and wait until it can no longer support it.

Although Li Jijin is still oily and smooth today, as he stays with Tang Dao for a long time, his state of mind is completely different from that of a year ago.

He is no longer just a soldier, a small squad leader in charge of about 10 people, but a mid-level commander in charge of more than 300 soldiers. In an ordinary army, he is at least a battalion commander.

As early as 20 minutes ago, he was thinking, what would Tang Tuanzuo do if he were here?

Based on his understanding of Tang Dao, Tang Dao will not easily send reinforcements when the position is still under his control and the firepower has not been significantly weakened.

It's not that you don't feel sorry for your own soldiers.

Rather, we must not easily let the precious lives of our soldiers become the victims of the crazy Japanese invaders.

The Japanese 105 howitzers that bombarded nearly 4,000 meters behind the position reminded Li Jijin all the time that the Japanese commander he was facing was not a normal person at all. He even spared the lives of his own soldiers and used infantry and artillery as close as 100 meters to coordinate tactics. That was simply impossible. Rule out the possibility that he ordered the 105 howitzer to fire on the top of the mountain without caring about the life and death of the Japanese infantry.

At that time, instead of two infantry squads and more than 30 people from a heavy firepower group being maimed, it might be the death anniversary of an entire infantry platoon!

Tang Dao is gradually growing into a qualified regiment-level commander. Old brothers like Li Jijin who have followed him on the battlefield for a year are not only being promoted in military rank, they are also growing up and learning to stand on the bigger picture. From the perspective of the battlefield, we can arrange tactics more rationally.

Including accepting sacrifices, including learning to save more power with fewer casualties!

If you are reluctant to make sacrifices, the price will be even more sacrifices!

Just like the night attack on the Japanese artillery position at Mouse Mountain in Guangde, Li Jijin also had the consciousness to stay behind with an infantry platoon to block the attack and protect more brothers from surviving!

What Tang Dao said sonorously and forcefully at a meeting of officers above the company level: "For victory, no one can be sacrificed, from the commander to the soldiers! For victory, all of us in the Chinese army are always ready to burn ourselves . Without this awareness, we would not be able to achieve victory!" This has always shocked and affected all the officers and soldiers of the Sixth Regiment.

Li Jijin's insistence is correct.

Never underestimate the madness of the Japanese or how afraid they are of death. The so-called elite Japanese troops in front of the positions are just a bunch of mountain people and fishermen in the eyes of Japan's upper-class nobles. How many casualties they have, they Not that concerned.

Just like Hengshan Ze who is looking at the battlefield coldly with a telescope now, in his heart, there are no casualties, only how to conquer the current position.

However, under such a tough offensive, the muzzle shells on the Chinese position were still shining, stinging his eyes and mowing down one after another Japanese infantry who tried to advance.

Yokoyamazawa's eyes behind the telescope became colder and colder, and he finally said: "Send orders to the front, everyone to retreat 150 meters! Get rid of the wounded, and do not evacuate with the remains of the fallen warriors."

With the hand-cranked sirens blaring, the khaki Japanese troops retreated like a tide!

“The **** kid finally retreated!” the second lieutenant let out a long sigh of relief.

209.1 On the high ground was his precious infantry squad that had just been commended by the commander of the regiment. Sergeant squad leader Tu Yunsheng and grenadier Lao Cao were among the thirty soldiers who were personally hosted by Tang regiment for their outstanding performance in the previous battle in southeastern Shanxi. If two of the officers and soldiers died in battle, the loss would be huge.

“You want to run away? The person who killed me still wants to run away. How can it be so easy?” A trace of ferocity flashed across Li Jiujin's face.

"Order the fire squad's three 60-gun mortars and 60 rounds of artillery shells to be ready! Also, help me get through to the battalion headquarters and request fire support from the three howitzers of the battalion artillery company. I don't want much, just 30 rounds of artillery shells. Let me bombard the area 180 meters in front of the high ground. I will make it impossible for him to retreat or advance. Isn't there a Maxim heavy machine gun fire team in the sharp knife platoon? Let me attack it from the flank!”

“Yes!” This is the situation now. The Japanese are about to retreat, but the Chinese are not giving up!

The smoke and dust rising continuously in the area about 200 meters in front of the position formed a barrage. Anyone who tried to get into this barrage would be torn into pieces by the shrapnel splashed by mortar shells.

The reason why the three double-barreled guns equipped by the third battalion are called howitzers by the officers and soldiers is that their 80mm barrels can be used as mortars at a high firing angle, and can also be used as a howitzer at a lowered elevation angle. Its 80mm caliber The power of the artillery shells is even greater than that of the 82MM mortar, so it has become the most popular infantry support artillery in the entire infantry battalion.

The Japanese troops who were retreating from the area 100 meters in front of the position were directly blocked by this terrifying barrage. The bullets that kept flying from the mountain and the flanks suppressed the nearly 100 Japanese troops on the hillside, unable to move, and could only be beaten passively!

If this situation continues, it won't be long before these hundreds of Japanese soldiers are basically ordered to report to Amaterasu.

If this is the case, this early morning attack launched by Yokoyama Sawa personally will not only be in vain, but the loss will also be as high as 200 people. Coupled with the losses last night and yesterday during the day, the Japanese losses on the small 209.1 highland will be will reach more than 500.

The casualties almost reached the main position.

But compared to Yokoyama Ze, who is the last one, Lieutenant Colonel Yin Tangxiuer, who has become the second to last one, can ask back without blushing: "There are at least hundreds of Chinese on my main position here, how about you, Mr. Ze?" "

At its peak, the number of troops on the 209.1 Highlands was only 34. After more than 40 minutes of fierce fighting, the number was reduced from 11 to 23, which is similar to half a Japanese infantry squad!

This battle-loss ratio is simply unbelievable!

Unfortunately, the battle is not over yet. In the cold words of Colonel Yokoyamazawa who was standing behind the bunker: "In a race, you don't necessarily win by being fast, and when you fight, you don't necessarily lose by being weak. The one who laughs at the end is the real winner!" '

　　After saying this, Yokoyama Ze raised his hand and looked at the watch on his wrist. What filled his dark eyes was not frustration, but a more terrifying intensity, which made the major staff officer next to him sweat on his vest.

Facing the Chinese soldiers on the top of the mountain, they opened fire mercilessly, killing nearly a hundred Japanese troops who were blocked by mortar barrages and unable to retreat. The mountain artillery and infantry artillery that the Japanese army used to fire from time to time suddenly became much sparse. Not a single shell fell for dozens of seconds!

“Something's wrong!” Li Jijin narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Order that all platoons of mortars attack the Japanese troops on the highlands at all costs. All platoons on the highlands of our company, except for one infantry squad left behind, will withdraw to the anti-gun holes as quickly as possible." Li Jiu Jin gave the order decisively.

"Also, use a red flare to remind Highland 209.1, and use a flag to inform them that only half of the infantry squad can be left at most. The rest should evacuate the high ground first. If the Japanese use heavy artillery to bombard my Seventh Company position, they will bear the brunt! "

“Squad Leader Tu, take the brothers from Class 4 and evacuate quickly.” Guard squad leader Zhou Dapeng, whose face was darkened by gunpowder smoke, hurried over, patted Tu Yunsheng's shoulder while the hygienist wrapped the wound on his back, and shouted.

"Evacuate? Where to retreat?" Tu Yunsheng turned his head and glanced at his old comrades, and replied somewhat bleakly.

How can a young sergeant not feel bleak?

His Squadron 4 had only one person killed and three wounded in yesterday's extremely fierce battle, but in this early morning battle that lasted less than an hour, they were almost wiped out.

The shell that landed in the trench took away the lives of three soldiers from his 4th squad and the lives of two others were unknown. One had his arms cut off by shrapnel, and the other was swept up by the air wave and Gao kept vomiting blood. I don't know how long they can hold on.

There was also a soldier whose helmet was shot by the Japanese during a crazy exchange of fire. The recruit, who had experienced such a terrifying battlefield for the first time, was too nervous and did not untie the helmet's rope as he asked, but tied it firmly around his chin. .

Although the 6.5 mm 38 rifle bullet was deflected and did not penetrate the helmet due to the rounded corners, the huge impact of the bullet is not something that the most fragile neck bone of the human body can withstand if it is caught off guard.

The soldier whose head was twisted at a weird angle barely uttered a word and just fell in the trench. When he was discovered and rescued, he had already stopped breathing due to the broken neck bone and obstructed breathing.

Originally there were 12 infantry squads with him, but at this time, only 6 were still able to fight, including the medical soldiers who came to support the platoon.

In other words, out of the original 15 people in Squad 4, 4 were killed in the battle, 6 were seriously injured, and only 5 remained.

Is his class 4 still there?

“Brother Peng, Squad 4 is gone, and all my brothers are gone!” The army sergeant, who had always been calm and tenacious, actually cried like a child.

Big tears flowed down his face, which was already in his early 20s but tanned due to long-term training and now even more dirty, looking like a little old man.

"Yunsheng, Class 4 is still here. You are still there. Look at Lao Cao and Ma'er, they are still alive and kicking!" The guard squad leader comforted his comrades who were half a year younger than him, but there were tears in his eyes. , the voice couldn't help but be choked.

The 7th Company has only been established for half a year, but the original group of old brothers in the 7th Company only had a hundred people in total. They have already established an extremely deep comradeship in countless battles, and Zhou Dapeng also became the infantry company after the Battle of Southeast Shanxi. When the number of soldiers increased, he was transferred from the sharp knife platoon to the company headquarters as the guard squad leader. He was the squad leader of the 4th squad before. Most of the brothers who were killed or seriously injured in the 4th squad were comrades who trained and slept with him.

However, it only took one battle and it was gone.

Furthermore, his 18-person guard squad only had 12 people left, with 2 dead and 4 seriously injured.

It can be said that for him, the guard squad leader, he suffered a double injury. If he didn't burst into tears on the spot, he had to stay with Li Jijin for two months and learned to tolerate it.

For a young man like him, the blow was extremely heavy!

However, no matter how heavy it is, the years have given him the ring of youth, but he is also a veteran and grassroots commander with 4 years of military service and experienced several wars. He must accept it and continue to command the soldiers to fight.

This battle is still early!

The dead have completed their mission, but the living must continue to fight!

“Class 4 is still here, still here, but they can never go home again.” Tu Yunsheng burst into tears, one after another on his face filled with black smoke.

"Yunsheng, you and your brothers have done a good enough job. Take your brothers and retreat first! I will take five brothers to stay at the position! I guarantee you that the people are here!" Zhou Dapeng suppressed the pain in his heart and comforted him again. .

Although a red signal flare was fired on the main high ground on one side to indicate an emergency situation, and it was uncertain when the Japanese army would cover the high ground with artillery fire, could he bear to be more harsh on his sad little brother?

He thought that when he made this promise and received military orders, he would convince the sergeant squad leader in front of him.

However, after all, he still didn't understand his little brother well enough.

Perhaps, he underestimated this young man who was shy and handed over the hookah to show his goodwill when they first met.

The young sergeant's heart is both tough and fragile!

When his heart is smashed by the Japanese army like porcelain, he will also do crazy things.

This aspect is actually very similar to Tang Tuanzuo!

When your heart begins to bleed and hurt so much that you can't breathe, then watch your enemies bleed with your own eyes and smear their blood on your chest.

That is a rare elixir for heartache!

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