Rise From Eight Hundred Chapter 1233

Japanese artillery fire once again poured fiercely towards the Chinese position.

At Xiaoxi Zaomi's almost crazy request, even the 150MM heavy artillery began to blast the left and right flanks of Tongguan.

But the Chinese soldiers who received the military order still chose to walk out of the tunnel and shoot at the evacuating Japanese troops with rifles and machine guns.

The Japanese infantry howled in the hail of bullets and became silent under the equally desperate artillery fire from our own side and the Chinese side.

The sound of gunfire on the battlefield lasted from early morning to dusk, until the last Japanese platoon disappeared on the river.

The second wave of offensive that the Third Division had prepared long ago did not happen after all, because all the Japanese troops from the low-ranking soldiers to Susumu Fujita knew that it was unnecessary.

The Chinese used a tactic of "letting the dogs into the pit". Of the more than 4,200 infantrymen who landed in the first batch, less than 600 were able to board the ship and return. The remaining 3,600 or so were all lying in front of the Chinese positions. .

And the Chinese left-wing position, which was personally commanded by Colonel Konishi Hayami, was even more miserable!

The two and a half infantry brigades invested were only able to return only 160 people, and most of the heavy machine guns and all the infantry artillery were lost.

Because, the cunning Chinese can allow you to easily carry a 200 kilogram infantry gun off the ship, but they will not watch you carry the artillery onto the ship again.

In order to lift the heavy cannon body and walk on the river beach, it is simply like putting a stupid label of "Come and shoot me!" on the forehead. Each artillery squad suffered heavy casualties, which was no less than that of the infantry in a state of death charge.

Perhaps the only thing that makes the Japanese commanders thankful is that they don't have to worry too much about medicines!

There were almost no seriously injured Japanese soldiers who could return to Fenglingdu. Under the fierce firepower of both the enemy and us, which was almost indiscriminate in their attacks, losing mobility was equal to death.

So, after completely losing the strength of an infantry regiment, the Third Division also lost a serious colonel captain.

Before they even reached the river bank, Xiaoxi had already seen that the news that the colonel had performed caesarean section to apologize to the empire was conveyed to the headquarters of the third division.

Susumu Fujita rarely became furious, but waved his hand to indicate that he understood, and sat alone in the innermost room of the unlit field headquarters.

Perhaps only the two major general brigade commanders with big eyes and small eyes knew what their division commander was doing.

Shin Fujita needs to be calm enough!

He needs to use a cool enough head to persuade his boss Shiro Itagaki to temporarily give up the tactic of storming Tongguan.

Facts have proven that the Chinese on the opposite side not only have fortifications that are strong enough to withstand heavy artillery and heavy aerial bombs, but also have ferocious enough firepower. More importantly, their fighting will is firm, which is far from what they have in the Southeast and North China battlefields. The Chinese infantry division was on the verge of collapse.

Two consecutive infantry regiments suffered catastrophe, and the reality of turning a Category A division into a mixed brigade made Susumu Fujita's thoughts return to nearly a year ago.

If Jinling Yuhuatai is not stationed by an infantry brigade with less than 4,000 Chinese people, but an infantry division with more than 10,000 people, an infantry division with a steady stream of logistics, can his third division capture that hill?

The answer is obvious, he cannot capture it, just like today.

With the strength the Chinese have shown today, unless they have the courage to overwhelm the entire Third Division plus an infantry brigade of the Fifth Division specially transferred by Army Commander Itagaki Shiro, he will not be confident of victory.

But is that possible?

Even if Tongguan is captured, the strength of the third division will be severely damaged, and no one will be able to recover within a year or two. Does the glory of conquering China have to do with Fujita scoring a goal?

　　The moment Konishi Hayami stabbed the katana into her belly, it must have been very painful!

Sitting alone in the darkness, Fujita Susumu suddenly felt a slight chill all over his body. This man from a well-born family must not want to die, but if he did not die, who would bear the responsibility for this defeat? This time Xiaoxi has met early, who will take the initiative to apologize and die next time?

Those two major general brigade commanders outside the door? Or the division chief of staff who always lowers his eyebrows and obeys his orders?

Susumu Fujita's eyelids drooped, maybe they are all a little bit uncontrollably excited deep in their hearts right now!

They couldn't even think about the position of division commander, but with so many positions suddenly available, they didn't know how many of their confidants could be placed.

"Your Excellency, Commander of the Mute Itagaki Army," Susumu Fujita's somewhat obscure and old voice finally came out from the dark hut.

"Baga! Incompetent! Extremely incompetent!" A bald man holding Fujita's telegram was like a manic leopard, pacing back and forth in the headquarters with his hands behind his back, cursing constantly in his mouth.

The words of the deputy chief who proposed to break away from the North China Front Army and form the Westward March Corps a few months ago are still ringing in my ears: "To form the Westward March Corps, the inability of General Shanshan Yuan to change the situation of China's North China battlefield is secondary. The empire's financial resources are already stretched thin. In order to force China to move forward as soon as possible, Surrendering, entering Guanzhong from the west and advancing into southwest China is inevitable.

Itagaki-kun, you are a strong general of the empire. If you make a difference in this strategy, the empire may form a Southwest Front Army within a year, and Itagaki-kun should be the best choice. "

The commander of the front army, with the rank of general, will become one of the top figures in the Imperial Army Ministry. What he can decide will no longer be just the fate of tens or hundreds of thousands of people, but perhaps the fate of a country or nation. .

For a soldier, who can resist this temptation?

But today Susumu Fujita told him that it was impossible to do anything, and we brothers should withdraw!

Just say, who can bear it?

If Itagaki Shiro had the Shangfang sword to kill generals in formation, he might as well use his backhand to chop off the head of Fujita Susumu who dared to say such a thing.

It is a pity that even though he is as cruel as Shiro Itagaki, he still has enough sense to know that not only can he not do anything to Susumu Fujita, he even needs to be appeased and win over.

Standing behind Susumu Fujita is a powerful prince, whose cronies are spread throughout the Imperial Army.

Okamura Koji, who was leaning against his thigh, was now like an engine installed under his butt. In just 3 years, he had been promoted from the deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army to the commander of the Eleventh Army. Even if Wanjialing was defeated so badly, The corpse of the lieutenant general commander of the 106th Division was returned to the Empire at a huge cost, and he was only verbally reprimanded by the base camp. He was already a notable faction in the Imperial Army.

Looking at the casualty figures reported by the Third Division, the manic patient forced himself to calm down and stood in front of the map of Shaanxi and Shanxi provinces for half an hour. Finally, he said in a cold voice: "Instruct the commanders of each division to postpone crossing the river. Attack by force and arrive at our legion headquarters within two days to hold a military meeting!"

The Japanese army suspended the attack across the board, and the Third Division was as if its mother had died, as if it were a heir. However, the Chinese side was not too happy.

In order to completely kill the Japanese troops on the river beach, the brigades and regiments sent soldiers into the trenches under artillery fire. They also suffered heavy casualties under the Japanese artillery fire.

According to statistics in the evening alone, the 28th Division suffered more than 900 casualties, and the Sichuan Army's new regiment suffered more than 300 casualties!

And this is not as simple as the Japanese statistics. Those who failed to return by boat can basically be regarded as battle damage. Many seriously injured people do not know whether they can survive the next three days. The list of the dead may be released in a few days. will rise significantly.

For this reason, Deputy Chief of Staff Tang, who issued this military order, encountered joint resistance from several regiment commanders at the post-war summary meeting, believing that it was completely unnecessary to let the soldiers shoot under artillery fire, which ultimately led to excessive casualties.

Brigadier Hu Da stood firmly on Tang Dao's side, angrily scolded several regiment commanders for being short-sighted, and said on the spot that this military order was issued under his own initiative. If he wanted to settle accounts afterwards, then he should settle his own accounts.

Tang Dao did not argue too much. Instead, he calmly asked to resign from the position of deputy chief of staff of the defense zone at the high-level military meeting that only regiment-level officers could attend.

This time, all the officers of the 28th Division were stunned.

They did this with some degree of sincerity, Xiao Jiujiu!

Everyone knows that more than 3,000 Japanese invaders were annihilated in this battle, which was definitely a brilliant victory. Not to mention that the entire army suffered casualties of more than a thousand, even three times more would have been worthwhile.

The purpose of this is really not to determine Deputy Chief of Staff Tang's command errors, but to slightly weaken his credit.

The robbery is on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is from a higher level of instruction. This is the site of the tenth theater. Is there someone who makes someone in the second theater?

However, for everyone in the 28th Division, they never thought that Deputy Chief of Staff Tang would suddenly give up his job.

How many fools can get to the level of colonel commander? Including Commander Fan and Commander Dong, who allowed their regimental commanders to fire at Deputy Chief of Staff Tang, they all knew that Tang Dao really deserved the most credit in this battle.

Without the tunnel battle he suggested, the morning round of bombings by Japanese fighter planes alone would have caused more casualties than the current number. Moreover, the three strikes he completed on the battlefield by improvising, each hit hit the Japanese army's pain point. It was simply It's so perfect that it can be written into a textbook.

Tang Dao suddenly resigned and seemed to be leaving. How could everyone in the 28th Division not be panicked?

Some people and things only become more precious when they are lost. This is almost the essence of human nature. Although this feeling makes a group of middle-aged uncles who are more than ten years older than Tang Dao feel burning in their faces, but there is nothing It doesn't stop them from thinking of a solution quickly. It's easy to pick it up and put it down. It's obvious that these old fritters have played with it.

"Deputy Chief of Staff Tang, please do not be arrogant. This is just an internal meeting in our defense zone. I have announced earlier that the minutes of the meeting will not be kept. We are all a family. As a family, it is inevitable that the horse's spoon will touch the pot." Mr. Dong Slightly embarrassed, he quickly comforted the 'stunned' man in front of him.

"The two officers and colleagues have misunderstood. Tang Dao's move was not motivated by emotion." Tang Dao shook his head slightly.

Then, Tang Dao left his seat and walked directly to the map, with piercing eyes: "After this battle, the Japanese Third Division has suffered more than 5,000 casualties. Even if they still have the intention to attack our Tongguan position again, they still have to It takes ten days to replenish enough troops, and these ten days are enough for the 28th Division to build more and denser tunnels.

The theater headquarters mobilized an independent infantry brigade a few days ago, and the strength of the Tongguan Defense Zone has increased to 18,000. As long as no fatal mistakes are made, the Third Division will have no effect even if it invests two infantry regiments or even more. There is no way to break through the frontal position of our 28th Division.

This kind of defensive battle is the most test of the determination and will of both the enemy and ourselves. Our army could fight a five-for-one battle that day, let alone this one-for-three or even four-for-four battle. As for the Japanese army, We must not give our army such an opportunity.

Therefore, if nothing unexpected happens, the large-scale anti-landing operations in the Tongguan Defense Zone have basically come to an end, and the Japanese army should focus more on harassing the river coastline.

If I stay in Tongguan, it won't be of much use. Maybe I will spend more time dragging the two officers or Brigadier Hu to drink with me. With my drinking capacity, I'm afraid."

Speaking of this, Tang Dao had a deep smile on his face.

The six regiment commanders, two brigade commanders, plus the corps commander and division commander who were qualified to sit at the conference table collectively turned red.

Tang Jiutan is really not pretentious. In terms of combat level, some of you here may be dissatisfied and want to compete, but when it comes to drinking, no one dares to say that he can compete with Tang Tuanzuo.

That was when Tang Dao returned victoriously from the other side of the river, blowing up a 280MM heavy artillery fort and four 150MM heavy artillery. The record had been confirmed by spies lurking in Pingbeicheng. The theater headquarters had promised that after the war, at least two army lieutenant generals would be one. A first-class Baoding Medal. If that person is in a good mood, it is not impossible to get the Blue Sky Medal. The overjoyed Commander Fan personally made the request and invited Tang Dao. In addition, he called a division commander, two brigade commanders, and six regiment commanders. As companions, they were all powerful military officers of the 28th Division, which gave Tang Dao a great deal of face.

Tang Dao went to the banquet alone and faced the 10 generals of the 28th Division. No matter who came to toast, the wine was till the cup was dry. To be precise, the wine was till the bowl was dry. The most famous Xifeng wine in Shaanxi Province was like boiled water.

At first, the generals of the 28th Division were a little conservative, always feeling that it was not good to fight 10 vs. 1. However, seeing how bold Tang Dao was, the officers who drank less than a kilogram took turns to challenge him.

Hello guys, as soon as the dishes were served, I drank up two jars of 10 kilograms of white wine. Later, I drank a total of 6 jars and 30 kilograms of liquor.

All the officers of the 28th Division, including Commander Fan Da, were helped back by the orderlies. Some of them were slightly drunk and were even carried back on stretchers. They were absolutely wiped out, and some of them drank at least ten kilograms of liquor. Tang Tuanzuo can also ride a horse by himself.

No matter what happened to Tang Dao afterwards, at least he went back alone. In this battle in the wine bar, Tang Dao won the victory!

And Tang Dao showed that "If you want to drink, I will accompany you, no matter how much!" ' The excellent style of the wine shop makes people no longer even want to try it again.

Wine barrels are no longer enough to describe it. Only wine tanks fit the unique temperament of Tang Tuanzuo.

Therefore, when Tang Dao used this to 'threaten' everyone in the 28th division, Fan and Dong instantly felt chills in their chests. If this guy really wants to drink like this every day, it's better to let him go. Otherwise, it won't take three to five days, I'm afraid. Tang Dao will be both an army commander and a regiment leader.

Because, everyone present at the meeting was cheered.

"Of course, Tang Dao rushed back to the second war zone. Not only was the crisis at Tongguan resolved, but the Japanese army saw that they had hit a wall at our Yellow River defense line. They might turn their guns and gather heavy troops for a battle in southern Shanxi. ." The smile on Tang Dao's face gradually faded, and he picked up the baton on the table and pointed at Zhongtiao Mountain on the map.

"The Japanese Army's Westward Advance Corps has three divisions on our Yellow River defense line. Not counting the heavy losses suffered by the Third Division, there are still two divisions that maintain their strength, especially the Fifth Division under its commander Shiro Itagaki, with a strength of 50,000. Not to mention, its combat power is the best among the Japanese invaders of China.

If they see that the strategy of forcibly crossing the Yellow River will cause too much damage, they decide to first eliminate our garrison in Zhongtiao Mountain in southern Shanxi and completely eliminate their worries, and then gather the main force of the Japanese North China Front Army to attack our Yellow River defense line. By then, you can think about the consequences. . "

The faces of the generals of the 28th Division suddenly became extremely ugly after speaking.

A Japanese westward marching corps has caused a lot of panic in the Tenth Theater. If we add a Japanese North China Front Army, not all, but only a few divisions with 100,000 people, then the hundreds of thousands of troops and defense lines deployed along the Yellow River will not be enough. It will fall apart in an instant.

"The tenth war zone and the second war zone are closely linked to each other. If one side is breached, the other side will be destroyed immediately." Tang Dao spread his hands. "So, I have to rush back to join the war and do my little bit."

"Since Commander Tang has already said this, how can we keep guests?" Commander Fan, who had not spoken much, sighed slightly.

"When will you and the brothers from the Sichuan Army's new regiment leave? I can arrange a farewell banquet for the brothers. The 28th Division is poorer, but there is still some food and wine."

“Then there's no need to trouble the two officers, we'll leave tonight! I've already sent a message to my Second Theater Command.” Tang Dao shook his head slightly.

“Are you in such a hurry?” Commander Fan was surprised by the efficiency of Tang Dao.

"Yes, in order to avoid being bombed by Japanese planes during the day, our unit must arrive 30 miles away from the Tongguan battlefield when the sun rises tomorrow. The 28th Division must also be prepared for air defense. The Japanese army will definitely retaliate tomorrow. Shelling and bombing.”

"Soldiers are valuable and quick, so it's up to you. Commander Dong and I will go to see the brothers off in person. The people in Guanzhong will not forget the Sichuan Army's new regiment rushing thousands of miles to help, and neither will our 28th Division. If there was any disrespect to the brothers before, , I apologize to you on their behalf." Commander Fan stood up and said solemnly.

“Sir, your words are serious!” Tang Dao waved his hand quickly. "I would also like to request the two commanders to properly arrange the wounded soldiers and those killed in the battle of our regiment."

"Captain Tang, please rest assured. After the wounded soldiers recover, I will respect their wishes. Whether they are willing to stay and fight with our 28th Division, or return to your command, Commander Tang. Although I cannot guarantee that every one of the sacrificed personnel will It can still be done if a person has a coffin but is wrapped in white cloth and has his name and serial number written on the tombstone." Dong Zhao also stood up and assured.

12pm!

The snow particles in the sky have turned into snowflakes, falling in large tracts.

More than 4,000 officers and soldiers of the Sichuan Army's new regiment stood upright in the mountain col, looking excitedly at the two lieutenant generals, four major generals and at least 8 army colonels in front of them.

That was a high-ranking official they had never seen before, and he was standing in front of them in groups.

But what excites them even more is yet to come.

"Thank you to the brothers of the Sichuan Army for their support from thousands of miles away. All the officers and soldiers of the 28th Division have nothing to repay. It is up to us to salute the brothers here." After Commander Fan finished speaking loudly, he opened his tongue and let out a loud roar: "28 Teacher, salute!”

Whether they were lieutenant generals, major generals or colonels, they all saluted a group of new recruits.

More than 4,000 new recruits, whose faces were still stained with gunpowder smoke, were collectively stunned.

“Everyone is here, return the favor!” Tang Dao's voice sounded.

The recruits hurriedly raised their right hands, and due to extreme shock, they were sparse and not even at all.

But no one blames them and no one laughs at them. This is the glory they deserve for fighting bravely.

Tang Dao also accepted this favor. In this era, not everyone can put down their arrogance like this to a group of farmers who have just put down their hoes.

“Let's go!” Lu Sanjiang, who was at the front, roared.

Is it true that all general-level officers saluted us? Just because we did not lose face to Sichuan Province in fighting the Japanese.

Whether they were doubtful or proud, the soldiers who were no longer new recruits held their heads high and walked past a group of high-ranking officials who were watching them.

An unprecedented sense of pride and satisfaction flowed through the body, and even the snowflakes falling on his face and shoulders no longer seemed so cold.

Chapter end

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