Rise From Eight Hundred Chapter 1259

Chapter 1258: Beat one down and scare the other away!

"You kid, you're just a platoon leader. I think you can be a battalion commander. If you don't work with me, I'll give you a special agent and a team? What's your military rank? With your achievements this time, it's definitely not too much to be promoted to captain." After seeing the beautiful 'scenery', the first thing the white-haired general thanked was not the Tang Dao, but the one he waved his little **** without hesitation.

It wasn't just that Lieutenant Long's machine gun killed so many Japs, but that the white-haired general took a fancy to Long Yan's potential.

The victory of this blocking battle was not only due to the astonishing combat effectiveness of more than 50 Chinese people who had been forced to the edge of the cliff, but also to the Japanese commander's direct display of brains, as well as the excellent performance of the MG34 machine gun and sufficient ammunition reserves. Many factors came together to create this miracle.

But Long Yan's courage to survive even at the risk of death and his unconstrained tactical arrangements are also essential.

If you switch to an ordinary commander, you will definitely put your main force on the front position, instead of putting most of your troops on the flanks like Long Yan. He will defend the entire right wing with three people and one shot. If there is a problem in any of them , the entire battlefield will be defeated, and no one will survive.

After all, God favored the people living under this sky, and abandoned the aliens from the East China Sea. Hundreds of grenades thrown by more than a dozen Japanese grenades, no less than 20 of them landed on the top of the big rock, but not one There is a chance that it will roll down and explode again, but the explosive yield of 200 grams of explosives is not enough to destroy a boulder of more than 2 tons.

With the exception of Long Yan's brow being scratched by shrapnel and a few burns from bullet shells on his face, Long Yan and the three of them almost escaped unscathed.

Of the 15 soldiers on the frontal position, only 3 were killed and 6 were injured. The left-wing position led by Luo Wanjian was even more impressive, with no one killed and 5 injured. Three of the wounded were shot by grenade fragments while chasing the remnants of the Japanese army. Wounded.

To put it bluntly, in this blocking battle, the Chinese lost no more than 3 people, while the Japanese army, on the other hand, was almost completely wiped out.

This battle damage ratio is almost 300 to 1. No matter who shows this ratio, they think it is crazy.

But facts speak louder than words. Nearly 900 corpses of the Japanese army were all on the hillside. The cold north wind made the breathless people lose their breath.

Of course, there were also some Liu Lius involved, especially the 12th Division Guard Company. The brothers they spent day and night with all died at the hands of these Japanese soldiers. When they were seriously injured and cried for mercy, these Japanese soldiers let them go. Well?

No one else would have left these Japanese soldiers alive.

Even an upright white-haired general would turn a deaf ear to the miserable howls of the remaining Japanese troops when they arrived at the edge of the battlefield.

Those soldiers will do everything they should do before he, the commander, arrives.

Long Yan's shortcomings, which he had only joined the army for 4 months, are not worth mentioning in the face of his achievements. Although it remains to be verified that he can lead a battalion of hundreds of people, there will definitely be no problem in leading a company of hundreds of people.

Even in him, the white-haired general saw some shadows of Tang Dao.

Tough and alert, equally unruly!

"Hehe, then Chief Zhao, you have to discuss it with our regimental commander. Also, if you feel that you must promote me, then remember to bring my sister and Brother Liu with you, otherwise I'm afraid that my sister will scold me. I have to salute first!" Long Yan blinked and scratched the back of his head as he replied with an honest look.

"You kid, you haven't learned anything else, but you can learn to be cunning from your regiment leader." The white-haired general was not annoyed by being rejected like this, but pointed at Long Yan, who was pretending to be stupid, and laughed and scolded him.

Based on his relationship with Tang Dao, the battalion commander Tang Dao might hesitate, but for a lieutenant like Long Yan, there is basically no problem, but the premise is that the person involved is willing.

Long Yan's promotion of his sister seems like a way to take credit, but in fact the subtext is: I am not alone, my whole family is in the Four Elements Group! If you have the ability, Mr. Zhao, if you recruit our whole family and promote them, I will come.

Even if Commander Zhao could do such an excessive thing, he couldn't do it. Naturally, the poaching issue could only be left alone.

Moreover, the battle is not over yet. There is a Japanese infantry brigade in the distance that is working hard to block the impact of an infantry regiment of the 96th Army and three infantry companies led by a major general brigade commander!

With the victory in this blocking battle, the white-haired general also had enough confidence to simply use the Miracle Land as the last line of defense for Munan Town.

The civilian staff of the 38th Army and the 300 young men from Munan Town who mobilized all arrived here. All spears and guns were lost, and the weapons and equipment were ready-made and scattered all over the hillside.

In life, there is always room for a gun, and the number of bullets is dizzying.

For this operation, Sekosuke ordered each soldier to carry not only 200 rounds of ammunition, but also 3,000 rounds of ammunition for each 92 heavy machine gun, and 40 grenades for each gun. This was close to the Japanese army's capacity for a battle. The amount of ammunition to carry.

Now, they are all the spoils of this group of "miscellaneous troops" deployed on the hillside.

Forty soldiers from the guard platoon who were still able to fight instantly became instructors, teaching civilian personnel how to use the 38 rifles on site.

As for those young men who have never been exposed to guns, rifles were distributed, but they were mostly just decorations. They only needed to be able to open the safety, pull the trigger, and pull the bolt. If they had to add another skill, then Just put the bayonet on.

If you really want to go to the point of hand-to-hand combat, just mount the bayonet and stab forward.

They mostly dug trenches under the guidance of three sergeant squad leaders. The deeper, longer and more trenches they had, the better they could save their lives. This was the experience summed up on the battlefield by Chinese soldiers who were accustomed to being bombarded by the Japanese army.

Of course, if the Japanese infantry dares to come, they will be able to beat him to the point of full confidence. In addition to the confidence accumulated by Long Yan and others in the first victory, the 11 Type 92 heavy machine guns captured from the remnants of the Japanese army are also an important factor. .

The young men, led by soldiers returning from the pursuit of the front line, carried back 11 heavy machine guns and found tripods abandoned by the Japanese army in the ravine. This time, Second Lieutenant Long, who was still appointed as the field commander, had not just 2 machine guns, but 11 heavy machine guns and 16 Type 96 light machine guns.

With this kind of crossfire, as long as there is no heavy artillery bombardment, let alone an infantry brigade, even three more, without corpses covering the hillside, there is no way to move forward.

Of course, although the war is still urgent, merit must be rewarded. This is both the principle of the white-haired general and a means of boosting morale.

At the scene of Gongshuijian, General Baifa issued a promotion order on the spot. All the personnel of the 38th Army who participated in the war were promoted to the first rank. 20 people including Luo Wanjian of the 12th Division of the 5th Group Army and Long Yan were Affiliated to the 23rd Group Army, General Baifa also signed commendation orders and sent them to various ministries. With him as the commander of the army as a guarantee, no group army would disgrace him.

As for the guard company of the 12th Division that had killed most of them in the previous blockade, the white-haired general did not forget them. Each person was rewarded with 50 yuan. This was provided by the headquarters of the 38th Army. Luo Wanjian and others were grateful.

They are little soldiers whose fate is not in their control at all. They can only obey orders whether they live or die. To be able to survive on the battlefield and receive such attention from a military commander is like lighting up the chimney in the ancestral grave - green smoke is coming out. .

As soon as the promotion and commendation orders were issued, the Fifth Army was confused. How come their own soldiers were commended by the 38th Army of the 4th Army?

The two commanders of the 12th Division were also at a loss. They sent out a guard company purely to follow fate's orders. If Commander Zhao could move quickly, it would not be in vain for them to lose a guard company.

How come this guard company achieved a brilliant victory in the battle against the Japanese invaders? Is this blocked? Or killed a few Japanese devils?

You must know that the general with a higher military rank than them is not a bumpkin from the countryside. He is a ruthless man who went to Niangziguan in World War II and destroyed an infantry brigade. What big scene has he never seen? After all, how good a battle his guard company had fought was the reason why that person did not send a message to their division headquarters, but directly sent a commendation order signed with his name to the group army headquarters.

This is not actually because the white-haired general didn't want to tell the reason, but that no one would believe him if he said it at this moment. Didn't he himself almost kill the signal corps who "lied about military intelligence" before he saw the scene?

To be honest, not only China, as its opponent, can't believe it, but the Japanese themselves think it's an April Fool's Day joke.

Even if "our troops have been defeated, please take care of yourself, Master Yaren!" ' The telegram came from the radio station of the Seko Battalion. Major Masato Akita, captain of the 2nd Infantry Battalion of the 40th Infantry Regiment, read the telegram several times in disbelief.

How is it possible to lose the war? Has the code been broken by the Chinese? A Chinese trick?

This should be the first thought that flashed in Akita Masato's mind.

It was a fully-equipped infantry brigade. Even if there were heavy troops behind the Chinese defense line, a brigade or even a division, there was absolutely no way they could defeat such an elite infantry force of the empire in less than an hour and a half. Brigade.

Moreover, Sekosuke is a little arrogant, but he is definitely not stupid. If the Chinese have heavy troops, he will definitely send a notice to the friendly forces and ask Nakamura Masao for support.

But there were none of these, and he suddenly said, "Our unit has been defeated!" ', apart from the fact that the code was deciphered by the Chinese, it was difficult for Akita Masato to find any other reason. However, as the continuously sent telegrams fell into the sea and no response was received from the Seko Brigade, Akita Masato's face gradually became stiff.

He had begun to accept the fact that the Seko Battalion was defeated, but the Japanese Army Major had no time to be sad. He began to worry more about himself and his subordinates.

The Chinese army was able to defeat an elite infantry brigade of the empire in such a short period of time. First, it was large enough, and second, it naturally occupied favorable terrain and laid an ambush.

No matter what the possibility is, it is not friendly enough for the Akita Brigade, which is still fighting fiercely with the Chinese army of nearly 3,000 people.

Especially the latter, perhaps even more frightening!

That can only mean that the Chinese had already known that they would come, and had packed their bags and were waiting for their arrival in the mountains.

The Chinese are really good at acting. In order to be realistic enough to devour them one by one, they even sacrificed the lives of more than 500 people to contain his Akita brigade.

Turning his gaze to the Japanese Army Major, who was already strewn with corpses in blue uniforms on the battlefield, his eyes no longer had the previous indifference, but a strong look of fear.

　　A commander who has achieved great success but can throw the lives of countless of his own soldiers into the enemy's gun just to confuse his opponent. Cruelty is no longer enough to describe his cruelty.

This is true even for one's own people, let alone enemies.

“Order Fujiwara Squadron and Hebian Squadron to continue to defend their positions, and the rest of the troops to evacuate quietly.” Major Akita issued the military order very rationally.

In China for a year of combat, Akita Yayun is also a powerful figure who has won the medal. It is by no means a fear of being a strong player.

In the battle at Yuwangshan, he personally led his men to break through the defense lines of two Chinese infantry regiments. Although his opponents were exhausted from the battle, with 1,000 against 3,000, he was still proud.

But unlike his colleague Sekosuke, who had committed suicide by caesarean section, Akita Masaun was by no means a arrogant and reckless man.

Whether it was the Battle of Central China that lasted for five months or the Battle of North China that was thousands of miles away from him, he had already felt that the Chinese not only did not become weaker as the imperial army pressed closer and closer, but actually became stronger. The trend is getting stronger.

This is actually very inconsistent with the law of development of things. It loses land, population, economic zones, and loses a large number of elite veterans. Without that army, it will not become weak, but this mysterious ancient Eastern country goes in the opposite direction.

The Battle of Songhu lasted for three months, the Battle of Jinling lasted for one and a half months, and the Battle of Xuzhou lasted three months. China was defeated in all of them. China lost the fertile plains of North China, the fertile land of Jiangnan, and the capital. The following Battle of Central China But it took a full five months of fighting to determine the winner.

In fact, it is not necessarily accurate to say the outcome. The Imperial Army's strategy of wiping out the Chinese army's strength in large numbers did not come to fruition at all. On the contrary, the Imperial Army suffered heavy losses in this battle. One division was nearly wiped out, and only 100,000 people died in the battle. Up to more than 50,000, almost the same as China.

This was something that would never have happened in previous battles.

Although the Imperial Army is still advancing vigorously, and more and more Imperial officers and soldiers are entering China, reaching almost 2 million, the Chinese still have a large amount of land and population, especially when considering the Chinese population base of 400 million, the Japanese Army The major became cold all over.

If all the people are soldiers as the Chinese themselves propagandize, how many imperial armies will the empire have to send to conquer this land? Ten million or twenty million? Or maybe more.

How many people did the entire empire have?

Before obtaining more accurate information, Major Akita Masaun decided to evacuate first. He could not easily give up the lives of imperial officers and soldiers on this barren land.

But just after the military order was issued, he received a military order from Nakamura Masao. The military order required him and the Segu Battalion not to be reluctant to fight after conquering Munan Town, but to combine the strength of the two infantry brigades to attack the rear flank of Sizhou Mountain 15 miles away. , cooperate with the 105th Division to conquer the Chinese defense line in Sizhou Mountain.

"The Seko Battalion failed in the attack on Mo Nan Town, and our Akita Battalion is on our way to respond!" Akita Yaun replied to Itagaki Shiro's confidant after thinking for a moment, and then decisively ordered: "In view of the unknown situation of the enemy, the field radio station remains silent! "

The Akita Brigade completely withdrew from the battlefield 50 minutes later and left towards the defense area of the 12th Division of the Fifth Group Army.

Brigade Commander Kong Da, who originally received a telegram from the military headquarters confirming his safety, thought it was because the military commander was trying to reassure himself, and did not dare to relax at all. He did not believe it until the Japanese troops on the opposite side withdrew.

However, the Army Major General, who had only one regiment and three infantry companies under his command, with a total strength of less than 2,500, did not dare to pursue the Japanese infantry brigade with mountain artillery and heavy machine gun squadrons. He still led the troops all the way to Munan Town.

As a result, we saw the trench excavation site in full swing on the small high ground in front of Munan Town. The white-haired general was digging the soil himself with a shovel.

Of course, this was not the most shocking thing to the anxious major general.

The most shocking thing was undoubtedly the corpses of Japanese soldiers thrown into the ravine by the general's order. They were so densely packed that the ravine seven or eight meters deep was almost filled.

“How many regiments are coming from the 12th Division?” What the Army Major General wanted to know most at that time was this.

“The 12th Division is here, but there is only one guard company, but the Four Lines Regiment also sent people!” The white-haired general looked at his subordinates who had opened their mouths and received a heavy reward, and couldn't help but joke with him.

“Could it be that the main force of the Si Xing Regiment is here?” Brigadier Kong was delighted.

"Then you have to ask Second Lieutenant Long!" The white-haired general smiled slightly and waved to Longyan, who was sweating profusely from digging over there. "Captain Long, please tell Brigadier Kong how many people are coming from your four-pronged group!"

The Army Major General looked at the young lieutenant differently, and saw the second lieutenant running up panting and shyly holding out three fingers to him.

“3000?” the Army Major General grinned in amusement.

Although the main force of the 3000 Fourth Line Regiment is smaller, with his independent brigade, it is not likely to be a big problem against a Japanese infantry brigade.

“Three!” Second Lieutenant Long was a little shy.

That's not how **** is. The Army Major General wanted to hit someone, if it weren't for his own commander who was still standing by with a smile.

"I can testify to this, 20 people from the 12th Division, 30 people from our 38th Army, and 3 people from the Fourth Army Regiment won this battle!" the white-haired general said with a smile.

Sir, you must be possessed! That was the first thought that ran through the Army Major General's mind.

However, there was no time left for this person to be shocked.

The two generals' faces instantly darkened when a signal soldier rushed over to report the news.

The Tang Dao Department of the Sizhou Mountain Defense Line received an unprecedented call for help.

(End of this chapter)

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