Rise From Eight Hundred Chapter 199

Chapter 199: Pain (Part 1)

This time, there was no need for Tang Dao to elaborate. The two lieutenant generals looked at each other and nodded.

They all know that the more complete the fortifications are built before the Japanese army arrives, the fewer casualties there will be.

"Okay! I will personally call them back and tell them that the entire 26th Division of the 43rd Army has decided to live or die with Songjiang. The entire army has abandoned all baggage and is marching towards Songjiang." Lieutenant General Guo promised with a serious face.

No need to persuade, this is a unique way of expression among soldiers. I have already gone to the battlefield. Anyone who dares not come is a coward.

At this time, the army of a province often represents the face of a province. If you want to survive, you must disgrace the entire province. For the Chinese who value reputation most, this is the most effective way to urge them to march. Way.

Tang Dao saluted and left.

Until Tang Dao's back disappeared outside the door, Lieutenant General Guo looked at his old partner: "Brother Yu Qing, how do you feel about this son?"

“The pillar of the country!” Liu Yuqing, who was several years older than Lieutenant General Guo and had an honest face, was full of praise.

"Perhaps Rudong, you still think that he is just a young boy who has the ambition to forge ahead, so his intention to go to Songjiang cannot be fully believed. For example, the reason he just said that he should not only fight for the country but also fight for himself, in fact, I can't Quan Xin, just for himself, where can he and his small army run instead of running?

But it's strange that I can feel his sincerity. This is really an extremely contradictory thing. "

"Haha, it seems that Brother Yu Qing still likes this young boy! This is a roundabout way to help this little guy who must have other agendas!" Lieutenant General Guo said with a smile.

"Don't worry, no matter what the purpose of this Guawazi is, I won't blame him for daring to accompany you and me on a trip to Songjiang, even if he comes up with a new reason that is difficult to refute. Lieutenant General Guo cast his gaze in the direction of Songjiang, his face gradually became calm, and he sighed softly: "How many people in this world dare to live toward death?"

“Rudong, aren't you one of these few people?” Liu Yuqing smiled. "Now we can add a Tang Dao."

The two have been partners for more than ten years, and their deep relationship no longer requires flattery, otherwise Lieutenant General Guo would not have handed over the only infantry division in the army to Liu Yuqing. This is obviously what this man said from the bottom of his heart.

“Hey! Who doesn't want to live? It's just that in the current national crisis, as the saying goes, we Sichuan people will never let down the country.” Lieutenant General Guo sighed again.

Turning to look at his old partner. "This time, I'm afraid you and I will really have to fulfill our vow to die in the same year and month."

"Haha! I can't say whether I can defeat the Japanese invaders, but in the sense of brotherhood, I will not disappoint Rudong." Liu Yuqing, with a kind face, smiled lightly.

It's just that the desire to die is already coming out.

The 700-strong army had to face tens of thousands of enemies. How could they survive the three-day period if they had no intention of fighting to the death?

The two lieutenants looked at each other and smiled.

No one knows that these two people, who smile calmly, are talking about life and death.

"Rudong, let me ask you, what would you have done if Tang Dao had listened to your words and left?" As the two left the conference room, Liu Yuqing suddenly became curious about the other outcome and asked.

"Leave? The 43rd Army will have nothing to do with his Sixings Camp from now on. How can we, such a short-sighted friendly army, safely entrust the wounded to them? Our army will take care of the wounded soldiers by ourselves." Lieutenant General Guo's steps were slightly After a pause, a smile appeared on his face again. "Fortunately, the guy who can attract the attention of Xie Zhongmin, who is famous all over the world in the first battle, did not disappoint me."

Liu Yuqing also laughed.

Of course he knew what his commander was talking about. In exchange for two mountain cannons, he wanted half of the 26th Division, which was short of major generals, to take a huge risk to support the Si Xing Battalion. That was really overthinking. .

The person who made Commander Guo make this decision was Colonel Xie Jinyuan who was in the concession and personally sent a telegram asking for help. The reason was not because they were in the same army, but because Tang Dao's son was from his 26th Division. The Jiegu Group has deep roots and a position of great ability and wisdom. After being tempered by wars in the future, it will definitely help the Sichuan Army greatly.

Before switching to the Battle of the Four Lines, Xie Jinyuan said that there was a high probability that his message would be thrown into the garbage by the commander of the First Army. However, in the Battle of the Four Lines, he directly defeated a main infantry regiment of the Japanese army with 400 troops. It has become a legend in the Chinese military circles. His words naturally attracted the attention of Lieutenant General Guo.

Naturally, from the very beginning when the two met, they gave Tang Dao various pitfalls and tests, both psychologically and tactically.

But now it seems that Tang Dao has finally passed the test of the deep-minded Commander Guo Da. This reassured Liu Yuqing, who was entrusted by Lao Wang. Tang Dao, who returned to the Sixings Camp where the army was preparing to set out, was also wiping sweat. These big guys who could make a name for themselves in the turbulent war years are really all old foxes. There are many thieves digging holes. It's not that he has a future. The foundation of ninety years of historical experience was buried in it accidentally.

It's just that the idea is slightly different from that of the fox-like Army Lieutenant General.

Tang Dao had his own thoughts that he could not guess, but whether he could gain the trust of the 43rd Army, a friendly force, was not as important to Tang Dao as he thought.

On the contrary, it is very important for Tang Dao to persuade his 43rd Army and the Northeastern Army to defend Songjiang.

In fact, he also knew that Guo Zhongjiang would have thought of the reason for the congestion during the retreat that Tang Dao mentioned, but only he, a little butterfly from the future, would know that the sudden landing of Jinshanwei by the Japanese Tenth Army caused a huge What kind of disaster would the panic-driven retreat from western Shanghai cause?

Jiangsu and Zhejiang are originally water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, with numerous waterways, but there is only one road leading from Kunshan to the outside.

　　It is already a headache for more than half a million troops and all the heavy equipment to squeeze onto the pedestrian road.

But what if we add in the flood of refugees fleeing to Jinling?

What's more, it's not just the congestion caused by personnel, vehicles and equipment. The Japanese army, which has gained air supremacy, will also send Japanese planes for bombing.

You don't have to witness it with your own eyes, you just have to imagine the scene in your mind, it might be scary!

The Battle of Songhu resulted in more than 300,000 casualties, which was an extremely rare battle-level casualty in the entire history of Chinese wars.

But in fact, during the **** battle between 700,000 Chinese and 200,000 Japanese troops in Songhu City in March, the Chinese suffered no more than 100,000 casualties. However, it was because of this rout that the casualty statistics for the entire battle increased to 300,000, nearly 100,000 casualties. Two hundred thousand battle losses were actually wasted on this tragic retreat, and most of them were wounded soldiers who were abandoned by an army that had completely lost its fighting spirit.

The bones along the road were covered with white bones, and soldiers who had shed their blood for the country were mourning silently.

It is really a disgrace to those who serve in the military.

In the end, the Japanese army failed to fully implement all the strategies they formulated because Matsue Castle held on for three days and nights. However, at the tactical level, they achieved a great victory. Many Chinese troops were forced to abandon their wounded soldiers because they were scrambling to escape, which led to a complete collapse of morale. , even if they retreat to the well-equipped defense lines in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, they will not be able to fight again.

The abandoned person is dead, but the living person is not much different from dead.

700,000 elites lost their reputation as elites from the moment they abandoned the wounded soldiers. It was inevitable that they would be completely annihilated in the subsequent Battle of Jinling.

It can be said that how the Battle of Songjiang goes is completely related to the future of hundreds of thousands of troops.

Furthermore, in addition to the hastily retreating army, there are also a larger number of refugees, all of whom are Chinese compatriots.

There are very few recorded battle reports that mention the existence of refugees.

But Tang Dao knew that they also paid unimaginable casualties on the way back.

When Tang Dao was still a soldier, the captain once took Tang Dao to represent his unit to visit a retired veteran cadre. He was a veteran who participated in the Songhu Battle and later joined the Red Army. He was already 96 years old, but he talked about Even during that thrilling battle, his eyes were still shining.

There was excitement and glory, but more importantly, there were tears.

The old man has spent a long time that 99.5% of the human beings on this planet have not been able to survive. He has experienced the most brutal battles and the greatest Patriotic War in the history of the Chinese nation. He could have Everything was indifferent, but when he mentioned the great retreat that should have been buried deep in his memory and forgotten, he burst into tears.

The old man said that when his comrades died under Japanese artillery fire, he was no longer as sad as he imagined. There were so many deaths that he was completely numb. Even if he was the only one left in the entire infantry squad, he would grit his teeth and hold back tears and move forward. If he didn't move, he would die.

But he, at that time, finally collapsed, to the point of bursting into tears.

(End of this chapter)

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