Rise From Eight Hundred Chapter 373

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Using telegrams to form a line of Japanese troops, they successfully withdrew from Songjiang and separated dozens of kilometers from the Japanese Tenth Army that was about to pursue them. These can be regarded as tactical victories.

But this does not mean that this exhausted army is safe.

Because, China has lost air supremacy in the southeast.

　　The Japanese reconnaissance planes roaring overhead brought a huge threat from the air.

This was not only known to Tang Dao and Lei Xiong, who were saluting each other, but also to Lieutenant Generals Wu and Guo, who were following the main force of the Songjiang garrison five or six miles away.

Withdrawing from Songjiang freed them from the siege of the Japanese infantry, but at the same time it also put the entire Songjiang army in another danger.

In the open wilderness, there are no fortifications to withstand aircraft bombing.

The Songjiang garrison originally consisted of two infantry divisions of the 67th Army, a special service regiment, a supply battalion, an air defense battalion, a mountain artillery battalion, and a field artillery battalion directly under the 67th Army's military headquarters, 5 infantry companies of the 43rd Army, and the Songjiang Security Group, with a total strength of more than 33,000 people. After four days and nights of fierce fighting with the Japanese Tenth Army, more than 7,000 people were killed in the entire army. Not counting minor injuries, more than 3,000 people were seriously injured, and the actual loss reached 10,000 people.

Compared with the previous battle losses of more than 15,000 people in time and space, the battle losses have been reduced by one-third, and the results have been expanded several times. The results are naturally extremely brilliant.

However, the more glorious the record, the more the Japanese army will hate them and the less they will let them go easily.

Not only will the Tenth Army, which has noticed the abnormality, pursue it relentlessly, but the Japanese fighter planes that have almost dominated the entire Songhu sky will never let the entire Songjiang army escape like this.

The number of seriously wounded soldiers, up to 3,000, has become the main reason that slows down the retreat speed of the main force.

Before deciding to evacuate Songjiang, Lieutenant General Wu issued a death order. Each unit was not allowed to abandon a seriously injured person, and they had to be carried away even if they were still breathing.

This military order certainly made the wounded burst into tears, but in fact it was considered extremely stupid by many military experts in the future.

To prevent unnecessary losses, the few trucks in the 67th Army's supply camp were hidden in advance at Tianma Mountain, ten kilometers away from Songjiang City.

Pack horses need to be used to transport various heavy equipment, and the wounded can only be transported by manpower.

Songjiang garrison usually requires four or even six soldiers to take turns to carry a seriously injured soldier, and the soldiers have to carry individual equipment and rations weighing more than ten kilograms.

The marching speed was seriously slowed down, which was absolutely fatal for a force that was in urgent need of evacuating the Japanese pursuit.

From midnight to 8 a.m., the entire Songjiang army walked without sleep for a full eight hours, only covering a mere 60 miles. This was because Lei Xiong, who received the telegram, dispatched his last seven trucks and 67 baggage loads. Ten trucks hidden in Tianma Mountain helped transport more than 600 wounded people.

If they advance with light equipment, the Songjiang defenders, who are well aware of the danger, can run 80 miles in these 8 hours. At this time, the main force may have already passed the Baihegang Bridge and headed towards Kunshan.

"Sir, if it's to survive, why should we come to Songjiang? If we abandon them today, then anyone can use the same reason to abandon us in the future." This is the dilemma Tang Dao faces when he is indecisive at the headquarters. As a commander, he answered without hesitation. "If any army wants to become a strong army, never abandoning or giving up will definitely become the creed of every soldier!"

Tang Dao revealed the mystery with one word. Since everyone chose to come to Songjiang, they were already prepared to die. Taking 3,000 seriously injured people on the road was nothing more than embarking on the road to death. The two commanders did not hesitate at that moment. , and made a decision that many military experts who only considered it at the tactical level thought it was stupid.

If you just escape by abandoning the wounded and baggage, this army that only seeks to survive for itself, even if it once created glory, will only be at its peak for a short time, and will become a mediocre army from now on.

Because the soldiers who abandoned their living brothers to be slaughtered by the Japanese invaders would never use their full strength from now on, because they were afraid that they would also be abandoned.

What a soldier fears most is not death in battle, but betrayal, betrayal of his comrades who he once thought could hold his back.

For China, which is in dire straits at this time, does it need mediocre troops?

A "mediocre army" that collapses in a single strike can only become a burden that wastes food and military pay.

For the two army lieutenant generals who were determined to serve their country, degradation was more terrifying than death.

Then why not go on the road together, even if that road is a dead end, as long as one person can survive, the spirit of this army that fought fiercely against the Japanese invaders in the isolated city will be passed on.

The battlefield is a chessboard played by the commanders of both sides, but the soldiers are by no means just pawns. The two lieutenant generals made the most correct choice.

Just, whether right or wrong, they have to face another problem.

How this army, which still has more than 20,000 people, can deal with threats from the air, especially on this relatively clear day, is the most difficult thing.

The soldiers who had been marching for more than 8 hours were already exhausted. When the order for a temporary rest was given, more than half of them sat down on the same spot. Even the Japanese reconnaissance planes flying high in the sky did not let them move.

Lei Xiong led a group of backbones from the Sixing Battalion to greet Tang Dao. Tang Dao, who was also the commander of the two battalions, was followed by officers above the second lieutenant level of the security battalion.

If nothing else goes wrong, the two battalions will have to fight side by side before officially leaving the battlefield.

Si Xing Camp has a great reputation, but many people in the Guard Camp saw them for the first time except Tang Dao. They were both admired and curious about the dozen colleagues standing as straight as pine trees in front of them.

It's just that in addition to introducing the two deputy battalion commanders, Tang Dao didn't introduce them to each other when the Japanese reconnaissance plane flew over.

"Old Lei, can you still fight?" Tang Dao raised his head and looked at the small Japanese aircraft looming in the clouds, and suddenly asked.

“Haha, battalion commander, you have to ask the little devil first if he dares to come.” Lei Xiong raised the corners of his mouth with a relaxed look on his face.

Then, he suddenly turned his head and looked behind him at the platoon leaders and squad leaders who came with him to greet Tang Dao. His voice was like thunder: "Brothers, just now the battalion commander asked us if we can still fight. What did you say?"

“Fight!” Leng Feng took a step forward.

His eyes are sharp and his body is upright, like a spear about to be pierced.

“Fight!” Li Jijin followed closely. Youzi, a former veteran, had been on the battlefield for many years without getting hurt. Although his eyes were not as sharp as Leng Feng's, they were a little more firm and steady.

“Fight!” Cheng Tietsou finally stepped out.

As a shooter who had fought against Japanese planes before, the tall and strong army lieutenant just stood there and a murderous aura rushed towards him.

The three most important officers under Tang Dao's command in Sihangying have already made their attitude clear on this.

Tang Dao had obviously expected this statement. His expression remained unchanged, his forehead slightly raised, his eyes slightly turned, and he looked at the officers of the security battalion standing behind him, "What do you say?"

"Without him, all the people in the guard camp are waiting to be dispatched by the commander's orders." Guo Shouzhi smiled calmly, and the scar on his face twitched with his muscles, looking a little vicious.

“If the officer says you will do it, then do it.” Master Zhuang glanced at the murderous officers and lieutenants of the Sixing Battalion opposite, with a look of generosity on his face.

　　Pick your ears. Although the voice is quite low, it is enough for people at the scene to hear: "That's right! Killing Japanese people can't be done just by having a loud voice."

His meaning is very obvious. What happened to the world-famous Four Elements Camp? My garrison camp in Songjiang is not bad, but you are the only one who is loud?

Although the former major and battalion commander of the security regiment has become accustomed to the cruel battlefield, he still has the habit of being a gangster.

Lei Xiong narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced at the officer who was wearing the uniform of a major of the security regiment with a face full of smoke. He was greeted by Zhuang Shisan's raised eyebrows.

This is considered to be more powerful.

Lei Xiong smiled and took the initiative to reach out to Zhuang Shisan: "Deputy Battalion Commander Zhuang, you are the deputy battalion commander, and I am also the deputy battalion commander. We are both working under the battalion commander to kill the Japanese invaders this time. We two brothers represent the two battalions." Get close first!”

“That's right!” Zhuang Shisan stretched out his hand without fear.

Although Lei Xiong is an army that can fight hundreds of battles just by looking at his stance, and his fierce momentum is intimidating, he cannot lose the battle when he loses. Zhuang Shisanna, who has been in the arena for more than ten years, will show weakness.

Yang Xiaoshan and Erya lowered their heads and collectively observed a moment of silence for this army major who did not know whether to live or die.

Chief Lei is another perverted player in the Four Elements Camp besides Chief Tang, the number one pervert. Even Captain Leng Feng, who had defeated him one-on-three in hand-to-hand combat, kept a low profile when he met him on the training ground, for fear that this man would pick a fight with him. pick.

Sure enough, the two men's hands grasped each other and they exerted force at the same time in a tacit understanding.

Zhuang Shisan's face first turned red, then white, and then black, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

Obviously, his hand was going through something bad.

Lei Xiong raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

He was able to crush hard pecans with just the strength of his hand. When fighting a single Japanese soldier, he even broke the cervical spine of a Japanese infantryman. Even if he only used 60 to 70% of his strength at this time, he was not an ordinary person. Can withstand it.

If nothing else happens, this guy from the security group will take the initiative to withdraw soon.

However, for the sake of his colleagues, he will not press too hard, which can be regarded as a small lesson to him.

　　Not everyone can yell and scream in front of Si Xingying.

But obviously, the facts are somewhat different from what Lei Xiong imagined.

Master Zhuang was sweating profusely from the pain and looked a little embarrassed, but his eyes were still fierce, he didn't take the initiative to let go, and he just didn't say a word.

Lei Xiong's eyes flickered, he took the initiative to withdraw his hand, and raised his hand to salute: "We are now colleagues in the Sixing Camp and the Guard Camp. Please take care of me, Brother Zhuang, in the future."

"That's necessary." Master Zhuang snorted and raised his hand in return.

The two had a secret battle, and Zhuang Shisan finally understood that the name Si Xingying was not for nothing, but that it was strong enough; and Lei Xiong also understood the reason why the battalion commander of the security regiment could become the deputy battalion commander of the security battalion. His strength Although he is a little weak, he will never give in.

No wonder Tang Dao can see a lot of security troops.

Tang Dao turned a blind eye to the secret battle between his two main officers.

The two armies want to merge together. If there is no collision, it will be a disaster.

Time is urgent now, otherwise, Tang Dao will arrange for them to meet for real on the training ground.

In the army, you don't rely on words, but you have to speak with your fists.

Obviously, he is quite satisfied with the result so far.

“Lao Lei, Lao Guo, Lao Zhuang, you and your brothers will get to know each other well. I'll go to the headquarters.” Tang Dao turned around and left.

Erya and Xia Dayu quickly followed.

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