Rise From Eight Hundred Chapter 376

Chapter 376 Follow me on the road

This "harshness" certainly does not mean the harshness of military law.

Although the cavalry arrived a little later, they did not exceed the deadline for the assembly order issued by Tang Dao.

Of course, Tang Dao will not naively use "killing chickens to scare monkeys" to establish his authority. With his strong military exploits in Songjiang, he has no need.

Ever since he led the Cangcheng lone army to fight the Japanese invaders all day and night, and uttered the deafening words "Fire at me", he has become the most handsome boy in the Songjiang garrison, even if the Songjiang headquarters did not announce it to the entire army.

Tang Dao omitted the need to introduce himself and the battalion commanders in front of the newly formed advance regiment.

His opening statement was extremely direct.

It was so direct that everyone at the scene was chilled.

"Brothers, I specifically requested you by name from the two commanders. The main reason is of course that you are the elite of your army and division." The sound of Tang Dao was like gold and stone, resounding throughout the wilderness.

All the soldiers who stood in solemn position had their chests held high and pride on their faces.

This is either a guard battalion or a cavalry battalion, or even a newly established guard battalion. It is said that they are the elite of the entire Songjiang Army and there is nothing wrong with them.

This time, they should be fighting the hardest battle under this commander, and even serve as a shield for the entire army to block the Japanese Tenth Army and cover the evacuation of the main force.

From the moment they received the assembly order, as elites, they had this awareness.

This is an honor.

But, they were wrong.

"You elites were originally the last trump cards in the hands of army commanders and division commanders, and you would never reveal them easily until the last moment, but I'm sorry, but this time it's different." Tang Dao's voice continued to sound amidst the pride of the soldiers. . "This time, you will be abandoned. You will be abandoned by the main force of our army before the Tenth Army arrives."

“This time, instead of letting the strongest of you fight the Japanese, we let you die. Only if you die can more brothers live.

Because this time, our threat comes from the sky, not the ground. Even if you can deal with several Japanese soldiers by yourself, you are destined to be powerless this time. "

There was silence in the wilderness.

It was so quiet that even the heavy breathing of the war horses seemed to be inaudible, leaving only the roar of Tang Dao echoing in the wilderness.

The elite of the entire army were gathered together, not to confront the Japanese army head-on, but to let them become abandoned sons and die meaninglessly under the Japanese bombers. This rhetoric was difficult for anyone to accept.

This is really meaningless.

There are more than 2,000 people here. Even if they face the Japanese army that has assembled heavy troops, they can still fight hard! Isn't it such a loss to all die under the bomb like this?

Not to mention the ordinary soldiers, even the officers standing in front of the entire army had expressions of disbelief on their faces.

“Sir, I also understand the tactics you mentioned, but what I don't understand is, why us?” After a moment of silence, a guard battalion captain stepped forward and asked in a deep voice.

This should be the sentiment of all officers and soldiers present.

They are not afraid of death, but they do not want to die meaninglessly. As elites, they hope to die in a **** battle with the Japanese army. If one fight is enough, two can make a profit.

“That's a good question!” Faced with the question, Tang Dao, who had a stern expression on his face, grinned and actually smiled. "Perhaps, your question can be answered by the words of a Westerner who has tried to understand China."

"That's what he said. China has always been well protected by their bravest people! Although he was a little one-sided, he was right about one thing. We soldiers are the backbone of the country. If the backbone does not fall, the country will not fall. Destruction, our country and nation are protected by our bravest people, and only we can protect them;

As for all of us here, we are the hardest bones in this spine. Facing the most brutal and terrifying attack that the Japanese army is about to come, if our hard bones cannot bear it, who can do it? Let those 3,000 seriously injured people? Or let those who are young and strong without high combat effectiveness? Or a medic? Signal Corps?

There is no doubt that from a purely tactical perspective, as a commander, you should abandon the weak and retain the strong. This will at least ensure victory in this battle.

However, whether you believe it or not, this Patriotic War will be so long that you cannot imagine. Countless soldiers will die and countless people will become soldiers.

Just like now, if we elites die, those brothers who survived because of us will replace us and become elites!

The fire of bravery will continue to be passed on in this way. In the national war with the Japanese, we will eventually win, and our descendants will still live happily on this land.

I say this, can you understand? Captain! "

“Yes, I understand!”

The captain raised his hand in salute, stepped back, and entered the queue.

In his eyes, pride replaced unwillingness.

Because, he is the hardest bone.

"So, do you understand?" Tang Dao looked at the soldiers standing solemnly.

"clear!"

"Then, brothers, come with me on the road!" Tang Dao waved his hand very firmly. "All troops, move north, advance!"

Decades later, the surviving veterans all have tears in their eyes whenever they recall this scene. The entire advance regiment marched out, embarking on the road to death. This was only once in their more than ten years of military career.

Because their partial division cannot hide in the face of the Japanese bombers that may come. They even have to create a main force of more than 20,000 people to let the bombers carry out the bombing.

All the cavalrymen were dragging branches behind their horses to stir up dust. Less than 300 horses had to pretend to be an army of thousands of people moving forward in the wilderness.

The ten large trucks from the baggage camp joined the remaining seven from the Four Lines Camp, also dragging wooden frames and branches that were roughly nailed with thick iron nails to look like cannons.

There were more than thirty carriages mainly used to transport baggage. The packhorses dragged the carts camouflaged by tree branches on the main road.

In the dust rising all over the sky, they formed a convoy with trucks that stretched for several miles.

In the wilderness on both sides, infantrymen wearing branches camouflage their heads were naturally accompanied by convoys.

Of course, it's impossible to look closely, but if you look down from an altitude of a thousand meters away, at least there is an army of more than ten thousand people advancing.

They are not bait, they are on the road to death.

One heavy aerial bomb dropped by Japanese bombers can kill dozens or even hundreds of soldiers. There is no cover here.

What is this feeling like?

No one knows except those who have experienced it personally.

As Tang Dao and the two generals expected, Songjiang's army not only made the Japanese Tenth Army hate it with heavy losses, but also the Japanese navy, which Lei Xiong used to use an ambush to beat them up the day before, also hated it.

When Hasegawa Kiyoshi received a message from Yanagawa Heisuke requesting the naval fleet to send a reconnaissance plane to help find the location of the Chinese troops who had escaped from Matsue, the idea that flashed in his mind was not just assistance.

He wants revenge.

The unexpected losses of six 96s in the battle the day before yesterday made him, the commander of the Third Fleet, almost scratch his head. He was worried that he could not find a reason to dispatch fighter planes on a large scale, and the Chinese came to the door.

Huddled in Songjiang City, the Chinese had fortifications, underground bunkers, and anti-aircraft guns. He had nothing to do with these Chinese, but they took off their "turtle shells" on their own initiative, and they dominated the world of his empire's navy, army and aviation.

They must be killed, and then we can take advantage of this battle to prevent the damage to a few fighter planes. After all, the Chinese also have anti-aircraft guns, right?

Faced with the Navy's notification that bombers would be sent to bomb the Chinese army, Yanagawa Heisuke certainly wanted it.

Even though he was chasing after the Songjiang defenders hoping to devour more than 20,000 people in one go, he was actually a little scared. At the foot of Songjiang City, his 100,000-strong army was forcefully chewed up by his opponent, resulting in more than 10,000 casualties.

With such a tough enemy, even if he catches up with him and his opponent launches a desperate counterattack, he might be bitten again and drip with blood.

It would be best for the navy to step in and knock the opponent out of the way first, and then let him clean up the mess. He also doesn't mind sharing some of the battle credits with the navy and the mainland.

The Japanese navy and army, which have always been at odds with each other, became unprecedentedly unified at this moment in the early morning of November 10 because of a common goal and their own Xiaojiujiu.

On the ground, more than 70,000 troops were in hot pursuit. On the sea, up to 24 Japanese aircraft were taking off from an aircraft carrier in the rising sun.

Or, to be more precise, 18.

In order to quietly wipe out the battle damage of the six fighter planes, His Excellency General Kiyoshi Hasegawa apparently dispatched two squadrons, but gritted his teeth and re-sent the unlucky ones who had only half a squadron left the day before. the battlefield.

However, the 18 Japanese planes were already the largest bombing formation dispatched by the Japanese navy since they completely gained control of the air over Songhu.

In order to increase the bombing effect, among the 18 Japanese aircraft, only 10 were 96-ship combat aircraft and 8 were 96-ship critical attack aircraft.

Although the speed of 310 kilometers per hour is far inferior to that of the 96 Ship Battle, as the most advanced carrier-based bomber of the Japanese Navy at this time, its engine has greater horsepower, allowing it to carry a larger bomb capacity, even if it also carries 250 kilograms of aerial bombs , can also fight, instead of being forced to drop aerial bombs as soon as they are attacked like 96 ship battles in order to make more maneuvers.

And while having two fixed 7.7mm machine guns, there is also a rotatable 7.7mm machine gun, which significantly strengthens the attack on the ground.

　　His Excellency, General Kiyoshi Hasegawa, has worked up all his energy and made up his mind to wipe out the Chinese in the wilderness.

It's just that things are unpredictable.

In the boxing ring, if a seemingly weak opponent hits the **** without following the rules, Tyson's ears will be broken to pieces even if he bites his ears.

And on the battlefield, there are no rules at all.

Pick your ears, poke your eyeballs, kick your crotch, whatever can kill you, use that move.

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