Rise From Eight Hundred Chapter 454

Chapter 454 The decisive battle is coming

After the last blast.

There was silence above the 'lone mausoleum'.

Under the light of the flares, the Japanese army looked at the battlefield full of remains. For the first time, they did not raise their bayonets and cheer for their own victory with the flag mountain roaring.

It's not that they were afraid of Chinese mortar bombardment from afar. After the bombardment twenty minutes ago, which was completely fatal, none of the several mortars owned by the Chinese were fired.

No matter how stupid you are, you still know that the Chinese people who have been forced into a desperate situation have run out of gas and energy.

Whether it's on a hill or in a trench by a river, the continuous firing of the Chinese's once fierce shell guns and submachine guns is no longer the main theme of the battlefield.

The unique gunshots of Type 38 rifles occupied the entire battlefield, and this was true for both China and Japan.

yes! Even if it is as strong as the 36th Infantry Brigade, after nearly two hours of continuous and uninterrupted attacks, its artillery has used up 80% of its artillery shell reserves, and its infantry has also consumed enough ammunition to last three days of normal fighting. Why don't the Chinese, whose equipment is far inferior to that of the Japanese, not consume all their ammunition?

The Chinese may not be afraid of death, but in the end it is only a matter of will and cannot be exchanged for bullets.

Just as the Japanese army on the hill thought, as for ammunition, it was completely exhausted on the hill, and there was very little left in the trenches. The remaining submachine gun bullets were concentrated in the hands of elite veterans, unless the Japanese army had already attacked Enter the trenches, otherwise you will never shoot. What maintains the shaky defense line is the rifle retrieved from the corpses of Japanese soldiers before the battlefield.

As for the four mortars in Pang Dahai's hands, it's not that they have been completely consumed. He still has 4 shells.

It's just that since the 67th Army fought against Japan in North China and witnessed the tragedy of the Japanese invaders killing prisoners, most of them were accustomed to saving the last bullet for themselves.

Four artillery shells will be fired only after the entire position is captured. Then, the artillerymen will collectively return to the infantry and rush into the enemy group.

The Japanese army did not cheer, not because of fear, but because of great frustration.

Until they occupied the entire hill, they found no more than 180 remains of Chinese soldiers. That meant it was just a strengthened infantry company, but they used nearly five infantry squadrons and spent more than 600 Human casualties.

Among them, there was one captain who died in battle, an infantry squadron leader, five lieutenants and second lieutenants, and a total of 26 captains and sergeants who were the backbone of the soldiers.

Absolutely superior troops and absolutely superior firepower, but they have achieved such a shocking record. What else is worth cheering for?

But this may just be the thoughts of the Japanese infantry who only tasted the bitterness while standing on the conquered position. For Kanda Masane, who finally received the command to conquer the hill position, it was a real sigh of relief. .

For the army commander at this time, it was no longer a matter of conquering a strategic location. He could mount machine guns and infantry artillery on the hills from a high position to shoot at the Chinese who were still resisting in the trenches. Instead, he needed victory results.

Although the huge and heart-shaking casualty numbers have made people numb, he knows that as the top commander on the front line, he must be able to write down what these casualty numbers will bring in the battle report.

'Conquer the most important heavy firepower position of China's enemies! ' will be the fig leaf he hands over to the Brigade and Regiment Headquarters and even the Division Regiment Headquarters.

Even if this fig leaf was obtained with the lives of more than 600 imperial infantrymen.

That is not important, what is important is that he needs a result.

If such casualties cannot defeat the Chinese position, I am afraid that the already exhausted brigade commander staying 800 meters away will put him on the blacklist in advance!

On the frontal battlefield where casualties are greater, he will be more relaxed. According to the current battle situation, the Chinese position will be broken by him sooner or later.

As for the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade in urgent need of rescue, the Japanese Army Colonel had already selectively forgotten it. Even without infantry protection, they were a dignified Imperial Artillery Brigade! With a force of nearly 8,000 men, the small group of Chinese who attacked them could be killed by a pile of human lives!

What kind of farewell message should I send to the whole army on the jade-shattered battlefield? Who should I send it to? Anyway, I'm fighting right now, whoever gets angry will be embarrassed!

In any case, Kanda Masane, who finally breathed a sigh of relief at this time, would never believe that the current predicament of the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade was as tragic as described in their telegram. In his opinion, that was just the alarmist talk of the heavy artillery major general whom he had never met twice.

Of course, even if that were the case, what could he do? He has tried his best. For those idiots, the imperial infantry has already paid 2,000 casualties. Even if they win in the end, the brigade will be considered half disabled. It will take two and a half years to regain its former combat effectiveness. . "Order the heavy machine gun squadron of the 3rd Infantry Brigade to garrison the occupied position, and order the infantry artillery unit directly under the regiment to garrison the occupied position." Kanda Masane quickly issued the military order, with ice in his eyes and an excited voice.

"Command to the front, the entire army will temporarily stop attacking. When all the redeployed heavy firepower is in place, our army will launch a final blow to the Chinese. In this battle, I will personally go to the front line to fight side by side with you! May the empire have a prosperous military fortune! "

“Hi!”

In the field headquarters shrouded in dim yellow lights, all the junior and lieutenant-level combat staff members bowed their heads in response.

Morale, which had been quite low due to the failure of continuous attacks, was boosted by a certain colonel's declaration of "fighting side by side".

Perhaps, only Setouchi, the lieutenant and chief of staff of the 36th Infantry Brigade whose face was obscured by darkness, curled his lips slightly to express his disdain.

They were beaten into pig heads by the Chinese, and they still show off! There is no such thing as "fighting side by side", it's just a symbolic standing in the trench dug by the supervising team and watching one's own infantry fall on the road of charge.

　That's it, you still have to compete with me for this front-line commander, you idiot! This may be Setouchi's only comment on his colleague.

　　Although he knew very well that although his colleague Zheng Xiuer was not very smart in fighting, he was very skillful in officialdom.

The reason why Kanda Masane competed with him for the role of the first frontline commander was to try to reduce his own guilt. Regardless of whether this victory was successful or not, the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade encountered a long-planned attack by the Chinese because of their 36th Infantry Brigade, and someone needed to take responsibility.

Of course, Major General Mitsuru Ushijima, the commander of the brigade, is the first person responsible, but he is a major general, and he also has a thick-legged backer at the base camp. At most, he will retire from active service and enter the reserve. As long as the war continues, who knows when? will be re-hired.

The rank of major-level officers is too low and they are not qualified to take the blame. Obviously, the blame falls on the colonel and lieutenant colonel.

　　Kanda Masane must not risk his life to perform! Perhaps that was also the last time he gave orders as a colonel.

It's a pity that cleverness goes wrong. I'm afraid Kanda Masane didn't expect that his opponent would be so tough. He actually blocked his army for nearly two hours and caused such heavy casualties to the imperial infantry.

Having no choice but to make a declaration that he would go to the battlefield.

It would be a blessing if this idiot was killed by a Chinese stray bullet or a cold gunman! The little devil in the heart of the Japanese Army Lieutenant Colonel who put his face into the dark light was flapping his wings desperately.

Because of the ownership of this corner of the battlefield, the Japanese army had mixed emotions.

The battlefield also fell into a brief silence.

In the Chinese trench that was shrouded in darkness again, stingy old Zhou's figure was as stiff as a clay sculpture.

He was not sad that his position would face the last wave of fierce Japanese attacks, nor was he even sad that the strategic location chosen by him and Lao Zhao had been lost.

Rather, he knew that the old comrade who liked to make fun of him was dead!

He was still so unreasonable and used an almost brutal method to get the first place to die.

(End of this chapter)

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