Rise From Eight Hundred Chapter 466

Chapter 466: The Difference between the Chinese and Japanese Armies (please vote for me at the beginning of the month!)

The battlefield is not a football match!

If the game is not going well and you cannot change the players, you can change the head coach.

If you change well, changing people is like changing a knife. The effect is immediate. If you don't change well, you will slip into the abyss faster.

However, it is taboo to change generals on the battlefield, not to mention that the Japanese army changed generals on the spot for the purpose of needing someone to take the blame. The original intention was problematic, and of course it would not have any beneficial effect on the battlefield in front of them.

　　After learning that the commander of his regiment had lost command, the Japanese commanders at all levels on the front line were naturally shocked and angry.

Leaving aside the daily issue of siding with each other, you can say that human beings are cold profit creatures, or you can say that they are emotional animals. After getting along for a long time, I don't say how strong the emotions are, but you are more or less familiar with their temperament and at least know how to behave. They would naturally feel unhappy if they were suddenly replaced by the chief of staff of the brigade who was far away from them like majors and lieutenants to give orders.

More importantly, the rabbit dies and the fox is sad, the boss has fallen, and the war situation has not gone smoothly. Will there be a settlement after the war? This is an issue that officers at all levels of the 45th Infantry Regiment have to consider in advance.

Once you have too many ideas, you will naturally not work so **** the battlefield.

On the side of the Chinese defenders' defense line, it was because of the continuous addition of fresh troops, especially the addition of the Sixing Battalion, which defeated the Japanese flank attacking troops in hand-to-hand combat, and used a burst of artillery to blow up the heart-wrenching hills with fireworks. Afterwards, morale was boosted.

The situation was completely stabilized, and the four infantry squadrons deployed by the Japanese army to the front line also temporarily retreated under the continuous sound of sirens on the battlefield.

As soon as the Japanese army retreated, Major Stingy, who had been fighting side by side with the officers and soldiers on the front line with a gun in hand, laid down directly after explaining the security matters.

It's not that I'm injured, I'm just tired from life.

However, no one looked down upon him, whether it was his two company commanders or Lei Xiong and Gong Shaoxun who came to look for him in the dark.

Only those who have been commanders know the pressure on this army major who slumped in the trench after a battle.

Compared to ordinary officers and soldiers, what he bears on his shoulders is not only personal life and death, nor even the life and death of thousands of people here, but the lives of more than 3,000 people in the entire advance group.

If the 36th Infantry Brigade is allowed to break through here and engage in a flanking attack with the rather tenacious 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade, no matter how clever Tang Dao is, the entire advance group will be annihilated.

Everyone is shocked by Tang Dao's shocking plan several days in advance, but in fact, the blocking position here is the most important part in completing this shocking plan.

Fortunately, Major Stingy and Major Scar, who had died in the battle, lived up to Tang Dao's expectations. They did it.

However, for Major Stingy, the current top commander on the defense line, facing the almost never-ending attacks of thousands of Japanese invaders for more than two hours, this is very difficult for a commander who has to shoulder such a heavy responsibility and have to fight on the front line. It is definitely a double test of spiritual will and physical body.

He cannot even die easily.

As the commander of the guard battalion, Major Stingy rarely leaves the division headquarters. He basically obeys the direct command of the division commander. It is rare that he is alone like this.

Especially after Scar Zhao, whose personality was obviously stronger than his comrades, died heroically in battle, the life and death of the two guard battalions plus the fire support company supported by the guard battalion all fell on the introverted army major.

Lei Xiong looked at his colleagues who were gasping for air, his unruly eyes full of respect.

Although he does not look down on "miscellaneous fish" like the 67th Army and the 43rd Army like many Central Army officers, Lei Xiong is definitely proud. His pride comes from his equipment, his strength, and from himself and his brothers on the battlefield. Performance.

Proud as Lei Xiong rarely looks at a person with such respect. Even Colonel Xie Jinyuan, before he showed his unparalleled fighting spirit and military talent on the Songhu battlefield, he was limited to courtesy among his colleagues.

But Lei Xiong left his respect to the major of the 107th Division Guard Battalion in front of him.

What he respects is not that Major Stingy has completed the combat mission.

The combat mission assigned to this unit by Tang Dao was actually completed half an hour ago, when the defense line of the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade was opened and the cavalry rushed into the position of the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade.

If Major Stingy is ruthless enough, he can use the "strong man's wrist-cutting" trick at the moment the hilly ground falls.

One unit was left to block the enemy, and the main force abandoned all heavy equipment, even the seriously wounded, and moved closer to the main force led by Tang Dao with only light equipment. Even if the remaining unit could only block the Japanese army for ten minutes, he There is also a more than 70% chance of survival.

This move is already familiar to many commanders, and they describe it as "sacrificing a small amount of sacrifice in exchange for the survival of the main force, so as to achieve another victory in the future!"

As long as the main force is not severely damaged, the commander who uses this trick will not be punished, and may even gain the reputation of an iron-blooded army. yes! Abandoning the few and retaining the many, on the surface, sounds like an extremely wise decision made by the commander. Behind the small cruelty is the true great wisdom.

However, who would pay attention to those officers and soldiers who stayed behind because of military orders and so-called righteousness? They died in battle, and the title they won was nothing more than the name of 'abandoned son'. On the contrary, most people would remember the commanders who made the cold-blooded act and praise their decision.

However, these are not within Lei Xiong's values. Why is he willing to be Tang Dao, a rocket-like alien? It is not because of how radiant Tang Dao performed on the battlefield, but because Tang Dao was so brilliant. The spiritual core of 'never abandon, never give up' has been shown countless times by the sword.

Tang Dao may not be the best commander, but he can definitely be the most trustworthy brother, so Lei Xiong is willing to risk his own life and that of all his brothers, that's it.

The guard battalion major who collapsed on the ground was the kind of person Lei Xiong admired the most. He chose to let some of the people retreat, but it was not the so-called 'strong men cut off their wrists', but to let the main force cover the weaker ones. Those who retreated were the wounded, the medical team, and the new recruits.

"Don't disturb me, let me take a few breaths!" The guard battalion commander, who could hardly find some peace with his eyes closed, was a little unhappy when someone tapped him on the shoulder and called him.

When I opened my eyes, I saw that they were two old acquaintances.

“Brother Lei, Brother Gong, thank you so much for coming to our aid, otherwise...” Major Stingy saw Lei Xiong and Gong Shaoxun and quickly struggled to sit up.

"Have a rest. Brother Zhou and the brothers have worked hard. Come on, have a cigarette!" Lei Xiong stretched out his hand to stop Major Stingy from getting up to greet him. He handed him a cigarette and sat down on him. The person next to me said carelessly: "Don't tell me, running all the way here has spared me from doing the splits. I have to take a breather!"

Gong Shaoxun is a smart man. When he saw Lei Xiong's appearance, he knew that he was taking care of the stingy old Zhou who was exhausted. What's more, this was a battlefield and the trenches were not deep enough. Standing bent over was much more difficult than sitting down. , smiled slightly at the moment, regardless of the image of the major cavalry battalion commander, and sat in the trench full of blood and mud with the two army majors.

“You two are here, I can finally relax a little bit!” Seeing his two colleagues like this, Major Stingy's eyes flashed with gratitude, but his face became much more relaxed. "Commander Lei, whatever military orders you brought to Commander Tang, I, Lao Zhou, and my brothers will obey them. Even if Lao Zhao is gone, I will also help them with the two companies under his command."

This means to give up command power.

Although Lei Xiong is a major with the same military rank, everyone knows that Lei Xiong is Tang Dao's most trusted deputy. As long as Tang Dao is away, Lei Xiong will take over the highest command, and Lei Xiong also has a very strong command. Talent, many majors are also very convinced of him.

Since Lei Xiong is here, of course he is the first commander.

But unexpectedly, Lei Xiong grinned, with a smile on his rough black face, "Go in a hurry. The battalion commander didn't give me any orders. He just told me and Battalion Commander Gong that the two battalions Zhao and Zhou Chang Geng is familiar with the arrangement of blocking positions, so we will obey your orders."

Looking sideways at Gong Shaoxun, "Brother Gong, is this what the battalion commander said?"

Gong Shaoxun really wanted to punch Lei Xiong in the face, who seemed to be smiling brightly but was actually a very fake person. This was completely nonsense, okay? Tang Dao clearly said before leaving: "You make your own decision based on the battlefield situation. If the battalion commanders Zhao and Zhou offer to assist, then Lei Xiong will serve as the first commander of this position until I arrive with my troops!"

After all, Tang Dao was still a little worried about the command ability of the two guard battalion commanders. After all, they were not the commanders of the front-line field troops. They rarely had the experience of confronting the Japanese army with trench fortifications. Lei Xiong had fought **** battles on the Songhu battlefield for three months. The major who was born as an infantry company commander is naturally more experienced than the two of them.

But Gong Shaoxun wisely did not do this. Firstly, he knew that Lei Xiong was paying tribute to the two guard battalions in this way; secondly, he knew that he could not defeat the black iron tower in front of him.

I had only heard that Major Lei Xiong was brave enough to win the three armies, and only Tang Dao was the only one in the army. Just now, he had witnessed the demeanor of Lieutenant Lei of the Great Battalion with his own eyes during a hand-to-hand battle between the Four Lines Battalion and the flanking Japanese army.

One man killed four Japanese infantrymen by himself, so much so that when the entire Japanese army retreated, no one dared to confront him anymore. Such ferocity made even Gong Shaoxun, who had personally killed five Japanese cavalrymen, feel chills running down his spine.

He was not even sure whether he was qualified to fight with this guy when he was riding a war horse. He would probably lose most of the time.

Of course, I can only nod my head and agree with Lei Xiong who faked the military order: "Since this is the case, Battalion Commander Zhao has died for his country. Battalion Commander Zhou, you are the supreme commander here. Battalion Commander Lei and I are under your command!"

“Sir Tang, did you really say that?” Stingy old Zhou's eyes sparkled with excitement.

He was not excited because he had the right to command, but because it was recognition of their commanding abilities and recognition of the combat effectiveness of the two guard battalions.

Lei Xiong and Gong Shaoxun, one is a major of the Central Army and the other is the commander of the cavalry battalion directly under the military headquarters, both of them are beyond him in terms of qualifications and abilities.

Let the two of them accept his command is Tang Dao's greatest compliment to their two guard battalions.

This is the most striking contrast between the Chinese and Japanese militaries at this moment.

The supreme commander of one side was deprived of his command authority, but the other side gave up in good faith.

Although there is still a huge disparity in military strength, the Japanese army no longer has the overwhelming advantage it had before.

(End of this chapter)

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