Rise From Eight Hundred Chapter 467

Chapter 467: The outstanding and hard-working Army Lieutenant Colonel (at the beginning of the month, please vote for me!)

Setouchi's new official didn't make a fuss when he took office, but he worked extremely hard.

After gaining command authority, the four infantry brigade captains who were still on the front line were immediately summoned to return to the temporary headquarters for a combat meeting.

Firstly, it was to declare his leadership, and secondly, of course, he felt that Kanda Masane's current fighting method was too reckless.

Because it was a night battle, the empire's artillery advantages were not fully utilized, and infantry was used to attack the enemy. Although it had certain effects, such as conquering the hills and highlands that were extremely important to the Chinese, it was accomplished at great sacrifice, and almost an entire infantry brigade was consumed there.

Since when did the Imperial Army's victory depend on the lives of Imperial warriors? Nogi Nogi's desperate and frenzied attack tactics were already a thing of the past decades ago.

Army Lieutenant Colonel believes that the reason why Kanda Masane was deprived of command rights is closely related to the huge consumption of troops. Perhaps Mitsuru Ushijima, who was rushing to contact the divisions of the Tenth Army, had lost all patience with him.

As the successor frontline commander, he will not make such a stupid mistake again.

What's more, the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade is finished. Their current tactical goal has changed from breaking through this position to eating all the Chinese on this position, including the hundreds of reinforcements they have just arrived.

While waiting for the four major captains to return from the front line, Setouchi once again studied the terrain of the Jiashan area in China, and had already formed a feasible strategy in his mind.

This Chief of Staff of the 36th Infantry Brigade, who has been suppressed by Ushijima Mitsuru, is not only a top student who studied at the Army University, but what is even more shocking is his resume.

After graduating from the sergeant school, he served as an engineer second lieutenant, then as a baggage lieutenant, then as an infantry lieutenant, and then as an infantry captain. Due to his outstanding performance, he was transferred to the staff of the division headquarters and was promoted to the rank of major. He then entered the Army University for further studies and was promoted after graduation. He was a lieutenant in the army. After serving in the division headquarters of the 6th Division for half a year, he was transferred to the 36th Infantry Brigade as chief of staff.

His early resume as an officer in various front-line forces shows that Setouchi is a staff officer with extremely solid grassroots combat experience, not a person who can only talk on paper.

However, China's ancestors have long seen through human nature, and "everything that is beautiful in the forest will be destroyed by the wind." The more excellent the resume, the more people will be wary and cautious, especially someone with Ushijima Mitsuru's ambition and talent who can be regarded as the best. Brigade-level officer.

However, when the war situation was eroding, Setouchi finally got a chance to show off his talents. Although he scolded Ushijima Mitsuru and Kanda Masane in his heart for half a life, the lieutenant colonel was actually happy.

Hence, he cherished this hard-won opportunity and worked extremely hard to provide this fig leaf to the generals of the Tenth Army.

Especially Lieutenant General Ushijima Sadao of the 18th Division, if the corpses of more than a thousand or even more than two thousand Chinese people in front of him can be taken out and put on the battle report, that Army Lieutenant General who made a major mistake will Thinking about it, I can shamelessly report to the big guys in the base camp: The Chinese smashed all the colleagues of the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade with their shameless night attack, but our Tenth Army killed the enemy in Yingye, leaving thousands of enemy soldiers lying dead. !

As for what the "number" is, anyway, one thousand or two thousand are numbers. If you want to know, come to the battlefield and see for yourself!

As long as Ushijima Sadao does not fall, he will be much more useful than a self-willed Army Major General like Ushijima Mitsuru who has ruined his future, especially after getting his gratitude.

It can be said that Setouchi's inner calculations were frantically set aside the moment he was appointed as the frontline commander.

Setouchi's tactics are not as crushing as Kanda Masane's, which relies on the superiority of troops and artillery fire, but it is absolutely ruthless.

This wise Japanese Army Lieutenant Colonel even thought about the possibility that the opponent who had defeated the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade would lead his troops back to rescue the soldiers on his own blocking position, although this idea did not even satisfy Ushijima, who was 1,000 meters away. They all thought it was extremely unlikely.

That's because they are still proud enough. Even if they suffered continuous blows this night, how can the pride of belonging to the "strongest division on the surface" be wiped away so easily? And their pride is accumulated from the continuous victories since the establishment of the division, and it is not blind arrogance.

Whether it was the Sino-Japanese War or the Russo-Japanese War, the vanguard force of the Japanese Army always had only one division, numbered 6.

During the Sino-Japanese War of 1884-1894, under the leadership of Heimu Weizhen, he captured Weihaiwei in one fell swoop after landing on the Jiaodong Peninsula. During the Russo-Japanese War, he was assigned to the 2nd Army led by Obo Gong and participated in the Battle of Shahe and the Battle of Fengtian, defeating the Russian army.

In the three years from 1923 to 1925, he was stationed in Manchuria. After returning to China, he sent troops to Shandong for the second time in March 1928, causing the Jinan Massacre.

After the September 18th Incident, he was reorganized at the end of 1932 and participated in the Jehol Campaign, defeating Shang Zhen's 32nd Army at Lengkou of the Great Wall.

Such a strong army is naturally entitled to be proud. Even in the face of the current predicament, the middle and high-level officers of the 36th Infantry Brigade still unanimously believe that even if the Chinese army attacks the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade, it will win and the losses will be extremely high. Not small. Naturally, it would be impossible for them to maneuver for more than ten miles to face the thousands of troops who had chased them in such a panic under the circumstances of huge losses in troops and physical strength.

The most correct thing for the Chinese to do is that their main force has already fled towards the main force on the Jiashan defense line. At this time, they should detach a part of their force to block their way before dawn. In this case, although they lost the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade in this sudden night battle, it was a defeat, but they also killed all the Chinese elites. Not only did they save some face, but they also caused pain to the opponent's commander. Heartfelt.

By this time, if they did not know that the thousands of Chinese people they were chasing were actually elites selected by the Chinese army, they would be really stupid.

If you are not an elite, how can you hold off an infantry brigade of them for two hours with a thousand men? If he wasn't an elite, how could he make a side attack on the way to escape and smash the unprepared 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade into a **** mess?

If the Chinese are so awesome, let alone the 10th Army, it is impossible to set foot on this land, and the term North China Expeditionary Army may not even be available.

It is more effective to kill such a group of Chinese elites than to kill Chinese people who are several times their number.

This is the pride that belongs to the 6th Division. One or two defeats are only short-term frustrations and do not undermine their determination to win the final victory. Up to this moment, they were also thinking about how to annihilate the elite enemy troops on the opposite side.

But Setouchi didn't think so. From the collapse of a bomber group composed of more than 20 navy fighters to the constant harassment of the infantry brigade during the pursuit, the Chinese were taking advantage. On the surface, it seemed that they were all The Chinese people are lucky in their struggle to survive.

Combined with the current outcome of the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade, Setouchi felt that this seemed to have been planned by the Chinese commander a long time ago. The ultimate goal of this series of tricks was to kill the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade.

That's what they thought from a week ago.

If it was really as he thought, how amazing would the wisdom of the Chinese commander opposite him, whom he had never met before, be? How could such a person design tactics according to the ideas of his defeated generals?

If those idiots could guess what he was thinking, then why would they still use their lieutenants and majors to squat in the grass and beep? Shouldn't that be the toilet area?

Setouchi had to spend ten minutes to convince the unruly major captains. He was the one who made the decision, but didn't the specific command of the front line depend on these few! If the commander is violated openly and secretly, the effectiveness of tactical execution will be greatly reduced. Japanese Army Lieutenant Sato, who has spent seven or eight years in the grassroots troops, understands this very well.

As for Ushijima Mitsuru, Setouchi didn't have to report so strenuously. The already anxious Major General Brigade Commander should be busy studying how to get away with it with the guy from the 18th Division!

The nearly one hundred heavy artillery pieces of the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade are important weapons of the empire. Once they are lost, not to mention the Tenth Army, not even the North China Expedition Army Headquarters will be able to suppress the news that will shock the base camp.

In other words, Mitsuru Ushijima is basically a standing general. He may not be able to wait until the final battlefield in Songhu is over, so he has to say, "Baga!" Spread the oil! '.

Setouchi's efforts were effective, and several majors accepted his opinions.

Although the 36th Infantry Brigade has suffered heavy battle losses, the heavy baggage troops that have followed can be replenished into the front-line combat troops at any time. The addition of nearly a thousand heavy baggage troops can restore a lot of health, which basically solves the problem of insufficient troops.

Of the existing two infantry regiments and six infantry brigades, four were left half disabled. While replenishing heavy supplies, they continued to maintain a high-pressure offensive against the Chinese army in front of them. The other two were three kilometers away on both wings. sports.

It is equivalent to forming a big pocket with the Chinese defense line in front of you as the mouth. If the Chinese reinforcements do not arrive, the pocket is closed and no Chinese on the battlefield can escape. If the Chinese army attacked the heavy artillery brigade, If you are brave enough to come, then surround them together.

If you can't chew it in one bite, then wait until dawn and chew it slowly.

When the 12 mountain guns of the artillery battalion of the division that got lost and stuck in the car arrived, the gods could not escape.

Of course, these two infantry brigades, which still maintain sufficient combat effectiveness, are also responsible for guarding the troops, just to prevent the Chinese from making a circle and sneak attack again.

Setouchi has learned how the Chinese behave like ghosts at night in the past few days. At this time, he will not give Tang Dao a chance.

It is said that God favors children who work hard. After arranging all this, the Japanese Army Lieutenant Colonel is extremely looking forward to a good result in the coming time.

However, Setouchi apparently forgot one thing. The major general, colonel, and major of the 36th Infantry Brigade were all tricked by Tang Dao. How could he, the lieutenant commander, not be the same?

Tang Dao, how could he fight this battle according to his ideas?

What's more, Setouchi has 75 mountain cannons and infantry cannons in his hands, and Tang Dao also has cannons in his hands now.

Cannon!

Heavy artillery!

150 caliber.

(End of this chapter)

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