Rise From Eight Hundred Chapter 475

Chapter 475 The 'original intention' of the Japanese second lieutenant

Chinese soldiers occupied the strategic positions of the Japanese army, and used heavy weapons that the Japanese were proud of to bombard the two battlefields of the Japanese army.

But the main force of the Japanese army allowed the two battlefields to rot and only focused on its own main battlefield.

This weird battlefield situation lasted for most of the night.

Tang Dao used the 30 cavalrymen left by Gong Shaoxun as a reconnaissance unit. When the bombardment began, they launched a reconnaissance in the direction of the main force position of the Japanese 18th Division. As far as an area of only three kilometers from the battlefield between the two armies, the main force of the Japanese army was not seen. There was the slightest movement.

At 2 o'clock in the morning, Tang Dao, who received intelligence from three groups of cavalry scouts about the main Japanese army's standstill, finally decided to withdraw its troops.

Originally, Tang Dao had prepared that the Japanese 18th Division would attack aggressively. After forcing the Japanese artillery to drop troops to bombard the front line of the blocking position to eliminate the crisis in the blocking position, the infantry remaining on the heavy artillery position relied on the infantry on the periphery of the heavy artillery brigade. The defensive positions formed a new line of defense, and the Japanese troops who dared to come were beaten to a pulp before running away.

But I didn't expect that Ushijima Sadao of the 18th Division was far less resistant than Ushijima Mitsuru. The heavy artillery brigade was gone, and his infantry regiment was still being beaten, and he didn't even do anything superficial.

However, Tang Dao knew that whether it was out of helplessness or smart enough to avoid suffering greater losses, Ushijima Sadao's operation was absolutely correct at this moment.

Leaving an infantry company and a group of artillery and cavalry led by Cheng Tieshou to deal with the aftermath, Tang Dao led the main force and the wounded to advance toward the blocking position.

The artillerymen continued to bombard the Japanese infantry regiment for more than half an hour, and then stopped after almost all the captured artillery shells were fired.

The 150-meter heavy artillery is a good thing, and it's a lot of fun to shoot, but it is absolutely impossible to get rid of these two-ton heavy guns, especially in the fields crisscrossed by the Jiangnan water system.

Although Tang Dao issued an order to blow up all the heavy artillery after the bombardment, Cheng Tietsou still refused to give up and brought eight pack horses to try.

Not to mention the 12 doors here, even if only one door can be towed away, the chasing Japanese army can know why the flowers are so red.

That's definitely not because of love, it's because of blood!

Unfortunately, the eight pack horses were whipped with whips and hissed loudly. The Japanese artillerymen responsible for pushing the artillery used all their strength to push the artillery wheels, and the artillery wheels stuck in the mud were difficult to move forward for a hundred meters. It took a long time More than five minutes.

At this turtle speed, let alone the remaining few hours, even if they are given another day, they may not be able to catch up with the main force with this gun.

Cheng Tieshou, a rough man like steel, did not cry when his comrades were blown up by the Japanese infantry artillery into a shower of blood right next to him. After the battle, one-third of the brothers who had been with him day and night in the fire support company were replaced by new ones. face, he didn't cry

But when he saw that he was willing to disobey military orders and tried his best but could not take away the captured Japanese cannon, tears rolled down his face.

Because, for this fire support platoon leader, having such a cannon means that he can provide sufficient fire support to his infantry brothers on the front line, and his infantry brothers will die less.

Before the war ended, the brothers he was familiar with had changed one after another. They were all young people, some were in their early 20s, and some were even less than 20. Many of them he couldn't even name, and then they... Disappeared.

As the chief commander of the fire support company that provided the most important support for the infantry, he could only watch them use their bodies to contend with the Japanese artillery. This huge psychological pressure was beyond words.

All the sadness completely spewed out after the heavy artillery that had been captured but could not be taken away turned into **** of flames that reached the sky.

"In the light of the explosion of the Empire's heavy artillery, the tears rolling down the face of the Chinese lieutenant seemed to be blood red. When I saw such a scene, I understood that it would be difficult for the Empire to defeat China, because they have such a group of people. Respectable Chinese soldiers. They are real soldiers.”

This is a sentence written by Komura Akiichi, who retired from active service early ten years after the war, in his "20 Days Landing in Southeast China".

Yes, Tang Dao kept his promise this time and released all the Japanese artillery troops who sent his comrades to **** with their own artillery shells.

In Tang Dao's original words: "It is more useful to keep a group of Japanese who have wielded a butcher knife against their own comrades than to kill them." If they want to live, they have to find an excuse for their evil deeds on the battlefield. . They have convinced themselves, and the rest has to be convinced by others.

Other than the high-level officials in Japan who launched the war of aggression, they could not find a more suitable candidate.

As expected by Tang Dao, these surrendered soldiers who were lucky enough to survive after the war became the staunchest anti-war people. Under the protection of the American cowboys who occupied the Japanese mainland, they defeated the once-high-ranking senior Japanese navy and army officers. The general scolded him like crazy.

However, Tang Dao, who had already left, asked Cheng Tieshou to tell them: "The two armies are fighting for their own masters. As soldiers, they can continue to serve their country and do what soldiers should do, but if they are on Chinese soil, If you kill civilians and behave like beasts, then the 'valor' of these hundreds of people on the artillery positions will be announced to the public, and their positions and names will be attached."

This is the deadliest handle.

Tang Dao did not pay too much attention to a group of Japanese who had not wielded the saber for the first time. In his eyes, a group of people who had shown martial prowess to their comrades had lost their qualifications to be opponents.

However, Tang Dao did not expect that the more than 100 Japanese surrendered troops who were lucky enough to escape the slaughter would bring him a big surprise.

More than 100 artillery troops were released and surrendered. After returning, more than 80% applied to their superiors for retirement. Because all the equipment of the artillery brigade was destroyed and personnel losses exceeded 80%, the Japanese Army Base Camp Their organization was dismantled, and the remaining hundreds of people were judged as defeated troops without any intention to fight, and were sent on ships returning home.

Only low-level officers and technical backbones like Omura Mingichi were ordered to continue serving in the military until the end of the entire war.

However, these artillerymen who are still in the army are no longer as vicious as before, let alone massacring civilians. In order to prevent their "brave" on the battlefield from being exposed, a dozen artillerymen headed by Komura Mingichi They even formed the Japan-China Military-Civilian Friendship Alliance, for no other reason than to promote "friendship" with ordinary people in the occupied areas.

Although this move seemed extremely unusual within the Japanese army, which was implementing a high-pressure policy on the occupied areas at this time, it was not without the appreciation of the Japanese generals who had a longer-term vision.

These naive guys also know that massacre will only lead to stronger resistance. Massacre alone cannot conquer this country and nation with a huge population base and vast land. The big stick and the sweet dates complement each other, just like the Jurchens in the past. , is the right way.

The move of Second Lieutenant Akiichi Komura and others who had no choice but to protect themselves was not only not stopped by strict orders, but was valued by a high-ranking Japanese general, who vigorously promoted the Japanese second lieutenant at the head. By the end of the war, Akiichi Komura relied on promoting "friendship" The second lieutenant actually became the captain of the colonel cascade.

Not to mention, as the official became bigger and bigger, his "original intention" remained unchanged. There had never been a massacre in his jurisdiction, and he was considered an extremely unique existence among the beast-level Japanese army.

In the words he wrote in his memoirs: "Peace is the sweetest spring!"

Some things, if done for a long time, will become a matter of course and you will take pleasure in it! Komura Mingichi should have this kind of mentality.

After the war, the Japanese colonel who retired from active service was even more convinced by his conscience that he told the truth that had been hidden for a long time, which dealt a heavy blow to the militants in Japan.

It turns out that the Imperial Japanese Army could surrender so simply and neatly!

Of course, that will happen in the future. At this point in time, Tang Dao has already arrived at the blocking position battlefield.

The battlefield has become quiet!

Tang Dao and Tantai Mingyue, stand on the 'lone mausoleum'!

PS: I recommend the new book "The Ming Dynasty: Starting from the Supervision of the Kingdom by the King of Han" written by a little brother. The writing style is funny and light-hearted. Children who like history can support it.

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