Rise From Eight Hundred Chapter 629

Chapter 629 A classic battle example?

In fact, the Japanese artillery never stopped.

Either bombarding the shabby No. 3 Highland, which has been destroyed by aerial bombs and artillery shells, or bombarding all the mountain roads that can support No. 3 Highland.

Not to mention that Tang Dao and other commanders knew that the key breakthrough point of the Japanese army was at Highland 3, which seemed to be the most flanking area. Even the most ordinary soldiers on both sides of China and Japan also understood it.

Hands No. 1 and No. 2 simply stopped fighting. The two sides were stalemate with each other three to four hundred meters apart. Only the occasional cold gunshots and screams made people feel that this was also a battlefield of life and death.

However, except for the cold-blooded gunmen who ruthlessly killed the enemy, most people subconsciously turned their attention to the smoke rising from No. 3 Heights.

There is the key to victory on the entire battlefield.

“Sir, let my company go to support Highland No. 3! If it's too late, it'll be too late.” Li Jijin, who had just withdrawn from the mountain forest, had a sweaty face, but it was rare for him to take the initiative to ask for a fight. . .

"Sir, this is the position of our Avenging Regiment. The whole army of our Avenging Regiment is determined to defend the position to the death. Please allow me to go to support." The two majors of the Avenging Regiment looked at each other and took a step forward together.

Tang Dao stood in the trench of the temporary headquarters halfway up the mountain. He kept looking at the No. 3 highland where the smoke was rising with his binoculars. He turned his back to the people who asked for battle and did not answer for a long time.

Five minutes have passed.

"No!" Tang Dao's cold voice came. "I believe that Captain Wei and Captain Cai will be able to hold on until sunset."

The officers looked sad, but no one dared to speak anymore.

Tang Dao is very easy-going in private, but on the battlefield, he seems to be a different person, resolute and resolute. His military orders mean that he has made a decision and has no regrets.

Tang Dao's back was facing everyone. Everyone could only see his motionless body like a sculpture, but not his bloodshot eyes.

This may be one of the most difficult choices Tang Dao has made in his life.

Tang Dao knew that after he made the decision not to reinforce, the nearly 100 people still alive on the top of the mountain had little chance.

They will withstand an attack by several times the number of Japanese troops for nearly two hours without any military support.

This is difficult. Even if the old foundation of his reckless Si Xing Camp is on Highland 3, he is not 100% sure.

But Tang Dao knew better that Guo Qizheng on the opposite side was also using Yang Mou, and his artillery group was waiting for his reinforcements to be dispatched.

If Tang Dao's calculation is correct, at this time there are at least four 105 howitzers participating in the battle. In fact, it is not all the heavy artillery that Kunizaki Zheng has at the bottom of the box. He still has at least four 105 howitzers waiting for reinforcements to go to No. 3 Heights. .

The battlefield is not a chess game. Every choice made by the commander determines the life or death of hundreds or even thousands of people.

Tang Dao could not throw an elite infantry company into artillery fire at will, nor let the lives of Sichuan soldiers be consumed by Japanese artillery shells.

So, he could only bet that Wei Donglai and Cai Yongguan could persist until the sun set.

However, the survival of the more than one hundred Sichuan soldiers still on the high ground depends on the efforts of the chessmen on the gambling table.

This is undoubtedly an extremely difficult and sad decision for any commander, and Tang Dao is naturally no exception.

Only the outcome of the battlefield can prove whether Tang Dao's decision is right or wrong, but Tang Dao is undoubtedly right about one thing.

"Why, there is no movement from the Chinese?" Kunizaki asked the Army Lieutenant Colonel and Chief of Staff who had just hurried into the temporary headquarters from outside.

“Yes, the forward reconnaissance troops did not send any signals, and no enemy reinforcements were seen on the enemy highlands.” The Army Lieutenant Colonel shook his head. "Chinese commander, it's difficult to deal with him!" Kunizaki was stunned with a hint of surprise in his eyes. "What does the intelligence department do? It's been almost two days, and I still haven't figured out who the commander of this Chinese army is. Don't tell me what it is, the 145th Division of the 23rd Group Army. If this unit has such combat effectiveness, Li Shoushan and the others can Conquer Sihong and Jiepai?”

"Your Excellency, detachment leader, the feedback from the intelligence department is that the Chinese are already in a panic. They probably don't even know what troops are deploying." A wry smile appeared on the face of the Army Lieutenant Colonel.

Kunizaki was obviously a little speechless by this conclusion. He pointed forward and sighed slightly: "In this battle in the southeast, our army encountered such stubborn enemies everywhere. I was deeply impressed by the Chinese soldiers. However, they The empire is truly lucky to have such a stupid boss!”

"Your Excellency, Captain of the Detachment, even such a stubborn enemy will turn into smoke and dust under your command! Just like now, Colonel Takeuchi Unzan is already gathering troops, and under the threat of our army's heavy artillery, China does not dare to support You can't last much longer." The Army Lieutenant Colonel gave me a slap in the face.

“I believe that the tactical arrangements you made today, detachment leader, are enough to record the actual combat cases of the Army University.”

Five kilometers behind the high ground, the blue muzzles of four 105 howitzers were raised high. The coordinates had been set long ago, waiting for the military order from ahead.

Those are four of the eight 105 howitzers belonging to the artillery brigade directly under the Kunisaki Detachment. They have never been used since the battle started in the morning.

Four 105 howitzers fired at full speed for five minutes. The artillery fire was enough to cover an area the size of a football field. Without fortifications, all humans and animals were destroyed.

If you add the four that have already participated in the shelling operation, the shelling of a total of eight 105 howitzers can kill more than 90% of the unprotected infantry on the mountain road.

Kunisaki ordered Takeuchi Yunshan to attack Highland No. 3 with all his strength. The main purpose was to force out the reserves of the Chinese defenders and annihilate them in one fell swoop using the heavy artillery he carried in the open area.

This is not count. Among the hundreds of meters of mountain forests between the two highlands, Guozaki also quietly sent a infantry squadron. If there are small stocks Chinese soldiers risked into the mountains, they will be attacked.

If China does not dare to dispatch during the day, then it will use all its strength to conquer the position and break the closed ring of the triangular defense position.

In other words, if Kunizaki uses this combination of punches, no matter what the Chinese commander chooses, he will either lose a large number of troops or the position will be captured. There is no third way to go.

In the wonderful tactical deployment, the Japanese army did not brag about it.

Kunizaki, who had a solemn look on his face, was obviously a little proud of his arrangement. He waved his hands slightly with a look of relief on his face: "The Chinese commander is already very smart. So far, he has not dispatched enough troops for our artillery group to hunt and kill. The enemy's highland troops are even more tenacious. They are actually one of the most tenacious enemy forces since our detachment entered southeastern China. We cannot claim victory until our general's flag is planted on the enemy's high ground."

“Hi!” The Army Lieutenant Colonel quickly put on a learned look.

Obviously, compared to the severe expressions on the faces of the lieutenants at the Chinese headquarters, the Japanese command was much more relaxed.

However, the heaviest thing is the chess pieces thrown into the chess game by the commanders of both sides.

Just after killing another small group of Japanese soldiers who refused to retreat, there was another violent explosion on the top of the mountain. They didn't even bother to recover the bodies of their dead brothers. The soldiers who were still able to move dragged all those who were still breathing and hid back on the mountain. In the reverse **** tunnel behind.

Without this, Wei Donglai and his soldiers would have been blown to ashes by the Japanese heavy artillery along with the rocks on the top of the mountain.

Wei Donglai was injured. A ten-centimeter-long **** was opened in his thigh by shrapnel. The entire tendon was severed, and the **** muscles were turned outwards. The styptic powder had long been used up.

In desperation, Wei Donglai sprinkled the ashes of vegetation burned by artillery fire into the wound, and then bandaged it with his torn shirt.

This is nothing, a piece of shrapnel penetrated into his chest, and his breath was already filled with blood foam.

So, before entering coma, Wei Donglai handed over the frontline trench command to Cai Yongguan.

At this point in the battle, there is no need for any tactics.

The only thing needed is courage!

On this point, Wei Donglai fully trusted Cai Yongguan.

(End of this chapter)

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