Rise From Eight Hundred Chapter 863

Chapter 863 Chapter 863 What a great injustice!

The next day!

8 o'clock in the morning!

“The first battle zone was in front of the Yellow River defense line, and the Japanese invaders were severely attacked, killing more than 3,000 enemies!”

The shouts of the newsboys echoed at the top of their lungs throughout the streets of Jiangxia, the important city in central China where the government was temporarily seated.

People swarmed up and snatched up the morning newspapers from the newsboy's shoulder bag.

The Battle of Songhu failed, and the Battle of Jinling was a huge defeat. North China was almost completely lost. China was retreating steadily on the two fronts. It lost Jiangnan, China's most prosperous economy, and North China, which was rich in resources. The Japanese army had already Attacking several provinces in central China from the north and southeast. No matter how encouraging the government propaganda department is, the reality is that the entire war situation is deteriorating rapidly.

This is no longer a heavy blow caused by the loss of hundreds of thousands of troops in two battles, but the entire country is in a precarious situation, whether it is the already impoverished refugees, the middle class with few assets, or those at the top of the pyramid. Elites are all in a state of extreme anxiety.

Because they don't know where hope is.

The massacre in Jinling shattered the luck of countless people. How can the hair be attached if the skin is gone? If the Japanese occupy the entire China, even if they want to kneel down and become slaves, the Japanese must be willing. Otherwise, no matter whether you are an elite or an ordinary citizen, you will only die.

No matter how clear the sky is, the thick haze will always linger in people's hearts, but in the early morning of February 19, the sun seemed to really shine down.

The first theater of war, which had suffered consecutive defeats, actually fought a great victory, killing more than 3,000 Japanese troops. This was an extremely rare number of enemy annihilations since the Battle of Jinling, although this was compared to the huge force of tens of thousands of Japanese troops that were frequently dispatched. Say, it's just a drop in the bucket!

However, who can deny that this is a rare victory? The government will not deny it, and people will not deny it either.

"The New Eighth Division under the First Theater Command joined the independent regiment under the 43rd Army, invested more than 10,000 men, and ambushed the 2nd Infantry Regiment under the enemy's 14th Division on the south bank of Bihe River, killing them from the commander of the Colonel's Regiment, Ishiguro Makura, down. More than 3,000 people and countless seizures!

OK! OK! Our Guizhou and Sichuan troops are brave! "A middle-aged man wearing a robe and glasses was standing on the street, chanting loudly, tapping the telephone pole next to him, and praising loudly.

“So, sir, are we victorious on the front line in Henan Province?” a driver pulling a rickshaw who stopped by asked cautiously.

"Yes! Sir, after killing so many Japanese, are we going to win?" A fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy also asked in agreement.

“Victory.” The middle-aged man looked at the eager people gathered around him, and there was a sudden lump in his throat.

He really wanted to say to these compatriots at the bottom: Yes, we are going to win!

As a teacher at Jiangxia University, although he does not know much about war, with his knowledge, he also knows that annihilating 3,000 Japanese invaders can only be regarded as a battlefield-level victory. To win this war, we need to To annihilate the Japanese invaders, not three thousand or thirty thousand, but three hundred thousand or even three million!

But at this time, can he say to his compatriots who are eager for news of victory: This victory is not enough? What a big blow it was to them who were eager to win!

"Victory, of course, is a victory! This time the 14th Division invaded from the north with extremely arrogant arrogance. They threatened to break through Henan Province and reach northern Hubei in two months. But now, because of the heroic fighting of our soldiers, they have been dealt a heavy blow. In addition, there are The Yellow River Gorge, let alone two months, even two years, they can't even think of breaking through our Henan Province.

The biggest advantage of winning this battle is that the Battle of Xuzhou is imminent, but it gives me a good start for the hundreds of thousands of soldiers who have gathered in the theater. I believe that this battle will be completely different from the previous one! "The middle-aged man raised his arms and was impassioned!

“Okay!” The people surrounding the middle-aged man cheered with all their arms.

The long-lost smile appeared on everyone's faces! Even the people in ragged clothes who were still shivering on this winter morning felt that the cold wind was no longer so biting.

"You're just a slut, if the kid dares to come to Jiangxia, I'll let the kidnappers join them and kill them!" The rickshaw driver also grinned widely. "Let's go, sir, wherever you want to go, I'll deliver it for free! Just give me the newspaper!"

"That won't work. I'll give you the bus fare, but I can't give you the newspaper. I have to rush back to school to tell the students the good news!" The middle-aged man got on the bus and pushed up the glasses on his nose, very seriously. answer.

"Then sir, please tell me carefully in the car about this great victory fought by those troops, so that I can talk to my wife and children when I go back. Otherwise, if my little brat who likes to get to the bottom of things asks me, I won't be able to deal with him. "The coachman didn't insist and settled for the next best thing.

"That's simple. Let me tell you, Tantai Mingyue Reporter 伱 knows! It's the big reporter who followed the 67th Army to attack Songjiang. This time she followed the Four Lines Regiment, which is the independent regiment directly under the 43rd Army. The leader is Tang Captain Daotang, the one who fought in the Four Lines and fought in Songjiang." When the middle-aged man heard this, he immediately became happy and sat in the car talking to the driver carefully.

The coachman listened with great interest, cheers came from time to time on the road, and there were more smiles on people's faces.

This is the effect of victory news! It gave the panic-stricken Chinese people a shot in the arm, and they seemed to feel that they were OK again, even if it was a modest victory.

But the words of comfort that this middle-aged man 'coaxed' ordinary people were truly prophetic. With the 2nd Infantry Regiment as a 'sacrifice' as a bonus, the final result of the Xuzhou Battle was completely acceptable to China.

The Japanese North China Front lost infantry regiments at a speed that exceeded the imagination of the Japanese General Staff Headquarters. Just two pairs of the four infantry regiments of the two infantry brigades participating in the Taierzhuang battlefield were lost.

This time it was not an ambush, but in fact, the ones responsible for dealing with them this time were the elites of the Northwest Army and the Northeast Army. Three infantry corps, one infantry corps on the inside, and two infantry corps on the outside. The three generals were watching eagerly, one of whom had proven his courage even as a division commander-level officer in the past, and the other two were willing to risk their lives to serve the country.

Three generals who were willing to sacrifice their lives and a hundred thousand soldiers who were also willing to sacrifice their lives. Even though they were short of firepower and equipment, they were still unable to match the less than 20,000 Japanese troops.

The Japanese once again suffered a big setback in front of Wuwei! Their firepower is not strong enough to completely defeat the current Chinese military.

In fact, even the beautiful country, whose firepower exceeded theirs by nearly ten times, suffered a big defeat in front of a group of more determined Chinese soldiers.

What determines the direction of the war is not the equipment, but the people themselves! That great man's argument was confirmed by battlefields again and again!

Most Chinese people are celebrating the victory, but there are also many unhappy people, including Chinese and Japanese!

Just when people in major cities in China were joyful because of the news of victory, more than 30 Japanese planes attacked the defense line of the Yellow River Railway Bridge 20 kilometers away from Zhengzhou City.

Hide in the underground bunker that took five hours to build, Master Chiang puffed out his cheeks while holding a telescope and watching the Japanese planes several kilometers away dropping bombs like hens laying eggs.

He thought that the North China Front might be angry and carry out large-scale bombing, but he really didn't expect that the indoor shroud had such a small air capacity and that an infantry regiment was gone. They would just retaliate with all their strength. This was particularly good in that all the North China Front troops would be destroyed. The bombers have been sent over!

Fortunately, because of the lessons learned from the previous two times, the Japanese pilots were as cautious as Lieutenant Sasaki. Not to mention an altitude of 1,000 meters, they did not even descend to 1,500 meters, and started dropping bombs at an altitude of 1,800 meters.

This resulted in an unknown amount of accuracy. Many bombs that were supposed to be dropped on the 300-meter position on the south bank of the Yellow River even exploded on the north bank, not even killing a few Yellow River carps!

Of course, the Sixings Regiment's position three kilometers in front of the Yellow River Iron Bridge was also heavily bombed. In fact, the "wooden men" in shabby military uniforms dropped by Tang Dao did not play their due role at all. The Japanese bombers did not send out reconnaissance planes for low-altitude reconnaissance at all. Meaning, at least half of the fighter planes dropped more than twenty 200-pound aerial bombs over the position.

　　Blowing bombs rose up on the already deserted position, and their power was so powerful that even Bai Sheng and others who were hiding on the iron bridge several kilometers away could feel the heat of the air waves.

“Company Commander, the kid won't drop bombs on the bridge!” A younger soldier saw this posture and his face turned pale with fright.

The New Eighth Division has not yet been on the battlefield against Japan. The engineer company is considered to be a little stronger than their infantry brothers. Yesterday, they followed the Four Lines Regiment to fight the Japanese, but yesterday the Japanese army dispatched fighter jets, which were lost. Most of them were dozens of pounds of bombs. Even if there were heavy aerial bombs, they were far away from the main position and they could not feel them while hiding in the trenches.

But now, all the Japanese troops dispatched were bombers, which bombed the positions in front of the bridge and the New Eighth Division's coastal defense positions behind them, basically right under their noses.

What frightens the young soldiers even more is that the bridge is loaded with more than 3,000 kilograms of explosives. Once a bomb falls on the bridge, they and the bridge will be blown to pieces.

"If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense. The Japanese are counting on this bridge to transport tanks and artillery to attack Zhengzhou. If that little devil comes to blow up the bridge, maybe the theater commander will give him a medal. I'm afraid he will die." Take it, you'll die!" Before Bai Sheng could say anything, a veteran glanced at him and said disdainfully.

"What Lao Chu said is, Aga, don't be afraid. Our engineer company was replaced by eight cannons and dozens of machine guns by the regimental commander. How could he be willing to kill us by the Japanese before we even did anything? Don't say that. We are still hiding, but now we jump out and dance on the bridge, and the Japanese can only stare!" Bai Sheng smiled slightly and comforted his soldiers.

"Company Commander, what are you talking about, Commander Tang? No, it's the regimental commander who wants to give so many good things in exchange for our engineering company. We are not good at fighting. I haven't fired a single shot yet." called Ah. After Xiaobing's mind stabilized a little, he couldn't help but feel curious.

The engineer company has been established for two years, but what they do every day is the menial work of digging trenches and building underground bunkers. Usually other companies carry guns, while they carry shovels and pickaxes. They are so dirty that even they dislike it.

Veterans are all like this, let alone new recruits. Aga has been in the army for more than half a year and has never even touched a gun. That is, he followed Yang Xiaoshan on a battlefield yesterday and carried a gun. Unfortunately, they were meant to lure the enemy. On the battlefield, the veteran who had just scolded Aga held down Aga tightly. During the entire battle, apart from hearing the bullets whizzing past his head, Aga did not even raise his head, so there was no chance to fire. After the war, when the results were tallied, it seemed that the two engineer platoons on the battlefield had not killed a single Japanese.

Such a company needs 8 cannons and dozens of light and heavy machine guns in exchange for them. Even the soldiers themselves feel that it is not worth it. In Japanese terms, it is not worth it at all.

"Don't tell me Aga, you can't figure it out, I can't figure it out either. However, after this battle, I believe you all know how powerful the regimental commander is. He naturally has his own reasons for exchanging so many good things for us. The regimental commander has treated us with utmost kindness, and I have to let you know something. The regimental commander specially approved a three-hundred-yuan pension for the brothers who died in the battle, and their deaths were not in vain!" Bai Sheng glanced at them! The faces of the officers and soldiers around him became serious.

"I'm a very simple person. I treat others the same way I treat them. We are here today, let alone the Japanese who don't know how to drop bombs. Even if they know how to drop bombs, if the regimental commander asks me to go to the bridge, I will never say anything. ! Do you understand this?"

"Company Commander, I understand! This is what you often say about soldiers dying for their confidants, right?" The soldier nodded fiercely. "We don't know how to fight, but we can dig trenches. Yesterday Lao Chu and I dug more than 20 meters of trenches. A junior officer even patted me on the shoulder to say thank you!"

"You are talking about Captain Qian, right?" The veteran's eyes showed envy. "Why is Company Commander Qian so capable? You are only two or three years older than Aga, and you are already the Company Commander!"

“I heard that the Si Xing Regiment attaches great importance to military merit, and those with military merit will be promoted. I heard that Company Commander Qian was only a first-class soldier a few months ago!” Some soldiers echoed.

"Yes! Otherwise, I told you to work hard in the future. Not to mention that Company Commander Qian was promoted from a first-class private to a lieutenant company commander in a few months. Even our regiment, I heard that after the Four Lines and One Battle, we directly From a second lieutenant platoon leader to a lieutenant colonel and battalion commander, he will become a colonel after fighting Songjiang!" Speaking of this, Bai Sheng also sighed.

“However, we are not envious of this. Let's take yesterday's battle. Do you think it would have been like that if we had been replaced by Master Jiang?”

The soldiers of the engineer company were silent for a while!

This answer is almost unnecessary to think about.

Even though the New Eighth Division is one division, apart from having more people, what else can compare with the Four Elements Regiment? They had two artillery batteries, ranging from 150-caliber mortars to 75-caliber mountain guns to 20-mm machine guns, totaling more than 40 guns. The usually arrogant Japanese could only die under such terrible firepower intensity.

In addition to firepower, Tang Dao dared to ambush an infantry force of no more than a thousand men at a position no more than 40 meters away on both sides of the road to ambush the Japanese army whose strength was greater than his own. Who can compare with such courage and courage?

“Look, the Japanese planes are leaving!” Xiaobing excitedly pointed at the Japanese planes hovering at high altitude and preparing to fly away into the distance.

"Brothers, the sun has been daylight for a long time. Hurry up and get to your positions. It's my turn to work!" Bai Sheng's face was serious. "Remember, from the beginning of the bridge to the end of the bridge, blast in sections. If the blasting is incomplete, then blast me again! I have promised the group that even if one pier is left for the devils, I will win in vain. My head is hanging on that bridge pier.”

“Boom!”

Above the Yellow River, gunpowder smoke rose into the sky.

The sound was loud and the smoke was thick, far exceeding the heavy bombs the Japanese army had just dropped on both sides of the Yellow River.

High in the sky, Sasaki's eyes widened!

Yes, Lieutenant Sasaki is here again!

Although his colleagues disliked him, as an "excellent pilot" who could escape death every time, Sasaki was still named by the commander to fight.

Perhaps, that person actually hoped that he would never come back, lest he become upset when he saw him.

It's a pity that the Japanese commander will be disappointed again.

As the only **** group of three bomber squadrons, the eight 96 fighter jets flying at an altitude of 2,500 meters had no chance to fly down to high altitudes because not a single bullet was fired from the ground.

Lieutenant Sasaki and his colleagues were basically responsible for the lookout at high altitude. There was no threat in the air, and there was no resistance on the ground. They could only pass the boring time by counting the shells on the ground.

This time, Sasaki, the unlucky guy, was finally not involved. At the moment when the bomber group circled and flew away to the north, the remaining seven Japanese fighter pilots breathed a sigh of relief.

However, their tone was really relaxed.

The big iron bridge that they had not done anything about actually started to "actively" self-destruct.

Thick smoke of gunpowder rose into the sky, 'coinciding' with the smoke of gunpowder on both sides of the Taiwan Strait that had not yet dissipated!

“Baga!” Japanese fighter pilots roared collectively.

Why did the Chinese blast the iron bridge at this time? Is there any need to explain the reason? Naturally, we want to use their large-scale bombing to frame them, so there is no need to explain to the people in shame.

Then, under the watchful eyes of a group of "smart guys", the giant building that stretched across the Yellow River that could be clearly seen from high in the sky began to gradually collapse.

Sasaki's special attributes are still waiting for them here after all!

Yanjing!

"idiot!"

The shroud in the room looked at the Chinese newspaper published on the table from Jiangxia, "The Japanese aggressors brazenly blew up important civilian facilities such as the Yellow River Iron Bridge. Our soldiers and civilians across the country will fight the Japanese aggressors to the end!", his face flushed and he roared.

The shame of being a great injustice has lingered in the heart of the Japanese general for a long time.

This is indeed the case. The huge force of 30 bombers and 8 fighter jets that could be assembled in North China not only caused more than a hundred casualties to the New Eighth Division, which dug deep trenches again and "lay flat and pretended to be dead", but also carried a heavy burden on its back. The "notoriety" of blowing up the Yellow River Iron Bridge has no other achievements.

When the Japanese Army General Staff Headquarters heard about this incident, they could only comment on the "evil deeds" of the North China Front. Did these guys get kicked in the head by a donkey? It was Indoor Shroud who risked his personal reputation to convince the bosses that he had been framed by the Chinese.

However, the fact that nearly 40 fighter planes were dispatched and the Chinese took the opportunity to show off has still become a big joke among the top brass of the Japanese Army. Indoor Shroud's dream of being promoted to marshal based on his military exploits in North China was completely shattered. This joke alone was enough. He couldn't hold his head up during the debriefing meeting.

Let alone Tu Fei Yuan, who has long been stigmatized by indoor shrouds and has been written down in a small book. If you can pull his hind legs, you will never pull his tail!

The person who started all this had already used the 5-hour rapid march to run 25 kilometers away, took a short rest, and started running again.

The Japanese are not stupid. When they come to their senses and send a group of bombers to cause trouble for the Four Troops, that big guy will not be able to survive.

In addition to leaving a cavalry company to meet the engineer platoon on the bank of the Yellow River, the large troops of the Fourth Army Regiment marched all the way, covering a full 50 kilometers in one day.

That speed stunned even Tang Dao, who only made a brief mobilization of the entire regiment in the early morning.

At some point, the Four Elements Group has developed a temperament that allows them to fight without risking their lives and retreat more than anyone else.

This looks great!

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(End of this chapter)

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