Rise From Eight Hundred

Captain Haruta Youmono is very depressed right now!

As the top commander of Lincheng County under the 20th Division in XT City, he has not been having a good time in the county these past few months.

Not to mention that there is no Major General Zuo Zhongzuo above him, there is not even Shao Zuo. As the captain of the infantry squadron, he is the first person within dozens of kilometers.

It's not just the Japanese, there is a newly established infantry battalion of the Imperial Alliance Army, and there are also the rich but lowly Chinese in the city. Are they not groveling and begging for mercy to him, a small infantry squadron leader?

Not to mention being reluctant to collect half a kilogram of gold bars, he had slept with several beautiful girls in the high-end courtyards of China. He, a fisherman's boy who was ridiculed by his military school classmates and whose whole body was full of fishy smell, had slept with many of them.

That's all, it depends on the mood of Haruta Youwu. When he is in a bad mood, the vulgar captains under his command will go away.

However, the taste of what the Chinese call a lady is really good! Thinking about it, she is not much worse than those ladies from famous families in Kyoto. The Japanese army captain, who had never been seen by those wealthy ladies in Japan, could only make this analogy.

However, this beautiful day was completely ruined by reports of the Chinese army's counterattack in HD, Xingtai and other places a week ago.

From that day on, he, the top commander of the county garrison, was immediately compared to a scumbag by a group of elders who passed by the county for supplies. Not only did he bend down and bow, he was also ordered to prepare various military supplies and was busy. Keep your feet off the ground.

Of course, all this is easy to say, as long as his infantry squadron is still stationed in the county, and the Chinese's short-term sharpness has passed, he can continue to be his native emperor.

Unfortunately, his dream was shattered.

Two nights ago, a secret order personally issued by the brigade headquarters arrived at the squadron headquarters. The division will join forces with friendly forces to encircle the Chinese army in the eastern Shanxi area. Because he is the longest-serving army captain stationed around the Taihang Mountains, he has a strong influence on the local area. He was familiar with the terrain, so he was ordered to lead his headquarters and the two infantry squads that were about to arrive to form a reinforced infantry squadron to penetrate the Taihang Mountains and sneak into the Chinese army's defense lines to conduct reconnaissance, sabotage, harassment, etc.

Along with the arrival of the two infantry squads, there was also a field radio that only the brigade was equipped with, and the command authority no longer belonged to the infantry brigade and infantry regiment, but was under the direct command of the brigade.

Logically speaking, an infantry captain who originally commanded 180 people suddenly transformed into directly commanding more than 270 people, and also directly contacted the brigade and regiment headquarters. It was a completely rapid pace.

But Haruta Umono didn't think about it at all. On the one hand, he had stayed in the army for no less than six years, and he had reached the position of squadron leader entirely through seniority. He knew very well that without any background or support, he, a civilian, It is almost impossible for a disciple to change from a lieutenant officer to a left officer;

On the other hand, of course, the popular drinker in his city, the beautiful local emperor, suddenly had to sleep in the open air and engage in attacks and harassment behind enemy lines. Who would be happy in his place?

It's a pity that even though he is a figure in the county town, in the 20th Division, he is a captain of an infantry squadron, and he is an out-of-class existence. Not to mention less left, center left, and big left, even if he is the commander of the regiment, brigade, etc. Whenever a staff officer comes under his command, he has to do his best to keep a smile on his face!

Not to mention the military orders from the brigade headquarters! Especially in this kind of war, if there is any delay, his life will not be saved.

To put it bluntly, if you zoom into the brigade and division level, he is no different from an ordinary soldier, just a big cannon fodder.

Fortunately, Haruta Youwu was able to reach the level of an infantry squadron leader, and he was not an idiot. During the three months he was stationed in the army, he had already won over all the Chinese forces in the city, and ordered all the major trading houses to The person in charge was recruited to the squadron headquarters, and it was time to test whether they were loyal to the imperial army.

Sure enough, under coercion and inducement, someone told me about a small mountain road that few people used. It didn't matter if it couldn't pass large cars, as long as it could pass people and horses.

In order to enhance mobility in the mountains, his reinforced squadron will only be equipped with 10 pack horses to carry two heavy machine guns, ammunition and some supplies. The rest of the supplies will be carried by the infantry themselves.

If he can successfully pass through this mountain road and enter the depths of the Taihang Mountains, and effectively harass the rear of the Chinese army's defense lines, even if it only destroys its logistics, medical care, communications, etc., it will be a great achievement for him.

Even if he won't be promoted immediately because of this, at least he will leave an impression on the major general brigade commander. What if there is a vacancy there in the future? For example, in this battle, a certain young captain from the Zuo Brigade died in the battle, or were more than one or two killed?

I heard that there are tens of thousands of Chinese this time. Basically, the infantry captain who is on the front line will be a bit unlucky. It is not impossible to be killed by Chinese guns.

Thinking of this, Captain Haruta Youmono was still very happy. This was the only thing that made him happy in his misfortune.

But now, the Japanese captain is not in a good mood again.

It was already wartime, and the mountain road was difficult and dangerous. He was very cautious. There were leading soldiers he sent three miles in front of his main force.

The message tree placed by the Chinese was not only visible to the Chinese, the Japanese soldiers who were always on high alert naturally also saw it.

What does this portend? It means someone has discovered them.

According to the reconnaissance aircraft report sent by the brigade headquarters before his team set off, the main force of the Chinese army was mainly deployed at Niangziguan in the northeast and the mountainous defense line in the southwest. It should be impossible to appear in these barren mountains and wild ridges with no sense of garrison.

Because in this kind of mountainous area, even if you can climb it lightly, it doesn't mean much.

The last world war has proved that if an army without artillery support encounters an enemy with artillery, the consequences will be really tragic.

As the Chinese saying goes: Be careful when sailing the ship that will last ten thousand years! The Japanese army captain, who had lost most of his energy in China's not-so-prosperous cities, chose caution amidst his depressed mood.

The main force was ordered to deploy defenses on the spot, and even began to waste time and effort digging field fortifications, waiting for the follow-up information reported by the leading soldiers before making a decision.

So the current situation is that the Japanese army did not actually reach the main peak of Yeyue Peak where the cottage is located with only five sticks of incense, as Long Yan thought. Before receiving feedback from the top soldiers, this group of more than 270 Japanese regular troops could return Dig a hole in place.

A typical example of one general being incompetent and exhausting the three armies!

It can only be said that China is indeed poisonous! The most typical one is the Mongolian and Yuan cavalry who once defeated invincible opponents in Europe and Asia. Only 90 years after taking control of the Central Plains, they were beaten back to the depths of Mobei and almost escaped annihilation!

History has proven countless times that these millions of square kilometers of sacred land must be left to the Chinese people themselves. Other nations will not accept who will come and who will die.

Poor Captain Haruta only stayed for a few months before he started to become stupid.

If he had known that a few miles away, hundreds of Chinese people were rushing madly carrying blunderbuss and cannons, waiting to occupy favorable terrain, he would have particularly regretted the unscrupulous military order he issued.

Since he knew that the Chinese army would never station troops more than ten kilometers away from the defense line, he should be bolder and stride forward to silence all the Chinese in sight. At least, he would not give a group of Chinese civilians a chance to ambush him, right?

Being ambushed by the Chinese regular army was commonplace in southeastern Shanxi, but being ambushed by a group of Chinese civilians carrying blunderbuss and long knives, if they were still defeated, would be enough to nail them to the pillar of shame in history.

But at this time, the right time and place no longer belonged to the cautious and almost timid Captain Haruta Umono.

He is more like a beauty now, just waiting for Shen Laoliu to bring a group of vicious Jiuli fellows to fuck him.

Unfortunately, there is no such thing as regret medicine in this world.

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The top soldiers sent by Haruta Umono belong to a small unit of the 1st team under his command, which is the most combat-effective part of his command.

It wasn't that the other two additional infantry squads assigned to him were not good enough, but that the two second lieutenant squad leaders had made several suggestions to him, the supreme commander, along the way. This made Haruta Youmono very unhappy, so he simply The two infantry squads were turned into the rear team, and 10 pack horses were also given to them. In effect, they were turned into a baggage team.

Finally, Captain Haruta Youmono waited for the report from the squad leader, Sergeant, who had gone to the mountain 500 meters away to complete the reconnaissance.

By the time it took them ten minutes to arrive, the Chinese who had knocked down three trees as thick as human legs had already escaped. However, according to the analysis of the grass huts they had not demolished, traces of life scattered around, and feces scattered everywhere. , they are not soldiers, but should be the indigenous mountain people living here or a group called bandits by the Chinese.

It must be said that the individual soldiers of the Japanese invaders during this period were of very high quality. They did not even see the four residents of Yeyue Village who had fled long ago. Their identities were analyzed only from traces of their lives.

The traces of inaction during the escape, the bad food residues, and the irregular traces of urination and defecation all became the basis for their judgment.

"Yoshi, it turns out they are a group of civilians, so don't worry about them. Order everyone to set off immediately and pass through this place quickly!" Haruta Youmono, who breathed a sigh of relief, nodded with satisfaction and issued the military order.

"Your Excellency, squadron leader, this is inappropriate! Civilians may report to the Chinese army. If we attract heavy Chinese troops, we will be in danger." An infantry second lieutenant with a stern face immediately raised objections.

'idiot! Are you a pig-headed idiot? ’ Springfield Youwu really wanted to kick this guy into the ravine.

But even though this guy is not as high in rank as him, he is still under his command. Unfortunately, he was transferred from the Infantry Wing Headquarters Guard Squadron. If he relies on the power of the captain squadron to exert pressure, he will beep when he goes to the Wing Headquarters after the war. , and you may not know what kind of disaster it will cause.

"Captain Pig Head, what's your opinion?" Chuntian Youwu glanced sideways at the guy and asked in a neutral tone.

Pig head is not a curse word spoken by Captain Haruta, it really means it literally! This Japanese second lieutenant’s real surname is Zhutou, and his full name is Zhutou Saburo!

Don't ask why Japanese people have such weird surnames, you just don't understand Japanese people. Not to mention the pig head, even the pig body, pig tail, and pig loin are used as surnames by the Japanese, but this is still a low level of weirdness. Guitou, Gao Wan, and Mi Gongtian can refresh people's three views.

"My subordinates believe that our troops should immediately track them down and kill them all. Our troops will fight deep behind the enemy's defense lines. It is extremely important to keep the march route secret." The pig-headed squad leader with a face full of murderous intent.

"My Majesty seconded the proposal!" Another infantry second lieutenant also nodded and said.

Haruta Youmono's eyes slid over the several team captains under his command, and most of them had their heads lowered. The silent rebuttal was actually a certain degree of agreement. The Japanese second lieutenants obviously did not completely give up their tactical choices because of the opinions of their squadron leaders.

Eliminating all the Chinese who could find themselves along the way was the most feasible way to keep the marching route secret.

"Okay! Then tell the scout team to track immediately, and our main force will follow!" The Japanese army captain looked very unhappy, but he could only nod and agree helplessly.

However, his "caution" made more than 200 Japanese soldiers wait for nearly 20 minutes. It took them another 20 minutes to march nearly 3 miles towards Yeyue Village under the leadership of the scout.

More than 40 minutes was enough for Yeyue Village to arrive at the desired defense point with 400 people carrying various weapons under the general mobilization of Long Ying and Long Yan.

There is a name as beautiful as Yeyue Village-----Sayue Valley!

As the name suggests, Sayue Valley must first be a valley.

Because the mountains on both sides are not the most common steep ups and downs in Taihang Mountains, when the bright moon rises in the sky, standing on the main peak of Yeyue Peak a few miles away, you can see the moonlight shining on the entire valley, like sparkling water waves, so it is named Sayue Valley.

Shayue Valley is also the only way from the mountain road to Yeyue Peak, and several villagers also returned to the mountain village from here.

They only cared about running away, so they didn't care about leaving any traces. Naturally, the Japanese scouts found their tracks and brought the main force of the Japanese army.

"Zhu Tousan, this millipede, the Chinese ran away, but he still had to spend this effort. Don't you know what it means to run to the mountain and die?" Captain Chuntian Youwu looked at the surrounding not-so-steep mountains with his eyes, and kept complaining in his heart.

The Japanese Army has a very strict concept of rank, and the means of transportation are also regarded as the standard for dividing ranks. Military horses are the symbol of middle-level officers, and only officers above the squadron leader are qualified to ride military horses.

In other words, Chuntian Youwu, an infantry squadron leader, is unfortunately only qualified to measure the earth with his feet. In addition to not having to carry too many supplies and equipment on his body, it is a bit cool to hang a turtle box and a command knife. In these few miles of mountain roads, he can only try his best to move his short legs and pant with his infantrymen.

Of course, in addition to physical fatigue, the quiet forest always makes people feel a little sad, which is one of the reasons why the Japanese Army Captain complained about the pig-headed captain in his heart.

In fact, although Chuntian Youwu's spirit has been lost, he is still a graduate of the Army Officer School after all, and he still has some skills.

Even if no Chinese soldiers were found here, only Chinese civilians were found, and they were going to slaughter Chinese villages, he was very cautious to divide the 6 infantry squads into three teams: front, middle and back. Each team was 50 meters apart. If any team was attacked, the other two teams could provide fire support.

The last two infantry squads also brought 10 pack horses, carrying 2 Type 92 heavy machine guns. Let alone civilians, even the Chinese regular army, 2 heavy machine guns combined with 4 light machine guns and 4 grenade launchers, can provide sufficient fire support for the front and middle teams.

Compared with the bad mood of the Japanese Army Captain, it is actually difficult for Shen Laoliu to be happy.

When he first saw the Japanese vanguard in shit-yellow uniforms, Shen Laoliu's last bit of luck was shattered.

But what made him even more painful was the main force of the Japanese army that arrived later!

The Japanese had one-third more troops than he had imagined, up to nearly 300 people. Through the scope on the semi-automatic rifle, Shen Laoliu, who was 400 meters away from the main force of the Japanese army, took a breath of cold air.

He had a total of 120 bird guns, a dozen rifles, an MG34 machine gun, a homemade cannon, and 400 mountain people, while the other side had heavy machine guns and light machine guns, and more than 200 Type 38 rifles.

Except that they were familiar with the terrain and arrived first to occupy the advantageous terrain, it seemed that there was no other comparison.

If it weren't for the strong will that had been baptized by several bloody battles, Shen Laoliu would have rolled as far as he could a year ago.

Since he couldn't roll, he could only fight. The Long Ying siblings, who also bit their back teeth, nodded and said that they must fight!

Once the blood oath of the Jiuli tribe is issued, let alone the enemy with 300 people, even if it is 3,000, 30,000, or 400 Jiuli tribe young and strong people, they will not retreat.

That's how tough they are!

They are really tough guys! Even Shen Laoliu can only admire this toughness.

If there are still a few who can survive after the war, these guys will be incorporated into the Four Lines Regiment and they will definitely become the best soldiers of the Four Lines Regiment.

Because they all have a fearless temperament!

But Shen Laoliu quickly put this idea behind him. With the current number and equipment of the Japanese, the probability of him and the villagers dying in battle is higher than 99%, unless a miracle happens.

For example, with his request for help note and the signal gun equipped with two flares, the "chicken" can find Lao Lu's combat team in the shortest time, and then gather at least 3 groups of scouts and notify the main position to send reinforcements in time!

Or, the Japanese were unwilling to suffer more casualties, and if attacked, they would retreat out of the mountain, and everyone would be fine.

The former would require them to hold out for at least several hours, which is almost a fantasy!

The latter would be even more magical than a fantasy.

To put it bluntly, it was a dead end!

However, no one retreated.

Now, the "strategic" policy that several leaders must follow has been determined, and the tactics will naturally be formulated according to the actual situation.

The people who participated in the temporary combat meeting were a mob no matter where they were placed. Shen Laoliu, the oldest, was now the "commander-in-chief". His firepower hand was Zhang Saner, the female leader Long Ying with a firm gaze, Long Yan biting his back teeth, his little bump, Da Hu, and the old captain of the village guard, Uncle Wolf!

An old uncle with gray hair and over 60 years old! It was the old man that Long Yan insisted on bringing along. Shen Laoliu was worried whether he could keep up with everyone.

But the old man actually kept up. It can only be said that walking on mountain roads has become a physical instinct for mountain people!

For this combination, really, it feels like an exaggeration to say that they are a mob!

Unfortunately, there is no choice for the opponent, and there is no choice for the comrades.

However, what surprised Shen Laoliu and the others was that this group of "mobs" who experienced the battlefield for the first time were much calmer than he had imagined. After confirming that they must fight.