Rise From Eight Hundred

"Baga!" Yin Tangxiuer looked at the battle report in his hand and screamed feebly!

After the tank squadron retreated on its own initiative, watching his infantrymen being turned into torn 'rag dolls' by the Chinese mortar shells that rained down like raindrops, Yin Tangxiuer helplessly issued the order to withdraw.

But the dominance of the battlefield was not in the hands of the Japanese army. The two infantry squadrons, which had lost the cover of infantry guns, tank guns, and numerous machine guns, encountered the full force fire of the first battalion and second company!

In the end, this was the largest attack of the newly formed 21st Division since it entered the battlefield, resulting in the loss of a 70mm infantry gun and 25 artillery casualties; three 94 tanks, 9 armored soldiers were killed; and 1 heavy machine gun and 1 machine gun were lost. The shooter suffered 6 casualties; the infantry suffered 127 casualties, plus a 96 fighter jet and a pilot. It was over!

The result of the battle! Almost nothing! In the history of Japanese military warfare, it is simply a big joke!

In fact, this is also true. In this seemingly large-scale attack battle involving Japanese infantry and armored troops, the entire Second Company only lost 3 soldiers and injured 8 others. Five of them were able to continue after simple treatment and bandaging. Get into battle.

In terms of battle losses, the number of casualties was actually 6. If this was compared with the main attacking Japanese infantry brigade, the battle losses would be as high as 1:27, almost setting a new record!

In the evening, Tang Tuanzuo, who personally arrived to inspect the defense line, gave Wei Donglai a very high evaluation for being able to protect himself and inflict maximum damage on the Japanese army, especially after the Japanese tanks took the initiative to retreat, Wei Donglai He made a prompt decision and used the strongest firepower of his infantry company to deal the greatest blow to the Japanese infantry. This was also a divine operation!

This wave of frenzied pursuit and attack, which was not stingy in the consumption of ammunition, not only caused a large number of casualties to the Japanese infantry, but its greater effect was actually deterrence!

Human psychology is like this, you are strong and I am weak! When the Japanese are beaten like this, they will have psychological fear, and this fear will spread accordingly, and their combat effectiveness will inevitably decrease, which will be extremely beneficial to the next battle.

Many times, what is at stake on the battlefield is not only the equipment, the quality of the soldiers and the level of the commander, but also the psychology!

No one wants to fight with an army that is not afraid of death. In that case, even if they win, it will be a tragic victory in the end!

Just like the Battle of Taierzhuang, despite the joy when the Chinese announced the results, what was hidden behind the scenes was the bloody number of casualties on the Chinese side, which was close to 20,000!

The victory that Tang Dao hopes for the most is to kill his Gouri, but my brothers can still sit together and drink a celebratory drink!

Although this is just an extremely good wish, it seems that Wei Donglai, the infantry company commander, has done a good job, killing more than 100 enemies. His own figures of 3 killed and 3 seriously injured are no longer better than his.

Zhao Daqiang of the 1st Company over there did a good job as well. Not only did he repulse the Japanese attack forcefully, he also left the remains of two Type 89 tanks on the hillside, still emitting black smoke to this day.

Zhao Daqiang is a typical player who thrives when encountering strong forces. Facing the four Type 89 tanks that the Japanese army also invested in, his method was to concentrate all his heavy firepower and confront them head-on. Two 7mm heavy machine guns and a 20mm machine gun concentrated fire. A Type 89 tank.

If one steel-core warhead couldn't penetrate, then a few more would be needed. In more than 15 minutes of fighting, the two 7mm machine guns fired 3,000 rounds, with an average of 1,500 rounds each.

Two 89 tanks were beaten so hard on the battlefield that sparks flew out, just like setting off fireworks during the New Year! In the end, the hard steel plate was completely shot through, and the front and side armor of the two tanks were exploded, leaving no less than 300 bullet marks. People with trypophobia will get sick just by looking at it. Goosebumps.

‘No matter how hard you are, I just want to fuck you. If I do it for a long time, you will become soft! ’ Zhao Daqiang took this concept to the extreme.

That scene gave many Japanese infantrymen nightmares at night!

On the Si Xing Regiment side, the two infantry company commanders received commendations, but on the Japanese side, they were all filial piety!

"You two idiots, who gave you so much courage to invest so many troops in a tentative attack at once?" Major General Nagano Kameichiro, who arrived at the 83rd Infantry Regiment headquarters in person, looked at him coldly with a frosty face. Standing in front of him were two silent infantry captains.

Facing the questioning from their acting division leader, both Zhongzuo and Shaozuo dared to lower their heads and remain silent.

Nagano Kameichiro glanced at the several army leftists standing around who also lowered their heads and said nothing, and sighed in his heart. Although no one said the reason, how could he not know?

Because of the death of the commander of the Fatty Division, according to the principle of progressive progression, the position of a captain of the Left Alliance will definitely be vacant. Who wouldn't be jealous of the nine infantry captains under these three infantry regiments?

The desire to strive for success! It is inevitable and it is human nature!

As the commander of the three infantry regiments under the original division commander, these infantry left officers who can stand here can be said to be in his line. It would be unavoidable for him to suppress them as soon as he takes office. Chilling.

After a long pause, the helpless Japanese Army Major General could only try his best to make his tone less harsh: "This time, for the sake of your bravery in fighting for the empire, I will not pursue it any further, but if there is any This time, we will definitely punish you severely!”

"Your Excellency, the Division Commander, is wise! Your duties will surely live up to the high expectations of Your Excellency, the Division Commander!" The two infantry captains hurriedly stood at attention and lowered their heads.

"You have all seen it yourself. The Chinese wear German-made steel helmets and dark blue military uniforms. They are definitely the most elite troops in China.

According to intelligence, the Chinese sent several infantry divisions and an infantry regiment this time. Based on observations and combat conditions during the day, it is very likely that what our division is facing this time is that infantry regiment! "Kameichiro Nagano changed the topic.

"What? Your Excellency, Division Commander, with the caliber of artillery and heavy machine guns equipped by the enemy, there is absolutely no way it can be an infantry regiment." Yin Tangxiuer raised his head, his eyes full of horror and even retorted regardless of his dignity.

A Chinese infantry regiment can only have 3,000 people in size. If it can be equipped with heavy firearms of this level and can even withstand the attack of a full division of the empire, then this national war will be a failure.

"Hey! That's because you don't understand this infantry regiment!" Nagano Kameichiro did not blame his subordinates for being disrespectful, but instead sighed. "Perhaps if I tell you their records, you will understand what kind of opponents our division has encountered.

The 36th Infantry Regiment in front of Sihang Warehouse, the Guoqi Detachment in the Battle of Guangde, and the Second Mixed Brigade in the recent Battle of Southeast Shanxi were all defeated by him! "

"Si Xing Regiment?" The captain of the 83rd Infantry Regiment's Left Wing twitched his eyes fiercely.

When they heard this formation, all the Japanese generals were speechless!

Even though the newly-organized 21st Division was established in July and only arrived in North China in early August, the name of the Si Xing Regiment is definitely resonant!

Within the Japanese North China Front, there is a popular saying, "It is better to encounter a division than to encounter a brigade; it is better to fight an army than to encounter a regiment;".

The infantry brigade, the 683rd Brigade, has two main regiments under its command. They have been on various battlefields in Jin Province for a year, and they have fought on dozens of battlefields, large and small, without a single defeat.

Although more than 80% of them are ambushes and sap battles, they have this elusive ability. The Battle of Shentou Ridge that took place in April even had soldiers ambush under their noses less than 10 meters away from the edge of the road. It can be called a god-level ambush battle!

Speaking of this opponent, I have already added twice that the 108th Division and the 109th Division, which had the most dealings with them, gave everyone a splitting headache.

And that infantry regiment that would rather fight an infantry corps than meet each other, besides the Four Lines Regiment, who else could it be?

The origin history of today's Si Xing Regiment is familiar to the senior generals of Japan's North China Front. It is completely a 'history of getting rich' by riding on the corpses of the Imperial Japanese Army!

In the Battle of Songhu, the 36th Infantry Regiment was defeated by him together with the captain of the Great Left Alliance; in the Battle of Songjiang, Chang Gushoufu of the Sixth Division was killed, and the Sixth Division suffered heavy losses; in the Battle of Jiaxing, the Sixth Heavy Artillery Brigade was defeated They were all killed, and all the heavy artillery was destroyed. The North China Front has not received any heavy artillery replacement so far; in the Battle of Guangde, more than half of the Guoqi detachment was damaged, and it is still being repaired in the rear; in the Battle of Southeast Shanxi, good guy, the Second Mixed Brigade The regiment, together with Major General Brigade Commander Yamashita, were all shattered.

Picking any battle example is enough to make this unit famous. As a result, this small infantry regiment appeared on every battlefield that embarrassed the Japanese Imperial Army.

Not to mention how strong its combat power is, just its attributes that can defeat the Japanese Empire are enough to make people excited!

"However, gentlemen, please do not be intimidated by the enemy's majesty! According to the intelligence gathered from various battlefields by the headquarters, we basically know the enemy's layout!" Seeing that the faces of his subordinates, the great left and the young left, were extremely ugly, Nagano Kameichiro began to give They do psychological counseling.

"The five Chinese infantry divisions appeared in three areas"

As Nagano Kameichiro's hand slid across the map, the defense areas of the 921st Division, 101st Division, 17th Division, 104th Division, and 12th Division were highlighted one by one.

"What do you mean, the division commander?" A glimmer of hope flashed in Yin Tangxiuer's eyes.

"Yes, the enemy opposite our division will not have any other Chinese troops, only the Four Elements Regiment!" Nagano Kameichiro nodded.

A cold look flashed in his eyes, and his face was even more excited: "If the Chinese deploy another infantry division on this line of defense, maybe our division can only be hindered here, but there is only one infantry regiment."

"No matter how famous his Four Elements Regiment is, they only have a few thousand soldiers at most. Our division has nearly 20,000 troops. This battle will definitely eradicate this serious problem for the empire!" Seeing his boss deliberately pause, Yin Tangxiuer knew it. He immediately continued what his new division leader said!

"Yusi! What Mr. Shuuji said is true. Insufficient troops are the fatal weakness of the enemy on the opposite side of me!" Nagano Kameichiro nodded with satisfaction, glanced at the re-energized generals under his command, and his expression changed again. serious.

"Gentlemen, the new formation of our division will mean the loss of Lieutenant General Washitsu Matsudaira. If we fail to achieve the goals set by the front army headquarters in this battle, everyone here including me will be punished!

The enemy did not dare to retreat and could not retreat because they would die if they retreated, so they were forced to fight to the death! But I, the gentlemen, and the imperial army cannot retreat, we can only fight to the death!

You understand! "

"Hi! I understand!" All the left officials bowed their heads in agreement.

"So, after tomorrow's artillery preparations, the 83rd Infantry Regiment will attack position 1 with the 1st and 2nd Battalion and the 1st and 2nd Tank Squadron as the main attack! The 3rd Infantry Regiment and the 1st and 2nd Squadron of the Baggage Regiment will be in preparation. Team!

The 62nd Infantry Regiment used its 1st, 2nd and 3rd Infantry Brigades, the 3rd and 4th Squadron of the Baggage Regiment, and the 3rd Tank Squadron to attack positions 2, 3, and 4 in front of them!

Based on the intelligence of the scouts, the 82nd Infantry Regiment will march into the mountainous area at 5 a.m. tomorrow morning, 3 kilometers from the flank of the Chinese army's defense line. The 82nd Infantry Regiment's commander, Yokoyama Sawa Daisa, will personally command the team to capture the high ground on the flank and penetrate the enemy's defense line!

By then, even if our army cannot pry open its frontal defense line, we can still destroy it in this mountain with our superior force!

Also, in order to avenge Lieutenant General Washizu Matsudaira, I don't need any prisoners in this battle! I will hang the corpses of all the people in the regiment from the regiment commander down on the defense line they are defending. Do you understand?" Nagano Kameichiro slammed his hand hard on the simple combat table, his face full of ferocity!

"Hi! "All the big left, middle left, and junior left stood at attention and bowed their heads.

The blow suffered during the day was gone at this moment!

Although they knew that the strength of the Four-Line Regiment should not be underestimated, they were a division with 90,000 troops. The opposite was just an infantry regiment, which had completely crushed them in terms of strength.

It was precisely because of this weakness of the Four-Line Regiment that Nagano Kameichiro made the current deployment of troops.

The 21st Division was almost the entire army. Just for the 800-meter No. 1 position where the 2nd Company of the 1st Battalion was located, he deployed an entire infantry regiment, two infantry battalions as vanguards, and one infantry battalion and two baggage companies as reserves.

The Japanese baggage company had a different personnel composition from the infantry company. A baggage regiment had about 3,400 personnel, basically composed of three battalions and nine baggage companies, with an average of 100 people per person. The number of soldiers in a baggage squadron is about 350.

They are usually baggage transport soldiers. When the battle is fierce, they can be used as combat soldiers at any time to go to the front line. Moreover, most of the vacancies of the front-line infantry are supplemented by the baggage regiment.

In other words, the 2nd Company of the 1st Battalion Wei Donglai will face the attack of nearly 4,500 Japanese infantry and more than 20 tanks from two tank squadrons!

In addition, in addition to these infantry tanks, there is also an infantry regiment equipped with 4 mountain guns, 4 90mm mortars, and 9 70mm infantry guns as auxiliary!

Such a terrible force, let alone a small line of defense, even if the entire regiment of the Four Lines is here, what can it do?

Nagano Kameichiro also played a "you are strong, I am stronger" strategy, using the No. 1 position, which was the most damaged during the day, as a breakthrough point, gathering a large number of soldiers The main attack.

As for the 62nd Infantry Regiment and two baggage companies and one tank company, they were basically a diversionary attack, that is, they took advantage of the small number of troops of the 4th Regiment, tied down or consumed most of its troops, and let the 83rd Infantry Regiment attack the No. 1 position with all their strength.

Even this old fox with good battlefield experience was prepared for the fact that even a strong attack would not be able to capture the position, and placed the breakthrough point on the 82nd Infantry Regiment that was bypassing the flank.

An infantry regiment has a strength of up to 4,000 people. He doesn't believe that the 4th Regiment defending a nearly 5,000-meter defense line can still spare many troops on the flank high ground. Even if there is, he firmly believes that his own infantry regiment can eat them.

To put it bluntly, Nagano Kameichiro is ruthless to the enemy and even more ruthless to himself. If the main attack fails, he will use more than 4,000 infantry and the 4th Regiment to consume the position, and the attack and defense will be very effective. If the war cannot reach a 1:1 casualty ratio, then it will be 1:2 or even 1:3. More than 4,000 troops can consume 2,000 of your men.

Even if the entire battlefield is a war of attrition, what's the big deal? The 30,000 troops he invested are enough to consume the entire Four-Line Regiment.

Once the flank high ground is broken through, it will be the end of the Four-Line Regiment.

Of course, in addition to taking out nearly 80% of the troops to attack the Four-Line Regiment's defense line, Nagano Kameichiro also secretly kept a hand. The five baggage squadrons and the division-affiliated squadrons without combat missions, totaling more than 2,000 people, were all arranged by him near the artillery regiment.

After learning that the current enemy was the Four-Line Regiment, he carefully studied several battles in which the Four-Line Regiment had participated. There were at least two cases of surprise attacks on artillery positions by small forces. The Kunisaki Detachment suffered heavy losses because it lost the artillery battalion.

Therefore, around his artillery regiment, Nagano Kameichiro secretly ambushed 2,000 troops. If the Four-line Regiment did not send a small group of elite troops, it would be fine. If they dared to come, they would lose both the lady and the soldiers!

Moreover, hundreds of cavalry regiments of the 21st Division were scattered in the mountains and wilderness in front of the defense line to clear out the scouts of the Four-line Regiment that had not yet withdrawn.

Regardless of whether there were any, Nagano Kameichiro felt that no matter how cautious he was, it would not be excessive for such a powerful enemy as the Four-line Regiment.

This was also the benefit of sufficient troops. Even if he invested nearly 30,000 troops to attack, he still had enough troops to arrange calmly.

This night, Nagano Kameichiro, who had deployed all the tactical arrangements for the next few days, actually slept quite sweetly.

On the first day of the battlefield, the hundreds of infantry casualties were not worth mentioning compared to the entire division. The most gratifying thing was that the fat lieutenant general was finished. The feeling of not having to be under one person and above ten thousand people was simply perfect.

Nagano Kameichiro may not have thought that it was not that the empire's spies were not capable enough and did not accurately report the current strength of the Four-Line Regiment, but that even the Second War Zone and the Military and Political Department themselves did not know the actual strength of the Four-Line Regiment.

Because the Four-Line Regiment had always reported that it had received more than 2,800 soldiers, which fully met the standards of an independent infantry regiment. Even if it had expanded, it would have been at most more than a thousand people, which was the estimate of almost all generals.

But the fact is that the number of officers and soldiers of the Four-line Regiment who arrived at the Niangziguan defense line alone was as high as 8,000. If the newly established Fourth Battalion was brought along, the actual number of troops that could be deployed in combat would be no less than that of an infantry division.

If the estimation error exceeds 1,000 people, there may be countless variables, not to mention the difference of several times?

Nagano Kameichiro, who was smiling in his sleep and dreamed that he would soon wear the collar badge of the Army Lieutenant General, would soon burst into tears.

His wishful thinking was really wrong. If this was an exam, the already roasted Washizu Matsudaira would be the last, and he would definitely be tied with him, and Takagi Yoshito would have to be added!

Takagi Yoshito: Are you polite? Put two idiots of a Type B division in the same class with our dignified permanent division major general brigade commander?

Even if I wag my tail again, it must be the rocket class's wag! The two idiots in the slow class should die far away.

Tang Dao: Don't argue about the fast and slow classes. In my opinion, everyone here is garbage!

They are garbage, and their final fate will be thrown into the incinerator!