Rise From Eight Hundred

Tang Tuanzuo, who was a little excited by Lao Tantai's night attack on the 108th Division's artillery battalion, was a "crazy commander" in the eyes of the little nurse, but his prediction was not wrong at all.

After learning that his two artillery battalions and most of the baggage were magically attacked by the Chinese artillery unit, Kumieda Shiro knew that although he seemed to be on the offensive and the Chinese were on the defensive, he had actually lost the battle.

When he still had 24 artillery pieces, he had attacked for three consecutive days without gaining anything. Now he only had 8 75-caliber artillery pieces left. How could he deal with the Chinese army that still had positions and artillery?

However, due to the pressure from Lieutenant General Xia Xiongyuan in the rear, he retreated with his remaining troops when the battle in eastern Shanxi was still undecided. Wouldn't that not only push the division commander Xia Xiongyuan into the abyss, but also throw a few more big rocks?

Therefore, Shiro Kumeda made a decision that the 108th Division and the Japanese North China Front Army all thought was stupid after the war.

Being caught between two sides was Shiro Kumeda's mentality at this time, and the word "stupid" could not be more appropriate for him.

But in that environment at that time, it was also a decision made by Shiro Kumeda out of helplessness!

The strategic intention of destroying the Sihang Group's base formulated before the war could no longer be achieved. The commander's casualties of more than 8,000 people had reached 4,000. An infantry battalion and two artillery battalions could basically be crossed out from the establishment table. If the battle continued, the casualty list would continue to increase. Without the order from the top, he, the major general brigade commander, would have to commit seppuku to apologize.

He was dawdling and waiting for the battle of Jindong to be over, and then he would run away. This was the only choice for the major general brigade commander.

The Japanese offensive was no longer as fierce as in the previous few days. They launched only a few rounds of fierce attacks in a day, and they retreated quickly when they were less than 250 meters away from the position. Once they encountered light machine guns, rifle grenades and mortar fire suppression, they retreated quickly.

That was not to occupy the position at all, but to consume Chinese ammunition!

Shangguan Yun was confused by the Japanese army's strange tactics. Consume ammunition? Are you serious? The Four-Line Regiment is not the 921st Division. There is a basically systematic arsenal 15 kilometers behind. Although it is not possible to fully systematically manufacture artillery, machine guns and other military equipment, it is still feasible to process some bullets and shells?

And two months ago, a German-equipped division equipment secretly transported from the iron mine belonging to HD, do you think it was all guns and cannons? There must be matching ammunition!

The main force of the Four-Line Regiment took away 70% of it, but the remaining 30% is enough for the current 1,900 people in the Qingshiyan area to output at the position with the current firepower intensity for 2 months.

Let alone the few thousand infantrymen of the 108th Division, even if the entire 108th Division were to play this kind of war of attrition, Shangguan Yun would not be at all intimidated!

No matter what the Japanese think, this tactic is exactly what Shangguan Yun needs. He is not afraid of consuming some ammunition, as long as his 4th Battalion does not consume troops like in the first three days.

From the first three and a half days of the war to now, the 4th Battalion has been reduced by almost half, with more than 180 people killed and nearly 300 seriously injured. If it continues to fight like this for another three days, the 4th Battalion can basically be announced to be disbanded.

At dusk, Shangguan Yun understood that the commander of the 108th Division had started the tactic of dawdling. It looked like they were fighting, but it was basically just a show, which was for the division headquarters and the front army headquarters to see.

"The little Japanese are scared by the surprise attack by Director Tan Tai and Director He! Okay, after all, they still have thousands of people, so we will give them this face and let's put on a show for the top leaders of the Japanese North China Front Army to see! However, how to play this show cannot be decided by the little Japanese, but by us. This time, I called everyone here to listen to everyone's opinions first." Shangguan Yun held the highest military meeting of the Qingshiyan defense position for the first time in a cave behind Qingshiyan and made new tactical deployments.

The only people who could attend the meeting, except for the four company commanders, were the three people stationed in the Four-Line Regiment. In view of Lieutenant Chu Shaoyun's outstanding performance in this support operation, Shangguan Yun applied to the Four-Line Regiment Headquarters before the meeting to promote Chu Shaoyun to captain on the spot and serve as the deputy instructor of the 4th Battalion!

This means that Chu Shaoyun is to be transferred from the Arsenal Guard Platoon to the 4th Battalion. Deng Ying, the company commander of the 1st Company of the 4th Battalion, performed well in this battle and will definitely serve as the battalion instructor after the war. The other company commander Tang Li will serve as the deputy battalion commander. There will be two company commanders vacant in the 4th Battalion. Fan Mobei, the deputy company commander of the 1st Company, will definitely occupy one of the positions. The other position is naturally reserved by Shangguan Yun for Chu Shaoyun.

Although the military rank is only promoted by one level, it is really a big leap to jump directly from platoon leader to company commander. You should know that Li Jiujin, Zhao Daqiang, Qian Dazhu, Yang Xiaoshan and other important generals of the Four Lines Regiment who have been following Tang Dao are only captains and company commanders at this time. Teacher Xiao He, who was poached by Shangguan Yun with an excavator, did not realize that he was poached. Instead, he took advantage of the gap in the meeting to recommend those disabled veterans who were only disabled in their arms but could still walk to Shangguan Yun.

How could the clever teacher Xiao He not know that the veterans in the arsenal had been unhappy all the time? This battle was so dangerous, but the veterans were all in high spirits, as if they were going to party instead of die.

They were soldiers, and they would rather die in battle than die in the rear!

This battle was thanks to them. She had nothing to reward them with, so she would satisfy their wishes. They couldn't kill the enemy normally without arms, but they still had brains and battlefield awareness, and they were more than enough to be grassroots commanders, and they could just be assigned to the 4th Battalion, which was seriously short of personnel.

As long as Shangguan Yun agreed, even if Tang Dao was not happy, he had to give face to Shangguan Yun and Director He.

In the end, the Four-Line Regiment was not just Tang Dao's regiment, it had become a system, a group composed of elites from all walks of life!

Even if Tang Dao could lead its general direction and have more than 90% of the right to speak, he could not have the final say in some small aspects.

This was a phenomenon that would occur in any group after it became stronger and bigger. Even as powerful as Zhu Chongba, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he never said that the world would obey his orders. He wanted to pave the way for his grandson to succeed to the throne, and he worked hard for several years as an emperor to eliminate the unstable factors in the court one by one.

Tang Dao never thought about expanding his personal strength to such and such a degree. He had only one most basic requirement for his subordinates: kill the enemy! Kill the enemy! Kill the enemy again! The rest of the personal conduct is subject to military discipline.

Those who seriously violate military discipline, such as collaborating with the enemy, raping and looting, embezzling military pay, and disobeying orders during wartime, will all be killed!

‘Seven Killing Orders! ’ are posted at the door of the regiment, battalion, and company headquarters. No matter whether they are new recruits, veterans, or officers, they have already been familiar with it.

As for the various factions in the regiment, Tang Dao basically adopts a free development trend. He believes that an upright soldier who takes the country and the nation as his own responsibility will never use factions to seek his own personal interests!

Of course, this is also a manifestation of Tang Dao’s extreme self-confidence. In the Four Lines Regiment, he is the boss, and any faction is under his command!

This is beyond doubt, no matter Shangguan Yun or anyone else, they are very clear.

Shangguan Yun also knew that Tang Dao was unwilling to let these veterans who had dedicated everything to the country go to the battlefield, but after hesitation, he still smiled and agreed to Teacher Xiao He’s request.

With such a foundation, the opening of the Qingshiyan Military Conference was very united and harmonious. Although there is no final victory, victory is just around the corner, or in other words, the crisis of the entire battalion being wiped out is over, unless the Japanese army can send two more artillery battalions to arrive.

But this is basically impossible. The 80th Army called to inform that they have been holding back 30,000 Japanese troops and sending regular troops to sneak into the enemy's rear to conduct guerrilla warfare, harassing the Japanese army's logistics and transportation and the county town they are entrenched in day and night. The Japanese army there is in a mess and will never have the opportunity to send a single soldier to the battlefield of Dakouzidong Town.

It is said that the boss of the 80th Group even bet everything on sending a defense regiment guarding the headquarters to the battlefield, and the command center has only one reinforced company to protect it, which can be said to be using all his strength.

"Hehe, battalion commander, the little devils want to save their strength now, that's not okay. Even if they play with them, they have to bleed for real, not just touch some red ink to pretend." Qin Ruoyu, the artillery company commander of the 4th Battalion, smiled.

"Old Qin is right. Our three infantry companies suffered heavy losses in this battle. We have to collect some interest. Battalion commander, I suggest sending out an elite infantry squad, led by a local guide, to steal the damn thing." Deng Ying gritted his teeth, his cheeks puffed up.

In this defensive battle, his company suffered the heaviest losses, more than 330 people, and less than 160 are still on the position. On the bolt position, a platoon and three infantry squads supporting the battalion headquarters were almost wiped out.

The Japanese army wanted to act now, so how could he, as a company commander, agree? No matter what, he had to collect more interest for the brothers who died in the battle.

"I agree, but first of all, we must not be careless and give back the favorable situation that we have finally turned around. I suggest that the two artillery companies from the garrison bombard the Japanese invaders in turns to kill their manpower.

And our various positions will draw some officers and soldiers to deploy defenses in the surrounding mountainous areas to prevent being paralyzed by the superficial phenomena of the Japanese army and being attacked by their organized personnel." The third company commander Tang Li said.

"Well! Captain Shi, what do you think!" Shangguan Yun cast his eyes on the most taciturn second company commander Shi Hao.

"I think that while we should strengthen our defense, we should send out elite infantry squads to use their familiarity with the local terrain characteristics to attack deep behind enemy lines! We don't ask for many Japanese soldiers to be killed or injured, but we must make them terrified and unable to sleep at night, so that they will completely give up their will to continue fighting with our army, so as to achieve our combat intentions in this battle!" Shi Hao said calmly and sat down again.

"Okay!" Shangguan Yun nodded with satisfaction.

Although Shi Hao seemed to have combined the opinions of the previous company commanders, he had one point that really touched Shangguan Yun's heart.

What is the combat intention of this battle of Qingshiyan? It is to defend the gate of the garrison to the death and protect the safety of all personnel and property in the garrison.

For this combat intention, the 4th Battalion did not hesitate to be annihilated!

Now, although the Japanese army has softened first, there are still thousands of infantrymen. If they really fight hard regardless of the consequences, the Qingshiyan position is still dangerous. If half of the nearly 2,000 people here do not die, the battle will not be over.

Shangguan Yun not only felt sorry for his soldiers, but also knew that if this group of student soldiers and skilled workers were really pushed to the battlefield and sacrificed, not to mention that the Tang Daohui would feel heartbroken, the Four Lines Group would also consume its own war potential.

It can be said that they were forced to pull them out before. Now it is not easy to make the Japanese "soft" because of two accidents. The battlefield must not be tied up again!

Continuing to weaken the Japanese army's fighting will and using the least casualties in exchange for victory in the final defensive battle is what they should do most now. Killing a lot of casualties will have to be considered after the main force returns.

“I ordered that the stationed support personnel should all withdraw from the battlefield and be led by guides to deploy defenses at strategic locations around the defense area. It must be ensured that no Japanese troops can infiltrate within several kilometers of the position;

About one-third of the personnel from each position were withdrawn for rotation and rest; in addition, 10 elite soldiers from each of the three infantry companies were assigned, and two local guides were assigned to form a night attack team. All equipped with submachine guns and rifle grenades, they went deep into the Japanese defense area to attack and strike. Japanese invaders’ morale;

The artillery company formed by the garrison support army, with platoons as units, will take turns to shell the Japanese positions starting from tomorrow morning. A transport team will be organized to transport the artillery shells from the garrison. Before the Japanese troops withdraw, the number of artillery shells scattered on the front line of the Japanese army will not exceed the limit. Less than 3000 rounds! "Shangguanyun stood up and ordered.

"Yes!" Everyone stood up.

"Good boy! The battalion commander is going to help the regiment clear the inventory! He really dares to do 3,000 rounds of artillery shells!" After the meeting, Tang Li was still amazed when he mentioned this number.

Of course he knew what 3,000 rounds of artillery shells meant. This time, the 4th Battalion was ordered to defend Qingshiyan. Three transport squads used 15 carts and 80 pack horses to transport 1,500 rounds of large and small artillery shells. 3,000 rounds, that's not allowed. I have to run back and forth several times for a baggage train!

"Looking at your kid's appearance of never seeing the world, I know how many rounds the regimental commander brought with him in this main attack.

Cannonballs? "Qin Ruoyu, commander of the Xinke Artillery Company, glanced at the corner of his mouth and said, "You country bumpkin, don't get too close to me."

"How much?" Tang Li just wanted to take advantage of his younger brother. Who asked him to ask this man to provide him with fire support on the battlefield?

"This is guaranteed! Just a little more!" Qin Ruoyu stretched out his index finger.

"I'm on my way to the north this time!" Tang Li's mouth twitched fiercely.

Ten thousand rounds of artillery shells, he did not enjoy this treatment in the 88th Division back then! How many Japanese people must be in this Niangziguan to withstand so much artillery fire!

Tang Li also didn't think about how abnormal the current demand for heavy firepower of the Four Lines Regiment was. An infantry platoon needs to be equipped with 3 60mm mortars, and an infantry battalion has 9 infantry platoons. That is 27 60mm mortars. In addition, In addition to the 82 mortars and 80 mm howitzers equipped by the artillery companies attached to each battalion, the number of battalion mortars alone is more than 30, each gun is equipped with 100 rounds, that is, more than 3,000 artillery shells, 3 Battalion, isn’t it just 10,000?

Then the mountain artillery company and the heavy forced company directly under the regiment headquarters have 12 guns and more than 1,000 rounds. The entire regiment must not exceed that number.

This does not include the cigar-sized shells of the 20mm cannon, otherwise, it would be a jaw-dropping number.

Otherwise, how do you think the Four Elements Group achieved such a record? In addition to the courage to sacrifice, the blazing steel flames are also one of the necessary factors.

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The Chinese side made their own tactical arrangements, while the Japanese army's morale was once again low because of Shiro Kuyeda's dual-end combat mode of wanting to retreat but not being able to retreat, and being unresolute in fighting.

What is even more tragic is that the Chinese side became more and more powerful. From morning to night, the heavy firepower output did not stop.

The Japanese army was unable to attack, and they were pinned to the ground by various artillery pieces. The Chinese seemed to have a shell warehouse, and there was a steady stream of shelling. According to statistics, at least 700 or 800 shells were fired in a day!

Not to mention that one shell will definitely kill one of them! But at the end of the day, one hundred and two hundred people were injured and maimed. It was still possible.

At night, the field camps more than 1,000 meters away from the front line were not safe. The Chinese fired at them blindly with submachine guns. Even if no one was hurt, no one dared to sleep!

Who knows, will a grenade fly into the trench at the next moment and send people from their sleep directly to Amaterasu for tea?

The skill of the elite soldiers dispatched from the 4th Battalion in operating rifle grenades is different from that of the 'miscellaneous army' that relies on large numbers of people and strength and probability. Within 250 meters, the error accuracy will never exceed 3 meters!

A grenade is almost as powerful as a grenade. A grenade will fly around you at any time. How scary can you say it is?

During the day, the Chinese artillerymen used "cannonballs" as whips to whip the Japanese troops to teach them a lesson. At night, the Chinese elite night attack soldiers used "small cannons" to whip them and slowly send them away. That was simply a fate even more tragic than the fate of Sister Yao.

After only two days of holding on, Kuyeda Shiro could no longer hold on. The entire front line retreated 1,000 meters, and his brigade headquarters simply retreated to a position 5,000 meters away from the front lines.

Protected by an infantry squadron and far away from the front line, Kuyeda Shiro felt that this was a precariously safe area.

How can the Chinese be so bold as to dare to go 8 kilometers deep into the battlefield at night? Even if they can get in, can they go back?

In the pitch-black night, we marched back and forth for nearly 20 kilometers on a mountainous battlefield. We still had to fight a battle, unless we were gods!

However, there may be no gods in this world, but there are indeed magic soldiers descending from the sky!

In the early morning of September 15, 1938, in a small mountain depression known as the "Buried Japanese Valley" by the locals after the war, the first mountain special infantry company on the Chinese battlefield made its debut.

As soon as he appeared on the stage, he blinded the eyes of the high-level generals of China and Japan in North China!