Rise From Eight Hundred

"Although the 10th Division has been depleted by our army, its main force is still there. If it wants to run, we can't stop it, especially when its reinforcements are about to arrive!" Tang Dao's eyes gradually moved from the simple map of the Zhaojiazhuang battlefield to the map of the entire Ji'nan area, and he whispered to himself.

This time, several infantry company commanders did not speak, quietly waiting for Tang Tuanzuo's decision.

Tang Dao has led them for nearly two years, and his prestige is growing. When he looks calm, even in military meetings, he has never forbidden anyone to make harmless jokes, but when his mind is focused, no one dares to interrupt him easily, and his commander's temperament gradually shows its grandeur.

"I understand, Shinozuka Yoshio is afraid that the main force of the Ji'nan Division, which has not yet appeared in the Zhaojiazhuang battlefield, will gather in the two big cities of Handan and Xingtai, which will bring disgrace to the new commander of the North China Front Army, Duo Tianjun, so he would rather give up the great opportunity to encircle and kill our troops and leave the battlefield." Tang Dao finally figured out the reason why Shinozuka Yoshio wanted to leave, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"That old devil Shinozuka Yoshio is really overthinking. Both Handan and Xingtai have strong fortifications. Without heavy artillery, even if the Ji'nan Division gathers 20,000 troops, it will be difficult to capture such a city, unless my Four-Line Regiment is added." Cai Yongguan said carelessly.

"Hehe, if it weren't for the counterattack in Jindong last year to capture Shimen, Shinozuka Yoshio would naturally not think so, but as the saying goes, once bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of the rope for ten years. With the previous experience of Shimen, and the 772nd Regiment sending troops from southeastern Shanxi 400 miles away, how can Shinozuka Yoshio not be afraid?" Wei Donglai chuckled.

"Haha, Donglai said it well. This is the psychological impact that the two warring parties have on the winning and losing parties after a battle that they are determined to win. The winning party will gain courage every time they think of it, while the losing party will begin to be timid, always afraid of repeating the same mistakes." Tang Dao smiled.

"Especially when one side loses continuously, it can even form a psychological inertia, thinking that it will lose before the fight even starts. Although no one will admit this wonderful psychological factor, it actually exists.

Just like one of the reasons why I agreed to let Fujiwara Sen'o go when I was young, he never won in the contest with me. No matter how hard he trained, as long as he dared to appear in front of me again, I would be 95% sure to kill him.

No, I might still not kill him. With such a good exchange, I can always exchange him for hundreds or thousands of our captured personnel.

It's just that this guy has learned to be smart and never comes to the front line again. I have been waiting for him for a year. Calculating the time, no matter how many broken bones there are, they should have healed!"

Fujiwara Sen'o, who was training rifle shooting hard at the Badaling training ground in Pingbei City, felt a chill in his back for no reason. He looked around in confusion, and the eyes of Tang Dao looking at him with ridicule could not help but appear in his mind.

Gritting his teeth, he didn't even wipe the sweat off his forehead, and looked at an antelope running wildly in the grass 500 meters away.

After returning to Pingbei City, Fujiwara Zhanxiong was completely aware of a problem. The martial arts of the empire originated from China. The Tang Dao has the foundation of Chinese martial arts and the fighting skills trained on the battlefield. If he expects to defeat a man who has more than a hundred armed guards around him at any time and whose skills are almost the same as his or even stronger, he doesn't know when he will be able to do it.

Fortunately, this is an era of hot weapons. As a martial arts master, he has nerve reactions and super muscle control that ordinary people can hardly match, which allows him to understand the use of firearms far beyond ordinary people.

Therefore, Fujiwara Zhanxiong, who has the dream of killing Tang Dao, spent more time on archery after his injury healed, in addition to continuing to temper his body and will.

He used the power of his family to invite a shooting instructor from the non-commissioned officer school to guide him. He spent up to 6 hours practicing archery every day, which accounted for half of his training time.

All efforts were not in vain. After more than half a year of practice, without the use of fixed-magnification scopes, Fujiwara Sen's shooting distance has exceeded the effective range of the Type 38 rifle, reaching more than 450 meters. If the most advanced 4x scope in Japan is used, the effective range can be extended to 600 meters.

According to the evaluation of the archery instructor, Fujiwara Sen has firmly entered the top five of the millions of Chinese and Japanese infantrymen on the Chinese battlefield.

Although this evaluation is a bit exaggerated, it is certain that Fujiwara Sen has entered the ranks of top shooters.

Just like today, Fujiwara Sen once again challenged his limit and shot an antelope running at a speed of 60 kilometers per hour at a distance of 500 meters, which is even more difficult than shooting a well-trained soldier.

The speed of the antelope is too fast, and the color of its hair can easily be confused with the dead grass in the bushes.

This is the fifth time Fujiwara Sen has tried to challenge his limit. It's just that he inexplicably remembered the mocking eyes of Tang Dao after defeating him, and Fujiwara Sen's small universe suddenly broke out.

After holding his breath for five or six seconds, Fujiwara Zhanxiong pulled the trigger, and the antelope that was running wildly because of being startled 500 meters away fell headfirst.

Fujiwara Zhanxiong showed joy in his eyes, and began to look forward to his meeting with Tang Dao again.

However, this time, I am afraid that Tang Dao will never have the opportunity to meet him face to face again, and will only appear in his sights a mile away.

Then, a shot blew up the annoying eyes.

Thinking of this, Fujiwara Zhanxiong felt the blood surging all over his body, and then he felt the bones of his arms aching slightly, which were the scars left by Tang Dao.

If Tang Tuanzuo, who is hundreds of kilometers away, knows that someone who is just the best exchange item for him is training hard to be a sniper, Jubi will laugh to the sky.

In World War II, not to mention the powerful combat power of the Japanese Army, which defeated China steadily, even the American infantry, whose equipment was far superior to theirs, was shocked by it. It was because the marksmanship of the Japanese infantry was too accurate. Bolt-fire rifle performance is maximized.

However, the marksmanship of the Japanese infantry was so accurate. In the history of World War II, super snipers from all countries participating in the war left their names, but the Japanese army did not.

It’s not that the Japanese army doesn’t have snipers, but that in the tactics of the Japanese infantry, precious snipers are just disposable consumables.

The biggest characteristic of Japanese snipers is that their position is completely exposed as soon as they fire. There are only two options, one is to use the tree crown as a shooting platform, and the other is to wear camouflage clothes and hide in dug holes. inside.

It's okay to hide in a tree, but Japanese snipers not only want to prevent themselves from falling, but also want to show their determination to fight to the death. They also like to tie themselves to trees with ropes. That's not the American cowboy with a continuous firepower. All kinds of machine guns are pointed at the canopy of the tree, you decide whether to die or not.

This also led to the fact that the Japanese snipers were very good at shooting, but they often died before they could accumulate enough kills.

To use the comment of a famous military scientist at West Point Military Academy, "It is not a problem of technology and equipment, but a problem of people. The Japanese army brainwashed by that doctrine is a cannon fodder army!"

That is to say, the equipment of the Chinese army is really poor, but anyone who is on par with them can be beaten into scum by just using various tactics.

Fujiwara Senzuo abandoned his own strengths and went to learn sniping from some sergeant school instructor who didn't even know the basics of sniper tactics. Isn't that just a dead end?

As for the top five Chinese and Japanese millions of troops, it is a joke. There are at least two people in the Four Lines Group who can reach 500 meters to kill an antelope with the naked eye, and there are many crouching tigers, hidden dragons among the millions of people. Go, even Tang Dao, who has increased the range of the scope to 700 meters, dare not say that he is NO. 1. Who gave the instructor the courage to say this?

There is nothing better than sitting in a well and looking at the sky!

Of course, the shooting instructor and Fujiwara Senzuo didn't even know that there was another sniper rifle in the world called an anti-material sniper rifle. As the originator of the anti-material sniper rifle, Mao Xiong's anti-tank rifle and 20 customized testable The temperature and humidity 6x scope will be shipped to Taihang Mountain in a few months.

By then, the Tang Dao will let the Japanese North China Front know what a super sniper is. With a 7 mm caliber bullet, anyone within 1,000 meters may become a prey!

To put it bluntly, Fujiwara Senzuo, who was trying to find another way after being severely beaten in martial arts, was going further and further towards becoming a joke.

This is somewhat similar to Lieutenant General Yoshio Shinozuka who was frightened by the four-pronged group's tactics of attacking from east to west and planned to run away.

"Since Yoshio Shinozuka has this reason, then we can definitely use this to make a fuss and send a telex to Deputy Brigadier Chen to ask his people to wander around the nearest county, with a strength of no less than 1,000 people." Tang Dao Click lightly on the map.

"In addition, telegraph Yang Xiaoshan and ask him to take the First Guard Company and the local militia to attack the 4th Division that is wandering around. But don't actually fight, just let the Japanese know how many troops they have!"

As Tang Dao issued military orders one after another, Jinan, which had originally focused all its attention on the Zhaojiazhuang battlefield and the rest of the battlefield was relatively calm, suddenly started to stir up trouble.

Regular troops and militiamen in each county began to assemble, moving in groups to the surrounding counties. The escort company located in Zishan also quickly gathered more than 2,000 militia troops from the surrounding areas who had been trained for half a year, and rushed to the 4th Division position more than 20 kilometers away. go.

"Urgent, the Chinese army is massing towards the county seat of Guangping County, with thousands of troops!"

"Urgent"

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More than 15 emergency telegrams similar to this were placed on the desk of Yoshio Shinozuka who was making arrangements for the evacuation before dark.

"The enemy army appeared from the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain, with a strength of nearly 10,000. Our troops are withdrawing to Handan City at night. We are determined to hold on to the city. We hope that Lieutenant General Shinozuka Yoshio will return to the army as soon as possible to defeat the enemy!" The call from Konosuke Ohma was even more disturbing. Yoshio Shinozuka broke into a cold sweat.

So much so that I didn’t bother to criticize the obvious exaggeration in Daxiong Yukinosuke’s telegram. Starry Night is a bastard. He obviously just wiped it out tomorrow, okay?

Of course, after the fertilization, Yoshio Shinozuka was more of a fluke. Fortunately, he made the decision to withdraw the troops in the afternoon, and he did not hesitate to empty out 80% of the stored artillery shells to force the Chinese back and give the division It gained more space for maneuver, and also let the Chinese know that their own powerful firepower shocked them.

At least this night, the Chinese would not make any changes, giving the main force of the division a chance to retreat quietly.

"Order all ministries to evacuate according to the original plan. Each infantry brigade will allocate an infantry squadron to stay to block the enemy. After the main force of our army reaches the safe area, we will immediately evacuate in batches. Order the entire army to discard all except necessary equipment and supplies. Light the fire, and the packhorse must be tied up so that no sound can be made." Shinozuka Yoshio finally gave the order to withdraw the troops with a bitter look on his face.

Taking the initiative to evacuate the battlefield is undoubtedly painful for a proud army lieutenant general.

In a sense, his 10th Division was defeated in this battle. Both in terms of human losses and material losses, it was the first time that the 10th Division had suffered since it arrived on the Chinese battlefield.

Loss was one of the reasons. More importantly, the tactical plan of "luring the snake out of its hole" that he had set a few days ago became a big joke.

The Chinese did come out, but they were not snakes, but pythons, and they almost strangled him, a hunter who was full of confidence and ready to drink snake soup.

But no matter how unwilling he was, considering the battlefield situation in southern Hebei and the political risks he had to bear, Shinozuka Yoshio had to withdraw his troops.

The 10th Division began to gradually withdraw at 12:00 a.m. The infantry abandoned their bedding and all supplies; the cavalry tied towels on the mouths of their beloved war horses; even cotton cloth was tied on the horses' hooves; the baggage soldiers abandoned the carts and most of the supplies, and only led the packhorses that were also prepared to prevent the horses from neighing; the artillery abandoned all the damaged and repairable mountain cannons, and only dismantled the 13 mountain cannons that could still be used.

From then on, the 10th Division was a thorough light infantry division. The heavy firepower of the entire division was similar to that of an ordinary Chinese infantry division. Even if the 17th Division encountered them, it could be beaten.

However, the 10th Division, which still had more than 30,000 people, should not be underestimated. Once they fought to the death, even with two elite regiments such as the Four-Line Regiment and the 772nd Regiment, they would not be able to bear the strength.

Tang Tuanzuo did not intend to fight the 10th Division, which had lost its will to fight, with his elite troops.

His primary strategic purpose in coming to southern Hebei was not to annihilate a Japanese division, but to smash the Japanese army's raid on the base, consolidate the people's strength in the base, and gradually develop and expand the Four-Line Regiment and the 80th Army.

And this model was gradually promoted to the entire territory of North China, so that the strength of the base behind enemy lines in North China was gradually strengthened, and the entire Japanese North China Front Army was completely contained to support the national battlefield.

Therefore, the Chinese army on the entire battlefield selectively became deaf and blind, allowing the main force of the 10th Division to leave from the left. After two hours, Tang Tuanzuo, who arrived at the front line of the battlefield in person, coldly ordered: "Flames!"

More than 40 flares were fired at the front of the trench over 2,000 meters away, illuminating the entire battlefield like daylight.

The Japanese soldiers who stayed in the trenches to block the enemy collectively looked pale, whiter than the light of the flares slowly falling from the sky.

Of course, the nearly 1,500 Japanese infantrymen who stayed behind were not here to die, but to make that one-off preparation. If the Chinese wanted to attack at night and there was no one on the position, wouldn't the whole army chase them?

The 10th Division, which had lost a large number of heavy weapons and had no trenches, didn't know how many casualties it would have to pay to stop the Chinese. It would be better to use the existing positions as blocking positions.

Moreover, after the main force was 5 to 8 kilometers away from the battlefield, the Japanese infantry remaining in the positions would quickly evacuate. According to estimates, they would all be able to evacuate by dawn.

However, the Japanese army never expected that the Chinese did not give them a chance at all. At 3 a.m., they fired overwhelming flares.

Even if you use your butt to think, you can know what the Chinese want to do?

"All artillery, firepower coverage for 20 minutes, order the entire army to attack on all fronts, and in one hour, I will meet with Captain Wang at the front-line command post of Shinozuka Yoshio! And forward this telegram to the 772nd Regiment and the Independent Battalion of the Ji'nan Division!" Tang Dao ordered coldly.

"Yes!" The roar in the trench was like thunder.

"Swish~~~Swish~~~" The sharp whistling sound of artillery shells cut through the night sky.

Yoshio Shinozuka, who was 6 kilometers away, suddenly looked back and saw the sky-high flames rising in the distance. That was definitely not the effect of a few cannons, but dozens or even more!

The 1,500 imperial officers and soldiers left behind to act as a block were finished. Yoshio Shinozuka's face was stiff. He knew that his intention to withdraw had long been seen through, otherwise the Chinese would not launch a full-line attack at this time.

They couldn't eat all of their 10th Division, so they set their sights on the 1,500 infantrymen at the rear. With a force ten times that of the enemy, and an absolute advantage in heavy firepower, eating 1,500 infantrymen was simply a snap!

"Order the entire army to continue to advance at full speed! Those who violate military orders will die!" Yoshio Shinozuka was also a ruthless person. He no longer entangled his mistakes, nor did he leave any support troops, but ran away.

There was nothing wrong with this decision. If any Japanese soldier dared to turn back to save his colleagues, the 3,000 regular soldiers of the 80th Army, who had already surrounded the Japanese army in the direction of their withdrawal an hour ago, would have surrounded them on the spot.

Just as Shinozuka Yoshio predicted, the Chinese army, which had an absolute advantage in both manpower and heavy firepower, completely crushed the 1,500 Japanese soldiers in various parts of the battlefield. It took only 55 minutes from Tang Dao's order to the moment when Tang Dao and Wang Xiaoqiang held hands tightly together!

The gunshots on the battlefield were already sparse, and that was because Chinese soldiers were still chasing the scattered Japanese soldiers who were fleeing.

Under the starry sky, the battle of Zhaojiazhuang, which had a total force of nearly 40,000, ended with a dumbfounded ending for the senior generals of both China and Japan!

The 10th Division, that's it?

The one far away in the mountain city, who received the information personally delivered by the middle-aged man with thick eyebrows, was also full of disbelief.

What's the matter, does Tang Dao have a physique that passively reduces the combat effectiveness of the Japanese side?