Rise From Eight Hundred

In less than 10 minutes, the two main platoons of the mountain infantry company led by Gu Xishui and one platoon of the reconnaissance company led by Niu Er conquered the two most important high grounds set up by Okamura Ariel on his rear road.

These two high grounds, called Tiger Teeth Mouth, with a height of only 180 meters, just like its name, became the sharp teeth of the Four-line Regiment to clamp down on its prey.

More than 600 Japanese soldiers stayed in this mountainous area forever because they could not reach the lower hills outside Zishan through here.

The Japanese army that finally escaped, including Okamura Ariel, the deputy commander of the brigade, had only one infantry company, among which there were dozens of seriously injured soldiers.

Two fully-staffed infantry battalions attacked a high ground with a maximum of one infantry platoon, and only one infantry company came back in the end. The mood of the Japanese commander can be imagined.

And this is just the battle report written by the First Division itself. When the Four-Line Regiment reported its military achievements after the war, the data seen by the senior spy lurking in the Second War Zone Command of the Japanese side was that the Chinese garrison on Jinlongfeng Heights had only one reserve infantry squad.

It is said that when Duo Tianjun, who had received the order to be transferred back to the mainland, saw this top-secret intelligence, his face was gloomy, and he never said a word about the war situation in North China since then.

After dawn, the Third Battalion and the Guard Company and other units took inventory. Around Jinlongfeng Heights and surrounding battlefields, more than 1,500 enemies were killed, and there were many broken limbs that could only be packed in sacks. The rough estimate of the number of people was between 200 and 300.

It can be seen that when there are no sufficient protective fortifications, the lethality of 150 heavy mortars to infantry is brought to the extreme. Even the officers and soldiers of the Four-Line Regiment, who are used to big scenes, are disgusted by this battlefield full of broken arms and legs and organs everywhere, and they take it as a warning.

Trench fortifications are a must at all times, otherwise you might end up as a pile of rotten meat in the artillery fire.

The battlefield is the best training ground. Soldiers learn from experience and lessons without anyone teaching them.

But compared to the thousands of Japanese soldiers killed by the 7th Company, the Guard Company and two elite infantry companies in conjunction with the artillery battalion, the record before Jinlongfeng Highland is amazing.

Before Jinlongfeng Highland, there were nearly 260 Japanese corpses, and that was the result of the Japanese army carrying down many corpses and wounded soldiers. For example, about 600 meters from Jinlongfeng Highland, there were more than 200 Japanese corpses, which were obviously the dead in the attack on Jinlongfeng Highland, but they were not moved away in the final hasty evacuation.

That means that the 13th squad not only blocked the Japanese army's one-day and one-night attack, but also killed nearly 500 devils in the defensive battle. If the data of 11 deaths, 1 serious injury, and 3 minor injuries in the 13th squad are counted, the casualty ratio in the Battle of Jinlongfeng is about 1 to 40.

This is definitely the most shocking casualty ratio in the mountain offensive and defensive battles since the outbreak of the Patriotic War. Although it is not as exaggerated as Longyan's shooting and killing hundreds of Japanese soldiers with a machine gun in the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, at least Longyan still had two infantry squads at that time, and the Japanese army did not have any heavy weapons at all, nor did they have fire support from long-range artillery.

The defensive battle of Jinlongfeng Highland was different. The Japanese army not only had infantry artillery, but also 150 howitzers and 105 howitzers to help. The 13th squad completely relied on the surface positions and tunnels to withstand the artillery fire, and used light infantry equipment to repel more than 10 waves of Japanese attacks.

Especially in the last wave of the Japanese attack with more than 200 infantrymen, Tan Tai Ming Jing's formation choice of 3 infantrymen protecting a machine gunner was amazing.

Although Tan Tai Ming Jing killed dozens of enemies with a dragon breath shotgun, this amazing personal record is only second to his tactical choice.

At the summary meeting after the Sihang Regimental Battle, the four battalion commanders all believed that the tactical choice of protecting the core firepower hand, which made the MG42 in the hands of San Pang spit out 750 rounds of bullets in one minute, was the key to the last 4 soldiers on the position to hold on until the arrival of reinforcements.

If there were no rain of bullets from the MG42 machine gun, which would suppress the Japanese infantry under the earth slope 30 meters in front of the position, hundreds of Japanese soldiers would only need to throw a wave of grenades to tear the 3 Chinese infantry on the front line into pieces.

Fortunately, all infantry squads of the Sihang Regiment were equipped with MG42. If it were not for this monster-type machine gun with a maximum firing rate of 1,500 rounds, even if there was a Maxim with a firing rate of 500 rounds per minute, it would not be able to stop the crazy attack of more than 200 Japanese infantrymen in that situation.

Of course, no matter how powerful the equipment is, how much damage it can cause in the end depends on the person using it. No matter who it is, it is the extraordinary courage that determines the outcome of this defensive battle.

The 11 people who died in the battle were brave, and the 4 who survived were even braver, because they not only had to face a large number of desperate enemy bandits, but also had to temporarily forget the sorrow of their comrades who died in battle. They couldn't even shed tears, and they had to put every bit of their strength into blocking the enemy's attack.

As a commander, Tan Tai Mingjing was perfect in courage, wisdom, and performance in battle. Even Leng Feng could only describe this soldier under his command with the mood of Tang Tuanzuo, whom he met at the Sihang Warehouse.

Tan Tai Ming Jing became famous in one battle. From then on, when people in the Four-Line Regiment talked about him, they no longer called him the younger brother of Captain Tan Tai or the brother-in-law of Captain Tang, but the squad leader of the 13th squad of the Jinlong Peak Heroes.

After the Battle of Zishan, Sanpang was rushed to the field hospital under construction in Dakouzidong. Tang Dao personally called the headquarters of the 80th Army Group. A famous doctor from a foreign country and his team set off for Dakouzidong Town under the protection of a cavalry platoon to perform surgery on the soldier.

Tang Dao's request was simple, to save the soldier's life at all costs.

Sanpang, who had five injections of penicillin alone, not only survived the infection, but also miraculously saved his left eye. He also strongly requested not to retire and stay in the 7th Company, becoming one of the 7th Company's "double dragons" famous in Taihang and southern Hebei.

The reason why they are called double dragons is that both of them are one-eyed dragons. No matter where the two men with eye masks meet, they are basically arranged to sit together, even if they eventually become the backbone officers of the Four Lines Regiment.

For the affiliation of these four reserve squad soldiers, the squad and platoon leaders of the 7th Company and even the 3rd Battalion were arguing fiercely. Even Deputy Regimental Officer Lei shamelessly intervened, saying that there was a vacancy in his personal guard squad. If Tan Tai Ming Jing didn't come, he would also like to take the little fat guy who was blind and was doing emergency treatment in the field hospital.

Shangguan Yun, who had been the chief of staff of the Four Lines Regiment for a year, was even more shameless. He said that there was a vacancy in his staff office. It was originally a second lieutenant, but now a corporal could also be used.

Leng Feng, who always respected these two, almost spit at each of the two big brothers. He told the big brothers in the regiment directly that no one could take away his 3rd Battalion's people, unless he died on the battlefield, then they would dismantle the 3rd Battalion and he would have no control over it.

Having said that, the big brothers could only stop fighting and watch the "internal strife" of the 3rd Battalion.

In the end, it was Tang Dao who came forward to find Tan Tai Ming Jing, and the two brothers ate a bowl of noodles facing each other.

"Where do you want to go? Your battalion commander's guard platoon is the most elite infantry platoon in your battalion. If you are a corporal, you can barely get in. After training for half a year or a year, you can be transferred to the deputy squad leader or squad leader."

"No!" Tan Tai Ming Jing, who was eating noodles with his head down, shook his head without hesitation.

"Then go to your company headquarters to be the deputy squad leader of the communications squad. Li Jiujin almost lost his life for you. The main infantry platoon of the 7th company died in this battle. Half of them were because of your 13th squad. This favor cannot be forgotten!"

"I don't want to go to the company headquarters, brother-in-law. I can't always be under the protection of my sister and you. And you have seen the cruelty of the battlefield. Even if the battalion commander and the company commander put me in the reserve class, I still have to rely on myself to survive." Tan Tai Ming Jing was silent for a long time and still shook his head.

"Then go to Tu Yunsheng's 2nd Platoon. He is the platoon leader this time. There is also a vacancy in the Qinglongshan Infantry Squad. You three can join. As for the guy named Sanpang, when his injury is healed, I will transfer him to the guard company directly under the regiment headquarters as a machine gunner."

"Brother-in-law, will the 13th squad be cancelled?" Tan Tai Mingjing raised his head, his eyes sparkling.

"The Zishan Campaign was tragic. The main infantry platoons of each company suffered heavy losses. All reserve squads will be cancelled after the Zishan Campaign. All the reserve soldiers who are still alive and have not retired due to injuries will be charged to active service, especially your 7th Company." Tang Dao shook his head slightly.

"However, considering the role of the reserve squad, I will consider keeping the reserve infantry squad in each battalion company!"

"That's fine. I won't go anywhere. I will stay in Squad 13. The squad leader and the deputy squad leader will be watching me from the sky. I will tell the new brothers that our squad is a reserve squad, but our courage and combat effectiveness are no less than those of the main infantry squad." Tan Tai Ming Jing continued to eat noodles with his head down.

Tang Dao seemed to have guessed that his younger brother would give such an answer. He stopped talking until he finished the noodle soup in the bowl.

"You should think about it. According to the first-class military merits of the four of you, the four of you will be promoted to the rank of corporal. You will be more valued in the main front-line forces. In the reserve squad, you will teach more recruits. You, who are about to become a squad leader, may even have to face the situation where the recruits are scared of the artillery fire and pee their pants. Are you mentally prepared for this?"

"You haven't eaten pork yet, but you haven't seen pigs walk. Brother-in-law, don't underestimate me." Tan Tai Ming Jing could no longer remain calm at this time, staring at Tang Dao with a slightly red face.

The peeing pants was not fabricated by Tang Dao. It was a situation that happened to Tan Tai Ming Jing when he was still in the recruit company.

Tan Tai Ming Jing never thought that the Four-line Regiment would have such perverted training. One of the training items for the recruit company soldiers was to dig anti-artillery holes. The test of whether the anti-artillery holes were qualified was to let the recruits stay in the anti-artillery holes they dug, and then bombard them with 82-type mortars.

A recruit who had not been on the battlefield for the first time was bombarded by his own people, and in the hole he dug. Although there was a veteran squad leader who specially checked it, some of those who were unqualified at first glance were immediately rolled back to dig again, but that could not guarantee that they would not collapse under the bombardment!

Eighty percent of the recruits had wet pants when they walked out of the anti-artillery holes, and Tan Tai Ming Jing was no exception.

Of course, only after leaving the recruit company did Tan Tai Ming Jing realize that the so-called inspection was actually scary. The mortar's shrapnel shells are mainly used to kill infantry, and they are not enough to destroy civil fortifications. The anti-artillery holes built by veterans basically have a 1-meter thick soil layer and are supported by wood. Not to mention the mortar, even a 75mm mountain cannon may not be able to destroy them.

This assessment is actually to let the recruits experience what it feels like to be in the artillery fire. If you pee in the training ground, you can change and wash your pants, but if you pee in the battlefield, you can only have a cold butt, which will still affect your combat effectiveness.

This should be the black material of most recruits. Tan Tai Mingjing has always been very resistant. Seeing his brother-in-law teasing him about this, the young man who just turned 18 still felt a little embarrassed.

"Haha! Who hasn't been there? When I was a recruit, I saw a grenade about to explode. I was so scared that I didn't even do the tactical action of lying on the ground. What is a wooden chicken? I showed it vividly at that time!" Tang Dao laughed.

"Anyway, you can't talk about this when you chat with my sister." Tan Tai Mingjing rolled his eyes and continued to eat noodles. "Also, can you please not let my sister and father know the specific situation of this battle? My father looks free and easy, but he is actually very delicate and soft-hearted. When my mother left last time, I saw him secretly rubbing his eyes. If you ask him, he will say that his eyes were blinded by the wind. He is still stubborn!"

"That is really impossible. Your sister and father are now important officers in the regiment. They have the right to read the internal battle reports. Believe me, they are worried, but they must be proud of you, my Jinlongfeng Hero Infantry Squad Leader, Corporal Tan Tai Mingjing." Tang Dao suddenly said.

"What?" Tan Tai Mingjing almost choked on a mouthful of noodles.

There are a total of three companies with independent titles in the entire Sixing Regiment. They are the two Sichuan Army companies that were almost wiped out in the battle of Laoshu Mountain and the Sichuan Army Regiment that participated in the defense of Sizhou Mountain. Infantry squads with independent titles are even rarer. There is only one Qinglongshan Hero Infantry Squad in the 2nd Platoon of the 7th Company, and that was all earned at the cost of tragic sacrifices.

Can their 13th class really have this honor?

"After a meeting at the regiment headquarters, it was unanimously agreed that you are worthy of this honor, whether in terms of the number of enemies killed or the unparalleled courage and wisdom shown by your 13th class on the battlefield.

After the approval of your battalion commander Leng, except for the four corporals in your class, the other 16 people are all new recruits, but you are eligible to select soldiers for the entire battalion, and your 13th class is no longer a reserve class, but is incorporated into the infantry class directly under the company headquarters."

"Brother-in-law, what do you mean?" Tan Tai Mingjing opened his mouth in disbelief.

"Like the 4th class, the 13th class is a reinforced infantry class with 20 people, a mortar team and a rifle grenade team, two precision shooters, and a machine gun team of 3 people. It can carry 4,000 rounds of bullets in wartime."

Tan Tai Mingjing felt dizzy as if he was hit by a huge happiness. The 13th class not only had the title of a heroic infantry class, but also turned into the only two reinforced infantry classes in the entire battalion.

The 3-man mortar team was expanded to 5 people, so they could carry 20 more shells, and the MG42 machine gun also doubled its 2,000 rounds of ammunition. It seemed that the personnel only increased by 5 people compared to the ordinary infantry squad, but the heavy firepower was half as strong.

Using the original words of Tu Yunsheng, who was once the squad leader of the 4th squad: Although there are only 20 people in my 4th squad, I am not afraid of fighting against two infantry squads of the devils!

That was really not bragging. The 20-man infantry squad, not to mention 8 semi-automatic rifles and 4 submachine guns, was equipped with 10 Black Star pistols alone.

The Japanese army of the two infantry squads, but 4 Type 96 light machine guns and 4 grenade launchers, together, could they withstand a 60-meter mortar with 40 rounds of shells and a range of 1,300 meters and a rifle grenade with a straight shooting distance of 400 meters?

"Brother-in-law, it's not because my surname is Tan Tai!" Tan Tai Mingjing, who was overjoyed, suddenly asked weakly.

Tang Dao smiled and stood up and walked out the door. When he reached the door, he said, "This is the recognition and reward for the brave. It has always been the rule of our Four Lines Regiment and will not be changed for anyone. I don't want to hear this again, because this ridiculous questioning is not against me, but the greatest slander against all the heroic and sacrificed soldiers of our Four Lines Regiment."

"Yes!" Tan Tai Ming Jing stood straight.

At that moment, the 18-year-old youth really knew why his sister, who was unparalleled in his eyes, was deeply in love with this man. That was because he had the temperament of a real soldier - tough and upright.

"Also, your sister is pregnant. After the celebration party, you will be given 10 days off to go back and see your sister and father." Tang Dao's voice came from outside the door.

"I'm an uncle now." Tan Tai Ming Jing stood there, smiling like a fool.

The 18-year-old youth didn't know that half an hour ago, the silly look of Tang Tuan Zuo, who received his father, was not much smarter than him.

After receiving the news that the Battle of Zishan had ended, Tan Tai Mingyue could not help but give Tang Tuanzuo a double blessing!

Of course, this was all after the war, and on the day after the Jinlongfeng Highland Defense Battle ended, the Zishan battlefield finally ushered in a major turning point.

A turning point that frightened Okabe Saburo!

In other words, it was a turning point that made the 30,000 Japanese troops on the Zishan battlefield collectively sluggish!

The Chinese not only turned from defense to offense, but also pulled out a knife from behind. It was not a sinister little dagger, but a big knife.

A 40-meter machete, I just want to ask if you are afraid!