Rise From Eight Hundred

In this battle, Zhen Youcai destroyed two Japanese Type 97 main battle tanks by himself and killed all the people inside.

He and the rescuers transported four seriously injured soldiers and a body back to the battlefield.

After the war, this corporal was commended by the 921st Division Headquarters and was awarded the first-class individual merit. The infantry platoon was awarded the first-class collective merit.

Zhen Youcai also got his wish and returned home in the spring. At the insistence of his parents, he got engaged to a girl from his hometown. However, due to military regulations, they could not get married.

But the girl also said that since we are in the army, we should follow the rules of the army. Since Cailang can win the first-class merit, you may be the head of the regiment in three years, and it will be the same when you get married.

Zhen Youcai was very happy to have such an open-minded fiancée, but he still made a request. In the future, just call him Brother Cai. Calling him Cailang always feels weird.

As for getting married after becoming the regiment commander three years later, Zhen Youcai knew that was a dream. He just hoped that the war would end soon. After driving away the Japanese devils, he would return to the village to be a farmer. At that time, no one would care when he got married as a farmer!

Wishes are beautiful, but reality is cruel. Little soldier Zhen Youcai didn't expect that since the moment he blew up two tanks alone, the gears of fate started to turn for him.

First, he was promoted two levels to become a sergeant and promoted to the deputy squad leader of the infantry squad; secondly, after the Zishan battle, because the grassroots officers of the Four-Line Regiment were too short after the hard battle, the brigade issued a military order, and his infantry platoon was secretly transferred to the 4th Company of the Four-Line Regiment. The archives sealed by the brigade still have the military status of more than 70 people.

In the next five years, Zhen Youcai, who followed Tang Tuanzuo to fight in the north and south, was promoted from an army sergeant to an army captain. When he crossed the river and entered the ice field 10 years later, he was already the commander of an infantry regiment commanding nearly 3,000 people.

At that time, he also fulfilled part of his wish, married the girl who had waited for him for five years, kowtowed in front of his parents' graves, bought flowers for his six sisters, and his son could go to bring a glass of water to his mother who was busy in the fields.

Only the wish of farming was difficult to realize in this life.

Later, standing in the auditorium, with four golden stars on his shoulders, he glanced at the crowd and suddenly burst into tears.

Only three or five of the comrades who had worried about the crazy soldier in the trenches could still stand here.

Shi Fo, who returned to the team after recovering from the battle of Zishan, died in battle two years later; the squad leader who treated him like a brother also died in battle two years later; the platoon leader nicknamed Tongling died in the jungle of the southwest.

Of course, that was more than ten years later. At this time on the battlefield, Zhen Youcai's comrades were cheering for him.

The two Japanese tanks in front of Zhen Youcai's infantry platoon position, whether brave or cunning, were all lit into two large bonfires.

The battle report of the 1st Division also made a painful record: Today is a sad day for the 1st Division. 22 tanks and 72 imperial officers and soldiers of the 1st Tank Squadron of the Division were all killed on the battlefield.

The 772nd Regiment used more than 70 of the bravest infantrymen to blow up and burn 18 Japanese tanks 100 meters before the infantry trenches, at the cost of 33 wounded and 17 sacrificed. Another 4 tanks were destroyed by 37mm rapid-fire guns deployed 600 meters behind the position.

In addition, the two Type 97 light tanks that were anchored in the artillery fire were shot and exploded by the Chinese 37mm rapid-fire guns under the watchful eyes of Chinese and Japanese soldiers. Four of the six Japanese soldiers who did not want to give up their vehicles died with the tanks, and the two armored soldiers who escaped from the tanks did not run far and were killed by Chinese mortars.

The 1st Tank Squadron, both its equipment and personnel, disappeared in the prelude of this offensive and defensive battle.

Major General Hattori Akitaro's face was as hard as iron!

However, what made the Japanese Army Major General feel heavy-hearted was not only the huge loss of 22 tanks and hundreds of infantrymen, but also the firepower intensity and soldier quality displayed by the 80th Army at this time, which was a far cry from the report provided by the North China Front Army.

You're telling me that the Tuba with dozens of artillery pieces and even anti-tank guns is a guerrilla? If the Chinese guerrillas in the three northeastern provinces have this strength, hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army can be beaten to tears.

But no matter what Hattori Akitaro and Okabe Saburo, who was still waiting for the battle here in the distance, thought, the First Division was determined to avoid this fierce battle.

The other two main regiments of the 683rd Brigade have also arrived. The 771st Regiment is on the left wing of the 772nd Regiment, and the Independent Regiment is on the right wing of the 772nd Regiment. A full 10,000 troops are in a crescent formation, half-surrounding Hattori Akitaro's troops with less than 3,000 troops on the battlefield.

Okabe Saburo was forced to take out the last reserve in his hand, and two infantry battalions quickly reinforced Hattori Akitaro from 10 kilometers away.

At this point, Okabe Saburo had no soldiers left, unless he began to draw troops from the three infantry brigades still on the front line of Zishan, but that would increase the risk.

Okabe Saburo had seen Tang Dao, a young man who was both brave and cunning, and what impressed him most was that Tang Dao ignored all the rules of the time. Dealing with such an opponent who did not play by the rules was indeed the most difficult few days in Okabe Saburo's 20-year military career.

Such a cunning tiger, if he let him smell the weakness of his opponent, what would he do?

The 80th Army mentioned by Hattori Akitaro is very strong, but for Okabe Saburo, the Tang sword in the Purple Mountain is more terrifying.

Therefore, he would rather play all his cards than easily withdraw troops from the attack front.

As a result, the huge military group that once had more than 40,000 troops could only use less than 5,000 troops to stop the enemy when the main force of the 683rd Brigade had already shown its strength. Instead, it deployed a full 20,000 heavy troops in the long-defended Purple Mountain defense area.

This became one of the reasons why Okabe Saburo was removed from his military position after the war.

Okabe Saburo did not underestimate the Tang sword, but still underestimated the combat effectiveness of the 683rd Brigade.

To make matters worse, at dusk that day, a 105 howitzer squadron that was moving to support Major General Hattori Akitaro was ambushed by a Chinese force of about 80 people.

The infantry squadron responsible for defending the artillery squadron had never thought that they would encounter such a large-scale ambush in their own war zone. Moreover, this place was not a mountainous area, and there were no conditions for an ambush, which led to their laxity.

How bold were the ambushing Chinese? They lay in the grass, covered with loess and grass, and could not find anything unusual unless they approached 10 meters.

However, due to the fatigue of fighting for days and the fact that these infantrymen had to help the artillery push the heavy artillery vehicles stuck in the mud, the infantry squadron did not check the side of the road at all, and they did not even send scouts.

Therefore, the Chinese attacked them almost face to face.

The continuous firepower of the 32-round magazine of the MG38 submachine gun did not give the Japanese infantry who tried to prove their bravery with bayonets a chance. In just the first ten seconds of the attack, more than 70 Japanese infantry were swept to the ground by the dense rain of bullets.

When the Japanese infantry used trucks and artillery as cover for the final resistance, the Chinese took out grenades and damn Molotov cocktails and threw them.

The sparks from the incendiary bottles, which were filled with unknown chemicals, seemed impossible to extinguish, and the squeak of burning flesh became the nightmare of the Japanese infantry who escaped the attack.

It was not that there were no opportunities for Japanese infantry to bravely stab the enemy with bayonets, but a Chinese soldier with strange patterns on his face drew out the big sword and cut a sergeant who had been in the army for six years in half with one sword, and then cut a sergeant in half with another sword. After the hearts, livers, spleens, lungs and kidneys of the two were scattered all over the ground, the bravery of the Japanese army was instantly shattered.

No one dared to charge with a rifle anymore, and the last stubbornness was just to rely on the bunkers to keep shooting in the direction of the attacking enemy.

But obviously, the Japanese army, which had completely lost the ability to counterattack and could only passively take the beating, could not hold on for too long, especially when the Chinese took out the incendiary bottles that "burned whoever they saw".

As the Japanese infantrymen turned into firemen and rolled on the ground with screams, the psychological defenses of the Japanese artillerymen who didn't even have a gun collapsed completely and began to flee into the wilderness.

The chain reaction brought about by the rout was extremely terrible. The more than 80 remaining infantrymen could have held on for at least another 20 minutes. If they could have waited for reinforcements, they might have been able to hold on to the artillery and even kill a wave of enemies.

But the hopes of the Japanese infantrymen were destroyed by the artillerymen they were protecting, and the chaotic Japanese infantrymen also fled to the wilderness one after another.

This was obviously an extremely stupid act, especially in front of a group of Chinese elites.

The reconnaissance company deployed at least 12 snipers in the surrounding area. A group of stupid ducks ran wildly in the wilderness with an unobstructed view, which was simply a hunting feast for them.

The extremely accurate shooting skills made it possible for the Japanese to be shot and killed even if they ran 400 meters away.

And there would never be more than 20 people who had the opportunity to escape to that distance!

In fact, this was already a very good ending. If the Japanese army with a strength of 400 did not run, their ending could only be annihilation.

Because, it was not until 35 minutes later that a baggage company came panting from 3 kilometers away to support. That was because Mingxin ordered the use of 105 howitzer shells to explode the artillery, which alarmed the Japanese army. Okabe Saburo, who had no more mobile troops, ordered a baggage company near the division headquarters to go there.

But there is no if. The reality is shameful enough. Seeing that their own troops were lying dead in such a short time, and five heavy artillery were all blown up, the Japanese baggage company was horrified and determined that there was at least one Chinese infantry battalion here.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to almost completely wipe out an infantry company plus an artillery company in such a short time. They are 400 people, not 400 pigs?

The 1st Division Headquarters was so frightened that a Chinese infantry battalion actually sneaked into the war zone. What was their purpose?

Okabe Saburo instantly felt a chill on the back of his neck, and he didn't feel so painful about the loss of five 105mm howitzers. If these unlucky guys hadn't accidentally run into the muzzle of the Chinese gun, then who knows if the gun of the infantry battalion would have hit the back of his head as the lieutenant general division commander at night?

You know, the division headquarters was currently guarded by only the 500-man division headquarters direct guard squadron, and the main infantry regiment closest to the division headquarters was still 11 kilometers away.

For safety reasons, the 1st Division Headquarters even began to prepare to evacuate the area.

Fortunately, there were still Japanese soldiers who managed to escape from that battlefield, and these Japanese soldiers who were mountain people and fishermen were honest and did not blindly exaggerate the number of attackers. After more than 20 Japanese soldiers' descriptions of the battlefield and the comprehensive judgment after the Japanese staff's on-site inspection, the conclusion almost made Okabe Saburo angry to death.

If possible, it would be better for all these idiots to die on the battlefield, so that the truth would be covered up.

That was definitely a Chinese army of no more than 100 people, otherwise, how could that small piece of wasteland hide them?

For such a small-scale force, no matter how elite the equipment was, even if there was a sneak attack, a fully organized infantry squadron of 180 people could not resist for more than 10 minutes before the entire army collapsed, resulting in the destruction of 5 105 howitzers and the death of more than 170 artillerymen.

This record may be qualified to be called the best infantry sequence of the First Division in the entire Zishan battlefield.

The reason why it was used was because there were Japanese troops with equally bad performances on the Zishan battlefield. Their performance was so poor that they could be called the crouching dragons and phoenixes of the 1st Division together with this infantry squadron.

However, that was not infantry, but artillery!

That belonged to the 3rd Artillery Squadron of the 4th Artillery Battalion of the 1st Artillery Regiment. After receiving the military order to support Hattori Akitaro, the artillery squadron slowly towed by 4 heavy truck tractors, pulling 4 big guys to the designated artillery positions.

China is not like the future high-speed highways. Now, let alone highways, let alone national highways, even rural roads have become roads because there are so many people walking on them.

As long as the tractor gets stuck, the artillery and infantry have to dig and pave the road with wooden boards and steel plates, and the marching speed is not to mention.

More than two hours later, the huge convoy had only traveled less than 2 kilometers on the plain. Hattori Shotaro's troops were almost covered with bruises by Chinese artillery, and the four 150mm heavy guns were still nearly 1,000 meters away from the designated artillery positions.

If it is due to geographical factors, the Japanese artillerymen have already worked very hard. Even if it is difficult to crawl, they are also moving towards the destination, right?

But the next Japanese artillery squadron's coquettish operation was blinding the titanium alloy dog ​​eyes.

Pang Dahai's heavy artillery company had not participated in the battle for a day, so they held back and fired a few shots.

It was not until dusk that they finally waited for the report from the reconnaissance team with the coordinates of the location of the Japanese artillery.

It was a 7-person reconnaissance team led by the reconnaissance company's brainless and unhappy uncle and nephew. There were 3 more reconnaissance teams like them on the vast plain, and their responsibility was to find the Japanese artillery positions within the range of their own heavy artillery.

At 3 pm, No-head found this obvious target convoy through a telescope. The huge towing truck was the most obvious target. Even if there was a gun cover on the gun, he could basically confirm that it was a 150mm heavy gun.

Unexpectedly, this team of Japanese soldiers was like a turtle crawling. They had been staring at them for more than two hours, but they had not arrived yet. Seeing that it was getting dark, No-head simply made up his mind and focused his fire on them. Anyway, it didn't matter whether they moved or not.

But the careless guy No-head actually missed a number when reporting the coordinates.

A slight error can lead to a thousand miles of error. This is the most correct way to describe artillery.

The heavy artillery company had 12 150mm heavy guns with a range of fire, raised their muzzles high, and fired at the coordinates reported by the scouts.

My goodness, No-head, who was 800 meters away from the Japanese artillery convoy, was stunned to see the shells screaming through the sky and falling in an area less than 700 meters away from him, 3 miles away from the Japanese artillery convoy.

"Damn artillery, not only did they miss the target, but they almost hit me." No-head didn't even point to the sky and curse the artillery brothers, and immediately took his three subordinates and ran away.

Although the surging artillery fire was at least more than a mile away from them, the experienced scouts knew very well that if the stupid artillery could miss the target by 1,500 meters, they could miss it by a few hundred meters, and in order to increase the hit rate, the artillery would actively deviate from the established coordinates and attack the areas around the coordinates.

Under that kind of heavy artillery, everything can be destroyed. If you don't run, you can only wait to turn into ashes.

The scouts of the Four-line Regiment who made mistakes were busy running away, but they didn't have time to send a telegram to inform their own artillery that they missed the target.

It was already 20 minutes later when No-head sent a telegram to question the artillery and correct the mistake.

The Japanese artillery, who were watching the surging artillery fire bombing the yellow land 1,500 meters away, had a chance to use these 20 minutes to escape with 4 heavy artillery.

It was hard to go forward, but the way back was fast enough.

However, the captain of the artillery squadron made a jaw-dropping decision to abandon the artillery to save people.

This professionally trained artillery captain supported his mentor's words: People are always more important than equipment. Without great artillery, even the most powerful artillery is just a decoration.

So, the artillery captain, who thought that this was just the first round of test firing of the Chinese artillery and that the artillery would cover the area in a few minutes, firmly chose to save himself and the precious artillery. Hundreds of Japanese soldiers left the tractors, artillery and a large number of shells on the spot and ran away.

The expensive heavy artillery and tractors stayed alone in the wilderness, feeling the hot wind blowing from 1,500 meters away. It was not until 23 minutes later that the Japanese soldiers who had run 2,500 meters away watched the crazy artillery fire tear those precious equipment into pieces.

The Chinese, it was not a test fire, but a complete miss.

A heavy artillery costing tens of thousands of yen, with a total value of 4 pieces that could equip two infantry battalions, became the victim of mistakes made by both sides.

Originally, the brainless man was to be criticized for this matter.

Unexpectedly, the shells that missed the target were not wasted, and directly scared away a group of phoenix chicks, causing the convoy to stop in place, but instead caused it to be completely blown up, which was at least twice the expected result.

"Baga! There are no cannons in wartime, what use do I have for you artillerymen? Do I use you to hit the Chinese?" The shocked Okabe Saburo almost lost his mind and chopped the artillery captain with a knife, if that person was not a noble. ()