Rise From Eight Hundred

The 400-man death squad organized by Tang Dao had been successfully formed during the artillery battle between the two sides.

In addition to the entire 2nd Company of Li Jiujin, the other 300 officers and soldiers were all brave men selected from the revenge group.

However, they did not rush through the heavy artillery fire as imagined, and then only one in ten reached the No. 3 highland, but they disappeared into the mountains and forests under the leadership of Tang Dao.

During the day, the Japanese had planes and cannons, and without trenches and tunnels to assist, fighting them was undoubtedly a dead end.

But at night, without planes and cannons, the two sides were on the same level. At this time, the fight was to see who dared to die.

What's more, Tang Dao's target was the Japanese artillery.

One of the two special operations teams of Gu Xishui's special operations team went to the mountain before the highland in the afternoon to provide the artillery company with the coordinates of the Japanese heavy machine guns and infantry artillery positions. After Gu Xishui and Niu Er and others blocked the left-wing Japanese army in the mountains and forests, they took two local old hunters as guides and made a big circle, bypassed the Japanese defense line, and sneaked towards Guangde County.

Gu Xishui carried a field radio on his back. He was ordered by Tang Dao to find the location of the Japanese artillery and a garrison in the east of Guangde City. .

If Tang Dao's memory is correct, in the past time and space, the Japanese army placed a large amount of fuel, food and other supplies there, but was burned clean by General Rao, who led an infantry battalion.

That was also the last result of the Sichuan Army Lieutenant General before he died in battle.

The little butterfly from the future naturally knew that there was such a possibility, and of course he would not let it go.

Of course, the most important thing is the location of the Japanese artillery.

The four 105mm howitzers equipped by Kunisaki Detachment posed a great threat to the position.

The reason why the entire army was wiped out before they could even hold Hill No. 3 for a day was closely related to the four 105mm howitzers.

It was the howitzers with a killing radius of more than 15 meters that almost destroyed the trenches that more than 2,000 people spent a day and a night to dig, which led to the infantry being unable to be effectively protected under the attack of heavy machine guns and grenade launchers. As a result, in the afternoon, the Japanese army attacked the position several times.

Each round of hand-to-hand combat certainly caused the Japanese army to suffer heavy losses and drive them off the position, but the loss of troops on the hill was much greater than stopping the Japanese attack with firepower.

In just a few rounds, the number of troops on Hill No. 3 dropped sharply from three digits to two digits, until they had to perish together.

Tang Dao's heart was so painful that even as strong as he was, he did not have the courage to climb Hill No. 3 after the Japanese army retreated at sunset.

He was not afraid of the bloody battlefield, but he was afraid of seeing the soldiers' wide eyes.

It was him, the commander, who gave them hope at dawn, telling them that as long as they were brave, this battle and future wars would surely win, but it was also him, the commander, who personally ordered the bombardment of the top of the mountain, extinguishing all the life there.

Even if they were willing, willing to die under the artillery fire of their own people, how would he, the commander, face it?

According to the situation of the battle, one must learn to choose to give up, which is what the general of an army must learn and bear.

This is also a compulsory course in Tang Dao's military career as a lone leader, and Tang Dao understands all of this.

However, Tang Dao never thought that this day would come so early.

As a soldier, Tang Dao is impeccable, he can calmly and even cruelly end the enemy's life.

But now he is no longer just a soldier, but also a commander.

From the independent battalion to the revenge regiment, a total of more than 2,000 people have to obey his military orders, whether to fight or retreat, to live or die.

For all soldiers, the battlefield is a killing field of life and death, but also a classroom.

It's just that this class is extremely cruel. Those who can't grow up can only enter the unlimited death list.

Tang Dao is no exception.

As a commander, he is also growing up.

Just like now, he made the choice to give up.

But, he is not facing it now, not escaping, but he chooses to comfort his comrades in another way.

That is, the lives of the Japanese invaders.

Tang Dao personally led 400 death squads, each carrying a gun, 100 bullets, 6 grenades, and half a pound of water, into the forest.

Except for the necessary equipment, there is no supply.

The reason why it is called the death squad is that this battle is either win or lose.

If you win, you will escape into the forest and return to the position; if you lose, the whole army will die.

Neither of them needs any food supplements.

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Lieutenant Colonel Yanagawa Kazuo has always believed that he is a man with good luck.

When he was young, he met the beautiful Miss Kawako while studying at the military academy. He was so beautiful that his classmates were envious of him, but they didn't know that a bigger surprise was waiting for him.

It was not until before the marriage that he learned that his fiancee's father was actually a lieutenant general in the army. With the support of this powerful father-in-law, Nao Matsuda rose from a small artillery second lieutenant to a lieutenant colonel artillery deputy commander in just eight years. Compared with his immediate superior who became a colonel at the age of nearly 40, the artillery lieutenant colonel, who was only 31 years old, had a clear advantage.

The middle and low-level officers of the entire 5th Division Artillery Regiment met him, the artillery lieutenant colonel, and they even respected him more than the artillery commander.

Because when the war started, even the famous lieutenant general division commander believed that he would become a general in two years.

So, when Kunisaki Zheng formed the southbound detachment, he was the first commander of the detachment's artillery.

Yanagawa Kazuo certainly thought so.

Whether in North China or Southeast China, the artillery unit he commanded has always been the most powerful reliance of the infantry.

More importantly, the auxiliary arms of artillery do not need to charge under bullets like infantry, and the danger is much less.

Lieutenant Colonel Yanagawa Kazuo, who saw the burning of the bloody corpses, was also very glad that he chose the artillery profession. This should be considered a kind of luck!

Otherwise, it was heard that the battle was extremely tragic in the front, and the captain of the Kunisaki Zheng detachment angrily slapped Colonel Takeuchi Yunshan several times. How could he, an artillery lieutenant colonel, still have the leisure to stay in the field tent and drink tea?

However, all the good mood was buried by the sound of gunfire one kilometer away.

Not long after the fierce gunfire startled Lieutenant Colonel Yanagawa Kazuo out of the tent, the signalman brought him bad news.

"A small Chinese unit is attacking the baggage train station in the east of Guangde City. Captain Kawai Okazawa of the baggage train has requested support from the artillery battalion guard."

"Asshole, it's just a small group of Chinese. Their baggage train has at least four or five hundred people. They still need support from my artillery battalion?" Yanagawa Kazuo looked at the sky illuminated by the fire and could hardly believe his ears.

Could it be that the baggage squadron is full of pigs?

"There is a shortage of troops on the front line, and the baggage squadron has already lost more than half of its personnel!" A staff officer had to remind the artillery lieutenant colonel who was in a bad mood. "After receiving the information, His Excellency Kunisaki will also let us provide support! There is a week's worth of food for the whole army and fuel for the vehicles there."

"Idiots, a bunch of idiots! I sent out the guards. What should I do if the Chinese attack us? Artillery is the empire's heavy weapon!" Yanagawa Kazuo was extremely angry.

He was a reinforced artillery battalion with 4 105mm howitzers, 12 field guns and 4 mountain guns, and was protected by two infantry squadrons. Moreover, he was only a few kilometers away from the main infantry. Logically, he was not afraid of any threat.

But Yanagawa Kazuo was still very scared. He was a man who wanted to become a general. He couldn't be like those infantrymen of humble origins, who had to be roasted on wooden racks until they died and became a pile of ashes.

But he also knew that his staff officer was right. The main infantry was still confronting the Chinese highlands. By the time they sent troops to support, it would be too late. The most direct way was to draw troops from his artillery guard.

"The first squadron of the artillery guard team will all enter the trenches and wait for orders. The second squadron will be led by Captain Hebian to support the baggage team! Order them to return to the position immediately after repelling the Chinese." Yanagawa Kazuo, who became calm after his anger, issued a military order that he thought was still rational.

Yanagawa Kazuo's logic was actually correct. The Chinese were blocked by their main force four kilometers ahead and could not send a large-scale force. He had artillery and an infantry squadron, so he could hold out until reinforcements arrived.

Moreover, the artillery station and the baggage train were only one kilometer apart. If the Chinese played a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain, the second squadron could also rush over, and they might even be able to cooperate with the inside and outside to kill the daring Chinese.

Yanagawa Kazuo certainly could not have thought that if a person used too much good luck, he would have bad luck.

This time, the person he had to face was a man who made a group of Japanese army officers look ashamed.

Moreover, his murderous intention at this time was unprecedented.