Rise From Eight Hundred

When Xia Xiongyuan, the Lieutenant General of the 108th Division, who was still anxious about the battle situation in Licheng, received the telegram from the Division Staff, he hugged his head at an inappropriate time.

It was as if a club hit his forehead directly from the void.

"Baga! Damn, damn, damn Chinese, they are besieging and attacking the reinforcements again!" After taking a few breaths, the Division Commander Xiong roared in pain.

Why again, no need to ask, this made Xia Xiongyuan smell a familiar smell.

The 108th Division suffered a lot in this regard. Since January, in order to open up the entire line of traffic from HD to Changzhi, the 108th Division has fought with various Chinese troops. The Shanxi Suiyuan Army and the Sichuan Army are old opponents. They are either being beaten or on the way to being beaten. The 108th Division is unstoppable.

But as the saying goes: If you often walk by the river, you will get your shoes wet! The 108th Division also encountered their most annoying opponent, the 921st Division under the 80th Group Army of the Chinese Revolutionary Army.

According to Xia Xiongyuan's evaluation of them, they are simply a peasant armed force. How can they be worthy of the regular army?

Xia Xiongyuan's evaluation of them is not without reason. As an infantry division, this army has at least 10,000 soldiers. Let alone the entire 108th Division! Against an infantry brigade, even an infantry regiment, it must have the strength to fight!

But this infantry division never seems to have the courage to confront the Imperial Japanese Army head-on. They are always sneaking, sneaking, and sneaking!

The scale of the troops attacking each time is not large. It is either an infantry squad, a baggage train, or an infantry company, an infantry battalion? No, they look down on it.

And the most troublesome thing is that once an attack occurs, someone has to rescue it! When an infantry squadron is surrounded, at least the corresponding force must be sent to rescue it. But this is the most annoying thing about this group of peasant armed forces. If you send too many people, they will just run away into the mountains. If you send too few people, it’s good that his main force is waiting for these guys somewhere!

"The Indestructible Village Master"

After only three months of fighting, the 108th Division, which finally opened up the Handan-Changzhi transportation line, counted and found that the casualties of the head-on confrontation with the main force of the Chinese army did not exceed 1,000 people, but the casualties of the peasant armed forces were almost the same as that.

They are simply a group of cunning venomous snakes, jumping out and biting people when they are not paying attention. Although the dose of venom is not enough to kill, it hurts!

Unexpectedly, today they have such a big appetite and started to attack more than an infantry battalion. Who gave them such courage?

"Order the Nomura Battalion to defend on the spot and wait for support!" Xia Xiongyuan ordered without thinking.

Although Xia Xiongyuan was confused by the ambush of the army supporting Licheng, he was confident in the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Army. The Chinese could not defeat the 1,500 elite soldiers under his command in a short time.

The Imperial Army was not without experience in this regard. The battle of Pingxingguan, which broke out half a year ago, could be used as a reference. Although the battle of more than 1,000 baggage troops being surrounded and annihilated was shameful, it was caused by the siege of nearly 10,000 infantry divisions of the 80th Army.

Moreover, they were just a group of second-line baggage soldiers. They resisted for a whole day under the situation of completely inferior terrain and manpower.

"Mr. Division Commander, but now there are less than 2,000 infantry in the city!" Japanese Army Da Zuo took a breath.

Because of the need to control the long 200-kilometer Handan-Changcheng transportation line, the North China Front Army Command has not yet sent enough security troops to garrison, and the 108th Division has to deploy sufficient troops in large and small counties along the way, which results in the division headquarters having only one infantry regiment and some affiliated troops.

If these main infantry forces are sent out for reinforcement, the number of defenders in the city will drop to a terrible number. What should we do if the Chinese besiege Lucheng?

"Asshole! The Empire can lose a lieutenant general division commander, but it must not easily give up 1,500 imperial infantry!" Xia Xiongyuan's answer at that moment was so high-sounding that all the Japanese officers present were in awe.

At that moment, the light of the rising sun in the sky shone on the shoulders of the Japanese Army Lieutenant General, and he seemed to have light on his body!

At least in the eyes of these Japanese, that's the case!

But after the war, the Japanese Army Headquarters commented on this Japanese Army Lieutenant General who resolutely sent a second batch of reinforcements regardless of his own safety: This was a stupid decision that brought shame to the Imperial Army!

Japanese Navy: No, this is just the most normal choice made by the last-ranked guy among a group of fools! We don't need to blame a poor student too much!

The Japanese Army responded with a blushing face: Fools never talk nonsense with idiots!

The Japanese Navy said meaningfully: Oh! It's rare that a fool has such a clear self-awareness!

The Japanese Army...

Tang Dao and Cheng Da Brigadier General didn't know at this moment that the battle they jointly fought, which was not even ranked in the history of the Patriotic War, actually caused the Japanese Army Minister and the Navy Minister to spit at each other at the Imperial Military Conference. Otherwise, the two who were already quite congenial would definitely issue a joint statement: Welcome the Imperial Japanese Navy to come to Taihang Mountain for a battle. Those who don't come are grandsons!

After all, the Japanese Navy not only has aircraft and ships, but also has tens of thousands of marines. On the eve of the defeat, it even had 260 marine battalions.

If they dare to come, with the relationship between the two families that they want to swallow each other's "engine oil", the Japanese North China Front Army may just be a small thing to drag its feet behind, and it may take the initiative to reveal its intelligence to China.

There is a famous saying: The lesson people learn from history is never to learn from it!

Xia Xiongyuan demonstrated this trait to the fullest. In just 10 minutes, nearly 2,000 troops marched out of Lucheng, which had been ready for battle. There were 6 infantry squadrons, a heavy machine gun squadron, two artillery squadrons, a cavalry squadron, and a tank squadron.

This elite force similar to the future synthetic regiment has 1,200 infantry, 12 heavy machine guns, 6 92 infantry guns, 8 41-type mountain guns, 10 94-type tanks, and 98 cavalry. It is enough to defeat a Chinese infantry brigade anywhere.

But this drained the elite troops of the entire 108th Division Headquarters. The defenders of Lucheng, where the 108th Division Headquarters was located, had less than 600 people left, most of whom were second-line baggage troops. Lucheng and Changzhi, which were more important than Licheng, were almost empty cities.

In the already chaotic Lucheng, radio waves were transmitted to Shentouling!

After receiving the telegram, Brigade Commander Cheng, who was commanding the cleanup of the battlefield to reap the fruits of victory, was shocked at first, and then overjoyed.

The rich gains from today's battle were far beyond his imagination.

If the Japanese defenders in Lucheng defended the city, let alone his 683rd Brigade, even if they gathered the main force of the entire 921st Division, they would not be able to do anything with Lucheng due to the lack of heavy firepower, but the Japanese dared to abandon the city, which handed the initiative to him.

If it were someone else, they might have been very satisfied with the results of today's battle.

1,500 Japanese soldiers were annihilated, countless spoils were captured, and only 200 casualties were suffered, with a war loss ratio of an astonishing 1 to 8.

Such a great victory has almost established his position as the first general in the entire 80th Army, and even in the entire Chinese army's famous general sequence, he must have a place.

Yes, the battle situation was beyond everyone's imagination.

When the 772nd Regiment rushed to the battlefield, they didn't even have to do anything, the supplementary regiment had already defeated the Japanese army.

All over the mountains and plains, there were Chinese soldiers holding red tassel guns chasing the Japanese invaders!

The Japanese infantry, who have always been tenacious, were not defeated by the sudden rain of bullets, nor were they blown up by more than 3,000 grenades, although they had been hit by the rain of bullets and flying shrapnel. More than half of them had been killed.

When the charge of the Chinese army echoed in the mountains, almost all the Japanese infantry who could still stand up had already picked up their rifles. Hand-to-hand combat was the best way to demonstrate the bravery of the Imperial Japanese Army. They dared to fight with the soldiers on this planet!

Unfortunately, what greeted them was not the Chinese-made rifles and bayonets that were ten centimeters shorter than the Type 38 rifles in their impression, but the red tasseled spears that were more than two meters long!

That was not a hand-to-hand fight, but a one-sided massacre!

The 683 Brigade Supplementary Regiment was the worst-equipped unit in the 921 Division, no doubt about it!

Because most of the guns and ammunition had to be supplied to the two main regiments first, and even some soldiers who had been in the army for nearly two years had no chance to shoot live ammunition until they were added to the main regiment.

But this does not mean that their combat effectiveness is low. What is the secret of the 80th Army's survival from the brutal civil war for nearly ten years?

Is it low military pay? Is it a lot of poor people? Or is it that there is no food to eat?

It's faith!

The pleasure and satisfaction from the spirit cannot be given by material things!

Those impoverished young people joined this army because of some ideals. If there is no gun, then make it yourself!

The most traditional red tasseled spear in China is their first choice!

In the dozen months since they joined the army, many of them may not be very skilled in shooting, and they can't even throw out two grenades within the specified time, but no one can match them in the assassination of the red tassel spear.

This is also the reason why Brigade Commander Cheng chose them as the main force of the ambush instead of using two main regiments!

The bullet and grenade attack lasted only one minute before the charge sounded!

At least 1,200 of the 1,800 supplementary regiment officers and soldiers were holding red tassel spears, and 600 of them used rifles and Mauser pistols as firepower supplements, rushing towards the remnants of the Japanese army who were going to fight to the death.

Then, in front of this primitive weapon that was more than half a meter longer than the Type 38 rifle, the iron-headed Japanese infantry had no power to fight back!

It took only two minutes to be completely defeated.

The hand-to-hand combat of Japanese infantry emphasizes the skills and strength of stabbing, pulling, blocking, and lifting, but the ancient Chinese spearmanship advocates that the longer the inch, the stronger the inch!

You stab, and I stab too!

However, the result is that your bayonet is still half a meter away from me! My red tassel spear has already pierced you into a candied haws!

You block, I will stab you! And several red tassel spears stab you at the same time! The supplementary regiment with far more troops than the Japanese army is qualified to do this!

This is not a fight!

The Japanese infantrymen did not fight to the death and no longer care about their colleagues, pulling the trigger to shoot, but facing the red tassel spears that stabbed at them with great momentum, how many people dared to aim and shoot again? Or, how many opportunities can the red tassel spears that are like poisonous dragons spitting out their tongues give you to shoot and pull the bolt?

The miserable cries of the Japanese infantrymen who were killed in succession resounded through the mountains and fields, which also led to the rout of the Japanese infantrymen!

If one person escapes, a chain reaction will be formed, and eventually a whole rout will be formed!

What the Chinese soldiers had to do was to catch up and stab the Japanese infantrymen who had lost their courage with their red tassel spears, which was easier than hunting rabbits!

At least, wild rabbits run much faster than Japanese infantrymen.

In the mountains, the cowhide boots with iron plates that the Japanese infantrymen were proud of became the biggest obstacle for them to escape. The heavy cowhide boots made it impossible for them to compete with the Chinese soldiers wearing light cloth shoes.

And the 94-type tanks that made the Japanese infantrymen full of confidence did not play the power they imagined.

In previous battles, the light and flexible 94 was almost invincible on the mountain battlefield.

With an average of 7 or 8 millimeters of steel plate protection, the 94-type armored vehicle is completely fearless of the strafing of light and heavy machine guns. It is basically protected by infantry squads and is difficult to be blown up by the explosive packs carried by Chinese soldiers. The two 7.7 mm heavy machine guns carried by the vehicle have become two walking heavy firepower points.

In many battles, Type 94 light tanks opened the way to suppress the Chinese light and heavy machine gun fire points, cover the infantry charge, and finally win.

But on this battlefield, everything is different!

The Chinese did not rashly use any explosive packs and grenades to cluster, but threw all Molotov cocktails!

At such a close distance, each Type 94 light tank was caught off guard and hit by at least five Molotov cocktails on its cold body!

If only the armor was burned by the flowing flames, it would be fine, at most it would give the tank soldiers some warmth in this relatively cold early spring.

At least, at the beginning of the attack, almost all Type 94 light tanks reacted, tried their best to turn the front of the car, aimed the muzzle at the flank, and planned to fight back, but when those blue flames flowed into the gap along the steel plate armor, entered the engine, and burned to the fuel tank!

The nightmare is coming!

Those steel behemoths that could not be penetrated by machine guns and exploded by grenades began to emit orange-red flames, and the color was even more gorgeous than the rising sun.

The rapidly rising heat not only caused the interior of the tank, but also the hair and eyebrows of the Chinese soldiers who were only ten meters away from the tank to curl.

Then, there was the secondary explosion. The mixed secondary explosion of fuel and ammunition in the vehicle was enough to turn the Type 94 tank into a large firework!

Not to mention that the surrounding Japanese infantry were burned and exploded by their own tanks and suffered heavy casualties, even the attacking Chinese soldiers suffered nearly ten casualties because of the close distance!

It can be said that the battlefield of the attack on the Type 94 light tank was the most tragic battlefield in the Shentouling ambush. The Japanese paid nearly a hundred deaths for this, and several tanks were burned into empty shells by the terrible flames, but even these scrap irons were not left to the Japanese, and all were dismantled and transported away.

Of course, all this was worth it. The first few Type 94 tanks not only failed to play the advantage of walking firepower points, but also completely blocked the Japanese army's way forward, and it became a dead end.

The cheap and easy-to-use Molotov cocktails made Comrade Wang Xiaoqiang's enthusiasm for Tang Tuanzuo rise again. He even agreed to the "unequal treaty" that Tang Dao needed 1,000 laborers, and asked Tang Dao to provide him with 100 Molotov cocktails! Even if he bought the raw materials such as liquor himself.

Don't think that the principle of Molotov cocktails is simple and you can make them yourself. If you don't master the ratio of raw materials, you might end up roasting yourself!

There are Japanese soldiers who can escape the battlefield. In order to ensure the annihilation of the main force of the Japanese army, the supplementary regiment gave up attacking the Japanese cavalry at the forefront. When the battle started and they were ready to attack these guys, they found that the Japanese cavalry had no intention of turning back to help their colleagues, but directly urged their horses to flee the battlefield, running so fast.

Even if the 772nd Regiment at the foot of the mountain responded quickly and organized machine guns to shoot at them, the Japanese cavalry did not stop at all, drove their horses wildly, and jumped into the mountains and fields. At least more than 30 people escaped, and the 683rd Brigade had no cavalry, so they could only watch these escaped fish escape from afar.

However, in order to prevent these Japanese cavalry from returning to Lucheng to report the news, Brigade Commander Cheng sent at least one infantry company to block several nearby hills. They had no chance to return, and the only direction they could go was Licheng, 12 kilometers away.

Although Xia Xiongyuan, who was far away in Lucheng, never received a reply from his subordinates, he was confident enough to think that perhaps the mountains and rivers blocked the radio waves, and he also missed the last chance to correct his mistakes!

A battle that Tang Dao originally expected to be slightly different from the Shentouling battle in the past time and space, at this time, it was just the beginning.

It was far beyond the expectations of the future little butterfly!