In the end, Yamashita played his first card.
However, after China took the lead in playing the first card, he was forced to follow up.
But the first card was not played by the Four Lines Group, but by Comrade Wang Xiaoqiang from the 772nd Group.
After learning that the Fourth Army Regiment had completely broken through the rear flank of the Japanese army and nearly wiped out the entire Japanese defense line, several officers of the 683 brigade breathed a sigh of relief. They all knew that the battle was considered won.
The problem now is just how to eat the last three or four thousand Japanese at the minimum cost.
The Si Xing Regiment's current tactic is to press forward step by step and continuously compress the Japanese army's living space. Although this tactic is good and has been approved by Brigadier Cheng, in Wang Xiaoqiang's view, it still takes too long.
A cooked duck is likely to fly away, let alone a half-cooked duck like this.
Therefore, Wang Xiaoqiang personally led two infantry companies and three mortar squads to make a large circle from the right wing, cross the Zhuozhang River and enter the mountainous area.
At this time, when the Japanese army has shrunk its defense line and started desperately building fortifications, Wang Xiaoqiang did not believe that the Japanese army still had the confidence and spare capacity to deploy reconnaissance troops around the battlefield. At this time, the Japanese most commonly used the front to attract the main force and bypass the two wings to find the opponent's weak points.
The tactics are the most suitable.
Two infantry companies plus three mortars also ensured that the partial division he personally led had a certain attack power.
It's a pity that the mountains here are so steep. If you want to sneak around from the mountains to the side of the Japanese, you will be exhausted just by climbing.
Extremely unwilling, Wang Xiaoqiang stood on a mountain peak with a telescope and looked down in the direction of Changle Village. The half-burned village was 1,200 meters away from where Wang Xiaoqiang was.
Originally, neither the left wing where the 771st Regiment was located nor the Zhuozhang River defense line where the 772nd Regiment was located could spy on this large village.
But if you look at it from Wang Xiaoqiang's angle, you can just see a corner of it.
Then, Wang Xiaoqiang saw Japanese troops constantly coming in and out of a small courtyard, and there were still several Japanese troops standing outside the courtyard.
Although the distance was too far, Wang Xiaoqiang could not clearly see the shape of the Japanese army, but his soldier's instinct made him feel that it must be a very important position of the Japanese army, and it might even be the Japanese army's headquarters.
In fact, when he arrived at Changle Village first, Wang Xiaoqiang instinctively preserved the half-destroyed Changle Village, thinking of leaving it to the Japanese army as a headquarters, so that when the war was over, it would be the closest place to here.
He can definitely miss some of the Chinese troops.
Of course, this is what Wang Xiaoqiang said when summarizing the final battle. As for whether he really expected the enemy to be ahead of him, it doesn't matter anymore.
The important thing is that he fired the first shot of the attack on the 2nd Mixed Brigade. To be more precise, it was the first shot, the first shot that went straight to Huanglong.
"Old Mudun, let's see if you have the confidence to fuck these guys." Wang Xiaoqiang handed the binoculars to the mortar platoon leader who was called over.
He was a second lieutenant who was no more than 30 years old. The reason why Wang Xiaoqiang called him Lao Mudun was simply because this veteran’s military service and age were much older than Wang Xiaoqiang’s. The reason why he was still only a second lieutenant was because of this
The artillery second lieutenant whose surname was originally Mu served in the Yunnan Army for 8 years, until during a battle he was captured by Wang Xiaoqiang, who was still just the battalion commander and his cannon.
Artillery is a high-tech branch in this era. Its extreme scarcity saved Lao Mudun's life and gave Wang Xiaoqiang a good artillery platoon leader under his command.
And this artillery platoon leader will also completely change the trend of this battlefield.
"Captain, if you can fight, you can fight, but there are a lot of Japanese troops active in this village. Look at those houses, there are Japanese troops coming in and out, and it seems that they have moved things. If it is an ammunition depot, it will be great.
." The artillery lieutenant held the telescope and looked at it for a long time, and hesitated to express his opinion.
"Old Mudun! Otherwise, you would have been defeated by me back then!" Wang Xiaoqiang couldn't help grinning after hearing his subordinate's suggestion. "Here, let me ask you, if you were the Japs commander, would you use the ammunition?"
Put the library together with your own headquarters."
"Then I don't know how. Let alone the ammunition depot, I usually sleep far away from the artillery carts in the platoon." The artillery second lieutenant shook his head like a rattle.
As an artilleryman for a long time, he had seen the explosion of artillery shells with his own eyes. When he was in the Yunnan Army, a shell hit the artillery position and the shell storage point. Fifty shells were detonated, and the ground shook.
Even if there was a bunker a few hundred meters away, the artillery lieutenant who had witnessed the tragedy was so scared that he peed his pants. Centered on the detonated shell storage area, within a radius of 200 meters, all humans and animals were wiped out. Many people and pack horses were not actually hit by shrapnel.
Killed by air waves, but shocked to death.
The psychological shadow of this tragedy on the artillery second lieutenant still exists to this day. When the artillery platoon goes into battle, the artillery shell storage point is always a hundred meters away. After every battle, the ammunition hand becomes the hardest working soldier in the artillery platoon.
But according to the artillery second lieutenant surnamed Mu, it is better to be half dead from exhaustion than to be blown up to nothing.
Even though he belonged to the Yunnan Army before, he had been a member of the 80th Army for four or five years, and he was also a very good gunner. Therefore, no one said much about his behavior that was so cautious that it was almost a 'coward'.
"That's right. The Japanese soldiers are bad, but they are not stupid. The village is such an obvious target. Just find a room in it and use it as a temporary headquarters. The ammunition depot will never be placed here. You said it to me.
Just fire at the position, I guarantee there will be at least a left-level officer somewhere." Wang Xiaoqiang said confidently.
"How did you judge this, commander?" the artillery second lieutenant was a little confused about the confidence of his regimental commander.
More than 1,000 meters away! Even though he was condescending now, if it weren't for the blessing of his 4x German-made telescope, he might not even be able to see his shadow clearly.
"Intuition! Just like when I first saw Brother Tang Dao Tang, I felt that he was thundering farts - it was extraordinary." Wang Xiaoqiang answered confidently.
Several officers in the surrounding area looked at each other...
If Commander Tang knew that Commander Wang was describing him in this way, would he stop contacting him? Will there be any more artillery shells to send in the future? Commander Tang must not let Commander Tang know this.
Especially the second lieutenant of the artillery, he regretted talking nonsense with his regiment leader who looked out of place. If he had known this, he would have done whatever he said. What suggestions could he make? No, he had no idea.
Didn’t Captain Wang, the gatekeeper, call Captain Tang a piece of shit?
As everyone knows, the artillery platoon leader's mind was filled with a certain regimental commander who looked at his subordinates' speechless expressions, but the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.
Even Brigadier Cheng commented: Among the regiment-level cadres under his command, the most calm one is Commander Xu, the most courageous is Ye Chenghuan, and the most cunning and cunning one must be Wang Xiaoqiang.
Wang Xiaoqiang, who was nicknamed by the teachers as the "crazy warrior", was not rated as the most brave by Brigadier Cheng. On the one hand, it shows Ye Chenghuan's bravery, but on the other hand, it shows something. It shows Wang Xiaoqiang's greatest trait.
He has never been the brave man who goes into battle with a big sword to kill the enemy. He has extremely high battlefield wisdom.
A seemingly unintentional joke about making fun of Tang Dao was actually intentional, and its purpose was just to stop pushing, just listen to me and let me do Te Liang's thing.
Speaking of intuition is actually the simplest way. Wang Xiaoqiang did not have time to explain to his subordinates at the moment. The positions of the figures standing outside the courtyard were a bit messy, which did not meet the standards that guards should have.
He was definitely a Japanese officer, but no one knew how old he was.
Anyway, Comrade Wang Xiaoqiang's principle is that regardless of whether there are dates or not, we should first hug two poles before talking about it.
However, Wang Xiaoqiang also knew the personalities of his subordinates very well. Two months ago, let alone cannonballs, bullets were counted by the number.
Even if he is the leader of the regiment and orders them to spend money and waste, they will obey his orders, but they can't help but scold him as a prodigal leader.
No, as soon as he teased Tang Caishen, Second Lieutenant Mudun, who made a living by delivering artillery shells to the Four Lines Regiment, his eyes immediately changed. It is estimated that he was only willing to fire three rounds of this kind of lucky bombardment, but now he dared to double it.
"Okay, you are the commander and you have the final say. However, because of the difficulty in transportation, my platoon brought 18 rounds of artillery shells. As agreed, we will fire 6 rounds, two for each door!" The artillery platoon leader wanted to block Commander Wang Da's failure.
He is so reliable that he plans to use 6 rounds of artillery shells to pay for Commander Wang's vague intuition.
"Okay! But if the shot is not accurate, your artillery platoon will only have cabbage and rice at night!" Wang Xiaoqiang nodded and added a tight spell to the artillery platoon.
The artillerymen of the 772nd Regiment on the hillside were busy under the leadership of the artillery second lieutenant.
Ten minutes ago, in the small courtyard in Changle Village, Yamashita, who had been silent for a long time, finally walked out of the house and discussed the current war situation with the brigade chief of staff Yota Into who rushed to the headquarters.
As the commander of the rear wing defense line, Yin Teng Youta was 700 meters away from the front-line defense position. After the Fourth Army Regiment threw explosive packets at the front-line position and caused a terrible explosion, he knew that the position was about to be breached, and everyone stayed on the position.
All personnel will die.
Without much hesitation, he immediately led all the remaining troops except the first-line positions to retreat back, and withdrew nearly 2,500 meters before gathering the remaining troops and re-building a defense line based on the local terrain.
Fortunately, the Chinese army that broke through the position did not pursue them all the way. Otherwise, Yin Tengyouta didn't know if he would have a chance to return to the brigade headquarters.
"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, the rear wing defense line has been lost, and the artillery brigade has been severely damaged. There are only 7 mountain guns left. Many artillery shells were abandoned on the position because they were too late to move. I have ordered them to withdraw into the mountains to avoid being attacked by the Chinese again.
Artillery retaliation, as the rear wing commander of our brigade, I cannot absolve myself of the blame, and ask the brigade commander to punish you." Yin Teng Youta lowered his head and admitted his mistake very frankly.
He knew the temperament of his brigade commander. Not to mention his arrogance, he was extremely stubborn and found it difficult to tolerate the mistakes of his subordinates. Even if he was the center-left chief of staff, losing the rear wing was a matter of life and death for the entire brigade. This
In such a critical situation, it is difficult to guarantee that the major general brigade commander will not use him, the left center of the army, to sacrifice the flag for the entire brigade to stimulate the brigade's desperate desire.
Therefore, the chief of staff of the Second Mixed Brigade, who was feeling very guilty, kept his attitude extremely low. Unless he threw a knife at him and asked him to have his belly opened to apologize, he would accept all other punishments, even dismissal on the spot.
But to the surprise of the army center left, Major General Yamashita's face was ugly, but after hearing what he said, he shook his head and his tone was quite gentle: "Yang Taijun, although your rear wing is defeated,
But this war is not a crime of war.
The secret weapon used by the Chinese mentioned in your message can throw large explosive packets hundreds of meters or even hundreds of meters away. It is really frightening. Not to mention you, even the General Commander and I are unable to do it here.
Compete with it with crude field fortifications.
I have stated this in my message to Commander Xiangyue Qingshi, and the Front Army Headquarters will not hold you responsible for this."
"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, Yota Yin Teng has failed to live up to your high expectations..." Yota Yin Teng felt his eyes heat up and there was a sob in his throat.
This was not an act, but he was truly emotional, moved by his Major General brigade commander.
Not only did Yamashita forgive him for losing his position, but more importantly, at this critical moment, he also sent a message to the East Route Army Headquarters to defend him, and was even willing to bow to Lieutenant General Xiangyue Qingshi for this.
From the fact that Yamashita solemnly recited the name of His Excellency Commander Xiang Yue Qingshi, Yota Yinto knew that in order to save the Second Mixed Brigade, the proud Yamashita had actually given up his pride.
Of course, even if Yamashita is still proud and not very good at Xiangyue Qingshi, Xiangyue Qingshi in Lucheng is like ants on a hot pot, and he still has to rescue the second mixed brigade.
If the Second Mixed Brigade is made dumplings by the Chinese, the newly appointed Shanshan Yuan was appointed by the Emperor. No one can be slapped in the face of the Emperor. It is enough to say that he is new to the country and is not familiar with the war situation in the north.
Although the matter was brought to light, he, the supreme commander of the Eastern Route Army, could not escape no matter what.
The future of Yamashita, the commander of the Major General Brigade, is already over. He, a future general, cannot be tied to this fool.
Both Yamashita and Yoto Yota understand this truth, but Yamashita still gives up his pride, which shows how determined he is for the life and death of the entire brigade.
It is difficult to choose death, but it is equally difficult to let go of pride.
You tell me how Yin Teng Youta was so moved that she burst into tears. She just hugged Yamashita's lap and cried. In addition, she had to say: I will do my best for you and die!
"Don't be too discouraged, Mr. Yin Teng. The Chinese have the upper hand now and have completely surrounded our troops. It seems that they can crush the remaining troops of our troops into powder at any time.
However, I remember a famous person said that life is like a card game. Even if you get the worst cards, you can't give up. You have to finish the game! Whether you lose or win, you will always get something.
The decision can be made at the end of the game.
Yin Tengjun, I don’t know if you have ever had such an experience. You got a very bad hand, but at the end of the game, you were surprised to find that the bad hand won because your opponent inadvertently made mistakes again and again.
I have had such an experience before!" Yamashita cast his gaze into the distance, his thin profile looking resolute and determined.
The very philosophical and firm words seemed to inject new strength into the already frustrated Yota Yoto.
For the first time, Yin Teng Youta looked at Yamashita as a superior officer.
But, idol!
It's not difficult to speak philosophical words. Just recite a few famous quotes and look calmer on your face, and your strong character will come out.
But at a time when thousands of people are about to be wiped out, and the honor of Major General of the Imperial Army is about to be nailed to the pillar of shame of the entire Imperial Army, it is really rare for someone to be able to motivate his subordinates like this.
If such a person did not become a general, it would definitely be a loss for the empire! Yin Tengyouta felt very unworthy for his new idol.
When this person feels sorry for others, it usually happens after a good person has passed away.
So, isn't something going on?
"Hugh!" a sharp voice sounded.
"There are cannons!" Yota Yin Teng felt as if all the blood in his body had solidified when he had this thought.
The body of Yamashita, who was ten years younger than Yamashita, was obviously more responsive. The moment he turned over and lay down, "Boom, boom, boom!" three consecutive shells landed inside and outside the small courtyard.
Immediately afterwards, three more shots were fired, accurately landing on the previously bombed area.
Just like what is sung in a song: before one wave subsides, another wave comes, a huge sea of people, a violent storm...
To put it bluntly, if you are afraid that you won’t be killed in one wave, then come to Baga’s two waves!
The stone screen originally used to block bullets was blown away, and two large holes were blown into the brick wall. The thick cotton cloth used to cover the windows was soaked with water, but it blocked a lot of flying shrapnel.
But the general is not in the house!
He was filling cups outside the house...
The price of filling the cup was that a certain army major general who was still staring ahead, instilling strength into his subordinates to show the Imperial Japanese Army's perseverance and courage to refuse defeat, was covered in blood and was blown several meters away by the air wave.
"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander..."
Yin Teng Youta shook his head and shook off the dust on his head and screamed wildly, as if his father was dead!
This chapter has been completed!