The day of December 5th was definitely the most frustrating day for the Kunisaki detachment.
During the whole day, the army, which was divided into three sections, only walked 10 kilometers, not to mention that the soldiers who had not slept much all night only had so much energy.
But in the face of nearly 10,000 troops and more than 20 artillery pieces ready for battle, the Chinese launched attacks again and again.
Just use their light mortar, which weighs no more than 50 kilograms, and will hit more than a dozen shells from time to time.
The infantry artillery and mountain artillery that had already made various preparations responded quickly, but the Chinese basically hid behind the mountains and made full use of the large elevation angle of the mortars, while the mountain artillery and mortars basically could only blow up the mountains for fun.
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Send out the infantry! The distance of one kilometer may not seem that far, but anyone with an eye will know that by the time the infantry arrives, the day lily will be cold several times.
What's more, what if this is a fishing trick by the Chinese? Maybe the harassment is to lure the infantry. There are still many Chinese hidden in the dense forest!
The artillery was unable to hit, the infantry did not dare to advance, and the majestic Japanese Empire's nearly 10,000-strong army was beaten all the way by the Chinese cannon... No, to be more precise, it was beaten for a whole day.
Kunizaki was so embarrassed and angry!
Or to use a more precise word to describe it, it is pain.
The map showed that he still had a full 40 kilometers away from leaving this mountainous area. If it were in the plain area, this would only be a day's field march by the imperial infantry, but in this hellish place, especially where the Chinese were constantly destroying the roads and harassing them.
In this case, he would have at least four more days.
Four days! When I thought about marching under the constant harassment of the Chinese for the next four days and nights, Kunizaki was stunned and his head was buzzing.
Moreover, as the supreme commander, he knew very well that the Chinese harassment that delayed the march of the army and caused casualties was only secondary. What was more important was the trust of his officers and soldiers in him as a commander.
If the Chinese are allowed to attack so unscrupulously and he does not make an effective counterattack, it will not take three or four days. It is estimated that by tomorrow, his name as a useless commander will have spread crazily in the hearts of all his subordinates.
If even the top commander cannot be trusted, it is obvious that the efficiency of executing military orders will be significantly reduced, and the combat effectiveness will naturally go without saying.
"Damn it, we can't continue like this. Our army must wipe out this Chinese army before they leave the mountainous area." Seeing that the sun was about to set, Kunizaki, standing under a cliff, finally made up his mind.
Since the Chinese want to hold him back, they should simply fulfill their wish and use air superiority and military superiority to find them and annihilate them.
"Inform Colonel Takeuchi Unzan, Colonel Oda Nobu, and General Ri Shoushan, as well as Major Koizumi Yosaburo of the Sixth Division Artillery Battalion, Major Kazuo Yoto of the Cavalry Squadron, Major Natsukawa Shiaki of the Armored Battalion, and others to come to the detachment headquarters for a meeting."
Kunizaki, who had already made up his mind, gave an order to the Lieutenant Colonel and Chief of Staff beside him.
These are the core senior officers of the Kunizaki detachment.
As for the top commander of the artillery brigade of the Kunizaki detachment, Yanagawa Kazuo, because he ran away with the artillerymen without any resistance, and even had a fierce battle in the dark with an infantry brigade responsible for the pursuit, which caused the Chinese to escape.
This crime is already extremely serious.
But what disgusted Kunisaki the most was that this guy still said that he would rather abandon his pride as a soldier to preserve excellent technical arms for the empire.
He was clearly afraid of death, but he could still explain it in such a fresh and refined manner with a "I'm shameless but I insist" attitude. This was the only one Kunizaki had encountered in his military career.
Unfortunately, he, the detachment leader, could not bring this guy to justice on the spot, so he could only take him and a group of artillery officers into custody, waiting for the North China Expeditionary Army Headquarters to decide how to deal with it.
However, seeing as the North China Expeditionary Force Headquarters has not given an explanation for several days, it is estimated that the matter is being trivialized and eventually settled.
Naturally, those who can participate in the highest military meeting of the Kunisaki Detachment will not be those artillery commanders who don't even have cannons. They can only be the artillerymen of the 6th Division who came from the 36th Brigade to support them.
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As for the guys from the 36th Brigade who have lost their will to fight, they probably just arrived in the deserted Guangde County! Kunizaki had already lost his patience with them and didn't even bother to contact them.
Please contact me again...
The Japanese army held a military meeting with great intensity.
Four kilometers away from here, at a bonfire in the lee of a mountain col, seven or eight officers including Tang Dao and Lei Xiong sat together.
Not only to keep warm, but also to have dinner.
Three roast potatoes for each person were buried in the ashes under the campfire.
However, it wasn't Tang Dao who summoned him, it was a bunch of people who came uninvited and came to Tang Dao's place to have a meal.
Seeing himself and Tantai Mingyue's three-day rations being devoured by these big men, Tang Dao couldn't help but twitch.
It’s not that the commander of the Tang army is stingy, but that this is a military order signed by him personally. Regardless of the lieutenant or the school officer, each person has three potatoes per day, and each soldier has two per day.
Leng Feng, Li Jijin, Qian Dazhu, Zhao Daqiang and Pang Hai, Cheng Tie, the first six big men are just 18 potatoes, right? Lao Hei and Gu Xishui are the two proud ones who bring their own potatoes, otherwise,
Tang Dao, who could no longer produce potatoes, had already given them up.
The main reason for this situation is that Kuhaha has too many companions, which has depleted even the big independent business.
The 145th Division's food reserves have long been insufficient, and there are many wounded. In order to support the friendly forces, Tang Dao ordered half of the food reserves to be given to them.
But now the Independent Battalion is no longer the original 1,100 people. It has also been joined by 1,000 people from the Sichuan Army Corps, which has been removed from the title of "Avenging Regiment". Taking into account those who have sacrificed, together with the wounded, the total number of soldiers in the army is more than 2,200.
The food that was originally enough to last 1,100 men and horses for 20 days suddenly dropped sharply to only enough to last the entire army for five days.
Chief of Staff Zhuang Shisan has implemented a wartime emergency supply system for the entire army since yesterday. Each soldier's ration has been reduced from 6 taels of rice to 3 taels. If you are not full, you can make up for it with potatoes. This thing,
It was simply the standard military ration for the Chinese army during this period.
Tang Dao, the supreme commander, and the reporter from Tantai University are no exception.
Of course, Tang Dao knew better. Infantry company commanders like Li Jijin, who were promoted from veterans, had anticipated this day long ago. The soldiers had their own stocks. Even if the battalion headquarters did not allocate food, they could still
Lasted for two days.
But even so, these guys took the opportunity to come to the battalion headquarters to use the potatoes allocated to Tang Dao, and no one said they would bring a pound of rice for Battalion Commander Tang to drink porridge.
"Damn it, none of it is good!" Seeing Li Jiujin and Leng Feng devouring roasted potatoes, Tang Dao suddenly wanted to give these two capable subordinates a piece of cake.
foot.
If you starve me to death, you will feel better, right?
Probably sensing that Commander Tang had a fierce look on his face, Li Jiujin bared his big yellow teeth and raised the last potato in his hand towards Tang Dao: "Sir, you eat it! This potato is roasted to a crisp on the outside and tender on the inside, and has a good taste.
It can also fill your stomach, and there is still more for three potatoes, which is really good.”
After saying that, he looked at Qian Dazhu who was also munching, "Isn't it, Zhu Zhu?"
"Yeah! The Tantai Press Conference roasted it. It was much better than the roasted ones by my two communications soldiers. It was so delicious!" Qian Dazhu nodded vigorously and did not forget to praise Tantai Mingyue.
"It's so delicious, isn't it? Hehe! That's because you haven't tasted something more delicious.
You didn't expect it! I also have a large piece of pickled horse meat hidden here. I won't dare to take it out until you are full. Otherwise, you guys will have to give me a big meal!" Tang Dao sneered,
Shout into the distance.
"Erya, take the horse meat I've hidden and roast it for Deputy Battalion Commander Lei and his friends, and give us a few jars of wine. You guys are full anyway, so don't waste food."
"Damn it! Sir, you are so unreasonable! I actually haven't eaten enough, really." Li Jiujin felt very melancholy.
Instantly, I felt that the freshly rubbed potatoes were no longer so fragrant.
Qian Dazhu, who had been enjoying the sweetness of rubbing the chief's potatoes with a few big brothers, had a bitter look on his face, and looked at Li Jiujin with eyes filled with resentment.
Look! We knew the commander was hiding something private, and we all ended up eating a lot of potatoes.
After all, you are still too young! If I had known, if the superior asked everyone to eat potatoes, I should have refused.
Pang Dahai and Cheng Tieshou stared at Li Jiujin. On the way to the camp, wasn't this the same guy who encouraged everyone to have dinner with Chief Tang? Now it's great! Look at people.
How delicious it is to eat meat and drink alcohol!
"Haha! Let you blackmail me." Seeing the melancholy looks in the eyes of several of his subordinates who felt they had been cheated, Tang Dao couldn't help but feel very good after being blackmailed.
Several lieutenants were in a bad mood until Erya came to report with a grimace: "Sir, didn't you ask me to give that piece of horse meat to the medical team so that they can replenish the wounded? Especially that Captain Cai, he is still unconscious.
, when we drink meat porridge, one person can stand up to three people!"
"Oh! I forgot about that, forget it." Tang Dao slapped his head and pretended to suddenly realize.
"Pfft!" Tantai Mingyue smiled and handed Tang Dao a peeled potato. "Okay, Captain Leng and the others just ate a few of your potatoes! You're lying!"
"Hey! Who told these guys to come here to eat my potatoes even though they have rice and meat? Do you think I'm stupid?" Tang Dao said with a smile.
"Hey! Sir, you almost didn't trick me into salivating. You are so stingy!" Li Jijin sighed, shaking his head.
The others also laughed.
This can be regarded as a way for several people to get closer to the commander Tang Dao.
In this world, only one of us has the right to take advantage of others’ things, right?
Of course, the more important thing is to be in a good mood.
The Japanese had nothing to do against the independent battalion that constantly harassed them all day and night. If they continued to fight in this pattern, this would be the easiest battle since they entered the battlefield.
none of them……
PS: I have been busy all day again today. After I got home at 6 o'clock, I wrote a chapter of 3,000 words. I was so tired. That's it for today. I will update the next two chapters tomorrow.
This chapter has been completed!