Seeing the soldier with red eyes running towards the Japanese wounded soldiers not far away, the squad leader's face changed and he quickly shouted: "Stop him quickly!"
Upon seeing this, several soldiers nearby stepped forward to catch the out-of-control guy, but his movements were too fast and they couldn't stop him.
Then I saw him casually picking up an engineering shovel from the ground, rushing to a cavalryman who was pinned to the ground by a horse that had lost its head and unable to move. With his eyes completely red, he raised the engineering shovel and yelled fiercely.
He chopped off the cavalryman's neck, and the beheaded cavalryman's blood spattered his face.
At this moment, the Second Battalion, which had been ordered to reinforce, arrived, and a group of people stopped dozens of soldiers from the First Battalion who were furious.
The commander of the second battalion quickly said: "Comrades, we have been ordered to take over from you. You can withdraw and rest."
Dozens of wounded soldiers shouted at the second battalion officer who asked them to go down the mountain: "You are not our battalion commander. You have no right to order me. I won't go back."
"Brothers, hurry down and bandage the wounds, and then deal with those bastards, okay?" the second battalion commander helplessly begged the soldiers with red eyes.
It is understandable that you want to avenge your brothers who died in battle, but as wounded soldiers, you must be treated, and this place has now been taken over by our second battalion.
"If you let me go back again, I will kill you." The soldier, blinded by hatred, had no regard for discipline at this time, holding the rifle in his hand tightly and shouting with a cry.
The World War II soldiers on the side looked at this scene helplessly. They had witnessed the tragic situation of the first battalion with their own eyes, and naturally they felt the same. In this situation, it was not easy to face this group of red-eyed guys, but they really knew how to draw their guns.
, things will get serious by then.
"Zhao Dabang, Bao Ershuan, Wang Goucheng, what the hell are you doing?"
Fortunately, a hoarse voice sounded in time, and a dark-faced officer strode over. This man was none other than the commander of the first battalion.
I saw a battalion commander walking up to these soldiers and kicking the wounded soldier in the lead, knocking him to the ground.
Then he walked up to him and roared: "Zhao Dabang, as soon as I heard that someone was making trouble, I knew that your kid must be involved. What's wrong? You want to rebel, and you said you wanted to kill the second battalion commander. Who gave you the courage!"
Hearing the familiar scolding voice of the first battalion commander, the red color in the eyes of the soldier who was kicked to the ground slowly faded, and he finally burst into tears.
"Battal Commander... I am not willing to give in. In such a short period of time, we have killed and injured so many people, all caused by those little devil cavalry. I want to kill them all and give them to the dead brothers."
revenge!"
The eyes of the first battalion commander were also red, and his heart was bleeding. More than half of the soldiers of a battalion were killed or injured in just ten minutes. Now he wanted to die, but he had no responsibility as a commander.
Let him support himself.
He choked and said: "There are plenty of opportunities for revenge. The first thing we have to do now is to send the injured comrades to the rear for treatment. It will not be too late to take revenge after we have recovered from our injuries."
Now the whole battalion has..."
"Stand at attention... take the wounded and brothers who died in battle, and let's retreat!"
"The first battalion participated in the battle with 638 soldiers, with 302 killed and 116 wounded. About 50 of them were seriously injured and needed to be retired. If they cannot be evacuated in time, more soldiers may be retired or die due to disability, and another 12
Soldiers are missing.
Two of the three company commanders of the other battalion were killed, four were the platoon commanders, and six were the squad leaders."
Deputy Commander Li's voice seemed a little hoarse, and every number was like a sharp knife cutting through Commander Yang's heart. The Japanese used cavalry to rush down from the top of the mountain to launch a counterattack when the troops were charging. This was the first time the 686th regiment encountered it.
With this style of fighting, the infantry attacking from behind could not stop the sudden high-speed impact of the cavalry, and the losses were unexpectedly huge.
"Bah!"
The pencil in his hand was crushed by Commander Yang's thumb. A battalion completely lost its combat effectiveness in one battle. This was the first time since the establishment of the 686th Regiment that an organized unit lost its combat effectiveness. More than half of the soldiers were killed and one soldier was lost.
Most of the officers have not yet completed their set goals.
"That's enough, notify the division headquarters immediately...no...notify the Joint Command and ask them to find a way to send our wounded to the rear hospital as soon as possible no matter what, and never let these soldiers die on the way!"
In addition, please tell the two artillery battalions in the rear that in half an hour, I will hear the sound of artillery fire again! Finally, please tell Commander Ren of the fire support company that when the second battalion launches an attack, please be sure to
Knock out all the firepower points that dare to show up!"
Commander Yang gritted his teeth and issued the order. 302 soldiers were killed and more than 50 retired soldiers were seriously injured. At this time, Commander Yang felt more than shame in his heart. The officers and soldiers of the first battalion had tried their best. More than 600 infantrymen faced the superior cavalry.
Counterattack, willing to die in battle without anyone retreating, was enough to make him feel proud. At this time, all that was left in his heart was anger, and the way to vent his anger was to completely smash Xiaogushan.
As the first official battle to attack Taiyuan City, not only all the soldiers of the 115th Division were working hard to get a good start, but several big bosses from the United Army were also paying close attention.
When they heard the news that the first attack launched by the 686th Regiment and that a battalion participating in the attack was crippled in less than 20 minutes, everyone looked unhappy.
Especially Commander Liu. Although he is not the commander of the 115th Division, he is still familiar with the 686th Regiment as he is from the Eighth Route Army.
As the main force of the 115th Division, there is no doubt about the combat effectiveness of the 686th Regiment. The Japanese were able to severely damage them in less than twenty minutes, causing more than half of the casualties to one battalion. The intensity of the battle was still beyond expectations.
beyond his expectation.
You must know that there are Jinsui troops watching next to you. If the friendly troops see the joke, it will be a disgrace to the entire Eighth Route Army.
He thought for a while and said to Gao Hongming: "Brother Gao, it seems that Okamura Neji is very determined to defend the outer positions.
Just a small solitary mountain caused our battalion to lose its combat effectiveness in just twenty minutes, not to mention the entire East Gate. It seems that the 115th Division must strengthen their strength if they want to take the East Gate in one fell swoop.
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"Well!"
Gao Hongming nodded slightly, "What do you mean by Master Yiliu?"
Commander Liu tried to say: "Do you think you can transfer an armored unit to the east gate to cooperate with the 115th Division?"
Gao Hongming frowned slightly. The Liantai Militia now has three armored units, namely the 1st, 2nd and 3rd battalions.
The newly established third battalion is now thousands of miles away on Guadalcanal. The first battalion suffered heavy losses in the battle some time ago and is currently resting in Liantai County. It will take at least half a month to complete the rest.
So now there is only one armored unit like the 2nd Battalion in the huge army of more than 100,000 people. If it is so easily assigned to the 115th Division, what if other units also need the support of armored units in the next battle?
For example, the Jinsui Army, would they have any objections?
As we are all members of the coalition, he can't be too partial, right?