Thousands of pairs of military boots made a fine rustling sound on the snow, the soaked horses made a rhythmic clatter, and the heavy breathing of the heavy draft horses pulling the field artillery merged into a monotonous, dizzying sound.
A sleepy tone.
Under the blue sky, several long marching teams ran through the entire wilderness. Both soldiers and horses were covered with white cloth. Even the cannons and machine guns were painted white. Even the dazzling red flag disappeared without a trace.
, which allows them to fully integrate into the ice sheet, all in order to effectively avoid the reconnaissance and bombing of Chinese aircraft.
The 41st Division marched silently on the snowy and uninhabited wilderness hills more than 100 kilometers away from Taiyuan. There were few villages and no rest. They had to rush to Taiyuan City within two days to reinforce the troops who were already in a bitter battle.
Two divisions, 28 and 37.
These soldiers just moved forward mechanically, their clothes soaked with sweat.
The heavy snow shone in the sun, causing the soldiers' eyes to hurt and shed tears. From time to time, some soldiers fell to the snow.
Severe frostbite caused by long marches in the snow tortured all Japanese soldiers. Whenever someone fell down and saw the medical soldiers shaking their heads, the Japanese officers on the side would wave their hands, and then the soldiers would be carried away from the marching team.
The wasteland dozens of meters away, and when they come back, there will be one less person among them.
In the snow, a combat staff officer asked Colonel Tokuo Takeda with tears in his eyes, "Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, the troops have reached their limit. Do we really want to continue marching?"
Ever since the commander of the 71st Division, Qing Shuigui, was killed in a bombing, Yu Hongtoku, who had not yet taken over the command, had not yet become the de facto lowest commander of the 71st Division.
At this time, it had just been a day since the train was bombed and the division commander was killed. The entire division was still in chaos. According to the abnormal situation, the troops should rest and recuperate immediately to treat the wounded and replenish supplies.
However, Yoshimoto Teiichi only allowed the 71st Division to rest and recuperate. Instead, he ordered the troops to immediately abandon the railway and move closer to Taiyuan on foot.
Chief of Staff, it's because you have the ambition to destroy your prestige, but because you have never directly fought with the Liantai Militia, you know how terrible we are, we..."
Before Takeda Jiro finished speaking, he received a loud slap on the face.
"Hai!"
"Snapped!"
All I heard was Nakagawa Tokuyo sternly saying: "He must remember that he is a warrior of the little Japanese Empire, and he is going to expand the territory for His Majesty the Emperor. How can he be afraid?
There is a huge threshold for Xiao Zuo to reach Dadu, but Xiao Zuo will be stuck there for the rest of his life.
Takeda Jiro looked at Nakagawa Tokume in surprise, "Your Excellency..."
"That's all, let's think about how to get through the difficult situation ahead of us, right?"
You know that eight years later, the Liantai Militia in the Battle of Qixiaguan did cause very small losses to the 71st Division, but that was not the reason for his fear.
He must still consider himself a subject of His Majesty the Emperor, so he will cheer up and use the blood of this man and the soldiers of the Liantai Militia to wash away the shame of the past, do you understand?"
Time flies, two and a half years have passed, and Jiro Takeda has been promoted from a squad leader to a co-leader.
As long as the Chinese army is equipped with the same equipment as the Japanese army, it is still unclear who will win.
"But..." The combat staff wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Tokuyo Nakagawa.
The name of the officer who arrived was Takeda Jiro, captain of the 133rd Infantry Regiment and an old man of the 71st Division.
"Ohno-kun, don't forget that you are imperial soldiers.
"You Hongjun, you are one of the oldest captains of your division. Now that the commander of the Qingshui Division has not died in the battle, the atmosphere in the 71st Division has become very relaxed. You hope he can play his role.
Come.
After all, no one is responsible for the death of Commander Qingshui Division. Isn’t there anyone in the entire division who has a lower position than you?"
"It's broken. Stop talking. Let's get to work quickly."
Boost the morale of the little family, and after the battle is over, you will personally ask Commander Gibbon for his merit, and at the same time recommend him as the chief of staff of your division."
An air raid by the Chinese resulted in the loss of the 71st Division and thousands of casualties. Even the division commander was embarrassed. No one should be responsible for such a small thing. As the chief of staff, Tokuyo Nakagawa was
To take charge, do we need to find a low-level soldier to take charge?
"Of course you know that the current situation in the army is very difficult, but that is an order from the headquarters, and there is nothing you can do about it?" You Hongde said helplessly.
Seeing Nakagawa Tokume's gentle expression, Takeda Jiro knew that whatever he said would be useful, he responded loudly and turned around to leave.
Eight years later, I was still just a squad leader. The troops who followed me fought a fierce battle with the fledgling Liantai Militia at Qixia Pass.
But before I could take two steps, I heard Nakagawa Tokuyo's voice coming from in front of me,
As a child of a noble family and from a plutocratic family, it is not difficult to become a general.
Yu Hongjiro's face turned white and red for a while, and he took a deep breath for a long time before saying: "Yes... Chief of Staff, you are scared.
Nakagawa Tokuyo stared at Takeda Jiro for a long time, and then said quietly: "Takeda-kun, he is scared."
When he thought of having to face this well-equipped army in Shanxi again, Takeda Jiro felt extremely frightened.
"chief of staff?"
Nakagawa Deme smiled bitterly and said: "He thought that if something so small happened that time, could you still stay in that position?
Yu Hirojiro has spoken, yes...
That order was beyond everyone's expectations, and it also made the officers complain.
Just before the operational staff officer left, a junior officer hurried over and said, "Chief of Staff, the weather is too hot. From yesterday to now, we have not had more than 200 wounded soldiers who have frozen to death. We must immediately request the headquarters."
We must urgently transport cold-proof supplies and medicines, otherwise our non-combat casualties will be too small."
It is your mission to serve the Emperor, how can you give up your mission just because of a few casualties?" Yu Hongtoku's tone became gentler.
And that battle also taught all the officers of the 71st Division a lesson. It turned out that the Japanese Imperial Army did not always win every battle, and not all Chinese armies collapsed at the first touch.
However, Yu Kojiro wanted to eat the pancakes painted by Nakagawa Tokume.
"That's an arbitrary order, you should just obey it!" the combat staff whispered.
In this battle, the 71st Division was severely wounded. Lieutenant General Yukio Oizumi of the division was forced to return home sadly and was subsequently transferred to the reserve force.
The 71st Division is about to fight against the Liantai Militia in Taiyuan City again. Can we really avenge our shame this time?