Rapid footsteps suddenly sounded outside the temporary war room, and immediately a figure flashed. Cao Xinglong, the commander of the first regiment, and Chi Chengfeng, the commander of the second regiment, had already walked in. Chi Chengfeng, who was walking in front, had already cursed before he came in:
"Grandma's, Brigade, this battle is really unwinnable, the little devil has really turned into a spirit!"
"What's going on?" Yue Weihan was quite unhappy.
Liu Yi even frowned and said: "Chi Chengfeng, Cao Xinglong, at this juncture, if you two are not leading your soldiers on the front line and fighting your battle, why are you back at the brigade headquarters?"
Cao Xinglong said: "Brigade seat, guest seat, the situation is not right, the little devil has changed his tactics!"
"Change tactics?" Yue Weihan said with a sharp look, "What is the specific situation?"
Cao Xinglong said: "Brigade, the tactics of the Japs are really different from before. In the past, their tactics were artillery bombardment, infantry charge, artillery bombardment, infantry charge, infantry charge, artillery bombardment, and so on. But this morning, it was the same.
That’s not the case, the Japs didn’t actually shell, the infantry was just a feint attack, the real killers were their snipers!”
"What did you say?" Yue Weihan was suddenly surprised, "The little devil sent out snipers?"
"Hmm." Chi Chengfeng nodded heavily and said, "Actually, there were snipers from the Japs at the front of the position last night. I thought it was just a few Japs who were anxious to reincarnate and come to die, so I didn't report it and it didn't matter.
I don't care, but early this morning, hundreds of Japanese snipers appeared on the battlefield. These Japanese snipers are extremely accurate and specialize in hitting officers. This morning alone, three platoon leaders and six of our regiment were killed.
A platoon deputy!"
"What?" Yue Weihan shivered with heartache, "Three platoon leaders and six platoon officers were killed in battle!?"
In the Baoshan Brigade, the platoon leader is definitely the backbone of the backbone. As for the platoon deputy, that is even more valuable, because these platoon deputy are all intellectuals! After these platoon deputy grow up in the war, they are all
You have to take the lead. If the Baoshan Brigade establishes technical arms in the future, you can't count on those weak-legged people.
Cao Xinglong said again: "These Japanese snipers have put us in a dilemma. You can hide, and the Japanese infantry will take the opportunity to press forward. If you don't hide, the Japanese infantry will push back, but we will also become a target. Fight back."
Well, the Japanese soldiers have already set up a tight heavy machine gun firepower, and they are just waiting for us to die."
"It seems that the little devil has really improved!" Yue Weihan said sternly, "He actually came up with this trick."
After saying this, Yue Weihan said in a ferocious voice: "The little devil has a good plan. He wants to use the coordinated operation of snipers and infantry to kill a large number of our effective forces. This tactic is indeed the most suitable tactic in the ruined terrain. However,
The Japs have snipers, don’t we in the Baoshan Brigade have snipers?"
"Order that all regiments and battalions immediately gather all veterans with good marksmanship and form separate combat groups. They do not need to undertake any battlefield support tasks. Their only task is to snipe the Japanese snipers!" Yue Weihan said solemnly, "Little
Don’t the Japanese want to fight a sniper battle with us? Then we will do what he wants! Fuck him!”
"Yes!" Cao Xinglong and Chi Chengfeng agreed and immediately left.
Yue Weihan took a deep breath and suddenly said: "Chief of Staff, it seems we can only defend it for ten days."
"Yes." Liu Yi sighed and said solemnly, "In terms of combat effectiveness, the officers and soldiers of our Baoshan Brigade are definitely superior to the Japanese army, but in terms of marksmanship alone, we are definitely not as good as the Japs. After all, marksmanship is fed by bullets. We
The soldiers simply don’t have extra bullets to practice marksmanship and fight sniper battles. We will definitely be at a disadvantage and the casualties will probably not be small."
"The casualties are secondary. The most important thing is the impact on military morale and morale!" Yue Weihan said solemnly, "Seeing his comrades fall under the muzzle of Japanese snipers, but I can't retaliate in kind. The feeling of powerlessness is...
It will severely dampen the confidence of the soldiers! If it lasts for too long, even the most tenacious troops will lose their morale."
Yue Weihan's words are not false. In the historical Battle of Stalingrad, the German army, which was armed to the teeth and had a strong will of steel, was gradually disintegrated by tens of thousands of Soviet snipers. Yue Weihan did not want it.
The Baoshan Brigade met the same fate as the Germans. After all, the final winner of the Battle of Xuzhou can only be the Japanese!
Liu Yi thought for a while and said: "Host, wouldn't ten days be too hasty? I'm afraid it's hard to explain to the senior officials."
"Although ten days is a little tight, it is almost enough." Yue Weihan said, "Besides, now that the five elite divisions of the Japanese army have gathered in Xuzhou, the pressure faced by the other theaters has been greatly reduced, and they should be able to make timely decisions.
After adjustment, the Military Command Department is almost able to make preparations for the Wuhan Battle."
The reason why Yue Weihan voluntarily stayed in Xuzhou was for two purposes. One was to cover the retreat of the main force of the Fifth Theater, and the other was to buy time for the deployment of the Wuhan battle. Now the main force of the Fifth Theater had already broken out separately, and in ten days, preparations for the Wuhan battle would begin.
The work is almost completed, and the Baoshan Brigade can retreat.
The question now is, how can the Baoshan Brigade break out from the encirclement of the Japanese Army’s five major regiments!?
Just as he said that, Major Liu Xin suddenly walked in with a serious expression and said: "Brigade, there is an urgent call from the Military Command!"
Yue Weihan reached out and took the telegram. After reading it, his expression suddenly changed. Liu Yi asked anxiously: "Sir, what does the telegram say?"
Yue Weihan said word for word: "The military command department has forwarded the command to the commission. The commission ordered our Baoshan Brigade to defend Xuzhou until the last soldier is killed!"
Liu Yi suddenly looked up, his face full of shock.
Fight to the last soldier!? This is a death order!
With this military order from Chairman Chiang, unless Yue Weihan disobeys the order again, the Baoshan Brigade will really be in Xuzhou.
Yue Weihan had a clear idea of Chairman Chiang's thoughts. It must have been the Baoshan Brigade's bloody war of resistance in Xuzhou that triggered a frenzy of donations from all Chinese, which also brought huge benefits to the Nationalist Government. Chairman Chiang tasted the sweetness, so
Only then will the Baoshan Brigade be ordered to defend until the last soldier is left.
As a politician, Chairman Chiang's decision is understandable.
From the perspective of the country and the nation, if the sacrifice of the Baoshan Brigade can bring huge benefits and greatly reverse the situation of the entire Anti-Japanese War, then whoever becomes this leader will definitely issue the same military order, and Yue Weihan will also
Will willingly shed the last drop of blood for the country and the nation.
But this is just an assumption. Relying on donations of money and materials from overseas Chinese will never be able to sustain the war for a long time.
Therefore, Yue Weihan and the Baoshan Brigade will never defend Xuzhou for Chairman Chiang's "good wishes", let alone fight to the last soldier. For Yue Weihan, who gave the order is not important, but whether it is necessary or not is the most important!
If necessary, even if there is no order, Yue Weihan can fight to the death. If it is not necessary, Chairman Chiang's personal order will not work!
At that moment, Yue Weihan raised his head and said coldly: "The plan remains unchanged, we will only defend for ten days. Today is May 9th, and we must break out of Xuzhou on May 19th!"
Liu Yi nodded and said nothing more. Yue Weihan's reaction was already what he expected.
Speaking of which, it is not the first time that Yue Weihan disobeyed orders on the battlefield. In Sihang Warehouse and in Nanjing, Yue Weihan disobeyed orders on the battlefield. In Nanjing, he even fabricated an order to appoint him. What else in the world is this?
What he doesn't dare to do?
…
Five days later, Bayonet Battalion Headquarters.
Major Zhao Xinyi was resting tiredly at the entrance of the tunnel. She was really exhausted these past few days. She had to act as a health worker to bandage the wounds of the wounded, an art soldier to perform and sing for the officers and soldiers, and a political commissar to cheer the officers and soldiers up.
, he had to stay up until three or four in the morning every night to keep his battlefield diary.
Even an iron-clad King Kong can't stand up to this kind of torture, let alone a delicate girl's body?
The sound of heavy footsteps suddenly woke Zhao Xinyi up. When she opened her eyes anxiously, she saw two soldiers carrying a stretcher slowly walking past her. The soldier lying on the stretcher had closed his eyes forever. The one carrying the stretcher
The two soldiers looked ferocious and their faces were distorted. It was obvious that they were holding back great anger.
Zhao Xinyi couldn't help but sigh quietly, she had seen too many such scenes in the past five days.
The two soldiers carrying the stretcher and the dead soldier on the stretcher should be the same group of snipers, and they obviously lost to the Japanese snipers on the battlefield. For the past five days, there have been thousands of them every day.
The snipers of the two armies fought desperately on the ruins. Although the Chinese army also had powerful snipers, in general, the Japanese army had the upper hand.
Zhao Xinyi clearly felt that the atmosphere in the entire bayonet camp was no longer as relaxed as before.
The officers and soldiers began to become nervous. The veterans often beat and scolded the recruits for no reason, and the wounded would often commit suicide with guns. All negative emotions had permeated the entire bayonet battalion.
The officers and soldiers have accumulated too much murderous intent.
Opening the notebook, Zhao Xinyi began to write quickly:
On May 14, the twenty-seventh year of the Republic of China, the battle to defend Xuzhou entered its sixth day!
The number of casualties is increasing rapidly, and the situation is becoming more and more serious. However, the Xuzhou Railway Station is still under the control of the bayonet battalion, and the independent battalion still occupies half of the block outside the railway station. We still have not given up. Today I want to tell you
It tells the story of a new soldier, a real fighting hero!
Our hero's name is Zhao Youting, from Shanghai. Although he has been in the army for less than three months and has never touched a rifle before joining the army, he is a born shooter. Since the Xuzhou Defense War broke out, in just six days,
, sixty-nine Japanese snipers have fallen under his gun!
It is said that the Japanese army has sent out their "King of Snipers"!
Our sniper hero will stage a peak showdown with the Japanese "sniper king" on the battlefield!
Although the result has not yet been announced, I always firmly believe that our sniper hero will definitely win this desperate duel!