"Naruzo-kun, take out the alliance flag." Shoichi Okazaki, who pulled out his sharp command sword, silently stared at the edge of the blade in his hand and said in a low voice.
"Hi!" The cavalry regiment flag guard next to Okazaki Shoichi solemnly took out the neatly stacked, but obviously very worn and even somewhat tattered regiment flag from a black bag in his backpack.
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According to Japanese army regulations, every infantry regiment and cavalry regiment is eligible to be awarded the regiment flag by the emperor himself. As a cavalry regiment directly under the standing division, the 28th Cavalry Regiment also has its own regiment flag.
Don't underestimate the tatters of the 28th Cavalry Regiment flag. The more tattered the flag is, the more frequently it is used and the more battles it has fought. It is also a symbol of their military spirit.
Seeing that the regiment flag was taken out, the cavalry squad that was waiting in the temporary field fortification, whether they were second lieutenants or soldiers, all stood up solemnly and focused their attention on the somewhat silent regimental captain.
When the Japanese army takes out the most regiment flags, it is mostly used when the attack is frustrated. It is used to hang out the regiment flags to guide soldiers to restart the attack. This is the most commonly used method among the Japanese army to boost morale.
They all thought that the regiment captain took out the regiment flag to force the imperial cavalry who were still fighting on the two wings to fight the cunning Chinese, and these 30 people would be the last force of the 28th Cavalry Regiment on the front line.
Although the Chinese used traps to trap two squadrons and a squadron of more than 200 people in the nearby regiment, the 28th Cavalry Regiment still had more than 100 troops and could still fight to the death with the Chinese.
I have to say that the Japanese army's fighting will is really tenacious.
On the two flanks, the two infantry companies of the 772nd Regiment were commanding the troops with fierce firepower. They even had two mortars each to assist, holding back the Japanese troops with 60 men on each side and a total of 120 men, unable to retreat.
On the main position, the roar of artillery was heard one after another. The main force of the two cavalry squadrons suffered under the artillery fire. If nothing goes wrong, no more than one-tenth of them would survive.
In front of the artillery shells, the gods and Buddhas in the sky are fair. No one in the Chinese and Japanese soldiers is invulnerable. They are all flesh and blood. Their survival depends entirely on luck. All the so-called strength is useless in the face of the surging energy of the howitzer.
Fly ash.
That's it, this last cavalry squad didn't despair yet, and even thought of joining forces with the two wings to counterattack.
The strength of the Japanese permanent divisions in the early stages of the war is evident.
However, their co-captain's performance surprised them.
"Seizō-kun, burn the regiment flag." Shoichi Okazaki, who had been looking down at the tip of his sword, suddenly shouted sharply amidst the rumble of cannons.
"Your Excellency, Captain." The Lieutenant Flag Guard was shocked.
The so-called burning of the military flag means burning the general's flag. This is usually the last choice when the regiment encounters a major crisis and is almost impossible to survive. Even if the entire regiment is wiped out, the regiment flag personally awarded by the emperor cannot be allowed to fall.
into the hands of the enemy. There is also an unwritten rule in the Japanese Army. A regiment that is completely wiped out can retain its designation and be rebuilt, but a regiment whose flag is captured by the enemy will have its designation permanently revoked.
However, has the life and death moment of the entire regiment arrived now? Neither the flag guard nor the 30 Japanese cavalry could understand.
There is a cavalry squadron behind him, and there is a half-cavalry squadron on both wings plus here, which is almost half of the cavalry regiment. Is it still unable to safely withdraw from the Chinese position?
"Baga, can't you guess now that the Chinese army in front of you is the Chinese army?" Okazaki Shoichi roared.
"With so many mountain guns and a large number of mortars, and the soldiers' shooting is extremely accurate, the most important thing is that its commander is bold and cunning. He first used the corpses of imperial warriors to arouse our anger, and then resisted step by step.
They handed over the position, and finally bombed it with superior artillery fire, and were so bold that they ignored the dispatch of infantry and detoured behind our regiment, and even ignored the 77th regiment, which was only ten miles away. This shows that their commander
We are fully confident that we can break through our army's defense line within 20 minutes. Who do you think this Chinese force and commander could be?" Okazaki Masaichi looked at the top of the mountain that was still being bombed, with a look in his eyes.
Showing sadness and desolation.
If he had thought of it earlier, such a tragic scene would never have happened. 200 Imperial Cavalrymen were blasted to pieces by cannons, and the entire 28th Cavalry Regiment was also surrounded.
If time could go back again, he would definitely escape immediately with all the officers and soldiers of the cavalry regiment. The Chinese troops stationed here are definitely that person and the regiment he led.
"Sir, you mean the Chinese Colonel Beast?" The cavalry squad leader on the side had eyes full of fear.
He finally understood why the captain of the regiment was so anxious to burn the regiment flag. He was a vicious man who defeated a full standing division in the empire until only two infantry brigades were left!
The Eighth Division, which had been rebuilt on two infantry brigades, had not yet recovered its strength and was ordered to garrison the main island.
Liu Lang led the Independent Regiment in the Great Wall Battle and earned a reputation as a beastly colonel. It is still a notorious reputation in the eyes of the Japanese garrison in the Northeast. Compared with the thousands of people he froze alive under the Great Wall in the Eighth Division.
Wounded soldiers, isn't killing hundreds of them the same as drinking boiled water?
Being strong relies on fists rather than words.
"Yes, apart from them, I really can't think of any other Chinese army with such strong strength. Today, I finally know how the 8th Division was defeated. Colonel Beast is indeed Colonel Beast!"
Okazaki Shoichi let out a long sigh and continued the order: "Seizang-kun, after burning the regiment's flag, you and the 9th Cavalry Squadron rush to Major Asada and tell him, Your Excellency, the commander of the power generation division, report the situation here
Report everything truthfully, and then the whole army will break out and not fight with the Chinese."
"Your Excellency, Captain, you..."
"I will fight with the Chinese here with the warriors to the end to be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor. Even if the Chinese want to eat us in one bite, they will have to pay a sufficient price."
"Asshole, execute the order immediately." Seeing the lieutenant beside him hesitate to speak, Okazaki Shoichi roared loudly.
"Hi!" The Japanese lieutenant could only keep his legs together and bow his head to accept the order.
Just as the Japanese troops lined up in a row to carefully complete the "flag burning" process and found a place to bury the metal flag crown with the Emperor's chrysanthemum family emblem, the 3rd Battalion of the 772nd Regiment was surrounded by "Crazy King"
Under the leadership of the famous deputy commander Wang, he launched a violent attack on the 100-man position at Asada Unzan.
Although Asada Yunshan was very cautious, he led the No. 100 Cavalry to dismount and use the individual engineer shovel he carried to start building temporary field fortifications. However, the Taihang Mountain area is basically dominated by stone mountains, and even in such valleys, the soil layer is not
It's so thick that even if you don't dig very deep, it's just full of rocks. Not to mention the shovel of a single engineer, even the iron pickaxe can't be used.
On the mountains near Jiuguan, a total of more than 3,000 people from the 772nd Regiment and the First Battalion of the Independent Regiment worked for four days and three nights without sleep and blasting with explosives to dig out a 1.7-meter-deep trench and the simplest tunnel behind the mountain.
The Japanese are not gods. It only takes one hour to dig them out and let them squat in them. Using the excavated soil to pile up a simple bunker is already pretty good.
Moreover, the most unlucky thing is that Asada Yunshan did not expect that any Chinese would be bold enough to go around seven or eight miles to get behind them. The bunkers they built with earth all faced the direction of Jiuguan, mainly to prepare for Okazaki.
Just one of theirs.
Suddenly being attacked from behind, the Japanese soldiers who changed their defensive direction were almost crying. They were squatting in a trench that was only 60 centimeters deep, their chests were still exposed, and they could only lie down on their stomachs.
Because the Chinese people's firepower is really too wild.
Not counting the light and heavy machine guns carried by the 3rd Battalion of the 772nd Regiment, the 1st Battalion of the Independent Regiment supported a fire platoon with two 60-caliber mortars and four "Hitler chainsaws". I heard that they were going to use the enemy's retreat to attack these platoons.
The devil Bao Yuan, these guys in the fire platoon of the first battalion, who were just as crazy as their regimental commander, actually carried more than 5,000 rounds of ammunition for each machine gun, and four ammunition handlers carried the ammunition boxes.
What does it look like with full firepower of the "Hitler Chainsaw" with sufficient ammunition?
Future Warrior King Madman was dumbfounded.
A 200-round chain of bullets was all emptied within 30 seconds, and it was a long burst of fire where you pull the trigger and release it every two seconds.
Yes, if you hold the trigger tightly, the 200-round bullet chain will be shot in no more than 10 seconds. Although 5,000 rounds of bullets are a lot, if the "Hitler Chainsaw" fires like crazy, all of them can be shot within 6 minutes.
It will fire empty if you bring enough barrels to replace them.
Even so, the ferocious firepower of firing 200 rounds of bullets in 30 seconds also suppressed the Japanese light machine gun firepower in the distance and could only counterattack sporadicly.
That's really not on the same level. It takes 20 rounds of bullets from a crutch, but here it's ten times as much as yours. Who can stand it?
Anyway, the Japanese light machine gunners couldn't stand it. The pouring bullets made the mound in front of them smoke, and even the barrel of the machine gun was hit by the bullets. There was only a "ding-dong" sound and sparks flew everywhere. At this time
, the glory of the so-called imperial warriors cannot support them from shooting at the Chinese.
Death is okay, but seeking death is not a good idea!