Seeing that the Third Infantry Brigade, which had finally made it to the top of the mountain, was driven down again, Nishi Otiao's fat face turned green, because the division commander Xiaozhu Yoshio had given a kill order. If the 40th Infantry Regiment
If he could not capture Houtou Ridge before dawn, then as the captain of the regiment, he, Nishida Tiao Pang, would have to commit seppuku to express his gratitude to the Emperor.
The defeated troops of the Third Infantry Battalion retreated like a tide.
Captain Keizo Watanabe came to Nishi Ojopang with a worried look and paused to report: "Captain, the Chinese army on the top of the mountain is too tenacious, and the counterattack is even more fierce. Even if we attack, we can't stand at all."
Stop, captain, we can't fight like this anymore, the casualties of the imperial army are too great..."
"Baga!" Nishi Ojo interrupted Keizo Watanabe fiercely and shouted, "Keizo Watanabe, don't make any excuses for your incompetence. As a samurai and an emperor, you can't do anything at any time.
You are not allowed to make excuses for failure, failure is failure, incompetence is incompetence, do you understand?"
"Hai." Watanabe Keizo paused and closed his mouth.
Nishidajo turned his gaze behind Watanabe Keizo again, and saw that the four squadrons that had just been replenished before the attack had less than 200 people left, and among the less than 200 people left, almost everyone
They were all injured, and no one was disgraced. Captain Keizo Watanabe also had a bloody groove on his cheek.
Looking at the frightened officers and soldiers of the Third Battalion, Xi Da Tiao Pang's heart was bleeding.
Unlike other old devils, although Xi Da Tiao Pang was also a fanatical militarist, he was still considerate of his subordinates.
However, military orders came crashing down, and no matter how considerate of his subordinates, Xi Da Tiao Pang had to carry out Xiaozhu Yinan's orders.
Gritting his teeth, Nishi Otiao said in a deep voice: "Watanabe-san, I will replenish all the reinforcements from the last two squadrons of the regiment headquarters to your brigade. This is also the last chance I will give you. If this time,
If your team still can't take Houtou Ridge, prepare to commit seppuku to express your guilt to His Majesty the Emperor."
But soon, Keizo Watanabe's expression changed from miserable to ferocious. Obviously, under the pressure of the death order, Keizo Watanabe had the desire to fight as a cornered beast. If he goes forward, he will die, if he retreats, he will die. Both sides will die, so what's the point?
It is better to simply die on the battlefield, so that at least it can bring honor to the Watanabe family!
Replenishment troops from the two squadrons were quickly added to the Third Infantry Brigade.
The Third Infantry Brigade, which seemed to be depleted just now, once again had more than 700 people. Although it was not comparable to when it was fully organized, it was at least capable of fighting a battle.
Watanabe Keizo took a deep breath of the hot air and took off his military uniform.
Then, Watanabe Keizo took off the military cap on his head and the pants on his lower body, leaving only a pair of white crotch pants on his body. He retrieved the saber from the armed belt and pulled out the saber.
, then take a sweat towel and wipe the blade carefully, so carefully, and so slowly.
Nishi Otiao looked at him coldly, but did not urge Watanabe.
Because Nishi Ojo knew that this was probably Watanabe's last time on earth, so he really couldn't bear to rush it.
More than 700 officers and soldiers lined up were standing quietly beside them, with miserable expressions on their faces. From the captain's actions, they could roughly imagine what would happen next.
It took more than five minutes before Watanabe finally finished wiping the knife, and then suddenly raised his head.
"Warriors of the Third Infantry Brigade." Watanabe's ferocious eyes swept over the faces of the more than 700 officers and soldiers in the queue one by one, and then he roared at the top of his lungs, "Tōji Kai..."
(Dividing line)
At the same time, Huang Shouxin also gathered the remaining officers and soldiers of the Ninth Company and the Guard Platoon.
At the beginning of the war, Wang Husheng and Leng Tiefeng planned to use the Houtou Ridge position as a training ground and use the Japs from the 10th Division as free training partners to accelerate the growth of the nine reserve battalions through rounds of battles. However, the cruel reality
The wishful thinking of Wang Husheng and Leng Tiefeng was shattered. Because the Japanese offensive was too fierce, their preparations could not withstand it at all.
Just the day before yesterday, when Huang Shouxin's third battalion withdrew from Houtou Ridge as planned, and when Zhu Chen's second reserve battalion entered the position to take over the defense, the Japanese attacked and broke through three lines of defense on the ridge. If not for Leng Tiefeng's reaction
Quickly, the second battalion, which was thrown into Wanzhong Mountain in time, launched a desperate counterattack, and the Houtou Ridge position was already lost.
Once Houtou Ridge is lost, there will be no danger of defending from here to Meizhen.
What's even worse is that once the 10th Division breaks through Houtou Ridge, the water shortage dilemma it faces will be easily solved.
By that time, facing the powerful crushing force of the 10th Division, the Independent Regiment had no other choice but to abandon Meizhen and retreat into the mountains to fight guerrillas.
Fortunately, Wan Zhongshan's Second Battalion blocked the gap in time.
But after this scare, Wang Husheng no longer dared to engage in a round of battles.
In terms of training, the ten reserve battalions may already be very similar, but once they are put into actual combat, the gap between these ten recruit battalions that have never experienced actual combat and the veteran battalion becomes apparent. New recruits are recruits. In normal times,
No matter how well you train, once you get into actual combat, you will immediately forget all the things you normally train for.
Some recruits even forget how to fire a gun when they get nervous.
There was really no choice, so Wang Husheng could only use the nine reserve camps in his hand as supplementary camps.
In other words, the Houtou Ridge position is guarded by the second battalion of Wanzhongshan and the third battalion of Huang Shouxin in turns. The remaining nine reserve battalions will be constantly replenished. In this way, the recruits of the nine reserve battalions will be accepted.
Tempering in the flames of war, this method is of course not as effective as a wheel battle in terms of troop training effect, but it is better in terms of safety.
The Japanese were about to launch another round of attack, and Huang Shouxin summoned the officers and soldiers of the Ninth Company and the Guard Platoon.
Up to now, in just two days, the Ninth Company and the Guard Platoon have already carried out as many as three rounds of reinforcements. On the battlefield, the casualty rate of new soldiers is astonishing. After a wave of new recruits are added, they will soon be killed or injured.
, and then a new wave of new recruits is replaced, and then another wave of new soldiers is replaced, and then another wave of new soldiers is replaced.
After the previous counterattack, the Ninth Company and the Guard Platoon were left with less than a hundred men.
Just now, at least a hundred officers and soldiers sacrificed their lives on the Herutou Ridge position!
The sound of chaotic footsteps sounded from behind. When I looked back, I saw Wang Husheng hurried over with another company of new soldiers.
Huang Shouxin didn't need to say much, the recruits from this company spontaneously joined the ranks of the Ninth Company and the guard platoon.
After a simple count, the number of the Ninth Company stayed at 185 people, and the number of the Guard Platoon stayed at 46 people.
Looking at the solemn faces in front of him, Huang Shouxin felt very heavy. After a while, he would take them to accept another life and death test. After this counterattack, at least half of the hundreds of people who had just been added
I will stay on the mountain forever and will never be able to return to my relatives again.
"I don't want to lie to you, the battle on Houtou Ridge was very cruel." Huang Shouxin's stern eyes swept over the faces of the officers and soldiers in the queue one by one, his tone was low and ruthless, "It was cruel beyond your imagination. The Japanese realized that they
We were facing the danger of the entire army being wiped out, so our attack on Houtou Ridge was very crazy."
"Facing the crazy Japanese attack, it is absolutely impossible for the Seventh Company to hold its position."
"So after a while, I will have to lead you to launch a counterattack against the Japanese."
"This counterattack will be more brutal than the previous ones. You can still stand here alive now, but in ten minutes, you will probably have died on the ridge. From now on, your parents
, your wives and children will only be able to cry silently in front of your memorial tablets."
After hearing Huang Shouxin's words, there was a gasp in the queue.
Faced with the choice of life and death, no one can truly remain calm.
Wang Husheng, who was standing nearby, immediately frowned. He felt that Huang Shouxin should not say such scary words. Isn't this destabilizing the morale of the army in the face of the war? However, Wang Husheng did not say anything after all. He no longer trusted Huang Shouxin.
Don't you still trust Xu Rui? Xu Rui thinks so highly of Huang Shouxin. After all, he has his reasons.
"I don't want to talk to you about the principles of the country and the nation." Huang Shouxin's cold voice sounded again, "I just want to tell you a simple fact. If, I mean if, if Houtou Ridge cannot be defended, Mei
The town is over, Meizhen is over, and none of your parents, wives, and children can survive!"
"As you all know, my home is in this town."
"My father is in the town. Although he doesn't like my son very much, he is my father after all."
"As a son, as a man, I will never watch my father being harmed by the Japanese."
"If the devil wants to enter the town and harm my father, there is only one way, and that is...to step over my body!" After a slight pause, Huang Shouxin suddenly increased his tone and shouted loudly, "As long as I
Huang Shouxin is still alive, so the little devils can’t even think about passing through Houtou Ridge, don’t even think about it!”
"Roar!" The officers and soldiers lined up immediately roared.
These recruits have no culture. Talk to them about the country and nation, and they may have no idea. But talk to them about their parents, wives and children, and they will immediately understand. In a word, people may be afraid of death, but for their parents, wives and children, that is
Even the weakest coward will become extremely strong and brave!
At this time, gunshots and explosions rang out again on Houtou Ridge.
Huang Shouxin turned his head and smiled coldly at Monkey Head Ridge. When he turned back, the expression on his face had become solemn, and then he yelled: "Brothers, I won't say anything more. For the sake of my parents,
For the sake of our wives and children, and for the elders of Meizhen, let us die together and risk our lives with the Japanese!"
"Roar!" More than two hundred officers and soldiers responded loudly again.
