When they heard that they were about to retreat, the officers and soldiers did not react as fiercely as the officers.
Of course, there are also people who mutter that they don't want to leave, such as Lao Hei. His brother died here in the battle, as if he is sorry for leaving alive.
However, most of the officers and soldiers are ordinary people after all. When the war comes, they can ignore life and death. That is because they need to keep watch. If they don't fight, they will die faster. But I heard that there is an order to retreat from the peak, so you don't have to die.
In this desperate place, most people are actually happy.
Tang Dao called his three platoon leaders one by one into his command room on the second floor. Niu Er and Yang Xiaoshan were standing at the door. No one except the person involved knew what Tang Dao and the three infantry platoon leaders were confessing.
After explaining to his three platoon leaders, Tang Dao asked Niu Er to invite Lei Xiong, the commander of the machine gun company. The two company commanders discussed it in the command room for at least half an hour.
This is also normal. As the first company and the machine gun company were responsible for providing fire cover for the entire army passing the Suzhou Bridge, it would be abnormal if the two company commanders did not communicate with each other about tactical arrangements before the war.
Although the major general chief of staff said that the main purpose of coming to the warehouse was to serve as the "messenger" for the boss of the headquarters, he was at least one of the direct commanders of the 524th regiment. Accompanied by the lieutenant colonel of the army, he went to inspect each company to express condolences and took a tour.
Construction of the four-row warehouse firepower point.
From this look, this veteran soldier who graduated from the Japanese Military Academy knew why the more than 400 men under his command were able to beat an infantry regiment of Japanese soldiers so badly.
All the secrets lie in the construction of firepower points by the warehouse defenders.
The strong walls of the warehouse were a pain point for the Japanese army, but if they relied blindly on the strong walls, the defenders would actually have more than enough defense and not enough offense.
However, the firepower in the warehouse did not hide behind the solid wall as imagined. They dared to go out.
For example, they made good use of the roof of the building and built field fortifications in the open area. The torrents of steel ejected from the machine guns and mortars hidden inside were definitely the most hated sharp arrows by the Japanese invaders.
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For another example, the front-line trenches they spent a lot of effort to build may seem a bit unnecessary, but the shooting from here will definitely make the Japanese army stumble when they launch a charge, and it will also make the Japanese army who dare to cross this trench never stop.
No chance to escape.
Regardless of the firepower outside the building, the inverted triangle ambush firepower point inside the building also opened the eyes of the Army Major General. It was not about how vicious the firepower settings were, but that if you dare to use your position as a trap, you must first have enough courage.
If these were all done by Xie Jinyuan, then he is even better than what is evaluated in the division headquarters files, and growing into a general of an army is only a matter of time.
However, the lieutenant colonel of the army was obviously not a person who was greedy for merit. Seeing the chief of staff of the division highly praise the fortifications and firepower point construction, he naturally pushed the Tang Dao out.
"Tang Dao?" There was nothing unusual on the major general's face, but he was recalling this unfamiliar but somewhat impressive name in his mind.
As the chief of staff of the First Division, he was familiar with battalion-level officers at most. Except for the somewhat famous company-level lieutenants like Lei Xiong, he didn't know the others.
Immediately, he finally remembered that two days ago, Xie Jinyuan sent a special message to the division headquarters to commend the second lieutenant named Tang Dao and asked the division headquarters to promote him to the first-level rank of lieutenant.
He was the one who made the decision. In order to boost the morale of the 524th Regiment, he agreed and recorded it in the files.
Now it seems that, in terms of the firepower points and fortifications he led in designing, this military achievement has no merit at all.
This is because the lieutenant colonel of the army was afraid that this man would fall in love with Tang Dao, so he deliberately concealed Tang Dao's super military exploits of killing dozens of Japanese invaders by himself. Otherwise, this man's eyeballs might have jumped to the Japanese position opposite and wandered around again.
return.
"Good boy, when the Chinese people take you back to the division headquarters, I will give you a battalion to lead." Even so, the Army Major General also greatly praised Tang Dao. Not only did he promise to continue to be promoted, he even stood up for himself.
The straight Tang Dao straightened his collar and patted his shoulders to show encouragement.
As for Tang Dao's original identity as a Sichuan army, this one also selectively ignored it.
Is he going to be promoted to major? Shangguan Yun, who was accompanying him, was dumbfounded.
Perhaps only Tang Dao was sighing slightly.
The man in front of him was an absolutely smart man.
Isn't that what the so-called 'horse bones are bought for a thousand gold'! I'm afraid that there will be something wrong with the withdrawal, so I just use the pretext of military exploits to paint a big picture for the backbone of the backbone who have made great contributions. Naturally, it will also be shown to a few other officers. As long as
If everyone can obey orders to retreat, everyone will have a chance to be promoted.
This is of course a pie in the sky. If you want to lead a battalion, you have to be promoted to a colonel. This must at least be approved by the theater headquarters, which cannot be decided by a division chief of staff.
The soldiers took away everything that needed to be guarded and packed, except for the explosives and a large number of uneaten potatoes that could not be taken away.
At 3 o'clock in the morning, as a bonfire was lit in a room on the second floor, the flashlight on the opposite bank flashed three times in succession as agreed, indicating that the concession garrison was fully prepared to assist the warehouse defenders in entering the concession through the Suzhou River Bridge.
To show their sincerity, the garrison in the concession fired three illumination bombs each from the field fortifications south of the Suzhou River into the sky above the Suzhou River. The afterglow of the slowly falling illumination bombs was enough to illuminate the Japanese positions on both sides of the warehouse.
In the field of view of the telescope, it can be clearly seen that this time, the Japanese army did not deploy any light or heavy machine guns on the position, and there were no Japanese infantry even in the front-line trenches.
"Cross the river!" the Army Lieutenant Colonel put down his telescope and ordered decisively.
In accordance with the military order of the Lieutenant Colonel of the Army, the Second Company took the lead, using the cover of night, to climb out of the warehouse building and carry the equipment across the Suzhou River Bridge. Battalion Commander Yang Ruifu personally led the team.
After all the second company entered the concession, deputy battalion commander Shangguan Yun led the third company to carry the bodies of the soldiers who died during the day and the injured soldiers, and covered the first machine gun company carrying heavy machine guns and mortars, and also quickly ran across.
Cross the Suzhou River.
The army major general and the army lieutenant colonel were the two highest-ranking officers in the warehouse defenders. Instead of following the large troops into the concession first, they chose to stay until the end, which also showed the strong courage of the commander of this guard army.
Although there are no heavy machine guns deployed on the Japanese positions, the crisis still exists, and heavy machine guns and other things can be lifted out of the trenches at any time.
At present, the main force of the warehouse has crossed the river. If the Japanese army ignores the so-called agreement and attacks halfway across the river, leaving those further behind, the risk will be higher.
"Qin Ruoyu, take your second platoon and escort the two officers across the river!" Tang Dao roared softly.
"Company commander! Ruoyu and the second platoon don't want to leave first." Qin Ruoyu, the usually dull second platoon leader, suddenly stiffened his neck and resisted the order.
"Asshole! This is a military order, not a vegetable market for you to bargain." Tang Dao was furious.
The young second lieutenant held his head high with tears in his eyes and said nothing.
Tang Dao raised his head and looked outside the observation hole, then glanced at the slightly trembling ears of the 'Hammer' lying at his feet. He couldn't help but sigh slightly, and reached out to pat the young lieutenant on the shoulder:
"The safety of the two officers is in your hands. You and the second platoon have a heavy responsibility. Leave quickly. The Japanese army may have already deployed machine guns. If you don't leave, it will be too late. We will definitely meet again in the future."
"Company Commander, don't lie to me and the second platoon." Qin Ruoyu, who was standing straight, saw from the corner of his eye that the major general and the army lieutenant colonel were walking towards this side accompanied by the guards. Tears finally fell from his eyes.
"I promise!" Tang Dao suddenly opened his arms and hugged this comrade who was usually not good at expressing emotions.
