Rise from eight hundred.

Chapter 636 The price of growth

The 400 Death Squad ordered by Tang Dao was successfully formed during the artillery battle between the two sides.

In addition to Li Jiujin's 2nd company, the other 300 officers and soldiers are all brave men selected from the Xuesha Regiment.

It's just that they didn't rush through the heavy artillery fire as they imagined, and then one out of ten arrived at the No. 3 highland. Instead, they disappeared into the mountains under the leadership of Tang Dao.

During the day, the Japanese had planes and cannons, and no trenches and tunnels for assistance. Fighting them was undoubtedly a dead end.

But at night, the two sides without aircraft and cannons will be on the same level. At this time, the fight is to see who dares to die.

What's more, Tang Dao's target is the Japanese artillery.

Gu Xishui's special operations team, one of the two special operations teams, touched the mountains before the high ground in the afternoon, and provided the artillery company with guidance on the coordinates of the Japanese heavy machine guns and infantry artillery positions, while Gu Xishui led Niu Er and others After blocking the left-wing Japanese army in the mountains and forests, under the leadership of two old local hunters as guides, they circled a large circle, bypassed the Japanese defense line, and sneaked towards Guangde County.

Gu Xishui carried a field radio station on his body. He was ordered by Tang Dao to find the location of the Japanese artillery and a garrison in the east of Guangde City. . .

If Tang Dao's memory is not mistaken, in the past time and space, the Japanese army put a large amount of oil and grain and other supplies there, but Rao Zhonglai, who led an infantry battalion, sent a carbine and burned them all.

That was also the last result of the Sichuan lieutenant general before his death.

The little butterfly from the future naturally knows that there is such a possibility, and of course it will not let it go.

Of course, the most important thing is the location of the Japanese artillery.

The four 4 howitzers equipped by the Kunisaki Detachment are too threatening to the position.

The reason why the No. 3 highland was unable to hold on for a day and the entire army was exhausted was inseparable from the four 4 howitzers.

It was the kind of howitzer with a killing radius of more than 15 meters that almost completely destroyed the trenches dug by more than [-] people in a day and a night, so that the infantry could not be effectively protected under the attack of heavy machine guns and grenades. , Thus in the afternoon, the Japanese invaded the position several times.

Every round of hand-to-hand combat, of course, caused the Japanese army to pay heavy losses and drive them off their positions, but the loss of troops on the high ground was far greater than stopping the Japanese army from attacking with firepower.

In just a few rounds, the strength of troops on Height No. 3 dropped from three digits to two digits, until finally they had to die together.

Tang Dao's heart hurt so much that he was as strong as him, and he didn't have the courage to climb to the No. 3 Heights after the Japanese army retreated after the sunset.

He is not afraid of the bloody battlefield, but he is afraid of seeing the wide-eyed eyes of the soldiers.

It was his commander who gave them hope at dawn, telling them that as long as they were brave, this battle and future wars would definitely be won, but it was also his commander who personally ordered the bombardment of the mountain top to wipe out all life there.

Even if they were willing to die under the fire of their own people, how would he face it as a commander?
According to the battle situation, you must learn to choose to give up. This is what a general of an army must learn and undertake.

This is also a compulsory course in the military career of Tang Dao who leads the army alone. Tang Dao understands all of these.

However, Tang Dao never thought that this day would come so early.

As a fighter, Tang Dao is impeccable, he can calmly and even coldly end the life of the enemy.

But now he is not just a fighter, but also a commander.

From the Independent Battalion to the Punishment Regiment, there are a total of more than 2000 people who have to obey his military orders, whether to fight or retreat, whether to die or live.

For all soldiers, the battlefield is a place of life and death, and it is also a classroom.

It's just that this class is extremely cruel, and those who cannot grow can only enter the unlimited death list.

Tang Dao is no exception.

As a commander, he is also growing.

Just like now, he made the choice to give up.

It's just that he doesn't face it now, it's not evasion, but he chooses another way to comfort his comrades.

That is, the life of the Japanese invaders.

Tang Dao personally led 400 death squads, each carrying a gun, 100 bullets, 6 grenades, and half a catty of water, into the forest.

Except for the necessary equipment, there is no provision.

The reason why it is called the Death Squad is that this battle is either won or lost.

If you win, you will escape into the mountains and forests and return to your position; if you lose, your entire army will perish.

Both, do not require any food supplementation.

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Kazuo Yanagawa always thought that he was a man with good luck.

When he was young, he was studying in the military academy and met the beautiful Miss Chuanzi. He hugged the beauty and blinded the eyes of a group of classmates in the military academy. Little did he know that even bigger surprises were still waiting for him.

It wasn't until before the marriage that he found out that his fiancée's father was actually a lieutenant general in the army. With the support of this powerful father-in-law, Kazuo Yanagawa went straight from a small artillery second lieutenant to Qingyun, and it took only eight years. As the deputy captain of the Artillery Corps, the Lieutenant Commander of the Artillery Corps, who is only 40 years old, has a lot of advantages compared to his immediate boss who only became the Colonel in his 31s.

The middle and low-ranking officers of the Artillery Regiment of the entire Fifth Division saw him as the artillery lieutenant, and even respected him more than the captain of the artillery regiment.

Because, when the war started, even the famous lieutenant general and regiment commander thought that he would become a general in two years.

Therefore, when Kunizaki formed the Southward Detachment, the first artillery commander of the detachment was of course him.

Of course Yanagawa Kazuo thought so too.

Whether in North China or southeast China, the artillery unit under his command has always been the most powerful reliance on infantry.

More importantly, the auxiliary arms of artillery do not need to charge against bullets like infantry, and are much less dangerous.

Lieutenant Assistant Yanagawa Kazuo, who had witnessed the burning of Hula's corpse with his own eyes, was also very glad that he chose the profession of artillery. This should be considered a kind of luck!

Otherwise, the front heard that the fighting was extremely fierce, and His Excellency, the captain of the Kunizaki Detachment, slapped Takeuchi Yunshan several times in anger. Why does he, the artillery lieutenant, still have the leisure to stay in the field tent and drink tea?
However, all the good mood was buried by the sound of guns a kilometer away.

It didn't take long for Lieutenant Assistant Yanagawa Kazuo to walk out of the tent with the sound of gunfire, but the messenger brought him bad news.

"A small Chinese force is attacking the garrison of the transport team in the east of Guangde City. Captain Kawai Okazawa of the transport team requested support from the artillery brigade guard."

"Bastard, it's just a small group of Chinese, and his supply team has at least 500 people, so he still needs to ask for support from my artillery brigade?" Kazuo Yanagawa looked at the sky illuminated by the fire, and couldn't believe his ears. .

Could it be that the supply squadron is all pigs?
"There is a shortage of front-line soldiers, and the number of personnel in the supply squadron has already been reduced by more than half!" A staff officer had to remind the artillery lieutenant who had no good mood. "Your Excellency Kunisaki Teng will ask us to provide support after receiving the information! There is enough food for the entire army for a week and fuel for vehicles."

"Idiots, a bunch of idiots! I sent the guards, what should we do if the Chinese come to attack us? Artillery is an important weapon of the empire!" Yanagawa Kazuo was extremely angry.

He has a reinforced artillery brigade, with 4 105 howitzers, 12 field guns and 4 mountain guns, and has the protection of two infantry squadrons, and the furthest away from the main infantry is only a few kilometers away. It is reasonable to say that he is not afraid of any threats. of.

But Kazuo Yanagawa was still terrified. He was a man who wanted to become a general. He couldn't be like those low-born infantrymen who had to be roasted on a wooden rack after death until they turned into a mass of ashes.

But he also knows that his staff officer is right, the main infantry is still confronting the highlands of the Chinese, and when they deploy troops to support, it is estimated that the day lily will be cold, the most direct way is to send troops from his artillery guards Draw troops here.

"The first squadron of the Artillery Guard entered the trenches to stand by, and the second squadron was led by Lieutenant Hebian to support the transport team! Order them to return to the position immediately after repelling the Chinese." Kazuo Yanagawa, who calmed down after his anger, issued an order that he thought was reasonable. military orders.

Kazuo Yanagawa's logic is actually not wrong. The Chinese are blocked four kilometers ahead by their own main forces, and it is impossible to send large-scale troops. He has artillery and an infantry squadron, and he can hold out until the reinforcements arrive no matter what.

Moreover, the artillery garrison and the transportation team are only one kilometer apart. In case the Chinese play some tricks to divert the tiger away from the mountain, the Second Squadron can catch up, and maybe they can cooperate with the inside and outside to kill the daring Chinese.

Of course, Yanagawa Kazuo never imagined that if people use too much good luck, they will have bad luck again and again.

The person he was going to face this time was the man who made all the Japanese army generals Sato feel ashamed.

Moreover, his killing intent at this time was unprecedented.

(End of this chapter)