Rise From Eight Hundred

Kobayashi Koichi sat in the first car, while Tang Dao sat in the seventh car, not only to hold the line, but also because this was the safest position after the attack, which was in line with his identity as the captain of the baggage corps.

Pang Da, who was responsible for driving, and the machine gunner lying on the roof of the car could fully monitor the new Allied Army second lieutenant. If Kobayashi Koichi made any unusual movements, he would be ruthlessly shot.

The baggage convoy, all dressed in Japanese military uniforms, set off at around 1 a.m. and had been walking on the mountain road for four and a half hours. It was getting closer and closer to the target area on the map. The sky was also showing fish belly white, and the vision gradually became clear.

A patrol team had been encountered on the road, belonging to the 82nd Infantry Regiment of the 21st Division. After a week of continuous fighting, the front line of Niangziguan was extremely anxious. Nearly half of the three infantry regiments of the 21st Division suffered casualties and did not advance half a step. Major General Nagano Kameichiro, then acting commander of the 21st Division, should have been numb, but he was still cautious enough.

Especially for the protection of artillery, the Japanese army was more strict than Tang Dao imagined. When they were about four miles away from the defense line of the Japanese artillery regiment, a patrol team of about fifteen people stopped the convoy.

Except for five soldiers standing in front of the head car to stop the convoy, the rest of the dozen people hid in the secret sentry post on the mountain. With the headlights of the car and the faint twilight, Tang Dao could clearly see that the muzzle of a 96-type light machine gun hidden in the woods not far away was already aimed at the convoy.

Kobayashi Koichi worked very hard. Seeing this, he immediately jumped out of the car and learned from his second lieutenant captain's usual fierce appearance. He spoke harshly to the sergeant captain of the patrol team and gave a fierce "fire output"!

He even threw out his second lieutenant officer certificate of the 6th Logistics Regiment of the 6th Division.

When he saw the sergeant of the 21st Division get the officer certificate and see the words of the 6th Division clearly, he showed a respectful look on his face, Kobayashi Koichi snatched the officer certificate that did not belong to him and started "Baga! ', '21st Division Malu' and other Japanese curses!

Don't tell me, this is not a performance of Kobayashi Koichi's guilty conscience, it is an expression of real emotions. For the permanent divisions like the 6th Division, the 108th, 109th, 21st and other second-line divisions are scum, not to mention the second lieutenants, even Kobayashi Koichi, a corporal, looks down on them.

If it were normal, the Japanese sergeant would definitely give in, but perhaps the 21st Division had issued a strict order. Although Kobayashi Koichi had already started to curse '21st Division Malu', the Japanese sergeant also bowed his head and smiled to express his apology, but these dozen Japanese soldiers had no intention of retreating at all, and still insisted on checking the convoy. If they were not allowed to check, they would not be allowed to pass.

Although, with the current convoy having an infantry company or the strength of two or three Japanese infantry squadrons, not to mention that this patrol team is only a dozen people, they don't even need to use heavy weapons to kill them. Even if two infantry squadrons come, Tang Dao is confident that he can solve all the battles within half an hour.

However, the mission of the convoy is to disguise and sneak in rather than attack. Once the Japanese army several miles away is alarmed, all the preparations will be wasted.

Tang Dao's goal of this trip seems to be only the Japanese army's 4 105 howitzers and some 75 mountain guns, to avenge the brothers who died in the bombardment, but in fact Tang Dao's ambition is far more than that.

In a valley five miles away, Yang Xiaoshan led the remaining 200 people of the guard company to protect more than 100 artillerymen with pistols and lurked all night.

Tang Dao did not want to destroy those heavy artillery, but to use them for himself. Even if they could not be moved temporarily, at least during this day, the Japanese army would taste the taste of their own 105 large-caliber heavy artillery!

At that time, the mountain artillery company and the heavy mortar company of the four-line regiment would cooperate to carry out a ground-washing artillery bombardment on all the infantry garrisons of the 21st Division from the front and back.

That scene, let alone really doing it, just thinking about it is quite exciting!

Of course, for the 21st Division, what is worse than being bombarded by artillery fire is that their only passage back to Jingxing will be chained to death by two extremely powerful infantrymen of the Four-line Regiment...

If they cannot break through this shackle, the 21st Division will not be able to capture the main position of Niangzi Pass, and it will be a problem whether the remaining nearly 10,000 people can evacuate smoothly.

If the 21st Division is annihilated, the danger of the entire army in Jindong will be completely resolved, and it can even counterattack, causing the Japanese North China Front Army, which was caught off guard and had no time to redeploy, to suffer a big loss!

This is the task of this disguised sneak attack on the Japanese artillery regiment, which is completely beyond ordinary tactics and can be called a strategic task.

Seeing that Kobayashi Koichi cursed, but the other party still insisted on not moving, the "Japanese soldiers" in the trucks all put their hands on the gun safety.

Tang Dao, however, sat still, his face as calm as water, showing no emotion, until the Japanese sergeant walked past the first car, the second, the third, and the fourth, and then he opened the door and jumped out of the car.

"Baga! Captain Matsumoto, ask their 21st Artillery Regiment Quartermaster Koizumi Shozuo whether he has received the telegram from my 6th Supply Regiment about the departure? If not, we will return immediately!"

Tang Dao walked forward with a cold face, without even looking at the Japanese sergeant who was peeking inside the canvas of the fourth truck, and shouted to Kobayashi Koichi in pure Japanese.

"Hi! Your Excellency the Squadron Leader, I'll ask him right away." Kobayashi Koichi immediately stood at attention and bowed, his waist bent 90 degrees, a standard Japanese subordinate meeting an angry superior.

Seeing a captain-level squadron commander getting out of the car with great authority, the Japanese sergeant was also a little embarrassed.

As a veteran of the frontline combat force, although he does not need to give too much face to a second lieutenant officer who is only one level behind him, that does not mean that he dares to be rude to a captain officer who is several levels behind him, let alone the other party. It's still a permanent division like the Sixth Division.

"Captain Tanabe, our patrol team just changed defenses 2 hours ago. We were not notified by the squadron headquarters that a baggage convoy was coming. Please understand the responsibilities of this subordinate."

The sergeant reluctantly stepped in front of the tall Tang Dao. His aura was not enough to humble him, and this man was half a head shorter, like a child who had made a mistake and met his father who loved to use a whip.

"Baga, why should others bear the responsibility for your mistakes? No wonder your 21st Division has made no progress on the front line for a week. This is not without reason! It is a mistake for the headquarters to choose you, a disgrace of the Imperial Army, to fight the Chinese! "Tang Dao's face turned even darker and he cursed angrily with completely humiliating words.

As soon as he said this, the sweat on the Japanese military officer's head started to drop.

In fact, from the fact that the second lieutenant and squad leader who got out of the car earlier said the correct password, and the squadron leader roared in his native language with a strong local accent, the Japanese sergeant had already determined that this was coming from Jingxing County The baggage convoy.

The reason why he used military orders to make things difficult was just to beat the autumn wind and get some cans of beef from this transport convoy for himself to have breakfast.

Yes, it is a common problem in almost all troops to eat and take cards, not only in the Chinese army, but also in the Japanese army, in Europe, the Americas, and Africa. Even if there is an order from the top, these veterans will still take some money from the transport convoy.

This stubborn disease is almost impossible to eradicate. Just like an old Chinese saying: "If the water is clear, there will be no fish." Human nature is like this. If you don't let the people who follow you get some benefits, who will work hard for you, or even work hard for you? The ministers of China and Japan basically turn a blind eye to this. As long as it doesn't go too far, just get some oil and water!

You know, even if the Ministry of Military Affairs provides supplies to the 80th Army, it must send a major general to lead the team. Otherwise, after more than 2,000 miles of checkpoints along the way, the team may not have even crossed the Yellow River, and the team may only be people and vehicles. And there aren't many supplies left.

An infantry regiment like Tang Dao carried its equipment and embarked on a thousand-mile journey. If it wasn't because of Tang Dao's reputation, it would still be halfway to the Taihang Mountains, or it would be because of good luck.

But the Japanese sergeant may not have expected that the captain in front of him was not only big, but also had a bad temper. When he came up, he pointed at the monk and scolded the bald donkey. He not only scolded him, but also scolded the 21st Division and the Front Army Headquarters. , if it were not for his aristocratic blood, the Japanese army sergeant could not think of any other reason for this captain of the heavy equipment to be so confident.

Thinking that he might have offended a nobleman, the Japanese military sergeant couldn't help but feel weak in the legs. He quickly stood up and bowed his back to admit his mistake: "Captain Tanabe, please calm down. I will give way right now."

"Youxi, you are dedicated to your duties and are much better than your idiot colleagues in the 21st Division!" A smile suddenly broke out on Tang Dao's face, who had been staring at the wrong sergeant for a long time, "How many of your subordinates are there? "

"Seventeen people." The sergeant didn't dare to neglect, so he hurriedly replied.

Tang Daochong waved to Xiao Linguang, who was standing respectfully beside him, "Xiao Lin, please look at these imperial warriors who are still so loyal to their duties under such difficult conditions. Are they models of the imperial army and worthy of rewards?"

"Hi! Your Excellency, the squadron leader, is right!" Kobayashi Koichi nodded heavily.

"Well, give each of these dedicated imperial warriors two cans of beef cans and a bag of toffee as a personal gift from Tanabe Fengyu," Tang Dao said.

"Thank you, Captain Tanabe, thank you very much." The Japanese sergeant's face flashed with deep gratitude, and his posture of standing at attention and bowing became more standard.

Who would choose a name like Tanabe Fengyu that sounds very literary and artistic, except those nobles who like to listen to the wind and admire the moon in the teahouse? Mountain people and fishermen like them don’t say whether they have this spirit or not. The key is that they don’t know enough words!

Tang Dao, who was swaggering and seemed extremely happy, sat back in the cab and looked through the front windshield at the Japanese sergeant leading several soldiers blocking the road, standing respectfully on the roadside holding the cans thrown from the car. , with a blank expression on his face, he growled softly: "Let's go."

The convoy moved forward slowly again.

Except for Tang Dao himself, no one could see that Tang Dao's vest, which was so powerful just now, was also covered in cold sweat.

In the eight trucks, in addition to shell boxes, food and other supplies from the Japanese patrol team at the Hulong checkpoint, there were even more people hidden inside.

If the Japanese sergeant had been a little tougher, he might have seen more than 100 soldiers holding submachine guns and semi-automatic rifles hidden under the canvas of the four trucks after the fourth truck, and in the carriage that followed There was no material at all. Under the tarpaulin, except for machine guns and heavy machine guns, there were soldiers.

The timing of Tang Dao's step was just right, allowing the Japanese commander Cao to see the supplies but not being able to move forward. He completely suppressed the Japanese commander Cao with Japanese aristocratic pride, and finally won the battle. Only the soldiers will know. A psychological battle.

But it is also extremely dangerous. The light machine gun far away on the hillside is not scary. What is scary is the gunfire that can be heard 2,000 meters away. Once the Japanese defense line is put into combat readiness, the Japanese army with more than 20 cannons can definitely Give this elite raid team a devastating blow!

That is a fact that cannot be changed even by Tang Dao.

Fortunately, the little butterfly from the future has an extremely strong psychological quality and an understanding of the Japanese, and he solved this problem by using tricks.

This also made Tang Dao more determined to establish an espionage training institution in the future. The intelligence of the Si Xing Regiment could not only come from friendly forces, but its own safety must also be in its own hands.

Especially if you encounter this kind of disguised infiltration battle again, you can't go out on your own every time. The reconnaissance company must have enough capable people to learn Japanese and understand Japanese culture. Otherwise, it is easy to lurk one person. A lurking attack with hundreds of people like this is almost impossible. impossible.

Just like the patrols deployed by the Japanese army in such areas, they are like watchdogs. There are not many people but they actually play a key role in guarding the rear. Under the silly appearance of the Japanese, they are very shrewd.

To put it bluntly, despite the fact that the Fourth Line Regiment now has equipment, people, and even a sizable arsenal, and there is a steady stream of funds from the outside thanks to the patent of penicillin, it is still just a rough embryo, with a brigade or even a second-line division. It's okay for a group fight, but once it encounters a larger-scale battle, many shortcomings are still exposed!

It's not that Tang Dao doesn't have the ability to plan, it's just that the Four Elements Group was just trying to survive in the early stage. Now it finally has a foothold and needs time to make up for these shortcomings!

Tang Dao believes that based on the current development trend, if he is given another two years, even if he faces the Fifth Division alone, his Four Elements Group will still be able to fight!

However, not only the pressure from the Japanese, but also the coveting eyes from behind, Tang Dao is not sure whether the Four Elements Group can have a normal two years.

The only thing he can do is to strengthen the Four Elements Group!

People will walk around when they meet a lion, and they can’t help but step on an ant when they see one! Your own strength does not make people afraid, but allows you to better protect yourself. This is the law of survival of nature!

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If a lion encounters a group of hyenas, it will be sadly torn into pieces!

But what if a pack of lions breaks into the sleepy hyena camp at dawn?

There is no doubt that the hyena is defenseless.

The sergeant of the Japanese patrol who was happily eating canned food heard a hair-raising explosion from the defensive position about 30 minutes later!

The explosion sound of "Hugh~~Boom!" was very familiar to him. It was the sound of the unique Chinese mortar shells breaking through the air and hitting the target and exploding!

"But why did the Chinese show up?" The Japanese sergeant's face turned pale and he did not react for four to five seconds.

Because in that direction, except for this mountain road, there is basically no way to reach it. Even if the Chinese come over the mountains and ridges, they should not appear in that location.

"Damn it, it's the baggage train!" The Japanese sergeant finally reacted with bitterness on his face, and the canned beef in his hand seemed to be no longer fragrant.

Apart from the fact that the baggage team that only asked him to check a few vehicles had such ability, the experienced Japanese sergeant could not find any other reason.

The little faces of the Japanese soldiers around them almost turned into Western skin colors. They all knew what this meant!

"Sergeant, what should we do..." a Japanese soldier boldly asked.

"Bang!" A gunshot rang out.

The Japanese army fell over!

"Enemy attack!" the Japanese sergeant screamed reflexively, before he even reached out to touch his rifle.

The extremely accurate bullets flew over and killed the Japanese sergeant and the five or six nearby Japanese soldiers one by one!

Then came the sound of machine gun fire and the explosion of rifle grenades.

A fully-staffed Japanese squad with even an additional light machine gun team resisted for less than two minutes before being completely wiped out!

As five scouts wearing camouflage uniforms took the lead into the battlefield to count the Japanese corpses, groups of heavily armed soldiers walked out of the mountains and forests.

At the moment the convoy set off, Tang Dao quietly ordered the field radio to be turned on, and ordered Gu Xishui and Yang Xiaoshan who were lurking in the mountains to set off immediately.

Gu Xishui, who heard gunshots in the distance, immediately ordered his scouts to kill the Japanese patrol guarding the mountain road.

This also allows these Japanese soldiers to no longer have to worry about being held accountable by their superiors in the future.

"All members of the guard company and the mountain artillery company, immediately march towards the regimental seat!" Yang Xiaoshan, who was looking forward, showed no wavering on his honest and simple face, and directly issued the military order.

The order Tang Tuanzuo gave him was not only to protect the artillery, a group of technical arms, but also required him to enter the battlefield as quickly as possible after the battle started.

Because Tang Dao could not predict what the battlefield would look like in the end, he had to devote all his strength as quickly as possible to quickly eliminate all the resistance of the Japanese artillery regiment, without giving the Japanese command headquarters a chance to reorganize a counterattack.

It all depends on speed!

More than 360 Chinese officers and soldiers, who ran 2,300 meters in the pitch-black mountains for 28 minutes, did not even bother to take a breath before running towards the battlefield 2,000 meters away again.

The five-kilometer armed cross-country that the Sixings Regiment has insisted on for a long time shows its power.

It only took 10 minutes for Yang Xiaoshan and the guard company to arrive at the battlefield!

As a result, they saw a battlefield that they couldn't believe!