Rise From Eight Hundred

Chapter 132 Preparing for battle

 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 people who mutter that they don’t want to leave, such as Lao Hei. His brother died here in the battle, and it seems that he feels sorry for him if he leaves 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 you need to keep watch. If you don't fight, you 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 Jedi, 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 stood at the door. No one except the person involved knew what Tang Dao and the three infantry platoon leaders were telling them.

After explaining to his three platoon commanders, Tang Dao asked Niu Er to invite the machine gun company commander Lei Xiong. 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 are 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. The four-row warehouse firepower point is constructed.

From this point of view, this veteran soldier who graduated from the Japanese Military Academy knew why the more than 400 men under his command were able to beat up the Japanese army of an infantry regiment so miserably.

 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 but not enough offense.

But 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 of ​​the shooting range. The torrents of steel ejected from the machine guns and mortars hidden inside were definitely the most hated sharp arrows by the Japanese invaders. .

For another example, the front-line trenches they spent a lot of effort to build may seem unnecessary, but the shooting from here will definitely cause the Japanese army to stumble when they launch a charge. It will also make the Japanese army who dare to cross this trench never stop. No chance to escape.

 Putting aside 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 are 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 just around the corner.

However, the lieutenant colonel of the army was obviously not a person who was greedy for credit. When he saw the chief of staff of the division highly appreciating 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 is familiar with battalion-level officers at most. Among company-level lieutenants, except for Lei Xiong, who is somewhat famous, he does not 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 fully agreed and recorded it in the archives.

Looking at it now, based on the ability of the various firepower points and fortifications designed by him, this battle achievement has no water 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." Despite this, 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 shoulder to show encouragement.

As for Tang Dao’s original identity as a Sichuan Army, this person also selectively ignored it.

Are you going to be promoted to major? Shangguan Yun, who was accompanying him, was stunned.

Perhaps only Tang Dao was sighing slightly. The man in front of him is an absolutely smart man.

Isn’t that what the saying goes like “buying horse bones for a thousand gold”! I was afraid that there would be something wrong with the withdrawal, so I just took advantage of the military exploits to paint a big picture for the backbone of the army who had made great contributions. Naturally, it was also for the other officers. As long as they could obey the order to retreat, everyone would have the opportunity 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 is not something that a division chief of staff can decide.

  Things that should be guarded and packed in the warehouse should be packed. Except for the explosives and a large number of uneaten potatoes that could not be taken away, the soldiers basically took away everything that could be carried 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 concession garrison fired three illumination bombs 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 wings of the warehouse.

 In the field of vision 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 gave the decisive order.

According to the military order of the Army Lieutenant Colonel, the Second Company took the lead, using the cover of night, to climb out of the warehouse building first, and carried 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 are 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 reflects the strong courage of the commander of this Guards Army.

Even though the Japanese army did not deploy heavy machine guns on their positions, the crisis still existed. Heavy machine guns and other equipment could 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, the risk will be higher if it stays behind.

“Qin Ruoyu, take your second platoon and **** 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 entirely 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 someday."

"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 lieutenant colonel were walking towards this side accompanied by the guards, and tears finally fell from his eyes.

"I promise!" Tang Dao suddenly opened his arms and hugged his comrade who was usually not good at expressing emotions.

 “First company, prepare to fight!”

 “Machine gun battery, prepare to fight!”

 (End of this chapter)