Rise From Eight Hundred

On January 24, the Japanese troops on the frontal battlefield started running mode and evacuated voluntarily.

But this does not mean that the battle for Shipai is over.

The Yegou detachment located in Niuchangpo was from the 5th Division, which was also a direct descendant of the 11th Army. They did not need to wait for Murakami Kasaku, who was still on the warship, to issue a military order, but had already received the news of the entire army's retreat in advance.

In the middle of the night, I started "packing my luggage" and waited for the military order to be issued. After Murakami's military order was issued at around 5 o'clock in the morning, I immediately retreated without any delay.

Lu Sanjiang's reconnaissance company is not a sleepless monster. After several days of hard fighting, the scouts lurking in the mountains are already extremely exhausted, especially after 3 o'clock in the morning, they enter rest mode.

When they heard the movement of the Japanese army, it was time for the Japanese army to return home. When they saw that the Japanese were about to run away, the shocked scouts quickly reported the Japanese army's unusual movements.

Tang Tuanzuo, who returned to the regiment headquarters, actually slept lightly at night. He had been sitting in the headquarters reading at 4 o'clock in the morning, which made Ye Chenghuan come out to persuade Tang Dao not to just rely on his youth and good health to not care. Fighting doesn't happen in a day or two, but don't let your body suffer before the battle is over.

You must know that from the time he set foot on the land of Shipai, Tang Dao, who is the supreme commander of the left-wing battlefield of the central position of Shipai, will never sleep for more than 3 hours a day. This has been almost half a month. Can't stand it!

However, as a little butterfly from the future, Tang Dao clearly remembers that it was during a brutal hand-to-hand battle in Gaojialing that the severely damaged Japanese army completely began to intend to retreat, and the 10th Group Army and other units began to encircle Shipai. Later, the arrogant Hengshan Yong had to order an evacuation in order to avoid being dumped.

But in fact, the 11th Division and the 18th Division were both at the end of the war. Even the equally proud commander named Hu left the famous "Letter to His Wife" to his wife at home, leaving a farewell message to the commander, "You may not succeed, but you will definitely succeed." According to the message, if the Japanese army were more determined and chose to fight another day, the final outcome of the Shipai defense battle would be difficult to say.

But the extremely stubborn train of history runs so stubbornly on its own track. If Isamu Yokoyama had not developed a genetic mutation or had Tang Dao's ability to decipher the fog of the future, he would still have chosen the safest and most reliable option. tactics.

Therefore, Tang Dao was waiting for news about the withdrawal of the Japanese troops from the front line.

The 2,000 men of the Needle Valley Detachment, who have become a turtle in the urn, cannot satisfy Tang Dao's appetite. At least they have to catch up with the thousands of remnant soldiers of the 231 Infantry Regiment to live up to the brothers of the Four Lines Regiment who have traveled 2,000 miles away. sacrifice.

This time, the Four Lines Regiment tried its best. Not counting the 232nd Infantry Regiment, which was ambushed by the mountain infantry company, it withstood a total of about 30,000 attacks from the Yegou Detachment, the 231st Infantry Regiment, and the Needle Valley Detachment in front of the three major defensive positions. .

Although they held their position and inflicted heavy damage on the enemy with their superior light and heavy firepower and advantageous terrain, their own losses were also considerable.

Especially the Sifangwan position stationed by the 1st Battalion which was violently attacked by the crazy Zhengu detachment. Nearly 180 officers and soldiers were killed in the battle and 200 were seriously injured. On a normal battlefield, the 1st Battalion with more than one-third of the casualties would be considered disabled. .

After several days of fierce fighting, the entire regiment suffered more than 700 casualties, which was a casualty rate of nearly 15%. It was by no means a number that could be ignored casually.

The teacher surnamed Hu said that he would retaliate with anger, because he had never seen Tang Tuanzuo who never took revenge overnight.

Therefore, Tang Dao could not sleep most of the night, waiting for the news that the main force of the 11th Army had begun to retreat. As soon as the scouts here received the news that the Yegou detachment had begun to retreat, Tang Tuanzuo immediately issued a military order: "I order, Let go of the Yegou detachment, the 2nd and 3rd Battalions, and quickly leave their respective defensive positions in accordance with the No. 3 combat plan, move toward the 231st Infantry Regiment, and launch an encirclement."

Then, Tang Dao dialed Gu Xishui's phone: "Xishui, I need your mountain infantry company to implement the nail tactics in Plan 3."

Gu Xishui on the other end of the phone trembled violently, but replied without hesitation: "All officers and soldiers of the mountain infantry company, execute the commander's military order!"

"Okay! The 231st Infantry Regiment must pass through Beidou Mountain. You must be a nail to be nailed there. You cannot let a dog from the 231st Infantry Regiment pass. But I need to tell you that the reinforcements need to take a detour. At least It will take 6 hours to arrive, can you do it?" Tang Dao's eyes were solemn and his face was more serious than ever.

Tang Dao knew that the mountain infantry company had followed the light infantry route since its establishment, focusing on a method that could quickly maneuver in the mountains and adapt to mountain warfare. This kind of defense and blocking was not their strength.

But now in order to keep the remnants of the 231st Infantry Regiment, he had to use this fast-moving elite in his hands as a nail to nail the Beidou Mountain Pass that the Japanese army must pass through.

With less than 300 troops, they had to block thousands of Japanese troops who wanted to open a retreat path. One can imagine the difficulty.

There was even a moment when Tang Dao subconsciously hoped that Gu Xishui would hesitate, so that he might use other methods to delay the Japanese march. The possibility of annihilating the 231st Infantry Regiment was almost gone.

"The mountain infantry company promises to complete the mission!" Gu Xishui's voice on the phone was extremely determined. "However, I ask the regimental commander to grant me two privileges!"

"speak!"

"First, I want to gain command of all reconnaissance companies within five kilometers of my unit; second, I want to gain command of my regiment's artillery battalion. During the battle between my company and the Japanese invaders, all artillery that can reach the front of my company's position will be under my command!"

"Accurate!"

"The regiment's artillery battalion will immediately move 2,000 meters toward Beidou Mountain, and all areas around Beidou Mountain will be within the range of the mountain artillery!

In addition, I will also ask for help from Division Commander Hu and Division Commander Luo, and ask their artillery battalions to provide fire support. By then, your company will have at least 30 mountain artillery to help!

At the same time, the air defense battalion will immediately move to the vicinity of Beidou Mountain, just in case it is too late! The Japanese naval aircraft will definitely do their best to rescue these thousands of Japanese soldiers." Tang Dao said honestly.

"Artillery support is enough, sir. In Songhu, the little devils had planes in the sky, naval guns in the sea, and cannons on the ground. What do our 700,000-man army have? It's just small cannons and rifles. We fought with them for three months!" Gu Xishui was very free and easy, and even took out the bloody battle a few years ago that killed 300,000 Chinese soldiers as an example.

"Okay! After the war, I will personally award medals to the brothers who have made military achievements in your mountain infantry company!" Tang Dao said.

"Sir, goodbye!" Gu Xishui said goodbye briefly and hung up the phone.

It's not that we have to say goodbye now, but time waits for no one.

Since the mountain infantry company defeated the 232nd Infantry Regiment, it has been lurking in the mountains and has become a chess piece in Tang Dao's hands that can be used for mobility at any time. The battlefield situation is changeable. Things like blocking the retreat of the 231st Infantry Regiment are only Plan No. 3 in the tactical plan prepared by the Four-Line Regiment before the battle. It is impossible for the mountain infantry company to stay on standby in Beidou Mountain.

At present, they are still 3 kilometers away from Beidou Mountain, and the 231st Infantry Regiment is only 6 kilometers away from there. The mountain infantry company must occupy the commanding heights and build a simple blocking position before the 231st Infantry Regiment arrives.

"The target is Beidou Mountain, all of you run for me, who can't run anymore, call me, I'll carry him!" Long Yan's pre-war mobilization order is simple and direct.

"Platoon leader, my leg is lame, can you see if you can carry me now." A sergeant grinned.

Long Yan turned his eyes and saw who else dared to tease him except his childhood friends? He rolled his eyes and said, "Long Mu, come out and see me. If your leg is really lame, I will do what I said, but if it's not, I will enforce the wartime military law. What is the crime of feigning injury?"

"Platoon leader, it will be treated as a deserter!" A sergeant quickly joined in.

"Yes, just do it this way, Long Mu, come out!" Long Yan's face was serious.

"No! Squad 3, follow me!" The sergeant shuddered with fear and turned around and ran with his infantry squad.

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"Damn it, I admire your shameless look!" Long Yan looked at an infantry squad that quickly disappeared in the dawn light, his face full of helplessness.

"Haha!" The other infantry squads burst into laughter.

"Why don't you hurry up and catch up with Squad 3? If we can't rank first, I'll hang up all of you squad leaders and whip them." Long Yan glared at them again.

The remaining infantrymen turned around and ran with a smile at the roar of their squad leaders. In their words, it's okay to be second, after all, they haven't seen the big squad leaders being whipped with their bare butts.

Of course, joking aside, the pace is not slow at all. The individual soldiers carry more than 30 kilograms, but they are as fast as monkeys.

This group of mountain infantry companies, formed by the mountain people of Yeyue Village, may not be able to enter the top three of the infantry companies of the Four-Line Regiment in terms of archery, fighting, and building fortifications, but in terms of carrying loads and marching across the country, it is the well-deserved No. 1 of the entire Four-Line Regiment.

Even if they heard that they had to use an infantry company to block thousands of 231 Infantry Regiment who were trying to escape, they were not scared to the point of weakness, but were excited. Longyan and his more than 80 brothers looked more like they were going on an outing and did not look solemn at all like they were going to a death date.

Heaven will not let down those brave people.

The Four-Line Regiment was marching in a hurry, trying to wrap up the 231 Infantry Regiment, while the 231 Infantry Regiment of the Japanese Army, which was on the verge of death, had a problem.

"Baga! The whole army evacuates? This is impossible?" Masayoshi Yamada, who received the evacuation order, looked incredulous.

You know, in the battlefield of Zhujiaping, he, the army colonel who led the main force of the division, didn't take down half of the Chinese position, but lost half of his troops. The bodies carried down alone could cover the entire hillside, not to mention those who were still in front of the Chinese position and couldn't be carried down.

If they just ran away, wouldn't thousands of people have died in vain?

What made Yamada Masayoshi even more unwilling was that he would be punished later. With his current record, he was firmly ranked second to last in the "entire canyon", which was a little better than the Hariya Detachment that was still surrounded by the Chinese.

However, if this order to retreat was true, it meant that the Hariya Detachment had been abandoned, and the last one was gone, so he, the second to last, had to fill the position!

"I don't believe that Yokoyama Isamu and Murakami Kisaku would do such an unwise thing. I, Yamada Masayoshi, am willing to lead all the officers and soldiers of the 231st Infantry Regiment to break a bloody path for the entire army and conquer Shipai!" Yamada Masayoshi actually began to express his determination at this time.

He sent three consecutive telegrams to Murakami, hoping to continue attacking Shipai in order to save the lives of more than 2,000 imperial officers and soldiers of the Jingu Detachment.

"Mr. Masaru, to prevent the Imperial Army from suffering greater losses, please follow the military order of Commander Isamu Yokoyama!" Even though he knew that his subordinate was mostly acting, Murakami Kisaku still patiently explained to the army colonel who would be punished after the war.

After all, he was still counting on this guy to bring back the main force of his 39th Division! Even if it was already half-crippled.

The 232nd Infantry Regiment was basically gone, and the 233rd Infantry Regiment was already beaten to a pulp outside the central position of Shipai, with only 1,200 combat-capable soldiers left. If the 231st Infantry Regiment with the main force of the division's infantry, artillery, engineering, and logistics was gone, the 39th Division would not be able to say anything about its elite, and it would not be impossible to disband the remaining personnel and repatriate them to the main island.

Then, wouldn't he, a commander without troops, have to retreat to the second line and go fishing on the main island?

Good fellow, the Four-line Regiment has already sharpened its knives to attack the pigs and sheep, and the head of the 231st Infantry Regiment, who is a pig and sheep, is still arguing with his division commander over the honor of the Imperial Army.

"Mr. Yamada, this is a military order, please execute it immediately! I can tell you that the Nogou Detachment has withdrawn from the position an hour ago and is moving towards the 40th Brigade. His Excellency Yokoyama Yong has ordered the Koshiba Detachment to come and meet you. If you can make it in time, you can eat hot rice at dusk." Finally, the extremely impatient Murakami Kisaku stopped pretending to be kind and sent the last telegram in a cold tone.

At this time, it was already dawn, and the 231st Infantry Regiment missed the best time to evacuate.

"If the bastards want to run, they have to ask me if I agree. Send an order to each company, except for the necessary personnel to stay in the position, the rest of them are going to kill me, keep a distance of one mile from the Japanese army, and use machine guns and mortars to kill them. If they want to get close, retreat, and do not fight them at close range. You have to stick to them like taffy, so that they can neither get rid of them nor get away." Li Jiujin, who was waiting on the high ground with anger in his eyes, received the news that the 231 Infantry Regiment began to retreat gradually, and heaved a sigh of relief and issued a pursuit order.

The Yegou Detachment of the 2nd Battalion started the running mode eight hundred years ago. The 2nd Battalion also packed up half an hour ago and advanced to the mountainous area around Beidou Mountain according to the No. 3 tactical plan. A company is also detouring nearly 20 kilometers to reinforce Beidou Mountain, but the 231 Infantry Regiment is sitting on the Diaoyutai like it has not received the military order, which is unpredictable.

It was too late to run now. The mission of the 3rd Battalion was to use all means to delay them and slow down their marching speed as much as possible. At the very least, the 231st Infantry Regiment had to use a trick to survive.

In fact, from this moment on, the 231st Infantry Regiment had already lost its last chance of survival.

Because under the sticky tactics of the 3rd Battalion, the 231st Infantry Regiment could not run fast even if it wanted to. Beidou Mountain, which could be reached within 2 hours, would take another hour even if it left enough blocking troops to survive.

And these 3 hours were enough for the mountain infantry company that had already reached the Beidou Mountain Highlands to build a trench more than one meter deep, and even dig out anti-artillery holes.

With the current state of the main infantry of the 231st Infantry Regiment being in a state of low health, let alone 6 hours, even if it took twice as long, they would not be able to attack Beidou Mountain.

During this hour, Commander Tang was not idle. He went to the central position of Shipai and explained his No. 3 tactics to the division commander surnamed Hu, who was in a very good mood.

When he heard that he could encircle thousands of Japanese remnants while the main force of the Japanese army retreated significantly, the division commander surnamed Hu, who hated the Japanese army because of the heavy losses of the troops, was overjoyed. He immediately agreed to the artillery support and ordered the artillery battalion to move to Beidou Mountain under the protection of an infantry regiment. At the same time, he also sent three regiments with a total of 4,000 people to participate in the encirclement of the Jingu Detachment and the 231st Infantry Regiment.

This was not only a military achievement that fell from the sky, but also a great opportunity for revenge. The three infantry regiments that were originally exhausted and had to rest were like chicken blood. They completed the assembly in just half an hour and marched towards Sifang Bay several kilometers away.

After hearing this, the 18th Division on the right wing battlefield also sent out the artillery battalion and another infantry regiment without hesitation.

This is the 18th Army. They are not afraid of confronting the main force of the Japanese army, let alone hitting the enemy when it is down.

In just one morning, under the personal command of Tang Dao, the Chinese side assembled nearly 9,000 infantrymen and various auxiliary arms totaling more than 30,000 people. At Beidou Mountain, 20 kilometers away from the central position of Shipai, and Sifang Bay, 6 kilometers away, they surrounded the Japanese Army's Hariya Detachment and the 231st Infantry Regiment of the 39th Division, totaling more than 5,300 remnants.

Why are there less than 3,500 people left in the 231st Infantry Regiment? That's because Colonel Masayoshi Yamada, who has a strong histrionic personality, finally started the desperate running mode. In order to save his life, he sent 600 infantrymen as rear guards to block the 3rd Battalion of the Four-Line Regiment that came to pursue.

He himself led the main force, abandoned some baggage and seriously injured soldiers, and headed straight for Beidou Mountain.

Obviously, this road was blocked. After losing nearly 3 infantry squadrons in one breath, the Japanese army still failed to advance an inch until more and more Chinese troops came in a hurry.

In the telescope's field of vision, the dark blue figures flashing across the mountains and fields plunged the Japanese army colonel into deep despair! ()