Rise From Eight Hundred

The most tragic charge in the history of the Sixth Division came to an end.

Four infantry squadrons were exhausted within 10 minutes.

The infantry squadrons on both wings have not yet found a way around the Chinese position, let alone launching an attack.

The two battalion commanders, Scar Lao Zhao and Lao Zhou, were both platoon commanders of the special agent platoon, and eventually were promoted to division guard battalion commander through meritorious deeds. This was not only because they were from the same county as their respective division commanders and gained trust, but also because they were from the same county as their respective division commanders. What matters is that they are both extremely capable.

Otherwise, even if they were biological brothers, the two lieutenant generals and division commanders would not dare to entrust their lives to them.

The location they chose to establish the blocking position was not only because there were rivers and hills, which were the only way for the Japanese army to reach the 36th Infantry Brigade, but there were enough paddy fields in this area.

If the Japanese army wanted to pass around the position, they had to wade through the mud one foot deep and one foot shallow. Not to mention the slow marching speed, even if they could reach the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade, they would probably be exhausted.

More importantly, Tang Dao can guarantee that Ushijima Mitsuru will definitely choose to attack the blocking position instead of going around.

Because that night, Ushijima Mitsuru was like a woman who had been flirted with by a scumbag, and all she could think about was the handcuffs and whips that would give her the incomparable pleasure of conquering the scumbag who dared to tease her.

The props were ready and the emotions were in place, but the scumbag went to play with another irritable young woman. How could Ushijima Mitsuru let anyone who had anything to do with the scumbag go?

Of course, the emotion of almost exploding was only secondary. Tang Dao, who was familiar with Ushijima Mitsuru's resume, understood his pride and confidence better.

Ushijima Mitsuru, who once served as the commander of an army in time and space, had absolute self-confidence, which made him never swallow his anger and spend a lot of time bypassing the blocking position. If the adult's "take it all without making any choice" approach is applied to On the battlefield, it is very likely that he will get nothing.

He must make a choice, and the enemy in front of him is the closest to him.

It was calculated that the 36th Infantry Brigade would definitely launch an attack, and coupled with the location of the selected positions, the two infantry squadrons' attempt to bypass the two wings was destined to be difficult.

The winner was decided on the central position. Nearly 400 Japanese troops were still marching forward in the paddy field, until a signal flare fired by the Japanese infantry brigade told them to stay put.

Kanda Masane arrived at the front of the position, taking the last infantry group of his 45th Infantry Regiment with him.

The two Japanese majors looked like their dead parents, standing in front of the livid-faced army colonel in despair.

A Japanese infantry brigade consists of four infantry squadrons, a heavy machine gun squadron, and an infantry artillery squad.

In the battle to attack Songjiang, the 45th Infantry Regiment, as the reserve force of the entire division, did not engage in large-scale siege operations and was able to retain 90% of its troops. However, this was a good thing. In a field battle, the infantry was missing. Half.

With this kind of result, not to mention the two immediate commanders who were so devastated that they couldn't even say a word of apology, even Colonel Kanda Masane, who personally ordered 20 minutes to resolve the battle, felt dizzy.

"How many Chinese troops are there on the opposite side?" Kanda Masane was at the level of a captain after all. He resisted the urge to chop his two subordinates alive with a knife on the left and a knife on the right, and asked with a livid face.

"Your Excellency, Captain, based on the calculations of the Chinese firepower, there are about 1,500 Chinese on the opposite side. However, their heavy firepower far exceeds that of the ordinary Chinese army, but the biggest reason why the Imperial Warriors cannot break through that line of defense is It's not that they have machine guns and mortars, but that their soldiers have a large number of German submachine guns and Mauser twenty-gun pistols." A Japanese major managed to calm down and answered his superior.

The Japanese major not only had sufficient battlefield experience, but also had extremely high emotional intelligence. He did not deliberately exaggerate the opponent's strength because of his own heavy losses.

He knew very well that the military order to kill the opponent in one go was issued by the commander or even the brigade commander. At best, he would be at a disadvantage in combat, and the consequences of blindly exaggerating the enemy's strength would only be that he would be on the verge of being demoted. Completely pushed into the abyss.

"Fifteen hundred people, with a large number of short-range firepower." Kanda Masane narrowed his eyes and fell into deep thought. "That shows that these are not the regular Chinese field troops, but the guard troops around the Chinese generals. They are often sent to the battlefield only when the war situation is urgent."

Kanda Masane was worthy of being a top student who had studied at the Japanese Army University, and he immediately guessed the reason for the blocking force.

"Why are Chinese generals willing to use the most elite troops around them as bait?" Another major asked subconsciously, but then he suddenly realized that his face turned red.

The current battlefield has made it extremely clear that the Chinese were used as bait, but the bait was poisonous. Not only did their 36th Infantry Brigade become faint with poison, but also the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade more than ten miles away. The target they want to poison.

If you are not an elite, how can you be so poisonous?

"Chinese people should not be underestimated!" Kanda Masane didn't bother to look at his ashamed subordinates anymore, but sighed slightly.

"They obviously made plans a week ago, causing the brigade commander, Ushijima Sadao of the 18th Division, the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade and even Commander Yanagawa Heisuke to become careless."

What does Minato mean by being shameless?

This is.

If Ushijima was here, he would probably kiss his closest subordinate and not blame him for losing 800 people in one battle.

The meaning of this army colonel is very clear. Our brigade commander made a mistake, but don't think of putting the blame on our brigade commander alone. Lieutenant General Ushijima Sadao, the division commander, Lieutenant General Yanagawa Heisuke, and the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade are all in trouble.

We are not brothers, but we have to shoulder the guilt together.

Damn it! After the war, when Ushijima Sadao heard this statement from the 36th Infantry Brigade, he was said to have roared and chopped down ten saplings as thick as his arm in the open space outside the military tent, and the command sword given by His Majesty the Emperor was cut into a notch.

"I will personally apologize in writing to the North China Expeditionary Army Headquarters for this defeat, but Ushijima Mitsuru should commit seppuku to atone for his sins to His Majesty the Emperor! Yanagawa Heisuke responded to this rumor with much more coldness and determination.

Although he, as an army lieutenant general, did not have the right to deal with an army major general, it also meant that Ushijima Mitsuru's dream of becoming the commander of the 6th Division was cut off, and the conflict between the two was about to break out.

Blame me! If a certain unlucky child who died alone in the wilderness in ordinary clothes heard this rumor, he would definitely feel wronged. It's too much bullying of honest people. Right!

Unfortunately, Ushijima Mitsuru and his subordinates, who wanted to escape the blame, had already decided to do so.

Of course, while dragging down the senior leaders of the 10th Army, they had to deal with the Chinese troops in front of them.

Otherwise, the shame of an infantry brigade being blocked by only more than a thousand Chinese people could not be covered up even if the emperor himself, who was far away on the main island, was dragged down.

"Order your two infantry squadrons to continue to execute the previous military order, go around to the flanks of the Chinese position, and let them choose when to launch the attack." Kanda Masatane issued military orders in succession. "At the same time, the entire army will temporarily rest and wait, and send out signal soldiers to urge the artillery squads and artillery squadrons of each battalion, ordering the infantry artillery to arrive 1,000 meters away from the battlefield at the fastest speed, and the artillery squadron will choose the artillery position on the spot, and bombard the Chinese position according to the coordinates provided by the artillery observer! "

"In addition, the two of you, the majors who only have one infantry company left, will serve as the captains of the front-line supervision team and personally kill all the weak soldiers who dare to retreat without permission." Kanda Masatane looked at the two respectful majors standing in front of him with a cold look.

When the two majors breathed a sigh of relief, he continued: "But if the number of weak soldiers who are not strong enough to kill exceeds 20, then you two majors will personally carry out the "Long Live Charge"! I believe you will continue the spirit of imperial bravery. "

"Hi! "The two majors bowed their heads at the same time.

It's just that my legs are a little weak.

Obviously, what the colonel meant was that if the war goes well, you two will be fine. If it doesn't go well, you two will lead me to die! I need the heads of two majors to set an example for the whole army.

Just like the Chinese soldiers in the trenches opposite showed their colleagues the homemade "glory bullets" tied tightly around their waists.

The top three figures of the 36th Infantry Brigade have basically set the tone for this battle, which is also a fight to the death.

It is no longer a question of whether they can rescue the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade, but for their own future.

However, there are thousands of Japanese infantrymen as cannon fodder for them.