Rise From Eight Hundred

It is easy to go to death.

But is it so easy to choose death?

Not really.

Stingy Lao Zhou knew that he did not resist his old friend's arrogance because he did not want to die in his heart.

If he died, his wife would have to survive with four children. How difficult it would be! Just thinking about it made him extremely sad.

But at this moment, he regretted it very much.

If he died first, it would definitely be much better than now! The pain was left to that bastard Lao Zhao.

"Battalion commander, the brothers have few bullets left, and we have blocked the Japanese for almost 2 hours. Take this opportunity and lead the brothers to retreat! I will be responsible for leading a company to cover the whole army!" The captain of the first company of the guard battalion hesitated for a moment, and finally bent over from a distance to make suggestions.

The stingy major did not answer.

"Brothers can't all die here! We have to..." The captain thought that his superior had some intention and made suggestions again.

Then, the army captain could not say a word.

A Mauser pistol was pointed at his forehead. The usually gentle Army Major's eyes were red, like a wounded beast. He didn't roar, but his tone was extremely cold: "Do you know? Pu Datou, if you hadn't just said that you would lead a guard company to cover my entire army, the last bullet in my gun would have blown your head off."

Facing a superior who was obviously much crazier than usual, the Army Captain didn't dare to move at all, only the cold sweat on his forehead flowed unscrupulously.

"I know, you mean to leave some seeds for my 107th and 108th Divisions' two guard battalions!" The Army Major's gun muzzle was still firmly placed on the forehead of his sharp knife company commander, his eyes cold. "But, just like Commander Tang said to us, if one person retreats, ten people will retreat, if ten people retreat, a hundred people will retreat, if a hundred people retreat, ten thousand people will retreat, and if ten thousand people retreat, the country will be destroyed! If the country is gone, what's the point of leaving seeds?"

"Pu Datou, tell me, our land is gone, what's the point of you taking seeds, steaming, frying or deep-frying them?" The voice of the Army Major gradually increased, almost roaring and questioning his subordinates.

The Army Captain could not answer a word.

The air in the trench was stagnant to the point of suffocation.

None of the signalmen and guards on the side dared to step forward.

Silence for a long time!

The murderous aura dissipated.

"But what you said is not entirely unreasonable. I want to die on the battlefield like that bastard Lao Zhao. Not everyone thinks so. Go ask the 108th Division Guard Battalion. If anyone wants to leave, they can go with you! You don't have to pretend to be a hero to cover their retreat. I'll do it myself." The Army Major, whose chest was heaving violently, looked at his subordinate who was sweating profusely but didn't say a word. His expression and tone suddenly became a little bleak. He took back his gun and put it on his belt, turned his back and didn't look at him anymore.

"Lao Zhao is dead, and he and his sharp knife are all dead. He has only one child, but I have four. I don't have any extra money to send to his family. After thinking about it, I can only die with him to feel at ease."

The "chief" captain's throat moved, and he tried very hard to speak.

The stingy major waved his hand and stopped talking.

After standing still for a while, the Army Captain turned and left.

"Inform all companies, if there are people who want to leave from the 108th Division Guard Battalion, let them go. If Pu Da Nao takes people away, the first company will be disbanded, the second company will become the first company, and the third company will become the second company. From now on, there will be no third company in the 107th Division Guard Battalion. Send this military order to the division headquarters in the form of a battle report. This is my last request to the division commander." The voice of the Army Major was a little tired. "Also, order the remaining troops to put on bayonets and fight to the death with me. The entire army is only allowed to move forward and not retreat. Those who die ten meters behind the position will be treated as deserters!"

The highest commander on the Chinese position has made all preparations for the final battle...

At this time, six kilometers away, at the position of the Sixth Heavy Artillery Brigade.

The battle has not yet ended completely. More than a thousand infantrymen are still attacking the large and small positions of the Japanese army, whose morale has been extremely scattered but they are still struggling to hold on.

Tang Dao took out his pocket watch, with anxiety on his face.

It was already the third hour since he launched the attack on the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade. According to the enemy-engaging telegram sent from the blocking position, they had been engaged in fire with the vanguard of the 36th Infantry Brigade for nearly two hours.

With only a thousand people, they had to rely on simple field positions and the Japanese army, which had more than five or six times their strength. Could they hold on for longer?

However, the battlefield here had not yet achieved a complete victory. The Japanese army was like an indestructible cockroach. It was clearly at the end of its strength, but it was still struggling to support.

If he withdrew troops to support the blocking position at this time, it would be like a meat bun hitting a dog if there were too few troops, and the troops here would be empty. If the Japanese army discovered it, it would continue to insist on relying on the advantage of numbers, which would likely lead to a long-term attack and eventually wait for the Japanese infantry. That was both sides wanting to eat the fruit, but in the end, no fruit was eaten.

This difficult choice, even as decisive as Tang Dao, would have a brief hesitation at this time.

Lei Xiong, Guo Shouzhi, and Zhuang Shisan were all commanding the battle on the front line. Even if he wanted to discuss it now, there was no one to discuss it with.

The sound of horse hooves rang out, and Gong Shaoxun and a group of cavalrymen came galloping. Tang Dao's eyes lit up. This was the only reserve force he could mobilize at the moment.

However, in order to attack the Japanese defense line, the more than 200 cavalrymen under Gong Shaoxun suffered huge casualties. Now they were sent to a battlefield that was far more terrifying than this place. Could the cavalrymen bear it?

Of course, what made Tang Dao even more hesitant was that the cavalry had been weakened to the lowest level in history. This small number of troops would not be of much use, and it might also send this most mobile force into the tiger's mouth.

Tang Dao didn't know.

Gong Shaoxun didn't know either.

The cavalry major who had come to report to Tang Dao and asked to enter the wilderness to kill the Japanese fleeing soldiers saw the hesitation in Tang Dao's eyes, and understood Tang Dao's intention after asking.

Both of them fell into a brief silence.

Less than 200 cavalrymen went to support a battlefield of thousands of people, which was definitely a business of throwing meat buns at dogs.

"How many pack horses did you just seize?" After a silence of dozens of seconds, Tang Dao suddenly asked.

"The Japanese heavy artillery brigade used more than 500 pack horses. Although many were killed or injured, our army can never collect less than 150 horses!" Gong Shaoxun instantly understood what Tang Dao meant and hurriedly answered.

"Then I will give you 300 infantrymen. One packhorse will be pulled by a cavalryman. One person will be on the packhorse with all the infantry equipment and ammunition. In addition to the cavalryman, another person will be on the warhorse. The whole army will arrive at 800 meters from the battlefield where we are blocking the Japanese invaders. The cavalry will become infantry and join the battlefield, waiting for our main force to come back for support. In addition, leave 30 cavalrymen on the battlefield here." Tang Dao ordered decisively. "Captain Gong, the lives of the more than a thousand brothers who are blocking the Japanese invaders all depend on you."

"Yes!" Gong Shaoxun stood at attention.

Without saluting, he ran straight to the warhorse.

Tang Dao chose cavalrymen not only for their combat effectiveness, nor just because they are the last mobile force, but for their mobility.

The distance of six kilometers is so long that even if the infantrymen would rather die than run over, it will take at least half an hour.

That is still an optimistic estimate. You know, the passing line for the fully armed Chinese army to cross the five kilometers is 23 minutes, and that is to ensure adequate nutrition with good food and drink, and also to have hard training day after day and year after year.

In this era, fully armed soldiers could run five or six kilometers and arrive in 40 minutes, which was considered excellent.

Even the Sixth Division, which was strong, took more than 40 minutes for the vanguard to reach the blocking position six kilometers away from them.

But with war horses and pack horses, it was different.

Not only could it shorten the time to move 6 kilometers away, but it could also save a lot of soldiers' physical strength. They could almost go into battle after arriving...

"Brother, you just run, I can't fall down!" Gu Xishui rode on the pack horse, holding the horse's neck with both hands, and urged Lv Sanjiang, who was riding on the war horse in front of him and trotting with the reins of his pack horse.

Tang Dao was willing to do anything to rescue the 1,000 people on the blocking position.

He recalled all of his most elite Sixing Battalion and one and a half infantry companies of the security battalion. The 450 people carried by war horses and pack horses were the essence of the entire advance regiment.

Not only that, Tang Dao even asked them to bring the six G34 machine guns and all the mortars that had just been captured.

Lu Sanjiang glanced back at Xiaobai, who was holding the horse's neck tightly and almost strangled the packhorse to death.

Gu Xishui was very fair-skinned, both in terms of riding skills and face.

Lv Sanjiang, who was born in a peasant family and was as black as a coal ball even without fighting, had always been too lazy to pay attention to such guys.

But the anxiety in the eyes of the white-faced soldier made Lu Sanjiang's heart move slightly.

There must be someone he cares about in that unit!