Rise From Eight Hundred

The battlefield is not a football match!

If the game is not played well, you can change the head coach if you can't change the players.

If you change well, it's like changing a knife, the effect is immediate, and if you don't change well, you will slide into the abyss faster.

But changing the general on the battlefield is a taboo, not to mention that the Japanese army changed the general on the battlefield for the purpose of needing someone to take the blame. The original intention was problematic, and of course it would not have any beneficial effect on the battlefield at hand.

Knowing that their regiment commander had lost command, the commanders of the Japanese army at all levels on the front line were naturally shocked and angry.

Not to mention the daily team-standing issues, you can say that humans are cold interest creatures, or you can say that they are emotional animals. You can't say how strong the emotions are after getting along for a long time, but you are more or less familiar with their tempers and at least know how to get along with them. It's natural that they will be unhappy when the brigade chief of staff, who is far away from them, gives orders.

More importantly, the rabbit dies and the fox mourns. The boss fell, and the battle situation has not been smooth. Will there be a reckoning after the war? This is a problem that officers at all levels of the 45th Infantry Regiment have to consider in advance.

With so many ideas, they naturally didn't work so hard on the battlefield.

On the Chinese defenders' side, the morale was boosted by the continuous addition of fresh troops, especially after the Fourth Battalion joined in the hand-to-hand combat to defeat the Japanese flank attack force, and then blasted the heart-wrenching hill with a cannon.

The situation was completely stabilized, and the four infantry squadrons of the Japanese army that were deployed on the front line also temporarily retreated under the long sirens on the battlefield.

As soon as the Japanese army retreated, the stingy major who had been fighting side by side with the officers and soldiers on the front line with a gun explained the alert matters and lay down directly.

He was not injured, but tired.

However, no one looked down on him, whether it was the two company commanders under his command or Lei Xiong and Gong Shaoxun who came to look for him in the dark.

Only those who have been commanders know the pressure that this army major who collapsed in the trench after a battle has to bear.

Compared with ordinary officers and soldiers, what he shoulders is not only the life and death of an individual, nor even the life and death of thousands of people here, but the lives of more than 3,000 people in the entire advance group.

If the 36th Infantry Brigade breaks through here and attacks from the front and back with the rather tenacious 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade, no matter how smart Tang Dao is, the advance group will be annihilated.

Everyone is shocked by Tang Dao's amazing plan several days in advance, but in fact, the blocking position here is the most important part of completing this amazing plan.

Fortunately, Major Stingy and Major Scar who has died in the battle did not disappoint Tang Dao's expectations, they did it.

However, for Major Stingy, the current highest commander on the defense line, facing the almost non-stop attacks of thousands of Japanese invaders for more than two hours, this is definitely a double test of mental will and body for a commander who has to bear such a heavy responsibility and fight on the front line.

He can't even die easily.

Moreover, as the commander of the guard battalion, Major Stingy rarely left the division headquarters, and basically obeyed the direct command of the division commander. It was rare for him to be independent like this.

Especially after Scarface Lao Zhao, a comrade who was obviously stronger than him, died heroically, the life and death of the two guard battalions plus the fire support company supported by the security battalion fell on the introverted Army Major.

Lei Xiong looked at his colleagues who were breathing heavily, and his unruly eyes were full of respect.

Although he did not look down on "small fish" such as the 67th Army and the 43rd Army like many Central Army officers, Lei Xiong was definitely proud. His pride came from his equipment, strength, and even more from his and his brothers' performance on the battlefield.

As proud as Lei Xiong was, he rarely looked at a person with such respectful eyes, even Colonel Xie Jinyuan. Before he showed his unparalleled fighting spirit and military talent on the Songhu battlefield, he was only limited to courtesy among colleagues.

But Lei Xiong reserved his respect for the Major of the Guard Battalion of the 107th Division in front of him.

What he respected was not that the stingy Major completed the combat mission.

The combat mission assigned to the unit by Tang Dao was actually completed half an hour ago when the defense line of the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade was breached and the cavalry rushed into the position of the 6th Heavy Artillery Brigade.

If the stingy major was ruthless enough, he could have used the trick of "cutting off the arm of a hero" at the moment when the hill fell.

Leaving one part to block the enemy, the main force abandoned all heavy equipment, even the seriously injured, and only carried light equipment to move closer to the main force led by Tang Dao. Even if the remaining part could only block the Japanese army for ten minutes, he would have more than 70% chance of survival.

This trick has long been familiar to many commanders, and they call it "using a small amount of sacrifice in exchange for the survival of the main force, waiting for another victory in the future!".

As long as the main force is not seriously damaged, the commander who uses this trick will not be punished, and may even gain the reputation of the Iron Blood Army.

Yes! Abandoning the minority and retaining the majority, on the surface, sounds like an extremely wise decision by the commander, and behind the little cruelty lies the real wisdom.

However, who would pay attention to those officers and soldiers who stayed because of military orders and so-called justice? They died in battle, and the name they won was just the name of "abandoned sons". On the contrary, most people would remember the commanders who made cold-blooded actions and praise their decisions.

However, these are not within Lei Xiong's values. Why is he willing to be Tang Dao, a rocket-like alien? The spiritual core of 'never abandon, never give up' has been shown countless times by the sword.

Tang Dao may not be the best commander, but he can definitely be the most trustworthy brother, so Lei Xiong is willing to risk his own life and that of all his brothers, that's it.

The guard battalion major who collapsed on the ground was the kind of person Lei Xiong admired the most. He chose to let some of the people retreat, but it was not the so-called 'strong men cut off their wrists', but to let the main force cover the weaker ones. Those who retreated were the wounded, the medical team, and the new recruits.

"Don't disturb me, let me take a few breaths!" The guard battalion commander, who could hardly find some peace with his eyes closed, was a little unhappy when someone tapped him on the shoulder and called him.

When he opened his eyes, he saw that they were two old acquaintances.

"Brother Lei, Brother Gong, thank you so much for coming to our aid, otherwise" Major Stingy saw Lei Xiong and Gong Shaoxun and quickly struggled to sit up.

"Have a rest. Brother Zhou and the brothers have worked hard. Come on, have a cigarette!" Lei Xiong stretched out his hand to stop Major Stingy from getting up to greet him. He handed him a cigarette and sat down on him. The person next to me said carelessly: "Don't tell me, running all the way here has not made me tired from doing the splits. I also need to take a breather!"

Gong Shaoxun is a smart man. When he saw Lei Xiong's appearance, he knew that he was taking care of the stingy old Zhou who was exhausted. What's more, this was a battlefield and the trenches were not deep enough. Standing bent over was much more difficult than sitting down. , smiled slightly at the moment, regardless of the image of the major cavalry battalion commander, and sat with the two army majors in the trench full of blood and mud.

"You two are here, I can finally relax a little bit!" Seeing his two colleagues like this, Major Stingy's eyes flashed with gratitude, but his face became much more relaxed. "Commander Lei, whatever military orders you brought to Commander Tang, I, Lao Zhou, and my brothers will obey them. Even if Lao Zhao is gone, I will also help them with the two companies under his command."

This means giving up command power.

Although Lei Xiong is a major with the same military rank, everyone knows that Lei Xiong is Tang Dao's most trusted deputy. As long as Tang Dao is away, Lei Xiong will take over the highest command, and Lei Xiong also has a very strong command. Talent, many majors are also very convinced of him.

Since Lei Xiong is here, of course he is the first commander.

But unexpectedly, Lei Xiong grinned, with a smile on his rough black face, "Go in a hurry. The battalion commander didn't give me any orders. He just told me and Battalion Commander Gong that the two battalions Zhao and Zhou Chang Geng is familiar with the arrangement of blocking positions, so we will obey your orders."

He turned his head and looked at Gong Shaoxun, "Brother Gong, is this what the battalion commander said?"

Gong Shaoxun really wanted to punch Lei Xiong in the face, who seemed to be smiling brightly but was actually a very fake person. This was completely nonsense, okay? Tang Dao clearly said before leaving: "You make your own decision based on the battlefield situation. If the battalion commanders Zhao and Zhou offer to assist, then Lei Xiong will serve as the first commander of this position until I arrive with my troops!"

After all, Tang Dao was still a little worried about the command ability of the two guard battalion commanders. After all, they were not the commanders of the front-line field troops. They rarely had the experience of confronting the Japanese army with trench fortifications. Lei Xiong had fought bloody battles on the Songhu battlefield for three months. The major who was born as an infantry company commander is naturally more experienced than the two of them.

But Gong Shaoxun wisely did not do this. Firstly, he knew that Lei Xiong was paying tribute to the two guard battalions in this way; secondly, he knew that he could not defeat the black iron tower in front of him.

In the past, I had only heard that Major Lei Xiong was the most brave among the three armies, and Tang Dao was the only one in the entire army. Just now, he had witnessed the elegant demeanor of Lieutenant Lei of the Great Battalion with his own eyes during the hand-to-hand battle between the Si Xing Battalion and the flanking Japanese army.

One man killed four Japanese infantrymen by himself, so much so that when the entire Japanese army retreated, no one dared to confront him again. Such ferocity made even Gong Shaoxun, who had personally killed five Japanese cavalrymen, feel chills running down his spine.

He wasn't even sure if he was qualified to fight with this guy when he was mounted on a war horse. He would probably lose most of the time.

Naturally, I can only nod and agree with Lei Xiong who faked the military order: "Since this is the case, Battalion Commander Zhao has died for his country. Battalion Commander Zhou, you are the supreme commander here. Battalion Commander Lei and I are under your command!"

"Sir Tang, did you really say that?" Stingy old Zhou's eyes sparkled with excitement.

He was not excited because he had the right to command, but because it was recognition, recognition of their commanding abilities, and recognition of the combat effectiveness of the two guard battalions.

Lei Xiong and Gong Shaoxun, one was a major of the Central Army and the other was the commander of the cavalry battalion directly under the military headquarters. They both surpassed him in terms of qualifications and abilities.

Letting the two of them accept his command is Tang Dao's greatest compliment to their two guard battalions.

This is the most stark contrast between the Chinese and Japanese armies at this moment.

The top commander of one side was deprived of his command authority, but the other side gave up in good faith.

Although there is still a huge disparity in military strength, the Japanese army no longer has the overwhelming advantage it had before.