Rise From Eight Hundred

The day of December 5th was definitely the most frustrating day for the Kunisaki Detachment.

The army, divided into three groups, only walked 10 kilometers during the whole day, not to mention that the soldiers who had not slept much all night only had so much physical strength.

But facing nearly 10,000 troops and more than 20 artillery pieces ready for battle, the Chinese actually launched attacks again and again.

They used their light mortars weighing only 50 kilograms to hit more than a dozen shells from time to time.

The infantry guns and mountain guns that had been prepared for a long time quickly retaliated, but the Chinese basically hid behind the mountains, making full use of the characteristics of the mortars with a large elevation angle, while the mountain guns and mortars could basically only blow up the mountains for fun.

Send out the infantry! The distance of one kilometer seems not far, but anyone with a little bit of insight knows that by the time the infantry arrives, the opportunity will have been lost.

What's more, what if this is a fishing trick by the Chinese? Who knows how many Chinese are hiding in the dense forest!

The artillery couldn't hit, the infantry didn't dare to advance, the great Japanese Empire's nearly 10,000 troops were beaten all the way by the Chinese's small artillery... No, to be more precise, they were beaten for a whole day.

Kuniaki was so ashamed and angry!

Or to describe it more accurately, it was painful.

The map showed that he was still 40 kilometers away from getting out of this mountainous area. If it were in the plains, it would only take one day for the imperial infantry to march in the field, but in this ghost place, especially with the Chinese constantly destroying the road and harassing him, he would need at least four days.

Four days! When he thought about the next four days and four nights, he would march under the constant harassment of the Chinese, and Kuniaki's head was buzzing.

And as the supreme commander, he knew very well that the harassment of the Chinese delayed the marching speed of the army and caused casualties, which was only secondary. What was more important was the trust of his officers and soldiers in him as a commander.

If he allowed the Chinese to attack so recklessly without making an effective counterattack, it would take only three or four days. By tomorrow, his reputation as a useless commander would have grown wildly in the hearts of all his subordinates.

If even the highest commander could not be trusted, it was obvious that the efficiency of executing military orders would be significantly reduced, and the combat effectiveness would naturally be needless to say.

"Damn it, we can't go on like this. Our army must wipe out this Chinese army before we get out of the mountainous area." Seeing that the sun was about to set, Kunisaki, who was standing under a cliff, finally made up his mind.

Since the Chinese wanted to delay him, he might as well fulfill their wish and use the air superiority and manpower advantage to find them and annihilate them.

"Notify Colonel Takeuchi Yunshan, Colonel Oda Nobu, General Li Shoushan, and Major Koizumi Yosaburo of the Sixth Division Artillery Battalion, Major Yin Teng Kazuo of the Cavalry Squadron, and Major Xiachuan Zhiming of the Armored Battalion to come to the detachment headquarters for a meeting." Kunisaki, who had made up his mind, ordered the lieutenant colonel chief of staff beside him.

These are the most core senior officers of Kunisaki Detachment.

As for the highest commander of the artillery battalion of Kunisaki Detachment, Yanagawa Kazuo, because he ran away with the artillery without any resistance, he also fought a fierce battle with an infantry battalion responsible for the pursuit in the dark, causing the Chinese to flee. This crime is already very serious.

But what disgusts Kunisaki most is that this guy is still confident that he would rather abandon his pride as a soldier and preserve the excellent technical arms for the empire.

Obviously he is afraid of death, but he can explain it so freshly and unworldly with a face of "I am shameless but I insist", which is also unique in Kunisaki's military career.

But he, the commander of the detachment, can't execute this guy on the spot, so he can only detain him and a group of artillery officers and wait for the North China Expeditionary Army Headquarters to decide on the disposal method.

However, seeing that the North China Expeditionary Army Headquarters has not given an explanation for several days, it is estimated that they will make a big deal out of a small matter and eventually let it go.

Naturally, the artillery commanders who had lost their guns would not be able to participate in the highest military meeting of the Kunisaki Detachment. They could only be the artillerymen of the 6th Division who came from the 36th Brigade to support them.

And the guys of the 36th Brigade who had lost their fighting spirit probably just arrived at the deserted Guangde County! Kunisaki had already lost his patience with them, and he was too lazy to even contact them again...

The Japanese army held a military meeting in a tight rhythm.

Tang Dao and Lei Xiong and seven or eight other officers sat together by a bonfire in the lee of a mountain col four kilometers away from here.

It was both for warmth and for dinner.

Three baked potatoes per person, buried in the ashes under the bonfire.

However, it was not Tang Dao who summoned them, but a bunch of people who came uninvited to eat here.

Seeing that the three-day rations of himself and Tan Tai Mingyue were wolfed down by these big men, Tang Dao's face could not help but twitched.

It's not that Captain Tang is stingy, but this is the military order he signed personally. No matter the lieutenants or the colonels, each person has three potatoes a day, and each soldier has two potatoes a day.

Leng Feng, Li Jiujin, Qian Dazhu, Zhao Daqiang, Pang Dahai, and Cheng Tieshou, these six big men, don't they have 18 potatoes? Even so, Lao Hei and Gu Xishui, two of them, brought their own potatoes. Otherwise, Tang Dao, who couldn't produce any more potatoes, would have sent them packing.

The main reason for this situation is that there are too many poor companions, and they have made the independent battalion, a big family, poor.

The 145th Division's food reserves had long been insufficient, and there were many wounded soldiers. In order to support friendly forces, Tang Dao ordered half of the food reserves to be sent to them.

But now the independent battalion is no longer the original 1,100 people. It has also joined the 1,000-man Sichuan Army Corps, which has been removed from the title of the revenge group. Excluding those who have already sacrificed, the entire army has more than 2,200 people, including the wounded.

The food that was originally sufficient for 1,100 troops to support 20 days was suddenly reduced to only five days for the entire army.

Zhuang Shisan, the chief of staff, has implemented a wartime emergency supply system for the entire army since yesterday. The rations of each soldier have been reduced from the original 6 taels of rice to 3 taels. If they are not full, they can use potatoes to make up for it. This thing is simply the standard military rations of the Chinese army at this time.

Tang Dao, the supreme commander, and Tan Tai, the reporter, are no exception.

Of course, Tang Dao knew better. Infantry company commanders like Li Jiujin, who were promoted from veterans, had anticipated this day long ago. The soldiers had their own stocks. Even if the battalion did not allocate food, they could still hold on for two more days.

But even so, these guys took the opportunity to come to the battalion to get the potatoes allocated to Tang Dao. No one said they would bring a pound of rice to give Tang the battalion commander a porridge.

"Damn it, none of them are good!" Seeing Li Jiujin and Leng Feng wolfing down roasted potatoes, Tang Dao, who had a mouthful of black potatoes, suddenly wanted to kick these two capable subordinates.

Starve me to death, you will feel comfortable, right?

Probably sensing the fierce look in the eyes of Battalion Commander Tang, Li Jiujin bared his yellow teeth and raised the last potato in his hand to Tang Dao: "Sir, eat it! This potato is roasted crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, tastes good, and can fill your stomach. There are still more potatoes after three, which is really good."

After saying that, he looked at Qian Dazhu who was also chewing, "Isn't it, Zhuzi?"

"Yeah! The roasting of Tan Tai's press conference is much better than that of my two signal soldiers. It smells really good!" Qian Dazhu nodded vigorously, and did not forget to praise Tan Tai Mingyue.

"It smells really good, right! Hehe! That's because you haven't eaten anything more delicious.

Didn't expect it! I have a large piece of pickled horse meat hidden here. I will take it out only when you are full. Otherwise, you guys will eat it all up!" Tang Dao sneered and shouted to the distance.

"Er Ya, bring the horse meat I hid to Deputy Battalion Commander Lei and his men, and give us a whole jar of wine. You guys are full anyway, so don't waste food."

"Fuck! Commander, you are so unkind! I'm not full, really." Li Jiujin felt depressed in his crotch.

He suddenly felt that the potatoes he had just eaten were not so fragrant.

Qian Dazhu, who had been eating the sweet potatoes of the commander with a few big brothers, had a bitter face and looked at Li Jiujin with resentment in his eyes.

See! We knew that the commander had hidden some private goods, but we ended up eating a bellyful of potatoes stupidly.

We are still too young after all! If we had known earlier, we should have refused the commander's invitation to eat potatoes.

Pang Dahai and Cheng Tieshou stared at Li Jiujin with wide eyes. On the way to the battalion headquarters, wasn't it this guy who urged everyone to eat Commander Tang's dinner? This is good! Seeing people eating meat and drinking wine, how tempting!

"Haha! You are here to blackmail me." Seeing the melancholy eyes of several subordinates who felt cheated, Tang Dao, who was blackmailed, was in a good mood.

The bad mood of several lieutenants was not until Erya came to report with a bitter face: "Sir, didn't you ask me to give that piece of horse meat to the medical team so that they can replenish the wounded? Especially that Captain Cai, he is still unconscious, drinking meat porridge, but one is worth three!"

"Oh! That's what I forgot, forget it." Tang Dao slapped his head and pretended to be suddenly enlightened.

"Puchi!" Tan Tai Mingyue smiled and handed Tang Dao a peeled potato. "Okay, Captain Leng and the others just ate a few of your potatoes! You don't have to lie to them!"

"Hehe! Who let these guys have rice and meat and still want to eat my potatoes, do you think I'm stupid?" Tang Dao laughed.

"Hey! Commander, you almost made me drool. You're too stingy!" Li Jiujin sighed and shook his head.

The others also laughed.

This is also a way for them to get closer to the commander Tang Dao.

In this world, only people of their own are qualified to use their own things, right?

Of course, more importantly, it's because they are in a good mood.

The Japanese had no way to deal with the independent battalion that kept harassing them for a whole day and night. If they continue to fight in this way, this will be the easiest battle since they entered the battlefield.

No doubt...

PS: I was busy all day today. After I got home at 6 o'clock, I wrote a chapter of 3,000 words. I was too tired. This is the only chapter today. I will continue to update two chapters tomorrow.