At the headquarters of the 11th Division, the commander of the division, Lieutenant General Sotake Yamamuro, looked ashen. The reprimand telegrams from the Emperor and the base camp were tantamount to announcing the end of his future in the army. Since the formation of the new army, there has never been a single incident. He didn't expect that the alliance was annihilated, but he made a bad start;
I thought it would be an easy task to capture a small Luodian, but in the end, after several days of continuous fighting, I was unable to capture a position defended by a brigade, and suffered at least 2,000 casualties on the main battlefield.
What made him collapse the most was the military operation on the roundabout flanks. A main infantry regiment, while strengthening a cavalry regiment, artillery brigade and tank squadron, not only failed to capture the position defended by a Chinese battalion, but also lost killed nearly all of the attacking forces;
More than 4,000 troops eventually fled back to 400, losing all their heavy equipment and completely offending the Fujiwara family. His future in the army became bleak, and the Lieutenant General's division commander became his Ceiling, after fighting this battle, he will be thrown back to the domestic reserve force to retire.
But he is now in the prime of life and the empire is at its peak. It is the best time for them, Mesozoic generals, to make contributions...
"How did this bastard Anda Twenty-san fight the battle on Bageya Road? With a troop ratio of 8 to 1, even if a pig was tied up at the headquarters, the fight wouldn't be like this!"
Lieutenant General Yamamuro Munetake still couldn't let go. He thought hard and couldn't find the reason. Others could only sit calmly and breathlessly at the conference table, waiting for the division commander to make new adjustments to the force.
"Katamura-kun, tell me what happened? If the reason for the failure cannot be found, the imperial army may make the same mistake again."
Chief of Staff Katamura Yoshihagi actually didn't understand it. Afterwards, he and several commanders repeatedly conducted war games and tried countless times. The worst result was that they would be evenly matched and they would never come out and be annihilated. This is ridiculous. thing.
Forty-eighth Colonel Katamura could only stand up and said:
"Your Excellency, the division commander, through questioning the warriors who had the chance to escape, we learned that the Chinese suddenly used a large number of heavy artillery to blow up Andajun's headquarters. Most of Andajun and the regiment personnel died in the Chinese artillery fire. Sneak attack, the Chinese are not the work of warriors, they are cunning and cunning.”
Yamamuro Munetake knew that this was not the reason. The 88th Division only had one artillery battalion, equipped with German-made 75mm mountain guns. However, these artillery units were always on the main battlefield. It was impossible to support the small independent battalion, but he could not think of anything else. The reason is that this matter can only be put on hold for the time being, and the top priority is to capture Luo Shopkeeper's position.
"Gentlemen, now is not the time to discuss this. Luodian is the top priority of the 11th Division. The base camp has given the 11th Division a death order. Either take Luodian or fight for His Majesty the Emperor. dedication; dedication
After several days of fierce fighting, the 262nd Brigade in Luodianzhu's position has become a tired division. Although our 11th Division lost more than 3,000 people, the main force is still there and there are sufficient weapons and ammunition.
On the other hand, the defenders of the 88th Division were severely depleted of ammunition and personnel. At most, only about half of the personnel were left. The baggage and firepower were unable to compete with the imperial army. With more than 10,000 warriors against less than 4,000 Chinese defenders, the advantage lies with me!
I decided to concentrate the forces of the three brigades and launch continuous attacks on the Luodian position until the defender's position was captured. "
The captain of the 44th Regiment and Colonel Chitaka breathed a sigh of relief, and their expressions became extremely serious. Although they had never used this tactic, they had heard of it. It was pioneered by the military god Nogi Nogi Nogi, who became famous during the Battle of Lushun. , and also has a very nice name - pig sudden tactic.
This tactic is quite powerful, but can cause heavy casualties. Nowadays, few officers use it unless the troops are at the end of their rope. Coincidentally, this military god is also the former division commander of the 11th Division.
Kazuchi Takaji really did whatever he was afraid of. This time, it was him and the 44th Regiment that Yamamuro Munetake ordered.
The 44th Regiment had been crippled by the 88th Division before, and the Shinohara Battalion fell into the hands of the independent battalion. Soldiers from the Engineer Regiment and the Baggage Regiment were used to replenish the lost troops, but the combat effectiveness was no longer possible at the same time. Then he spoke.
"He Zhijun, the empire and His Majesty need you, please!"
After Lieutenant General Yamamuro Munebu finished speaking, he bowed carefully to Wachi Takaji. Wachi Takaji's face turned pale, because this bow was tantamount to giving him a suspended death sentence. He had no way out. If you don't capture the Luodian position in one fell swoop, you will have to be loyal to the emperor.
He had lost a brigade before, and his roommate Zongwu had always remembered it. Otherwise, why not let other captains lead the troops?
Wachi Takaji could see his determination from the face of the division leader. This was already the final decision and could not be changed. He had only one way to survive now!
Thinking of this, he slowly read:
"The fat horse and the big sword have not yet been repaid, and the emperor's kindness has been spent in vain for several years; the fighting and ladles have exhausted the remaining dreams of drunkenness, and have fallen below the four hundred states of China!"
Yamamuro Munetake recognized that this poem was written by Nogi Nogi, the God of War, which represented a decisive attitude and expressed his intention to imitate the God of War and capture Luodian in one fell swoop with a series of short assault tactics.
"Yoshi, He Zhijun has the demeanor of a god of war. You and I will cheer for you to support the 44th Wing. At the same time, I will also ask the Commander to apply for fire support from the fleet again. I will leave the rest to you."
The Japanese have quite a lot of problems. They have a full sense of ritual. They have learned Chinese etiquette for two thousand years, but in the end they still draw tigers instead of dogs. No matter how you look at it, they are like monkeys.
After He Zhiying felt that the ceremony was complete, he left with his ancestral command sword, and Yamamuro Somu also applied for fire support for them as promised.
Half an hour later, the 44th Regiment had already lined up in accordance with the requirements of the pig surprise tactic, with ten squadrons, each of which formed an attack echelon;
The so-called pig attack tactic is not like swarming forward in a dense formation like what was filmed on TV in later generations. That is not a tactic, it is a death penalty. The Japanese are not so stupid.
The so-called pig attack tactic generally divides the troops participating in the attack into ten attack waves according to their organizational structure. Each attack wave is also formed according to the Japanese infantry attack tactics, but they will be broken up after one wave rushes over, and another wave will be dispersed. After adding more, all the soldiers who were scattered will consciously line up in another row behind the tenth wave, and so on, launching attacks continuously in this way until the defenders' positions are breached or all of them are killed in battle.
This tactic requires very high psychological quality of the soldiers, and they must have sufficient ammunition, otherwise they will not be able to withstand their continuous attacks. This is what their so-called military god did back then, killing him until he almost vomited, and then They won inexplicably, and from then on they were regarded as the military gods of the Japanese;
But there are also many military bosses and family members of soldiers who call him a pig, which is how the pig attack tactic came about.
Second Colonel He Zhiying knew that he would not be spared this time, so he tied a scarf on the top of his head. Many people followed suit, and everyone had fanaticism on their faces;
Brainwashed by the spirit of Bushido, they have regarded Nogi Nogi as a god in their hearts. Many of them grew up listening to Nogi Nogi's stories. Every devil poisoned by militarism wants to have such a pilgrimage memory. Yes, they want to pay tribute to the god of their childhood in this way.
He Zhiying Er'er looked around with wolf-like eyes, and then said in a low voice:
"Warriors, the holy war to conquer China has begun. Luodian is the rock blocking the progress of my invincible warriors. They must be uprooted!
Thirty-two years ago, our teacher and regiment leader, Senior Nogi Nogi Nogi, used the Long Live Rush to knock over Lushun, the first fortress in the East. From then on, the Chinese territory outside the Pass became the back garden of the Imperial Kwantung Army;
Today, our warriors of the 44th Regiment will use the same tactics to attack Luodian and drown the flesh-and-blood millstone of Luodian with the blood of the warriors.
Warriors, pay tribute to the God of War in our hearts! "
As soon as He Zhiyinger finished speaking, more than 3,000 other Japs shouted in unison:
"Itaiya!"
"Itaiya!"
"Itaiya!"
When the third long live sound fell, the Japanese fleet opened fire. Groups of artillery shells came from the sea, and then roared and smashed into the position of Luodian 262 Brigade, plowing the position that had been pushed back to normal;
Before the cannon could be fully extended, Wachi Takaji pulled out his command sword, pointed it at the sky, and roared loudly:
"Itaiya!"
After finishing, he rushed out first, followed by the first squadron of the first brigade that launched the first wave of attacks, and the Japanese Long Live Charge began...
