"Your Excellency, Division Commander, drinking water can only last for three days at most. Due to the reduction in drinking water supply, many soldiers have suffered from severe dehydration. Now only the minimum drinking water needs can be guaranteed."
Okubo said in a hoarse voice, his throat also burning. As the chief of staff, his daily drinking water ration is the same as that of the soldiers. This allows him to more intuitively grasp the physical condition of the soldiers. Only the division commander's daily ration exceeds The standard is 30%, and many soldiers now rely on urine to replenish their body's water needs.
Lieutenant General Anda fell silent after hearing this and brought the troops into a desperate situation. As a commander, he has an unshirkable responsibility. He has been in deep self-blame these days;
There is also the fear of death, which cannot be expressed, so his life is very painful. Sometimes he really looks forward to the Chinese people launching a general attack immediately, and it will be over!
After a long time, he suddenly asked:
"Okubo-kun, have the Chinese made any new moves?"
Okubo-kun shook his head and said:
“They still launch several attacks from time to time every day, and the number of troops invested each time is almost the same, the size of a battalion;
They are all first bombarded with mortar cannons with a range of several hundred meters. The technical difficulty of this mortar cannon is at the level of the Middle Ages;
I have observed it with a telescope from a distance. It is a thing that looks like a gasoline barrel. It throws explosive packets. It is a bit like a Chinese trebuchet, but it is very powerful.
The shock wave and explosive fragments generated by the explosion are used to kill living targets, and the destructive power of non-permanent fortifications even exceeds that of a howitzer!
They used mortars to clear a certain distance, and then sent infantry to clear out the remaining soldiers and then occupy the position. Step by step, they encroached on the imperial army's position and squeezed our living space. They even practiced attack formations during the attack. I even doubted Zhao Sihu. He was training his newly gathered defeated troops with the imperial army. "
When Anda heard this, his blood suddenly surged and he cursed:
"Bagayalu, how dare Zhao Sihu despise the imperial army so much! Damn it! You must show them some color.
How many shells and operational artillery do we have left? "
Okubo replied without thinking:
"28 artillery pieces, 112 shells!"
Okubo counts his treasures so much that he has to live by his rice.
Anda wanted to call them all out and teach the arrogant Chinese people a lesson, but he swallowed the words as he kept some food for the night before it was needed most.
"Okubo-kun, the authority to use these shells must be returned to the division headquarters——"
"Boom boom boom boom..."
Okubo felt that the command post was shaking and knocked down Lieutenant General Adachi. The Chinese attack began again...
Pei Youcai led his platoon to launch a new attack on the Japanese positions. He used to be a regiment commander of the 1st Division of the 9th Army and was a tribesman of Army Commander Pei Changhui;
After the 9th Army was dispersed by the Japs, his regiment was chased by the Japs and hid in Tibet, suffering heavy casualties:
Some died, some ran away. Less than 300 people stayed with him, and they were later gathered by the 78th Army under orders.
At first, he was unwilling to be incorporated by the 78th Army. The 9th Army's headquarters had already broken out, and Zhongcai would definitely rebuild the 9th Army. As a member of the army commander's tribe, as long as he returned, he would still be indispensable as the regiment leader.
However, the 78th Army produced a warrant from the Military Commission. They were ordered to gather the defeated troops:
Now he didn't dare to make a mistake. Even if the 78th Army punished him as a deserter during the war, there was nothing he could do. He didn't want that;
Most of the brothers in his regiment died at the hands of the Japs, and his hometown of Qilu Province was also ravaged by the Japs. As a Qilu man, he was sworn in with the Japs.
Before the Japanese were finished fighting, he didn't want to be treated as a deserter by his own people, which would bring shame to his ancestors.
The 78th Army was a mixed bag in the Central Army. He originally looked down on the 78th Army, let alone let him be a small platoon leader;
He had already thought about it and obeyed first. When the 9th Army returned to Zhongtiao Mountain, he would think of a way to go back. As long as he ran back to the 9th Army, with the face of Commander Pei, the 78th Army would not be able to find important people from the 9th Army. .
After arriving in the 78th Army, he was reorganized like other broken troops, and he was appointed commander of the 2nd Platoon of the 3rd Company of the 17th Battalion;
According to his experience, broken troops like them are often used as cannon fodder, with the worst equipment, the worst food, and are used as death squads when charging. If he hadn't known that Zhao Sihu was also a famous general in fighting Japanese troops, he would have risked his escape long ago. .
In the past, he always thought that Zhao Sihu was a famous general who fought against Japanese invaders. After joining the 78th Army, he heard them say that they had completely wiped out the 35th Division of the East Route Army, and he even scorned it;
"How dare you brag? Why doesn't Zhao Sihu go to heaven?"
In fact, it was quite different from what he thought. The 78th Army did not treat them differently:
His platoon has 5 infantry squads, a grenade squad, plus the platoon leader and signalman, with a total number of 80 people;
Each squad has a crooked machine gun and three grenade launchers. The other soldiers have a 38-gun with 120 rounds of ammunition. I heard from the regiment leader that they were all captured by the Japanese from the 35th Division;
He began to believe that the 78th Army had wiped out a large number of Japs. How else could they get so much Japs-standard equipment?
The most important thing is that the 78th Army does not need to go hungry. It has three meals a day and enough bullets. This is unimaginable in the 9th Army;
He suddenly realized that it would be good to stay in the 78th Army and become a platoon leader first. At least he would not be hungry and could fight the Japanese.
Then news came that they surrounded the 37th Division!
This made him so excited that he could finally avenge his brothers.
Their battalion used the cover of night to quietly move to the vicinity of the sealed gate, and together with other troops, surrounded the 37th Division.
During this period, they took turns to go into battle, besieging the little devils, and the fight was very enjoyable. This was the second round of their battalion's turn, and every battalion rushed to go into battle.
Every day there were summaries, education, and grievance meetings. He slowly discovered some secrets of the 78th Army. The instructors who gave them political and tactical lessons every day were very similar to those from the Eighth Route Army. They advocated unity between officers and soldiers, and unity between soldiers and civilians. Zhao Sihu This is no longer a question of going to heaven!
It's not that he dislikes this. The 9th Army also has some red traditional troops. The bearded commander of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army was once the commander of the 1st Division of the 9th Army.
Therefore, as long as he can fight the Japanese, he will turn a blind eye, and there is no point in objecting. Most of the soldiers are very satisfied with this trick, and the soldiers have been pulled over. What else can he do as a platoon leader?
"Brothers, pay attention to formation and cooperate with each other!"
Their platoon had entered the enemy's fire area, and he loudly reminded others that the command at the grassroots level was to shout more.
"Ta-ta-ta..."
"Ta-ta-ta-ta..."
"Lie down!"
As soon as Pei Youcai heard the sound of gunfire, he quickly stepped aside, rolled up and hid in a crater, and a string of machine gun bullets almost grazed his scalp.
"What a bastard, the gun is pretty accurate, fire squad, I'll knock him out!"
Pei Youcai shouted loudly at the fire squad.
A grenade launcher from the fire squad quickly inserted it and ducked into a crater;
The main shooter set up the grenade, took a simple aim, and inserted a Type 94 special grenade.
"boom!"
The grenade flew more than 100 meters and hit near the Japs' machine gun. The explosive fragments drilled a big hole in the right side of the Japs' main shooter's head. His face was covered in red and white, and the Japs' machine gun also misfired.
"Good! Nice fight!"
"boom!"
An explosive package flew into several machine guns that were still spitting fire, and instantly knocked them away. This was the masterpiece of Wei Yipao, who was attached to the artillery platoon, and Pei Youcai was very happy to see it.
"Damn, it's so enjoyable!"
"Second row, follow me!"
Pei Youcai was the first to break out of the crater. He wanted to use the support of artillery to continue advancing. Unknowingly, he also learned to say "Follow me!".
The officers of the 78th Army are the ones who take the lead in the charge. Now he likes to stay in the 78th Army to fight the Japanese more and more, regardless of whether he is red or white!
Yan Haoyu's strategy gradually showed its magic, and many defeated soldiers gradually accepted their new identities through education and combat;
Even mid-level officers like Pei Youcai are slowly accepting it, and relatively simple soldiers have no problem. They are all children of poor families.
The most terrifying thing is the silent magic of moisturizing things. Unknowingly, I was changed, and I still enjoyed it...
