When you encounter failure in love, then work hard towards your career! ————"The Success or Failure of Men? Quotations from Kong Chen"
The sun was setting, and the fierce fighting gradually subsided under the fiery red sunset.
For the soldiers from both sides who had been fighting for a day, this short period of tranquility was extremely precious. However, the commanders of both sides knew very well that this short period of tranquility did not mean the end, but meant that the more intense night battle was about to begin.
advent.
Just like a football match, this is just a short "halftime" break, and perhaps a more intense battle will come unexpectedly in the next second.
There was once a saying that was very accurate, there is no place more suitable for recruits to grow than the battlefield, and now it is confirmed that this sentence is correct.
On the battlefield, the first thing recruits must learn is not how to shoot and kill, but how to survive the raging artillery fire. Any small tactical mistake may cost them their lives immediately.
Of course, good luck is also an essential factor.
And only those who survive first and experience the cruel baptism of blood and fire can grow into a true elite warrior.
After more than half an hour of bumpy ride in a jeep, Li Weidong arrived at the Hainan Army headquarters in Yixing City at 17:30 that afternoon.
This is the combat position of the Second Field Army of the Hainan Army. Unlike the First Field Army, which is known for its strong offensive capabilities, the Second Field Army of the Hainan Army has always been "immovable as a mountain" and its military strength also pays attention to "integration" and "righteousness".
Their opponents were the Japanese 50th Division and the Gangcong 4th Division. Speaking of the Japanese 4th Division, it can be said to be "famous" in various rumors and versions of later generations.
In 1937, due to the shortage of Japanese troops stationed in China, the Japanese base camp transferred the Fourth Division to Northeast China and placed it under the Kwantung Army. At that time, the Japanese base camp really put a lot of effort into making this unit full of fighting spirit. The conclusion is that
:The commander plays a decisive role in the combat effectiveness of a unit.
Therefore, the Japanese base camp successively transferred several famous generals to reorganize the division. For example, Yamashita Fengfumi, nicknamed the "Malay Tiger", once served as the commander of the Fourth Division, but he also failed to take advantage of the Fourth Division, which was accustomed to being free and loose.
way.
After two years of training, the Japanese Fourth Division had the opportunity to "show its face." In 1939, a war broke out between the Soviet Union and Japan in the Nomenkan area on the Sino-Mongolian border. The Kwantung Army ordered to be stationed in Osaka and Sendai in the northern part of the puppet Manchukuo.
The division was mobilized urgently to reinforce the front line.
After receiving the order, the Sendai Division [the Second Division] marched for four days from Hailar to Nomenkan. They entered the battle the same day they arrived on the battlefield, but were quickly defeated by the Soviet army.
On the contrary, although the mobilization order of the Fourth Division was issued, it has been delayed in "holding troops back". The reason is that after the mobilization order was issued, the number of disease patients in the division increased sharply. Looking at it, all the battalions were asked to stay behind for various reasons.
of officers and soldiers.
The excited Japanese commander was so furious that he personally sat in the infirmary to participate in the diagnosis, and then reluctantly organized the troops to march to the front. The joke of "the commander changed his profession to become a doctor" spread among the Japanese army.
Later, the Fourth Division's series of defeats earned them the title of "the most useless division of the Japanese army".
Why is the Fourth Division of the Japanese Army so unique and so "weak"? The reason is that this is due to the unique culture of Osaka, Japan.
In ancient Japan, the basic social structure was that farmers were attached to land-owning princes [namely daimyo], and the princes were subordinate to the shogun. This long-term unchanged social structure led to the formation of a strict superior-subordinate relationship in Japan and a spirit of obedience.
Cultural characteristics were also the psychological basis for the Japanese army’s widespread fanatical “loyalty to the emperor” during World War II.
However, Osaka is a little different. This place is a famous commercial city. Most of the residents are related to business and have very limited respect for the princes. On the contrary, around issues such as exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, Osaka people have been fighting wits and courage with the princes for hundreds of years.
, bargaining, so-called loyalty, let alone talk about it.
Therefore, like the generals and princes, the emperor's status in the hearts of Osaka people is also different from that in other places. Although during World War II, soldiers born in Osaka were also bewitched by militarism, but Osaka people were not in a hurry
To "die for loyalty to the Emperor and for the Empire of Japan", try not to die as much as possible. When dealing with orders from superiors, officers and soldiers born in Osaka are also accustomed to "bargaining" and "careful calculations", and will not close their eyes like other troops.
Implement it to the end. The Fourth Division has even formulated the so-called "Three Don'ts" principles within the Fourth Division: "Don't make unnecessary sacrifices," "Don't participate in unreasonable battles," and "Don't pursue the enemy at the end of the road."
When he first heard that the Japanese Fourth Division was on the opposite position, Li Weidong was a little stunned. As a hardcore puppet army fan, he had heard of the "famous name" of the Fourth Division.
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Hainan Army's No. 05 Highland, just because the smoke has subsided doesn't mean we can relax.
Before nightfall completely falls, Hainan Army soldiers must quickly rebuild the defenses that were destroyed by Japanese cannon fodder, treat the wounded, and change defenses.
"Quick...! Quick...! Everyone, move faster!" Cao Desheng, commander of the 9th Battalion of the Hainan Army, shouted loudly while half-crouching in the trench. Next to him were soldiers from the Hainan Army who were squatting and running forward.
"Damn it! If you don't want to be slapped by the little Japs, keep your head down!" the battalion commander roared at a soldier who looked slightly stunned.
It was impossible for soldiers to run straight forward in a trench with a depth of only 1.5 meters. The only consequence of doing so was to be shot through the head by a Japanese sharpshooter.
In positional warfare and urban warfare, the most frightening thing is actually the "cold" gun. Every time a lonely gunshot sounds, maybe that unlucky guy has paid his life for it.
When the entire defense change task was completely completed, night had completely enveloped the earth. Hainan Army soldiers relied on the inside of the fortifications to accumulate as much physical strength as possible. Darkness was the best cover for the Japanese death squads, and the war would rekindle.
The location of Highland No. 05 is very advantageous, and it can be said to be a battleground between the two sides. The Chinese and Japanese soldiers fought fiercely around this land. The ground was constantly turned over by artillery fire. Grabbing a handful of sand can
Several shrapnel fragments were found inside.
The songs of insects in the fields at night have long since disappeared, and the darkness seems extremely long to everyone.
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ps: Because I was busy preparing for the college entrance examination, I haven't updated it for a long time. When I picked up my pen recently, I realized that my writing style is a bit rusty.