In the dark and cramped tunnel, Tantai Mingjing is writing a letter to his parents!
To be precise, it was not only for Lao Tantai and his wife, but also for the parents of the 15 brothers in his infantry squad. Although most of them were not in the tunnel at all, they basically stayed on the position outside the tunnel.
But that was the request that all the brothers made to him as a "cultural soldier" before going to this position.
It's not that the position they were stationed in was very dangerous, but it was the custom of the Four-Hong Regiment to write a suicide note before going to the battlefield. Naturally, this task was handed over to the cultural soldiers who came down from the battalion and often told them stories in the evening.
And now, what Tantai Mingjing wrote was a suicide note! Moreover, there was very little time left for him.
The battle was extremely fierce.
The Japanese army attacked one after another, almost endlessly. Even though it was dark now, flares were still flying all over the sky, illuminating the battlefield brightly.
Death is no longer common, but can be seen everywhere.
Whether it's Chinese or Japanese.
Less than 10 meters away from Tantai Mingjing is the remains of his infantry squad leader. Tantai Mingjing searched the battlefield for 15 minutes between battles and found them.
He always remembered what the veteran squad leader said to him before going to the battlefield: "I am not afraid of death, but my body was given to me by my parents. No matter how much it is, if I take it back and bury it next to my home, my parents will always miss me."
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The veteran squad leader was blown to pieces by an infantry cannon. The squad leader carrying an MP38 submachine gun killed at least dozens of Japanese soldiers in the fierce battle during the day, and became a thorn in the side of the Japanese army.
An infantry cannon was transported by the Japanese army to a position less than 400 meters away from the battlefield. When the squad leader desperately shot the Japanese infantry who had approached 70 meters away, the infantry cannon fired, accurately hitting the fortification where the squad leader was, and even the fortification belt.
The men brought guns and blasted them to pieces.
Tantai Mirror searched for a long time and finally recovered a few pieces of remains. The extremely muscular man from the Northeast, who weighed 130 kilograms, was reduced to pieces of flesh and blood weighing only a dozen kilograms.
Therefore, the suicide note written by Tantai Mingjing for the squad leader is: Parents, when I read this letter, my son has also died in the battle, but he has no regrets. His military medals and accumulated military pay, rewards, and pensions should be enough to support his parents for more than a decade.
purpose.
I hope that my parents can live a good life despite their grief. My younger brother, sister and their children can support me on my behalf. Only then will my son's sacrifice be meaningful. My last work will be at the Golden Dragon Peak of Zishan Mountain!
Jinlongfeng Highland is located in the northwest corner of Zishan Mountain. It is crisscrossed with ravines and steep mountains. Not to mention that it is not suitable for the transportation of large equipment such as artillery and tanks. Even a sudden advance of light infantry requires a lot of effort. Therefore, in Tang Tuanzuo's plan, only
An infantry squad guarding the main peak can prevent the Japanese light infantry from crossing the mountains and entering the Zishan Mountains.
No wise commander would spend a lot of effort on such a useless breakthrough.
This task fell to the 13th squad of the 7th company of the 3rd battalion.
This is an infantry squad without much honor, and it doesn't even have much glorious combat history.
In fact, as a reserve class or supplementary class, Class 13 has only been established for half a year. There are only two veterans serving as squad leader and deputy squad leader. The rest are all recruits recruited from southern Hebei in the first half of 2039. With the veterans
In other words, they are just a group of new recruits.
Compared with most of his comrades, Tantai Mingjing, who came from the battalion headquarters, is actually the third-oldest veteran in the entire infantry squad.
But except for the two squad leaders, no one knew that the signal soldier assigned from the battalion was called Tantai Mingjing. They only knew that the young man with a fair face was called Tan Mingjing, so everyone called him the nickname Mirror.
And these soldiers who had only proven themselves on the training ground did not know that at least half of the reason why they came to the Golden Dragon Peak Highlands was because of the young man nicknamed Mirror.
Tantai Mingjing finally reached the training standards set by Leng Feng two years ago. The Black Star pistol has five rounds of 45 rounds on the 50-meter target, the submachine gun has a 32-round magazine on the 100-meter target and 26 rounds on the target, and the Czech semi-automatic rifle has a target of 230 meters.
10 rounds of ammunition and 87 rings, a 5-kilometer cross-country trip with a fully armed load of 15 kilograms for 22 minutes, and the fighting was able to compete with a veteran for 2 minutes without losing.
And this is already the standard for selection of reserve soldiers of the reconnaissance company.
Leng Feng could no longer refuse Tantai Mingjing's request to join the front-line troops, but for the safety of this young man who was eager to fight, Leng Feng finally moved his selfish motives and placed him in the first of the four reserve classes of Li Jiujin's 7th company.
13 Infantry Squadron.
However, this time tens of thousands of Japanese troops attacked, and the main force of the third battalion was deployed. Several highlands outside the main position could only be defended by reserve squads.
Under such circumstances, Squadron 13 of the 7th Company was assigned to the Jinlong Peak Highlands.
However, I am afraid that even Leng Feng and Li Jiujin did not expect that a small highland that was 10 miles away from the main position and easy to defend and difficult to attack would become a breakthrough point for the Japanese army.
In other words, it became the only position on the entire Zishan battlefield where the Japanese army could prove themselves.
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The battle broke out on the Jinlong Peak Highlands on the morning of the fifth day of the Zishan Battlefield!
The first three days of the Zishan battlefield were basically dominated by the Four Troops. The Japanese artillery fire basically posed a threat to Zishan positions with a complete defense system. Once the artillery fire stopped, infantry was used to attack, and the four troops drilled out of the tunnels and entered the trenches.
The officers and soldiers of the regiment would use intensive firepower to teach the Japanese soldiers how to behave.
During the two consecutive days of strong attacks, the Japanese troops were not only left with corpses everywhere, but also beaten to death!
It wasn't until the fourth day that the Japanese army suddenly changed their tactics. Instead of using artillery to finish off the infantry attack, they used artillery and infantry to attack together.
The barrage that exploded on various defensive positions was less than 100 meters away from the Japanese infantry. Even if the infantry and artillery coordination training was at the highest level, there was no way to guarantee that our soldiers would not be swept in by our own artillery fire.
But the First Division did just that.
The distance of 100 meters was simply not enough for the officers and soldiers of the Fourth Row Regiment to get out one by one from the narrow entrance of the tunnel and enter the already fragmented trench.
Since the Japanese are so crazy and crazy, the battalion commanders of the Four Elements Regiment are all ruthless people who fought from the mountains of corpses and seas of blood. How can any of them be kind?
He immediately ordered all the artillery fire he could muster to cover the front of the position, and at the same time ordered each platoon to enter the trench with one-third of its strength.
If you dare to die, then we will accompany you. After all, we still have a trench with a depth of 2 meters for protection. What do you think you have?
In just two days, in this almost cruel death-for-death battle, the three infantry battalions of the Fourth Army Regiment lost more than 500 troops.
It is impossible to estimate the battle losses of the Japanese army, because both sides invested a large number of artillery bombardments, and many corpses were in pieces, but it is estimated that close to 3,000 battle losses are necessary.
In fact, the Fourth Army Regiment was still conservative. According to the post-war battle report of the Japanese army, it was only Saburo Okabe who cruelly issued a decisive offensive order and launched an offensive with less than 100 meters of infantry and artillery on the first day.
The Third Division alone suffered more than 1,800 casualties and 1,700 serious injuries. Almost a complete infantry regiment was completely wiped out.
That is to say, the First Division has enough soldiers, and the entire division has as many as 30,000 soldiers. Otherwise, the battle losses in this day alone can make an infantry brigade lose its combat effectiveness.
But even with extremely sufficient troops, on the fifth day of the Zishan War, the First Division replenished the four infantry regiments on the front with 4,000 troops, engineers, etc., which means that even if the 3rd Division is not included,
The loss of the regiment, in the first five days of the war, not counting artillery and other units lost due to artillery battles, the first division's front-line infantry alone lost more than thousands of people.
On average, one infantry brigade disappears every day.
It is said that when Yoshio Shinozuka watched the battle report of the First Division after the war, his forehead was covered with cold sweat in the weather which was no more than ten degrees Celsius.
Compared with the tragic Battle of Zishan, the losses of his 10th Division in the Battle of Zhaojiazhuang were nothing to mention.
But no one would have thought that when experts on the history of the Sino-Japanese war discussed the Battle of Zishan in the future, the first thing they mentioned would not be the three main battlefields where the Japanese army attacked, nor the jungle hunting where both sides deployed elite soldiers to snipe and chase each other in the mountains and forests.
Killing battle.
Instead, it is far away in the Jinlong Peak Highlands, which is nearly 10 miles away from the main battlefield.
Not because there was the brother-in-law of Tang Dao, the supreme commander of the Zishan battlefield, but because an infantry squad that was no match for the main force actually fought a bloody battle against a Japanese infantry brigade.
The comparison of military strength is an exaggerated 1:70 that is eye-catching!
And that was only the number of Japanese troops facing the enemy in the 13th Squadron of the 7th Company. In order to prevent the Chinese rescue, Miyauchi Yoshio, who had completely gone crazy, also requested the use of 4 105 howitzers and 8 150 howitzers to block the area with non-stop artillery fire.
Not to mention this, Kaoru Kataoka, who was scolded bloody by Duo Tianjun on the phone, also went all out and sent 12 fighter planes to drop nearly a hundred incendiary bombs at high altitudes in the area, burning the mountains and forests with a radius of nearly 5 kilometers.
Into a charred black state.
The purpose of these artillery fire and bombings is no longer to kill or injure Chinese soldiers on the highlands, but simply to prevent Chinese reinforcements.
In other words, they used the heavily surrounded Jinlongfeng Highlands as bait to kill and injure the reinforcing Chinese troops.
From a purely tactical point of view, this may be the only highlight of the First Division's battle in the northwest direction of Zishan.
Because, they really hit the weak spot of the 3rd Battalion of the Fourth Army Regiment with a left hook.
With the Four Elements regiment's characteristic of never abandoning any of their comrades, they would rush into hell even if they knew it had become hell!
Even if their comrades have turned into ashes, they will still hold back the handful of ashes with their hands!
Li Jijin, who had never scratched his oily skin after serving in the army for 12 years, was seriously injured!
Li Jijin, who was eager to increase the number of troops in Jinlong Peak, personally led two main infantry squads and a reserve squad, a total of 40 people, to advance in the mountains and fields under Japanese artillery fire.
Unfortunately, a 150mm howitzer landed less than 70 meters to the side of the advancing Li Jijin.
No matter how strong your body and indestructible courage are, you are still vulnerable in the face of heavy artillery that can destroy solid fortifications.
Six officers and soldiers died on the spot, and 13 others were injured, including company commander Li Jijin. Looking at the Jinlong Peak heights less than 800 meters away, the reinforcements could only carry the seriously wounded and the remains of their comrades.
Otherwise, all the wounded left on this battlefield will die, and all remains will be torn into pieces by the continuous artillery fire.
When Leng Feng, who had always been calm and almost cold, received the news that Li Jijin was seriously injured, his eyes were instantly stained with a layer of blood mist.
Anyone who knows him knows that Leng Feng is extremely angry!
"For further reinforcements, tell the 7th and 8th companies that all our officers and soldiers who ascend the Jinlong Peak Highlands will be credited with second-class military merit!" Leng Feng issued a tragic military order.
Another six infantry squads were drawn from the front-line battlefield to form new reinforcements, preparing to rush into the death battlefield that was already filled with incendiary bombs and artillery fire.
"Suspend reinforcements and wait until the artillery battalion has sufficiently suppressed the Japanese artillery before sending reinforcements!" Tang Dao's military order came in time, preventing Leng Feng from making some irrational orders in his raging anger.
If Tang Dao had not given the order in time, perhaps these hundreds of elite soldiers would have been able to pass through the heavy artillery fire and enter the Jinlong Peak Highlands. However, according to the intensity of the Japanese artillery fire that was also going crazy at the time, surviving one out of ten was already the best result.
The 3rd Battalion will suffer greater losses than on the main battlefield because of the battle on the Jinlong Peak Highlands.
"But the regiment, if there is no reinforcement, not to mention that there is no way to explain to Company Commander Tantai and Director Tantai, I will have no shame to see the families of the 15 brothers in Class 13. As long as they enter our 3rd Battalion,
They are my soldiers, Leng Feng, and I cannot give up on them because of losses, not just because Ming Jing is there." Leng Feng, who said this, had extremely rare tears in his eyes.
Those should be the extremely rare tears that Camp Commander Leng had since his brother Leng Feng died in his arms.
On the other end of the phone, Tang Dao, who had always been bold in killing, was rarely silent for a few seconds, but still said firmly: "Execute the order! Let me explain the families of the sacrificed officers and soldiers and the parents. I am the Four Elements Team
Officers and soldiers can sacrifice, but the sacrifice must be of sufficient value!"
The reinforcements of the 3rd Battalion all stayed in the mountain forest 4 miles away from Jinlong Peak, looking at their own high ground submerged by artillery fire and helpless.
No one knows how Tang Dao felt when he issued this extremely cruel military order. Perhaps only Ye Chenghuan, who was also at the command post, could know that Tang Tuanzuo, who rarely showed his personal emotions during the war, hung up the phone with Leng Feng.
, sat in silence for ten minutes.
On one side were the 15 officers and soldiers of our own side and his wife and brother, and on the other side were the over a hundred elite soldiers of the 3rd Battalion who were ready to die. This was indeed a difficult choice to make.
In particular, his wife and father-in-law are both in the military. How would they feel if they knew that this military order that almost gave up rescue came from Tang Dao.
Tantai Mingjing, but the only son of old Tantai, how will Mrs. Tantai, who is far away in Shu, be heartbroken?
"Regiment leader, do you want to order part of the mountain infantry company to take a detour and enter from the other side of the battlefield? Even if it cannot reinforce the Jinlongfeng Highlands, it can still involve some Japanese troops and reduce the pressure on the Jinlongfeng Highlands?" Ye Chenghuan stared at the map.
After a while, he carefully gave suggestions.
"The terrain there is difficult. Even if the mountain infantry company abandons its heavy weapons and uses light equipment, it will still take three hours to make a 13-mile detour, and there is also the risk of being counter-surrounded by the Japanese army who will continue to increase their troops." Tang Dao waved his hand and refused Ye Ye.
Chenghuan’s proposal.
Obviously, Tang Dao had already thought of this move, and it was also overturned by him.
"Could it be that we were helpless and just watched Ming Jing and the 13th Squadron of the 7th Company being eaten alive by the Japanese? It's my fault. When I received the tactical plan of the Third Battalion, I took into account the pressure on the main position and did not let them send more troops.
A main infantry squad has arrived at the Jinlong Peak Highlands, otherwise they will definitely hold out until our reinforcements arrive." Ye Chenghuan's eyes were filled with regret and he blamed himself extremely.
"Director Ye, do you believe there will be miracles in this world?" Tang Dao suddenly raised his head and looked at Ye Chenghuan, who was blaming himself.
"What?" Ye Chenghuan obviously didn't understand what Tang Dao meant.
"You know, I have never had the habit of abandoning my comrades. This has nothing to do with Ming Jing being on that battlefield. Even if Tantai is on the high ground right now, I will make the same choice." Tang Dao's eyes flashed with light.
, took a deep breath and said extremely firmly.
"The main reason why I made this choice in order to reduce the losses of the 3rd Battalion is that I believe that the 13th Squadron of the 7th Company will not let me down, and the Mirror will not let me down. Even without reinforcements, they can hold on.
Live on the high ground.”
Ye Chenghuan opened his mouth, but swallowed the words 'That's impossible!' again.
He really wanted to deny Tang Tuanzuo's near-impossible belief, which was based on his experience in the army for more than 10 years, but from the bottom of his heart, he also hoped that this completely impossible miracle would happen.
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However, what Tang Dao, who even said that the two would not let him down, did not expect, was that the battle at Jinlong Peak would last a whole day and night!
The 501st Regiment, which suffered a bloody blow on the main battlefield, actually used a mountainous area where it was impossible for a large-scale army to enter as a second battlefield.
Facing the heavy artillery fire that the Fourth Line Regiment mobilized 12 Bofors Mountain Cannons and 8 150-meter heavy guns for fire support, they mobilized 2 infantry brigades into the mountainous area.
An infantry brigade set up blocking positions on the surrounding peaks to block the Chinese reinforcements, and an infantry brigade violently attacked the Jinlong Peak highland.
The Fourth Army Regiment also did not show weakness. When the Japanese heavy artillery fire finally stopped, it sent two escort companies and the main force of the 7th Company, which was furious because Li Jijin was seriously injured, to violently attack the Japanese defense line in the mountains.
"Even if all of your troops are killed in the battle, you must not send a single soldier from the Four Rows Regiment to reinforce the high ground. I will use the heads of all the soldiers from the Four Rows Regiment on the high ground to commemorate the fallen officers and soldiers of my First Division!"
"This is the military order issued by Yoshio Miyauchi to the Major Captain of the 3rd Infantry Battalion under his command.
The main reason why Miyauchi Yoshio and even Okabe Saburo were willing to trade the lives of nearly 2,000 Japanese infantrymen for a Chinese highland that was not so important to both sides was that both of them knew that the defeat of Zishan was certain, and the only way to make
The only ones who regained control of the First Division were this somewhat unexpected Chinese highland and the dozens of soldiers of the Fourth Line Regiment on the highland.
The First Division can accept defeat, but it must not accept a defeat with no results at all.
Because they represent not only the powerful Kwantung Army Group that wants to confront the Mao Xiong Kingdom, but also the glory of the 'Imperial Way Sect', which is the military group that most advocates a decisive battle with the Mao Xiong Kingdom. If they are beaten into this shit by the Chinese
In this way, the blood they paid in the coup is not only worthless, but will also become the laughing stock of history.
Therefore, in the battle on the Golden Dragon Peak Highlands, for the Four Elements Regiment, what they wanted was the survival of their comrades, but for the First Division, what they wanted was the illusory glory of the faction.
Both sides will not give up!
The Golden Dragon Peak, which has been bombarded by heavy artillery fire from both sides until it is almost soft at an altitude of 376 meters, is destined to be covered with flesh and blood!
