For these pseudo-Mongolian soldiers, how to escape as soon as possible from this valley that has become a hell for them is what they want to do most now. As for the rest, they can throw away everything that should be thrown away. The wounded, baggage, and even the weapons, equipment and ammunition they carried.
While the puppet Mongolian army at the foot of the mountain completely collapsed, the Japanese troops attacking along the mountains on both sides could no longer withstand the rapidly rising number of casualties under the firepower of the opponent. Lieutenant General Tokugawa, who was stubborn and refused to retreat, was killed. An incoming 14mm bullet was intercepted at the waist.
The unchecked Japanese troops on the ridge gave each of the wounded who could not carry a shot or a grenade and then retreated from the North Pass. There was no other way. The Japanese troops on the ridge really did not have enough manpower to go there. The puppet Mongolian troops who were supposed to carry these wounded people either fled or were trapped in the valley unable to move.
It would be impossible for the Japanese troops on the ridge to take away all the wounded, unless they would rather risk being overtaken by the opponent's tank troops and annihilated than abandon the wounded, and this kind of thing, Undoubtedly, this is impossible for any Japanese commander.
It is obvious that these Japanese soldiers whose feet or legs were blown off would be completely disabled even if they were carried back. No matter how much treatment they were given, they would not be able to regain their combat effectiveness. Instead of taking the risk of being completely annihilated, carrying back some of the soldiers who had lost their strength would be impossible. Those who have lost the ability to fight might as well save other soldiers who still have the ability to fight.
This account is easy to calculate for an army that regards the lives of lower-level officers and soldiers as consumables. When the battle is unfavorable, ordering the injured who cannot move to commit suicide in order to preserve the so-called Bushido spirit is also a part of the Japanese army. This is a common practice, not to mention that the Japanese troops currently on the ridge are still capable of action. Even if they are all mobilized, they will not be able to carry away all the wounded.
Therefore, sending those unable to move wounded home to prevent them from falling into the hands of the Anti-Japanese Alliance is, at least in his opinion, the best choice for the current Japanese commander. In his opinion, the Imperial Japanese Army There are only soldiers who died in battle, not cowards who were captured.
In his opinion, the empire only has soldiers who died fighting for the honor of the empire, and there are absolutely no soldiers who were captured and harmed the country and the soul of the army. Being prisoners is definitely not the behavior that a samurai should do. As for whether those soldiers have the same idea as him , that is not a problem he should consider. Regardless of whether the injured are willing or not, this will be their only choice.
The cavalry captain actually did not want to retreat. After entering the Chinese battlefield, he had fought against Chinese armies of different factions, but he had not yet tasted defeat. He had suffered such a heavy loss before he actually fought against his opponents. Even more so now. It is undoubtedly a very embarrassing thing for him to lose without fighting.
But the current situation was helpless and he had to know how to choose. After assessing the surrounding situation and the number of casualties on hand, he knew that if he persisted here, all of his people would probably remain here, and the other party's The firepower is so intensive that if you fire one bullet here, you can fire back dozens of bullets from the other side.
After the entire artillery force was wiped out, without the support of artillery fire, with the existing forces on hand, even if they broke through the blockade of the fire net, I am afraid that the remaining forces would not be able to save the defeat. Instead of being completely wiped out here, it is better to withdraw first. , report the experience of fighting against the Anti-Union to superiors.
For the Mongolian garrison, the Anti-Japanese Alliance is a brand new opponent. Whether it is firepower or tactics, they far exceed the Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army, the main opponents of the Mongolian garrison before. If they continue to deal with the Jinsui Army as before, To deal with these new opponents using the tactics of the Eighth Route Army, only a disastrous defeat awaited the Mongolian garrison.
Although Japanese officers are generally a bit stubborn and generally have an arrogant mentality, it does not mean that they are stupid and forcefully hit the division with eggs. On the contrary, Japanese officers at all levels have undergone rigorous training, and their tactical literacy is It is definitely one of the best among the armies of all countries in the world.
If they still can't see this problem, then it can only be said that the education in Japanese military schools has failed. Compared with the Kwantung Army, which has been tempered for thousands of times, this battle is the first battle between the Mongolian garrison and the Anti-Japanese Alliance. , whether it’s to find a reason for yourself to retreat, or you really want to take this combat experience back.
As the situation became increasingly unfavorable, casualties increased, and a breakthrough became impossible to hope for, the cavalry captain who temporarily served as the highest command made up his mind to retreat without any hesitation. He knew that he would continue to hold on. , these people I brought out will probably be completely destroyed here.
Looking at the Japanese troops slaughtering their wounded in the telescope, Yang Jicai had determined that the Japanese troops on the ridges on both sides had lost their determination to continue fighting. At the same time, he also lamented what kind of people these Japanese were and how they had lost their fighting power against their opponents. The wounded have always been slaughtered, and even prisoners of war and civilians who have laid down their weapons are killed without fail.
The same is true for one's own wounded. What kind of mentality is it? Is it really like what No. 1 said? This is a nation full of bestiality from top to bottom. Their ferocity is not just about treating their opponents. , Lenovo Military Region Intelligence Department found out that they were recruiting comfort women among their own women. If this is really the case, does this nation, which has been completely reduced to beasts, still have the qualifications to survive?
The Anti-Japanese Army was very aware of the fact that the Japanese army recruited and even raped comfort women. Ever since the Anti-Japanese Army broke out of the mountains and reversed the situation in the Xiajiang area, the Anti-Japanese Army captured comfort women accompanying the Japanese army on the battlefield more than once. There were Japanese and Korean women recruited by the Japanese army. What made the Anti-Alliance people even more angry was that there were more Chinese women who had been plundered.
Even among the comfort women captured by the Japanese army, there were also Chinese women they had snatched away during the Jiangnan battle. Some were already dying when they were rescued. Looking at these, they had been ravaged during the rescue. The disgraceful compatriots and sisters of the Anti-Japanese War made the hatred of the Japanese army even more profound.
Although in order to protect these women, the top leaders of the Anti-Japanese Alliance have arranged for them to go to a secret place for training and destroyed all their files in this regard. However, for these women, the impact of their life in the devil's cave is still The physical and psychological trauma cannot be made up for in a short time, and may even be unforgettable for the rest of their lives, and will become a lifelong nightmare for them.
What's more, a large number of them suffer from serious gynecological diseases and sexually transmitted diseases due to the perennial ravages of the Japanese army. Even after treatment, many of them have lost their most basic fertility as a woman. In other words, they have basically It is impossible to start life again.
Compared with other people's concern and sympathy for the ravages of their compatriots, and his hatred for the brutality of the Japanese army, Yang Jicai paid more attention to the Japanese women among them, because his eldest brother had repeatedly told him to study Japan carefully when he had time. This nation and this matter are undoubtedly a very good research topic for him.
When he was working at the headquarters, he specifically consulted No. 3 for instructions on the physical examination reports of the captured comfort women from the Military Region General Hospital, as well as the military region intelligence department's reports on the captured Japanese comfort women and related Japanese people. Through the interrogation records, we have a detailed understanding of the Japanese military’s comfort women system.
He found that the Japanese women among them were not treated any better than the Chinese women. For some reasons, these Japanese women who were more favored by the Japanese soldiers were even more severely ravaged, but they were not treated as well as the Chinese women. That's all. As far as the Japanese army was concerned, those Chinese women were ravaged to death and they could just go out and grab a few more.
Although they treat the women of their own country as if they were animals, they still pay more attention to them. At least they treat them if they get sexually transmitted diseases. Unlike the Chinese women who were robbed by them, if they get any disease, they will be killed directly. Or throw it into the wilderness. They don't care how many poor Chinese women die.
For Yang Jicai, women need men to protect them, especially during wars. Women in their country need men to protect them more. However, Yang Jicai still treats his compatriots and sisters as military prostitutes and as tools to vent their sexual desires. First time heard of it.
What surprised Yang Jicai even more was that, apart from some of those women being prostitutes, many of them actually volunteered. In their view, they used their bodies to serve the soldiers of the so-called empire and were serving the so-called Holy War in Greater East Asia. To serve His Majesty the Emperor.
Not being forced by life, he took the initiative to become a prostitute to be ravaged by thousands of people, and he did it so noblely. From this point alone, Yang Jicai knew that the Japanese were an absolutely crazy nation. This nation, no matter from every aspect They cannot be called human beings, and those so-called soldiers in the Japanese army cannot even be called soldiers. No. 1 is right, they are just a group of beasts that lead beasts and eat people.
Yang Jicai was thinking wildly and was somewhat distracted. It wasn't until the gunshots on the ridges on both sides gradually subsided that he realized that he was distracted. After discovering this, Yang Jicai quickly shook his head and removed the matter from his mind. , is this what I should be thinking about now? What I should do most now is to gather the troops and get back to what I should do.
As for the retreat of the Japanese and puppet troops, Yang Jicai did not order a pursuit. For him, the number of puppet Mongolian troops still trapped in the valley was enough. As long as the remaining puppet Mongolian troops in the valley were completely eliminated, his own The tactical goal has basically been achieved. Wang Zhaofang is right, he can't delay here any longer, and the batch of supplies must be delivered to the advancing army as soon as possible.
Yang Jicai stopped his subordinates from trying to expand the results of the battle, but his subordinates were somewhat unwilling to do so. The Japanese and puppet troops on the ridges on both sides and on the road at the bottom of the mountain retreated, leaving the tank company that had not yet had enough fighting to do so. He made a 180-degree turn, changed the direction of attack, completely blocking the retreat of the three puppet Mongolian cavalry divisions in front, increased his horsepower, and charged forward.