There is a reason why Wang Laohu showed such anger. According to the tactical indicators given to him by Xiao Anbao, the casualties of the trainees should not exceed 150. However, the battle has just begun, and about fifty of the brothers have fallen. According to this, If this situation continues for four hours, all five hundred students, including him, will probably have to fight. You know, this is a tentative attack launched by the little devil.
Almost all American soldiers and Filipinos cannot understand Chinese, but this does not prevent them from feeling the anger of the Chinese. Wang Laohu will not talk about it. His face is as black as the bottom of a pot, his eyes are full of murderous intent, and his forehead is full of murderous intent. His veins were jumping, as if they would jump out and hurt someone at any time.
The number of casualties among the American and Filipino soldiers was still higher than that of the cadets, but unlike the cadets who died heroically, except for the first batch of people who were shot from the front and fell, the others were killed by bombs or shot in the back. The Americans and Filipinos who were killed by bullets were actually in a very bad mood. The cruelty of the war far exceeded their expectations. They were far from being able to adapt to this environment. Therefore, every familiar comrade fell, and they were very disappointed. It was a heavy blow to them, almost bringing them to the brink of collapse.
The fighting was very chaotic in the later stages of the battle. Du Dickson was determined to hand over the guy who fired the first shot, but he couldn't find anyone at all. In fact, the Filipino soldier was the first to be knocked down by the little Japs, so he wanted to I can’t even hand it over,
Wang Laohu was so hateful that he even wanted to skin the Filipino soldier who fired the first shot. However, his understanding of the Japanese army's tactics made him stop venting. He waved his hand and said bitterly: "If you don't want to die, hurry up." Find a place to hide from the cannons, brothers, take cover." Then he led Geng Qingsheng and several others to find a depression covered by trees and squat down.
Being humiliated and scolded by Wang Lao Lao, who had the same title, Du Disheng was so ashamed and angry that he even wanted to die. From a soldier's point of view, he understood why Wang Lao Lao was furious, but because of the unsatisfactory performance of his subordinates, his heart burned. It set off an evil fire that could not be extinguished, and he could never calm down.
About ten minutes after Nomura's brigade retreated, the Japanese retaliatory bombardment came. The "rumbling" explosions sounded continuously. In the clouds of fireworks, rocks and trees were broken and blown away. Occasionally, there were one or two Filipino soldiers or The American soldiers couldn't evade and were affected by the artillery fire and screamed. In the heart-rending screams that made people feel chilled, Du Disheng thought of how Wang Laohu had restrained his anger in time and ordered the entire army to hide. He finally calmed down and started After seriously thinking about some practical issues, he found a relatively safe place and asked his adjutant to summon the officers above his company platoon commander. Amidst the roar of Japanese naval guns, he said to them: "Gentlemen , We must change our way of thinking. The contact battle just now illustrates many problems. First, the Xuebing Army does have rich experience in fighting the Japanese army, and this is what we lack most; second, the Chinese We are braver and our tactical literacy is much higher than ours; thirdly, the formation of combat groups is very practical. If we still want to win this battle or survive, we can only rely on the Chinese and obey Their commander, Cole, don't look at me with that look. I know you are not convinced, and I am not convinced either, but the facts are before us. The Chinese are indeed better at fighting than us. The performance of the mortar unit just now was so impressive. Have you arrived? Based on my understanding of Dapoli, he cannot fight at this level. That must be the result of the unified command of the Chinese. Now I order that all combat groups must be centered on Chinese people. Even if I die, I will Protect the Chinese people and pass it on immediately, do you hear it?"
Cole is a captain and company commander and is considered the most capable warrior under Du Dickson. He said: "Sacrifice yourself to save the Chinese people. I'm afraid my brothers will not do so."
Du Disheng: "Then you should be the first to set an example. I just understood the purpose of General Xiao's formation of combat teams. This is not only to provide us with opportunities to learn, but at the same time, he can also play a role in supporting each other. You Didn't you realize just now that the Chinese are not fighting alone? When one of them keeps shooting, there is always someone helping them to guard. Now, you have to take over this responsibility. Only in this way, General Xiao Only then can the original intention of forming a combat team be achieved, and we can persist longer. Do you know why Commander Wang was so angry just now? There is a difference between intimacy and distance, but I am sure that the biggest reason for his anger is that he died in battle. Those cadets are the best at fighting, but those with low tactical literacy survived. Gentlemen, please keep this in mind. This is by no means just a unilateral battle between the cadets. We should be the ones fighting this war. The main force."
It takes courage to say these words from an American standpoint. From this point alone, Wang Laohu was right about Du Disheng.
Du Disheng's meeting was over, and the Japanese retaliatory bombardment also stopped. Then, the Japanese from three brigades were divided into dozens of landing ships, escorted by two frigates and a destroyer, and killed them in a mighty manner. Come, and when they were still two kilometers away from the coast, six Zero-type warships roared into the defenders' field of vision, which immediately caused panic among the defenders.
When Wang Laohu saw this scene, he gritted his teeth and said: "Grandma, you are a bear. The little devil has fighter planes to provide cover. This battle will not be easy to fight."
Du Disheng was determined to learn command experience from Wang Laohu. After holding a meeting with his men, he stayed by his side and asked Geng Qingsheng to translate every sentence he said to him. When he heard Wang Laohu say this, he looked up. The six fighter planes were flying closer and closer. I thought about it first, but couldn't think of a targeted method, so I quietly looked at Wang Laohu to see how he made his decision.
Wang Laohu took out a pack of cigarettes from his body, lit one and took a puff. He immediately made a decision. Looking at the blown-up trees, he said to the messenger: "Tell the brothers to use the trees to build bunkers." , quickly." Then he said to Du Dickson: "Major, let your people follow suit. The little devils are coming with fighter jets, not bombers. Those trees that were blown down can be used just right."
Du Disheng nodded and immediately passed on the same order. Then he said: "Commander Wang, your army's previous position was not bombed. Should we move there to defend?"
Because the 2nd Mountain Brigade did a good job in hiding, the Japanese planes were not able to detect the trenches they dug. Therefore, although there was some damage in the subsequent shelling, the situation was much better compared to the position the regiment currently holds. ,
"The position and brigade are still useful. Moreover, the focus of the Japanese attack is obviously the high ground on our left, so we must not lose it here. Let's go, it is not safe here, let's go there."
The students moved very quickly, and soon someone successfully built a symbolic bunker using the blown-up trees. I don't know if Du Disheng's words had an effect, and the enthusiasm of the American and Filipino soldiers was mobilized. Get up, everyone started working together, and soon built one bunker after another using the deep pits created by the Japanese shelling and the remains of the previous trenches.
The Japanese pilot must have seen this scene. A Japanese plane suddenly swooped down, and then a "dah-dah" sound was heard. A line of fire swept across the defenders' position. Several beautiful girls carrying trees, and the Philippine soldiers were Swallowed to the ground, one of them was shot through the thigh and screamed in pain. Just a beat slower than the movements of the cadets, the American and Filipino officers and soldiers of the 61st Division paid a heavy price.