What Yoshihashi Ryosuke most hoped for was to catch his opponent off guard. Of course, this wish has come true. The Xuebing Army was not only prepared, but also well prepared. He said to Nakagawa Hiroshi: "Use artillery to open the way. The target , the village and surrounding wilderness behind the open space in front.”
The order was quickly passed to the mountain artillery regiment. In the rumbling sound of artillery, the village behind the "racecourse" was completely shrouded in artillery fire. Later, a raging fire broke out.
Through the telescope, he had a panoramic view of every move behind the "racecourse". He did not see any soldiers from the cadet army. Nakagawa Hiroshi frowned and said: "The enemy's training is orderly, and the anti-artillery facilities are well dug. There is discipline." It's very potent. Your Excellency, Division Commander, I suggest you use mustard gas bombs."
The Japanese army was determined to win when they sent troops to North China. To this end, they carried a total of nearly a thousand mustard gas bombs. Among them, the Ninth Division was equipped with about a hundred.
Yoshihashi Ryosuke's face became solemn. The use of such a weapon that violated the Geneva Convention must be approved by the regiment commander. He already knew about it when he attacked Changping and rescued the 18th Brigade. The mid-level officers of the Japanese army raised the issue, but considering the possible adverse effects of the wind direction problem, Yoshihashi Ryosuke and Shimomoto Kumiya did not even dare to ask for instructions from Kozuki Kiyoshi. The old Japanese started doing this because of their pride. , thinking that to deal with a small town like Changping and a force like the Xuebing Army, there was no need to use such a large-scale killer weapon. Later, when the 18th Brigade was trapped in a tight siege, and the 6th Brigade was blocked in Wangjiaxu , Yoshihashi Ryosuke really wanted to break the ban on using it, but he gave up the idea again because he considered that the wind direction was wrong and it was likely to cause accidental damage. The wind was blowing from the southwest at this time, and the use of mustard gas would not have any adverse effects on the Japanese army. However, Is this necessary in the face of a small-scale blocking force? Once the mustard gas is discovered by the student army, there will be no confidentiality in using it as a surprise weapon.
Shaking his head, Yoshihashi Ryosuke said: "Colonel Nakagawa, there are not many Chinese people on the opposite side. Using special weapons like mustard gas at this time really undermines the dignity of our Imperial Japanese soldiers." He rejected Nakagawa Hiroshi's suggestion. When he shouted to Jing Shuxuan, he asked him to come over.
Ever since he escaped from Lijiatunzi in embarrassment, Jing Shuxuan felt as if he was seriously ill. He no longer had the arrogance of the past. He respectfully walked up to the division commander, bowed and saluted, and listened to the teachings with an open mind. look like,
Yoshizhu Ryosuke looked at him solemnly and said sternly: "Major General Jingshu, because of the poor command of the brigade and regiment officers like you, the entire army of the empire's brigade and regiment was wiped out. This shame, I think, is over. It must be deeply engraved in your bones."
"Hai." Jing Shuxuan's face became paler and paler. He staggered and almost fell. Until this moment, Major General Jing Shu was still a little confused. He just didn't know how his 18th Brigade was recruited. You must know that their 18th Brigade is one of the empire's standing military forces. Both soldiers and officers are battle-hardened and can deal with the Chinese army one to ten...
According to the usual practice, the Japanese army generally has only two options for the defeated, especially those of a certain level, either to go to a military court or to commit suicide by caesarean section. For him, the last option is to commit caesarean section. The good time has passed, so the only thing left is to wait for the war to end and be taken back to the country to face the military court. Unexpectedly, he will spend the rest of his life in prison. Major General Jingshu Xuanshi feels that he is not as brave as he was back then. The caesarean section was broken, so when he heard Yoshitsune Ryosuke say, "I'll give you another chance," he felt excited and his body couldn't help but tremble. He raised his head excitedly and looked at the division commander, only to I thought the old face in front of me was so cute, no worse than those geishas in Tokyo bars.
Yoshihashi Ryosuke obviously understood what he was thinking at this moment, so he was very satisfied with his performance at this moment, and continued: "Take everyone in your brigade and use your blood to defend your honor. If you can't break through the other side, Without the Chinese defense line, you, including your men, do not need to come back."
When Jing Shu announced, he put his feet together hard, stood at attention, saluted vigorously, and said "Hai" loudly, with tears in his eyes.
This is exactly what Yoshizhu Ryosuke wanted to achieve. He turned his head and waved his hand lightly,
As a special soldier who once served in the Wolf Fang, one of the most elite units of the Xuebing Army, Diao Yide's military literacy is quite comprehensive. It was also at his insistence that the reconnaissance companies of the First Division and Three Brigades were three divisions. It has the most comprehensive military training among all company-level reconnaissance units, including civil engineering operations.
The soldiers of the reconnaissance company once disdained to carry shovels for this most basic training. However, when the cannons of the 9th Mountain Artillery Regiment of the 9th Division rang out, they discovered that they had Diao Yi. How lucky they were to have such a company commander. Precisely because they resolutely carried out his orders and dug sufficiently deep artillery-proof holes, the Japanese artillery fire only killed three of them and injured six. At this time, they I understand how correct the sentence of the young officer "sweat more in peacetime and bleed less in war" is correct. After the bombardment stopped, many soldiers looked at Diao Yide with admiration and even gratitude.
Diao Yi had no time to pay attention to the eyes of his brothers. He was discussing with his instructor Wang Youshu what the Japs on the other side were doing. In their binoculars, more than two hundred Japs on the other side were lining up in a neat queue, listening to a Japs. Wang Youshu couldn't understand what the officer was saying, so he asked, "What are you doing, little devil?"
Diao Yi was well-informed (this was the consensus of the soldiers in the reconnaissance company, and the basis for this was that he had stayed in Langya), thought for a while and said: "Is it a death squad organized? But it's not right, they haven't yet Find out our strength."
"Maybe the little devil seems to want a quick victory."
"It's possible that if we approach Wangjiaxu as quickly as possible, we can form a two-sided flanking attack on our main position. This time the little devil has figured out something."
"Hey, if only we could have a few mortars."
The little devils were lined up neatly and densely, but they were a little far away. They could only be hit with mortars. Unfortunately, as a reconnaissance company mainly responsible for reconnaissance missions, they were not equipped with mortars. weapons,
"There is our plane in the sky. It would be nice if we could drop a few bombs." From the sky, the roar of the motor came from far away. Diao Yide looked up and saw the Xuebingjun logo on the fuselage, and he couldn't help but said whimsically. ,