Chapter 184: Cruel and Brutal

Holding a telescope, Yukikuin Taro, who was standing at the position where the Japanese army was preparing to set off, stared at the Japanese soldiers who had retreated again, and muttered to himself: "The fifth attack was defeated like this again....... How much firepower did these Eighth Route Army have? ”

Also holding a telescope to observe the battlefield situation, a Japanese lieutenant with a color on his head very fiercely tore off the bandage wrapped around his head, let the blood gushing out from the wound blur half of his face, and shouted unwillingly: "It's really embarrassing!" Even in the face of the regular army of the Chinese people, such an attack was enough to achieve the purpose of the operation! But now...... Your Excellency, allow me to lead my troops again for the next wave of assaults. ”

Turning his head to look at the Japanese lieutenant whose face was covered with blood, Yukikushitaro shook his head with a smile and shook his head: "Injiro, are you still so stubborn?" The wound that the health soldier just bandaged for you was torn open by you like this? Even if you don't worry about your body, you should cherish the hard-won medicines and bandages....... Sanitary Soldiers! ”

Listening to Yukikukutaro's call, the health guards who were waiting on the starting position of the Japanese army and were taking care of the wounded soldiers of the Japanese army immediately rushed to Injiro, whose face was covered with blood on half of his face, and grabbed a roll of bandages and wrapped it around the wound on Injiro's head.

Kicking the health soldier with a fierce kick, and blood kept coming out of the wound on his head, Yin Jiro shouted violently: "I have surrounded these Zhi Na people together, is it because of the lack of attack that I watched those Zhi Na people escape into the deep mountains?!" If that's the case, wouldn't the warriors of the Imperial Army die in vain?! ”

Sighing softly, Yukikuin Taro reached out and took the roll of gauze from the hand of the health soldier who had just gotten up on the ground, and bandaged it with his own hands for Injiro, who was standing beside him: "Even if you can destroy the lives of a hundred Shina, it's not worth the sacrifice of a warrior of the Imperial Army!" Injiro-kun, have you carefully considered how much water they have to drink every day for nearly 20,000 Chinese civilians, plus 1,000 or 2,000 anti-Japanese armed men? How much grain is eaten? How much housing do you need to sleep in? How much clothing and quilts do you need to keep out the cold? ”

Although he was still manic, in the face of Yukikushitaro's slow and methodical actions of bandaging his wounds himself, Injiro could only let out a sullen breath from his nostrils: "These...... Those cockroach-like people can survive even if they eat dirt! Only the katana of the Imperial Army can truly destroy them......."

Smiling and nodding, Yukikudo Taro replied in a low voice: "In addition to the imperial army's katana, even such cold weather will help the imperial army eliminate the Shina people!" The purpose of the Imperial Army's operations is not just to occupy a city, a county, or a place in China, but to occupy the entire China and the entire Greater East Asia, so that the strategic goal of establishing the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere can be truly realized! In order to achieve this, as a true samurai, please be patient! ”

Clenching his fists anxiously, Injiro roared in a low voice, "Even if you fight to occupy the entire Shina, you must complete every battle neatly!" It took so much effort to squeeze so many people and anti-Japanese forces to the He family's Daji generation, but they slackened at the moment of facing the final blow, which is simply ......."

After squirming his lips for a long time, Injiro finally remembered that Yukikuin Taro was his superior, so he didn't spit out the last curse word from his mouth, just gasped for breath and let Yukikuin Taro bandage the wound on his head.

Carefully handing over some of the remaining gauze to the sanitary soldier standing aside, Yukikukutaro gently patted the non-existent scraps of gauze on his hand, and then whispered to the sanitary soldier, "Hard work!" Take care of the wounded who have just retreated! I'm afraid this battle will continue for a while. Fighting in such a cold environment, you must be careful not to let the samurai be forced to withdraw from the battle due to frostbite! ”

Nodding heavily, the health soldier who took the small ball of gauze replied loudly: "All measures to prevent frostbite have been taken!" Even the makeshift campsites are covered with thick enough blankets and dried straw! For the soldiers who were to be stationed in the trenches, they were also given double socks! In terms of food, the needs of the body in cold weather have also been taken into account, and enough canned beef and sweets have been prepared for the soldiers......"

Nodding with satisfaction, Yukikuin Taro waved his hand to let a Japanese soldier move over a maza, sat down steadily at the front of the Japanese army's departure preparation position, pointed to the front of the battlefield that had fallen silent again, and said, "Injiro-kun, have you found anything through five almost continuous attacks?" ”

Slightly stunned, Yin Jiro subconsciously shook his head: "Your Excellency, I just found that those anti-Japanese forces in China are desperately resisting, and the means they use are extremely despicable!" They even shot while stabbing together...... It's just ......."

Finally, he couldn't hold back his anger, and during the second attack, Injiro, who was injured in the head by a grenade suddenly thrown by the Eighth Route Army, finally broke his mouth and cursed......

didn't stop Injiro's hysterical scolding at all, Yukikuin Taro just squinted, looking at the craters blown up by grenades or artillery shells on the front of the battlefield in the distance, as well as the figures that were faintly shaking on the position of the Eighth Route Army, and sighed softly for a long time: "The first and second waves of attacks, those anti-Japanese armed guys can fight with the elite samurai of the Imperial Army, which is already very surprising......."

And in the third attack that followed...... Their heavy weapons suddenly increased by more than three times, and there was even suppressive fire such as heavy machine guns and grenadiers! Even if the Imperial soldiers had rushed to a position less than thirty meters from the front of their trenches, the grenades thrown by both sides could easily kill and injure the other side, and those anti-Japanese armed guys did not rush out of the trenches, but relied on a large number of consumable grenades to repel the attack of the Imperial Army? ”

"Although under the suppression of our army's artillery fire, the heavy weapons on the opposite side could not exert their power unscrupulously, but judging from the total number and the intensity of the shooting, their heavy weapons did not suffer much loss! And the fifth attack proved this even more......... Even those anti-Japanese armed commanders in China, who could not even read and write, were constantly learning on the battlefield! ”

Lazily stretching, Yukikushitaro slowly stood up from the maza, turned back to the adjutant standing behind him, and said, "We don't have many shells, right?" By the time the fifth attack had just been launched, I could already clearly feel the power of the artillery fire weakening? ”

Nodding his head heavily, the adjutant who had always been close to Yukikuin Taro immediately replied respectfully: "There are not many shells for heavy artillery, and the shells for large-caliber mortars are also consumed quickly. Because of the continuous heavy snowfall, there was really no way for the supplied shells to keep up immediately, so ......."

Frowning slightly, Yukikura Taro asked in a deep voice, "In other words, we will soon lose the support of large-caliber artillery?!" Before leaving, didn't you repeatedly tell you that you must do everything possible to ensure that the soldiers of the Imperial Army can get enough fire support when attacking?! ”

Subconsciously nodded, and the adjutant's voice obviously carried a bit of panic: "Your Excellency, this is really a last resort...... In order to maintain the supply of ammunition and logistics for the infantry in the pursuit of the Chinese people, the need for artillery was curtailed! Originally, it was thought that even if the imperial army was going to carry out a stormy operation, then even half a base of ammunition would be enough to ......"

There was even a slight smile on his face, but Yukikuin Taro waved his hand violently and slapped the adjutant in the face: "Half a base of ammunition is enough to deal with any offensive operations that the imperial army will carry out?!" Are the staff officers sent by the Baoding Garrison Headquarters all bastards like you?! In the face of such a strong fortification in front of you, and in the face of the heroic warriors of the Imperial Army in front of you, can you still say such a thing?! ”

was slapped by Yukigataro one after another, and the adjutant, who was already completely stunned, barely stood up and promised Yukikuin Taro loudly in his mouth, but he could hardly make any other reaction.

Around Yukikuin Taro's side, other Japanese officers watched Yukikuin Taro slap his adjutant with a smile on his face, but they all felt a shudder in their hearts......

At the beginning of the implementation of the public security war plan in the southern Hebei region, Yukikuin Taro, who was stationed in Gongnan County, saw everyone in a harmonious manner. Even if the staff of the Baoding Garrison Headquarters of the Japanese Army were quite constrained in the allocation of materials, the distribution of supplies, the convenience of soldiers and ammunition, Yukikuin Taro had always humbly and unusually called the Japanese Baoding Garrison Headquarters, almost groveling and pleading with those Japanese officers whose positions and ranks were far inferior to him, even if he was repeatedly prevaricated, rejected, or even humiliated in words, no one had ever seen Yukikuin Taro lose his temper.

Perhaps it was also because Yukikuin Taro was too humble and obedient, and the Japanese Baoding Garrison Headquarters, which was originally a little stingy with Yukikuin Taro for applying for supplies for the implementation of the southern Hebei security war plan, finally allocated sufficient supplies and sent them to Gongnan County. But as an unspeakable quid pro quo, several new staff officers from the Baoding Garrison Headquarters were also stationed in the troops under Yukikuin Taro. It's called battlefield observation and investigation, but in fact, it's for early promotion after gilding!

When the ordinary military commanders at the grassroots level of the Japanese army were stuffed into such a group of staff officers under their command, they always turned a blind eye and closed one eye, almost allowing those staff officers to behave indiscriminately and mess around for a long time, and finally sent those staff officers who had enough qualifications away like a plague - after all, in the military structure of the Japanese army, staff officers have always been a huge interest group, and there are more than enough things to do, and no one can afford to offend!

(For example, the high-ranking officer of the Japanese army, who participated in the Lugou Bridge Incident, is a staff officer.) Later, when he commanded the Battle of Imphal, he actually said that the enemy would surrender as long as he fired three shots into the air.

And when the Japanese army was beaten out of ammunition and food by the Chinese expeditionary force in the jungle, and begged for food supplies, his response was even more bizarre - the Japanese have been a herbivorous people since ancient times, how can you lack food in the jungle?

Almost no one at the grassroots level of the Japanese army did not hate this person, and even gave this guy a nickname, called - Ghost Animal Mu Koutian. The number of Japanese soldiers who died at his hands almost exceeded the results of the Allied bombing)

However, Yukikuin Taro was the opposite of those Japanese commanders who did not dare to offend the staff officers, seven or eight staff officers had just arrived, and before they even had time to put down their luggage, they had already been stuffed into various infantry squads by Yukikuin Taro, and were left to those second-call veterans who had long been full of resentment against the staff officers. If there is a battle plan to go out to clear the armed forces of the Eighth Route Army, let these staff officers act as pawns.

It's just a little more than a month, and the staff officer who was stationed in Gongnan County is the only one left as the adjutant of Yukikuin Taro, and this staff officer can serve as Yukikuin Taro's adjutant because a senior officer in the Baoding garrison headquarters directly gave orders......

But even if he accepted such an order with a smile on his face, judging from the way Yukikukutaro treated this adjutant, I'm afraid this adjutant wouldn't be able to survive today......

Perhaps in order to prove that the Japanese officers present were not badly expected, after beating the adjutant to a bloody mouth and almost unsteady on his feet, Yukikuin Taro, who seemed to be angry enough, finally stopped, smiled and said to the adjutant who was standing staggering in front of him: "Since it is because of your negligence that so many imperial soldiers have been killed in needless pieces, then you will personally lead the warriors into battle in the next wave of attacks!" Be sure to capture the opposite position, otherwise...... It's broken! ”

Maybe he really felt unbearable, or maybe he felt that Yukikuin Taro should not kill all the staff officers stationed in Gongnan County, and after a Japanese lieutenant hesitated again and again, he cautiously approached Yukikuin Taro's side and whispered in Yukikuin Taro's ear: "Your Excellency, although your order has been issued, but considering the face of the senior officer in the Baoding Garrison Headquarters, maybe the order can be adjusted slightly?" Moreover, it is getting dark now, and at this time of attack, even if the tired soldiers of the imperial army are still brave and maintain high morale, I am afraid that it will be difficult to be quick and effective when attacking. Even if you capture the position, you will feel a little powerless when it comes to consolidating the position, right? ”

Smiling and looking at the Japanese officer who was whispering in his ear, Yukikura Taro laughed and said, "After a whole day of fighting, the officers and men of the Imperial Army are indeed very tired. But aren't the soldiers on the other side even more tired? Victory or defeat on the battlefield often depends on who can hold on a little longer when they are extremely tired...... I think you can understand this truth, right? ”

"That's true! Subordinates understood! ”

"Now that you understand it completely, then you also join the attack echelon! If you can't achieve the combat goal, it's like what I asked my lieutenant to do - in front of the battle, the jade is broken! ”