Chapter 483: Turning into elbows and armpits
What's more, for Tsuruta Numanu, this time he commanded the troops of the 36th Division. And he is no longer an officer of the 36th Division, so he doesn't want to offend these guys too much. Who knows where he will be transferred in the future, the war is expanding at the moment, and because of the war in the Pacific and Southeast Asia, the army front is too long.
Although a large number of reserve officers and special officers were promoted, the problem was that according to the practice of the Meiji Emperor since the establishment of the army, it was almost impossible for these special officers to be promoted. The strength of the army has been repeatedly expanded, and there is a growing shortage of graduates from the army non-commissioned officer school and the army university. Especially the graduates of Lu University, it is not enough to distribute.
As a result, graduates of the Army University are not only promoted quickly, but also transferred quite frequently. As long as you don't die in battle, you can basically be promoted to one level in a year. Although the speed of the adjutant level is worse, the number of transfers is more frequent. There was even a transfer twice a year, a phenomenon that had never happened before.
Obviously, the base camp is very dissatisfied with the promotion to the rank of general that has already appeared, who is not a graduate of the non-commissioned officer school or a graduate of the Lu University. I don't know how long I can stay in the First Army. Maybe one day, when the order comes, I will have to change places.
If you still fight with this division, it will not be too stiff. Just thinking about the transfer, and then thinking about his experience before he was retransferred back to the First Army, Rao was ruthless, and a cool breeze suddenly rose behind Tsuruta Nuan. He decided that after this battle, he would find a way to find some connections in the base camp.
Even if you can't stay on the battlefield in China, then you can go to the Kwantung Army and the Korean Army, but don't transfer to the Southern Army, especially the island troops stationed in the South Pacific. Even if the Japanese are no strangers to vegetarian food, they are not cattle or sheep after all, and even wild grass can be nibbled on as well.
Tsuruta shuddered when he thought of the experience of crocodiles, lizards, weeds, and even soldiers killed in battle, captured American prisoners of war, and useless comfort women on that small tropical island in the South Pacific. The hand holding the saber was already oozing a lot of sweat because of the stiff grip on the hilt.
Looking at the battle in front of him, remembering that he was assigned to that tropical island, it was all because of the second commander of the Eighth Route in front of him, and the anger in Tsuruta Numanan was even greater. I can't wait for Li Ziyuan to stand in front of him at this moment, and he can let him cut and peel the daylilies with a thousand knives.
Determined to completely solve Li Ziyuan's Tsuruta Numan today, on the one hand, he kept urging to increase the intensity of the attack, and on the other hand, he was thinking in his heart how much benefit he could gain in this battle. And the captain of the infantry brigade beside him, who was worthy of his battle, always kept his face blue for the troops who also suffered heavy casualties in this battle.
He didn't expect this Eight Roads to be so tenacious, let alone that this Eight Ways would even be so skilled in attacking battles. With the last reserves put in, not counting the puppet army that participated in the battle, his brigade alone has suffered a third of casualties. If it weren't for the half of the mountain artillery squadron that was temporarily captured, I am afraid that the number of casualties would have increased.
It's just that there is a bit of pain in the flesh, but he also knows that he has no way to retreat at the moment, such a big casualty, if he does not achieve satisfactory results to the division and regiment headquarters, it is estimated that what awaits him will be to roll up the cover and roll away. He was born as a reserve officer, and he was a despised miscellaneous brand in the army.
Those army non-commissioned officer graduates who are above the top, or graduates of the land university, have absolutely no one to speak to themselves. Now even if there is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire in front of me, I can only go to the hard-headed to break through. Otherwise, the end result is to pack your bags and not know where to be assigned.
Fortunately, in addition to his own brigade, the soldiers of the other brigades who were temporarily caught by Nakazo in front of him suffered even more heavy casualties. In fact, the casualty figure is shared by everyone. And those troops who did not have a commander-in-chief to take care of them suffered casualties even higher than their own brigades. Adhering to the spirit of a friend of the dead and the poor of the dead, even if he is unlucky, he can be regarded as accompanied by someone.
The two commanders of the Japanese army here have made up their minds that they must solve Li Ziyuan's department no matter what today. And with Tsuruta Numan putting the last reserves into the battlefield, the second company, which originally had only two platoons at this moment, was not only exhausted, but also suffered casualties after a long battle.
In the face of the counterattack launched by the complete formed squadron under the cover of intensive artillery fire invested by the Japanese army, the temporary advantage previously obtained was suddenly recaptured by the Japanese army. At least on the front of the second company, the two armies were back in a stalemate. A division that has been fighting for a long time, a unit that has been recuperating and recharging, not counting the gaps in other aspects, the results can be imagined.
Seeing that the front was in a stalemate again, Li Ziyuan gritted his teeth and said to Zhang Yuhu beside him: "You run to the political commissar and order the platoon of the second company to run over immediately." Don't stay when you get to me, go straight to the second battalion. ”
This platoon is already the last one that Li Ziyuan can put into the front line of strength except for the two platoons of the reconnaissance company that are not suitable for this kind of hard battle. Except for this platoon, Li Ziyuan no longer has any troops that can be maneuvered. But at the moment, for Li Ziyuan, there is no choice.
The situation at this moment made Li Ziyuan, who had no way out, decide to completely smash the pot and sell iron at this moment. The last platoon that was to be left with Ma Yongcheng to guard the prisoners of war and supplies and to protect the local cadres and the wounded was also transferred, which is enough to show the sense of urgency in his heart.
Li Ziyuan knew very well at this moment that in this battle in person, he had no other way but to fight hard with the devil and fight hard to fight his way out of the Japanese puppet army in front of him, and he must not waste any time. Otherwise, he could only wait, and the Japanese puppet army, which was quickly surrounded by the surrounding area, made dumplings here.
After receiving the order, the platoon quickly moved to the leading position. According to the orders of Zhang Zijian and He Sanliang, who were in command on the front line. It was immediately strengthened into the attack formation of the second company, and then the puppet garrison in front of the second company and an infantry squadron of the Japanese army were mixed together.
And after this platoon joined the battlefield, although the second company, which was caught in a bitter battle in the face of the sharp counterattack of the Japanese army, entered a period of strengthening, so that the time that could be supported was extended. But the strength of a platoon is too small to play a decisive role. And just when the battle situation in front of him was in a stalemate, where Li Ziyuan's back was located, a burst of gunfire suddenly sounded.
Hearing the gunshots behind him, Li Ziyuan's head couldn't help buzzing, and he couldn't help but curse in his heart. Gunshots rang out at that location, and it could only be said that something was wrong over there. I can't figure out that those puppet army prisoners, hearing the dense gunfire here, there was a mutiny.
Although the weapons on the baggage side are all separated from bullets and bolts, there are weapons. For these guys, as long as they grab the weapon and reassemble it, it is not a difficult thing. As long as these guys snatch weapons, so many people rebel together, which is tantamount to a stab in their back.
In normal times, even if these guys really rebelled, they didn't have the slightest worry. The forces in their own hands are there, and it is easy to suppress them. But now, these guys are doing something at this time. These hardcore traitors are really fucking innocent.
Temporarily captured by the puppet army hired as laborers, although when encountering Japanese planes, he took advantage of the chaos to run away in part. But there are still a lot of left, and the two platoons of the reconnaissance company alone may not be able to hold back for a while. At this time, if there is chaos in the back, then it will be tantamount to adding fuel to the fire for yourself.
Even these actions made by these puppet armies behind their backs may crush their last straw and become the beginning of total collapse. If you want to prevent the whole army from falling into chaos and prevent the current situation that is already somewhat unfavorable from deteriorating rapidly, you must suppress this matter as soon as possible.
Li Ziyuan, who was worried about the problem behind his buttocks, handed over the battle here to He Sanliang, who returned from the front line, to be responsible. He carried a fast and slow machine with a wide open nose, and rushed to the place where the gunfire appeared with two guards who were also ready for battle, plus He Sanliang's guards.
On the way to the back, Li Ziyuan gave each of the three people a *. He also told the people around him to press the guns and be ready to fire at any time. As soon as the fast and slow machine in their hands is fired, the three guns in their hands must also be fired at the first time.
When I arrived at the place, I saw Ma Yongcheng leading two platoons of soldiers from the reconnaissance company, where he was bitter about dozens of puppet army prisoners who had grabbed weapons, and there were still a few prisoners who had been shot on the ground. Behind Ma Yongcheng, several wounded soldiers were also supported by their comrades, and they did not put down their guns because they were wounded.
Except for the dozens of captives who grabbed the guns, the other captives stood there in a posture of not caring about themselves. Seeing that most of the captives were not involved in the rebellion, Li Ziyuan breathed a sigh of relief, when the situation had not yet deteriorated to the worst, as long as he acted decisively, he could still be saved.
Seeing that the dozens of puppet soldiers who had grabbed weapons formed a circle alone, there were neither their own troops nor other people around, which seemed to be a little prominent. Knowing that if you don't do it at this time, it will be difficult to have a chance to do it once it is mixed together. There was no politeness at all, and the fast and slow machine in his hand was flattened and a sweep came directly.
The two guards behind him, who had already been instructed by him, as well as He Sanliang's guards, did not use his orders to knock on the fast and slow machine in their hands. Li Ziyuan's firing caught the puppet army who was engrossed in confronting the reconnaissance company by surprise. Four fast and slow machines, eighty bullets fired in the shortest time, instantly knocked down the puppet army involved in the rebellion.
After the gun body is flattened, the firepower is quite fierce in the state of continuous fire, and it is a small *. At such a close distance, and without any precise aiming, the four fast and slow machines can just give full play to their firepower. These puppet soldiers were confronting Ma Yongcheng in front of them with all their attention, and they didn't expect Li Ziyuan to suddenly appear.
These four fast and slow machines that opened fire fiercely mixed the casualties of those rebellious puppet troops at that time. For Li Ziyuan, it is definitely a very dangerous thing for him to become elbows and armpits in the back at this time. Knowing that he must suppress these rebellious puppet army captives in the shortest possible time.
Otherwise, once it drags on, it will be absolutely fatal for yourself in the current situation. When he arrived at the scene, he didn't ask what was going on, and directly pulled the trigger and fired. The situation on the scene has shown that those puppet troops are definitely rebellions.