Chapter 41: Morale and hand-to-hand combat

The soldiers of the new regiment were all defeated soldiers who had fled. As the saying goes: the general of the defeated army cannot be brave. Generals who have lost a battle no longer have the courage to return to the battlefield, and the same is true of soldiers who have lost a battle. If the gloom of defeat is not dispelled, the soldiers will not have the courage to fight again.

Now they are forced to stay on the ground, and if they don't think of a good solution, this newly formed regiment that has just been formed is very likely to become a rout again! Maybe they didn't even have a chance to escape this time and died at the guns of the devils.

The most direct way to regain a soldier's confidence is to win, that is, to kill the enemy! Kill an enemy, and that soldier is likely to regain his courage. But the enemy is not a target, and it is estimated that it is not so easy to kill. How much combat ability can these newly defeated soldiers retain? Can their guns still shoot accurately? These are all things that Hu Fei has to worry about.

Putting a platoon gun can obviously temporarily solve these problems. Isn't the soldier's head still restored? Then the big guys put guns together. Even if the veteran is not in the state, he can always remember to shoot, right? The platoon gun is a waste of bullets, but the power of the platoon gun is unparalleled, and it is also achievable to kill a group of devils.

Using the method of wasting a batch of bullets to improve morale and improve the combat ability of the fighters, this deal is definitely worth it.

Facts have proved that Hu Fei's method is completely correct, and after the round of guns is fired, some soldiers began to shout: "I killed the devil!" I killed a devil! The surprise in the shouting was definitely different. After the second round of guns was fired, more fighters began to cheer their achievements. The enthusiasm for the battle on the battlefield quickly rose.

When the soldiers of the new regiment regained their previous combat skills, the tactics of placing the guns automatically ended. At this time, the large-scale attack of the devils also happened to begin. Our soldiers responded calmly, with the bombing of the planes on their heads, and the frontal hard against the Japanese waves like round after round of charge. The soldiers did not complain or die, and nailed themselves to the position to block the attack of the devils.

Although Sasaki Daisabei divided into two ways, he wanted to tear the barrier of the 88 vertical defense from both sides. However, in the face of the newly reorganized regiment that had regained its morale, the Maeda Brigade, which had been known for its strong combat effectiveness, had to accept the frustration of the attack.

If it is a bit of a coincidence that the Maeda Brigade was frustrated, the Sato Brigade, which was in charge of the attack on the right flank, completely crashed headlong into the iron plate, and they encountered the second regiment, which had the strongest combat effectiveness in the 88th Column. Yang Jinsheng's reasonable deployment made them stick to the position like kraft candy, and no matter how the devils attacked, the position of the second regiment remained unmoving.

"Squadron Ikeda, Squadron Ono, Squadron Yamada, attack!" Sato Shaosa went crazy and used three squadrons at once. The three squadron leaders agreed, each went back to gather the soldiers, and finally shouted Long live the emperor, and more than three hundred devils rushed again to the charge they had already walked no less than five times.

Just like the previous times, the devil's attack this time was in vain. If there is any difference, it is that Squadron Leader Ono was unfortunately hung up, and Squadron Leader Yamada was unfortunately blinded. There were three squadron leaders who went up, and one came back completely. Faced with such a dire situation, Sato had no choice but to reappoint two temporary captains, and he also personally served as the commander of the next attack.

"Tick-tock-" With a loud sound of military bugles, the soldiers of the new regiment jumped out of the trenches one after another and began to charge!

Hu Fei was immediately lifted when he heard the sound of the military horn, and hurriedly raised the telescope to look in the direction of the new formation. Sure enough, I saw countless soldiers brandishing rifles and broadswords rushing towards the Japanese army. The devils on the opposite side also jumped out, and one or two hundred people rushed towards the opponent with bright bayonets. The soldiers of the two armies collided with each other, and the most brutal hand-to-hand combat in human history began.

Bayonet stabs, butt smashes, punches, kicks, bites with teeth! Hand-to-hand soldiers can no longer be called a civilized person, they have degenerated into two groups of fighting beasts! On this battlefield, whoever has more strength, who reacts quickly, and who has a more ruthless heart will be able to live longer.

For hand-to-hand combat, Hu Fei didn't look at it twice. That kind of battle has no beauty to speak of except for the full smell of blood, and it is a chaotic killing field. Hu Fei has killed many people, and he was once known for killing a lot, but he never liked to watch the scene of killing.

Turning his head to look at the other side, Yang Jinsheng was still fighting with the devils who attacked them. The devils do not give up, and our soldiers do not retreat either, and the two sides are engaged in the same, round after round of confrontations in front of the position. The number of officers and soldiers on both sides kept suffering casualties in the confrontation again and again.

In short, the number of casualties in our army due to weapons and other reasons is more than that of the devils, but the total number of the 88th column is several times more than that of the devils. In this way, the two sides have basically barely maintained a balanced situation.

Hu Fei continued to look on the battlefield, and he saw the cavalry regiment looking for opportunities on the periphery of the battlefield. There is a small village about 500 meters away from the cavalry regiment, and there are devils at the entrance of the village who are frequently entering and leaving, it looks like a temporary headquarters of devils?

"Chief of Staff, I'm going to the cavalry regiment, here you greet a point." Hu Fei said hello and took Yuan Fang and the others outside. When he walked to the door, he stopped again, "You can go to the new group later." In the end, they are a newly formed unit, and if they can't, they will transfer two heavy machine guns from Li San to him. ”

After explaining, Hu Fei flew out and jumped on the spotted horse, and these people rode their horses and quickly rushed to the cavalry regiment.

As soon as he arrived at the place, Ji Jinbiao immediately led a group of subordinate officers to greet him, and Hu Fei greeted everyone and then pulled Ji Jinbiao to a secluded place next to him, "Leopard, there is a village more than a mile to the northeast, and there are devils at the entrance of the village, which I think looks like the headquarters of the Japanese army." ”

"Japanese command?" When Ji Jinbiao heard this, he immediately became interested, and immediately ordered that all the cavalry regiments get on their horses and prepare for battle!

With a whistle, thousands of horses galloped. The sound of horses' hooves was like thunder, and the knights whistled with their sabers. "Kill!" The uneven shouts of killing make up a rough battlefield song.

Hu Fei launched a surprise attack on the village suspected of being the headquarters of the devil. At the same time, more than a dozen Japanese planes suddenly arrived at the headquarters of the 88th Column.

The planes lined up with piercing screams to dive and drop bombs, and one after another heavy bombs were dropped, and the civilian houses where the headquarters was located immediately turned into a sea of fire. Fortunately, Hu Fei went to the cavalry regiment, and chief of staff Liu Dong went to the new regiment. The two men also took a group of followers with them, so that the headquarters of the 88th Column was not completely wiped out in this air raid.