The heavens start from Changjin Lake

Chapter 691 Diseases
Xia Yuan's new company had no combat capability and was resting in the rear while replenishing its troops. Wang Yaowu sent a new company to Xia Yuan and put him under his command.

The lower-level officers of the company are all from the new company. For example, Platoon Leader Li, who withdrew with them, served as the platoon leader of the [-]st platoon, and the veteran served as the platoon leader of the second platoon. Niu Qian's combat ability was also recognized by Xia Yuan , serves as the third platoon leader, and the second idiot is Xia Yuan's communications soldier.

The battlefield situation is relatively complex, and Xia Yuan does not set up more positions for the company. The complexity makes it difficult to manage uniformly. One company commander and three platoon commanders are enough.

As for the squads in the platoon, the platoon leaders themselves appoint them. Xia Yuan is only responsible for mobilizing the platoon leaders.

Moreover, he likes to fight alone, so it is completely impossible for him to lead a company to fight guerrillas.Positional blocking warfare is suitable for single-person guerrillas and group guerrillas. Xia Yuan's combat capabilities have far exceeded the level of a combat group. Carrying troops has actually affected his performance.

The night was spent in torrential rain, which lasted for two days. The shells were soaked in water, and the aircraft was affected by the weather and was unable to perform its mission.The Japanese attack was affected by heavy rain and had to slow down its pace. Therefore, a company that had previously replaced the new company held on for two days.

The gunfire every day seemed very lazy and sporadic, as if the Japanese army on the entire front had entered a passive offensive.

Heavy rain also has an impact on the national army.

The first is the impact on the trenches. The torrential rain caused many bomb shelters and tunnels to accumulate water. Some tunnels with soft soil collapsed directly up to the knees, and engineers had to repair them in time, which consumed a lot of time.

In the trenches on the surface, water and soil mixed into mud, which greatly affected movement.

In addition, in the past few days, the weather was hot and hot, corpses piled up and rotted, and various bacteria increased suddenly. Many soldiers in the national army fell ill, some of which were very serious. Wang Yaowu had to take isolation measures to gather the sick soldiers together for unified management. The consequence of this is that soldiers who are seriously ill are already dying, and some soldiers who are less ill are getting more and more serious.

Wang Yaowu's coercive measures were not ineffective. Centralized isolation cut off the spread of pathogens. He also ordered that soldiers and hot water should not use untreated rainwater, stagnant water, etc.

Japanese army.

On September 11, the No. 20 Second Regiment, which took over from the Japanese Cavalry No. 20 Regiment, began to move along Majiazhai, Liuhuaqiao, Luzhai, and Zhujiacun, all the way to the east of Luodian.The time was delayed for several days, and Nagatsu Sahishige, the captain of the Japanese No. [-] Second Regiment, was also very helpless.

After continuous fighting, the soldiers of the 22nd Regiment were quite tired, and the troops gathered slowly. They did not start to move eastward until ten minutes at noon. Moreover, due to continuous heavy rain, muddy roads, and slowly rising rivers, the troops moved extremely slowly, especially the artillery troops, and It is even more difficult for the baggage troops to move. Cars often get stuck in the mud and cannot move.

According to the diary records of Japanese soldiers, corpses and graves were everywhere along their route. Not only the corpses of national soldiers, but also the corpses of Japanese Tiangu detachment soldiers were abandoned on the roadside.

After high temperatures and heavy rains, corpses were severely decomposed and bacteria grew. In addition, infectious diseases such as cholera and red dysentery broke out in Wolpo. Many sick soldiers left the team. Most of these soldiers carried infectious diseases. Therefore, the Japanese army also banned soldiers. Contact, let alone bury the bodies of the Tiangu detachment encountered on the march.

After experiencing cruel wars, diseases, and the indifference of superior commanders, many soldiers have seriously lacked fighting spirit.

After a full day's march, No. 20 Second Regiment and Amaya Detachment merged and were re-assigned to the command of Amaya Naojiro's [-]th Infantry Brigade.

Interestingly, on that day, Naojiro Amaya, commander of the Japanese [-]th Infantry Brigade, was hospitalized for treatment due to an infection with red dysentery.

It can be seen that the spread of infectious diseases among the Japanese troops was quite serious.

According to Matsui Iwane's diary, the number of dysentery patients in the Japanese army was so high that they were unable to care for them.

On the contrary, after arriving at the Songhu battlefield, the 51st Division entered the battle for Luodian. The number of soldiers infected with such infectious diseases was very small. In addition, the national army's internal methods of dealing with such infectious diseases were tough, and there was no What an impact it has.

As heavy rain hindered the concentration of Japanese artillery, coupled with the outbreak of infectious diseases, the combat effectiveness was sharply reduced, the air force was unable to perform its mission, the soldiers were very tired after marching, and other factors were entangled together. It was obviously unrealistic to launch a general offensive on the 11th, and the Japanese No. The 21th Division finally decided to postpone the general offensive by one day to September [-].

While the Japanese army was dispatching troops, the 59th Brigade, the leading force of the National Army's Ninth Division, had entered the south of Luodian. The 39th Division had two brigades and four regiments, the [-]th Brigade and the [-]th Brigade.The [-]th Brigade has the [-]th Regiment and the [-]th Regiment.The [-]th Brigade has jurisdiction over the [-]rd Regiment and the [-]th Regiment.

The National Army used this brigade to take over the defense line of the No. 14 Division, and transferred the No. 14 Division, which suffered heavy losses, to Taicang for consolidation. When the No. 14 Division retreated, only more than 2000 people remained.There were 1 people when they came, but when they left, 2000 people were left. The remaining 1 people died in the battle and stayed in Luonian and on the battlefield.

The Chinese and Japanese troops in the south of Luodian have relatively large mobilization.

The 51st Division on the west side of Luodian was calm as usual.

However, the torrential rain has cast a lingering haze over the heads of many officers and soldiers guarding the front line. Many tunnels have collapsed. They can only rely on bomb shelters to rebuild the tunnels. The reconstructed tunnels are not only short. , and it is very narrow. The narrow tunnel can effectively prevent collapse.

Some large tunnels were reinforced with wooden sticks and planks, especially those that looked like they were about to collapse.

in the afternoon.

The headquarters of the 51st Division moved behind the second line of defense.

Xia Yuan and Wang Yaowu were old acquaintances. Coupled with Xia Yuan's combat ability, Wang Yaowu asked Xia Yuan to come to the division headquarters for tea and chat about his views on the Japanese army.

What does Xia Yuan think? The Japanese's combat tactics are rigid. If the tactics are used well, they can severely damage the Japanese. Moreover, Qiu Weida has received military education in Germany. He must have unique methods in the application of tactics, and he knows In the future, the 51st Division participated in the Battle of Jinling, and in the Battle of Songhu, the 51st Division became famous. It participated in the Battle of Songhu. Among all the units of the national army, it was the only one with a record of success.

Some of the plans he had in mind were only suitable for small units, division-level units, and should be left to professional people to command.

However, he has a lot of combat experience, which Wang Yaowu and others cannot compare with. Especially his combat experience is facing the US military with particularly fierce firepower. However, the US military's attack pattern is the same as that of the Japanese. Their method of dealing with the US military is Under the bombardment, the US soldiers were put into the fight. They first fired a round of rapid fire and threw grenades to quickly reduce the US offensive force, and then fought with the US troops with bayonets.

This trick is still useful on the Japanese. The Japanese have strong combat capabilities and strong fighting skills. The only advantage of the national army is the numerical advantage. The combat capabilities are far inferior to the Japanese army. This method can greatly reduce casualties. If we really want to fight with the Japanese The Japs are definitely no match for the Japs when it comes to shooting at each other.The training gap between the two sides is particularly obvious. The Japanese army has live ammunition target shooting every day, and the Chinese army can shoot three times a month, which is quite impressive. There are few troops who can shoot three times a month, and shooting once is pretty good.

There was no match for the Japanese army in cross-fire. They could only rely on their numerical superiority to fight the Japanese with bayonets.

Wang Yaowu drank tea and nodded from time to time while listening to what Xia Yuan said.

Qiu Weida was also there. He had studied at a military academy in Germany and was very good at using tactics. He also knew very well the gap between the Chinese army and the Japanese army. He had considered the plan mentioned by Xia Yuan before, but he had not fought before. They were all street fighting, encounters between small groups of troops. This tactic was used a lot, and the soldiers could only rely on their own combat capabilities to fight the Japanese.

There is no doubt that the casualties were huge.

When they first joined the war, they were caught off guard and caused huge casualties to the Japanese.

The battle after that became increasingly difficult.

"It is actually beneficial to us to enter positional warfare. We can rely on solid bunkers, fortifications, and tunnels for defense. The Japanese heavy artillery has nothing to do with us. As long as their heavy artillery is not used, our chances of winning are still very good. of."

After Xia Yuan finished speaking, Qiu Weida nodded, very satisfied with the plan.

In his opinion, there are no faults. It is very suitable for use by the current national army. It is also the most effective way to reduce casualties and deal with the Japanese army.

Wang Yaowu put down his tea cup, pondered for a moment, and said: "In the positional blocking battle, there are not many tactics we can use. We can use tunnels to avoid the bombing of Japanese naval guns and heavy artillery, reduce the casualties caused by Japanese artillery, and fight against the Japanese devils, or We must rely on the soldiers' individual combat capabilities, Xia Yuan is right, our only advantage is the large number of people."

The strength of a standing division of the Japanese army is around 8000, close to 3, and that of a division of the Chinese army is 1.

The total strength of five divisions near Luodian is about 6. The Japanese troops entering Luodian are less than 500. The troops attacking the national army on all lines are basically maintained in one regiment. The usual strength of a Japanese company is 800. From [-] to [-] people, the strength of the national army was several times that of the Japanese army.

It has a clear advantage when fighting with the Japanese army with bayonets.

Taking advantage of the torrential rain outside, several people in the division headquarters determined the strategy for the next positional blockade. This strategy relied on Wang Yaowu's tunnel system and would preserve the effective strength of the national army. When the Japanese army entered the position, It will become an overwhelming force.

The Japanese Cavalry No. 11 Regiment was not yet aware of the changes in the national army. As usual, they sent a small group of troops to attack Dujiazhai and Sunjiazhai. However, it was not like the previous days. The casualties were huge. It was obvious that the ghost of the Chinese people They retreated, but to where no one knew.

The reason why the Japanese army is so fond of Ghost is entirely because Ghost's combat capabilities are the most powerful opponent they have ever encountered. One person is enough to equal a combat force.

It even far exceeded the casualties caused by an ordinary combat force.

It's not something they don't pay attention to.

The Japanese Cavalry No. 11 Regiment also held an internal meeting, and the content of the meeting was about postponing the general offensive for one day.

Especially when it comes to Ghost, his existence is a huge hidden danger to the attacking Japanese troops. Especially when the attacking force increases, the casualties will increase accordingly. This is a very good opportunity for Ghost.

At the same time, this is also a headache for the captain. He learned about the ghost during the internal meeting of the division.

His marksmanship, bombing, and close combat are all top-notch. When the Luodian war fell into a lull, he once led a platoon of troops to attack the defenders' positions many times, causing huge casualties to the defenders.The surviving defenders mentioned the ghost with strong combat capabilities. The machine gun fire points they constructed were all knocked out by a grenade. Then the position was inexplicably knocked down by the enemy. The soldiers who rushed forward to fight back , was killed in random shootings.

One of them, a Chinese man who was a little over 1.8 meters tall, was a head taller than them. His combat ability was very strong, especially his bayonet. More than ten Japanese soldiers beat him, and each one of them beat him to death. There was almost no room for resistance.

This scene had an indelible impact on the surviving Japanese troops, and even made their squad leader unanimously believe that these soldiers were frightened by the Chinese.

How could there be a Chinese in the world who could beat a dozen people and kill a dozen of them?

But a soldier said that he might think he was lying and was afraid of war, but the soldiers who survived said that it was not as simple as lying, but the truth.

The top brass of the Japanese army really wanted to divide the ghosts into several people. After all, it is impossible for so many powerful combat capabilities to be gathered in one person, but it is still their opponent, the Chinese, which makes it even more incredible.

But as the ghosts confronted them head-on, they discovered that it was true that these abilities converged in one person.

In one day, the Chinese, who had less than one squad of troops, caused more than 100 casualties to them, reaching the total casualties of attacking the national army positions in one day.

It was after that day that the captain of the No. 11 Cavalry Regiment had to start paying attention to this enemy.

What they faced was a division of the National Army, more than 1 people, three times their own strength, defending the west side of Luodian. Once the attack started, they would disperse their forces and launch a full-line attack on the 51st Division's positions. , some attacking troops have very few troops. If they face ghosts, the consequences can be imagined by everyone present.

The meeting focused on ghosts, which was enough to show how much these Japanese devils were interested in Xia Yuan.

There was nothing they could do, they were really troubled by this ghost.

(End of this chapter)