The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 84 No.16 Wing

early morning
After a night of retreat in front of the enemy, the No. 16 Regiment was finally pulled back from the front line. Of course, it was inevitable that it would be pursued by firepower from the Chinese army during the retreat, leaving dozens of corpses and many abandoned Lack of ammunition is inevitable.

In the camp of the 16th Regiment, the soldiers of the [-]th Regiment who had retreated from the front line rested in an orderly manner in the areas divided by the unit structure. The [-]th Regiment had previously been engaged in highland assault battles. This kind of battle often involved offensive attacks. The casualties of the side were much higher than those of the defenders, although the No. [-] Wing used its absolute firepower advantage to reverse the casualty ratio of the offensive and defensive sides.

However, the Chinese army is also very tenacious and will not give up an inch of ground. Before the Battle of Xinkou, the No. 16 Regiment participated in many fierce battles, including the attack on Yuanping Town, and suffered huge casualties. After withdrawing, the No. 16 Regiment , as the main force of the attack, each infantry squadron generally had only 40 people left, and the casualties were very heavy.

After repeated bloody battles with huge casualties, and having just given up the position they had gained with blood, the officers and soldiers of the No. 16 Regiment who withdrew could not be without resentment in their hearts. However, despite this, the No. 16 Regiment still maintained good order. Even the wounded soldiers, who were seriously injured, made noise and noise again, which showed their organization and resilience.

The Japanese army's recruitment system is based on regions. Each division of the Japanese army has a corresponding county as its division's administrative area, which is the corresponding recruitment area for the division. Each infantry regiment under the division has Each regiment also has its corresponding city as a place to replenish its soldiers. The regiment area of ​​the Infantry No. 16 Regiment is located in Shinbada, a subsidiary of the Niigata region in Northeast Japan. The civilians in this area make a living from agriculture and have a poor economic foundation. Males of appropriate age are very enthusiastic about joining the army. Thanks to their long-term agricultural work, the passing rate of the military recruitment physical examination and the rate of good physical fitness are also extremely high.

Without good basic soldier quality, the No. 16 Wing would not have been able to survive the hellish mountain operations until now.

Behind the camp of the [-]th Regiment, there was a fiery scene. Shinohara Seiichiro fulfilled his promise to Goto Juro, and [-] supplementary troops from Shinbada were shipped from Japan before noon. All arrived, along with the reinforcements came a large number of weapons and ammunition, as well as baggage and food.

The squadron commanders and sergeants of the No. 16 Regiment took the newly added recruits back to their respective squadrons in order. The No. 16 Regiment, which was already dilapidated and suffered heavy casualties, quickly recovered its strength by relying on the complete military service system. Although most of the supplementary soldiers are new recruits who have served as soldiers for the first time and are serving supplementary military service, all of them have received basic military training within the wing's jurisdiction in Japan, and each of them is at least a qualified Rifleman.

After these new recruits were added to each squadron of the 16th Regiment under the leadership of the squadron leader and sergeant, they were given assault training before the battle. Basically, it can be said that the No. [-] Regiment, which had suffered serious blood loss in continuous operations for several months, after this Supplement, it is considered to be resurrected with full blood.

This is the advantage brought by the modernized household registration system and the complete national service system. Even if a Japanese army is beaten to a pulp, it can still restore its combat effectiveness at any time through a steady stream of qualified reinforcements. The opposite example is the Chinese army. , the combat capability of the army depends entirely on the number of officers and veterans. Once there is too much blood loss and casualties, the combat effectiveness of the army will decline like an avalanche.

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Inside the command post of No.16 Wing

The commander of the regiment, Juro Goto, was telling his three subordinate infantry captains about the so-called chemical weapons of the Chinese army and why they caused this mess. After continuous fermentation, the matter can be said to be getting bigger and bigger. These few The battalion captain's performance in the mountainous offensive was not without bravery. They all went to the front line and personally led the soldiers to fight with the Chinese army. The fight was also very hard.

Now that they have withdrawn in just one sentence and surrendered the positions they had regained at the cost of a large number of casualties, the soldiers at the grassroots level are not happy, and the captains will not feel comfortable either.How could Goto Juro not see this emotion? In order to eliminate the emotions of his subordinates that might affect the next battle, Goto Juro once again added fuel and jealousy to convey the reason for changing the target of the attack. Shinohara Seiichiro told Goto Juro that his original intention was Yanzhuang Nai The Chinese army is likely to use chemical weapons. When he arrived, he simply informed his subordinates in a very firm tone: The Chinese army is about to use chemical weapons!

Goto Juro's original intention was good. No one wanted his subordinates to fight with emotions. This kind of embellished words had a good effect. When several captains learned that the target of the attack was to annihilate the chemical troops of the Chinese army, When fighting chemical weapons, the dissatisfaction with the overnight retreat was swept away, replaced by inexplicable fear and a spontaneous sense of mission.

Goto Juro's words were very clever. He greatly exaggerated the power of the Chinese army's so-called chemical weapons. In the end, he upgraded the action of changing the target of the attack to "in order to prevent all the imperial troops on the Xinkou Front from being attacked by the Chinese." The military attack is for the sake of the overall situation of the Xinkou front and for the security of the entire front, the chemical troops of the Chinese army must be annihilated first."

With such a high level, to put it bluntly, they are raising the banner and pulling the tiger's skin. These Japanese military officers, who have been brainwashed by militarism for a long time, naturally have a sense of mission and responsibility to dedicate everything for the bullshit jihad.

Juro Goto was sitting on the marching chair, with a clear view of the emotional changes of the three captains, and he whispered: "The news that the Chinese army is equipped with chemical weapons should not be disclosed to the officers and soldiers for the time being. We must step up assault training for the new recruits. Ask the sergeants of each squadron to carefully check each soldier's gas mask, and report any damage or defect immediately for replacement. If anyone asks, just say it is a daily routine equipment inspection."

A major captain asked: "Captain, there is no problem with this. It's just that most of these new reinforcements have not been trained in chemical warfare. Once the Chinese army really uses poison gas, they will not take precautions against it before the battle. I'm just afraid..."

"There is not enough time now. If we want to conduct systematic chemical warfare training, half a month is not enough. But there is no need to worry about this. As long as our attack is effective enough and we can completely eliminate the Chinese army before they use chemical weapons, we will Think, that’s not going to happen.”

Goto Juro then said: "Even if this happens, our unit will have to make sacrifices for the imperial army on the entire Xinkou front. Everything is worth it!"

Seemingly affected by Goto Juro's tragic words, the three captains shouted in unison: "Yes! Be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor!"

The misunderstanding caused by He Wei's flying thunder cannon, after continuous fermentation, has developed to this point. Not only is it far away from the truth, but it has also reached a very outrageous point. It is an illusory thing, something that does not exist at all. It actually directly involved the transfer of thousands of people.

All this is far from over.

(End of this chapter)