Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Chapter 325 Li Guotao debates!
Commander Fang said indignantly: "The Japanese are crazy, so we will go crazy with them to the end."

"We no longer have any way out. We can only fight them to the end."

"Let's take a step back. Even if Hengyang can't be defended, we have to turn Hengyang into a grave for the Japanese. Even if it costs us our lives, we have to bury tens of thousands of Japanese in Hengyang."

Commander Ge and others expressed their determination to live and die with Hengyang.

Since the outbreak of the Battle of Hengyang, the soldiers of the 10th Army fought very hard, but also fought very tenaciously. Relying on their solid fortifications, they consumed a large number of Japanese troops.

The soldiers fought bravely, no one was afraid to retreat, only to fight bravely. The country and the people were at the critical moment of life and death, and at this moment, no one was afraid.

The fierce fighting on the front line continued. Although the Japanese suffered heavy losses, they never gave up the attack.

Late that night, Li Guotao was awakened from his sleep by the sound of an explosion in the distance.

Since it was not too close to the front line, the noise was not too loud. However, at this time, getting a good night's sleep was simply a luxury.

Now that he was awake, Li Guotao thought it was already past midnight and he should have another chance to win the lottery.

Li Guotao quickly opened the system, and it showed that there was indeed a chance to draw a lottery.

This was Li Guotao's 13th lottery draw, and he gave instructions to the system with great anticipation.

"Draw the lottery now."

[Ding Dong~! The lottery is in progress, please wait...]

[Ding Dong~! Congratulations to the host for successfully drawing the Second Battalion of Li Yunlong's Independent Regiment (excluding the 6th Company, with a total strength of people), from the Bright Sword World. ]

A crisp system prompt sounded.

Second Battalion of the Independent Regiment?
Li Guotao seemed to hear Li Yunlong's roar in his ears.

Second Battalion Commander, where is your fucking Italian cannon?

Obviously, the Second Battalion here should be the Second Battalion when Li Yunlong attacked Ping'an County. Even if the Sixth Company is excluded, this battalion still has a strength of 1,200 people.

Because Li Guotao had already drawn the previous six consecutive draws, the six consecutive draws were directly discarded here.

At that time, after the big mop-up campaign was over, Li Yunlong adopted the strategy of breaking up the whole into small units and developing independently. All the troops were dispersed, in the form of battalions, companies, or even platoons, and spread out to various places to develop independently.

As the saying goes, there are no weak soldiers under a strong general. Li Yunlong's subordinates are all very competitive and have developed well.

By the time Li Yunlong gathered his troops to attack Ping'an County, the main force had grown to a size of several thousand people. Together with the cooperating local troops, the total force exceeded 10,000 people.

At that time, the strength of Zhang Dabiao's first battalion reached about two thousand people, while the second battalion was slightly weaker, but also had a strength of more than a thousand people, which was really powerful.

Li Guotao was very excited to gain so many troops at once.

This is the 13th time, and there are more than chances to draw. According to this trend, by the end, Li Guotao should be able to have a powerful army. By then, it is not impossible to defeat the Japanese devils besieging Hengyang, or even annihilate them.

Li Guotao was also very excited when he thought of this.

'Finally, there is some hope!'

"Since you're here, you damned little devils, Hengyang is your grave. No one will be able to leave Hengyang alive this time."

Li Guotao secretly swore to himself that this time he would make sure these Japanese devils would never return.

……

The next morning, Li Guotao and his men received an order from the military and headed to the south of the city again to wait for orders.

So Yang Jihe and Li Guotao quickly gathered their troops and set out for the south of the city.

On the way, Li Guotao walked up to Yang Jihe and asked, "Are you still the reserve team?"

Yang Jihe nodded and said, "The commander just asked us to wait in the south of the city, without any specific mission."

"But the fighting on the front lines is very intense, and the troops have suffered heavy casualties. We are short of manpower, and I think it won't be long before we are sent to the front lines."

Li Guotao nodded slightly to show his agreement.

After all, there is a shortage of troops now, and the soldiers on the front line are not made of iron. We cannot let them hold on until they are all exhausted. They also need rest. Therefore, the best way is for the troops to take turns to fight, so as to preserve their strength as much as possible and try to hold on for a longer time.

Yang Jihe raised his head and glanced to the south, saying, "I heard that the Japanese are like crazy, launching attacks non-stop."

"In order to capture Hengyang, the Japanese have already suffered heavy casualties, and now they are still attacking fiercely regardless of the casualties. This situation is extremely rare."

Li Guotao said thoughtfully: "In my opinion, this is just the Japanese devils' dying struggle, or their last madness."

"The current international situation is already very unfavorable to the Japanese. Such an attack at all costs can only mean that taking Hengyang and even further southward is extremely important to them from a strategic point of view, which is why they launched such an attack at such a cost."

"As long as we can hold on and get through this most difficult time, victory will not be far away."

Yang Jihe turned his head and glanced at Li Guotao, then said with a smile: "I didn't realize you have such a strategic vision."

Li Guotao smiled and said, "What strategic vision? I just said it casually. With our status and position, we can only understand a limited situation. We can't stand in such a high position, so how can we see far?"

Yang Jihe nodded without comment, and then said: "Anyway, we just need to do our own part well."

"We should think about how to kill more devils."

It is true that one should not meddle in matters that are not within one's jurisdiction, because there are many things that people at their level cannot decide.

However, Li Guotao is not an ordinary person. Not only is he a time traveler, but he also possesses extraordinary strength. The most important thing is that the system task must be completed.

Judging from the current situation, Li Guotao is becoming more and more confident. If nothing unexpected happens, he should be able to complete the system task successfully.

The troops quickly arrived at the south of the city and were arranged to rest and wait in a relatively safe place.

Yang Jihe summoned all his officers to the temporary regiment headquarters, and they gathered together to discuss the next strategic and tactical issues.

Yang Jihe said to everyone: "I just learned about the general situation from the brother troops."

"Now these little devils, from officers to soldiers, seem to be possessed by evil spirits and are attacking continuously like crazy."

"It seems like these bastards have no idea how to write the word death. When the one in front falls, the one behind immediately follows. When the one next to them falls, even if they see it, they continue to rush forward without blinking an eye."

"There was even a captain of the Japanese army who personally led the charge, which is extremely rare."

"This crazy attack has been going on for several days. The Japanese have lost thousands of troops in these few days alone, with at least a thousand casualties every day." "If it continues like this, this battle will be difficult to fight. We must be prepared to fight at any time."

"We even have to hold on to the belief that we will die. We have always said that if we kill one, we will break even, and if we kill two, we will make a profit. But the current situation is no longer viable. The enemy's military strength is several times that of ours."

"Each of us must strive to kill as many Japanese as possible. If we really get to the battlefield, no one will be allowed to fall unless we kill three or five more Japanese."

Li Guotao pondered for a moment and said, "Since the Hengyang Defense War broke out, it has been more than ten days, and almost every battle has been a tough and fierce one."

"Although we have temporarily blocked the Japs' attack, and their casualties are several times ours, objectively speaking, it is not easy to fight the Japs. These damn Japs are really hard to deal with."

"Although these little devils are short-legged, they are not afraid of death, and they have good physical fitness and strong individual qualities. We all say that the devil's tactics are rigid. Although this is true, the devil's every move is strictly carried out in accordance with tactical points. The troops have strong execution and combat effectiveness. Facing such an opponent, we cannot be careless at all."

Yang Jihe nodded and said, "Guo Tao is right. We must not underestimate the enemy."

"I remember Commander Li once said during his lecture at the Army University that the Japanese were so well-trained and so strong in combat that few could match them."

"Their tactics may be relatively rigid, but they are executed meticulously and without any confusion. It is not easy to find loopholes, so they are indeed difficult to deal with."

"The most terrifying thing is that the Japanese's brainwashing is pervasive. They have been receiving so-called Bushido education since the first grade of elementary school. They even believe that death is the beginning of life, and dying for the locusts is an extremely glorious thing, and that new life will be more exciting."

"It is said that every elementary school student can sing the Battle Song of Miaohang Town. What is this song about? It is about the story of three Japanese soldiers carrying explosives and rushing towards our army's position during the Battle of Shanghai, and perishing together with our army."

"Every day they preach that sacrificing one's life for the Heavenly Locusts is an extremely glorious thing, and every day they worship in the direction of the Imperial Palace and the Shrine."

"As for the Japanese soldiers in the army, their only order is to kill, kill, kill! These Japanese soldiers have basically been brainwashed and have completely become demons who kill without blinking an eye. As a result, the cruelty of the Japanese soldiers nowadays is rare in ancient and modern times, both in China and abroad."

Li Guotao nodded slightly. The Japanese's mental brainwashing was indeed powerful. Now their entire country was in a state of madness. Almost everyone, especially the younger generation, had been brainwashed into idiots.

However, these crazy idiots turned into demons who killed people without blinking an eye on the battlefield.

Li Guotao nodded and said, "The commander is right. Judging from the current situation, it is very difficult to completely defeat such a group of mad dogs. We have been forced into a desperate situation and there is no way out. Only by bravely moving forward and doing our best to defeat the devils can we fight for living space for the nation, the country, and the people."

"Otherwise, we will face the extinction of our nation and race."

"So if we want to defeat these demons, we must be more strict with ourselves."

"There is a very good saying in Sun Tzu's Art of War: 'It is swift as the wind, it is slow as the forest, it is invasive as fire, it is still as a mountain, it is unpredictable as the shadow, and it moves like thunder.' It talks about the tactical quality of the troops."

"To put it simply, when the troops are ready to move, they must be like a strong wind sweeping away fallen leaves, with the momentum of plowing through the fields and digging holes, destroying the withered trees and rotten wood, and they must not drag their feet."

"When the troops slow down, they should be like a forest, with layers upon layers, tightly connected."

“When you attack, you must do it like a blaze burning across the field, swiftly and fiercely, with a roar and a bang, burning everything.”

"When you are on hold, you must be as steady as a rock, calm and composed, with a well-organized formation and unmoved."

“When the troops are in hiding, they should be like dark clouds covering the sun, with uncertain weather and no clear sky, making it difficult for people to distinguish true from false.”

"When you act, you must act with the force of thunder and lightning, so that the sky collapses and the earth breaks, and it comes suddenly and catches the enemy off guard."

Yang Jihe listened attentively, nodded and said: "Guo Tao said it very well. This is something left by our ancestors. We should study it well."

"Can you be more specific?"

Li Guotao pondered for a moment, then said: "To be more specific, let's talk about some of the most basic and practical tactics when facing the Japanese devils."

"As I said earlier, the Japanese's tactics are rather rigid. Right now they are attacking, and we are on the defensive."

"The Japanese's offensive tactics are nothing more than the same three-pronged approach. First, concentrate superior firepower, aircraft and artillery, bombard indiscriminately, and conduct fire preparation."

"Our artillery firepower is not as good as that of the Japanese, and we cannot effectively contain their bombing. Facing their bombing, we can only avoid the enemy's sharp edge and avoid acting rashly. We should hide quickly and use fortifications to protect our safety. At this time, we require the brothers to hide well and stay still. This can not only avoid unnecessary casualties, but also effectively prevent the enemy from finding out our firepower deployment and troop deployment."

"This is what is called 'It is hard to know the shadow of a mountain that is as still as a mountain.'"

Li Guotao paused for a moment, then continued, "After the artillery preparation, the Japanese will launch a full-scale attack."

"When the Japanese charge, we must not rush to attack, but remain calm and wait until they enter the effective killing range. At this time, their artillery will extend their fire for fear of accidental injuries. We must seize the best opportunity to attack. At this time, the troops must not rush forward, but must be tight as a forest, fast and orderly. This is called Xu Rulin."

"Seize the opportunity and make full use of our defensive fortifications and terrain advantages to effectively inflict heavy casualties on the Japanese."

"However, judging from the battle situation in recent days, the Japanese offensive is very fierce. They are rushing forward without regard for their lives. Once the situation is critical and the enemy breaks through our firepower, and the two sides are caught in close combat, we have no other choice but to charge, fight and fight with determination and bravery, sweeping away everything."

"The Japanese aren't afraid of death, and we're not cowards. Who's afraid of who? Just do it! That's called being as fast as the wind."

"If the enemy attacks quickly and opens a gap in our position, we must not panic but stay calm."

"At this time, we should mobilize superior firepower and try to block the gap, prevent the enemy from continuing to pour in, cut off their retreat, and form a situation of closing the door and beating the dog."

"Then concentrate all your efforts, even if it means risking your life, to resolutely and thoroughly destroy the intruders. Use the momentum of burning everything and the force of thunder to completely crush the intruders. Only in this way can you stabilize your position and the battle situation. This is 'aggression like fire, action like thunder.'"

Yang Jihe nodded and said, "Guo Tao said it very well. This last tactic is what the commander once said, 'block the tip, hold the shoulder, block the bottom, and attack the flank.'"

"This is easier said than done. Only with good training and strict military discipline in peacetime can we remain calm and composed in times of crisis."

Chen Jianghe frowned and was thinking about something. At this time, he suddenly said, "What you said is still a little too profound. I still don't quite understand some of it, but I can only summarize it in two points."

"First, you must stay calm before engaging the enemy. Don't shoot too early. If you expose your position too early, you may become a target for the enemy's grenade launchers and sharpshooters."

"Keep calm, let the little devils get close, and then beat the son of a bitch up, is that what you mean, Battalion Commander?"

Li Guotao nodded slightly and said, "You have summarized it very well."

Chen Jianghe continued, "Also, if our position is breached, it will be very dangerous. Facing such a dangerous situation, we must stay calm and not lose our composure."

"We have often seen this happen before. Once one position is breached, it will trigger a chain reaction. The surrounding positions are afraid of being isolated and often collapse without a fight, leading to a total collapse."

"So what we have to do is to hold our ground. Even if one position is breached, the positions next to it cannot be withdrawn. Instead, we must try to plug the gap, launch a counterattack, cut off the enemy's retreat, and form a situation of closing the door and beating the enemy who broke in. We must kill these bastards."

"I can't say anything else, but I think our troops are fully capable of doing this."

At this time, Song Weiguo also spoke up: "The hundreds of people in our first battalion or the 568th Regiment are all elite. Especially in the past few battles, they have fought very well and their morale is high. The brothers also understand the current situation and are determined to die. There is no problem in achieving this."

"The tactics the battalion commander just mentioned are still very practical. Generally speaking, if we can do this, it will be no problem to repel the enemy's attack and hold our position."

"Besides that, I think that judging from the current situation, our army is in a defensive position, and the enemy has a clear advantage in manpower and firepower."

"The only thing we can rely on is the terrain advantage. We must give full play to the terrain advantage, for example, fully utilize the terrain advantage and deploy firepower well, so that we can inflict greater damage to the Japanese."

(End of this chapter)