Rise From Eight Hundred

Chapter 1524 The Glory of the Setting Sun

The afternoon of September 18, 1944!

The autumn sunshine was not warm at all. On the contrary, it was quite fierce. The sunshine was almost white, and the temperature that day was as high as 35 degrees.

But the atmosphere at the Hengyang headquarters located in the underground tunnel was extremely gloomy.

Even the commanders who had experienced battles for a long time thought about annihilating the entire army and thinking about being shrouded in horse leather, but they never thought that this battle would last for 108 days.

But they are proud that it has been nearly 50 days since the southern position of Hengyang City was breached. Every day seems to be in danger. The Japanese army continues to break through the neighborhoods and advance into the city. However, in just one night, most of the positions will be recovered again.

More than 30 blocks were lost and regained repeatedly, changing hands more than 20 times!

The Japanese army not only used a large number of infantry, but also used large-caliber artillery and tanks to bombard the blocks. The Chinese side also used mortars, grenades and even explosive packs to fight back, so that by the end the blocks were not in ruins but bombed into Cemetery.

Because those neighborhoods were filled with Japanese and Chinese corpses, and there were bloodstains everywhere on the ground, some red, some brown, and most of them dried black. Even those who were alive had blood in their pupils. red.

However, the generals knew that they could not hold on after all.

Because Hengyang has already spent everything.

There are less than 3,000 officers and soldiers who can still fight. What's even worse is that Hengyang ran out of food ten days ago.

The field radio had already used up its last reserve battery and was out of power. They had completely lost contact with the Military Commission.

There are transport planes arriving over Hengyang every day, dropping no more than 5 tons of supplies and the same order that has been repeated for almost 2 months, still repeating the old tune of "reinforcements will arrive tomorrow."

The little ammunition, food, and medicine were just a drop in the bucket for Hengyang at this time. The few food supplies were basically sent to the field hospital for the still high number of 15,000 wounded soldiers.

Starting from September 10th, the food supplies of the frontline armies were mainly obtained from the Japanese soldiers killed, so that in the end the battle was not just to hold the position, but to survive.

Without the supplies carried by the Japanese, the Chinese officers and soldiers in the ruins would starve to death.

In fact, many infantrymen have abandoned submachine guns and shell guns and switched to the Japanese 38 rifles. It is not that the Japanese weapons are more advanced, but that the ammunition is easier to obtain.

The mountains and rivers are exhausted, which refers to Hengyang at this time.

This is also the third time in a row that Fang Xianjue has summoned several major commanders placed around Hengyang City for a meeting.

However, the people present were somewhat different from the military conference two months ago. Almost all of them could be called a disabled people's conference.

Ge Youcai, commander of the 10th Preliminary Division, was seriously injured and had not recovered, but he was also carried to the headquarters on a stretcher;

The 190th Division's commander was slightly missing an arm. That was when the major general commander was shot by the Japanese army 20 days ago when he personally led a counterattack. As a result, the major general commander still went into battle despite being injured and did not go to the field hospital for two consecutive days. treat.

It was Fang Xianjue who went to the front line in person to 'carry' the major general division commander to a field hospital for treatment, but it was too late. The hot weather caused the wound to become infected and produce gangrene. If his leg was not amputated immediately, his life could not be saved.

The Lieutenant Commander of the 3rd Division, Zhou Qingxiang, was not completely injured. A shrapnel had cut off 3 ounces of flesh from his buttocks, and all the bones could be seen. Even now, he can only lie on the soft bag, with Ge You lying on the stretcher. They finally made a couple.

The three division commanders under the 10th Army were all injured like this, not to mention the officers and soldiers of the 10th Army. It is said that the regiment commander and battalion commander have been replaced by one round by now, and the company and platoon leaders have been replaced several times. Lun, there are many people who even the regiment and battalion commanders don’t know.

Several generals were disabled, and Yushu Linfeng's chiefs of staff were actually not much better.

Zhao Junmai, who has always been fastidious, was shirtless and wearing shorts. He also had a bald head and half of his eyebrows and beard. He looked like a big braised egg. He did not have the demeanor of the fourth commander of Hengyang, but looked more like a A tramp, and a tramp whose life is about to end.

There were shocking large scars on his arms, chest and back. Several pieces of skin were gone and tissue fluid was still oozing slightly. Those were not ordinary wounds, they were burns.

It was three days ago that he was attacked by Japanese artillery fire when he was organizing people to transport supplies and the wounded. In order to rescue those precious supplies, the HY mayor had to go back and forth in the sea of ​​​​fire several times, and he almost became a burning man.

Sun Mingyu, the chief of staff of the 10th Army who once had clear eyes and a resolute face, was now covered with bandages below his eyes. A bullet was shot from the right side of his face and passed out from the left side. Not only did he take away six of his big teeth, but also A hole the size of a pigeon egg was left on one side of his face, which was the result of his commanding the remnants of the 10th Preliminary Division in place of Ge Youcai.

Of course, if it hadn't been for this injury that almost killed him, the straightforward Ge Youcai might not have a good look when he saw him.

After all, the Pre-10th Division, which had a strength of more than 7,700 men before the war, only has 500 men left to fight now. To say that there is no one out of ten is to brag.

Whoever it was as the teacher would probably be heartbroken!

Perhaps the most complete one is Tang Tuanzuo. The parts on the head are complete, and the hands and feet are also intact. There is nothing missing, that is, there is an 8 cm long scar on the cheek, which extends from under the ear to the chin. , the scar that has not yet healed has not yet had its stitches removed, and the crooked stitches and scar look like a ferocious centipede from a distance.

It is said that Mrs. Tang Tantai Mingyue sewed it herself because of insufficient medical staff after the war. In order to save anesthesia for the seriously injured, she did not even use anesthesia. From those crooked stitches, you can clearly see the calm and intelligent Dean Tantai. The mood at that time.

These two couples are indeed the most ruthless of ruthless people.

This injury is naturally nothing compared to the generals who will basically receive a disability certificate of level three or above in the future, but no one dares to question the role played by Director Tang Da in this battle.

Needless to say, the battle outside Hengyang City. If it weren’t for Tang Dao’s deployment and the Four Lines Regiment fighting hard, the various units of the 10th Army could hold up for a month. How could they have the chance to start street fighting with the Japanese army in August.

In the battle within the city, Director Tang Da was even more fierce. Not only did he have to deploy battles for hundreds of blocks, but he also personally led his troops to fight more than 15 times.

The scar on his face was caused by him personally leading a mountain infantry company in a counterattack on a neighborhood.

In that battle, he led 6 infantry squads and 200 reserve soldiers to fight a Japanese infantry brigade in a **** night. He actually killed more than 600 Japanese soldiers and successfully drove the Japanese soldiers supported by a large amount of artillery fire from the neighborhood.

Even Tang Tuanzuo, who was so jealous, personally led Long Yan and 8 soldiers to put on Japanese military uniforms and followed the Japanese army into the Japanese-controlled area and went on a killing spree.

Taking advantage of the Japanese army being caught off guard, he crazily killed several Japanese assistant officers, lieutenants and dozens of Japanese soldiers, and then jumped into a Japanese-controlled neighborhood to engage in a melee with the Japanese army.

The most amazing thing is that the 10 of them actually blocked the crazy attack of hundreds of Japanese soldiers and persisted until nightfall. Then they sneaked into the underground passage through a secret tunnel that the Japanese army did not discover and escaped.

Before leaving, he did not forget to set up a super-large booby trap at the entrance of the tunnel, which killed seven or eight Japanese soldiers who were following him and successfully destroyed the entrance to the tunnel.

In fact, even if the Japanese army discovered the entrance to the underground passage, few would dare to get in and follow it. There were even landmines buried there. Anyone unfamiliar with the underground passage would basically be doomed if they dared to enter.

In the past forty days, the Japanese army discovered at least seven or eight passage entrances, and hundreds of elite soldiers lined up inside. Most of them were swallowed up silently. The Japanese army simply destroyed them with explosives and never wanted to send any more troops. The soldiers entered the dark passages that went deep into the ground like the mouths of giant beasts.

The Hengyang defenders did not know that Tang Da Tuanzuo had sneaked into the rear of the Japanese army in a surprise attack and killed no ordinary aide, but the new division commander of the 68th Division, Mitsuo Tsutsumi.

Otherwise, the Japanese army would not have gone crazy and gathered at least 2,000 infantry, using 6 tanks and 18 artillery pieces to bombard the neighborhood where Tang Dao and others were hiding. Fortunately, the artillery battalion of the Sixings Regiment knew that there was a commander of its own regiment there and used the last 300 rounds of artillery shells to provide fire support. Otherwise, even if Tang Dao had three heads and six arms, Long Yan would not be able to escape this disaster no matter how much he was a machine gun war god.

After Tang Dao returned, the supreme commander Fang Xianjue was furious. It was too much for you, the director of the Operations Department, to come to the front line to fight in person. You actually killed your head and took the people to the rear of the Japanese army. Even if you wanted to give away the good head, you couldn't give it away. That’s how it’s given!

Especially now, the Si Xing Regiment, which still has more than a thousand people, seems to be the main force of resistance in the city. If Tang Dao, the leader of the regiment, has his head chopped off by the Japanese army, one can imagine the impact on the morale of the troops in the city. , that is no less than the death of any division commander under his command.

Fortunately, Tang Dao still had a wound on his face that was deep enough to show the bone. Fang Xianjue scolded Tang Dao and rushed Tang Dao to treat the wound within a minute. Only then did Tang Tuanzuo, who was red-eyed, escape.

However, this battle made everyone in the 10th Army understand why this guy was able to offend that guy and still live well until now. This guy is really a madman, and he is also the kind of madman with overwhelming combat power.

Of course, the most important thing is that the entire Four Elements Group dares to go crazy with their leader.

However, without this madman and that group of madmen, everyone knows that they may be able to endure it for 30, 40 or even 50 days, but if they want to endure it for 100 days, it is impossible to even think about it.

However, now that the situation is at the end of the rope, Fang Xianjue decided to give his subordinates a chance to speak. The war has already reached this point, and all the Chinese in Hengyang have tried their best, but they cannot even be allowed to express their feelings. Don’t even give me a chance!

"You and your subordinates have tried their best. If you have anything to say, feel free to say it. Even if you want to negotiate with the Japanese, everyone here knows that there will never be any written record." Fang Xianjue set the tone before the meeting. .

It means that everyone can speak freely today, whether it is what he wants to hear or not.

"Sooner or later we won't be able to hold on! The Japanese troops are less than 500 meters away from our Hengyang headquarters and field hospital." As the chief of staff of the Hengyang garrison, Zhao Zili said in a heavy tone.

"Yes! Even if you don't think about us, you still have to think about the more than 10,000 wounded soldiers and half of the remaining reserves. We have killed more than 10,000 people in and outside Hengyang City. We have been worthy of the country and the nation. To say that Sorry, that person is sorry for us, he is from the periphery The hundreds of thousands of troops are sorry for us, even if one of them comes with a shot, we will recognize their kindness. But Te Liang is almost 4 months old, and we haven't even seen a single hair of theirs." Zhou Qingxiang, commander of the 3rd Division, was no longer angry, but almost desperate.

Seeing Fang Xianjue purse his lips and furrow his brows, the lieutenant general did not flinch: "Commander, I, Mr. Zhou, am not a wimp, nor am I a coward, but..."

A week ago, he was still a staunch fighter, but as the supplies in Hengyang City were exhausted, the veteran knew that if the fight continued, all 3,000 people who still had fighting power would be killed, and the remaining wounded and reservists would All will be slaughtered by the Japanese.

"We, the Taishan Army, fought fiercely with the Japanese army here for hundreds of days and killed tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers. Who dares to say that I am a weakling? I understand what you are thinking." Fang Xianjue waved his hand.

"I have nothing to say. I will listen to the military commander in everything." Ge Youcai said with a weak breath.

In normal times, this fierce general who can be called Fang Xianjue's number one confidant would definitely fight to the end, but at this moment, thinking about his 10th Preliminary Division with only 500 people left, he was unusually weak. He probably also wanted to keep his Preliminary 10th Division. The last spark of the 10th Division.

Fang Xianjue looked directly at Rong Youlue, who was missing an arm.

Although the new commander of the 190th Division turned against Commander Xue, Ling Fangxian was absolutely unhappy with the top management of the 190th Division, but the regiment from the 190th Division, led by Rong Youlue, proved with facts that they were also heroes.

"Military seat, of the 2,100 brothers I brought here, only 200 can still fight. The regiment, battalion, and company commanders have all suffered casualties. I, the division commander, have also become a useless person. There are advantages to having fewer people. Come on. I have asked their opinions one by one before. The last infantry company of our 190th Division is determined to live and die with Hengyang City!" Rong You shook his head slightly bitterly, but his eyes burst out with extremely determined will.

Everyone was silent for a while, and even Fang Xianjue was slightly surprised. He did not expect that among the three division commanders under him, it was the Major General who was least liked by him who had the strongest fighting spirit.

"Okay! I understand what you mean." Fang Xianjue nodded slightly and finally turned his attention to Tang Dao, who was sitting on the side.

"I want to show you something, sirs." Tang Dao did not express his opinion directly, but took out a rice ball from his pocket, a rice ball covered in blood and exuding a strong smell.

"This was sent to me by a platoon leader of my reconnaissance company in the afternoon. It was a trophy that the soldiers of their platoon found from a Japanese soldier they had just killed."

Sun Mingyu took the rice ball from Tang Dao's hand and looked at it carefully, and then smelled it close to the bandaged nose, frowning slightly: "It's hot in the summer, and this rice ball has been at least two days old, otherwise it won't turn rancid. This is what it looks like.”

"The kid's food and treatment are so poor now. He actually carries a rotten rice dumpling as a treasure. He's afraid that it will be given to our army for adoption." Zhao Junmai also frowned.

Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind!

There was a sudden silence in the tunnel!

Zhao Junmai, holding the rotten rice ball, suddenly looked at Tang Dao, with surprise in his eyes: "No, Captain Tang, you mean..."

"That's right, Mayor Zhao, that's what I want to say." Tang Dao smiled slightly. "Now not only are we at the end of our rope, but so are the Japanese. This week I will ask all ministries to report on the search for loot from the Japanese army. Not only are their food getting less and less, but even the bullets in the Japanese army's bullet boxes are far away. It’s not as good as before, the minimum was only 10 rounds, which was almost impossible in the past.”

"Is it possible that it was a trick by the Japanese army to mislead their troops? Let us mistakenly think that they have insufficient logistics," young Sun Mingyu answered instinctively.

"My Chief of Staff Sun! This is the battle. We are all fighting against them face to face. Whoever has more strength can kill his opponent. Who has time to think about any tricks?" Ge Youcai, who was on the stretcher, angrily yelled at the young major general.

Thinking that the remnants of the 10th Division were almost turning into an infantry battalion under this command, Lao Ge still felt a little resentful after all.

Sun Mingyu, who was criticized, should also know in his heart. In addition, Ge Youcai was telling the truth. He was really thinking too much.

At this time, the Chinese and Japanese armies in Hengyang City were like two beasts fighting each other, using all their claws and teeth. They didn't care how much blood they shed, they just wanted to kill each other first. All the plans were in vain.

"So." Fang Xianjue's eyes brightened slightly.

"So I think what Chief of Staff Zhao just said is right. We can no longer defend, but must fight back. We must gather our last strength to fight back against the enemies in the city, and use actual combat power to tell them that we can not only fight again, but also fight back." And we can fight Te Liang for another 58 days." Tang Dao stood up with a determined look.

"Or, I will fight with them for as long as they want! And we will not hesitate to shed the last drop of blood.

I'm afraid that Hengshan Yong won't have the courage! "

All the generals in the tunnel looked at Tang Dao like a madman, even Rong Youlue, who had decided to live or die with the city.

"I am certain that the Japanese have a big problem with their logistics and transportation. Although the hundreds of thousands of reinforcements on our periphery have not yet attacked, they are not hundreds of thousands of pigs. They are still useful to some extent. Besides, we have all the air supremacy. ." Tang Dao said.

"As long as we show our strength and will, we will completely crush the Japanese's last chance!"

"So." Fang Xianjue's hand suddenly clenched the back of the chair, exposing the veins.

"So in this battle, all capable troops of our Hengyang garrison will participate in the battle. All walking wounded, as long as they can follow the troops, will participate in the battle. 15,000 reserves will be mobilized. All personnel will be issued with guns to participate in the battle. All 16 tanks of our four-line regiment will participate in the battle." To join the battle, the artillery battalion of our Fourth Army Regiment will clear out the last 800 rounds of artillery shells! All members of the artillery, cavalry, baggage troops, and communications troops will participate in the battle with guns.

This battle is codenamed ‘Glory of the Sunset’! "

Everyone, including Fang Xianjue, was shocked!

The so-called brilliance of the setting sun means that it either bursts out with the most dazzling brilliance and sweeps across everything, or it falls into darkness forever after the brilliance!

Regardless of victory or defeat, this will be the last battle in Hengyang City!

Put it on the gambling table, it's called stud!

But the bargaining chip is the lives of more than 40,000 people still alive in Hengyang City!

Tang Dao is definitely the craziest gambler they have ever seen in their lives!

However, they were actually moved because of the rotten rice ball that Tang Dao took out!