roccoschili Chapter 3: Disobeying Orders on the Battlefield; Three Regiment Commanders Named
Chapter 3: Disobeying Orders on the Battlefield; Three Regiment Commanders Named
Down the hillside, the three regiments of the Eighth Route Army were fighting like madmen.
Wang Yousheng's bugle call not only boosted the morale of the troops but also earned him numerous rewards.
The soldiers of the 771st and 772nd Regiments were initially afraid of the Sakata Regiment, but after encountering the New First Regiment and seeing how fiercely the New First Regiment was fighting and how the Japanese were retreating in panic, they saw it as an opportunity to pick up the pieces and joined in.
In battle, opportunities are fleeting, and given such a golden chance, the three regimental commanders unanimously chose to fight to the death, determined not to miss it.
Originally, they were covering the retreat of the New First Regiment, but now they have all joined the counter-attack and are fighting fiercely, completely ignoring the orders from the division headquarters.
They didn't know what was wrong, but the soldiers felt full of energy, and they didn't fall down even when they fought to the last moment.
The battle is finally over.
In this battle, the three regiments joined forces to annihilate the Sakata Regiment.
Not one left!
Let's do the math.
The Sakata Regiment belonged to a Class A division and had a strength of over 3,000 men. It was equipped with superior heavy and light weapons compared to other units, and its individual combat capabilities were even better. The well-equipped Sakata Regiment was virtually unstoppable.
It once repelled two divisions of the Central Army, caused Kong Jie of the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment to suffer a defeat and be seriously wounded, and also brought bad luck to Chu Yunfei of the 358th Regiment of the Jin-Sui Army.
Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment was an expanded regiment with more than 5,000 soldiers, all equipped with Shanxi-made weapons. However, in just one hour, it lost several hundred soldiers.
This shows how terrifying the Sakata Regiment's fighting power was.
This time, however, they were defeated by three regiments under the command of the 386th Brigade.
The 771st and 772nd Regiments belong to the regular organization of the 18th Group Army. Each regiment has more than 3,000 people. Compared with local troops, their equipment is decent, but it is still not comparable to the Sakata Regiment.
The New First Regiment was an expanded unit, and thanks to Li Yunlong's efforts in recent years, it has become quite well-off by fighting Japanese and puppet troops and collecting equipment.
However, in the end, the soldiers' combat capabilities were still slightly inferior to those of the Japanese. In battles where the Eighth Route Army had a larger force than the enemy, they also suffered a great loss.
The lack of weapons and ammunition, and the loopholes in supply, meant that the Eighth Route Army needed to expend several times or even dozens of times more troops than the enemy to win every large-scale battle.
This time, the new regiments, the 771st and 772nd, washed away their previous humiliations.
The Sakata Regiment was completely annihilated, and the casualties of the three regiments were only slightly more than half of their strength.
The annihilation of the Sakata Regiment at the cost of nearly three thousand casualties was unprecedented. After the victory, the battle report quickly spread throughout northwestern Shanxi.
General Chang of the Central Army was shocked and paced back and forth in the operations room. The Eighth Route Army had achieved great success in this battle, but what puzzled him even more was what tactics the Eighth Route Army had used to win the victory.
Yan Xishan, the highest-ranking officer of the Second War Zone, was also bewildered. According to his understanding, it was truly bizarre that the Eighth Route Army could annihilate an entire Sakata Regiment with only millet and rifles.
Even the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army was shocked.
The happiest people were the three regimental commanders of the 386th Brigade. They had won a great victory, and they were all secretly pleased, wondering how their superiors would reward them...
Yangjiabao was where the entire First Regiment rested after their retreat.
Wang Yousheng was assigned to the home of a fellow villager, and these past few days he has been studying the cheat codes that came with the time travel experience.
This cheat is quite interesting. It allows you to use the Eye of Analysis to analyze the battlefield situation, providing a combat vision, and also to earn points rewards from the aftermath of battle.
Points earned can be used to enter a lottery pool to draw for supplies, or to purchase supplies in the shop.
The lottery pool's resources are divided into five tiers: Bronze, Silver, Platinum, Master, and Grandmaster.
Based on the allocation of military branches, they are divided into: infantry, cavalry, artillery, medics, logistics personnel, repairmen, etc.
Since he's still a new recruit, Wang Yousheng can only draw from the Bronze Zone right now.
The bronze lottery area corresponds to: Infantry (Basic Bayonet Fighting Workbook, Basic Knife Skills Workbook, Bugle Call), Logistics Soldier (Nutritional Capsules, Basic Planning and Transportation Workbook), and Medic (Self-Healing Capsules, First Aid Capsules).
Eight prizes, whoever gets them wins!
The Silver Lottery Zone corresponds to: Artillery, Cavalry, Mechanic...
The Silver Lottery Zone can only be unlocked after the Beginner Analysis Eye is upgraded to the Intermediate Analysis Eye.
The requirement to unlock the Intermediate Analytical Eye is 2000 merit points. After the battle of Cangyun Ridge, Wang Yousheng only earned a little over 100 merit points, which is still a long way from leveling up...
A single draw in the Bronze Zone costs 10000 points, and a ten-draw costs 80000 points.
The battle at Cangyun Ridge yielded over 40,000 points, enough for Wang Yousheng to draw from the Bronze Zone four times.
On the day after the war, Wang Yousheng used up all four of his chances and received the following rewards: one Level 1 bugle, two self-healing capsules, and one beginner bayonet fighting exercise book.
The bugle call naturally increases the red buff effect during a charge.
The bayonet fighting exercise book records exquisite bayonet fighting techniques, divided into three moves. Mastering these moves can greatly improve your bayonet fighting effectiveness.
After the self-healing capsules are removed, they are placed in the medics' medication. One capsule can enhance the self-healing effect of ten wounded soldiers.
What should have been a half-month-old injury showed improvement in ten days. Battalion Commander Zhang Dabiao was shocked by this and pressed Wang Yousheng on how he obtained the miraculous medicine. Wang Yousheng casually made up an ancestral prescription as an excuse to brush it off.
For a time, Wang Yousheng earned the title of "miracle doctor" in the First Battalion.
Wang Yousheng did not purchase any supplies from the store. Each item for infantry, logistics soldiers, and medics cost 12000 points, which was clearly not cost-effective, but they could be used for emergency treatment.
That day, Wang Yousheng got up early.
Congratulations on completing the daily check-in task: You have earned 100 points.
[Daily Overview: Zhang Dabiao at the village entrance carries water for the villagers and earns 5 points.]
[Commander Li Yunlong attends a post-battle seminar, gaining +5 points in generals' favorability]
Wang Yousheng thought to himself: If things continue to develop like this, sooner or later we will be able to build a formidable team.
However, he soon realized a problem.
Regiment Commander Li Yunlong disobeyed orders on the battlefield and was subsequently assigned to embroidery at a clothing factory.
At noon, Wang Yousheng passed by the training ground and overheard the soldiers chatting about how the regimental commander was going to be dismissed.
After Wang Yousheng pressed for details, he learned that the three regimental commanders had disobeyed orders on the battlefield. Xu Ji of the 771st Regiment and Wang Chenghuan of the 772nd Regiment were reprimanded by headquarters and given a major demerit. Even the brigade commander was reprimanded.
Poor Li Yunlong was demoted to a clothing factory for leading the disobedience on the battlefield, and the news spread throughout the entire Shanxi-Northwest region.
Logically, after winning a battle, one should reward those who have made meritorious contributions. Many soldiers did not understand why headquarters would make such a decision.
Li Yunlong was so angry that he called the brigade commander, who immediately gave him a severe dressing-down.
Just as the brigade commander said, disobeying orders on the battlefield? Do you think you're some kind of mountain king? You even have the nerve to argue with that?
Wang Yousheng felt a pang of sadness at the thought of his regimental commander leaving the new regiment, after all, they had only known each other for a few days...
However, soon, the regimental communications officer summoned him.
At the command post of the new regiment, Wang Yousheng submitted a report, straightened his back, and approached Li Yunlong.
"Commander, Wang Yousheng is here to report!"
Wang Yousheng roared; this was the first time he had saluted a soldier since his transmigration.
Standing next to Li Yunlong was a young officer who looked at Wang Yousheng with a kind expression and said with a smile, "Old Li, you lad, you didn't forget to take someone with you before you left."