mtl008 Chapter 364: Getting angry
Chapter 364: Getting angry
Indeed, the brows of Major An Manqin, the captain of the first battalion, were already furrowed, but he couldn't come up with a suitable solution after thinking for a while. Even if he temporarily appointed an officer to take over the command, he would not be able to understand and implement his own combat ideas well.
Besides, the officers had all undergone rigorous training and study. The emergency promotion on the front line was actually a completely helpless move at that time. The promoted people could hardly be competent for the responsibilities of this position. It was okay when defending, as they just had to hold the position. However, when attacking, it would be a test of the commander's ability.
"Blow the whistle and let the troops withdraw." Seeing that he had no idea of a solution, the battalion commander, Major An Manqin, decisively ordered the attacking troops to withdraw from the front. Now this uncoordinated attack was basically impossible to break through the defensive positions of the New 22nd Army of the Chinese Government.
Instead of wasting manpower in the front, it is better to withdraw the troops quickly, reorganize the troops, and then launch an effective attack.
When the shrill retreat whistle sounded, the Japanese troops that were trying to attack forward also retreated quickly. When the officers and soldiers on the defensive positions of the new 100th Division saw the Japanese troops retreating, they also fired a round and most of them retreated into the anti-artillery caves.
According to the Japanese army's previous practice, it would not be long before the Japanese artillery would begin to retreat to cover the bombardment. At this time, the troops could not continue to stay in the positions in large numbers, as that would only increase the casualties of the troops.
The medical team on the second-line position also rushed to the first-line trenches and quickly transported the injured officers and soldiers through the communication trenches for rescue and treatment. This was a process that could not be more familiar to everyone.
Sure enough, five minutes later, the Japanese artillery began bombarding the defensive positions of the New 100th Division, mainly to cover their retreating offensive forces.
The battalion commander, Major An Manqinyi, also conducted a post-war inventory of the troops as soon as they withdrew, but the results of the inventory surprised the captain, Major An Manqinyi.
In this offensive operation, his First Battalion suffered 315 casualties, including seven officers killed and two seriously injured. It can be said that except for the heavy machine gun squadron, the casualty rate of officers in other infantry battalions of his First Battalion reached 70%.
No wonder the previous attack seemed so uncoordinated and even a little chaotic. The defense forces of the New 22nd Army of the Chinese government were obviously shooting specifically at the officers. How should they attack now? All the officers are almost killed.
If the 104th Division or the th Division troops who were in Guangzhou knew about this, they would definitely say to the officers and soldiers of the th Regiment with tears in their eyes: You see, we have already been tortured by the New nd Army of the Chinese government. Now you know how it feels. Don't laugh at us behind our backs anymore.
The battalion commander, Major An Manqin, ordered the withdrawn officers and soldiers to reorganize. For units without officers, the surviving sergeants would temporarily take over. There was no other way, and this was the only temporary arrangement possible.
After the reorganization of the troops was resolved, the battalion commander, Major An Manqinyi, did not launch another attack immediately. He let the troops have a good rest, and he ran to the back to report the situation to the regiment commander, Colonel Takano Naomitsu. At the same time, he hoped to get a more appropriate solution from the regiment commander, Colonel Takano Naomitsu.
"Your Excellency the Regiment Commander, the troops lost a great number of officers in the recent attack. I have withdrawn the troops and reorganized them. The vacant officer positions will be temporarily filled by sergeants, and arrangements have been made for such situations that may occur in the future. However, my subordinates have not completely found a good way to deal with this kind of tactics of the Chinese army." The battalion commander, Major An Manqinyi, said to the regiment commander, Colonel Takano Naomitsu, with some shame.
"Well, Captain Anman, you did a very good job. We have never encountered this kind of tactics of the New 22nd Army of the Chinese government before. Including myself, we were not prepared to deal with such a situation before the war, so you don't need to blame yourself too much." The commander of the regiment, Colonel Takano Naomitsu, also very pertinently took the responsibility on himself.
The fact that the regiment commander, Colonel Naomitsu Takano, took the blame really moved the battalion commander, Major Kinichi Yasumitsu. Logically speaking, the main responsibility for the failure of the attack was that he did not consider possible situations carefully enough. However, the regiment commander not only did not criticize himself harshly, but instead took the responsibility for the failure of the attack on himself. This was really touching.
"Captain Anman, next you have to let all the officers and soldiers in the unit know the approximate battle plan and direction. If there are casualties among the commanding personnel during the attack, you must assign their successors before the attack, until the last soldier. In addition, I have already contacted the artillery unit, and they will provide you with artillery support at any time. We must fully utilize our artillery advantage." The regiment commander, Colonel Naomitsu Takano, also immediately told them the solution he had thought of.
The battalion commander, Major An Manqinyi, also agreed with the regiment commander's idea in his heart, and he had already made such arrangements before.
"Your Excellency the Regiment Commander, when we attack to one hundred and fifty meters before the Chinese army's defensive position, if we encounter the Chinese army's firepower and cannot advance, I hope the artillery unit can bombard the Chinese army's defensive position, so that we can kill a large number of their defensive forces." The battalion commander, Major An Manqinyi, also said to the regiment commander, Colonel Takano Naomitsu, with determination.
The commander of the regiment, Colonel Takano Naomitsu, looked at the battalion commander, Major An Manqinyi, expressionlessly, and then said, "Okay, since you have made up your mind, I will let the artillery provide artillery support for your attack at the appropriate time, but you will also be very likely to be attacked by our own artillery fire. Are you sure?"
The battalion commander, Major Yamanichi Kinichi, bowed deeply to the regiment commander, Colonel Takano Naomitsu, and then said excitedly, "Your Excellency, the officers and soldiers of the First Battalion will definitely carry forward the spirit of Bushido. We are not afraid of dying in battle. As long as we can occupy the defensive position of the Chinese army, all the sacrifices are worth it. Even if the First Battalion is wiped out, the Second and Third Battalions that are attacking from behind will also complete the mission. Please give the order."
(Thanks to Ming Zhiguang???, Lei Shi who loves to eat beauty porridge, Wei Guogong who loves to eat beef jerky, the director of Shenlong Library, and the one who eats dumplings without vinegar for their gifts! Thank you all for your support and encouragement!)