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Volume Three Far East Stories Chapter 802 (4) Descendants of Farmers

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    Major Jianchuan Meiji, who graduated with honors from the 21st class of Mainland University, was also exhausted. He just gritted his teeth and persisted. The radio carried by the Jianchuan Brigade suffered a German 7.6cm light infantry attack during the previous counterattack of the Ukrainian 3rd Division.  The artillery used in the artillery fire turned into scrap metal, which caused the Jianchuan Battalion to lose wire contact with the brigade and regiment headquarters. The Okamoto Battalion, which was surrounded on the southern line, did not know what happened. Although the Jianchuan Battalion fought back three Ukrainian divisions and replaced Okamoto  Lieutenant Colonel rescued the siege, but Jianchuan considered it his unshirkable responsibility to hold back the 3rd Ukrainian Infantry Division!

    The short but capable Takekawa Miji was born in 1880. He was the third son of Nozaki Yoshitaka, a local official in Shiga Prefecture. He later became the adopted son of his father's good friend Takekawa Shuhei.  Graduated from Takada Junior High School and Old System Shiga Junior High School.  In November 1901 (Meiji 34), the 13th class of the Army Officer School graduated.  During the same period, Nogi Katsunori's eldest son Nogi Katsunori died in the Russo-Japanese War).  

    In August 1904 (Meiji 37), he set out for the Russo-Japanese War.  As a general under the Akiyama Yoshiko Cavalry Brigade, Captain Takekawa was very active. In February 1905 (Meiji 38), he received a meritorious service certificate from the commander of the 2nd Army, General Okuyasu Kon, and became a close friend of Minetaro Yamanaka.  A prototype that spans three hundred miles.  (One mile equals four kilometers

    In December 1909 (Meiji 42), the 21st saber group of Army University graduated.  During the same period, there was Juichi Terauchi, the eldest son of Marshal Masaki Terauchi and Army General.

    In fact, the strength of the Jianchuan Brigade has dropped sharply from about 1,300 before departure to more than 900, of which more than 150 were killed and more than 200 were injured. A dozen seriously injured people could only stay behind to wait for treatment, and the lightly injured were  Then follow the brigade

    In fact, the Japanese army does not have a tradition of abandoning the wounded. In most cases, those who can be carried away are carried away, and those who cannot be carried are broken into pieces. However, the Allied forces on the Eastern Front do not have a rule that they are not allowed to be prisoners. It is just that each infantryman has 4 Chinese stars hanging on his body.  Who will leave the G18 melon grenade and the last bullet in the gun chamber? This question is left to each commander and combatant to decide

    But in fact, both the Chinese participating army and the Japanese army are instilled in their bones that they would rather die than be captured. In Japan, it is the spirit of Bushido, but in China, it is to fight to the end without giving up. If you can't defeat it, you can withdraw, and if you can't withdraw, you can defend it.  If you can't hold on, you can fight. As long as you dare to fight, life and death are no longer a difficult choice. Sometimes it is much more difficult to choose to survive than to sacrifice.

    It was Captain Takashi Sakai of the 57th Infantry Battalion who suggested that the troops take a rest

    In this time and space of 1918, the 31-year-old Sakai Takuriku served as the attach¨¦ of the embassy in China after graduating from the 28th class of the University. He was appreciated and promoted by Shunroku Hata, who also served as the embassy officer in China. However, this chief was determined to  He led the field troops, so after being promoted to captain, he was transferred to the 57th Infantry Battalion as a brigade auxiliary. Major Takekawa Miji, the supervisor of the Takekawa Brigade, is 147 centimeters tall, and his deputy Takashi Sakai is only 152 centimeters tall. Perhaps this pair of small men  The partners have similar temperaments, and anyway, the 57th Infantry Battalion has a more tenacious combat capability than other brigades in the Mutoh Brigade.

    Yes, it is tenacity rather than strength. This made the Jianchuan Brigade that went north to distract the encirclement pressure of the Okamoto Brigade that was besieged on the southern line. Under the orders of the brigade and regiment headquarters, it entangled the 3rd Ukrainian Infantry Division southward like a piece of brown candy.  The footsteps of the 3rd Ukrainian Infantry DivisionMoreover, the 3rd Ukrainian Infantry Division failed to relieve the sore feet of the Jianchuan Brigade several times in a row. When it turned around and retreated south, the piece of brown sugar stuck up again, and it was beaten again and again after a day's journey.  After three battles, the two horse-riding brigade captains and brigade subordinates, Takekawa Miji, were exhausted, not to mention the entire brigade, which had less than 900 people left

    "Reporting to Major, the troop count has been completed. There are 202 people left in the 225th Squadron, 198 people left in the 226th Squadron, 188 people left in the 227th Squadron, 193 people left in the 228th Squadron, 150 people left in the Machine Gun Squadron, 201 people left in the Baggage Squadron, and 201 people left in the Artillery Squadron.  There are 48 people left in the team. The machine guns still have an average of 1 base charge of ammunition, the mortars have one third left, and the rifles have an average of 6 clips per person" The person who came up to report was Lieutenant Takara Matsui, the staff officer of the group.

    This guy is from Fukuoka Prefecture in Japan.  The third son of farmer Kantaro Matsui.  Graduated from Dongzhu Middle School.  In May 1910, the 22nd class of the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School graduated, and in November 1917, the 29th class of the Army University graduated.  In August 1918, he sent troops to Siberia as an attachment to the 12th Division.

    In this time and space of 1918, Lieutenant Matsui, who came from a peasant family, was still just an Army lieutenant even though he had graduated a year ago. He was also transferred from the staff officer of the 3rd Division Regiment Headquarters to the front-line troops of the Mutoh Brigade. He was nothing more than a carrot.  A pitfall was that Matsui, who also graduated from the 29th batch of the mainland university, was obviously not as good as Captain Sakai. He was only a lieutenant staff officer, doing odd jobs at the brigade headquarters.

    "Are all the wounded left behind? In the great forest of Kharkov, falling behind is almost a death sentence Matsui-kun, you take a logistics team back to take care of the wounded, and then take them to evacuate on the southwest road I estimate reinforcements  As long as the main force has Chinese armored troops, it must be advancing eastward along the road. WellI'll give you two carriagesIs there any problem?"Naga Takekawa Miji took a gulp of cold water and turned around to give Lieutenant Matsui, who was wearing black-rimmed round glasses, a hot job.

    "Two carriages?Okay, Your Excellency Major, I will take people back to take care of the woundedHowever, just now, the commander discovered that there seemed to be footprints at the end of the east road. Captain, do you think the Ukrainians did not go south, but instead  Withdrawing to the east?" Lieutenant Matsui was obviously a little surprised that he shouldered the heavy responsibility of taking care of the wounded, but he still told the news he had just heard from the vanguard squadron.

    "East? You said that Koval and his troops did not go south to chase the 2nd Infantry Division and the 4th Infantry Division to retreat, but went east alone?" Major Takekawa Miji was obviously in a daze.

    "Matsui, what are you talking about? The traces on the ground are obviously that the enemy's troops have withdrawn to the south. There is nothing to the east. Why are the Ukrainians running to the east? You quickly take the logistics team back to take care of the wounded. The imperial samurai cannot fight with you because of falling behind.  He was eaten by wolves in the forest because of his negligence!" Captain Takashi pushed up his glasses on the bridge of his nose and sternly reprimanded his first-year classmate Matsui. Who said Matsui was the descendant of a farmer?  He actually wears the same glasses as himself, which makes people angry just looking at him

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