The most cattle cottage in the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 257 Will and Blood

At dawn, some dark shadows appeared in the fields south of Zhiyuan County.

The sentinel of the third company of the second battalion of the newly formed 23rd regiment, who was guarding in the trench, pulled the bolt and shouted loudly: "Which one? Password."

Those black shadows didn't answer, but shot over. The sentry was shot in the left shoulder. He clutched the bloody wound on his left shoulder and shouted desperately: "The devil is coming, the devil is coming!"

The black shadows on the opposite side shot over again, and the sentry was shot again in the back, and fell to the ground unconscious.

The soldiers of the national army lying in the trenches started fighting towards the black shadows in front of them.

The first to arrive at Zhiyuan County was the Kondo Squadron of the Sato Brigade of the Japanese 150th Regiment.After the battle started, Squadron Leader Kondo ordered his troops to deploy quickly and launched a feint attack towards the opposite national army position. They wanted to use this brief darkness to detect the strength and firepower configuration of the opposite national army position.

Most of the soldiers of the national army guarding the front trenches were recruits, and those officers had basically never fought against the Japanese army. They felt very panicked. Facing the enemy's feint attack, they were only worried that the enemy would attack, and immediately fired at them. fully open.

Squadron leader Kondo was lying behind the field ridge, recording the positions of the enemy's firepower points in his notebook, and gradually formed a simple map.

As the Japanese troops rushed up one after another, gunshots rang out everywhere in the south of the city.

7:20 in the morning.The faint mist on the field gradually dissipated, and Zhiyuan County gradually appeared in front of the Japanese army.

At a distance of about 2500 meters from the city wall supporting the county, the Japanese army quickly set up more than a dozen tents, and the temporary command post of the Japanese 128th Brigade was established.

In one of the tents in the middle, Oboff, the chunky brigade commander, sat on a marching chair and was debriefing.

So far, the Japanese army has occupied the Daqinghe Bridge, and the Nakajima advance team is attacking the Han Ferry Ferry, cutting off the national army's reinforcement channel to the newly organized 128th Division.

To the north of the Daqing River, the troops of the newly organized 187th Division of the National Army were stationed in Lanxi County, Linchuan Town, Zhiyuan County, and Qinglong Town to the south of Zhiyuan County.

At present, the Japanese army has surrounded Lanxi County and Qinglong Town, and approached Zhiyuan County from the southeast. The main force of the 115th Regiment has approached Linchuan Town, forming a battle encirclement situation for the entire newly organized 187th Division.

The head of the brigade, Oboff, was very satisfied with this successful raid.

Lieutenant Commander Shigesho Yamamoto, the commander of the 150th Regiment, reported the basic situation of the fortifications of the National Army in Zhiyuan County.

Wang Jindong's 792nd Regiment was stationed in Zhiyuan County before the outbreak of the war. It has been almost two years now, and a large number of fortifications have been built around Zhiyuan County.

With the city wall as the center and a radius of 1000 meters, with two natural villages as the main support points, a large number of trenches were dug in other places, forming three lines of defense.The troops stationed in the fortifications are three battalions of the 792nd Regiment, one battalion of the 23rd Regiment, and two battalions of the 24th Regiment. The troops stationed in the county are directly under the division headquarters and the artillery battalion, with a strength of about 7200.

The head of the brigade, Obaufu, ordered Shigeo Yamamoto, the commander of the 150th Regiment, to launch a small-scale attack on Zhiyuan County for the time being, to contain the main force of the newly formed 187th Division, and wait until Linchuan Town, Qinglong Town and Lanxi County were captured After that, they will attack Zhiyuan County in an all-round way.

After the deployment was completed, Oboff was content to report the progress of the campaign to the division commander.

He was drafting a telegram, and Chiba Kotaro, captain of the 115th Wing, sent a telegram. The good news is that they have captured Linchuan Town and are approaching Zhiyuan County.

There is another bad news: the Yamaguchi brigade who stayed in Pingyue County has lost contact.After analysis and judgment, they believed that the Yamaguchi Brigade had already perfected the defense system, and there should be no problem in sticking to self-protection.It may be that the radio station is out of order and cannot be contacted for a while.

After reading the telegram from the 115th Regiment, Oboff's brigade commander's beautiful mood was immediately cast a shadow.

Since entering Shandong, the unlucky 115th Regiment has successively lost the 18th Cavalry Brigade assigned to them, a reinforced brigade, and even the captain of the regiment, Yazaki Setzo, was killed.

These two troops also lost contact at the beginning, and then came the bad news that the entire army was wiped out.This time, the Yamaguchi Brigade lost contact again, and I am afraid that it is more ominous.

Obaugh was furious. He didn't understand why these guys couldn't send a telegram to report the situation before something happened.

It's really no wonder that Yamaguchi and others couldn't report their status before the accident happened.For example, the Yamaguchi Brigade, he can't say that I can't hold the position now, and I started to flee to the county without receiving orders, right?
By the time they wanted to report, it was too late.

Obaugh couldn't figure out the real situation of the Yamaguchi Brigade, so he had no choice but to put the matter aside for the time being.He personally drafted the telegram and sent it to Lieutenant General Suematsu Moji, the commander of the 114th Division.

Jinan.

After receiving the report from the commander of the 114th Division, Shigeru Suematsu, the headquarters of the 12th Army was very happy and destroyed the new 187th Division of the National Army. It is said that the entire Shandong area is under the control of the Japanese army.

General Matsuda of the Gendarmerie Command was also very happy after receiving the notification from the 114th Division. He specially called Sakai Toichiro and Hamada Yoshito to commend them for their outstanding contributions to this successful campaign.

Toichiro Sakai and Yoshito Hamada were very happy. They went out to celebrate at noon. They drank while enjoying the performance of the geisha. When they got excited, Toichiro Sakai simply jumped up with the geisha.

The happiest thing is Yoshito Hamada. Through the successful planning of this campaign, he has completely gained a firm foothold in the Jinan Gendarmerie Command.

He clapped his hands and sang Hokkaido fisherman's songs along with the geisha. It didn't matter if his voice was not good, as long as he was happy.

When the devils were happy, the anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians were overcast.

The Jinan Station of the Military Command received a telegram from Gao Jiu, saying that the information they provided was very valuable. From now on, as long as it is related to Southwest Shandong, they are requested to inform him as much as possible, no matter how big or small.

Xu Zhongming said with emotion: "Old Zhou, your opinion is correct. Brother Gao is a man of God. He immediately thought of the actions of the Japanese 128th Brigade, which was aimed at the newly created 187th Division. Let him be notified earlier Enough."

Zhou Mingshan said with a sad face: "The 187th Division is in a very dangerous situation. I wonder if Wang Jindong and the others can survive it?"

Xu Zhongming was a little optimistic this time. He said, "Didn't Brother Gao say that he has gone to reinforce? With Brother Gao here, I believe there will be a solution."

Zhou Mingshan also had confidence in Gao Jiu. He smiled and said, "Station Master, you are right. Brother Gao and the others killed another brigade of devils. I wonder if they can rescue the 187th Division this time and create another miracle."

The underground party in Jinan received a telegram from Chen Yuehan. Gao Jiu expressed his gratitude to them, saying that after the crisis in Southwest Shandong was resolved this time, he would come to Jinan to rescue Gao Hong, the captain of the anti-rape team who was arrested. .

The underground party in Jinan has now been repeatedly attacked by the Japanese special high school. If they want to rescue Gao Hong, they are currently more than willing but not capable.Now that they had Gao Jiu's promise, they calmed down and entrusted their relationship to deliver a message to Gao Hong, asking him to try to save his life and persist until Gao Jiu came to the rescue.

Wuhan.

The Fifth Theater Command is also very worried about the situation in southwestern Shandong. Seeing that the battle in Wuhan is imminent, if Wang Jindong's newly organized 187th Division is eaten by the Japanese army, the national army will lose its last strategic fulcrum in Shandong.The flanks of the fifth war zone were exposed to the Japanese army. The Japanese army could cross the Daqing River at any time, cross the Fushan District, and strengthen its attack force from the direction of the Dabie Mountains.

Gao Jiu provided information on the deployment of the Japanese army's troops for the Wuhan battle, and the fifth theater has formulated a corresponding campaign plan.Such a change in Southwest Shandong will bring new variables to the Battle of Wuhan.The Fifth Theater Command issued consecutive orders to the 41st Army, asking them to do their best to rescue the newly formed 187th Division.

Director Feng of the Military Intelligence Department felt like he was on a roller coaster. Just yesterday, the military command transferred the news that the 114th Division of the Japanese Army was about to go south to join the battle in Wuhan.Director Feng felt a little embarrassed, because the information provided by Gao Jiu did not include the content of the 114th Division of the Japanese Army.The sudden change shows that the information provided by Gao Jiu is at least not perfect, or that the military deployment of the Japanese army has changed.Now, in order to find out whether the Japanese army has completely changed the original military deployment, Director Feng is under great pressure.

Just last night, he sent someone to wake up Lin Yanni and asked her to send a telegram to Gao Jiu to verify the specific situation of the 114th Division, but Lin Yanni couldn't get in touch with Gao Jiu.

When she was anxious, the theater command transferred a message from the 41st Army, saying that the 114th Division of the Japanese Army had not left Shandong, but the 128th Brigade, which had gone south from Tai'an, had turned to Zhiyuan County in the northwest.

This shows that the information provided by Gao Jiu is completely correct.

Director Feng felt relieved, Lin Yanni got the news, but started to worry about Gao Jiu.

She knew the relationship between Gao Jiu and Wang Jindong, and believed that he would lead the troops to rescue Wang Jindong.Although Gao Jiu didn't tell her in detail how many people there are in the Taohuashan guerrillas, she also knows that Gao Jiu's combat troops will not exceed 200 people, and the 128th Brigade of the Japanese Army has a full 7000 people. It will be a brutal battle.

Worrying is all worrying, but Lin Yanni can't help him, she can only pray for him silently.

Commander Song of the 69th Division of the National Army learned of the presence of Japanese troops on the Daqinghe Bridge, and immediately realized the seriousness of the problem. He immediately ordered a battalion of the nearby National Army to retake the bridgehead on the north side of the bridge.At the same time, a regiment of reinforcements was also sent to the Daqing River Bridge. Once the bridge was fully controlled, they immediately crossed the river to reinforce Zhiyuan County.At the same time, he personally commanded the main force of the 69th Division to follow up.

At exactly 9:00 in the morning, an infantry battalion of the national army rushed to the Daqinghe Bridge and immediately launched an attack towards the north side of the bridge.

The bridge deck of the Daqing River Bridge was only 8.4 meters wide, and large troops could not deploy on the bridge deck at all. The national army could only deploy a squad of infantry in front, and the others could not exert their firepower following behind.

The Japanese army had piled up a defensive position with sandbags in the center of the bridge, blocked the bridge deck with machine guns and rifles, and the soldiers of the national army charged forward on the bare bridge deck, and were immediately hit hard. After persisting for a few minutes, the national army lost more than 20 officers and soldiers and was forced to retreat.

The commander of the first company who organized the attack saw that his subordinates suffered heavy casualties. In this terrain, going up would mean death, so he hesitated for a moment.

The battalion commander received a death order and must recapture the bridgehead in the north. He ordered the company commander to attack again.

The bridge is a cable-steel bridge with many cables and steel frames on both sides. The use of mortars and machine guns from both sides and above the bridge is restricted, and they can only shoot at the enemy on a narrow bridge deck.

The soldiers of the national army set up machine guns on the bridge and fired at the Japanese army in the center of the bridge. The Japanese army hid behind the bunker built with sandbags. Although their firepower was suppressed, they did not pose any threat to them.

When the national army soldiers charged, their bodies blocked the muzzles of their own machine guns. The Japanese soldiers took the opportunity to show their heads from behind the cover and shot at the national army soldiers on the bridge!
Seeing the soldiers falling down row by row, the company commander hit the ammunition box beside him with a fist, and blood oozed from the fist. The grief in his heart had already prevented him from feeling the pain in his hand.

The battalion commander saw that this was not the way to go, so he ordered the troops to temporarily stop the attack.He is a veteran who has been in the army for 11 years. He has rich experience and quickly thought of a way.

After a short time, the soldiers of the national army also brought a lot of sandbags. They hid behind the bunker made of sandbags and moved the sandbags forward bit by bit. The soldiers hid behind the sandbags and gradually pushed the bunker forward. , A little closer to the center of the bridge, the officers and soldiers basically suffered no casualties.

Seeing that this method worked, the officers and soldiers of the national army couldn't help cheering.

However, they soon lost their joy.The environment on the bridge hinders the use of mortars, but it can't stop the devil's grenade launcher. As a grenade launcher, the grenade launcher is easy to operate and can be launched at a small angle. When they came over, they exploded continuously in and around the bunkers of the national army. The soldiers of the national army suffered heavy casualties. They abandoned the bunker made of sandbags and retreated again.

The battalion commander was impatient, and he ordered all the companies to press up. Each platoon formed multiple bunkers according to the method just now, and pushed forward at the same time, hoping to get close to the Japanese bunker, throw grenades at the enemy, and destroy the Japanese fortifications on the bridge. .

Due to the slow speed of the mobile sandbags, under the attack of the Japanese grenade, the soldiers of the national army suffered heavy casualties, and the casualties of the soldiers of the first company had exceeded half.

The battalion commander's eyes were already reddened, and he didn't care about so much. Seeing some soldiers of the company retreating, he raised his pistol and shot several deserters in succession, forcing the soldiers of the company to continue to attack.

Seeing that the soldiers of the first company were about to be exhausted, he sent soldiers from the second company to replace the first company and move on.

After paying a heavy price, the vanguard of the national army finally approached the Japanese bunker.Soldiers on both sides began to throw grenades and grenades at each other, and the bridge exploded violently.

The soldiers of the national army killed a batch and went up again, and the same was true for the Japanese soldiers. The bridge was full of stumps and arms.Both sides were red-eyed, and they fought blood and will on the bridge.The Japanese soldiers fought to the death without retreating, and the national army soldiers also fought bloody. Soldiers from both sides threw grenades at each other on the bridge deck and rushed forward at the same time.The two sides finally got together and began hand-to-hand combat.

The Japanese soldiers were good at hand-to-hand combat, and the [-]-style rifle had an advantage in length. After a fierce fight, the Japanese soldiers gradually gained the upper hand.The soldiers of the national army suffered heavy casualties and finally retreated.

The Japanese soldiers had limited strength, so they did not pursue them, but re-fortified their bunkers and continued to guard the bridge.

The soldiers of the national army retreated a certain distance, and under the persecution of the supervising team led by the battalion commander, they attacked the Japanese army again.Then the two sides threw grenades at each other again and fought hand to hand again.In this way, soldiers from both sides fought desperately on the bridgehead.

At Han Ferry Ferry, the 41st Military Task Force of the National Army requisitioned two ferry boats on the ferry, and sailed to the opposite bank by boat.

When the ferry sailed to the middle of the river, the Japanese Nakajima advance team had already arrived near the river.They saw the boats of the national army coming from the middle of the river, and they rushed towards the river desperately.

At this time, the Japanese army was exhausted after a long march.But at this juncture of life and death, these guys are like wild beasts that have been injected with chicken blood, erupting with tenacious fighting power.They frantically rushed to the river bank.

The soldiers of the national army on the ferry saw the figure of the Japanese army on the other side of the river in the distance. They also rowed their oars like crazy, hoping to get to the beach before the Japanese army arrived.

The national army on the other side of the river saw the Japanese army on the other side, and hurriedly set up mortars to bombard the Japanese army.

The officers and soldiers of the Japanese army continued to fall under the artillery fire, but they ran to the river bank desperately regardless of casualties.

The soldiers of the national army finally rowed to the shore. Before the ferry stopped, they jumped into the water and ran towards the shore.

At this time, the Japanese army also appeared on the river bank. They were condescending, and while shooting, they rushed over directly.

At this time, the soldiers of the national army had no way out. They charged forward desperately, and the two sides fell under the rain of bullets fired at each other. Then, they fought together and began hand-to-hand combat.

There were only about forty national army soldiers who crossed the river.The Nakajima Advance Squadron of the Japanese Army is a reinforced squadron. After the consumption of the battle, there are still more than 150 people who have arrived here.

After a fierce fight, the soldiers of the national army suffered all casualties.The Japanese finally took control of the north bank of the ferry.

Satisfied, Nakajima Jiro sent a telegram to his uncle and brigade commander Oboff: The Nakajima advance team has controlled the Han Ferry Ferry, please send reinforcements to strengthen the defense.

The national army commando was composed of soldiers from the 41st Army Guard Battalion. The battalion commander saw that the enemy had occupied the ferry, so he reluctantly sent a telegram to the military headquarters.

Commander Huang of the 41st Army received the news and knew that it was impossible to meet Ouyang Xue crossing the river.He hastily sent a telegram to Wang Jindong, telling them not to escort Ouyang Xue to Han Ferry, but to return to Zhiyuan County and strictly protect her.

Soon, Wang Jindong's telegram was replied.

After seeing it, Commander Huang couldn't help but his eyes darkened, and he slumped on the sofa.

(End of this chapter)