The heavens start from Changjin Lake

Behind Yu Xiaoqing, Li Bing, He Shuguang, Zhang Lixian, Yu Zhi and others were full of admiration for Xia Yuan. They followed Yu Xiaoqing because Yu Xiaoqing was one of the few commanders who dared to challenge the Japanese army. The other commanders were busy fighting among themselves. , busy collecting money, only Yu Xiaoqing personally led people to sit on the front line.

But Xia Yuan did what Yu Xiaoqing had always wanted to do but dared not to do. He led an army that was defeated from Burma to station at Nantianmen to fight against the Japanese army.

They looked at Nantianmen from a distance across the Nu River, and listened to the sound of guns and artillery from Nantianmen. The confrontation between the Japanese army and the Sichuan Army was not over yet. With the support of a batch of weapons, the situation of the Sichuan Army would be greatly improved. is improved.

Yu Xiaoqing asked Zhang Lixian: "Is the artillery in place?"

Zhang Lixian said: "It's already in place!"

Yu Xiaoqing said: "You order Xu Xiao from the Artillery Battalion to take two artillerymen to the Nantian Gate to observe the terrain and the line of defense stationed by the Sichuan Army!"

Zhang Lixian was stunned for a moment, and said: "The group seat means"

Yu Xiaoqing stood with his hands behind his back, "I respect Xia Yuan as a man. He has done what I have always wanted to do but couldn't do. He is a rare talent and general. If he can be withdrawn from Nantianmen, I will definitely Talk to him over wine, and send someone to tell him that I have lent him my artillery, and I need artillery support, so I signaled to the artillery on the top of the mountain on the other side. far, must come back alive.”

Yu Xiaoqing admired Xia Yuan, admired his strategy, vision, and courage. He put himself in Xia Yuan's position and led seven hundred rout troops, not to mention stationing at Nantianmen and blowing up the Japanese artillery positions. After frantically retreating, the battered troops had already run away, and the battle in his heart had already faded a bit, and hearing the Japanese bombardment, it also faded a bit.

Not to mention leading 700 people to stop the Japanese army at Nantianmen, Yu Xiaoqing thought to herself, if it were her, she would have taken 700 people to cross the Nujiang River, why would she stay at Nantianmen to fight [-] Japanese troops, and bring ten It is impossible to think about the fact that the human commando passed through the Japanese defense line and blew up the Japanese artillery positions.

He looked at the Nantianmen in the distance, and the diffuse smoke showed that the fighting on the Nantianmen was fierce. After the Japanese artillery positions were destroyed, it was rare to hear large-scale Japanese artillery bombardments. This shows that Xia Yuan's decision was correct. Yes, Yu Xiaoqing admires Xia Yuan from the bottom of her heart.

On the other hand, the Japanese army deduced that the rout soldiers stationed at Nantianmen could no longer form a strong combat force to stop them, because although the previous attack caused them to pay huge casualties, the soldiers also successfully broke through the enemy's stronghold. The second line of defense, although they were repulsed, it has become a fact that the rout on the Nantianmen has been unable to organize a strong combat force. Breaking through the second line of defense can directly threaten the defenders on the Nantianmen. A trench was built on the hillside of Nantianmen to confront the national army defenders on Nantianmen.

Therefore, during the first wave of attack in the afternoon, they organized an offensive force of 500 people and launched a fierce attack on the position on the hillside above Nantianmen. The position on the mountainside rushed, and the road was unimpeded, with almost no obstacles, and approached the position halfway up the mountain very smoothly.

The regiment commander in the rear used binoculars to observe the position on the mountainside, and it was difficult to see the traces of the activities of the Chinese people on the halfway up the mountain. position, and then winning the Nantianmen has basically become a foregone conclusion!

The attacking Japanese army also received a message from the group leader. During the attack, the group leader told them that the Chinese people on the Nantian Gate could no longer hold on, and it was inevitable to take down the Chinese people.

The attacking Japanese army ran faster one by one. They quickly approached the position, and they were getting closer and closer to the position. Little did they know that a company of soldiers was quietly waiting for them under the bunker of the position where they thought they had won the battle. 's arrival

The soldiers on the forward position carried a large number of grenades. These grenades were supplies from the rear. The appearance of these supplies gave Xia Yuan the confidence to stick to the second line of defense.

When the Japanese army approached the forward position more than ten meters away, the heavy machine gun controlled by Xia Yuan sprayed out angry flames, and the bullets whized through the position. The fast-running Japanese soldiers in the front row were caught off guard by rows of bullets, standing straight Some of them fell to the ground, and a cloud of blood mist exploded on them.

Immediately afterwards, the soldiers on the forward position pulled the grenade away and threw it vigorously towards the battle formation formed by the Japanese devils. It was like raindrops falling under the tactical formation of the Japanese devils. With the release of grenades, the soldiers on the position controlled submachine guns to shoot at the enemy in turn.

In an instant, the guns fired, and a company was equipped with advanced weapons and equipment. At this moment, it seemed as if it had turned into boundless anger, forming a hail of bullets and venting towards the Japanese attacking troops.

The unprepared powerful heavy fire directly stunned the group of defeated soldiers. The Japanese devils fell one by one, and the cries of wounded Japanese soldiers were everywhere. The grenade thrown by someone killed him.

The heavy machine gun controlled by Xia Yuan suppressed the attacking Japanese army, making them unable to hold their heads up. They fought like Ma, Bula, Snake Butt, Kang Ya, and Li Wula in full swing. There were a lot of supplies in the rear. There were dozens of boxes, and each of them carried a box of grenades, and threw them at the enemy one after another.

The 500-man attacking force understood the gap between the two sides after a short fight with the broken soldiers on the second line of defense. They left a large number of their own corpses on the position and retreated down the mountain. They did not understand that the firepower had already How could the weakened Chinese organize such a powerful suppression of firepower again.

The three regiment captains looked at the Emperor's soldiers who had already been routed from the position. Some of them could not accept the reality of failure. They organized an attack for two consecutive days, with 800 casualties, and even tore apart the enemy's second line of defense.

A regimental commander said: "We lack the heavy firepower to tear through the enemy's line of defense. The Chinese are assisted by the Americans and British, and their weapons and equipment are more advanced than ours! I ask the brigade commander to mobilize artillery support, otherwise We have to pay more casualties to attack Nantianmen!"

The attack on the hillside of Nantianmen has already caused heavy losses to their company, and now they don't even have exact information on the defenders on Nantianmen. The strength of the defenders on Nantianmen is unknown.

The head of the brigade said: "I have requested the support of the air force. The next day, in cooperation with the air force, we will launch a general attack on the Chinese people on the South Tianmen!"

"Yes!"

On the second line of defense, the Japanese army's new round of attack was easily repelled. With long-lost smiles on everyone's faces, Milong touched the heavy machine gun he controlled and said: "It's good to have bullets, feed it, The little Japanese devils who beat them screamed!"

Milong was happy, he had never killed a Japanese devil so happily, light and heavy machine guns, and submachine guns fired at the same time. There is no artillery to bombard the defenders on the ground, and it is often a small-scale bombardment. These survivors are all veterans on the battlefield. Naturally, they are handy in dealing with this small-scale bombardment without panic.

Therefore, their casualties are much smaller.

There was no infantry coordination, and the terrain of Nantianmen made it impossible for Japanese tanks to come up, so that the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army was greatly reduced. Relying solely on infantry to tear through the defense line of Nantaimen would suffer huge casualties.

Even if the Japanese army really tore through the Nantianmen defense line, the Japanese army would be unable to launch a large-scale attack on the defenders on the other side of the Nu River due to heavy losses.

Then, the strategic intention of the Nantianmen blockade has become very clear.

Xia Yuan would not lead the routs to fight meaningless battles. The Nantianmen battle was of great significance. It was also after he thought twice that he gave up fighting guerrillas on the Burmese battlefield and stayed at Nantianmen, choosing to confront the Japanese army head-on. This is his real sense of leading the team to fight against the Japanese devils. He has learned the cruelty of the Japanese devils from history. Only when he really faces the Japanese army will he have a very deep understanding of the Japanese devils.

Facing the wailing wounded and pleadings from the Japanese devils, Xia Yuan did not have the slightest sympathy for them. These are enemies, and their hands are covered with Chinese blood, how could Xia Yuan feel sympathy for the enemy.

When cleaning the battlefield, he would ask the rout soldiers to replenish the guns on the Japanese devils left on the battlefield. Although Xia Yuan believed in red, he would not treat prisoners preferentially, let alone these enemies stained with Chinese blood. When the not yet dead Japanese devils begged the rout soldiers for their lives, Xia Yuan would let them execute the wounded Japanese soldiers.

Keeping it is also a disaster.

After the new round of Japanese attack was repulsed, another batch of daily necessities, food, drink, supplies, and a lot of medical supplies were brought over from the other side of the Nujiang River. Veterinarian Hao was very happy. After the large-scale attack, the wounded of the Sichuan Army began to increase, and the medical supplies were almost exhausted. He and Xiwa worked hard to find some herbs and used them on some of the seriously wounded, while the lightly wounded were still facing endless danger. availability of medicines.

The rear reinforcements to the defenders on the Nantian Gate were undoubtedly timely, which greatly changed all the difficulties faced by the Sichuan Army, and also gave the soldiers of the Sichuan Army great confidence in the next battle.

At the same time, there was good news from the rear. The Yutuan's artillery was ready, and they thoughtfully brought a flag bearer to the Sichuan Army to contact the artillery positions at any time. The artillerymen also made detailed observations of the positions in front of the Nantian Gate. , and divided several areas as targets for artillery bombardment.

As a result, the situation on Nantianmen is likely to be reversed.

The soldiers had enough to eat, carried sufficient weapons and ammunition, reinforced the second line of defense, and set up firepower points. This time, they had the support and help of the people across the country, and every soldier had victory in the battle. Confidence, the Japanese army's continuous offensive failed to win the Nantianmen, which also made them full of confidence in future battles.

Xia Yuan still controlled a heavy machine gun. Since he controlled the heavy machine gun, with his powerful strength and shooting ability, he has displayed extremely powerful combat effectiveness on the battlefield. Often the defense line he sticks to can completely suppress the Japanese army. Unable to lift his head, the attacking Japanese army suffered heavy casualties on his defensive line.

Before the Japanese attacking troops arrived, the second line of defense was refurbished by the defeated troops led by Xia Yuan.

"It will only become more and more difficult for the Japanese army to attack Nantianmen."

The Japanese army's attack in the afternoon did not come as scheduled. The scouts sent out reported that the large Japanese army was still stationed in the forest, and there was no sign of intending to attack.

This strange phenomenon continued until the next day, when the scouts sent news that a large Japanese army was gathering, with a scale of 2000 people.

This news caused an uproar in the Sichuan Army.

Ah Yi said: "Would they know that we are playing empty tricks on them?"

Ah Yi’s worries are not completely unreasonable. The empty city strategy has always been their battle plan, and the third line of defense has been kept in a masked state. The Japanese army will send spies or scouts every day to detect the deployment and defense of the defenders on the Nantianmen. They had already prepared for it, knowing that the Japanese devils would not give up on intelligence hunting, and they had made sufficient preparations.

However, there will be mistakes in the tight defense. They have to think about whether it is because of the leakage of the empty city plan, which made the Japanese army prepare for a large-scale attack.

Long Wenwen said: "No, if the Japanese army had really found out about our deployment of troops, they would not have waited so long to attack Nantianmen."

Meng was annoyed and clever, and then said: "Unless they get reinforcements?"

Long Wenwen nodded.

They all thought that the Japanese army would launch a night attack on Nantianmen in the middle of the night, but Xia Yuan said that this is impossible. The Sichuan Army sang an empty city strategy at Nantaimen. The Japanese army attacked Nantianmen at night. The risk of the unknown number of soldiers is why the Japanese army did not choose to attack Nantianmen at night.

But now, the Japanese army has assembled a large-scale force again, and it is obvious that they have grasped the battle.

"Give up on the second position and stick to the third position!"

This is an order issued by Xia Yuan. Regardless of whether the Japanese army has discovered that they are playing an empty city strategy, an attack of this scale is definitely not something that soldiers on the second line of defense can resist, and even heavy casualties will be paid for it. Some sacrifices are necessary. Yes, and some other sacrifices were unnecessary, unnecessary sacrifices, Xia Yuan would never let these sacrifices happen.

And his decision was correct.

Near noon, there was the roar of fighter planes in the sky.