The heavens start from Changjin Lake

The earth trembled violently, thick smoke rose from the villages and woods that had been shot, and fires spread across the sky. Even if it rained last night, it could not stop the raging flames.

In the smoke screen, the Japanese troops who had not been completely wiped out tried to use the cover to break out of the encirclement. Yu Ying, who was calm, judged the enemy's intentions and quickly issued an order for the two regiments to bring the enemy down about 50 meters in front of the position and then attack. .

In a blink of an eye, the Japanese army arrived at the ambush point.

Seeing this, Yu Ying realized that the time had come and shouted, "Hit!"

Violent bullets were tilted towards the enemy like raindrops, flying toward the enemy. The grenades fell one after another among the enemy groups and exploded. The enemies responded to the end one after another, crying and screaming. This enemy was very In the fierce gunfire, Yu Ying's two regiments were wiped out.

The small victory in the first round did not let Commander Ye breathe a sigh of relief. He said to Yu Ying: "This is probably just a tentative attack by the Japanese. This failure will not stop them from continuing to attack Jinling. They will continue to attack Jinling." Next time, we must quickly prepare for a worse battle. Let me clean the battlefield, drink some water, eat something, and prepare to fight again."

The Japanese artillery fire stopped, and the previous bombardment was purely to rescue the scouts.

The scouts were all wiped out, and the Japanese artillery fire from the rear also stopped.

After waiting for more than an hour, there was still no Japanese attack. The more this happened, the more uncertain everyone felt. According to the past, the Japanese had suffered a loss and could not bear it. They used artillery fire and sent infantry to rush over. But this time, from The scouts were eliminated, and after waiting for almost two hours, they still didn't come.

It was not until about nine o'clock in the morning that the Japanese army, which had been brewing for two or three hours, finally moved out.

First, artillery preparations were made. Raindrop-like shells fell on our position. In an instant, the entire Tangshan was covered by fierce artillery fire. A large number of bunkers and fortifications were destroyed, and there were many casualties.

Yu Ying judged that after the artillery fire, the infantry team would definitely follow.

The Japanese army used this attack mode in the Songhu battlefield, and it must have been the same attack mode in the Tangshan battle.

Sure enough, after the bombardment, the Japanese artillerymen had just lowered their hot barrels, and it was the infantry's turn to appear.

The enemy infantry varied in density, like a surging yellow wave, followed by dozens of tanks, dispersed, and launched a fierce attack on the national army positions in an inconsistent manner.

Yu Ying gave the order to stop the attack. Covered by artillery fire, the soldiers covered with mud shook off the mud on their bodies, quickly entered the shooting position, and began to design against the enemy. The hateful bullets formed a fire net and were scattered towards the enemy group. The enemy was beaten. The man fell on his back and his horse fell over.

However, the enemy's pause was temporary. The rolling tanks and armored vehicles began to bombard the hilltop. The bullets from the heavy machine guns formed an airtight fire net and swept past. The tree trunks were broken and the soil of the position was splashed. Many soldiers were killed. Shot, lying in the trench, screaming.

This was a brutal blocking battle.

The Japanese attack was like a wave, one after another.

The infantry in front stopped temporarily, and soon organized the team again. More and more people rushed towards them like a tide, and then retreated in large strides, leaving behind a pile of corpses and screaming wounds.

In this way, with the coordination of infantry and tanks, the enemy charged repeatedly; uh, more than 10 times, but they all ended in failure.

Just before noon, Ye Zhao received a report saying that Commander Tang had arrived at Tangquan Village west of Tangshan and asked him to go to Tangquan Village to meet Commander Tang.

Tangshan is the defense battle of Jinling, the first battle between China and Japan. As the commander of Wei Xu Jinling, Commander Tang naturally has to go to the first battle between China and Japan to check the current battle situation. After learning about the situation, Ye Zhao Immediately he took out a big horse from the military headquarters and galloped towards Tangquan Village with the guards.

Tangquan Village is about 5 kilometers away from the military headquarters. It takes a while to get there on a fast horse.At the intersection of Tangquan Village, he saw dozens of soldiers armed with German submachine guns guarding the small village.

I thought to myself: "Tang Shengzhi is quite impressive."

Ye Zhao had never dealt with Tang Shengzhi, and had only heard of him. It was said that he had not dealt with Chiang Kai-shek before, but later Chiang Kai-shek took over the military power and retired in the national government.

It was also this time that the Japanese army attacked Jinling and gained military power.

Ye Zhao was wary of Commander Tang and entered the village. An officer saw him and came up to him: "Commander Tang accompanied the Chairman to visit you. They are waiting for you in the big ancestral hall in front. .”

"What, the chairman of the committee is here too!?" Ye Zhao was startled, and then he understood why the village was heavily guarded.

Under the guidance of the officer, he entered the ancestral hall. In front of the door of the ancestral hall, there were loaded guns and guards with submachine guns. There were also spies planted by agents. The whole ancestral hall was airtight.

The bald man was sitting on the stool in the ancestral hall, drinking tea. When he saw Ye Zhao coming, he put down the steaming tea cup and said: "Tangshan is the first battle of the defense of Jinling. You must not be careless. How did you fight? Is there anything wrong? ."

Before Ye Zhao could answer, Commander Tang said first: "The Chairman came to guide the battle despite a hail of bullets. You should seize the time to report. Don't waste any time."

Ye Zhao nodded and gave a brief report on the deployment of Tangshan and the battle this morning. After listening to the bald head, he said seriously: "We have power in Shanghai, but you fought bravely in Shanghai. Although our military is temporarily suffering, We suffered a little loss, but we did win politically, which can be considered a glorious defeat. Currently, the international community believes that the Chinese military is truly amazing and supports us morally."

The so-called moral principles are just nicer words, similar to verbal support, but the real battle still depends on China itself.

After a pause, the bald head continued: "They are against Japan, which is a good thing. Why should we defend Jinling? Because Jinling is our capital, it is of great significance and has greater political influence, so we must defend it and use our lives to defend it. Guard, I hope your 66th Army will remain determined to guard Jinling, guard Tangshan, and guard the east gate of Jinling."

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhao clenched his fists and said, "We must follow the Chairman's instructions and guard the east gate of Jinling."

The bald head added: "This is not enough. You must unite the whole army and work together to win the final victory. You must not give up until the last soldier is killed."

"Yes!" Ye Zhao said goodbye to the Chairman and Commander Tang, returned to Tangshan, and conveyed the Chairman's instructions to the divisions.

The 66th Army vowed to stick to Tangshan.

After the road attack hit a wall, the Japanese army decided to attack on both wings of the road. Taking the road would expose the target too much. There were mountains, rivers, and dense villages on both sides of the road. It was not conducive for them to launch an attack. If they found two wings to attack, they would be able to attack. Use mountains, forests and villages for cover.

The enemy attacking from the left wing chose Yangshan Stele Material as a breakthrough point.

Yangshan Stele is a famous scenic spot in Jinling. As early as the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang named various princes as kings. When Zhu Yuanzhang was critically ill, he passed the throne to his grandson, Emperor Jianwen.

King Zhu Di of Yan was powerful and had a large number of troops. He raised troops in Kyoto before 1399 and went south to capture Jinling. Emperor Jianwen died in public, and Zhu Di became the founder of the Ming Dynasty.In order to wash away the reputation of rebelling and usurping the throne, Zhu Di mobilized hundreds of thousands of migrant workers to build a monument for Zhu Yuanzhang to commemorate his achievements, to show that he was a genius and the most filial son.

He carved the stele into three parts: the stele body, the stele base and the forehead of the stele in Yangshan near Tangshan.

This monument is the largest in the world.The monument is 45 meters tall, 11.5 meters wide and 4.5 meters wide.Weighs 5620 tons.

The base of the monument is over 7 meters high and about 13 meters long. There was a folk song: "It flows from east to west, and the stone is locked on the tomb; it flows east and west, but it cannot be moved; if you want to move it, you have to move the mountains." ."

These three monuments are estimated to weigh 3 tons. The Yangshan monument project is huge, and the mining work is very difficult. Most of them are carried out by "prisoners". They are required to cut a certain number of stones every day. If they fail to complete the task, they will be executed that night. Remove the heads.

Fengtou Village at the foot of Yangshan Mountain got its name from the "mass grave" where corpses were abandoned at that time.

After meeting with the Chairman, Commander Ye immediately ordered Zhang Desheng, deputy commander of the 78th Brigade, to take the cases from the two battalions to Yangshan Beicai and Fentou Village to stop the enemy. After receiving the order, Zhang Desheng set off immediately. As soon as he arrived at his destination, It was discovered that the Japanese army had also arrived, the two sides encountered each other, and a large-scale battle broke out.

The battle continued until dusk, when the troops on both sides temporarily became angry.

Zhang Desheng ordered the troops to use the night as a cover to hide in Yangshan Beicai and Fentou Village, allowing the troops to temporarily repair. He held a meeting of two battalion commanders and believed that darkness at night was the best time to approach and eliminate the enemy. He obtained With the support of the two battalion commanders, the two battalion commanders were asked to return to the troops to prepare for the attack that night.

The Japanese army encountered the Chinese army during the day, and the two sides fought fiercely. They believed that the Chinese army must rest and recuperate that night in order to cope with the Japanese offensive tomorrow.

So, that night, the Japanese soldiers had a hasty dinner one by one and fell asleep.

Who would have thought that groups of Chinese soldiers quickly approached the Japanese camp in the mountains and forests. As they approached, they could faintly hear the grunting sounds of the Japanese soldiers. This was the best time to attack. The Chinese soldiers from the two battalions came together. A charge was launched, and bullets and grenades poured into the Japanese garrison like a storm.

The Japanese army did not expect that the night attack of the National Army would come so suddenly. Awakened by the sound of gunfire, many people were still confused. Then they saw a large number of National Army soldiers wearing National Army uniforms and helmets rushing out of the jungle. They rushed into the Japanese garrison, swept left and right, and wiped out the Japanese army in less than half an hour.

They also captured Japanese prisoners of war, and through the Japanese prisoners of war, they learned that the Japanese troops attacking Tangshan were Nakajima Jingo's 16th Division. They were used by the Japanese base camp to reinforce the Songhu battlefield in the later stages of the Songhu Battle.

Basically did not participate in the Songhu Battle, the unit structure is complete, and the combat effectiveness is Class A.

Nakajima Kongo was a top student at the Japanese Army University. After graduating from the Army University, he stayed at the school as a tactics instructor due to his excellent performance. He was good at offense during the invasion of Korea. His peers gave him the title of "offensive expert", and Nakajima Today I have a strong temper and am extremely conceited. This time I attack China, I want to make myself Yang Ming.

The Japanese army that attacked Yangshan Monument only had one squadron. Nakajima Jingo learned that night that the Japanese troops in this squadron had been completely wiped out by the Chinese. He was so angry that he overturned the table, jumped into a rage, and sprayed out angry eyes. The flames and the light of hatred are enough to swallow everything.

The failure of this battle was a great shame for him. He decided to personally organize a brigade of troops to counterattack Xiangyangshan Monument the next morning.

The next day, a Japanese brigade, under the cover of 15 tanks, launched a fierce attack on the National Army in the Yangshan Monument. The intensive sound of artillery carried unparalleled potential and made a heart-stopping roar. The strong shock was from The sound came from the ground, and all the Chinese soldiers who were affected had their heads buzzing, their ears were ringing, and the sounds they heard became very hazy.

Zhang Desheng was in the bunker. His head was buzzing from the huge sound of artillery. Stars were bursting in front of his eyes. Suddenly, he felt bugs crawling on his face. When he grabbed it with his hand, it was full of blood. He was shocked. , people also fainted.

Zhang Desheng suffered a serious head injury and was carried to the rear for rescue.

The new deputy brigade commander Li Renwei was ordered to take over the command of Zhang Desheng and fight against the Japanese army. However, bad news came. The casualties of the two battalions reached as many as 500. If the fight continues like this, sooner or later the two battalions will be completely destroyed by the Japanese army. After being eliminated on the position, he immediately picked up the telescope to observe the surrounding terrain.

To the north and west of the Yangshan Monument is the wide Jiuxiang River. The enemy was determined to capture the Yangshan Monument. They sent more troops here in batches, with tanks clearing the way. The national army soldiers were not afraid of death and used human bombs. To blow up the Japanese tanks, he didn't want to see such a brutal battle.

Observing the terrain, he believed that this place was quite unfavorable for them. The terrain of Yangshan Stele was complicated and not conducive to advance and retreat, especially when the enemy was strong and we were weak, it was not suitable to stay here for long.

Li Renwei decided to use the "golden cicada escapes its shell" method to get rid of the enemy and evacuate the Yangshan monument.

At this time, the ammunition of the Chinese soldiers who had been fighting fiercely for a day was basically exhausted. Li Renwei immediately ordered the troops to alternate cover and go to the piles of Japanese corpses on the position to pick up weapons and equipment and replenish ammunition.After making all preparations, the enemy launched another attack.

Li Renwei ordered the officers and soldiers to violently counterattack with grenades. A large number of grenades were thrown, creating large exploding smoke on the battlefield. Li Renwei immediately ordered the troops to withdraw from the battle.

When the smoke cleared and the Japanese troops attacked the Yangshan monument, the Chinese troops could no longer be seen. They seemed to have evaporated and disappeared.They rushed to the wide Jiuxiang River, but still could not find the Chinese army.

The battle in Tangshan was particularly fierce. Facing the attack of a Class A division of the Japanese army, the Guangdong 66th Army resisted bravely and resisted the fierce attack of a Class A division of the Japanese army.

Even though the government adopted a plan of resisting first and retreating later, when the order was issued, batch after batch of soldiers who were not afraid of life and death rushed to the battlefield and fought with the Japanese army.

When the battle in Tangshan was in full swing, Chunhua Town, about 30 miles southeast of Jinling, was a typical ancient town in the south of the Yangtze River. The town was surrounded by ponds, with many water networks, lakes and small trees. Some people called Chunhua Town another Call it Xiaoqiao Town. (End of chapter)