Chapter 97: Seizure of the Cipher
Wan Baobang's brows suddenly furrowed after receiving Lu Hai's warning telegram, and the devil added two more brigades with more than 2,000 troops, and the situation suddenly became critical. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Once the two Japanese brigades joined the battle, then not only would they not be able to encircle and annihilate the encircled Japanese army, but it was also possible for the Japanese army to break through and defeat Yang Hongyuan's regiment and attack them on the way, and then the situation would be a rout on the whole line.
"Brigade commander, this situation is too critical, let's let go of the defensive line and let the Japanese retreat and organize a defense as soon as possible"! said the chief of staff.
The reinforcements of the two brigades of the Japanese army will converge with the Japanese troops on the periphery in 20 minutes, and there are still 500 Japanese troops in the encirclement who have not been annihilated.
"Yes"!
Wan Baobang immediately picked up the phone and said: "All the mountain artillery and heavy artillery, turn the artillery fire to bombard the besieged Japanese positions!" ”
"Yes"!
A moment later, dozens of guns of the Sixty Army opened fire violently, targeting the hundreds of Japanese troops who had been suppressed onto a small hill.
"Boom"!
"Boom"!
......
The earth-shaking artillery fire rang out violently in all parts of the hill, and for a time the flames soared into the sky, the trees were shattered, and almost the entire Japanese position was covered by fierce artillery fire.
Five minutes after the shelling was carried out, the order to attack on all fronts had also been issued, and Zeng Zesheng said loudly: "Brothers, rush! ”
Immediately, nearly 1,500 people in the whole regiment quickly launched a fierce attack on the Japanese position, and at the same time, Yang Hongyuan's two battalions also charged at the Japanese army at this time.
At this time, on the Japanese position, the fierce artillery fire continued to bombard the defensive line that the infantry could not break, especially under the bombardment of heavy artillery, those hard big stones were bombarded by artillery fire, not to mention the Japanese army who relied on the terrain to resist stubbornly.
The artillery fire continued until the forward troops had already rushed to the mountain, and by this time more than 2,000 soldiers of the Dian Army had already rushed to the peak of the stubborn resistance of the Japanese army and opened fire.
The remnants of the Japanese army resisted frantically under the leadership of a Japanese army Nakasa, and the balance of war was completely tilted in favor of the 60th Army at this time, no matter how fierce the resistance, it could not stop this torrent of steel.
Dense gunfire, deafening explosions, and noisy shouts of killing resounded on the mountain pack, and those in front fell and those in the back continued to rush up, and the Japanese machine-gun fire gradually became dumb under the bombardment of grenades again and again. The soldiers who rushed forward had even fought with Nikkei with bayonets.
Ten minutes later, most of the Japanese army was basically annihilated, and the Japanese captain was also forced to commit suicide, and after doing this, everyone quickly evacuated before they had time to clean up the battlefield, and at the same time, Wan Baobang hurriedly ordered Ang Luhai to stop blocking and relying on the terrain to retreat quickly.
In this battle, the two regiments of the 60th Army not only blocked the fierce offensive of the Japanese army, but also killed most of the important officers of the Japanese Seventh Wing, and counterattacked the Japanese army, so that more than 2,500 people were killed and wounded in the 7th Wing on the first day of the Japanese attack, and the rest of the troops were crushed.
Not long after they withdrew, the reinforcements of the two brigades of the Japanese army had also arrived, and Suzuki Daisa, who led the team, had just arrived and learned that one of their brigades had been surrounded and annihilated, and the troops who broke the siege here also suffered heavy casualties, and there was only one brigade that could participate in the battle, Suzuki Daisa said angrily: "A bunch of waste, a company and a cavalry brigade, were beaten like this by a brigade of the Chinese army, this is a shame for the Ninth Division, and a shame for the Empire"!
"Inform the ministries and prepare for the attack"! Suzuki Daisa said angrily.
"But now it's dark, and the troops are badly damaged and can't fight anymore!" Said the only surviving squadron leader of the 7th Wing.
"Your troops are damaged, and they are also seriously damaged, so they can attack them in one fell swoop while they don't even have a breath, and be ashamed of the Ninth Division and the Empire"! Suzuki Daisa slapped this Nakasa twice as he spoke.
"Did the attack of the Zhina army just now scare you? Are you still the warriors of the Empire"? Suzuki Osa is aggressive.
That Nakasa was asked by Suzuki Osa, bowed his head and didn't dare to say more, and Suzuki Osaku then spoke: "Inform the troops to prepare for the attack, and tell the artillery to bombard the positions of the Shina Army with the maximum base in three minutes"!
"Hey"!
On the mountain, all the withdrawn troops quickly returned to their respective defensive lines to organize defense, after all, the Japanese troops under the mountain now showed no signs of retreating, but looked like they were going to attack here.
At this moment, the phone in the command rang suddenly, and Wan Baobang picked up the phone and said: "I am Wan Baobang"!
"Wan Baobang, how is the situation now"? Zhang Chong asked.
"The situation is not good, we have just surrounded and annihilated a Japanese brigade, but the Japanese reinforcements have already arrived, seeing that this posture is preparing to attack again, our soldiers are seriously damaged and need support"! Wan Baobang said.
"Don't worry, reinforcements are already on the way, they should arrive soon, your troops must insist on meeting the attack, drive the Japanese army around, once your defense line collapses, it will affect the entire defense line"! Zhang Chong said.
"Don't worry, as long as I live, I will never waver"! Wan Baobang cut the railway.
At this time, the headquarters of the Ninth Division, the division commander Yoshizumi Ryosuke was furious: "A wing and a cavalry brigade were beaten like this by a brigade of the Zhina Army, and a brigade commander was killed, shame!" Disgrace! ”
"Your Excellency Division Commander, now that Suzuki Daisa has arrived at the front line and is preparing to launch an offensive against the Shina Army, I believe that in a few hours this Shina Army will be completely annihilated under the fierce offensive of Suzuki Daisa"! said the chief of staff.
Ryosuke Yoshizumi was silent for a while and said, "Inform them to withdraw and repair, and fight again tomorrow!"
"What? But...
"Execute the order"! Ryosuke Yoshizumi roared.
"Hey"!
In front, Suzuki Osato had already pulled out his command knife and was about to open his mouth to order an attack, but he saw the signal soldier running over quickly with a telegram and saying: "Osa, the division commander is in a hurry!"
Suzuki Daisa took the telegram and immediately said angrily: "Yaga, the division commander asks to retreat at this time"!
The Japanese officers in the field did not dare to speak, especially the previous Shaozo lowered his head and did not say a word, Suzuki Osa was so angry that he kicked the communication soldier who sent the telegram to the ground, and the katana was about to chop the communication soldier to death, but at this time, Suzuki Osa's own staff officer finally spoke: "The division commander has the idea of the division, and we can only carry out the order"!
"Orders? When is this all this, the order to retreat, what is this order"? Suzuki Daisa said angrily.
"As a soldier of the Empire, do you want to disobey the orders of the division commander"? said the chief of staff.
Half an hour later, Suzuki Osa kicked the Japanese signal soldier again, and then he said: "Retreat"!
It was only after the Japanese attacking troops had withdrawn that the soldiers of the 60th Army on the mountain relaxed a little, and the day was completely in a state of fierce fighting, and they could not even drink saliva.
However, before they could eat and drink, Wan Baobang ordered the two regiments to repair and work together, and to expand the work together into the dense forests on both sides, and to carry the wounded to the rear for treatment.
In this battle, the two regiments of the Wan Baobang Brigade suffered heavy casualties, Zeng Zesheng's regiment directly killed more than 800 people, more than 400 wounded soldiers, and only more than 1,000 people were left on the entire defense line who could fight.
Yang Hongyuan's casualties were relatively light, with more than 600 killed and more than 300 wounded, mainly more than 400 of the three battalions led by Yang Hongyuan.
However, in this battle, they annihilated more than 1,500 Japanese soldiers, and there were not a few wounded soldiers in the Japanese army, and most importantly, they killed the brigade commander of the Japanese army, Akiyama Yoshiyoshi!
In the brigade headquarters, Lu Hai took out Akiyama Yoshiyo's bloody military uniform and saber and said: "Brigade commander, this is Akiyama Yoshiyo's military uniform and saber, you accept it!" ”
Wan Baobang said with a smile: "Okay, this is a great credit, I will report to the military uniform and they will credit you for it!"
"Where the duty is, let alone the credit and hard work, now that the Japanese army has been hurt by me, the next retaliation will be more intense, our troops have suffered heavy casualties, it is really not possible for me to leave my battalion of troops with all my strength, just take the small detachment to maneuver behind the enemy"! Lu Hai suggested.
"Just now Commander Zhang Chong said that reinforcements are already on the way, you can rest assured, you also need troops behind enemy lines, and it is too dangerous to go deep alone." Wan Baobang said.
"By the way, when we attacked the Japanese headquarters, we captured this, and I believe that with this, we can know every move of the Japanese army even if we don't go out to investigate!" Lu Hai took out the Japanese army's code book and said.
Wan Baobang took it and saw that it was the Japanese army's codebook, and immediately said with joy: "Okay, so that we can know every move of the Japanese army even if we don't send reconnaissance troops, and not only that, this codebook can even provide Japanese military intelligence for all Chinese troops, which is a great merit!" ”
"So what now"? Lu Hai asked.
"Give this codebook to the corps commander overnight, and ask the corps commander to pass it on to the high command," Wan Baobang said.
"This code book will be escorted by you personally, and it must be handed over to Commander Zhang by hand"!
"Don't worry, I'll take people away"! Lu Hai nodded.
Immediately, Lu Hai straightened his body and saluted, and was about to turn around and go out, but Wan Baobang suddenly remembered something and said, "Wait a minute, Chairman Long asked me to transfer these two letters to you and Chen Liang."
Lu Hai's face changed instantly when he took the letter, the signature written on it was Lu Quan, and Chen Liang's envelope was written Chen Jun!
Your father didn't know you were alive, so for so many years... Alas! This is a letter from Chairman Tuolong to you, and you will understand everything by then." Wan Baobang sighed.
Lu Hai nodded and put the letter away, and then said: "I'll send the code book first, and I'll read this letter tomorrow!"
"Okay, without further ado, let's go"!
"Yes"! (To be continued.) )