At the end of September 1938, the Japanese 106th Division detoured to the Wanjialing area west of De'an County with the strength of 4 regiments, Xue Yue ordered the 4th Army, the 66th Army and the 77th Army to flank the Japanese army, and the Japanese 27th Division tried to reinforce it, but was ambushed west of the Chinese 32nd Army Commander Shang Zhen led the troops to block it with all its might.

On October 2, the main force of the 106th Division penetrated deep into the Wanjialing area. When it was discovered that the Japanese 106th Division was lone and penetrated, Xue Yue thought that the opportunity was rare, and immediately sent a telegram to the Wuhan Military Commission and the 9th Theater Command asking for instructions, intending to transfer a large army to annihilate the enemy who had broken through to determine the rear. Chiang Kai-shek quickly telegraphed back to agree, and said that he would send troops to support Xue Yue. With his determination, Xue Yuenai transferred the 66th Army, the 74th Army, the 187th Division, a brigade of the 139th Division, the 91st Division, the newly formed 13th Division, the 45th Brigade of the 15th Division, the 142nd Division, the 60th Division, the 6th Reserve Division, and the 19th Division from the three aspects of Dexing Road, Nanxun Road, and Ruiwu Road, together with the 4th Army, which was responsible for blocking the 106th Division head-on, surrounded on all sides, and attacked with all their might. More than 100,000 troops began to move in the mountains.

From October 1 to 3, the 58th Division of the 74th Army Headquarters continued to attack the Japanese troops who had occupied the Wanjialing and Beege Street areas. The Japanese fought back desperately under the cover of aircraft, and both sides suffered heavy casualties. Until the 4th, the two sides fought fiercely in the areas of Xiaojinshan, Wanjialing, Zhanggushan, and Jianlusu, and the positions changed hands several times. At this time, the various units dispatched by Xue Yue had moved closer one after another, and the 106th Division had formed a situation of encirclement. Okamura Ninji, who was in Jiujiang, discovered from the air force reconnaissance that Xue Yue had laid a pocket formation for his 106th Division, and immediately ordered the 106th Division to turn north and move closer to the 27th Division, and at the same time ordered the 27th Division to guard the right flank of the 106th Division in an attempt to take the 106th Division out of the encirclement. Lieutenant General Junrokuro Matsuura, commander of the 106th Division of the Japanese Army, received an order from Okamura and hurriedly moved, but at a critical juncture, Junrokuro Matsuura and his staff officers found it difficult to identify the map! In the Battle of Wuhan, the military map used by the Japanese army in a scale of 1/50,000 was stolen by Okamura from Sun Chuanfang in 1926 and printed and distributed to all units by the General Staff Headquarters. After rushing through the mountains like a headless fly for a day or two, they were blocked by Chinese troops everywhere and did not find a way out. The 106th Division was doomed.

On October 5 and 6, the 74th Army, the main force of the 1st Corps (the predecessor of the integrated 74th Division, which was later known as one of the five main forces of the Kuomintang Army) and other units fought fiercely with the Japanese 106th Division at Changling, Beixi Street, Zhanggushan, Shishiyan and other places. On October 7, Xue Yue believed that the time had come to annihilate the Japanese army in front of him, and issued an operational order to launch a general attack on the enemy's 106th Division, and at 8 o'clock that night, the general attack began, and the 66th Army advanced to Shibaoshan with the 195th Division and the 160th Division. The 51st Division of the 74th Army, under the command of division commander Wang Yaowu, with the 153rd Brigade as the main attack and the 151st Brigade as the reserve, attacked Zhanggushan with the main force and occupied the main position of Zhanggushan. That night, the Japanese counterattacked, the battle was fierce, the reserves of the 305th Regiment were exhausted, the battalion commander Wang Zhigan was killed, and the company commander and below suffered many casualties. By the morning of the 8th, under the bombardment of more than 20 Japanese planes, the Japanese army launched a counterattack offensive, and both fought fiercely, and the commander of the 305th Regiment, Tang Shenghai, and the battalion commander Hu Xiong were both seriously wounded.

The third battalion of the 305th Regiment brought by Lin Ruigang was also less than half of the people left, and the corpses of Zhang Gushan's main position were all over the field, and there were constantly soldiers who couldn't help but whisper. When the acting head Yu Qingxiang came to inspect the troops, he looked at Lin Ruigang, who was hanging with an injured left hand, and asked with concern: "How is Ruigang, why don't you and the wounded withdraw first?" ”

"Commander, I'm fine, I can still hold on, half of my brothers are dead here, I want to be with them and fulfill the orders given to us by my superiors."

"Hold on, the troops will soon be able to complete the encirclement, the Japanese army is doing a dying struggle, pay attention to the wounds, if you can't hold on, you will retreat, take care!"

"Take care of the regiment commander!"

The Japanese army kept attacking, watching the brothers continue to be sacrificed, Lin Rui just tore off the sling, endured the severe pain and moved his left hand, went to the machine gunner who had just died to pick up the machine gun, and fired wildly at the Japanese soldiers who came up. There were more and more Japanese troops, and they were about to be overwhelmed, but fortunately, Qingxiang led the team over in time to reinforce and repelled the Japanese attack.

Yu Qingxiang asked with concern, "How is it?" Don't hold on, if you can't hold on, you can withdraw, heal your injuries and continue to fight little Japan. ”

Yu Qingxiang found the sling from the ground and re-hung Lin Ruigang's left hand.

Lin Ruigang looked at the brothers under him, many of them had already hung up their colors, and there were blood stains oozing from the bandage, and some of them gritted their teeth to re-bandage the wounds. Seeing Lin Ruigang, the soldiers all smiled firmly at him.

"Regiment commander, the Zhanggushan position is too important, if it is occupied by the Japanese army, our army will not be able to form an encirclement of the Japanese army, and the Japanese army can echo the Japanese army on Beege Street. Therefore, we must do everything we can to hold on, and if we lose it and then attack it back, the troops will have to pay even greater sacrifices. ”

"Yes, although it is very difficult, we must do our best to hold it, the 51st Division also suffered heavy casualties, and there are no extra troops to hold the Zhanggushan position."

"Ruigang, I heard that you are Lin Junxiong's younger brother?"

"Commander, yes, it's a pity that my ability is limited, and I can't create so many miracles and proud achievements like my eldest brother, it's really a shame for Huangpu."

"Ruigang, don't be so humble, you have behaved very well, if we can survive this battle, I think you will also be promoted to regiment commander by virtue of your military exploits. Your eldest brother's achievements have been rumored to be amazing, and I really want to find a chance to meet the brightest star of the future in the eyes of this chairman. ”

"The eldest brother admired the arrogant Germans when he was in the German military academy, and I heard that when he was still in school, he put forward the 'blitzkrieg' theory, which made the Germans praise him as a military wizard, and invited him to join the German nationality, but the eldest brother was concerned about the party-state and insisted on returning to China, and I can only look up to him in my life."

"It seems that the rumors are true, I thought it was a false rumor, which is a bit exaggerated, but now it seems that it should be worthy of the name. Ruigang, you also work hard, he is the brightest star, but there is more than one shining star, you can also be other shining stars. ”

"Don't worry, head of the regiment, I'm not discouraged, my eldest brother is my goal, my role model, and my footsteps to catch up."

"Many of the party-states have a talent for military affairs, and now they are also showing their talents, and I hope that they will be able to grow up quickly in the war. The party-state's army does not lack outstanding soldiers who are not afraid of death, but lacks excellent generals who can command battles well and have a view of the overall situation. ”

"Like Commander Xue?"

"Yes, Commander Xue has also arrived at the front line, but the chairman of the committee is using Commander Xue on the one hand, and on the other hand, he also sent his cronie Wu Qiwei to serve as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, fortunately, Commander Wu is also a general, if he changes to someone who can only point fingers and does not have real talent to learn, Commander Xue will be restrained, hey, the chairman was frightened by the new warlord a few years ago, and when the country is in danger, he is still thinking about some of his own small abacus."

"Commander, if you are listened to by the spies, you will be in trouble, so don't talk about it."

"I don't have any expectations, this regiment commander is still an acting regiment leader, and the chairman still believes in the Whampoa Military Academy faction, but the war has continued until now, and the Whampoa Military Academy has produced some talents, but many people have behaved disappointingly, but the chairman of the committee does not admit his mistakes and continues to use them, while some people with real talents and real learning have not been given the opportunity."

"Hey, I don't know if it's the misfortune of the country or the misfortune of the people, the habits formed over the years and the influence of the warlord melee have made the chairman lose the courage to reform the old and make the new, what he wants is to keep the army firmly in his own hands, to ensure the stability of the regime, to ensure the stability of his position is the most important, as for the rest, I think it is not so important in his heart."

"Ruigang, you're right, I'm also very disappointed, it's just that we are humble and don't have the ability to change anything, I hope he can wake up one day. In the Sino-Japanese War, young talents like your eldest brother and deputy brigade commander Zhang Lingfu of our division also emerged, and the future is still promising. ”

"Regiment commander, the Japanese army is coming up again."

"Okay, get ready for battle!"

Several successive attacks, coupled with the heavy artillery bombardment of the Japanese army, the situation of the Zhanggushan position was precarious, and there were less than 100 people left on the position who could fight.

"Regiment commander, the brigade commander told us to retreat."

"You see, the Japanese army is coming up again, and they can't withdraw. Ruigang, you were disobedient to ask you to withdraw, and now you can't leave if you want to. ”

Lin Ruigang smiled and said: "I am very happy to be able to die with the head of the regiment and to be on the road with so many brothers." It's just a pity that I can't honor my parents and can't see my unborn child. ”

"Let's let go of the battle one last time, the Japanese army is coming up again."

"Brothers, swear to guard the position of Zhang Gushan, let us Huangquan be our companions, and look forward to fighting devils together in the next life, rush!"

Nearly 100 people rushed out of the trenches and fought with the Japanese army. The shouting and killing slowly subsided, Lin Ruigang was surrounded by several Japanese soldiers, and felt the cold bayonet stabbing into his body, Lin Ruigang slowly closed his eyes, he missed his parents in the distance, missed his eldest brother and brothers, and missed the children born by Xia Ling and Wei, but he could only go to heaven to bless them.

At dusk, the Japanese army occupied the main position of Zhanggushan, and Yu Qingxiang, the acting commander of the 305th Regiment, and Lin Ruigang, the commander of the third battalion, were martyred.

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