After Nara Yamatomi gave the order to the troops, he kept observing the situation on the south bank of the Shinqiang River with a telescope in his hand.

The north and south banks of the New Wall River were separated by a river, which was 100 meters wide, which caused a great obstacle to the Japanese attack.

After observing the situation of the main position of the 52nd Army on the other side of the Xinqiang River for a while, Nara Yamatomi summoned his subordinates to study the next offensive plan.

"General, in the first battle on the north bank of the Xinqiang River, our first phase of the offensive has been successful, and we have established a concentrated firepower to attack the positions of the Zhina Army on the opposite bank." A devil wing leader suggested to the detachment leader, Nara Yamatomi.

The chief of staff of the devil did not approve of continuing the attack, and he said to the devil officers: "Although we have taken the position on the north bank of the Chinese army, our army has also suffered a lot of casualties. ”

"Guarding on the other side of the Xinqiang River is the 52nd Army of the China Army, which is considered the elite unit of the China Army, and the artillery of the China Army on the opposite side is superior to ours, and if our troops attack strongly, I am afraid that we will pay a lot of casualties."

Nara Yamatomi agreed with the chief of staff's suggestion, don't underestimate that the 52nd Army has only one German armament division.

The Chinese army is the defender, the Japanese army is the attacker, if the Japanese army wants to attack, the casualties will definitely be greatly increased, besides, there is a 100-meter-wide new wall river in the middle, which can also be regarded as a natural danger.

Even though the Japanese had the cover of aircraft and artillery, it was not so easy for the Japanese troops to cross the river.

On the 100-meter-wide river, there is basically no shelter, and there is no shelter to use.

At this time, the devil's deputy wing stood up and proposed its own battle plan.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Xinqiang River is a natural danger for the Chinese army, and for us it is the river of death, if our combat troops cross the river during the day, it will be a live target, after all, the opposite Chinese army is an elite army, the weapons and equipment are not bad, if you forcibly cross the river, the casualties will be at least half......"

The chief of staff of the devil very much agreed with the words of the devil's deputy wing, and he said what was at stake.

"General, ladies and gentlemen, the opposite branch of the Chinese army has set up several machine-gun groups, as well as mortar positions, as well as heavy artillery positions. It is not suitable for attacking during the day, but if you attack at night, you will have more chances of victory and fewer casualties. ”

In a night battle, the little devils can quietly cross the river, but then the enemy will lose air fire support.

The devil officers discussed with each other, racking their brains to think of the best way to attack.

The chief of staff of the devil thought for a moment, and he cautiously said his battle plan: "Everyone, the water level in the lower reaches of the Xinqiang River is relatively shallow, which is very suitable for our army's offensive line, but the Chinese army also knows that the shallow water area is their weak point of defense, so the Chinese army must deploy the strongest firepower blockade near the shallow water area." ”

"The upper reaches of the Xinqiang River are deep water areas, and the firepower of the Shina army on the opposite bank is weaker, so in the evening, we can first feint to attack the downstream to attract the attention of the Shina army, and then, the river crossing troops can take advantage of this opportunity to use the means of crossing the river to quickly land on the opposite bank, so that the defenders of the Shina can not be guarded against ......"

"Yo Xi, good idea, this is a good tactic to attack the west."

Nara Yamatomi nodded with satisfaction and adopted his subordinates' tactical suggestions.

The Japanese army finalized the attack plan, and the detachment commander, Nara Yamatomi, immediately gave operational instructions to the divisions.

Immediately, the officers of the Japanese army who received the combat mission quickly left the headquarters.

The Japanese officers and men stepped up their preparations for war and put on a posture of attacking.

……

Changsha City, 9th Theater Command.

After the battle at the front, it didn't take long for the battle report to be delivered to the headquarters.

Xue Boling stared at the simulated map on the sand table while discussing and studying the battle plan with his subordinates.

After the adjutant took the telegram from the Ministry of Communications, he hurriedly ran to Xue Boling to report: "Report to Chief Xue, the front-line battle report of the 52nd Army!" ”

"Read!"

"Chief Xue, the front command of the 52nd Army reported that the Japanese Nara detachment broke through the defensive position on the north bank of the Xinqiang River, and none of the defenders who held their positions survived, and all of them died heroically, and the Japanese attacking troops suffered heavy casualties."

"At present, the Japanese troops occupy the positions on the north bank and are stepping up the construction of fortifications, and the other main forces of the Japanese army are expected to show signs of attack......"

Hearing the adjutant's report on the battle report on the front, Xue Boling and the other officers and generals became a little heavier.

Originally, the officers and men of the national army who were guarding the front line position on the north bank of the Xinqiang River could evacuate their positions and escape, but the commander's order was to defend the position at all costs, and no one would admit it even if they stood to the last soldier.

There are more than 1,000 people in a regiment, and not a single one survives, and the cost of such casualties is heavy, but the officers and soldiers who sacrificed their lives have used their blood to explain that the Chinese soldiers are not afraid of death.

Everyone was silent for a while, and Xue Boling said in a solemn tone: "Everyone, the brothers of the 52nd Army guarding the north bank of the Xinqiang River defended their positions with their deaths, and even more defended the honor of the soldiers. ”

All the officers in the war room silently lowered their heads, and some officers and generals began to think deeply.

Xue Boling gave instructions to the secretary to choose a date to hold a memorial service for all the officers and soldiers who died in the battle to comfort the heroic souls of the martyrs on the front line.

The loss of the position on the north bank of the New Wall River made Xue Boling a little more anxious in his heart.

He thought that the elite troops of the 52nd Army on the north bank could hold it for at least three days, but he didn't expect that as soon as the Nara detachment came up, it would break through the defense line on the north bank in one day.

Once the position on the north bank of the Xinqiang River is lost, the Japanese firepower can directly threaten the south bank, and even the bullets fired can reach the national position on the south bank.

Chief of Staff Wu Yuejin looked at his old partner with a frown, he slowly walked to the other party's side, and said: "Old Xue, the Japanese army has taken the position on the north bank of the Xinqiang River, which is a great threat to our theater of operations, I think the Japanese attacking troops will use the position on the north bank as a springboard for attack, and they can attack the defenders on the south bank at any time......"

As the commander of the theater of operations, Xue Boling certainly knew the importance of the positions on the north bank defense line.

However, the positions on the north bank have been lost, and it is impossible to regain them.

"The battle situation on the front line of the Xinqiang River is indeed very unfavorable for us, the Japanese army has an elite detachment eyeing the enemy, and there is only one 52nd Army on the other side of the Xinqiang River. Now the casualties of one of the main regiments of the 52nd Army have been halved, and a regiment has lost even numbers. ”

Xue Boling sighed lightly, and instead, he looked at Wu Yuejin, the chief of staff: "My chief of staff, the position on the north bank has been lost, and the Japanese army will soon attack the south bank, what is your good defensive battle plan?" ”

Chief of Staff Wu Yuejin shook his head, and said helplessly: "Old Xue, what other good way can I do at this time, the soldiers will come to block the water and cover the earth......"

(End of chapter)