"The water of the Yellow River comes from the sky, rushes to the sea and never returns", the rushing Yellow River divides the North China Plain into two, becoming a moat blocking northern Henan and the Central Plains.

The Pinghan Railway crosses the Yellow River and intersects with the Longhai Railway in Zhengzhou on the south bank, making Zhengzhou a transportation hub in the hinterland of the Central Plains and a battleground for soldiers.

As early as 1922, the Japanese invaders were preparing to set up a consulate in Zhengzhou to actively spy on intelligence and prepare for aggression.

After occupying Xuzhou, the Japanese base camp ordered the North China Front and Central China to jointly attack the Central Plains, trying to wipe out the Chinese army on the Kaifeng line in Zhengzhou, and then move south along the Pinghan Railway to capture Wuhan.

On 21 May, General Cheng Qian, commander of the 1st Theater of Operations, launched a counterattack, intending to encircle and annihilate the 14th Division of the 14th Japanese Army, which had advanced alone, in the Lanfeng area, but the commander of the 88th Division, Long Division, abandoned Lanfeng, a strategic place on the Longhai Railway, without authorization, and the rest of the troops were forced to evacuate, and by the 24th, Lanfeng and Dangshan were lost one after another.

On the 27th, General Xue Yue commanded the Eastern Henan Corps to successfully recover Lanfeng, and on the 28th, the Japanese invaders fought back wildly, and the commander of the 27th Army Gui abandoned the position without authorization...... At this time, the Japanese invaders arrived with reinforcements from all three directions, and the defenders were difficult to resist.

By 6 June, Lanfeng, Guide, Qixian, Xutong, Chenliu, Tongcheng, Fugou, Kaifeng, and Weishi had fallen one after another, and the Japanese invaders were heading directly at Zhengzhou, where the headquarters of the commander of the First Theater was located.

At this point, the Battle of Lanfeng was a complete failure, and it was denounced by the chairman of the committee as a "joke for the ages". As a result, Commander Long became the first general of the central line to be executed since the Anti-Japanese War.

In order to block the enemy's westward advance, the New Eighth Division dug the Yellow River embankment at Huayuankou, and the water of the Yellow River rushed down, turned southeast, swept through eastern Henan, northern Anhui, and northern Jiangsu, seized the Huai River waterway, merged into the Yangtze River, and poured into the East China Sea in Yangzhou, and finally formed a yellow flood area spanning 44 counties in Henan, Anhui, and Jiangsu provinces.

After the formation of the Yellow River Flood Area, the First Theater and the Yellow River Water Conservancy Commission jointly formulated a strategy of using the Yellow River to control the enemy with the Yellow River, which took into account both river defense and national defense: (1) Do not cut off the flow of the breach, nor do it allow the flow of the breach to be concentrated. (2) The gap below the head of the east dam is left to its own devices, and the floodwaters are allowed to disperse into a beach, making it difficult for the enemy's heavy weapons to be transported and blocking the enemy's westward advance. (3) Strengthen the west dam head of the Huayuankou breach...... In light of the changing military situation, we have continuously repaired and diverted various rivers and ditches and waterways in eastern Henan, giving full play to the role of the Yellow Water as a barrier to deter and contain the Japanese army.

Since then, the Yellow Flood Area has become an important tool in the First War Zone to contain and combat the Japanese invaders.

On the night of 21 March, the Fifth Provisional Division arrived in Zhengzhou, and Division Commander Guan went directly to the headquarters, while the rest of the divisions were temporarily settled in the barracks in the western suburbs.

After a rapid march all the way, the soldiers were exhausted, and they hurriedly slept peacefully when they entered the camp, and after a short time, the snoring was like thunder.

In the middle of the night, Li Siwei woke up from his dream and suddenly turned over and sat up.

Zheng Sanyang, who lived in the same room, didn't seem to be asleep, and sat up when he heard the movement.

Li Siwei rubbed his face vigorously, looked up at Zheng Sanyang and smiled reluctantly, "Don't ...... Why haven't you slept yet? ”

Zheng Sanyang smiled bitterly, "Where can I sleep?" ”

"What's there that can't sleep?" Li Siwei scolded with a smile, "It's not the first time you've been to the front line!" ”

Zheng Sanyang sighed, "Commander, this central Henan is located in the plain...... The terrain is a bit similar to Shanghai! ”

"Shanghai?" Li Siwei was stunned and groaned, "There is a water barrier of the Yellow River here, and there should be no large-scale battle like Shanghai...... Most of them were small-scale raids. ”

Zheng Sanyang shook his head gently, "I think there is going to be a big action above!" ”

Li Siwei smiled, "If you accumulate small, you can become big!" As long as there are a few more small-scale raids and disturbances at the same time, won't it become a big operation? Lao Tzu, this line of defense is not short! ”

The so-called "water flows to the lower places", the water of the Yellow River passes through Xinzheng County, and gradually flows into the rivers and low-lying areas along the way...... Therefore, in the First War Zone, a defense line of more than 200 kilometers along the pan zone, although there are many places where the water network is dense and it is difficult to transport heavy weapons, small units carrying light weapons can completely pass through...... The little devil is bound to be burnt out.

Zheng Sanyang was stunned, "We hurried over...... Just to attack and disturb the war? ”

Li Siwei shook his head slightly, "It's just a guess...... However, the devil's tank will definitely not be able to drive, even if there is a big battle, Lao Tzu will never fight like Shanghai! ”

"That's just as well!" Zheng Sanyang nodded lightly, and suddenly shook his head with a wry smile on his face, "Damn, you're not in a hurry, what is Lao Tzu anxious?" ”

"That's it!" Li Siwei waved his hand, "Sleep!" ”

After that, Li Siwei lay down and closed his eyes tightly, but he couldn't sleep, and in a daze, the sky was already bright.

It's time to the front, after the morning meeting, the training is canceled, and the soldiers go back to the camp to eat and prepare for war!

At noon, Division Commander Guan returned, bringing back the latest orders, as well as food, weapons, and ammunition.

In the conference room of the division headquarters, the regiment commanders and the commanders of the units directly under the division headquarters gathered together, sitting upright with solemn expressions.

Division Commander Guan sat on the main seat, his eyes slowly swept over the generals, and his expression was solemn, "On the 18th of this month, the 11th Army of the Japanese invaders launched an attack on Wucheng, intending to capture Nanchang, but was stubbornly counterattacked by the defenders of Wucheng, and the battle was in full swing. ”

As he spoke, Division Commander Guan's voice paused, and his expression became solemn, "According to the order of the Theater Command, our department needs to immediately go to the front line of Fugou and Xihua, and cooperate with the river defense troops along the coast, waiting for an opportunity to launch an attack on the Japanese strongholds on the front line of Sui County and Ningling on the opposite bank!" ”

On the same day, the embankment of Huayuankou burst, and the water of the Yellow River rushed down, and the Japanese troops could not advance westward.

The 1st Division of the 14th Division was besieged in Zhongmu City, and the Japanese Second Army organized a rescue team of an engineer wing and six engineer squadrons to rescue the trapped troops with a large number of boats.

The 16th Division of the 16 th Division, which was located in the center of the pan area, had not had time to withdraw, and was washed away and drowned, and most of the vehicles, artillery, combat vehicles, and other heavy weapons that had not had time to evacuate were sunk to the bottom, and a total of 61 and a half tons of food, medicine, and life-saving equipment were airdropped by the air force.

The five brigades of the 16th Division, which was separated by the flood south of Xinzheng, organized a defense on the spot, and also survived by airdrops, and were finally rescued by the boat team sent by the Second Army.

After the formation of the pan area, the Japanese base camp made new arrangements for the troops in eastern Henan on 17 June: (1) The 14th Division assembled on the front line of Kaifeng and Lanfeng; (2) The 16th Division assembled between Qixian, Suining, and Ningling; (3) The main force of the 10th Division is to assemble in the vicinity of Xiayi, Huitingji, and Yongcheng, and as long as the flood damage is not involved, it should maintain the areas of Tongcheng, Luyi, Bozhou, and Wuyang for as long as possible with a part of the force.

Li Siwei didn't have a chance to see the tragic situation of the Japanese invaders that day, but soon he saw the true face of the pan-area.

As the most trusted general of the division commander Guan, Li Siwei acted as the vanguard without accident, and led the 66th Regiment all the way south along the Pinghan Line, rushed to Linying in the evening of the same day, rested all night, and turned east the next morning, went straight to the direction of Xihua along the avenue, and arrived outside a small village at noon.

The village was small and somewhat dilapidated, with rudimentary fortifications and sentry posts built outside the village.

It should be here, it's just ...... This river defense is too child's play!

Li Siwei shook his head secretly, stopped the team outside the village, and took Miao Zhen to the entrance of the village in great strides, but his face was not good-looking.

At this time, an officer also came out of the village, in his thirties, lean, with some vicissitudes on his face, and a smile on his face, "Commander Li, right?" My surname is Geng...... You're getting there so fast. ”

"Hello, Captain Geng!" Li Siwei's expression was solemn, "The military order is in your body, don't dare to slack off!" ”

As he spoke, Li Siwei pointed to the simple fortifications at the door, "This is the river fortification?" ”

"Oh?" Regiment Commander Geng was stunned for a moment, and quickly shook his head, "This is Geng's regimental headquarters...... Our department is responsible for the defense of the river for more than 20 miles ahead, and there are three fortifications from north to south...... The fortifications were not as strong as the military fortresses, but they were much stronger than these! ”

"Uh......" Li Siwei was stunned, a little surprised, "The little brother has just arrived, and he ...... the situation here." I don't know. ”

"It's okay," Regiment Leader Geng waved his hand heartily, "Let's go, let's go to the regiment headquarters and say!" ”

Li Siwei turned his head and pointed to the troops outside the village, his face full of hesitation, "Brother Geng has a place to shelter from the wind and rain...... The brothers have rough skin and thick meat, but the grain has to find a shelter from the wind and rain! ”

"That's that," Regiment Leader Geng nodded hurriedly and muttered slightly, "There is a village in the southwest, only two or three miles away, but it has also been flooded......"

"Mo Shi," Li Siwei shook his head with a smile, "The brothers have strength, and it is easier to clean up than to be exposed to the wind and rain!" ”

"Erxi," Regiment Commander Geng glanced back at his guards, "you bring the brothers of the 66th Regiment over." ”

"Yes," the guards who had been following Regiment Commander Geng hurriedly agreed and glanced at Miao Zhenhua.

Miao Zhenhua smiled and hurriedly led the way, "Brother, come with me!" ”

Erxi followed Miao Zhenhua away, and Head Geng turned his head to look at Li Siwei, "Head Li, let's go in and talk!" ”

Li Siwei hesitated, "Brother Geng...... Can you take your little brother to the front first? ”

"Good!" Head Geng nodded very happily, "Let's go to the top of the mountain in front of us to see, stand high and see far away!" ”

Saying that, Head Geng took the lead, and Li Siwei followed.

The mountain bag was no more than twenty or thirty meters high, with a radius of one hundred and ten meters, and there were some low shrubs, the upper half of the mountain bag was green, and the lower half was faintly yellow.

"It's been flooded," Captain Geng pointed to the mountainside and sighed softly, "It's all sand...... The village where we live was also flooded, and many houses collapsed. ”

Li Siwei nodded silently, his steps a little heavy.

Suddenly, the atmosphere became silent, and the two climbed up the hill.

Standing on the top of the mountain, Li Siwei saw the true face of the pan area.

Water, water everywhere, glowing yellow in the sun, the slightly higher place exposed the surface of the water, also a yellow patch, that is all residual sediment!

Head Geng said, stand high and see far.

However, Li Siwei stood on the mountain bag, standing in the highest place of this area, looking at it from all sides, but it was all the same scene...... Murky water, yellow dunes!

"That's what you can't do!" Commander Geng's expression was gloomy, and he sighed heavily, "When the counterattack began, the morale of the brothers was high, and they successfully recaptured a lot of places, but Lan Feng suddenly lost ...... Came back to reorganize the counteroffensive, and it went well at first, but unfortunately ......"

As he spoke, Head Geng let out a long sigh, endlessly sad and indignant, "Alas, the people above ...... It's hard to say! There are always a few fucking cowards! Later, the fighters were missed, and the reinforcements of the little devils came, tanks, artillery, and planes...... Can't stand it...... I really can't stand it! ”

"I know," Li Siwei looked at Zeguo in the east in a daze, and opened his mouth gently, "That kind of battle...... I fought in Shanghai. ”

Regiment Leader Geng nodded and let out a long sigh, "Later, the Yellow River water was attracted from above to force the little devil back, otherwise it would be ...... now It's just that the people here are suffering...... We ...... when we first arrived."

Head Geng's voice trembled, and he didn't say any more.

Li Siwei took a long breath, "The sacrifices they made for the war of resistance...... History will remember, future generations will remember, and the Chinese nation will remember! ”

"Really?" Head Geng pulled out a smile, but the smile was more ugly than crying, "But ......"

"Brother Geng," Li Siwei patted him on the shoulder heavily, "Go back!" Go back and get ready...... We bring back their lost homes, and get rid of the robbers who forced them to lose their homes! ”

"Hit? What's the fight? Head Geng was stunned and shook his head, "Which brother doesn't want to fight?" But...... This endless area is all water, how to fight? ”

"Brother Geng!" Li Siwei's voice sank, and his face was full of determination, "As the saying goes, 'every mountain opens a road, and the rain builds a bridge', as long as you are willing to endure hardships, how can there be a mountain in this world that cannot be climbed, and how can there be water that cannot be crossed?" ”

As he spoke, Li Siwei turned around and left, leaving a sentence, "That's what I'm here for!" ”

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