Chapter 10, 2010
The battle in front of the nameless mountain has been continuing, the 66th Regiment has suffered heavy casualties, the Toyohashi Wing is also constantly attrition, the positional war is not as many tricks as the sports war, and the essence is only one word: consumption!
Whoever can afford to spend it will win the final victory!
Can Toyohashi afford it?
Can't afford it!
But he had to consume it! In front of Xiaojieling, the 18th Wing has already returned in vain, and if it returns again this time, the 18th Wing will definitely fall into the disgrace of the 3rd Division!
Can Li Siwei afford it?
Can't afford it!
However, he must be consumed! The nameless battlefield is stained with the blood of the brothers, and the souls of the fallen brothers live! The defense line of Xiaojieling is sprinkled with the blood and tears of friendly troops, pinning the expectations of the commanders!
This is war, which cannot be consumed, but it has to be consumed!
On the night of October 9th, the crescent moon was like a hook, the silver glow was sprinkled on the nameless mountain, the little devil retreated, the gunfire stopped, the smoke of gunpowder gradually dispersed, and the silver glow was like frost!
Wu Ruolan and the ambulance team hurriedly drilled into the trenches, running back and forth in the trenches where the corpses were stacked, and treating the wounded competently...... One second faster can save one more life!
Wei Yidao hurriedly drilled into the trench with his brothers from the cooking platoon and brought canned soup and big steamed buns...... The brothers are desperate not to let them go hungry!
Li Siwei hid in the lookout post, smoking silently, and he didn't dare to look at the casualties of his brothers anymore...... He was afraid that he would be soft-hearted, so he gave the order to retreat!
"Leader," Zheng Sanyang limped over, his expression heavy, "Brothers, ......"
Li Siwei waved his hand, it was dark in the lookout, and he couldn't see his expression clearly, but the voice was trembling gently, "It's still ...... How many people? β
Zheng Sanyang's voice was bitter, "Three battalions...... There are four hundred and twenty-one people in total! β
Li Siwei was silent, the fireworks were clearly extinguished in the dark lookout, and after a long time, he threw away the cigarette butt, "Pull the engineer company up...... After this battle...... No need to repair the fortifications! β
If the Nameless Mountain position is lost, it means that the 66th Regiment is gone, and the engineer company naturally does not need to build any more fortifications!
Even if the position of Nameless Mountain is held, the 66th Regiment will be disabled, and whether it is resting or being absorbed, there is no need to build fortifications in a short time!
"Yes!" Zheng Sanyang agreed, hesitated slightly, "What about the supply company?" β
Li Siwei shook his head gently, "Wait a little longer...... The rear is still inseparable from them! β
The supply company was responsible for logistical supplies and helped the platoon evacuate the wounded.
Seriously wounded who are stable are transported to Macheng and then moved further to the rear.
"Good!" Zheng Sanyang nodded and limped away, his left leg was cut by shrapnel, but fortunately it was not deep.
Li Siwei took out another cigarette, lit it, and smoked it silently...... He wasn't hungry, he just felt cold, his heart was cold!
Is the Sixty-Sixth Regiment really going to run out here?
Lao Tzu's hard work is going to be ruined here?
The 66th Regiment has the sustenance of the brothers of the whole regiment!
The dead, the living...... Every brother is doing their best to defend the 66th Regiment!
The number of the 66th Regiment and the military flag that were defended!
You can't just accept your fate!
Li Siwei snuffed out the cigarette butt, turned around, raised the binoculars, and stared closely at the movement under the mountain!
At the foot of the mountain, the little devil's position was dimly lit and quiet, and there was no sign of attack for a long time.
Isn't it a good fight?
Li Siwei secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and was a little puzzled...... Why did you suddenly stop fighting? The little devil is no longer able to attack?
In the headquarters of the Toyohashi United, Toyohashi Osaku sat at the table, bowing his head and being silent, and the generals were also silent, and the atmosphere in the headquarters was depressing.
"Tatsumi-kun," after a long time, Toyohashi Daisa opened his mouth, his voice full of frustration, "arrange the sentry and beware of the enemy's sneak attack at night...... Rest, others! β
"Dazuo?" Tatsumi Shaosa looked at Toyohashi Osa suspiciously, "What's wrong?" β
The moment Toyohashi put down the phone, he was aware of it...... At that time, Toyohashi Daisa's face was pale and his hands were shaking.
Toyohashi Osa raised his head and looked at him gently, "Go ahead!" β
"Hey!" Tatsumi Shaozo hurriedly hung his head and paused, turned around and left...... There are some things that he doesn't know enough to know!
As the staff officer of the Kusaba detachment, Yada Daisa naturally knows enough level!
At the foot of Xiaojie Ridge, the position of the grassland detachment was quiet, and the periphery was lined with sentry posts, which were heavily guarded, and snoring was everywhere in the array.
In the tent, Yada Osa lay on the bed and wrote hard by the dim lantern:
β¦β¦ I was shocked to hear that Songpu Jun was trapped in Wanjialing, and the 106th Division was in danger, and I was saddened......
The 106th Division was subordinate to the 11th Army of the Japanese Central China Dispatch Army.
The 11th Army was formed in late June, codenamed the "LΓΌ" group, and had under the jurisdiction of five divisions, including the 6th, 9th, 27th, 101st, and 106th divisions, plus the Hakuda detachment, the 6th Field Heavy Artillery Brigade and the troops directly under the military headquarters.
Since its formation, the 11th Army has attacked southern Anhui, crossed the Yangtze River, and captured Hukou and Jiujiang, which is unstoppable.
Just when Lieutenant General Okamura was in full swing, the battle was at a stalemate on the Nanxun Line (the highway and railway network from Nanchang to Jiujiang)!
Lieutenant General Masaki Ito, commander of the 101st Division, was wounded by an artillery shell at the foot of Mount Lushan, and the 101st Division was blocked at the pass, and it was difficult to resume the offensive for a while.
Near Koao, Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma's 27th Division was blocked and could not break through for several days.
Lieutenant General Yoshizumi Ryosuke's 9th Division was trapped in the Makufu Mountains and could not advance an inch.
At this time, even the Hatada detachment, which has always performed eye-catchingly, did nothing.
Soon, a telegram was sent from the base camp expressing dissatisfaction with Lieutenant General Okamura.
General Jun Liu, commander of the Central China Dispatch Army, sent several telegrams expressing his deep concern about the war on the Nanxun Line, and his dissatisfaction was overflowing!
In the Imperial Army, Lieutenant General Okamura has always been known for his ability to fight well, how could he have ever been so ugly and now have such eyes?
When the reconnaissance plane reported that "a long and narrow gap has appeared between the Nanxun and Ruiwu lines," Lieutenant General Okamura's head was hot and he gave an order to the 106th Division, which was delayed in returning to Maling, to intersperse and detour!
The 106th Division fought from southern Anhui to northern Jiangxi, and after a period of rectification, it was basically fully equipped.
On 1 October, the main force of the 106th Division advanced to the areas of Wanjialing, Beep Street, Laohujian, and Shibaoshan, and was only a stone's throw away from the roundabout target, but Lieutenant General Matsuura never imagined that this distance would almost become the end of the world!
First, the Fourth Army suddenly arrived and dragged the 106th Division in the area of Liujialing and Maweitang, and then the 74th Army and the 139th and 187th Divisions surrounded Wanjialing from the east and cut off the retreat of the 106th Division, and the 60th, 91st, and 142nd Divisions, the newly formed 13th and 15th Divisions, and the 6th Pre-6th Division surrounded the west side of Wanjialing...... The commander-in-chief of the front, General Xue Yue, has a clear purpose: to annihilate the 106th Division!
In the blink of an eye, the 106th Division became a turtle in an urn!
When the news reached the headquarters, Lieutenant General Okamura was in a state of panic, and the formed divisions were surrounded by enemy troops, which had no precedent in the military history of the Imperial Army!
When the news came back to China, the government and the opposition were shocked, and Emperor Hirohito personally instructed: Do whatever it takes, do your best to rescue the Matsuura Division!
However, the situation deteriorated so quickly that Lieutenant General Okamura had fully anticipated.
On October 4, the 66th Army moved south from Lushan and swept the positions of the 106th Division on the northern front.
Lieutenant General Okamura received the news and urgently ordered the Navy and Air Force and the 27th Division in the direction of Jixi to go all out to rescue the 106th Division.
However, how could General Xue let go of the turtle in the urn?
On 5 October, the encirclement of the 106th Division was finally formed: the 60th Division, the 91st Division, the 142nd Division, the newly formed 13th Division, the 15th Division, and the 6th Pre-Division moved south to block the 27th Japanese Division, and the 4th, 66th, and 74th Armies and the 187th Division attacked the 106th Division trapped in Wanjialing from east to west.
On October 6, the first soldiers launched a general attack, and for a time, the sound of guns and cannons and shouts of killing resounded throughout Wanjialing!
In order to ensure that the Matsuura Division broke through in one fell swoop, Lieutenant General Okamura dispatched more than 30 planes to bomb the positions of the defenders of Zhanggushan for six hours...... After two days of hard fighting, the 58th Division of the 74th Army fought hard for two days and nights, and the whole division suffered casualties.
At this time, the 51st Division of the 74th Army arrived, and the 305th Regiment immediately organized a death squad, and the regiment commander Zhang Lingfu personally led 500 strong men to pass through the reckless jungle at night, detour to the north slope, climb the vines, and suddenly kill the top of the mountain, driving the Japanese invaders down Zhang Guling!
After dawn, the Japanese fighters flew over Zhangguling again, and the position changed hands.
After dark, Regiment Commander Zhang led his troops to recapture Zhang Guling!
For five days and six nights in a row, the Zhangguling position changed hands repeatedly...... On this mountain, which is known as the key to Wanjialing, during the day, the red sun flag is spread in the wind, and at night, the blue sky and white sun flag flutter in the wind.
Tian Han, director of the Sixth Division of the Third Department of the Central Military Commission and a famous writer, wrote the drama "De'an Great Victory" based on this battle and Zhang Lingfu, and personally performed at the front line to comfort the wounded officers and soldiers.
By 8 October, the Matsuura Division had only a few thousand remnants left, and it was already in a desperate situation.
General Junliu was so anxious that he urgently airdropped more than 200 officers below the rank of wing commander to the Wanjialing area, which was a unique thing for the Japanese on the battlefield in China!
Li Siwei naturally didn't know this, at this time, he was hiding in the lookout post of the nameless mountain position by the Guan River, hesitating to make some trouble for the little devils under the mountain at night!
It is always unwilling not to do something, but the 66th Regiment has already suffered casualties, and the possibility of a successful night attack is very small......
Li Siwei was struggling, Liao Heiniu strode over and handed him a cigarette, "Look at a hammer!" After smoking, go to bed early...... The little devil may go crazy again at some point! β
Li Siwei took the cigarette and looked at him strangely, "Haven't you always wanted to make a deal?" β
"No," Liao Heiniu sighed softly, "Cannon...... To the Sixty-sixth Regiment...... Save some seeds! β
Li Siwei was stunned, slowly took out a match, "snorted", lit a cigarette, and took a few puffs, "Okay!" Go to bed! β
Get some sleep and you'll be fine!
Li Siwei got out of the lookout post and strode towards the air-raid shelter.
In the bomb shelter, the bonfire is dim, and the smell of wormwood is permeating!
Under the night sky, snoring sounded everywhere, gently drifting with the night wind.
This night, Li Siwei had a rare restful sleep, and when he woke up in the morning, he felt refreshed, stretched his waist, grabbed a spear and got out of the bomb shelter.
In the morning light, smoke curled from the Japanese army's position, and it was peaceful and peaceful.
What's wrong with the little devil?
Li Siwei was full of doubts, wouldn't there be any conspiracy among the turtles?
All morning, the Japanese troops under Xiaojieling were silent, and Li Siwei was even more suspicious.
At ten o'clock at noon, Lu Yongnian rushed to the position and went straight to the air-raid shelter, "Regiment commander, good thing!" Great thing! β
He raised the telegram in his hand and was overjoyed!
Li Siwei glanced at him, hurriedly took the message, and only glanced at it, and his heart was ecstatic...... Wanjialing victory!
Although he was an otaku in his previous life, he had also heard of the victory of Wanjialing!
ββ¦β¦ Destroyed more than 10,000 enemies ......"
When Li Siwei saw this, he suddenly raised his head, "Yongnian, Xiaoyu is a soldier of the whole brigade...... The friendly army has won a great victory, and our department should boost morale and make persistent efforts! β
Lu Yongnian smiled, "The brothers in the rear know it, only you don't know it!" β
"Turtle's," Li Siwei glared at him, and then smiled, "Next time there is something good, you must tell Lao Tzu first...... You turtle don't know how much I want to hear good news! β
The soldiers were also overjoyed, "No wonder the little devil didn't move today...... I'm afraid I'm scared! β
"It shouldn't be......" Li Siwei suddenly frowned and looked at Lu Yongnian, "Is there any other news?" β
Lu Yongnian was stunned, and hurriedly shook his head, "It's okay!" β
"Turtle's," Li Siwei's brows furrowed even tighter, "There must be something!" β
Everyone looked at each other...... There are many things that they can't know, after all, the level is not enough!
Naturally, the grassland detachment will not suspend the attack because of the incident in Wanjialing!
The more important reason is in the Huangchuan and Xinyang lines in the north!
On September 13, the Battle of Fujin Mountain had come to an end, and the Battle of Mall was in full swing, and the 13th Division and the 10th Division advanced westward from Gushi to attack Huangchuan, but were stubbornly resisted by General Zhang Zizhong's 27th Army!
In Huangchuan, the 27th Army fought alone for ten days and nights, annihilating more than 3,000 Japanese soldiers, and withdrew from Huangchuan on the 20th due to heavy casualties.
Subsequently, the Japanese invaders continued to advance westward, captured Luoshan, at this time, the Japanese invaders almost lost all their combat strength, Lieutenant General Dong Jiuer hurriedly pressed the main force of the third division to the northern line, and the troops were divided into two roads, all the way to Wulidian, the eastern suburb of Xinyang, one to the south, straight to the Liulin Station on the Pinghan Line, and then surrounded Xinyang on three sides!
In the battle of Fujin Mountain, the 13th Division suffered heavy casualties, and then, Xiaojieling could not be attacked for a long time...... The battle on the southern front was unfavorable, but Lieutenant General Dong Jiuer saw hope on the northern front, and he made a desperate bet to capture Xinyang, go south along the Pinghan line, and take Hankou directly!
By October 9, the Japanese had completed the three-sided encirclement of Xinyang, and on the 10th, the Japanese launched a fierce attack on Xinyang!
As for the southern front, Major General Caoba got an order to "consolidate the defense line and wait for the opportunity to attack", which means that it is not so important whether you can attack Xiaojieling or not, but you must show the defenders on Xiaojieling to Lao Tzu!
In this regard, Major General Kusaba was naturally unwilling, but after days of hard fighting, the Kusaba detachment was killed and wounded, and there were less than 1,000 people left in the Toyohashi United...... As a result, Xiaojieling was rarely quiet.