Chapter Thirty-Six: The Flame Soars to the Sky (Part I)

After the rise of Japanese militarism, they first set their sights on China, which has a vast land and rich resources, and the First Sino-Japanese Naval War gave them a taste of sweetness, and the effortless occupation of the three northeastern provinces further fueled their arrogance!

In 1937, Japanese militarism brazenly launched a full-scale war of aggression against China! And set the arrogant plan of "March Death"! However, in the first battle of Songhu, the national army told them with bloody facts: China will not die!

Although the Warring States Army of Songhu retreated, this undoubtedly slapped the arrogant Japanese militarists in the face! Moreover, the war is going in the direction they least want to see - a protracted war is already on the horizon!

As a result, the base camp formulated the so-called "Plan No. 1" - to capture Nanjing and force the Nationalist Government to surrender. The order at that time was: capture the city of Nanjing as soon as possible at all costs, and supply on the spot if there is a shortage of materials! Fight a white-knives battle without ammo!

Although the Japanese army successfully captured the city of Nanjing, the Nationalist Government moved to Chongqing and continued to hold high the banner of the Anti-Japanese War...... At this time, the Japanese understood that this trick would not work! The Chinese will not give in!

In the winter of 1937, there was no large-scale battle plan in the Japanese base camp. The Japanese East China Dispatch Army was at the end of its strong crossbow, and the army stayed in the city of Nanjing, burning, killing and looting all kinds of evil! Only the 13th Division and two little-known detachments crossed the Yangtze River, went north from Pukou, and marched north along the Jinpu line, intending to clear the Jinpu line and pave the way for the westward advance of the army in the coming year.

The Sasaki detachment, as an obscure unit, was honored to be one of the three units that carried out this mission.

The detachment leader, Nozomi Sasaki, graduated from the Imperial Army University, and although he was not as brilliant as Miyamoto Toshio, he was just as ambitious. It's a pity that he couldn't catch up with the battle of Songhu and missed the "No. 1 Plan", which made Nozomi Sasaki hold back the fire in his belly.

He just wants to let the world understand that he is no worse than the injured Miyamoto Shouo who returned home! And what about the "Rising Star" of the Imperial Army? Inexplicably defeated under the city of Nanjing, it is simply a shame for the imperial military circles! He should be disemboweled! However, the family was of noble birth......

Nozomi Sasaki went north from Uraguchi, all the way like a bamboo. However, just when he was full of pride, the man who was panicked like a lost dog turned his head and bit him fiercely! A wing was beaten to less than 2,000 people, and fled back to the headquarters in a hurry, how could he swallow this breath! Inoue Osa asked him to be forced to apologize on the spot!

Nozomi Sasaki cleaned up the remnants and was about to send his troops to the light set, but unfortunately the snow was falling and the road was blocked, so he had to hold a breath of sulking in his chest!

Nozomi Sasaki finally waited until the ice and snow melted, but the 13th Division had already come up in a majestic way, and it was a first-class division, with more than 40,000 people in the whole division and well-equipped...... Dumped the Sasaki detachment for more than a few streets! Fortunately, Lieutenant General Ogisu did not mean to humiliate Nozomi Sasaki, and handed over the task of the pioneer to him, Nozomi Sasaki was full of gratitude, and led his team to the bright set, vowing to be ashamed!

When the cannon sound of Guangming Ridge sounded, Li Siwei's heart was calm...... That's normal!

In the morning light, the cannonballs fell on the Guangming Ridge like flying locusts, the artillery fire soared into the sky, shrapnel and scorched earth flew together, and the heart and liver trembled with the earth!

Huang Hua had long lost his original fear, and the cat was beside Li Siwei and asked with a smile: "Sir, how many people can you bury in your pit?" There are a lot of little devils here. ”

Li Siwei smiled, "With such a big crematorium, twenty or thirty thousand people can still burn it." ”

Liao Heiniu hid with a few recruits, looked at the group of recruits with pale faces and shouted, "Are you afraid of a hammer? Isn't it just a few shells? I think that at the beginning, the devil's plane bombarded Yuhuatai to a short cut, and the brothers didn't blink an eyelid...... What about you, your turtle is like a pendulum, can you still shoot later? ”

The recruit's body was like a sifting chaff, and his teeth were fighting: "I ...... I ......"

Liao Heiniu glanced at his crotch and scolded with a smile: "The turtle son's actually scared Lao Tzu to pee......"

The recruit's face was flushed with embarrassment, and the other recruit hurriedly smiled and said, "Lian...... Company commander, no...... It's not us...... Timid...... The little devil's cannon is too powerful...... I feel like the whole mountain is shaking......"

"There's no," Liao Heiniu smiled, "Hide for Lao Tzu, don't move without an order, and as soon as the little devils' artillery fire stops, it's time for Lao Tzu to clean them up!" ”

At this time, the artillery fire of the little devil stopped, and there was a wail in the trenches, although there were cat's ears to hide, but the artillery fire of the little devil was too dense, and many people were still hit by shrapnel......

"Howl a hammer!" Some veterans scolded, "Come on a few people, carry them in!" ”

Some of the recruits trembled out of the cat's ear holes and stumbled to the bomb shelter with their wounded brothers.

Li Siwei hid in the lookout post, observing the movements of the little devil, and suddenly, he shouted, "Fight!" ”

The crowd got out of the dugouts, set up their guns and went down the hill.

The little devil is obviously much more confident than last time, and as soon as he charged, it was a team of hundreds of people, one team after another, and it was a lot of ...... For a while, the gunfire shook the sky, and the fight was not tragic!

The front team of the little devils kept falling, and the back team made up for it without fear of death...... Screaming and rushing up the hill, bullets flying like locusts into the trenches, and from time to time some of the cowering recruits were shot and fell to the ground.

The recruits in the trenches were already frightened by the artillery fire of the little devils, and when they saw that the little devils were so fierce and not afraid of death, they panicked all of a sudden, and they became more and more inaccurate.

"Grenade ......" Looking at the devil who rushed up with a roar, Li Siwei was in a hurry, "It's all thrown to Lao Tzu!" ”

Li Siwei knew that as long as he repelled the first charge of the little devil, it would be much easier to fight later...... As the old saying goes: one blow, then decline, three and exhaustion!

The "Xiuxiu" grenade was thrown down like raindrops, but the little devil was not a vegetarian either, so he pulled the grenade on his chest, knocked it on his helmet, and threw it up, completely desperate to fight......

"Dodge ......" Li Siwei hurriedly yelled and shrank into the cat's ear hole.

"Boom ......" The whole mountain shook and screamed one after another.

"Hit," as soon as the explosion stopped, Li Siwei hurriedly rushed forward, pulled out his pistol and fired.

A group of veterans were used to this style of play, but a group of recruits couldn't, and the screams of the brothers made their faces pale with fright, and they couldn't move with their spears in their arms...... Fortunately, the heavy firepower was in the hands of the veteran, and the four heavy machine guns roared angrily with a "da-......".

The little devil finally screamed, turned around and ran.

Li Siwei's heart was relieved, and he shouted: "Hide! ”

A group of veterans turned a blind eye to the retreating little devils, dragged up the injured brother and hid in the cat's ear hole!

The recruits were still in a daze, so anxious that Li Siwei wanted to scold his mother...... Liao Heiniu and the others rushed out and dragged it, "Dog, I want to be shot......"

Before the recruits came to their senses, they heard "...... hush", and the shells rained down like "bang...... Boom...... "The entire Bright Ridge is trembling!"

Liao Heiniu scolded at a few recruits, "Dog's ...... Pay attention to Lao Tzu and listen to the battalion commander's orders, and tell Lao Tzu to hurry up if you tell you to do something...... Otherwise, no one cares if you live or die......"

Scorched earth and shrapnel splattered in the trenches, and stumps and flesh flew everywhere...... How have the recruits ever seen such a formation? But this scene also made them deeply understand the meaning of the phrase "no one cares if you live or die"! The brother who was too badly wounded, there was no one to drag him, and he turned into a pulp in a burst of artillery fire......

Before the cannon stopped, the little devil was already screaming and rushing up......

A recruit asked tremblingly, "Lian...... Company commander, hit ...... Beat...... Don't fight? ”

Liao Heiniu glared at him, "Remember Lao Tzu's words and wait for orders!" ”

"Yes...... But ......," said the recruit, "he ...... They...... It's up......"

Liao Heiniu smiled, "If you come up, you will fight with a bayonet!" ”

"Spell ...... Fight bayonets? The recruits were stunned.

Li Siwei also heard the voice of the little devil, and his heart sank, the little devil's style of play, a battalion is afraid that it will not be able to last for a day......

"Shh......h Bang...... Boom rumble...... "Li Siwei was happy in his heart, our artillery finally shot.

The firelight flickered on the hillside, the fire flickered, and the shamprapnel flew with the scorched earth, and the little devil was blown up at that time...... Planted in patches!

Huang Hua breathed a sigh of relief, "Dog's day...... Those turtle sons in the artillery camp finally know how to help! ”

Li Siwei said with a smile, "People are artillerymen, and they know how to shoot artillery, so when it's time to shoot, they naturally know ...... to shoot" The artillery battalion didn't think about fighting against the little devil's artillery at all, but hid behind Guangming Ridge and specialized in fighting the little devil's stormtrooper.

After a round of artillery fire, the little devil finally withdrew with a scream......

On the devil's position, Nozomi Sasaki put down the binoculars with a blue face and scolded hatefully: "That bastard in Inoue! These cannons were all thrown by them......"

Behind him, a group of officials did not dare to come out.

On the fort behind Guangming Ridge, the artillery battalion commander looked happy, "Holy shit, the little devil's cannon is energetic." ”

A company commander smiled bitterly: "Battalion commander, there are not many shells......

The battalion commander waved his hand, "After the fight, after the fight, go to Guangming Ridge with Lao Tzu!" ”

The Japanese army was frustrated twice in a row, and its sharpness had been lost, and for a time, the two sides went back and forth on Guangming Ridge, and they were evenly matched.

However, the combat effectiveness of the recruits was too poor, and Li Siwei's first battalion was seriously reduced, not to mention the other battalions......

Nozomi Sasaki fought fiercely on the front line, but the 13th Division of Ogisu marched gracefully behind, with a style of "not fighting for merit".

A staff officer stubbornly asked, "Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, are you speeding up the march?" ”

Ogisu smiled slightly and waved his big hand, "Miyamoto-kun, why don't you take a good look at this thousand miles of fertile fields?" It won't be long before the people of the Yamato nation will be able to build a prosperous city here on a thousand miles of fertile land......"

Major General Miyamoto was stunned and didn't dare to persuade again!

Nozomi Sasaki's command.

It was already twilight, and another attack was repulsed, Nozomi Sasaki clenched his fists, propped himself on the table, hunched over, and his face was gloomy!

A staff officer stubbornly asked, "Captain, are you asking for air support?" ”

Nozomi Sasaki raised his head sharply and glared at him fiercely, "Fujino-kun, do you think our army needs air support?" Hey, the people of China, just a bunch of local chickens and dogs! ”

Fujino Osa was shocked, and sure enough, he heard Nozomi Sasaki order loudly: "Order, suspend the attack!" Select five hundred death squads, led by Fujino Daisa, and attack the No. 1 position of the Shina people at night! ”

"Hey!" The herald answered and hurried out of the headquarters!

Nozomi Sasaki stared at Fujino Osa tightly with a pair of eagle eyes, and her face was gloomy! The officials looked sideways slightly, and they didn't dare to come out!

Fujino Osa felt as if a bucket of ice water was poured on his head, and he shivered excitedly, and replied with difficulty: "Hey! ”

The little devil finally stopped attacking, and Li Siwei secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

A group of soldiers were busy treating the wounded soldiers, and in just one day, there were more than 500 people in the battalion, and less than 300 could move, and almost all the recruits hung their colors!

Li Siwei sat on the ground with his ass, secretly hurting himself, fighting a tough battle, but he still couldn't do the little devil!

The second battalion had already replenished the reserves twice, and at this time the position was in disarray, He Huzi had been shot as early as noon, and he could not hold on until this time, and as soon as the little devil retreated, he fell backwards.

A soldier hurriedly supported him, "Commander......"

He Huzi smiled reluctantly, "Lao Tzu...... No, God...... It's finally dark...... The little devil can stop...... It's been a while...... Lu...... Lv Tuan attached ......"

An officer stumbled over and cried, "Commander...... Lu Tuan died in battle......"

"Oh......" He Huzi was stunned when he heard this, and two lines of tears rolled down silently, that was his sworn brother, who had been fighting side by side for more than ten years......

The officer was stunned, and then he saw that He Huzi's small chest and abdomen were gurgling with blood...... I was in a hurry, and I was about to cry, "Commander...... You...... Military...... Medic ......"

He Huzi smiled hard, "No...... ...... used Wu...... Battalion commander...... This? ”

"Battalion Commander Wu, he ......" The officer wiped away a handful of tears, "Battalion Commander Wu was blown up by a grenade from a little devil......"

He Huzi trembled all over his body and spurted out a mouthful of blood, so anxious that several soldiers were at a loss.

"You ......" He Huzi looked at the officer, "you...... ...... now It is...... Battalion commander...... Finish...... Guard...... Hold ...... Position ......" He Huzi's eyes slowly lost their luster, and a pair of eyes glared at the boss, staring at the officer deadly.

"Commander......" the officer howled, "Commander...... I...... I will...... Living and dying with this position......"

One of the soldiers hurriedly shouted, "Sir, don't just cry, think of a way...... The battle has been fought like this, how can you keep it? ”

The officer hurriedly wiped away a handful of tears, stood up at once, jumped into the trench, and roared loudly: "Brothers, the commander is dead in battle...... I, Lu Quanyou, am now the acting battalion commander...... Don't panic, everyone should not panic, the company commander died in battle, the platoon commander came up, the platoon commander died in battle, the squad leader came up, the squad leader died in battle, and the veteran came up...... Report the number of people and weapons and ammunition. ”

There were only a few dozen people in the trenches who could still stand up, and a soldier looked at Lu Quanyou and cried, "Woo...... Battalion commander, I'm the only one left in our squad...... Why is this battle still fought? ”

Lu Quanyi was stunned and scolded: "You cry, as long as there is still one person and the second battalion is there, the position cannot be lost...... No one, Lao Tzu went to the commander to ask for ......"

At the garrison headquarters, General Guan was already anxious at this time, and the casualties on the front line were reported back one after another, three of the four chief and deputy regiment commanders were killed, one was killed and one was seriously wounded in the four battalion commanders, and even the casualties of the platoon commander were not dared to count......

A group of staff clerks looked at General Guan with blank eyes, waiting for him to come up with an idea.

General Guan sighed secretly and shouted, "Jin Daya, Xie Bald." ”

"Here," the two colonel officers hurriedly stood up.

General Guan's eyes were like lightning, slowly swept over the faces of the two, and said in a deep voice: "You are also the head of the regiment, Lao Tzu has always left you behind, just treating you as a card at the bottom of the box, understand?" Now that Huang Mazi and He Huzi have died in battle, Lao Tzu is counting on you...... Can it stand up? ”

The two "snapped" and saluted, and replied awe-inspiringly: "If you can't stand it, you have to top it!" People are in the position! ”

"Okay," Commander Guan nodded, "pull up the reserves, I want to see how hard the little devil's teeth are!" ”

"Yes," the two of them saluted, turned around, and walked out of the conference room majestically.

General Guan looked at the backs of the two and sat down weakly.

A staff officer hurriedly relieved: "Commander, it's getting late, it's time for the little devil to stop......"

General Guan looked at him with a wry smile on his face, "Staff Officer Zhang, do you believe it?" ”

Staff Officer Zhang's face turned red and he hung his head silently. The others hung their heads and were silent, and the room was dead silent.

"Jingle Bell ......" The phone rang suddenly, and everyone was startled.

General Guan was shocked, and hurriedly grabbed the phone, "Hey? ”

Suddenly, a look of surprise appeared on General Guan's face, "Yes!" Be! Xia Guan understood. ”

General Guan put down the phone, looked around at everyone with a happy face, and commanded loudly: "Act immediately and prepare to evacuate!" ”

"Huh?" Everyone looked at him in disbelief.

General Guan continued to instruct: "Staff Officer He, immediately order all departments to cover the retreat of the headquarters, and all matters that are cut off are subject to the arrangements of Battalion Commander Li Siwei Li!" ”

Staff Officer He was overjoyed and stood up suddenly, "Humble duty understands!" "He is one of the people who understands the whole plan, and this order means that Li Siwei's plan has been approved by the theater command!

Everyone reacted and hurriedly went to pack up the documents and radio stations.

General Guan sat down and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, he reported Li Siwei's plan to the theater command, and even more fortunately, the theater command affirmed the plan......