1141. The Commander's Rank and Realm
It seems that the Japanese army just likes to divide and attack, and always wants to copy the back road of the Chinese army, since the 20th Brigade crossed the Gan River on the side of the Gao'an Qu River, it drove all the way straight in, and directly killed the gray port.
After tasting the sweetness, the 20th Brigade wanted to kill all the way along the south bank of the Jinjiang River from the side of Gray Port, to the south of Shanggao or even behind Shanggao, and made a great contribution to capturing Shanggao.
Therefore, on the side of the Chinese army, General Luo Zhuoyin, deputy commander of the Ninth Theater, was very clear about the intentions of the Japanese army, and split the elite 74th Army in his hand and used it, and the 51st Division was guarding the south bank of the Jinjiang River, preventing the Japanese 20th Brigade from coming.
Previously, due to the strong attack of the Japanese 34th Division in the middle of the road, the speed of the attack was too fast, and after defeating Gao'an, it immediately advanced to the area of Nathy Longtan Town, the border between Shanggao and Gao'an.
The 51st Division and the 49th Army and other troops on the south road were still facing Fengcheng across the Gan River, and at this time, Gao'an on the left flank no longer had the protection of the brother troops, and the battle line was too extended, so they had to withdraw from the southern battlefield of Gao'an immediately.
And the 20th Brigade of the Japanese Army should know this reason, but because the feeling of driving straight into the country is too good, that kind of momentum makes the 20th Brigade, which was originally afraid of war, begin to be proud again.
Therefore, they could have crossed the Jinjiang River from the gray port to join the 34th Division, but now they have quit and asked to fight independently and enjoy the credit of winning the high level alone.
General Luo Zhuoyin is now gone, and there is only about 40 kilometers from Gray Port to Shanggao, and if the road is repaired by Japanese engineers, the Japanese armored vehicles and cars can reach Gao'an in less than half a day.
Needless to say, the strategic position of Shanggao has been emphasized before, and these 40 kilometers cannot be so easy for the Japanese army to come.
Moreover, due to the shrinkage of troops, the entire 51st Division returned to the vicinity of Gray Port, so it was an important task for the 51st Division to hold the west of Gray Port and prevent the Japanese 20th Brigade from crossing Gray Port and attacking Shanggao along the south bank of the Jinjiang River.
The 51st Division put the 152nd Regiment, which was the most capable of fighting, in the first defense, and the 152nd Regiment placed the three battalions, which were the most capable of fighting, on the headless ridge of the key pass on the road that must be passed, which also showed the importance of this operation.
Therefore, when Liu Guangyu learned that Sangou had left his command position for the sake of a cavalry unit of the Japanese army, he was furious.
A cavalry squadron is nothing in front of the entire 51st Division, but once Headless Ridge is knocked down by the Japanese, his position as the regiment commander will be in danger.
This is very interesting, everyone will look at the problem in their own position and height, Liu Guangyu is in the position of the commander of the 152nd regiment, and he is higher than the height of Sangou as the battalion commander.
But it seems that it is all out of consideration for their own position, but in any case, there is one thing that everyone has the same, that is, fighting against the Japanese army.
Some people have rivers and lakes, and some people have selfishness, this is a normal phenomenon, and it is inevitable, as long as it does not hurt the overall situation, it doesn't matter if you are selfish, not to mention that this is all selfishness for the overall situation of the Anti-Japanese War.
Sangou took the battalion command post and moved all the way to the position of the battalion health team, which was less than 500 meters away from the front-line position Headless Ridge.
It is considered very advanced, and as soon as the enemy comes with mortars, it is possible to take out the entire battalion command post.
But this probability is very low, under normal circumstances, the Japanese mortars will not hit so far behind the position, even if they want to fight, they may not be able to hit, after all, they are too far apart, and they can't see the situation behind Headless Ridge.
Seeing the venue of this command post, neither in front nor in the back, the three dogs wanted to go directly to the Headless Ridge, so that it was very convenient to observe the enemy situation and the battle situation.
But Xiucai didn't agree, the enemy's mortars over there could really be aimed and hit, and when he saw someone with a telescope, he was naturally the commander.
Even if the mortar is not accurate, the enemy's aircraft and artillery can be covered by artillery fire, even if there is a bunker dug in the headless ridge now, it is not safe.
In addition, the battalion command post is completely different from the company commander's command site, the company commander's command site can be moved anytime and anywhere, and sometimes he can move around at any time with a few retinues (heralds, trumpeters).
But the battalion command post is not good, and now that the 74th Army has US aid, it is becoming more and more regularized, and at least one telephone must be used, which must be transmitted up and down through the telephone, and some units are similar to artillery battalions, and there are also radio transmitters.
Now Sangou is slowly getting used to looking at the map to command the battle, and often grabs the microphone while measuring and calculating the distance with his fingers on the military map.
I heard that there was a battle for a few days and nights, so that the right index finger of the commander of the 74th Army Wang Yaozu was worn out on the map, and the map was marked with blood one after another.
Sangou has never tried to command operations by touching the military map so frequently and continuously, and they don't need to fight continuously for so long, and they can't fight for a few days and nights.
Even if the ammunition can be supplied, but the fighters can't stand it, their physical strength can't keep up, and they fight continuously for days and nights without rest, and no matter how strong they are, they will be dragged down.
However, it is normal for commanders to stay up late, because they are like troops at or above the division level, fighting in multiple places and positions, and commanders must follow and issue orders at any time.
It was the third battalion, and the three dogs sometimes had to issue different orders according to the situation of several companies, and when the battle was at its most intense, even at night, they did not dare to squint.
In order to stay up late, Sangou, who didn't smoke before, now slowly began to smoke, and found that this cigarette didn't taste good, but it was really good to stay up late to refresh yourself.
It's just that Sangou has a small problem similar to the family inheritance, as soon as he stays up late or smokes for a long time, he gets on fire, and he has mouth ulcers as soon as he gets on fire, and his mouth is often rotten, and his mouth skin and even his tongue have to be broken.
After this is broken, it will not be good for three or five days, and when it comes to eating, my mouth will be full of pain, and I like to eat spicy seeds, Jiangxi people, if I don't eat spicy food, it seems that I can't eat.
The mouth is so rotten that it hurts to drink water, and you have to crook your mouth when you speak, but you must have spicy when you eat, so that it hurts to eat, but it tastes more refreshing, and it seems to be more spicy than the usual chili peppers, which is very good to eat.
Yang Muhua felt that this was incredible, his mouth hurt like that, he still had to eat chili peppers, and he had to eat more and more, and his mouth was full of convulsions and sweating, and he had to eat more violently.
Yang Muhua was so angry and happy when he saw him so painful, and he was angry and funny, and prescribed Sangou some anti-inflammatory drugs such as bezoar detoxification, aspirin, and the latest American medicine sulfonamides.
But the three dogs don't eat, because it's useless to eat, there is a rule every time, the mouth is rotten for about ten days, and he will naturally be fine, no need to take any medicine, and heal himself.
It's okay not to take medicine, Yang Muhua is now a relatively senior military doctor, a second-class military doctor, a lieutenant, although he studied Western medicine, but in their doctor's concept, if you can not take medicine, you don't need to take medicine, and the potential of the body is huge.
It is a medicine that is three parts poisonous, and eating too much is not good for the body, and the body will also depend on the drug. Of course, when your life is in danger or when you have to use drugs, you still need to use them.