Chapter 41: Stopping the Enemy
The day before the unit departed, it received an order from the Central Military Commission to transfer Lieutenant Colonel He Wenbing of the Independent Regiment of the 88th Division to take up a post in the Military Affairs Department. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
He Wenbing, who received the order, was stunned and thought: Damn, who is making trouble behind his back. But he had no choice but to take the order to find Chen Fei.
"Report!" He Wenbing said.
"Oh, what's the matter with the Chief of Staff?" Chen Fei said.
"Commander, what do you think this is called?" He Wenbing said.
"Order, go to the Ministry of Military Affairs, that's Gao Sheng~~~" Chen Fei said.
"Rise to a fart, whoever wants to go will go!" He Wenbing said aggrievedly.
"What's this, Chief of Staff He, we have eaten in a bucket, and we will take care of the independent ・・・・・・regiment in the future," Chen Fei said.
"You ・・・・・・ the head of the regiment, I won't leave." He Wenbing said.
"It is the duty of a soldier to obey orders, and he doesn't understand such a simple truth, so he will call his brothers to a dinner party to see you off at night." Chen Fei said happily.
"Captain, are you really happy for me?" He Wenbing said.
"Of course, what do you think?" Chen Fei said
"As long as the regimental commander doesn't think I'm just a deserter." He Wenbing bowed his head and said.
Chen Fei stepped forward and grabbed He Wenbing's shoulders and said, "Big brother, how can this be?" We will always be good brothers. ”
"That's okay, as long as you treat me as a brother, anything."
"Haha~~~ That's right, Guo Liang, Guo Liang, inform the company commanders and battalion commanders that the regiment headquarters will have dinner at night and tell Lao Zhangtou that the food should be abundant, and our independent regiment will not be short of money." Chen Fei said.
In the evening, not only the commanders had dinners, but all the independent regiments had additional meals, and the big fish and meat were eaten vigorously, this was the last night of the independent regiment at Tianyi Wharf, and it was also the whole regiment's celebration of Chief of Staff He's ascension.
Before dawn the next day, He Wenbing left quietly, he didn't want his brothers to send him, he always felt that he was a deserter, and it was not a glorious thing to leave the army before the war.
At noon, the independent regiment handed over to the Sichuan army according to the order and started.
The destination of the Independent Regiment was a shopping mall near the remnants of the Dabie Mountains, where the 71st Army was stationed and assembled.
After a night of forced march, the troops arrived at the mall in the early morning.
Chen Fei took Guo Liang to the headquarters of the 88th Division, came to the division headquarters to be received by a sentry, and under the guidance of the sentry, he came to the door of the division headquarters and said loudly: "Report, independent regiment report." ”
"Oh, Chen Fei is here." Master Zhong came out to greet him.
"Divisional Commander!" Chen Fei saluted.
"Okay, good, it's here so soon, it's really a heroic group." Master Zhong said.
"Come, come in, take a look at your zone." Master Zhong pointed to the map.
"Yes!"
"Chen Fei, this time the task of our 71st Division is to hold the Fujin Mountain at the entrance of Dabie Mountain, our division's defense area is on the right side of the mountain, the 36th Division in the middle, and the 114th Division on the left, you are not familiar with this 114th Division, it was formerly the 51st Army of the Northeast Army, and now it is merged into our 71st Army." Master Zhong said.
"Oh, is this the Shangliu Highway?" Chen Fei pointed to the map.
"Yes, the devil's attack on Wuhan must pass through Yejiaji, Fujin Mountain relies on Yejiaji on the south wing of the Shangliu Highway, and the road can be blocked condescendingly on the mountain, and the devil can't bypass it if he wants to." Master Zhong said.
"Well, the blocking position is very good, I don't know which devil force is attacking?" Chen Fei said.
"According to reliable information, it should be one of the 13th Division or the 16th Division." Master Zhong said.
"Hehe, the old opponent, damn it, the 13th Division has met again." Chen Fei said with a smile.
"Haha~~~ Our 71st Army is guarding here, and the devil wants to bypass it, and there is a price to pay." Master Zhong also smiled.
"Chen Fei, I will send someone to send you to the position, remember that there are no reinforcements, and arrange the deployment of troops by yourself." Master Zhong said.
"Yes!" Chen Fei replied and saluted Master Zhong.
"Adjutant, send the independent regiment to the position." Master Zhong said to the adjutant.
Chen Fei came to the position to take a look, and thought to himself that the teacher was too good to the students, and he didn't have to pick this position.
The blocking position of the independent regiment is just at the bend on the right side of the mountain, the devils want to attack, the first to bear the brunt is the 36th Division, and the position of the 114th Division on the left is also good, unless the aircraft continue to bomb accurately and add heavy artillery, it is difficult to break through the position, but it will suffer heavy casualties after a long time.
The position of the 88th Division was average, but the position of the independent regiment was particularly good, and it was difficult for the planes to accurately throw themselves into the position by bombing, because it was a flat corner, and if it was hit by heavy artillery, it could only hit the front, and it could not hit the corner.
Chen Fei simply sent Zhao Liu's battalion to guard the front, Lao Gou's battalion guarded the corner, and the soldiers of the rest of the battalion and company were waiting behind the mountain.
Since there are no reinforcements, we can only fight battalion by battalion.
Fujin Mountain is not very dangerous, the ramp is not very inclined at all, Chen Fei asked Zhao Liu to divide the position into three layers, all of which are connected to each other and the old dog at the bend, and the trenches are dug very deep, and they are all paved with trees, and the devils can't see people at all, they can only see shooting holes.
Chen Fei demanded that as long as the devils have not attacked, they must find ways to strengthen their positions, especially the mortar positions of the old guns, and the ten 82 mortars are all on the anti-slope, and the old guns have pre-measured and shelled all roads and hillsides, and they can be shelled at any time when the devils attack, and they are not threatened by the devil's artillery fire, but the mortars can only shell the hillside, and the road range is too far and is not within the effective firing range.
Chen Fei has been fighting with the devil for almost a year, and he also has a certain understanding of the devil's attack method.
This time the defense is still based on anti-artillery, as long as it can resist the devil's heavy artillery, the devil wants to attack the door.
All three divisions of the 71st Army are stepping up repairs and repairing fortifications, but each division has its own characteristics.
The trenches of the 114th Division of the original Northeast Army are wide and long in a horizontal line, and the front of the position is undoubtedly undoubted, and the Japanese army wants to attack it as a target, but the resistance to artillery fire is very weak, and it is difficult to withstand the heavy artillery attack of the Japanese army, but this is also the shortcoming of the ordinary Chinese army.
The 36th Division is a German armament division, is the main force of the Central Army, the troops are dug according to the standard of German-style trenches, criss-crossed, flexible and mobile, the companies and battalions are clearly hierarchical, and the firepower points are staggered and covered, although the anti-artillery is still a little worse, but the troops are scattered, the trenches are dug deeply, and all kinds of materials are sufficient, such as sacks, steel bars, are good materials. In addition, the 36th Division is the starting unit of Song Xilian, the commander of the 71st Army, and all kinds of mortars, mountain artillery, and battle defense guns are configured according to standards, and the ammunition is sufficient.
The main problem was that the 36th Division was destined to fight a bloody battle with the devils in this Fujin Mountain.
The 88th Division is also a German armament division, but in the early stage of the Battle of Songhu and the Battle of Nanjing, the battle of Nanjing was fought very hard, and the loss of soldiers was very large.
The main thing is that the geographical location on the right is okay, the devils want to attack, and the position of the 88th Division needs to go around in a big circle.
Division Commander Zhong is a division commander who was born as an instructor, and looking at the map and the terrain is the first class.
Before the battle began, a large number of scouts were sent to get a thorough understanding of the area within a radius of 5 kilometers. If the Japanese army wanted to take a small road, or outflank it, it would definitely be discovered.
Division Commander Zhong also deliberately watched the vertical and horizontal configuration of Chen Feituan's position, and couldn't help nodding in praise. All regiments were ordered to learn from the independent regiment, and for a time the positional firepower configuration of the 88th Division basically followed the example of the independent regiment, after all, the independent regiment had strong actual combat ability, many veterans, and had its own set of methods for fighting positional warfare.
When the 71st Army was ready to fight, Bai Chongxi, the acting commander of the 5th Theater of Operations, commanded the troops to surround the 6th Division of the Devil in Huangmei, the gateway of Guangji, and the 6th Division committed a heinous crime in the Nanjing Massacre, Bai Chongxi intended to completely annihilate the 6th Division, although the layout was clever, but still underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Devil, although Bai Chongxi came to the front line in person, in the end the 6th Division suffered heavy losses, and the national army was unable to attack, and the two sides ceased fighting in Guangji.
In mid-August, the Japanese 2nd Army, under the leadership of King Yan of the East Kowloon Palace, set out from Hefei to capture Ba'an, and Huoshan's rear troops divided into two routes and approached Wuhan.
The 13th Division approached Yejiaji and began to attack Fujin Mountain.
The Japanese army's cookie-cutter offensive mode was turned on, aircraft bombing, heavy artillery bombardment, and after a full 5 hours of shelling, small-caliber artillery shelling began, and the devil infantry stepped on the artillery point and began to charge, which was also the characteristic of the 13th Division.
The 36th Division, which was defending the front, received a report from the observation post, and the devils began to attack mode, braving artillery fire to enter the predetermined position.
Although the position is as if it has been combed with a comb, the basic appearance is still there.
The heavy machine guns on the left and right sides of "Da~Da~Da" opened fire first, and the devils who attacked the mountain were shot and fell, but the devils' attacks did not stop at all, and the 92 heavy machine gun grenadiers also hit one after another, firing at the 36th Division, and at this time, the mortars of the 36th Division also came up, and the 25 mortars concentrated the shelling of the devils and the flesh and blood flew everywhere.
The devil was instantly defeated in formation, and could only lie down and become a target of the 36th Division.
The 13th Division and the 36th Division were the ace troops of the two countries, and they fought to the end the next day.
When the devils were suppressed, the Japanese support artillery fire followed, and the surface positions of the 36th Division were also bombarded with flying sand and rocks.
Both units simultaneously attacked each other under artillery fire.
The follow-up reinforcements of the devils also came up, and the guards of the 36th Division were also very resolute, throwing a large number of grenades from above, and the grenades exploded in the devil's formation, and for a time the devils were blown up and howled, and a large number of wounded infantry fell to the ground. And the devils who came up with reinforcements in the back not only could not form combat effectiveness but were also dragged down by a large number of wounded, and in this case, the devil commander had no choice but to retreat.
For a whole day, the frontal artillery fire on Fujin Mountain was continuous, the sky gradually darkened, the smoke of gunpowder gradually dissipated, and the corpses of devils were everywhere in front of the position, and the casualties of the 36th Division were also very large, but this was only the first day.
At night, Chen Fei looked at the frontal battlefield in front of him and said: "Ding San, Ding San~~~"
"Commander, what's the matter?" Ding San came over and said.
"Tell the action team to go out and take a look, and feel the strength of the devils and the arrangement of artillery. There is also a reconnaissance company called Lao Crooked to go to various villages and towns around Fujin Mountain to see the situation and report it at any time! Chen Fei said.
"Oh, by the way, tell the old crooked that the devil will also send a reconnaissance unit, tell him to be careful, and if he encounters a devil, he will destroy it, and if it can't be eliminated, he will withdraw." Chen Fei said again.
"Yes!" Ding San turned around and left.
At night, the devil wanted to sneak attack, but was blown up by the mines planted by the 36th Division, and at this time, the commander of the Devil Division felt that the army in front of him was the elite of the elite, and the next battle would definitely be more difficult.
The next day it was still bombarded by planes and heavy artillery fire, and the infantry followed the mortar shell point charge. The 36th Division still resisted the enemy's Yufujin Mountain under artillery fire.
Chen Fei took the binoculars and looked at the frontal battlefield with artillery fire, the 36th Division really deserves to be the elite of the Central Army, such a fierce artillery fire, such a dense shock formation, the combination of infantry and artillery of the 36th Division, the fight is clear, and the 13th Division of the devil cannot advance.
It was another whole day, and the devils paid huge casualties and failed to advance half a step.
In the evening, the crooked reconnaissance company came to report that the devils might also attack the positions of the 114th Division tomorrow, and it seemed that the devils wanted to attack the two positions at the same time.
Chen Fei asked some old crooked about the situation on the periphery.
"We have encountered several groups of devils, all of them are small teams of about 10 people, we have killed three batches, it is estimated that they are also looking for a way to make a detour or sneak attack." Old crooked.
"Hmm!" Chen Fei said.
"Guo Liang, let's go!" Chen Fei thought about it and told Master Zhong about it.
He came to the division headquarters and told Master Zhong about the matter as soon as he met with Commander Zhong.
"Well, I also pay close attention to the movements of the Japanese army, I have observation points and lurking posts in each village, if the Japanese army sneaks up on a roundabout, I will react immediately, Chen Fei, you have a very high sensitivity on the battlefield, I am very happy, the party-state has cultivated a general." Master Zhong said happily.
"Division commander, I still have an idea, can we also sneak attack the Japanese army at night, especially the artillery position, baggage or something." Chen Fei said.
"Commander Song has already had an idea, let's talk about it when the time is ripe, this matter must focus on the overall situation, and Commander Song's orders are the mainstay." Master Zhong said.
"Okay, then I know, division commander, I'll go back first." Chen Fei got up and said.
"Okay, I'll contact you anytime if there's a special mission." Master Zhong said.
As soon as Chen Fei arrived at the position, he saw the frontal battlefield blazing, with the sound of artillery and gunfire one after another, it seemed that it was another bloody battle, and the devil's attack was already day and night・・・・・