Chapter 437: First Death, First Victory
It is said that what kind of commander there is, what kind of soldier there will be, this sentence is well confirmed in Wang Youcai, two or three years ago, he was just a prodigal son, but now he has become a regimental deputy who can stand alone.
Sun Yumin's imprint on Wang Youcai is really deep, and many of his styles are very similar to him, just like now, with only one battalion of troops, he actually dared to hit Yiyang City, which is high and deep, with a high wall.
It was also a loss that it was night, and it was also a loss that the equipment of the new 34th Division far exceeded that of the ordinary national army, and this sudden attack frightened the devils in the city, and they did not dare to send a single soldier out of the city except for shooting blindly outside the city.
The sound of guns and cannons exchanged fire between the two sides spread far away in the quiet night, and as soon as Huang Wei heard these sounds, he immediately understood that it was a devil in Yiyang City.
"Send a message to Deputy Division Commander Dai, saying that Yiyang City has fallen, and our department has exchanged fire with devils." Huang Wei explained to the communicator at the regiment headquarters that the troops were on the march, and they could not stop and turn on the radio.
After sending the signal troops, Huang Wei urged the other three battalions of the second regiment to hurry up to Yiyang City.
He knew that no matter whether the military seat planned to attack the city or besiege the city in the end, the second regiment had to drag the devils in the city first.
The new 34th Division is a unit brought out by Sun Yumin from Huoshan, and its combat effectiveness is famous in the entire 12th Army, although the Second Regiment is not as good as the Seventh Regiment that Dai Cunxiang personally serves as the commander, but if it is faced with devils of the same scale, it will never fall behind, which is why Wang Youcai dared to launch an attack with the strength of a battalion, and it was also the reason why Huang Wei dared to throw his second regiment on the condition that the Seventh Regiment had not yet followed up in place.
The distance between Dai Cunxiang's Seventh Regiment and the Second Regiment has always maintained Sun Yumin's requirements for the troops over the years, and it has always been within ten miles, so the signal soldiers quickly found him.
He didn't need the report of the communication soldiers, and he also heard that there was already a battle in the direction of Yiyang, but it was not completely certain that the second regiment and the devil had exchanged fire.
How could the little devil move so fast, and it has only been a few days since the war began? Yiyang City has already been captured by them! Dai Cunxiang felt a little incredulous, although Sun Yumin had reminded him that Yiyang might have fallen into the hands of the Japanese army, but as an officer with command talent, his self-judgment was that the Japanese army could not have such a fast movement.
"Set up a radio station immediately and report the loss of Yiyang to the military seat." Dai Cunxiang left behind the guard company to assist and protect the radio station, while he himself led the large force of the Seventh Regiment and accelerated the pace of the march. With his understanding of Sun Yumin, as long as he knows the news that Yiyang has fallen, then he will definitely attack Yiyang.
Exactly as Dai Cunxiang expected, when Sun Yumin saw the message sent, he had almost no reaction, and just said three words lightly: "Hit down!" ”
Garrisoned in Yiyang City is the 77th Division of the 73rd Army of the 24th Group Army of Wang Yaowu, although the number of their army and the 74th Army are only in the order of the front and back, but the combat effectiveness is not like Panyu next to each other, the gap between the two is really large, the 40th Division of the Japanese Army only attacked for less than a day, they took advantage of the darkness to abandon the city and fled, although they did retreat because of too many casualties, but the city was indeed lost in the hands of the 77th Division.
The 77th Division is a unit under Wang Yaowu's command, and the mistakes they have committed should be wiped by his 24th Group Army, but Xue Yue still sent Sun Yumin, who now regards the 12th Army as the nemesis of the devil and a reliance that can save the decline.
The 2nd Regiment did not hesitate to dump ammunition and bullets on the city wall, although it could not cause much damage to the enemy, but this strength made the devil defenders have a strong shock, giving them the feeling that at least one division or more of the Chinese army was attacking the city.
Since the start of the battle on the 27th, the 40th Division of the Japanese Army has really not encountered a decent resistance, just imagine, Yiyang City, which is high in the wall and deep in the city, cannot be defended, not to mention the improvised fortifications and trenches that have been built temporarily, how can they resist their pace.
The reason why the Japanese army has the title of an invincible division in the Chinese battlefield is because they are too much ahead of the Chinese army in terms of weaponry and military quality.
Now that they have met Sun Yumin's 12th Army, the advantages of weapons and equipment have changed, and the military quality of the soldiers is almost the same, not to mention that there are commanders like Dai Cunxiang who have rich experience in fighting against the Japanese army.
The Japanese defending the city seemed to have realized that they could not consume ammunition as needlessly as the Chinese army, so when the third flare was extinguished, the gunfire on the city walls also stopped.
The devils didn't join in the excitement, Huang Wei and Wang Youcai couldn't be losers, so they stopped firing, but they didn't plan to give the devils a comfortable life, and after twenty or thirty minutes, they let a few mortars throw a few shells.
"Tuanza, the devil has turned off, why don't we take this opportunity to send troops to attack?" Wang Youcai felt a little unpleasant, he encouraged Huang Wei and said: "If we take Yiyang City, which is occupied by devils, with one regiment, then you and I will have more light on our faces, and we can also be proud in front of the division and military seats." ”
"It's too dark, we can't tell how many devils there are in the city, we can't make judgments and deployments blankly, let's wait for the deputy division commander to make plans!" Huang Wei vetoed his proposal.
"It's because it's dark that it's easier to take the city." Wang Youcai did not give up his thoughts, he even used the method of agitation: "If you are afraid of taking responsibility, then I will lead five battalions to attack, you just need to help me suppress the firepower of the devil." ”
"Do you really think you can take advantage of the darkness and chaos to take Yiyang?" Wang Youcai's words played a role, Huang Wei was a little moved, and he was also eager to make Sun Yumin give him a thumbs up.
"Don't worry!"
Wang Youcai was full of confidence, and he looked excited, but since Huang Wei promised him that he could give it a try, he suddenly had some ominous premonitions in his heart.
Although young people have strong executive power, they also have great drawbacks, the most obvious is combat experience, if Dai Cunxiang or Sun Yumin were on the scene, they would definitely stop this senseless sacrifice. But now that they are not there, Huang Wei is eager to seek merit, and Wang Youcai has a deep desire to kill the enemy, so this wrong battle happened under Yiyang City.
There was no gunfire, no flares, and it was as if nothing had happened, except for the faint glow of fire on the towers and in the fields beyond.
Wang Youcai quietly approached the city wall with the five battalions, before them, there was a platoon of soldiers who had already reached the corner of the wall, as long as they could touch the city gate, fix the explosive pack, and detonate the city gate, then even if the devil really had a wing, it would be impossible to stop the second regiment from attacking the city.
Seeing that they were about to reach the bottom of the city wall, the platoon of soldiers was about to follow the city wall to the city gate, but at this moment, someone suddenly fired a flare in the sky.
It's over, Wang Youcai's heart is tight! The perimeter of the city wall is bare, and there is no place to hide, and it is inevitable that the devils will find out.
"Who hit the flare!" Huang Wei almost shouted angrily at the top of his throat, light up the sky at this time, is this unclear to push Wang Youcai and the five battalions into the fire pit?
"Tuanza, it was the devil on the city wall!" A few on the side responded to him.
"Open fire, open fire intensively, cover the retreat of the regimental subordinate." Huang Wei didn't hesitate for a moment, and roared loudly.
Although the 2nd Regiment launched fire support as soon as the flares were lifted into the air, it was still too late, and the light and heavy machine guns on the city wall began to fire, and the 5th Battalion immediately suffered casualties, and the front platoon suffered the most ferocious blows, nearly 40 people were almost beaten into a sieve, and the two explosive bags they were carrying also fell to the ground.
There will always be death in battle, this is Wang Youcai's mantra, but when these brothers who were born and died with him were knocked to the ground by bullets that rained down, his eyes were red, and he shot at the city wall with a light machine gun, despite the fact that he was completely exposed to the rain of bullets. If it weren't for the timely suppression of the second regiment at this time, Wang Youcai and the five battalions would probably have to be sent to this city.
"Come back, retreat back!" Even though it was all dense gunfire, Wang Youcai could still hear Huang Wei's shouts, but at this time, there was no turning back. Of course, retreating can reduce some casualties, but because of his "madness", the fifth battalion has lost so many brothers, his conscience is not clear, almost no thought, he shouted at the soldiers of the fifth battalion who have not yet fallen: "Blow up the city gates, blow up the city gates at any cost." ”
In the end, it was the troops brought out by Sun Yumin from Huoshan, and none of the five battalions fled back when they were hit so hard, even if Wang Youcai didn't roar at this voice, they were all rushing towards the city gate.
But the most terrible thing happened, the devils who were suppressed from the fire threw countless grenades from the city walls. Don't underestimate this sweet potato grenade, known as the "forty-eight petals", although the explosive power is not as good as the long-handled grenade used by the national army, but the lethality is very amazing. After a series of explosions, it was almost impossible to see that any of the soldiers of the fifth battalion were still standing.
Wang Youcai crawled on the ground like a bloody man, he didn't know how many pieces of shrapnel had been hit, and blood kept seeping from various wounds. His injuries were severe, but he didn't feel any pain, perhaps because his nerves had been numbed by the severe injury.
The gate of the city was only more than ten meters away from the place where he fell, but the soldiers of the five battalions who came with him could no longer see a single one standing upright at this time.
So many brothers died, but they didn't even reach the city gate, can this be their own battle? I don't know where the strength came from, Wang Youcai staggered to his feet, his face was full of blood, his mouth was also gushing blood, and the tips of the two fingers hanging down his side were also dripping with blood, his whole person was completely bloody, and the severity of his injuries was beyond imagination.
Although Wang Youcai's whole person was staggering, as if he was about to fall at any time, the light in his eyes was so firm.
Blowing up the city gate, you must blow up the city gate, this is Wang Youcai's last belief, and it can also be said that it is this belief that supports him, so that he does not fall to the ground and squirm and struggle like other wounded soldiers.
"Cannon! What about the cannon? Give me a hard beating of the bitch's bitch! Huang Wei roared with a crying voice, he really regretted it, regretted that he shouldn't have agreed to Wang Youcai's proposal, not only harmed the fifth battalion, but also put this brother who has gotten along very well for several years.
"Rich ......"
If it weren't for being hugged by the people next to him, Huang Wei would have rushed into the battlefield, and he was going to snatch his good brother back, but under the hug of several soldiers, he had to choke and call his name.
Wang Youcai felt that every step he took was very fortunate, but every time he moved forward, he felt that he had more strength in his body, and now he didn't care about anything except the two explosive bags that fell to the ground.
Another bullet struck him, but it only shook him violently, and when he had stabilized, he moved forward again.
The mortars of the second regiment began to fire, and one after another shells were fired at the city tower, and finally no more bullets hit Wang Youcai, and he was able to walk forward.
The explosives package is in front of you, as long as you take a few more steps, you can get it, Wang Youcai's blood-covered face showed a knowing smile, but at this moment, the light of the flare disappeared, although there was still the fire of the explosion and burning, but Wang Youcai could no longer see the location of the explosives bag.
Is it true that you can't complete this task? When Wang Youcai forcibly hung the spirit about to be discharged, suddenly another flare was hit into the sky, which was hit by his own people, Wang Youcai had this premonition, he turned his head to look back, and really saw the little ghost of the trumpeter, holding a signal gun, so far away, he could hear the little ghost crying: "Deputy of the regiment!" Vice-deputy, you're back......"
Good boy, I really didn't misread you! Wang Youcai grinned, he was praising the little ghost of the trumpeter, if he still had the strength to shout, Wang Youcai would definitely say to the little ghost, "Good job!" ”
Under the watchful eyes of Huang Wei and the soldiers of the Second Regiment, Wang Youcai picked up the two explosives bags and rushed to the city gate with all his strength.
Under the blazing light of the flares, Huang Weiqing clearly saw Wang Youcai pulling the fuse of an explosive bag, and then pressed his chest against the city gate, and then pulled the fuse of another explosive bag.
The little ghost of the commander also clearly saw that when the regimental deputy was pulling the second explosive bag, he turned around and smiled at him again, and the look of love in his eyes was revealed, I am afraid he will not be able to forget it in this life.
Thundered......
A huge mushroom cloud rose at the gate of the city, and a huge sound shook the entire Yiyang City.
When the smoke of the fire dissipated, the two huge city gates were blown to pieces, and the passage into the city was blown out by Wang Youcai's body.
"Blow the trumpet of the charge, and the second regiment will attack the city for me!" Huang Wei didn't care about it, even if he buried his entire second regiment in this Yiyang City, he had to rush in with the brothers of the second regiment, not for anything else, just because this passage to attack the city was bought by his good brother with his life!
Tang Chunhong walked over with a telegram, and said in a low voice: "Military seat, Yiyang City has been captured by our army!" But ......"
"What's wrong? Say! ”
"The vice president of the second regiment of the new 34th Division has been martyred!"