Chapter 210: Jinguan Bridge (1)
The 16th Regiment that retreated from the Fenghuangzui position was nominally retreating for rest, but in fact the resting place was only one kilometer away from the Fenghuangzui position, and it was only less than two kilometers away from the Jinguanqiao, and the Ninth Theater arranged a large number of elite troops on this line to fight fiercely with the Japanese army......
"Boom, boom, boom......"
At half past seven o'clock in the morning of August 5, the sun had just risen, and the Japanese army, which had captured two positions by the 3rd Division and the 155th Division in the early morning counterattack, made a trump card as soon as it dawned, and the aviation began to intensively bombard the Nanchangpu position, and the field artillery wing began to shell the Fenghuangzui position......
The 155th Division, which had already retreated to the Kongcun Heights, listened to the movements of the terrorist explosion of the high-powered aerial bombs on the Nanchangpu Plateau, and could see the huge mushroom-shaped smoke and dust rising from the ruins of Nanchangpu on the Kongcun Heights, which was two kilometers away......
"Hurry up, you can rest when you reach Zhujiashan, and if you don't want to die, run faster!" The officers of the 155th Division scolded loudly, although the soldiers were exhausted after fighting all night, but now they had to fight hard and run back, and if they didn't run, they would wait for the devils to chase and kill, although this was a mountainous area, but from Nanchang to Kongcun Heights, it was a slow hill, and there was no way to block the pursuit of the devil's tanks and cavalry......
"Legasaki, how are the anti-artillery fortifications going?" As soon as He Jianye arrived in Fenghuang Village, he shouted and asked, there is no way, the devil heavy artillery shell that exploded in Fenghuang Tsui is like an explosion in the heart, there is no solid underground fortification, I am afraid that the remaining brothers will have a problem sleeping;
"Commander, the regimental headquarters has been completed. Yang Xiaoshi, take the head of the regiment to the regiment headquarters to rest! Leng Qi ordered Yang Xiaoshi loudly,
"What about the bunkers of the brethren?" He Jianye asked,
"The trenches have been dug up, but the anti-artillery holes are not so fast, the construction is being intensified, and the brothers who are not injured have already started, but we have a lot of villages in this place, and there is a road through the defense line, there is no shortage of materials, and it can be completed in another hour at most!" Lenzaki reported,
Occasionally, a shell from the devil landed around Phoenix Village, and the heavy artillery shells whistled to the ground, and the brothers who were digging immediately squatted down in the trench and held their heads in prayer, and continued construction after the explosion......
The remnants of the 16th Regiment in Fenghuang Village and Wujiawa only occasionally had shells explode in the vicinity, and the 15 th Division that took over the Jinjiashan defense line in Fenghuangzui was miserable, and the regimental headquarters of the 16 th Regiment in Fenghuang Tsui had become the division headquarters of Wang Zhibin, the commander of the 15 th Division......
As the children of the Hunan Army, the officers and soldiers of the 15th Division all have the soul of the Hunan Army, and it is their nature not to be afraid of death, especially on the battlefield to resist foreign aggression, in addition to the forward battalion, relying on a large number of air-raid shelters left by the 16th Regiment, these brothers squatted in the artillery holes one by one, letting the mud and sand fall on their heads, gnawing on miscellaneous grain cakes and drinking cold water, as if the shells that continued to explode above their heads had nothing to do with them, as for the observation posts, there was no need for the battalion commander to arrange them, Naturally, there are officers who lead their brothers to stay voluntarily, and they have been fighting with the devils for so long, even the pigs know the tactics of the devil's artillery bombarding the infantry, and no officer is willing to let his brothers die in vain in the artillery fire, if it is not for the fear of the devil's shelling and playing tricks, I am afraid that the observation post will not stay;
The 147th Wing on the opposite side naturally did not know that the defending army on the opposite side had changed, and Yoshio Sonoda's troops suffered heavy losses last night, and Yoshio Sonoda, who was strictly ordered by the division commander to recapture his position early in the morning, waited for the end of the shelling with red eyes......
"Kill and give!"
This time, the leader of the attack became the captain who lost his position last night, with the sun white stripe of the death squad tied on his head, wearing a white shirt, and the devils of the two squadrons squeaked and rushed towards the first-line position in Fenghuangzui......
"The cannon has stopped, go! Go out and check it out! Wang Zhibin put on a steel helmet and walked out of the bunker and walked towards the position......
The forward battalion had already taken up its position after the artillery stopped, and several observation posts on the position had all been killed in the shelling of the devils, but fortunately, the devils had only rushed to the front-line position, and there were still 500 meters in a straight line from here, and it was necessary to pass through a mountain road of nearly 800 meters to move this attack on the Jinjiashan position......
"Don't fire! Wait for the devil to come over and fight again! The officers restrained their brothers one after another, and on the floating earth position 500 meters away, the steel helmets of the devils reflected the sun's rays, and the light was so dazzling......
The 145th Wing, which attacked with the 147th Wing, rushed into the ruins of Nanchangpu under the cover of tanks and found that the Chinese had withdrawn, and Ichikawa Yozo Nakasa, who had nowhere to vent his anger, ordered his troops to continue to advance towards the Jinguan Bridge......
"The commander of the division, Ichikawa Yozo Zhongzuo called, has taken the Nanchang Pu position, but the position is empty, and now the 145th Wing and the tank squadron are pursuing south along the avenue, and the Jinguan Bridge is ahead, requesting an attack!" The communications soldier took the telegram and reported,
"Yo Si! How's the 147 Wing's offense? Junrokuro Matsuura asked,
"The first-line position of Fenghuangzui has been captured, and the Jinjiashan area of the second-line position is currently fighting fiercely with the Zhina Army, and the troops of the Zhina people in Jinjiashan are full of a division, and Yoshio Sonoda asks for tactical guidance, otherwise it will not be possible to break through the current position!" Chief of Staff Yoshitaka Akiyama said,
"Order, the 145th Wing will turn east in the north of Jinguan Bridge, occupy the first line of Huangmeiwa and Lijiashan, build a defensive position, and wait for the order of the division headquarters!" Junrokuro Matsuura looked at the map and said,
"Hello!" The signal corps immediately turned around and conveyed the order,
"Division commander, why don't you directly attack Jinguan Bridge?" Yoshitaka Akiyama asked suspiciously,
"Jinguan Bridge is the most important point of this battlefield, I am afraid that the 145th Wing, which is not satisfied, will not be able to capture it smoothly, we must rely on the artillery superiority of the Imperial Japanese Army to gradually encroach and occupy its surrounding areas, and Jinguan Bridge will naturally be occupied without attacking." Junrokuro Matsuura said,
"Shw! The division commander is wise! Yoshitaka Akiyama patted his ass,
On August 5, the 145th Wing of the Japanese Army and two tank squadrons captured the line of Huangmeiwa and Lijiashan, which was divided into two small dirt slopes less than 50 meters high in Lijiashan, and the Nationalist Army had already taken the initiative to give up; The 147th Wing attacked the Jinjiashan position, but failed.
"Order the 113th Wing, and the 145th Wing; Under the command of the commander of the 111th Brigade, Major General Yamachigan, tomorrow will attack the Jinguan Bridge! The remaining two squadrons of chariots at the division headquarters were attached together, so that General Yashitowa would not disgrace the Imperial Japanese Army! Junrokuro Matsuura ordered,
"Hello!"
On the night of August 5, the 16th Regiment was still nervously perfecting its position, the 15th Division had already buried the fallen brothers on the position, and the 159th Division and the 9th Reserve Division in the rear of Kongcun Heights could already see the fortifications and camps of the 145th Wing, which were nervously completing the fortifications, ready to withstand the artillery bombardment of the devils......