Chapter 478: All-out counterattack
The main force of the 74th Army arrived at the Minshan battlefield, not only quickly stabilized the crumbling defensive line, but also fought a short counterattack, eliminating hundreds of devil soldiers. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
In the early stage, because the theater command and the military department underestimated the strength of the devil's troops in the Minshan area, an avant-garde battalion of the 302nd regiment, which took the lead in blocking the devil's westward advance, was completely wiped out.
Fortunately, Yang Ling's 301st Regiment quickly reinforced to stabilize the defensive line, and the brigade commander Zhou Zhidao also rushed to the battlefield in person.
Although the brigade commander Zhou Zhidao wanted to take the Minshan position that the devils took the lead in seizing in one fell swoop with the strength of an infantry brigade, their attacks were frustrated several times, and with the arrival of the devils' reinforcements, they had to turn to defense.
With the increasing number of troops invested by both sides, the battle became bigger and bigger, and the positions of the two sides were staggered, forming a state of scorching and fierce battle.
If you encounter ordinary Chinese troops and use this kind of refueling tactics to fight with the devils, I am afraid that the follow-up troops have not yet been reinforced, and the troops in front have already been defeated by the devils, not to mention stabilizing the Minshan defense line and fighting with the devils for several days and nights.
However, from the tragic Battle of Songhu to the present, the 74th Army has participated in almost all the vicious battles, although there have been heavy casualties, and the troops have also been replenished with several new soldiers, but generally speaking, they have seen the world and are also troops that have fought vicious battles.
Officers at all levels of the 74th Army are either promoted by experienced veterans, or graduated from military academies with professional backgrounds, brave and strategic, and the brothers do not lack the courage to die.
In this mountainous Minshan battlefield, it is difficult for the large corps to unfold, and the competition between the two sides revolves around unknown hills, and at this moment, the combat effectiveness of the troops is obviously much more important than the number.
And the 74th Army fought vicious battles one after another, not only being able to defend, but also being able to attack, as if it had become an elite division that could attack and defend well.
The tenacity and strong combat effectiveness of the Chinese troops in the Minshan area shocked the Sixth Brigade of the Devils, who broke through here, and in the bloody battle of two days and two nights, they did not take advantage of the slightest.
The operational plan of the Chinese army, which originally wanted to break through Ruichang and rush straight to De'an along the Minshan Mountains to cut off the rear road of the Chinese army fighting on the Nanxun Line, also came to a halt because of the stubborn resistance in the Minshan area.
Maruyama Masao, the commander of the 6th Brigade of the Devils, had already begun to retreat, after all, the original combat mission of their 9th Division was to attack westward, cut off the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway, and encircle the Wuhan area from the flank.
The reason why they suddenly attacked the Minshan area was also because they saw that the friendly 106th Division and the 101st Division were struggling to advance an inch on the Nanxun Line, and they just wanted to help.
But just like this, Maruyama Masao is obviously extremely unwilling, and their Imperial Japanese Army has been invincible since it invaded China.
Even if it retreats, it is a strategic retreat, in order to annihilate and encircle more Chinese troops, but this time it was beaten and retreated, so how can you raise your head in the future?
Therefore, the brigade commander Maruyama Masao made up his mind, even if he retreated, he had to defeat the oncoming Chinese army and retreat calmly, instead of being defeated so gloomily.
Although Maruyama Masao fought wishful thinking, he forgot an important fact, that is, he was not facing an ordinary Chinese army, but the 74th Army, which had gone through countless fierce battles.
The 74th Army went from Songhu to Nanjing and then to the Lanfeng battlefield, and now in order to defend Wuhan, it is fighting with the devils, killing and wounding tens of thousands of brothers, and the devils have a blood feud that they do not share.
A few days ago, the strength was not good and was pressed and beaten by the devils, and there was a fire in the chest of the brothers, but now that the main force has arrived, they are full of confidence, and their waists are also stiffened.
And the little devil was unable to advance an inch on the Minshan battlefield, and after two days and two nights, he was already a little tired, so how could he let go of the opportunity to beat the water dog.
The military headquarters of the 74th Army has been moved forward to the foot of Minshan Mountain, and in the temporary military headquarters, Commander Yu has readjusted his deployment and prepared for a comprehensive counterattack.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the little devils are rampant to the extreme, wantonly and domineering on the soil of our country, burning, killing and looting as if entering a no-man's land, this is the shame of my generation of soldiers, in the Lanfeng battlefield, I hate to annihilate the Tufei Yuan Division, it is a pity."
Commander Yu's sharp gaze swept over the dozens of solemn officers, and his words were plain, but full of murderous aura.
"Now Maruyama Masao is murderous and wants to take my De'an, since the 74th Army is here, then Maruyama Masao will not succeed, our officers and soldiers should unite as one, fight bravely, and annihilate the devil in the Minshan area to avenge the country's revenge and family hatred!"
"Please give the order! My 51st Division will be the vanguard of destroying the enemy! ā
Although the division commander Wang Yaowu, who was dressed in military uniform, had a haggard face, he stepped forward with a sonorous and powerful voice and shouted for battle.
His 51st Division has been fighting with the little devils for two days and two nights in the Minshan area, and the officers and men have suffered casualties.
"Throne! All the officers and men of our 58th Division are ready to attack! Feng Shengfa, the commander of the 58th Division, also opened his mouth to ask for battle.
"Command, Commander!"
The brigade commanders who stood in the tents all opened their mouths to ask for battle, and among them, the commander of the 151st Brigade, Zhou Zhidao, shouted the most excited.
Commander Yu looked at the high-spirited general, pressed his big hand, and the needle drop in the tent could be heard again.
"I order that the 51st Division be in the east and the 58th Division in the west, starting at 3 p.m., and launch a full-scale counteroffensive against the enemy in front of them at the same time!"
"Yes!" The officers inside the tent responded in unison.
"Remember, whether we can gnaw this hard bone or not is the time to test the combat effectiveness of our 74th Army, and all the officers and men of the whole army must move forward bravely, there are those who retreat without authorization, and those who attack unfavorably! Fear of war! All will be severely punished in accordance with battlefield discipline! ā
Although Commander Yu's words were plain, he revealed a murderous aura.
The generals and officials in the tent knew that this was a battle that could not be flinched, and it was also a battle for honor.
The Sixth Brigade of the Devil is under the command of the Ninth Division, which is a well-known trump card unit, and their 74th Army is also the main force that has been fought one by one.
The main force of the 74th Army arrived on the battlefield, and the slightly tired devil troops began to shrink their defenses.
Yang Ling's regiment, which had fought hard for a day and a night on the Golden Dragon Terrier Mountain, finally ushered in a rare respite, and the troops suffered heavy casualties, with more than 50 officers killed alone, and thousands of ordinary brothers killed and wounded.
The living brothers pulled the dead brothers out of the pile, and in the sweltering September weather, many of the corpses had rotted and maggots, and had to be buried on the spot to avoid the plague.
The hearts of the brothers are heavy, in just a few days, half of the people in the regiment have been killed, Rao is the brothers are used to seeing life and death, and some people are secretly wiping tears at this moment.
Many more silently picked up their guns after burying the sacrificed brothers, ready to plunge into a new battle to avenge the sacrificed brothers.