Geng Huaiqi also chose to cross the river at night, and all kinds of forcible crossing equipment for bamboo rafts and rubber boats had already been prepared, and as the striker, it was Battalion Commander Sun who had just been rescued by Geng Huaiqi.

Everyone died down, trying to be as silent as possible, only the sound of Qiu Ba struggling to paddle in the Nu River was heard, and there were at most 20 people on the river crossing equipment, and at least a dozen people.

Battalion Commander Sun lay on the rubber boat, staring at the west bank, and the soldiers beside him whispered: "Battalion commander, are the little devils asleep?" Why is it so quiet......"

Battalion Commander Sun knew that there was a Japanese squad stationed here, and even if there was an ambush, he was not afraid, but he was about to cross more than half of the Nu River, and there was still no movement on the other side, which really made people feel uneasy.

When Battalion Commander Sun was puzzled, suddenly a Japanese shout came from the jungle on the other side, and then the sound of the grenadier 92 heavy machine gun firing various weapons suddenly began to shoot violently. Tom tom! The sound of continuous throwing of grenadiers, boom, boom! One after another, loud noises exploded on the surface of the river in an instant.

A rubber boat carrying ammunition was hit by a cannonball, and immediately ignited a fire, and before it could explode, it had already been overturned into the Nu River along with a dozen soldiers on the rubber boat.

"There is an ambush! Fire! Fight back! Camp Commander Sun shouted.

The soldiers of the 7th Brigade lay down on the river-crossing equipment in the Nu River and fired back, but because during the march, such shooting was basically a blind fire, and most of the bullets deviated from the target.

Because of the large shaking, the machine gun could not stabilize on the river-crossing equipment, but just randomly pulled the trigger on the opposite bank, and such a hit rate can be imagined.

Geng Huaiqi, who followed the Houjun to supervise the battle, was also surprised, because judging from the firepower of the Japanese army, the firepower configuration of at least one brigade or two squadrons ambushed himself here was by no means the firepower that a small group of Japanese troops could have.

"Herald! Command everyone to fire at once! Cover the front army to rush to the river beach! Geng Huaiqi shouted.

The guns and artillery on the east and west banks fired in unison, only suffering the front troops of the 7th Brigade in the Nujiang River, who almost had no defensive ability, and just rushed to the west bank under bullet fire like a big luck.

For this sniper battle, the Japanese army prepared a large number of mortars, including as many as 20 or 30 92 heavy machine guns and crooked-handled light machine guns.

Tom tom! The flames exploded, and only a few scattered bamboo rafts were left floating on the river. The soldiers on the river-crossing equipment had no way to avoid it, and they simply saw the shells flying over, and there was no other way but to jump into the river. Jumping off the Nu River is also a life and death, but it is better than being blown up by a cannonball.

Seeing that his troops suffered heavy casualties, Geng Huaiqi shouted: "Send a report to the military headquarters signal corps, immediately send a report to the military department, and ask for artillery support!" ”

After a quarter of an hour, the artillery fire of the artillery regiment let out an earth-shattering roar, and all kinds of shells poured into the Japanese defensive positions on the west bank. Several 92 heavy machine gun fire points were blown up by shells, and the Japanese firepower gradually became less fierce than at the beginning, taking advantage of this opportunity, the remnants of the front army, which suffered heavy casualties, finally seized the beachhead and launched an offensive on the spot.

Geng Huaiqi commanded the rear army to continue to force the crossing, and a battalion commander ran over and said: "Brigade commander, it seems that the devil has been prepared for a long time, and has set up a heavy ambush, let's fight like this, isn't the consumption too great......

Geng Huaiqi roared angrily: "Then you have to fight!" The former army has crossed the river, can I still leave them alone on the west bank! Where are our follow-up reinforcements? Contact the new 200 regiment! Let them rush to help! ”

Our regiment is still in Jianlongwan, because we have not received any orders from Shangfeng, so we have to stay still. Our superiors probably thought that the 7th Brigade would definitely cross the river in one go, so they had no intention of preparing any support for them, including our unit called follow-up support. Therefore, we can only stay in Jianlong Bay, listening to the distant sound of gunfire, we are far away and we cannot quench our thirst, and we cannot provide any support to them.

Because of the leakage of intelligence and the confusion of our coordination from top to bottom, what should have been a river-crossing operation with little casualties turned into a strong offensive battle knowing that there were tigers in the mountains and favored the tigers, but this attack with bullets at a defensive disadvantage made the 7th Brigade pay a heavy price.

Fortunately, the Japanese army had limited strength and did not dare to divide their troops to invest too many sniper reinforcements, and their main defense focus was still the key fortresses of Moyunling and Songshan.

After a night of fierce fighting, the 7th Brigade finally conquered the stall position after paying hundreds of casualties and losses. The Japanese ambush was not stubborn, their main purpose was to inflict more casualties on the enemy, and after the rear of the 7th Brigade crossed the river, the Japanese sniper units had retreated one after another.

Huang Wenlie put down the phone, he had just been reprimanded by Shangfeng because of the disastrous victory of the Seventh Brigade in crossing the river.

Huang Wenlie sighed: "What is the difference between such a fiasco and defeat......

Me: "Tuanza, it doesn't matter if the peak wins badly or a big victory, as long as it wins." You have to remind the upper peaks that we are winning with twenty for one. If you were to be on top, would you be glad that your subordinates questioned themselves so much......"

"The Seventh Brigade is repairing in the West Bank, and they are not familiar with the terrain of the West Bank, and I am afraid it will also be a big problem. Faced with enemies on all sides, and I have just fought such a battle, I am afraid that Brigade Commander Geng is not well prepared......"

"You don't have to worry too much about this, Brigadier Geng is not familiar with the terrain in Burma, and he has not won the same battle."

Huang Wenlie gave me a strange look: "That's just a partial victory, what a way!" It was precisely because of the unfamiliarity with the terrain that the expeditionary force had the crushing defeat of Savage Mountain! If it weren't for the loss of geographical advantage, how could General Dai be martyred in a war because of this! ”

"It is indeed a pity that General Dai was martyred...... In fact, General Dai's troops are extremely capable of fighting, and his division is the elite of our army's elite, but it should not retreat into the Savage Mountain, and there is no food and grass in it, and there are no rescuers outside, which is really a taboo for soldiers. ”

"The overall situation is lost, and General Dai can do the same if he fights alone! At that time, there was only one way to retreat! No one can win a battle like that. ”

"In fact, the Japanese army's invincibility and defeat were all blown out by themselves, and in the end, they themselves believed it, and we were even more afraid to death. If General Dai hadn't followed the defeated army and retreated, I guess that the Japanese army, which was already strong at that time, would have collapsed, and a partial victory would have driven the overall situation, and maybe the Japanese army had been driven out of Burma by now. ”

"Camp Commander An, what do you want to say with so many whimsical words?"

"Tuanza, I want to say that although Brigade Commander Geng's first battle was a little unsatisfactory, as long as he takes the initiative to attack next and defeat the Japanese army individually, his chances of victory are still very good. Why didn't the Japanese army desperately defend the river? It is because they also know that it is impossible to hold such a long river defense, and they can just take a bite. Now they're shrinking, they're worried about us attacking. ”

I fought guerrilla warfare in the West Bank — if our kind of fighting would be guerrilla warfare. The main force of the Japanese army on the west bank has retreated into the fortress, and the periphery is actually a small force bluffing there, Geng Huaiqi crossed the river with a brigade of divisions, and there are follow-up reinforcements, in fact, he has a lot of room for choice, as long as he does not rashly confront the main force of the Japanese army, they can gain a firm foothold on the west bank.