Chapter 35: Positional White-knuckle Battle

At this time, a few kilometers away from the Gualal Mountains, a unit was marching rapidly, and the division commander Deng Rulong was sitting in a jeep and leading the way in front. The Sichuan Army of the 163rd Division behind him trotted slowly.

Deng Rulong instructed Xiao Yikou, who was running outside the car, and said, "Let the troops stop."

Xiao Yikou turned around and shouted behind him: "Pause forward, stand still, and the division commander will lecture."

When the jeep stopped, it kicked up a cloud of dust and sand behind the butt of the car. Deng Rulong walked down, and then climbed on the roof of the car with the support of Xiao Yikou and Li Liu, and stood firm, facing the soldiers behind him, Deng Rulong said: "Soldiers, we are not far away, after more than half a month of travel, we finally arrived at the front line, just a few kilometers in front of us, at this time a vicious battle is waiting for us, our friendly 105th Division has been fighting with the Japanese army for three days and three nights, they are waiting for our support, the Gualar Mountain position must not be lost, because it is related to the entire East China war situation, related to the safety of the whole China, The location of this strategic location is very important, soldiers, the time has come to kill the enemy and serve the country, go forward! ”

Deng Rulong waved his hand, and the ** soldier bypassed the jeep and walked forward quickly.

At this time, on the other side of Gualar Mountain, Jiro Okada waved his saber angrily and scolded: "Zhila people, stubborn resistance to death, death."

Jiro Okada, who was extremely angry, faced with the defeat of the infantry from the middle of the mountain, said angrily: "Prepare for artillery, cut the hill to the ground."

More than a dozen mortars fired together, and the top of the mountain suddenly became a sea of fire.

He Chaojun led the soldiers to hide in the bunker, and the sand and stones that were lifted up on the position were flying, and the visibility was very low. A soldier hurriedly ran up and shouted: "Report to the battalion commander, the division commander ordered, withdraw from the position".

He Chaojun shouted: "The shells are so fierce, how can they be withdrawn?" ”

The soldiers around him looked at He Chaojun and said: "Battalion commander, it seems that this devil has failed several times in his charge, and he didn't dare to come up, so he had to hit the cannonballs on the mountain like rain, because he wanted to flatten the entire Gualar Mountain!" ”

He Chaojun frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Prepare to retreat to the back of the mountain, and come back after the devil finishes firing the shells."

He Chaojun withdrew from the mountain with his soldiers dodging the shells and quietly walked towards the back mountain. Halfway through, Deng Rulong arrived with the 163rd Division. When He Chaojun saw Deng Rulong's dress, he immediately saluted and shouted: "Report to the commander, He Chaojun, the commander of the fourth battalion of the 105th Division, was ordered to withdraw from the position."

Deng Rulong was stunned when he heard He Chaojun's words, and thought in his heart, withdraw from the position? didn't have time to think about it, watching this group of tired soldiers pass by, Deng Rulong shouted: "Soldiers of the Sichuan army, enter the position immediately, the people are in the position, and the time has come to kill the enemy and serve the country."

The Sichuan army quickly entered the position and took refuge in bunkers.

Deng Rulong watched the soldiers enter the position, and only then did he take Xiao Yikou, Li Liu, and Ye Bucai back to Huang Shouxin's temporary command post again.

When he first came up, Deng Rulong only had a brief conversation with Huang Shouxin, and then arranged for the Sichuan army to enter the position and deploy defenses. But what Deng Rulong didn't expect was that the 105th Division would actually withdraw from its position? When I returned, I just wanted to ask Huang Shouxin what was going on?

Unexpectedly, as soon as the four of them arrived at the command post, they saw that there was no one at the command post, and Huang Shouxin had already slipped away with his troops. Deng Rulong had no choice but to smile bitterly, and said to Xiao Yikou and others: "It's okay, this command post happens to be my temporary headquarters, you should be on guard."

There was a burst of bombing, and Jiro Okada signaled to stop. Then he took a telescope and observed the situation on the mountain. From the telescope, I saw that the whole mountain was in a sea of fire, and there could be no more living creatures. Jiro Okada laughed and said, "The Zhila army is vulnerable. ”

He turned his head and ordered the adjutant next to him, saying, "Go quickly, organize the troops to take the mountain."

The adjutant snorted and turned to run. The Japanese soldier who was resting at the bottom of the mountain was now preparing for the attack, and as soon as the adjutant arrived, he shouted, "Charge."

The Japanese invaders launched another infantry offensive. This time, the devils have learned well, and when they are almost halfway up the mountain, they all lie on the ground and move forward. After the shells stopped, the 163rd Division of the Sichuan Army, which was stationed on the mountain, came out of the bunker and quickly deployed to its position and waited for it. At this moment, division commander Deng Rulong had already walked out of the command post and personally commanded the position.

In the binoculars, Deng Rulong saw the ant-like Japanese troops under the mountain, and more than a dozen mortars lined up directly facing the mountain. Deng Rulong said to Xiao Yikou and Li Liuye Bucai beside him: "It seems that the fierce opponent we have encountered, let's sum it up and never let the position be lost."

An orderly took out the map and spread it out, Deng Rulong pointed to the map and said: "All the attention of the devil is on the top of the Gualar Mountain, and his rear must be weak or even not noticed, these arrogant guys have left me such a big flaw."

Li Liu asked, "What does the division commander mean?" ”

Deng Rulong said: "You and Xiao Yikou marched with the guard battalion in a hurry, and after the enemy launched an attack, they inserted themselves into their rear and caught him off guard, remember, fight to the death."

Xiao Yikou and Li Liu quickly left the Guar Mountain position with the guard battalion and touched towards the enemy's rear. The guard battalion marched quickly, making its way through the forest, making a detour from the other side.

The Japanese troops charged, shouting and running towards the hill. Deng Rulong shouted: "Soldiers, what are you waiting for, beat me, fight to the death."

Suddenly the sound of machine guns and rifles rang out on the hill. The devil who was running in front fell down again. This time, the firepower was even more fierce than just now, and as soon as the Sichuan army took the position, there was a strength that was not afraid of death in it. The momentum of the devil's run was suppressed. Jiro Okada, who was watching with a telescope at the bottom of the mountain, blew his beard angrily and glared, and kicked the soldier next to him in the ass, and the soldier fell to the ground with a dog gnawing mud.

Jiro Okada said, "The Zhila army, there are cunning and cunning."

Jiro Okada ran down the hill and shouted, "For His Majesty the Emperor, rush me."

The Japanese troops who were pinned down halfway up the hill charged again, the Japanese troops in front fell, and the Japanese troops behind charged with corpses. Soon approached the top of the mountain.

Deng Rulong shouted: "Soldiers, get on the bayonet, rush!" Kill devils".

The 163rd Division jumped up from its position, rushed down the hill, and engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the devils. The Sichuan army was at full strength, and it had already held back its strength, but at this time it happened to have the upper hand, and dealt a heavy blow to the tired Japanese army in hand-to-hand combat.

Jiro Okada at the foot of the mountain shouted to cheer up the Japanese and kept brandishing his saber. At this time, Xiao Yikou and Li Liu, with the guard battalion, had already made a detour to the back of the Japanese headquarters, and approached the Japanese mortars step by step.

The guard battalion suddenly stood up, and dozens of people with grenades were thrown at more than a dozen mortars lined up at the same time, and the grenades suddenly exploded, blowing up the devil wah-wh-wh, killing and wounding many people, and destroying the mortar run.

Jiro Okada looked back and saw the guard battalion that seemed to be a divine soldier descending from the sky, and his legs and feet trembled in fright, and said, "Retreat, retreat."

The devils halfway up the mountain were being slashed by the Sichuan army at the moment, and Okada Jiro's shout suddenly retreated as if they were amnesty, and some rolled down from the halfway up the mountain.

The Japanese army was defeated and retreated ten miles into camp.

After the victory in the first battle, Deng Rulong arranged for the guard battalion to be stationed on the opposite hill, and the two sides formed a flanking attack on the traffic artery, and the Japanese army had to seize the high ground on both sides if they wanted to pass through this road.

The victory in the first battle inspired the confidence of the Sichuan army, and it was determined from the heart that the devil was nothing more than that, not a three-headed and six-armed, flying eaves and a demon and a monster, but a flesh and blood body, still vulnerable.

The soldiers began to rest, and the Japanese invaders would never give up and would definitely make a comeback. Only by recuperating can you fight bravely and beat the devil to the point where you have no power to fight back.

After cleaning the battlefield, the wounded soldiers were carried off their positions and taken to a makeshift field clinic five miles away. In the health center, Liu Yefei and Yu'er were busy bandaging the wounds of the injured. Liu Yefei is a celebrity in the health center, and the marriage mobilization before the opening of the provincial capital has made everyone know her.

When it got dark, Jiro Okada's disillusionment of claming to take the Gualal Hill position before dark was shattered, and Jiro Okada, who was not willing to fail, began to reorganize his troops to counterattack.

It was the night before the big war, and it was very quiet. In the woods not far from the health center, at this time, Xiao Yikou hugged Liu Yefei, and the two kissed affectionately.

This is the first time the two have met since they got married in the provincial capital, and it is so precious for the husband and wife to get together after a vicious battle, and to get together at the moment when a big war is coming.