In the Jinchuan area in the evening, the sky was overcast and heavy as if it were filled with lead. The officers and men of the 3rd Brigade of the 35th Wing www.biquge.info of the 9th Division of the Japanese Army, under the leadership of Captain Ichiro Sasaki Shosa, spread out into a battle attack formation, and took advantage of the cover of the sky and terrain to quietly touch the forward position on the left side of the defense of the Shina Army on Mount Taishak.

Ichiro Sasaki is a graduate of the 13th class of the Japanese Army Noncommissioned Officer School, and Zhang Xiaohuai, commander of the Northeast Military Region of the Chinese People's Army, is a classmate. It's impossible not to be jealous, Sasaki never felt that he could be much worse than that old classmate, what he lacked was just an opportunity to display his talents, and this time he led a surprise attack on the position of the Shina Army and carried out a surprise attack without artillery preparation, which was his chance.

It was getting darker and darker, and snowflakes were falling. Sasaki, who had already touched the lurking destination, lifted his binoculars and looked at the silent mountains in front of him, and couldn't help but think of the fields in his hometown. At this time, what are their parents, and brothers and sisters doing? Will they still be able to fill their stomachs now? According to the soldiers, there has been a famine in the country recently! Surely the ration of rice has been reduced again, right? Also, the rations in the army are starting to get strained, not to mention the ordinary people in the country.

"Hey!"

Sasaki took off the binoculars and sighed secretly in his heart. After rubbing his eyes, which were gradually sour, he habitually took out his pocket watch and looked at the time, 20:38.

Time passed so slowly, and Sasaki could clearly feel that his limbs were gradually starting to become numb and stiff. But he did not move, because on the top of the hill five hundred meters ahead, it was the position defended by a battalion of the 138th Regiment of the 46th Division of the 16th Army of the Zhina Defenders.

Ichiro Sasaki kept cursing such ghost weather in his heart, and he was a little worried that when a surprise attack was launched, would the warriors be able to quickly stand up and charge, shoot, and fight......

Pulling out the pocket watch from his pocket again, the time was displayed at 21:48. Sasaki began to look up and look at the sky behind him, where the flare of attack would be raised in ten minutes.

Slowly straightening up his body, Shao Zuo pulled out the command knife hanging from his waist, and two red signal flares began to rise from behind at the right time.

"A few tufts!"

Sasaki swung his command knife forward, taking two slow steps and then charging quickly. Behind him, a large number of Japanese officers and soldiers in black military uniforms shouted "board loaded". Their task was to launch an upward attack from west to east and from bottom to top in the shortest possible time, occupy the high ground on the left side of Mount Shakti in front of them, and open the way to the main peak position for the follow-up troops. So now, there is no room for delay.

At this time, the Chinese defenders on the high ground were changing their posts, and they reacted very quickly, and pulled the bolt of their guns, firing the first shot of the Battle of Jinchuan!

The sound of gunfire alarmed all the soldiers within a radius of five kilometers, and the sound of gunshots, shouts, and explosions immediately rang out.

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Mount Taisha is mainly composed of two groups of mountains, one large and two small, with the elevation of the main peak being 749 and the two hills being 423 and 530 respectively. The command post of Zhang Muhan, the commander of the 138th Regiment, and the main force of his troops, were located on the 749 heights.

Originally, Zhang Muhan, who was sent to squat on the hill because he did not seize tomorrow's main offensive task, was losing his temper with his political commissar and chief of staff, but at this moment, after hearing the fierce gunfire in the forward position, his heart was suddenly shocked and happy, and he was surprised that his position had been attacked, and he was glad that the Japanese seemed to have taken the initiative to send him to the door.

Sure enough, before he could step forward to ask a question, a staff officer stepped forward and said: "Regiment commander, report from the forward position, the strength of the Japanese brigade suddenly launched a surprise attack on our 423 and 530 forward positions, and has now broken into the first line of defense." ”

Zhang Muhan was shocked and hurriedly asked, "What is the scale of the Japanese army?" What is the number? ”

"It's too dark, it's urgent, and I haven't figured it out yet."

"Order the artillerymen to immediately carry out a covering artillery bombardment of the forward positions in accordance with the previously marked firing elements, and do not spare the shells, and cut off the follow-up attacking forces of the Japanese army for me." Zhang Muhan's face changed when he heard this, he pulled off the military hat on his head fiercely, walked to the map in three steps and two steps, and said, "In addition, let the Seventh Company and the Ninth Company quickly go to the two places for reinforcements." Tell the commander of the first and second battalions! Drive out the little Japan as soon as possible, and if you can't regain your position, I'll just ask! ”

"Also, report to the division headquarters the details of what happened to us."

After a series of orders from the head of Zhang Muhan were issued, the entire 138th regiment began to adjust in an orderly manner. Fortunately, he followed the advice of the chief of staff and dragged the 18 75-caliber mountain guns of the artillery battalion to the top of the mountain before, otherwise this time it would be really a big trouble.

didn't mention Zhang Muhan's emotion here, but said that the battle on the forward position over there was already in full swing at this time.

On the defending position, the officers and men reacted very quickly, and the sound of machine gun fire continued to sound everywhere, and the dense firepower pressed the Japanese troops who had just captured this defensive line, and they could not raise their heads at all. Then, immediately following the arrival of the regimental headquarters supporting artillery fire, in a rapid explosion, the offensive of the Japanese attacking troops was instantly stopped.

In the dark night, Sasaki Shaosa led several soldiers, prostrate in a hollow and could not advance or retreat, he looked at the dense machine gun fire points of the front army, his face was pale. Although he had tried his best to overestimate the reaction speed and equipment superiority of the Chinese army, it now seems that he actually underestimated it.

His plan was to use the main force of the brigade to launch a quick surprise attack, take Heights 423 in one fell swoop, and then in turn support the First Brigade to capture Heights 530. The key to the raid battle lies in speed and firepower, on my side, the speed is there, but the firepower is far from keeping up. Therefore, it is not surprising that the battle situation has developed to the present, and it is not surprising that our own side is occupied with an advantage in equipment, and the reaction of the Chinese army is completely overwhelmed.

The raid had failed, and the loss of his subordinates in squad after squad was simply unrealistic to hold out under the powerful firepower of the Chinese army. The only way out now is to retreat, otherwise sooner or later you will fall into the dilemma of being attacked by the enemy. However, the way back...

The Japanese troops were held back by the firepower on the position, and the commander of a battalion on the 423 heights here was also extremely breathless. was pressed and beaten by the Japanese, the entire second company was disabled, and the deputy battalion commander and more than 100 brothers were gone, how could he feel good in his heart? At this moment, seeing that the Japanese had been completely suppressed, he said hatefully: "**** little Japan, wasn't it quite fierce just now?" Come on, come again! Take out your bullshit bushido spirit and come on! ”

After speaking, he turned to the group of people with three 82mm mortars behind him: "Come here, this way!" The target is the forward line of defense that little Japan has just captured, and shoot all the shells out for me! ”

At this time, the initiative of the battle has been re-grasped in the hands of the first battalion, as long as the Japanese army does not increase its troops on a large scale, even if it is a battalion that can survive the part of the Japanese army that has broken through, although the victory is already in hand, but such a victory is the last thing the battalion commander wants to see. A small breakthrough battle changed his deputy battalion commander and the lives of hundreds of brothers, and the price was too great! At the end of this battle, his battalion was basically half destroyed!

"Battalion commander! The regiment commander ordered our department not to attack without authorization, and to prepare to defend the 423 heights to the death to block the counterattack of the devils! The correspondent brought the latest order of the regiment headquarters, and also pulled back the first battalion commander who was immersed in the grief of the sacrifice of his comrades.

After all, the dead brother is dead, but the living still have to face reality.

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Jinchuan Castle, the headquarters of the 16th Army, was brightly lit and noisy. Army Commander Cao Kun, Chief of Staff Jiang Zuobin, and senior military officers, including political commissars and directors of the Political Department, stood in front of a map and discussed something in a low voice.

"At present, there are three divisions of the Japanese army on the battlefield, and they have launched large-scale attacks on Xiulongshan, Shicuncun, Daishishan, Lichengjiang, Shirakawa and other areas defended by our troops on a front stretching for hundreds of kilometers. In addition, according to the report of the 4th Army, the numbers of two divisions of the Japanese army also appeared in their direction. From this, it can be seen that this Japanese attack should have been planned for a long time! As the chief of staff of the army, Jiang Zuobin had the unshirkable responsibility to explain the current battlefield situation to everyone. He was born in the Kuomintang Party, and he used to be mortal enemies with most of the people here, but now he has become a subordinate and subordinate working together, which can really be described as a creation and trickery.

Cao Kun is an honest person, and he is usually moody. Now, not only was he caught off guard by the sudden attack of the Japanese army, but he also disrupted all the battle plans after Tianming, so he couldn't help but say angrily: "his grandma's little Japan, Lao Tzu didn't go to them for trouble, but they sent it to the door by themselves!" ”

With his understanding of the Japanese army, Jiang Zuobin instinctively smelled a hint of danger, although he couldn't say why, but he just felt that something was wrong. After staring at the map for a long time, he continued: "Commander, this time the Japanese army launched an attack, and the attack was menacing, and the intention was unknown. After reporting to the theater command, our unit should respond to all changes without moving, and wait until the dawn to make a clear decision about its intentions. ”

"Order all divisions, hold their positions, do not attack, just repel the surprise attack of the Japanese army!" Cao Kun nodded, and accepted the chief of staff's suggestion.

Jiang Zuobin refocused his gaze on the map and began to ponder. He naturally didn't know that at this time, in the northeast direction of Jinchuan, the 6th Division of the Japanese Army was rushing towards the Pingshan Mountain, a key place in their rear, under the cover of night and wind and snow.