readx; The front tank struggled to move in the middle of the huge tree trunk, but before it could go out of a distance of fifty meters, it was hit by an armor-piercing shell in the turret, turning into a pile of scrap metal, and the two vehicles behind immediately stopped when they saw this, no matter how the infantry urged, they were no longer willing to take a step forward, and the army had to rely solely on the infantry to assault. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Bullets squirted out from behind rocks, between tree stumps, under dead wood, and then weaved into a dense web of fire on the ground, mercilessly strangling intruders; The army relied on tree trunks and rocks as cover, and attacked upwards in a roundabout way, falling in front and rushing up in the rear, and so on.

Seeing this, Liang Chaoyang immediately ordered to abandon the first line of defense and defend the back line of defense with all his might, the cunning army thought that there was an opportunity, and hurriedly changed his tactics, while maintaining a frontal attack, he sent a team to the left side of the third company position to quietly outflank the past, but he didn't expect that the seventh squad defending here had already prepared, and only when the army was only more than 20 meters away from the position did he suddenly attack, first threw more than a dozen grenades in a row, blowing up the army in a daze, and then fired at the same time with two light machine guns and more than a dozen rifles, and finally, The army left a dozen corpses behind and retreated.

The flank detour tactics did not work, and the army had to attack the front with all their might, repeatedly attacking five times in two hours, but they were never able to break through the defenders' defenses, and retreated to the foot of the hill after losing two squads.

After several hours of continuous attacks, the army already knew that the defenders on the mountain did not have many troops, and that what really hindered them from breaking through the enemy's defense line was the woods on the hillside, so they again concentrated heavy artillery to bombard the defenders' positions for 40 minutes, and the bombers taking off from the aircraft carriers took turns to carry out carpet bombing, covering the entire mountain peak in flames and smoke.

The bombardment was so fierce that the defenders did not expect it, and many of the soldiers were burned alive at their posts, and if it were not for the gas masks, none of them would have survived the high density of smoke and gunsmoke.

One by one, the tall trees fell to the ground, and then turned into a piece of charcoal in the fire, emitting a faint smoke, and the hillside gradually revealed its true face, the original blue stone turned pale under the burning of the flames, and the surface turned into powder under the torment of the high temperature, and people walking on it would leave clear footprints.

At half past five o'clock in the afternoon, the army concentrated the strength of an infantry brigade and led by eight tanks to attack the defenders' positions frantically.

At this time, the third company had already lost one-third of its troops, Liang Chaoyang had to give up the second line of defense, and the whole army retreated to the last line of defense, in order to save bullets and improve lethality, until the army approached less than 50 meters in front of the fortifications, the third company began to counterattack fiercely. Grenades rained down on the Japanese army like hailstones, while grenades and anti-tank guns aimed at enemy tanks, aiming at the tracks and firing repeatedly, followed by simultaneous fire from the defenders, suppressing them with ferocious counterattacks. The army fell one stubble after another, and the front of the position was almost full of corpses.

After destroying three tanks in a row, the army gave up the support of the tanks, spread the troops on a wide frontal front, and carried out multiple assaults on the defenders' positions, in a vain attempt to crush the opponent by relying on the superiority of troops.

Facing the dense earthy yellow figure on the hillside, Liang Chaoyang realized that he could no longer continue to hold out on to his own forces alone, so he decisively ordered to abandon his position. After throwing more than 100 grenades at the army, the soldiers jumped out of the fortifications and retreated behind the mountain according to the route prepared in advance.

After the army rushed to the position, they found that it was empty, and immediately pursued backwards, at this time, the defenders had just withdrawn from a distance of more than 100 meters.

As if smelling a shark with the smell of blood, the army rushed towards the central [***] team with a roar, and the loose formation gradually gathered in the process of pursuit, slowly turning into a triangle and chasing all the way to the foot of the mountain.

After chasing 200 meters away, it was already beyond the range of aircraft bombing and shelling, and the trees became dense again.

"Da-da-da, da-da-da". The sound of light machine gun fire suddenly rang out, and immediately after, hundreds of bullets swept through the middle of the trees in front of them, knocking down dozens of soldiers in front to the ground, and the triangular attack formation immediately lost its sharpest corner, and the whole formation was stagnant.

Dozens of grenades flew out of the gaps in the branches and leaves, and fell into the army, and the flying shrapnel harvested at least dozens of soldiers' lives, so frightened that all the soldiers behind them fell to the ground, frantically returned fire with the weapons in their hands, and the infantry captain hurriedly asked for artillery support.

After curbing the offensive of the Yue army, Liang Chaoyang did not dare to fight, and hurriedly led the third company to the depths of the mountain, behind them, the dense shells covered again, and the fire ignited by the explosion and the red of the setting sun contrasted with each other, forming a wonderful picture.

The next morning, the large force of the Chinese army continued to advance, but it was attacked again before it could go five kilometers away, and this time, the Chinese [***] squadron did not defend to the death, but adopted the guerrilla tactics of hitting and leaving, so that the Chinese army could not advance at full speed.

In this way, Lin Kunfeng skillfully used the terrain to drag the two divisions of the Yue Army to the death with less than two regiments, and bought time for the transfer of the main force.

At the same time, the Fifth Column suffered heavy losses under the continuous blows of the superior forces of the 23rd Division of the Chinese Army, but in order to ensure the safety of the flank of the 12th Group Army, Li Wuzi led his troops to fight bloody battles, and insisted on holding out until the 151st and 156th Divisions retreated to Yunfu before moving to the Yunwu Mountains, and the strength of the troops was sharply reduced from more than 5,000 to more than 2,000.

Since the 151st and 156th Divisions had been able to receive direct support from the new 2nd Division, and their own 24th Division had not yet arrived in Guangzhou, the encirclement and annihilation plan carefully arranged by Ando Toshiyoshi and the Commander-in-Chief had failed, and they could only watch Yu Hanmou and his troops escape.

Annoyed and angry, the Yue army immediately adjusted its objectives, and the 23rd Division attacked and advanced all the way to the north, quickly crushing the resistance of the local armed forces along the way, and joining up with the defenders of Guangzhou; The 24th Division continued to land in Canton; The main force of the 18th Division continued to follow Lin Kunfeng's headquarters and fought fiercely in the hinterland of the Yunkai Mountains, and at the same time sent the Taiwan infantry brigade directly into Luoding, cutting off the road for its transfer to the north and east, and sending another infantry wing into Guangxi to cut off its road to the west.

In Ando's view, Lin Kunfeng only had two ways to go, one was to enter Guangxi to the west, and then return to northern Guangdong via Wuzhou to join the main force; The second is to open a bloody road from Taiwan's infantry brigades. At this time, although Guangxi gathered hundreds of thousands of central troops and Gui troops, no one may be able to help Lin Kunfeng, as long as he can't break through the defense line at the first time, there is no chance to escape from the palm of his hand. If he turned his head to the north, he would have no chance at all.

Just when Toshikichi Ando was full of confidence and thought that he had a stable chance of winning, Lin Kunfeng made an almost crazy decision: to break through to the south!

On the night of 2 March, Lin Kunfeng led his troops, led by local peasants, through a ravine less than five kilometers away from the army, and after a forcible march of more than 10 hours, threw the 18th Division dozens of kilometers away. After a few days of marching, he passed through the area controlled by the Yue army between Gaozhou and Xinyi, and then strode into the Yunwu Mountains to join the fifth column victoriously!

While Yu Hanmou was struggling with the 151st and 156th Divisions in southern Guangdong, Gao Fei was also doing everything possible to find a way to rescue them.

The 78th Division, the 60th Division, and the 61st Division assembled in Nanchang also moved at full speed to the Fujian-Guangdong border, preparing to deal with the possible offensive launched by the Yue Army.

Although he knew that there was little hope, Gao Fei, as the commander of the theater of operations, called the National Axe Command several times to ask for troops' assistance.

In addition, he sent a telegram to Chen Cheng, hoping that Chiang Kai-shek's confidant, who had several connections, would be able to come forward to do the work of supreme commander, and he even offered to offer Fujian to provide 5,000 tons of steel free of charge to the Kuomintang every year in exchange.

However, Chiang Kai-shek was already determined to weaken the Ninth Army with the help of the army, and categorically rejected Gao Fei's request, saying that the Guangxi troops were not yet ready, and the time for a counteroffensive was far from ripe, and that the 151st and 156th divisions should organize defense on the spot, and if they really couldn't hold on, they would cross the Qiongzhou Strait and fight guerrillas on Hainan Island!

Chen Cheng remembered that he had a relationship with him before Gao Fei and saved his life, so he went to the chairman of the committee to say something for the Ninth Legion. Unexpectedly, as soon as he opened his mouth, he was scolded by Chiang Kai-shek, saying that he did not know the general situation, was far inferior to Dai Li, and put politics first in everything, and he was simply dizzy to make friends with the Fujian side with different aspirations.

After receiving Chen Cheng's telegram, Gao Fei's heart was like ashes, and his heart was terrified to receive the bad news from Yu Hanmou, and his anger against Chiang Kai-shek and the Nationalist Axe reached the point of no return.

In the end, although Yu Hanmou escaped the encirclement and interception of the Yue army after discarding all his heavy equipment, the news of the heavy casualties of the two main regiments of the 151st Division and the fifth column still made Gao Fei's anger erupt.

On March 5, 1940, Gao Fei of the Fujian Provincial Political Axe Office directly called the Fujian General Administration of Customs, ordering them to immediately seize all the materials imported from abroad by the National Political Axe, and if there was any resistance, they would be killed!

In addition, he also ordered the customs anti-smuggling team to unpack and inspect all these materials, select all the luxury goods among them, and then arrange for major newspapers and foreign reporters in Fujian to go to the scene to show the people of the whole country and all countries in the world how the national political axe was "hard" in the war of resistance!

Zheng Qimou, director of the General Administration of Fujian Customs, is a veteran who participated in the Shanghai War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. Although the chief's voice was very calm, he felt from the content of the order that the matter was important, so he paid more attention, and after putting down the phone, he did not immediately carry out the order, but secretly called Cai Yuyan.

Cai Yu was shocked, and hurriedly told Zheng Qimou not to act rashly, wait for his news, and then run to Gao Fei's office in three steps and two steps.

"Goofy, are you crazy!" After entering the door, Cai Yu asked bitterly: "Although you have made the national political axe and Chiang Kai-shek stink, have you ever thought about the consequences of the overall situation of the war?"

Gao Fei knew that it was Zheng Qimou who leaked the news as soon as he heard it, and scolded fiercely: "Zheng Qimou, this kid, is not resolute in carrying out the order, and he will be removed tomorrow!" ”

Cai Yu opened his eyes and said: "Zheng Qi is doing the right thing, he should be rewarded!" Then he forced Gao Fei to ask "Such a big decision, you don't even say hello, don't you believe me!" ”

Gao Fei met Cai Yu's sneering gaze and replied, "Mr. Cai, I know that you will definitely not agree to do this, so I deliberately didn't let you know." If you can't even believe it, there is no one in the world who can be trusted. ”

"Okay, since you say so, then give me a good answer to the question just now!" Cai Yu sat down on the chair opposite Gao Fei and stared at his eyes.

Gao Fei said without thinking: "After the people know the truth, they will understand who is really going all out to fight against the Japanese army, who is the mastermind behind the use of the War of Resistance to make a fortune, and who is the one who eliminates dissent after borrowing the army!" The people have the right to know the truth and the right to make the right choice! In a short period of time, the areas controlled by the Kuomintang and Chiang Kai-shek may be affected, and the situation of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression will be temporarily difficult, but in the long run, it will still be in the interests of the people of the whole country -- only by forcing the Kuomintang and Chiang Kai-shek to change their past wrongs, eliminate the views of political parties, and change the practice of excluding dissidents, will it be possible to unite all forces in the country to the greatest extent and achieve the goal of the whole nation's War of Resistance! ”

"Your reasons seem to be very strong, but there is no real surname!" Cai Yu retorted unceremoniously: "First of all, after the people know the truth, the consequences will be catastrophic!" The main reason why the national political axe has been able to persist until now under the frenzied attack of the Yue army is that it has gathered the strength of all parties and factions across the country and even the people of the whole country under the banner of resistance to the political axe, and once the people lose confidence in the political axe, it will soon affect the morale of the army, and the originally strong defense line may collapse in an instant! If you hadn't personally experienced the rout of the Battle of Songhu, would you have believed that the troops who were still fighting bloody battles yesterday would collapse overnight? When the time comes, I am afraid that the national political axe will not have time to change its past mistakes! Secondly, if Chiang Kai-shek was willing to operate on his own relatives, how could the economic situation in the rear deteriorate to such an extent that it was a problem to ensure that the people could eat? Finally, have you ever thought about how bad an impact this will have on our Ninth Legion, the Fujian political axe, and you personally? ”

Gao Fei asked in surprise: "He is unkind, I am unjust, tooth for tooth, blood for blood, it is a natural thing, how can it have a bad influence on us?" ”

Cai Yu looked at Gao Fei with a smile on his face, looking a little unfathomable: "From Fujian's standpoint, of course what you did is correct, but if you change your position, your views will be completely different."

Then he explained earnestly: "The Fujian political axe is nominally subordinate to the national political axe, but we are completely different, even the currency is different, and even the customs representing the country's sovereignty are controlled in our own hands, which is easy to be criticized!" The 19th Army and the 12th Army were nominally subordinate to the Military Council, but most of the military operations were on their own, but fortunately, we resisted more resolutely, and the results we achieved were not bad, so we didn't cause any trouble, but once we tore the skin of the Nationalist Axe, it would become a soft underbelly. In addition, how could the national political axe not know about the offices we sent to the provinces in the interior and the Jewish businessmen secretly purchasing strategic materials, otherwise, what would Chiang Kai-shek do to raise so many spies! If it really falls out, the final outcome will definitely be a lose-lose situation, and in the end, it will be said that I will take advantage of it for nothing! ”

Although Gao Fei had accepted Cai Yu's statement in his heart, he couldn't accept it emotionally for a while, and asked dissatisfiedly: "If we knock out our teeth and swallow them in our stomachs, how can we be worthy of the thousands of brothers who died unjustly in Nanyue?" ”

Cai Yu saw that Gao Fei was no longer so excited, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then said with relief: "Just take this matter as a lesson, don't consider the cooperation of the Central Army when making plans in the future, and do it completely independently. Besides, after all, our two divisions are still back, and if we make a big move, we won't have a lot of confidence! In the end, he added: "In fact, there is a good side to this matter: Yu Hanmou and his 12th Army have seen through Lao Jiang's intentions, and they will definitely stand with us more firmly, and invisibly, our strength has increased a little." ”

After the anger was gone, Gao Fei looked at Cai Yu, who was talking eloquently, and teased: "We obviously suffered a big loss, but when you said this, it seems that we have taken advantage, there is really a set!" If there is any negotiation or something like that in the future, I must ask you to come out! ”

Cai Yu smiled and said, "I'm just talking about things!" You don't know these truths, but you are angry and don't want to think about them. Therefore, it is better not to make big decisions when you are angry, otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

Gao Fei nodded, then connected Zheng Qimou's phone call, and deliberately asked loudly in a reprimanding tone, "Did you kid leak my order to Mr. Cai?" ”

Zheng Qimou, who had nothing to say, could only laugh a few times!

(To be continued)