Chapter 661: The Battle of Hengyang VI

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"You're all good!" Master Ge sighed: "The bayonet is so fastβ€”why didn't you stab me later?" ”

"This, I think you're a chief, you won't understand!" Bing sneered: "I can't see clearly at night, I can only distinguish it by my clothes, the devil is wearing a card cloth, we are wearing cotton cloth, I just stopped touching your clothes!" ”

"Oh, that's right!" Ge Xiancai sighed: "Then what if the devil touches it in our clothes!" ”

"Then you deserve to be unlucky, you have to eat a devil with a bayonet!" The helplessness of the soldiers made Division Commander Ge Xiancai even more helpless: "It's so difficult for the brothers!" ”

Ge Xiancai fumbled and took out a cigarette from his body: "Brother, come to the root!" ”

The moment he lit the lighter, he found that Bing's right hand was already a blur of bloodβ€”one palm had been cut in half.

"I can catch this!" Ge Xiancai's hand trembled a little.

"It's fine!" The soldier quickly took the cigarette: "You commander only have a cigarette when you come here!" The soldier smiled bitterly: "The position is still there, but the people are gone, just this slap is a big piece of land, so many people have died before and after, the only thing that is enjoyable is the moment when the bayonet stabs in and out of the devil's body, what the hell is coming!" ”

"Brother, do you have a responsibility!" Master Ge suddenly said this.

"What, responsible?" Bing sneered: "What is not responsible, and those who are not responsible will not guard this Hengyang City!" ”

"This mountain, if you don't guard it, you come with me!" Master Ge's words made the soldiers slammed: "Say crazy things, just your words, don't want this mountain of dead Brother Bailai!" ”

"It's not crazy, the battle has reached this point, it doesn't matter which mountain can defend which mountain can't be guarded, the important thing is how many devils can be killed, now a large number of devils are still charging towards the main peak of Zhangjia Mountain, let's go there to kill devils!"

"Cheng, I agree with this!" Bing smiled: "This mountain can't be guarded by me alone anyway!" ”

"Come with me!" Ge Xiancai took the light machine gun in his hand and rushed forward.

The main peak in front is still shouting and killing, the bombs and mines that have been ambushed in various places in advance continue to devour the devil's attacking team, the ladder brought by the devil has been overturned one by one, and the strength of the two wings has been lost by more than half, but the casualties of our soldiers on the position are also huge, and there are few uninjured soldiers. Commander Chen of the 30th Regiment at the front of the position was calm and was deeply troubled by the ever-expanding number of casualties.

"Report, machine guns are sounding behind enemy lines on the left!" The voice of the guards made Regiment Commander Chen feel uplifted, but he was full of doubts: "Everywhere is tight, which friendly and neighboring troops can still reinforce us?" ”

"Tuanza, eighty percent of them are mistaken!" The staff officer next to him muttered.

"Make no mistake, I'm here!" Ge Xiancai twisted the ZB-26, and only two people followed him.

"There are only three of us, this is my guard, this is the brother on the hill opposite you, he is left alone in a company, and now he can't send anyone, so the hill can only be abandoned, so I brought him here!"

"Master, how can you personally-" Commander Chen didn't listen to Commander Ge's words, but looked concerned with a look of concern: "If something happens to you, how can my 30th regiment explain to the whole senior brother!" ”

"Confess, who will give an account to whom?" Ge Xiancai sneered: "When is this happening, and you still say useless words!" ”

"The bullet doesn't have long eyes, there is no division commander on the battlefield, the Zhangjiashan position is not there, even if my old Ge is at the end of the game, I can't even keep a position under the nose of the division headquarters, how can I be the division commander!"

"Let's talk about it, what is the situation now, can you hold it!" Master Ge added: "Don't come to the void! ”

Regiment Commander Chen nodded: "Since zero hour, it has been more than two hours, the devils have invested at least two wings, and in more than two hours, the position has been captured by the enemy three times, but we have taken it back, and now my 30th regiment is also greatly injured I wanted to report the situation to you just now, but the line was bombed - the little devil's plane is too rampant." ”

"Can you still hold it?"

"Hengyang is here, Zhangjiashan is here, Hengyang will not start to fall from the position of the 30th regiment!" Commander Chen was categorical, and Senior Commander Ge nodded: "Very good, I need a man like you in the tenth division!" ”

Regarding the matter of Division Commander Ge Xiancai's personal support for the Zhangjiashan front, on 8 July, the "Ta Kung Pao" published by Yucheng published a news report from the Central News Agency: "According to the Military Commission's announcement on 7 July: In the vicious battle in Hengyang, General Ge Xiancai, commander of a certain division of our division, led his headquarters to brave poisonous gas to restore the Zhangjiashan position. Each company commander, platoon commander, and squad leader who participated in the campaign were also awarded a Medal of Loyalty and Bravery, and each was given a meritorious service; And all the officers and soldiers who have fought bravely and bravely defending the city and made outstanding deeds are also rewarded! ”

As early as 6 July, the military headquarters of the 10th Army had received two telegrams, in which while commending Ge Xiancai and others, it also euphemistically put forward the new requirements of the high command for the officers and men defending the city to "hold the city for another two weeks":

1. Commend the officers and men of the 10th Army for their admirable fighting spirit and remarkable and tremendous achievements in fighting bravely against the enemy and holding Hengyang. He also instructed all the officers and men of our 10th Army to work hard again, hold on for two weeks, cooperate with friendly forces on the periphery, and flank the enemy inside and outside, with a view to completely annihilating the enemy and inflicting an unprecedented victory in central Hunan.

2. General Ge Xiancai, commander of the 10th Reserve Division, was commended for his meritorious service in restoring the Zhangjiashan position, and was awarded a medal of the Blue Sky and White Saying. Other meritorious personnel should be reported in detail by the commander of the army, and they will be rewarded with merit.

Medal Certificate (Yongzi No. 111) The National Political Axe is the commander of the 10th Division of the Reserve, Ge Xiancai, who has the merits of Article 4 of the Army, Navy and Air Force Medal of Merit, and is awarded a Qingtian White Medal. This certificate.

Chairman of the National Political Axe, Jiang Zhongzheng, July 7, the 33rd year of the Republic of China, said"

The sound of Zhangjiashan's guns penetrated the night sky of Hengyang, which also made the commander of the Tenth Army unable to sleep, and he subconsciously got up to lay out rice paper and wrote calligraphy to restrain his mind.

Pingzi was careful, Yiyi also put on his clothes, and Jing Lifang felt the side.

"Little ghost, don't go to sleep yet!" Fang Xianjue didn't look at it, but he knew who was coming.

"But, you can't sleep, how can I sleep!"

"You're not like me!" Fang Xianjue sighed: "Can this Hengyang City be defended for as long as it can be held, it's all here, you don't need to pretend to be so troublesome!" Fang Xianjue pointed to his head: "I think about things too much, so naturally I can't sleep, understand!" ”

"No!" This time Pingzi's answer made Fang Xianjue a little surprised, he had always felt that this child was relatively simple, and he couldn't think of complicated things, so he smiled: "What do you have to think about!" ”

"Junzuo is wrong this time, it's not your business to guard Hengyang alone, we are all here to put this matter aside!" Pingzi pointed to his head and said a little excitedly: "Killing devils shouldn't be anyone's business!" ”

"Yes, yes, yes, you said it well!" Fang Xianjue laughed heartily: "But I am the supreme commander here, if I don't even have a clear idea of this battle, how can the other brothers think about it!" ”

"Junzuo, what you said is also right, it's good for you to think about it more, but you forgot, if you exhaust yourself, won't the little devil be in the middle of it!"

"Yes, it can't be broken, it definitely can't be broken!" Fang Xianjue covered his haggard face and said insincerely.

In Changsha, the front-line headquarters of the 11th Army of the Chinese Army, the commander of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army, Hengshan Yong, was restless, and it had been ten days since he exchanged fire with the troops defending the city of Hengyang on June 23. Originally, it was thought that the capture of Changsha would lead to the capture of Hengyang in one day, but at least three days was enough, so the troops only brought a week's supplies.

After ten days of fighting, the opponent's front-line position was still very strong: the battle loss ratio in the first stage reached five to one between our two sides, and the commander of the 68th Division, Lieutenant General Sakuma, was killed

Yokoyama Yong was frustrated in attacking Hengyang and asked the commander-in-chief of the dispatch army, Tsukun Liu, for instructions: "Your Excellency, the artillery shells are almost exhausted, and even the ammunition of the infantry is not very much consumed, and the most important thing is that the attacking troops are almost unformed and can no longer attack Hengyang."

"I don't want to listen to your nonsense, how did you promise me at the time, your guarantee is three days, at most three days to take Hengyang, but now it's almost ten days!" Dian Junliu was furious: "It is said that the imperial army attacked the * army of a broken army after the battle of Changde with several elite divisions and regiments, both in number and firepower are several times that of the other party, I have been waiting for your good news in Hankou, you now ask me for instructions to stop the attack!" ”

"Your Excellency, I remember that you told us that Fang was a fierce general who defended Changsha during the two Changsha battles, and that the army had strong combat effectiveness when fighting our Changde, and had experience in fighting with our 11th Army, especially with the 3rd and 68th Divisions." Yokoyama Yong's slightly arguing voice aroused the anger of Yu Junliu: "Baga, the 116th Division and the 68th Division are all elite of the imperial army, in order to attack Hengyang, the 68th Division also carried out strict siege training, the empire has equipped you with enough heavy artillery and air support, and the elite division of the 50,000 imperial army has less than 20,000 troops against the 10th Army of China, how can the Chinese army compare with you!" ”

"Your Excellency, the two divisions of the 68th Division and the 116th Division, the main forces of the siege, have basically lost their attack power, with an average of less than 20 people per infantry detachment, the commander of the 68th Division, Sakuma-kun, has been killed, and the new division commander, Lieutenant General Mitsuki, was almost killed in a new round of attacks during the day, and the attack must really be stopped!" Yokoyama Yong's voice twitched: "The soldiers of the Imperial Army are very brave, the soldiers in the queue know that there is no return in the mine bomb array that stepped into the * army, but none of them flinched, the grenades and mortars of the * army are too powerful, seeing the elite of the imperial army disappear in front of their eyes, but our division commander and brigade commander can't stop it, they have really tried their best!" ”

There was a long silence on the other end of the phone, and the voice of the tenant Junliu sighed like a ghost: "Say, what do you need!" But you must understand that what I need most now is time, and you can't give the Chinese Expeditionary Force in the south time time to come to the rescue, let alone let China's six and ninth theaters of war together, otherwise we will be in big trouble! ”

"Yes, I understand that I must capture Hengyang as soon as possible, but at the moment we need to rest: replenish ammunition and replenish troops, otherwise we really can't continue!"

"Operation No. 1 is very important, a rare battle for the middle and the beginning of the war for several years, from the emperor to the dispatch army are extremely concerned, from Henan to Hunan, our imperial army is invincible, even the fourth army known as the Iron Army Changsha defenders, did not hold for three days, Hengshan-kun, I hope your offensive footsteps do not stop at Hengyang!" In addition to reproach, there was a kind of encouragement in Tsukudan's tone, and he hoped that Yokoyama's setbacks would be temporary.

There is a rare tranquility around the suburbs of Hengyang, except for the corpses lying in the position and the trenches everywhere show that this was once a battlefield, there is still a green shadow of water and sky, and some crows and birds are nostalgic for the corpses everywhere from time to time fighting and fluttering, making the early morning in Hengyang still so irritating after the high temperature subsides.

"Fool, don't you bother!" Hadron woke up the fool who was salivating in his sleep: "All the saliva has flowed on me!" ”

"Hey, I'm dreaming, I'm dreaming, I'm dreaming"

"What did you dream about, chicken, meat, women?"

Xu Dabeard smiled a little teasingly: "Boy, you haven't grown hair yet, you don't understand the fool's dream!" ”

"Go, you don't understand!" Qiangzi was a little impatient: "I'm happy with the fool, what's wrong with you!" ”

"Don't, what's wrong with the idiot, he's our brother!" Company Commander Zhou woke up and took a sip: "The little devil who said the dog didn't come to deliver food today, your mouths are fighting, are you panicking!" ”

"Company, company commander, I just dreamed of fish, I dreamed that I went down to the river to bathe, and I caught fish and grilled it to eat!" The fool smirked at the company commander.

"Bathing and eating fish? If you dare to go into the water, Lao Tzu will shoot you, do you want to be disciplined, or die! Company Commander Zhou said angrily: "Listen to it, don't take it seriously, he's a fool, you're not!" ”

At this moment, entering July, it is already the extremely hot season of summer, these days come to the temperature is extremely high, almost all they eat are salted bibimbap, the rice is still baked and roasted, how unpalatable it is, how unpalatable it is, the words of a fool arouse everyone's appetite, are imagining the fatty fish and shrimp in the Hunan water, and the refreshing coolness when bathing in the water.

For a whole number, the army seemed to have forgotten to attack, and also forgot to forget the countless corpses discarded around Hengyang, allowing them to rot and rot.

"Is the little devil going to retreat!" Zhou Kang, who came from the communications battalion, got close to Company Commander Zhou again: "Company Commander Zhou, according to me, this devil can't beat Hengyang and is going to retreat!" ”

"If you can't beat it, you're still here? There are still so many devils lying here, why don't you put a few artillery battles with us one day! ”

"According to me, that's false, the little devil also wants to save face, how embarrassed it is to leave like this, I'm afraid that we will laugh at him, so he will deal with us like this, so that he can deal with it above!"

"Go, go, the little devil won't be interested in this!" Qiangzi sneered: "His little devil may be giving us the steps down, and he wants us to automatically withdraw from Hengyang City, he doesn't have to attack, we naturally don't have to defend it, everyone is not harmonious on both sides!" ”

"Damn, what the hell, can Hengyang give it up casually, say this kind of Han annihilation remarks, beware of the chief killing you!" Company Commander Zhou came down and concluded: "Don't give me a blind guess, we won't give up Hengyang, and the little devil will never give up, isn't he consuming with us, consuming it, consuming it, consuming until our friendly reinforcements arrive, the dog is afraid of his little devil!" ”

"But the reinforcements, I've only heard that I haven't seen them!" I don't know who interjected, and everyone laughed.

The front command of the 10th Army, Fang Xianjue, and cadres at the division and regimental level are also meeting to discuss the current situation.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have received a secret letter from the commission, saying that the army is planning a more powerful offensive, the principal ordered us to carry forward the spirit of Huangpu, adhere to Hengyang, and defend Hengyang, the Ministry of National Defense has also urgently ordered the 62nd Army, the 69th Army, and the 74th Army to rush to the aid urgently, we must continue to carry forward the spirit of Huangpu, carry forward the fine tradition of our "Taishan Army" two battles of Changsha, and vow to live and die with Hengyang, it is conceivable that the future battles will be more tragic."

Fang Xianjue's speech was impassioned, and the participating generals all sat up straight.

"Commander, may I ask a question?" Zhou Qingxiang, the commander of the third division, stood up, and Fang Xianjue nodded.

"Please!"

"The Battle of Hengyang has also been fought for so many days, according to the initial deployment of the Command, we have completed the task, even if we are ordered to continue to hold on to it at present, then we will defend it, but the battles of one stage after another are over, and the reinforcements that the Command has been talking about have not been missing!"

"This, I think, maybe" Fang Xianjue hesitated for a long time, in fact, even he couldn't figure it out himself, but as the supreme commander guarding Hengyang, he couldn't be as stubborn as everyone else.

"Division Commander Zhou usually talks about this kind of thing, but it is extremely inappropriate to put it forward on this occasion, what arrangements the command makes, I think they have their considerations, the current war situation, since the reinforcements have not come, it means that there must be a reason not to come!"

Commander Fang's official words can deal with the scene, but it is absolutely impossible to convince these division commanders and regiment commanders at the venue -- because they are all witnesses and commanders on the battlefield, and most of them understand what is going on.

"Junza, in the current situation, I think the army is no longer able to attack the city, let alone pose much of a threat to us, and we have also completed the task of defending the city for seven to ten days, or even half a month, as mentioned by the Commandery, can we retreat with our whole body!"

Zhou Qingxiang's words almost reached everyone's heart, after these dozens of offensive and defensive battles, the Tenth Army suffered heavy casualties, and more than half of the ammunition was consumed.

"No, that's not going to work!" Fang Xianjue denied this opinion almost without thinking about it: "Insisting that Hengyang was ordered by the chairman of the committee to die, I can't disobey the order, let alone everyone here, this doesn't need to be discussed!" ”

The venue was awe-inspiring!

(To be continued)