The headquarters of the Jianghuai First Division was located in a ruined temple on the southern outskirts of the city, and artillery shells and bombs exploded from time to time in the vicinity, making a piercing sound and billowing black smoke rising. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the west wing of the backyard, three cadres are looking at a map on the wall. During the first battle of the Linhe River, it was personally commanded by Gu Yu. This time, Gu Yu was not in Linhe, and he sent the headquarters staff officer Wei Yi to assist Chang Ge.

"Division commander, after ten o'clock this morning, the enemy stopped attacking and switched to artillery. This is very similar to the enemy's last defeat, which could not be attacked, so he switched to artillery. I was so tired that I didn't even shoot the cannons. When we launched a counteroffensive, they hurriedly retreated. The big-mouthed staff officer Wei Yi, who was about thirty years old, was very happy on his face, and his cheeks jumped and jumped, "Division commander, when the enemy stops shelling, I think we can report to the chief, and the second battle to defend the Linhe River will be won." ”

Ren Qi, a staff officer of the Big-Eyed Division in his twenties, nodded, his eyes lit up, and then he said regretfully: "It's a pity, we have few troops now, otherwise, at this time, like the last defense battle, we will give the enemy another victory and a big counterattack, and the results will undoubtedly be more brilliant." ”

Chang Ge, who was nearly forty years old, did not express his position immediately, and he began to walk around the house. The hard fighting for days made him look a little slender and long, his full face was also thin, his two thick black eyebrows were particularly conspicuous, and his big bloodshot eyes appeared larger.

"Di Lingling", the phone on the table rang, Wei Yi picked up the phone, "Hey, I'm Wei Yi, you are ...... Commander Valley! He hurriedly covered the microphone and whispered, "Division commander, Commander Gu is calling you from the Western Front." ”

Chang Ge immediately took the phone and said in a Sichuan accent: "Commander Gu, I'm Chang Ge." ”

At the other end of the telephone line, at the Western Front Headquarters, Gu Yu, who was about forty years old and thin and strong, said in a Hunan accent: "Master Chang, I'm Gu Yu, how are you there?" ”

Chang Ge replied: "Commander, Tang Jinshan's turtle son has temporarily stopped attacking, and now he is only firing artillery. ”

Gu Yu had a smile on his face, "The First Division has worked hard, let me tell you that our side has completed the battle, and the next step is to have a good show." Master Chang, are you under a lot of pressure now? If the pressure is high, you should withdraw your troops and recuperate. ”

Chang Ge replied: "Thanks to the commander's care, the morale of the soldiers is very high, and the pressure can be withstanded." ”

Chang Ge put down the phone, walked back and forth a few steps, and then said with a smile: "I don't think Tang Jinshan has any more mantras to recite, and when the enemy stops shelling, he can announce: The second battle to defend the forest river has been won!" ”

Wei Yi turned around to leave, and a cadre came in outside, and he hurriedly stood up and saluted, "Political Commissar Luo,"

As soon as Luo Zhiping came in, he raised the note in his hand and said in a Hunan accent: "Lao Chang, the information sent by Nan Tianzhu." ”

"What?" Chang Ge was taken aback after reading the note, "Could it be, could it be that Tang Jinshan has discovered some loopholes in our defense line?" He hurried over to the wall and nervously examined the map.

Wei Yi read the note, turned around and asked Luo Zhiping: "Why didn't Nan Tianzhu report earlier?" ”

Luo Zhiping glared at him, "Comrade, you have also done underground work." Underground intelligence work can only use legal identities to collect intelligence, and then use legal identities to transmit information. If you go beyond the boundaries of legality and do it brutally, not only will you not be able to get information, but on the contrary, you will expose yourself in vain, resulting in senseless sacrifices. In addition, the enemy is not stupid, if the intelligence is leaked, they will track down the leak channel. The comrades of the underground party not only had to engage in intelligence, but also made it impossible for the enemy to track down their own heads. ”

"Not good!" Chang Ge pointed to the "Wunitang" marked on the map, and his face changed, "The terrain here is complicated, which is not conducive to the passage of large troops. We are not armed here, and the enemy must have taken advantage of this loophole! Staff Officer Wei, are there still reserves in the division? Drive to Wunitang immediately. ”

Wei Yi spread his hands and said in embarrassment: "No! At seven o'clock this morning, the enemy almost tore a hole in the southeast. In order to plug this hole, the reserves of the last company were used! ”

"Di Lingling", the phone rang on the table, Chang Ge hurriedly grabbed the microphone, "I'm Chang Ge, hey, who are you?" ”

An anxious voice came from the microphone, "Division commander, I am Sun Jincheng, the commander of the sixth company of the Second Regiment, a large force of enemies has appeared out of nowhere, at least a thousand people, they are rushing towards the north pass of Linhebei, and our company is organizing resistance." Division commander, please send us reinforcements quickly! ”

Chang Ge's mind buzzed and he almost fainted, he tried his best to control his anger, and said in the calmest tone possible: "Company Commander Sun, I'm Chang Ge." Please hold on, under any circumstances you can't let the enemy rush into the county! I'll send you reinforcements. ”

Putting down the phone, Chang Ge looked at Wei Yi and said decisively: "Staff Officer Wei, order Feng Tao's old battalion, which is closest to the county seat, to immediately hand over the position to the friendly and neighboring troops, and rush to Beiguan to block the enemy!" ”

In addition to the same parts as the special battalion, the officers and men of the 153rd Regiment were walking through the reeds, and their weapons included M1 Garand semi-automatic rifles, M1 carbines, M1903 rifles, Browning M1917 water-cooled heavy machine guns, 57 mm M18 and 75 mm M20 recoilless guns, 60 mm M2 mortars, and 81 mm M43A1 mortars. The 37mm M3 anti-aircraft gun and the 75mm M1A1 mountain gun, all the heavy equipment was disassembled and disassembled into several parts, and each soldier carried one and participated in the water march together. At this time, the quiet reeds were only the sound of officers and soldiers wading and wheezing. In the distance, a dense burst of gunfire and explosions rang out incessantly.

Yu Daxin, the commander of the regiment of medium height and wide chin, ignored the cold soaked in the water, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Brothers, the special battalion has been started, and our regiment must catch up as soon as possible, so as to compete for the first credit!" ”

A small soldier carrying a 57mm recoilless gun passed by him, and because of a slippery foot, his body staggered, and he was about to fall into the water, Yu Daxin hurriedly supported him. The soldier stood firm and hurried on. A captain next to Yu Daxin saw that the soldiers behind him were all carrying artillery parts and ammunition boxes, so he said anxiously: "Regiment commander, the march in the water is already slow, and with heavy equipment, it will be even slower." I think it's better to throw away the heavy equipment and move forward lightly. ”

"You know!" Yu Daxin glared at him, "Without heavy equipment, can you still use your face to suppress the ****?" ”

On the northern outskirts of Linhe City, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) lay on the ridge and stubbornly resisted the swarming Chiang army. For a moment, the flames were in the sky and the smoke was billowing out.

Chiang's army formed a straggler formation with squads and platoons as units, and launched attacks on PLA positions in echelons. Every two soldiers are spaced 6 to 8 meters apart, shooting while taking advantage of the terrain to leap forward and carry out the assault. While from time to time someone was knocked down by bullets fired from the opposite side, others continued to attack forward.

On the PLA position, a PLA cadre straightened up and shouted, "Comrades, we must hold on, persistence is victory!" Before the words fell, an enemy shell flew over with a whistling sound, and with a bang, it landed next to it and exploded, and the cadre's body wrapped in black smoke shook and fell......

The enemy's artillery shells continued to roar, and Chiang's artillery had quickly assembled and debugged all the disassembled and disassembled guns after passing through the Wunitang, and began to load the shells for suppressive fire. Boom, the piercing and noisy explosions kept ringing, the mud and water splashes raised by the air waves flew in all directions, and thick black plumes of smoke suddenly rose from the PLA positions. The artillery shells were accompanied by a dense stream of fire fired from Chiang's various small arms, and the fire of the People's Liberation Army's counterattack intersected and mixed with it, forming a flickering multi-layered fire network in the air...... (To be continued.) )