Normally, in this kind of large-scale offensive and defensive operations, the combat distance between the enemy and us is basically 200 meters away, and the power of long-range weapons is mainly exerted. Once within 200 meters, the victory is basically divided, either one side retreats, or one side gives up the attack, and there is rarely such a hand-to-hand fight that pinchs and bites each other.

From this, it can be seen that the battle has been fought to what Cheng dù.

The heavy artillery fire on the ground of the Japanese army was only one of the reasons for the relatively large casualties of the national army, and what was even more hateful was the rampant Japanese planes. Since there were almost no anti-aircraft weapons in the Tianjiazhen fortress, the Japanese fighters and bombers flew unscrupulously in super air, dropping bombs and strafing the Nationalist troops everywhere.

The Japanese Navy's 2nd Combined Air Force, which is responsible for air support on this line, includes 45 fighters in 3 squadrons, 1 bomber squadron and 18 bombers, and the total number of aircraft exceeds 60.

At that time, the Nationalist Air Force in Wuhan was making every effort to protect the three towns of Wuhan, and because the number of Japanese planes was more than double that of the Nationalist Army, the Nationalist Air Force was exhausted to cope with it.

The national army did not have anti-aircraft weapons, so it had to think of other methods. Zheng Zuomin, commander of the 9th Division, dispatched a group of light machine gunners to concentrate on firing at the air, and at the same time commanded the regiment in the reserve, which collectively opened fire with rifles in the air with battalions and companies.

Naturally, it was basically impossible to hit the Japanese planes in this way, but it was only a certain obstacle to them.

The Japanese planes did not dare to fly at ultra-low altitudes because of the fierce anti-aircraft fire from the ground, but the bombing and strafing were still quite fierce.

Of course, the Imamura detachment of the Japanese army was not a good type, and their attacks were extremely vicious. In particular, the shelling of the mountain artillery unit was very severe.

The 36 75 mountain guns of the independent mountain artillery wing were numerous and had a firing range of up to 9 kilometers, completely overwhelming our artillery units in terms of firepower and range.

Under the blow of so many Japanese mountain artillery, the field fortifications of our army were blown to pieces one by one, and our army suffered very heavy casualties.

After two days of fierce fighting, only Xie Yunxiang's brigade, platoon commander, company commander, and battalion commander suffered more than 60 casualties, and nearly 1,000 soldiers suffered casualties, but the casualties of the Japanese army were not small, and the corpses of Japanese soldiers in yellow uniforms were everywhere, lying all over the mountains.

If the Southern Expeditionary Army is not there, it can only be like this, but if the Southern Expeditionary Army is there, and the air force of the Southern Expeditionary Army is there, we will never let the little devils' naval aviation be arrogant and domineering, and we will ruthlessly beat their arrogance down.

After receiving the order, Commander Xu immediately led four J-20 fighters and four Y-8 transport planes to take off from the Jinan base and fly towards the Tianjiazhen battlefield. It was September 18th.

However, unfortunately, it began to rain near Tianjia Town on the evening of the 17th, and it turned into a torrential rain on the 18th, which made Xu Da's aircraft formation enter the Yangtze River basin, but due to the harsh natural environment, it could not achieve air raids, and could only turn back to Jinan Airport.

The sudden appearance of a harsh natural environment is a double-edged sword. The muddy terrain and swampy mountains, as well as the destruction of the roads by the defenders, made the Imamura detachment advance very slowly, its heavy weapons were ineffective, aircraft support was even more limited, and communication could not be guaranteed.

The Japanese captured the high ground near Matsuyama Pass on the 17th, and the commander of the Imamura detachment, considering the heavy casualties of the Shibata Brigade, deployed it on the three high ground here to serve as flank cover, while the two brigades of Shirahama and Okayama, under the cover of the fire of the 2nd Wing of the Independent Mountain Artillery, stormed the main position of the outpost, Camel Mountain, on the morning of the 18th.

At about 10 o'clock, the position was captured, and it was announced that all the hills on the east side of Songshan Pass had fallen. The 9th Division retreated to the line of Xiangshan, Zhuying Mountain, and Panjiashan. At 16:30, the Japanese army continued to attack Xiangshan, and the defenders were killed, and the mountain fell. At 18 o'clock, the Japanese army continued to attack Mt. Takekage and was repulsed by the defenders.

At this time, the troops of the Fifth Theater that had moved south to support Tianjia Town arrived one after another, seized the fighters, and continued to attack from the flank.

On the morning of the 18th, the 86th Army, composed of the Guizhou Army, was ordered to rush to Songshankou from Limuqiao to block the enemy, and the 3rd Battalion of the 618th Regiment of the 103rd Division, its vanguard force, first rushed to the vicinity of Tieshidun at about 9 o'clock.

In the torrential rain, when the battalion commander Zhao Xu led the 3rd battalion to the iron stone pier, although it was still raining, the traces of the fierce battle could still be seen.

Bullet casings and shell craters everywhere, tattered guns, discarded bandages, puddles of blood here and there, showing a battle that had just been fought. There are no dead bodies, and it seems that the battlefield has been cleared by both sides.

It was quiet here, but further south, in the small narrow area between Makou Lake and Huangni Lake, there were still gunshots. It seems that the troops of the Japanese army and the 9th Division of the National Army have moved the battlefield south, and this has become the rear of the Japanese army, Zhao Xu judged.

That is, there were units of the Japanese army nearby.

Zhao Xu carefully observed the surrounding terrain again, just to the west, there was a small high ground, and looked at it from the map, that is, the 2625 high ground, this high ground must be guarded by the Japanese army. From the 2625 heights to the southeast, there is a small highland, which is the 3120 highland, and then there is a small highland to the southeast. The terrain of these three highlands is condescending, and if you charge from the foot of the mountain along the ridge, you will be blocked by the enemy.

Under a small pine tree, Zhao Xu called the three company commanders together to discuss the war.

Zhao Xu said: "At present, only one battalion of our 103rd Division 618th Regiment has arrived at the iron stone pier of the Songshan position, I am afraid that because of the rain, the devil does not know yet." Are we going to take advantage of the surprise attack, or are we waiting for the arrival of the big army? Let's talk about it, right? ”

Wang Jiazhen, commander of the 7th Company, said: "Then what are we waiting for, taking advantage of the enemy's defenselessness, and hurry up to attack." If the enemy finds out, it will be too late to attack. ”

Li Xiping, commander of the 8th Company, and Sun Liangqing, commander of the 9th Company, also said: "Yes, yes, I agree to attack immediately. "I agree."

Zhao Xu said again: "But we also have our difficulties, there is only one battalion!" If a war breaks out and it is not clear how many troops the enemy has, it may be a bitter battle, and everyone must be mentally prepared. ”

The three company commanders all said vigorously: "What we are here to do, we are here to fight." "Which battle is not bitter, which battle is also bitter enough." "Don't delay any longer, if you delay any longer, it will be too late for the devil to find out."

"That's good," Zhao Xu had no choice but to make up his mind and ordered: "The 7th Company led its troops to launch a feint attack on the high ground, and the 8th Company, the 9th Company, and the Heavy Machine Gun Company used the foothill ditch as a cover to leap south to about 500 meters on the 2625 Heights of Songshankou, and spread out the 8th and 9th Companies, and the 4 heavy machine guns of the Heavy Machine Gun Company were assigned to the 8th and 9th Companies respectively, so that a two-sided attack on the 2625 Heights was formed. Move quickly, and when you spot an enemy, attack quickly and never hesitate. ”

After receiving the order, the three company commanders prepared to go. Zhao Xu followed the 7th Company.

At 10:20, Zhao Xu led the 7th Company of the 3rd Battalion and began to move towards the 2625 Heights. Under the cover of rainy days, the water was everywhere, and the pine trees were everywhere, and the advance platoon of the troops hid under the pine trees one by one, and advanced in concealment.

When I was about to reach the top of the mountain, I suddenly found more than a dozen Japanese soldiers sheltering from the rain under the tent. In the tent, some are cooking on the fire, some are wandering around, and some are writing letters from home. Not far away there was a sentry post, also smoking a cigarette, looking absent-minded.

Zhao Xu waved his hand, and the two sharp soldiers quietly touched it, turning behind the Japanese sentry, and when the Japanese sentry came back to his senses, a sharp knife had been inserted into his heart.

As soon as Zhao Xu saw that the enemy sentry was lifted, he waved his hand to the whole company. The top soldiers lined up in front, followed by the officers and soldiers of the whole company, and quietly touched the devil's side.

This Japanese unit was the 11th Squadron of the 3rd Brigade of the Imamura Detachment, the squadron leader was killed in battle, and the 1st squad leader of the 11th squadron, Ensign Fukada, who had just experienced a fierce battle and suffered heavy casualties, was appointed as the acting squadron leader by the group leader Shibata Hisao Shosa.

It was originally their own 11th squadron guarding the 2625 heights. However, at this time, the Japanese Imamura detachment had just occupied Camel Mountain, and due to the lack of troops in the front, in order to make more effective use of the rear garrison forces, the 3rd Brigade Leader Shibata Hisao Shaosa turned the 9th Squadron to Camel Mountain to take up the garrison mission, and ordered the 10th Squadron to turn to the main force of the brigade to maneuver.

In this way, the gap was created, and the 11th Squadron had to send the 3rd Squadron to occupy the 3120 Heights to the south of the heights, and the 2nd Squadron to be deployed on the highlands southeast of Songshan Pass.

That is, when the 3rd Battalion began its attack on the 2625 heights, there were only Japanese squadron headquarters and 1 squad on the heights.

Second Lieutenant Fukada felt a little relieved at this time, and recalled the fierce battles of the past few days in his mind.

With regard to this sacred war against China, his belief in war was unwavering, that is, only by defeating China could Japan have hope. The people of China are backward, and the Yamato nation is an excellent nation, and an excellent nation must dominate a backward nation, and this has formed a deep-rooted belief in his mind.

But in this war, after all, it was too cruel, and the soldiers around him fell one by one. Squadron Leader Dayu is his eldest brother, in the fierce battle, he was shot twice, endured severe pain, or led the 11th Squadron to rush and kill, but when he was hit by the third shot, the jade was still broken.

The heroic resistance of the Chinese officers and soldiers also exceeded his imagination, some Chinese soldiers pulled grenades and died with the Japanese soldiers, and some Chinese soldiers fought bayonets, although their stabbing skills were not as good as those of Japanese soldiers, but their spirit of not fearing death was awe-inspiring. Some of their intestines flowed out, but like the Japanese soldiers, they fought bravely and did not retreat, and some were stabbed several times, but they still refused to fall. Some of them held the bayonets that pierced their bodies, but they did not let go, and let other Chinese soldiers attack the Japanese soldiers around them......

Is this a backward, ignorant Shina people?

Second Lieutenant Fukada couldn't help but doubt his own beliefs. If you fight like this, you will be fighting all the Japanese soldiers, so when will you be able to capture Wuhan? It is to capture Wuhan, what about Changsha? What about Chongqing? What about the whole of China?

The more Second Lieutenant Fukada thought about it, the more he felt that his original beliefs were unreliable......

Just when Second Lieutenant Fukada's faith was shaken, a Japanese soldier inadvertently looked up and saw that a group of Chinese soldiers had arrived in front of him. The Japanese soldier shouted: "Enemy attack-enemy attack-"