The headquarters of the Fifth Regiment of the Second Marine Division stationed in Linqu was located on the high ground called Qushan near the Mihe River, and the water of the Mihe River flooded into the farmland on both sides during the wet season, and also partially flooded the road along the river, so that the materials transported to the defensive position of the Yeyuan Fifth Regiment at the Yimeng Pass, seven kilometers to the north, were blocked on the way. Gao Dashan, the commander of the regiment, was ordering people to contact the local purchase of mules and horses to replace the trucks stuck in the mud pits, when Cai Songpo, the commander of the Second Division, came to inspect.

"Division commander, you are here, the scouts of our regiment went deeper than fifty kilometers to the south, and found signs of a large Japanese army, and found that the Japanese army was well defended near Jiushan Village at the source of the Mi River, and the scouts failed to go deep, but it is estimated that it is the headquarters of Nogi Noshinori."

"Big mountain, calm down, the mountainous terrain is not conducive to our attack, how much do we have to lose if we hit one mountain after another? Nogi Noshinori set up the headquarters there, explaining that if you want to break through from Linqu, your regiment is on the front line, keep my eyes wide and be vigilant at all times. Are there any difficulties? ”

"There will definitely be difficulties, but we can overcome them ourselves, but the divisional reconnaissance battalion of the Third Division of the Second Army and our fifth regiment are all in Linqu, is it a waste of troops to defend?"

Major Shen Yuxue, the commander of the divisional reconnaissance battalion next to him, was dissatisfied: "How can you say that it is wasteful, Regiment Commander Gao, maybe when the battle begins, your Fifth Marine Regiment will have to rely on our army to rescue." ”

Cai Songpo waved his hand to stop the dispute between the two sides, this is not fun to talk about, the army regards itself as a big brother, and he is somewhat arrogant in front of the marines. Looking at the map, he said to the two with a smile: "It's not that there are no troops here, Battalion Commander Shen, your division reconnaissance battalion can be placed here." ”

The place where Cai Songpo pointed is about three kilometers west of Linqu, a village called Wujing, which is the exit of another Yimeng Mountain, but it is very close to Linqu. Gao Dashan thought that the Japanese army would not take a long detour to pass over there. However, the division commander said so, and it was not easy for him to save face, and he was much cleaner when he drove the annoying division and detective battalion away from him.

On the other side, the divisional reconnaissance battalion, under the leadership of Major Shen Yuxue, marched to Wujing, and arrived at its destination on July 24, setting up a defensive position at the mountain pass.

"You see, the tank company stays on the rear flank. They are the best counter-assault means for our battalion, and if the Japanese attack head-on, they will kill them from the flank. ”

Liu Fugui, who was digging a foxhole, listened to Wu Shaogeng next to him showing off his tactical knowledge, and the other members of the team were also envious of those tank soldiers.

A simple defensive position on the hill took shape, and Liu Fugui had to carry machine gun ammunition and rest the anti-artillery hole. In short, there was no leisure time before the arrival of the Japanese army.

At nine o'clock in the morning of the 25th, a light rain fell again in the sky, and the rainwater accumulated in the foxhole flowed down the hillside along the drainage ditch. However, the wetness on his body made Liu Fugui feel that he was about to become moldy, or grow a few mushrooms.

"Brothers, there is a fight on the Linqu side, and the Japanese army has sent thousands of troops to attack the defensive positions of the marines in Yeyuan. The battalion commander ordered us to be vigilant! ”

The platoon commander carried a submachine gun to convey the message between the positions, and fifteen minutes later a shell fell on the positions. The Japanese army really broke through from this side!

After checking the rifle and ammunition in his hand again, Liu Fugui's eyes passed through a small rain line, and there seemed to be many signs of mud turning a few hundred meters away—that is, the Japanese soldiers had entered the starting position and began to advance towards the small hill.

The artillery of the divisional reconnaissance battalion began to fire at the Japanese troops, but the fifteen infantry guns did not eliminate the determination of the Japanese army to attack, and the Japanese troops all over the mountains made Liu Fugui a little nervous. In the first wave of the attack, no less than 1,000 troops were invested, and Liu Fugui, as a veteran, could feel that this battle would not be easy.

It really won't be simple. The Japanese army did not expect that after Nogi Noshinori led the 21st Brigade to attack Linqu, there would be a Chinese army unit in Wujing on the other side, but its strength was about a battalion, as long as it could quickly break through the Chinese army's blockade, it could get rid of the pursuit before the Chinese army supported in the rest of the area.

To lighten the load on the troops. To increase the firepower of the 21st Brigade, most of the artillery and shells were handed over to Nogi Noshinori, and the 1st Army put into the battlefield only ten mountain guns, each carrying 20 small-caliber shells, and the Japanese artillery was declared dumb after ten minutes. The Japanese soldiers began to attack the Chinese positions with their flesh and blood, and it was enviable that the Chinese artillery fire seemed to never stop, and the shrapnel and shock waves of the shells took away large pieces of corpses, and the dense Japanese soldiers in the charge loaded their bayonets after emptying the bullets in their guns, and tried to get closer to the Chinese positions.

Artillery, heavy machine-gun fire, and barbed wire blocked the Japanese march a hundred meters away, and Liu Fugui slowly aimed at an enemy soldier and pulled the trigger. The division reconnaissance battalion has enough heavy firepower, and it only needs to aim and shoot accurately, and with its own marksmanship, it may be able to surpass the record of machine gunner Wu Shaogeng.

"Fugui, help me get some machine gun ammo!" Wu Shaogeng, who operated the light machine gun, shouted to Liu Fugui that he had exhausted three 30-round machine gun magazines in 10 minutes, and it was impossible to pull the trigger with Wu Shaogeng's quality, but the Japanese army's intensive charge made it impossible for the machine gun to stop.

After replacing a barrel, Liu Fugui brought four machine gun magazines: "Save a little, the machine gun ammunition is consumed quickly, and if you fight like this, the ammunition of the five trucks of the baggage company will be quickly finished!" ”

The problem of the Chinese army's ammunition not being used universally has already caused dissatisfaction in the logistics department, and this problem has also been reported on the battlefield. In the heat of battle, the Heavy would often not be able to get enough ammunition, causing the fire to stop. I heard that the military industry is developing a general-purpose machine gun, which can be used as a light machine gun or as a heavy machine gun after adding a tripod, and the general-purpose machine gun named "MG-42" is being tested, and will soon replace the existing heavy machine gun and light machine gun in the next wave of major reloads.

Far water could not quench the thirst of the near, and after repelling the third attack of the Japanese army, it was already more than two o'clock in the afternoon, and Wu Shaogeng, who finally found time to light a cigarette, looked at the empty magazines and scattered bullet casings in one place. He replaced a total of four barrels, emptied fifteen machine gun magazines, and Liu Fugui helped him carry ammunition four times. The hill was covered with Japanese corpses, and he estimated that at least 1,000 Japanese soldiers were lying there.

"Fugui, when did you say those baby pimple tank companies will fight back? If it goes on like this, Lao Tzu's finger will be broken! ”

"Lao Tzu's leg is still broken, the barrel of my rifle has always been cold, I have to get you bullets before I shoot a few shots, and I have to face the threat of stray bullets when I jump out of the foxhole and run to the battalion headquarters, you kid has to help me compensate for the psychological loss."

"I'll give you an egg, go, rip that pile of corpses out of the way, and block my shooting boundary!"

"Get out of the way, Lao Tzu swears never to leave this foxhole again!"

The Yeyuan battlefield was also fierce, the 3rd Battalion of the 5th Regiment of the 2nd Marine Division used Haifu Mountain to set up defensive positions, and the Japanese army launched another pig assault under the command of Nogi Noshinori, and the regiment commander Gao Dashan personally led the 2nd Battalion and the heavy firepower battalion to support. In half a day, he repelled four Japanese attacks and eliminated more than 2,000 Japanese troops. Hearing that the division reconnaissance battalion in the Wujing position was attacked by the main force of the Japanese army, Cai Songpo couldn't figure out for a while which side of Yeyuan and Wujing was the main direction of the Japanese army's attack.

I don't know if it doesn't matter, reinforcements are still needed, the 1st Marine Regiment in Qingzhou is rushing here, and due to the rainy weather, the road is slippery, and the 1st Regiment will need two hours to arrive. The 1st Marine Battalion has rushed to the direction of Wujing to support the division reconnaissance battalion, but Gao Dashan thinks that the divisional reconnaissance battalion has strong firepower, advanced equipment, and a tank company, so it can still run if it can't be defeated, and the 1st battalion of the 5th regiment might as well be transferred to the Haifu Mountain position, which looks very much like the direction of the Japanese army's main attack.

Hurriedly put down the kettle, and the Japanese troops under the opposite hill launched another attack, this time on a larger scale than the previous ones, with a visual assessment of about 3,000 people, and one person could stomp and kick the hill where the division reconnaissance camp was located. Only one of the soldiers who carried out reconnaissance in three half-track armored vehicles returned, but they still brought back accurate information to the battalion commander Shen Yuxue, and it was the main force of the Japanese army opposite, with a strength of more than 10,000 people!

The reinforcement of the 1st Marine Battalion emboldened Major Shen Yuxue and ordered the tank company to attack from the left flank, and the 1st Marine Battalion responded in the rear to fight a counter-assault to relieve the pressure on the main position.

The T01 tank, which started its engine with a rumbling, pushed away the dirt on the ground, and ten tanks rushed out of their positions in a zigzag shape and drove towards the attacking Japanese troops, with the 1st Marine Battalion bending down behind and quickly following up. In the fierce battle, the tanks fired high-explosive shells, vehicle-mounted machine guns, and submachine guns equipped with submachine guns equipped by the Marine battalion caused heavy losses to the Japanese army, and the attacking Japanese troops retreated to their starting positions, and the main force of the Japanese army retreated ten miles under the pressure of the Chinese counterattack, and the Wujing position was once again stable. (To be continued.) )