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Chapter 1259 Battle of Langfang (3)

"Air Raids—Covert—"

"Boom...... Boom ......"

Dense bombs fell from the sky, and after the fierce battle, the remaining dozen or so houses in Mafangzhuang were wiped out in the fierce explosion. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

On the blazing earth, there were corpses of our officers and soldiers everywhere, and Zheng Dazhang, covered in blood, hundreds of cavalry of the Ninth Division, rushed through the thick smoke screen and scattered in the falling mud and rocks under the shouts of the commander.

The officers and men of the 113th Brigade of the 38th Division were all lying in the trenches left behind by the 68th Division of the Anjia Army, and the officers and men who had not had time to rush into the trenches threw themselves into the craters that were still smoking, and the thousands of bombs dropped by more than 60 Japanese fighters blew up the battlefield within a radius of several miles, causing flames to erupt and mud and rocks all over the sky, and the earth trembled like an earthquake in round after round of bombardment.

In the bomb crater on the verge of the riverbank, Zhang Zizhong pushed away the guards, half-knelt up, looked up at the Japanese planes roaring and circling in the sky, did not have time to wipe away the gunpowder smoke on his face and the mud on his forehead, spit out a mouthful of saliva full of sand, moved two steps forward, threw himself on the edge of the big bomb crater, looked south through the heavy smoke, the hot air was almost all scorched and bloody, the wide position, covered with corpses, the six or seven field guns abandoned by the Japanese army were mixed upside down, and the ground was red with blood. Japanese weapons were scattered everywhere, but not a single corpse of the officers and soldiers of the An family wearing camouflage uniforms remained.

After the hordes of Japanese planes raged, they gradually moved away, and more than 3,000 officers and men of the 38th Division on the ground raised their heads one after another, and Liu Zhenlan, commander of the 113th Brigade, and An Kemin, head of the special services, quickly moved to Zhang Zizhong's left and right to lie down, looking at the battlefield full of holes and flames, and sighed repeatedly.

"Shizao, we have earned this battle, at least thousands of enemies have been killed, and the weapons and ammunition all over the ground are enough for us to equip another regiment, for so many years, only this time we fought the most painfully, if it weren't for our insufficient troops, we would never let those thousands of Japanese troops break through the blocking positions in the northeast and escape." Ankmin, who had turned into a big flower face, was extremely excited.

Zhang Zizhong stood up, jumped out of the crater in one step, and saw that the officers and soldiers under his command had rushed out of the trenches and bunkers and began to clean up the battlefield, and praised Liu Zhenlan who followed with satisfaction:

"Zhenlan, you kid did a good job, the battalion commanders of each regiment can take the initiative to seize the time to clean up the battlefield, and act quickly in an orderly manner, which is very good!"

The mighty and strong Liu Zhenlan took off her military hat and quickly wiped her sweat, her dark face was full of regret: "Hehe! Division, it's a pity that we are in a hurry, only bringing a brigade and more than 5,000 brothers in the special service group, if we have one more brigade at hand, we can leave all the fleeing enemies behind, and the pursuing armored brigade of the Anjia Army will be able to annihilate the three or four thousand souls flying frightened little ***, maybe you can capture one or two generals, it's a pity! ”

Zhang Zizhong looked up at the smoke that covered the sky and the sun, and sighed slowly: "It's not easy for us to dispatch more than 5,000 people, originally I was also very annoyed that An Jiajun didn't save him when he saw death, but now I know that they didn't move because they had already planned to lay out this bureau, and they were generous!"

"Whether it is strategy or combat effectiveness, we are not as good as others, you see, the radius has become scorched earth for several miles, densely packed with at least six or seven thousand corpses of Japanese soldiers, everywhere are rifles, grenadiers and crooked neck machine guns thrown by the Japanese army, as well as the seven or eight field guns and more than a dozen trucks that were broken, this battle is fierce!

"The 68th Division of Li Jinlong of the Anjia Army is less than 20,000 people, and it has been supported for six hours in the face of the onslaught of the two divisions of the Japanese army.

Liu Zhenlan nodded frequently: "What the division said is that we fought this blocking battle, and in the face of the Japanese army that was desperate and only wanted to flee for their lives, more than a thousand brothers were consumed, and the 68th Division was probably lost more than half of the battle." ”

At this time, a series of violent explosions were heard two kilometers away in the south, and the thick smoke of gunpowder mixed with flames rose into the sky, Zhang Zizhong and others immediately walked quickly to the front trench, and the brigade commander Liu Zhenlan nervously shouted loudly and asked what was going on.

Walking into the trenches, a colonel regimental commander ran up to him and reported: "Division, it's not a battle, it's not an airplane bombing, it's the An Jiajun who blew up their own armored vehicles." ”

"Telescope ......"

Zhang Zizhong was puzzled and took the binoculars handed over by his adjutant, jumped into the trench in a few steps, and stood and looked at it from afar, only to see more than 30 armored vehicles two kilometers away, all of which had been blown up beyond recognition, and the officers and men of Anjia were still throwing torches onto the overturned and burning chariots, and then shouldered a machine gun and ran to the military truck waiting not far away.

Around the wreckage of the burning chariot, there are huge craters left by aerial bombs everywhere, patches of weeds and trees that have been dried by the hot air flow are still burning, on the battlefield under the scorching sun, the air flow is roasted by the high temperature and distorted, full of desolation, Zhang Zizhong thought about it a little, and knew that this was the chariot that the An Jiajun destroyed and was damaged, this kind of new chariot developed by the Anjia Army military industrial enterprise itself, not many people know about it, but Zhang Zizhong was fortunate to observe the Anjia Army's armored force exercises at close range. and personally boarded one of the few generals who tried it twice.

A "big leopard" off-road vehicle sprayed with camouflage and covered with camouflage nets appeared in Zhang Zizhong's binoculars, and Zhang Zizhong did not wait for the generals around him to remind him, and immediately issued an order: "Go, wave the flag and call me the friendly car." ”

The off-road vehicle saw the battle flag waving on the position of the 38th Division, and quickly turned over, Zhang Zizhong quickly sorted out the army's appearance, and led Liu Zhenlan and An Kemin to meet them. The off-road vehicle quickly stopped twenty meters ahead, and Xiao Wu and his two deputies jumped out of the car and strode forward.

"The armored assault brigade directly under the 17th Army has no presumptuous request to see!"

Zhang Zizhong returned the salute, stepped forward warmly, and held Xiao Wu's outstretched hand tightly: "Brother Xiao is polite!" It's been half a year since we last met, and I didn't expect to have the opportunity to fight side by side with Brother Xiao. ”

Xiao Wu smiled bitterly, finished greeting Liu Zhenlan and An Kemin, and whispered to Zhang Zizhong:

"Commander Hu and Commander Lu of our army entrusted the younger brother to express their heartfelt thanks to the general and the brothers of the 38th Division and the 9th Cavalry Division! Commander Hu asked his subordinates to tell the general that the brothers of the 38th Division and the 9th Cavalry Division have worked hard, and if we can help something, please let the general speak out, and we will definitely go all out. ”

Zhang Zizhong was quite moved in his heart, the armored brigade of the Anjia Army and tens of thousands of soldiers chased the Japanese army to Mafangzhuang, and the soldiers of the headquarters attacked on both sides, fighting extremely heroically, and immediately retreated after the battle, and no one touched all the abandoned materials of the Japanese army on the battlefield, which was obviously the gratitude of the high-level of the Anjia Army for sending troops to help the war.

At this moment, the brigade commander of the elite armored unit of the Anjia Army came to visit in person, and said such heart-warming sincere words, how could Zhang Zizhong not be moved? Even Liu Zhenlan, An Kemin and others beside Zhang Zizhong couldn't have imagined that An Jiajun would be so polite.

"Please thank Commander Hu, Deputy Commander Zhang, Director Huang and Commander Lu on my behalf! After this battle, the Fifth Army will surely be famous and impressive! ”

Zhang Zizhong was sincerely admired, walked a few steps side by side with Xiao Wu, pointed to the billowing smoke in front of him, and asked, "I'm afraid Brother Xiao's loss is not light, right?" ”

Xiao Wu's expression darkened: "It's very heavy, if it weren't for the Central Air Force to kill in the sky over Tianjin in advance, I'm afraid there won't be a few of the hundreds of armored vehicles and transport vehicles left in the junior brother." From Wuqing to this area, the whole brigade lost only 14 combat vehicles, but after the battle, 38 were blown up by Japanese planes, and the battle damage was more than two-thirds, and more than 700 soldiers were killed and wounded, alas...... Don't hide it from the elder brother, the younger brother is here to say goodbye this time, and after going down, he has to lead his brothers south to Bengbu to rest and replenish. ”

Zhang Zizhong was taken aback: "What? Could it be that Brother Xiao has been promoted? ”

"I just received a telegram an hour ago, and my younger brother has been appointed as the deputy commander of the new Second Army, and he is also the commander of the 102nd Division." Xiao Wu looked around, and his eyes showed reluctance.

"Congratulations, Brother Xiao! Congratulations! ”

Zhang Zizhong, Liu Zhenlan and others were surprised, and they greeted each other with joy, Xiao Wu smiled faintly, and politely waved his hand to thank him.

"Brother Xiao, do you think the new Second Army will go north? Or go to the front line of Jiangsu and Zhejiang? The shrewd Zhang Zizhong seemed to have thought of something.

Xiao Wu shook his head: "The little brother really doesn't know about this, maybe he can figure it out after reporting to work." According to the order, the younger brother will bring all the brothers under his command over, presumably to accept new equipment and replenishment of troops, and reorganize an armored brigade as quickly as possible. As for whether to go north in the future, you have to follow the orders of Commander An and Commander Ye Cheng. ”

Zhang Zizhong nodded thoughtfully: "Is Commander An still in Baoding?" ”

"I heard that I rushed to the 40th Army and the 53rd Army south of Tianjin early in the morning." Xiao Wu does not hide it.

Zhang Zizhong nodded with relief: "Understood!" Commander An is broad-minded, and he did not rush here to comfort his troops at the first time, but rushed to the friendly defense area two hundred miles away, which is admirable and moving! Presumably, the two generals Wan Fulin and Pang Bingxun, as well as the soldiers of the two armies, will also be moved inexplicably when they see General An. ”

Xiao Wu smiled: "General, junior brother has heard our Commander An talk about you more than once, and he has great respect for you. ”

"Oh? I led my troops to evacuate Tianjin, and he didn't scold me? ”

Zhang Zizhong looked at Xiao Wu in disbelief.

Xiao Wuzheng said: "Commander An not only did not scold, but thought that this was the best choice at that time, he said that the 38th Division and the *** brigade walked fast and well, if they didn't go, they were likely to be suddenly attacked by the Japanese army, annihilated one by one, and it was the right thing to do to escape from the danger and concentrate on defense." ”

Zhang Zizhong's eyebrows trembled again and again, and it took a while before he sighed long in the gaze of everyone: "It's my little family who is angry...... I would like to ask Brother Xiao to convey to Commander An on my behalf that the 38th Division is willing to maintain close contact with Commander An, and thank Commander An and Commander Hu for their strong support to the 38th Division. ”

"Okay, little brother remembered ......"

"Air strikes—"

"Enemy planes are here again—hidden—"

Xiao Wu hurriedly saluted goodbye, ran to the car, jumped on it and gave a loud order to drive, and the off-road vehicle passed through a scorched battlefield and galloped south.

The officers and men of the 38th Division, who were cleaning up the battlefield on the position, rushed into the trench with a loud shout, and jumped into the crater like dumplings to hide.

Zhang Zizhong and the generals didn't care, looking at the fighters that were constantly circling in the sky, they couldn't help laughing, it turned out that the huge blue sky and white sun emblem on the wings of the plane was extremely eye-catching under the scorching sun, and this was a fighter plane of the Central Air Force.

Liu Zhenlan and An Kemin were very embarrassed, rushed out and loudly reprimanded the officers at all levels who could not distinguish the logo of the plane, and ordered the officers to drive out the soldiers under their command, pack up everything and withdraw to Huangcun.

Twenty-five minutes later, before the assembled team had even moved out, a violent explosion and a dense cannon fire were heard in the southeastern sky.

Zhang Zizhong turned around and looked at the sky to the southeast, and found that in the southeast sky, nearly 100 fighters of the Central Air Force were already entangled with the dense green planes of the Japanese army, and the sky was filled with gunsmoke, obscuring the sky......