[Anti-Japanese Iron Blood King] Chapter 723: The New Eighth Army in a Desperate Situation (Ask for Subscription!) , ask for a monthly pass, ask for everything! ）

"Boom...... Rumble...... Boom ......"

"Boom...... Rumble...... Boom ......"

There was another rush of artillery fire, and Ma Runchang saw through the telescope that the positions of the first and second regiments of the New Sixth Division were once again shrouded in smoke. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Ma Runchang's heart is dripping blood, and I don't know how many people will be sacrificed in this round of shelling.

But he knew that now was not the time to talk about this, and all he could do now was to do his best to hold Yongnian County and wait for reinforcements from the military seat.

This round of shelling lasted for a long time, and it lasted for nearly twenty minutes before the artillery stopped, and as soon as the artillery stopped, Ma Runchang immediately shouted: "Guards, hurry up and call the frontline positions to inquire about the casualties, hurry up." ”

Soon the telegraph soldier said loudly: "Report to the division's seat, the command post and the first regiment's telephone was suddenly cut off, probably the telephone line was blown up by Japanese artillery." ”

"Does anyone go to overhaul, if no one goes, you immediately send someone to check along the road, communication with the front-line position cannot be cut off no matter what, go quickly!" Ma Runchang said loudly.

"Yes"

"Reporting to the divisional seat, the command post of the 2nd Regiment was devastated by Japanese artillery and was hit head-on by Japanese two-way cannon shells. All the officers, including Liu Tuanzuo, were killed, and the one who had just called us was Wang Zhihui, commander of the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Regiment. ”

Ma Runchang slapped the table vigorously, his face was full of grief, and he said with all his might: "Call Wang Zhihui and appoint him as the acting head of the Second Regiment of the New Sixth Division of the Eighth Army of the National Revolutionary Army in the name of the division headquarters, with the rank of lieutenant colonel, and command the war on the front line." ”

The death of the second regiment commander was still a great blow to Ma Runchang, although the second regiment commander was not good-looking, but he was a good fighter, and his death was no less than cutting off one of Ma Runchang's arms. Moreover, there are still five full days before the date set by the military seat, and if the current attack continues at this level, the new Sixth Division will not be able to support the arrival of reinforcements at all.

However, Ma Runchang believes that the military seat will not let the New Sixth Division be damaged here like this, so in order to complete the task, even if it is to catch the New Sixth Division, all the people must be nailed to Yongnian for more than seven days.

The New Sixth Division fought hard, and the 181st Division, which defended Wu'an, fought even harder. The 118th Division was the main force of the original 69th Army and the starting force of Shi Yousan. Among the two divisions and one brigade of the 69th Army, the 181st Division is the one with the largest number of people and the best weapons and equipment, and of course its combat effectiveness is also the strongest, and even Gao Shuxun's New Eighth Army is also separated from the 69th Army. It is precisely because of this that Gao Shuxun handed over Wu'an's position to the 181st Division.

The Japanese army was determined to take Wu'an, so the Japanese army, which was tasked with attacking Wu'an, independently mixed the third and fourth brigades of more than 15,000 people, and launched a large-scale siege of Wu'an from the afternoon of January 15.

Don't look at the 181st Division is the establishment of a division, and it is also Shi Yousan's starting force, but the entire 181st Division is only more than 8,000 people, barely a few hundred more than the Japanese army's independent mixed brigades, and the 181st Division is not the opponent of an infantry brigade of the Japanese army at all under the same strength, let alone the huge difference in strength between them.

Moreover, the Japanese special high-tech department also received information from the inside line of the 181st Division, and knew the reality of the 181st Division, so as soon as Major General Sasaki came up, he spread out the troops and surrounded the entire Wu'an, obviously wanting to encircle and annihilate the 181st Division in Wu'an.

This posture of the Japanese army really frightened Zhang Yuting, the commander of the 181st Division, and hurriedly sent a telegram to Gao Shuxun, who was stationed in Handan.

Gao Shuxun also knows Zhang Yuting well, knowing that although Zhang Yuting sometimes plays some slippery tricks, he is still a reliable person on serious occasions, and knows that he will not be untargeted, if it is not a last resort, he will definitely not ask for reinforcements like him.

The reinforcements of a division were quickly assembled and quickly marched to Wu'an, where Gao Shuxun prepared to defeat Sasaki in one fell swoop with the 181st Division, which was besieged in the city of Wu'an.

But the wish is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. The Japanese had long expected that Gao Shuxun would send troops to rescue the 181st Division, so they sent an infantry brigade to set up an ambush on the road from Wu'an to Handan.

In just two hours of fighting, the infantry division sent by Gao Shuxun was annihilated by the Japanese army, except for more than 1,000 remnants who fled back.

The loss of an infantry division at once made Gao Shuxun, who was already short of troops, even more anxious, originally his new Eighth Army and Sixty-ninth Army were just empty shells, saying that they were two armies, but in fact there were four infantry divisions, another infantry brigade, and one cavalry brigade. Losing an infantry division at once is equivalent to defeating one-fifth of Gao Shuxun's combat effectiveness, and Gao Shuxun has a ghost if he doesn't go crazy.

And the reinforcements that should have been in place a long time ago are now without a shadow at all, Sun Lianzhong's Second Army was blocked by the Japanese army in the Sulu border area, and they couldn't get away for the time being, and Sun Dianying and Sun Liangcheng were beaten by the Japanese army in Henan and couldn't find the north, if it weren't for Wei Lihuang, the commander of the First Theater of Operations, who urgently sent the twentieth Army of Tang Enbo of the Central Army, Sun Dianying and Sun Liangcheng would have really hung up this time.

Although it is said that Sun Dianying and Sun Liangcheng are temporarily out of danger, they have no intention of reinforcing Gao Shuxun, and the Japanese army is too ruthless to provoke!

For the empty check promised by Lao Jiang, Sun Dianying and Sun Liangcheng almost became alone, not to mention the heavy losses of the troops, and even the relatively stable territory that they had finally found was lost.

There was basically no hope for reinforcements, and all of a sudden, the situation of Gao Shuxun's department became extremely dangerous. And now almost everyone's eyes are on this, and the escape and withdrawal of troops must be the finger of a thousand people. In addition, the 181st Division is still surrounded by the Japanese army, and the new Sixth Division is also entangled with the Japanese army, and it is difficult to get out for the time being.

When Gao Shuxun was entangled and uneasy, the guards ran in and said: "Report to the military seat, Xie Wensheng, the instructor and division commander of the Shandong Military Region of the Eighth Route Army, came to visit, and he has already arrived at the small temple fifteen miles outside the city, and he will be in the city in an hour at most." ”

"Who do you say? Instructor Xie Wensheng? Gao Shuxun asked in surprise.

"Yes, Junzao, just now a signal soldier who claimed to be the instructor of the Eighth Route Army sent a letter of visit to our office, and then the brother of our military headquarters office passed the news to the military headquarters." The guard replied in the affirmative.

"Got it, you go down first!"

"Yes!"

After the guards went out, Gao Shuxun fell into deep thought, although Gao Shuxun had not heard of Xie Wensheng's name, and he had not even heard of the Eighth Route Army and such a tutor, but he was still very clear about the establishment of the Eighth Route Army, after all, he had been in North China for several years.

He knew very well what level of leadership a division commander of the Eighth Route Army was, and since the Eighth Route Army or the current 18th Group Army only had the number of a few divisions, all the people who could serve as division commanders were the elites in the army.

Although it is said that he, the commander of the New Eighth Army, is much higher in rank than Xie Wensheng, the division commander, in terms of rank, the current Gao Shuxun is equivalent to the level of Mr. Zhu and Mr. Peng, and is one level higher than Master Liu and Master He. However, Gao Shuxun knew that whether it was in the eyes of the commander of the Second Theater or in the eyes of Chairman Jiang, he, the army commander, was not as face-saving as Liu, He, Lin and others.

Moreover, he is very aware of the current situation of the Eighth Route Army, don't look at Xie Wensheng who is only a division commander now, and he may not be able to command more troops than him, a lieutenant general of the Nationalist Government.

As for the purpose of Xie Wensheng's visit to him this time, Gao Shuxun is also very clear that at present, the New Eighth Army is at a critical juncture of life and death, and the Eighth Route Army is here to contact him to fight devils. However, there are many taboos about cooperating with the Eighth Route Army, even if you win the battle, in the eyes of Chairman Jiang, you will change from something to not a thing, so if you don't see Xie Wensheng, Gao Shuxun is still very suspicious in his heart. (To be continued.) )