Chapter 51: Bloody Battle 151 Heights (Two More Votes!) )
The city of Nanjing has two strategic points, the Purple Mountain and the Yuhuatai.
If the Purple Mountain is the east gate of Nanjing, then Yuhuatai is the south gate of Nanjing, which is a natural fortress that guards the safety of the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties.
The terrain of Yuhuatai is not high, the highest place is only 100 meters, from west to east, there are three hills of Shizigang, Fengtaigang and Meigang, stretching for 3,500 meters, undulating, the terrain is dangerous, it is a natural barrier.
In order to meet the Japanese army, dense trenches, barbed wire and reinforced concrete bunkers have long been built here.
Defending Yuhuatai were the two brigades of Sun Yuanliang of the 88th Division of the National Army (Sun's descendants are still there, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, so, you know).
The Japanese 6th Division served as the main attack, and the 114th Division served as the auxiliary attack, and launched a fierce attack on Yuhuatai from the afternoon of the 9th.
The 6th Division is known as the "Black Beast" in the Japanese army, and its division commander is the notorious murderer Toshio Tani.
Gu Shoufu's division was extremely ferocious, joined the Songhu Campaign from the North China battlefield, landed from Jinshanwei, burned and looted all the way, and the villages it passed were not born early.
From Hangzhou Bay to Nanjing, along the way of 300 kilometers, everywhere left their bestial behavior of burning, killing, lewdness and plunder.
This is a crime-ridden force.
They encountered stubborn resistance from the Chinese defenders in Yuhuatai from the afternoon of the 9th to the morning of the 10th.
Tani's 6th Division, commanded by Tani, was repulsed by the defenders several times, and suffered heavy losses, and he himself was on the verge of madness.
In addition, the 9th Division, which arrived under the Guanghua Gate, also encountered a head-on attack from the 87th Division, and the losses were not small.
The 16th Division, which attacked Purple Mountain, had the most difficult time, not only did it not take the breakthrough of Hongmao Mountain, but even the reinforced tank brigade was completely destroyed, and there were difficulties in the supply of ammunition, especially the shells.
The Japanese offensive under the city of Nanjing was suddenly frustrated, but the Chinese defenders defending the city won a chance to breathe and adjust, and their morale was high.
Although this subtle change may not be able to change the final fate of the war, it will undoubtedly be much better than the situation in history.
As a person in the future, Leng Feng certainly knew some inside stories about the Japanese army's battle of Nanjing, and the division commanders and some officers on the front line wavered in the stubborn resistance of the Chinese defenders.
Among them was this murderous demon Tani Toshio, who sent an urgent message to Matsui Ishine in Gusu to rest and replenish his troops to fight again after the successive failures of the storming Yuhuatai.
Gu Shoufu was not the first, and soon the Ninth Division also sent a similar telegram requesting a break and recuperation.
At this moment, the special tank train was bombed and the warehouse of the material secondary school was destroyed, which made matters worse for the Japanese army.
These belong to the confidential information of the Japanese army, and it is impossible for the national army to know it, and even if Leng Feng knows, I am afraid that no one will believe it if he says it.
The Japanese offensive was like a rainbow, but it was slightly blocked under the city of Nanjing, how could it take the initiative to ask for a truce and rest?
This is simply impossible, and the intensity of the Japanese offensive has always intensified, without the slightest sign of slowing down.
Leng Feng returned to the 151st Heights, and at this time, the deputy company commander Cheng Gang had already led a company to repel an attack by the Japanese army.
Luo Yufeng was also on the 151 Heights, he was worried that Leng Feng was not there, and Cheng Gang's command ability was insufficient, so he couldn't stabilize his position.
"Leng Feng, you're finally back, how is the situation?" As soon as Luo Yufeng saw Leng Feng, he greeted him from the command post.
"Fortunately, I didn't lose my life!" Leng Feng smiled slightly.
"Really?" Luo Yufeng opened his mouth excitedly.
"Yingza, we not only blew up the Japanese army's special tank train, but also attacked the Japanese army's material warehouse in Longtan, blew up and burned their material and ammunition warehouse, and the Japanese army's combat supplies for a week were all wiped out!" Guo Weiquan added.
"My good man, it's so big?" The corners of Luo Yufeng's mouth twitched, and he said in surprise.
"Not only that, but we also got a batch of gas masks and ammunition from the Japanese army, and captured a Japanese second lieutenant prisoner."
"You also captured Japanese prisoners?"
"Yes, Lao Luo, the prisoner is left at the headquarters headquarters, take him in exchange for some things and come back, leave half of the company, and give the rest to the brother company, you will distribute it!" Leng Feng smiled.
"Really, let me see ......" Luo Yufeng looked at the Yaksha players behind Leng Feng who were carrying them on their shoulders, and his eyes instantly widened.
Maxim Heavy Machinery, ZB26 Czech type, flower machine......
"And whatever!" Two mules pulled two carts, one with supplies and gas masks and medicines, and one with all ammunition,
"Okay, good, haha, so many weapons and ammunition, it's enough for us to have a good fight with the little devil!"
"It's a big job!" Leng Feng said.
"yes, a big deal." Luo Yufeng said excitedly, "Leng Feng, you are really the lucky general of our first battalion. ”
"Battalion, Deputy Battalion Leng has been promoted to major!" Guo Weiquan reminded.
"Major, isn't that ......" Luo Yufeng was stunned.
"Battalion, you also mentioned the first level by the way, lieutenant colonel regimental deputy, and also the battalion seat of our first battalion." Guo Weiquan said.
"I'm up too?" Luo Yufeng was a little stunned, why was he promoted if he didn't make any achievements?
"Yingza, you still don't understand?" Guo Weiquan squeezed his eyes at Luo Yufeng.
Luo Yufeng suddenly realized it and promoted himself, which was to move Leng Feng's position, this battalion, it had been decided to hand it over to Leng Feng to bring.
On the contrary, he sat back and enjoyed it because of Leng Feng, and was promoted by the way, and the reason why he let himself serve as the battalion commander was because he considered that Leng Feng had just arrived in the first battalion and was not familiar with the run-in, so he let himself take it for a while.
In Luo Yufeng's opinion, a talent like Leng Feng must either give him the corresponding position of ability, otherwise he will not stay in the first battalion for a long time.
Therefore, he did not have any dissatisfaction, on the contrary, he was very happy that the first battalion would be handed over to Leng Feng in the future, at least he was relieved.
After all, it was a unit brought out by his own painstaking efforts, just like his own children.
"Leng Feng, since you are back, I will leave it to you here, and I will go back to the 230 heights." Luo Yufeng said.
"Lao Luo, wait a minute......"
"Really?"
"Of course, this is what I picked out from the material supply of the chief of the corps, and the boss of the staff is unwilling." Leng Feng smiled.
"Yours, thanks." Luo Yufeng laughed, when his chest was aimed at Leng Feng, it was a punch.
"Lightly, Lao Luo."
"I'm leaving, the little devil will come up soon, you be careful." Luo Yufeng took half of his supplies and ammunition and strode away.
Leng Feng nodded, the Japanese army will definitely retaliate frantically next, especially the 16th Division, it is it that has suffered the greatest loss this time.
Will Nakajima Isago vomit blood in anger?
"Distribute weapons and ammunition and get ready for battle!" Leng Feng quickly returned to his position and gave the battle order.
"Yes!"
In less than three minutes, the Japanese began to heavily shell the 151 heights, 105-mm cannons, 150-mm howitzers, 75-mm mountain guns......
The Japanese concentrated a large group of heavy artillery and carried out a heavy covering bombardment of the 151 heights.
Before the Japanese bombardment, all the officers and men of the first battalion and one company had already taken refuge in the anti-artillery holes.
Under the supervision of Leng Feng, the anti-artillery hole was thoroughly reinforced, and if it could be dug a little deeper, it would be dug deeper.
The artillery positions were moved from the front to the anticline, and the Japanese observation balloons could not observe the artillery positions of the first company at all.
Moreover, Leng Feng also asked Cheng Gang to send someone to clean up the dead grass and branches near the position, one is to clean up the firing boundary, once the enemy rushes up, these weeds and branches will become a cover for their charge, blocking the defenders' line of sight.
The second reason for this is that this is winter, the grass and trees are yellow, and they are extremely flammable, and once the Japanese army drops incendiary bombs, the consequences are unimaginable.
Therefore, all the flammable and explosive materials on the battlefield must be cleaned up, which will certainly expose themselves, but they will also better protect themselves.
"Cheng Gang, tell me about your repulsion of the Japanese attack?"
"Okay, deputy battalion, just now the Japanese concentrated about a squadron of troops, after the artillery attack, in a straggler formation to charge our high ground, I follow the instructions of the deputy battalion, you and you, a group waited until they were fifty meters away from the position, and then ordered to open fire......"
"Yes, we didn't expose all our firepower, did we?"
"No, it only took less than a third, and later, a platoon of reinforcements from Luo Yingzao arrived, and the fierce battle lasted about half an hour, and the Japanese charged four times, all of which were repulsed by us."
"It seems that this is a tentative attack, and this shelling should be more fierce and targeted than just now, right?"
Five minutes later, the shelling ended.
Leng Feng knew that the Japanese army's ammunition was not rich now, and the rear had not been transported, so they could only save a little money.
What's more, the 151 Heights are such a big place, and it is not worth the price they have to pay, and the five-minute shelling is already affordable.
"Quick, get into position, don't shoot without an order!" As soon as the cannon stopped, Leng Feng quickly ordered.
There was only one reinforced platoon on the position, and a heavy machine gun squad, adding up to fifty people, and six people were sacrificed in the battle just now, three were lightly wounded, and one seriously wounded was taken back by Luo Yufeng for treatment.
Counting the Yaksha team brought over by Leng Feng, there were only fifty-eight people in the entire 151 Heights.
And they faced a large group of Japanese troops, supported by heavy artillery and aircraft, armed to the teeth of elite Japanese troops.
Fifty-eight people, to hold out until dark on the 151 heights, it seemed like an impossible task.
This is not the above asking for the cold front, but the cold front asking for himself.
If you want to trap the enemy, you must first pit yourself!
With a hint of a clammy southeast wind, blowing away the smoke of gunpowder on the position, hundreds of Japanese soldiers wearing khaki military uniforms and steel helmets, with cats on their waists and guns in their hands, poured up like locusts.
It's close, it's close!
At a distance of less than thirty meters, the Japanese soldiers screamed and charged, and their hideous and terrifying faces were clearly visible.
"Hit!"
At Leng Feng's command, two heavy machine guns were pushed out of the firing port, and two tongues of fire poured out, intertwined into a death scythe.
The Japanese troops who were at the forefront of the charge were hit in an instant, and they rolled down the hillside like a gourd rolling on the ground, screaming incessantly, and suffering heavy casualties.