[Anti-Japanese Iron Blood King] Chapter 170: Transaction

Bao Changyi wanted to see through it, but there was no trace of reinforcements. With the exception of a small amount of air support, he fought almost alone. With a 2,000-strong corps to resist the frenzied attack of the Japanese army's 5,000-man mixed brigade and navy and air force, the gap in strength and firepower was not an ordinary disparity.

You must know that this was the early stage of the Anti-Japanese War, and the firepower of an infantry brigade of the Japanese army was equivalent to a division of the Kuomintang. A single wing dares to launch an attack on a Chinese army, and it can still win a battle, and a brigade can already be used as a strategic force. Therefore, Bao Changyi's division and the Japanese army attacking Madang were simply not on the same level.

Under these conditions, the casualties of the 2nd Corps increased sharply. Bao Changyi's troops fought hard for more than two days, they stubbornly repelled 15 attacks of the Botian detachment, and more than 800 Japanese corpses floated in the lake in front of the position, and blood stained the lake red.

In addition, the Second Brigade also shot down one enemy plane, and the Chinese Air Force also sank four enemy ships and damaged two. Although the fortifications had been razed to the ground, the position was still in their hands, and the Hatian detachment was always blocked in front of Changshan. Therefore, a congratulatory telegram was sent to Bao Changyi's 2nd Corps to give a herald commendation, and Chen Cheng, commander-in-chief of the Wuhan garrison, and Xie Gangzhe, commander of the garrison of the Jiangfang fortress, also sent a telegram to commend him.

However, the Japanese army was also angry at this time, and Hakata Shigeichi, who had just been told that he had been promoted to lieutenant general, was angry and changed his rigid tactics in the past, and took advantage of the exhaustion of the defenders of Changshan to use the cover of the reeds of the embankment on the side of the Tibetan Rock Rock River, and touched the western end of the position to release poison gas, and almost all of the 2 Squadron 7 Squadron stationed in the area were poisoned and died, and only 5 people fled back to the headquarters to report.

The Japanese marines took advantage of the situation to land from Zangshiji, and their Xiangshan artillery and river warships provided intensive artillery support. The Changshan position and fortifications were destroyed in many places and turned into scorched earth. The artillery was damaged, and the two heavy machine gun bunkers that controlled the Taibo Lake road were also destroyed, causing huge casualties, and running out of food and ammunition. The enemy then broke through to the position and cut the position into several sections, so that the Changshan position lost the effectiveness of the overall defense.

Scuffle until noon. There is still no shadow of reinforcements. Bao Changyi saw that the general trend had gone, so he had to order a retreat. The remnants retreated while fighting and withdrew from the Changshan position. Losing the guards of the Xiangkou and Changshan positions, the Madang Fort soon fell into the hands of the enemy, and the Madang Fortress fell.

Although Bao Changyi fought very bravely in the battle, he did not get the reward he deserved after the troops withdrew. Because Bao Changyi did not give Li Yunheng face in the matter of the "Anti-Japanese Military and Political University", and was resented by Li Yunheng, after Bao Changyi's troops withdrew from the battle, the remnants were stranded in the area of Sanli Street in Hukou County, and no one asked about it. There is no rest, let alone replenishment.

Later, Li Yunheng ordered all the troops without combat effectiveness to leave the battlefield quickly, and Bao Changyi had to lead the remnants to cross Poyang Lake from Shoe Mountain and arrive at Haihui Town at the foot of Lushan Mountain.

Yu Jishi did not know that Bao Changyi was ordered to evacuate, thinking that they had escaped from the battle, and he could not say anything, so he disarmed the remnants led by Bao Changyi. Soldiers were integrated into other local units and served as a supplement to other units. All the officers were arrested and sent to Wuhan for detention.

Although Xie Gangzhe came forward to intercede in the end to save Bao Changyi and others, the more than 500 remnants of the army were swallowed by the 74th Army, and Bao Changyi completely became the commander of the light pole, which made him psychologically balanced, so as soon as he came back, he cried to his old boss Xie Gangzhe.

But Xie Gangzhe is equal to Yu Jishi in military rank. When he was not as good as Yu Ji in his position, how could he dare to stand up for Bao Changyi, so he could only try to appease him.

However, just as Xie Gangzhe was trying his best to appease Bao Changyi, the chief of staff hurriedly walked in from outside, and then whispered a few words in Xie Gangzhe's ear.

In an instant, Xie Gangzhe said in surprise: "Why is he here?" We don't seem to have anything to do with him, do we? ”

"Commander, who is here, is it that old thing from Yu Jishi?" Bao Changyi asked in a deep voice.

"No, it's the Ma Zhengma division commander from Chanan!" Xie Gangzhe said.

"He, isn't he from Yan'an, why did he come here?" Because Ma Zheng's headquarters had been in a state of secrecy all the time when they went south, Bao Changyi and the others did not know that the Duqi Division had arrived in the Wuhan Theater.

"Do you know, at the invitation of the chairman, Division Commander Ma and his Duqi Division have rushed to the Ninth War Zone a few days ago to participate in the Battle of Wuhan, and their defense area is in the vicinity of Port, Baihua, and Yong'an. It's just that I don't know why this Master Ma came to visit late at night, and we haven't dealt with them before! Xie Gangzhe said.

"Commander, I think this horse division commander is here to ask us for help!" Bao Changyi thought for a while and said.

"Asking for help?" Xiao Xie Gangzhe asked with a frown.

"Yes, the Military Commission has decided to fight a decisive battle with the Japanese army in the area west and south of Jiujiang, and has set the strategic goal of encircling and destroying the Botian Detachment and the 101st Division. Then heavy forces will definitely be placed in these two directions, and it will be extremely difficult for the Japanese army to break through these two directions. The east was now the territory of the Japanese, so the only direction in which the Japanese army wanted to break through was to the north. ”

Then Bao Changyi pointed to the Yangtze River on the map and said: "Now Ruichang has become the focus of Sino-Japanese contention, if the expectation is good, the focus of the next attack of the Japanese army is the tidal flat position on the line from Yong'an to Zhaojiazhou, and then land from here and flank the back of the Ruichang defenders." ”

Xie Gangzhe looked at the map for a while and said, "Well, it makes sense!" ”

"And Ma Zheng's department is now the defender stationed here, it must be that this Ma Division Commander feels that his power is weak and that it is a little difficult to hold this line, so he came to ask us for help!" Bao Changyi said.

Xie Gangzhe sighed and said: "If it were the other troops in the Ninth War Zone, I, Xie Gangzhe, would have gone to reinforce even if I didn't want to fight for the position of commander of the river defense, but unfortunately they are not all the way with us, if they rush to reinforce, it will definitely make the above suspicious, he Ma Zheng can be regarded as worshipping the wrong mountain gate today!" ”

"Commander, will we see this Commander Ma or not?" The chief of staff asked in a deep voice.

"Forget it, it's a little embarrassing to refuse in person instead of meeting, it's better not to meet!" Xie Gangzhe sighed and said.

"Well, I'll turn him down!" With that, the chief of staff walked out again.

"Changyi, let's talk about you and Commander Yu, to be honest, it's not you who is at fault in this matter, it's true that he 74th Army is bullying people too much. But you also have to think about who this Yu Jishi is, he is not only from Huangpu with good roots, but also a fellow villager of the chairman, do you think the committee will punish Yu Jishi for this trivial matter? Changyi, so you still have to bear this grievance! Xie Gangzhe said helplessly.

"Commander, I can bear this grievance in Bao Changyi, but my more than 2,000 brothers died 15,000, and the remaining 500 are called deserters, I can't figure it out, and I can't bear it." Bao Changyi said loudly.

"If you can't bear it, you have to endure it, he can even take the orders of Chief Xue Yue as a child's play, how can he be afraid of you Bao Changyi, in the heart of the commission, all the people in our entire Jiangfang Command are not as good as a Yu Jishi!" Xie Gangzhe said loudly.

"Commander"

"Don't say it, I'll find a way to rebuild your second team. Others can make your old Bao feel wronged, but I, Xie Gangzhe, can't. It just so happens that a security regiment in Guizhou will be supplemented to our river defense troops, although their combat effectiveness is average, and their weapons and equipment are also terrible, but they are also soldiers on the battlefield. In addition, I will draw some combat backbones from other units to supplement this regiment, and with your ability to Bao Changyi, it will not be long before it will be another main force regiment. Xie Gangzhe said in a deep voice.

When he was sent out, he wanted to say something, but at this time, Li Weiguo, the chief of staff of the Jiangfang Force, walked in again, and then said in front of everyone: "Commander, that Ma Zheng is not leaving, and he still says"

"Say what, just order, don't want your mother-in-law!" Xie Gangzhe said.

"He said he wasn't here to ask for help, but to make a deal with the commander!"

"Deal? What is the deal? Xie Gangzhe frowned and asked.

"He said he would only talk to the commander about this!" The chief of staff said.

Xie Gangzhe thought for a while and said, "Invite him in, no, I'll go out in person!" After all, he is also a high-ranking general of a friendly army! (To be continued.) )