Commander Qi Sixian put down the binoculars and scolded: "Damn, this group of devils really has a lot of heavy equipment!" Communication class, quickly contact the division headquarters, and say that I have an urgent military situation to report to the division! ”

After the communications squad leader shouted at the transmitter for a while, the signal suddenly connected. The squad leader was overjoyed and shouted: "Tuanzao, it's through, it's through, you can shout directly to the division headquarters!" "Originally, the terrain here is a cut higher than on the road, so there are fewer barriers between the two places, and the signal is naturally stronger.

Qi Sixian hurriedly took the speaker and said, "Hey, I'm Qi Sixian!" Hurry up and inform the division, I have an urgent military situation to report to the division. ”

Zheng Weiguo hurriedly rushed over when he heard the news, took the loudspeaker and said, "Hey, is it the head of Qi?" I'm Zheng Weiguo! What's going on over there? Was there a safe transfer of troops? ”

Regiment Commander Qi said: "Division, our regiment and the stragglers in the shelter have all been transferred to the complete zone. However, the reinforced brigade of the Japanese army is rapidly moving south, and there is still a lot of heavy equipment with it, so you have to be careful! ”

Zheng Weiguo hurriedly asked, "What kind of heavy equipment do you have?" ”

Commander Qi said: "There are eight Type 38 field guns, two Type 92 infantry guns, and four 90-mm mortars. ”

Zheng Weiguo was taken aback and said, "Are you sure it's a Type 38 field artillery?" ”

Head Qi said with certainty: "You can't be wrong!" It's so big, it's instantly recognizable! ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "Okay, I know the truth. Your regiment must also step up preparations for battle, ready to fight at any time! ”

Commander Qi said: "Master, why don't I take advantage of the devil's unpreparedness to attack and blow up those eight cannons?" ”

Zheng Weiguo thought for a moment and said: "Don't take risks, when the Japanese army arrives in Panlong Town, it won't be too late for us to attack on both sides!" However, you can send a platoon with a knapsack radio to reconnoiter the positions of the Japanese artillery along the way. Once confirmed, report to the division headquarters in time! ”

Head Qi hurriedly said: "Okay, I'll do it!" ”

Zheng Weiguo put down the phone and hurriedly called Director Guo of the artillery, and said: "The devil's artillery unit is about to arrive, and it seems that we have to fight an artillery battle." ”

Director Guo was a little surprised and said, "Division Commander, why did the devil's reinforcements come so quickly?" It takes seven or eight hours to get here from Liao County! ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "Well, it should have been on the road a long time ago, but it was slower than the first batch of reinforcements." ”

Director Guo nodded and said, "So that's the case, then we're really right on this trip, otherwise the 129th Division will have to suffer a big loss." Then he asked, "Commander, what equipment do the devils have?" ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "The equipment is not weak, according to the forward reconnaissance alone, there are eight Type 38 field guns, two Type 92 infantry guns, and four 90-mm mortars. ”

Director Guo's face was a little solemn, and he said, "Well, it's really strong, there are actually two field artillery squadrons!" I wonder where they are now? ”

Zheng Weiguo pointed at the map and said, "I'm heading south from this location!" ”

Director Guo breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Okay, there's still time, I'll go and prepare immediately!" ”

While the 33rd Division was busy blocking reinforcements, Tomamidi played a joke with the Chinese army. They came to an abrupt halt when they reached the position east of Panlong Town, and then quickly set up an offensive stance.

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! The Japanese suddenly concentrated artillery and violently bombarded the positions of the Third Army. The soldiers were defenseless and immediately in chaos. The commander of the division rushed out of the headquarters and shouted, "Where is the artillery?" Where is the cannon being fired? ”

An officer ran over and said, "Commander, you hide quickly, the devils are bombarding our positions with field artillery!" ”

Master Cun was angry and said, "The little devil of the dog day is too deceitful, do you really think that our Third Army is easy to provoke?" Answer the phone from the military department, I want to ask the military seat to fight! ”

The officer was overjoyed and said, "Okay, I've wanted to fight the devil for a long time!" ”

The commander of the division also ordered the divisional search company (i.e., the reconnaissance company, the name of the national army was different) to advance forward to determine the enemy's strength. Soon after the search company was dispatched, a call from the military headquarters came.

Commander Zeng shouted on the phone: "Who told you to go to war with the Japanese army!" Do you all have military law? ”

The commander of the inch division hurriedly said: "Military seat, it was not our hand that moved first, it was the devil who suddenly fired at us!" This little devil is so hateful, I ask to lead my troops to fight the enemy! ”

The other end of the phone was silent for a while, and then said, "Forget it, let the little devil go and fight with Balu!" We can't wade through this muddy water. ”

The commander of the inch division was anxious and said: "Junzao, even if you don't care about the life or death of the Eighth Road, there are still friendly troops of the 33rd Division over there!" We promised Chief of Staff Zhou that we would block reinforcements for them! ”

Commander Zeng snorted coldly and said, "Friendly army? Hmph, I think that Zheng Weiguo will have to wear a red hat sooner or later! I want Lao Tzu to top the tank for him, dreaming! ”

The commander of the inch division was so anxious that he almost knelt down on the other end of the phone, and begged: "Military seat! ”

Commander Zeng said impatiently: "I have made up my mind, this matter cannot be discussed again!" He hung up the phone heavily.

The commander of the inch division put down the phone in a daze, and said with a tired face: "There is an order from the military seat, our department immediately disconnects from the Japanese army in front of us and moves towards the southern front!" ”

When the officers heard this, most of them lowered their heads and went out, only one officer said angrily: "Division, the Japanese invaders have come to the door and still don't fight back, are we still worthy of wearing this military uniform?" ”

The commander waved his hand weakly and said, "Don't say it, obey the order!" ”

The officer sighed angrily, stamped his foot, and threw his hat off.

The sound of Panlong's artillery also surprised the 33rd Division. Zheng Weiguo hurriedly said: "Where did the cannon sound come from?" Immediately secure the bearing! ”

A staff officer hurriedly came and said: "Division, the 342nd Regiment said that the Japanese army is storming the positions of the Third Army, please ask for reinforcements!" ”

Zheng Weiguo said in surprise: "Did the Third Army fight with the devils?" ”

The staff officer nodded and said, "The sound of artillery is indeed coming from the direction of Panlong Town. The 342nd Regiment also confirmed that the Japanese were storming the positions of the Third Army. ”

Zheng Weiguo was very happy and said, "Okay, Commander Zeng finally figured it out?" Very good! We'll join forces with our allies to annihilate this enemy force! The 342nd Regiment was notified to immediately make a tail attack on the Japanese in order to prepare for friendly combat. ”

Chief of Staff Zhou said: "It's better to bring the enemy closer, as long as the Japanese army passes Panlong Town, we can flank this Japanese army on three sides!" ”

Zheng Weiguo thought for a while and said: "It's rare for the Third Army to make a difference, so it's better for us to be more active!" Lest Commander Zeng mistakenly think that we intend to deplete their strength. ”

Chief of Staff Zhou nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go and inform the 342nd Regiment." ”

The 342nd Regiment was resting in the mountains near the highway at this time, and in addition to the men and horses of the headquarters, there were more than 1,000 soldiers who had fallen behind in each regiment, adding up to more than 3,000 people. The artillery had two infantry guns and eight mortars (four domestic 82 mm and four Japanese 70 mm).

After receiving the order, Regiment Commander Qi Sixian immediately summoned several battalion commanders over to discuss the attack.

The commander of the first battalion said: "The little devil is not as strong as us, so we might as well divide our troops into three ways to attack from the road and the left and right sides at the same time, and use our troops to kill him!" ”

The plan was quickly recognized. Head Qi was as kind as a stream, and said, "Okay, that's it!" ”

So the first battalion crossed the road and maneuvered forward along the left flank of the road, the second battalion attacked forward from the road, and the third battalion attacked from the right flank of the road.

The 2nd Battalion was the first to engage the enemy, and about a squadron of Japanese troops were guarding a hill on the side of the road. The commander of the 2nd battalion, Kong, ordered heavy machine guns and grenadiers to cover, and then personally led the team to rush forward. The Japanese suppressed fire on the hill with only two heavy machine guns, which were under the intensive care of three high-ranking marksmen, and were finally terminated by a few grenades.

The soldiers took advantage of the situation to kill the mountain and launched a fierce fight with the Japanese army. Although the Japanese squadron was tenacious, after all, the number of troops was too small, and the weapons were not superior, and finally fled in a crushing defeat, leaving dozens of Japanese corpses on the small hill.

After taking the mountain, Battalion Commander Kong stood on the top of the mountain and looked ahead with a telescope, and suddenly showed a look of surprise on his face. It turned out that the Japanese army believed that the rear was safe, and the artillery positions were located in a small mountain village not far from the rearguard troops.

Battalion Commander Kong happened to see the majestic big guy in the telescope, and knew that the time had come to make meritorious contributions, so he hurriedly shouted: "Brothers, rush with me, everyone will be rewarded for taking the devil's artillery position!" ”

The sudden attack made the commander of the Tomamidi Brigade shocked and angry, and he hurriedly led the troops back to kill them himself. Since the Third Army had already withdrawn south at this time, Tomamidi could calmly transfer all his troops to fight the 342nd Regiment.

The second battalion rushed forward all the way to kill, just in time to collide with the troops returning from the Japanese army. Seeing that the artillery position was dangerous, the Japanese immediately transferred three infantry squadrons and one cavalry squadron to outflank them together. Infantry artillery and mortar squads also carried out interdicting shelling against the 2nd Battalion.

Seeing that the enemy was strong, the deputy battalion commander hurriedly said to Battalion Commander Kong: "Battalion, the enemy seems to have returned to help, let's wait for the first and third battalions to arrive before fighting!" ”

Battalion Commander Kong said: "The opportunity is rare, let's take the devil's artillery position first!" ”

Under the leadership of the battalion commander Kong, the fighters quickly rushed to the artillery positions of the Japanese army. What everyone didn't expect was that the Japanese army guarded the position extremely tightly. The firepower configuration and fortification construction are very particular, and it does not seem to be temporary at all. The fighters rushed several times in a row but failed to take it, but caused a lot of casualties.

The first and third battalions were slow because they were running on the hills, and they had not had time to keep up at this time. The reinforced Japanese troops took the opportunity to surround them, and they actually surrounded the second battalion in one fell swoop.

Commander Qi looked at it with a telescope, and couldn't help but be surprised, and said, "What's going on in front, where did so many devils come from?" ”

A correspondent ran back panting and said, "Tuanza, it's not good! The Third Army has fled, and now the Japanese have all been killed! The second battalion rushed too fast and was surrounded by devils! ”

Qi Sixian was angry and anxious, and scolded angrily: "This Zeng is really not a thing, Lao Tzu brought someone to save him, but he ran away first!" ”

The deputy regiment commander was so anxious that he was sweating profusely and said, "Tuanzuo, the second battalion is surrounded by devils, we have to find a way to save them!" ”

Qi Sixian said: "The first and third battalions were ordered to speed up and storm the Japanese troops from both flanks, and the artillery battalions immediately bombarded the enemy in depth to attract Japanese firepower. ”

The 1st and 3rd Battalions also discovered the danger of the 2nd Battalion and hurriedly accelerated their march, and the soldiers fell on the rugged mountain road. But in order to save Brother Paoze, this little injury can't be taken care of. When the two battalions arrived, they launched a fierce attack on the Japanese troops on the road.

Seeing that the first and third battalions had already rushed over from both wings, Battalion Commander Kong hurriedly said to the deputy battalion commander: "Quickly take the brothers to withdraw, bring all the wounded, and I will bring a platoon to cover!" ”

The deputy battalion commander hurriedly said: "Camp, let me cover it!" ”

Camp Commander Kong kicked him and said, "Less damn grinding, retreat!" ”

The deputy battalion commander had no choice but to lead the troops to desperately rush out of the Japanese encirclement. The commander of the second battalion led a platoon of soldiers to hold back the Japanese soldiers and prevent them from having a chance to pursue.

As Battalion Commander Kong was constantly commanding with a shell gun, a Japanese sharpshooter quickly spotted him from the crowd. Camp Commander Kong was shouting, "Brothers, ...... with me," when a sinful bullet suddenly hit him in the forehead. This officer, who followed Zheng Weiguo from the Taiyuan breakout, was buried in his hometown.