"Attendant, attendant, urgent telegram!" Chief of Staff Zhou was resting on the back seat, almost asleep. When he opened his eyes, he saw a cavalryman running with the car, and he reached out and handed him a telegram. Chief of Staff Zhou took the telegram and looked at it, and hurriedly said: "Quick, notify me!" Stop moving forward! ”

The long convoy quickly stopped, and the chief of staff asked the communicator to gather all the main officers of the division headquarters, and then ran to see the division commander Zheng Weiguo. Zheng Weiguo was also asleep at this time, snoring in the seized six-wheeled passenger car! Since the surprise attack on Taiyuan, he hasn't closed his eyes for a few days and nights, and the iron man can't bear it, so he went to see Zhou Gong as soon as he leaned back on the seat.

Chief of Staff Zhou said to the guard Xiao Chen: "Quick, wake up the division, and say that there is an emergency military situation!" ”

Xiao Chen hesitated for a moment and said, "But the master seat just fell asleep!" ”

The chief of staff said angrily: "Is it important to sleep, or is it important to fight!" ”

Xiao Chen saw that the chief of staff was angry, so he had to bite the bullet and call Zheng Weiguo. He didn't even respond to a few screams, so he pushed with his hands. Unexpectedly, as soon as he pushed it, Zheng Weiguo suddenly turned his arm over, and a standard one-handed grappling pushed him to the ground. Xiao Chen screamed in pain and hurriedly said, "Ah, Master, it's me, Xiao Chen!" ”

Zheng Weiguo actually hasn't woken up yet, and this action just now was completely unconscious and instinctive. Of course, after a capture, I finally woke up. He opened his eyes, looked a little tired, and muttered, "Xiao Chen, you can't fucking let Lao Tzu sleep for a while!" As he spoke, he was in a daze and wanted to lie back again.

Xiao Chen felt that his arm was about to break, and while rubbing the sore spot, he bared his teeth and grinned: "It's the counselor looking for you, there is an emergency military situation!" ”

When Zheng Weiguo heard the words "emergency military intelligence", he was completely sleepy, got up with a bone, and hurriedly asked, "What emergency military situation?" What about the Chief of Staff? ”

At this time, Chief of Staff Zhou was also impatient to wait, and climbed directly into the six passenger cars. He handed over the telegram in his hand and said anxiously: "Division, the urgent telegram sent by the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army says that the enemy's independent mixed Fourth Brigade is very likely to come to intercept our army, let us be careful!" ”

Zheng Weiguo rubbed his face and said, "Isn't the Fourth Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade still staying in Shijiazhuang?" It's still far from us! When they come over, let's go back to Ping'an County early! ”

The chief of staff said: "The 129th Division said that the 4th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade had bypassed their cordon by means of a long-distance attack, and that they had now lost their trace. According to Division Commander Liu's inference, it was for our 33rd Division, and I think it is very likely. ”

Zheng Weiguo was taken aback, and his mind suddenly cleared up. He said, "Quick, bring me the map!" ”

The chief of staff said: "Get out of the car, the staff office is preparing the field command." ”

Zheng Weiguo hurriedly followed. At this time, a temporary field headquarters had been set up, and the officers were waiting here. Zheng Weiguo walked straight to the map and looked at it for a while, then stroked his finger along the retreat route. When he paddled to a spot, he suddenly stopped, and he said, "This is it, Eagle Ridge!" If the Japanese army wants to intercept and kill us halfway, we can only set up an ambush here! ”

Director Xiong said, "That's how I judged! I calculated just now, the Japanese army should not have arrived there yet, and we must immediately send a force to seize Yingyang Ridge and then cover the transfer of troops. ”

Chief of Staff Zhou said: "But which army should be sent?" "Covering the transfer of a large army is not a good errand, and if you don't get the whole army annihilated, you will be charged with covering unfavorably.

Not to mention the transfer of troops from the 33rd Division. At this time, the 4th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade was galloping towards Yingyang Ridge. This unit was very new, it was only formed in February 38, and it was supposed to go south to Jinpu Road to participate in the Battle of Xuzhou. But as soon as the 33rd Division made such a fuss in Taiyuan, it recruited them.

The brigade commander, Kawamura Dong, kept urging the troops to speed up the march. Staff Officer Norisuke said: "Your Excellency Brigade Commander, the troops are already very tired from the long march, and if they speed up any further, they are afraid that they will cause non-combat attrition. ”

Kawamura Dong said: "No, you don't understand! Now one more person is tired to death, and three less battles will be killed later! ”

Compared with the 33rd Division, the Japanese army was originally farther away from Yingyang Ridge, but they forced their march at any cost and rushed here ahead of schedule.

At the foot of Yingyang Ridge, Staff Officer Ye used the telescope to observe for a while, and said excitedly: "Yo Xi! Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, there is no branch army on the ridge yet! ”

Kawamura nodded and said, "Very good!" Let the warriors not let up, and be sure to hold their ground before the Shina people arrive. ”

On the other side of the Yingyang Ridge, the first battalion of the 342nd Regiment of the 33rd Division has already arrived at the bottom of the ridge, and other troops of the 342nd Regiment will arrive one after another. A soldier looked up and found the plaster flag that had just been erected on the ridge, and screamed in shock.

Wang Guozhong, the commander of the first battalion, hurriedly ordered the mortar company to prepare for battle, and he himself led a company to climb the ridge. It's a pity that he was only halfway up and was discovered by the Japanese troops on the ridge.

At this time, there were not many Japanese troops on the ridge, only one squadron, and the heavy machine guns had not yet had time to be set up, so they had to use grenadiers to bombard the lower part of the ridge. Fortunately, the soldiers of the first battalion used the tactics of squad attack, the interval between people was relatively large, and the mountains were uneven, so the Japanese bombardment did not cause any casualties, but exposed the target.

The mortar company, which had been adjusted to shoot at Zhuyuan, quickly became powerful, and the 82 mortar was much more powerful than the grenadier canister. Under the bombardment, the Japanese troops on the ridge suffered heavy casualties, and not only did the grenadiers fire one after another, but even the heavy machine guns could not be erected for a long time.

Battalion commander Wang Guozhong took the opportunity to order the grenadiers to cover, and then led the soldiers to fight their way up the mountain. Due to the rapid progress of the first battalion, the Japanese troops on the hill were somewhat panicked. After all, it looked like it was still halfway up the mountain just now, and this sudden rush up caused a lot of pressure on the psychology of the Japanese army.

The Japanese squadron leader shouted: "Get on the bayonet!" Drive the people down of China! "The soldiers put their bayonets in one after another, and then launched a counterattack against the first battalion, led by officers of all ranks.

Battalion Commander Wang hurriedly took out the fast and slow machine and shouted: "Fucking take out the short gun, pay attention to the rhythm!" "Pay attention to the rhythm that each combat group has to cover each other, don't the people in front of you run out of bullets, but the people behind can't get up.

Pistol VS bayonet, this kind of scene has been staged many times for the 33rd Division, every time the pistol wins, and this time is of course no exception. After all the guys with command knives (above the rank of commander, the backbone and backbone of the Japanese army) were killed, the Japanese army began to retreat. Due to the lack of command, this retreat became unstoppable and quickly turned into a rout, and then into a rout.

Kawamura Dong and Norisuke looked at the soldiers who fled from the mountain in a daze, and couldn't believe their eyes, when did the imperial army become so vulnerable?

Enraged, Kawamura grabbed a panicked soldier and said viciously, "Why didn't you hold your ground?" What about your squadron leader? ”

The soldier cried: "Your Excellency the squadron leader has been killed, and the fists of the people of the branch are powerful!" ”

Kawamura wondered, "Nani? Fist guns? "The fist is a pistol, and it is very unappreciated in the Japanese army. Although the Japanese army was heavily armed with southern-style pistols such as the Wangba box, they were mainly used as weapons for self-defense, not as combat weapons. In practice, it is generally used to shoot prisoners of war and kill civilians, as evidenced by many historical photographs.

Norisuke said, "Yaga! Are fists more powerful than small guns and trap guns? "The small gun is a rifle, and the machine gun is a machine gun, and the Japanese Army is more superstitious about these two weapons.

The soldier wept bitterly and said, "Really powerful, Your Excellency! The squad leader, Cao Chang, Jun Cao, and Wu Chang were all killed, and our weapons could not resist it. ”

Nori was so angry that he stretched out his hand to slap the soldier, but was stopped by Kawamura. Kawamura said: "What type of fist gun does the people use in China, do you see it clearly?" ”

The soldier said: "See clearly, it's a Mao-style fast and slow machine!" "The Mao type refers to the Mauser, and the fast and slow machine refers to the barge gun with both semi-automatic and fully automatic shooting functions. After winning so many battles in a row, the 33rd Division already has a large number of fast and slow machines, making the melee firepower extremely powerful.

Kawamura pondered for a moment, and was about to speak, when suddenly several violent explosions were heard. They hurriedly looked towards the front line, only to see that the second group of attacking troops had been driven down again, and a wing gun that had just been pushed to the front of the position was also blown up by the mortars of 33.

In order to occupy Yingyang Ridge in front of the 33rd Division, the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade did not carry too many heavy weapons, and its artillery only had 4 mountain guns and 4 infantry guns. Due to the considerable mountain travel, all of these guns were dismantled and mounted on horseback. If you want to use it now, you have to reassemble it.

The guns were indeed easy to transport after disassembly, but they were particularly delayed in skirmishes. Like the Type 41 mountain gun, it is already a relatively easy artillery to disassemble, but it takes half an hour to reassemble. This is also the reason why the Japanese army has been unable to organize artillery support for a long time. Under the condition that the firepower and geographical advantage are not superior, the attack power of the Japanese army will be greatly reduced. And a blind attack can only consume the ammunition reserved by the 342 regiment.

The Japanese army was also a tendon, knowing that the situation in the road was unfavorable, and launched several attacks in a row, but the result was worse and worse each time. Seeing that the casualties were too great, Kawamura had to order to stop the attack and wait for artillery support. After more than half an hour, the Japanese army finally regrouped. But this time their opponent has been replaced, after Qi Sixian led most of the 342nd Regiment to arrive, he ordered the first battalion to rest and stand by, and the defense was taken over by the second battalion.

Compared with the first battalion, which was deeply influenced by Zheng Weiguo, the second battalion had more "traditions" of the Jin Sui army, which can be seen from their weapons. After the second battalion attacked Taiyuan, it immediately searched for a lot of equipment left behind by the Jin Sui army from the warehouse. To tell the truth, these things are a little unsightly for other troops, and the second battalion is still a treasure.

One of the more famous of these weapons is the "Rolling Mountain Mine" produced by the Taiyuan Arsenal, which is actually a huge iron watermelon filled with explosives. Because it was too heavy to throw in actual combat, it could only roll down from the mountain beam and attack the enemy at the foot of the mountain.

In this battle, the second battalion brought a lot of these baby bumps. As soon as the Japanese army charged from the bottom of the ridge to the upper part of the ridge, they heard a loud rumbling sound from the ridge, and then more than a dozen iron watermelons rolled down from the top of the ridge together. This frightened the Japanese troops who were struggling to climb. It doesn't matter if it's blown up or not, even if it's just rubbing, I can't stand it, and if I hit it, I guess I won't even recognize the if I drag it back!

Due to quality issues, there are indeed a lot of iron watermelons that broke during the rolling down process and did not explode. But the only few explosions also opened Zheng Weiguo's eyes. In order to better observe the enemy's situation, he and Chief of Staff Zhou were watching the battle on a hill next to Yingyang Ridge.

Rumble! The loud sound and vibration were felt even by Zheng Weiguo and his party a few miles away, not to mention the Japanese troops who were close at hand, one by two all flew into the sky, and some unlucky guys were even blown to pieces.

Chief of Staff Zhou said excitedly: "Good guy, you are almost ready to catch up with the power of heavy artillery!" Master, I have to let the arsenal build more when I go back! ”

Zheng Weiguo shook his head and said with a smile: "It's better to make more mortar shells!" "For the 33rd Division, which lacked raw materials, every explosive and steel had to be used to maximize its benefits. Although something like the rolling mountain thunder is powerful, the reliability is not high, the limitations are great, and it is not cost-effective in terms of cost performance.

As he was talking, the communications staff officer climbed up panting with a telegram and said, "Division, Staff, call from headquarters!" ”

Zheng Weiguo said with a smile: "Most of them are asking how we are withdrawing." As he spoke, he opened the message and looked at it. As soon as he glanced at it, his face suddenly changed.

Chief of Staff Zhou hurriedly said: "Is there trouble at the headquarters?" ”

Zheng Weiguo shook his head, a trace of anxiety flashed in his eyes, and said: "The head seat is deep behind enemy lines, and it is in danger!" ”

Chief of Staff Zhou was taken aback and said, "What! How so? ”

It turned out that Wei Lihuang had been in command of Huo County in order to make the various units of the Central Route Army break through smoothly, but only after the main force withdrew did he find that he had been deeply encircled.

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