"Inoue-kun, please don't mention any more casualties to me, I don't want to hear it! You bastard, it's a shame for the Imperial Japanese Army that you haven't been able to settle the battle for so long......"

Major General Takashi Sakai, the commander of the 28th Brigade and Regiment who was in charge of directing the counterattack operation, scolded bloody, and then hung up the field phone with a bang.

He gasped for breath, picked up the kettle on the table and grunted. Just took a few sips, ding-zero, ding-zero, and the phone on the table rang again.

Sakai was so angry that he threw the kettle on the ground, picked up the phone and scolded angrily: "I'll tell you again, there are no reinforcements, not one!" If you can't get the ferry before dark, just wait for the caesarean section to apologize! ”

"It's me, Sakai-kun!" A gloomy voice suddenly came from inside the earpiece.

As soon as Takashi Sakai heard the voice, he knew that it was Kenji Dohihara, the commander of the division, and he was so frightened that he hurriedly said, "Hai! I'm Takashi Sakai, and it's not good to supervise the war, so please punish me! ”

Tu Feiyuan snorted coldly and said, "Don't be sloppy with me, let me ask you, when will you be able to take the ferry?" When will the defenders be annihilated? When will the troops be repatriated? ”

The words were unhurried, and the voice was tepid, but Takashi Sakai broke out in a cold sweat when he heard it. No one knows better than him the horrors of the soil and fertile fields. If the Japanese army is all devils, then Doihara is simply a demon king crawling out of hell.

Takashi Sakai took out his handkerchief and wiped the sweat beads on his forehead, and said in a bare voice: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, the resistance of the Chinese army is very stubborn, and our artillery preparation is insufficient. There are not enough combat soldiers, and the combat effectiveness of the sappers and baggage soldiers is too poor......"

In order to eliminate the river-crossing troops of the 97th Army and thus win the first hand on the battlefield, Tohihara transferred a brigade from the 2nd Wing and the 15th Wing, and also transferred part of the troops and artillery of the cavalry wing, engineer wing, and baggage wing to form a temporary mixed brigade, which was under the unified command of Major General Takashi Sakai, commander of the 28th Brigade.

The purpose of forming such a force is to destroy the threat from the north first, and then concentrate its forces to attack the armies of other countries, so as to break the encirclement of the First Theater one by one with the advantage of fighting on the inner front. What Tu Feiyuan didn't expect was that the river-crossing troops of the 97th Army would be so difficult. There's still no way to fight.

Could it be that the 14th Division is about to fail? Come to think of it. Tsuchihara couldn't help but be furious, and he shouted and scolded, "Yaga, Sakai-kun, have you lost even the courage to continue fighting? ”

Takashi Sakai hurriedly said, "No." No. Of course not! Your Excellency Division Commander. Please give me a little more time, and it would be better to bring in another infantry brigade, and I will definitely defeat the Shina before dawn!" ”

Tu Feiyuan said viciously: "All the mobile forces are in your hands. So stop thinking about reinforcements! If you haven't taken the ferry before dawn, swear your allegiance to your majesty! He hung up the phone with a bang, looking very annoyed.

The national army is now attacking very fiercely, and the Japanese army is insufficient in strength, so it can only passively defend and fight very badly. If the troops are hastily transferred at this time, it is very likely to lead to a collapse. Although Tu Feiyuan was bold, it was a strategic adventure, and it was necessary to honestly abide by the objective laws of war in specific tactical actions.

Takashi Sakai put down the phone in a daze, picked up his hat and was about to go to the front line to supervise the battle, when a communications officer hurried over and said with a panicked face: "Your Excellency, the brigade commander, the troops that have just attacked the position in China have been shelled and suffered heavy casualties, and the position has been recaptured by the army of China. ”

The position mentioned by the officer was the place where the 3rd Battalion of the 33rd Brigade was responsible for defending, but in fact the 3rd Battalion gave up on its own initiative. The Japanese troops, who had finally captured the position, were bombarded by the artillery of the 97th Army before they had time to cheer, and the casualties were very heavy for a while. The 34th Brigade, which served as a reserve, sent another battalion to counterattack, quickly recapturing the position and inflicting heavy losses on the Japanese force.

Takashi Sakai was shocked and angry and said, "Nani? Shelling, is there a problem with the coordination of our infantry artillery? "It's a common occurrence in warfare for artillery to mistakenly hit your own infantry, so Takashi Sakai would have guessed so.

The communications officer shook his head and said: "It's not us, it's the Chinese army who did it, they hid a powerful artillery unit on the north bank and suddenly opened fire, and our army was defenseless, so ......"

Takashi Sakai was even more surprised when he heard this, and wondered, "Powerful? Are you talking about powerful? "In Takashi Sakai's mind, the Shina army has always been synonymous with cowardice, when did it have anything to do with being strong?

The communications officer said with certainty: "It is so, Your Excellency! From the trajectory of the shells, it can be inferred that there were at least four or more field guns, and as for the mountain guns, there were even more. ”

Takashi Sakai felt a wave of dizziness, suppressed his anger, and asked, "What about our artillery?" Did they just watch the people bombard our soldiers with artillery? ”

The communications officer was somewhat embarrassed and said: "In fact, they are transferring." Wing Commander Miyagawa (Wing Commander of the 18th Field Artillery Wing, attached to the 14th Division) explained that he had to do this in order to ensure the safety of the artillery. ”

The Japanese army is very interested in artillery and other technical equipment, and once the artillery is lost, it will face quite severe punishment - the commander of the unit is likely to be ordered to be disemboweled.

Historically, the Seventh Regiment of the Jilu-Yu Old Regiment (that is, the 771st Regiment of the 129th Division) once captured an infantry gun. The captain of the Japanese army was frightened, so he had to send someone to contact the Eighth Road, saying that it is useless for you to keep the artillery without shells, so it is better to change two light machine guns! However, it was not changed to the last one, and it is estimated that the asking price of the eight roads is too high.

One infantry cannon can make the Japanese army nervous like this, and the weight of dozens of mountain artillery pieces can be imagined. For the sake of his own head, Miyagawa Osa of course had to retreat one after another.

Takashi Sakai's face was cloudy, and he suddenly pulled out his pistol, loaded it with a snap, and then rushed out of the air with a puff. The communications officers and guards were startled and hurriedly followed. Takashi Sakai kept moving forward, getting closer and closer to the front line, and stray bullets whizzed through the air from time to time.

The captain of the guard was frightened, hurriedly took a few steps forward, and said anxiously: "Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, this place is really too dangerous. You're still ......"

Takashi Sakai suddenly stopped, stared at the chief guard viciously, and shouted angrily, "Hachigayaru, do I still need you to teach me how to do things?" ”

The chief of the guard turned pale with fright, and stammered, "Pavilion, Your Excellency, of course not!" ”

Takashi Sakai led them on their way until they were only three or four hundred meters away from the line of fire. On the way, several officers came to persuade them, but they were all scolded back by Major General Sakai. He has been driven to a dead end by Tu Feiyuan, or succeed. or become a god (the Japanese army called the war death a god). There is no third way.

Led by Takashi Sakai, the Japanese army, whose morale had already fallen to the bottom, began a new round of attacks. Coincidentally, Zhao Yunxiang was also organizing a counterattack.

The previous battles were almost entirely undertaken by the 33 Brigade. The 34th Brigade was used as a reserve because of its late arrival, except for the repair of fortifications. Nothing other than transporting the wounded is not a big task.

Brigade commander Zhang Changgui is eager to fight. Personally rushed to the command. found Zhao Yunxiang and said, "Old Zhao, when will it be our turn to get on the 34th Brigade?" ”

Zhao Yunxiang looked at the sky and said, "Do it when it's dark!" ”

Zhang Changgui was overjoyed. Say, "Good! Finally, when the fighters arrived, I let the brethren into position. ”

Zhao Yunxiang smiled bitterly: "Don't be too happy, you will cry after this battle!" ”

After receiving the order, the 34 Brigade stealthily moved into the position as a battalion company. They have been resting for nearly two days, and they are at a sharp edge relative to the 33rd Brigade. The cultural instructors were interspersed in the ranks, constantly cheering up the fighters, and the atmosphere was quite good.

Cultural instructors are actually equivalent to political commissars, instructors, instructors, political warriors and the like, although the power is much smaller, but the scope of management is much wider. At present, the 34th Brigade has the most complete configuration among several brigades, and the brigades, battalions, companies, and platoons all have corresponding cultural instructors.

Deputy Brigade Commander Huang glanced at it and secretly said to Zhao Yunxiang: "Brigade seat, is it useful for cultural instructors?" ”

Zhao Yunxiang saw that there was no one around, he smiled and said, "Isn't it useful for you to see?" But this is the work of the military seat himself, so let's not talk about it. ”

It may be that the cultural instructors are still laymen in military affairs, or it may be that they are not authoritative enough to play a role, but anyway, the combat effectiveness of the 34 Brigade has not changed significantly, especially the ability to execute tactics is still a mess. A few days ago, due to the carelessness of the commanders and fighters, they were caught off guard by Kaoru Kawamura's overnight breakthrough, which almost led to the failure of the entire campaign.

Unlike the views of onlookers, Zhang Changgui has a positive attitude towards cultural teachers. He has a very simple point of view, that is, the more knowledge, the greater the ability, so he is very supportive of the literacy culture in the army. Although Li Dazhuang has a tendon in his head, he is consistent with Zhang Changgui's views on this issue. This is also one of the reasons why the 34 Brigade has the largest number of cultural instructors.

Zhao Yunxiang looked at the sky, looked at his watch with the help of an oil lamp, and said, "Hit the signal flare and launch a counterattack immediately!" ”

Three red flares quickly rose into the air, and the soldiers were about to charge, when three more green flares rose in the sky. Everyone was stunned for a moment, and suddenly heard a crazy "onboard" sound from the front, and it turned out that the Japanese army had launched an attack at the same time.

Deputy Brigade Commander Huang said urgently: "What can I do about this?" Brigade seat, do you want to cancel this operation, and first repel this wave of Japanese offensive! ”

Zhao Yunxiang shook his head and said, "It's too late, blow the trumpet of the charge, and attack all!" ”

Some troops had already rushed out of their positions, and if the order to cancel the operation at this time would not only damage these troops, but also cause chaos, so after weighing the pros and cons, Zhao Yunxiang still ordered to attack the Japanese army.

Doodoo ...... The loud trumpet of the charge pierced the night sky and resounded on both sides of the Yellow River. The fighters, who had been a little hesitant, immediately rushed forward with a loud shout.

"Brothers, come with me!"

"Kill, avenge the villagers!"

"Give a few presses!"

"Onboard!"

……

In the frantic shouting and killing, the two iron streams quickly collided together. All kinds of shouts, fighting sounds, gunfire and screams are intertwined, composing a war song of aggression and counter-aggression. Bullets pierce the skull, bayonets pierce the human body...... All sorts of creepy sounds resounded through the night.

While the 33rd Brigade and the 34th Brigade were fighting fiercely with the Japanese army head-on, a group of men and horses in the direction of Lanfengkou had already crossed the river by night. They were the 36th Brigade of which Qi Sixian was the brigade commander, and they rushed to reinforcements on the order of the 97th Army Headquarters.

Deputy Brigade Commander Xu looked at the battle in front of him, and said to the brigade commander: "Brigade seat, the devil is not strictly guarded on the right flank, let's start fighting now!" ”

Qi Sixian shook his head and said categorically: "This battle is under the unified command of Brigade Commander Zhao, he didn't send a signal, we can't act without permission." ”

Deputy Brigade Commander Xu said: "But the depth of the Japanese army is so large, I am afraid that it will be difficult to penetrate for a while." ”

Brigade Commander Qi frowned and thought for a while, then said, "Well, it's a bit troublesome!" In this way, you send a few companies to infiltrate the flank and rear of the Japanese army, and when the time comes, you will be caught off guard by the little devils. ”

Deputy Brigade Commander Xu's eyes lit up and said, "This is a good way, I'll arrange it right away!" ”

Brigade Commander Qi said again, saying, "Don't forget to let them bring the radio!" ”

Several companies broke away from the main force and sneaked all the way to the southwest, quickly disappearing into the night......

In Beizhangzhuang Village, several Japanese soldiers were stabbing with bayonets, and a Japanese soldier was standing behind with a horse lantern in his hand, and said in a low voice: "Hey, Xiaochuan-kun, did you find anything?" ”

Xiao Chuan stabbed the bayonet a few more times, sighed, and said, "Very unlucky, I didn't find anything!" He withdrew his bayonet and said with annoyance: "What a hell, the whole village is under our control, but there are still soldiers in China......

The Japanese soldier carrying the lantern suddenly interrupted him and shouted: "Xiao Chuan, look! ”

Xiao Chuan looked in the direction of his finger and saw a few drops of blood on the ground, and when he looked up, he realized that it was dripping from his own bayonet.

Another Japanese soldier smiled viciously: "Yo Xi! Looks like we've got a big deal this time! As he spoke, he carefully picked up a pile of firewood with a bayonet......

Bah, Bah, Bah! At this moment, three gunshots suddenly rang out, and several Japanese soldiers fell to the ground. The soldier named Xiao Chuan had not yet lost his breath, and desperately turned back to see what was going on, only to see a large group of Chinese soldiers pouring in from the darkness.

A soldier saw that Xiaochuan was still struggling under his feet, and when he went up, he kicked him violently. An officer-like man shouted, "Don't bother, give him a good time!" ”

Another officer said: "Wait a minute, look at his bayonet!" ”

When everyone saw the fresh blood stains on the bayonet, they immediately understood. They searched the courtyard and quickly turned their attention to the firewood, and several soldiers stepped forward to pick up the firewood with all their hands and feet, and went all the way to the deepest point, and finally found an officer who was already unconscious.

One of the soldiers looked at his uniform and said angrily, "It's our brother, but it's a pity that he came a step too late!" ”

Another fighter reached out and tried his breath and said in surprise: "There is still gas!" ”

The health worker quickly rushed over, raised the lantern to take a closer look, and exclaimed: "Company commander, I know this person, he is the commander of the first battalion of the 33rd Brigade!" ”

The company commander was taken aback and hurriedly said, "Rescue immediately, and the others will take a look nearby to see if there are any other brothers!" ”

After searching for a while, there was no one, and only the remains of two martyrs were found a little farther away. The company commander sighed and said, "They must have hidden the wounded Battalion Commander Kang here, and then fled in the opposite direction, and as a result, they were killed by the Japanese army......"

The soldiers nodded sullenly and looked at the company commander one by one, their eyes flashing with anger, and their intention to take revenge was quite clear. (To be continued......)

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