On a hill, sandbags enclosed a rough but sturdy fortification. The Type 92 heavy machine gun hid inside like a viper, only a small section of the barrel sticking out, and the roasted blue shone with an icy glow. A blue flag was planted at the very top of the fortifications and waved in the wind. The banner was embroidered with a strange-looking eagle, looking down on the earth with indifferent eyes.

At the foot of the mountain, a scout carefully put away his binoculars, stepped back lightly, and reported: "Company commander, the enemy is not moving, and there is no ambush at the foot of the mountain. ”

The company commander was overjoyed and said, "Okay, brothers, the time has come to avenge the 33rd Division!" Each platoon immediately moved forward, moving small and trying not to alarm the enemy. ”

Under the leadership of the company commander, more than 100 fighters quickly rushed to the top of the mountain. After more than three months of training, the soldiers' military literacy has improved significantly, and they were not discovered by the defenders until they were spotted by the defenders before they advanced to the shooting blind spot at the foot of the mountain.

Da Da Da ...... The defenders began to shoot, the crossfire formed by light and heavy machine guns was very ferocious, and the grenadiers landed very accurately, falling in the middle of the crowd from time to time. But the attacking forces showed themselves to be very flexible, and although the firepower was concentrated, the personnel were scattered. Therefore, this round of attacks did not cause them too many casualties, but allowed them to take the opportunity to shorten the attack distance and quickly break into the blind spot area of the heavy machine gun.

Seeing that the time had come, the company commander hurriedly shouted: "Brothers, the time has come to make meritorious contributions, rush with me!" "The fighters worked in squads and platoons and quickly completed the tactical development. They used the latest company and platoon tactics, with cover and assault. There is containment, there is outflanking, layer by layer advancement, and it is very orderly.

"Quick, rush up the hill and capture the blue eagle alive!" The company commander urged loudly from time to time, commanding the troops to make a brave assault.

The warriors quickly quickened their pace, howling and rushing towards the top of the mountain. With a distance of less than fifty meters, even the frightened expressions on the faces of the defenders could be seen. But at this moment, with a sharp trumpet sounded. A large force suddenly poured out from both flanks and flanks. The warriors were attacked on their backs. Soon fell into a back movement.

"Not good, there is an ambush!" A platoon commander shouted hurriedly.

The company commander blushed and shouted, "Damn, it's a shame to lose back." Fight with them! ”

The fighters also burst into flames. They shouted and pounced on the enemy. Then. Three gunshots rang out, and three red flares suddenly appeared in the sky. A group of cavalry flew as if they were coming, shouting as they ran: "The command has an order." Stop the drill! All departments immediately return to the team and wait for comments! ”

The company commander angrily glanced at the Blue Eagle Banner thirty meters away, threw his hat, and roared angrily: "Fuck it, close the team!" ”

In the distance, Zheng Weiguo, Principal Xiong, Vice President Wang (former commander of the 105th Division, Wang Tiehan, was appointed as vice president of the Military Academy and head of the Military Academy Teaching Corps) and others put away their binoculars and smiled helplessly: "Alas, it was the Blue Eagle troops who won again, I don't know whether Lu Dao should be happy for them or sad for other troops." ”

Principal Xiong comforted: "The Blue Eagle unit is already outstanding, and it is normal for ordinary companies to not be able to defeat it. Although the first company failed in attack, its tactics and ideas were not too problematic, but it would take a little time for the fighters to fully master this new tactic. ”

Vice President Wang also said: "After this period of exploration, the technical and tactical level of each company has been greatly improved. Like this time, if you can force 30 meters before the Blue Eagle position, it is a big improvement. If the two of us beat a squadron of the Japanese army in a row in actual combat, we might be able to take it. ”

It turned out that the battle just now was nothing more than a drill. The two sides in the battle were the first battalion and one company of the 341st Regiment of the 34th Division and the third squadron of the Blue Eagle Force. The strange banner over there just now is the symbol of the Blue Eagle Army, they belong to the Teaching Corps of the Jizhong Military Academy, and they are being organized as the Fifth Brigade of the Teaching Corps.

The unit grew out of the Blue Army, a branch of the former Special Service Company, but was brought to a standstill when members of the Japanese-speaking team such as Feng Kun were transferred elsewhere. Until some time ago, the Northeast Salvation Association and the Korean Volunteer Corps successively sent people to Jizhong to participate in the war, bringing a large number of soldiers who were proficient in Japanese to communicate.

To this end, Zheng Weiguo decided to form a blue army unit again, and the tactics, passwords, equipment, training and even living habits all fully simulated the Japanese army. In normal times, they can be allowed to conduct confrontation drills with various departments and use them as whetstones; In wartime, it is mainly disguised as a sneak attack, and the professional black hand is beaten with a stick. Speaking of which, let's introduce it again, the Northeast Salvation General Association and the Korean Volunteer Corps, which vigorously "sponsor" the unit. Because without their help, this force could not have been built.

The Northeast Salvation Association was established in Beiping in June 1937 and was an organization initiated by people from all walks of life in Northeast China to resist Japan and save the country. Representatives of the Northeast Association and the Northeast Anti-Japanese Association in various localities have sent representatives to participate, and they have great appeal among the exiles in Northeast China. Some people may ask how it took 37 years to make such a thing? In fact, before that, there was also a Northeast People's Anti-Japanese Salvation Association, but from 33 to 37 years, anti-Japanese resistance was an illegal act and was banned by the government in accordance with the law. It was not until the eve of the outbreak of the all-out War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression that it was re-established under the care of Zhou Gong.

Knowing that there was a shortage of Japanese talents in Jizhong, Zhou Gong immediately instructed the Northeast Salvation Association to summon a group of young people from the Northeast who were proficient in Japanese to go north to Jizhong. At the same time, he also personally looked for an officer for Zheng Huzi and highly recommended it, believing that his military literacy was very good. Zheng Weiguo looked at the information and saw that he graduated from the 21st infantry department of the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School, named Xie Ruchuan, whose name is Peiran, and he is from Liaoyuan, Jilin Province. Before going north to Jizhong, he was a staff officer in the 51st Army, and he didn't find anything outstanding, and his name was very ordinary, not the kind of military bull who would shine in later generations.

However, for the sake of Zhou Gong's personal recommendation, Zheng Weiguo still specially met with him. After an interview of more than an hour, Zheng Weiguo felt very satisfied, and secretly rejoiced in his heart, he had indeed found a treasure. So he immediately made a decision and appointed him as the commander of the Blue Eagle Force.

Subsequently, Li Du, the military minister of the Northeast Salvation Association, personally led more than 100 young people from Northeast China to the north, all of whom had studied in Japan. Seven of them graduated from the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School, but they were one boundary later than that Xie Ruchuan, all of whom were in the 22nd term.

The list is as follows: Honka Year. Heilongjiang Suihua people, 22nd step; Gu Pingdong, a native of Anton, Liaoning, 22nd Buke; Liu Zhongxing, a native of Fengtian Haicheng, 22nd Buke; Han Shuqing, a native of Zhaozhou, Heilongjiang, 22nd Cavalry Section; Lin Fu, a native of Zhendong, Liaoning, 22nd Field Artillery Section; Bai Maoquan. Fengtian Xinmin. 22nd Field Heavy Artillery Section; Zhang Guochun, Fushun, Liaoning, 22nd Engineer Section.

The students of the 22nd batch are also pitiful, especially this group of Northeast Chinese. Just two months after graduation, the 918 incident occurred. Most of them went into exile as soon as they returned from Japan. I finally got to Kannai. The Northeast Army was too busy to take care of itself. The Central Army couldn't trust them, so life was very miserable. Knowing that the famous General Zheng Weiguo was invited, he rushed here without saying a word.

Of the seven. Except for Lin Fu and Bai Maoquan, who were transferred to the artillery unit, the remaining five were all sent to the newly formed Blue Eagle Unit. Gu Songnian, Gu Pingdong, and Liu Zhongxing served as the leaders of the infantry squadron, Zhang Guochun served as the leader of the engineer squad, and Han Shuqing served as the captain of the cavalry squad. Soon after the formation of the unit, the Korean volunteers also sent people to Jizhong.

The Korean Volunteers were established in Wuhan in August 1938 as a Korean revolutionary armed force. Historically, the organization would not have been formed until October, but in this plane it was advanced by two months. When Zheng Weiguo heard about it, he immediately sent an invitation to the organization, and quickly gained their trust and support by virtue of his prestige in North China.

The North Korean Volunteer Brigade sent more than 100 people, most of whom were young and middle-aged men, and more than a dozen Korean women, headed by captain Park Hyo-san, deputy detachment leader Lee Yi-sung, and instructor Kim Hak-moo. What made Zheng Huzi particularly happy was that their military literacy was very good, some graduated from well-known military academies in China, and some had fought against the Japanese army in Korea and Northeast China, and they had very rich combat experience.

Take captain Park Hyo-sam as an example, Huangpu graduated from the fourth phase and participated in the Nanchang Uprising; Li Yixing, the deputy detachment leader, studied at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangdong Province and later graduated from the 10th Central Army Military Academy. Both men later returned to North Korea and became high-ranking officials. The fighters below are about the same, they are simply a company of junior officers.

Zheng Weiguo was not willing to send all of them to the Blue Eagle Army, and divided half of them to other units, or to serve as an instructor in a military academy. Then Park Hyo-sam was appointed as the deputy commander of the Blue Eagle Force, Lee Yi-sung was appointed as the chief of staff, and the rest of the squads were the deputy commanders of the squads like Sun Yifeng, Wang Hyun-chun, Park Cheol-dong, and Kim Chang-hwa.

The reason why Chinese are appointed to the main posts and Koreans to the deputy posts is not because of their lack of ability or ethnic discrimination, but because Chinese officers studied military affairs in Japan, and Korean officers studied military affairs in China. If you want to disguise yourself as a Japanese soldier, of course, you have to follow the routine of the Japanese army.

Well, after the briefing of the Blue Eagle troops, return to the exercise ground. The command is commenting on the battle just now, and has emphatically pointed out the problems that have arisen in the company's pre-battle reconnaissance, troop deployment, and fire cover. The soldiers of the first company were ashamed and annoyed, and their eyes seemed to be about to burst into flames.

Zheng Weiguo knocked on the table and shouted, "Why are you staring at each other so widely?" Ah, not convinced? If you don't accept it, don't lose! After practicing for so long, I haven't seen any growth in my skills, and my temper has grown a lot! ”

Li Zixing, the commander of the first company, stood up with a pout, twisted his neck and said: "General seat, I just don't accept it, I ask for a heavy ratio." ”

The soldiers also raised their arms and shouted, "Yes, let's compare again!" ”

Zheng Weiguo sneered: "How do you want to compare? You've all been killed on the battlefield, so why don't you let Lord Yama let you come back? He slapped his face and shouted, "Sit it down for me!" What kind of system. I tell you, don't be unconvinced, if you lose, you lose, and any reason is an excuse! The last sentence was loud and loud, and it came out through the loudspeaker, causing the soldiers to shake their heads back.

Just as he was reprimanding, Chief of Staff Zhou and Minister Li Du hurried over. It is said that Minister Li was also a fierce general of the Northeast Army back then, and he was very brave and good at fighting. It's just that he is 58 years old now, and Zheng Weiguo can't bear to let him go to the front line to rush and kill, so he appointed him as the deputy chief of staff of the General Assembly and beat the side drum for Chief of Staff Zhou.

"Think about it, where to lose! Think about it, write a report, and let the whole army learn! Zheng Weiguo saw that Chief of Staff Zhou and them were coming, and knew that there must be urgent military affairs, so he hurriedly suspended the reprimand.

"Headquarters!" Chief of Staff Zhou greeted him and said in a low voice: "The Japanese army has increased its troops in Central China again, four divisions!" The Japanese army in North China also seems to be moving south, and the chairman of the committee told us to be sure to hold back the enemy forces in North China, otherwise Central China will not be able to resist it no matter what. ”

Zheng Weiguo sighed secretly and said, "Alas, the little devil is really good at picking the time!" Let's go back to the headquarters first. He said hello to Principal Xiong and left in a hurry.

Back at the headquarters, the group went straight to the war room. Chief of Staff Zhou opened a one-50,000th military map of Central China, and compared it and said: "Here, north of Xinyang, and here, east of Tianjia Town, and then the Nanxun Line and Dexing Line in the south of the Yangtze River, new division numbers have appeared. In addition, the military command also obtained information that the Japanese army intended to transfer the 27th Division stationed in Tianjin and the 2nd Field Heavy Artillery Brigade in Jinan to North China. The Military Commission demanded that we carry out another counteroffensive in North China similar to the Great Rebellion in Eastern Hebei, and that not a single soldier should be allowed to move south. ”

Zheng Weiguo frowned, and said anxiously: "It's okay for the 27th Division to say, we just need to feint and attack Tianjin." But the 2nd Field Heavy Artillery Brigade is far away in Shandong, and there is the 114th Division to escort it, what can we do to contain it? ”

Seeing that Chief of Staff Zhou and Deputy Chief of Staff Li were helpless, he asked again: "Recently, what is the battle situation around Wuhan?" ”

Chief of Staff Zhou explained to the map: "On the whole, it is quite stable, and the national army on the northern front has resisted in Fujinshan, Shangcheng, Huangchuan, Shawo, Luoshan and other places east and north of Xinyang, causing great casualties to the enemy's 10th Division, 13th Division, and 16th Division, especially the 13th Division of the Ogizhou Division, which is said to have replenished troops five times in a row, with more than half of the total casualties. ”

"The Nationalist Army on the Eastern Front also held the Japanese army to the east of the Tianjiazhen fortress, and the enemy 3rd and 6th Divisions responsible for the attack suffered heavy casualties. Not to mention the southern front, after the destruction of the enemy's 106th Division and the Botian detachment, the enemy's army had already shrunk to the periphery of Jiujiang on all fronts. Our army recovered most of the Nanxun line and the Dexing line. ”

"But at the same time, the casualties of our troops were also very heavy. Like the more than 10,000 troops of the 36th Division, which fought side by side with us some time ago, there were less than 900 people left in a battle of Fujin Mountain, with more than 10,000 casualties! The 2nd Army, the 4th Army, the 66th Army, the 71st Army, and the 74th Army were all well-equipped and more combat-effective units, and more than half of them were killed or wounded. It's barely enough to hold on to the fortifications, and it is absolutely impossible to counterattack. ”

Originally, after the victory of De'an, the situation in central China improved. The Japanese army south of the Yangtze River suffered heavy losses and had to switch from offensive to defensive. In the battles of Fujin Mountain on the Northern Front and Tianjiazhen on the Eastern Front, the Nationalist Army, which had received a large number of artillery reinforcements, also inflicted great casualties on the Japanese army. However, the Japanese army has a perfect reserve system, and the overall strength has not decreased much, while the national army can only pull strong men, and it has long been exhausted. It can be said that the seemingly stable battlefield in Central China is actually like a dangerous egg. Once the Japanese army's fresh forces enter the battlefield, the weak defense line of the Nationalist army is likely to collapse, just like Songhu, Nanjing, and Taiyuan.

Zheng Weiguo thought for a moment and said, "That's it, call everyone here, let's make a good sum together and see if there is any way to stop the reinforcements of the Japanese army!" (To be continued......)