"Kill, give!"

"It's so ancient, it's so ancient!"

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"Withdraw, withdraw!"

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Da Da Da ...... Da Da Da ...... Boom! Only listen to the sound of guns and cannons, and the sound of killing shakes the wilderness. This is the Western Front, and the Japanese troops stationed in the 2nd Wing of the Cantonment Corps are frantically pursuing the headquarters of the 53rd Army and its 130th Division. They have a 150-mm heavy howitzer in hand, which can be described as a god blocking and killing God, and Buddha blocking and killing Buddha, so they are unscrupulous, and the pursuit process is very fierce, and they simply regard the resistance of the 53rd Army as nothing.

It is no wonder that the Japanese army is a little arrogant, the 53rd Army has only 12 field guns and 8 mountain guns on the Western Front, although it has a small strength, but it is a world of difference compared with the luxury lineup of the Japanese army. In the face of the frenzied attack of the Japanese army, Commander Zhou Fucheng had to lead the troops to retreat while fighting, and retreated more than ten miles at once. However, the Japanese army pursued it relentlessly, and there was a great momentum of entering the base area in one fell swoop.

Okazaki Kiyozaburo Osa had forgotten the embarrassment of Yang Liuqing Town, and proudly chanted: "Whether it is Shakya, or Confucius, or Christ or Allah, as long as they stand in the way of Japan's advance, they will be destroyed by the empire!" ”

The chief of staff hurriedly patted his ass and said, "Yo Xi! His Excellency the Wing Captain is worthy of being a top student of Lu University, not only a master of tactics, but also an excellent writer. ”

Although Okazaki Osa knew in his heart that he was talking nonsense, he still laughed happily.

"Report! Your Excellency, Wing Commander, the division headquarters is in an emergency! A signal soldier hurried from behind.

Okazaki took the telegram and read a few lines, and his face changed suddenly.

The chief of staff hurriedly asked, "Your Excellency, what happened?" ”

A panicked look appeared on Okazaki's face. Anxiously replied: "The Third Wing has suffered defeat on the Southern Front, what a bastard!" One brigade was surrounded in Jinghai County, and another brigade rushed to reinforcements but lost contact, which is simply a shame for our 27th Division! ”

"Nani?" The chief of staff was surprised and said: "The Chinese army dares to attack one of our wings!" He didn't want to think about it, if the reinforcements hadn't arrived in time to the east of Yangliuqing Town, he was afraid that their fate would be worse than that of the Third Wing.

Da Da Da ...... The 2nd Garrison Wing soon paid the price for its arrogance. Due to the deep nature of the pursuit, the pace of the march was too fast, and the rear and flanks were unstable.

Although the 53rd Army was defeated and retreated, the divisions did not withdraw directly to the base area, but retreated at a 90-degree angle to the direction of the Japanese army. These units are battalion and company units. Scattered around the Japanese army, they constantly attacked and harassed. It posed a great threat to the Japanese army, especially its artillery.

The Okazaki Brigade quickly realized the danger involved, and if the whole army was scattered, it could be broken by each one; If the hedgehogs are gathered, they will become blind and deaf, and not only will they lose the military initiative. Enemy forces can also be deployed calmly. And even launch a fatal blow.

"Your Excellency, Wing Commander. The great cunning of the Chinese people, and the strength of one of our wings is too small to penetrate into the unsecured areas. The chief of staff hesitated. Finally recommended to withdraw the troops.

Without waiting for Okazaki to think about it, the division commander Honma Masaharu soon sent an order to retreat. According to Japanese reconnaissance, the 116th Division had disappeared from the battlefield on the southern front and its whereabouts were unknown. In this way, the detour of the second wing is not only meaningless, but also may fall into a heavy encirclement, it is better to join forces with the remnants of the third wing and resume the transportation of the Jinpu line. As soon as he thought of the huge damage to the Jinpu line, Honma Masaharu's head was as big as a fight, and he was so angry that he picked up the command knife and slashed it indiscriminately.

"What? The little devil withdrew! I'll fuck his grandma! Zhang Yuting, the head of the 390 regiment, led his troops to rush back halfway before he heard this "bad news" and scolded angrily.

I have to say that the luck of the 390th Regiment in this counterattack operation on the Jinpu Line is too bad. besieging the second wing of the enemy's garrison, the 390th Regiment was forced to break the siege and retreat as soon as it made contact with the enemy because of the imminent arrival of enemy reinforcements; was ordered to reinforce the 116th Division, and I wanted to grab the first credit, but I didn't expect that the people would finish the work first; This time, let's go back to the reinforcement headquarters, only halfway through, and the enemy has withdrawn!

The chief of staff hurriedly persuaded: "Tuanza, the Japanese army has chased so far, it's not like they can withdraw if they want to!" Let's take a shortcut and chase it immediately, maybe we will even stew a pot of back pot meat! ”

Head Zhang's eyes lit up and he said excitedly: "That's right! Then he shouted at the soldiers: "Brothers, are you still able to run?" ”

The fighters of the 390 regiment ran back and forth a few times and were indeed exhausted. And repeated air punches are also a big blow to morale. Hearing where the regiment commander was yelling, they all replied weakly: "Run!" ”

Head Zhang's face suddenly fell, and he reprimanded sternly: "Look at your urine one by one, I'm still fucking holding on to my forty people!" The little devil is about to slip away from under our noses, you say, let's chase or not! ”

With the efforts of Regiment Commander Zhang, the morale was finally stimulated, and the soldiers raised their arms and shouted: "Chase!" the little devils! ”

The 390th Regiment returned to the pursuit of the enemy. This time, they finally rejected Tai Tai, and they took all the bad luck, and they bit out a large brigade of the Japanese army at once. In a panic, Gangqi ordered to break his tail to survive, and after throwing a squadron to break off, the rest of the troops quickly retreated eastward, and finally escaped with the assistance of a wing of the 21st Division stationed in Beiping.

Although the scale of the battle was small, it had a great impact on the morale of both sides. Since the First Sino-Japanese War at the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Japanese army has repeatedly won battles against the Chinese army, creating a myth of invincibility, and at the same time bringing a dark cloud to the Chinese army. This kind of pressure is just like the national football team in later generations, with Iraqophobia, Japanphobia, Koreanphobia, and Koreanophobia, losing one defeat after another, and finally sinking into it.

The 53rd Army was no exception, to say that who did not hate Japan among the Northeast people at that time, and who did not want to fight Japan? It's just that after repeated defeats and repeated compromises by the government, hatred is inevitably mixed with a little fear. On the contrary, the Japanese army had a great psychological advantage in the face of the Chinese army, and a small squad dared to attack a battalion of the Nationalist Army, and a large brigade dared to chase a division of the Nationalist Army, and rampage through the base area of the Eighth Route Army.

But after this battle, the confidence of the officers and men of the 53rd Army was finally restored. In the face of the hasty evacuation of the Japanese army, the soldiers of a company and a platoon dared to pounce on it and tear off a piece of devil meat, and a squad or even a few soldiers dared to fight independently. The various departments fought bravely, and one chased to Yangliuqing Town before triumphing.

Looking at the heroes of the soldiers one by one, Chief of Staff Zhang Wenqing said happily: "Congratulations to the military seat, our 53rd Army is finally beaten out!" ”

Commander Zhou Fucheng always has a tense face on weekdays, not smiling, and people give him the nickname "Old Bark", which means that his temper is stubborn and hard, but today after seeing the heroic performance of his subordinates, he has become a smiling Buddha. He nodded happily. praised repeatedly: "The morale is commendable, the military spirit is available, and there is hope for recovery!" ”

He also instructed: "Write this situation when you report the military situation to the general assembly, so that the general seat will be happy and happy." ”

Chief of Staff Zhang nodded and said, "Hmm." In the end, the head seat was born in the Northeast Army. It's not bad for us. When we were allotted weapons and replenished troops, we were not treated as outsiders. However, our battle is also worthy of the general seat, and worthy of the fathers and villagers in Jizhong. ”

Deputy Army Commander Zhao Xiqing also said happily: "Yes." This is a turnaround! A division pressed a wing of the Japanese army, and it would not have been possible to think of it before. ”

Chief of Staff Zhang snorted, slightly angry, and said: "In the past, our Northeast Army was not bad, but the snake was not good without a head, the arrow was not fired, and the crossbow broke the arrow shaft. Throw the great rivers and mountains and 30 million fathers and elders to the enemy in vain! ”

Seeing that the two of them were getting farther and farther away, Commander Zhou coughed and said, "Don't mention the past." Chief of Staff, you should contact the General Assembly immediately and ask for instructions on the next step. ”

Lixian, General Headquarters of the 41st Group Army. Zheng Weiguo, Political Commissar Cheng, Chief of Staff Zhou, Deputy Chief of Staff Li and others looked at the good news sent from the front line with joy, and said with a smile: "This battle can be described as overjoyed!" ”

Political Commissar Cheng also closed his mouth happily and said happily: "Yes, commander, the 53rd Army fought really well!" After this battle, the morale of our army was stabilized, the people's hearts were solidified, the second and fourth divisions were connected, and the captures were quite abundant. Such a victory is enough to fight back against those slanderous words and wash away the stigma of sitting back and watching success or failure. Presumably, even the chairman of the committee has nothing to say, hahaha!"

Chief of Staff Zhou nodded again and again and said approvingly: "What is even more rare is that the 53rd Army has finally been reborn in this battle and has shown military prestige, and it will be impossible for the Japanese army to chase after one of our divisions with a brigade in the future." ”

Deputy Chief of Staff Li said with a smile: "Don't talk about a brigade, even if it is a wing, one of our divisions will be sure to win!" ”

Political Commissar Cheng nodded and said, "Yes, if this momentum continues, maybe in two years, a full-front counteroffensive will be launched!" Everyone laughed happily, and the room was filled with joy.

Zheng Weiguo waved his hand and said, "Hey, don't be too optimistic. Victory is one thing, there are many lessons, and difficulties remain. On the whole, the dilemma of the strong and the weak has not been shaken off. Then he asked: "What do you think about the next development of the war?" ”

Chief of Staff Zhou pondered for a moment and said: "General, the enemy army is bound to win the Jinpu line, and will definitely mobilize key points to compete with me, and I suggest that a small number of elite troops cooperate with local troops to attack and destroy it, so that it cannot be repaired smoothly." As long as it cannot be restored for a day, it will be a heavy blow to the enemy army, and it can also indirectly support the front line in Central China. ”

Zheng Weiguo snorted and asked again, "What are the opinions of several of you?" Seeing that Political Commissar Cheng and the others all expressed their support for Chief of Staff Zhou's views, he nodded and said, "Well, since everyone has the same opinion, we will transfer a section from the sniper brigade to cooperate with the local troops of the second and fourth divisions to attack the enemy on the Zhajinpu Road." ”

Chief of Staff Zhou said: "General seat, it just so happens that the newly formed cadet team of the sniper brigade is about to graduate, so I suggest that they be sent to the Jinpu line for internship." ”

Zheng Weiguo thought for a while and said, "I remember that there are more than 300 people in this cadet team, right?" ”

Chief of Staff Zhou nodded and said, "Yes, General Seat." Most of them are sharpshooters from the south of the railway, and their marksmanship is already good, but they have not received formal sniper training. During this time, I saw that they practiced quite well, but they lacked actual combat experience, so they happened to be put in the second and fourth divisions to hone their skills. ”

Railway South, this is a name that is now forgotten, but it was famous during the Anti-Japanese War. It refers to several counties such as Leting, Luanxian, and Luannan in the south of Tangshan City. This area is surrounded by the Beining Line (Beiping to Jinzhou) and the coastline into a dumpling-shaped area, so it was commonly known as the South Railway Road by the common people before the liberation.

This place has two major specialties, one is Chinese cabbage. Nowadays, Chinese cabbage is almost the cheapest dish. It's not a big deal, but the value of Chinese cabbage during the Republic of China was extremely high. Because being able to cellar is the only green fresh vegetable that can be eaten in the north in winter. If it is shipped to the south, it is even more amazing, at that time the south did not produce this, Mr. Lu Xun once mentioned in the novel that "when it is transported to Zhejiang, it will be tied to the vegetable root with a red head rope and hung upside down in the head of the fruit store, which is respected as a rubber cabbage."

At that time, this large white tea was abundant in the south of the railway, which was not only of good quality, but also because of the suitable climate, it could be stored in the cellar alone until the beginning of spring of the following year. Coupled with the convenient transportation, Chinese cabbage can be sold farther through the railway, making this area generally rich in the Republic of China. At the same time, it is also the throat position that connects the inside and outside of the gate. Crucial. Major events such as the Luanzhou Uprising and Guo Songling's rebellion against Feng all took place here. Banditry was rampant due to the continuous military disasters, so almost every family in the relatively wealthy "South Railway Road" people kept guns.

During the Great Rebellion in Eastern Hebei, the common people of "Railway South" enthusiastically participated in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression to fight devils, and they all participated in the anti-Japanese team with guns from their own homes, and many people brought good guns such as "Ying Qiqi" and "Ma Sihuan" that even the regular army of the Eighth Route Army did not have. And a lot of people before joining the army. He used the gun at home to practice a good marksmanship that was more accurate than that of the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army. As a result, there is another major "specialty" of the South Railway - the sharpshooter.

How accurate is the marksmanship? It is common to get bullets through the shooting holes of the turrets! Therefore, when the puppet army in eastern Hebei heard that the eight roads that were going to cross the blockade line were Letingyin (that is, the accent of the hometown dialect that Zhang Hanyu and Zhou Xun had spoken to the code in the movie "The Wind"). Frightened, he quickly retracted into the turret, not even daring to look out of the shooting hole.

Some time ago, during the great rebellion in eastern Hebei, the 63rd Army was ordered to go north for reinforcements. There are a lot of such "Railway South" recruited in the team

Sharpshooter. In particular, most of the newly formed 92nd Division came from the south by railway. Don't look at the eggs of all new recruits, and they almost dragged the 63rd Army in eastern Hebei and couldn't come back, but this marksmanship is really not covered, and many veterans were suppressed just by a comparison on the shooting range.

After Zheng Weiguo learned about it, he felt that it was a pity to consume such soldiers as ordinary soldiers, so he ordered the whole army to select soldiers with good marksmanship to study in the sniper brigade and train intensively. This 300-member cadet team is only the first batch, and it will be normalized and large-scale in the future. If each company can reach the level of the "Fourth Company of Sharpshooters" of the People's Liberation Army, I am afraid that Zheng Huzi will be able to laugh out loud in his dreams.

"That's good! This cadet team was sent, but the old should lead the new when fighting, and there was a sniper team of four people, with the veteran as the team leader. Zheng Weiguo immediately made a decision.

Political Commissar Cheng hurriedly said: "Aren't we going to do it on the Pinghan Line next?" Is it half to the direction of Baoding? ”

Zheng Weiguo explained: "Baoding is a key battle to run in the 97th Army, so two squadrons will be transferred from the old unit of the sniper brigade. ”

Chief of Staff Zhou said with a smile: "General seat, it seems that our sniper brigade still needs to be expanded, and now the total number of recruits and veterans is less than five hundred, which is really not enough." In my opinion, we must train at least 2,000 people, and improve our marksmanship and tactics, so that all of these 500 people can accurately hit targets 400 meters away. ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled bitterly: "Let's talk about it when the bullet reload can be standardized, how dare you open up the practice now?" ”

Sniper tactics are really not expensive, but every sharpshooter is piled up with bullets. Moreover, sharpshooters are not equal to snipers, and if you want to train sharpshooters to become professional snipers, you have to spend a lot of manpower, material and financial resources. Even if it's just entry-level, it's a lot of money. Moreover, there are many areas that need to be developed in the base areas, and it is impossible to concentrate all energy on sniper units.

Chief of Staff Zhou comforted: "There is no need to worry, the good troops are all trained, and Wuhan can help us for a while, as long as we can drag the devil until this winter, it is enough for us to prepare for the counter-sweep." ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded and said, "Well, you wait and write a report on the battle situation on the Jinpu Line and send it to the Military Commission." We have fulfilled some of our commitments, and Wuhan should also say something! ”

Chief of Staff Zhou smiled: "Okay, I'll draft it right away!" ”

The good news soon reached Wuhan, when the war situation in Central China was erosive, and the peripheral positions such as Tianjiazhen, De'an, and Huangchuan were in a hurry, some positions were lost, and the rest were also difficult to hold onto. In this time of crisis, a victory is precious. Although the scale of the northern section of the Jinpu Line this time is not large, and the results are not many, it is enough to comfort the military and civilians in Central China. Bai Chongxi, deputy chief of the general staff, was very happy after receiving the telegram, and hurriedly took the telegram to personally meet the chairman of Chang Kai's bidding committee.

At this time, the chairman of the committee was also anxious and hesitant to the extreme. Although he has occupied the central government for many years, there is not much territory that he can really control, and East China, which is the core area, has been lost, and now Central China is almost unable to keep it, so he is naturally panicked. Hearing the good news in his hesitation was like a shot in the arm, his face was filled with excitement, and he said excitedly: "Jiansheng, has this battle report been confirmed?" ”

Bai Chongxi nodded and smiled: "Yes, commission!" The 41st Group Army performed very well this time, not only annihilating one brigade of the Japanese army, plus three squadrons, but also completely cutting off the northern section of the Jinpu line! ”

Nikolai, the eldest son of the chairman, was also present at the time, and interjected: "Chief Bai, one brigade plus three squadrons, isn't there two brigades?" After Nikolai returned from the Soviet Union, his position has been a little awkward, and after several considerations, the chairman of the committee decided to send him to Gannan to learn political experience. This time I went to Wuhan to bid farewell to the chairman.

Chang Kaishen waved his hand and said: "Jingguo, you don't know the Japanese military system, a brigade has three to four squadrons, and several squadrons add up to not equal one brigade. ”

Deputy Chief Bai agreed: "What the committee said is extremely true, in the end, it is a top student of the non-commissioned officer school!" He also explained: "The eldest prince doesn't know that there are more than 1,000 people in a brigade of the Japanese army, and in addition to a few infantry squadrons, there are also a large number of auxiliary troops. ”

Nikolai showed a look of sudden realization and asked, "Oh! Even so, it annihilated a lot of Japanese troops, and could such a blow force the Japanese army to withdraw from Central China? ”

The chairman of the committee also looked at him expectantly and asked, "Jiansheng, is there any sign of the Japanese army on the front line reinforcing North China?" ”

As far as the Wuhan war situation is concerned, North China's response actually does not play a big role. In order to really contain the Japanese army, it is necessary to take action in the third and fifth theaters and directly threaten the flank and rear of the Japanese army, so that it is possible to succeed. It's not that Chang Kaishen doesn't understand this truth, but he just burns his eyebrows, and casually pulls a wild vine as a life-saving straw.

Deputy Chief Bai shook his head helplessly, and said distressedly: "Not yet!" I suggest that the Third Theater find a way to launch an attack from southern Anhui and southern Jiangsu to strike at the logistics supply of the Japanese army! The Jicha war zone has all done it, but the three war zones have no reasonable results, which is really not true! ”

The chairman nodded awkwardly, because the commander of the theater of operations in the three theaters was his favorite general Gu Zhutong. It is unjustifiable to support others to fight in front, but their own people do not move. (To be continued......)