"General, look!" The reinforcements of the Dong Department of Kawamura from Guantai Village were hurrying along the avenue, and a Japanese staff officer suddenly pointed ahead with a frightened face and said.

Kawamura Dong looked up and saw that thick black smoke suddenly rose from the junction of heaven and earth in front of him, and he could even vaguely see the light of a fire rising into the sky. Although it looks like there is still a long way to go, the fire is staggeringly large!

Other Japanese officers and soldiers also discovered this anomaly, and there was an uproar in the ranks. Many people were speculating about whether there was a connection between the fire and Okamoto's brigade, and for a while it was noisy and chaotic.

Kawamura Dong roared angrily: "You bastards who only know how to make noise, don't you remember the discipline of the soldiers? Contact Oka Headquarters now! The soldiers were startled and hurriedly kept their mouths shut, for fear of being angered by the brigade commander.

Within the Japanese army, the hierarchy was very strict, and it was common for superiors to bully subordinates and veterans to bully recruits.

It didn't take long for the officer in charge of communications to run over sweating profusely and said with a worried face: "Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, I can't contact Okamoto Shaosa, but Matsukawa Shaozo has sent another urgent telegram asking for help!" ”

When Kawamura Dong heard this, he was furious and said, "Baga! If you can't get in touch, don't you get in touch? Let's send the report again! ”

The communications officer was frightened, and hurriedly bowed his head and said, "Hai! Then he hurried back, fearing that if he took a step too late, he would be split in half by the angry brigade commander.

After Kawamura Dong vented for a while, the Japanese staff officer said cautiously: "Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, this fire in front is very strange. It is very likely that Okamoto-kun has become a god. I recommend ......"

"Yaga!" Kawamura Dong suddenly and rudely interrupted the conversation, grabbed the staff officer by the collar and carried him over, then put his face up and said viciously: "You bastard, do you want Okamoto-kun to die sooner?" ”

I don't know if it was because the distance was too close, or because Kawamura Dong ate too much garlic, the staff officer felt the rancid smell in the brigade commander's mouth and poured it into his nose, and he almost fainted.

The staff officer felt that he was about to lose his breath, and his face turned pale, but he still insisted: "Please calm down, Your Excellency Brigade Commander!" If the enemy is sure to eat the Okamoto brigade. We can't save them with our current strength! ”

Kawamura slowly let go of his hand. Weakly sat down on the ground.

The staff officer said: "Your Excellency General, it is no longer a question of saving Okamoto at the moment, if Okamoto's army is annihilated by the Shina army, then they may have to deal with us......

Rumble! The voice did not fall. Suddenly, there was a violent explosion ahead. Immediately afterward, the gunfire erupted. It's very intense. The Japanese officers and men were startled and hurriedly scattered in small groups and detachments. In a very short period of time, they have completed the transformation from marching formations to battle formations, fully demonstrating their good military qualities.

Staff officers and several guards nervously protected Kawamura Dong. I'm afraid something will happen to him. Kawamura Dong looked angry, he struggled to get up from the ground, pointed ahead and shouted, "Give a few presses!" ”

The Japanese army quickly launched a counterattack under the leadership of officers at all levels, but the sound of the exchange of fire in front came and went quickly, and by the time the Japanese reinforcements from two routes were outflanked, the originally dense guns had come to an abrupt end.

Regardless of the persuasion of everyone, Dong Kawamura personally rushed to the front line. The squadron commander in charge of directing the battle hurriedly greeted him, saluted and said, "Your Excellency, the enemy has retreated under the blows of our army!" ”

The staff officer hurriedly asked, "Lieutenant, how did the battle start just now?" Please tell us more about the battle! ”

The squadron leader said, "Hello! Then he went through the battle in detail.

According to him, a search party had just advanced to the area when it was violently attacked by a group of unidentified forces. Because the battle broke out so suddenly, six of the twelve soldiers of the entire detachment were killed on the spot, and the rest were wounded. When the follow-up troops came to reinforce them, they only saw dead bodies on the ground, and the enemy troops had fled without a trace.

The staff officer thought for a moment and said to Kawamura Dong: "Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, this must be the outpost of the Zhina Army!" It may be that they were ordered to stop us, but it is also possible that they have come to seduce us. ”

Kawamura Dong raised his head a little arrogantly, and suddenly his face was fierce, and he said to the squadron leader: "Suoga! Find them, attack them, destroy them! ”

The squadron leader hurriedly leaned on his legs, bowed his head and saluted, "Haiyi! Then he turned to his subordinates and said, "Warriors of the Empire, for the sake of the Holy War, give a few of them!" The soldiers immediately howled and rushed forward. This unit has not suffered a major blow since its formation, so the morale is not bad.

After a while, there was a fierce exchange of fire ahead, and the dense sound of gunfire indicated that the battle was very fierce. The rest of the Japanese army who followed up rushed to reinforce them, but by the time they arrived, the battle was over again.

The squadron leader helplessly pointed to the corpse on the ground and said, "The Chinese army attacked and fled quickly before reinforcements arrived. The enemy situation in front was complicated, and without the order of His Excellency the brigade commander, we did not dare to continue the pursuit! ”

The staff officer observed for a while and said, "Your Excellency the brigade, it seems that the Chinese army is blocking the attack one after another, covering the retreat alternately, making it difficult for our army to catch them. ”

Dong Kawamura had completely calmed down at this time, nodded, and said, "Yo Xi!" Aoda-kun, what do you think is the intention of this gang? ”

Aota said, "If my prediction is correct, it should be to slow down the march of our army so that the other troops of Shina can annihilate the Okamoto Division." ”

Another officer said in surprise: "So Okamoto-kun are still insisting?" ”

Qingtian said: "Yes, I have thought about it carefully, if Okamoto-kun's department has been annihilated, there is no need for the Shina army to slow down the actions of our army, let alone set fire to intimidate our army!" ”

Kawamura Dong snorted and said, "Yo Xi, what you said makes a lot of sense. Qingtian-kun, in the current situation, what can you do? ”

Qingtian said: "Your Excellency, the Chinese army is divided into several divisions to cover the retreat in turn, and our army can also send several divisions to pursue in turn!" ”

Kawamura Dong said approvingly: "Very good, Aota-kun." It's up to you to command this battle. ”

Qingtian was overjoyed, hurriedly thanked the village Dong, and then personally ran to the front line to command the battle. Although the Japanese army staff officers had great powers, they were not full-time officers after all, and if he had the experience of commanding troops a few more times, it would undoubtedly be of great benefit to his future promotion.

Just when Hecun Dong commanded the troops to attack westward, Duan Shuanghu also led the 33rd Brigade to the outskirts of Guantai Village. With the cooperation of cavalry, scouts and snipers, the mobile posts and scouts on the periphery of the Japanese army were swept away, so their whereabouts have not been revealed for the time being.

A scout pointed to the small village in front of him and said, "Look, you see, the village in front is called Houxinzhuang. In front of the post-Xinzhuang is the former Xinzhuang. In front of the former Xinzhuang are Zhangcao Village and Nancao Village......"

Deputy Brigade Commander Huang was a little anxious when he heard this, and interrupted him and said, "Hey, you've been talking for a long time, where is this Guantai Village where it fell?" ”

The scout hurriedly said, "Report to the sub-seat." Guantai Village is just southwest of Zhangcao Village and Nancao Village. Further from Guantai Village is the Yellow River. ”

Duan Shuanghu snorted. He asked again: "The villages you just mentioned are garrisoned by Japanese troops?" ”

The scout said: "Only the mobile posts and guard posts of the Japanese army are active in the former and later Xinzhuang. Zhangcao Village, Nancao Village. There is also Xueguozhuang Village in the northwest of Guantai Village, which is garrisoned by Japanese troops! ”

Zhao Yunxiang thought for a moment and said, "Deputy seat, the Japanese army is stationed in four small villages. There were no heavy weapons, and I saw that four infantry battalions were assigned to attack a village each, and try to take it in one fell swoop. The rest of the troops can be kept in reserve to prevent the reinforcements from suddenly coming back! ”

Deputy Brigade Commander Huang's plan was even more radical, and he suggested that all the troops should be sent to Lu, and all efforts should be made to take Guantai Village, and then return to the division to cover the reinforcements led by Dong of Jiahe Village.

Duan Shuanghu was a little moved, but after thinking about it, he still didn't dare to take the risk, in addition to worrying that the Kawamura Dong Department would suddenly come back to help, he was also afraid that the Japanese army in Taiwan would have any other tricks. In the end, he decided to turn around and send five infantry battalions to attack, and the extra battalion went straight to the crossing of the Yellow River.

Five battalions of troops were quickly dispatched out of the brigade, and the reconnaissance company directly under the brigade operating at the same time as them was deployed. The reconnaissance company of the 33rd Brigade, like Zhang Changgui's special service battalion, is a unit with a certain degree of special operations capability. Although it is still far from the real special forces, it is not a problem to steal a battalion and touch a sentry.

It was getting late, and the warriors were quietly approaching the village in front of them under the cover of night. A Japanese sentry seemed to notice something, shouted at his companion, picked up his rifle and walked over.

Suddenly, the figure in front of him flashed, and the sentry was startled, and raised his gun to shoot, but suddenly a sharp pain came from his neck, and the strength of his whole body quickly passed......

"Cleared the guard!" A muscular soldier gestured to the rear when it was safe to do so. It didn't take long for a large number of black-pressed troops to rush up. The former Xinzhuang and the latter Xinzhuang were taken one after another, and in the other direction, Haizhuang Village, north of Xue Guozhuang Village, was also taken down by the soldiers.

In this way, Xueguozhuang Village, Zhangcao Village, and Nancao Village were directly exposed to the offensive of our army, and the distance between Xueguo Village and Zhangcao Village was relatively far, so the troops could also directly attack Guantai Village, the core position of the Japanese army.

Brigadier Commander Zhao Yunxiang looked at the signal coming back from the front and said excitedly: "Great, now the four villages where the Japanese army is entrenched have been completely exposed to the front of our army. ”

Duan Shuanghu also said happily: "Well, Junzuo once said that the beginning of Hao Lu is half the success, let's make persistent efforts and strive to take down the other half!" ”

Zhao Yunxiang said: "Double Tiger, then when will we launch a general attack?" Do you want to wait until it's dark, or wait until it's dark? ”

The line of sight is better before dark, which is convenient for attacking; After dark, it is convenient to advance covertly. The two options have their own advantages and disadvantages, so Zhao Yunxiang asked Duan Shuanghu to decide.

Duan Shuanghu thought for a moment and said, "Don't wait for it to get dark, fight first, it's best if you can beat it, and if you can't beat it, you can find out the enemy's situation!" ”

After the battalions were ready for a general attack, the order to attack was finally given. However, the order was not for the battalions to attack at the same time, but for the first and second battalions to take the lead.

The first battalion interspersed between Xueguozhuang Village and Zhangcao Village and rushed straight to Guantai Village, while the second battalion made a big circle, preparing to cut between the ferry and Guantai Village, take the ferry, and block the back road of Guantai Village. The two battalions were far away, so let them move ahead of time in order to achieve the best possible effect.

Comparatively speaking, the march route of the first battalion was the most dangerous. Because Xue Guozhuang Village and Zhang Cao Village were guarded by Japanese troops. The distance between the two villages was only about a kilometer, and it was difficult for the troops to advance through the eyes of the sentries.

"Watch for secrecy!" The commander of the first battalion conveyed orders from time to time, for fear of accidentally alarming the Japanese army. The warriors were so nervous that they didn't even dare to come out of the atmosphere, and one by one, slowly moving forward.

In the far east, the 2nd Battalion also nervously advanced covertly. For the first battalion, their route was relatively safe, but the distance was much longer, so the whole battalion made every effort to feed.

Bang! A gunshot suddenly rang out from the side of the Yellow River, startling both the soldiers and the Japanese soldiers guarding the village.

The second battalion commander was shocked and angry. He scolded in a low voice, "Fuck it." Who was shooting just now? Who's shooting! ”

A squad leader climbed over and whispered, "Camp, be quiet!" It wasn't our people who hit it! As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and pointed to the river.

Everyone looked in his direction and immediately cried and laughed. I saw two Japanese soldiers shouting and picking up a wild duck from the river. Presumably that shot just now was a good thing they did. There were also many Japanese soldiers in Nancao Village who came out to check. I was also relieved to see that it was a wild duck. And the two soldiers went back rejoicing.

When they walked aside, they were less than twenty meters away from the nearest place to the second battalion. The second battalion was nervously sweating and his hairs stood on end. Seeing that the devil finally returned to the village, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

But at this moment, the signal flare of the general attack suddenly rose into the air. The second battalion commander was in a hurry. said: "Damn, why is the general attack ahead of schedule?" We haven't exercised yet! But now it's too late to say anything, so I can only rush in the direction of the ferry.

Why do you want to advance the time of the general attack? It turned out that the gunshot just now not only alarmed the Japanese troops on the side of the Second Battalion and Nancao Village, but even the Japanese troops in Zhangcao Village and Guantai Village were also alarmed. The first battalion was also unlucky, it was originally well hidden, but it was exposed because of this incident.

Seeing groups of Japanese troops pouring out from various villages, Duan Shuanghu had no choice but to give the order for a general attack in advance. After the signal flare, the horns of each company sounded, and 20 charging horns sounded at the same time, and the loud military horns suddenly resounded on both sides of the Yellow River. (Note: There were five battalions involved in the attack, each battalion had four companies, and each company had one charge, so there were twenty in total)

"Kill!" Under the leadership of the officers of each company and platoon, the soldiers let out a deafening shout of killing and rushed forward to the enemy in front of them with overwhelming momentum.

Da Da Da ...... The Japanese soldiers, who had already been alarmed, began to block the fire with machine guns, and several fighters who rushed to the front fell in a pool of blood one after another. Fortunately, the 33rd Brigade's charging methods were all passed down by Zheng Huzi himself, and there were not only team attack tactics, but also some evasion skills of special forces units, so the casualties were not large.

Rumble...... The Japanese machine-gun position was suddenly enveloped in gunsmoke, and the machine guns that were still roaring just now suddenly fell silent. In the distance, a grenadier rolled over triumphantly and quickly hidden.

A Japanese soldier climbed a large tree with difficulty, then flattened his rifle and began to search for the target, apparently trying to hide from it and shoot a cold gun. Phew, a gunshot rang out, and the Japanese soldier fell from a tree like a rag doll. Needless to say, this is certainly the masterpiece of the company platoon high marksmen of the 33 Brigade.

With the cooperation of mortars, grenadiers, grenades, light and heavy machine guns, and snipers, the battalions quickly cleared the obstacles outside the village and began to approach the village......

At the same time as a fierce battle broke out between the 33rd Brigade and the Japanese army in Guantai, a place called Mengjiaoji south of the Yellow River also began a duel to the death. However, this death is only for the Chinese army, and it is one-sided, because the disparity in strength between the two sides is too great.

The 61st Division of the National Revolutionary Army, the division commander Zhong Song, graduated from the second phase of Whampoa. This person is a legendary figure, a famous "super army commander" in the Liberation War, who has made several communist marshal-level generals disgraced, and Mr. Peng stomped his feet and called him "Zhong Song", which was very beautiful for a while.

Like their commanders, the 61st Division is legendary. They were originally part of the famous 19th Route Army, known as the 61st Army, and fought heroically against the Japanese army in Shanghai after the outbreak of the 128 Incident.

Unfortunately, the Fujian Incident broke out later, and the 19th Route Army was abolished, and the 61st Army was not spared. The troops were downsized, and the officers were sent abroad to "study," and at the end they were completely centralized. However, after centralization, the combat effectiveness is still there, after all, the new officers are also graduates of the Whampoa Military Academy, and the soldiers are condensed into the essence of an army.

Some time ago, the 61st Division participated in the Battle of Songhu and suffered heavy casualties (after Guang Zhongsong took over as division commander, two regiment commanders were killed), and only rushed to Henan from the south on May 19. Due to the tight schedule, the fortifications of Meng Jiaoji have not yet been completed.

Of course, it is not only a matter of time, but also related to the military quality of the troops. If it was the Japanese army, it would definitely be able to repair Meng Jiaoji like a labyrinth in two days. The national army has always been unsatisfactory in this regard, and has to use human lives to fill in the worst problems.

Due to the 97th Army's rush to attack Taiwan, the Japanese army also launched an attack on Meng Jiaoji one day in advance. When Division Commander Zhong Song learned that the Japanese army was coming, he was not afraid, and immediately inspired the soldiers of the division to fight to the death. Although the officers and men were tired, they all expressed their determination to resist to the death.

What is sad is that no matter how high the morale and determination are, they still can't resist the heavy artillery of the Japanese army. After only one round of artillery bombardment by the Japanese army, the 3rd Battalion and 7th Company of the 365th Regiment of the 183rd Brigade were blown up and the battalion headquarters was destroyed. There was only one reserve left in the battalion, and the eighth company was still in good condition.

The 365th regiment hurriedly called the division headquarters and cried: "Division, it's not that the brothers are unwilling to work hard, the devil's heavy artillery is too powerful, and if it continues to bombard like this, the whole regiment will be almost gone!" ”

Division Commander Zhong Song was anxious and said, "No, I can only fight." ”

He ordered his troops to launch a counterattack, trying to get in touch with the Japanese and avoid the heavy artillery. However, the Japanese army had already defended this hand, and the heavy machine guns fired cross-fire in front of the formation, and all the officers and men of the charging national army were knocked down, and the remaining troops were also suppressed so that they could not even raise their heads.

Division Commander Zhong had no choice but to ask for help from Gui Yongqing, the commander of the 27th Army. After Gui Yongqing learned that Meng Jiaoji was in danger, he sent the 36th Division under his command to the rescue. This unit is also one of the former German armor divisions, and the trump card of the national army.

But on the way to the reinforcements of the 36th Division, the 61st Division had already suffered more than half of the casualties, and the core position was soon broken through. As soon as the 36th Division arrived at Mengjiaoji, it ran into a large number of Japanese troops, including a large number of armored units.

It was later found out that its number was the 1st Squadron of Independent Armored Vehicles, which was specially strengthened by the First Army to the 14th Division, and it happened to come in handy here.

The rescue unit of the 36th Division did not carry heavy weapons and was beaten by the Japanese on the spot. In fact, even if you bring all the heavy weapons, you will definitely not be the opponent of the Japanese army.

After more than an hour of fierce fighting, the 36th Division was almost completely annihilated, its main force barely managed to break through by night, and one was completely dispersed by the Japanese armored forces.

Because the 36th Division was repulsed, the commander of the 61st Division, Zhong Song, and the brigade commander Deng Zongmei, were isolated and helpless, surrounded by the Japanese army, and almost became prisoners.

At this point, the south of the Lan fiefdom had been completely flattened by the Tufeiyuan Division, and Chenliukou, an important ferry on the bank of the Yellow River, had been exposed to the guns of the 14th Division.

Dohihara proudly said to the chief of staff: "Let the warriors have a good night's rest, and we will take the ferry early tomorrow morning!" (To be continued......)

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