Chapter 1140: Fierce Battle of Wubin (II)

In the morning, the Baldwin mine was originally a place with fresh air and green trees, typical subtropical scenery, when the sun had not yet risen, the tall trees were thick and wide leaves, hanging drops of crystal clear dew, and in the forest, a thin layer of mist wafted away, like a dream, only the crisp chirping of early birds, adding a lot of vitality to the quiet mining area.

But at five o'clock in the morning on the fifth day of July, this tranquility was broken, and a huge roar suddenly arose, and in the sky, there was a piercing scream, and from far to near, the little birds jumping on the branches were startled by the screaming and spread their wings and flew high, and countless small black dots, dragging tail flames, flew rapidly from the air.

Then, plunging headlong into the grass and green trees, bursting into a ball of fire wrapped in black smoke, the quiet morning of the Baldwin mining area, was violently awakened, the Japanese began to attack on time, Ito used all the artillery, the density reached seventy-three guns per kilometer, in front of the Japanese artillery position shrouded in a burst of light blue smoke, there were Japanese tanks with low roars, black smoke, and a queue of Japanese infantry with cold bayonets.

The fire was glittering, the smoke was filled, shrapnel was flying, the earth was trembling, the tall trees were broken by the waist, the remaining half of the stump was uprooted by the shells, and almost all the surface buildings were in this fierce artillery fire, bricks and stones were flying, earth and flowers were splashing everywhere, and the Japanese artillery fire was so fierce and intensive.

On the ground, one explosion point after another, soon, I couldn't tell the number, I only saw rows and layers of soil waves, constantly rising and falling, just like the waves of the sea, Ito Yanzaburo put down the binoculars and nodded with satisfaction, "I want the west!" Tang Qiuli took out the troops to be sent to death, and I will help him," Ito turned to Chief of Staff Koizumi and said proudly.

On a mountain peak about a dozen kilometers north of Wubin, Tang Qiusheng was holding a water cup and listening to Chang Feng, chief of staff of the independent division, read a telegram sent by Yu Guanghan, who was monitoring the Japanese army.

Tang Qiusheng glanced at him, smiled slightly, didn't say anything, and Chang Feng asked: "Deputy division commander, the Japanese army is in the air in the Boudwin mining area, and this kind of artillery fire will also be used in Wubin, and our troops, the troops on the defensive position, are much denser, I'm afraid, the casualties at that time will not be small." ”

Tang Qiusheng smiled and said: "Our troops, it took one night to establish two blocking lines in Wubin, the ground fortifications have not had time to be reinforced, and a lot of anti-artillery holes should be dug, not to mention, now our artillery is not weaker than the Japanese army, and if we fight, the Japanese artillery will pose much less threat to our infantry." ”

"Since Ito wants to use artillery to open the way, then in Ubin, there will be a large-scale artillery battle, and our ambush troops on the way can give the Japanese army a certain amount of damage, and it will also delay the speed of the Japanese army.

Chang Feng suddenly realized, and after a while, he communicated with Le Yiqin, and Tang Qiusheng dictated the message: "Commander Le, the Southern Flight Group of the Air Force, dispatch all the bombers, focusing on bombing the Japanese artillery positions and tank units, I will set up an air liaison radio station in the forward position to indicate the target for you, at present, no Japanese aircraft have been found over the battlefield, and the specific bombing plan will be reported as soon as possible." ”

The Japanese army's crazy shelling, carried out for an hour, every inch of the Baldwin mining area, ploughed with steel, Ito's mood greatly improved, such a fierce shelling, there can be surviving independent division soldiers, it is a miracle, after the shelling stopped, Ito suddenly pulled out the gold steel handle on his waist, with the Japanese royal family pattern of the chrysanthemum saber, the tip of the knife pointed forward, and shouted: "Kill the machine!" ”

This shape stunned Chief of Staff Koizumi, what's going on? The dignified general commander-in-chief actually did the work of the captain of the Great Zuo Wing, commanding the troops to charge, unprecedented, Ito didn't think there was anything abnormal, he needed a way to vent the frustration caused by being harassed by a small group of troops of the independent division last night.

The Japanese tank roared and roared, a puff of black smoke came out from behind the buttocks, and rushed out with a head and tail, the turret continued to spit out a stream of fire, and behind it, there were rows of Japanese infantry shouting frantically, holding snow bright bayonets, stirring up a murderous aura that rushed to the sky, with bloody ferocity, and pounced on the position of the soldiers of China who made them suffer a lot yesterday.

Ito sat loosely on the canvas marching chair, his eyes seemed to inadvertently glance a few times, Miss Tamako's slender waist, and because of the cat's waist, the buttocks that looked even more fat, people in their fifties, they were actually upset, the things on the battlefield, no longer have to worry about themselves, just this burst of artillery fire, the soldiers went up, probably only saw the broken limbs of the soldiers, those soldiers who like to torture and kill prisoners of war, should be very disappointed, right? Their Commander-in-Chief, His Excellency, did not leave a single living prisoner of war in China.

Chief of Staff Koizumi hurriedly walked into the tent, Ito frowned imperceptibly, Koizumi, this guy still looks immature, everything seems a little flustered, the general of the Great Japanese Empire should be as stable as a rock, so panicked, it is a loss of general dignity.

Koizumi came to Ito, and before he could speak, Ito asked, "What?" The shelling was not effective, and there were recalcitrant Chinese soldiers? Koizumi was stunned for a moment, and replied: "That's not it, Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, the attacking troops report that they have all occupied the positions of the defenders of the independent division, and our troops have not encountered any form of resistance. ”

Ito looked at Koizumi puzzled, with a dissatisfied look on his face, undisguised, Koizumi hurriedly continued: "It's just that the position occupied by our army is empty, and I haven't seen the corpse of a single soldier, they think that the troops of the independent division should have been evacuated last night, and the soldiers who rushed to the position were killed and injured a lot by the mines planted by the enemy in advance. ”

"Hani?" Ito stood up suddenly, that is to say, last night's careful preparations, more than 1,000 artillery pieces today, nearly 100,000 shells, hit the empty position of the independent division, Ito felt his heart feel stuffy, as if he used all his strength to punch, it actually fell into the air, the feeling of losing strength and being flashed, almost spurted out a mouthful of blood.

Ito believed Koizumi's report, such a thing, no officer dared to lie, he groaned like a toothache, bit his cheek, and said in a hoarse voice: "Order the attacking troops, don't stop, immediately pass through the Baldwin mine, attack and advance in the direction of Degang, the rotating troops, follow up as the second echelon, the headquarters will set off immediately, a group of stupid pigs!" ”

I don't know if Ito is scolding that, anyway, I won't scold myself, the Japanese troops, like a turbid current, rushed through the Baldwin mining area, which was still smoking and full of craters, hurriedly marched north, and behind it, there was obviously no preparation, and it looked a little chaotic, and the two teams were about five kilometers apart.

Less than ten kilometers out of the Baldwin mine, Ito, who was marching with the rear team, heard the fierce gunfire and couldn't understand what these commanders thought, the Baldwin mine with favorable terrain did not take advantage of it, but blocked his own troops in the front of the undefended place, stupid and stupid.

Koizumi ran over from a car in front of him, "Report to Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, the troops in front report that they have encountered an ambush by the troops of the Independent Division, the 18th Division and the 21st Division, which have suffered heavy losses, and the troops of the Independent Division who have been ambushed have at least more than 50,000 people. ”

Ito suddenly had a headache, could it be the small unit of the independent division that sticks to it and hates it like flies? He suddenly became angry and shouted at Koizumi: "Stupid, order the troops in front, send part of the troops, entangle the small force of China, and continue to march north to Degang without any stop." ”

It's a pity that Ito miscalculated again, and the two divisions of the Japanese army left behind had just put on a posture and were ready to fight, but the Shina troops, who were still pouring bullets just now, suddenly disappeared, and the situation was reported to Ito, and he couldn't figure it out, what the hell was going on?

Encountering this ambush, it made Ito lose his vigilance against Uhama in front, and he believed that there would be no more troops of the independent division in front to block it, and a large-scale blockade should be on the periphery of Degang, and there was no area of no more than 20 kilometers, and it was ambush and blocking, which was not in accordance with the norm.

The Japanese troops who continued to march north into Degang, leaving behind thousands of corpses and thousands of wounded soldiers, stared at Degang with wide eyes, and when they arrived at Ubin, it was already more than nine o'clock in the morning, and the 13th Division of the Japanese Army, which served as the avant-garde, received an order from Commander-in-Chief Ito to quickly pass through Ubin.

After listening to Chang Feng's report, Tang Qiusheng picked up the phone, "The fifth, sixth, and seventh brigades of the directly subordinate corps, the third, fourth, and fifth brigades of the Sulu Mobile Corps, and the second and third tank brigades should immediately carry out a counter-assault on the Japanese army. ”

The 13th Division, the vanguard of the Japanese army, who was in a hurry, would never have imagined that in broad daylight, the troops of the Independent Division would launch a surprise attack on the hundreds of thousands of Imperial Army troops who were marching rapidly.

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