Zhuang Lei is tall, the Japanese squadron leader is short and stout, and this guy is a head shorter than Zhuang Lei. It seemed that the Japanese squadron leader had already put life and death on the line, and when this guy saw Zhuang Lei entering the field with a rifle, he immediately pounced with a war knife. The two of them fought back and forth for dozens of rounds without winning or losing. Don't look at the Japanese squadron leader who is short, but he is strong, muscular, and very flexible.

The Japanese squadron leader concentrated on the lower three lanes, so the center of gravity was very low. Zhuang Lei's several ferocious stabs were resolved, and there was no way for a while. The Japanese squadron leader seems to be getting braver and braver the more he fights, and his moves are even more bizarre. Zhuang Lei saw that the other party's center of gravity was very low, and immediately discovered the flaw. A few rounds later, Zhuang Lei shook a shot and deliberately opened the door, and the Japanese squadron leader blocked it and stabbed straight at him. Zhuang Lei had already prepared, only to see him turn around, dodge the opponent's direct stab, and then raised his right foot to kick the jaw of the Japanese squadron leader.

With a bang, the momentum sank, and a kick was right. I saw the Japanese squadron leader flying diagonally and landing a few meters away, and he was immediately unconscious. The soldiers cheered and cheered loudly, and the Japanese soldiers threw down their weapons and surrendered when they saw this. Zhuang Lei ordered a squad to take the prisoners down, and then led his troops to continue advancing. The correspondent of the Kung Fu battalion headquarters rushed to the horse, "Report to Company Commander Zhuang, the battalion commander ordered to stop the advance and quickly assemble in the No. 5 area to stand by." ”

In the military department, it is busy but not chaotic. On the combat sand table, the situation of the enemy and us is clear at a glance, and almost all the key points of the wolf forest defense line are planted with the flag of the Wehrmacht. The army commander Zhong Hanli was in a good mood, and at this time a communications officer came in and said, "Report to the army commander." The vanguard of the 4th Army reached Maekawa and launched an attack on Maekawa. "Great, the 4th Army is moving so fast! Chief of staff. The 4th Army is coming up, and I think we should be determined to eat the Japanese troops in Wolf Mountain. We took the Wolf Forest defensive line, the right flank of the Wolf Exhaustion Mountain was completely exposed, and the Japanese army would definitely retreat. ”

The chief of staff said: "The 1st Division is attacking in depth and needs to intercept the troops at the moment. Zhong Hanli said decisively: "Let the 1st Brigade of the 1st Division withdraw and immediately go to the Ballu River to intercept the Japanese troops in the Wolf Mountain." I'm going to eat all of this Japanese army. In addition, inform the 4th Army that they need to support a division. Participate in encirclement and annihilation operations. Zhong Hanli continued: "Order the 2nd Division to intensify the attack on Wolf Mountain, and the 3rd Division of the Reserve Army to launch an attack from the east side of Wolf Mountain." ”

There was silence in the Changjin Lake Defense Headquarters of the Daxing Japanese Army. All eyes were on Ichiro Hatoyama. The chief of staff whispered: "Your Excellency, General." In the whole night, the Chinese army broke through the Wolf Forest defense line, the commander of the Ohashi Brigade on the right side of the wolf forest defense line was killed, the Chinese army was approaching us, we must save our strength and withdraw to the Tokugawa and Jiechuan lines to hold on, and wait for reinforcements. Hatoyama Ichiro sighed and said, "Order, the defenders of Wolf Mountain will retreat along the line of Miaoxiang Mountain." And fortify on the front line of Jiechuan. We withdrew to Tokugawa and reorganized a defensive line in Tokugawa. ”

Ichiro Hatoyama made another fatal mistake. The Japanese troops at Wolf Exhaust Mountain did not withdraw to Jiechuan as he wished, but were intercepted and annihilated halfway. Due to the emptiness of the Jiechuan army, it was captured by two brigades of the 1st Division, and then completed the strategic encirclement of the Japanese army in the north. Of course, there has not been such a result yet, and Hatoyama Ichiro naturally did not expect this layer. The Japanese headquarters in Seoul could not obtain battlefield information at the first time, so it was unable to efficiently command front-line operations. Hatoyama Ichiro's move invisibly created conditions for the Chinese army to strategically encircle the Japanese army.

The mountains are undulating, and the veins are connected. In a valley full of life and vegetation, troops marched at a rapid pace. After a short, rapid storm an hour earlier, the air had become exceptionally clear. The view in front of you becomes wider, and a flat river valley appears. Zhang Dashan, the commander of the vanguard regiment, urgently shouted: "It's not far from the Ballu River, and I order the whole regiment to speed up." "The troops launched a fierce attack in the wolf forest, and in the blink of an eye, they had to rush hundreds of kilometers to the Ballu River to block the attack. If a unit does not have systematic and arduous training, it simply cannot accomplish such a difficult task.

The high-intensity march tested the will of the soldiers. Guan Biao already had two more rifles on his body, he opened his shirt, kept wiping the sweat on his face with his hands and said, "Brothers, come on, you must not let the Japanese army run away." Our rush to the Balu River is a victory! "At this time, the company commander Zhuang Lei carried the heavy machine gun legs on his shoulders and strode forward." Company commander, it's time for a change, let me resist! "The tower came up to grab the heavy machine gun mount on the shoulder of the company commander.

"No, you go and lift the barrel with the machine gunner!" Because the heavy machine guns were too heavy, they were usually disassembled and dismantled and marched with the troops. "I saw the Bald River! Look, there's the Bald River ahead! Long Legs shouted excitedly, and everyone suddenly came to their senses when they heard it.

The Ballu River is a small river originating in the Wolf Forest Mountains, and it runs from the birthplace of the Wolf Forest Mountains to the Qianchuan River. The Ballu River turns to the northeast at a 90-degree bend in Qianchuan, and turns to the west at a 90-degree bend at the river boundary, and the Zuihou River flows into the Yalu River.

The Ballu River was getting closer and closer, and the jade belt seemed to be beckoning, and suddenly a soldier shouted: "Company commander, the Japanese army is coming." Sure enough, Japanese troops appeared on the other side. Zhuang Lei immediately asked the correspondent to report to the battalion commander and shouted: "Brothers, rush forward. The Japanese must not be allowed to cross the river, they must be blocked. The soldiers threw down their backpacks and rushed to the riverbank. The Japanese also seemed to have seen them and rushed over. The upper reaches of the Ballu River are only a few dozen meters wide, and the deepest place is less than a meter. Soon, a fierce battle broke out between the two sides with the Ballu River as the boundary.

The Japanese troops defending Mt. Wolf exhausted received an order from Commander Ichiro Hatoyama to retreat, and while resisting the attack of the 2nd Division, they quickly retreated. When the Japanese commander received the report that the Chinese army was intercepting the troops at the Ballu River, he immediately realized the danger, so he ordered the Japanese troops who reached the Ballu River to break through the blockade at any cost and ensure the safe retreat of the army. The shock side did not hesitate to pay, the defenders did not have time to build fortifications, and a bloody battle began.

Although the Ballu River is not wide and deep. However, as a natural barrier, it played a role in delaying the impact of the Japanese army. The follow-up troops of the Japanese army continued to come up, and the blocking force had only one brigade, and the strength was obviously insufficient. The Japanese army continued to expand the area of the offensive, and the 1st Brigade invested all its combat personnel. The battle lasted until dusk, the Ballu River was full of Japanese corpses, the water of the Ballu River was dyed red, the continuous onslaught stopped, and the frantic attack of the Japanese army came to an end.

The regimental command post of Zhang Dashan of the 1st Regiment was very simple, just a pit was simply dug and a heavy machine gun was erected on it. The regimental command post was about 300 meters away from the Ballu River, and at this time Zhang Dashan's eyes were bloody, and he had an extra rifle in his hand. Seeing that the Japanese army had temporarily stopped attacking, Zhang Dashan said: "Order all battalions to repair fortifications and check the wounded, and the next round of Japanese attacks will begin soon." Seeing that the regiment commander's eyes were red, the chief of staff said with concern: "Regiment commander, you haven't closed your eyes all night, take advantage of the fact that the Japanese army has not attacked, squint for a while!" ”

"The spirit is highly stressed, how can there be sleepiness. The brigade commander said that as long as we held out until midnight, the 3rd Division would be outflanked from the east! At that time, the Japanese army will not be able to escape. Zhang Dashan's face was grim. The chief of staff said: "The vanguard of the 4th Army is launching an offensive against Maekawa, I don't know what is going on now." If the situation in Maekawa is unfavorable, it is possible that the Japanese army will flee to Maekawa. "This is not a problem for us to consider, and it is our important task to stop the Japanese army at the moment. You stay at the regimental headquarters, and I'll go around the battalions. After Zhang Dashan finished speaking, he quickly jumped out of the bunker.

Zhuang Lei's scalp was grazed by a stray bullet, and at this time, the correspondent was changing his dressing. Guan Biao appeared in front of him and said, "Company commander, you are injured!" "It's fine, just a little bit of skin!" Zhuang Lei felt disconnected and said: "All platoons are digging fortifications, what's the matter?" Are you done? "Company commander, don't worry! When have we ever fallen behind? In fact, Guan Biao played a heart, he saw that it was getting dark, so he let the whole platoon sleep in order to meet the night battle. As for the fortifications, it doesn't have much impact after dark.

Before it was dark, the Japanese suddenly launched an artillery bombardment, and there was no doubt that the Japanese army was about to launch another onslaught. The Japanese army's heavy artillery fire was undisciplined, and it was completely indiscriminate, and the impact points were scattered. However, the artillery fire caused heavy casualties among the officers and men of the 1st Brigade. The Japanese artillery fire lasted for half an hour, and after the artillery fire stopped, the Japanese did not launch an attack, which greatly surprised the officers and men on the defense. Just such an hour passed, and the Japanese showed no signs of attacking.

This is the most torturous, what kind of tricks is the Japanese army playing? It turned out that after the 2nd Division intensified its attack, it broke through the Japanese defense on all fronts, and the Japanese troops acting as a blocker collapsed. At the same time, the Japanese reconnaissance unit found a large Chinese force moving on the east side, and in this case, the Japanese commander felt that he was in danger of being surrounded. If the attack on the Ballu River continues, it will be delayed. In this regard, the Japanese commander changed the Jihua that retreated from the line of Myoxiang Mountain to Jiechuan, and decided to retreat west to Maekawa, after all, there were heavy Japanese troops to rely on in the west.

However, where did the Japanese commander think that a brigade of the 4th Army had already taken Maekawa, and a division had already outflanked Maekawa. The Japanese army changed its retreat and accelerated the speed of destruction, and the Japanese army of a division became a turtle in an urn. Three hours later, the officers and men of the 1st Brigade learned that the Japanese army had retreated to Maekawa, and at the same time understood that Maekawa had been captured. Suddenly relaxed, the officers and men suddenly felt extremely tired and fell asleep one after another.

Zhuang Lei slept for two hours, got up and replaced a sentry to rest. At about 3 o'clock in the morning, there was a sudden rumbling cannon sound in the northwest direction, and the soldiers were awakened one after another, and they got up and looked excitedly at the direction where the cannon sounded. "Company commander, listen to how fierce this artillery is hitting, at least one artillery brigade has participated in the battle." Guan Biao ran over and said excitedly. "Didn't you hear that? This is heavy artillery! Zhuang Lei affirmed.

"So a division came up from the 4th Army, haha! Little Japan can't run away! Guan Biao shouted loudly, and the soldiers cheered when they heard it. After daybreak, the 2nd and 3rd Divisions of the 1st Army, the 11th Division of the 4th Army. The 1st Artillery Division and the 1st Heavy Artillery Brigade of the First Army surrounded a Japanese brigade in an area of about 10 square kilometers from Qianchuan to the north bank of the Balu River. The fierce artillery fire, overwhelming, quickly destroyed the Japanese army's will to resist. (To be continued......)

PS: The desire to fight, the desire for bloody battlefields is the sacred duty of soldiers.