Chapter 744: Luring the Enemy

On the battlefield of Shanhaiguan, on the 337 position of the Black Mountain of the Liugu River blocking defense line, the Japanese army took a tank wing as the main assault force, followed by an infantry wing, stormed the high ground, and after being hit by flank fire, while the firepower of the frontal defenders had not yet been launched, they quickly attacked to the halfway slope, although the defenders' firepower was fierce, but they could not do anything to the tanks, and the Japanese follow-up attack force of more than 10,000 people, under the order of the commander Lieutenant General Yano Otozaburo, also joined the attack sequence, shape shì For the independent division guard troops, Extremely dangerous.

Ten minutes later, the first tank of the Japanese army had already crushed the trenches on the front of the 337 heights, and the victory of the Japanese army was in sight, and more than 100 heavy guns of a heavy artillery regiment hidden behind the high ground suddenly opened fire, and the first round was five rapid shots, and the large-caliber shells fell in the ranks of the Japanese tanks with a long and screaming tail.

The fire flashed, the column of smoke rose into the sky, and another round of shells flew, the Japanese tank group was shrouded in gunsmoke, and the heavy artillery was an absolute nemesis for the Japanese "Izu" light tank, and it was a catastrophe, thousands of shells, covering the Japanese tank cluster attack area, there were burning Japanese tanks everywhere, more than a hundred Japanese tanks, within ten minutes, almost all of them were reimbursed by the fierce artillery fire, and the remaining dozen or so, turned around to escape, and were all destroyed by anti-tank guns, Yano's fist used to assault the defensive position, Shattered by steel.

A wing of Japanese infantry accompanied by a tank charge was completely exposed to the dense fire of the defensive position, and the follow-up Japanese troops, by side fire, were pressed to death on the beachhead on the west bank of the Liugu River, Lieutenant General Otozaburo Yano, seeing that the momentum was not good, immediately ordered the heavy artillery brigade to immediately destroy the artillery position of the Shina army.

The artillery bombardment of the Japanese army was much more ferocious, and the speed of the return fire was also very fast, the shells covered the position of the heavy artillery regiment of the Niangziguan garrison corps, overturned the earth and stones, exploded into the smoke of gunpowder, shrapnel flew horizontally, and the artillerymen who had withdrawn from the position several kilometers away, sitting in the car, felt the trembling of the ground, stuck out their tongues, and secretly shouted lucky.

If it weren't for the commander's strict order, after fifteen shells from each cannon, immediately evacuate the position, the artillerymen looked at the dense crowd of little devils in the Liugu River, and hated the itchy palms of their hands.

The fierce offensive and defensive battles, from the morning to the sunset, both sides went crazy, the Japanese army received a strict order, within two days, must break through the Liugu River defense line, capture Shanhaiguan, the Japanese commanders at all levels of the front command, also stared at blood-red eyes, commanded the soldiers, constantly launched a group charge, disabled a wing, and then replaced with new troops, continued the attack, was repulsed once, then fierce artillery bombardment, and then then charged, the sky was full of shells, like a volcanic eruption to flood the defensive positions of the independent division troops again and again.

On this day, it was the battle of Shanhaiguan, the most fierce day of the Liugu River blocking battle, the Japanese army did not give the blocking troops any respite, like a flood of breaking embankments, one after another impacted the crumbling defense line, Feng Jiwu's three brigades of reserves, had already been used, more than 30,000 people, put into the most tight area, in the end, the corps guard regiment in his hand, also pulled up the position, Tang Qiuli wanted to send the special guards up, Feng Jiwu did not agree.

When night fell, the seemingly crumbling blocking line of defense, but it was as tough as a steel plate, deformed to the extreme, and suddenly burst out with an amazing rebound force, bounced back the waves of the Japanese attack again and again, and hit the head to break the blood, along the Liugu River, it became an erupting sea of fire, steel bullet rain, mercilessly tearing apart the bodies of soldiers on both sides, the last attack was repulsed, Yano Otozaburo had to order to stop, all the soldiers of the independent division defense force, looking at the vague night, the ghost-like figure of the Japanese soldiers, disappeared on the other side of the river, Almost all of them collapsed.

On this day, it was also the happiest day for the blocking troops of the Liugu River Front, the corpses of more than 20,000 Japanese soldiers were scattered along the Liugu River, including the Ono United, and the soldiers of a wing that attacked the 337 Heights of Montenegro, and more than 100 tanks of a tank wing, none of which fled back, and the whole army was annihilated, although the troops commanded by Feng Jiwu also suffered more than 13,000 casualties, and the casualty ratio of two to one still made the soldiers feel a lot of evil in their hearts.

Division commander Tang Qiuli personally came to the front line, the encouragement of all officers and soldiers, the impact on morale, became the main factor to withstand the fierce attack of the Japanese army, the commander Feng Jiwu ordered the reinforcement of the anti-artillery hole overnight, became an important guarantee to save the lives of the soldiers on the position, Suomi submachine gun, in this blocking battle, the table Xiàn was extremely good, providing uninterrupted firepower, Tang Qiuli observed the most fierce battle, the corpses of Japanese soldiers everywhere, almost all fell within the range of the submachine gun.

At about nine o'clock that night, Tang Qiuli and Feng Jiwu were in the command headquarters, holding an operational meeting attended by all commanders above the brigade level, Liu Chun, commander of the first cavalry brigade of the independent division, Tong Batu, commander of the second brigade, and the commanders of the other four cavalry brigades, walked in in the dust, and when they saw Tang Qiuli, Liu Chunli saluted: "Report to the division commander, all the six brigades of the cavalry of the independent division, a total of more than 36,000 troops, all of them arrived at the front line of Shanhaiguan on time, and Liu Chun, the commander of the first brigade." ”

The first batch of reinforcements from the Shanhaiguan battlefield finally arrived on time, Tang Qiuli was relieved, beckoned the commanders of the six cavalry brigades, and participated in the combat meeting, Liu Chun and Tong Batu glanced at each other, there was a battle just after coming, it was better to come early than to come by chance, good luck, and immediately forgot the hardship and fatigue of the long journey of hundreds of miles.

After Tang Qiuli saw that everyone was seated, he said: "Now deploy the combat mission of the second phase of the Shanhaiguan Campaign, first, all the troops along the Liugu River, tonight, all retreat to the front line of Niuxinshan and build an ambush position on the left flank of Niuxinshan," Hearing such an order from the division commander, all the brigade commanders who participated in the meeting were taken aback and were very surprised, they had been fighting here for six days, and the little devil had not even stepped on the Liugu River, how many good soldiers fell here, and they gave up like this, and at the same time they couldn't figure it out, they were also aggrieved in their hearts.

When Tang Qiuli saw the expressions of these tiger generals, he found that they were extremely unwilling to give up in their hearts, and there was no extra time to explain the blocking line of defense that they had exchanged for the lives and blood of the soldiers, and then said: "Feng Jiwu Corps, leave the strength of five brigades, and deploy defenses on the original position, pay attention, after repelling the first attack of the Japanese army, immediately all of them will go north through Jianchang, Lingyuan, and Jianping, and turn into the Nuruer Tiger Mountain area, if it can attract a part of the Japanese army to chase after it." ”

"The troops going north can eliminate this chasing Japanese army in the mountainous area, and then, in the Nuruer Tiger Mountain area, wait for the order to attack, and strike hard at the left flank of the retreating Japanese army, it should be noted that the troops going north can not let the Japanese army bite the tail tightly and expose the attempt to fight, this is a difficult task, the key is whether it can be disengaged from the attacking Japanese army, we must master the fire, not too late, otherwise, it will fall into the encirclement of more than 300,000 Kwantung Army, This force is led by Feng Jiwu, the commander of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps, Jiwu, thank you for your hard work. ”

He turned his head to Feng Jiwu and said, Feng Jiwu nodded solemnly, this is the battle plan that the division commander has planned a long time ago, and he also participated in the drafting, "Second, Liu Chun and other six cavalry brigades set off overnight, went north along the west bank of the Liugu River, and transferred to the Nuruerhu Mountain area through Jianchang, Lingyuan, Shahai, and Karayingzi, and you must cross the mountainous area within two days and reach the area of Dahongluo Mountain in the northwest of Jinzhou, and wait for concealment.

"Attention, never expose the target, encounter the Japanese puppet army along the way, eliminate on the spot, leave no one alive, this is a difficult roundabout task, the mountain march, for the men and horses are a severe test, after receiving the command command to attack, let go of the Japanese infantry in front, specifically to hit the Japanese army's baggage troops and artillery units, remember, the other Japanese troops can be spared, those two heavy artillery brigades, I ask you, not a single gun to my hands."

Looking at Liu Chun and Tong Batu, who had not yet washed off the dust on their faces, there was a unbearable look in their eyes, and they were gone, and they were not in charge of the troops, and they were not righteous and wealthy, "Brigade Commander Liu, Brigade Commander Tong, I can only work hard for you, I rushed here for a long time, and I didn't even let you breathe, so I will set off overnight, and tell all the commanders and soldiers of the cavalry unit, after this battle, I will feast on the meritorious soldiers, personally award them medals, and set off immediately" Tang Qiuli ordered very strictly.

Liu Chun and Tong Batu and other six cavalry brigade commanders stood up together, stood up and saluted, "Resolutely complete the task assigned by the division commander," the voice was firm and powerful, turned away, a rapid sound of horses' hooves, gradually went away, in the dark night, a rushing torrent, rolling up the smoke and dust in the sky, like sharp arrows, shot towards the stretching Nuruer Tiger Mountain.

"Okay, all the retreating troops, go back and prepare immediately, there is not much time left for us, within six hours, we must withdraw more than 100,000 troops, so many heavy equipment, materials and ammunition and wounded, and it is not easy to alarm the Japanese army on the opposite side, each brigade goes back, it is necessary to hold a meeting and deploy it strictly, if that brigade makes a mistake and destroys the overall retreat plan, the brigade commander interrupts, there is no need for me to send a law enforcement team," Tang Qiuli said with ferocity in his tone.

"Any more questions?" Tang Qiuli glanced at these brigade commanders, saw that no one asked questions, and said succinctly, "Dismissal" Hearing the division commander's murderous words, all the brigade commanders shrank their necks, this is a rare attitude of the division commander, and they also realized that this retreat is related to the success or failure of the overall battle situation, and they all stood up and stood upright, almost shouting: "Resolutely complete the task assigned by the division commander" Then, saluted the military salute and left in a hurry.

In the conference room of the headquarters, which was still dozens of people just now, it immediately seemed empty, only Tang Qiuli and Feng Jiwu were still sitting in their original positions, and outside the window, the sea breeze blowing from Liaodong Bay was getting stronger and stronger.

(To be continued)

Chapter 744: Luring the Enemy