Chapter 1139: Fierce Battle of Wubin (I)

Lieutenant General Tang Qiusheng, deputy commander of the Independent Division and commander of the Sulu Mobile Corps, led the infantry, artillery, and tank units on the way to Wubin in a hurry, and received a transfer from the division commander.

He knew better that the price paid in order to block the main forces of the Japanese army, the Changfeng troops and Yu Guanghan's troops, which exceeded his own strength by several times, judged by his experience, that with only the existing strength of the independent division in the Boudwin mining area, it would only be able to hold off the Japanese army for one to two days, that is, tomorrow would be a test of life and death.

Even if the main force of the Japanese army could be stopped in the Boudwin mining area for one or two days, the troops commanded by Chang Feng would inevitably be at the cost of the total annihilation, and the four brigades under the command of Yu Guanghan would suffer heavy casualties.

It was already more than 10 o'clock on the night of 4 July, and the battle in Degang was still in a state of stalemate, and the soldiers of the directly subordinate corps of one and a half battalions that were surrounded tried to break through the siege several times, but they were unsuccessful, and Tang Qiuli, who was very anxious, was helpless in the face of this situation, although he had tens of thousands of troops, hundreds of heavy artillery pieces, and hundreds of tanks in his hands.

Fortunately, the communication with the encircled troops has not been interrupted, and the Chutian special operations detachment, which has high hopes, is under the leadership of the detachment leader, Colonel Chutian, and the strength of four detachments rushed to Degang at night.

The troops led by Tang Qiusheng, consisting of three infantry brigades directly under the corps, three infantry brigades of their own, as well as artillery and tank units, rushed to Wubin and rushed to the Baldwin mining area at the earliest, at about five o'clock tomorrow morning, and before that, no one dared to guarantee whether the Japanese army would launch the most ferocious attack on the blocking line of Changfeng's troops before the reinforcements arrived.

Tang Qiusheng looked at the luminous watch, frowned, and said to the combat staff officer beside him: "Convey my order, gather all the vehicles of the troops, load at least two brigades of troops and equipment, and one artillery brigade, three rocket artillery battalions, and one tank brigade to form a fast force, four hours ahead of the large army, and rush to the Baldwin mining area." ”

Afterwards, Tang Qiusheng said to the guard battalion commander, "Send a company, follow me and set off immediately to the Baodwen mining area," the guard battalion commander hesitated for a while, and said: "Commander, according to the order of Major General Huang Shanhu, the commander of the division headquarters guard brigade, and the regulations on the protection of the independent division guard unit, commanders at or above the corps level shall not arrive at the combat area before the troops, and if it is really necessary, they must obtain the approval of the division commander or Huang brigade commander. ”

Tang Qiu smiled angrily, isn't this a tendon? The security regulations that Shanhu came up with were obviously going to Xiaoqiu, and several corps commanders, that is, his cousin, were adventurous, and they came down several times, which made everyone fearful.

Unexpectedly, today he was used by his own guard battalion commander, cocooning himself, Tang Qiusheng couldn't help but think of this word, but this word couldn't be said to the guard battalion commander clearly, "In this way, Yu battalion commander, because the battlefield situation is very urgent, I must rush over, you apply here, I set off on this side, and the two will not be delayed, how about it?" ”

In this way, under the extremely reluctant gaze of the guard battalion commander, Tang Qiusheng took a guard company and rushed to the Baodwin mining area ahead of the large army.

When he arrived at the Baldwin mine, the sound of gunfire had subsided, and the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke filled the night sky, so he was relieved, as long as it was not the Japanese army attacking in advance, and hurriedly walked to the headquarters of the normal wind.

Chang Feng heard that the third person of the Independent Division would arrive at his headquarters immediately, and hurriedly greeted him, Tang Qiusheng was still that calm and calm, but Chang Feng in Tang Qiusheng's eyes was very haggard, his eyes were bloodshot, and he looked very tired, I don't know why, Tang Qiusheng's gentle gaze swept over, and most of the anxiety and depression in Chang Feng's heart were removed.

This is a completely different feeling from seeing the division commander Tang Qiuli, Tang Qiusheng gives people stability and calmness, even if he is an impetuous person, in front of him, he is unconsciously restrained, this year, Tang Qiusheng is only thirty-four or five years old, among all the senior commanders of the independent division, he is the most calm character.

Chang Feng took a few steps forward and said: "Deputy division commander, you are here, my pressure is gone, and I am not afraid of your jokes, I have fought for several years, and I have never been like today, my heart is always hanging, and I don't support the bottom," Tang Qiusheng heard a lot of connotations, smiled, and said: "The division commander knows that you are under a lot of pressure here, as soon as the Banmao Battle ended, he received an order from the division commander to form the Wubin Battle Headquarters and bring a large number of troops. ”

After a slight pause, Tang Qiusheng said as if recalling: "Chang Feng, the two of us have known each other for a few years, and you have served as my chief of staff for more than a year, right?" Even in the Songhu battlefield, in such a sinister situation, I have never heard you say such a thing," Chang Feng couldn't help but be amazed, and the iron-blooded years of the past came to mind.

In those years, when Chang Feng was the chief of staff of the Sulu Mobile Corps, whether it was in the defense of Wusongkou or in the anti-landing battle in Hangzhou Bay, he led his troops to play the prestige of an independent division, and tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers died under his men.

Thinking of these, Chang Feng secretly thought, "Is it wrong from the beginning of my starting point?" Ordered to block the Japanese army, with the belief that he must die, but he did not consider that he would win the battle if he did not have to die, perhaps, his mentality had changed a lot, "Chang Feng Huo Ran stood upright, saluted, "Report to the deputy division commander, Chang Feng Yi qiē obey your command!" ”

At the moment, Tang Qiusheng quietly listened to Chang Feng's detailed report on today's half-day battle, Shaoqing, Tang Qiusheng said: "Chang Feng, in today's battle, although you have paid a large number of casualties, you have also given the Japanese army heavy casualties, and it is not easy to block more than 400,000 Japanese troops for a day with 30,000 people. ”

Chang Feng couldn't help but shake his head, obviously he couldn't let go of the fact that the troops under his command had suffered such a large casualty, Tang Qiusheng didn't say anything more on this issue, and continued: "After today's fierce battle, Ito Yanzaburo will definitely think that our blocking troops are holding the belief that they will die to stop him from continuing to advance north into Degang, and tomorrow's attack will be even more fierce." ”

"Although I brought reinforcements, compared with the Japanese army, our strength is still at a disadvantage, so, to change the way of fighting, we abandoned the blocking line in the Baodwin mining area overnight, retreated to Wubin, with four infantry brigades directly under the corps, seven infantry brigades of the Sulu mobile corps, and built two blocking lines in Wubin to deepen the depth of defense."

"Yu Guanghan took two brigades of troops, continued to carry out continuous flanking and harassment of the Japanese army, and cooperated with the frontal blocking battlefield, we sang an empty city plan to Ito in the Baodwin mining area, and then, with the strength of four brigades, set up an ambush on the road from the Baodwin mining area to Wubin, and hit the Japanese army by surprise, and the ambush troops immediately withdrew to Wubin, which was also an ambush in the blocking war."

Chang Feng was stunned, he never thought that he would give up the Baodwin mining area and go to Degang, the only favorable terrain that could be relied on, besides, the distance to Wubin was only more than 20 kilometers, such a short distance to set up an ambush, to set up four brigades of troops, just concealment is a big problem, whimsical, all said that the division commander loves to take risks, and Deputy Division Commander Tang is not far behind! Could it be that this is a common trait of the Tang brothers?

Thinking about it, it is also relieved, Deputy Division Commander Tang now has the capital in his hands, and the troops of the independent division in northern Burma, except for the four brigades in the hands of division commander Tang Qiuli, the rest of the troops are concentrated in Tang Qiusheng's hands, thirteen infantry brigades, as well as a large number of artillery and tank troops, more than 200,000 people, blocking there, are all an iron wall.

Taking advantage of the night, the 8th Brigade of the directly subordinate Corps and the 9th Brigade of the Sulu Mobile Corps quietly evacuated the position in the Baudwin mining area, and when they were about to leave, the soldiers did not leave empty-handed, and a large number of mines were laid in various parts of the position and on the main transportation routes.

At more than four o'clock in the morning of the next day, the Japanese soldiers who were tossed by Yu Guanghan's troops and couldn't sleep well, yawned, gathered softly, and prepared to start the attack, whether it was momentum or spirit, it was far worse than the first day, Ito himself, did not rest well, I don't know why, woke up early in the morning, His Excellency the commander-in-chief's mood, not quite right, gloomy face, drooping swollen eye bubbles, looking at which is not pleasing to the eye.

The orderly who served him was slapped a few times, a senior staff officer, who is usually a red man in front of His Excellency the General, was also scolded by a stinking scolding, in the headquarters, the second lieutenant confidential Miss Tamako, who usually relies on her beauty and coquettishness, in front of Commander-in-Chief Ito, also dares to be coquettish and tricky.

But today, Miss Yuzi is as dignified as a saint, and she doesn't dare to come out, usually the collar of the military uniform is half open, and the crisp breasts are slightly exposed, and the snow-white breasts arouse the surging blood of men.

"Jokes, I don't look at when, this old guy is not thinking right today, don't make trouble," Miss Tamako thought secretly as she pretended to debug the radio station.

Finally, after His Excellency the General, after eating this extremely dull breakfast, Chief of Staff Koizumi cautiously asked, "Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, the scheduled attack time has arrived," Ito glanced at Koizumi, wiped the corners of his mouth, and said in a dry voice: "Let's start!" ”

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