Chapter 743 "Three-Three-Seven" Highland Offensive and Defensive Battle

On the battlefield of Shanhaiguan, the independent division of Feng Jiwu's corps blocked the defense line on the Liugu River, and the battle on the 337 heights of Montenegro lasted until more than four o'clock in the morning, and the fierce gunfire stopped, and the only restless hot spot on the entire front this night also fell silent, Tang Qiuli and Feng Jiwu did not return to the headquarters, they were waiting for the staff officers who went to understand the situation to come back and report the situation.

"Report, Liu Jinshan, the commander of the first regiment of the third brigade of the Niangziguan garrison corps, was ordered to arrive" The man's voice was full of energy, with a metallic resonance, Tang Qiuli turned his head, and instantly felt the smell of gunpowder and blood on the young regiment commander, this breath that had just returned from the battlefield made Tang Qiuli feel very cordial, and he was also instantly intoxicated.

The retreating group of soldiers is quietly behind Liu Jinshan, right? Walking by with a sigh, Liu Jinshan briefly reported the battle, Tang Qiuli and Feng Jiwu were moved, what a thrilling night, a team of stretchers walked by, Tang Qiuli called the captain of the battlefield ambulance team, asked that it was Guo Quanyou, and carefully looked at the young platoon commander who was still in a coma, for a while, right? With a wave of his hand, the stretcher team continued to transport the wounded to the rear.

He summoned a staff officer and ordered: "Record, Liu Hanzhang, vice chairman of the Military and Political Committee of the Dingbian Special Economic Zone, will pay 1,000 yuan from the financial department of the Special Economic Zone to Guo Quanyou, platoon commander of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Brigade of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps of the Independent Division, and this money must be handed over to his family, and Guo Quanyou's deeds will be widely publicized in the major media in Dingbian to boost the morale of all the military and the people." ”

This is the meaning of the question, Guo Quanyou must be rewarded, his decisive action, in a small way, is to save the 337 Heights of Montenegro, in a big way, for the entire Liugu River defense line to eliminate hidden dangers, and even for the entire decisive battle in North China, it is also a great contribution, such a soldier must be rewarded, so that all the soldiers of the independent division can find that their merits will not be buried.

Tang Qiuli turned his face to Feng Jiwu and said: "Jiwu, Guo Quanyou's talent and combat experience, with his handling and adaptability in this encounter, he can take on a higher position, after recovering from his injury, he will first be sent to the Dingbian Military Academy Officer Teaching Corps to study for a period of time, and after he returns, the corps can arrange his duties appropriately, in addition, the division headquarters decided to award Guo Quanyou the Order of the Second Class Warrior, and in all the participating troops, publicly commended, Jiwu, what do you think?" ”

As far as he knows, this is the first soldier in the whole army to be awarded the second-class Warrior Medal, and he hurriedly instructed the chief of staff Zhang Hansheng to deal with it specifically, Tang Qiuli continued: "Jiwu, the Japanese army is so interested in the 337 Heights, I am afraid that it is not only because part of the highlands is occupied by them, but its special location, which has attracted the attention of the Japanese commanders and selected it as the final breakthrough point. ”

Feng Jiwu was shocked suddenly, he set up a blocking defense line on the west bank of the Liugu River, and more than a dozen key points that were unfavorable to the terrain and were very vulnerable to the Japanese army's key attacks were all focused on being armed, including the 337 Heights of Montenegro, which fought fiercely for five days, and the other points did not lose an inch of land, only the Montenegrin defense line was broken through by the Japanese army and occupied part of the position.

He blamed this qiē on the commander's ineffective command, so he gave the Japanese army an opportunity, and also sent a law enforcement team, after Tang Qiuli reminded him, Feng Jiwu realized that he ignored the importance of the 337 Heights and the special geographical location, located in the center of the entire Liugu River defense line, the terrain is relatively gentle, it is the only prominent part of the entire defense line, facing the Liugu River section, the water shallow is flat, the water depth is not up to the waist, wading can be crossed, no wonder the casualties of the guarding troops, to exceed the troops in other sections, The attacks were also much more violent, and this Japanese commander was not simple

He couldn't help but shake his head with remorse, Tang Qiuli smiled, and said: "Jiwu, with no more than 200,000 troops, defending a defensive line of more than 150 miles, facing more than 380,000 elite Kwantung Army, the army, sea and air force jointly attacked for five days, and the defense line is standing, Jiwu, you don't have to blame yourself, you have done a good enough, "See Feng Jiwu, right?" Fa relieved and patted him on the shoulder as if comfortingly.

"Jiwu, adjust the deployment, withdraw the defensive forces on the 337 heights to a safe area overnight, strengthen the side fire on both flanks of the heights, and then pull the troops up after the Japanese artillery bombardment, and then pull the troops up, the firepower on three sides is enough for the Japanese attacking troops to suffer, I conclude that tonight's Japanese infiltration is by no means accidental, tomorrow, the 337 Heights, will be the target of the Japanese army's key attack, we can't just wait for the shells, in addition, mobilize a heavy artillery regiment, hide behind the heights, set up positions, the Japanese will use tanks tomorrow, Let's prepare a big gift for him, in the shortest possible time, the tanks that killed the Japanese will be transferred immediately, the Japanese heavy artillery is not vegetarian," Feng Jiwu smiled and hurriedly went to arrange.

On the east bank of the Liugu River, the forward headquarters of the Kwantung Army's southward corps, Lieutenant General Otozaburo Yano, waited in the strong sea breeze for almost a night, until the gunfire gradually stopped, the night was quiet, the east was white, the dawn was faint, and there was no one waiting for the Ono Wing, and the radio station was also lost, and the soldiers of the two brigades together with the soldiers who had occupied part of the position before, huh? Message.

The staff officer came to ask for instructions, whether it was still according to the original plan, and the 337 Heights of Montenegro was taken as a key breakthrough area, Yano Otozaburo had a gloomy face, and did not turn his head, and replied: "According to the original plan", the staff officer looked at the commander's face, did not dare to speak, and left in a hurry, Yano is too late to change the plan now, and the attack force has a division and a tank wing, and is ready to attack.

Moreover, judging from the five-day attack, the commander of the opposing Shina army had not yet realized that the 337 Heights were the only flaw and weakness in the entire defense line, and used the strength of a division and a chariot wing to attack a high ground with a frontage of no more than six kilometers.

The sky is bright, the sun has not yet risen, the faint fog, shrouded the land of Liaoxi that has experienced several days of artillery fire, the fog is swirling, all of them are hidden in the changing mist, silent and weird, a muffled thunderous sound, the earth trembles lightly, the east bank of the six rivers, the fog reflects the flickering firelight, in the air, bursts of screams pierce the sky, groups of cannonballs, from far and near, fall to the land on the opposite bank in the blink of an eye.

The fire flashed, stirred up a column of smoke to the sky, the earth mixed with the gravel flew wildly, a calm morning, so by the Japanese army's fierce shelling, rudely broken, the Japanese army's new offensive began again, north from Jianchang, south to Suizhong more than 150 miles long front, fierce battles broke out everywhere, a chain of fire composed of whistling steel fragments, clusters of fire and violent soil, along the crooked Liugu River, stretched to Liaodong Bay.

If you look closely, there are more than a dozen points, the Japanese artillery bombardment is more intense, among them, in the direction of the 337 Heights of Montenegro, from the direction of the headquarters where Tang Qiuli and Feng Jiwu are located, like a volcanic eruption, the explosion points are connected together, and the clouds of smoke are even heavier fog, in the fog, there is a flash of fire, in the direction of the wasteland in the east of Suidong, the fierce shelling of Cheng dù, is no less than the 337 Heights, that is the Japanese warships moored in the sea of Liaodong Bay, shelling the blocking position of the Niangziguan garrison.

The artillery fire was extended, and more than 80,000 Japanese troops, from all directions, launched a ferocious attack on the blocking positions of the independent division at the same time, and Yano's Otozaburo was ruthless to break through the blocking line of the Shina army today and attack the Japanese troops on the 337 heights.

Halfway up the mountain, there was still no bullet like the previous rainstorm, and the Japanese soldiers who were nervous were convinced that the soldiers on this high ground who had made them suffer should have been killed by the more violent imperial artillery in the past, and shouted wildly to speed up the charge.

The Japanese tank, also increased the throttle, emitted puffs of black smoke, roared and rushed up, as soon as the tank accelerated, it opened a distance from the infantry behind, the Japanese army during World War II, on the Chinese battlefield, because the Chinese army has no armored force, and there is no effective anti-tank weapons, the threat to the Japanese armored forces is almost zero, based on this, the Japanese army, almost no attention to infantry and tank cooperation, and has not carried out special tactical training.

Suddenly, a dense rain of bullets shot from both wings, like two chains of fire, fiercely pumping towards the charging Japanese infantry formation, separating the Japanese infantry from the Japanese tanks, and the bodies of the fallen Japanese soldiers rolled down the hillside and were hit by sudden fire.

I can already see the desolate surface of the moon on the high ground, the position occupied by the previous time is at the foot, the fierce fire on both sides has also greatly reduced the threat, the morale of the Japanese soldiers has been greatly boosted, the three or eight guns loaded with bayonets, the cold light is shining, a qiē is not as beautiful as they imagined, the silent position, suddenly resurrected, light and heavy machine guns roared together, dense bullet rain, wind-like hood towards the Japanese army.

However, the effect was not great, the bullets hit the tank, the "clanging" sounded, bursting out a little spark, this invulnerable monster, did not care at all, rolled up the dirt, spit out tongues of fire and rushed, even the Japanese soldiers hiding behind the tank, the casualties were minimal.

Lieutenant General Otozaburo Yano, seeing this qiē in the telescope, trembled slightly with excitement, the effect of the attack was unexpected, the attack power of the tank was indeed amazing, especially when used to break through the point of fixed defensive areas, it was unstoppable, he immediately gave an order, followed up the attack troops, and immediately put into the attack.

Nearly 10,000 Japanese soldiers jumped into the Liugu River like dumplings, and on the surface of the river, the crowd of people like yellow whirring and turbid waves was very amazing.

(To be continued)

Chapter 743 "Three-Three-Seven" Highland Offensive and Defensive Battle