Section 172 Fight the pontoon bridge again

Hearing that the major in front of him reported that he was the cavalry battalion commander of the Independent Regiment, the officer of the 58th Division couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, the Independent Regiment belonged to the same 74th Army as them, and they were considered to be the robes and brothers with water, and this time they were rescued to save their lives. Judging from the previous attacks, the soldiers of the independent regiment are really amazing in combat, and the fierce devils are only slaughtered in front of them, this kind of strong combat power is really amazing, fortunately, these people are all the robes and brothers of their own side, if they are enemies, it will be miserable, this officer couldn't help but think in fear.

Hu Zi had gathered the remnants of the army on the order of the stone and took them back to the front line to fight, but when he saw the bear-like appearance of the officers and soldiers of the 58th Division, he didn't care about it at all, hoping that such a group of people who only knew how to flee for their lives and didn't even have the courage to fight with the devils could fight? Speaking of fighting, it doesn't matter if the equipment is poor or the strength is weak, but if you don't even have the courage to fight the devil, then there is really nothing. He has fought too many battles with devils, and he knows the toughness of devils, this kind of toughness is not only in terms of weapons and equipment, but also in the fact that the Japanese army is not afraid of death when fighting, although he does not agree with what "bushido" provided by the Japanese army, but the devil is infected by this spirit, and the kind of calmness that dares to face death still makes them quite jealous, an enemy who is not even afraid of death, the strength will be more than double that of usual.

Hu Zi turned around and was about to leave, he didn't expect these remnants to be defeated at all, he took nearly 200 cavalry with his men, and continued to attack on the flank, annihilating the Japanese troops who dared to go deep into the hinterland of the south bank, and there was no time to entangle with these people.

His behavior immediately made the officer of the 58th Division who inquired about the news dumbfounded, he obviously didn't expect that the officer of the independent regiment would leave after reporting his name, and couldn't help but hurriedly say: "Battalion Commander Li, I don't know where the brothers of your department are going to go next?" ”

The beard frowned a little impatiently and said, "Continue to attack on both flanks and annihilate the small forces of the Japanese army along the way, this commander, won't he also want to join our operation?" ”

The officer of the 58th Division couldn't help but smile a little embarrassedly: "Battalion Commander Li said that we are laughing, we can't find a general now, and we won't be able to find a soldier. Seeing the impatient look on his bearded face, he couldn't help but grit his teeth and said: "That's the case, Battalion Commander Li, see if you can send some brothers to cover our retreat to a safe place, our regiment has just been scattered by the devils, and the troops are scattered, if we are attacked by the devils again, I am afraid it will ......."

After doing it for a long time, it turned out that he was afraid that he would run into a devil again after he left, and the beard couldn't help but feel deep sadness when he looked at the rank of lieutenant colonel at the neckline. In the independent regiment, let alone a colonel-level officer, it is those company platoon leaders, which one did not crawl out of the pile of dead people? Which one is not a battle-hardened general who has killed countless enemies? If the troops of the independent regiment were here, let alone collapse, as long as he did not receive the order to retreat, he dared to guarantee that any battalion, company, and platoon would fight to the last man, as a soldier of the national army, he would be afraid of running into devils, this is really a joke.

According to Hu Zi's previous personality, he probably couldn't help but sneer a few words, for him, he didn't have a good impression of the national army itself. However, thinking that the deputy commander of the 58th Division is now Zhang Lingfu, which can be regarded as a good friend of the stone, he feels that he should still give Deputy Division Commander Zhang and the regiment commander a face, so as not to make them unpleasant. Thinking of this, Hu Zi said: "I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to make any adjustments in terms of strength, after all, I only have such a few brothers in my hands, and I have to follow the order of the regiment commander to continue to attack and kill the remnants of the devil's troops, but you don't need to worry, the devil's troops on the south bank should not be much, and the devils who crossed the river are too late to flee now, and they don't have the heart to fight anymore." ”

The lieutenant colonel was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but ask, "Battalion Commander Li, didn't the devil cross the river in a big way?" ”

Hu Zi frowned, he didn't want to delay time here, and immediately said simply: "The devil didn't cross the river, the 58th Division's Deputy Division Zhang commanded the troops to block the devil's attack at the devil's pontoon bridge, and now the main force of our independent regiment has arrived and is cleaning up the battlefield on both flanks, where do the devils still have the strength to cross the river?" It's not too early, take care! After saying that, Hu Zi didn't care about his reaction, and immediately turned his horse's head and shouted at the brothers on the side: "Go, speed up, kill the devil!" ”

"Whew! Kill the devil ......" The brothers of the cavalry battalion shouted in vain, waving their sabers one by one excitedly, their expressions were in stark contrast to the people of the 58th Division on the side, and they were even more ashamed.

The lieutenant colonel saw Hu Zi and the others leaving, and also ran quickly to the back, and soon he saw his commander behind a dirt slope, he immediately told the situation here and the news he had inquired, and finally he couldn't help asking: "Tuanzuo, Deputy Division Zhang actually guarded the pontoon bridge, and now with the independent regiment, I'm afraid that the devils here in Chishi River really don't have much chance, what should we do?" ”

The commander of this colonel is Wang Boxiong, the head of the 172nd regiment, and listening to the report attached to the regiment at this moment, he shook his head and said, "Is Deputy Division Zhang really so powerful?" ”

The lieutenant colonel replied: "If the cavalry battalion commander of the independent regiment didn't say nonsense, it should be true, otherwise, with their little strength, they shouldn't dare to attack the devil's troops crossing the river. ”

Wang Boxiong paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, and after a long time, he said: "Regardless of whether what this battalion commander said is true or not, since we already know that Deputy Division Zhang is still fighting in the position on the south bank, we can't withdraw any more, even if we don't have many troops now, we must immediately rush back to join the battle." After speaking, he still sighed and said, "It's really incredible, Deputy Master Zhang actually withstood the onslaught of devils?" How many people did he have? The defenders at the pontoon bridge were only the 173rd Regiment of Commander Cai, could it be that the 173rd Regiment had not withdrawn when the previous divisions were defeated? ”

The others could only shake their heads when they heard his words, because they really didn't know what was happening in front of them, after all, when they were defeated and retreated, everyone only cared about whether they were alive or not, where could they care about other things? As for the scouts and other intelligence, of course, all of them were gone.

"Let's go, gather the brothers to turn back, and send some more brothers to gather a team in all directions, and tell them to go back to their original positions, the devils have withdrawn, and we have won this battle!" When Wang Boxiong said this, he couldn't help but feel bitter in his mouth, they were defeated all the way, and they couldn't breathe when they were killed by the devil behind them, but the battle was actually won, and it was ironic to think about it. The most important thing is that it makes them feel that they are completely superfluous people, and this battle not only did not work at all, but dragged them back, and it was really a nest to the extreme.

The same situation also appeared on the other side of the battlefield, Zhao Yidao led the brothers of the cavalry battalion all the way to attack the devils, while informing them that the first line of the Chishi River was successfully held, and Zhang Deputy Division took the brothers of the 58th Division to block the attack of the devils from the front, and now the reinforcements of the independent regiment have arrived, and the defense line of the 58th Division has been stabilized. In that respect, this is still very good.

At the pontoon bridge, after this period of busyness, the Japanese army was ready to attack again, in the previous period, the Japanese engineering units used the destroyed tank on the south bank as a cover, and kept busy in the back, and then they used small boats, connected to the shore on one side, and then laid layers of boards for the passage of tanks and soldiers, after a period of rest, they were obviously ready to attack again.

Seeing that the devil's attack was about to unfold, Shi was not in a hurry, but calmly ordered the soldiers on the side: "Ignite the fire"!

As his order was handed down, three pillars of billowing smoke rose up in the back of the trench, like three long dragons, straight into the sky, and I am afraid that it can be seen clearly in a radius of more than ten miles. The situation here immediately aroused the alarm of the Japanese army, and for a time they did not know what the enemy troops on the other side were doing, but such an action obviously could not stop their attack, and after personally telling the commanders of the front line to be careful, the Japanese troops had regrouped and prepared to kill on the south bank. This time there is a lesson from the past, for the attack on the river, they have basically given up, the main energy is basically on the pontoon bridge here, in addition, those unused boats are also collected again, the engineering unit will use these boats and then build a few pontoon bridges on the river, even if this attack can not be successful, as long as the number of pontoon bridges is more and more, the attack line is more and more, the enemy will eventually be unable to stop their attack and retreat, The front line of the Laodao River is now the last trench for the enemy to defend Changsha, and Changsha will be within easy reach if you take it.

At the same time, Zhang Lingfu and Cai Renjie also saw the signal of the stone, and learned that the devils were going to attack again, and they didn't care about the battle in front of them, so they didn't hesitate to take their soldiers to quickly rush towards the pontoon bridge. Prepare for a battle to the death with the Japanese army.

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