Section 146 is basically over

In the early morning of the 28th, the rain that had been falling for two or three days not only did not stop, but became more and more violent. It was as if there was a hole in the sky, and the rain was pouring down in a row, frantically washing everything on the ground. Under such a torrential rain, it has become difficult to walk, let alone other things. In the face of this heavy rain, the 9th Pre-Division, which was moving from Guanqiao to the front line of the village, also had to stop its progress and wait for the heavy rain to pass.

It was also at this time that the defense line of the 19th Army was attacked by the Japanese army, and in this extremely bad weather situation, the soldiers of the National Army were obviously not ready for battle, and in the face of the frenzied killing of the enemy troops and the rain on their heads, the officers and men of the 19th Division, who had been fighting for several days, were obviously not motivated, just like at Guanqiao, and the position was quickly lost under the "pincer attack" of the Japanese army and heavy rain. The breakthrough troops of the 34th Division of the Japanese Army immediately rushed towards the area around Wuqiao like beasts that had broken free from their shackles. Although the rain was pouring down, the mountain roads were difficult to travel, and there were torrents from time to time, the Japanese army was eager to flee for their lives, and they couldn't care about these at all, so they just buried their heads and ran wildly.

The 72nd Army, which intercepted halfway, was then attacked. Compared with the 70th Army, the strength of the 72nd Army is a little worse, in other words, in the face of the strong attack of the Japanese army, even if their strength is not good, but the huge advantage in numbers makes them enough to support for several days, but in this bad weather environment, the troops of the 72nd Army do not dare to take risks, especially at this moment The news of the victory of Guanqiao has spread to all military departments, and the commanders of the various armies who got the news are naturally unwilling to consume their troops in vain in this situation. The troops of the 72nd Army only made a symbolic interception, and then watched as the enemy troops rushed around the flank. As for the 78th Army on the front line of Wuqiao, they had to withstand the attack of the 33rd Division head-on, and now there are a large number of enemy troops behind them, so they have to deal with the enemy on both sides, where can they hold on? If the 78th Army had such strength, it would not have lost even Wuqiao when it was defending the 33rd Division head-on.

Moreover, the conditions of the 78th Army in all aspects are far inferior to those of the 70th Army and other units, many soldiers have been malnourished for a long time, and many of them suffer from night blindness, making it difficult to see at night, coupled with the rain blowing in their faces, they cannot see where the enemy troops are, let alone organize effective counterattacks and fire suppression.

The troops of the 34th Division of the Japanese Army broke through all the way to Wuqiao, and it was already the end of the crossbow, they began to break through from Guanqiao, and rushed here all the way against the torrential rain, and at this moment the soldiers were very reluctant to even advance against the rain. However, when they arrived here, they also saw the hope of escaping from the encirclement, as long as they crushed the enemy forces in front of them, they would be able to join the friendly forces of the 33rd Division, and as long as they broke through the defense line in this area, they could retreat all the way to the Fengxin line. In this originally completely desperate situation, I suddenly saw the hope of survival, plus these Japanese troops who broke through were all the elite of the 34th Division, and they surpassed ordinary soldiers in terms of physical fitness and combat will, and they were still able to muster up the courage to attack under such circumstances.

The defense line of the 78th Army collapsed immediately, and in the heavy rain, the officers and men of the 78th Army were unable to cope with the Japanese attack from both sides, so they could only run wildly and flee. And what surprised them was that when they were defeated and fled, the devil actually did not start a pursuit, which made them breathe a sigh of relief.

On the morning of the 28th, the torrential rain poured down, and the officers and men of the various national armies scattered between Guanqiao and Wuqiao had no choice but to stop the attack in the heavy rain, and when the Japanese troops that broke through the encirclement had successfully joined the 33rd Division, it was almost impossible to achieve the operational intention of encircling and annihilating the Japanese army. Fortunately, they had already inflicted heavy losses on the enemy, and basically achieved the expected combat objectives, and the officers of all departments could not help but breathe a sigh of relief, and they all slowed down their advances.

At this time, the spoils of war had been divided up in Guanqiao, and Shi and Zhang Lingfu were quietly listening to Wu Zihuai's report and the agreement agreed with Huang Qian, a lieutenant colonel and staff officer of the 9th Division.

In the battle of Guanqiao, the number of Japanese troops they annihilated was more than 3,000 and nearly 2,000 prisoners, that is to say, in this battle, they solved a total of about 5,000 Japanese troops, which was enough for the strength of two wings, which was enough to be called a "great victory at Guanqiao", and if you add the Japanese troops annihilated by the independent regiment in Wuqiao and Yeshibazai, the number of enemy troops solved by the independent regiment alone was about 4,000 people, which was completely an unimaginable result for an independent regiment with only 4,000 combat troops. The independent regiment of the 74th Army played a pivotal role.

The distribution of the spoils of war was also basically in accordance with the advice made earlier by the stones, and the three armies were divided equally among the three troops, each taking one of them. Although the strength of the Independent Regiment and the 58th Division in this battle was far from comparable to that of the 70th Army, in any case, it was the Independent Regiment that finally broke through the Japanese defense line and defeated the enemy; It was the Independent Regiment that took the Guanqiao first and routed the Japanese troops; The first to capture the enemy's weapons and equipment was the independent regiment. The situation is here, and Huang Qian can't insist on more, after all, they are now taking things from the hands of the independent regiment, not distributing them to others, and this kind of priority and subordination still has a decisive impact on the current situation. In fact, if the person here is not an independent regiment but Wang Yaowu, the commander of the 74th Army, then it is difficult to say whether these things can get a piece of the pie, Huang Qian seems to know this very well, so he quickly cut through the mess and quickly completed these tedious things with Wu Zihuai.

According to the current statistics, there are about 1,000 rifles, 60 light and heavy machine guns, 4 mountain guns, 300 grenadiers, more than 1,000 steel helmets, ammunition and equipment. According to the distribution plan drawn up by his subordinates and Staff Officer Huang, all weapons and ammunition were divided into three equal parts, one of each, and all prisoners were disposed of by us, but in the battle report, it must be mentioned that this battle was jointly completed by the 70th Army, the 74th Army, the Independent Regiment and the 58th Division. Wu Zihuai couldn't hide his excitement and reported.

Shi Shi didn't seem to care too much about these things, in the case of rifles, the number of reserves of the independent regiment was sufficient, and the ammunition was also abundant, these things that were extremely precious to ordinary troops were commonplace for their independent regiment, after all, they had been winning battles, and almost every battle had been captured, which had long exceeded the configuration of one unit per manpower. He was concerned about machine guns and artillery, especially the distribution of the four mountain guns, after all, after seeing the strong firepower of the artillery company with his own eyes, the stone was also full of expectations for the use of artillery units.

Wu Zihuai has been following the stone for a long time, he naturally knows what the stone thinks, knows what he cares about, after saying this, he can't help but say: "Tuanza, the 70th Army has a relatively large demand for rifles, and the losses before and after this war are huge, and the damage to firearms is very serious, so when distributed, the number of rifles in the 70th Army is nearly one hundred and fifty more than ours." In return, Staff Officer Huang was also willing to make a regression in the distribution of machine guns, and his subordinates took matters into their own hands, with the 70th Army and the Independent Regiment each allocating fifteen machine guns, and the remaining 30 to the 58th Division. ”

After Zhang Lingfu listened, he couldn't help but arch his hand at the stone with emotion and said: "Brother Shi, this time I have stained your light, otherwise, let alone these weapons and ammunition, I lost the battle with the 173rd regiment, and I am afraid that I will be punished when I go back." ”

Shi chuckled and said: "Brother Zhang is polite, if there is no brother of the 173rd Regiment to contain the Japanese army on the flank, and the devil arranges all the troops on our side, I'm afraid we won't be able to withstand it." If that's the case, where does the rest come from? I'm afraid that I have already withdrawn to Tangpu to garrison, so naturally there will be no battle of Guanqiao. ”

Zhang Lingfu smiled: "You kid, now you are getting better and better at talking." Okay, since they are all my own brothers, I won't be hypocritical and polite with you, and I will keep this friendship in my heart. As he spoke, he turned his head to Wu Zihuai and smiled: "Chief of Staff, you go around, obviously the ultimate goal is those mountain cannons, if you want to take them first, you must give them first, you have a good hand, the stone can break out of the situation, you are indispensable!" ”

Wu Zihuai couldn't help but bow down and responded: "Deputy Division Zhang has praised it, his subordinates have just done their duty, according to the current situation of our regiment's weapons and equipment, make a slight adjustment, in fact, whether it is a rifle, a machine gun or an artillery, it can greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of the troops, and they are all equally important." ”

Zhang Lingfu couldn't help laughing after hearing this: "Okay, good, good said." After laughing, Zhang Lingfu also said happily: "Stone, since the battle here has been fought, I will go back to the 58th Division to arrange for troops to reinforce and successfully receive the spoils of war. ”

Shi thought about it, nodded and said: "It's okay, there are a lot of prisoners here in Guanqiao, and our regiment is indeed a little busy, so there is Brother Lao Zhang." ”

Seeing Zhang Lingfu limping away under the protection of several guards, Shi's heart couldn't help but feel a little sad. If he hadn't been injured in Gao'an, Brother Zhang might have been completely different from now, with Brother Zhang's qualifications and military exploits at that time, when the 74th Army was reorganized, he could have sat in the position of the commander of the 51st Division and led them to continue fighting, and with the courage of Lu Xing, Tang Shenghai and other old subordinates, the 51st Division would definitely not be what it is now. It's a pity that Brother Zhang not only lame, but also transferred to the 58th Division, which is unfamiliar with life, and its difficulties can be imagined. Just like the previous defeat of the 173rd Regiment in the first battle, Zhang Lingfu not only couldn't accuse his subordinates of being unfavorable in battle, but wanted to think about it to win a little battle merit for them, which was sad to think about.