Section 129 Confrontation at the Guanqiao Bridge

The rest of the troops of the Independent Regiment rushed in the direction of Yifeng under the command of Shi, looking at the neat and high-morale troops in front of them, except for Zhang Lingfu, the rest of the 58th Division were all stunned. What a force this is! All the soldiers are green and strong, all of them have big shoulders and round waists, and they are powerful. The repeated battles made the military uniforms on their bodies not look so neat and clean, but they added a bit of killing intent to them, making people dare not look at them directly. There are also heavy machine guns seen in the troops from time to time, and a light machine gun can be seen every few people, just from their equipment, you can see the strong combat effectiveness contained in this unit.

Of course, when they saw the four artillery pieces dragged by a few war horses in the distance and a unit specially carrying grenadiers, the expressions on their faces were even more shocked, and even Zhang Lingfu couldn't help frowning, obviously not expecting that there was such a strong artillery unit under Shishi's men. Only after really looking at the troops of the Independent Regiment can they know why this unit, which only has a regimental establishment, can repeatedly annihilate the Japanese army, and can always achieve amazing results on the battlefield.

After all the troops were on the road, Shi personally brought Wu Zihuai and several battalion commanders to say goodbye to Zhang Lingfu. These officers rode on tall horses one by one, and beside them were sturdy guards, and the number of officers of the major and lieutenant colonel was far from being comparable to that of ordinary regimental troops.

Watching these people turn over and dismount under the leadership of the stone, Zhang Lingfu couldn't help but smile and greeted the hand holding the stone and said, "Brother, take care, after this battle, we will drink and talk happily." ”

The stone also shook it heavily, then let go of Zhang Lingfu's big hand and saluted. Behind him, Liu Wenfeng, Li Wenguang, Gao Da Hammer and others raised their hands to salute, and the stone also responded loudly: "Brother Zhang, a word is a decision, and if you don't get drunk when the time comes, you won't return." ”

The horses' hooves kicked up a cloud of dust, and Stone and a group of officers of the Independent Regiment quickly caught up with the advancing ranks. Only Zhang Lingfu and the others watched him flash away from afar, and Cai Renjie, the head of the 173rd Regiment who followed Zhang Lingfu, did not speak until this time: "Deputy Division, the strength of the Independent Regiment is so strong, Captain Shi has such strength at a young age, and the future is really limitless!" ”

Zhang Lingfu chuckled when he heard this: "My little brother is the best person I have ever seen, no matter what the circumstances, as long as he fights with his troops, he will definitely be able to win, hundreds of battles large and small, I have never seen him lose a battle." ”

Cai Renjie pondered for a moment, and then said: "Deputy Division, I heard that Commander Shi can have today because when he was in Xiaoliuhe, the Deputy Divisional Seat valued promotion and gave him the notes he carried, so that he could have today's achievements?" ”

Zhang Lingfu asked without turning his head: "You think so too?" ”

Cai Renjie thought about it, but nodded and said: "It is rumored that when Commander Shi was in Luodian, he was still an idiot who didn't know anything, and he was able to rise to the position of regiment commander at such a speed, thanks to the teaching of the deputy master, otherwise how could an idiot know so much about fighting in such a short period of time?" ”

Zhang Lingfu asked rhetorically: "Those I sent are just my personal notes when I was studying in Huangpu, if you can train an idiot to become a famous general on the battlefield with these, why haven't so many Huangpu graduates seen a person who is more powerful than a stone?" ”

"This ......" Cai Renjie couldn't help but be silent, obviously unable to answer this question for a while.

Zhang Lingfu sighed: "Shi Shi is a genius of the real sky, it seems that he was born specifically for the battlefield, his whimsical ideas and decisive and ruthless style when facing the enemy, I can't compare with myself, so why should I teach him?" Even without the textbooks I took notes, he would have been where he is today. I'm just curious, a person who can't even remember the past can be so powerful, so what will happen if he recovers his memory? What kind of ability? How much stronger will it be than it is now? ”

Cai Renjie was also silent on the side, because he found that compared with the head of the group, Shishi, he was also the head of the group, but it was too far away. The deputy master seat is a person who has gone to Peking University and Huangpu, the two highest universities in civil and military affairs, and even he feels that he can't compare to a stone, where does he dare to have any arrogant thoughts?

Just when Shi led the independent regiment to Yifeng to quickly return to defense, an astonishing news came from the front line of Wuqiao, the position of the 78th Army was attacked by the Japanese army, the position on the first line of Baishuling was broken through, and the whole army retreated to the second line of defense. When the news reached the ears of the commanders of the 19th Group Army and the commander of the 74th Army, Wang Yaowu, their faces suddenly changed greatly, and they couldn't sit still.

When the 70th Army and the 72nd Army went south, in order to prevent the 33rd Division of the Japanese Army on the Fengxin front line from moving south, the 78th Army was deliberately allowed to take over the defense line of the Wuqiao Line and start to intercept the Japanese army from the northernmost part of the battlefield. Although the 33rd Division of the Japanese army escaped from the encirclement when it was on the Shangfu Line and avoided the risk of being completely annihilated, it also lost a large number of manpower in the subsequent battle. In Hengling, the independent regiment annihilated a large group of the Japanese army, and severely damaged a brigade, and in Hualinzhai, the independent regiment even killed a wing commander of the Japanese army, plus the continuous attacks of the other three armies, although the results were far less brilliant than the independent regiment, but it also caused a lot of casualties to the Japanese army, and the loss of the entire 33rd division should be about one wing.

In this way, even if the 33rd Division of the Japanese Army goes south to fight, the number of troops that can be mobilized is very limited, and it is only an infantry wing plus some auxiliary wings, how effective can such a force be in the face of the 78th Army? Therefore, from beginning to end, Luo Zhuoying and other officials did not take the reinforcement of the 33rd Division to heart, after all, as long as the 78th Army did not transfer troops to the south, the left flank of the battlefield would be stable enough.

However, the current battle situation is to make Luo Zhuoying very dissatisfied, from the current situation, the Japanese army's idea is already very obvious, the reason why the 34th Division launched an attack in the Yifeng area, is not to attack Yifeng, but just want to make a breakthrough from the left flank battlefield, from the village front street to Wuqiao and then calmly withdraw to Fengxin. The center of gravity of the battlefield shifted from the Sixi line to Yifeng in the northwest, and Wuqiao once again became the key to the battlefield. And if Wu Qiao gains and loses, the previous efforts in this battle will be completely in vain.

On the one hand, Luo Zhuoying ordered the 78th Army to strictly defend Wuqiao, and on the other hand, he also ordered the 70th Army and the 72nd Army to attack the Japanese army as soon as possible, and completely annihilate the Japanese 34th Division that had been surrounded by regiments before the Japanese 33rd Division captured Wuqiao.

When Shi arrived in the Tangpu area with the independent group, the sky was already a little dark. Perhaps it was because of the cloudy days in a row, which made the day seem extraordinarily short, and the sky was already overcast before the unitary time. However, Shi was in a good mood at this time, because halfway through, he had already received news from the people sent by Hu Zi that the devil did not enter Yifeng, but stopped at the northernmost Guanqiao in Shanggao.

All the way to Tangpu, although it was the second long-distance march of the independent regiment in just a few days, everyone's faces were full of smiles. Finally back to Yifeng, it is like their home and their roots, giving people an extremely stable feeling. This battle has not been fought for a short time, fortunately Yifeng has not suffered any damage here, and now the final decisive battle with the devils in the land of Yifeng is really the best thing for them. Everyone's face was also full of smiles because of this, and they were full of confidence in the battle in front of them.

In Tangpu, Hu Zi and Liu Taiping had already requisitioned the people to build fortifications in accordance with the requirements of the stone, and reinforced them on the basis of the existing positions. In addition, they also set up a temporary headquarters on the positions outside the town to facilitate the command of the troops. It was in this humble headquarters that Shi Shi listened to Hu Zi and Liu Taiping report on the situation here.

"Commander, after the devil arrived at Guanqiao, he didn't continue to advance, because the terrain around Guanqiao is flat, and our scouts can't get too close, so it's not clear what the devil plans to do next." Beard was the first to report.

Liu Taiping on the side also asked strangely: "Tuanzuo, the devils rushed from Yuntou Mountain to Guanqiao, it is really a little confusing, if they want to break through from the first line of the village front street to Wuqiao, they will not move until they reach Guanqiao." If they want to break through from the direction of Yanggongwei and go up, it will be even more unreasonable to kill here, and retreating ten miles from Yuntou Mountain is Sixi, and establishing an interception position in Yuntou Mountain and mobilizing troops to storm the front line of Yanggongwei is the most effective way to attack. Now that the soldiers are standing still in Guanqiao, is it difficult to find death? ”

"Will the little devil look for death? Liu Dacang, you better don't have such a sweet dream, be careful of being eaten by the devil with the belt bones, I don't know what happened. Li Shijian, who was on the side, snorted coldly and said disdainfully.

Shi Shi also smiled at this time: "It is definitely impossible for devils to find death, they are doing this just to find the best way to break through, but why do they think that Guanqiao is the best place?" Although the terrain here is flat and conducive to large-scale troop engagement, the most appropriate way to avoid a major battle with the current strength of the Japanese army is to avoid a major war as much as possible, and the most urgent thing is to preserve the strength of the army as much as possible. Why did the devil do the opposite? Things are abnormal, and there must be something we didn't expect. ”