Section 101 Bloody Battle of Wanjialing XXXIII

The second phase of the battle is still in the final stage, but for their 74th Army, they can finally breathe a sigh of relief. They repelled the onslaught of the Japanese army during the day, and had completed this stage of the combat mission, holding the position on the front line of Changling according to the requirements of the commander, and defending the eastern half of the defense line together with the 4th Army, firmly blocking the Japanese 106th Division in the mountains around Wanjialing.

As for when and where to start fighting, this requires the orders of the Corps Headquarters, and they are not clear, at least so far, they have not yet received the battle plan and attack route drawn up by the upper peak, so they can only stand by and rest and be ready to participate in the battle at any time.

Therefore, when Wang Yaowu took the initiative to ask Ying to be the main vanguard of the counteroffensive war, tonight's military discussion, the most important and most difficult problem, was suddenly solved, the process was simple, the meeting was short, people had an unbelievable feeling.

After the meeting was adjourned, several officers of the 51st Division were left behind by Wang Yaowu, except for the regiment commanders who had left earlier, only the chief of staff, the two brigade commanders, and several other adjutants and other officers were left, which seemed a little deserted.

The cool breeze at night blows on people's bodies, and there is indeed a cold feeling, which makes them in single clothes shrink their pores one by one. Fortunately, everyone is from the army, and they have all been through the mountains of swords and fires, and the rain of bullets and bullets, so this little discomfort will naturally not be taken to heart. Their eyes fell on the division commander in unison, and they seemed to be a little confused about what the division had taken the initiative to ask for before.

"Zhonglin, I want to hear your thoughts." Wang Yaowu's square face did not have the slightest expression, and in the night, people couldn't see his joys, sorrows, and sorrows, only his upright body was the same as before, which made people feel the strength contained in it, and made people feel his determination and courage.

Zhang Lingfu turned his head to look at the people on the side, and those adjutants were swept by his gaze, and they were all a little uncomfortable.

Chief of Staff Liu Zengyao has always been a delicate person, as soon as he saw Zhang Lingfu's silent appearance, he immediately understood, and after coughing lightly, he said to those staff adjutants: "Let's go and rest first, the casualties of the 301st Regiment and the 302nd Regiment in the two battles before and after must be carefully counted, and all departments should be replenished, and no mistakes can be made." ”

Watching the officers leave one by one with a respectful salute, Liu Zengyao turned his head to Zhang Lingfu and smiled: "Zhonglin can always speak freely now!" ”

Zhang Lingfu chuckled, without the slightest pretentiousness, and said directly: "The master's wonderful pen is admirable." ”

Zhou Zhidao on the side smiled lightly, and looked at Zhang Lingfu's gaze and couldn't help but feel a little more appreciative, no wonder Zhang Lingfu has always been appreciated by the teacher, not to mention his character and temperament, just this vision and quick wisdom are far from being comparable to ordinary people.

On the other hand, Liu Zengyao on the side had some gains and losses and said: "Zhonglin, this is not an ordinary battle!" The devil is now alone and has been encircled, and now he is in a desperate situation, he will inevitably be ferocious, and he wants to break through the devil's position and completely annihilate the enemy army that still has about 10,000 people, it is difficult! After this battle, I'm afraid that all of us will have to be defeated. ”

Seeing Wang Yaowu's silent appearance, Zhang Lingfu also said unconcernedly: "What Chief of Staff Liu said is true, but there are some things that cannot be done even if they are clear. ”

"I want to hear about it!" Liu Zengyao was concerned about the current battle situation, worried about the gains and losses of both sides, and when he heard Zhang Lingfu's words, he was a little puzzled and said.

Zhang Lingfu pondered for a while, lowered his head and walked a few steps, as if he was sorting out his thoughts, and then said slowly: "Our 74th Army was ordered to be formed during the bloody battle in Songhu, and the relationship between the division seat and the Jun seat is irreversible, so naturally the whole army is like a family. But after all, the 58th Division was the foundation of Junzuo's beginning, and almost all the troops of the 172nd Brigade were killed in a battle during the day, and in the afternoon, even the military guard battalion was sent here, so you can imagine Junzuo's eagerness at that time. But will the chief of staff feel a little strange, logically speaking, the 302nd regiment on the front line of Xiaojinshan is much closer to the battlefield than us, why has Junzuo not mentioned it from beginning to end? ”

"Maybe it's because I'm worried that the Japanese will attack the defense line of Jinshan? Or is it because the 302nd regiment suffered a lot of losses a few days ago? Liu Zengyao said with some unconfidence.

Zhang Lingfu shook his head unceremoniously and said: "A few days ago, the 302nd Regiment rushed to Lion Rock to block the Japanese invaders, although there were a few battles before and after, but it is understood that the stone command is well-organized, and it has been false and real so that the devil has never taken any advantage, and has fought a few battles before and after, but it has lost about a battalion, with the bravery of the 302nd Regiment, it is not a big problem, but Junzuo has not mentioned it from beginning to end, so it has to be interesting." Judging from the situation at that time, although Changling was in danger, the previous situation did not have the opportunity to collapse, Changling had Jinshan on the left, the 51st Division of Lion Rock, the 174th Brigade on the right and the 4th Army ready to support at any time, at most it was just a failure to block and let the devils open a gap, but the devils had more than 10,000 people, there were large armies coming from the Nanxun line in front, and there were chasing soldiers in the back, and there were no supplies and reinforcements outside, so where could they run? At the end of such a day, the 58th Division has gone through bloody battles, and only the 301st Regiment of our division has gone to reinforce, and the meaning of Junzuo is probably very clear. ”

"Therefore, the division took the initiative to ask Ying to take the lead, which was a clever move, which not only made Junzuo not need to be difficult, but also won the initiative for our department. Since this battle will be fought by us no matter what, it is better to be more simple and try to gain more initiative for yourself. Zhang Lingfu spoke eloquently and said with confidence.

Liu Zengyao suddenly realized that he admired Zhang Lingfu's remarks, he only saw the battle itself, and had no idea what was behind it, and this realm was a big difference. This made his old face red, and he immediately became a little embarrassed, saying that he was a chief of staff, and he actually asked others to give him guidance in this kind of matter, which was really embarrassing.

Wang Yaowu glanced at Liu Zengyao, and then looked at Zhang Lingfu approvingly, obviously very satisfied with his efforts to invite Zhang Lingfu to work under the account, talking to people who understand is to save trouble, sometimes there is no need to say more, just a glance or a gesture, each other can be understood, and there is no need to go through much trouble.

"What do you think Brother Jingfang thinks?" Wang Yaowu's gaze slowly moved to Zhou Zhidao's body, although sometimes he needed to restrain the power of his generals, but they had been with each other for many years, sharing life and death, and that friendship could not be changed, and Wang Yaowu was also quite polite to this subordinate who was older than himself.

"The division is polite, at the moment has not received the order for further operations, and there is no plan for the next action, how to carry out the siege and annihilation war is not yet known, how dare you talk about the army, but the division takes the initiative to ask for the war is indeed a second chess, no matter what the result of this battle is, Jun Zuo must have inherited the love of the division, brothers intersect, although they all say that life and death are shared, but when it comes to their own interests, it is inevitable that there are some ideas, and now the division takes the initiative to go further, it seems to be more above board, presumably the division will also compensate in other aspects, and manipulate the initiative in hand, and being forced into battle, there is a world of difference. Zhou Zhidao looked at Wang Yaowu with burning eyes and said.

Seeing the hint of mockery in Zhou Zhidao's eyes, and hearing the language that seemed to have words in his words, Wang Yaowu was not abnormal, as if he hadn't heard it, he just nodded lightly, paced up again, and said slowly as he walked: "All friendly troops are encircling, the second phase of the offensive will end soon, and the battle of counteroffensive may start at any time, now that we are responsible for the main attack, we can't smash the brand of the 51st Division, how to fight the battle, let's not care about it for now, But preparations for war must be made in the shortest possible time, so that the attack can be launched in the shortest possible time. ”

Looking back at Zhou Zhidao and Zhang Lingfu, Wang Yaowu said to Zhang Lingfu: "Zhonglin, the 301st Regiment suffered heavy casualties in today's battle, and the 302nd Regiment also folded a battalion, and the 153rd Brigade needs to pick up this burden this time." ”

Thinking that the situation of the 51st Division was basically the same as that of the 74th Army, Zhang Lingfu couldn't help but smile, he arched his hand at Zhou Zhidao and said: "Brother has two regiments, one is mighty Lion Rock, and the other is with Commander Feng to stick to Changling. Otherwise, brother, I won't be able to explain to my brothers when I go back. ”

Zhou Zhidao said with a smile: "I am in the same 51st Division, why do I have to do such a good job, now that the 153rd Brigade has sufficient soldiers and morale, it is the time to make meritorious contributions, if Zhonglin kills the devils in one go, I will be happy." It's not easy for us Qiu Ba, the guns and bullets don't have long eyes, maybe when they will return to heaven, if they don't go to the battlefield, I don't want to go to the battlefield again. ”

"Brother Jingfang can't be lazy, we only have many brothers in the 153rd Brigade, the devil's skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and it is not a simple matter to attack their position, I can't say that I will have to ask Brother Jingfang for help when the time comes." Zhang Lingfu refused to let go and said.

Zhou Zhidao said helplessly: "The situation of the 151st Brigade is here, the 301st Regiment must not be able to fight anymore, and the 302nd Regiment is also seriously attritional, does Zhonglin still want to borrow the guard company from me?" ”

"The guard company is not needed, if Brother Jingfang is willing, the 302nd Regiment still has 2 battalions, and there are more or less fifteen or six hundred brothers, if the 302nd Regiment can act with our 153rd Brigade, I also have some confidence." Zhang Lingfu said unceremoniously.

Zhou Zhidao couldn't help but hesitate, although he said that the stone was the person who was pulled up by the division commander, and he was not considered his cronies, a few days ago, he even had the idea of replacing it, but after all, the 302nd Regiment is the strength of the 151st Brigade, and everyone is gone, how can he, the commander of the bare pole brigade, mix? But Zhang Lingfu is now seconded for a fair reason, and he has no excuse if he wants to refuse. The difficulty of attacking the devil's position can be imagined, after this battle is fought, how many people will be left in the 51st Division?