Section 163 Fierce Battle of Chunhua Mountain

Stone patrolled the battalions for more than an hour, and by the time he returned to the regimental headquarters, it was already dark, and although the noise in the distance had subsided considerably, it was clear that the battle should have become more intense. After all, with the devil's offensive strategy, the infantry attack after the artillery attack is the most fatal.

As soon as Shi returned to the regimental headquarters, the order from the military headquarters also arrived as if he had pinched the time, and Wang Yaowu asked him to immediately rush to Chunhua Town to join him and observe the battle on the front line of Chunhua Mountain on the north bank of the Laodao River. How dare the stone hesitate, he immediately rushed over there with a few guards, and behind him were naturally Shen Qingyun and a few people from the military commander, they were like shadows, not leaving the side of the stone, as if they were not giving up on the investigation of the stone, and it was more like they were monitoring the stone in an all-round way. This kind of behavior of theirs, to be honest, is extremely rare in the whole army, and generally speaking, either they have definite evidence and directly take people down. Either the evidence is insufficient, and they don't dare to act rashly. How can it be like now, it's all about telling the stone, I just want to check you, you give me to be careful, so that I can find out the problem? Either the person being investigated is sick, or the person who is investigating the case is sick.

Stone was extremely helpless about their actions, and now he was completely resigned to it. Although it was very uncomfortable and inconvenient to be stared at by such a group of people, the battle was already fierce, and he couldn't control so much at the moment.

Chunhua Town is located on the south bank of the Laodao River, outside the town is Swan Mountain, and the Chunhua Mountain on the north bank of the river is opposite to each other, which is the commanding height of this area. The 57th Division, which had just arrived here the day before yesterday, confronted the vanguard of the Japanese army here, launched a surprise attack overnight, and finally conquered Chunhua Mountain on the north bank early yesterday morning, becoming a nail on the north bank of the Laodao River. With such a stable position, it will be a great threat to the Japanese army, and the national army troops can cross the river north through the line of Chunhua Mountain, which can threaten the hinterland position of the devil at any time, so that the Japanese army will not dare to let go when attacking Changsha.

It is also conceivable that today's battle will revolve around the front line of Chunhua Mountain, so in the first class of Japanese artillery attacks and sudden bombardments, Wang Yaowu personally rushed to the area of Chunshan Town to command, and in order to accurately grasp the situation on the other side, after he arrived here, he took a group of people to climb the position at the top of Swan Mountain, and looked at the battle situation on the north bank across the river.

I don't know if it was because the 57th Division occupied Chunhua Mountain for too short a time and was unable to build a solid fortification at once, or because the Japanese artillery and aircraft were too powerful to tear up their fortifications, I saw that the Japanese infantry showed great strength in the subsequent attack, and broke through all the way to the halfway up the mountain, making the bloody battle between each other seem very fierce. Relying on the geographical advantage, the officers and men of the 57th Division continued to launch counterattacks, and their wave after wave of attacks pressed down the Japanese assault troops, thwarting the Japanese attacks again and again.

This unit composed of Shandong soldiers, after several years of bloody battles, completely stimulated the bloody nature and fighting spirit of these Shandong heroes, and when they fought at the high level, their tenacity and toughness were vividly displayed. In addition, the combat instincts tempered by the bloody battles make their combat effectiveness extremely extraordinary. At the beginning of the order of the theater headquarters, Wang Yaowu ordered the 57th Division to take a fancy to their willpower and knew that they could fight tough and ruthless battles.

In fact, when it comes to combat capability, the most powerful unit of the 74th Army should be the "Tiger Ben" Independent Regiment, and this unit commanded by Shi far surpasses other units in every battle in terms of combat exploits, the number and importance of destroying the enemy. However, after all, the number of Shishi's independent regiment is a little smaller, and in this kind of large-scale face-to-face competition, the numerical disadvantage will undoubtedly be revealed, and the most important thing is that Shishi, as Wang Yaowu's subordinate who has always been quite important, has such a force, and he can feel a lot more at ease. If this tug-of-war is over, it will not be easy to form such a force.

"Stone, how long do you think the 57th Division can hold on to Chunhua Mountain?" Wang Yaowu put down the binoculars and asked after a deep sigh.

Shi didn't know why Junzuo wanted him to come to the front line to watch the battle in this case, so he could only keep silent, but after Junzuo spoke, he naturally couldn't remain silent anymore, so he could only speak: "Junza, the key to this battle is not how long we can hold here, but how long the friendly troops in Changsha can hold it!" ”

Wang Yaowu nodded, a little surprised that Shi Shi would answer like this, and couldn't help asking, "Then how do you think this battle will develop?" ”

Shi Shi was stunned for a moment, and then said with a wry smile: "Junzao, I don't know much about Changsha here, and I don't know about the surrounding friendly troops, so I really don't dare to talk nonsense." ”

In the fierce battle ahead, for Wang Yaowu and others, who were accustomed to seeing big scenes, it was really ordinary, he didn't seem to be affected by these things at all, he just asked at the stone: "Just talk about it, just think it is a small talk after tea and dinner." ”

Shi was helpless, thought about it and said: "Military seat, forgive my subordinates, I'm afraid this battle is not easy to fight." ”

"Oh? How do you say that? Wang Yaowu couldn't help but ask.

"In the 28th year of the Republic of China, the devils attacked Changsha, but the defenders on the front line of the Xinqiang River inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese army, not only giving the Japanese army a lot of casualties in terms of troops, but also fighting for the defenders and the people enough in time. The significance of the defense line of the Xinqiang River is not only the strongest defense line on the periphery of Changsha, but also the main thing is like an early warning line, as long as the devils can be dragged here, the friendly troops in other places can be reinforced in time, with Changsha as the center, gather a large number of troops to fight a decisive battle with the Japanese army, plus the Miluo River and the Laodao River and other natural dangers, enough to block the Japanese army outside Changsha City. When the stone said this, he couldn't help but shake his head and said, "However, the current situation is different. The various defense lines north of Changsha have been broken through by the devils one after another, and the defense lines in the Xinqiang River and the Miluo River are in vain, and it is too difficult to block the devils only by relying on the Laodao River, not to mention that so far, many reinforcements have not arrived, and the situation is very unfavorable. ”

Wang Yaowu looked at the stone with some surprise, this kid still has this kind of vision and knowledge? In a battle at the corps level, how can you have this kind of vision and insight? He couldn't help but be greatly relieved, it was obvious that the more officers under his command understood, the better they could fight, the better things would be for him, and the more they could be relied on by him. He looked at the stone, and couldn't help but think of Zhang Lingfu, Zhong Lin's vision was really unique, he was an idiot-like soldier at the beginning, he could highly recommend it, until now, the "idiot" he fancied emitted a brilliance that is difficult for ordinary people to reach, and it also proves Zhong Lin's ability to know people and people. And in their position, the ability to recognize people is the most important ability!

"The battle in Changsha involves too many aspects, and officers of our level naturally can't figure out many things. Now that Shangguan is asking us to defend the area around Chunhua Mountain, we can only fight the battle in front of us. Although what you said is very reasonable, it doesn't matter how long Chunhua Mountain can be held, it only makes sense if Changsha can be guarded long enough, but if we can't even hold Chunhua Mountain, I'm afraid it will be a big trouble. Wang Yaowu said in a heavy voice.

Shi thought for a while and said: "The devil's infantry attack, like a tide, one wave passes, and the next wave will continue to follow. It's just that the battle formation of the Japanese army is bound to be extremely open, and each wave of attack is not as fierce as imagined. Therefore, an attack like this is undoubtedly a feint attack by the devil! ”

Wang Yaowu said with an unchanged expression: "You go on, on the experience of responding to the enemy in battle, on the experience of hand-to-hand contact with devils, no one in the entire 74th Army is richer than you, what does the devil rely on to break through the position in such an attack?" ”

At this time, Shi Shi was also completely caught in the attack in front of him, and he said without thinking: "Consumption! The devil's attack, though like a wave formation, is formless and godless, at least from what we have seen so far. If the officers in command at the front line cannot distinguish this difference and blindly accumulate troops in front of the crest of the devil's wave, they will obviously fall for the devil's fool. ”

"Once the forces on the frontal line are too dense, the artillery in the distance of the devil can play the best lethal effect. The devil's attack has been effective, although it may not be possible to take this opportunity to seize our army's position, but as long as there are a few more attacks like this, the effective force of the 57th Division will be almost consumed, and Chunhua Mountain will not become a bag. Stone kept saying.

Wang Yaowu thought deeply, he called Shi over before, but he just wanted to express his concern and trust for Shishi, but he didn't expect that Shi Shi had such a thorough understanding of the battlefield, just looked at it so casually, and saw the devil's offensive means and methods so clearly, this kid can make achievements in every battle, and there are really some doorways.

Then he picked up the telescope and looked at the north shore carefully, and without waiting for Wang Yaowu to say anything, a violent explosion sounded on Chunhua Mountain in vain, and the flames and smoke pillars that rose into the sky in vain were really amazing. Even the guards on the side saw this situation, and surrounded Wang Yaowu in vain, as if they were extremely worried about some accident.

Wang Yaowu waved his hand confidently, and then said to the stone on the side: "It seems that what you said is right, there are indeed a lot of tricks for the little devils." ”

After waiting for a while, when the devil's artillery offensive was over, and the devil's infantry charged to the top of the mountain again, Wang Yaowu's brows couldn't help frowning even tighter, and after thinking about it, he said to the communication officer on the side: "Order Li Hanqing, the infantry commander of the 57th Division, to immediately take the field supplementary regiment from the flank battlefield to the back of Chunhua Mountain, and telegraph Yu Chengwan to wait for the supplementary regiment to attack, and immediately launch a fierce attack on the enemy troops below the mountain." When the brave meets on a narrow road, they will beat the devils so hard that they don't dare to move again until it gets dark. ”