Section 90 The Bloody Battle of Wanjialing XXII

"Boom...... Boom ......" bursts of fierce cannon fire filled the heavens and the earth, deafening, even from a long distance, still could not escape the ravages of artillery, and was shocked by its fierce momentum.

The roar shook the sky, and the flames rose into the sky, carrying a thick column of smoke, making the originally fresh air of the mountains a little hideous.

Junrokuro Matsuura's mood at the moment was like the smoke rising into the sky, which was extremely heavy and gloomy. He stared wide-eyed at the place where the artillery was attacking, as if he wanted to find a hole in the enemy's army, and wanted to tear through the enemy's line in one fell swoop.

"Kill it, kill it now." After three rounds of cannons, the mountains in front were completely covered in thick smoke, and when only the raging flames were left in the front, Junrokuro Matsuura gave the order to attack without hesitation. The groups of Japanese soldiers who were waiting on the sidelines immediately rushed into the distance with firm steps amid the roar of the division commander, and killed the mountain that had been engulfed in flames.

"Aoki-kun, it's up to you next." After Matsuura Junrokuro finished roaring, he finally calmed down, and the previous roar, as if venting the dissatisfaction and depression in his heart, is now calm again, but it is no different from usual.

Aoki Seiichi, the commander of the Major General Brigade of the 136th Infantry Brigade, immediately nodded heavily when he heard the order of the division commander, but his eyebrows jumped involuntarily, revealing a trace of unnoticeable helplessness.

This battle was really torture for him. First of all, the 111th Brigade that opened the way took the wrong road, causing them to deviate from the intended direction of attack and fall into an extremely embarrassing situation, and then the old guy in the mountain area was grinding in front of him, and he was actually blocked by a small number of Chinese troops, so that they wasted two whole days here. What made him even more depressed was that just as he was about to take his subordinates to replace the 111th Brigade to break through the obstacles in front and kill De'an, the division commander actually ordered their brigade to withdraw back and attack the direction of Baishui Street to the north.

This kind of back-and-forth transfer of troops really made him feel the urge to kill people who could not bear it, and his soldiers were human beings, not machines, and after walking for several days in this endless mountainous area, the huge physical consumption caused the combat effectiveness of the troops to drop greatly. This time it is another battle over more than ten miles of mountain roads, how much combat power is left?

Aoki Chengichi held back the anger in his heart and resisted his impulse, since the division commander ordered so, he should do it with peace of mind, as for what this battle can become, he has no energy to think about it, after all, he is only a brigade commander, just fulfill the order issued by the division headquarters.

Watching Aoki Seiichi's figure disappear, Matsuura Junrokuro's face finally tensed again, he looked at the northwest direction with great concern, and shook his head and sighed helplessly.

The chief of staff, Yoshitaka Akiyama, whispered in his ear: "Your Excellency is worried about the 27th Division? ”

Matsuura Junrokuro didn't hide anything in front of his most trusted subordinates, and said with a long sigh: "Yes, Kirin Peak is the only channel for our army's supply support, once it is cut off by the Chinese army, our entire division will be besieged in this mountainous area, and there is even a possibility that the whole army will be annihilated." ”

Akiyama Yoshitaka couldn't help but say a little angrily: "Your Excellency, the 27th Division is a unit supplemented by the brigade of the Tun garrison, and it has a lot of combat experience. Could they have done it on purpose? Are we afraid that we will take the lead in capturing De'an? The plan to attack Dean has gone wrong so far, and it really shouldn't have been. ”

Matsuura Junrokuro's cheeks couldn't help but tremble slightly, obviously quite angry about such a thing, but he knew that even if he was angry, it would be difficult to change the reality in front of him, so he swallowed the words that came to his mouth, and said with a cold snort: "These things will be said after the battle is over, for now, we should first find a way to deal with the situation in front of us, and take advantage of the fact that the army of China is not stable, cooperate with the 27th Division to recapture Qilin Peak again, and leave another wing to garrison, otherwise the back will be left in the hands of others, We really can't sleep! ”

Yoshitaka Akiyama opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but then he closed his mouth and made no sound.

His actions did not escape the feeling of Junrokuro Matsuura, and only listened to the Japanese lieutenant general ask: "Akiyama-kun, the current situation requires the concerted efforts of all departments of our division and regiment to get through, so let's say it directly." ”

Akiyama Yoshitaka thought for a while, and couldn't help but say cautiously: "Your Excellency, what if, I mean, if we can't take the Qilin Peak?" ”

Matsuura Junrokuro's expression did not change, it seemed that he had already thought about such a situation, reached out and patted Akiyama Yoshitaka on the shoulder, Matsuura sighed and said, "If we haven't taken Kirin Peak before dark, let's prepare to break through!" The people of China will not give us another chance to attack De'an. ”

The two commanders of the 106th Division couldn't help but fall into silence, as if no one expected that in just a few days, things would change so dramatically, which they had not imagined at all before they left Jiujiang and set off. And they already vaguely felt that it seemed that the rumors were really not credible, what kind of army had no combat effectiveness, and it would collapse at the touch of a button, and what kind of imperial warriors could be worth ten people of the branch, at present, it seems ridiculous.

Rumors kill people!

Just when they were full of emotion in their hearts, the battle ahead suddenly began, and the dense sound of gunfire spread, making the surroundings seem lively. In the place in front of him, which was shrouded in the smoke of artillery fire, the sound of dozens of machine guns firing incessantly was suddenly heard, which made Junrokuro Matsuura, who was supervising the battle in the distance, change color in shock and surprise.

Baishui Street is not far from Qilin Peak, on this barren mountain and wild ridge, there are so many Zhina people, you can imagine what the current situation of Qilin Peak is, which makes him secretly cry bitter, could it be that the battle to raid De'an has not begun, they are busy breaking through and evacuating?

This made Matsuura Junrokuro very unwilling, this plan was formulated by Commander Okamura himself, and the energy spent on this is really unimaginable, just for this purpose, two divisions can be imagined in scale and strength, I am afraid that it is no less than the Nanxun line, if they are withdrawn in such a disgraced manner, it is conceivable that the commander will be disappointed in them, and I am afraid that he will never be trusted by him in the future, let alone have any opportunities for promotion.

However, the change in the tide of battle relied on troops and firepower. On the Qilin Peak, the 32nd Army sent the entire 141st Division with a regiment of the 14th Division to repeatedly tug at the Japanese army, the original wooded peaks were now cut into bald heads in the endless artillery fire, and the huge craters and the corpses piled up horizontally and vertically showed the bloody and tragic nature of this battle, with the high morale of tens of thousands of soldiers who never died, the 27th Division of the Japanese Army had no way to recover this mountain range, I could only watch the blue sky fluttering on the top of the mountain, the white sun was full of red battle flags, and the red battle flags were fluttering proudly.

Gradually, as the casualties grew, the 27th Division began to retreat, in Ruiwu Road, they only had this mobile force, the 6th and 9th Divisions are now attacking along the Yangtze River to the west to sweep the defense line on the south bank of the land route, and now they have all the people here, once the people of China are killed near Ruichang, affecting the strategic operation of the entire Eleventh Army, it is a big loss.

As for the 106th Division in front, it seems that it can only give up the previous attack plan and withdraw, in their imagination, the 106th Division, which has more than 20,000 people, as long as it resolutely retreats, it does not seem to be a difficult thing to be surrounded and annihilated by the China? As soon as this idea appeared, it was vetoed by them, and the entire 106th Division was encircled and annihilated, how many troops did the people need to move? At least more than 100,000 troops, so do you want the Nanxun line? With no troops left in the east, why should they block the onslaught of the 101st Division?

If they didn't know that they not only didn't eat the 106th Division, but lost De'an, it would be a great good thing for them.

The battle on Whitewater Street has also gradually calmed down. Aoki Seiichi took the 123rd Wing to fight for a while, and then felt that something was wrong, their main attack direction was the west of Baishui Street, and they wanted to open a gap so that they could make a detour to the direction of Kirin and converge with the 27th Division, however, the enemy troops killed from the east of Baishui Street surprised them, and the enemy army that poured out like a flood shocked them, which made them feel the seriousness of the matter, and they had to give up the plan to attack, but instead densely arranged and began to defend, Fortunately, the artillery brigade in the distance sensed the danger and suppressed the enemy's offensive for them with a heavy artillery bombardment, so that they would not be overwhelmed by the raging flood.

But whether it was Aoki Seiichi who was on the front line, or Junrokuro Matsuura who was in the back, looking at the huge team that was now behind their army, they still felt frightened and shocked, and an unprecedented sense of crisis appeared in their hearts, making them restless.

What does it mean that such a large enemy army appeared behind them? Idiots can see that the enemy wants to be encircled.

Junrokuro Matsuura thought more long-term, in just a few days, how could the people of China have just the right place to appear with such a large army to cut off their back road? Whether it's time or hidden, it's so accurate that people can't believe it.

This made him feel a chill in his heart, could it be that the people of China had already expected them to come, and had already tied their pockets here and waited for them to come in?