Section 97 Poor Fifty-Seven Divisions

Since it was the stone that opened the mouth, the others naturally only needed to follow it. When it comes to commanding battles, Stone has always liked to act arbitrarily, and although he will also listen to the suggestions and opinions of others on the sidelines, these references are often only supplements when drawing up battle plans, and once he has made up his mind, he often does not make any changes. And the soldiers of the Independent Regiment were already familiar with his temperament, and after the stone gave the order, they stopped talking. This kind of absolute trust is not something that ordinary people can have.

Subsequently, Wu Zihuai was ordered to communicate with the friendly troops on the side, and the town of Wuqiao, which they now control, was the most critical point in the entire left-wing battlefield. If it weren't for them holding the Wu Bridge, it would have been impossible for the 34th Division to encircle and annihilate the middle road. Because the distance from here to Shanggao is too close, in this distance of more than 100 miles, any place to set up a defensive line will be attacked from both sides, which army can survive in this situation? Now that they need to evacuate, they naturally have to hand over this place to friendly forces.

There was no difficulty in such a handover and change of defense, and soon, the 78th Army, which received the order, rushed to the area around Wuqiao. With their arrival, the independent regiment also began to rush up the higher line. Beyond the imagination of several battalion commanders, although the soldiers have not been rested in the past few days, when they learned that they were rushing to the front line to join the main battlefield, they were all smiling and in good spirits, and they were even more laughing along the way, as if they were going to the market. When the other troops heard that there was going to be a war, they all cried and mourned, these guys are good, they are crazy with joy when they hear about the war, this is really a bunch of freaks.

However, they are also very satisfied with this situation, the morale of the brothers is high, the enthusiasm for fighting is high, and those of them who are commanders also have a bright face, right?

On the 24th, around midnight.

In the early hours of the morning, it is the most sleepy time of the day, especially in the early spring morning, when the cold is full, and the wind blows on people's bodies, as sharp as knives, and the skin of people who cut them hurts. Yu Chengwan, the commander of the 57th Division, was wearing a military coat, walking in the dilapidated position with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and the adjutant on the side looked at the explosions that kept coming from afar, and looked at the red half of the sky, and couldn't help but be quite worried, and persuaded from time to time: "Division, it's too dangerous here, you better go back to the headquarters first!" After dawn, the devils will definitely attack in a big way, why don't you take advantage of this gap to eat something and sleep for a while? ”

Yu Chengwan waved his hand a little impatiently and said: "As soon as the morning dawns, the devil's plane will come, and the devil's attack will be launched, I won't take advantage of this effort to reorganize the position." What do you do to stop the devil at dawn? Don't bother me here, if you're tired, go back first! ”

When the adjutant heard this, he immediately closed his mouth, the division commanders were all in the position, and one of his adjutants returned to the command headquarters first? What kind of system is that? To be honest, the people who can be adjutants are absolutely loyal to the chief, and most of them can die for the chief, they are actually high-ranking guards, and they are the most loyal subordinates beside the commanders. The reason why this adjutant took the trouble to talk about these things was also out of concern for the commander, since the start of this battle, the division seat has hardly closed his eyes, at this moment his eyes are bloodshot, and his face is also blue and scary, in this state, how can he, the person who has been following him, not worry?

There was a lot of snoring on the battlefield, and the soldiers could still sleep so soundly in the face of the rumbling of artillery in the distance, because they were too tired. From around March 17, they fought against the devil's attack on the second line of defense. In the face of the offensive of the Japanese 34th Division, the 57th Division fought tenaciously and fought to the death with the Japanese army in the posture of fighting for every inch of land. In the past, the 57th Division, although the fighting spirit of the soldiers may not be inferior to the present, it will definitely not be able to support it. A large part of the reason for the tenacity of this battle was the inspiration that Yu Chengwan received in Ayutthaya and the subsequent reform of the army.

The battle in Dacheng was the first time Yu Chengwan came into contact with the 302nd Regiment commanded by Shi, when they ambushed a wing of the devils with one regiment and were almost defeated by the devils. However, after the 302nd Regiment commanded by Shi smuggled across the Jinjiang River, it fought successively, not only killing thousands of enemies, but also successfully taking Dacheng and Xiangfu Town, trapping the Japanese 106th Division in the Fengxin line. Not only that, in the face of the counterattack of the 101st Division of the Japanese Army and the 106th Division of Fengxin on the front line of Xishan, the 302nd Regiment showed a comfortable posture.

Later, Yu Chengwan was also interested in the 302nd Regiment, and began to figure out why the 302nd Regiment was so powerful that other troops could not defeat the Japanese army. After all, he has received a high military education and has been engaged in political work for a long time, and Yu Chengwan's talent in this area has been brought into full play by him, and he has also summed up a lot of experience. First of all, the weapons and equipment of the 302nd Regiment are far more sufficient than ordinary troops, not only the number of rifles is sufficient, but the proportion of light and heavy machine guns has almost reached the state of full strength, don't underestimate this. The most important point is that the weapon is not enough or damaged, and it cannot be replaced in time, so that a few people have a gun, and there is a lack of enough light and heavy machine guns, and the firepower is naturally much weaker. In addition, the number of veterans, experienced veterans, in the battle, play a much stronger role than recruits, a veteran's lethality, sometimes even more than four or five recruits, can be suppressed by the enemy's crazy artillery, still accurately shoot the Japanese army. When there are more such soldiers, the overall combat power will far exceed that of ordinary troops. Another point is that the stone command of war often has a stroke of genius, and its combat art of commanding war is really not comparable to that of ordinary officers. At this point, Yu Chengwan has no choice, there are too few people with this kind of talent for fighting. However, he still learned something from the stone, that is, no matter what the situation, the 302nd Regiment has always maintained a force that can take the initiative to go out to attack the enemy's vital points, and every victory of the 302nd Regiment, in addition to the excellent performance of the positional tug-of-war, the fatal blow at the critical moment is often the magic weapon to defeat the enemy, and these experiences are also used by Yu Chengwan.

Especially in this big battle, Yu Chengwan commanded a unit alone for the first time as a division commander, and he gave full play to what he learned from the 302nd Regiment. In the face of their fierce offensive, the Japanese army also had a big headache, and they could not let go of their hands and feet in the offensive. However, after all, the number of the 57th Division is too small, and the gap in strength between a division and a whole division of the Japanese army is too great, and in the face of absolute strength, no matter how high the combat skills are, it is in vain.

Listening to the sleeping snoring of the soldiers, Yu Chengwan couldn't help but sigh. This battle was really difficult, the entire 19th Group Army, with an army of more than 100,000 people, was the only one of their divisions blocking the front of the Japanese army, and only the 74th Army was stationed in Gao'an, why did Shangguan make such an arrangement? He couldn't figure it out, and he didn't have the energy to think about it anymore. The only thing he needs to think about now is how to withstand the devil's attack after dawn.

He was thinking and walking here, and a few people quickly came to the side, and after arriving in front of them, several people saluted and shouted at the same time: "Master, why are you coming to the front again?" ”

When Yu Chengwan heard this, he couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Why is Regiment Commander Du and Battalion Commander Zhang so unwelcoming to me?" ”

The two heard the words of the division commander, and couldn't help but look at each other with a wry smile at the same time, and finally the regiment commander Du Ding said: "Division, after fighting for so long, you have been staying on the front line, listening to Adjutant Chen, you haven't closed your eyes until now, and if you go on like this, you can't bear it." ”

Yu Chengwan said with a smile: "Die a year early, sleep 365 days more, and when you sacrifice your life for the country, you can close your eyes forever with peace of mind, what are you anxious about?" Let's talk about your situation here, after dawn, the devil's attack will begin, how long can you hold up here? ”

Du Ding shook his head and sighed and said, "Master, if the devil still maintains the attack intensity of the previous few days, I'm afraid it will take another half a day at most." ”

Yu Chengwan asked in surprise: "The situation is so bad?" ”

Du Ding took advantage of the firelight in the sky to see the tired body of the division commander and the waist that was no longer straight, and couldn't help but say: "Master, let's sit down and talk!" As he spoke, he sat down on the ground and said, "Master, it has been six or seven days since the first line of Longmenwei, and the brothers have not only suffered heavy losses in personnel, but the key is that they are too tired to fight. The devils in front of them took turns to fight and kept attacking, but our brothers could only fight to the death and not retreat, and until now, they don't even have the strength to walk. After the devils withdrew today, the brothers rushed to repair the fortifications overnight, but the effect was extremely poor. After tomorrow's bombardment of the devil's aircraft and artillery, these efforts will be completely wasted, and there is really no bottom in my heart whether these craters and the remaining positions can stop the devil. ”

Yu Chengwan listened to the report of his officers, and could only sigh helplessly, not only the 171st regiment, but also the three main regiments under his command that were not like this? As for the field replenishment regiment, it has been completely replenished into these three infantry regiments so far, and it has become an empty shelf, and there are still manpower in it?