Chapter 11: Wild Supplement (37)

At noon, Mo Di returned to Luotian, and in the evening, Zhong Dingnai and Wu Tinghuan also returned to Luotian, and the Japanese army passed through Yunjia Mountain, returned along the Ba River, and the southern road offensive came to an end. After receiving a report from the 172nd Division, the Japanese attack on the northern route also ended in a complete failure. As expected by Qi Daozheng, as soon as the water was stuffed above, the bottom went crazy, and the Japanese troops trapped in the valley went out like mad cows, and fell under the guns and bullets of Chen Kairong's regiment, and the Japanese planes bombed the positions of Chen Kairong's 511 regiment indiscriminately, and did not shake Chen Kairong's fighting spirit, and did not retreat against the Japanese troops in front of him and the * on his head. Chen Kairong said afterwards that the density of the planes this time was unprecedented, and one wave of planes bombed below, and there was even another wave of planes hovering overhead.

Perhaps it was the Japanese aviation that was worried about causing a fire in the valley, so they did not dare to use *, but just used * to set off Taniguchi round after round. Chen Kairong was treacherous and slick, and divided the troops into several pieces, most of which were placed on both sides of the valley, and made strong bunkers with giant logs, only a few of them were placed at the mouth of the valley. When the Japanese planes bombed, the Japanese troops in the valley did not dare to approach, and as soon as the Japanese planes left, the Japanese troops in the valley immediately seized the high ground on both sides of the narrow passage at the mouth of the valley, and as soon as the Japanese troops arrived, they threw it down like rain. The reserves of the whole division* are concentrated here, and they are thrown and pulled down. After Mo Di returned to Luotian, he got the news that the Seventh Army organized a Minfu team and sent two hundred boxes of Japanese* from Banzhuyuan.

Liao Hanguo called, they returned to Xiaojiawan, and they became the strongest regiment in the division, and the other three regiments were all disabled, the worst was Huang Zhiguo's 516 regiment, two of the three battalion commanders died, and Huang Zhiguo was afraid that he would never be able to go to the battlefield again. For most of the day, their regiment was responsible for burying the corpses of Japanese soldiers, more than 400 corpses, and they were so tired that they endured hardships. In the evening, the whole group will return to Hepu, and tomorrow, return to Banzhuyuan.

"It took three regiments to wipe out more than 400 people, and Liao Hanguo's troops attacked three times, but the Japanese left more than 700 corpses, and Liao Hanguo was proud!" Mo Di put the telegram aside and said with a smile: "The most loss is us, we have walked hundreds of miles, and we have not reaped any benefits." ”

Jin Tongxuan said: "It's good if there is no loss!" The strength of the Wu camp is too poor, if you really want to go into battle, I really don't know what use it is except to send it to death! ”

Mo Di smiled and said, "Do you think the Wu camp is very bad? No, that's something you haven't seen worse. At least they are still veterans, they have combat experience, I saw the new regiment of the 84th Army during the Huangmei War, and it was not even a militia regiment, it was just a peasant who washed his feet and came up from the field, he could shoot, but he only knew how to shoot, and where the bullets went, I am afraid that they themselves did not know. When we are fighting against Japan, the number of people is several times that of the other side, and we are fighting on our own territory, why we have always been at a disadvantage, weapons are certainly one aspect, and people are also one aspect. The reason why the soldiers of our regiment are slightly stronger in combat is because they have fewer battle losses, and if they have fewer battle losses, they will be replenished less, and if they are replenished, they will have fewer new recruits, and they will be decent in all aspects. I don't believe that this time you go back to see the third battalion, I'm afraid it's not as good as the Wu battalion. ”

Jin Tongxuan said: "I will strengthen the training of the third battalion, these recruits are all locals, the sacrifice of the locals, the blow to morale is far greater than that of outsiders, especially the negative impact on the garrison, I will definitely strive to fight a clever battle, win the battle, Xiaojiawan this kind of battle, I can't afford to fight." ”

Mo Di said: "This kind of battle in Xiaojiawan is a defeat in your opinion, but in the eyes of the above, it is a victory that is too big to be big. ”

Won the victory, drove away the Japanese army, Luo Tian's fathers and villagers all poured into the streets, a few days ago the Japanese army was still here to show off their might, a few days later they fled, gratifying and celebrating, the county party director Gan and the county magistrate organized a grand parade, and also held a grand dinner, waiting for Zhong Ying and Wu Ying to come back to open the banquet, and the local children have poured out of the city to meet the triumph of the victors.

Jin Tongxuan used the walkie-talkie to tell Zhong Dingnai that he must make the posture of a winner, but he can't tell the children that we are just here to play.

Thousands of joys, thousands of empty alleys, Luo Tian has always been the station of the 172nd Division, and is very familiar with the 172nd Division, the 172nd Division has won, they are happy about it, the 172nd Division is not here, they dedicate this joy and joy to Mo Di and his subordinates. The tables were set out, the food and wine were put on the table, and the long street was lined up in two long lanes, and the warriors had already been divided before they returned, two people at each table.

"Gotta get them to go back and put their guns down!" Mo Di said.

"It doesn't matter, we have someone to guard the guns, besides, without guns, where are the soldiers." Gan Pinzhe said.

"Then let them go back and wash their sweat and change their clothes." Mo Di said.

"It doesn't matter, no one dislikes their sweat, sweat soaked in clothes, how heroic." Gan Pinzhe refused again.

"That can't make them drink." Don't say it again.

"Celebration wine, celebration wine, you can't drink it!" Gan Pinzhe said: "The Japanese devils have beaten away, what are you worried about? When they are drunk, they go to sleep, and we have people, carry them back to the barracks. ”

Mo Di wanted to say something, but was poured over by Gan Pinzhe with a glass of wine.

Next came the local celebrities, the local gentry, the local officials, the local mess who didn't know who, one person had a drink, and they took turns. Mo Di knew that in this formation tonight, not only would the soldiers be drunk, but he would not be much better.

Luo Tian is celebrating, and Lihuang is also celebrating.

In order to celebrate the defeat of the Japanese army on the South Road, Li Pinxian specially held this cocktail party. After the Fifth War Zone was moved from Meishan Town, Meishan became the garrison of the 21st Group Army, and the Anwei Provincial Government was set at Jinjiazhai in Lihuang County. Jinjiazhai is only 100 miles away from Banzhuyuan, and this time the Japanese army set the confluence point of the north and south roads in Banzhuyuan, which makes everyone in the Anhui Provincial Government frightened. Knowing that it was not the opponent of the two Japanese armies, he had no choice but to have no general in Shuzhong, and Liao Hua was the vanguard, so that a division of the Seventh Army could face all the way. Reinforcements of the 176th Division were also requested. Unexpectedly, in a few days, the south road was repulsed, and the north road was trapped to death. This is a real victory. Originally, Deputy Commander Zhang Yichun proposed to wait for the complete victory of the two armies before celebrating the merits, but Li Pinxian couldn't help it and celebrated the merits in the provincial government first. In order not to sweep Li Pinxian's Yaxing, Zhang Yichun took Zhang Gan and others of the Seventh Army and drove 30 kilometers from Meishan to Jinjiazhai.

Li Pinxian made a special trip to welcome out of the gate, saw Zhang Gan, grabbed it, and said with a smile: "Congratulations to General Jiezhai (Zhang Ganzi), the Seventh Army has made this great achievement, and it has been able to enter the forefront of the national strong army, and the Northern Expedition Steel Army is still heroic, thanks to General Jiezhai leading the troops in a good way!" ”

Zhang Gan looked at the round mirror in the corner of his eyes and said: "The Seventh Army can make every inch of merit, thanks to the guidance of the commander, and the Seventh Army is grateful." He said this, but there was no joy on his face.

Not only did Zhang Gan have no joy on his face, but Wang Zanbin and Cheng Shufen behind him were the same, smiling and not smiling, with a social attitude. Li Pin was already swayed by the excitement, and he only cared about venting his excitement, and he didn't understand the other party's expression at all.

The small square of the Jinjiazhai Provincial Government, full of lights, filled with the atmosphere of victory, the local performance team, is wearing heavy makeup, and the gongs and drums in the examination site set off the liveliness and hustle and bustle, preparing to come to a Hui opera "Dingjun Mountain".

Entering the conference room, Li Pinxian noticed that something was not quite right with the three of the Seventh Army, and asked: "Jiezhai, what's the matter, can't you be happy after winning the battle?" ”

Zhang Gan shook his head and said, "Lord Commander, I really can't be happy. So far in this operation, we have completed most of the tasks of blocking the enemy, except for the Dishui Cliff side, which is still finishing, and the Japanese troops on the southern route have withdrawn. Alas! The Japanese army was repulsed, and the losses of the Seventh Army were also amazing, even more tragic than the Battle of Xuzhou and the Battle of Pavilion. ”

Li Pinxian's face also changed color slightly, he estimated that there would be a loss, but he didn't expect such a big loss. I can't help but ask with concern: "Is the current loss count out?" ”

Zhang Gan nodded and said: "The 172nd Division of the South Road has made it clear that 1,136 people were sacrificed and 2,009 were wounded, of which 781 were seriously injured, and Huang Zhiguo, the commander of the 516th Regiment, was seriously injured. The 172nd Division has completely lost its combat effectiveness, and now it is like this, not to mention a Japanese wing, even an infantry brigade can clean up the 172nd Division. ”

Li Pinxian only knew that the Japanese army on the South Road had lost 1,200 dead and wounded, and that the 60th Wing was basically disabled, but he did not expect that his losses were still above the Japanese army. This is the case with the South Road, what about the North Road, the situation on the North Road should be very good, and if you beat the dog behind closed doors, the loss should be large and limited, and Chongkou asked: "What about the North Road?" ”

So far, in order to rescue the troops trapped in the Dishui Cliff Canyon, the Japanese army has sent planes from Wuhan and Xinyang, and today alone, it has bombed 21 times, and many people from the 171st Division have been injured under the Japanese planes. Precise casualty figures are not yet available. What is now known is that only about 40 people of the 513th Regiment who had been intercepted on the periphery were not injured, and the colonel commander Xiao Xiangyang was seriously injured. In today's bombing, Wang Weicang, chief of staff, and Chen Kairong, commander of the 511 Regiment, were both wounded to varying degrees, and the 511 Regiment guarding Gukou was unable to hold Tanikou because it had lost too many troops, and it had already handed over the task of defending Tanikou to the field supplementary regiment with the largest number of people in the 172 Division, and Li Fangxi, commander of the field replenishment regiment, reported that by the time it was dark today, his regiment would still have 500 men in combat, including the lightly wounded. Wang Zanbin almost cried when he answered.

Li Pinxian gasped, he thought that the 172nd Division had suffered heavy losses, but now it seems that the losses of the 171st Division are even greater.

"Our combat mission is not to destroy all the Japanese troops, but to effectively stop their attack, and it is enough to fight back." Li Pinxian proposed: "Since this is the case, let the 171st Division retreat!" I reckon that the Japanese troops at Dishui Cliff should have died almost as well. Even if they are allowed to come out, they may not be able to get out of the mountains. ”

Zhang Gan showed the first smile of the evening on his face, stood up and saluted, and said, "Thank you, Commander, for showing compassion to your subordinates." I immediately gave the order to retreat. ”

At this time, Li Pinxian sat down with several army commanders and deputy commanders, and comforted: "Our losses this time are not small, but our achievements are also very huge, two wings of the Japanese army were disabled, and the number of enemies destroyed is almost equal to the battle of Zaoyi." The Fifth Theater and the General Staff Headquarters of the Central Military Commission all sent telegrams to congratulate and explicitly commend them. ”

Wang Zanbin smiled bitterly and said: "These vain things are useless, what I am most worried about now is that the Japanese army will take advantage of the emptiness of our military strength and send another brigade of divisions to kill Lihuang directly, then it will really be like entering a no-man's land." ”

Li Pinxian's back is numb, yes! The Seventh Army has lost its combat strength and lost its barrier to the west, if there are any more Japanese troops attacking the border, who can stop it! This is my biggest crisis.