Chapter 11: Wild Supplement (27)

It was dark again. God will not change his schedule because of the conquest on earth, or he is tired of watching too much death during the day, and wants to close his eyes at night, not wanting to see the tragic situation of human beings slaughtering each other again. God closed his eyes, but the slaughter did not stop because of this, and it was still going on.

Mo Di is still on the march, and today's journey is not far, from Yingshan Banqiao to Luotian Fengshan. I thought I could arrive early, but I didn't expect to be delayed on the road, because I met a group of wild boars, in order to make a delicious meal, the delay was very worthwhile. This group of wild boars is quite large, there are as many as thirty heads, according to Wu Chun'an's words, such a large herd of wild boars has become a pig pest. A two-acre sweet potato field only takes half an hour to be arched clean by the pigs, ensuring that the grains are not harvested. The local people hated this animal so much that it was listed as the first scourge, and then it was the turn of the Japanese.

The time to hunt wild boars is not long, the army has guns, and it is a very good official rifle in the German armament, a shot of wild boars is accurate, less than half an hour, thirty wild boars are all in place, the big one is more than 100 catties, the small one is fifty or sixty catties, the long mouth is long, the hair is coarse, and it is disgustingly dirty. The next work really delayed time, boiling water and shaving, disemboweling. After the completion of the work, everyone felt hungry, and the brothers of the three regiments had a good meal with only 30 sets of offal, 30 pigs' heads, and 120 pig's feet. After eating, the rest of the meat was packed up and prepared to continue in Luotian.

Unexpectedly, after such a delay, when I arrived at Luotian Fengshan, it was already dark.

With Wu Chun'an's guide, Mo Di directly brought the troops to the barracks of the previous 172nd Division, here, a few days ago, it was the station of the 60th Wing Motonosuke Kotani, they only left yesterday, and today it has become the barracks of the 176th Division.

Under the leadership of Wu Chun'an, Jin Tongxuan went to the county government and asked to see the county magistrate. The county magistrate is not there, only the director of the county party department is there, and the director of the party department is surnamed Gan, Gan Pinzhe, a native of Guangxi, and a graduate of the political department of the sixth branch of the Central Military Academy. Wu Chunan didn't know this new director, but after introducing Jin Tongxuan's position, he stood aside. When he heard that it was a unit of the 176th Division, Director Gan was very enthusiastic, opened his office, and asked people to immediately connect the telephone line from the barracks to the county government office. Between these two places, there was already a telephone, but after the 172nd Division left, it was temporarily withdrawn, and if you want to use it, just install it.

In Director Gan's place, Jin Tongxuan got a very important news. Gan Pinzhe said that early yesterday morning, Motonosuke Kotani set off to leave Luotian, walked downstream along the Beifeng River, and walked to the mouth of the Ba River, when he heard the news that the Japanese army in Pinghu had been attacked the night before, so he stationed in Sanlijia. I heard from the people who came from Sanli that yesterday at noon, a group of soldiers who did not look like soldiers and beggars who came from Pinghu heard that they had suffered defeat.

Jin Tongxuan laughed and said, "There is such a thing, the one who beat this group of Japanese soldiers was the 172nd Division that was stationed in Luotian before. ”

Hahahaha, Gan Pinzhe laughed, he was very familiar with the people of the 172nd Division, and he was very happy for them when he heard that they won the battle.

Next, Gan Pinzhe told another piece of news, when the sun was dark today, people from Sanli said that another group of Japanese troops set off to Pinghu, and it was estimated that there would be a big battle.

After Jin Tongxuan heard this, he immediately said goodbye to Director Gan, and wanted to rush back to tell Mo the enemy the news, the enemy army had any changes, and Liao Hanguo must be notified, and before understanding the purpose of the Japanese army's troop increase, he must not act rashly.

Returned to the station, told Mo Di about the situation, Mo Di was also a little worried, and asked the operator to call Liao Hanguo, as a result, after calling for a long time, there was no answer from Liao Hanguo, it seems that they have entered the silent state of the transmitter. The transmitter is silent, not marching, otherwise it is going to take military action, and at this time it should not be on the march, then nine times out of ten it is preparing to take action.

Mo Die's estimate is good, Liao Hanguo is ready to do it, he didn't do it yesterday, and he can't help it today!

In the evening of this day, Ma Bacui arrived at Hepu with the rest of the 172nd Division. Here, only more than 20 miles away from Pinghu, and it is two hours to walk, the arrival of Ma Bacui indicates that the decisive battle on the southern front will be in full swing.

Liao Hanguo also wanted to show the prestige of the 514th Regiment in front of the 172nd Division, and decided to get the Japanese in Pinghu again tonight, so after reporting the plan to the 172nd Division in the evening, as soon as it was approved, he immediately entered radio silence, thus missing the call of the invincible.

"Is this news important?" Wu Chun'an, who was in the Fengshan military camp, asked Jin Tongxuan very naively.

Jin Tongxuan nodded, half-jokingly and half-seriously: "The so-called knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can not be defeated in a hundred battles, knowing oneself but not knowing one's other, one win and one defeat." The 514th Regiment only knows itself but does not know the enemy, and can only win and lose half, and the day before yesterday won once, and it may not be able to win consecutive victories tonight. Liao Hanguo shouldn't be unaware of this superficial truth. ”

Wu Chunan smiled and said, "I don't know either!" ”

"You're not a soldier, it's normal not to know, if you're a professional soldier, these are common sense. What's more, you are already much stronger than the average soldier. Jin Tongxuan said jokingly: "Chun'an, it's better to be like this, you can be a soldier." I will be the master, first go to the staff headquarters to be an adjutant, and then go to the 172nd Division Deputy Division Commander Zhu Nairui's Henan, Hubei, and Anhui border region party, government, and military staff training class for three months, and when I come back, I can become a second lieutenant, and I can be promoted to lieutenant in half a year, and then I will go to the Central Military Academy to study for a year, and when I come back, I can be promoted to captain, and it is estimated that being promoted to major is a matter of one or two years. What do you think? With your research on maps, you will definitely be a good fighter in the future. ”

Wu Chunan shook his head and said with a smile: "I can't go, I'm an only son, I have old parents, a wife and children, and I have a big burden." ”

"No siblings?" Jin Tongxuan asked.

"There are sisters, but there are no brothers." Wu Chunan said: "In our place, a son is called an only son, and a daughter is not counted. ”

Jin Tongxuan laughed and said, "In this way, I am also an only son!" ”

was joking, Mo Di walked in and said to Jin Tongxuan: "I have a sense of foreboding, I always feel that something is going to happen to Liao Hanguo." He glanced at Wu Chun'an again and asked, "Xiao Wu knows, how far is it from here to Pinghu?" How long does it take to walk and can I walk at night? ”

Wu Chunan shook his head and said, "There are about fifty miles, and it takes five hours to walk, and at night, I'm afraid it will take longer." The road is not big, there are mountain roads, now set off, move forward in the dark, to Pinghu only afraid that the sky will be bright. ”

Mo Di sighed, knowing that he was beyond the reach of the whip, so he could only let Liao Hanguo ask for more blessings!

At this moment, Liao Hanguo is full of ambition and confidence, preparing for tonight's battle. After two days of rest yesterday and today, the 514th Regiment has basically regained its strength, and the great victory of the previous night has made the soldiers talk about it and can still inspire the confidence of the soldiers. According to the report of the reconnaissance company in charge of observation, although there was no sortie last night, the 1st Infantry Brigade of the 60th Wing that remained in Pinghu still did not sleep all night, and it is very tired today, and it is estimated that it will definitely relax its vigilance this night.

It's a good time to fight.

The time was still the second half of the night, only this time I was not going to attack with fire, which could only be regarded as harassment and could make the Japanese very embarrassed, but it could not destroy the enemy in large numbers and would not achieve the goal. In Liao Hanguo's view, the level of the Japanese army this time is average, but it is just a group of light pigs who are burned so that their leg hair is gone, and they look down on them a little.

He asked Li Feng, chief of staff, to take all the grenadiers of the whole regiment to the other side of the Tiantian River in wooden rafts, and take advantage of the night to stand by at the place closest to the Japanese camp on the other side of the river. The Japanese army did not dare to go down the river at night, so they could only be bombed in vain. As soon as the grenadier sounded, it was the clarion call for the attack in Hedong.

The 514 Regiment was equipped with the 30 Menmin Type 27 grenadier canisters, which were developed on the basis of imitating the Nissan Taisho 10-year style, and the firing range was 100 meters longer than that of the 10-year Taisho Dynasty, reaching a range of 250 meters, which was enough to shoot across the Heavenly River and send shells into the tents of the Japanese army. But he also had concerns, the distance of the Japanese Type 89 grenadier can reach 600 meters, the loading is very simple, and after being hit, it can quickly counterattack, therefore, after firing two shells, immediately change the gun position, in Dahongshan, Mo Enemy did this, that is, to do so, so that the Min 27 Type has the upper hand in front of the Type 89. Li Ruiquan always remembered that the advanced weapons were not as advanced as those who used them.

After crossing the mountain and crossing the river, he reached the opposite bank and touched the opposite side of the Japanese camp, Li Feng estimated that the river here was a little wide, more than 300 meters, and if you wanted to throw shells into the Japanese camp, you had to go to the tidal flat in the middle of the river. Although the moon is not very bright, standing on a bare tidal flat, it is easy to be noticed by the other party, and it is easy to become a target for the opponent's grenadier, and if you don't do it well, you will die.

Li Feng asked to work in pairs, one with a cannon and one with a bullet, to quietly go to the very edge of the tidal flat, first use the stones of the tidal flat to build a small bunker for himself, and then send out two cannonballs at the fastest speed, and return at full speed under the protection of the bunker.

Li Feng's consideration was right, in the night sky, thirty flames suddenly appeared, and the Japanese patrol could see it as long as they were not blind, and immediately knew that this was the trajectory of the grenadier. By the time the shells landed on the Japanese barracks, the patrol had already rushed to the river. When the second group of ballistics appeared on the opposite bank, the bullets of the Japanese patrol also hit them. Fortunately, according to Li Feng's request, sixty soldiers built a bunker with stones, shrunk behind the bunker, and crawled towards the river as fast as possible. Japanese bullets hit the stones of the bunker and sparks emerged.

When the sixty soldiers climbed into the larger bunker that Li Feng had set up by the river, the Japanese grenadiers had already landed on the previous firing position.

Sixty shells fell on the Japanese camp, blew up several tents, and caused a lot of fire, causing a lot of trouble for the Japanese army. Just when the Japanese thought that today's harassment was over, Liao Hanguo, who had been lurking not far from the Japanese camp, ordered to open fire, and the first battalion of the 514th Regiment all fired wildly at the Japanese camp illuminated by the firelight.

Only then did the Japanese know that the real killing move was here, and immediately adjusted the muzzle of their guns, using the low wall outside the camp as a cover, and launched a confrontation with the attacking troops. At the same time, a force of Japanese troops was sent to outflank the attacking troops, and the contact area on the front was too small for the Japanese to exert firepower.

The Japanese army is in the light, our army is in the dark, although the Japanese army's marksmanship is accurate, but we can only roughly estimate where our soldiers are from the ballistics in the night, while our soldiers can calmly shoot at the Japanese troops under the light of the fire under the cover of the night. As for the outflanking troops sent by the Japanese army, Liao Hanguo ordered the second battalion to block it with all his might, and in his opinion, the opportunity to eat the infantry brigade in front of him should not be lost. At the same time, the third battalion of the reserve was ordered to enter the slope behind Dingjiawan from the right side, condescendingly, and annihilate the enemy.

Li Feng is insightful, and he knows that at this time, the greatest threat to the night attack troops is the Japanese grenadier troops, and the Japanese grenadier troops must be attracted to the death, and the Japanese grenadier troops must not be allowed to have a chance to come back to help. Therefore, after the Japanese grenadier bombardment was over, the two grenadiers were allowed to return to their previous positions, and after four more shells were fired, they quickly left, and the guns of the Japanese grenadier troops that were preparing to reinforce to the east were pulled back to the west of the river.

Everything went according to Liao Hanguo's plan.

There were two infantry brigades here before, and if Liao Hanguo was given ten dares, he would not act rashly, but the night before yesterday, the Japanese Second Infantry Brigade withdrew in formation, and only one infantry brigade was left here, so he dared to move. The time, the place, the people, he seems to have seen the dawn of victory.

At this moment, on the main road to the downstream, there was a sudden burst of gunfire, and a Japanese unit suddenly killed.

Liao Hanguo was taken aback, how could the Japanese army still have a force! The order was given quickly, and the whole regiment retreated.

At this time, most of the men and horses of the 514th Regiment had already been engaged in the battle against the Japanese army. Fortunately, under the cover of the night, the 514th Regiment retreated, ran all the way into the pine forest. The work experience of searching for pine resin the night before gave them great help, and they stepped on the familiar road and returned to the Bali Temple camp.

In the Bali Temple camp, the frightened Liao Hanguo sat on the ground, wanting to leave, but he was afraid that the separated brothers would not find him and would not leave, and he was afraid that the Japanese would take advantage of the victory to pursue, so he finally decided to stay, and set up the guard post all the way to Pinghu, and left immediately as soon as there was a disturbance.