Chapter 14: Advanced (60)

The five divisions of the Japanese army fought independently, most of them were evenly matched, and only Yu Chengwan in Changde City suffered. Although the 3rd Division was attracted by Li Yutang's corps from the south, there was also the most powerful 116th Division in Changde City, and it was really a bit unequal to fight one division against another. The city wall of Changde has been captured, and Yu Chengwan ordered to enter the street fighting, using every house as a fortification and every brick as a weapon, vowing to live and die with the invaders. After entering Changde City, the 116th Division, long-range heavy armament lost its effectiveness, and was forced to enter the same line as the defenders, fighting street by street. As a guest army, the 116th Division was unfamiliar with geography and unfamiliar environment, and for a time, the death toll rose sharply, and no further breakthrough was made.

In this situation, Yu Chengwan held on for another five days. The number of people is getting smaller and smaller, the territory is getting narrower and narrower, and the ammunition is almost exhausted.

Sun Lianzhong, commander of the Sixth Theater of Operations, was well aware of the plight of the defenders of Changde. In previous battles, there are few precedents in which the city can be defended until the stage of street fighting. However, Changde is the key to turning the entire battle situation from danger to safety, and even to victory, and there must be no loss. Telegraphed to Yu Chengwan: After the 10th Army of Li Yutang's corps was entangled with the enemy's 3rd Division, Liang Hanming's 99th Army of Li Yutang's corps was also ordered to rush to help, asking Yu Chengwan's troops to hold on. Yu Chengwan knew that it was difficult to save the fire from afar, but he was afraid that this catastrophe would be inevitable, so he replied: "The vocational division was attacked by the enemy on all sides, and the bloody battle lasted for ten days and nights, with heavy casualties, but the morale was strong. All miscellaneous soldiers have been incorporated into the battle, and all the officers and soldiers will abide by the will of the Jun Throne and be determined to live and die with Changcheng! ”

Seeing Yu Chengwan's telegram like a farewell, Wang Yaowu almost didn't go crazy, however, he was far from being able to solve the close fire, although he had left the mouth of the Dangjia River, but instead of reinforcing Changde, he took the 58th Division to fight against the 13th Division of the Japanese Army, and with him, there was also the 75th Division of Zhu Huirong of the 100th Army. After the 13th Division fought Wang Zanxu and had no power to fight back, it was selected in the direction of Changde, and if it joined forces with the 116th Division, Changde would have the overall situation decided. Therefore, Wang Yaowu's troops could only go to meet the 13th Division. After Wang Yaowu left, Shi Zhongcheng's strength lost most of it, only Zhao Xitian's 63rd Division and a broken Tang Boyin's 19th Division, suddenly felt that it was difficult to support alone, but fortunately with the assistance of Fang Xianjue's 10th Army Zhu Yue's 190th Division, he barely blocked the way of the 68th Division. The Tenth Army was missing one division, and it was Fang Xianjue's turn to be overstretched, and compared with the 3rd Division, which had lost its mind, it was even more trembling and did not dare to forget, only the wisdom of the 3rd Division was transferred, and there was absolutely no power to destroy the 3rd Division. Fortunately, Liang Hanming led the 99th Army to arrive, so he had the confidence to fight a war.

With the addition of the 99th Army, Fang Xianjue settled down a lot, handed over the position to Liang Hanming, and ordered Sun Ming to advance the 10th Division to the left flank of Deshan. Sun Mingjin, born in the fifth phase of Huangpu, is known for his elegance. On the occasion of life and death, Sun Mingjin immediately led his subordinates to kill Zhaojiaqiao, and the flanks of the 3rd Division were suddenly rushed into chaos. The commander of the 3rd Division, Mitsuo Yamamoto, saw the strong momentum of the 10th Division, thought that it was the main force of the 10th Army, and immediately organized a large group of men and horses to counterattack. Sun Mingjin made a quick decision, disguised himself as the main force, and desperately attracted all the attention of the commander of the 3rd Division, Yamamoto Mitsuo, and launched a fierce battle. Zhou Qingxiang, the real main force of the 10th Army, seized the opportunity to advance through the gap and approached Deshan. After the 10th Division was frantically counterattacked by the 3rd Division, it suffered great sacrifices, and the division commander Sun Ming died on the battlefield, and the whole division was scattered.

Changde is critical, and the periphery is also critical. The country is in a hurry, and the foreign country is also in a hurry. On 29 November, Chairman Chiang in Cairo personally sent a message ordering the reinforcements sent by the Commanders of the Two Theaters to arrive in Changde before 30 November, otherwise military justice would be involved. Sun Lianzhong, commander of the Sixth Theater of Operations, felt a dry mouth for the first time, and Chief of Staff Guo Confession was also like an ant on a hot pot, with ten phone calls a day, and only one content: Where did Luo Guangwen's 18th Division of Hu Lian's 11th Army go? The Ninth Theater also knew that Chairman Chiang was really angry, and Xue Boling immediately ordered the Ou Zhen Corps (58th Army, 72nd Army) to advance to Changde.

Until December 1, the reinforcements were still nowhere to be seen, and the division commander Yu Chengwan, deputy division commander Chen Shuyun, and chief of staff Chai Yixin sent the last telegram: "The city has been broken, and all the bullets have been killed." The streets and alleys are in a mess. Stick to the central bank. Yu Chengwan and Chen Shuyun bowed. At 2 o'clock in the evening of December 3, Yu Chengwan saw that the general trend had gone, reinforcements had not arrived, and it would be a dead end to defend it any longer, so he decided to break through the siege, and Major General Chai Yixin, chief of staff of the division and commander of the 169th Regiment, held the position to wait for reinforcements.

From 18 November to 3 December, he held on to 15 days and fulfilled Chairman Chiang's repeated strict orders at the airport when he went to Cairo.

When the news came, Mo Di couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, Changde finally didn't have to guard!

In Mo Di's view, not abiding by normal morality does not mean the defeat of the battle, but the end of the battle. Changde City, even if it was handed over to the Japanese army, the Japanese army could not hold it. The Ou Zhen Corps was pressed by large troops, and the Japanese army could no longer find a division that could resist it, so the 116th Division, which had been fighting with the 57th Division for fifteen days, could not compete with the Ou Zhen Corps again. No matter how arrogant the Japanese are, they will not do this, and it is conceivable that the egg touches the stone. The two armies under the Ou Zhen Corps, one is Lu Daoyuan's Hunan 58th Army, and the other is Fu Yi's Sichuan 72nd Army, both of which are non-central miscellaneous systems, but everyone will understand this truth when ants bite and kill elephants.

After class, Feng Yizhong told the class leader that tonight, I won't go to the evening self-study, and let everyone relax and relax. These days, the cadets are nervous with the front line, day and night, and there is no weekend off, and even Mo Di has spent several nights in the dormitory, and has not returned to Doumu Lane to accompany his wife.

Wang Weicang took the initiative to find Mo Di and said that he would gather tonight, and Mo Di knew that if Wang Weicang proposed this, he would add four more people to the foundation of Mo Di's four, Li Zulin, Li Renqiao, Li Xuan and Wang Weicang. The combination of eight people is better than the combination of four people, it is convenient to order, you can order a few more varieties, taste a few more flavors, and listen to more jokes.

"Where to eat?" Mo Di asked.

"Just go to Fulongzhou to eat river fish, make a dozen catties, fish head hot pot scalding fish fillet." Li Zulin proposed.

Hot pot is a good thing, the things in the pot can be lighter, and more uniform, the difference is the dipping sauce in each person's bowl, each takes what he needs. The advantage of this is that the tastes of all parties are balanced, and Gong Qingyuan in Sichuan, Wang Weicang in Hunan, Li Zulin in Luchuan, and Huang Tianhua in Ning Ming can all find something that suits their needs. Gong Qingyuan will not say that Li Zulin's taste is light, and Li Zulin will not think Gong Qingyuan's is too spicy.

Following a group of people into Fulongzhou, on the side near the main channel of the Li River, there are a few good fish restaurants, the restaurants are very simple, fortunately not airy, otherwise, the cold wind on the river will blow the heat in the pot to the slightest. From the classroom to the fish restaurant, the north wind is like a knife, especially the wind on the river, which is even sharper. Entering the fish restaurant, surrounding the roaring fire, it took a while for Mo Wei to ease up.

"Brother Tianzong's body is indeed a little too bad, this is a little cold, his lips are all white, as if he has gone to hell for a turn." Li Zulin said.

"Originally, my body was fine." Mo Di said: "It was the last time I smelled a mouthful of poisonous gas in the Bayang River, and it turned out to be like this." ”

"Poison gas is terrible, and you can't prevent it." Wang Weicang said: "But you Mo Tianzong is also retribution, I heard that you also let go of poison gas and poisoned the entire Anqing Dalongshan Airport." ”

"Nonsense." Mo Di denied it.

"What nonsense am I talking about." Wang Weicang argued.

"The plane didn't flip." After Mo Di finished speaking, he also smiled.

Li Zulin reacted the fastest, others were still thinking, he was already laughing out loud, this is invincible, and it is also funny. said: "I was the head of the special mission in Lihuang at the time, and after hearing about this incident, I said that I was very happy, and I immediately wanted to add a special ammunition to the special mission group, but later I was stopped by Chief Zhang Yichun because I was afraid of making a big fuss. ”

"You are in Lihuang, it's useless to get this special ammunition unit, and there are no enemies around, so you can't go to Dabie Mountain to poison rats." Zhao Guolong quipped.

"Not necessarily." Li Zulin said: "If there are poisonous gas bombs, the last time the Japanese army attacked Lihuang, I will poison them." Li Zulin said.

When it comes to this topic, no one here continued, this topic is within the Gui Army, it is a forbidden area, it is too embarrassing, and it is all tears to talk too much. In order to continue the conversation, Li Renqiao of the old cat changed the topic very easily: "Do you think that Yu Chengwan has also suffered poison gas bombs when he defended the city in Changde this time?" ”

"Definitely." Mo Di said: "This time, the 116th Division was transferred to Central China, and Nanjing Hata Junliu was assigned a special ammunition unit to them. ”

"It can be imagined that Yu Chengwan suffered some crimes in Changde this time!" Wang Weicang turned sideways and asked the store to put the cauldron on the shelf, which was the bottom of the fish head pot. Guilin's fish head hot pot is different from Yunnan-Guichuan, extremely light, the marinated fish head is slightly fried in the pot, and then added to the clear spring water, after the water is boiled, it will be changed to a simmer and slow cooking, it will become a pot of milky white soup for a long time, refreshing and smooth, just add a little salt, a few slices of coriander, you can stimulate the original fragrance of the fish.

"For as much sin as you suffer, you will do as much merit as you do." Li Xuan said: "Staying alone in the lonely city for 15 days, still under the attention of the three leaders of Cairo, this glory can be imagined. He is different from us, he is a real protégé of the Son of Heaven and a proud disciple of Lao Jiang. ”

"Do you think Yu Chengwan has successfully completed the task?" Huang Tianhua smiled and asked Li Xuan.

"Don't you think he's done well enough?" Li Xuan asked rhetorically.

"I don't think he's done it at all." Huang Tianhua said: "We, Principal Jiang, never look at the process, only look at the results, and the result is that Changde has been lost. If it is usual, it will be lost, at most two sentences of scolding Niang Xipi, this time it is different, it is under the witness of friendly countries, under the attention of Roosevelt and Churchille, and the Eastern Stalingrad, which swore to be stubborn, was still lost. It is estimated that when we got the news, our Principal Jiang's face was blue. Therefore, I predict that Senior Yu Chengwan is not only reactive, but has been. His fault is that he did not die in Changde, and if he died in Changde, it would be a great achievement. ”

Gong Qingyuan laughed, patted Huang Tianhua on the shoulder and said, "It seems that you authentic Huangpu students know your principal better. It's very right, Peng Shiliang is dead, Xu Guozhang is dead, Sun Mingjin is also dead, the division commander is dead, and Yu Chengwan is also the division commander, but he didn't die, and he didn't give Lao Jiang face. ”

"No, it won't!" Li Xuan still didn't believe that Yu Chengwan would end up like this, stretched out his hand, and said to Huang Tianhua: "Let's take a gamble, if Yu Chengwan is meritorious, I ask everyone here to go to the Crescent Tower to drink flower wine, I will do it all in one go, just like Yu Chengwan has been, Tianhua, you invite us to the Crescent Tower." ”

Huang Tianhua didn't say a word, high-fived Li Xuan, pointed to the others and said: "Everyone, be a witness, I heard that Li Shenzao's speech does not count, and you have to supervise the implementation." ”

When Huang Tianhua was in the 176th Division, Li Xuan hadn't come yet, he came with Tan Heyi, so they didn't intersect, everyone treated each other equally, bet on each other, drink flower wine, drink flower wine, even if you are out of line, it doesn't matter. When he was in the 176th Division, Li Xuan was the chief of staff and the commander, and when he spoke, he was not so unscrupulous. Hearing the two of them betting, he interrupted and said, "You two, take General Yu as a bet and spread it, it's not like words." Bet on something else! ”

Several other people also thought it was inappropriate, and they said something else.

The Lijiang fish that you usually see are not big, because the big ones are difficult to catch, and the fish that exceed five catties are only found in the deep pool, and the fish that exceed ten catties are very rare, so they are also relatively expensive. This fish restaurant has made a small cage in the Li River, usually buys live fish caught by fishermen, puts them alive in the cage, and feeds some leftovers every day, the fish is not only not thin, but will continue to grow, some fish have been raised for a year and a half, and they are so big that they can be sold for a higher price. In order to make a higher profit, the live fish at this fish restaurant is not taken out, so if you want to eat it, please come to your door. After coming and going, it has become a little famous, and there are fewer guests in winter, and in summer, especially on summer nights, it is not possible to eat without reservation. A group of people ate happily and comfortably, but as for Changde, they had completely forgotten about it.