readx;? In front of the command post of the second battalion, Wei Yongchun, commander of the second battalion, couldn't help but feel like a knife when he looked at the soldiers of the second company whose faces were blackened by the smoke of gunpowder and whose uniforms were stained red with blood, as well as the more than 200 officers and men who had died heroically on the ground. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThese are all soldiers he brought out single-handedly, and the company commander of the heavy firepower company is also a cousin of his clan. Facing the comrades who died on the ground, Wei Yongchun shouted with all his might: "Salute all!" All the officers and soldiers present presented a military salute to the bodies of the sacrificed comrades.

Wei Yongchun's second battalion had already lost more than half of its mortars at this time, and all the mortars had been lost. After Wei Yongchun telegraphed the situation to Tang Yikuan, the head of the regiment, Tang Yikuan hurriedly found Wang Haitao here. When Wang Haitao heard that the second battalion of the 542nd Regiment had lost half of its people, he also felt a pain in his heart. The 542nd Regiment is an old foundation that started by itself, and most of the squad and platoon commanders in it are children of the Tang family.

It's just that war is cruel, and anyone's sacrifice is reasonable. Wang Haitao couldn't care about the heartache at this time, what he had to think about was the defense of the entire defense line. After thinking about it for a while, Wang Haitao decided to blow up the Meipu River Bridge, the 2nd Battalion retreated to Yanghang to rest, and the 542nd Regiment made every effort to hold the Shapu River Bridge on the Yunchuan Highway. The 1st Battalion had already built five lines of defense along the Yunchuan Highway between the Shapu River Bridge and Yanghang. It should be relatively easy to defend.

The order reached the hands of Wei Yongchun, the commander of the second battalion, and Wei Yongchun also breathed a sigh of relief and began to make preparations for retreat. After all the work was almost done, the bodies of the wounded and the sacrificed comrades-in-arms were also transferred to the rear by the baggage company, Wei Yongchun said in his heart: Anyway, the division seat will blow up the Meipu River Bridge, and I will give you little Japan a little ruthless. So Wei Yongchun arranged for the soldiers of the engineer platoon to plant a large amount of high explosives on the bottom side of the bridge, and asked the two soldiers to wait for the north of the bridge to blast after the Japanese army began to go up the bridge, so that the Meipu River Bridge and the Japanese troops on the bridge would be finished together.

The two soldiers did not hesitate at all, and replied loudly, "Battalion commander, we promise to complete the mission!" and then turned to leave. In the middle of the night, most of the troops had withdrawn, and only Wei Yongchun and the personnel in the command post and the soldiers of the guard platoon remained at the end. Wei Yongchun stood on a high place, his eyes on the direction of the position that his troops had held for nearly 20 days.

The blood and lives of several hundred officers and men of the Second Battalion were left on this position, and they were withdrawn by themselves, but are their souls still sticking to their positions? Thinking of the scenes of these days, Wei Yongchun raised his hand and gave a final military salute in the direction of the position. The soldiers around him also raised their hands in unison and gave a military salute. After saluting, Wei Yongchun strode towards Yang Xing.

Early the next morning, the Japanese shelling of the positions south of the bridge began again, and after twenty minutes of shelling, there was a pause, followed by another ten minutes of shelling. It's a pity that all this has become useless. After the shelling, the 103rd Wing dispatched another brigade to attack, and when this brigade was about to reach the south end of the bridge under the guidance of two combat vehicles, there were several loud noises from under their feet, and then the Japanese troops on the bridge felt that the sky was shaking, and before they could react, the entire Mae Pu River bridge flew into the air with them.

This scene in front of him stunned the captain of the 103rd Wing in the north of the bridge, Kozo Furukawa, and the commander of the 102nd Brigade in the war, Major General Yoshio Kudo, who was also stunned by the Japanese soldiers who witnessed this scene in the north of the bridge. At this time, the number of Japanese casualties was no less than 300, as well as two chariots. The important thing is that the bridge is completely finished.

Major General Yoshio Kudo, who had only reacted for a long time, was so angry that he pulled out his command knife and scolded: "Bahu!" After that, he slashed at a big tree next to him. Anger is certain, but the situation has to be reported to the chief. Major General Yoshio Kudo reluctantly came to the headquarters of the 101st Division again. And after listening to Kudo Yoshio's report, the division commander, Lieutenant General Ito Masakai, did not speak for a long time.

Halfway through his death, Masakai Ito said: "Immediately send reconnaissance personnel to the south bank of the river to reconnoiter the situation of the army in China. Yoshio Kudo replied, "Hey!" and withdrew. Three hours later, the scouts sent reported to Kudo Yoshio that no activity of the Shina army had been found on the south bank of the river. Yoshio Kudo immediately reported the situation to Lieutenant General Masaki Ito. Ito Masaki also immediately sent an engineer wing to build a bridge over the river so that the large army could cross the river smoothly.

The Japanese army was busy building bridges to cross the river, and all the officers and men of the 2nd Battalion of the 542nd Regiment had returned to Yanghang Town. At the gate of the town, Wang Haitao was the leader, Tang Renxin, commander of the 271st Brigade, Tang Yikuan, deputy brigade commander and commander of the 542nd Regiment, Tang Yisheng, deputy director of the division's logistics department, Li Yuanhong, commander of the 1st Battalion of the 542nd Regiment, Wei Hai, commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 42nd Regiment, and others were all standing solemnly on the side of the road.

Wei Yongchun, who walked into Yanghang Town, saw the division and several chiefs and colleagues standing solemnly on the side of the road, and hurriedly ran forward to salute. Wang Haitao and others returned the military salute. Wei Yongchun choked up and shouted: "Master's seat, ......" and then couldn't say anymore with tears in his eyes. Although Wang Haitao's eyes were hot, he still shouted: "What are you crying for? The big husband bleeds without shedding tears! The soldiers have sacrificed, and we who are alive will avenge them, and we will make the enemy repay them a hundredfold or a thousand times! After the remains of the martyrs are disposed of, you should take the team to rest and recuperate as soon as possible, and there is still a big battle to be fought below. ”

Wei Yongchun replied loudly: "Yes! Then he saluted and returned to the ranks. As for the cremation of the martyrs' bodies, the separate packaging and preservation of the ashes, and a series of things to be handed over to their families after being transported back to Longzhou County, Tang Yisheng, deputy director of his own logistics department, arranged and dealt with.

Wang Haitao called Tang Renxin, Tang Yikuan, Li Yuanhong and Wei Hai and others to the command headquarters, and after everyone sat down, Wang Haitao said: "Everyone, the Meipu River Bridge is lost, and the Shapu River Bridge guarded by the first battalion will directly face the attack of the Japanese army, the war is always cruel, the second battalion has suffered more than half of the casualties, and I don't know how many officers and soldiers will die below, I only know that no matter what, we must hold the Shapu River Bridge and complete the task assigned to our new 90th Division by the superiors." I took the guard battalion to guard this Yanghang Town, you fought out, and I, Wang Haitao, personally took the guard battalion to fight. I only ask of you one thing, and no one is allowed to take a step back without my orders!"

Li Yuanhong and Wei Hai got up at the same time and replied loudly: "Don't worry, Master, you will never take a step back without your order!" Wang Haitao looked at the two of them and nodded with satisfaction. After saluting several commanders, the two turned around and left the headquarters to prepare. After the two left, Wang Haitao said to Tang Renxin: "Brigade Commander Tang, you send someone to inform Guo Rudong, the division commander of the 26th Division of the Sichuan Army, that the Japanese army has broken through the position of our defenders on the Meipu River Bridge, and it will be possible to launch an attack on the Wujiazhai Highway Bridge position where it is stationed in the future, hoping that it will strengthen its vigilance and prepare to meet the enemy." ”

Tang Renxin agreed to make arrangements. In the headquarters of the 26th Division of the Sichuan Army, division commander Guo Rudong immediately sent someone to call the three regiment commanders and the commander of the guard battalion to the headquarters after reading the letter sent by the new 90th Division. After everyone came, Guo Rudong glanced at a few people and said, "Brothers, everyone has been eating and drinking well these days, right?"

A few glanced at each other and didn't say anything, and the commander of the guard battalion, Guo Ruhuai, said: "Big brother, we came to Shanghai to fight hard with Little Japan, this Commander Wang looks up to us, and he is changing weapons and providing food and drink, but why don't you let us go up and fight with Little Japan?" Guo Rudong said: "That is to let you recuperate, and now that Brother Wang has sent a letter, Little Japan has broken through the Meipu Bridge position, and it may attack our Wujiazhai Highway Bridge position in one or two days, and we need to be prepared." ”

A regiment leader said: "He is an ancestor, this turtle son can be regarded as coming, and Lao Tzu is impatient to wait." Guo Rudong said: "Little Japan is coming, we must let them see that we Sichuan people are all men, not to mention that with so many good guys, even with bare hands, we will not be soft." I said ugly things in the front, little Japan is attacking, if anyone is sloppy and soft, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Several people said at the same time: "Shizuo [big brother], you can rest assured, I promise that there will not be a single brother who is loose and soft." At this point, Guo Rudong stood up and said: "Okay! I order, all of them will enter a state of alert, load their bullets, and enter the position to meet little Japan at any time." Several of them replied at the same time, "Yes!" Then he turned and walked away.

It took the 101st Division of the Japanese Army a day to cross the Mae Po River. The 157th Infantry Wing of the 102nd Brigade was the vanguard and rushed straight towards Yang Xing along the Yunchuan Highway. The 157th Infantry Wing had always been a reserve in the previous offensive force, so it was a complete wing. When the reconnaissance team that opened the road approached the Shapu River bridge, they once again discovered the position of the Chinese defenders.

The leader of the reconnaissance team used a telescope to observe the defenders' position for a while, then turned to report the situation to the team leader. The situation was reported layer by layer, and when the brigade commander Kudo Yoshio arrived, Kudo Yoshio couldn't help but have a headache when he heard that the people had built a defensive position at the south end of the bridge. After observing it for himself, Yoshio Kudo went to the division headquarters to report the situation to the division commander, Lieutenant General Masaki Ito.

After listening to the report, Ito Masaki said to Kudo Yoshio: "Kudo-kun, don't be nervous, the stubborn resistance of the Shina army is certain, but all stubborn resistance cannot stop the advance of our samurai of the Great Japanese Empire." Let's be stationed here today, and tomorrow we will let those stubborn Chinese troops taste the power of our planes and artillery of the Imperial Japanese Army.

However, Kudo-kun, you must be careful when you are stationed at night, the people of China are very good at sneak attacks at night, and the Ninth Division suffered a big loss because of the sneak attack of the China Army in the middle of the night, and this kind of thing is not allowed to happen to our 101st Division. Kudo Yoshio stood up and replied, "Hey, thank you for the reminder, I will pay attention." After saying that, he left the division headquarters.