Nothing was said all night.

The brigade commander woke up to the chirping of magpies.

After a hasty wash, the brigade commander came to the war room.

Wang Ye, who was on duty in the war room, quickly got up and saluted: "Brigade commander." ”

The brigade commander snorted and asked, "I heard the auspicious magpie early this morning, is there any good news?" ”

"There's good news." Wang Ye said with a smile, "Last night, the 1st Division and the 28th Division of the Japanese Army were like crazy, and launched a fierce attack on my wild boar ditch and the pig-killing fortress overnight. ”

"Fierce fighting until this morning, the Japanese army has thousands of corpses in each of the two fortresses!"

"The only regret is that we couldn't destroy the devil's tank or armored vehicle in last night's battle."

After a pause, Wang Ye said again: "Obviously, after the 1st Division suffered a loss in Wild Boar Gully, it has learned a lesson, and it will no longer attack from the front. ”

The brigade commander said: "In other words, we killed two thousand devils last night?" ”

"Yes." Wang Ye said, "There will only be more, not less." ”

The brigade commander said: "What about our own casualties? ”

Wang Ye said: "Our own casualties are not large, the first and second divisions each suffered about 500 casualties, and about 50 bunkers were destroyed by the Japanese army with explosives packs. ”

"The devils of the Kwantung Army are still quite fierce."

"That's really rushing up with a bag of explosives."

"However, the destroyed bunker can be easily repaired."

After a pause, Wang Ye said again: "Because the tunnel network is still under the control of our army, we only need to dig dozens of tunnels to the ground, and there are dozens of simple bunkers. ”

The brigade commander laughed and said, "The devil is estimated to be angry to death." ”

Wang Ye also smiled and said, "This is the benefit that the terrain brings us. ”

"yes." The brigade commander said, "The Loess Plateau in the northwest of Shanxi Province is also a good thing, digging tunnels is relatively easy, and it is not easy to collapse. ”

After a pause, the brigade commander said again: "Xiao Wang, you go and rest, I guess there is nothing to do today." ”

Wang Ye was not hypocritical, and immediately went back to his dormitory to sleep, and was on a night shift, really tired.

……

In the wilderness outside the boar ditch, the temporary headquarters of the 1st Division of the Japanese Army.

Wing Commander of the 49th Infantry Wing, Jiro Koura, walked into the square-topped tent of the headquarters with a black face.

Last night's attack was carried out by the 49th Infantry Wing, whose soldiers were from Kofu, the Kai of the Kai Tiger, which was renamed Kofu after the abolition of the feudal domain.

In the whole of Tokyo, the folk customs of Kofu are relatively strong.

Therefore, the combat effectiveness of the 49th Infantry Wing has always been the highest of the 1st Division.

But last night, three brigades of the 49th Infantry Wing went into battle one after another, stormed all night, but never managed to break through the Boar Gully fortress.

Instead, more than 1,000 people were killed.

That is, a brigade is gone.

Such a result made the face of wing captain Jiro Koura.

So when he walked into the division headquarters, Koura Jiro was a little worried in his heart, worried that the division commander would be furious and slap him if he didn't do it.

Yoshio Imada didn't get a dozen slaps in the face.

"Division Commander!" Jiro Koura said with a pause.

Jiro Koura was even ready to be beaten.

However, to Koura's surprise, Mitsuo Nakazawa was not angry.

On the contrary, Mitsuo Nakazawa also patted him on the shoulder and said comfortingly: "Xiaoura-kun, don't blame yourself, let alone feel guilty, you have done your best, and the imperial soldiers of the Jiafu United have done their best." ”

"The Empire will not forget their heroic posture of rushing into the bunker with explosives packets."

After a pause, he added: "In the future, their heroic spirits will also be enshrined on the wall of the Yasukuni Shrine." ”

Kourajiro felt that his nose was a little pantothenic, and he lowered his head and said, "Division Commander, I'm really sorry......"

"No, you don't have to be sorry." Sanfu Nakazawa waved his hand suddenly, and said, "Go back and rest, get a good night's sleep, and wait for the next battle with enough strength!" ”

"Hello!" Kourajiro paused heavily, then turned around and walked away.

Seeing the figure of Koura Jiro walk out of the tent, Mitsuo Nakazawa said to the chief of staff, Takahashi-kun, "Takahashi-kun, immediately call the front army headquarters and report everything that happened yesterday truthfully. ”

"Hello." Takahashi was full of hidden heads.

……

Okamura Ninji didn't work the night shift last night, but he still came to the battle hall early.

As soon as he entered the door, Okamura Ninji asked, "There is Mokun, the 1st Division is in the Wild Boar Gully, and the 28th Division is killing the pigs, is there any progress?" ”

"This ......"

There were three pauses in the last essence, and his expression was suffocated.

"How?" Okamura Ninji's face fell, "After a night of onslaught, there is still no progress?" ”

"Hello." Youjing Sanyi shook his head and said in a low voice, "The 1st Division attacked the Wild Boar Ditch and the 28th Division attacked the Pig Killing Mouth all night, but neither of them made a breakthrough, and they ......."

"And what?" Okamura Ninji's face became more and more embarrassed.

Yusue Jingsan sighed lightly and said, "And there are large casualties. ”

"Bigger casualties?" Okamura Ningji glared and asked, "How big are the big casualties?" ”

Arisue Seizan said in a low voice: "Last night, the 1st Division and the 28th Division each organized more than ten attacks, and by dawn, more than 1,000 imperial soldiers had sacrificed their lives for the empire. ”

"What?" Okamura Ninji was stunned when he heard this.

More than 2,000 people were killed last night?

This result was something that Okamura Ninji never expected.

Seizo Yusue really thought that Okamura Ninji didn't hear clearly.

At the moment, he said gloomily: "Your Excellency, your Excellency, there were more than 2,000 imperial soldiers last night. ”

"It's impossible." Okamura Ninji said with some gaffe, "Why are the casualties so large?" In just one night, more than 2,000 people were killed? ”

Yusue Seizan sighed: "Because the Eighth Route Army was hiding in the bunkers built in advance, and there were a large number of bunkers all over the wild boar ditch and the canyon where the pig was killed, these bunkers were built into crossfire, which could form effective protection for each other, and the attacking troops of the 1st Division and the 28th Division suffered a large number of casualties when they carried out the blasting. ”

"Blasting?" Okamura Ninji was stunned and said, "Doesn't the 28th Division have a field artillery wing?" Not to mention the artillery firepower of the 1st Division, with such a powerful artillery firepower, why carry out a blasting attack? Is it that the command did not provide them with enough shells? Or is it that all the cannons are malfunctioning? ”

"Neither." There is a bitter saying from Sue Jingsan, "Your Excellency, it is because the bunker fortifications built by the Eighth Route Army in the wild boar ditch and the pig killing mouth are very tricky, and the artillery fire of the 1st Division and the 28th Division cannot cover it at all, so the attacking troops of the two divisions are forced to use explosive packs for blasting. ”

"What? Is there such a thing? Okamura Ninji has attracted attention at this time.

Arisue Seizan frowned and said: "I don't know exactly what's going on, but Nakazawa-kun and Ishiguro-kun both said so in the telegram, saying that the bunker built by the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army in the wild boar ditch and the pig-killing mouth is simply tricky to the extreme, not only effectively locking the road, but also perfectly avoiding the blow of the imperial army's artillery fire." ”

Hearing this, Okamura Ningjiao couldn't sit still anymore, and he had to see to believe.

At that moment, Okamura Ningji said to Nakamura Moritaka, the division commander of the 3rd Flying Division: "Nakamura-kun, can you trouble you to fly to the northwest again?" ”

"Your Excellency, isn't this very good?"

Nakamura Moritaka was a little embarrassed, on the one hand, it was difficult to refuse Okamura Ninji's order, but on the other hand, he had to be responsible for Okamura Ninji's safety.

Arisue Seizan also dissuaded: "Your Excellency, General, you can't fly anymore." ”

After a pause, Arisue Seizan said again: "Last time, you personally flew to the northwest of Shanxi to carry out aerial reconnaissance, and the War Department and His Excellency the Prime Minister were extremely angry after knowing about it. ”

"There's Mokun, I don't want to go either." Okamura Ninji said helplessly, "But the 1st Division and the 28th Division have obviously encountered a new situation that has never been encountered before, and Nakazawa-kun and Ishiguro-kun can't explain clearly in the telegram, so I must go to the front line to investigate on the spot in person in order to grasp the first-hand information in a timely and accurate manner." ”

After a pause, Okamura Ninji said again: "There is Sue-kun, you know, if we can't grasp the situation in time, it is very likely that there will be a miscalculation, which will cause unpredictable consequences on the battlefield. ”

Yousue Jingsan said: "Your Excellency, General, or I will go to the northwest of Jin." ”

"No, I'll go." Okamura Ninji didn't want to say that it was useless for you to go, but said euphemistically, "What you are best at is overall coordination, so it's better to stay in the headquarters and coordinate the participating divisions." ”

"Okay then." Arisue Seizan was obviously convinced, and said, "But be sure to be safe." ”

"Don't worry, I don't want to be enshrined on the wall of the Yasukuni Shrine so early." Okamura Ninji smiled, then turned his head to Nakamura Moritaka and said, "Nakamura-kun, please." ”

Nakamura Moritaka said helplessly: "Okay then, but this is the last time." ”

"Of course, of course." Okamura smiled, "I promise this is the last time." ”

Seeing Okamura Ninji leave, Seizo Arisue turned his head and ordered the communications section chief: "Order, the 1st Division and the 28th Division will suspend the attack and attack again in about an hour and a half, and this time it will be an all-out attack." ”

"Hello!" The head of the communications section paused.

……

Okamura Ninji took off from Beiping Nanyuan Airport at 8 a.m. on a Mitsubishi 97 reconnaissance plane piloted by Nakamura Moritaka and flew over the Wild Boar Gully in the northwest of Shanxi at about 9 a.m.

At this time, the 1st Division happened to attack the Wild Boar Gully fortress again.

Because the command of the Front Army gave a strict order, the intensity of the attack was great.

This time, the 1st Division not only put four squadrons on the hillsides on the left and right, but also two infantry squadrons and one tank squadron in the center.

It's just that the Japanese attack in the middle is a little later.

It was not until the Japanese troops on the left and right crossed the ridgeline on the slopes on both sides that the two infantry squadrons of the Japanese troops in the center attacked along the road under the cover of a tank squadron.

The 1st Division really made a bloody investment this time.

So Okamura Ninji saw everything he wanted to see.

In order to see more clearly, Okamura Ninji asked Nakamura Moritaka to reduce the height to five hundred meters.

From a low altitude of 500 meters, Okamura Ninji saw very clearly that when the Japanese army launched an attack, when the Japanese troops on the left, center and right broke through the defensive position of the Eighth Route Army at the same time,

A shocking scene was immediate.

Countless points of fire suddenly appeared in the originally silent wild boar ditch.

From the ground, there is actually a drop on the slopes on both sides of the wild boar ditch, and there are ravines in the middle, and the whole terrain is cut off from each other.

But when Okamura Ningji looked down from the sky, it was a two-dimensional figure.

Therefore, to give Okamura Ningji's visual effect, the machine gun fire points of the Eighth Route Army are more dense and more terrifying.

In the field of vision, along the left and right sides of the wild boar gully, about a hundred meters deep from north to south, at least two hundred firing points suddenly appeared.

Okamura Ninji did not count,

I didn't have time to count at all.

But with many years of experience, he could judge that there were at least two hundred firepower points of the Eighth Route Army!

More than two hundred firing points fired wildly at the middle canyon and the opposite hillside, forming a dense crossfire not only on the middle canyon, but also on the opposite hillside.

In other words, a devil attacking from the left side of the hill will be shot by the fire of the right side of the hill.

Devils who advance from the right slope will be shot by the fire on the left slope.

Devils and tanks advancing from the middle of the canyon will be covered by both the left and right fire.

In addition to light and heavy machine guns, the Eighth Route Army's firepower points also included artillery, and it was these artillery pieces that posed a mortal threat to the Japanese tanks advancing in the center.

Just as Nakamura Moritaka drove the Mitsubishi Type 97 reconnaissance plane from a low altitude for the second time, Okamura Ninji clearly saw through the porthole that the more than ten Type 95 light tanks advancing along the middle road had been basically destroyed, but the two infantry squadrons and the four squadrons on the hillsides on both sides were still advancing.

At this time, a scene that surprised Okamura Ninji even more appeared.

As the Japanese advanced, more machine-gun fire points appeared in the depths of the canyon.

Originally, some of the firing points were close to Taniguchi, but after the Japanese attacking forces moved forward, these firing points were basically useless, so they stopped firing.

However, in the depths of the canyon, a large number of machine-gun fire appeared on the originally empty hillside, inflicting continuous damage on the advancing Japanese infantry.

After barely advancing about two hundred meters, the six infantry squadrons that had been thrown into the attack finally could not hold on.

Since more than half of the six infantry squadrons involved in the attack had already suffered casualties, there was no point in continuing to advance.

Therefore, a captain who led the team decisively gave the order to retreat, and the Japanese infantry who received the order immediately retreated like a tide along the original road.

At this time, the Type 97 reconnaissance plane flew over the Wild Boar Gully Canyon for the third time.

Through the porthole, Okamura Ninji was shocked to find that the fire point on the hillside deep in the canyon had stopped firing, and the fire point near Taniguchi had reopened fire, causing continuous casualties to the retreating Japanese troops.

Watching groups of Japanese soldiers fall to the ground under the crossfire of the Eighth Route Army, Okamura Ninji's face sank like water.

However, the casualties of these Japanese soldiers were not worthless, at least they helped him figure out the defensive deployment of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army in Wild Boar Gully, which was really not simple!

The man who came up with this defensive deployment was a genius!

……

Half an hour later, in Anhua, the headquarters of the Northwest Column of Shanxi.

Ding Wei, Kong Jie, and Li Yunlong were gathering in the battle to gossip with the brigade commander.

As the commanders of the three detachments of the regular army, Li Yunlong and the others are relatively idle now.

When Li Yunlong and the three of them had a chat with each other, Cheng Yue hurriedly came in and reported: "Commander, I just received a call from the first and second detachments, they each repelled a fierce attack by the Japanese army, and the Japanese army's attack this morning was very strong, not only six infantry squadrons, but also a tank squadron responsible for guiding!" ”

"Huh?" Kong Jie's expression suddenly froze when he heard this, and he asked again, "What is the result?" Hold on to it. ”

Li Yunlong scolded angrily: "Kong Er is stunned, are you stuffing donkey hair in your ears?" When she came in just now, Xiao Yue said directly, she had repelled the devil's attack, did you say you held it? ”

"Oh, yes." Kong Jie patted his head and said self-deprecatingly, "Look at my memory." ”

Ding Wei asked, "Xiaoyue, what about the results?" How many devils were annihilated in the two battlefields? ”

Cheng Yue replied: "A total of more than 2,000 devils were killed and 21 tanks were destroyed. ”

"Well done!" The brigade commander said happily, "Plus yesterday's three thousand, that's five thousand!" ”

Li Yunlong said with a smile: "It took less than two days to kill more than 5,000 devils, and at this rate, one division is enough for local troops to fight in six days, and eight divisions and regiments are one and a half months. ”

"What do you want?" Ding Wei didn't have a good breath and said, "It's stupid to really be a devil?" ”

The brigade commander also said: "The devil's losses in the past two days are so big, because they haven't learned the strength of Xiao Wang's rout fortress defense, but now that they have tasted the power, it is impossible to attack without brains, so it will definitely not be possible to have such a big result in the future." ”

"That's nothing." Li Yunlong said, "As long as these four fortresses can help our three military divisions hold back the four elite divisions of the devils, it will be enough." ”

"That's right." Kong Jie also said, "The remaining four divisions will be handed over to our regular army, and the performance of our regular army must not be worse than that of local troops, right?" ”

"But it's strange, why haven't the other four divisions come yet?" Li Yunlong said a little impatiently, "Watching the local troops kill there, but our regular army can only sit by and stare dryly, this is not a thing, brigade commander, why don't we replace the local troops first?" ”

"Shut up for me." The brigade commander scolded, "What a mess here, really." ”

After a pause, he said: "Okamura Ningji transferred eight divisions to sweep this time, are you still afraid that there will be no battle to fight?" ”

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