On the northeastern line, Menggongling, shouts of killing come and go, and the sound of gunfire is heard.
The Menggongling blockade battle is still in full swing. After more than a day of fighting, the 315th Brigade (Luo Weimin Brigade) regiment of the 93rd Army has suffered nearly half of its casualties;
The 213th Regiment of the 33rd Division, which was responsible for the main offensive mission, was almost crippled. Only one brigade was left able to fight. The front of the regiment's position was covered with the yellow corpses of Japanese soldiers, and a large number of seriously wounded people were left wailing on the position. , the Japanese pretended not to see it.
Out of humanitarian considerations, Yituan shouted to the Japanese and allowed them to rescue the seriously injured people. Unfortunately, the Japanese refused, pretending that they did not understand Chinese and would rather they die slowly.
The first battalion commander asked the regiment leader He Gang very puzzledly:
"Commander, when our brigade is cleaning the battlefield, we have to hit the wounded Japanese with last-ditch wounds. Why are you showing kindness this time?"
"Old Zheng, now and then, seriously wounded soldiers in wartime are a huge burden to the Japanese;
A seriously injured person needs at least 4 Japanese soldiers to take care of them, and a large amount of Japanese supplies and medicines must be consumed. If you look at the seriously injured people here, if the Japanese soldiers dare to take them back, they will drag down at least one of their brigade;
Don't accept the seriously injured. This will greatly dampen the morale of the Japanese, because no one can guarantee that they will not be injured next time. "
After hearing this, the first battalion commander Zheng Yong suddenly realized and muttered:
"The leader is still shady, he must learn from it in the future."
"Zheng Yong, what are you muttering about?"
Zheng Yong quickly shook his head and said:
"Captain, I was praising you for your skill. Why didn't I think that we would cripple a few more Japanese in the next round of attack!"
He Gang said angrily:
"Stop talking nonsense, you must know that you are the one who will be the leader, right?"
"Captain, don't look down on me. When this battle is over, I might also be the commander!"
He Gang and Zheng Yong both came from Chuxiong's independent brigade and were the backbone of the 129th Division's support. The two usually had a close relationship and liked to bicker together during battles.
"Buzz buzz..."
Just as the two were arguing, a group of Japanese bombers flew over;
Unable to capture Mengongling for a long time, Lieutenant General Sakurai Shosan, commander of the Japanese 33rd Division, requested tactical guidance.
A sharp air defense whistle sounded from the position, and Zheng Yong threw He Gang down...
"Boom boom boom..."
"Boom boom boom..."
A series of aerial bombs were dropped, and the clusters of positions raised dust several meters high. A large number of trenches were bulldozed, and the soldiers hiding in the anti-gun holes were buried in mounds of earth.
More than a dozen Japanese planes bombed back and forth for several rounds, and then drove away after using up all their machine gun bullets;
Before the soldiers of the group could calm down, groups of Japanese soldiers rushed towards the position with guns in hand, and the coordinated tactics in the air and on the ground were very smooth.
"Boom boom boom..."
"Boom boom boom..."
The artillery battalion deployed on the reverse slope finally opened fire. As soon as the second regiment commander saw the posture of the Japanese, he knew that the first regiment might not be able to withstand it, so he decisively used his trump card;
Twelve Wei Yixiao explosive packs and more than a dozen mortar shells roared condescendingly and smashed into the Japanese skirmishers;
Twelve explosive packets exploded in the crowd of Japs, instantly knocking down hundreds of Japs. Thousands of explosive fragments made the Japs howl like ghosts and wolves.
The Japanese originally thought of using the opportunity of plane bombing to seize the main position of Mengongling in one fell swoop, but they did not expect that the defenders also hid a big killer weapon. The 214th Regiment, a new force that entered the battle for the first time, was completely miserable;
Explosive packs were thrown at the Japs one after another for free, for six rounds, leaving corpses of the 214th Regiment all over the place.
"Bagaya Road, Chinese heavy artillery, on the top of the mountain! Order the field artillery regiment to blow them up."
Lieutenant General Sakurai shouted angrily to the sky and the earth. The old devil Sakurai, who always called himself a Confucian general, finally cursed.
A small regiment actually blocked them for a day. If the delay continued, the main force of the 14th Chinese Army would have withdrawn across the river!
Sakurai, an old Japanese soldier, is no ordinary person. He graduated from the 31st Saber Team of Japanese Army University;
After that, he became a member of the ship class of the General Staff Headquarters, and studied in Gaul, and belonged to the elite class among the Japanese officers;
The Japanese mainland itself is particularly difficult to get into. The so-called saber group is where the top six graduates of the current period receive sabers from the emperor. It is considered the highest honor among Japanese officers.
There were very few members of the Saber Team who were not above the rank of Lieutenant General, and all of them were very high-spirited. The motley crew of the Central Army such as the 93rd Army had never been able to catch his eye before.
The 33rd Division is indeed very capable of fighting. Sakurai only led half of the division and defeated the main three armies of the 14th Army on the northeastern front. If it were not for the Luo Weimin Brigade to block the attack, the 14th Army would have suffered immeasurable losses.
The commander of the second regiment was not a fool. He evacuated the original position after firing six rounds of artillery. The Wei Yixiao artillery and mortars were very easy to move. They had already evacuated the original position before the Japanese heavy artillery could react.
"Boom boom boom..."
"Boom boom boom..."
The Japanese's revenge came as expected, but unfortunately it had no effect at all. The Second Regiment and the artillery positions were all located on the reverse slope of Menggongling. Most of the Japanese's artillery shells hit the ground. It was a fool's dream to rely on a field artillery regiment to level the top of Menggongling. .
After losing hundreds of men, the 214th Regiment retreated like a tide. The Chinese artillery fire was too destructive, and a group charge would lead to death. Sakurai could only pinch his nose and give in.
"Captain, commander, are you okay?"
Zheng Yong, who was buried in the floating soil, shook off the soil from his body and called He Gang loudly.
"Ahem, cough, cough, Zheng Yong, if you keep shaking me, I will be glorious."
Seeing that the leader could still speak, Zheng Yong checked it up and down again and found that there were no missing parts, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Zheng Yong, what are you touching here? You can touch it there too?"
"Captain, don't be angry. I'm afraid you'll lose something."
He Gang was completely defeated by him and cursed:
"roll!"
He Gang was undoubtedly lucky. He was buried with all his beard and tail after the plane bombed. Some other soldiers were not so lucky. Some of the anti-bomb holes were completely buried, and they had already died of suffocation when their comrades dug them out;
Others were directly hit by Japanese aerial bombs. A squad of soldiers in the bomb-proof cave were all blown to pieces. They became one of the long missing list. They were not even called martyrs.
This is war, the test of life and death, blood and fire is staged every day;
In this round of bombing, at least more than a hundred people in one regiment died, and even more were injured. This was the result of digging a large number of bomb-proof holes. Agricultural countries and industrial countries fought positional warfare, and the blood needed to be paid was beyond ordinary people's imagination.
This is also the reason why the Eighth Route Army rarely fights positional battles with the Japanese. This time Luo Weimin's brigade had no choice but to fight against the Japanese in Mengongling. In name, they were still the Central Army and must obey the orders of their superiors.
The most important thing is that tens of thousands of people are waiting to cross the river. If they don't resist the Japanese, they will be attacked by the Japanese half-crossed, and the casualties will be even heavier. These are China's national defense forces.
The 1st and 2nd regiments resisted the Japanese, and the 3rd regiment collected a large number of scattered soldiers in the rear. The 315th Brigade fought more and more, like a snowball.
"Captain, the Japanese are here again!"
The battalion commander shouted loudly.
"Then what are you waiting for? Damn it!"
He Gang, who had not had some important parts blown off, was still so vigorous.
