The intensity of the battle on the Dangshan battlefield was beyond everyone's expectations.
The Japanese army was fighting westward like crazy, and the Chinese troops were trying their best to block it. However, judging from the battle situation, it seemed that the Japanese army had an absolute advantage.
The artillery fire was overwhelming, and the shells rained down on the national army's position without stopping for a moment.
Huang Jie's Eighth Army, Guo Chan's Ninety-fourth Army, plus the Twenty-fourth Division of the Twenty-seventh Army, were guarding Dangshan in a "pin" pattern.
Dangshan, a county town on Longhai Road, is no longer as majestic as it used to be. There are ruins everywhere, and it looks very miserable.
There is only one intact building, which serves as the headquarters of the Eighth Army.
It's just that after night, there are far fewer Japanese bombers flying non-stop.
But the battle was still very fierce, with bullets flying and artillery shells flying everywhere.
Flowers of death bloom in the dark night. If I use a modern anime saying, it would be, "Explosion is art!"
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I won’t talk about it here, and the camera returns to the head of Lanfeng City.
What everyone never expected was that the Japanese army arrived first not at the South Gate, but at the West Gate!
This was what Wang Ziqingsuo had never expected. After all, he had turned the main force of the third battalion towards the South City Gate.
But the only good thing is that the four cities are interconnected.
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Time goes back to the five minutes before the Japanese army arrived at Lanfeng City.
The officers and soldiers stationed here were the officers and soldiers of the first platoon and second platoon of the second company of the third battalion of the Zhiyi Regiment. The commander was Chen Wenli, the commander of the second company. At this time, he had just finished arranging the defensive points.
To be honest, for Chen Wenli, it was not an ordinary pain to have two platoons of officers and soldiers guard such a large western city wall, and there was no reserve team.
But don't forget that when there are sufficient troops, those who garrison such a large city wall usually prepare two companies of troops, so that they can be confident enough to carry out the defense.
The third battalion is just a battalion-level unit.
Although under Zhang Tianhai's strong request, the troops of the Zhiyi Regiment were equipped with three grenade launchers and a Japanese-made light machine gun at the company level to increase their firepower, but with these ten light machine guns in total, the Adding three grenade launchers to defend the several hundred meters long city wall - is this really reliable?
However, no matter what, Chen Wenli must grit his teeth and endure it.
"Company Commander, this time, I feel something is wrong." A small platoon leader sitting next to Chen Wenli said.
"What's wrong?" Chen Wenli glared at the platoon leader next to him, then took out a match and lit the cigarette in his mouth.
"The other troops have fled, why does our battalion want to come in?" the platoon leader asked.
Chen Wenli looked up at the dark clouds that were gradually gathering, and suddenly felt an inexplicable boredom. He said casually: "Dogs like to eat shit, do you want to take a bite too?"
"That's no need, I don't like this." The little platoon leader chuckled, scratched his head, and then leaned against the cool city wall.
"Wait! Since the superior officer has arranged for us to enter the city, he has his reasons. Besides, we have hundreds of thousands of Central Army troops fighting here. What are we afraid of?" Chen Wenli smiled as he said, But the uneasiness in his heart never dissipated.
Could it be that I am going to die for my country in this battle? A very ridiculous idea suddenly appeared in Chen Wenli's mind. He quickly shook his head, as if he wanted to get rid of this terrible idea in his mind.
"Everyone, cheer up. This is the most critical time. We can't let the little devil take advantage of it." Chen Wenli said loudly. He was looking for the reason for this feeling in his heart, although he might not be able to find it. It has to come out, but we still need to strengthen measures.
However, shortly after Chen Wenli said this, a soldier next to him patted him and said, "Sir, look, the little devil is here!"
After hearing these words, Chen Wenli was suddenly awakened. He immediately held up his helmet, and then carefully stuck out his head, for fear that the Japanese forward troops would reach the city.
Veterans like him know best how powerful the little devil's marksmanship is - if you are not careful, you will have to reincarnate and restart...
With this shooting technique, who wouldn't be afraid of anyone?
Of course, Zhang Tianhai wouldn't be afraid of a one-on-one sniper battle, but these people don't have Zhang Tianhai's superb skills.
When Chen Wenli poked his head out, he discovered that there was already a fire in the distance.
No, to be more precise, it is an ocean composed of a little bright spot!
Obviously, these bright spots are torches!
Both the 27th Army and the 88th Division have withdrawn from the city, and these troops will definitely not come back.
If he were in the regiment, if he wanted to come back, he would definitely send a telegram to the battalion headquarters first, but they did not receive any news about the return of the main army from the regiment headquarters!
The only remaining possibility is the Japanese army!
"My dear, the Japs have actually come to so many troops!" Chen Wenli cursed secretly, and then quickly pulled a soldier beside him and said: "Quickly, go report to the battalion commander, saying that the Japs have appeared, and There are not as many troops as usual, and they are already outside the west gate. Let the battalion commander think of a way to send more troops here!"
"Yes, company commander!" The soldier responded and hurried to the temporary battalion headquarters.
Fortunately, Lanfeng County was just a small county. It didn't take long for the soldier to walk to a private house.
I saw a sentry standing at the door of this private house. The sentry didn't look like someone to be trifled with - it was obvious that he was from the security class of the third battalion headquarters.
"Quick, please report to the battalion commander for me that traces of the Japanese army have been found at our west gate. Many Japanese troops have come. Our company commander asked me to come and report the situation to the battalion commander." The soldier directly He said to the two sentries standing at the door.
The two sentries looked at each other, and then immediately decided that one of them should take the soldier to see the battalion commander - this responsibility was too heavy, and neither of them could bear this responsibility if anything went wrong. !
At this time, the commander of the third battalion, Major Wang Ziqing, was not generally irritable. After all, this task was indeed very heavy, and it was almost too heavy for him to bear.
Everything has been rehearsed as scheduled as the group leader said before. The group leader was actually able to bury their ambush in Sanyi Village a whole day early.
However, will the next thing go as planned as the leader expected?
The regiment leader's meaning at that time was already very clear: because the third battalion is currently the most powerful unit in the Zhiyi regiment, the third battalion was left in Sanyi Village in order to defend Lanfeng in this critical battle. Play your part in the battle!
But now, the only thing left is the appearance of the Japanese army. Once the Japanese army appears, can the 600 people of the Third Battalion defend such a large county?
"Report to the battalion commander, there is an emergency on the west wall!" The sentry came in with another soldier.
"Tell me, what is going on?" Looking at the two people in front of him, Major Wang Ziqing had an ominous premonition, but he must not show it.
Wang Ziqing knew that he was an officer, the highest officer currently commanding the battle in Lanfeng County. If even he panicked, could the next battle still be fought? Can you still fight? Therefore, he must show that he will not change his face no matter what, even if the mountain collapses.
After the soldier stood at attention and saluted Wang Ziqing, he said: "Report to the battalion commander, a large number of enemy troops were found outside the west city gate. Now our company commander asked me to inform you of this matter. By the way, can you send Call for reinforcements."
"What? The little devil showed up?" Wang Ziqing looked calm on the surface, but he was already frightened in his heart: Is Tuan Zuo really that kind of person with great wisdom and almost a demon? How could he predict so accurately?
If it were an exam, there might be a cheat sheet, but from Wang Ziqing's point of view, there was no cheat sheet at all for matters like future affairs!
"Yes, there are a lot of people!" the soldier reported truthfully.
Wang Ziqing was shocked, but he did not forget what he should do. He pointed at a messenger and said: "You, go to the south gate and transfer the cannon battery deployed at the south gate to the west city." Come to the door, two people from the security team will come and follow me to the west gate immediately!"
"Yes! Battalion Commander!" Three soldiers responded at the same time.
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PS: Here comes the second update. I broke my promise. I should have written 3,000 words.
But after I had only written 2,600 words, I couldn’t stand it any longer. I felt so guilty...
Thanks to QQ reading friend Qing Mimi for the reward of 588 book coins!
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