"What?! The superior department actually asked us to defend Xingzi County?!" This was the first reaction of Wang Jingjiu, commander of the 25th Army, after receiving the news.
"Yes! Military seat! This is an order from the commander of the theater, Chief Chen Cheng!" the combat staff stood at attention and saluted.
"That's all." Wang Jingjiu frowned slightly and sighed, "Order the 52nd Division to defend Xingzi County. Even if you die, I will die in Xingzi County!"
"Yes! Sir!" the combat staff officer responded.
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Ever since, just like that, the order to fight to the death from the Ninth War Zone Commander's Department was given to the 52nd Division, which was responsible for guarding Xingzi County.
"Master, what should we do next?" the chief of staff came over with this telegram and asked Leng Xin.
"What can we do? Order the troops to prepare for a deadly fight!" Leng Xin clenched his fists, with a murderous look in his eyes.
"Yes! Fight to the death!!" The military commander has already decided, and the military commander has no reason to refuse.
The determination to fight to the death is from top to bottom, no one dares to say no! Because this is the overall situation of the war of resistance!
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In Xingzi County, everything was quiet. It was just dawn, and the playground was already filled with soldiers with guns and live ammunition.
The division commander Leng Xin stood on the podium with a solemn face. His eyes were full of murderous intent, and his lips moved lightly, but sonorously and forcefully: "Brothers! There are more than 20,000 Japanese troops outside our city now! They have now polished their skills. Bayonets, ready to attack us at any time! What should we do?!"
"Fight the Japanese with all your might!!" A shout came from the crowd.
Soon, the slogan "Fight the Japanese with all your might" became integrated, which was quite exciting to watch.
But this scene was quickly interrupted, because the Japanese attack was about to begin!
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At this time, the sky was still dark, but the Japanese army's observation hot-air balloon was already rising slowly and staying in mid-air.
"It's not good, I'm afraid this battle will be complicated now." This was the first sentence that Leng Xin, commander of the 52nd Division, said after seeing the Japanese hot air balloon.
"It seems that they are going to dispatch sea gunboats and road artillery." The chief of staff also looked solemn.
"This is inevitable. The hot air balloon can point them in many directions. Our city defense has been fully visible to them." Leng Xin's expression was very solemn. "Have our troops been deployed nearby?"
"Reporting to the division seat, you can rest assured. The two regiments of our division have now been deployed in the outer positions. If necessary, they can reinforce the city defense army at any time." The chief of staff reported.
"Okay, I, Leng Xin, will lead the division here to coexist with Xingzi County!" Leng Xin said coldly.
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So, just like that? The 52nd Division of the National Army began a tug-of-war with the Japanese army.
Not bad? This tug-of-war is taking place around Xingzi County.
For three consecutive days? From daylight to dusk, and from dusk to dawn, Xingzi County was already a river of blood!
"Kill!" A Japanese soldier pulled out the samurai sword from his waist and waved it forward. Dozens of Japanese soldiers around him immediately launched a fierce counterattack.
I saw that these Japanese soldiers had extremely high combat qualities. They showed an elite style when they walked, and they were the kind of warriors who could fight.
"Bang!! Ding!!"
A gunshot rang out, and a 38-cap bullet burst out of the barrel. A beam of light passed through the air, and then hit the helmet of a national soldier. Then a small hole was immediately broken in the helmet. .
"Quick! Get to the machine gunner's position!!" the platoon leader next to him yelled.
Soon, another officer and soldier who was not afraid of death rushed forward, took the position of the machine gunner, and then continued to fight the Japanese army.
But soon, the Japanese army continued to charge again.
Such a fierce battle lasted for a long time. The National Army troops and the Japanese troops kept fighting back and forth around the palm-sized area of Xingzi County. The officers and soldiers of the 52nd Division of the National Army were shouting "Fight the Japanese troops." The slogan "Fight with all your strength" was used in the battle with the Japanese army.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, our troops are currently struggling to advance..." the Chief of Staff of the 101st Division said to the division commander Ito Masaki next to him.
"Indeed, our troops are currently struggling to advance." Ito Masaki frowned deeply, but still nodded. "Currently, our main force, the 101st Regiment, has not been put to great use at the moment. If the 101st Regiment had invested in it, we probably wouldn’t have had to fight for so long!”
Naturally, the chief of staff also knew what the division commander was worried about, and he followed up by saying: "It's a pity that the 101st Regiment suffered a big loss in a small place like Jiujiang. This is where our headquarters is located." Never expected it.”
Ito Masaki shook his head and said: "You can't blame Iizuka Kunigoro for this. After all, our troops are elite troops, but the enemy's troops are also elite in the Chinese army. Chen Cheng is so skillful... He even The main force of the security force has also been sent out to attack our 101st Division."
"Haha... The division commander went too far. Since Chen Cheng can send his guard troops, it proves that they attach great importance to our frontline troops. It also shows that Wuhan is about to fall into a situation where the military strength is unsustainable. If we can It will be a good thing for us to break through Xingzi County in a short time." The eyes of the chief of staff of the Japanese 101st Division revealed a murderous look, and his words made it very clear.
"What Mr. Matsushita said makes sense, let's see what our next step is, how we should go." Ito Masaki said in a deep voice.
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While the fighting on the frontline was in full swing, Wuhan was not idle either.
As analyzed by Ito Masaki and his chief of staff, the national army is indeed in a state of shortage of troops near Wuhan.
So, against this background, a force was established.
Under the shade of a lush forest, there were soldiers standing with guns and ammunition, but they all had a childish look on their faces - obviously, they were a group of new recruits.
On the podium, a sturdy figure stood on it, his face full of perseverance floating gently.
"Today! It's the day when the Second Guard Regiment of our Ninth Theater District was established! Let me tell you, you are all the top recruits, and I hope to see something in you. This kind of thing is called persistence! !" said the sturdy figure, whose collar badge showed two stripes and three stars - he was a colonel!
"Maybe you didn't understand me before, and you don't understand me now, but you will slowly understand me in the future." The colonel said in a deep voice, his voice full of magnetism and temptation.
At this time, all eyes on the field were already focused on the colonel.
"Well, let me introduce myself now. I am your regiment leader, that is, the commander of the 2nd Guard Regiment of the Ninth War Zone. My name is Zhou Fangjie! Please give me your advice in the future!" the colonel said in a deep voice, that's right, he It's Zhou Fangjie, who was transferred back from the 71st Army by Commander Chen Cheng!
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