The Japanese flares cut off the reinforcement route of the 4th Independent Brigade of the 102nd Division.
An unprepared battle caught the commander of the 4th Independent Brigade off guard.
They fired as they retreated.
As soon as the battle began, the 4th Independent Brigade came under heavy fire, causing serious casualties to the troops.
Jiang Hai learned the news and immediately ordered the 5th Brigade to reinforce the 4th Brigade!
They cannot guarantee reinforcements to Gujiadian, but they must fish out the 4th Brigade in Wumiaozi.
The hand-to-hand fighting at the Gujiadian position lasted for more than two hours.
Shell pits and muddy trenches were strewn with corpses.
Blood dyed the black earth red.
The soldiers were as energetic as if they had taken stimulants, and they did not feel the fatigue caused by combat.
Facing the vicious Japanese, they had no fear, only the courage to press forward without fear of sacrifice!
The Utsunomiya division camped.
Wearing a shit-yellow trench coat, Suzuki Fuliang stood on the high ground accompanied by several brigade commanders, holding a telescope and looking at the Gujiadian position under the flares, which was as bright as day.
The Japs under his command kept rushing forward.
The night makes the Japanese become very brave.
They couldn't see the death of their companions or the broken limbs. In their minds, they only had the belief that Tianhuang gave them victory.
They cannot see.
Fu Liang Suzuki and the other brigade commanders could see clearly.
"What are the casualties?"
Suzuki asked.
Gao Shen, who was standing on one side, whispered: "All the 9th Infantry Regiment were killed. The current charge is the 7th Brigade Infantry Artillery Mixed Regiment."
"The combat effectiveness of the Northeastern Army has no tendency to weaken at all."
"Fortunately, our strategy of luring the enemy worked in Wumiaozi. The Armored Infantry Regiment and the 24th Infantry Regiment ambushed a reinforcing brigade."
Suzuki Buliang frowned and looked at the Gujiadian high ground, "Who is the commander stationed at Gujiadian?"
Gao Shen: "Commander of the 101st Division, Ye Anran."
Ye Anran...
Hearing this name again, Fu Liang Suzuki wanted to blow his head off! !
"Order the 7th Brigade to capture the Gujiadian Highlands at all costs!!"
"Only in Gujiadian can our heavy artillery unit reach Hecheng and destroy its second and third lines of defense!!"
"Hai!"
Gao Shen lowered his head and responded, then assigned tasks to the troops below.
The hand-to-hand combat lasted three hours.
Ye Anran's body was covered with injuries and blood.
He could hardly tell whether it was the blood of the Japanese or the overflowing blood from the scratches.
The field medical team of the 1st Independent Brigade continuously transferred the sick and wounded from the rear.
There aren't many of them.
There are only more than 20 people.
Medical supplies are very limited, and gauze and alcohol disinfectant are in short supply.
There are not many sulfonamide anti-inflammatory drugs left.
The number of injured soldiers is still increasing, and they can't even save them.
The most worrying thing at present is that injured soldiers, who do not receive timely treatment, will be infected with tetanus, leading to body organ failure.
Ye Anran no longer cared about the rear. He and Ma Jinhai worked in tandem, desperately chopping off the Japs' heads.
This battle.
The beating was so heartbreaking that Ye Anran was bleeding from numerous wounds on his body.
The heart is also bleeding!
After the gunfire sounded on the left wing, Ye Anran ordered the first company of the Shadow Regiment Infantry Battalion to go to defend the enemy.
Once the Japanese outflank the left wing, the entire Independent Brigade may be killed.
The second infantry company in charge of the right wing began to harvest the Japanese who were charging in hand-to-hand combat from the flank.
With the cooperation of the Second Company, the First Independent Brigade finally got some time to rest.
But soon, the Japanese infantry rushed up again.
Five o'clock in the morning.
The hand-to-hand fighting lasted for five hours, with bones everywhere and rivers of blood flowing on the battlefield.
The only good thing is that it's dawn.
The soldiers were finally able to see where the Japanese were.
The communications soldier dragged his exhausted body and rushed to Ye Anran: "Report, the artillery brigade commander Lei Suisheng requested to launch an artillery bombardment on the Japanese positions!"
His artillery scouts were unable to pinpoint the enemy's specific position at night.
He was dragged on the high ground until dawn.
Hand-to-hand combat is ongoing on the forward positions, and the target of the artillery bombardment is unclear, which can easily cause heavy casualties to our own infantry.
Lei Suisheng cannot fire on forward positions without a fixed target.
He must ensure Ye Anran's life safety!
Ye Anran, an engineer, dug his shovel into the corpse of a Japanese soldier and said, "Tell Lei Suisheng to take aim and hit me!!!"
"yes!"
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The signal soldier roared and left quickly.
Thirty seconds.
It took fifteen seconds for the communications troops to confirm the order, and fifteen seconds for the artillery troops to install the elements.
Suddenly, the 43 field guns of the artillery brigade let out a deafening roar!
Artillery shells exploded at the 7th Brigade position 300 meters in front of Gujiadian!
Three hundred meters! !
Ye Anran could clearly see the scene of the Japanese flying into the sky!
The artillery shells carried out precise strikes on the Japanese infantry while the forward scouts of the artillery battalion continued to report data! !
Ye Anran was able to take a breath.
The surviving soldiers of the 101st Division's Independent Brigade had blurry eyes and arms covered in black mud soaked in blood.
Many soldiers of the First Independent Brigade burst into tears looking at the shells exploding in the Japanese positions.
This battle.
It’s really hard to fight! !
Especially when our army has no flares and no sufficient energy to prepare.
Li Guosheng of the First Independent Brigade was injured in his legs and hands.
He came to Ye Anran with an engineering shovel, and Ye Anran supported him, "Old Li, go and bandage it."
Li Guosheng's eye sockets were filled with black mud.
There were tears in his eyes, and he grabbed Ye Anran's arm with a rough hand, "Sir, the brothers of the Independent Brigade are all good!"
"No one deserts, no one retreats..."
"No one pretends to be dead..."
"Last night, we sacrificed more than 2,500 brothers."
Ye Anran's eyes were bloodshot.
He never expected that there were no casualties under the shelling, but he actually caused so many casualties while fighting the Japanese with bayonets!
He wanted to comfort Li Guosheng, but his throat felt like a blade was stuck and he couldn't say a word.
He looked at Ma Jinhai and said, "Go and send Lao Li to the rear to rest."
"yes!"
Ma Jinhai responded, then supported Li Guosheng and left.
The surviving soldiers carried the bodies of their brothers and placed them on the flat position of Gujiadian.
Two thousand five hundred people! !
The one on the ground is as big as a playground! !
Ye Anran's front teeth were almost broken.
After Lei Suisheng's artillery brigade began shelling, the Japanese artillery also began shelling the Gujiadian position.
They could not find the artillery brigade's position and could only cover the area around Gujiadian with firepower.
As soon as Ye Anran and the others moved the sacrificed brothers to a position out of the reach of artillery fire, they were hit by fierce artillery fire.
There was no other way, so the soldiers continued to move into the trenches and stand by.
Some soldiers fell asleep as soon as they entered the trench.
No matter how fierce the enemy's artillery fire was, it did not prevent them from sleeping.
Amidst the sound of cannons, some people fell asleep and never woke up again.
Ye Anran hung up the phone to Ma Jinshan.
Casualties were reported.
Ma Jinshan knew that Ye Anran and Ma Jinhai were fine, and his anxious heart finally settled.
The soldiers died in hand-to-hand combat, and Ma Jinshan felt very heavy.
Ye Anran also learned that the gunfire on the left wing last night was from the Japanese blocking the troops of the 102nd Division reinforcing Gujiadian in Wumiaozi.
Without any preparation, the 4th Independent Brigade sacrificed more than 800 people.
Finally, they were able to escape under the fire suppression of the Shadow Regiment infantry company and the rescue of reinforcements.
The Shadow Regiment infantry company lost 32 people.
Nine people died on the road while moving from the traffic trench to the rear...
The artillery on both sides is still firing at each other!
Ye Anran learned from Ma Jinshan that the Japanese troops participating in the battle last night were the 9th Infantry Regiment of the Utsunomiya Division, the 17th Infantry Regiment, the 18th Infantry Regiment, and the 19th Infantry Artillery Regiment of the 7th Brigade. Collaborative team.
Such a large-scale wheel battle was just to kill him.
Suzuki really spent a lot of money on Bu Liang.
The bombardment lasted two hours.
Finally stopped.
The communications corps reported that the artillery brigade had completed the cleaning mission of the "front door" of Gujiadian and was currently looking for new coordinates.
Ye Anran asked Lei Suisheng to go ahead and do it.
Currently, all the production tasks of the Crane City Arsenal are on heavy artillery and artillery shells.
The industrial chain of Jinggang Group has also been directly transferred from steelmaking to tungsten steel production.
Make sure the arsenal is well-stocked with raw materials.
The tungsten steel technology they used is the technology used by the German Krupp factory to produce artillery shells and gun bodies.
Although a bit backward, it is very practical.
The Japs are currently not bombing the arsenal and the Fine Steel Group in order to directly take over production after entering Crane City.
They didn't know that Ye Anran had already taken the lead.
At the same time, he was also ordering the logistics support troops to cooperate with the arsenal and the Jingang Group to build solid defenses to ensure that they could withstand the Japanese aerial bombs.
About half an hour later, a health rescue team that came out of Hecheng via the traffic ditch arrived at Gujiadian.
Xu Shi's artillery found that the bombardment was ineffective and stopped bombarding Gujiadian one by one.
This also gave the ambulance team time to breathe.
The rescue team prepared a lot of anti-inflammatory drugs, but when they arrived in the trench, they discovered that things were crueler than they imagined.
Many people require surgery on their limbs.
Some soldiers even had only one arm left, and some didn't even save an arm.
The rescue team was led by Zhao Fangyu himself.
He shouted loudly in the trench: "Injured soldiers, please speak to our rescue team when you see them, and we will take you back to the hospital!"
Ye Anran turned back to look at Zhao Fangyu who was coming from the traffic ditch.
"How did you get here?"
According to the overwhelming bombing by Japanese planes, the transportation trenches should not have a transfer hub.
Zhao Fangyu heard the sound and quickly ran to Ye Anran, "Vice Chairman Ye, are you okay?"
"It's okay, thank you, Dean Zhao."
"The communication trench was blown up, and our logistics support troops repaired it overnight after the shelling stopped."
Ye Anran gave a thumbs up, awesome! !
Zhao Fangyu looked at Ye Anran's military uniform with more than a dozen cuts and wounds all over his body, and shouted loudly: "Come two people and treat Vice Chairman Ye's wounds!"
"I, I, I..."
An urgent voice spread throughout the trench.
With that silver bell-like voice, everyone knew who was speaking with their eyes closed.
When they were repairing the trench, they saw a girl and Vice Chairman Ye arguing with each other.
Now, hearing that voice again, everyone burst into tears.
A newspaper reporter actually became a field doctor. This is admirable! !
Ye Anran looked at Xia Qiancheng who was running over in a hurry, "Why is it you?"
He was stunned when he saw that Xia Qiancheng was covered in blood, her face was covered with mud, and only her hands were clean!
When she was treating the sick and wounded, she would rub her hands on the clothes...
She ignored Ye Anran and quickly opened the medical kit. "Take off your coat and I'll clean your wounds."
"Does it work? I think the blood has stopped flowing."
Ye Anran didn't want to take off his clothes, for fear of being thought to be a hooligan.
"Take it off quickly!"
"It's troublesome if you get tetanus."
"I, I have seen dozens of soldiers die because of tetanus infection..."
…
Ye Anran was stunned for a moment before taking off his military uniform.
With the help of the kerosene lamp hanging in the trench, Xia Qiancheng looked at the countless stab wounds on Ye Anran's body and was stunned.
