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It's finally time to fight.
The faces of the soldiers in the mud were purple with cold.
They pulled the bolt.
Lying behind the cold bunker, shivering.
The cold rain soaked their uniforms.
A cold wind blew.
It was even more freezing to the bone.
It's so cold that I can't help but break my teeth! !
The rain and fog are hazy.
Not far from the front, there was a constant sound of the collision of tank tracks.
Hear the sound.
The soldiers of the 4th Independent Brigade shivered all over.
Suddenly, they were in high spirits.
He stared straight at the direction where the sound of tracks came from.
Kim Sung-wook was lying behind a bunker made of sandbags. He was holding a Z1 Garand rifle and staring at the road ahead, his eyes instantly filled with bloodshot eyes.
Raindrops were falling.
Two Japanese tanks drove slowly side by side on the road leading to the upper valley.
They were to be transferred northward to Pingquan County via the Upper Valley Railway Line.
The tanks' tracks were carrying mud and water as they moved forward slowly.
More than 3,500 men from the 147th Regiment of the Japanese 42nd Division followed the tank.
They formed a huge queue.
Every enemy's gun was loaded with bullets.
Captain Tomohisa Fukuyama rides a military horse. He is always paying attention to his surroundings.
Fierce gunfire continued from the south and north of the city.
Tomohisa Fukuyama looked pale.
This heavy rain.
It couldn't have come at a worse time.
As a result, the movement of their troops was slow.
Next to Fukuyama Tomohisa, a major was riding a military horse, looking around.
"Colonel."
"I guess the 19th Brigade won't last long."
"We should speed it up!"
Tomohisa Fukuyama is wearing a raincoat.
He looked up at the gloomy sky and said, "Order the troops to speed up."
"Order the sappers!"
"After the troops pass through, they quickly lay mines."
"Lest the Chinese soldiers continue to pursue!"
The major nodded, "Hai!"
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He responded, grabbed the horse's reins and ran to the side of the marching team.
"Hurry up!"
"Run forward!!"
After he shouted, he went to find the engineers in the marching column and gave him the task of laying mines.
South of the city.
The Third Marine Division and the security forces blocking the attack in the city formed the 19th Brigade and exchanged fierce fire.
All the baggage weapons of the 147th Regiment were left to the 19th Composite Brigade.
Ask them to use all their strength to stop the Chinese army.
Zhang Maojie, commander of the Huncheng 19th Brigade.
Osada Naka Yoshihito served as military adviser and concurrently as combat staff officer.
It's funny to say that.
They were stationed in Leping yesterday.
More than 1,500 people were killed by the 37th Division of the 29th Army in one night.
Retreat to the summer resort in the early morning.
There are more than 4,000 infantry left.
Combined with a regiment of more than 3,800 people stationed at the summer resort.
The total strength is nearly 8,000.
Zhang Maojie thought that he could join the 147th Regiment to guard the summer resort, waiting for reinforcements from the locust army.
But.
However, they received orders from the Kwantung Army headquarters.
Ask them to block the attack of the Chinese soldiers at the summer resort and cover the retreat of the 147th Regiment!
Zhang Maojie is a traitor.
He didn't want to do it in the first place!
In these war-torn years, people like him treat others like dogs.
If you have milk, you are a mother.
Give me money and call me daddy!
Zhang Maojie was really reluctant to let him die.
It's just that he is helpless.
The mixed 19th Brigade consisted of two thousand people who were composed of Japanese soldiers.
The remaining 4,000 people are the security forces composed of two Japanese soldiers.
Including those who died last night.
Most of them were Zhang Maojie's former subordinates.
He doesn't put up much resistance.
The devil wants his life!
Zhang Maojie had the heart to hang himself.
Facing the Chinese soldiers attacking in the south of the city.
They relied on the effective construction barriers in the city to desperately block the advance of the Third Marine Division.
Under the command of Tanaka Yoshihito.
They blocked and retreated.
At the same time, taking advantage of the soft soil on rainy days, mines were laid along the way.
The 3rd Marine Division opened fire while pursuing.
Zheng Haiyang led the guard battalion and marched into the alley in the rain.
in front of him.
A reconnaissance platoon held a submachine gun and chased the Japanese while firing.
Sudden.
Boom~
A landmine exploded instantly.
Soldiers who stepped on landmines died instantly.
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The five or six soldiers closest to him were also knocked over by the explosion and fell to the ground, seriously injured!
Zheng Haiyang is not far away.
He was hit on the forehead by a rock thrown up by the explosion.
During the pain, you can clearly see the blood mixed with rain, dripping down from your forehead!
"Master!"
"You are hurt!"
The guards protected Zheng Haiyang and saw that his head was bleeding and he immediately shouted:
"Hygienist!!"
"Hygienist!!"
"I'm fine."
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Zheng Haiyang covered the wound on his forehead.
He looked at the several soldiers who had fallen to the ground.
He quickly rushed over and hugged one of the brothers.
It is Guo Feng, the platoon leader of the reconnaissance platoon of the 1st Battalion of the 1st Independent Brigade of the 3rd Marine Division.
"brother."
Zheng Haiyang hugged Guo Feng.
He is the platoon leader.
He was promoted personally by Commander He Weiguo!
He has accurate marksmanship and ranks first in drill scores. He served as a soldier for one year and killed 16 Japanese soldiers.
For many recruits, this result is excellent.
In the proportion of battles with Japanese soldiers, most soldiers have not received rigorous training due to differences in equipment.
The first batch of Japanese invaders we encountered were well-trained and well-equipped.
In the battle with them.
The casualty ratio of Chinese people can even reach eight to one or ten to one!
Zheng Haiyang ignored the bleeding on his forehead and said, "Call the hygienist quickly!!"
"arrive!"
In the rain and fog.
A soldier with a red cross armband on his arm came running.
He quickly opened the medical box and saw the blood stains on Guo Feng's chest at a glance.
It's a wound.
The health worker quickly untied Guo Feng's military uniform.
Zheng Haiyang sat in the mud puddle, holding Guo Feng with both hands, "Brother, the doctor is here, hold on! Hold on, brother!!"
Phew~
Guo Feng trembled all over.
He spat out a mouthful of blood.
Blood mixed with rainwater flowed down to his chin.
"Teacher, Master's seat..."
"Please...please tell...Commander He..."
"Xiao Guozi... tried his best."
Phew~
Guo Feng spit out another mouthful of blood.
At this time, there was another dense explosion not far away.
The guard hurried to Zheng Haiyang: "Report!"
"The Japanese laid countless mines on the road from the summer resort to the city!!"
"Our offensive forces are seriously hindered!!"
Zheng Haiyang hugged Guo Feng.
The doctor took off his military uniform and found dense shrapnel piercing his body near his chest.
at this time.
Guo Feng died.
He was lying in Zheng Haiyang's arms.
He said he tried his best.
Just left.
Zheng Haiyang put down Guo Feng.
He found a shelter from the rain, took out a map, and asked the deputy division commander to order all units to stop attacking.
Siege the city!
It is difficult to reach the sky.
Especially when the enemy uses landmines and other means to hinder the attack.
It only needs to rely on the buildings, buildings, and windows in the city to set up machine guns and block roads.
It can withstand an army for several hours.
Even longer.
Zheng Haiyang looked at the map.
Entering the summer resort from the south, in addition to many roads, there is also a river.
The chief of staff saw Zheng Haiyang's thoughts.
He pointed to the river on the map and said, "Commander."
"This river is called Wulie River and runs through the entire summer resort."
"The river meanders southward, the relative height of the two banks decreases, and the valley widens, with a maximum width of 3.5 kilometers."
"The river channel is between 35 and 50 meters wide, with a water depth of 0.7 meters. It has a gravelly river bed, a large longitudinal slope, and a flow rate of 0.7 meters per second in the dry season."
The chief of staff frowned and sighed, "Commander."
"Walking across the river today will freeze people to death!"
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Zheng Haiyang's expression was stiff.
He looked at the heavy rain with no intention of stopping.
Even if it stops.
The mines planted by the little devils will not be cleared by the engineers for a while.
If they are stagnant.
If the 2nd Marine Division to the north is blocked in the same attack.
The 4th Independent Brigade stationed in Shanggu to stop the Japanese.
It is very likely that he will not be able to withstand the Japanese attack.
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Zheng Haiyang hesitated.
God it's raining.
A little breeze.
It can make the soldiers tremble with cold.
At this moment.
They would rather rush forward and kill the Japanese! !
Convert kinetic energy into heat.
Of course.
Because of the mine blockade.
Want them to go into the river...
Not to mention the rapidity of the river, the freezing temperature can be intimidating.
what to do?
Zheng Haiyang clenched his front teeth and his jaw couldn't help but bulge.
"Oh shit!"
"Assemble the troops!"
"I want to mobilize before the war. I will be the first to get into the river!!"
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