Two days later, on March 13th.
As Liu Yu expected, the 117th Regiment failed at Tumen Pass, and the 7th and 2nd Brigades were trapped in their hometown and Jingzhuang.
The 108th Division was in a hurry.
In other words, he became angry with embarrassment.
A brigade of troops was left as a garrison in the Xingtai area, and the remaining two regiments, plus artillery, cavalry, engineers, baggage and other directly affiliated troops, totaling more than 14,000 people, were all pulled outside Tumen Pass.
At 8 o'clock in the morning, as soon as the 108th Division arrived at the location, the 36 75mm mountain guns, 12 75mm field guns assigned to its artillery wing, as well as the infantry guns and mortars assigned to each wing, a total of more than 150 artillery pieces, targeted the enemy. The positions at Conch Mountain and Baodu Mountain where the First Regiment of the Independent Column was located were bombarded indiscriminately!
The entire 108th Division, from the commander of the division, Lieutenant General Motojiro Taniguchi, down, all have the mentality of avenging shame!
Because the negotiations between Yan'an and Chongqing were completely open, Mr. Wu, on behalf of our party, launched a fierce debate with the Chiang government in Chongqing on the topic of "How much is the Japanese Army Flag worth?"
At first, Mr. Wu reported an army group number and its accompanying equipment, which gave the Japanese some comfort.
Look, one of our regiment flags is worth one of your army groups! To put it another way, one of our regiments can be as powerful as one of your army groups!
However, Chiang Kai-shek swung his dragon-slaying knife and slashed hard. When He Yingqin expressed on behalf of the Chongqing government that he was only willing to provide equipment for one battalion without giving a serial number, before Mr. Wu could object, the Japanese reporters at the scene They stopped working and sent greetings to He Yingqin's three generations of direct female relatives.
Also, the Japanese army's regiment was organized at the regimental level. One flag and equipment for a battalion were enough. That's what Chiang Kai-shek thought anyway.
But the devils in other places went crazy when they got the news.
The plan to attack Nanchang, which was supposed to be launched on March 20, was implemented ahead of schedule. The Japanese 11th Army, which was originally confronting the Ninth Theater Army, directly launched a crazy attack on the National Army positions in front!
It was just that it had rained continuously for more than a month in Jiangxi, which caused poor road traffic and made it difficult for the Japanese armor, heavy artillery, and baggage units to advance. Therefore, the Japanese attack was not as sharp as in history.
But this still left Luo Zhuoying confused. According to the original deployment of the National Army, they planned to launch an attack on the Japanese army in late March. Now it was better to let the little Japanese take the lead. In just two days, The defensive positions on the front line of Xiushui were breached.
Fortunately, the Japanese army's baggage and artillery could not keep up and stopped after crossing Xiushui. Only then did Luo Zhuoying get a chance to breathe and rearrange the defense line.
The Japanese Southern Army was like this. Of course, the 108th Division was the party involved, and they were facing the culprit!
Liu Yu's information has also been revealed. In fact, if there is any news, as long as the National Government knows it, then basically the little devils will also know it.
Now, Motojiro Taniguchi vowed to capture Liu Yu alive and cut him into pieces!
Liu Yu didn't know about the negotiations in Chongqing. He only knew that the Japanese outside Tumen Pass were crazy.
Fortunately, they built their main positions on the side of the mountain, and it was also a circular right-angled jagged anti-slope position. Only a few trenches were left on the front of the mountain to serve as false targets to attract enemy artillery fire.
There are a total of three lines of defense. The ones on Hailuo Mountain and Baodu Mountain are just the first line. Fortifications have also been built on several mountains behind. The entire defense depth extends all the way to Laoye Village behind the canyon.
At the top of the defensive position, there are several machine gun positions arranged above, with enough shooting range to defend against the small Japanese troops climbing the mountain in the front.
As for the other side of the two mountains, there are all cliffs there. Unless the little devil has wings, don't even think about going up there.
There are no roads on the front of Conch Mountain and Baodu Mountain. If the kid is determined and insists on attacking the mountain from the front, then the trenches Liu Yu dug on the front can also come in handy. They are connected to the main position by traffic trenches. With this, the troops on the main position on the side can move over at any time.
The front of the real defensive position is actually Jingxing Canyon.
The independent column stared at the Taiping River without even looking at the Japanese at Taniguchi. He let go of Tumenguan and said, "Come here if you dare."
Artillery shells rarely hit the Eighth Route Army trenches on the side, and even if they did, the 75mm-caliber artillery shells that killed them would not pose a threat to the Eighth Route Army soldiers in Maoer Cave.
If the Japanese wanted the artillery to attack directly, they would have to pull the artillery into the Jingxing Canyon and line it up in an area less than 200 meters wide. If this is really the case, then Liu Yu will be in trouble.
Just like that, as soon as the Japanese artillery fired, the Eighth Route Army hid in the cat's ear hole of the main position on the side. As soon as the Japanese infantry came up, the climbers on the front were beaten back by fierce fire before they could reach 300 meters in front of the defensive position. .
If you walk from the side of the mountain along the Shitai Highway into the canyon, then the machine guns on both sides will hit you with a heavy output.
The two sides fought intermittently from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. During this period, the Japanese also came with four bombers. However, these four planes caused a lot of casualties to Liu Yu's independent column.
Those cat-ear holes can protect against the Japanese's small-caliber artillery, but they cannot protect against aerial bombs weighing more than 50 kilograms. Not to mention shrapnel, the collapsed cat ear holes alone buried many soldiers alive.
. . . . . .
At 8 o'clock in the evening, in a cave behind Baodugu.
This is the temporary headquarters of the First Regiment of the Independent Column.
In one day, 11 Japanese attacks were repulsed, and at least 800 Japanese troops were killed or wounded. However, Liu Yu also suffered heavy losses. The 4th company of the 2nd battalion, the 7th company of the 3rd battalion, and the two main companies stationed on the front line suffered more than half of their casualties. Part of it was bombed by Japanese planes.
"More than 150 wounds were made on the first day. If we really keep fighting like this, both battalions will be wiped out in less than five days!"
Huang Zhengtang said bitterly, looking at Liu Yu with some complaints: "Commander, I don't understand. Wouldn't it be better for us to withdraw from Jingxing and go to the hinterland of the Taihang Mountains to fight guerrillas with the Japs? That's our special skill! "
"What are you complaining about? Why don't you let the people below hear it?" Cheng Yuechang, political commissar of the regiment, was also nearby and criticized Huang Zhentang directly.
He and deputy captain Li Tianda and others were originally in charge of post-war work in Jingxing City and presided over the public trial of Wang Jingyue and other traitors. After finishing their work last night, they rushed to the front line.
Liu Yu smiled and said to Huang Zhengtang: "Old Huang, what do our Eighth Route Army do?"
"What are you doing? Of course you're fighting Japanese invaders!" Huang Zhengtang replied angrily.
"That's alright, tell me, if we wander around in the mountains and kill more Japs, or if we stay here and kill more Japs?"
"This..." Huang Zhengtang was speechless for a moment.
At this time, Li Tianda, the deputy commander of the nearby regiment, said: "Let's put it this way, we killed a lot of Japanese today. If it were before, we would have paid at least one battalion for the same result!"
Liu Yu then smiled and said: "Actually, with your strategic and tactical vision, you should be able to see the value of Jingxing. If we hold on here, when we grow stronger, we can go east to capture Shimen at any time! Sooner or later, our party's troops will go out to capture the city and capture the territory. , instead of spending more money to dig down Jingxing in the future, it’s better to hold it now!”
"Furthermore, no matter how many Japs we kill in the mountains, the people in other places will not recognize them. People in many places now say that as soon as the Japs come, the Eighth Route Army will be driven out all over the mountains! We are The common people know nothing about guerrilla warfare. They will believe whatever the officials say, so much so that we have to coax them before recruiting soldiers. If the army wants to develop, the supply of soldiers is the biggest problem. Instead of recruiting others to join us with all our sincerity, It’s better to make a name for yourself with one battle and let those aspiring young people come to join us!”
"There is also a third point. Now that most of the troops of the 108th Division are with us, does the brother army in Central Hebei and South Hebei have room to take advantage of the opportunity to develop? We can't keep thinking about ourselves, and we have to do it for ourselves. Brotherly troops create opportunities, after all, we are all members of the 129th Division, a biological sister who married into her natal family!"
After hearing Liu Yu's words, everyone nodded. Huang Zhengtang felt a little embarrassed and turned red.
"Okay, let's replace the 4th and 7th companies for repairs, and let the 5th and 9th companies go up."
"Yes, Commander!"
"You continue your deployment, and remember to be prepared for enemy night attacks. I'll go out and get some fresh air."
After saying that, Liu Yu walked towards the entrance of the cave.
When he reached the entrance of the cave, Liu Yu took out his cigarette and lit one.
Doesn't Liu Yu feel distressed?
He was heartbroken and bleeding!
As for the current second batch of recruits in Zhangzhuang Town, Liu Yu has never visited them once. Wang Zhitao is in charge of the training.
As for the two existing regiments, each one was personally trained by him. To put it bluntly, they are Liu Yu's direct troops!
But what can be done?
Who is not born and raised by his parents? To fight the Japanese, someone has to sacrifice!
It’s you today, maybe it’ll be me tomorrow.
Liu Yu lowered his head and thought about whether to redeem some anti-aircraft guns. Even if no one uses them, as long as they are fired, it will be used for actual combat training.
I didn't expect the Japanese to have such a wonderful brain circuit before, and they actually sent precious bombers to his side. Four bombers exploded at once, making Liu Yu's head buzz.
As soon as he thought of it, Liu Yu's consciousness immediately sank into the system and found several anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns.
Just when he was about to click to buy, a call brought him back to reality.
When he came back to his senses, he saw Cheng Yue standing next to him with a look of joy on his face.
Liu Yu frowned. He was upset when he saw such a smiling face.
He directly sprayed: "So happy? Are you picking up bee poop or are you marrying a new wife?"
Cheng Yuechang was speechless and thought to himself, Commander Liu, I'm afraid you are not a dog-faced person. Will you change if you ask? You were so kind to Lao Huang just now, but are you so rude to me?
Bullying honest people, right?
But compared to the good news he had just received, this depression was nothing. He laughed again and handed the two telegrams in his hand to Liu Yu: "Commander, you are now the division commander!"
"WTF?"
Liu Yu looked like Nick Yang. He took the telegram and looked at it. He was stunned: "122nd Division? Isn't this Wang Mingzhang's unit? How dare Chiang Kai-shek? Use this number to make a fuss?"
Four consecutive questions expressed the ten thousand huskies riding mythical beasts in Liu Yu’s heart.
Looking at the telegram again, it was sent by the Ministry of Military Affairs of the National Government. I won’t talk about other nonsense praising Liu Yu. The main content is to appoint Liu Yu as the major general commander of the new 122nd Division, and provide a brigade of equipment from the World War II zone. The remaining The equipment needs to be solved by himself. At the same time, I hope Liu Yu can lead his troops to continue to carry forward the spirit of the 122nd Division and defeat the Japanese invaders, and not to disgrace the reputation of the 122nd Division and General Wang Mingzhang.
Liu Yu read another telegram, which was sent directly from Yan'an. The content was to let Liu Yu decide whether to answer this number.
He was even more confused...
The 122nd Division of the Sichuan Army, that was a heavy spiritual bomb that impressed even the Japanese army!
This division, since it came out of Sichuan, has participated in almost all subsequent battles and suffered heavy losses, but has not received a single replacement!
Until the Battle of Tengxian County, the 122nd Division, from commander Wang Mingzhang to private soldiers, had more than 3,000 remaining people in the division, as well as more than 4,000 people temporarily transferred from other units for reinforcements. A total of more than 7,000 people died heroically for their country, and no one survived!
Not to mention the consequences of Liu Yu taking over the 122nd division number, let’s talk about whether he has the confidence to take it!
This designation has been revoked by Chiang Kai-shek, but this is a good thing, because in this case, the name of the 122nd Division will be engraved in the history books forever, and no successor will be able to discredit her and leave it on her. Only one glorious page will be remembered by the world!
If he takes this number, if Liu Yu flinches even a little bit on the battlefield, his spine will be broken!
As for the consequences of taking over this designation, just think of those tough Sichuan troops.
Not to mention the Sichuan Army elsewhere, even the Sichuan people within the Eighth Route Army themselves may become disloyal!
How chilling! The 122nd Division had just created the glory of Taierzhuang with blood in Teng County, and was suddenly used as a commodity!
"Lao Jiang is really good at calculating. He has decided that we don't dare to take this number and wants to get a coalition flag for free!" Liu Yu gritted his teeth in anger.
You must know that he is also from Sichuan, and Wang Mingzhang is also one of his idols in two lifetimes!
Thinking of this, the lightbulb on Liu Yu's head lit up again: "Huh? From Sichuan?"
Cheng Yuechang watched Liu Yu's face change at least three times in 2 seconds, and thought to himself that you really deserve to be from Sichuan. You have learned the Sichuan opera face-changing to your core!
Then I heard Liu Yu say: "Old Cheng, send a telegram and invent a coded telegram to the whole country!"
Cheng Yue was startled: "What are you going to do?"
"Send it if you are asked. I said, remember the content of the telegram...forget it, I will go to the telegraph room by myself!" With that, Liu Yu strode into the cave and walked towards the telegraph room.
Half an hour later, a clear telegram was sent, causing an uproar.
