Chapter 228: The Battle of Nankou (VI)

"Teacher, let's support my brothers!" Yu Feng, the company commander of the Artillery Battalion, who had just arrived at the south entrance and arranged artillery positions on the hill behind the town, begged all the way with Chen Xiuwen.

After the Dragon and Tiger Platform was started, Chen Xiuwen was a little worried and ordered a company in the artillery battalion to reinforce the south entrance from Juyongguan. Logically speaking, the more concentrated the artillery is used, the better the effect is. However, the neon army aircraft that appeared on his head made Chen Xiuwen dare not put the eggs in a basket, and transferred an artillery company to prepare for recapture once the Dragon and Tiger Platform is lost.

"You are still the artillery company commander. Your artillery position is four or five kilometers away from the Japanese artillery group. This is already the limit of your range. You didn't see that the Japanese were heavy artillery above 100 mm. Before you could fire a few shells, the Japanese artillery's heavy artillery had already brought you four small cannons." Chen Xiuwen turned his head and stared at Yu Feng and scolded.

"Second, I just calculated that we cannot hit the Japanese heavy artillery position, but their 192 infantry artillery position is within our range. I promise that the starting lineup hits the target. And even if we fire the gun and expose the target, it will take time for the Japanese to recalculate it to suppress us. In this short time, we have enough time to shoot five shells and then transfer the position. I promise that at least half of the Japanese infantry artillery cannons." Yu Feng stared at Chen Xiuwen, who was still indifferent, and asked for trouble.

"Get back. I still need you to teach you when I fight? I warn you, don't be the company commander if you are whining around here." Chen Xiuwen threw the cigarette butt in his hand heavily on the ground and cursed with his eyes.

Yu Feng looked at Chen Xiuwen, then looked at the deputy commander Teng Donglin who was quietly shaking his head to him, and had to respond dejectedly: "Yes." He turned his head and ran towards his position.

Yu Feng returned to his artillery position dejectedly. The artillery soldiers who were waiting for the news hurriedly surrounded him and asked in a verbal manner: "Company Commander, how about it? Did the division agree?"

Yu Feng, who was already full of anger, stared at the artillery soldiers and shouted angrily: "Stay there is no matter how much you make a noise, just stay honestly and wait for the order."

The Japanese's two gun groups, six 91 105mm field cannons, and twelve 70mm 92 infantry cannons spitting flames continuously. The shells hit the dragon and tiger platform like hell on earth without any money.

The violent shock waves, howling shrapnel, and the flying rocks wrapped in smoke and dust in the sky, snoring like sandstorms and sweeping repeatedly on the Dragon and Tiger Platform.

The trenches that were ravaged by artillery fire were filled with smoke in the trenches of the Chinese defenders. The heat released by the endless explosion of shells made the positions in the cold winter as hot as in summer.

The officers and soldiers of the first company and the third company in the first trench were buried by shallow gravel falling all over the sky. The officers and soldiers in the gravel were like pitiful beggars, gritting their teeth and enduring the moxibustion of the boiling sand and stones!

The shelling lasted for more than ten minutes. Just when the nerves of the Chinese officers and soldiers were almost at their limit, the Japanese shelling stopped abruptly. On the position filled with smoke, the alive officers and soldiers were still alive, one after another, and they all rushed to spit out the mud and sand. The veterans who had experienced fighting with the Japanese repeatedly urged the soldiers to pull out guns and ammunition from the gravel piles and quickly renovate the collapsed fortifications and trenches. They all knew that as soon as the artillery fire stopped, the Japanese would start attacking soon.

Just as the officers and soldiers were nervously doing various pre-war preparations, a "twist" sound of motor suddenly came from the position where the smoke had not yet dissipated.

Four 94 light chariots lined up at the foot of the mountain, rushing towards the Dragon and Tiger Platform with black smoke, followed by a whole squad of infantry.

"A chariot squadron and an infantry brigade were dispatched at once. It seems that the Japanese were anxious." Cheng Dean, who was lying in the ring fortification again, looked at the Japanese attacking team with a telescope and said to himself.

Then he ordered: "Tell me my order and transfer the firepower assigned to us by the teacher's seat to a row of m2 heavy machine guns."

"Yes." Mo Jianlin, who was standing beside him, quickly responded happily in front of the combat staff: "I will go to convey the order myself." As he said that, he was about to run to the entrance of the Tibetan soldiers' cave.

"Don't be busy." Cheng Dean called him and signaled the combat staff to convey the order.

"Order the first company to withdraw the circular fortifications, the third company to retreat to the second trench, and abandon the first trench." Cheng Dean continued to order.

"Give up the first trench?" Mo Jianlin was stunned.

"Didn't you prepare a lot of moor bottles and suicide squads? Do you really want your brothers to rush up to die in the Japanese chariot!" Seeing that Mo Jianlin did not understand his intention, Cheng Dean scolded him without a good voice.

"Oh!" Mo Jianlin quickly slapped his head and said in surprise: "Tongzhang, what you mean is to let the suicide squad hide in the first trench, glar at the Japanese chariot, and then smash the bastard whom he raised. Tongzhang, wise."

"I learned this trick from the Master. When I was guarding Luodian, Master burned out three Japanese chariots with this trick." Cheng Dean said with some serene satisfaction. Seeing that Mo Jianlin was still moving, he glared: "Why are you still standing there? You haven't made any arrangements yet."

"Yes." Mo Jianlin quickly responded loudly, hugging his waist and following the traffic trench to convey the orders.

After a while, the first company and the third company in the first trench retreated to the second trench and circular fortifications, and many people were carrying wounded and killed brothers.

"The regiment seat, 57 people were killed in the first row and 23 people were injured, of which 13 were seriously injured; the third company was better, 29 people were killed in the battle, 18 people were injured, and 11 were seriously injured. Most of the third company were injured by the Japanese shelling just now." When Mo Jianlin came back, he informed Cheng De'an of the casualties of the troops with a heavy expression.

Cheng Dean sighed softly: "Send the bodies of the fallen brothers and the injured brothers." As he said that, he ordered Mo Jianlin: "Jianlin, you will go to the second trench to command later. Note that the Japanese chariots have not yet reached the first trench, and the brothers of the suicide squad should not open fire easily before they are launched. Once activated, concentrate all the firepower for me to suppress the infantry behind. Cover the brothers of the suicide squad to retreat."

"Yes." Mo Jianlin had already itchy hands. When he heard the commander of the regiment commander, he quickly picked up a Thomson submachine gun that he had prepared long ago and responded immediately.

At this time, the four M2 of the firepower heavy machine gun platoon that came out of the Tibetan Bing Cave had been placed in the hidden machine gun bunker at the front of the ring fortification. Cheng Dean was worried and personally called the platoon leader of the heavy machine gun platoon and instructed: "Don't expose the target easily later, replace it with armor-piercing bullets. Your target is the Japanese chariot."

"Captain Cheng, don't worry, we promise to turn the Japanese chariot into a hornet's nest." The heavy machine gun platoon leader had already been holding back his energy and responded with confidence.

"Reported that the second Japanese attack dispatched a chariot squadron and an infantry brigade." In the command of the Niangniang Temple, the staff officer who had been in communication in front reported to Chen Xiuwen who was looking at the map.

"It seems that the Japanese have put in full force in attacking." Teng Donglin said with some concern.

"Don't worry. Cheng Dean just transferred the second battalion to the ground and hid in the hidden military cave without showing his head. Besides, I transferred another firepower company to him, so this kid can handle it." Chen Xiuwen, who was still fumbled on the map, didn't even raise his head.

"By the way, Brother Chang Qing, how is the situation where Zhang Zhengjie?" Chen Xiuwen asked again.

"Yesterday there were two squadrons, and today there was a brigade. There was no big problem in the direction of Deshengkou. There was no movement at the Hengling and Zhenbiancheng front line at the moment."

Chen Xiuwen nodded, looked at the map thoughtfully, pondered for a moment, and said, "Now opposite the Dragon and Tiger Platform is a corps plus the chariot brigade and the heavy artillery brigade directly under the 11th Brigade. The 11th Brigade has two infantry brigades, and their reserve forces are still two brigades. If they hit a wall in the direction of the Dragon and Tiger Platform, they will likely continue to attack the Dragon and Tiger Platform, and draw off their troops and join forces to turn to Deshengkou or Hengling to attack on the front line."

"Brother Changqing, come and see." As he said that, Chen Xiuwen pointed to the map and said, "Occupy Dragon and Tiger Platform is the key to occupying the South Entrance. Even if the South Entrance is lost, we can rely on the hills from the South Entrance to Juyongguan to block them layer by layer. Deshengkou on the northern line, Qinglong Bridge and Hengling on the southern line, and Zhenbiancheng are different. Once the Neon Army occupy any of them, it can divide the troops into two groups, one by one, and the other by rushing to Juyongguan. We must prevent the Japanese from giving us this trick."

Teng Donglin looked at the map and nodded deeply. After thinking for a while, he said, "This is possible. However, I think that if the Japanese suffer losses at Longhutai, they will have a greater possibility of focusing on attacking Deshengkou. First, after these two days of tentative attacks, they must have some understanding of the defense of Rong's Second Regiment in Deshengkou and Qinglong Bridge. Second, after capturing Deshengkou, whether from the distance or from the terrain, it is much better for the next attack on Nankou and Juyongguan than from Hengling and Zhenbiancheng. What's more, they have already arranged a brigade opposite Deshengkou." As he said, Teng Donglin raised his head and volunteered: "Master, I'll go to Deshengkou in person."

"Okay. In addition, I will call out a battalion from the second regiment of Rong's Second Brigade for you. Deshengkou, Qinglongqiao front line, the front line is very long, and the Japanese can choose from many breakthroughs. If the Japanese invest in a wing and attack in several ways, I am afraid that the second regiment of Rong's Second regiment will be difficult to deal with."

"Don't worry, the division seat. Rong Yi Regiment can block the Japanese in a gang at the Dragon and Tiger Platform, and Rong Yi Regiment can also block the Japanese in Deshengkou. Give me another battalion and I promise not to let the Japanese advance further in Deshengkou." Teng Donglin responded happily.

In fact, he could not wait to have a chance to stand alone. Although he was the deputy commander and the commander of the Rongyi Brigade, responsible for the front-line defense, when the commander Chen Xiuwen came, he became a decoration.

Chen Xiuwen naturally knew what his deputy and senior thoughts were. He smiled and patted Teng Donglin's back and said, "Brother Changqing, you should be more at ease, be careful."

"Master, don't worry. As long as there is still one Japanese devil left in China and has not been eliminated, I, Old Teng, will never die before him." Teng Donglin also said with a smile.

Looking at Teng Donglin's back happily walking out the door, Teng Donglin's last sentence just now made a thought suddenly rise in Chen Xiuwen's mind: Teng Donglin, Chen Xiuwen had never heard of this name in later generations. Perhaps he had already died in the battlefield of the Anti-Japanese War, or perhaps he was just an unknown person. His appearance has changed part of the historical process. The early outbreak of the War of Resistance, Nanjing's indiscriminate killing innocent people did not appear, and he also tried his best to preserve a large number of elites from the country in the defense of Nanjing. As his power continues to grow, he may be able to change the entire anti-Japanese process and the future...

Thinking of this, Chen Xiuwen not only thought about it anymore. At the same time, the sound of guns and cannons from the direction of the Dragon and Tiger Platform reminded him that he was still on the battlefield and that these distracting thoughts were temporarily thrown aside. However, this thought that emerged took root in his heart from then on.

On the front of the Dragon and Tiger Platform, the six Type 94 light chariots rushing to the front light chariot squadron had already rushed to a gentle hillside of only twenty degrees. While these bean chariots were climbing the hill with horsepower, the 37 cannon and crooked machine guns on their heads began to cover the first trench with firepower.

However, if Chen Xiuwen saw this scene on the hill at this time, it would be funny that the Japanese's tactics were really bad. They didn't know how to cooperate in infantry warfare. The six bean chariots with flames were showing off their might and were a hundred meters ahead of the infantry brigade behind them. They did not cooperate with the chariots to cover infantry and infantry to protect the chariots.

However, the captain of the chariot brigade of the Mixed 11th Brigade who was watching the battle behind Liehe Ding male Nakazuo saw this scene in the telescope. Just over a week ago, his chariot brigade defeated Zhao Dengyu, the 29th Army, which directly led to the Lieutenant General Commander Zhao Dengyu being killed by the air force during the retreat. However, the credit for killing Zhao Dengyu was not counted on his chariot brigade, which made Liehe Ding male very dissatisfied.

In fact, in the opinion of Rihe Dingnan, the failure of the first attack just now was completely due to the miscommand of Junichi Yanagi. If he had sent his own chariot brigade earlier, even if the firepower of the opposite Chinese army was strong, the Chinese army, which had no armored troops or anti-tank weapons, was no match for the chariot, and would have taken down the Dragon Tiger Platform long ago.

"Your Excellency Colonel, please rest assured that my chariot will definitely crush the opposite Chinese army and lead the infantry to the Dragon and Tiger Platform." Rihe Dingnan glanced at Junichi Yanagi, who was nervous next to him, and said proudly.

When Jun Yanagi turned his head and saw the proud Rihe Dingman, he felt angry, especially the smile on his face, which seemed to him to be a mockery of himself. However, in the army, the status of armored soldiers has always been higher than that of infantry, and as the captain of the chariot brigade directly under the brigade, Rihe Dingman, although his military rank is lower than that of him, he is not his direct subordinate. This battle is also a cooperative battle like the heavy artillery brigade. What's more, the current attack depends on the chariot troops to open the way in front of the infantry. Jun Yanagi had to hold back the anger in his stomach and said coldly: "Lihe, as long as I take down the Dragon Tiger Platform, I will definitely ask for you in front of the brigade commander."

In fact, Rihe Dingnan was like this sentence from Junichi Yanagi. His face was even more arrogant. He pointed to the chariot that was about to rush up to the hillside and said proudly: "Your Excellency Colonel, please see, my chariot is about to rush to Hua's first line of defense."

Jun Liutian quickly picked up the telescope and saw that six chariots were about to approach the first defensive position halfway up the mountain. Under the strafing of machine guns on the chariot, the first line of defense of the Chinese army was not moving at all, and the second line of defense above and the firepower point on the top of the mountain did not fight back. Has it been wiped out by the artillery fire just now? Or have they fled?

"TuTuTuTu..." The engine of the Japanese chariot became louder and louder. The suicide squads hiding in the first trench with homemade mobilizers and cluster grenades could even smell the smell of diesel in the exhaust of the chariot.

"Dadadada..." The machine guns on the chariot were blindly fired on the first trench. As the distance got closer, the accuracy became more and more accurate. A shuttle of bullets happened to pass over the trench where the suicide squad was evasived, and hit the trench walls, making a "puff puff" sound. Suddenly, a "ding" sound was heard, followed by a muffled groan.

The death squad leader, the first company commander just now, turned his head and saw that a bullet hit a protruding rock bounced back and hit one of the team members' arms. He was suddenly bleeding. The team member covered his wounds, and beads of sweat were soaked out from his forehead.

"Brothers, keep calm and protect the moor bottle. When the Japanese were hit, everyone was finished. Pay attention, they all lay on the ground and hit him to death. Wait for the Japanese chariot to pass through our heads and give them a moment from behind. Don't look at the Japanese chariot's rampant, its butt is the most useless. As long as it hits, it will make sure that they will fall into a nest and the iron turtle becomes a fire coffin." The company commander instructed in a low voice. He participated in the Songjiang defense battle and witnessed the Japanese chariot turning around and being beaten into a hornet's nest by the m2 of the fire camp. So he determined that the life gate of the Japanese chariot was behind the butt.

However, in this way, the suicide squad was completely exposed to the Japanese infantry that followed, and there was a Japanese chariot in front of him, so he had no way out. However, when the first company commander had just finished speaking, everyone nodded without hesitation and whispered: "Company Commander, no matter how you fight, you will listen to you."
Chapter completed!