The war in Hengyang has become more and more prosperous!

More and more Japanese infantry were thrown into this flesh-and-blood mill that had already begun to grind meat.

Since the Battle of Leishui broke out on June 1 and the order for a full attack on June 3, Hengyang Yong issued a full-scale attack on all sides, Hengyang City has actually been surrounded on all sides, with fierce battles in the south, west and north of the city. In the east of the city, the Xiangjiang Bridge, which had just been built, was blown up by the 10th Army Engineer Company as early as the evening of June 1, and it was still quiet.

Especially at this time, the flood season is already coming, and the water rises in the upper reaches of the Xiang River, and the river surface increases from more than 400 meters in winter and spring to 600 meters. The river is wide and the water is fast. Who would have thought that it would be a way to die without a boat swimming?

However, the 190th Division, which was responsible for defending the river bank, did not dare to be careless at all, and was alert day and night, waiting for the battle.

Rong Youliu, the commander of the 190th Division, knew very well that he found Tang Dao and begged for love in the Hengyang Airport Defense War, and Fang Xianjue was convinced, but it did not mean that he had completely let go of this matter. He must have had any objection to him not fighting to the death and leaving in the end.

This person! As long as he has an opinion, a small mistake will be a big mistake in his heart, and there is no need to mention a big mistake. There have been so many things in killing generals in front of the formation throughout the ages.

Since he was stationed in Jiang'an on the evening of the 3rd, Rong Youluo placed his division headquarters in a bunker less than 150 meters away from Jiang'an, and told his subordinates in practice that he, the major general, would fight with them on the front line. If Jiang'an's defense is broken, no one has to retreat to the city, anyway, they will be dead.

The division commanders were like this, and their subordinates were of course even more vigilant. In the early morning of June 6, the sentry of the 190th Division who was guarding at the Tielu Gate suddenly discovered that the always calm surface of the Xiangjiang River seemed unusual today. There were suddenly many black shadows in the haze. After firing a flare and carefully identifying it, they saw that there were thirty or forty motorboats and wooden boats on the other side at some point. Many Japanese soldiers were gathering towards that area. Just looking at those shadowy figures, at least a thousand people would have to be there.

Rong Youluo, who received the news, dared to neglect it. While arriving at the Tielu Gate in person, ordered the communications officer to report it to the command center.

Fang Xianjue was also shocked. The Japanese were anxious and wanted to attack from all directions. They immediately ordered Cai Rulin, the artillery command headquarters, to adjust some mountain artillery and field artillery to prepare to meet the enemy. In addition, they also generated power to Zhijiang Airport in Huaihua to transfer fighter jets to annihilate the enemy.

These days, the Chinese Air Force has been fighting fiercely over Hengyang every day with Japanese aircraft. It is naturally a matter of holding hands to fight motorboats and wooden boats.

But obviously, the Japanese also know that they cannot control air supremacy now. It is a real target for so many ships to stay on the river during the day, and the best opportunity is to stay at night.

At 5 o'clock, the river surface was covered with a layer of veil-like mist. In the hazy fog, nearly a thousand Japanese soldiers crossed the Xiang River on more than 30 motorboats and wooden boats, and quietly drove towards the west bank.

The Chinese soldiers on the shore had been on high alert. Rong Youluo personally commanded a battalion to meet the enemy at the Tielumen Wharf position, and yet he showed off. Tang Dao, Cai Rulin and others looked at the river from afar at the commanding height of Yanhui Peak.

Although the Japanese army in the other three directions of Hengyang City have invested heavily, China has also invested nearly 17,000 people. After three days of fierce battle, it suffered a lot of losses, but it has caused even greater damage to the Japanese army. Especially in Huangchaling, a Japanese infantry corps was crippled by head-on methods, which undoubtedly gave the Hengyang defenders great confidence.

But Jiang Fang has not been tested yet. Everyone knows that these thirty or forty motorboats may be just a tentative attack by the Japanese army. A larger-scale attack has not yet arrived. Even Tang Dao couldn't help but want to see what determination the Japanese were using to attack this natural barrier.

I remember that when a million Chinese soldiers crossed the Yangtze River, they had a complete advantage in their troops, so they prepared for several months before they dared to act. Could it be that Yokoyama Yong, the turtle grandson, could still mobilize the Japanese Navy destroyers to participate in the operation?

However, Tang Dao really looked down on Yokoyama Yong. Just like the Japanese Navy's current force in the Pacific Ocean, not to mention that its strength is far worse than before, the Japanese Army also looked down on these Ma Lu people.

This is purely a sudden illness and random attempt to seek medical treatment. Regardless of whether there are dates or not, let’s talk about how many shots you will hit first. Anyway, the 11th Army has invested enough troops, with 70,000 people. Hengshan Yong was also ruthless. He could even use his life to fill the Chinese in the city.

As it turns out, Yokoyama thought too much!

When the Japanese boat was about to arrive in the middle of the river, Cai Rulin heard the order of the walkie-talkie. The six new American mountain cannons and four field cannons deployed in the city made a deafening roar. The flames flashed, tearing open the night under the mist, and blowing the Japanese fleet crossing the river to overturn.

The Japanese artillery opposite the river bank was not to be outdone and immediately fought back. For a moment, the sound of artillery on both sides of the straits rumbling, and flames suddenly surged into the sky in Hengyang City.

"Pang Dahai, don't be idle for me. Find a damn artillery position, you're a god." Tang Dao also picked up the telephone and notified the Four-Royal Regiment Artillery Battalion under Yanhui Peak.

Sun Mingyu looked at the walkie-phone in Tang Dao's hand with envy. Although he had this thing, it was also sent by Tang Dao. The 10th Army received a total of 50 sets of such communication equipment from the Fourth Corps, realizing direct access from the infantry battalion to the regiment to the division and even the command center.

This was something that commanders at all levels of the 10th Division had never dared to think about before, but the Four Army Regiment achieved direct access from infantry squads to regiment headquarters. How awesome is this? How come Sun Mingyu, the chief of staff of the 10th Army, is not envious?

"Sir, please be fine! I've been waiting long ago? I haven't participated in the war many days, but my brothers have been suffocated to death." The voice from Pang Dahai was shouting that several senior commanders could hear it.

"Captain Pang is also a powerful general! I have long proposed to let him serve as the deputy commander of the artillery. Director Tang is too cautious. During this war, the whole army of Hengyang shared the same hatred of the enemy, so there are not so many concerns!" Sun Mingyu said with a smile.

"It doesn't matter whether or not you have a position or not. Dahai still has a big view of the situation. Please rest assured, all the officials." Tang Dao smiled slightly and took the initiative to avoid this topic.

According to the pre-war command command, the artillery units of the entire army played chess game, and the artillery battalion of the Four Line Regiment was also assigned to the command of the Hengyang Artillery Command. As soon as the artillery organization of the Four Line Regiment artillery battalion was reported, it almost blinded the eyes of several commanders.

The 10th Army Artillery Battalion reported to Minister He, and he worked hard to bring back 12 American 75mm mountain cannons. As a result, the Four-Road Artillery Battalion not only equipped 12 150 caliber heavy weapons, but also 12 Bofos mountain cannons with a range of up to 9,000 meters. With this strength, it beat the entire 10th Army.

Regardless of whether the artillery was accurate or not, just looking at these equipment, the artillery battalion commander was worthy of the title of deputy artillery commander.

As a result, Tang Dao refused and had a good reason. As the leader of the Four Army Regiment, he had become the fifth-ranked commander in the Hengyang Command, ranking above many major generals and lieutenant generals. If even his subordinates served as commanders, there would always be people who would dissatisfied with each division and division.

This is actually the truth. The command sequence of personnel at all levels of the command center established in Hengyang has been reported to the Ministry of Military Affairs. If the Hengyang Defense Battle is defeated, everyone is probably all the grasshoppers on the same boat will die here. Naturally, there is nothing to say. But if this battle is won, then rewarding the merits will be of great benefit to everyone here.

Fang Xian is absolutely required to hold the title of deputy commander of the group army, which is something that even the general surnamed Xue cannot stop. As long as there is no trouble, it is perfect for someone like Tang Dao to be promoted to major general of the army as brigade commander. If there is someone in the court, he will probably be promoted to a division commander directly.

Cai Rulin, who is a war zone supervisor and also serves as the artillery commander, has to at least be given a colonel in the army, and may even go directly to the colonel and become a major general in the army.

To put it bluntly, the more important the position you hold at this time, the higher the probability of promotion after the war. No matter when, the Chinese people's desire for official positions is engraved in their bones. This has a huge relationship with the continuation of the feudal dynasty for more than 2,000 years. Even if it is a hundred years later, the end of the universe will still be the editor-in-chief.

The Japanese army organized at least two artillery brigades, with more than 20 cannons in total, and bombarded the city of Hengyang. The artillery battalion of the Four-Road Regiment naturally could not show weakness. The 12 Bofos mountain cannons lined up in the mountains and forests. According to the guidance of artillery observers on Yanhui Peak, they launched artillery retaliation against Japanese artillery positions thousands of meters away.

The two sides are going back and forth, and it is difficult to tell the difference for a while.

The Japanese army in Hedong is the 32nd Infantry Battalion of the 6th Regiment of the Japanese 3rd Division. The 3rd Division is no longer the 3rd Division in Tongguan. Due to heavy losses in Tongguan, the 3rd Division rested for 10 months in North China before recovering some of its vitality.

By 1941, taking advantage of the opportunity to establish a large number of Type B and Type C divisions, the Japanese base camp simply canceled the two brigades under the permanent division that had not yet recovered its combat effectiveness, and divided the 18th Infantry Regiment to the 29th Division. The 3rd Division directly under the division headquarters had three infantry regiments and four regiments, cavalry, artillery, and baggage, and the total strength was reduced from the previous 26,000 to 22,000. In addition, the loss of a large number of veterans, the combat effectiveness was no longer as good as before, so we just rely on the title of the permanent division to scare people.

Just like the 3rd Division that arrived in Hengyang, it was the size of a brigade on the surface, but in fact it was led by the 6th Infantry Regiment, with two artillery brigades, three baggage squadrons and two cavalry squadrons. The supreme commander was Colonel Matsuyama Ryomasa, the corps leader of the 6th Infantry Regiment.

If the field battle is really started, the Four Lines can beat this old opponent with a force of only 6,800 people all over the ground to find teeth.

Matsuyama Ryomasa was also forced. The main force of the division was led by Lieutenant General Yamamoto Mitsumoto, leading the defense 30 kilometers away from Hengyang, waiting for the main force of the Chinese side to come to the aid to achieve the strategic purpose of the military headquarters' "encirclement point to attack the aid" to seek a decisive battle with the Chinese main force. He was originally responsible for the war in the north of the city, but the military headquarters changed its orders every day. It felt that three sides of siege were not enough, and four sides of attack made it difficult for China to find opportunities.

So Songshan Liangzheng had to cross the Xiangjiang River and come to Hengyang Airport, which had been destroyed to useless in Jiangdong, and planned to cross the river to fight.

After finally gathering thirty or forty ships, Matsuyama Ryomasa sent three infantry squadrons to prevent accidents.

That's what happened to China's artillery fire was so fierce that more than ten artillery shot ships in the middle of the river, and more than ten artillery fired retaliatory shelling at its own artillery positions.

Fortunately, the ships were extremely sparsely distributed, and about 3 were lost, and the rest were intact. However, the Chinese defense line on the bank of the river was not vegetarian. It opened fire through the fire of more than 400 meters of machine gun fire, causing sparks to splash in the bow of the motorboat.

Although the motorboat and wooden boat were also prepared and piled up many sandbags as fortifications, the Chinese side only relied on probability shooting, shooting at the dark shadows in the night. Many bullets directly penetrated the hull and entered the cabin, shooting the infantry hiding inside into blood.

The artillery position was retaliated against by Chinese artillery fire, and did not dare to stay on the spot to attack the Chinese artillery artillery in Hengyang City. Often, after a few shots, they had to be dragged away with a pack horse and then fired in another place, and the artillery fire continued to be greatly affected.

The Japanese army had to retreat temporarily and wait until dawn to accurately determine the Chinese artillery positions before attacking.

At 8 o'clock in the morning, under the command of Matsuyama Ryomasa, the remaining 34 Japanese ships set sail again.

This time, a large amount of smoke rising from the artillery positions in Hengyang City was discovered by the high-altitude reconnaissance balloons released by the Japanese army, and the Japanese artillery positions immediately launched artillery attacks.

Although this was a double-edged sword, they discovered the approximate area of ​​the Chinese artillery position, and the Chinese side could see them on Yanhui Peak. Pang Dahai immediately commanded the mountain artillery company to shoot back.

However, this time the Japanese artillery learned its lesson and took advantage of the vast territory of Jiangdong to distribute 24 guns on a vast plain, with each gun being 300 meters away. Unless the Chinese artillery fire is precisely like a sniper rifle, or hundreds of artillery cannons carry out a cover attack on the area, it will be difficult to deal a heavy blow.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! This is indeed the weakness of the Chinese artillery at present, but it also takes huge risks. The premise is that there are no Chinese infantry in this area. Otherwise, with the strength of these two artillery brigades to protect only two infantry squadrons, they will not be able to defend such a large artillery position at all.

Fortunately, until the end of the battle, the 400 Japanese army, who were responsible for serving as guards for artillery, did not see a single Chinese infantry.

I don’t know the other direction, at least in Jiangdong, the Chinese should have been scared and retracted back to the city. This is a common conclusion drawn by the Japanese infantry.

They will pay a heavy price for this conclusion in the future, but at least it will be safe at this moment.

As the artillery was suppressed by Japanese artillery fire, the artillery fire intensity of the defenders on the heart of the river was also sparse, and Matsuyama Ryomasa saw the opportunity to win.

This time, he stuffed five infantry squadrons into the cabin to have enough infantry during landing operations.

"Go forward!" The captain of the 32nd Infantry Brigade, the 32nd Infantry Brigade who was boarding the motorboat, howled excitedly.

Suddenly, a huge explosion came from the air. When the Japanese army looked up, they saw more than a dozen small black dots flying rapidly from the sky, diving from the high altitude to the river.

Without looking at the plane's painting, just looking at the direction of their diving, you know that this is not an imperial fighter. Yamamoto Kakutaro shouted "Distract! Distract!" with a splitting heart. But it was too late. With the 12 P40 fighter jets that were diving, the "Dadada" fired with full fire, the wooden ship on the river was blown by the heavy machine guns.

Although the P40 fighter, nicknamed "Kitty", has poor combat performance at high altitudes, its left and right biplanes are equipped with 6 12.7mm Browning heavy machine guns, and can carry two 500 kilograms of bombs. They are standard fighter bombers and are still very popular with China, which is in urgent need of fighter jets. Since 1943, two flight brigades have begun to install such fighter jets.

The P40 squadron that took off from Zhijiang Airport is under the command of the 4th Battalion of the Chinese Air Force. They took off from Zhijiang Airport in Xiangxi an hour ago and had already flown over Hengyang. They had been hiding behind the peak of Hengshan 40 miles north of the city, waiting for the best time to attack.

When the Japanese army crossed the Xiang River halfway, Hengyang City sent a signal to them. The flight squadron jumped to a high altitude. When arriving near Hengyang, it even boldly turned off the aircraft engine and glided quietly. It was not until it entered the medium and low altitude that it turned on the engine and suddenly dived into the river, catching the Japanese army off guard.

None of the 12 fighter jets had a secondary fuel tank, all carrying two 500-pound aircraft bombs and fully loaded machine gun bullets, pouring all the firepower onto the heads of the Chinese and Japanese troops in the Xiangjiang River.

This is fine, but the Japanese army probably didn't expect this Chinese Air Force to be so decisive. When the oil and bullets were gone, they pulled the plane westward. In just 10 minutes, they flew to Lingling Airport, which was still in the hands of China, and filled up fuel and replenished ammunition there, making a comeback again.

For more than an hour, except for the heavy machine gunners on the 190th Division, the rest of the infantry were slapping their hands and shouting "The Air Force is mighty" and "The Air Force is awesome" to watch the show.

Once upon a time, they hid in trenches or anti-aircraft holes under the crazy attack of Japanese fighter jets and did not even dare to raise their heads. They never dreamed that there would be such a day that they could watch their own fighter jets kill the Japanese to death.

The comfort of the soldiers who have experienced the Patriotic War personally cannot understand it.

Ryosa Matsuyama stood in a temporary command post as a disguise, watching more than 30 ships turning from ten-digit numbers to single-digit numbers under the attack of 12 crazy Chinese fighter jets and being powerless.

Due to the lack of strength in the Chinese Air Force, the Japanese infantry rarely equipped with air defense weapons. At the infantry gang level, they were equipped with 4 25mm machine guns.

It's okay to deal with one or two fighter jets, but there are 12 of them. Four 25mm machine guns deployed on the banks of the river do not fire. Once the fire is opened, let alone the 12 bombs with bombs rushing over in a swarm, they can blow the area into white. Even the Chinese artillery is not a good person.

Chinese people are poor, but not blind!

In this way, only five fast-moving motorboats escaped this disaster, and the rest of the wooden boats were destroyed by bombs or machine guns in the Xiangjiang River.

As for how many Japanese troops inside can swim ashore by relying on water, it depends on luck. Anyway, with the current water level of the Xiangjiang River, water quality is generally the material for feeding fish and shrimp.

"No matter how much the loss is, you have to continue attacking!" Yokoyama Yong, who received the news of the 6th Infantry Regiment's attack, issued a military order extremely coldly.

In essence, Yokoyama Yokoyama and Fang Xianjue actually belong to the same type of people. In order to achieve strategic goals, thousands or even tens of people are actually just a number in the eyes of commanders like them.

Even if they only involve the opponent's energy or consume enough money on the enemy, thousands or even more numbers will disappear, their eyelids will not blink.

What they care about is the result, not the process.

Matsuyama Ryomasa did not reach that height. Even if he, the colonel, was just a big pawn in Yokoyama's eyes, he would not think about it for ten seconds even if he was discarded.
Chapter completed!