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Chapter 44: Offensive and Defensive Battle of Qinzhou (11)

.The explosion in front of Xiaogushan Mountain and the sudden human-made landslide occurred, Lieutenant General Fengwen of Yamashita inspected the 19th Regiment position on the left wing of the Fourth Division's defense line and was able to witness all this with his own eyes. Faced with the vastness of the power of heaven and earth that showed in front of him, among the senior Japanese army generals, the Lieutenant General of Yamashita, who was known for his nerves and storm in the face of danger, also issued a speech after he was full of the northwest wind, giving way to the 18th on both wings of the 43rd Field Supplementary Team. The 19th Regiment each sent a brigade to support the central position. Later, the Lieutenant General of Yamashita was so cautious that he was afraid that the New Eighteenth Army would be a plan to attack the west, and then he was also instructed.

The most unreliable, and in the 16th Regiment of the General Preparatory Team of the "Reign" Division, 100,000 urgently transferred more than one brigade and transferred it to the two wing troops that had no wing reserves. At the same time, Lieutenant General Yamashita also ordered all artillery troops of the Japanese Fourth Division to target the guns to the gap that appeared in the middle of the front line due to the unexpected speed of light of the Takasaka Brigade. Lieutenant General Yamashita issued so many orders, but did not give any instructions to the captain of the 43rd Field Supplement Team, who was on the cusp of the storm, the little man Nakasaki. It was not that he made the negligent mistake in desperation. But because Lieutenant General Yamashita believed that as an excellent officer at this moment, he should know what he wanted to do.

In fact, when the Lieutenant General of the Yamashita was dispatching troops, Satoshi was gathering all the troops in his hands that could be pulled out, and was preparing to launch a decisive assault immediately on the 285th Regiment that had just passed through the swamp where the Takaoka Brigade buried.

In such heavy rains and muddy weather, it is up to me to say that the use of aircraft and artillery will be greatly restricted, and the local fortifications cannot be said to be strong. Just relying on the 20,000 people in my hands, can we withstand the opponent's attack with our flesh and blood when the initiative has lost its ground? Send the backs of the support troops that disappeared in the wind and rainy night little by little, and the nervousness in the heart of the Lieutenant General at the foot of the mountain is so strong. If there is an opponent, the Lieutenant General at the foot of the mountain will soon not worry that the 20,000 "Imperial" army will be less than 30,000 to 40,000 Chinese troops. However, the strength of the New Eighteenth Army and the "crawling" decisive generals have added too many variables that the Lieutenant General at the mountain is unwilling to face to this rainy night.

No matter how uneasy I felt, the lieutenant general at the foot of the mountain could only pin his hopes on the Forty-Three Supplement Team and the subsequent counterattack area to block the gap in the central government.

Located in the new position of the 285th Regiment, the officers and soldiers of the Takasaka Brigade, brought to the small hillside of the Birthplace Hope.

"Quick. Put the rope firmly. The Japanese are coming up. Don't be careless, fight. This thing will save your lives."

Under the urgent urging of the officers, a half-person-high wall made of soil in the middle of the two pieces was rapidly forming. "Room. You should go to the hillside to command." Deng Jian, the battalion commander of the 1st Battalion of the 285th Regiment, was trying to persuade Huang Qi, who was soaked all over, to go down to the front line.

"Fanzhi, I won't go there, I'm just staying there. Don't worry! I won't interfere with your command in front of the battle." After saying this, the leader of the regiment actually took a small stool from the guards beside him. He just kept it, not even a straw raincoat, and sat behind the low wall as steady as Mount Tai. Seeing his prepared formation, he really didn't plan to move.

Since Huang Qi has already made a move with the general, she has already made a move to survive and die with the position, let’s discuss whether he can hold on to the end. But just as a major general and officer, being able to take charge on the front line at this time will be enough to greatly boost the morale of the soldiers of the 285th Regiment.

With high morale, unity of the army, unity of the army, the hands and feet of the officers and soldiers cannot be done without being quick. With the unremitting efforts of the frontier officers and soldiers, the simple fortifications of the 285th Regiment finally became a good look before the Japanese attack. No one expected this position, which was hard to build, was not very useful at all.

It's no wonder that the officers are. Who told the Japanese to counterattack to come so quickly and the artillery fire will be so fierce and accurate.

On a dark rainy night, the visibility is very low. Through the layers of night, the officers and soldiers of the 285th Regiment could only see the ghosts in front of them, but could not accurately judge the number of Japanese troops. When these many layers of evil spirits were getting closer and closer, some new recruits with insufficient practical experience finally couldn't hold back and shot at the stars that appeared in front of them.

"Don't shoot!" These impulsive recruits only had time to shoot the first bullet, and their chiefs would snatch the rifle in their hands, and would often get scrambled.

The battalion platoon leaders of the 285th Regiment were all veterans who came from the 18th Army. These lucky people who survived the most tragic Luodian battlefield in the Battle of Shanghai knew very well that when fighting against the Japanese army on rainy nights, the most taboo thing was to shoot blindly. This was not entirely because the near-blind shooting of the new recruits was not high. More importantly, in this way, it was very likely that the accurate position of the position was controlled by the Japanese artillery observers in advance. If the Japanese artillery soldiers were really allowed to hit the cannons so early, the fun of the brothers was not ordinary.

"Everyone is ready! Prepare, open fire!" Before the Japanese guns came, various firearms of the 285th regiment launched a cover-type firepower attack directly in front of them.

The 285th Regiment is the only German-style infantry regiment in the entire New 18th Army. The firepower of this regiment is so strong that it is not a matter of no need to say. The whole regiment started to move, and the momentum was quite impressive. The strings of flames ejected from the muzzle illuminated the position much.

The charge of the Japanese army immediately fought back, and at this time, the inconspicuous earth wall on the position could be seen. Most of the Japanese bullets were blocked by the wet earth wall with extremely strong gravity. The officers and soldiers of the 285th Regiment used the fortifications, making them even more fearless. The first wave of attacks of the Japanese army was quickly repelled.

Originally, the Japanese army had retreated not far, so according to the Japanese army's habits, they would attack again immediately. But for some reason, the Japanese army did not continue the second wave of attacks. The position of the 285th Regiment fell into silence.

Just as he had been sitting there silently, Huang Qi stood up and shouted loudly, "Blow the charge horn. The whole group fought back."

"Brothers, follow me!" Under Huang Qi's leadership, thousands of officers and soldiers of the 285th Regiment were like wild horses, like arrows, and rushed to the Japanese army not far from the position who had not yet reacted to the abnormal behavior of the Chinese army.

The dozens of Japanese soldiers who were in the brunt of the brunt were immediately shot into a bloody funnel by a suffolk shot from the submachine gunmen of the Chinese army that rushed to the forefront.

When the two armies were about to face each other in close combat, the Japanese artillery with excellent military quality used the artillery shells that smashed the 285th Regiment position like hail, which proved Huang Qi's foresight. Of course, they had already gathered up and were ready for battle. Just waiting for the Japanese artillery to emerge, the New Eighteenth Army artillery would not watch the Japanese artillery show their power. The Japanese artillery stopped. The New Eighteenth Army artillery carried out fierce artillery fire suppression towards the general position of the Japanese artillery position without showing any weakness. Although I don't know the specific losses of the Japanese artillery. However, from the artillery fire that the Japanese counterattacked later was far less dense than before, it was obvious that the Japanese artillery was suffering a lot.

Immediately afterwards, taking advantage of the severe damage of the Japanese artillery, the New Eighteenth Army launched a general attack. For a moment, guns and cannons were heard on the entire front line, and tens of thousands of Chinese officers and soldiers jumped up from the positions and threatened to push forward positions of the Japanese Fourth Division.

Although the general attack was very powerful, in terms of the tragic level of the battle, the current focus was still the central area of ​​the front line.

It was so dangerous! When Huang Qi was still secretly glad that she had handled the situation properly and successfully avoided major casualties, the main force of the Japanese attacking troops was already turning back towards the 285th Regiment like waves.

Although the "kill" of the Japanese came in a fierce manner, the 285th Regiment was not made of tofu. In an instant, thousands of warriors wearing steel helmets on both sides of the battle ran into each other, and after a brief and fierce battle, they immediately formed a group of soldiers.

The rain in the sky is getting heavier and heavier, so loud that the sound of rain is so loud that it is covered with the sound of killing that should have been shaking. In the battlefield where heavy rain is shrouded in darkness, you cannot see the situation five or six steps away. You can only judge the difference in gunfire and the vaguely scent of people based on the differences in gunfire and the vaguely scent of the human body to determine the beating figures that are slightly far away from you, that are the enemy and the friend. If you guess correctly, then join your comrades to fight back to back, so that you can live more in this melee. If you guess wrong, sorry, if you mistakenly recognize your enemies and friends, you will have to die by yourself. In the chaos of the extreme test of recognition ability, I don’t know how many brave and excellent warriors die with their eyes closed because of a wrong judgment.

Gradually, everyone realized that in this chaotic scene, the first priority they faced was not to destroy the enemy, but to think of ways to survive. When most officers and soldiers of the two armies began to habitually approach any active object that suddenly approached them, the sound of wind, rain, gunshots, and faint shouts of killing, plus the crazy actions of every person who was temporarily alive, made this small plain in a few miles of radius truly become the strongest place in the world. If someone opened his eyes on the sky, he would definitely see countless underworld visitors in the chaotic crowd, busying themselves.

As a senior officer, Huang Qi's living environment is many times better than that of ordinary officers and soldiers. Although he has been trapped in endless killings, at least until now, there are twenty or thirty loyal guards next to him, Huang Qi, who are helping him block his left and right and try his best to protect him. Although his life is safe for a while, Huang Qi is even more anxious than being surrounded by the Japanese army.

He has commanded the most difficult combat method of fighting on rainy nights. However, the result of this complete out of control was that when he resolutely waved the entire regiment to counterattack, Huang Qi has been in the army for more than ten years. With rich experience in economic wars, he understands very well that in this bloody battle that can make people lose all their rationality, no matter how brave you are, you cannot maintain morale and rationality for a long time. In this situation, only one side can have a full company that maintains a complete formation. You can make a sound and determine the fate of thousands of people. It is clear in your heart that Huang Qi can actually control it, but unfortunately, the guards around him who are still losing their troops. Fortunately, there seems to be no established squadron available on the Japanese side.

At this time, whether it was Huang Qi or the captain of the Japanese Forty-three Field Supplement Team, the little man of the tied team, was as clear as the fate of his own and his troops was completely determined by the charge of the Chinese army reinforcements or the attack post of the Japanese army's follow-up troops. On the issue of success or failure, I knew my reinforcements. The draw and the young man of the draw and Huang Qi who came to the starfire were both very confident. With this confidence, the highest commanders of the two intertwined troops took the dozens of people left by him. At this moment, it seemed that they were in a vast and boundless battle field, and they worked hard to gather every officer and soldier he could see so that when the main force of his side came to help, they could defeat the other side. Of course, if the support was the other side, they could also use the troops in their hands to cut off the back of the large group of troops.

The draw and the young man and Huang Qi made this bet in their hearts, but no one could win, and no one lost! The two regiments of the New Eighteenth Army and the Japanese army came to the ground separately, and the two brigades of the Japanese army raced desperately in the storm. The result was that the charge and whistle sounded at both ends of the battlefield at the same time.

"Damn it! I'm only one step slower, and Huang Feng and the others can fight this way!" Before he recovered, he forced himself to go to the battlefield. Wen Songyuan saw the two troops who were killed in the dark and the establishment were completely disbanded. He was brave by nature and couldn't help but breathe.

"Host! Let's continue to kill!" The tragic and bloody battle scene in front of him made Han Dongsheng, a simple brave general, his eyes were red with excitement. A pure warrior sentiment urged the blood in his chest, surging up in waves. Now Han Dongsheng just wants to rush up with his team and kill it with a happy breath.

"Are you careful at the traveler?" Ma Siyuan, who spoke solemnly, obviously did not agree with Han Dongsheng's idea.

"Foe, go and block the Japanese reinforcements. The man comes with me. Let's help the boy Hornet." After the last bloody battle, Wen Songyuan, who has always been stubborn, learned to compromise this time, which is a big strange thing. From this, it can be seen that the impact of experience on a person on the battlefield is sometimes great enough to change part of his character!

Coincidentally, the Japanese commander's thoughts were similar to those of Wen Song. He also wanted to block enemy reinforcements and assist the draw to defeat the 285th Regiment, and then turn around to settle the world. Therefore, two sub-battlefields of similar size were created on the east and west sides of the original battlefield.

The wind and rain falling from the sky are getting smaller and smaller, but the battle under the night sky is getting bigger and bigger.

The three Japanese brigades and three Chinese regiments fought each other, causing the front line to fall into a stalemate. Faced with the main combat direction, the situation where both sides were passive, and knew that the battle situation in the middle was aroused, and Cheng Jiaji and Fengwen of the Shanxia were all in a hurry, so they dared to be negligent. Both sides soon sent a second batch of reinforcements to the central area.

Before the arrival of the second batch of reinforcements from both sides, it was raining heavily in the middle of the night. As soon as the rain stopped, although the world was still in the dark, the visibility on the battlefield was still much higher. However, the cruelty of the ongoing desperate battle did not decrease due to the increase in visibility of both sides. On the contrary, after the visibility was just right, many elite soldiers who survived the dark battle just now were easily shot and stabbed to death by the enemy who was close to him because they had reacted less than half a beat.

Fortunately, the firepower of these regiments of the Chinese army is the best among all the teams of the New Eighteenth Army, which is a little stronger than the Japanese army, and it is twice as powerful as that of the Japanese army, and it can withstand losses than the Japanese. [This kind of close-range massacre is often one-to-one, which is more beneficial to the Chinese army. In fact, if it weren't for the heavy rain just now and the darkness everywhere, the Chinese army's advantages would have long been revealed. Now that visibility has improved, the Chinese army has gained the upper hand when it was young.

In fighting, having the upper hand does not mean that you can win the battle. Anything happens at any time on the battlefield. Wen Songyuan and others, who knew that as long as the Japanese army had reinforcements, could easily turn the situation around the battle, personally led the elite troops in the army to fight fiercely on the battlefield, rushing back and forth. Under this pressure as heavy as Mount Tai, a small part of the Japanese army finally collapsed.

Logically speaking, the Japanese troops that should have collapsed the most should have been the first to enter the battle, and now more than half of the casualties were killed or killed. But in fact, the tie army was still insisting on fighting, and a squadron of the 18th Regiment that later participated in the battle came first.

The most feared thing about this kind of battle between the two sides is that there is a role model of retreat. Usually, the commanders of both armies will shoot deserters on the spot without any mercy to avoid affecting the morale of the army. Some deserters are easy to deal with, just kill them. However, the collective escape of a whole squadron is at a disadvantage at this time, whether in terms of morale or in essence, the Japanese army is absolutely unbearable.

"Kill! The Japanese escaped." The battle was at the critical moment, and suddenly it was said that the Japanese had a big problem. The officers and soldiers of the New Eighteenth Army, who had been fighting hard for a long time, were unhappy and more courageous.

The two brigades of generals and soldiers of the Fourth Division, which were originally slightly weak in combat, have been able to endure this bloody battle until now. It was a big explosion of character. It sounded like this, someone actually left without any loyalty. That's not bad. In an instant, there were no less than a hundred officers and soldiers in these two brigades, and they "followed the example of the sages" and quickly turned to the west.

No matter how strong the elite troops are, they cannot withstand it. In the fierce battle, there are already one and one in the camp, and then three people take the lead in "opening the way". What's more, most generals and soldiers of the Fourth Division are so unwilling to be able to close their eyes and execute the orders to the end. When they see that the wind is so wrong, their lives are so dangerous, and there is a reason not to let go. But the two armies are entangled together, and running is not so easy to run. Under the siege of the 200th Regiment and the 199th Regiment, the two Japanese brigades, which had already lost their soldiers and generals, ran out of the battlefield. The rest were either beaten to death or captured. It is worthwhile.

In fact, unlike when the Japanese army was desperate, they often launched suicide attacks, the Japanese army of the Fourth Division was surrounded by the Chinese army with absolutely superiority. Only after they understood that China did not mean to kill them all, and eight out of ten would choose to put down their weapons. The direct consequence of the "humanization" manifestation of the Fourth Division was that the number of Japanese troops captured in this battle reached a level that made Wen Song and Huang Qi and other victories unbelievable. If it weren't for the more than 600 Japanese prisoners, all of them were standard Japanese bastards, they would almost have suspected that they would have defeated a unit composed of puppet troops and Japanese troops.

Once the two brigades of the Fourth Division collapsed, the remaining soldiers of the Japanese tied troops became an absolute lonely army. They were exhausted and stood on the flat ground, with three or five hundred people who had no barriers to rely on, and could withstand the three Chinese regiments surrounding them with all their strength. After a short while, the central part of the front gradually became quiet.

When the second batch of Japanese reinforcements and a reinforcement brigade arrived nearby, they happened to meet the two "brigades" whose strength was not as strong as the squadrons. After asking about the battle situation, the Japanese brigade leader who led the team did not dare to advance lightly and seek death. While gathering the defeated soldiers and his troops together, he built fortifications on the spot to block the footsteps of the Chinese army, he also reported the death to the division headquarters urgently.

After receiving the telegram that the Chinese army had achieved a decisive victory in the central area, the Lieutenant General at the foot of the mountain, who thought he was unable to retake the lost position, had no choice but to avoid the entire division falling into a more unfavorable situation, so as to order the chariot troops, which were inconvenient to move in the mud and slow to walk in the infantry, as the main hall. The entire division retreated towards Xinxu in an alternating cover manner.

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