Just as Yue Lin judged, at 8 o'clock that night, the 140th Division of the Japanese Army launched a fierce offensive at 8 o'clock in the evening, a few dozen kilometers south of the Jiashan line from Xingping to east and west. Why did the Japanese Army's 140th Division not launch an offensive during the day was mainly due to the natural barrier of the Li River. Before the Japanese army launched the offensive, the Japanese vanguard reported the situation of the Li River defense line to the division commander Ximen in a timely manner.

Ximen, the commander of the 140th Division of the Japanese Army, is 60 years old and has always been known for his steadyness. Originally, he received reports from the vanguard troops that the Lijiang defense line was easy to defend but difficult to attack, and the water surface width of the lower reaches of the Lijiang River was nearly 200 meters. In addition, during the flood season, the water depth reached about 2 meters. Therefore, Ximen believed that launching an attack during the day would be beneficial to the defensive side, and the attacking side would suffer heavy losses, so he did not order the troops to launch an attack.

In addition, he had a little more thoughtfulness. He wanted to see the attack of the 201st Division in Haiyang River. Sure enough, the 201st Division was hit hard on the attack one day, and at the same time he wanted to understand the super combat effectiveness of the opposing defenders. While the division commander Ximen understood the situation, he set the attack time at 8 pm.

In order to facilitate the attack, Ximen placed the main attack direction in Xingping. The Li River water turned just here, and the water surface was relatively stable. After the attack began, a Japanese registrar first launched a feint attack on the southern foot of the mountain, and then invested two registrars in Xingping to launch an offensive. The Japanese army first carried out artillery preparations for half an hour, and then the Japanese army brought the prepared wooden ships into the river.

The Japanese army placed sandbags on wooden boats and rushed towards the other side like a tide in the night. Because it was night, our army launched flares from time to time, but the flares were not as clear as during the day. About an hour later, the Japanese storm troops were coming out more, rushing to the other side at more points and consolidating the beachhead.

The Guilin Army Command, the phone rang out in a group. "Military seat! The 99th Division defended its defensive position, the Xingping defense line was tight, the Japanese army put into heavy troops to use the night cover and launched a tide-like offensive. The 99th Division was under great pressure!" The Chief of Staff said worriedly. "The 99th Division was ordered to organize counterattack forces, and it would definitely be a fierce battle tonight."

"Report to the military throne! The Japanese offensive is very fierce, and the 99th Division requires more troops!" A staff officer reported urgently. "Nonsense! The battle has only been going on for a few hours, and they can't bear it anymore. Has the years of comfortable life made them timid? Tell Commander Wang that the reserve team cannot be used for the time being. We must give full play to our firepower and kill the Japanese army with large amounts of vitality. As long as we stand till dawn, the Japanese army will retreat."

At a certain position on the front, Japanese soldiers bravely moved forward one after another, and our soldiers in the trenches defended tenaciously. Suddenly, the heavy machine gun position was concentrated by a Japanese grenade launcher, and the heavy machine gun became mute. In just a few dozen seconds, the figure of the Japanese soldiers appeared on the position, and the Japanese army tore open a breakthrough.

Just as the Japanese soldiers jumped into the trenches to expand the results, a large number of figures emerged from the traffic trenches behind them. They were holding submachine guns in their hands, and continued to shoot with the submachine guns. The dense rain of bullets hit the enemy like hail. Then dense grenades landed on the heads of the Japanese subsequent charge troops. Soon they were blocked by the torn gap, and our heavy machine guns and mortars began to roar again.

At about midnight, the Japanese army launched 12 charges, and eight of them were broken by the Japanese army, but they were all counterattacked by us. As of 2 a.m., another Japanese attack was repelled, and the two Japanese regiments that were put into the attack were severely damaged, with nearly one-third of the troops killed and injured.

At a certain position on the front, a company commander lay on the position, staring at the front with blood-red eyes. The beachhead in front was full of Japanese troops, and the Japanese army didn't care about dead bodies. The fish belly was already white in the east. From a distance, the Japanese army had formed stable fortifications at the beachhead in the riverside. "Company Commander! The Japanese are fighting for life. Damn it's dawn, it's time for us to show off our might." A soldier said with smoke on his face and his white teeth exposed.

"Don't show off. After a night of fighting, everyone is very tired. Take the time to rest," the company commander scolded in a low voice. When the soldier saw the company commander with a tiger face, he tactfully hurried into the cat's ear hole and closed his eyes. A few seconds later, the soldier snored. "Company Commander! The casualties are counted. I have 20 people killed in the company and 38 people were injured!" The deputy company commander came over to report.

"Have all the wounded been sent down?" asked the company commander. The deputy company commander said, "All all the wounded were sent down! Company commander! Our company lost one-third of its personnel overnight. If the Japanese army launched such a high-intensity attack tonight, it would be difficult to resist." The company commander understood what the deputy company commander meant, hesitated for a moment and reached out to pick up the phone. Then he put down the phone and said, "I'm afraid the entire battalion will suffer a lot. Isn't it a scolding to call the battalion commander at this time?"

As soon as the company commander finished speaking, the phone ringing suddenly rang. The company commander picked up the phone and answered the company commander and said, "The Japanese army will not launch an attack during the day. Let us hurry up and rest and repair fortifications to prevent Japanese artillery attacks." As soon as the company commander finished speaking, Japanese artillery fire fell from the sky.

After listening to the report of the combat staff, Ximen, the commander of the Japanese 140th Division, said expressionlessly: "Based on the attack last night, the opponent's Chinese army had advanced weapons and very fierce firepower. Through the defensive characteristics and combat effectiveness of this defensive force, we can conclude that they must be the Western Chinese army. The front-line troops reported that the opponent's offensive was not strong and there was no artillery fire support. Therefore, I decided to increase the attack tonight."

At this time, the Chief of Staff said: "We launched an offensive last night, and we suffered more than 2,000 casualties. Although we broke through the enemy's frontier positions several times, the enemy's counterattack was very fierce, especially the opponent's automatic weapons, which were extremely efficient in counterattacks. I was worried that tonight... "We have encountered a strong opponent. It was the time when the Japanese warriors created glory. I don't have to suffer casualties, I want to defeat the opposing defenders."

The Japanese Chief of Staff said: "God General, I understand your mood. It is also our glory to be able to fight the powerful Northwest Army. In order to reduce casualties, our offensive tactics must be adjusted." Simon said: "We must increase support firepower and ensure that the assault troops attack in turn. We must break through the enemy positions tonight."

After the Japanese 201st Division hit a wall in the first battle in Haiyang River, the division commander quickly changed his tactics and launched an offensive at night. This move caused a severe defensive situation in our defense. Although the Japanese army did not break through the defense line, our army also suffered heavy casualties. The next night the Japanese army also had a tide of offensive force. On the evening of the third day, two brigades of the 98th Division were forced to pull up to strengthen their defensive forces.

Yue Lin's eyes were covered with blood. At this moment, he looked at the sand table and pondered. In the face of the bad defensive situation, he didn't know what he was thinking about. "Damn the Japanese army actually took turns to attack and used the night as cover. The Japanese army was bullying me without artillery support. This battle was really cowardly, even if we had an artillery regiment in our hands." The chief of staff complained.

"You can't fight without artillery. The Corps Command's hope for us is not clear. Chief of Staff Bai has told us clearly that you should not say strange things. Just now, I was thinking that the Japanese army launched a series of attacks, which was to bully me without artillery support. Therefore, we cannot defend passively, but should adopt active defense. How to curb the Japanese offensive is the best strategy."

"Yes! The Japanese army has more troops than us. This tactical tactic of military strategists has already had an idea of ​​stumbling over the military throne?" The chief of staff asked in confusion. Yue Lin said: "The Japanese army devoted all their strength to the attack, and his rear must be empty. We must make a fuss in this regard." "But we have no extra troops to mobilize. Now our reserve team has one brigade left, and the reserve team cannot be used easily." The chief of staff denied.

Yue Lin said confidently: "We have a elite cadre team that can be used, and immediately call the captain of the military reconnaissance brigade." The chief of staff said happily: "Yes! The reconnaissance brigade goes deep behind the enemy and attacks the enemy from east to west, which will inevitably give the Japanese army a headache, and at the same time it can effectively curb the Japanese army's attack!"

After a while, Zhang Song Changgong, the military reconnaissance brigade, walked in with great energy, "Military throne! There is a task!" Song Changgong took the initiative to ask, seemingly unable to hold back. Yue Lin looked at Song Changgong and said, "The Japanese offensive is currently tide, and the defense pressure on my frontier positions is very high. In order to curb the Japanese offensive, I decided that your troops would go deep into the rear of the Japanese army to launch an attack operation to disrupt the Japanese army's offensive deployment."

"Yes! Complete the task resolutely!" Song Changgong straightened his chest to ensure that Yue Lin responded: "The 300 reconnaissance brigade divided into 10 combat teams, each with 30 people. The 1st to 5th teams went deep into the rear of the 201st Division of the Japanese Army in Haiyang River. The 6th to 10th teams went deep into the rear of the 140th Division of the Japanese Army in the lower reaches of the Li River. Remember to hurt the Japanese army." The Chief of Staff added: "The stability of the entire defense line depends on you. We will fight alone in the enemy's backbone, and you will always be with you. You must learn to fight with your brain!"

At midnight that day, the reconnaissance brigade formed 10 combat squads. Under the crazy attack of the Japanese army, he secretly crossed the defense line and sneaked into the Japanese controlled area. The captain Song Changgong and the deputy captain divided the work. Song Changgong commanded five combat squads to launch attacks on the 140th Division, and the deputy captain was responsible for commanding five squads to launch an attack on the 201st Division. Then the reconnaissance brigade set out under the cover of night.

At 3 a.m., the Japanese army stopped the offensive across the board. At this time, the army commander Li Yue Lin and others were still anxiously guarding the radio station. At 3:40, Song Changgong sent a message, and they successfully went deep into the rear of the Japanese army. At about 4:30, the deputy captain also sent a telegram, and they also arrived at the designated area smoothly.

At this moment, Yue Lin breathed a sigh of relief and said, "We can have a good sleep. The Japanese army will have a good show tonight." After Yue Lin said that, he seemed to be unable to hold on, so he fell asleep on a chair. A combat staff officer was about to step forward and was stopped by the chief of staff. The chief of staff signaled to bring the coat.

"The military throne is too tired, don't disturb him!" After saying that, he put his coat on Yue Lin.

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Chapter completed!