Just when the 770th Regiment and the Japanese Ninth Brigade were fighting inextricably, an Eighth Route Army wearing gray military uniforms was marching quietly on a path halfway up the mountain. Because there was dense grass around the mountainside, even this
The small road was so densely packed with marching troops that it was difficult to spot them.
The thin-faced Commander Lin was riding on a war horse. After listening for a while, he turned to Political Commissar Luo and said, "Lao Luo, the 385th Brigade has not been in contact with us since yesterday. It seems that the fighting ahead is fierce.
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Political Commissar Luo nodded: "That's for sure. According to the news from the joint command, there are only three regiments of defenders in Ping'an County, but they have to resist the attack of two Japanese brigades. I can't even imagine them now."
How to support it till now."
"Yes!" Commander Lin pondered for a while, "The 129th Division and the Liantai Militia have been fighting fiercely with the Japanese army for more than half a month, and the casualties must be huge. It would be good if the 385th Brigade has half its strength left now."
"But didn't the headquarters tell us that the Liantai militia had destroyed all the Japanese airports and aircraft in Shanxi?"
Political Commissar Luo said with some confusion: "It stands to reason that without air support, the Japanese army's offensive capabilities will definitely drop by one or two levels. The 385th Brigade should not have such a difficult life, right?"
Commander Lin snorted coldly: "It is precisely because the Japanese army has no air support that I said that half of the 385th Brigade can be left. If the Japanese aircraft had not been destroyed, Ping'an County would have fallen long ago."
Political Commissar Luo frowned, "Old Lin, 343 is the number one force in our division, and Xu Dahai is also one of the most brave generals in our army. Don't you feel at ease with him personally commanding you?"
Commander Lin said: "It's not that I don't trust Xu Dahai, but this battle is a tough one. The 343rd Brigade may have to face the offensives of two Japanese brigades at the same time. I don't worry about Lao Xu being there alone."
Hearing this, Political Commissar Luo fell silent.
In their impression, Ping'an County must be in danger now, and the 343rd Brigade was acting as a fire brigade this time.
Maybe as soon as they arrive in Ping'an County, they will have to take over the defense line of the 385th Brigade and even launch a counterattack to regain the lost positions. I wonder how Commander Lin can rest assured.
two hours later
Xu Dahai from the 343rd Brigade asked: "Commander, do we really not go into Ping'an County to say hello to Brigadier Wang and the others, but just go directly to the front line?"
"What else do you want?"
Mr. Lin's eyes widened, and his thin cheeks revealed an attractive light.
"Is it possible that you, Xu Dahai, still want to have a big meal in Ping'an County and then slowly go to the front line? Don't you understand the word "military conditions are like fire"?
Mr. Lin is usually a relatively taciturn person. He rarely jokes with his subordinates and rarely expresses his feelings. He spends most of his time quietly thinking about problems every day.
Although he rarely cursed people, most of the tens of thousands of people in the 115th Division were afraid of him.
Although Xu Dahai was also a famous warrior, he was really frightened when he saw Commander Lin's stern face. He didn't dare to say a word and hurriedly commanded the troops.
Commander Lin, Xu Dahai and the 687th Regiment serving as the vanguard hurriedly and slowly arrived at the battlefield before 12 noon.
Since he was about to arrive at the battlefield, Commander Lin did not dare to sit on his horse anymore. Instead, he dismounted and walked with the soldiers.
At this time, the troops had rice fields on their left and mountains on their right. Although they were still about one kilometer away from the position, the soldiers could already smell a strong smell of gunpowder smoke.
While feeling the sound of machine gunfire in his ears, Commander Lin felt quite lucky. After all, judging from the sound of gunfire, the two sides were fighting fiercely, which also proved that their position had not been lost.
Suddenly, Mr. Lin heard a noise in the sky. He looked up and saw something hidden behind the treetops two hundred meters away. However, the thick tree crown blocked his view. Suddenly, Mr. Lin saw a group of blue shadows appear in his sight.
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"Plane... take cover quickly!"
Immediately, someone yelled loudly, and almost at the same time, the soldiers who were walking on the road rushed towards the rice fields and even the woods on both sides of the road.
When the soldiers perform these movements, they almost do not go through the brain, but are similar to the habitual movements of the muscles. This is also a lesson that the commanders and fighters of the 115th Division have learned with their blood over the years.
However, these blue planes were very fast. Before the troops could complete their concealment, they swooped down from both sides of the team. At the same time, fireworks flashed under the wings of these planes, and the harsh "swish, swish" sound was heard endlessly.
rocket missile.
Seeing this scene, Commander Lin suddenly felt cold and thought, the loss to the troops must be considerable.
But what everyone didn't expect was that none of the rockets fired by these planes were aimed at them, but instead flew forward.
The soldiers of the 687th Regiment who had not yet completed their concealment watched blankly as the rockets with long fireworks rushed towards the Japanese position one kilometer away. Then the Japanese position in the distance was instantly shrouded in smoke, followed by those who had fired the rockets.
The bombs spurted out tongues of flame from the wings of the fighter plane, as dense as a sickle cutting grass. The Japanese soldiers on the Japanese position in the distance were swept away and wailed all over the field.
"That's... that's our plane?" Xu Dahai pointed at the planes that were constantly swooping and shooting, and shouted, but there was a hint of disbelief and joy in his voice.
Only then did Master Lin and Xu Dahai remember that in the telegram sent by the headquarters, the Japanese airport in Shanxi had been bombed a few days ago, and now only the planes of the Liantai militia were present.
I just know it, but over the years, the rampage of Japanese military aircraft has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it is common sense that they failed to reflect it in time.
After all, it was Commander Lin who reacted quickly and immediately ordered: "Quick... order the troops to take advantage of this opportunity to run forward and enter the position as soon as possible to join the brother troops!"