When they approached the southeast of Luodian, they heard the roar of Japanese heavy artillery. It sounded continuously, like a drum, rumbling non-stop.
Accompanied by a crackling sound like firecrackers, it was the sound of a fierce battle between the infantry of both sides.
The battle was fierce and many people were killed or injured.
Especially after passing through the national defense zone and arriving at the forward position, looking around, in large and small urban areas, the Japanese artillery blew up the houses to pieces. In this large area of ruins, there are corpses, some of which are incomplete.
, blown to pieces by artillery shells.
Guns were scattered everywhere.
When Xia Yuan and the others arrived at the front line, the National Army did not know yet. They secretly evacuated from the 51st Division's positions and then secretly entered the National Army positions.
In this regard, Wang Yaowu only communicated with Ou Zhen, the commander of the 90th Division.
"The Japanese army has planted spies within the national army. As Xia Yuan is the well-deserved god of war of the national army, when he enters the front line, he must enter secretly to avoid being discovered by Japanese spies."
During this period, the Japanese army penetrated the Kuomintang army very hard. The mobilization of the Kuomintang troops was mostly under the control of the Japanese army. Except for the deployment of the Kuomintang positions, which required scouts to be dispatched, the mobilization of other troops was
Basic mastery.
Especially the investigation of Xia Yuan. After Xia Yuan appeared in the newspapers and became the God of War, the top brass of the Japanese army had already noticed this national army general who was active on the Songhu battlefield.
They cannot be considered generals. No generals go to the front lines to fight, and most of them are at division headquarters.
The Japanese army decided to use some hidden chess pieces to replace Xia Yuan. If they could kill Xia Yuan without being exposed, it would be a gain. If they were exposed, there would be no loss. Use a dark chess piece to replace a national soldier.
God of War is very profitable.
Why not replace the senior generals of the national army? The reason is very simple. Most of the people who have access to the senior generals of the national army have very different identities. The price paid by the dark chess who wants this position is unimaginable. They are only used to kill
The top brass of the national army don't make any money.
Secondly, intelligence is much more important than killing a general of the national army. If you kill a general of the national army, the national army can just transfer another person to take over.
But winning a war cannot be won just one more time.
The value of intelligence is far higher than that of a high-ranking general of the national army.
Why did the Japanese army choose to use a secret chess piece to assassinate Xia Yuan? Not only was the opponent already published in the newspapers as a victory, but the most critical point was that in the battle with his participation, the casualties of the Japanese army reached an unprecedented new height.
, killing Xia Yuan can save more Japanese soldiers, which is very profitable in itself.
A secret move is nothing compared to the casualties of the large army.
The confidentiality of this matter was very high. The distance between the positions of the 51st Division and the 90th Division was very short and could be reached in half a day, so the Japanese army could not react.
On September 22, more than a month had passed since the Battle of Songhu broke out, and the Japanese offensive had not weakened much compared to before.
The 540th Regiment of the 270th Brigade was attacked fiercely by the Japanese early this morning. The attack lasted for a whole day. The Japanese army's progress was very slow. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, a hole was opened in the 540th Regiment's position.
When in contact with the national army, a large-scale hand-to-hand combat broke out between the two sides in the contact area.
As time went by, the hole was torn open wider and wider by the Japanese army. A few hours later, the national army position fell.
Subsequently, the National Army of the 540th Regiment retreated to the west bank of Dijing and built fortifications on the west bank of Dijing.
Xia Yuan, who was still unaware of all this, led his new company across Dijing and arrived at the east bank. He suddenly discovered that the Japanese army had occupied the houses on the east bank and built fortifications based on the houses on the east bank.
At sunset and dusk, the defenders on the west bank of Diding were reinforcing their defensive positions. Suddenly they heard fierce fighting from the other side of Diding. Some Chinese soldiers put down their work and looked to the east bank, vaguely spotting a Chinese army team.
A counterattack was underway against the Japanese positions.
When the commander of the 540th Regiment heard the gunshots, he quickly observed with a telescope and asked: "Which unit was attacking the Japanese position? Is it the 59th Division? They are still unwilling to give up."
After they arrived, they cooperated with the remnants of the 59th Division. After a whole day of fighting, there were only more than 200 people left in the 59th Division and they were no longer able to carry out the next battle. He heard that the 59th Division
The remnants of the division have retreated to the rear.
Which unit was it that attacked the Japanese position? Wasn't it the 59th Division?
Unable to figure it out, the leader of the 540th Regiment decided to wait and see for a while. He continued to watch with his binoculars and said to the adjutant beside him who was also observing the battle on the other side: "This Chinese army will not be a match for the Japanese army. The Japanese troops holding on to the other side are strong.
There was about a Japanese squadron, but judging from their strength, it seemed that they only had one company."
Not long after he finished speaking, the changes on the battlefield were beyond everyone's expectations.
The Japanese army that originally resisted retreated at a rapid speed, but the banks of the Dijing River miraculously held on. The counterattacking troops seemed to have only one company of troops, but they drove the Japanese army back. The national troops watching the battle on the other side of the river were all
I was very surprised when I arrived.
Rumble.
Not long after Xia Yuan occupied the position, the position was bombarded by fierce Japanese artillery fire. The bodies that had not been gathered up and the cleaned battlefield were instantly covered by Japanese artillery fire.
Black smoke filled the air, covering the entire battlefield. In the center of the bombing, the direction could no longer be discerned. The earthquake was strong. The splashed soil fell like raindrops. The broken wall was shattered by Japanese artillery fire. The bodies were buried under such fierce bombing.
, disappeared.
"hidden!"
Xia Yuan's shouts were basically swallowed up by Japanese artillery fire, and soldiers from the new company who were blown away could be seen everywhere.
His mind was buzzing, and a rumbling sound reached his ears, as if he had fallen into water, making a snoring sound.
The heavy artillery coverage of the Japanese army was unexpected. The entire bunker fortifications and houses along the Dijing River were turned over by the Japanese army.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The Japanese heavy artillery bombarded for a full fifteen minutes. The people in hiding felt like fried beans in a pot, being tossed back and forth, and they were very close to the point where the heavy artillery fell.
The soldier's body was directly shaken and shattered by the huge shock wave. The soldiers around him were covered in blood, and the broken limbs seemed to be thrown out.
When the artillery fire disappeared, the voices of veterans and cattle could be heard from the position.
"Each class inspects casualties."
"Company Commander, the Japanese are about to counterattack."
The first battle when they arrived at the front line was particularly fierce and they repelled all the Japanese troops. However, they never expected to encounter a particularly fierce artillery attack by the Japanese troops.
Xia Yuan's ears were blurry and he couldn't hear clearly. He looked at the battlefield shrouded in black smoke and at the faces of the veterans. The dark mud seemed to be smeared on their faces, "Something's wrong, something's wrong."
"Company commander, company commander."
The veteran stared with big eyes, his dark face showed no expression, but there was worry in his eyes: "Old Niu, has the company commander been blown away?"
"I, I don't know." Ushiumae was also anxious. They had just arrived at the front line and had to push back the Japanese so as not to attract heavy artillery fire from the Japanese army.
"Company Commander, the Japanese are coming!"
The two idiots rolled and crawled over from the direction where the Japanese had previously retreated.
"The Japanese are coming up." Xia Yuan came to his senses slightly, and he immediately ordered: "Veteran, Lao Niu, take your people and quickly enter the remaining bunkers and prepare to stop the Japanese army. Second fool, where are the other defenders?
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"Over there, over the river." Er Lunzi pointed in a direction.
The Dijing River, like the Chu River and the Han Dynasty, clearly divides the two worlds. One side is filled with smoke and ruins, bunkers and fortifications have been destroyed, and there are broken limbs and damaged guns everywhere. The other side,
It is a newly constructed defensive position, and the national army has retreated to the other side of the Dijing River.
Xia Yuan opened his eagle eyes and saw the national army defenders on the other side of the Dijing River.
"Is it the 90th Division or the 67th Division on the other side?"
Xia Yuan asked, but when he got no response, he waved his hand: "It's not important anymore, it's not important anymore."
"Company Commander......"
Er Lunzi looked a little worried.
"Japanese reinforcements have arrived at the Songhu battlefield." Xia Yuan frowned. The round of shelling just now woke him up.
What the Chinese army lacks most is not men, nor firepower and weapons, but intelligence on the mobilization of Japanese troops.
He knew that the Japanese army had sent reinforcements, but the specific time when the reinforcements arrived was not clear until Wang Yaowu, commander of the 51st Division, told him that the national army position in the southeast was lost and he would be dispatched to the southeast.
Xia Yuan had already realized something in his heart, but he was just not sure.
At this moment, when they arrived at the front line, they were subjected to such fierce artillery bombardment by the Japanese army. Coupled with the eager Japanese offensive, combined with the diversionary actions of the 11th Japanese Cavalry Regiment opposite the 51st Division, the Japanese army launched a general offensive against the Chinese army in the southeast.
It must not have been that the Japanese 11th Division wanted to expand its victory before reinforcements arrived.
That would cost a lot of people for the so-called victory.
It now appears that the reason why the Japanese 11th Division launched the general offensive was that their reinforcements had arrived at the Songhu battlefield, so the 11th Division launched a massive counterattack.
He looked back at the national army on the other side of the Dijing River. After half a day's journey, Xia Yuan could basically determine the number of this unit.
Bang!
After the artillery fire briefly subsided, the new company was like a sharp knife thrust into the Japanese position.
If the Japanese army wants to launch an attack on the Dijing River, they must first remove the sharp knives stuck in the position. Before the new company has settled on the position, the Japanese offensive troops come over, and the skirmishers line up and fight in the ruins and alleys.
Passing through the space, you can see Japanese troops wearing khaki military uniforms floating past. They are moving quickly among the ruins and approaching the position of the newly formed company.
The Japanese army did not give up. What they wanted was not just the position here, but the whole of China.
The battle is about to break out.
The heavy machine guns and light machine guns sent by Qiu Weida earlier were also put to use. Xia Yuan placed them at the entrances of two streets and was responsible for keeping an eye on the street entrances. Once the Japanese army came over, they could form a crossfire. Time was too tight and there was no time.
There were too many arrangements, so Xia Yuan ordered each platoon to occupy houses separately and rely on the houses to block the Japanese army.
"Company commander, aren't the people on the other side of the river going to help us?" Erluzi said angrily.
Across a river, the opponent could have brought reinforcements, but they did not. Instead, they occupied the other side of the river. Many troops were setting up defenses, but none of them said they wanted to come to help defend the position.
It's all a lie if the two idiots are not angry. After all, the new company is helping them to hold on to their position, but the other party actually doesn't care about anything, ignores it, and doesn't give them any support. This is completely unreasonable. If they don't provide military support, at least give them some support.
Let's provide artillery support.
Not to mention artillery support, there wasn't even a gun.
"We can't rely on them, we have to rely on ourselves." Xia Yuan took a look at the situation on the battlefield. It was not easy for the Japanese army to break in. Before leaving, Wang Yaowu, commander of the 51st Division, captured their weapons and equipment.
The Japanese military equipment was given to them, and they were equipped with six light machine guns and two Type 24 water-cooled heavy machine guns. They were once called the "Death Scythe" by the Japanese devils, a machine for harvesting lives.
Including the capture of several Japanese mortars and grenade launchers.
The weapons and equipment of the newly formed company far exceed those of some local army units. Some local army regiments do not even have a few mortars.
It is not easy for the Japanese army to take down the position. Xia Yuan will not let the Japanese army take down the position easily. He must hold on here for at least one day and wait until dark when the 90th Army counterattacks the Japanese position and captures two positions.
At this moment, the position held by the new company was littered with corpses, corpses of Japanese soldiers and Chinese soldiers. Half of the body was buried in the rubble, and the other half of the body, or the charred head, was exposed.
His body was killed by artillery shells and sliced open by bayonets.
Obviously, this place had experienced a bloody hand-to-hand battle before. After being shelled, the battlefield looked particularly bloody. The soldiers of the new company used the ruins and bunkers on the spot to set up defenses.
The Japanese army was approaching menacingly, and their khaki figures alternated between the ruins.
Bang!
The gun rang out, someone fired, it was the soldiers from the new company who fired, and the figures that alternated between them quickly dodged.
"Shoot whatever you want, don't shoot. If you shoot, you will be exposed."
The veteran slapped the soldier on the head.
"What's going on?" Xia Yuan came over from the ruins and saw the person who fired the gun clearly. He felt vaguely familiar and his eyes focused: "Raise your head and let me take a look!"
"Old man Wang, monkey!"
"Wait, why are you here?"
Xia Yuan was completely stunned. These two people actually snuck in under his nose and joined the new company.
The veteran frowned and stared at the two of them. He realized that these two people were not the same two people that the company commander had dealt with outside Jiading City. They actually appeared here.
"Company commander." The veteran turned his head.
"This is not the time to talk about this now, veteran, look at your platoon." Xia Yuan raised his hand to stop the veteran from continuing. The Japanese army was about to attack, and it was useless to say more. He stared at the two of them: "I
I don’t know what happened and why you came here, but when you get to the new company, you must obey orders, Mr. Wang, put away all your thoughts, the battlefield is not a child’s play.”