May 9, the twenty-seventh year of the Republic of China, at six o'clock in the morning.
Huge explosions enveloped the entire city of Xuzhou, and the Fifth Japanese Field Heavy Artillery Brigade began a violent bombardment of the Chengdong Railway Station, dumping thousands of large-caliber grenades in less than forty minutes.
In a narrow area of only two kilometers in radius, almost every inch of land at the train station has been plowed!
When Zhao Xinyi walked through the low and winding traffic tunnels and arrived at the forward position from the Bayonet Battalion headquarters, more than a hundred officers and soldiers of the third company had already withdrawn from the ground positions into the tunnels. The ground fortifications were not enough to withstand the Japanese heavy artillery bombardment, so
, the officers and soldiers could only temporarily retreat into the tunnel and wait until the Japanese shelling ended before returning to the ground.
There was no glimmer of light in the dark tunnel, and no one could see anyone. Only the heavy breathing could be clearly heard, and the turbid air was mixed with the strong smell of sweat and the pungent smell of urine, but Zhao Xinyi seemed to have been there for a long time.
We are used to it. This is a cruel and bloody battlefield. Of course, it will not be as poetic and picturesque as the royal garden.
Suddenly, the dim light of the flashlight lit up from the endless darkness.
Immediately, the third company commander's voice sounded loudly: "Petrode soldiers, enter the warning position immediately!"
Zhao Xinyi quickly took out her notebook and wrote the words "vanguard" by the dim light of the flashlight.
Zhao Xinyi has been joining the Baoshan Brigade for some time, so she naturally knows what the word "vanguard" means. "Petrodeguard" not only means standing on the far right side of the queue when lining up, but also means that you have to rush in front of everyone when charging and retreat when retreating.
Falling behind everyone, you have to go to the front during the march to attract enemy firepower.
All in all, the most dangerous tasks are always completed by the vanguard!
For example, entering the warning position before the Japanese artillery bombardment ends is almost a fatal task for the vanguard!
Although the security positions are also connected by tunnels, the tunnels leading to the security positions are shallow and unreinforced. They may be destroyed by Japanese heavy artillery at any time. The vanguard may be buried alive before entering the security positions. Even if they successfully enter the security positions,
It is still a narrow escape, because the warning position has to be the first to contact the enemy, thus forcing the enemy to launch an attack formation in advance.
In the dim light, the two veterans stood up suddenly, threw the cigarette butts in their hands on the ground, and then turned around and walked to the tunnel entrance not far away without saying a word. Zhao Xinyi, who was careful, discovered that the two veterans looked very similar.
, almost as if they were carved out of the same mold. They should be two brothers.
Just when the two veterans were about to enter the tunnel, the third company commander suddenly said: "Wait a minute."
The two veterans paused upon hearing this, then turned back and stared at the company commander with cold eyes.
The third company commander frowned and said: "Dalong, Erlong, just one of you brothers can go. As for who goes and who stays, you decide for yourself, so hurry up!"
"Brother, I'm going!"
"Second brother, I'm going!"
The brothers immediately began to argue.
Not far away, Zhao Xinyi couldn't help but feel her heart tremble. What these two brothers were fighting for was not a good job, but death!
You would rather die yourself than leave the chance of life to others. How fearless and heroic is this?
The death camp has such soldiers, the Baoshan Brigade has such officers and soldiers, and China has such soldiers, why worry about being unable to defeat the Japanese invaders?
"I'll go!" Zhao Dalong said arrogantly, "I'm the boss, I have the final say!"
"Okay, brother, I'll listen to you." Zhao Erlong seemed to have compromised or chickened out.
Zhao Dalong patted his brother's shoulder, picked up the rifle and turned around to leave. However, before he could take two steps, he received a heavy blow on the back of his neck. Suddenly his vision went black and he collapsed softly on the ground, dazed.
, seemed to hear his brother saying: "Brother, the younger brother has gone, I leave it to you to pay my last respects to my mother."
"Brothers." Zhao Erlong knocked his eldest brother to the ground with the butt of his rifle, then clasped his hands and bowed, "I, Zhao Erlong, took the first step, and we will still be brothers in the next life!"
After saying that, Zhao Erlong turned around and rushed into the tunnel entrance.
The moved tears instantly blurred Zhao Xinyi's beautiful eyes. With the dim light of the flashlight, Zhao Xinyi quickly wrote the following text in her notebook: "The moment Zhao Erlong turned around and rushed into the tunnel, I heard from him and
The backbone of a nation can be seen in the weak body, yes, he is the backbone of the Chinese nation!"
"It is the tens of thousands of Chinese soldiers like Zhao Erlong who have formed the unbreakable backbone of the nation."
"Yes, I cried. I cried inconspicuously. But this was not a cry of sorrow, but a cry of joy. I have never been so proud as I am now. I feel deeply proud to have such a comrade.
I feel sincerely grateful that China has such soldiers. China will win and the Chinese nation...will be strong!"
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At seven o'clock in the morning, the Japanese shelling finally ended.
When Zhao Erlong finally climbed out of the long tunnel and reached the warning position, the Japanese army had actually approached less than 200 meters away from him. Two Type 95 light tanks were leading the way, and the rolling tracks were like running water.
As it rolled over, the huge roar of the engine almost shattered his eardrums.
Behind the tank, two squadrons of Japanese soldiers were following up quickly.
The old Japs in the elite division are really powerful, and the infantry and artillery coordination is even more chilling. You must know that these are not the small-caliber field artillery of the field artillery regiment, but the large-caliber heavy artillery of the heavy artillery brigade. Just like this, the Japs infantry are still
It is simply unimaginable to dare to push their attack line within two hundred meters.
Zhao Erlong had no time to marvel at the Japanese army's tactical prowess. He raised his hand and fired.
Almost at the same time, the warning positions of the other two companies of the Bayonet Battalion also opened fire at the same time. Just three gunshots were heard, and three Japanese soldiers fell down two hundred meters away. The Japanese soldiers who were rushing forward stopped one after another.
He knelt down on one knee and raised his rifle to fire. The heavy machine gun team that followed quickly began to build a temporary position.
The two Japanese tanks leading in front slowly turned their turrets as they advanced. The muzzle of the 37mm main gun quickly aimed at the security fortification where Zhao Erlong was. A stream of cold air suddenly emerged from the soles of Zhao Erlong's feet, and instantly filled his whole body.
In an instant, Zhao Erlong howled wildly and turned around and threw himself into the artillery pit behind him.
Just hearing two loud bangs, the security fortifications where Zhao Erlong was hiding suddenly collapsed. In the diffuse smoke and dust, a large number of broken bricks and mud collapsed, instantly burying Zhao Erlong in the ruins, waiting for Zhao Erlong to spend all his efforts.
When he climbed out of the ruins, Japanese tanks had already rushed in front of him, and the Japanese soldiers' big-toed shoes almost stepped on his face.
"Your grandma!" Zhao Erlong's eyes turned red immediately. He immediately fired the cluster grenade that had been tied up long ago, jumped up and rushed towards the Japanese tank in front of him. He heard a loud bang, and the battlefield suddenly
A huge cloud of smoke and dust rose up, and the Japanese tank barely moved forward for a few meters, and the track on the right side fell off.
…
Eight hundred meters away, all the officers and soldiers of the Bayonet Battalion had reached the ground position in time.
Due to the effective blocking of the warning positions, the Japanese army was forced to launch an attack formation in advance to avoid unnecessary casualties. Although the Japanese army quickly cleared all the warning positions on the front line, this moment of delay gave the country
Given the army's sufficient reaction time, the Chinese army officers and soldiers had arrived from the underground to the ground position in time.
The Japanese offensive was quickly halted, and every half step forward required heavy casualties.
Although the heavy artillery of the Japanese army destroyed almost all the ground fortifications built by the National Army, the collapsed ruins still provided excellent cover for the National Army. Coupled with the ubiquitous tunnel network extending in all directions, the National Army could often escape unexpectedly.
Sometimes they appeared in unexpected locations, which often made the Japanese army difficult to deal with.
The fierce fighting lasted until ten o'clock in the morning, when the Japanese army finally retreated, and there was another large-scale retaliatory bombardment.
However, the Chinese army was not fools. They retreated into the tunnel in time before the Japanese army left the battlefield. Therefore, the Japanese artillery bombardment did not cause too many casualties to the Chinese army.
…
The long day is finally over.
The Japanese bombers that had been hovering over Xuzhou all day finally flew away, the Japanese heavy artillery that had been roaring all day finally stopped, and the whole world suddenly fell silent!
In the dark tunnel, the veterans were lying or sitting, smoking or cleaning their guns, calm and composed.
A few recruits looked excited, as if they had not yet recovered from the fierce battle during the day. Their ears seemed to still be filled with the roar of cannons, the whistling of bullets and the wailing of the Japanese soldiers before they died. In front of their eyes,
There is still the horrific scene of gunpowder smoke and broken limbs flying in the sky.
In the telecommunications room of the brigade headquarters, the sound of beeping telegrams was heard.
In the corner, Zhao Xinyi is nervously sorting out her battlefield diary. Not far away, American girl Helen is looking at her Chinese counterpart with extremely envious eyes. Helen also wants to go deep into the line of fire, but unfortunately Yue Weihan firmly refuses, no matter what.
Helen used all kinds of methods, including abuse, seduction, threats, soft words and begging, all of them were ineffective.
Zhao Xinyi suddenly raised her head and gave Helen a kind smile. Helen shrugged and looked away boredly.
Zhao Xinyi smiled and continued her diary: After a fierce battle throughout the day, our Baoshan Brigade's outer positions remained motionless. The Japanese army launched six group charges, all of which were defeated by our army. Rough statistics show that today a total of six Japanese tanks were destroyed and injured.
The vehicle killed and injured more than 2,000 Japanese invaders. However, our army's casualties were not small. The death camp alone suffered more than 100 casualties, and the entire brigade suffered more than 600 casualties!
Let me write this today. After I took the telegram, I had to return to the firing line overnight. My current position is at the front line.
In two hours, the death battalion will launch a night attack on the frontal enemy. I will have the honor to accompany the army and witness this great desperate counterattack. Tomorrow morning, I will send you the most detailed and authentic battlefield report.
, I would like to wish our lovely soldiers of the national army immediate success and victory!