"Comrades, I know that you are very hard and tired. However, what I am going to tell you is: what you will face later is the main force of the Japanese army in North China, which is a mechanized squadron that has been equipped with heavy weapons. Their combat effectiveness,
None of us have seen it before, but there is one thing. Their combat effectiveness must be stronger than the Japanese troops we have seen before." Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on him, Wang Nanhu continued.
"Comrades, facing the Japanese army who are armed to the teeth and carrying a large number of heavy weapons, it is like relying on the rifles in your own hands to block the Japanese army without solid fortifications. If this happens, I will not tell you in time.
I also know the consequences. It is no different from dying. I know that everyone is very tired, but if we dig one more trench now, one less comrade may be sacrificed in a while. Comrades, get up, for a while
If you sacrifice one less of your comrades, hold on a little longer, and let’s dig the trenches first," Wang Nanhu encouraged.
"Comrades, the brigade commander is right. Let's sweat a little more now. Later, we will shed one less drop of blood and sacrifice one less comrade. Comrades, get up and work harder, for yourself and for
My comrades, dig trenches." After listening to the brigade commander's words, the guard company commander quickly stood up and continued to encourage.
"Yes, comrades, sweat more now and bleed less during the war. Get up..."
Finally, with the encouragement and leadership of cadres at all levels, the soldiers stood up one after another, picked up the engineering shovels they carried with them, and began to dig trenches. At the same time, a platoon of soldiers was also sent out by the brigade commander Wang Nanhu to prepare to dig trenches.
Highway. Make it impossible for the Japs’ cars to drive on the roads and slow down the Japs’ march.
In this way, in less than ten minutes, the soldiers stood up and dug out a road with a depth of less than one meter. The soldiers who dug the road 500 meters in front of the position were led by the guard company commander.
Next. He ran back panting.
"Captain Wang, what happened? Why did you come back so soon? Is the mission completed?" Looking at the panting guard company commander, the brigade commander asked suspiciously.
"Brigadier, we only dug a trench and were about to widen it. However, I suddenly found that the Japanese had already arrived, so I hurried back with the soldiers."
"What, the Japs are here." Wang Nanhu said in disbelief. He quickly raised his binoculars and looked towards the end of the road. Sure enough, on the road, a pair of cars were slowly driving this way, with a car behind them
There was a huge cloud of dust rising up.
"Damn, it's so fast. Comrades, hurry up and dig for a few more minutes. One row, dig in too, hurry up." Looking at the Japanese convoy getting closer and closer, brigade commander Wang Nanhu said anxiously.
Just like this, as the Japanese convoy got closer and closer, the soldiers quickly waved their shovels. After another platoon of soldiers was added, the excavation progress obviously accelerated a lot. In just a few minutes, the trenches had been dug.
It reached a depth of one meter. At this time, the Japanese convoy was approaching the place where the road was cut off.
As the Japanese army in Hebei, they have never encountered an enemy since they received slight resistance from the Chinese army during the occupation of Hebei. Just two days ago, they suddenly heard a report from the intelligence agency that a large number of people had appeared in Xiazhuang Township.
The Chinese army also cut off a squad of the Imperial Army. This behavior had never happened before in Hebei. When the news reached the Fuping headquarters, the commander was furious.
Therefore, the furious commander quickly dispatched a reinforced squadron to prepare to eliminate the Chinese army in Xiazhuang Township. The Japanese squadron leader was lucky enough to get this task. The reason why I say lucky is because it has been almost a year since Hebei was occupied.
There was no fighting at all in the defense zone, which was very difficult for a soldier. After all, soldiers were promoted based on military merit. Seeing that all his comrades on the front line were already captains, the squadron leader was very anxious.
After receiving the order, the squadron leader was extremely excited. In his eyes, the Chinese army was timid and vulnerable. Therefore, in his eyes, this mission simply provided him with an opportunity for promotion.
.At this time, the squadron leader was lying on his seat, dreaming of his promotion.
Suddenly, a harsh brake sound sounded, and the unprepared Japanese squadron leader slammed into the windshield in front due to inertia. "Baga, why did you stop? What happened?" The squadron leader wiped his head and was hit.
He turned his head and yelled at the driver next to him in displeasure.
"Report to the squadron leader, the car in front has stopped. I don't know what happened?" The driver looked at the angry squadron leader and said fearfully.
"Nani?" The squadron leader looked forward in confusion. Sure enough, the entire convoy stopped. Just when he wanted to get out of the car and ask what happened, Captain Cao, who was the vanguard of the convoy, ran towards his car.
come over.
"Report to the squadron leader, the road ahead has been dug. In addition, we found that there is a blocking position of eight people 500 meters ahead?" Commander Cao said, standing in front of the squadron leader's car window.
"Baga, the road has been dug up by the hateful Chinese. Immediately order the soldiers to fill in the road. Come on, take me to see the blocking position of the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side." As soon as he finished speaking, Captain Cao diligently opened the door where the squadron leader was.
car door.
"Yo Xi, let's go, take me to see the Eighth Route Army's position." Seeing Commander Cao's performance, the squadron leader couldn't help but praise.
Under the leadership of Chief Cao, the squadron leader quickly arrived at the front of the convoy. Sure enough, as Chief Cao said, a large ditch nearly one meter deep was dug on the road, making it impossible for cars to pass. Avantgarde
All the soldiers in the small team have got out of the car and are scattered around the convoy, on alert.
"Your Excellency, Squadron Leader, there is a group of Eighth Route Army men digging trenches just on the hillside." Commander Cao pointed to the Hebei slope not far away and said. The Squadron Leader picked up the telescope and looked in the direction of Commander Cao's finger. Sure enough, the mountain ridge
There is countless new soil piled on top, and it can be vaguely discovered that many Eight Routers are constantly digging.
"Yo Xi, we finally saw the Eighth Route Army that we are going to destroy this time. I want to see if the Eighth Route Army's trenches are strong or if my cannon is more powerful. I ordered the mortar team to build a position immediately and attack the Eighth Route Army's position.
Coverage shooting. The vanguard team is ready to attack at any time and eliminate the eight people in front of them." The squadron leader said contemptuously.
After listening to the squadron leader's order, the Japs behind him immediately began to take action. Each squad quickly gathered to form an attack squad. The heavy machine gun squad and the mortar squad took out their own men, came to the front of the position, and began to assemble heavy weapons.
Boxes of bullets and boxes of artillery shells were quickly moved to the mortars by the soldiers...
"Brigadier, the Japs have discovered us..." Looking at the series of actions of the Japs at the foot of the mountain, the guard company commander said anxiously.
"Why panic? Order one squad to stay on guard in the position. The remaining soldiers will immediately follow me and retreat to 50 meters behind the position to stand by. Hurry, the Japanese will launch an artillery attack soon." Brigadier Wang Nanhu looked at the Japanese pressing force.
Shooting position, ordered calmly.
"Leave one squad on guard, and the rest will retreat, quickly, retreat..." The first company commander immediately ordered to the soldiers who were still digging trenches next to them.
In less than a minute, there were only a dozen soldiers left in the originally bustling position.
"Your Excellency, squadron leader, the artillery team is ready." The artillery team leader came to the squadron leader and said.
"Yo Xi, start the artillery attack immediately. Let the people on the other side know the power of our Empire of Japan's artillery. Let them know what the consequences will be if you are an enemy of our Empire of Japan?" the squadron leader said confidently.
"Hey, your humble position will definitely fulfill your mission and make all the people on the opposite side disappear under my mortars." After hearing the squadron leader's encouragement, the squad leader replied excitedly.
"Tong..." A dull sound of a mortar being ejected came out, and then a violent explosion was heard in front of the guard company's position. This was the Japanese giving out test-fired shells, announcing the Hebei Slope Blocking War.
Start.
Soon, the adjusted mortars began bombarding, and shells in groups of four began to fall continuously on the newly excavated position. To say that the Japanese artillery was really well-trained, almost every shell fired.
It landed at the predetermined location. It was a completely quincunx-shaped explosion point.
In this way, under the precise bombardment of the Japanese, every bunker was directly hit and collapsed. Even a dozen soldiers distributed in the nearly 100-meter-long trench were directly hit, which shows the skill of the Japanese artillery.
"Damn, the Japanese artillery bombs are really accurate. The trenches that the soldiers worked so hard to dig were lost to the Japanese artillery shells. I pity the squad who were left on the battlefield! I don't know if they will survive for a while.
How many are coming down?" Looking at the fierce Japanese artillery fire, the guard company commander clenched his fists and said.
"Stop talking, let the soldiers take time to rest. As soon as the Japanese bombardment is over, we will rush forward." Looking at the guard company commander with trembling lips next to him, Wang Nanhu immediately ordered.
"Yo Xi..." Looking at the position of the Eighth Route Army opposite, which was devastated by his own artillery fire, the squadron leader couldn't help but praise. "I'm reporting to you, the Squadron Leader, that the vanguard team requests an immediate attack, so that the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side can also have a taste of the big attack."
The Imperial Japanese Infantry is so powerful." Looking at the Eighth Route Army's position that had been plunged into a sea of flames, the vanguard squad leader came to the squadron leader with excitement and asked for help.
"Yo Xi, you're doing a great job. However, we don't need to cause unnecessary casualties. Let's leave this to the artillery. When we get to Xiazhuang Township in a while, you will have room to show off." The squadron leader praised.
"Hi." After listening to the squadron leader's words, the squad leader returned to his position angrily.