Regardless of life and death, the Japanese officers and soldiers rushed forward desperately, and were about to rush into the Guo army's position.
There was not much ammunition in the hands of the Guo army, so they began to fix their bayonets and prepare to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese army.
When Li Zhendong saw this situation, he was extremely anxious. He knew that his brothers were no match for the Japs when it came to bayonets. Moreover, the Japs had so many troops that the officers and soldiers would definitely suffer a big loss. Maybe this time they would suffer.
The whole army was destroyed.
He looked to the sky, expecting the guerrilla air force to come quickly.
At this moment, he seemed to see some small black dots appearing on the horizon.
He rubbed his eyes in disbelief, and found out that it was true, and then heard the roar of an airplane in the sky.
The officers and soldiers of the Guo Army also saw the planes in the sky. They knew that their reinforcements had arrived and there was no need to save ammunition, so they fired the remaining ammunition towards the Japanese army.
The firepower of the officers and soldiers suddenly increased, killing many Japanese officers and soldiers who rushed to the front of the position, frustrating the Japanese offensive and slowing down the attack.
The guerrilla air force quickly flew over. They knew that the people guarding the bridge were their own, and the people opposite them were naturally the Japanese army, and they dropped aerial bombs on them.
The Japanese army was located in an open and flat area, with nowhere to hide. The power of the aerial bombs was exerted to its extreme, and the Japanese officers and soldiers were blown to pieces. They no longer bothered to attack the enemy's positions.
, fled in all directions, hoping to escape the terrifying enemy bombing.
The guerrilla air force first bombed the Japanese troops who were attacking the Guo army's positions. Seeing that they were scattered, they then bombed the Japanese army's positions. On the Japanese army's positions, there were assembled Japanese troops and their artillery positions.
and baggage. Under the bombing of the guerrilla air force, they were bombed into a mess and suffered heavy losses. They were unable to continue the attack at all.
At this time, 400 members of the Mawushan guerrillas who came to support from the south of the bridge saw that the Japanese army was defeated by the bombing, and they directly launched a counterattack against the Japanese army.
The officers and soldiers of the Guo Army were enjoying watching the Mawushan guerrilla air force bombing the enemy. They clapped their hands and applauded. Seeing the guerrilla officers and soldiers rushing out, they also jumped out of the trenches and followed the guerrillas towards the enemy.
The enemy launched a fierce attack.
The Japanese army had been blown to pieces. Those who were lucky enough to survive saw the enemy troops rushing over and ran away one by one. Soon, there was no trace of the Japanese army in front of the Guo army's position.
After driving away the Japanese troops, the guerrilla air force began to airdrop supplies.
Countless parachutes dropped from the sky with huge boxes, and the fruit army surrounded them one after another. After opening the box, they saw that in addition to the ammunition for them, there were also medicine and other supplies. What excited them most was that there was something inside the box.
There were a lot of fragrant flatbreads that were still steaming, as well as pickles that had been cut. The officers and soldiers were already hungry, so they gathered around the flatbreads and started grabbing them.
On the south side of the bridge, the guerrilla air force also dropped weapons, ammunition and living supplies on Xu Dalong and others.
Xu Dalong sent a telegram to Bob on the plane. Bob said that they would refuel and reload immediately after returning and be ready to come again to support operations at any time.
Li Zhendong felt relieved when he saw that his troops had been replenished. He reported the situation to the commander of the 98th Army and General Fu of the Zhongtiao Mountain Command.
General Fu was rushing to the front line. He was very worried about the safety of Xu Dalong, Li Zhendong and others. This time he was under great pressure. He formulated this battle plan and sent Xu Dalong and Li Zhendong to take risks deep behind enemy lines. If they were really killed
Here, General Fu would never forgive himself in his life. He kept urging the driver to speed up.
At this moment, the car radio received the telegram from Li Zhendong. After reading the telegram, General Fu felt a little more at ease.
Soon after, the vehicle-mounted radio station received another telegram, this time it was bad news. The telegram was sent by the commander of the 28th Army on the front line, saying that Japanese reinforcements suddenly appeared behind them. Now they were attacked from both sides and had to divide their forces.
To resist the enemy's reinforcements, the situation was very critical, so he asked General Fu for instructions, hoping to end the battle and return the troops to Zhongtiao Mountain.
General Fu felt very puzzled. He didn't know where the Japanese reinforcements suddenly came from. He sent a telegram to the 28th Army, asking them to find out the number and strength of the Japanese troops as soon as possible.
Where did this Japanese army come from? It turned out that after receiving the order from Yoshio Shinozuka, the commander of the 110th Division formed a rapid mobile unit and rushed to the battlefield by train, while ordering an infantry brigade of the Japanese railway garrison stationed in that area
, and some local puppet troops, took the lead in rushing towards the Liangzhou River Bridge and launched an attack on the rear of the Guo army.
One thing about the Japanese army is very powerful, that is, they are united. Once a certain Japanese army is besieged, all the surrounding Japanese troops will desperately go to the rescue.
The equipment of the Japanese railway garrison was worse than that of the garrison, but they still ignored the casualties and launched an attack on the Guo army.
The Guo army's troops could not figure out exactly how many enemy troops were coming, so the officers and soldiers felt a great psychological panic.
The troops of the 28th Army under attack saw that they could not break through the defensive positions of the Japanese 37th Division for a while. Now they were attacked from both sides. They were worried that their retreat would be cut off, so they first thought of retreating.
They sent a telegram to General Fu, demanding an end to the battle and a return to the original defense area.
Of course General Fu did not agree with him doing this. He sent a telegram and severely rebuked the commander of the 28th Army, saying that if he changed the battle deployment without authorization, he would be severely punished by military law.
However, General Fu also knew that the 28th Army was not his direct unit, and his orders might not be effective. Therefore, he decided to go to the 28th Army in person to supervise the battle on site, and he must ask them to continue to attack the Japanese 37th Division in accordance with the original battle deployment.
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The battle around the Liangzhou River Bridge continued, and the officers and soldiers guarding the bridge repelled two more Japanese attacks.
It finally got dark, but the officers and soldiers guarding the bridge became even more nervous. During the day, the officers and soldiers guarding the bridge could use their geographical advantages to block the Japanese army in the open area.
But at night, if the Japanese army comes up, it will be difficult for the defenders to use their firepower in the dark. After all, the Japanese army has a lot of people. Once they break through the defenders' position, the two sides will engage in hand-to-hand combat, including the Guo army.
None of the officers and soldiers of the Mawushan guerrillas were any match for the Japanese army.
Xu Dalong also considered this. In order to prevent Japanese sneak attacks, lighting was needed at the front of the position. After careful consideration, he decided to pump out the gasoline from some motorcycles, tanks, and armored vehicles, and cut down some shrubs from the surrounding areas and bundled them together.
The enemy's discarded shabby military uniforms were torn into strips of cloth and tied on top, dipped in gasoline to make a torch, and then thrown to the front of the position.
Throwing torches at night is extremely dangerous. If the officers and soldiers holding torches want to throw the torches to the front of the position, they need to light it and then throw it. During this period, they became a living target for the Japanese army.
Many officers and soldiers were killed by Japanese snipers for throwing torches. However, the officers and soldiers still threw torches forward regardless of the danger.
Torches were constantly scattered at the front of the position, greatly improving visibility ahead, making it difficult for the Japanese army to conduct a sneak attack.
At 11:45 p.m., the Japanese army launched another attack in the direction of the bridge. The officers and soldiers of the Guo army were replenished with weapons and ammunition, and were not worried about the consumption of ammunition. They opened fire fiercely at the Japanese troops they could see. For those who could not see
Wherever they arrived, they also used machine gun fire to blockade the area, and finally repelled this Japanese attack.
The Japanese army saw that it was difficult to succeed in a night raid. The enemy's firepower was fierce, and they could not see the situation on the defender's position. They would die in vain if they went up, so they stopped attacking.
General Fu came to the headquarters of the 28th Army and personally supervised the battle here.
The 28th Army repelled the attack of the Japanese railway garrison and found that the Japanese army did not have many troops, so their emotions stabilized.
The Guo army was not good at night fighting, so General Fu ordered all armies to temporarily stop attacking and wait until daybreak before continuing to attack the Japanese army.
To the south of the bridge, the 72nd Army of the Fruit Army, which came from the direction of Sangcheng, failed to break through the defensive position of the Japanese 33rd Division after a day of fighting, and they temporarily stopped attacking.
Xu Dalong and others defeated part of the 33rd garrison division that came to besiege the bridge, and they also temporarily went into rest and recuperation.
He was waiting for reinforcements from the Mawushan Military Division, and then cooperated with the Guojun troops from the Zhongtiao Mountain Command to defeat the Japanese 37th Division in one fell swoop.
It was late at night, except for the guerrillas who were on guard, the rest of the officers and soldiers were soundly asleep in the field. It was the turn of spring and summer, and the temperature in the field was still very low, especially the cool and humid wind coming from the Liangzhou Valley.
It makes people feel chilly.
In order not to expose the target, no fire could be made, so the officers and soldiers could only endure the cool breeze.
Xu Dalong was very energetic. He took a nap and went around to inspect various places. He walked around the temporary camp of the guerrillas, visited the sentries who were sticking to their posts, and asked about their physical conditions with concern.
The sentries were very touched when they saw that the captain was still awake at such a late hour and came to care and greet them. They all said that they were young and strong and could withstand it physically, and advised Xu Dalong to go back and rest quickly.
Xu Dalong was very satisfied with the soldiers' high sense of responsibility, and then returned to the temporary headquarters.
He sat down next to an armored vehicle. The armored vehicle was sheltered from wind and rain and was relatively comfortable. However, as a commander, Xu Dalong had to set an example and set an example for the soldiers, so he was also exposed to the cold wind like the soldiers.
Xu Dalong sat there silently thinking about tomorrow's war. Gradually, tiredness came over him and he fell into a deep sleep.
I don't know how long it took, but he heard some slight movement, and then he felt a warmth all over his body. When he opened his eyes, he saw Lin Xueying standing beside him with a smile on her face, putting a piece of clothing on her body.
On the body.
Xu Dalong saw Lin Xueying wearing only a shirt and shivering in the cool breeze. It was obvious that Lin Xueying had taken off the clothes covering her body.
Xu Dalong hurriedly wanted to pick it up and return it to Lin Xueying, but Lin Xueying stopped her. Lin Xueying lowered her voice and said softly: "Brother Dalong, I am very warm in the armored vehicle. Just put it on, it can at least protect you from the cold."
Xu Dalong couldn't bear to brush off her kindness and said, "Okay, thank you. It's too cold outside, so hurry up and get in the car."
Lin Xueying smiled brightly at Xu Dalong, and then returned to the car.
Although the conversation between Xu Dalong and Lin Xueying was very quiet, it still alarmed Sun Desheng who was standing aside.
Seeing Lin Xueying return to the armored vehicle, he smiled and said: "Captain, Director Lin is so kind to you. You are handsome and knowledgeable, and you can do well anywhere. Don't let her down. Zhao Zhengwei also asked me,
What do you mean by Director Lin?"
Xu Dalong smiled slightly, did not answer Sun Desheng's words, and said: "Old Sun, you are older than me, and it's time to think about your own marriage. How about it, do you have someone you like?"
Sun Desheng said with a smile: "I'm tall and thick, and I don't have much education. I fall in love with others, but they also look down on me."
Xu Dalong heard it, and it seemed that Sun Desheng had someone he liked. It's no wonder that Xu Dalong specially recruited many young, beautiful, and knowledgeable female soldiers for the guerrillas. Sun Desheng would definitely like them.
Xu Dalong asked: "Old Sun, tell me, who do you like?"
Sun Desheng was a little embarrassed and said with some hope: "Even if I like someone else, they will also like me."
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "You! The majestic deputy captain of the Mawushan Guerrilla Brigade, the cavalry captain of the guerrillas, and a deputy regimental cadre. He has great military exploits, is also a good-looking person, and has beautiful women who love heroes. How could they look down on them?"
And you?
Tell me who it is? I can help you do the work. If I can't do it, there is Commissioner Zhao Zheng."
Sun Desheng was with Xu Dalong all day long, and they had a very close relationship. He would tell Xu Dalong some things he didn't say to others.
He opened his mouth, shook his head nervously, and said, "Oh, stop talking, I'm afraid it won't work."
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "Tell me, who is it? Don't worry, I will do my best to help you. If neither I nor Zhao Zhengwei can do it, you can ask sister Xueying to help you."
Sun Desheng was tempted and whispered: "It's Xie Fang from Director Lin and his friends."
"It turns out it's her!" Xu Dalong said with a smile: "You have really good taste. That girl is beautiful, has a good personality, and is a college student. I think she is a good match for you."
Sun Desheng said with some unconfidence: "It's just because she is good at everything. I am a big boss and I am so much older than them. I am afraid that people will look down on me. If I say that and they don't agree, I don't know how to look at my face."